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(52042, 4, '2021-08-25 14:42:00', '2021-08-25 18:42:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Taub’s column \'vicious, mean-spirited, uninformed</strong>\'</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would like to commend your staff for giving us a lot of local news, and most of the paper is a pleasure to read; however, I do not feel that way about your Op-Ed contributors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I stopped subscribing to the Island Packet because its editorial content was totally from one perspective only. I agree with the readers who wrote to you that you need new voices, especially ones that are not so entrenched in their views that they leave no room for other thoughts and ideas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr. Taub\'s column of July 29 was vicious, mean-spirited, uninformed and typical of those who \"drank the Kool-aid.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would like you to consider presenting other thoughts, ideas, opinions and I challenge you to be above the lamestream media and have the courage to allow other takes on the news of the day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for your consideration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Elaine Lust</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mayor Taub’s article ‘terrific and timely’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Mayor Taub’s) article in (the Aug. 19) edition of The Island News, entitled “An evolutionary truth: There is safety in numbers,” is terrific and timely. This information is so badly needed to be distributed by every means possible, including newspaper, magazine, newsletter, radio, television, public announcements, billboards and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To put it mildly, it is mind boggling and disappointing that so many Americans are vaccination illiterate and endangering the entire world. I am so worried about my school age grandchildren and my fellow Americans – and brothers and sisters the world over.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for such a provocative, accurate, helpful, compassionate, and timely article.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sincerely and respectfully,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Lt. Col. W. Larry Dandridge, </em><br><em>U.S. Army, Ret.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-37', '', '', '2021-08-25 14:42:01', '2021-08-25 18:42:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52042', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52044, 4, '2021-08-25 14:43:53', '2021-08-25 18:43:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Austin Davis, 87, graduated from Beaufort High School in 1951 and joined the U.S, Navy. After Boot Camp in San Diego, he trained as an Aviation Metalsmith (AM). His first assignment was maintaining seaplanes in Bermuda, followed by Blimps at Lakehurst, NJ (including North Atlantic deployments). Follow-on tours included Norfolk, Bermuda, Lakehurst, Iceland (including servicing Greenland bases), Jacksonville (making deployments on various carriers), and Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, where he ran the control tower and ground support services. He retired in 1971 as a Master Chief with 20 years service. He returned to Beaufort, earned both BA and MA degrees and taught 2nd grade at a Laurel Bay school for 20 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51956,\"width\":696,\"height\":907,\"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/2021/08/Austin-young-3.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Austin-young-3-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51956\" width=\"696\" height=\"907\"/></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 – AUSTIN DAVIS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-austin-davis', '', '', '2021-08-25 14:43:56', '2021-08-25 18:43:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52044', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52046, 4, '2021-08-25 14:46:51', '2021-08-25 18:46:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Andrea Ogiony took this photo, entitled “Remains of the Day,” looking west toward the Broad River from Habersham. 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-173', '', '', '2021-08-25 14:46:53', '2021-08-25 18:46:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52046', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52048, 4, '2021-08-25 14:54:44', '2021-08-25 18:54:44', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Speaker has made false claims about 2020 election </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A digital flier is circulating advertising an Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally to be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 30 at the Olde Beaufort Golf Club at 139 Francis Marion Circle.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The advertisement lists former U.S. Army Captain Seth Keshel as the featured speaker.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interested attendees are asked to confirm attendance by email to HELENLPS123@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to fact-checks by The Associated Press and USA Today, Keshel, billed on the flier as an #intelpatriot, has produced a state-by-state “report” cited by far-right conservatives as evidence former President Donald Trump won several states that he lost in the 2020 election, which President Joe Biden won.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Associated Press assessed the report as “false.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This report, which bases its claims on assumptions related to voting and registration trends, provides no proof of fraud,” The Associated Press’ Ali Swenson wrote earlier this month.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>University of Georgia political scientist Trey Hood reviewed the report and told The Associated Press, “This is certainly no method for uncovering voter fraud. It doesn’t show anything. There are myriad reasons why someone chooses to turn out to vote or not to turn out to vote or who to vote for. I wouldn’t even call it a gross simplification. It’s just nothing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The complete AP fact-check report can be found at <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3yk55r4\">https://bit.ly/3yk55r4</a>. A similar assessment by USA Today can be found at <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3B7EAHe\">https://bit.ly/3B7EAHe</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also on the bill are “special guests” Lin Wood, Jeff Davis and Laurie Zapp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wood is a highly successful Atlanta attorney specializing in defamation lawsuits. His clients have included Richard Jewell, wrongly accused of being the Olympic Park bomber, and John and Patsy Ramsey, parents of murder victim JonBenet Ramsey.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A resident of Beaufort County – he purchased Tomotley Plantation near Sheldon in 2020 – Wood has drawn controversy in recent years, litigating in numerous failed lawsuits on President Trump’s behalf, claiming the 2020 election was stolen. He suggested Vice President Mike Pence should face a firing squad and Speaker of the House Mitch McConnell should be arrested for treason.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Laurie Zapp is a Beaufort County resident who has previously raised concerns about voter fraud as a result of dead voters on South Carolina voter rolls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeff Davis is the Chairman of the Greenville (S.C.) County Republican Party.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A note of interest – the Republican ticket of former President Trump and Vice President Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, 55.11 percent (1,385,103 votes) to 43.43 percent (1,091,541 votes) in the 2020 election.</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 -->', 'Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally coming to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-coming-to-beaufort', '', '', '2021-08-25 14:54:47', '2021-08-25 18:54:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52048', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52050, 4, '2021-08-25 14:58:14', '2021-08-25 18:58:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> Four Calhoun County players and two Whale Branch players go up for a pass near the end zone during the closing seconds of the first half Friday night in Seabrook. Nobody caught the pass. The host Warriors gave up 16 points in the second half but still managed an improbable 54-50 come-from-behind win, thanks in large part to Joseph Hicks, who scored touchdowns all four times he touched the ball in the fourth quarter. For complete coverage, see our <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/category/sports/\">Sports section. </a> Photo by Bob Sofaly. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'A HECK OF A START', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-heck-of-a-start', '', '', '2021-08-25 14:58:17', '2021-08-25 18:58:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52050', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52052, 4, '2021-08-25 15:01:24', '2021-08-25 19:01:24', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>At least 7 die of&nbsp;COVID in Beaufort County over 3 days&nbsp;</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monday’s COVID-19 numbers released by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (S.C. DHEC) continued to trend badly for Beaufort County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The numbers are always delayed by two days, but in the previous three days, officials reported seven COVID-19 deaths in Beaufort County, five confirmed cases and two probable cases.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There have been 12 deaths in Beaufort county in the week of Aug. 15 to Aug. 22, all middle-aged or elderly patients. There have been 20 deaths overall in Beaufort County since July 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 131 new confirmed cases on Monday and the seven-day average rose to 151, the high in Beaufort County since the pandemic began. The previous high was 147 on Sunday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 3,121 positive cases and 10 deaths reported statewide on Monday. The positivity rate was 16.2 percent. On Sunday, those numbers were even higher – 4,009 positive cases and 25 deaths.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Beaufort Memorial Hospital, as of Tuesday morning, there were 51 COVID positive patients being treated, a high for BMH since the pandemic began.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seven of those cases are in the ICU, and six of those seven are on ventilators.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, two of those are pediatric cases, both children younger than a year old.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of&nbsp;The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'COVID-19 deaths rising', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'covid-19-deaths-rising', '', '', '2021-08-25 15:03:15', '2021-08-25 19:03:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52052', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52057, 4, '2021-08-27 17:03:34', '2021-08-27 21:03:34', 'Nathan Day, who won six state championships as the Battery Creek wrestling coach, died Friday after a battle with COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Ron Lanham.', 'NathanDay', 'Nathan Day, who won six state championships as the Battery Creek wrestling coach, died Friday after a battle with COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Ron Lanham.', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nathanday', '', '', '2021-08-27 17:04:23', '2021-08-27 21:04:23', '', 52056, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NathanDay.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(52550, 4, '2021-09-29 12:44:06', '2021-09-29 16:44:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first two articles in this series on VA hearing (audiology) services answered 18 common questions about VA hearing services and service-connected disability based on hearing loss and other hearing problems.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This final article answers five more questions about VA hearing services and explains how to file a claim for service-connected disability based on hearing problems. It also explains how to determine eligibility for VA healthcare and provides information on how to contact your S.C. 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Where can I read details about rehabilitation and prosthetic services for hearing problems?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Veterans and their families should go to the VA’s Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services (Audiology) web site at https:// www.rehab.va.gov/PROSTHETICS/audiology/index. asp and read about VHA Audiology services, tele-health services, Enterprise Remote Tuning of Hearing Instruments (ERTHI), the VA’s Denver Logistic Center (DLC), how to order batteries through the DLC, how to request hearing aid repair through the DLC, how to order batteries through VA.gov, and VHA Cochlear Implant Centers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This site also provides links to vendor resources to assist with patient at home hearing aid and accessory maintenance. These links provide instructions through pamphlets and videos for hearing aid care for Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, and Starkey brand hearing devices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>23. What are some of the common signs and symptoms of hearing loss?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Difficulty understanding words, trouble hearing consonants, frequently asking others to speak louder or more slowly, and needing to turn the volume up high on electronic devices&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>24. What are some of the VA rating percentages for hearing problems that are service connected?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>VA rating percentages are subject to change but here are a few examples: Recurrent Tinnitus (10 percent), Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (10percent), Peripheral Vestibular Disorders (10-30 percent), and Meniere’s Syndrome (30- 100 percent).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the very least, hearing loss negatively impacts a veteran’s quality of life, ability to work, mental health, safety, and daily functioning. Because hearing loss can significantly alter a veteran’s life, veterans should:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Determine if they are eligible for VA healthcare. Go to https://www.va.gov/ health-care/apply/application/introduction to read about how to apply for VA healthcare or visit the Eligibility Office at the RHJVA Medical Center or your nearest CBOC.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If they have military service-connected disability due to service-connected hearing loss, apply for VA service-connected disability compensation. Go to https://www.va.gov/ disability/file-disability-claim-form-21-526ez/introduction to find out how to apply for compensation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are eligible for VA healthcare, schedule an examination of your hearing either through your VA Primary Care Physician or directly with your nearest VA Audiology clinic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use your local S.C. County Veterans Service Office to help you apply for service- connected disability compensation and answer questions about VA benefits. The Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Office is located at 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, SC 29906. The phone no. is 843-255-6880.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visits require an appointment. Read about the services provided by the Beaufort County Vets Service Office at https//www. beaufortcountysc.gov/veterans-affairs/index.html. You can find a list of all SC County Veterans Service Offices at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please take advantage of your hard-earned veterans’ benefits. All of you Army and Marine Corps veterans who fired artillery; all of you Navy vets who fired Naval big guns; all of you veterans who fired weapons of any size frequently; all of you vets who flew and worked on helicopter, airplane, and tank turbine engines; all of you who busted your ear drums flying, diving, or in a blast; all of you who worked around generators; and all who were subjected to loud noise are almost certain to be suffering from hearing loss and injuries.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The author sincerely thanks Dr. David Chin, the Chief of the Audiology Department and William Brugge, the Assistant Public Affairs Officer, at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center for the information they provided to help with the publication of this article.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a retired Lt. Col. In the U.S. Army. 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Leadership is repeatedly doing simple things that demonstrate sincerity. Leadership is listening to the voice of your internal customers (troops and employees) and external customers (the folks who buy or benefit from your products and services).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Honesty, enthusiasm, loyalty, courage, and wisdom is leadership. Taking care of your Marines, soldiers, sailors, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen, employees, and their dependents is leadership. Being a good boss, comrade and friend, father or mother, son or daughter, sister or brother, and husband or wife is leadership. Being a trustworthy ally and predictable trade partner is leadership. Knowing that the profession of arms is much more than just a job is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership is being an unquestionable friend and protector of the environment. Leadership is basing decisions on facts. Leadership is promoting and rewarding continuous improvement and value. Leadership is being a champion of safety, fire prevention, and quality. Leadership is staying focused on internal customers, external customers, the enemy, and competitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Especially for logisticians, performing preventive maintenance, knowing what cellular techniques involve, being skilled in set-up reduction, and understanding rocks-in-the river problem solving and inventory management is leadership. Ensuring that resupply is at worst “in-time,” and is at best “just in time” is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership is preventing harassment and a hostile work environment. Leadership is enthusiasm, optimism, helping, training, encouraging, understanding, motivating, disciplining, crying, laughing, standing firm, giving way, counseling, correcting, giving a second chance, and trying again and again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders are tall, short, thin, heavy, male, female, black, brown, white, yellow, old, young, gay, transgender, and naturalized and un-naturalized. Leaders are from the city and from the farm. Leadership is working hard to close the gap between a soldier’s and civilian employee’s potential and their performance.</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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(52087, 4, '2021-09-01 12:24:59', '2021-09-01 16:24:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Marine Corps Recruiting Command</strong><br><br>Marine Corps Recruiting Command reinstated the Educator’s Workshop Program earlier this summer after more than a year of suspended visits due to COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The workshops were paused to ensure the safety of the recruits and educators. The return of the program will provide recruiters the opportunity to invite their local educators to attend a workshop to gain valuable insight into the Corps.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The workshops have been a key ally for recruiters for many years as the program aims to demystify the Marine Corps to a diverse group of educators from around the country.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The workshops play an important role in the recruiting process because they go a long way in helping educate those influencers most directly connected to the student,” said Greg Gilliam, MCRC community engagement director and workshop program manager. “As each year passes, there are more and more people who have not served in the military and these workshops will at a minimum provide insight into the process of becoming a Marine.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The purpose is to establish an effective recruiting-support program that promotes increased educator and influencer awareness of the Marine Corps\' enlisted and officer entry-level training process while positively affecting mission attainment through improved influencer advocacy and access to key influencers, according to MCRC Order 1156.1, Educator’s Workshop Program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52062,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6696106.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6696106-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52062\"/></a><figcaption>Educators from the 9th recruiting district, educators receive a contraband brief during an Educator’s Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, June 15, 2021. 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Marine Corps Recruit Depots Parris Island and San Diego each host 12 workshops primarily focused on high school educators, civic leaders, and local influencers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>MCRC Headquarters conducts three additional workshops aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., focusing on collegiate educators, coaches, band directors, and other key influencers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Recruiting Stations are funded annually to execute an educator workshop hosted by their recruiting region or one of three workshops aboard Quantico,” said Gilliam. “Every year we connect with more than 1,500 educators. It’s very rewarding to see educators begin to better understand the Marine Corps, how the transformation takes place and the value it provides to their students.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"To let the students know or staff members know it is not [always] all about fighting battles, that we are molding young Marines to be better people as we put them back into society,\" said Master Sgt. Daniel Ayala, assistant recruiting instructor for Recruiting Station Albany, N.Y.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Educators Workshops provide first-hand knowledge on how the Marine Corps trains, educates and transforms young men and women into Marines. This program emphasizes the Marine Corps’ training practices, military job skills, service opportunities, military lifestyle, and available educational benefits Marines can receive upon completion of recruit training.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"I learned that not only can you have a good career in the military, but if you come to the Marines, your exit is designed to ensure you are successful with the training you receive here,\" said Cheryl Brinson, principal of Suwannee River Ridge High School, a Florida private school. She attended a workshop at MCRD Parris Island in early August 2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brinson added how she was surprised at the information available to those serving in the Marines so she decided to put a presentation about her experience during her three-day workshop for students and their parents who are deciding on colleges and career options.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the schedules vary slightly for each workshop location, the periods of instruction and information are similar. Attendees can expect to arrive early in the morning the first day and experience the taste of recruit life from the initial long, quiet bus ride to aligning their feet on the revered yellow footprints leading to their initial meeting with the drill instructors. What follows is a crash course in receiving, Marine Corps history, weapons live-fire, educational programs, physical fitness, nutrition, job skills, and ultimately graduation from recruit training.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the end, educators were exposed to all four phases of recruit training, received the opportunity to speak with commanding officers and drill instructors, visit a Marine Corps air station, shoot an M16A4 service rifle, and have lunch with recruits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Being able to see these young people and listen to what they are doing. You can help but be impressed,” said Cale Langston, school board member for District three, Wakulla County School Board in Crawfordville, Fla. “If there is one thing we have learned in our time here is you can come in a make a career out of the Marines, but if you choose to serve and leave you can learn a skill, take that to the civilian world and not only compete but excel.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those attending workshops at Quantico see similar events, however, these are geared toward the development and molding of a Marine Officer. During those visits, participants will visit Officer Candidates School, The Basic, and the air facility. College educators and coaches see where officers are trained to lead Marines through the nine-month process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These workshops are intended for coaches, educators, music educators, administrators, and influencers. Recruiters\' should coordinate with their recruiting station executive officer and marketing and communication noncommissioned officer to learn about the specific times and instructions for their command workshops. In turn, recruiters should take information to educators while visiting schools; providing them the opportunity to apply. Once the applicant is accepted they will attend the workshop and return to their areas better equipped to inform students about opportunities to serve as a Marine. Many attendees take the tools learned and apply them to their sports teams and their lesson plans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There are moments where I doubt that what I\'m doing is right – that what I am doing may be costing us victories on the scoreboard, but the USMC leadership seminar reminded me there are bigger, more important victories than on the scoreboard,” said Jim Dietz, head volleyball coach for Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill., and 2018 attendee of the Coaches Workshop in Quantico. “We\'ve also done classroom sessions to discuss leadership and accountability… to specifically discuss USMC leadership principles and how they can be applied to our team.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"As much as we are trying to teach them about the Marine Corps, they are teaching us a lot about what their students are looking for and what we can do better to support the students and future Marines,\" said Captain Sara Walker, RS New Jersey executive officer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Selection criteria for attendees are outlined in MCRC order 1156.1. Scheduled workshops dates and locations will be available on mcrc.marines.usmc.mil/workshops when the dates are available.<br><br><em><br>Top picture: Cale Langston, District 3 school board member for Wakulla County Schools in Crawfordville, Fla., traverses an obstacle Aug. 4, 2021, during the Educator\'s Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Marine Corps Recruiting Command conducts educator workshops annually to inform high school educators, coaches, and counselors about the process of becoming a Marine and raise awareness of the opportunities for their students in the Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez, USMC.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Educator’s Workshop Program available to recruiters, educators', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'educators-workshop-program-available-to-recruiters-educators', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:25:01', '2021-09-01 16:25:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52087', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52089, 4, '2021-09-01 12:27:59', '2021-09-01 16:27:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One in five Americans will have a diagnosable mental illness within a given year, according to Mental Health America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One in five of your neighbors, loved ones, and community. You cannot tell by looking at us who we are. Stigma can keep us from openly sharing this part of ourselves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My name is Laura Kaponer and I am one in five.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2015, I relocated here from New York after falling into a horrible mental illness episode. I found comfort starting fresh among people who didn\'t know this part of me. I wanted to leave this part of me behind in N.Y.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Quietly, I began attending NAMI Lowcountry Connections meetings. I was hoping to find solidarity in people like me and at the same time convince myself that I wasn’t really like “those people.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I bought into the stigma of all the horrible things people with mental illnesses are.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was ashamed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All this denial and silence crippled my recovery. My behavior was reinforcing there was something inherently wrong with me and my peers. I would laugh at the jokes about mental illness coworkers made. It was important to blend in and separate myself from those with mental illnesses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2018, everything changed. After abruptly resigning from a toxic job, I attended my third annual NAMI S.C. Conference.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although I had always appreciated these events, this time was different. Brave people shared stories of loved ones, as professionals, and as the one in five. I realized I needed to add my voice as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The only way I was going to do this was with full transparency. I wanted to share my triumphs as well as my perceived failures. I knew there would be risks: employers may not hire me, relationships might end, and there may be judgments from my community. Yet, I had to do it. I had to show my peers we don’t need to hide in the shadows.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was nothing to be ashamed of.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It started slowly by opening up on social media. The positive response was overwhelming. This motivated me to contact every local publication expressing the importance of mental health advocacy and education. As expected, almost all of them ignored me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, two publications enthusiastically supported me. They felt what I had to say was worth hearing. I was encouraged to branch out beyond my own recovery experiences to share those of others. It was my honor to write about substance use disorder, bipolar, eating disorders, service animals, and dissociative identity disorder as well as other topics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NAMI has this principle of support: “We find strength in sharing experiences.” I always interpreted that as the strength we find in the commonality with our peers. Now I believe the scope is much larger than that. It gives the one in five a voice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am Laura Kaponer and I am proud to be one in five.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'I am proud to be 1 in 5', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-am-proud-to-be-1-in-5', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:28:00', '2021-09-01 16:28:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52089', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52091, 4, '2021-09-01 12:30:16', '2021-09-01 16:30:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the longest time, power brokers on both sides of that infamous “aisle” maintained that “climate change” was a hoax, and even if not, they claimed humans were not responsible. They were partly correct. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Mother Nature that has caused climate change; Mother Nature IS climate. But us humans kicked Mother Nature in the behind. Now, we are paying a heavy and ominous price for our foolishness. You betcha, Buffalo Bob.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>July 2021, was the hottest month, worldwide, ever recorded, including record-breaking “hotspots” in southern California. The Summer of 2021 has brought upon the world raging, uncontrollable wild fires on every continent but Antarctica.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many areas of the world are becoming unlivable. Millions of new immigrants have already fled their homes, cities and livelihoods because of this cataclysmic devastation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life on Spaceship Earth requires two things: food and water. We are quickly running out of water, which means we may soon run out of food.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Continental USA is not immune from water scarcity; quite the opposite. The mighty Colorado River is indispensable to the social, economic and environmental life-blood of the American West. It runs for almost 1,500 miles, from the Rocky Mountains, snaking its way through several western states, and ending in Mexico.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All along its torturous route, the Colorado supplies life-giving water to 40 million people, irrigates millions of acres of agricultural fields using 70 percent of its flow, and produces low-carbon hydroelectricity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exacerbated by prolonged drought beginning in 2020, and extreme temperatures, climate change has reduced water levels in Lake Mead, the largest fresh water reservoir in the United States, to its lowest points since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s. For the first time in its history, Federal agencies in charge are shutting off flows from these “lakes of life” because there is not enough water to maintain the usual flow down the Colorado river’s arteries of subsistence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An initial reduction of 20 percent is planned (what is called Tier 1), although many experts believe this extraordinary move is just an omen of greater troubles ahead. Solving this mega-problem will require unprecedented cooperation between the Federal government, multiple state governments and all the share-holders.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tragic reality challenging the west is that detested rules, such as limiting some non-essential crops, is now unavoidable&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the world’s populations doesn’t have sufficient potable water, and most children of the world go hungry. As a vengeful Mother Nature continues causing wholesale destruction and havoc, really unhappy folks will continue to depart the hellholes where they struggle to eke out a living.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These hungry and very angry folks will start to pay unwelcome visits to places where they hope to make a new life. They may not be received with open arms by the folks already barely living in those places. Rather they will be unwelcomed by persons holding other kinds of “arms.” Catch my drift?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Middle East does not have sufficient water to meet the needs of its citizens. One of many reasons the Muslim states comprising the “Middle East” are failed states, is that many are engaged in some type of warfare.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once thriving states of Lebanon, Libya, and Syria, are no more. What a shame; the Levant, an ancient landscape comprised of these states was the birthplace of the so-called “Neolithic Revolution,” the domestication of plants and animals. This was the beginning of humans’ transition from hunter/gatherers to sedentary farmers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And that, boys and girls, was the beginning of the overpopulation of Spaceship Earth, on which exponential increases in human overpopulation continue today at warp speed; eight billion souls and counting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Wake up, little Susie, wake up&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wake up, little Susie, wake up&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We\'ve both been sound asleep&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wake up little Susie and weep&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The movie\'s over, it\'s four o\'clock&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And we\'re in trouble deep&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wake up, little Susie”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We should have listened to the Everly Brothers back then. Today, there is no doubt that we are seriously “in trouble deep!” One of my political mantras is: “When all is said and done, a whole lot more gets said than done!” That is where we are today in trying to create an effective US “action plan, let alone a world-wide one, to appease Mother Nature. Lots of talk; little done or even planned.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failure to appease her anger carries existential risks. Attending to this menace will take unprecedented cooperation from every country in the world. That has never happened in human history; can we expect a “first” miracle?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Human-induced climate change is real and remains the greatest threat to life on Spaceship Earth. Many experts believe that the “point of no return” has already been reached for regaining normalcy for certain climate systems.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like “little Susie,” we better wake up soon and do something miraculous to mitigate Mother Nature’s unhappiness with humankind. Her message is clear and unambiguous. Ignore it at the peril of life as we know it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Mother Nature is really not happy with us', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mother-nature-is-really-not-happy-with-us', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:30:17', '2021-09-01 16:30:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52091', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52093, 4, '2021-09-01 12:35:30', '2021-09-01 16:35:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alright, it was supposed to be “moderate,” my guidebook also promising a trail hiked by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Herman Melville.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Importantly, a trail with an 800-foot elevation gain. But as I studied the large, plastic-shielded map at the trailhead a middle-aged, baseball cap-wearing man approached and said,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Where are you from?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“South Carolina,” I replied.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Where in South Carolina?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort,” I replied not wanting to take my chances with “Port Royal.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My first cousin is Jenny Sanford,” he said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a moment my mind jumped to former Governor Mark Sanford and I considered discussing his trip down the Appalachian Trail. But then realized that I came to Monument Mountain to hike and not to discuss the flaws and frailties of the state where I was born.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Tell me about the trail. I’m 76 and my wife is 75. Can we make the ascent?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Yes,” he said. “I think you can do the blue trail, the easier trail, rather than the steeper, harder red trail.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Tell me more about the red,” I replied.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life is sometimes radically altered by small, seemingly trivial decisions, Tom (the on-site attendant) had questioned my masculinity, and so I decided on the direct, almost vertical route to “Devil’s Pulpit.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so my wife and I began our attempt on Monument Mountain just outside Stockbridge, Mass.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It got steep almost as soon as we departed the parking lot — so steep that I broke into a sweat that soaked the “Mobjack Music Festival” T-shirt that I had carefully selected for this hike earlier that morning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As we climbed I looked for the “highlights” promised in my Appalachian Mountain Club Guide ($12.95).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Soon a waterfall and cave will appear on the left. The falls are small and are most impressive during the spring runoff or in winter when they are transformed into a still life of ice.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“On the top of this white mountain the two (Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville) spoke about a great white whale. To a large degree it was Hawthorne’s influence and continued support that helped turn Moby Dick from a great sea story into a masterpiece of mankind’s lonely journey in the borderland between good and evil.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But as the 800-foot-elevation-gaining hike maintained its vertical profile, I must admit I lost interest in the small waterfalls and in mankind’s lonely journey between good and evil. Mostly, it became five minutes of boulder-to-boulder climbing followed by 10 minutes of gasping, dizziness and occasional nausea.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fortunately I did not vomit, or turn back, although I definitely thought those outcomes were possible. Eventually Susan and I reached “Devil’s Pulpit after a “short scramble to the summit.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We spent an hour or so atop the mountain celebrating our small victory with a Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand, 2020) paired with a dozen Triple Ginger Snaps acquired at Trader Joe’s in Westport, Conn.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As we sat on the ancient quartzite outcropping sacred to the Mohican Nation, we could see Stockbridge, Lenox and Mt. Greylock in the distance. As we sat, sipped and contemplated the Taconic Range in New York state, we did not know that someone (still unknown) was smashing our driver-side window and taking Susan’s purse containing our credit cards, social security numbers, vaccination certificate, driver’s license and coupon for a free draft beer at Bright Ideas Brewpub in North Adams.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I poured a second round of wine we did not know about our forthcoming interview with the Great Barrington police officers, the calls to Visa or the fact that we would instantly go from tired euphoria to tired outrage when we saw the shattered window. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And, yes, I know that most of our injury was humiliation; and that we were victims of the random crime that afflicts most places in America — although I kept repeating to the officer, “But this is Massachusetts!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But what I resented most was the fact that this incident would dominate our memories of August in the Berkshires. This incident would crowd out the other hikes, short drives into Vermont, and our wonderful, wine-infused conversations in small New England pubs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But sometimes this is the way life works and the trick, I think, is not to feel guilty about what happened. Yes, Susan could have carried her purse; and I could have parked the car closer to the attendant, but she didn’t and I didn’t.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now it’s time to move on and get the window fixed.&nbsp;</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. 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(52095, 4, '2021-09-01 12:39:48', '2021-09-01 16:39:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few years back, more than a few, actually, I was talking with my friend Rebecca about rampant stubbornness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I don’t get it,” I said. “I remember when people appreciated when you corrected them! Who wants to walk around sounding like a fool? And what kind of friend would let you go around being wrong?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rebecca sighed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Terry, my friend,” she said. “These are the days of the double-down. If you try to tell someone they are wrong, even if you have proof they are wrong, they just dig in deeper. … Some people will fight you to their last breath before they admit they are wrong.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That made little sense to me then, but look at where we are now.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I could target supporters of the most recent former president. I won’t, though. Not directly. Every American has a right to choose and vote for the candidate who comes closest to sharing their values. But the overlap between his supporters and the people who are fighting mask mandates, resisting getting COVID vaccines, and opposing others’ compliance is hard to ignore.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More problematic for me as a believer is the overlap with people who call themselves Christians. I find little solidarity with these people who refuse to “render unto Caesar” when it comes to fighting the virus. What happened to loving thy neighbor as thyself?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“God gave us lungs to breathe!” “He gave us freedom to use those lungs!” “We have God-given rights!” By God, by God, by God.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>God also gave us direction to protect ourselves from disease and to separate the sick from the healthy. In Leviticus 13 (not much ahead of those other verses many of you like to quote), it clearly states:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this Biblical context, the “defiling disease” is leprosy, and Moses goes to great lengths to talk about what to look for, how to respond and what to do for those who are infected. The instructions are compassionate but firm. The tribe had to be preserved, even at the cost of the comforts and “rights” of the afflicted individuals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s interesting what those good folks, in the days before “Christian” was even a term, were willing to do to protect their society from an airborne ailment that could be transmitted by coughs, sneezes and nasal fluids. Not now, though.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now many Christians parse every statement from Anthony Fauci or the Centers for Disease Control to find reasons to settle deeper into their own obstinacy. “He said this in March, but now he’s saying something different.” “They told us masks didn’t work, but now they are trying to make us wear them.” “I put my faith in God, not in man.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said just last week that this faith is why many in his state and around the South are “less scared” of the coronavirus. It’s why they are more willing to ignore advice to mask up or get the vaccines.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When you believe in eternal life — when you believe that living on this earth is but a blip on the screen, then you don’t have to be so scared of things,” he told a small gathering of Republicans. He admitted God does advise us to take “necessary precautions.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How some reconcile this with taking animal medications is beyond my comprehension, but this is the solid rock upon which they stand. Until they get sick, that is.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The emergency room is where they are transformed, where they suddenly embrace the science they mocked and rejected. There, faced with the prospect of intubation, they cry out to be given a vaccine or anything else that will save them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes I think the beleaguered and vilified healthcare professionals who have given their all to save the rest of us would be well within their rights to turn away these unvaccinated. Thank goodness they don’t.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If I double down on anything, it’ll be the hope that more Christians will see the light on vaccines before it’s too late. Before they stand at the pearly gates and risk hearing the fearful words, “I never knew you. Depart from me.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Christian anti-vaxxers take biggest gamble of all', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'christian-anti-vaxxers-take-biggest-gamble-of-all', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:39:50', '2021-09-01 16:39:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52095', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52099, 4, '2021-09-01 12:42:17', '2021-09-01 16:42:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pride of Gardens Corner is officially a member of the defending Super Bowl champions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a spectacular 2021 preseason, former Whale Branch, The Citadel, and University of Miami standout defensive back Dee Delaney earned his spot Tuesday on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 53-man roster.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a heated battle for the final cornerback spot on the team, Delaney proved his case all night long Saturday in the final tune-up game in Houston, picking off two passes including an interception late in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. The 26-year-old veteran earned the trust of Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians from the start of the preseason, and emerged as a reliable corner with the experience, motor, and drive that the Bucs were looking for.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After impressing the coaching staff in the August 14 opener, Delaney earned the highest snap count (79%) of any defensive player a week later. He made the most of the opportunity, ranking up five tackles against Tennessee before his brilliant performance on Saturday sealed his spot on the team.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It will be his first appearance on an NFL roster since the 2019 season. An undrafted free agent after his college career finished at Miami, Delaney signed with the Jaguars in 2018 and made his regular season debut in London in a matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. He then bounced around with three other teams over the next two years, joining the Dolphins, Jets, and Washington before taking a break from football in 2020. But now, Delaney is back in the league eyeing a real shot at a Super Bowl ring.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A star under Jerry Hatcher at Whale Branch, Delaney thrived on both sides of the ball, scoring 14 touchdowns as a wide receiver in his senior season while picking off three passes en route to region player of the year honors. The four-sport Warrior phenom began his college career at The Citadel, snagging a Southern Conference-leading six interceptions during his 2016 All-American junior campaign. He then transferred to the University of Miami for his senior year, helping ignite a ferocious Hurricane defense for the eventual ACC Coastal Division champions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Delaney joins fellow Lowco superstar Poona Ford on the sport’s biggest stage this fall. Ford just signed a lucrative two-year, $12 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks at defensive tackle.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Delaney’s spot on the Buccaneer roster looks to be set in stone, but it’s worth noting that Tampa Bay will need to make additional roster moves in order to reactivate four players currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Former Whale Branch star Dee Delaney lands roster spot with Bucs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'former-whale-branch-star-dee-delaney-lands-roster-spot-with-bucs', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:42:19', '2021-09-01 16:42:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52099', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52101, 4, '2021-09-01 12:43:35', '2021-09-01 16:43:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coming into the 2021 season, it was clear that Beaufort High’s offense was on a high level. On Friday night, the defense showed it could dominate, too.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eamon Smalls and company put together a remarkable performance on the road at Effingham County (Ga.), holding the Rebels to just three points on the night in a 24-3 victory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles got a jolt from the kicking unit to open the scoring, as Joe Caparola drilled an impressive 47-yard field goal to put the visitors on the board. After a slow offensive start, Tyler Haley found his mojo in the second half, finding Zyrin Odom for an explosive 65-yard touchdown pass to grab a 10-3 lead.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was all Eagles from then on, as Haley hooked up with the electric Kacy Fields for a 35-yard TD on a screen before Caleb Ulmer punched in a 4-yard run to cap off the night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s defense was outstanding, holding the opposing offense out of the end zone for the second straight week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (2-0) battles its third straight Georgia opponent in a home matchup with Benedictine on Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort High pancakes another Peach State opponent', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-high-pancakes-another-peach-state-opponent', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:43:35', '2021-09-01 16:43:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52101', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52103, 4, '2021-09-01 12:45:03', '2021-09-01 16:45:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>John Paul II’s girls tennis team pulled off an impressive region victory against Hilton Head Christian Academy on Thursday, winning 5-4 after battling for more than four hours.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bottom of the lineup came up big for the Golden Warriors, as Samantha Reilly won the day’s only three-set thriller at No. 4, while No. 5 Breanna Frank and No. 6 Alexa Eaddy sailed through in straight sets. JPII’s Bela Crespo also delivered a victory at No. 2, while HHCA got wins from No. 1 Caitlin Jackson and No. 3 Elizabeth Drozd.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles took the first two doubles matches, though, hinging everything on the No. 3 doubles court, where Frank and Eaddy held on for an 8-5 win to seal the match.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>JPII (1-1, 1-0) travels to Hilton Head Prep for a region match Monday. HHCA (0-1) is back in action Sept. 7 against Heritage Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'JPII grinds out tough region win over HHCA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'jpii-grinds-out-tough-region-win-over-hhca', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:45:04', '2021-09-01 16:45:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52103', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52105, 4, '2021-09-01 12:46:14', '2021-09-01 16:46:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy volleyball picked up a huge road win at Cathedral Academy on Monday, beating the Generals in four sets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles were able to grind out a 25-22 win in the first set before faltering in a 25-12 loss to even the match at 1-1. BA bounced back for a hard-fought 25-23 win in the third set before closing it out with a 25-16 win in the fourth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Margaret Hiers and Claire Tumlin led the way for the Eagles, as Hiers finished with three aces, four assists, six kills, and 12 digs while Tumlin added three aces, five kills, 13 assists, and 12 digs. Grace Simmons was a force at the net with seven kills and seven blocks, and Mary Hanna Hiers put on a defensive show with 17 digs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (2-0) is back in action Thursday, hosting Holy Trinity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BA grinds out tough road win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-grinds-out-tough-road-win', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:46:15', '2021-09-01 16:46:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52105', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52107, 4, '2021-09-01 12:48:40', '2021-09-01 16:48:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Eric Ellison</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy earned a huge opening win on the road at St John’s Christian on Friday, outlasting the Cavaliers in a wild 42-33 shootout in Moncks Corner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles’ rushing attack lived up to the hype, as BA ran the ball 35 times for 219 yards with Devonte Green leading the charge with 143 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Braydon Dineen had a good day throwing the ball, connecting with Jaxen Porter on two passes for 45 yards and a touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles’ defense made some big plays that helped propel BA to the win, including a career day from Ben Lubkin, who intercepted three passes and took two to the house for touchdowns. Dineen helped himself with an interception, as well, setting his offense up in the red zone to score, and Jackson Davis added a 45-yard scoop-and-score touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davis also led the team with eight tackles, while Colton Collins and Dineen added six tackles each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After giving up a touchdown on the first drive of the game, BA rattled off 27 straight points that included two Green scores and two defensive scores. The Eagles were up 27-6 with 3:27 to go in the first half before giving up another score right before the end of the period to make it 27-13 at the break. The score stayed that way until a 22-yard touchdown pass from Dineen to Porter put the Eagles up 34-13 with around two minutes remaining in the third quarter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One thing the Eagles struggled with was breakdowns in coverage. BA gave up an 18-0 run that pulled the Cavs within 34-31 with about six minutes left in the game. A fumbled kickoff plagued the Eagles’ next series with terrible field position, and a botched third-down snap went through the back of the end zone for a safety to bring the Cavs within 34-33.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All the momentum seemed to be in the home team’s corner, and it began to feel eerily similar to last year’s season-opening matchup, as the Eagles could not seem to catch a break in the final minutes and had let a huge lead slip away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After an Eagles turnover at around the 2:30 mark in the game, the overall sense for BA was not positive. St John’s was in prime position to move down the field and score a game winner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lubkin had other plans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His third pick of the game and his second pick-6 of the night put the Eagles up 40-33 before a 2-point conversion put the game out of reach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy (1-0) makes the trek to Savannah on Friday night to take on another SCISA 1A school in Bethesda Academy. BA upset the Blazers last year 36-28 at Merritt Field.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lubkin comes up big as BA hangs on for wild win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lubkin-comes-up-big-as-ba-hangs-on-for-wild-win', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:48:41', '2021-09-01 16:48:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52107', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52109, 4, '2021-09-01 12:51:39', '2021-09-01 16:51:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Heyward Academy took a big bite when the three-time defending SCISA 1A champions scheduled both Class 3A Battery Creek and Class 4A Bluffton for a pair of rare matchups between area public and private school programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels chewed up the first of their public-school opponents, dominating every phase of the game Friday in a 44-3 romp at Battery Creek.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James “Turbo” Townsend took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown to set the tone, and freshman quarterback Dietrich Shuford rushed for a touchdown and threw two TD passes to Cutter Williams to lead a surgical performance by THA’s offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Townsend took the opening kick to the house, Shuford hit Williams over the middle for the first of two TD hookups. Eighth-grade phenom Tony O’Banner’s 30-yard touchdown run made it 22-0 early in the second quarter, and Shuford scored from 5 yards out to push it to 30-0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins showed signs of life on offense when Will White launched a deep ball up the right sideline to Talon Lee, who took it inside the 10. Battery Creek made it to the 3, but the Rebels pushed them back on consecutive plays, leading to a field goal from Ivan Huerta to get the Dolphins on the board before halftime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels slammed the door in the third quarter, as Shuford hit a streaking Williams up the left sideline for a long touchdown and Townsend took a jet sweep to the end zone to cap the scoring.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s offense was never able to get in a rhythm in its first game action after the Dolphins had their preseason scrimmages wiped out by two separate COVID-19 quarantines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But THA’s defense had a lot to do with that. Cameron VanGeison delivered a crushing hit early in the game, and Brandon Howard flew around the field as the leader of a relentless Rebel defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rebels (1-0) will slide back to the SCISA ranks next week, hosting Dorchester Academy, before traveling to Bluffton for another chance to prove a point Sept. 10. <br><br><br><strong>WEEK 2 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Andrew’s at John Paul II, 7 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High at Lower Richland, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Benedictine at Beaufort High, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy at Bethesda Academy, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dorchester Academy at Thomas Heyward, 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Aynor at Whale Branch, 8 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For daily coverage of local sports, visit LowcoSports.com.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Pictured: Battery Creek quarterback William White seems to be swallowed up by the Thomas Heyward Academy defense Friday night at Battery Creek High School. THA routed the hosting Dolphins, 44-3, in the Rebels’ first game against a public school. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Thomas Heyward leaves no doubt vs. Battery Creek', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thomas-heyward-leaves-no-doubt-vs-battery-creek', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:51:39', '2021-09-01 16:51:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52109', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52111, 4, '2021-09-01 12:53:04', '2021-09-01 16:53:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will be holding a courtesy boat inspection from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 4 at Battery Creek Landing in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will perform a quick, but thorough, inspection of boats to make sure they have the required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registration for the watercraft before its owners launch. These inspections are completely voluntary and are not required before launching.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boaters who take advantage of the inspection and are found to not be in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead, boaters will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Information about the state\'s public boat ramps and landings, including maps and directions, can be found at https://bit.ly/2WBfBgB.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SCDNR to hold boat inspections on Labor Day weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-to-hold-boat-inspections-on-labor-day-weekend', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:53:06', '2021-09-01 16:53:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52111', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52113, 4, '2021-09-01 12:54:33', '2021-09-01 16:54:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eddings Point Boat Landing and Boat Ramp will be closed for repairs beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Dec. 31, weather permitting. The public will not have access to the property for the duration of the construction.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A notice will be sent once repairs are complete and the landing and ramp reopens.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A complete list of Beaufort County boat landings can be found at https://bit.ly/3jjo7tq.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact Beaufort County Public Works Special Project Engineer Tanner Powell at 843- 255-2735.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eddings Point landing to close until 2022', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eddings-point-landing-to-close-until-2022', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:54:33', '2021-09-01 16:54:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52113', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52115, 4, '2021-09-01 12:56:32', '2021-09-01 16:56:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By S.C. Department of Natural Resources&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and Riverbanks Zoo are collaborating on a “Head Start” program to raise and release the state-endangered gopher frog on lands in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and that partnership resulted in the recent release of hundreds of frogs on public land in the Palmetto State.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Gopher frogs are excellent indicators of ecological health in the longleaf pine ecosystem,” SCDNR herpetologist Andrew Grosse said in a release. “They have a very complex life history and highly specialized habitat requirements. All of the pieces must be in place and functioning at a high level to support these fragile populations.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The collaboration between SCDNR and Riverbanks Zoo is part of a multi-state project for restoring wetlands and boosting gopher frog populations in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are very excited to once again team up with our partners at SCDNR for our latest venture: head-starting the state-endangered gopher frog,” said Sean Foley, Riverbanks Zoo curator of herpetology. “We’ve been hoping to get to this point for years. To actually see it come to fruition is truly rewarding.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sharp population declines earned the frogs a state-endangered-species listing in South Carolina. Additionally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will assess the range-wide status of gopher frogs in in the coming years to determine whether they should be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. The multi-state project is a diligent effort to reverse population declines before the frogs need federal protection.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52076,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GopherFrog2.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GopherFrog2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52076\"/></a><figcaption><em>SCDNR herpetologist Andrew Grosse releases a \"Head Start\" gopher frog on Aug. 30. Photo by Jessica Egan, SCDNR.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Grosse said the partnership between SCDNR and Riverbanks Zoo is a natural one: the zoo is good at raising animals in captivity, and SCDNR is good at finding them. “It’s a matter of how we can best use our strengths for species conservation.” he said </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “Head Start” part of the project results when a portion of a gopher frog egg mass is collected from a breeding wetland and transported back to Riverbanks Zoo. Once at the zoo, they are cared for by zoo staff for several months, until they “transform” into frogs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those frogs are then released to the wild to grow and, hopefully, reproduce. Since the survival rate of eggs and tadpoles is extremely low, keeping them in captivity until they bypass this vulnerable life stage, gives them an extra “head start” towards survival.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grosse said that populations of gopher frogs in South Carolina have declined to a point that just doing habitat restoration is not enough.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We needed to take action to give these populations a better chance at survival,” Grosse said, “and that means getting more frogs out onto the landscape.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has two “Head-Start” facilities that have raised and released several hundred frogs over the last few years to help boost two additional gopher frog populations in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the habitat restoration part of the project is the key to ensuring that gopher frogs can persist into the future in South Carolina, the hope is that all of these collaborators working together will now give this species the support it needs to become a permanent fixture in the South Carolina Lowcountry for years to come.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SCDNR, Riverbanks Zoo give gopher frogs a ‘Head Start’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-riverbanks-zoo-give-gopher-frogs-a-head-start', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:56:33', '2021-09-01 16:56:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52115', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52117, 4, '2021-09-01 12:57:57', '2021-09-01 16:57:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How berries lower blood pressure with help from gut bacteria</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We discussed in. last week’s issue the benefits of berries. There was good news for people who enjoy berries, dark chocolate, and red wine this week. A new study that Medical News Today reported on investigated how powerful antioxidants in some foods and drinks — called flavonoids — may improve high blood pressure and why these compounds may affect some people more than others.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As well as reducing high blood pressure, flavonoids may offer protection against heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. However, the beneficial effect of flavonoids on blood pressure varies among individuals, and now there is evidence that gut bacteria may, in part, explain these differences.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bacteria in the human gut break down flavonoids to release bioactive compounds that have a powerful protective effect on the heart. Researchers have found that people who consume the most flavonoids have a greater diversity of bacteria in their gut — and benefit from greater protection — than those with less diverse gut bacteria.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If researchers can identify which bacteria are best at breaking down flavonoids into more powerful compounds, this may result in pre- or probiotic supplements that boost flavonoid metabolism in those who need it most.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But, until then, we’ll have to rely on eating more berries and dark chocolate and, perhaps, drinking a little red wine to enjoy the health benefits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, read Berries may lower blood pressure with help from gut bacteria</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: Tim Snaith, Newsletter Editor, Medical News Today, https://www.medicalnewstoday.com<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-5', '', '', '2021-09-01 12:57:58', '2021-09-01 16:57:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52117', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52119, 4, '2021-09-01 13:01:29', '2021-09-01 17:01:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a stroke survivor, you know all too well what it feels like to be in an emergency medical situation. You’re scared and anxious, your family is worried, and emergency responders are working hard to find out more about you and your medical history.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can’t predict an emergency, but you can plan for it. Follow these tips to better prepare you and your family for an unexpected medical crisis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Wear a piece of medical identification jewelry. </strong>Emergency responders are trained to look for jewelry that can give them access to your medical conditions, medications, and allergies. This can help get you quicker and more effective treatment. A bracelet or necklace can give first responders information that you may not be able to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Educate your family, friends, and co-workers. </strong>Everyone should know the warning signs of stroke. It’s easy when you remember to think FAST.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keep an updated medical history form handy. </strong>Keep copies in your home, car, and wallet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Add ICE to your cellphone. </strong>Identify your emergency contact as ICE in your phone. ICE stands for “In Case of Emergency.” That way, an emergency responder will know who to contact. If your phone is password protected, open your notes and enter your emergency contact’s name and phone number. Then take a photo of that note with your iPhone and make it your wallpaper.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>List your meds</strong>. Make a list of your medications, what they’re for, and what they do. Have a copy at home and keep another in your wallet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Teach your children how to call for help. </strong>Make sure your children know how to call 9-1-1 and what they should tell the dispatcher. This should include your address and a description of what’s happening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, do everything you can to stay healthy. Following your doctor’s orders, exercising and eating healthy foods all will help you maintain better health.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>StrokeSmart is National Stroke Association’s premier informational offering for the stroke community. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>http://www.strokesmart.org/<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '6 ways you can prepare for a stroke emergency', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '6-ways-you-can-prepare-for-a-stroke-emergency', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:01:30', '2021-09-01 17:01:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52119', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52121, 4, '2021-09-01 13:04:11', '2021-09-01 17:04:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is essential to dispose of any unwanted medication safely to prevent other people or animals from taking them by mistake. Discarded drugs can harm people and the environment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has guidelines about how to properly dispose of medications, including pills, syringes, and inhalers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best way to dispose of most medications is to bring them to an official drug take-back facility. These are businesses or locations registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to collect old medicines. People can find their nearest facility through the DEA’s website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People can flush certain dangerous drugs down the toilet to limit the risk of someone else using them or a pet consuming them. The FDA has a comprehensive list of these drugs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Below, find a go-to guide for disposing of different types of medications in the United States.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Why is proper disposal important?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some drugs can be very dangerous, or even fatal, for people who are not meant to take them. Children and pets may be especially at risk of coming into contact with improperly stored or disposed of drugs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person should dispose of any medication after its expiration date has passed. It is also important to dispose of medication that is:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>unwanted</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>unused</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>damaged or contaminated in any way</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>unidentified</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is essential to dispose of unwanted or expired medication immediately. This can help prevent people from taking it accidentally or misusing potentially dangerous drugs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is also worth keeping in mind that people and animals outside the home may be at risk if they find improperly disposed of medication in the trash.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Unwanted or expired medication</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Follow any disposal instructions provided for prescription or over-the-counter medicines. If there are no specific instructions on the packaging, check whether one of the following options might work:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Using a drug take-back location</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best way to dispose of most types of unused medication is to take it to a DEA-registered drug collection location. There, trained handlers dispose of it safely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People can find their nearest drop-off location through an internet search or via the DEA’s website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drop-off locations dispose of:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>prescription medicines</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>over-the-counter medicines</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>dietary supplements</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is a good idea to remove all personal details, such as name and address labels, before dropping drugs off.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Flushing medication</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person needs to dispose of some drugs immediately, as they can cause harm to others. If no take-back facility is available and the medication is on the FDA’s flush list, flush these drugs down the toilet right away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FDA recommends immediately flushing away diazepam rectal gel and methylphenidate transdermal system patches, as well as medications with the following words in their names:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>benzhydrocodone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>buprenorphine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>fentanyl</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>hydrocodone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>hydromorphone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>meperidine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>methadone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>morphine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>oxycodone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>oxymorphone</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sodium oxybate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>tapentadol</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fentanyl patches, in particular, can harm anyone who has not received a prescription for them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fentanyl patches provide powerful pain relief medication through the skin. A significant amount of the drug remains in a patch after use, so it could harm anyone who picks it up by accident. The patches come with instructions about how to flush used and surplus ones safely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FDA believes that the potential risks of these medications, which can be fatal if improperly used, outweigh the potential impact of flushing them away on the environment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a 2017 study, researchers looked at the effects of medications on the FDA’s flush list entering water supplies. The results showed all drugs on the list posed an insignificant risk for both the environment and human health when flushed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the FDA, a more considerable amount of drug waste enters water supplies due to medicines passing through the body and entering the waterways through human waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Putting medications in the trash</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is safe to dispose of most drugs in the trash if:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are no drug take-back facilities locally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The medication comes with no instructions about safe disposal</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The medication is not on the flush list.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When throwing away medication:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take it out of its packaging.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mix it with a substance that will deter children and animals, such as dirt, cat litter, or coffee grounds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take care not to crush any tablets or capsules.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Place the medicine in a sealed plastic bag or another sealed container and throw it away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recycle the empty bottle or other packaging, taking care to obscure or remove any personal information first.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Needles and syringes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Properly disposing of needles and syringes helps prevent others from getting cuts or punctures.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People can dispose of needles and syringes at home by:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>placing used ones into a sharps disposal container right away</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>keeping the container well out of the reach of children and animals</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>not overfilling a container</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>if traveling, carrying a travel-sized container</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>if traveling by plane, checking the Transportation Security Administration’s website for up-to-date policies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once a sharps disposal container is three-quarters full, it is ready to be emptied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person may be able to get rid of sharps containers:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>by dropping them off at collection sites, such as hospitals, doctors offices, and pharmacies</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>by dropping them off at waste collection points</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>using a mail-back program for FDA-approved containers</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes, a trained collector can come to a person’s house to take away the containers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Check with local trash removal services and healthcare facilities to find out what services are available and whether fees apply.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Inhaler products</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Inhalers can be dangerous if they become punctured, are set on fire, or are thrown in an incinerator. Contact the local trash or recycling center to find out how best to dispose of inhalers and any aerosol products.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is essential to dispose of unwanted medicines correctly. Children and pets may be especially at risk of consuming these drugs. Medications can be hazardous, and even fatal, if people misuse them or take them by accident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The best way to dispose of medication is to take it to a registered drop-off collection point or have a trained waste handler collect it from the house.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If this is not possible, and the medication is on the FDA’s flush list, immediately dispose of it in the sink or toilet. 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(52124, 4, '2021-09-01 13:06:00', '2021-09-01 17:06:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As people age, certain ailments or conditions are considered part of the territory. For example, athletes understand the need to start pulling back as they age, altering their training in an effort to ease the toll exercise can take on their bodies. Also, many seniors make sure to drink enough milk as they age to keep their bones strong.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another ailment or condition adults often expect as they age is a gradual loss of hearing. While hearing loss is widely considered a product of old age, young people— adults and children included—actually can take steps to protect their hearing long before they\'re considering retirement. And it\'s important young people do just that. According to the House Ear Institute (HEI), roughly 32.5 million people in the United States alone have a hearing loss, approximately 30 percent of which is a direct result of exposure to excessive noises.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thought it might seem early for young people to start protecting their hearing, it\'s never too early to do just that. The following means to protecting hearing can help bury the misconception that hearing loss is a fact of life when reaching older adulthood.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Take \"quiet\" breaks. </strong>Much like professionals who work at computers all day must take periodic breaks to give their eyes a break, it\'s ideal for everyone to take periodic \"quiet\" breaks to give ears a rest as well. It\'s also important to note that ears can be safely exposed to 85 decibels (dB) for up to 8 hours per day. However, the maximum time of safe exposure to 100 dB is just 15 minutes. Though it might not seem much higher, the effects are enormous. When purchasing headphones or other audio products, be sure to research the maximum decibel level.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Don\'t purchase front row seats. </strong>Concertgoers no doubt love getting as close as possible to their favorite bands. However, doing so can prove very harmful to hearing, even if it\'s only done every so often. When near on-stage monitors or amplifiers, position yourself a safe distance away from amplifiers and other speakers. Musicians can even take steps to protect their hearing by practicing below performance levels whenever possible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stop going places where raised voices are the norm. </strong>Hazardous sound environments are all around us and should be avoided whenever possible. Loud music concerts, construction zones where loud power tools are used regularly and even vehicles traveling at high speeds with the windows rolled down are all hazardous sound environments. A good rule of thumb is to avoid locales where you routinely need to raise your voice to be heard. If you must raise your voice, chances are you\'re hurting your ears the longer you are there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Protect your ears regularly. </strong>Ear protection might not be the coolest thing a person can do in terms of looks, but it\'s as effective as anything when it comes to protecting your ears. Foam, silicone or pre-molded earplugs are all effective at protecting the ears when in an extreme sound environment. Ear protection products should have a noise-reduction rating (NRR) of at least 9 dB. This should not be a problem, as most products have a minimum NRR of 22 dB. What’s more, technology has helped improve hearing protection products a great deal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Don\'t be patient if you suspect hearing loss. </strong>Sudden changes in hearing or suspected hearing loss should immediately report their suspicions or concerns to an otolaryngologist (ENT). Even if it ends up being a passing problem, it\'s better to be safe than sorry.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Five signs of hearing loss&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approximately 30% of adults between the ages of 65 and 74 are affected by hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). However, since hearing loss is painless and slow to occur, many don’t realize they need a hearing aid. In fact, only one out of five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and is a great time to remind readers of the signs they should be on the lookout for when it comes to hearing loss and whether a hearing aid could be beneficial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hearing Loss Signs:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lack of hearing starts to interfere in in your normal way of life&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having trouble understanding people on the phone&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a hard time following a conversation when two people are speaking at the same time&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You misunderstand others when they are talking to you&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family and friends complain that you keep the TV and radio too loud&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are experiencing any of these symptoms the NIDCD recommends making an appointment with an audiologist. It’s important to remember only a licensed professional can diagnose hearing loss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on protecting your ears, visit the House Ear Institute Web site at www.hei.org&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Simple ways to protect hearing', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'simple-ways-to-protect-hearing', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:06:01', '2021-09-01 17:06:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52124', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52126, 4, '2021-09-01 13:07:24', '2021-09-01 17:07:24', '<!-- 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., fourth Friday of each month. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers tours to the public. Tours begin at the amphitheater (Paris Avenue), and you will be guided through the rookery, viewing the many varieties of birds and wildlife and learning the benefits of this stormwater system &amp; working organic laboratory. Tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore To Life. Those interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at katkatbray@gmail.com. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- 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>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</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>Port Royal fireworks</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 3, The Sands Beach, Port Royal. Sunset is at 7:44 p.m. the show will begin shortly thereafter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Street Music on Paris Avenue</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., between 9th and 10th streets on Paris Avenue, downtown Port Royal. Free and open to the public. Bring you own chairs. Schedule: Saturday, Saturday, Sept. 4 – Wayne Baker Brooks; Saturday, Sept. 18 – Big Al &amp; The Heavyweights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club June meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. The topic is Spanish Mackerel. Captain Jason Woodham of MerriKohlOutfitters.com will discuss Tarpen and local by catches. This will include inshore and close by offshore locations, rods and reels, special rigs, and baits of choice. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Charlie Depalo won the monthly $50 drawing for July. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11 via Zoom. To get a link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For more information, call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, Hampton Hall Clubhouse, Beaufort. Join the Christian Women’s Connection for an elegant meal, pre-holiday season shopping, and program entitles “So What’s Normal Anyway?” With beautiful decorating themes, home decorator Debby Morris will demonstrate how to look at life in new and unexpected ways. Her two books \"Celebrate the Season\" and \"Joyful Journey Through Advent\" will be available, along with samples of her Advent recipes. We joyfully begin the 2021-22 year of outreach among women of the Lowcountry. Cost is $28 and must be prepaid by Sept. 8 to “CWC Bluffton,” care of Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC 29909. For details, contact Julie at 602-750-5465 or Julie.ott.az@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chamber visits the Chamber</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 1106 Carteret Street, Beaufort. The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce to hear from Beaufort businesses and citizens. The reception will include state-level updates and an interactive, real-time survey about key issues. Register at https://bit.ly/3DvvUfK.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday each month, downtown Beaufort. Recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort. Entertainment schedule: Thursday, Sept. 16 – Wayne Graberbauer; Thursday, Oct. 21 – Alan Price; Thursday, Nov. 18 – Nick Poulin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee with Colleagues – Military Hearts Matter</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 17, Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 1106 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Learn about Military Hearts Matter and enjoy breakfast networking. Register at https://bit.ly/3kwOHOY.</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 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>OctoPRfest</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Admission is free. Local chefs, restaurants and food trucks will prepare German-inspired dishes such as brats, pretzels and American food favorites which can be washed down with a variety of craft, imported and domestic beers. Live musical acts include The Rhinelanders who will perform from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Rhinelanders specialize in fun, German-inspired music, beer drinking songs, the Alp horn (Ricola music) and ballroom dance tunes. Traveling from Nashville to perform from 2:30 to 5 p.m. is the Dark Waters Project. The band plays what they like to call “Darkgrass,” a blend of multiple genres influenced by bluegrass and alternative rock. Other entertainment includes approximately 60 classic vehicles courtesy of the Beaufort Classic Car &amp; Truck Club and a family-fun Kids Zone. In addition, there will be a Lowcountry artisan/craft fair area. The event takes place in the heart of the Old Village of Port Royal. No pets. For more information on the event as a sponsor, volunteer, attendee or as a vendor, visit www.portroyalova.com.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SHORTS AT HIGH NOON RETURNS TO TCL NEXT WEEK</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), has started again and will run through November 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings include Rosie (a 17-minute student film), The Astronaut (a 10-minute short film), Hung Up (a 13-minute short film) and Identity Crisis (a seven-minute animated short).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Trailers for these and all featured shorts are available for viewing at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Staff reports</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-68', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:08:28', '2021-09-01 17:08:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52126', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52130, 4, '2021-09-01 13:09:55', '2021-09-01 17:09:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton Fire District has promoted Engineer/Paramedic Danielle Van Dam to Lieutenant. She will assume the duties as the District’s medical training officer where she will be responsible for the medical training and certifications for 50 operational personnel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Van Dam’s promotion came as a result of the retirement of Assistant Chief Brian Wagner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our citizens depend on us to provide the best medical services available to us,” Burton Fire Chief Harry Rountree said in a release. “We all strongly feel that Lieutenant Van Dam is the right person to take us into what appears to be a very challenging future, and no doubt she is up to that challenge.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2020, the Burton Fire District, who provides both basic and advanced emergency medical services, responded to 1,713 medical emergencies and 112 motor vehicle collisions involving injuries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since Van Dam’s hiring at the District in 2018, she has had a dynamic career which also matches her personal achievements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Van Dam, a former MMA fighter, is a wife and mother of two young children. In 2020, she completed a 16-month Paramedic program while also promoting up to the rank of Engineer, becoming a CPR instructor, and assuming duties as an Infection Control Officer for the fire district, where she helped lead and protect Burton firefighters during the pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2020, she was selected by her peers as Burton’s Firefighter of the Year, is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Health Sciences, and is a trainer in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, powerlifting, and bodybuilding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Van Dam promoted to Burton Medical Training Officer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'van-dam-promoted-to-burton-medical-training-officer', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:09:57', '2021-09-01 17:09:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52130', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52132, 4, '2021-09-01 13:11:31', '2021-09-01 17:11:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort is inviting area residents to a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 11, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ceremony, which will begin at 7 p.m., will be held at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. It will pay tribute to those who lost their lives in these attacks, and the heroes who saved the lives of so many people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ceremony will include music from the Parris Island Marine Corps Band and the Beaufort Mass Choir. USMC Col. Timothy R. Dremann, chief of staff at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, will speak. Luminarias will be lit in the park as part of the ceremony.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets to the ceremony.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-to-mark-20th-anniversary-of-9-11', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:11:31', '2021-09-01 17:11:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52132', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52134, 4, '2021-09-01 13:12:27', '2021-09-01 17:12:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don’t miss Port Royal’s fireworks “do-over,” scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Friday at The Sands in Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The show as rescheduled after a disappointing July 4 fireworks display.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Town of Port Royal Mayor Joe DeVito promised a make-up show sometime in the fall. In mid-August, DeVito settled on Labor Day Weekend for the make-up show.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The town’s traditional July 4 fireworks display started an hour and a half late and was extremely abbreviated. According to DeVito, at the time, a wiring issue was to blame.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We hope that you can come back out and enjoy this event,” DeVito said in August, “and we look forward to seeing everybody.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mike McCombs is the editor of&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fireworks ‘do-over’ set for this weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fireworks-do-over-set-for-this-weekend', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:12:28', '2021-09-01 17:12:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52134', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52138, 4, '2021-09-01 13:19:11', '2021-09-01 17:19:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowCo Gardeners holding grand opening, ribbon-cutting in Port Royal&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Landscaping business and nursery LowCo Gardeners will celebrate its Grand Opening from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 2 at 1 Marina Blvd. in Port Royal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce with representatives from the Town of Port Royal. The public is invited.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will have door prize drawings, small sandwiches and light refreshments and attendees can peruse the large selection of plants. In honor of the grand opening of both the indoor and outdoor areas, there will be featured sales and promotions, included a buy-one, get-one sale for annual flowers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LowCo Gardeners is a grower-direct nursery, which means they grow the plants locally. For more information, visit www.LowCoGardeners.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Witcher joins Charles Schwab in Bluffton&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Benjamin (Ben) Witcher has recently joined the Charles Schwab office in Bluffton (67 Towne Drive in The Belfair Towne Village) as a Financial Consultant. For more than six years, Witcher has been helping clients with a highly personal, and individually focused, rel a t i o n s h ip management approach.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Witcher is looking forward to utilizing Charles Schwab’s industry-leading investment platforms, innovative client solutions, and client-centric approach to support, serve, and enhance his client’s overall financial experience.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Witcher’s career in personal finance stems from a background in non-profit fundraising. Most recently, Witcher worked for TD Ameritrade as an Investment Consultant in their Savannah, Ga., branch. He holds Series 7 and Series 66 licenses.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stoneworks promotes Baltzegar&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>StoneWorks recently announced the promotion of Shannon Baltzegar to Sales Manager. Baltzegar is the daughter of founder, John Baltzegar III and one of the company’s owners. She has worked in the business officially for more than 23 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, Baltzegar has taken the lead in the design of the StoneWorks boutique showroom, a 6,500-square-foot design center in Bluffton which is opening soon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Shannon is very well suited for this position at this specific time in our company’s history,” StoneWorks CEO Andy Johnson said in a release. “She has the rare combination of people, administrative and organizational skills that are necessary in sales leadership.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-37', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:19:12', '2021-09-01 17:19:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52138', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52140, 4, '2021-09-01 13:20:13', '2021-09-01 17:20:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With 64 COVID-19 cases in the past month among Jasper County’s 297 employees, County leaders have closed administrative offices to public traffic and are again conducting business by phone, email and drop-box.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The closure is needed to protect the health and well-being of county staff as well as those coming to do business at the county offices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of the 64 cases since July 26 among Jasper County employees, 21 were positive results, 24 were negative but had to quarantine due to exposure, and there are 19 new cases for which test results weren’t available on Monday Aug. 30, Jasper County Human Resources Director Nicole Holt said in a release.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are a small staff to start with, but when we have this many people out sick or in quarantine, it does affect our ability to meet and serve the public face to face,” Holt said. “We apologize for the inconvenience and are hopeful we can re-open to in-person service sometime after Labor Day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'COVID-19 shuts down Jasper Co. offices', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'covid-19-shuts-down-jasper-co-offices', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:20:13', '2021-09-01 17:20:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52140', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52142, 4, '2021-09-01 13:21:37', '2021-09-01 17:21:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is now requesting nominations for the annual Civitas Awards for Business Excellence. The Civitas Awards recognize those in the region who exemplify the success of business and the spirit of the community.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals, businesses, and organizations will be honored Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Civitas Awards dinner and ceremony at an outdoor reception at Coosaw River Club on Lady’s Island. Winners will be announced that evening as attendees enjoy dinner, drinks, and entertainment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deadline for nominations is close of business on Friday, Sept. 10. For more information or nomination forms, contact the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce at 843-525- 8525 or visit www.beaufortchamber.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The winners in each of the Civitas Award categories are chosen by an independent team of volunteer judges. Finalists for the awards will be announced by Oct. 1. The award categories are:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2021 Awards for Businesses and Organizations&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Cornerstone Award for Small Business Excellence&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Torchbearer Award for Regional Economic Impact&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Trailblazer Award for Free Enterprise Excellence&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Caretaker Award for Outstanding Non-Profit&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2021 Awards for Individuals&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sentinel Award for Military Excellence&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pillar Award for Community Leadership by an Individual&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Buzzworthy Award for Outstanding Young Professional&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chairman’s Award&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lifetime of Leadership&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More information on the criteria for each award can be found in the online nomination packet found at https:// bit.ly/3t00itO.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All-inclusive tickets for the event are now on sale through the Beaufort Chamber website at a member rate of $65 and a non-member rate of $85. For the first time, the reception theme will be “Lowcountry Casual” with local music and fare while overlooking the Coosaw River at sunset and high tide.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Regional Chamber to honor best at annual Civitas Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-regional-chamber-to-honor-best-at-annual-civitas-awards', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:21:38', '2021-09-01 17:21:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52142', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52144, 4, '2021-09-01 13:23:26', '2021-09-01 17:23:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jadin Healey, left, catches the ball from Shauna Buddenhagen during Family Fun Day at the Greene Street Pool on Saturday. In the center, but totally unimpressed with the large, multicolored sphere, is Buddenhagen’s 4-year-old son, Xander Malone. Photo by Bob Sofaly. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'FAMILY FUN DAY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'family-fun-day', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:23:27', '2021-09-01 17:23:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52144', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52146, 4, '2021-09-01 13:24:48', '2021-09-01 17:24:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League of Women Voters Beaufort S.C. (LWVB) Area Voter Services Access Committee will lead an informed and interactive discussion at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9 on what voter access means, what are the barriers to vote, who is affected and what we can do as a community to address these barriers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Zoom meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required by accessing the Facebook page at the League of Women Voters Beaufort Area, or by visiting https:// tinyurl.com/lwvbeaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Email questions or comments to lwvbeaufort@ gmail.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The mission of the League of Women Voters of Beaufort, S.C. Area is to be a non-partisan source of credible voter information and civic education in northern Beaufort County, providing all candidates with a platform to express their positions on community issues. Their goal is for every eligible person to be empowered, to be informed, to be registered and to vote.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the League of Women Voters of Beaufort, to become a member or to donate, visit their website at lwvbeaufort.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'League of Women Voters hosting Zoom meeting about voting barriers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-hosting-zoom-meeting-about-voting-barriers', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:24:49', '2021-09-01 17:24:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52146', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52148, 4, '2021-09-01 13:29:45', '2021-09-01 17:29:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County narrowly moves forward with resilience overlay standards </strong><br><br>BEAUFORT<em> </em>– It’s been painful to watch the flooding and destruction Hurricane Ida has dumped on the Gulf communities down south, knowing that could happen here in the Lowcountry. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Realizing there’s little we can do to stop hurricanes, two new ordinances proposed by the county’s Storm Water Task Force are designed to help minimize flooding caused by hurricanes and high tides.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And as simple as that might sound – to protect property owners – passage of these ordinances, particularly one of them, demonstrates once again, things aren’t as simple as they seem.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council last week passed without opposition an ordinance to limit the amount of infill a builder can dump onto a low-lying lot for construction, activity that can disrupt the natural drainage patterns&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s the Coastal Resilience Overlay, CRO, ordinance that’s causing heartburn for part of the community.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county’s real estate and development community put on a full-court press to delay passage of the CRO. Their concern is the requirement to notify potential buyers if property is in the FEMA-identified floodplain. They contend there are regulations already in place for the “buyer beware.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ordinance received the first of three necessary votes last week before becoming the law and it was a close vote, 6-5.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Council members Alice Howard, York Glover, Gerald Dawson, Paul Sommerville, Larry McElynn voted in support of the ordinance; Members Brian Flewelling, Mark Lawson, Logan Cunningham, Stu Rodman, and Chris Hervochon opposed. Chairman Joe Passiment broke the tie.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Port Royal and Beaufort city councils are waiting to see how their county elected counterparts handle the issue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fingers crossed they don’t get distracted by any hurricanes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>County takes action on some retirees’ benefits </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – July 1 was the start of the new fiscal year for most local governments, and Beaufort County’s relatively new Administrator Eric Greenway is trying to tie up some loose ends.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council is moving forward on finalizing its Comprehensive Plan update, Envision Beaufort County, and last month got a look at the long-awaited long-range facilities plan which surveyed 52 of the county’s 105 buildings for future needs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Council also took action last week to deal with an issue that’s been “hanging fire” since 2015 when the Council voted to drop health benefits for county retirees because of the costs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Forty-five of those estimated 680 previously eligible retirees got their own lawyer and sued which resulted last year in the Council agreeing to pay them an approximate total of $700,000.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This latest action agrees to pay employees who retired after May, 2016 a percentage based on their length of service and other factors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The individuals will be notified by letter and asked to accept the settlement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Pity the folks on North Street </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – The quiet residential community around North Street, in the center of Beaufort, not far from downtown Bay Street, seems to be catching the brunt, right now, of the area’s infrastructure growth demands. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier in the summer, neighbors in the area also known as the West End, appealed to City Council as Dominion Energy began moving forward with plans to replace power poles and transmission lines.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new project is designed to improve the delivery of service from the northern reaches of the county, across Whale Branch and then Battery Creek, through the city and across Beaufort River to the growing populations of Lady’s Island and beyond.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority has announced a project to replace major water lines through the neighborhood, running down the middle of North Street, to improve service to the city, Port Royal and Lady’s Island customers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pipe line project will also close a stretch of the Spanish Moss Trail from North Street, across Battery Creek to Robert Smalls Parkway.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Estimated schedule for the project is nine months, hurricanes notwithstanding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Amplification&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county’s proposed long-range facilities and space study plans by Creech and Associations is now available for review on the county website under the Beaufort County Council agenda packages, special meeting 8–19 … all 549 pages. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/ editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-47', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:29:46', '2021-09-01 17:29:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52148', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52150, 4, '2021-09-01 13:31:45', '2021-09-01 17:31:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Does McCombs fear we’ll uncover voter fraud?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I had a chance to read (Mr. McCombs’) article concerning the rally organized by Republicans that believe the South Carolina vote in 2020 was somehow plagued with errors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(He) quickly asserted that this was erroneous by citing AP &amp; USA Today reporting, both well known talking heads for the liberal press. My guess is (he is) afraid of evidence that might support Seth Keshel\'s claims. (His) article then reports the fact that Trump easily won in S.C. in an attempt to show that any audit would be fruitless, but Seth knows his numerical numbers and past tendencies in (S.C.) indicate obvious irregularities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Is he) not a concerned citizen that wants and demands that the voting and the counting thereof are in-fact legal and accurate? Why write (his) obviously biased article unless (he) knows/fears that Seth Keshel will uncover voter fraud?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But most importantly, (his) paper did its duty and alerted (his) readers to this event and even gave the organizer\'s contact information, and for this, I\'m grateful.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Keith Crockett, Austin, Texas</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTER TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-55', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:31:46', '2021-09-01 17:31:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52150', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52152, 4, '2021-09-01 13:33:58', '2021-09-01 17:33:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Extra Mile Club of the Lowcountry (EMC) has received a $10,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to expand the organization’s Educational Equity Program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Over 100 youth ages 6 to 12 living in Northern Beaufort County will benefit from the Truist Foundation grant,” EMC Executive Director Gaynelle J. Dantzler said in a release. “The EMC realizes educational equity starts with addressing the psychological toll of social isolation and understands social interaction is essential for child development, especially for at-risk youth.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The EMC’s Educational Equity Program is a re-imagined approach that will build on the organization’s pre-pandemic, evidence-based exercise program to meet additional social needs caused by the pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“At Truist our purpose is to inspire and build better lives and communities,” Truist’s South Carolina regional president Mike Brenan said on behalf of the Truist Foundation. “Our partnership with EMC demonstrates our aligned commitment to support youth here in Beaufort County.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The EMC wants to help build, along with community partners, a true community-based education approach that places equity at the center so all students, especially those most impacted by the pandemic and long-standing systemic neglect have the support and opportunities they need to achieve their full potential.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The EMC’s mission since its inception in 2008 has always been to support the underserved children of northern Beaufort County who live in communities with little or no after school or recreational resources available to them. This support has been delivered in the form of a youth football program, conditioning activities, homework help, mentoring, access to personal development programs, community service projects, and visits to college campuses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Established in 2020, the Truist Foundation makes strategic investments in nonprofit organizations to help ensure the communities it serves have more opportunities for a better quality of life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Extra Mile Club receives $10,000 grant', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'extra-mile-club-receives-10000-grant', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:33:59', '2021-09-01 17:33:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52152', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52154, 4, '2021-09-01 13:36:24', '2021-09-01 17:36:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Nashville, Ga., in 1952. After Boot Camp at Parris Island, he was assigned to MCAS Opa-Locka, working Logistics and Embarkation. He then served in Kadena, Japan, flying missions in and out of Korea supporting operations there. Reassigned to MCAS Cherry Point, he operated out of Roosevelt Roads extracting civilians during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Follow-on tours included Okinawa, Cherry Point, Opa-Locka, MCAS Beaufort, Pendleton, and 2.5 tours in Vietnam before his final tour at MCAS Beaufort. He retired in 1972 as a Gunnery Sergeant with 20 years service. He stayed in Beaufort working in financial services for 15 years, as a sales and financial manager at a car dealer for 20 years and he works today with Butler Automotive. That’s 69 years on the job!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52078,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Harold-Clifton-young.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Harold-Clifton-young-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52078\"/></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 HAROLD CLIFTON', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-harold-clifton', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:36:25', '2021-09-01 17:36:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52154', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52156, 4, '2021-09-01 13:37:50', '2021-09-01 17:37:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ron Callari got this photo of Queenie, a 95-year old resident of Habersham, recently when she decided to take one of Hunting Island’s Beach-Mobiles for a test run. 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-174', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:37:51', '2021-09-01 17:37:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52156', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52158, 4, '2021-09-01 13:42:34', '2021-09-01 17:42:34', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>SC Supreme Court hears two ‘mask mandate’ cases Tuesday&nbsp;</strong></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>The Beaufort County School District reported 208 new positive cases of COVID-19 among students and 26 new cases among faculty and staff, for the week of Aug. 23 to 29. And roughly 11 percent of the students in the district are in quarantine.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That brings the total number of positive cases for the first two weeks of the school year to 388 students and 46 faculty and staff members.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The number of quarantining students is now up to 2,566, nearly double the total of 1,316 after the first week of school. There are 66 members of faculty and staff quarantining.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile, as the Beaufort County Board of Education prepared to meet on Tuesday evening, several situations continued to develop that might impact the board’s decision on a mask mandate for students and faculty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firstly, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Tuesday related to mask mandates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first case is between S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson and the City of Columbia. Wilson argued that the city’s mask requirement in schools violated the proviso in the state budget prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for or enforce a mask mandate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the second case, the Richland 2 School District and an Orangeburg public school parent sued S.C. Senate President Harvey Peeler, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas and S.C. Education Superintendent Molly Spearman over the constitutionality of the proviso.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Rest assured, we are not medical professionals, we are not politicians,” S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty said. “And any decision that we may make will be based purely on the rule of law.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The state’s highest court could rule on either one or both of these cases at any time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last week, disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities, with the help of the ACLU, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the proviso that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates in schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The groups represent students whose disability, including underlying health conditions, makes them particularly susceptible to severe illness from COVID-19, and argue that the ban on mask mandates effectively excludes these students from public schools, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawsuit argues that the enforcement of this provision places all students, teachers, staff and their families at risk, but particularly targets children with disabilities that put them at higher risk for severe illness, lingering disabilities, or even death due to COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“South Carolina’s prohibition on mask mandates requires school districts to defy their obligations under federal law and precludes them from following the official guidance from the CDC or SCDHEC. It is illegal, dangerous, and irresponsible,” ACLU of South Carolina Director of Legal Advocacy Allen Chaney said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then Monday, following through on a statement by President Joe Biden last week, the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into five states, including South Carolina, over the statewide restrictions of mask mandates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, last week, the S.C. Department of Education re-instated mask requirements about all state-owned school buses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Local &amp; state numbers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of Tuesday morning, there were 44 COVID-19 patients at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH). All but three were not vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nine of those patients were in the ICU, six on ventilators. All of those patients were unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Every day I treat patients struggling to breathe with COVID pneumonia. My patients are getting younger and younger. The vaccine is proven to prevent this,” Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Stephen Larson said on the hospital’s Facebook page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of Tuesday afternoon, according to a hospital spokesperson, there are no pediatric cases at BMH.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 44 COVID patients is down from of 52 on Sunday, the second pandemic high set by BMH in the last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Statewide, on Tuesday, the S.C. DHEC reported 4,343 new cases and 37 new deaths. There is a two-day lag on those numbers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friday’s total was 6,697, the third-highest total reported in the state since the pandemic began. There were 7,680 cases on Jan. 6 and 7,450 on Jan. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 145 new cases in Beaufort County reported on Tuesday.</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 -->', 'COVID numbers continue to rise in Beaufort Co. schools', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'covid-numbers-continue-to-rise-in-beaufort-co-schools', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:42:35', '2021-09-01 17:42:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52158', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52160, 4, '2021-09-01 13:47:35', '2021-09-01 17:47:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;The Murdaugh murders and the rampant spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant have dominated local news coverage over the past several months. Other stories that might normally garner attention have been squeezed off news pages, forced to take a back seat.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Charleston Post and Courier has answered with a concerted, investigative effort aimed primarily at governmental entities and their compliance with Sunshine Laws (aka the S.C. Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our local news outlets’ coverage of government open meeting transgressions has waned over time due to a variety of factors. Without the constant watchful eye of our news media, however, more and more government discussions are occurring behind closed doors unchecked. By law, many of these discussions should rightfully play out for the public’s consumption.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For this example, let’s talk about the issue du jour: how Beaufort County’s second largest employer — the school district — is communicating with the public regarding COVID-19. At the board’s August 17 meeting, the following motion passed 9-2:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I move to postpone voting on this motion (school district masking mandate) pending legal and public health advice.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As promised, the legal and public health advice was presented a few board meeting on August 23. Unfortunately, that advice was delivered in executive session, out of the public eye.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public had every right to hear the legal guidance and health advice aimed to inform their representatives on a matter which impacts all in our geography ravaged by a pandemic. The Charleston County School Board did the same a few weeks earlier. Their newspaper, The Post and Courier, had this to say:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“… Worse, the board almost certainly violated another state law when it spent two hours locked behind closed doors debating policy (i.e. Proviso 1.108). Chairman Eric Mack said the board received LEGAL AND MEDICAL BRIEFINGS in the executive session – even though medical briefings are not among the reasons state law allows boards to meet in private. …”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Aside from the fact that the FOIA doesn’t permit public health discussions/advice behind closed doors, the public could have benefited from hearing the advice the board might potentially base their votes on regarding imposing universal masking within the school district.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our board of education prefaced its concerns with instituting a mask mandate with their desire to comply with law in this matter, and justifiably so. But they quickly walked back their good intentions to uphold the law in their disregard for the FOIA, which is also law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to board members’ and community members’ comments pre- and post-executive session, clearly more was discussed behind closed doors than legal advice, to include even a brief discussion of school uniforms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medical advice related to school start times as well as school uniforms have been discussed in open session in the past. There is a precedent for this. Why scuttle Covid-19 health advice and legal parameters behind closed doors now when the public desperately needs clarity on them?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If board members could freely relay to the public counsel’s advice immediately following executive session, why couldn’t the public hear it directly from the attorney?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all expect and respect our school board’s resolve to comply with law. The school board also gets high marks for hearing nearly 70 three-minute public comments at their last meeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the board must follow ALL laws, including the Sunshine Law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>JoAnn Orischak served as the District 11 Representative to the Beaufort County Board of Education from 2012-2020. She resides on Hilton Head Island and can be reached at JoAnnOrischak.TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'School board needs to follow all of the law', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-board-needs-to-follow-all-of-the-law', '', '', '2021-09-01 13:47:37', '2021-09-01 17:47:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52160', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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He was 57, three days shy of his 58th birthday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ryan Day said his father became ill about three weeks ago before taking a turn for the worse just a few days ago. “The last three days were rough,” he said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nathan Day had most recently been the head wrestling coach at Liberty High School in the Upstate since 2017. He was a Physical Education teacher and the Athletic Director at Liberty Middle School, as well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is with deep sadness that we inform you that we lost Coach Nate Day this afternoon,” Liberty Middle School posted on its Facebook page. “We have lost a teacher, coach, friend, valued colleague, husband, father of two, and grandfather. Our grief and confusion at this time are little compared to what the Day family must be feeling. 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And he remembers the countless times his father made someone cry, including his mother, with a perfectly timed and thoughtful gift.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He knew what made people tick,” Ryan Day said. “He was good at it with wrestling. He was good at it with us, too.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He had a big heart. All the wrestling coaches have Nate stories,” Damude said. They had a custodian at Battery Creek that would ride a bike to work, and something happened to his bike. Nathan spearheaded the drive to get him a new one. That was the kind of guy Nate was.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He was a great coach but a much better friend.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While Ryan Day never wrestled for his father at Battery Creek – he went to Thomas Heyward Academy – he said his father was “a coach to me in a lot of other ways.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Every weekend, if it was football season, he and I were out on a field doing drills,” Ryan Day said, “even if he was just retrieving balls.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The same went for every sport and for Morgan, as well. Basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, it didn’t matter, Nathan Day did what he could to help his kids excel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The return</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Ryan Day reached the high school level, Nathan Day got back in the game. He spent two years as an assistant coach at Robert Smalls International Academy (2010-2012) before returning to Battery Creek as head coach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Day returned to the Dolphins, it didn’t take him long to pick up where he left off, beating Liberty in 2014 and 2015 for two more state championships.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2017 though, Day finally left Battery Creek after 30 years to be closer to family in the Upstate. He became the head coach at Liberty, where he took the Flames to the state championship final in 2018 before losing to Bamberg-Ehrhardt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Day had four more individual state champions at Liberty, bringing his total as a head coach to 34.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Overall, Day’s six championships put Battery Creek fifth in S.C. history, tied with three other schools, and are fourth most in state history by one coach. His 475 coaching wins (475-122-2) place Day eighth all-time among S.C.-only head coaches.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Giving until the end</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ryan Day said as he was growing up, he and his father had bonded over weightlifting, buying him a weight bench and a squat rack when he was in 7th grade.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He instilled in me the responsibility of taking care of my body,” Ryan Day said, “which, ironically, he did until this last week when he couldn’t.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, with COVID having shut down his gym, Ryan Day found himself driving the hour from Greenville to his father’s house and using the equipment Nathan Day had bought him as a kid.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ironically, because of COVID, Nathan Day was present when Ryan Day achieved a goal he had long worked to reach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was over at the house, hit 385 and said, ‘OK, let’s try 400 on the old bench,’” Ryan Day said. “And he was there spotting me when I did it. I almost didn’t make it, but I did. It was a really cool moment for me and for him, too.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek faculty and staff were informed of Nathan Day’s death Friday afternoon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friday evening, a statement was posted on the school’s Facebook page:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Today we lost Nate Day, our hearts are broken. Nate was a coach, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, ... and he excelled at all these things. He excelled at everything he did, whether it was organizing the faculty end of the year trip to a Sand Gnats game, the golf tournament or raising money for Mr. Brown’s bicycle. If you were his friend there was nothing he wouldn’t do for you. When he had a party, his former wrestlers would show up complete with medals around their necks. A member of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, he coached countless individual and state champion teams, including 6 Dual Team State titles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Nate will be missed but he will be missed for all the best reasons. Not because he didn’t have a good life, or he wasn’t successful or loved, but because our lives will be diminished without him in them. 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(52198, 4, '2021-09-08 13:31:21', '2021-09-08 17:31:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Looking you in the eye, kicking you in the backside, covering your six (flank), and taking your Marine’s or soldier’s (or employee’s) place on the most dangerous mission is leadership. Knowing there is a place for everything and everything in its place is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Admitting mistakes and learning from them is leadership. Going through the food line last is leadership. Leaving the pickup zone (PZ) last on the last helicopter is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Going up the hill first and pulling your troops up behind you is leadership. Packing your own roll and digging your own hole is leadership. Making every troop and employee an expert in common tasks is leadership. Making certain every Marine, soldier, sailor, airmen, and Coast Guardsman has the ability and training to, if needed, fight as an Infantryman is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership is caring, compassion, understanding, and leading by example. Leadership is treating all prisoners and detainees in accordance with the Geneva Convention and other appropriate protections. Leadership knows that legal and ethical treatment of enemy prisoners is absolutely essential to having any kind of chance of getting the same humane treatment, from our enemies, for our military members who become Prisoners of War (POWs). Leadership is command and control and collaboration and creativity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Simple, easy-to-understand orders come from the best leaders. Leaders make sure the enemy gives his life for his cause. Leadership ensures his or her troops always have the tactical advantage, best training, best equipment, and the highest morale, and plenty of water, rest, and hot food. The tides, the channels, the seasons, the winds, the hazards, the weather, the enemy (or for industry – the competition), the terrain, and the best forecast are all known by good leaders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership is not promoting or supporting racism, injustice, and extremist groups like Neo Nazis, white supremacists, and anti-Semitics. Leadership is not bragging to and threatening troops and employees. Leadership is not disrespecting our allies and their leaders. Leadership is not catering to and complementing our worst enemies, like Russia and North Korea.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership drives the fear of employees, customers, vendors, and others making complaints and suggestions out of the workplace. Good leaders teach employees to “skip think” by looking past the initial negative feelings about complaints and instead learns to see each complaint as a gold mine of good ideas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breaking large problems down into small problems is leadership. Making quality and standards visible is leadership. Designing services and products on the needs and expectations of customers is leadership. Listening to the voice of your customers is leadership. Knowing that people work in the system and the leader’s job is to work on improving the system is leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership is teaching managers and employees team meeting skills including:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Agreeing in advance on an objective;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Developing an agenda;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Setting time limits for discussion and brainstorming;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Listening more and resolving conflicts politely; and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Critiquing their meetings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership knows it is most important for each manager and employee to know what his or her job is, which frequently does not resemble his or her job title. New leaders know that one of the first questions they should ask is, “Where are your process maps for your work processes?” Good leaders know the great value of giving team and individual awards, as soon as possible after exceptional performance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership comes from experience, but experience comes from making some mistakes. A leader changes the odds and knows the risks. Leaders develop and reward teamwork.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership knows that the one most important word is “we” and the least most important word is “I”. Leadership knows there is no end to change, except failure. Leadership knows that if you treat every customer (and trooper) like your last or first, you would never have to worry about repeat business or recruitment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leaders often make good grades in school, have numerous years of formal education, and many important degrees. Less often however, they also have been known to fail math, English, Spanish, and other equally important subjects. Leaders work hard at ensuring the workload is distributed equally among all troops and workers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership comes from family, friends, teachers, coaches, peers, officers, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), warrant officers, commissioned officers, and chaplains. Simple, easy-to-understand orders come from good leaders. Complex tasks are changed into short and accurate plans through leadership. Leadership can be learned and taught, but it cannot be forgotten nor bought. Leadership can be seen, tasted, smelled, felt, and heard, and it can come from a blind person with no hands who cannot hear, speak, or walk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good leaders look at everything (errors, infections, mistakes, accidents, employee turnover, waste, HAZMAT spills, losses, violence, complaints, harassment, fires, floods, crime, illiteracy, etc.) as controllable and preventable. Good leaders see the need for never-ending and continuous improvement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, what are you going to do? Lead, follow, or get out of the way!</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 -->', 'Military & Civilian Leadership – A guide for military, civil service, political, and industry leaders', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'military-civilian-leadership-a-guide-for-military-civil-service-political-and-industry-leaders-4', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:31:21', '2021-09-08 17:31:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52198', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52200, 4, '2021-09-08 13:35:48', '2021-09-08 17:35:48', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>8 Years Earning the Title of US Marine <br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: After being medically discharged from recruit training for asthma in 2013, Pfc. Austin Hershberger showed remarkable resilience and grit in achieving his dream of becoming a United States Marine. Eight years later, Hershberger graduated with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, on Aug. 13, 2021. Photo by Lance Cpl. Godfrey Ampong, USMC.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>By Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali, USMC</strong><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Austin Hershberger arrived at Parris Island in 2013, as he steadily progressed in training, he could hear the Eagle, Globe and Anchor calling his name. However, he could not anticipate the time, perseverance, and dedication it would take to earn the title of United States Marine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“During grass week, we were marching to the chow hall, and I just collapsed in the middle of the road,” said Hershberger. “I don\'t remember the ambulance ride or really getting in it; I woke up in the hospital.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hershberger was diagnosed with pneumonia and placed in a holding platoon. He continued to be evaluated over the next week until he was cleared. To continue training he had to complete a physical fitness test. Unable to finish, he was sent back to medical and was eventually diagnosed with asthma which led to his discharge from Recruit Training.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I remember speaking to my drill instructor before I left and I told him I’ll be back,” Hershberger said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After returning home, Hershberger immediately wanted to return to Parris Island but had to wait six months before his chance to return to recruit training. Although he desired to become a Marine, Hershberger had other responsibilities he had to consider.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I had a daughter, and I wasn’t necessarily focused on the Marine Corps at that time, but I was still working on it,” said Hershberger. “I would stay in touch with recruiters to see if there were any updates, but I wasn\'t actively pursuing it as hard as I had in the past.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After six long years, Hershberger was able to begin the process of earning his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor once again. After getting in touch with a recruiter who began working with him, Hershberger took numerous medical tests to prove he didn’t have asthma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was a long process and, honestly, I would not be here without the recruiter I have now,” said Hershberger. “The recruiter pushed all the paperwork to MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) and stayed on top of it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52194,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/210823-M-GA002-1436.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/210823-M-GA002-1436-1024x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52194\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After eight years, on May 3, 2021, Hershberger was given a chance to return to Parris Island and once again attempt to earn the title Marine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I felt good,” said Hershberger. “I knew when I stepped on the yellow footprints, all that was going on in my head was ‘let’s get this done.’”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a long and stressful path, Hershberger was finally back in training. 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(52202, 4, '2021-09-08 13:37:58', '2021-09-08 17:37:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I thought “Death by Stupidity” was a hit Hollywood thriller by Alfred Hitchcock from the 1950’s. What do I know?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stupidity Category I. Just when you thought folks couldn’t top the lunacy of POTUS’s suggestion to drink Clorox to kill COVID-19, along comes a new idiocy – ivermectin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It cannot be true that over 88,000 Americans (as of Aug. 30) have taken ivermectin as a protective against COVID-19; after which they got sick, called the Poison Center of their choice, and some died. I cannot believe that here are that many totally insane Americans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Listen carefully, SAR-CoV-2 (aka COVID-19) is a coronavirus, one of thousands of coronaviruses. Clue word … virus. COVID-19 is a bloody virus. Get it?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My veterinarians used ivermectin at the monkey farm to treat monkeys for parasites. It is also used on cows, horses, and various other non-human animals to treat parasites (worms usually). Repeat out loud: “Parasites are not Viruses. Covid-19 is a virus. Ergo, do not buy and consume ivermectin.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have worms, take it. If you want to avoid COVID-19, get vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of my friends emailed me that the Wall Street Journal has scooped me on this “stupidity” business. Darn. I quote (reference WSJ, Aug. 30, second sentence): “We live in a golden age of stupidity.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am stunned to learn that the WSJ is a “fake-news, left-wing, liberal screed of a newspaper.” Who woulda thunk that? Go figure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stupidity Category II. Refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Hello out there. COVID vaccines have been proven to be effective and safe, readily available and vaccinations are free. Some folks are getting paid to be vaccinated — where do I sign-up and get paid for my booster?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I recently devoted a piece to those who refuse to get vaccinated. Sincere thanks to all of you who sent me kudos for that article — next time, please copy the editor to save me the trouble. If you didn’t like it (heaven forbid), email Duffy Stone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mathematics is a pure science. No theories, no speculation, no guessing; just rules and axioms. Humans lie; numbers don’t.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least 80 million Americans are not vaccinated. Today, infections and hospitalizations exceed 150,000 per day. Our nation’s hospitals no longer have empty ICU units.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Folks with other life-threatening medical maladies, such as heart attacks, strokes, gunshot wounds, and injuries from car accidents, are being turned away because unvaccinated folks occupy those previously available hospital beds. Well more than 90 of new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations reside in folks who are not vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Dragnet’s Sgt. Friday would say, “just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” Here boys and girls are the facts. They are bad now; think what the COVID-19 landscape will look like when winter arrives in a few short months, with the flu riding shotgun, if unvaccinated “patriots” continue their unquenched thirst for “Freedumb?” It will be devastating, with 100,000 more deaths projected before the end of the year, all of them totally unnecessary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To date (Aug. 29), 647,356 Americans have died from COVID-19, the highest total world-wide; 156,886 are hospitalized with COVID-19; nationwide, 1,521 folks died on Sept. 2 from it, and a total of almost 40 million cases (underestimated) of COVID-19 have been reported for America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It would be “poetic justice” if every U.S. hospital set aside sufficient beds/ICU units for maladies “other than COVID-19 infections.” It is crystal clear that these “freedumb” patriots, who wage war against vaccination, hate themselves and the rest of us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, anti-vaxxer protestors shut down a free-for-all COVID-vaccination clinic, a criminal variety of stupidity. Medical science has not yet invented a safe and effective vaccine for the infection of stupidity. But, even if we did, these “sunshine patriots” would not take it anyway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>COVID-Delta rages, spreading devastation across America. “Red” state, GOP governors are taking sweeping action barring compulsory vaccinations and wearing masks; these imbeciles proclaim a clear and present danger — not a danger from Covid-19, mind you, but a (false) threat to individual freedumb. On what Disneyland planet do they live?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I leave you with a quote from very smart folks. It is the only quote I pray you won’t forget, life-saving sage advice from Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness: “The only functional strategy we have for getting control of COVID-19 is vaccination.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, Clorox, acid-laced Kool-Aid, snake oil, or any other nonsensical potions do not appear on this list of prophylactics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What should be done with COVIDiots? Remember polio, scarlet fever, chicken pox, small pox, measles, rubella and mumps. Vaccinations to the rescue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Only one thing will save you, your children, your grandchildren, and everyone else from COVID. Get vaccinated! Dammit it all! What do you not understand? Vaccination. It is the only way to stop this vicious killer from continuing to kill. Period. End of story.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The cause of death was ‘terminal stupidity’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-cause-of-death-was-terminal-stupidity', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:37:59', '2021-09-08 17:37:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52202', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52204, 4, '2021-09-08 13:41:47', '2021-09-08 17:41:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Childhood, the origin of all imaginative beginnings, while life is still limitless and full of wonder before the confines of adulthood, creates thickets of responsibility. My younger days were a canvas to paint with strokes of a vivid imagination. Free to wander from sunrise to sunset with little direction, guidance, or fear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stranger danger consisted of a snake I couldn\'t identify or outrun. My most prominent fear was the threat of boiled okra for dinner. The sheer mention of boiled okra still sends chills down my spine, such a cruel and unusual punishment in questionable vegetable form.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rye grass was ideal for tunneling through to mystical lands, and ponds were just oceans without waves, and on the right day, cows were a superbly receptive audience for a stellar play. My favorite was always the Red Maple tree that towered over the fields just out of Momma\'s view from the front porch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was the work of my young life, years of stretching, climbing, and grasping with all my might to reach the elusive branches. At the mature age of nine years and three days, my hands were just big enough to tame the very first limb. As if I was standing atop the podium with a gold medal, I stood on that sturdy limb and took delight in my conquest. From that day forward, its branches bent to my will. As my legs and confidence grew, so did my distance from the ground. The reason for many torn dresses, skinned knees, and the occasional broken bone, it was a formidable companion, both comforting and ruthless, teaching me endurance, patience, and how to survive a fall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With strong winds and summer sun, its scent would linger in my tussled hair and blistered hands; oh how I loved that tree. Part of the magic of childhood is the ability to make friends with an inanimate object, a skill adults fail to preserve. No one could convince me that towering tree of ruby red leaves didn\'t love me just the same, not then and not now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I grew older, the branches seemed smaller, and the path to its shade became thick with absence. Until a storm rushed through like storms do, selectively separating what stays and what lives only in memory, it was one of the storms that you can feel, knowing landscapes will change. Although my visits to the Red Maple had become few and far between, it didn\'t change the enormous loss I felt when its roots rose, and its limbs fell. Such a distinct memory follows me still.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now I watch my daughter develop a devotion to the marshlands and the twists and turns of the waterway. I believe it is her Red Maple. I let her get skinned knees, venture just out of my view, and overcome the challenges presented. She will learn endurance, patience, and how to survive a fall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Learning endurance, patience, how to survive a fall', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'learning-endurance-patience-how-to-survive-a-fall', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:41:48', '2021-09-08 17:41:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52204', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52206, 4, '2021-09-08 13:45:02', '2021-09-08 17:45:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Friday, and I’m in North Adams, Mass.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s overcast, maybe 60 degrees, and my wife, Susan, is still sleeping. This morning I have a cup of Pfeffercorn’s Whole Bean roasted in Baltimore.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning I’m sitting in our loft, in the same room where men, women and children once operated large, loud textile looms. The Eclipse Mill, built in the 1880s, was in the business of making what was called “gray cloth.” That unfinished cloth was then “finished and printed” in another nearby mill — some of it going into uniforms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The four-storied, thick-bricked textile mills in Massachusetts first relied on water power from a nearby river; but they also relied on raw cotton, raised in post-war Mississippi and South Carolina. And then there were the millhands who actually operated the carding, twisting and weaving machines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During most of its history, The Eclipse Mill was powered by French Canadian immigrants. They were overwhelmingly Catholic and their largely empty (often demolished) churches are now silent, red brick testimony of their passage and assimilation. One of these immigrants was Josephat Adams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have this information because Lewis Hine (the famous reformer-photographer) came through here in 1911 taking the 10-year-old boy’s picture. Hine’s caption reads, “Josephat Adams, 107 Front Street, works in the twisting room at Eclipse Mill.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It may be of some local interest that Lewis Hine also came to Port Royal, taking photographs of 8-year-old oyster-shucking girls then employed at the Maggione Oyster Company. But as I sip my second cup of Pfeffercorn’s Baltimore roasted coffee, “107 Front Street” rings some distant, strangely familiar bell.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, suddenly, I realize I can actually see 107 Front Street from where I’m sitting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The building at 107 Front Street is a dilapidated, two-storied, asbestos-sided house sitting just across the Hoosic River. The house is one of five identical duplexes that housed mill workers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 1910 Census says that Josephat Adams was born in Quebec but by 1910 was living in the desperate-looking duplex with his parents and five siblings. Hine said he worked in the “twisting room” which was where the strands of fiber were twisted together to form yarn. Most millhands, including children, worked 10 to 12 hours a day, amidst dust, lint and the deafening noise of the machines. Girls made 6 dollars a week, boys made a little less.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By 1910 textile mills in New England were being threatened by worker unrest, unions, and by cheaper labor in places like South Carolina. The South, once the domain of the crop lien system, now paid-out weekly wages to folks who previously lived from one unpredictable harvest to the next.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so Southern, Upstate farmers traded-in their unstable farm income for 10-hour work days that came with lint that would eventually migrate to their lungs and shorten their lives. Although the Southern mills also relied on children like Josephat Adams, Hine’s photographs and the efforts of other reformers would eventually end the practice of using nimble-fingered children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today the American textile industry is relocated to China, India and Bangladesh. It is hard to find a shirt or trousers made in the United States. But lately, unexpectedly, there has been a dramatic upswing in costs that have off-set the cheap labor advantage enjoyed by Southeast Asia. This has everything to do with the cost of transportation from China.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year ago the price of getting a 40-foot long container from Shanghai was $1800.00. Today that same container will cost $10,000. No one knows how long these prices will last, but if they persist we may see the return of textile manufacturing to the United States. This may have collateral impact on Beaufort and, especially Jasper counties because 40 percent of the traffic into and out of the Port of Savannah is Chinese.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joe (formerly Josephat) Adams was described as a “straight shooter” who loved listening to his transistor radio as he reclined in his Lazy Boy. More often than not he was listening to the New York Yankees — something of an outlier here in Red Sox country — as he sat just across the Hoosic at 107 Front Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those who knew him said Joe loved fishing for Wall-Eyed Pike on Lake Champlain, and that he “read the newspaper everyday, cover to cover, ending the process by doing the crossword puzzle.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Josephat Adams was lucky, fortunate to live into and to enjoy his old age.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S<em>cott 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 -->', 'Maybe everything that dies someday comes back', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'maybe-everything-that-dies-someday-comes-back', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:45:02', '2021-09-08 17:45:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52206', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52208, 4, '2021-09-08 13:48:24', '2021-09-08 17:48:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Tim Wood</strong><br><br>It\'s quite easy now to get information or conduct research on any subject through the internet. What is more difficult, it seems, is having the time (or making the time) to get accurate information. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But I’d like to shed some light on at least one subject: The apparent disconnect that exists between the Beaufort Historic District Review Board (HDRB) and the Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 1965, HBF’s mission statement has been, \"HBF is a 501(c)3 not for profit educational foundation created to preserve, protect and present sites and artifacts of historic, architectural and cultural interest throughout Beaufort County, South Carolina. ...” The posted HDRB mission is, “To aid in the preservation, protection and enhancement of the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District,” which is basically the blocks between Hamar and Carteret, Bay and Boundary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You don\'t need a teacher to tell you these mission statements are close to identical, except the HBF helps to promote historic preservation throughout the county.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dick Stewart, founder and CEO of 303 Associates is a developer who has already made a huge impact on our town. To see his future plans, you can take a virtual tour of what his vision for the two block core of Beaufort’s historic downtown district (https://303associates.com).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In March, Stewart wrote a biting letter to the HBF, proudly posted at the bottom of 303 Associates \"Projects\" tab, criticizing the Foundation. Stewart’s letter followed by two days, an op-ed piece written by Maxine Lutz, former executive director of HBF. Taken together, these pieces seem to present a tale of two cities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In my opinion, most of what 303 Associates has done for Beaufort (in general) has been for the good of the community, such as the Beaufort Town Center and Newcastle Square on Boundary Street and the Old Bay Marketplace. But in overall aesthetics for his latest proposals, particularly those located in the historic downtown core district, I think 303 Associates missed the mark.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What is surprising and disappointing to me is the apparent disconnect between our HDRB and the HBF. Here you have two entities that have \"historic\" in their names with extremely similar mission statements and yet conflict seems to be their main historical trait.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We presume both entities wish to maintain and augment continued historical integrity, along with growth, of not only our historical \"district\" but the entirety of our downtown and its’ surrounding neighborhoods. We believe the vast majority of our citizens want to live in an aesthetically pleasing place. So why are the HBF and the HDRB not working together to form that common bond?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One could argue that the HBF has a clear mission towards historical preservation and integrity and the HDRB is appointed by City council which makes them a political entity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether or not our city government is pro-development, driven by socioeconomic forces, elitist leanings, anti-growth or a diverse combination of all these ideologies, the real effort now should be isolating how the HBF and HDRB can develop a more productive relationship with the ultimate goal of keeping our pride of place and our own, old \"Beaufort Charm\" within the onslaught of development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After considerable discussion last year, the Council passed an ordinance confirming one seat on the five-member HDRB for the HBF. While city ordinances now say the HDRB will have on its board one advocate of the HBF, the city council has the final vote on that appointment, so it basically is still a political appointment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would advocate that this ordinance be amended to allow two seats to be filled on the HDRB (as well as on the city\'s Design Review Board) with those seats endorsed by the HBF. In addition, I think the sitting chairperson from the HBF should have a vote in making those appointments, to both the HDBF and DRB. This would give some teeth to the hard and tedious work the HBF endeavors to do in the name of Beaufort\'s history.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Historical preservation is no small deal. We are blessed to live in a beautiful city between two crown jewels of the country\'s entire historical district protection plan, Charleston and Savannah. Both communities have tackled the complicated relationship between development and re-development inside national historical districts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But as the National Park Service has said it’s taking a closer look at Beaufort’s National Register of Historic Places designation because of structural changes, and just recently the NPS has changed the status of Savannah historic district designation from “satisfactory” to “threatened.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Historical Preservation is hard, diligent work. It makes good sense for Beaufortonians to connect the dots with our neighbors rich in historic heritage – Charleston and Savannah – rather than contributing to a gap between them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about Charleston and Savannah’s preservation efforts, read: https://www. nps.gov/articles/charleston-and-preservation.htm and https://apnews.com/ article/04ab3ecbe7034d84833b6026e7c73871.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tim and Kristy Wood moved to Beaufort in 1974. He worked as a carpenter in both restoration and new home construction, as well as operating a shop specializing in custom woodwork, Wood on Wood Specs. He is semi-retired, involved with fine woodworking and sits on the City of Beaufort Zoning Board of Appeals. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Historical preservation is no small deal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'historical-preservation-is-no-small-deal', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:48:25', '2021-09-08 17:48:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52208', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52210, 4, '2021-09-08 13:50:18', '2021-09-08 17:50:18', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center developing new breast cancer detection laboratory test </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A novel laboratory test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center may be used to help quickly distinguish breast cancer from benign disease. The breast cancer detection assay (BCDA) examines cells from enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit adjacent to a breast and finds chemical markers that indicate metastatic breast cancer or a benign condition, such as an infection.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If validated in larger studies, this test could be used in outpatient settings to help providers more quickly determine the extent of disease and more effectively design treatment plans.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A report on the research was published online July 7, 2021 in NPJ—Breast Cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Understanding lymph node status is an important factor in developing breast cancer treatment regimens because it can indicate possible metastasis, or cancer spread, says senior study author Saraswati Sukumar, Ph.D., Barbara B. Rubenstein Professor of Oncology and professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Various imaging tests including ultrasound, mammography and MRI can provide some information on axillary lymph nodes prior to surgery to aid in staging and treatment. However, the accuracy of these techniques can be relatively low. Cytology and histopathology, a more in-depth study of cells and tissue under a microscope, depend on the expertise and availability of a pathologist, which are often not common in middle- and low-income countries.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“A simple test with a high level of sensitivity and specificity as well as a quick turnaround time for accurate determination of a suspicious lymph node as benign or positive for cancer is urgently needed,” Sukumar says. “BCDA can provide results within a few hours of the fine needle aspiration procedure, reducing time to diagnosis.” She adds that test results also could be used to determine which patients with breast cancers need to have more invasive lymph node dissection measures.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This test could be a really great adjunct to the detection of breast cancer,” Sukumar says. “The assay is self-contained, and the answers are derived from a computer, so any technician, with a little training, can do it.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A blood test has also been developed based on the same principles. Additionally, investigators plan to evaluate both the cell based and blood based tests in identifying colon, pancreatic and cervical cancers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/ laboratory-test-aimed-at-distinguishing-breast-cancer-from-benign-tumors <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'In the (Health) News . . .', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-the-health-news', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:50:19', '2021-09-08 17:50:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52210', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52212, 4, '2021-09-08 13:53:02', '2021-09-08 17:53:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fire cider is a tonic containing many spicy ingredients. It is an alternative medicine that proponents claim may have many potential health benefits, such as helping boost immunity and improving well-being.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people might consider trying fire cider due to its numerous purported health benefits. Others may simply enjoy the flavor and consume it as a beverage or dressing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although fire cider does contain many ingredients that may be associated with health benefits, no research has yet proven these claims.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fire cider is a type of <em>oxymel, </em>which is an herbal remedy. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word oxymeli, which means acid and honey.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Folk herbalist and founder of the California School of Herbal Studies, Rosemary Gladstar, coined the term fire cider and its particular recipe in the late 1970s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tonic contains apple cider vinegar (ACV), honey, and several other ingredients that may help support health and wellness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since it is a folk recipe, there are countless variations in its ingredients. However, aside from ACV and honey, all fire cider recipes typically include five other basic ingredients: horseradish, ginger, chili peppers, garlic, and onion. People can also add other ingredients, such as turmeric, citrus, and herbs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may use fire cider as a natural remedy against the flu and common colds. Additionally, people may consider fire cider to help relieve nasal congestion, support digestion, warm the body during cold seasons, and boost immunity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Potential benefits&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is currently no research that supports the health benefits purportedly associated with fire cider.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, many people use this folk remedy due to a host of potential benefits that relate to its ingredients. Here are some of these potential benefits in more detail:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>ACV&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ACV is a popular ingredient in many alternative medicines due to its potential antibacterial and antioxidant properties.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2021 in vitro study suggests that ACV can kill both methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus </em>(MRSA) and resistant <em>Escherichia coli</em>. These two bacteria are resistant to many treatments and infections, and they can cause life threatening complications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some evidence also suggests that combining ACV with a restricted calorie diet may be an effective strategy for improving body composition, reducing cholesterol and triglyceride levels, improving visceral adiposity index, and increasing “good” cholesterol in people with obesity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honey&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Similar to ACV, people have used honey for centuries due to its health benefits— specifically its antimicrobial and antibacterial effects. Raw honey can help with allergies, soothe a sore throat, and is rich in antioxidants. <em>Honey should not be given to infants or children younger than two years old.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One 2020 study suggests that honey could offer health benefits in the diet due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ginger&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many people may use ginger as a home remedy for pain and inflammation. It may help soothe an upset stomach, relieve nausea, and help lower blood sugar levels. Some people use it to relieve the symptoms of arthritis, muscle pain, and menstrual cramps.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One 2019 study suggests that ginger can improve rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing disease activity by expressing immunity and inflammation genes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Horseradish&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may use horseradish to address sinus problems, common colds, coughs, urinary and respiratory tract infections, and kidney stones. People may also use horseradish to boost their immunity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2021 study suggests that a recombinant variant of an enzyme isolated from horseradish may have a potential use in targeted cancer treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Onion&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Onion is a common household ingredient that some evidence suggests may help reduce the risk of stomach and colorectal cancers. Onion is also a good source of vitamin C, which is essential for skin and hair health, as it helps produce and maintain collagen levels.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One 2021 study suggests that onion extract is a promising anticancer agent, either as a protective agent or combined with chemotherapy as a treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Garlic&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may use garlic to help treat or prevent a vast range of conditions, including atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and certain types of cancers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2021 study suggests that garlic-derived small extracellular vesicles have anticancer effects and may be an alternative cancer treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chili pepper&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Similar to the other ingredients, chili pepper—specifically the compound capsaicin, which is present in chili peppers—may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. It may also help improve circulation, alleviate pain, and improve metabolism and digestion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis indicates that consuming chili pepper may help reduce the risk of death due to heart disease and cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other ingredients&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As well as the ingredients above, some herbalists include other elements—such as citrus fruits, turmeric, rosemary, thyme, and cinnamon— in their recipes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may use turmeric for arthritis pain, weight loss, and digestive issues. One 2019 review suggests that curcumin, which is turmeric’s active component, has anticancer potential. However, more research is underway to validate its effectiveness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges contain antioxidants that can help reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol, and increase weight loss. Thyme may help boost brain function and memory, while rosemary may be useful for improving mood and decreasing anxiety.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Side effects&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just as there is no evidence to support consuming fire cider for health benefits, there are also no reported risks associated with it. However, there are potential side effects related to its ingredients.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ACV is highly acidic, so it may cause stomach irritation or worsen acid reflux. The American Dental Association also mentions that prolonged contact with acidic foods such as ACV could wear away the enamel of teeth, leading to teeth sensitivity and cavities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn about the side effects of ACV here.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FIRE CIDER RECIPE&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>How to make and how to take it&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since fire cider is a tonic remedy, there are many variations of how to make it. People can add and change the proportions of the ingredients to suit their tastes and preferences.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fire cider ingredients and recipe listed below are based on Gladstar’s recipe for making fire cider.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ingredients&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>fresh horseradish&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>onion&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>garlic&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>fresh ginger&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>powdered or fresh cayenne pepper&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>honey&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>raw, unpasteurized ACV&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>NOTE: Taking turmeric may cause stomach upset, nausea, or diarrhea. Unpasteurized honey may contain bacteria and toxins that may be harmful to a young child.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>To be sure that fire cider is safe for them, people who are living with digestive or metabolic disorders, are pregnant, are nursing, or are taking medications should consult a doctor before consuming it.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Instructions&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Take equal parts of horseradish, onion, and garlic and half part of ginger to prevent it from overpowering the rest of the flavors. Chop the horseradish, onion, garlic, and fresh ginger. Place them into a glass canning jar, then fill the jar with the ACV.&nbsp;</li><li>Once filled, add one-fourth of powdered cayenne pepper or more to taste. It should be hot but tolerable. Close the lid and blend everything. Use parchment paper or wax paper under the cap if it is metal to prevent the vinegar from causing the metal lid to rust.&nbsp;</li><li>Store the mixture in a cool, dry cabinet for about 4 weeks. Do not store it for longer than this, as the vinegar may further break down the ingredients, which may cause the mixture to turn opaque and thick. Storing it for a while allows the mixture to infuse. Individuals may check and shake the jar once per day.&nbsp;</li><li>Once the mixture has infused, strain the pulp out using a cheesecloth. Add honey to taste and blend well until it mixes thoroughly to create a hot, sweet, sour, and spicy tonic. Some variations to this recipe include adding lemons, oranges, and herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and star anise. People can add these ingredients along with the base ingredients.&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Serving suggestions&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anecdotally, people usually take 1–2 tablespoons daily as an immune booster. However, people who find the tonic strong can dilute it in a glass of water. Some people may only take it if they feel a cold coming or to help warm themselves up during the winter season.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals can use the tonic as part of their daily nutrition. Many people may use it as a salad dressing, vinaigrette, or add-on to teas, soups, and stews. It can also add flavor to cooked foods. Some people also add it to cocktails.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fire cider is a natural tonic that some people suggest may improve health. Although there are studies that support the benefits of its ingredients, there is currently no evidence as to the benefits of fire cider itself.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are also no known side effects in pregnant people, people who are breastfeeding, or people with underlying conditions such as diabetes. However, these groups should still inform a doctor before taking fire cider in order to prevent any potential complications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/fire-cider-benefits? <br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is fire cider?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-fire-cider', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:53:03', '2021-09-08 17:53:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52212', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52214, 4, '2021-09-08 13:55:00', '2021-09-08 17:55:00', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>What to know about breakthrough COVID-19 infections</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Delta variant continues to spread, more breakthrough infections are being reported among those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s not too unexpected that we are going to see breakthrough infections because we know that immunity doesn’t last forever,” explained Frank Esper, MD, infectious disease specialist with Cleveland Clinic. “We do this all the time with our influenza vaccine where everybody needs a vaccine every year. We also do it with the tetanus vaccine. Everybody is supposed to get it every five to ten years because your immunity wanes over time.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Esper said even though the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t completely full proof, it will help to reduce the severity of symptoms if you were to get sick.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, data shows a majority of patients currently hospitalized for the virus are not vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said if you are concerned about breakthrough infections, there are other measures you can take to protect yourself, like routinely washing your hands, wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, the vaccine is considered the best line of defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s not one single strategy that will prevent infection with this virus by itself. It’s really going to have to be multiple strategy all working together, at least right now. The best single thing you can do to protect yourself and those around you is to be vaccinated,” he explained.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Esper also notes the more people who get vaccinated, the harder it will be for the virus to mutate and potentially get worse.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: Cleveland Clinic News Service: 9-3-21 “What to Know about Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-6', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:55:01', '2021-09-08 17:55:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52214', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52216, 4, '2021-09-08 13:56:31', '2021-09-08 17:56:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mayo Clinic Staff</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emergency essentials kits can help you respond to natural disasters or other serious situations. Prepare for the unexpected by putting together a survival kit that could be useful if you needed to evacuate your home. Pack enough supplies to last three days, and keep your emergency essentials handy. <em>Make sure your family members know where to find the kit. </em>Consider keeping basic emergency essentials in your car as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A basic emergency essentials kit includes:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Small, waterproof flashlight or headlamp and extra batteries</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Waterproof matches</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Water, 1 gallon a person for each day</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food that won\'t spoil, including baby food if needed</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Manual can opener for food</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pet food and supplies, such as a leash, if needed</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Small notepad and waterproof writing instrument</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blanket</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cellphone with solar charger</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio and a weather radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Insect repellent</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whistle</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First-aid kit</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dust mask</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plastic sheeting and duct tape for improvised shelter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medicine, a week\'s supply</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Extra medical supplies or equipment, as needed, including infant supplies and infant food</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soap, toothbrush, feminine supplies and other personal care items</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emergency health information for you and your family</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phone numbers for professional emergency contacts, such as your family doctor and pediatrician</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phone numbers for a personal emergency contact, such as a friend or a family member you\'ve asked to serve in this role</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Copy of insurance cards</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cash or traveler\'s checks and change</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Paper maps of the area (as your phone might not be charged!)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An extra set of car keys and house keys</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/emergency-essentials/basics/art-20134335?mc_id=us&amp;utm_source=enewsletter&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;utm_content=general&amp;utm_campaign=mayoclinic&amp;geo=national&amp;placementsite=enterprise&amp;invsrc=patloy&amp;cauid=119484\">https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/emergency-essentials/basics/art-20134335?mc_id=us&amp;utm_source=enewsletter&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;utm_content=general&amp;utm_campaign=mayoclinic&amp;geo=national&amp;placementsite=enterprise&amp;invsrc=patloy&amp;cauid=119484</a><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Emergency essentials: Putting together a survival kit', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'emergency-essentials-putting-together-a-survival-kit', '', '', '2021-09-08 13:56:32', '2021-09-08 17:56:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52216', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52218, 4, '2021-09-08 14:00:46', '2021-09-08 18:00:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>most suicidal people show some signs that they are thinking about suicide. The signs may appear in conversations, through their actions, or in social media posts. <strong>If you observe one or more of these warning signs</strong>, especially if the behavior is new, has increased, or seems related to a painful event, loss, or change, <strong>step in or speak up</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What are the risk factors for teen suicide?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A teen might feel suicidal due to certain life circumstances such as:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having a psychiatric disorder, such as depression, an anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder or oppositional defiant disorder</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family history of mood disorder, suicide or suicidal behavior</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>History of physical or sexual abuse or exposure to violence or bullying</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A substance use disorder</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Access to means, such as firearms or medications</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exposure to the suicide of a family member or friend</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Loss of or conflict with close friends or family members</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Physical or medical issues, such as changes related to puberty or a chronic illness</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being lesbian, gay, bisexual or any other sexual minority youth</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being adopted</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Children who have attempted suicide in the past are also at greater risk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the U.S., suicide attempts are more common in adolescent girls than boys. But boys are more likely to die by suicide than are girls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What are the warning signs that a teen might be suicidal?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Warning signs of teen suicide might include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talking or writing about suicide — for example, making statements such as \"I\'m going to kill myself,\" or \"I won\'t be a problem for you much longer\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Withdrawing from social contact</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having mood swings</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Increasing use of alcohol or drugs</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feeling trapped, hopeless or helpless about a situation</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Changing normal routine, including eating or sleeping patterns</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doing risky or self-destructive things</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Giving away belongings when there is no other logical explanation for why this is being done</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Developing personality changes or being severely anxious or agitated when experiencing some of the warning signs listed above</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What can you do to prevent teen suicide?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can take steps to help protect your teen. For example:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Talk about mental health and suicide. </strong>Don\'t wait for your teen to come to you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pay attention. </strong>Listen to what your child is saying and watch how he or she is acting. Never shrug off threats of suicide as teen melodrama.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Discourage isolation. </strong>Encourage your teen to spend time with supportive friends and family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Monitor and talk about social media use. </strong>While social media can give teens valuable support, it can also expose them to bullying, rumor spreading, unrealistic views of other people\'s lives and peer pressure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Encourage a healthy lifestyle. </strong>Help your teen eat well, exercise and get regular sleep.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Support the treatment plan. </strong>If your teen is undergoing treatment for suicidal behavior, remind him or her that it might take time to feel better. Help your teen follow his or her doctor\'s recommendations. Also, encourage your teen to participate in activities that will help him or her rebuild confidence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Monitor medications. </strong>Though it\'s uncommon, some teens might have an increase in suicidal thoughts or behavior when taking antidepressants, especially in the first few weeks after starting or when a dose is changed. But antidepressants are more likely to reduce suicide risk in the long run by improving mood. If your teen has suicidal thoughts while taking an antidepressant, immediately contact the doctor or get emergency help.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Safely store firearms, alcohol and medications. </strong>Access to means can play a role if a teen is already suicidal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\'re worried about your teen, talk to him or her and seek help right away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If any of these signs are present, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talking about death or suicide</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seeking methods for self harm, such as searching online or obtaining a gun</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Warning Signs of Suicide in Adults</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following warning signs may be present in adults who have a high risk for suicide:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Depression or other mental health condition</strong>, such as severe anxiety, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), or schizophrenia</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Depression followed by sudden cheerfulness and contentment</strong>, which may mean the person has made a decision to finalize a suicide plan</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A previous suicide attempt</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Substance use disorder&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Preoccupation with death in conversations</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Giving away personal possessions</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Factors that may increase the risk of suicide include having:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A family member who has died by suicide.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A family history of depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A history of physical or sexual abuse.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diagnosis of a serious medical illness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failing relationships.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A divorce.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A recent life change, such as a death of a spouse or other member of the family, marriage, break-up of a marriage, the birth of a child, a job loss, a job promotion or demotion, or legal problems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advisory on antidepressant medicines and the risk of suicide. Talk to your doctor about these possible side effects and the warning signs of suicide.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-suicide/art-20044308\">https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-suicide/art-20044308</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cigna.com/individuals-families/health-wellness/hw/medical-topics/warning-signs-of-suicide-in-adults-aa45567\">https://www.cigna.com/individuals-families/health-wellness/hw/medical-topics/warning-signs-of-suicide-in-adults-aa45567</a><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'KNOW THE SIGNS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'know-the-signs', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:00:47', '2021-09-08 18:00:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52218', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52221, 4, '2021-09-08 14:02:52', '2021-09-08 18:02:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In November 2021, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will offer its third Conroy Center Writer\'s Residency, available to writers of all genres who are addressing water as a subject or theme of their work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Located on a salt marsh, the residency will provide a writer an inspirational, creative space in the heart of Pat Conroy’s beloved Lowcountry for a stay of eight days to march forth in their writing. The residency location is a guest cottage on St. Helena Island, approximately 15 minutes from downtown Beaufort and 15 minutes from the beach at Hunting Island State Park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The residency will begin Wednesday, Nov. 3, and includes complimentary admission to up to five of the writers workshops being held as part of the sixth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival from Nov. 4 to 7. Workshop instructors include a pantheon of accomplished writers, such as E. Ethelbert Miller, Rosemary Daniel, Judy Goldman, Estelle Ford-Williamson, Jennifer Daniels, Derek Berry, Ann-Chadwell Humphries, Danielle Verwers, Miho Kinnas, Elizabeth Robin, and Yvette Murray.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To apply, submit the following by Sept. 28, to contact@patconroyliterarycenter.org with the subject line CONROY CENTER WRITER\'S RESIDENCY:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Tell us a story ... about water. What is your work in progress? And how is water (as subject or theme) essential to your creative work? Let us know in 200 words (no more) in the body of the email.</li><li>Let’s talk time and place. How will being in the Lowcountry for a residency benefit your writing? Be specific and tell us in 200 words (no more) in the body of the email.</li><li>Who are you? Send us a short bio of no more than 100 words, along with your contact information, also in the body of the email.</li><li>Do you have a favorite Pat Conroy book? If so, tell us which one, and why, in approximately 50 words in the body of the email. Don\'t have a favorite Conroy book? Then tell us which book by another author is closest to your heart and why.</li><li>Let’s have a look. Include a writing sample of your work, three-to-five double-spaced pages of prose or three-to-five poems (collectively no more than five pages), attached as a PDF.</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of Conroy Center advisors. The selected writer will be notified by Oct. 15. The residency will start on Wednesday, Nov. 3, for eight days until Thursday, Nov. 11.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The residency is open to both published and unpublished writers. At the end of the residency, the writer can submit a piece for editing and subsequent publication in Lowcountry Weekly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit www.airbnb.com/rooms/19360110 for photos and details about MarshSong Cottage. The selected writer must provide her or his own transportation. Residency is for the writer only; no guests or pets. A $200 breakage/damage deposit is required a week prior to arrival and will be returned if there is no damage to the property.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Applications open for Conroy Center Writer\'s Residency', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'applications-open-for-conroy-center-writers-residency', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:02:54', '2021-09-08 18:02:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52221', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52223, 4, '2021-09-08 14:04:51', '2021-09-08 18:04:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bestselling author Nancy Springer will be interviewed by Beaufort High School senior Holland Perryman and Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, in a free virtual conversation about the newest entry in the Enola Holmes series and the success of the film adaption.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This online event is presented in partnership with Charleston’s Blue Bicycle Books, from which signed copies of Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche will also be available for sale. Registration is now open at https://aneveningwithnancyspringer.eventbrite.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52176,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Nancy-Springer-au-photo.jpeg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Nancy-Springer-au-photo-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52176\"/></a><figcaption>Nancy Springer</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Written in a style to appeal to new fans introduced to Enola Holmes by way of the film as well as to reward established readers of the extant series, Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche delivers an engaging mystery and empowering message for young readers about the importance of persistence, intelligence, and moral courage. The developing supportive relationship between Enola and her older and more famous consulting detective brother also speaks volumes about the value of mentorship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to writing the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes novels, including The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was made into the hit Netflix movie, Enola Holmes, Nancy Springer is also the author of more than 50 other books for children and adults. She has won many awards, including two Edgar Awards, and has been published in more than thirty countries. She lives in Florida.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An award-winning young writer, Perryman is also founder of Beaufort High School’s DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization. Her book reviews and author interviews have appeared in the Charleston Post and Courier, Beaufort’s Lowcountry Weekly, and Southern Review of Books.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, the former director of the University of South Carolina Press, and co-editor of the multi-award-winning anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy. He is also a frequent book reviewer and monthly author interview podcast host.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Enola Holmes author making virtual visit to Conroy Literary Center', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'enola-holmes-author-making-virtual-visit-to-conroy-literary-center', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:05:18', '2021-09-08 18:05:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52223', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52226, 4, '2021-09-08 14:07:03', '2021-09-08 18:07:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charleston artist JohnHenry Tecklenburg’s Songs of Stillness will be on exhibit through Tuesday, Oct. 19 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Songs of Stillness is an exhibition of recent paintings, drawings and sculptures by Tecklenburg. The exhibition is his response to the history and tradition of painting, in terms of its materials, techniques, and iconography. Subjects range from landscape, still-life, and figurative work executed in pastel. ink, egg tempera, ceramic, charcoal, and oil.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tecklenburg is a visual artist who has studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then finished his BFA degree at the University of South Carolina. In addition, he has studied painting independently at the Rhode Island School of Design, (RISD), the International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy, the Chautauqua School of Art in Chautauqua, N.Y., and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tecklenburg lives and works in Charleston. His work has been in group shows at ArtBash Exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; the Spoletto Festival at the City Gallery in Charleston; and the Fowler Kellogg Art Gallery in Chautauqua, N.Y.; the Meeting Street Gallery, in Charleston; and the Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. His work is in the permanent collection of the American Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.johnhenryart.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB Center for the Arts Gallery – open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – is located at 805 Carteret Street in Beaufort. Masks and social distancing are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Tecklenburg exhibit open at USCB Center for the Arts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tecklenburg-exhibit-open-at-uscb-center-for-the-arts', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:07:05', '2021-09-08 18:07:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52226', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52228, 4, '2021-09-08 14:08:11', '2021-09-08 18:08:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), runs through November 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings include Alina (a 25-minute short film), Graceland (a 14-minute short film) and Rocky Road (a 6-minute animated film).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films were featured at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Trailers for these and all featured shorts are available for viewing at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL hosting Shorts at High Noon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-hosting-shorts-at-high-noon', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:08:12', '2021-09-08 18:08:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52228', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52230, 4, '2021-09-08 14:09:16', '2021-09-08 18:09:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Children’s Theatre will hold auditions for Beauty and the Beast, Jr. for children ages 7 to 18 on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 21 and 22 at USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Audition times for Tuesday are 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. for ages 7 to 9 and 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages 10 to 12. Wednesday’s auditions are 5:15 to 7 p.m. for ages 13 to 18 and 7 to 8:15 p.m. for Call-Backs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Production dates for Beauty and the Beast, Jr. are 7 p.m., Nov. 19 and 20; 3 p.m., Nov. 21 at 3 PM; and 9:30 a.m. and noon, Nov. 18 (for school groups only) at the USCB Center for the Arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rehearsals will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Depending upon the role, actors may not be required to attend every rehearsal but should be available just in case. Tech week (the week prior to shows), rehearsals are every day and are mandatory for all roles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested in auditioning should arrive 15 minutes prior to the audition time to complete the registration information or download it from our website (uscbcenterforthearts.com). Bring a non-returnable recent photograph of the person auditioning. No experience is required, but potential actors must have the ability to pay attention, understand and follow fast-paced direction, and have a positive attitude.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not all who audition will be cast. Cast size is limited. All roles sing and dance. The audition process includes vocal exercise, learning a short dance number and reading from the script or a short sentence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No prepared monologues or songs are required. For those cast, there is a $120 per person participant fee. (Limited partial scholarships available).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beauty and the Beast Jr. tells the story of Belle, an adventurous young girl, and the Beast, her hideous captor who is actually a young prince trapped under a spell. In order to break the spell, the Beast must learn to love another and earn her love in return – before time runs out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, including a loving teapot, a charming candelabra, and a nervous mantel clock, Belle and the Beast find a beautiful friendship and love that neither knew was possible. Beauty and the Beast Jr., features classic songs from the Academy Award-winning film score such as “Be Our Guest” and “Belle,” as well as original songs from the 1994 Tony-nominated Broadway musical.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Children’s Theatre to hold auditions', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'childrens-theatre-to-hold-auditions', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:09:17', '2021-09-08 18:09:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52230', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52232, 4, '2021-09-08 14:10:48', '2021-09-08 18:10:48', '<!-- 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 opens its exciting new season at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Beaufort Theatre Company’s performance of “All Shook Up,” inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18; 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24; and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, as well as 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 26. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $15 for students, and are available at USCBCenterForTheArts.com. Tickets are also available through the box office from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday; by calling 843-521-4145; and at the door one hour prior to showtime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”<br><br><em>Above: Chris Barr and Lauren Tillapaugh. Photo by Susan Deloach.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USCB Center for the Arts opens season with All Shook Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-opens-season-with-all-shook-up', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:10:49', '2021-09-08 18:10:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52232', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52234, 4, '2021-09-08 14:11:57', '2021-09-08 18:11:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gubernatorial candidate McLeod to visit St. Helena</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>State Senator Mia McLeod, a Democratic candidate for governor, will be at the Gullah Geechee Visitors Center at LyBensons Gallery &amp; Studio, 870 Sea Island Parkway, at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, to get to know the citizens of Saint Helena and Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Senator McLeod, (District 22, Richland County), has made history as the first black woman in South Carolina history to enter the state\'s gubernatorial race. McLeod, 52, was elected to the State House in 2010 and the Senate in 2016.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Men’s, women’s clubs hosting GOP barbecue fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club and the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men will hold a fundraising event from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Quality Inn, 2001 Boundary Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will feature a barbecue buffet by Jimmy Fitts, a silent auction, and a beer and wine cash bar. The guest speaker will be State Senator Chip Campsen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $25 each, and there will be no tickets at the door. Mail checks to BRWC, P.O. Box 1835, Beaufort, S.C. 29901 prior to Sept. 22. For more information, contact Elaine Gantt at 843-379-0056.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIBPA Meeting set for Sept. 14</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lady’s Island Business Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Beaufort Realtors’ Association Headquarters at 22 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Robert Merchant, Acting Director of the Beaufort County Planning and Zoning Department, will be the featured speaker. Please stop by for coffee and conversation concerning our community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County hosting electronics recycling</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton and Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Citizens are asked to please remain in their cars during the event. Staff will unload electronics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines, and typewriters) will be accepted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about Beaufort County recycling events, call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 or visit the website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County accepting applications for 2 percent tax grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is now accepting applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the 2 percent state accommodations tax fund.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina law allows for a 2 percent tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2 percent in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current year application (2021/2022) is available online at https://bit.ly/3tioIPo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if received incomplete or after 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Shannon Milroy at atax@bcgov.net or 843-255-2302.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cougar Community Campus Clean-up</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All Lady’s Island Middle School students, parents, teachers, staff, alumni and community friends are invited to join the first Cougar Community Campus Clean-Up from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enjoy a fall morning with the LIMS community as we work together to “spruce up” our campus. 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(52238, 4, '2021-09-08 14:17:24', '2021-09-08 18:17:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Above: Daniel Hackenberger took his kids for a quick game of giant chess at the West Street Extension during First Friday. At left is son Bradley Hackenberger, who seemed to pick up the game pretty quickly. Just out of camera range are Christian and Scott Hackenberger. Photos by Bob Sofaly</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52186,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09032021-First-Friday-2-1888.jpeg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09032021-First-Friday-2-1888-1024x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52186\"/></a><figcaption>Jumbo the Shrimp, who seemed a lot like Terri Ely, was on hand to help promote the Sea Island Rotary Club’s annual Charity Shrimp Race to be held Oct. 2, during the Beaufort Shrimp Festival. Jumbo and other Rotary representatives were at First Friday along Bay Street. For more information go to seaislandrotary.net.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'FIRST FRIDAY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'first-friday-6', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:17:25', '2021-09-08 18:17:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52238', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52240, 4, '2021-09-08 14:18:40', '2021-09-08 18:18:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shorts at High Noon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Nov. 17, Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Beaufort campus. A collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and TCL, screenings are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Schedule and trailers for all featured shorts are available at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021. Masks are required.</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., fourth Friday of each month. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers tours to the public. Tours begin at the amphitheater (Paris Avenue), and you will be guided through the rookery, viewing the many varieties of birds and wildlife and learning the benefits of this stormwater system &amp; working organic laboratory. Tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore To Life. Those interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at katkatbray@gmail.com. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</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>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>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club June meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. The topic is Spanish Mackerel. Captain Jason Woodham of MerriKohlOutfitters.com will discuss Tarpen and local by catches. This will include inshore and close by offshore locations, rods and reels, special rigs, and baits of choice. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Charlie Depalo won the monthly $50 drawing for July. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11 via Zoom. To get a link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For more information, call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort SC Drum Circle</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion. All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort SC Drum Circle. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Rain or Shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share. For questions or to join our mailing list, email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle\" or call Samuel Jones at 843-812-0032.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, Hampton Hall Clubhouse, Beaufort. Join the Christian Women’s Connection for an elegant meal, pre-holiday season shopping, and program entitles “So What’s Normal Anyway?” With beautiful decorating themes, home decorator Debby Morris will demonstrate how to look at life in new and unexpected ways. Her two books \"Celebrate the Season\" and \"Joyful Journey Through Advent\" will be available, along with samples of her Advent recipes. We joyfully begin the 2021-22 year of outreach among women of the Lowcountry. Cost is $28 and must be prepaid by Sept. 8 to “CWC Bluffton,” care of Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC 29909. For details, contact Julie at 602-750-5465 or Julie.ott.az@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chamber visits the Chamber</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 1106 Carteret Street, Beaufort. The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce to hear from Beaufort businesses and citizens. The reception will include state-level updates and an interactive, real-time survey about key issues. Register at https://bit.ly/3DvvUfK.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday each month, downtown Beaufort. Recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort. Entertainment schedule: Thursday, Sept. 16 – Wayne Graberbauer; Thursday, Oct. 21 – Alan Price; Thursday, Nov. 18 – Nick Poulin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TCL Culinary Institute Enrollment Expo</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, New River Campus, 100 Community Drive, Bluffton. Information on scholarships and financial aid, as well as application assistance, will be provided, and faculty and staff will be on hand to answer any questions. For additional details or to RSVP, visit www.tcl.edu/exporsvp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee with Colleagues – Military Hearts Matter</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 17, Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 1106 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Learn about Military Hearts Matter and enjoy breakfast networking. Register at https://bit.ly/3kwOHOY.</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 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>Indivisible Beaufort Meeting on the Bluff</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, 809 Audusta Place, Pigeon Point, Beaufort. Christine deVries will give a review of the 2021 legislative session and a preview of the 2022 session. deVries is a former candidate for S.C. House District 123, Principal Consultant for deVries Consulting, Field Organizer for the S.C. Democratic Party, Board Member for Planned Parenthood Votes/South Atlantic and Treasurer for the Beaufort Democratic Party. deVries most recently developed information on redistricting to assist local citizens with Senate public hearings. Bring a chair. Wear a mask. There is parking in an adjacent public right of way area and along the street. 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(52242, 4, '2021-09-08 14:22:19', '2021-09-08 18:22:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Above: Vernita F. Dore <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A longtime Beaufort ophthalmologist, a Hilton Head Island attorney, and a former senior official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been appointed to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees by Beaufort County Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board-certified ophthalmologist Dr. Jane Kokinakis, D.O., owner of Beaufort Eye Center, and Vernita F. Dore, former USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, joined the nine-member governing board this spring.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":52177,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Kokinakis-D.O..jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jane-Kokinakis-D.O.-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52177\"/></a><figcaption>Jane Kokinakis D.O.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kokinakis and Dore join Richardson LaBruce, another recent addition to the hospital board. LaBruce earned his B.A. from Davidson College in North Carolina and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A native of Myrtle Beach, LaBruce is a partner with Hilton Head Island-based Finger, Melnik, Brooks &amp; LaBruce, P.A., and is the former chairman of the Beaufort Housing Authority. He serves on the hospital’s governance and finance committees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kokinakis replaces Dr. Faith Polkey, a pediatrician with Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A graduate of Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kokinakis completed her residency in 2000 at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She practiced four years in Pennsylvania and three in Michigan before moving to the Lowcountry. She also served six years on the board of the American Osteopathic Board of Ophthalmology &amp; Otolaryngology, writing and administering written and oral board exams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":52174,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Richardson-LaBruce.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Richardson-LaBruce-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52174\"/></a><figcaption>Richardson LaBruce</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dore replaces Andrea Allen, who served as secretary of the board of trustees. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the economic development of rural communities throughout the U.S. Most recently she served as USDA Deputy Under Secretary, helping increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural Americans by addressing the needs of communities in housing, water and environmental infrastructure, broadband and telecommunications.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Dore served as state director of USDA Rural Development. In this position, she was responsible for the administration and supervision of 42 programs offered by the USDA in 46 South Carolina counties. During her tenure, she significantly increased financing for economic development in the state from an average $340 million to more than $900 million annually. Over the years, Dore has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions and leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other members of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees include chair David House, vice chair William “Bill” Himmelsbach, secretary Dr. Steve Larson, finance chair Kathryn McDonagh, BMH Chief of Staff Dr. Kurt Ellenberger and Dr. Eric Billig.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '3 added to Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3-added-to-beaufort-memorial-hospital-board-of-trustees', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:22:20', '2021-09-08 18:22:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52242', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52246, 4, '2021-09-08 14:30:57', '2021-09-08 18:30:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stewart challenges Lutz’s Historic Review Board membership; she’s not backing down </strong><br><br>BEAUFORT – Beaufort City Council is facing pressure to remove or recuse not just one outspoken female from its appointed boards/ commissions, but two. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maxine Lutz, one of the five members of the Historic District Review Board (HDRB), is being challenged by developer Dick Stewart of 303 Associates who contends she, as a former director of Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF), is prejudiced against his projects.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an Aug. 10 letter to the City Council, Stewart contends Lutz’s critical opinions about this downtown developments, particularly the proposed parking lot and new hotel on the corner of Scotts and Port Republic streets, are well-known thanks to an op-ed piece she wrote back in March, prior to being appointed to the HDRB.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stewart also claims Lutz has a conflict of interest, as a representative of HBF on the review board, because the non-profit foundation joined an appeal filed by private landowner Graham Trask against the city’s approval of the parking garage and hotel.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lutz disagrees with Stewart’s challenge and has a ruling from the state Ethics Commission to back her.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The opinion, issued Aug. 24, states since Lutz does not financially benefit by actions of the Foundation, she is not in conflict with ethics laws and does not have to recuse herself.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Charles Street apartments, known as the Cannon Building, were scheduled to come back to the HDRB for final approval this week but the project was withdrawn from the agenda.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City Council also has the future of one of its two members on the city’s Election Commission on its plate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Helen Pappas Spalding was one of the organizers of the recent “Audit the S.C. 2020 Vote” rally held at the Olde Beaufort Golf Club, and since “non-partisan” is one of the requirements for election commissioners, her appointment is now being challenged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>On the ballot&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PORT ROYAL – Speaking of elections, the town of Port Royal has one coming up in November and four candidates have filed for two council seats.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Incumbents Mary Beth Heyward and Daryl Owens met Friday’s deadline as did newcomers John Hazel and Edwin Gugino.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heyward, who recently retired from Lowcountry Medical, has been on the council since 1992. Owens, who works with the Jasper County school district, is seeking his second full term.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hazel is owner of Devil Dog Headquarters, a retail operation specializing in military memorabilia and chairman of the town’s parks and trees commission. Gugino is a resident of Shadow Moss neighborhood.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2017, Heyward and Owens ran unopposed in the city-wide, non-partisan elections.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Taking a look around ...&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CHARLESTON – Sometimes, it can be enlightening to look at how other communities are dealing with similar issues, like flooding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort and Port Royal recently completed the Mossy Oaks drainage project, a four-year $8 million project designed to improve existing flooding problems. The county-wide stormwater management program includes more protection projects, dependent on available money.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But take a look over at Charleston where residents of the Peninsula are working with officials on a multi-billion dollar plan to build a wall, or buffer around the low-lying area to prevent further sea encroachment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The argument for the dikes won even more supporters recently when similar systems installed around parts of New Orleans worked as designed and appeared to lessen the damage from Hurricane Ida.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County leaders, on the other hand, can’t agree to the establishment of a Coastal Resilience Overlay Zone, which creates a “buyer beware” clause for potential land buys in areas lower than 10 feet in elevation. The biggest opponents of the amendment – those in the real estate market – cite fear of “unintended consequences.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good thing they’re not planning a wall.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/ editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-48', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:30:57', '2021-09-08 18:30:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52248, 4, '2021-09-08 14:31:51', '2021-09-08 18:31:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mira International Foods, Inc., a food crafting and distributing company based in New Jersey, on Thursday announced plans to establish operations in the City of Beaufort. The $2 million-plus investment will create 28 new jobs, according to a news release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mira crafts and distributes food, beverage and snack items to more than 30,000 retailers in the United States. Some of the company’s bestselling products include coconut waters, coconut milk, white and brown sugars, a line of sauces, and tropical nectars.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new 48,960-square-foot facility, located on Eleanore Fine Road, will increase the company’s operating capacity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mira is excited to invest in South Carolina and partner with its constituents to robustly grow its business,” owners of the company Mark and Monica Awadalla said in a release. “Beaufort is a strategic location, which allows us to harness the talents of a growing and vibrant workforce, often with the benefit of rigorous military experience. Situated between two of the most thriving ports in the country, Charleston and Savannah, our location is optimal as we can readily import key products that are essential for our business. Thank you, South Carolina, for your amazing welcome and for being so business friendly.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are excited to welcome Mira International Foods to the City of Beaufort,” Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray said.“The decision of this family-owned company highlights that out-of-state businesses recognize the pro-industrial climate of Beaufort and the State of South Carolina.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Food products company to open facility in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'food-products-company-to-open-facility-in-beaufort', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:31:51', '2021-09-08 18:31:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52250, 4, '2021-09-08 14:33:01', '2021-09-08 18:33:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Jaycees are hosting the 4th annual Beaufort Food Truck Festival from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9 on Paris Avenue in Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The festival is free and open to the public. Food trucks will be on site providing a variety of delicious dining options. There will be live music from local musicians, a kid zone and an area to participate in a variety of games for the whole family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Proceeds of this event will benefit Jaycee Camp Hope, a statewide residential camp for individuals with intellectual disabilities aged 7 and older. Camp Hope, established in 1969, strives to give campers healthy experiences outdoors through four summer sessions. Benefits include exercise, outdoor activities, personal growth, and social development with peers and caring adults.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Food Truck Festival is the signature event of the Lowcountry Jaycees, also known as the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Jaycees are the premiere leadership training and community service organization for men and women between the ages of 21–40. They promote leadership training and self-improvement by providing service and support for our community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sponsorship opportunities are available, as well vendor spots for artisans/crafts ($100) and food trucks ($275). For more information, contact Ashley Doucette or Nicklas Mayrand at beaufortfoodtruckfestival@gmail.com or call 843-940-8645.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Food Truck Festival returns Oct. 9 in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'food-truck-festival-returns-oct-9-in-port-royal', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:33:01', '2021-09-08 18:33:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52250', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52252, 4, '2021-09-08 14:34:42', '2021-09-08 18:34:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Rick Buning, 72, enlisted in the United States Marines in Orlando in 1967. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and Infantry training, he became a tank repairman. He served with the 1st Tank Battalion in Da Nang, where he was injured. After recuperating in Jacksonville, he returned for an extended second tour in Da Nang working with tank retrievers. He separated from the Marines in 1971 as a Sergeant. Thereafter, he used the GI Bill to earn an engineering degree from the University of Florida and then worked in construction for 35 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52172,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Rick-Buning-Young.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Rick-Buning-Young-975x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52172\"/></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 – RICK BUNING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-rick-buning', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:34:43', '2021-09-08 18:34:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52252', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52256, 4, '2021-09-08 14:40:21', '2021-09-08 18:40:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort Eagle Brandon Smalls, left, held up the Benedictine’s Za’Quan Bryan long enough to let Owen Davis move in for the tackle during their non-region game Friday night at Beaufort High School. The Eagles bested the Cadets, 33-23, to improve to 3-0. BHS will host West Ashley at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Eagles have run the Georgia gauntlet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tyler Haley threw a touchdown pass to Zyrin Odom and added two 1-yard touchdown runs in the second half, and Beaufort High’s defense slowed down another Peach State power in a 33-23 home win over Benedictine on Friday night.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haley passed for 282 yards and a score and added 53 rushing yards and two scores, Amariee Morris rushed for 121 yards and a TD, and Odom finished with six catches for 136 yards in an impressive offensive display from the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort gashed the Cadets on the ground with Morris and Haley picking up big chunks, and Haley picked apart the defense, throwing deep jump balls for Odom, whose basketball prowess has translated splendidly to the gridiron, and finding McLeod Reichel tight end Michael Dennison underneath. Reichel caught six passes for 73 yards, and Dennison added six grabs for 68 yards.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles marched down the field on the opening drive, punching it in on a 2-yard Morris run, but Benedictine’s Justin Thomas took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards to tie it at 7.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52189,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09032021-Benedictine-@-BHS-football-2-2054_edited-1.jpg\"><img src=\"http://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09032021-Benedictine-@-BHS-football-2-2054_edited-1-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52189\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort’s Amarlee Morris, right, gains yardage during the first half of the non-region game against the Benedictine Cadets on Friday night</em>.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haley and Auburn commit Holden Geriner traded punches, as Haley and Odom hooked up on a 17-yard fade to regain the lead before Geriner hit Za’Quan Bryan for a 32-yard TD to draw even again. Benedictine seemed to have made a pivotal stop when the Eagles punted from near midfield in the waning minutes of the half, but the Cadets coughed up the ball on the return, and Beaufort cashed in with a 36-yard Joe Caprarola field goal for a 17-14 halftime lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caprarola added a 21-yard field goal to stretch the lead to six after a strong goal-line stand from the Cadets, and Beaufort’s defense came up with a stop, but Benedictine pinned the Eagles deep, and penalties backed them up farther.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The momentum turned when the Eagles’ punt snap sailed out of the end zone for a safety, and after the free kick, Thomas promptly broke a tackle and raced 44 yards for a score to give Benedictine a 23-20 lead with 4:01 left in the third quarter.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haley and the Eagles kept marching. They moved down the field with precision, and Haley capped it off with a 1-yard plunge to push Beaufort back in front.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then the defense showed its mettle, forcing a fumble to set Beaufort up at the Benedictine 35, leading to another Haley sneak that all but sealed it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Geriner and the Cadets didn’t go quietly, driving deep into Beaufort territory before a fourth-down stop gave the ball back to Haley to finish the job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (3-0) will take on their first Palmetto State opponent of the season when they host West Ashley on Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort completes Georgia sweep with win over Cadets', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-completes-georgia-sweep-with-win-over-cadets', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:40:22', '2021-09-08 18:40:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52256', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52259, 4, '2021-09-08 14:41:54', '2021-09-08 18:41:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A U.S. Marine recruit was found dead Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Beaufort County Coroner David Ott, a recruit from 3rd Recruit Training Battalion was “found deceased at about 7:30 a.m., apparently from a fall from the balcony.” He said that is all the information that would be released at this time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An autopsy is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to MCRD Parris Island spokesperson Capt. Philip Kulczewski, the incident is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS). The recruit’s identity will be released 24 hours after the next of kin notification.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Again, this incident is currently under investigation, no further details can be released at this time,” Kulczewski said in a statement. “The Marine Corps maintains high training standards as well as thorough safety precautions. All safety incidents are taken seriously.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesday’s death marks the second time this year a recruit has died at Parris Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nineteen-year-old Dalton Beals of Pennsville, N.J. died in June while taking part in The Crucible, the extremely difficult exercise recruits undertake near the end of their training to become Marines. The more-than-two-day exercise concludes with a 9-mile hike.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beals suffered heat injuries and could not be revived.&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 -->', 'Recruit found dead Tuesday at Parris Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'recruit-found-dead-tuesday-at-parris-island', '', '', '2021-09-08 14:41:54', '2021-09-08 18:41:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52259', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52261, 4, '2021-09-08 14:44:25', '2021-09-08 18:44:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;Most people of a certain age can tell you exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or the explosions of the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles, vivid sights and sounds enrich our memories of that day in ways that make it unforgettable.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I remember it was a Tuesday morning, and I had just risen after working late the night before at the newspaper. I rolled off my side of the bed and reached to grab the remote for the little television atop the dresser. I pressed the red power button and waited to see what the news of the day might be.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife had left the house already to take the children to school, and my only company was the little flatscreen coming to life.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “Today” show was responding to reports of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. Images on the screen showed smoke pouring from the North Tower. Early speculation was there had been some sort of horrible mistake by air traffic controllers. I flipped channels, trying to see what the other networks were broadcasting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I heard my wife’s keys jingle as the front door opened at the other end of the hallway. She called out, “What is going on?!? The people on the radio are saying ...”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As she spoke, a second plane appeared on the television screen and vanished into the side of the South Tower.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Turn on the TV!” I yelled. “Somebody is trying to blow up the World Trade Center!” A fireball erupted from the other side of the building and debris rained onto the street below.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We watched with the rest of the world as smoke billowed from the&nbsp;burning buildings. Later came the terrible sights of desperate people trying to escape the flames. Then came the collapse of the towers, first one and then the other, and the manic crowds evading the rubble and soot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I had called the newspaper office and asked whether I needed to come in. “Not yet,” was the answer. “They’re working on a bulldog.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I didn’t know that term at the time, but a bulldog is the early edition of a daily paper. Bulldog editions are the ones you see in movies, dropped on street corners for vendors to hold up and call out to passersby, “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was unusual for us to do a bulldog, but the news warranted the special effort. I was sure my immediate supervisor in online already had a plan for the newspaper’s website. In the whirlwind of the day’s news cycle, I realized my call to the newsroom probably was as much of a nuisance as anything.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was watching from the sidelines like so many others. I felt useless, but my feelings didn’t matter that day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As we come to the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, which will be commemorated. I ask myself, what about Sept. 12? What about Sept. 13 and the days, weeks and months that followed? Didn’t we try to get along then? Didn’t we forget the usual silly things that divided us? Didn’t we unite in the face of a common foe?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sure, there were snags. It wasn’t long after the tragedies before conspiracy theories started: The president knew beforehand! The Pentagon was hit by missiles, not a plane! The military shot down that plane in Pennsylvania! The Twin Towers didn’t fall, they were blown up from the inside!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But we brushed aside that ignorance to rally behind the notion the terrorists would not win, that they would not change us and make us give up our ways of life. They would not make us forsake our freedoms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Years later, that kind of unity feels like a relic of a bygone era. Why can’t we come together now like we did then? We face a foe that’s claimed 600,000 souls, more than 200 times as many who died that horrible day 20 years ago. Why aren’t we all chipping in?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When President George W. Bush declared, “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists,” some criticized the provocative divisiveness of his statement. At least back then we looked abroad for threats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now we can’t even get along with ourselves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We owe it to ourselves and the memories of the many people who died that day to remember the commonality we sought after they perished. We should remember and seek it again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>CITY TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort invites area residents to a ceremony Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Henry C. 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(52265, 4, '2021-09-08 14:51:18', '2021-09-08 18:51:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In February, Helen Spalding was appointed to a six-year term on the City of Beaufort’s non-partisan Election Commission by the City Council.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now her presence on the commission is in question.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spalding was involved in the organization of the far-right Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally held Aug. 30 at the Olde Beaufort Golf Club. She publicized the rally before and afterward on her social media pages, and her email address was listed on a flier advertising the event as the RSVP contact.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayor Stephen Murray said that he learned of Spalding’s involvement in the rally on the night of Monday, Aug. 30. He characterized his feelings on the matter as “disappointment” and said he conveyed that message in a phone conversation with Spalding later in the week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spalding could be removed from the position, but the City Council would have to vote to remove her. Murray said that the Council needed time to do its homework and would likely seek legal advice, as well, and discuss the matter in executive session at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. That meeting is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 14.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of press time, Spalding had not responded to an email from The Island News seeking comment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the City of Beaufort website, “Members of the Beaufort Elections Commission assist at polling places in the City of Beaufort during elections. They also are present during the certification&nbsp;of votes. The commission is comprised of two members, who serve a term of six years. The board meets twice a year. The commission coordinates with the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration &amp; Elections.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city’s code on the non-partisan municipal election commission states, “The city and its municipal election commission shall remain responsible for the total cost of conducting all municipal elections including providing the supplies to be used at the precincts, the certification of all candidates, the designation of polling places, the inspection and visitation of polls during election day, the recruitment and assignment of poll managers, securing telephones for the polling precincts, the hearing of challenged ballots and ruling on any other protest and/or complaints regarding the election or its procedures and the certification of election results.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In its emails over the past week, the Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club has encouraged its members to contact Murray and members of the City Council and voice their concerns over Spalding’s activities in relation to her presence on the commission.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recent emails, the group characterizes the Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally, as well as the upcoming Sept. 11 “Election Fraud &amp; Audit Committee” event at the Beaufort Hilton Garden Inn in Hilton Head, which Spalding has also championed, as events “intended to undermine confidence in our democratic electoral system.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Clearly she does not belong on this commission,” the group said in Sept. 2 email.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 250 people showed up at the Aug. 30 rally that included speakers Seth Keshel and Lin Wood, along with several others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keshel is the author of a widely spread but debunked conspiracy theory that former President Donald Trump won seven key states that were instead awarded to President Joe Biden.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Pro-Trump lawyer and Beaufort County resident, Wood was sanctioned recently, along with several other lawyers who filed lawsuits challenging the results of the 2020 election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Sanctions are required to deter the filing of future frivolous lawsuits designed primarily to spread the narrative that our election processes are rigged and our democratic institutions cannot be trusted,\" U.S. District Judge Linda Parker, of the Eastern District of Michigan, wrote in her 110-page opinion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawyers are ordered to reimburse attorneys\' fees that the city of Detroit and Michigan state officials paid to defend the lawsuit, and they are to take legal education classes. Parker also referred the case to the jurisdiction where each lawyer was admitted to the bar for the appropriate discipline, which could include disbarment.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WATCH FOR YOURSELF</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here are videos of four speakers from the Aug. 30 Audit The SC 2020 Vote Rally held at Olde Beaufort Golf Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>John Di Lemme: </strong><a href=\"https://rumble.com/vlys3f-john-di-lemme-at-the-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html\">https://rumble.com/vlys3f-john-di-lemme-at-the-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Jarrin Jackson: </strong><a href=\"https://rumble.com/vlx2nj-jarrin-jackson-at-the-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html\">https://rumble.com/vlx2nj-jarrin-jackson-at-the-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seth Keshel: </strong><a href=\"https://rumble.com/vlyug5-seth-keshel-at-the-audit-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2020.html\">https://rumble.com/vlyug5-seth-keshel-at-the-audit-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2020.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lin Wood: </strong><a href=\"https://rumble.com/vlywhk-lin-wood-at-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html\">https://rumble.com/vlywhk-lin-wood-at-audit-the-sc-2020-vote-rally-august-30th-2021.html</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of&nbsp;The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort election official helped organize right-wing rally', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-election-official-helped-organize-right-wing-rally', '', '', '2021-09-08 15:09:14', '2021-09-08 19:09:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52265', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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Photo by Bob Sofaly. </em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In what he referred to as his “first” Community Conversation, hinting there might be more to come, City of Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray sat down Tuesday, July 31, with Dr. Luke Baxley, a, Emergency Room physician at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, in Murray’s home to discuss COVID and vaccines as the numbers remain high at BMH and across the county and state.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 3,757 new cases of COVID and 28 COVID deaths on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 12.3 percent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the three-day holiday weekend, there were 16,628 news cases reported, along with 164 deaths statewide, according to DHEC.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 91 new cases reported in Beaufort County on Tuesday, but the rolling seven-day average for new cases is at 157. There were 13 COVID deaths reported over the last week in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At BMH, there were 53 COVID patients Monday, 46 of those unvaccinated. Ten are in the ICU and eight are on ventilators – all unvaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Baxley, a doctor for 13 years, has worked in the BMH ER for roughly a decade. He visited Beaufort City Council abut six months ago to talk about vaccines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I thought it might be informative for some folks,” Murray said. “… over the last three or four weeks, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about vaccines, about their efficacy, about their safety, which makes me a little uncomfortable because I’m a mayor, not a medical doctor. And I thought it would be good to have Dr. Baxley come on and chat.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murray asked his own questions for the first part of the conversation before viewers had their questions addressed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here’s a sampling of roughly a third of the conversation. <strong>To watch the conversation in it’s entirety, visit <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3jRvMzq\">https://bit.ly/3jRvMzq</a>.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>Will you talk a little bit about what your day looks like at the ER and what you and the nurses and other doctors are having to deal with at BMH on a daily basis?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>We do shift work and we come in and pick up patients who are waiting to be seen. Most of it used to be your run of the mill emergencies, some of it, mixed in, your primary care. But rapidly, that’s turned into COVID. COVID, COVID, COVID, and more COVID. And complications of COVID. Initially in the first wave and the second little hump, we were fearful taking care of these people. We were all unvaccinated. We waited and waited, if we could just hold out for this vaccine and finally put an end to this. And it did, and we found that it’s been underutilized. Really underutilized. We’ve given this virus a chance to mutate, and it has. I’m sure all you guys are familiar with the Delta variant, more virulent, more aggressive, way more contagious. More likely to give you symptoms, more likely to put you in the hospital, more likely to kill you. And that’s what 80 percent of the infections were seeing at the hospital are, the Delta variant. And it’s frustrating because it’s … entirely preventable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>I understand that your seeing between 140 and 180 patients a day coming into the ER?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Yes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>Which is pretty significant …</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Initially we saw kind of a drop, with people afraid to come to the hospital. But now that that’s kinda gone away, and people are coming in, and we’re getting COVID and regular emergencies and it’s just stockpiling. … The bed situation is dire, the beds are filling up. The people who get sick with COVID and are coming in to the hospital, it’s not a two-day stay or a three-day stay. These people stay for weeks or months and occupy a bed in the hospital that would be used for the care of other patients. That’s now not available.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>You went live today about your day. You treated a guy patient who had a heart attack, I think …</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Oh yes. Treated a heart attack today in the hallway. No monitor, no … well, we eventually got help. And the only place to put them was in the hallway because every bed was occupied and a large majority of that was from patients with COVID. Unvaccinated patients with COVID.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>I keep telling people, being unvaccinated and going into the hospital, you’re really putting other people that are not COVID patients at risk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Absolutely. That’s kind of what I’ve been talking about for a while. COVID doesn’t just hurt people that get COVID. This is how COVID kills people that don’t get COVID. It occupies the hospital bed where they should be treated. It fills up the hospital to max capacity and there’s limited resources to take care or what we normally take care of – heart attacks, stokes, car accidents, trauma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>Are you vaccinated?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Oh yeah.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>And I understand like 96 percent of physicians are vaccinated?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Absolutely. Yep. And nursing staff. And PAs. And staff. And mid-level providers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>I heard over 80 percent (at Beaufort Memorial). Besides the travel nurses, besides the contract nurses, you’re over 80 percent vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Yeah. And climbing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>And so you think everybody who’s eligible should go get vaccinated?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Yes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>And so you think the vaccines are safe?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>I do. I do. And it’s not just me, but all of the governing bodies of the major academic institutions agree and have put forth in very firm language saying that all patients 12 and older should be vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>FDA gave approval last week …</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Yes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>… which I think was a really important milestone …</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Huge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>… because I’ve heard from a lot of folks, “Well, it’s not even FDA approved.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Huge milestone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>But I hear often from folks that the vaccines were developed so quickly and how were we able to develop them so quickly and because they were developed so quickly, there’s a concern. I tell folks, “It’s good to be skeptical these days.” I’m a skeptic by nature. I think it’s important for folks to do there own research, to look at things, to ask questions, to look at different sources. But at a certain point, you have to make a decision based on all the data that’s presented to you. So will you talk a little bit about the FDA approval process or the clinical trials or the why the perception that is was created so quickly may be inaccurate?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Like how it was pushed out so fast and how it’s brand new and it’s got to be dangerous because one day it was not here, and now it is here? I get that question a lot, and it has to do, … of course it’s multi-factorial, … the way they pushed it out so fast … both in study design and some factors they had in their favor, one of which is anytime you try to study a new medication or new vaccine, you have to have willing participants to participate in the study. And that’s one of the hardest parts is going knocking on doors and like, “hey, can we get you to participate in this trial?” A lot of people …</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Murray: </strong>Don’t want to be guinea pigs?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>Right. Well, not now. When it first rolled out and the vaccine trials started, hundreds of thousands of people tried to sign up to participate in this trial, so there was no shortage of participants. The other thing is the data analyzed throughout the world was made freely available, so people in Chine sequenced the genome of the virus, and instead of keeping it to themselves, they released it,and gave charge to whatever scientist could start working on this. And the other thing is that the mRNA, the science behind it is not necessarily new. It was already around. For decades, for 20 years. They’ve already used it in Guinea and Sierra Leone to stop an ebola outbreak. … So the science was there, the participants were there. They green lighted it and fully funded it and pushed it forward. The analogy is, the best way to put it … you’re in an ambulance, you’re sick or injured and you need to get to the hospital quickly and safely. You just turn the sirens on and everyone moves out of the way and you make it easily to the hospital. … They green lighted it, they funded it, they had a ton of willing participants and they studied it quickly. They didn’t skip any of the steps that the FDA requires for approval. There’s a clear step-wise process that they have to follow to … be approved. They didn’t skip any of those steps. There’s two governing bodies that look at and analyze the data that come from these safety trials, and those two, one advises the CDC and one advises the FDA, and they’re made up of scientists. Not politicians or government officials. These are scientists and doctors at the top of their field that loo at this data and say, with certainty, that this is safe and this is effective. And honestly, it’s the safest vaccine that we have to date.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>* * *</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Baxley: </strong>I’ve never seen small pox. And I’ve never seen polio. And I never will. Because someone made a vaccine. And people took it. And it’s gone.</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><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS STILL HIT HARD</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From Aug. 31 through Sept. 5, 220 more students and 16 more faculty and staff members in the Beaufort County School District have tested positive for COVID.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The number of students quarantined is 2,839, roughly 13.5 percent or a little more than one in eight students. 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We also have the advertisement for the political event on Sept. 7, once again organized by Helen Spalding,” Harvey said. “It is my opinion that these advertised political activities constitute political management, which is prohibited by state law to be conducted by a member of the Election Commission. No one is saying that Ms. Spalding cannot engage in these political activities and cannot&nbsp;organize or manage these&nbsp;political rallies, but under restriction of the state statute, she cannot do so as a member of the City Election Commission.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were no public comments made before Mayor Stephen Murray called for the vote. Spalding did not attend the meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harvey said that he believed the decision was a clear one.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In my opinion, yes. 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So whether we pass this or do not pass this, the county administrator can do any of those items on this list. So I’m not sure why it’s important that we do this,” Councilman Paul Sommerville said. “If we take it off, he can still consider it. If we leave it on, he can still consider it. So I’m not sure what this accomplishes. Where we are now, if we pass this or not, the county administrator has the absolute authority to to any of the things or not.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Council voted on separating the mask requirement from the other recommendations to Greenway. Only Brian Flewelling, Logan Cunningham and Mark Lawson were in favor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If what Mr. Sommerville said is true, then what is the point of the group?” Councilman Logan Cunningham asked. “There’s no point in any of this. If he had this ability the whole time, I don’t know if that’s true or not, then what is the point of the entire ad hoc group? It’s completely irrelevant.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Flewelling called the recommendations “redundant” and “ridiculous,” and questioned if the point was “looking for some kind of publicity.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cunningham, in what he promised were his final comments on the topic, said he could only assume from the signs already being put in place outside the building that the mask requirement was going to happen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And that’s when Greenway stood up and told Cunningham he was correct.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Tomorrow morning, effective at 8 o’ clock, any county employee or any member of the public that enters a county building or property will be expected to wear a mask. Those masks must adhere to CDC guidelines. There will be kiosks provided with other PPE. There will be gloves and sanitizer for anybody that wants to use those as well,” Greenway said over objections from several members of the public in attendance. “You’re exactly right. We have to get ready because we have to put up signage and things like that. We couldn’t wait until the morning to put up signs so those signs started going out today because we have a lot of properties that we have to cover, and me being the planner that I am, we’ve started planning for that to take effect in the morning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There will also be an email sent out with a video from me to every employee that will explain as kindly and as gently as I can as to why I feel as the county administrator these steps are necessary. So I appreciate the work of the committee. The committee served to be an advisory function to give me a set of recommendations so it was clear what those recommendations could be after being worked upon. And after reviewing those recommendations with my team of employees, we decided to implement many of the things on that list. Many of the things on that list we have been doing for nearly two years now. … It’s a very difficult situation. It’s a very difficult situation for me.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway said there had been 54 COVID cases among Beaufort County Employees, but 32 had come since August. There is one county employee hospitalized right now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If there’s any chance that what some people call a piece of cloth can assist me in preventing at least one of these people from having to go through what I’m seeing this one employee go through, I will take that chance,” Greenway said emotionally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s not your decision,” someone yelled from the gallery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is my place to do it. And I will do it, I have to do it, I must do it,” Greenway responded. “And I would appreciate your understanding. Councilmember Cunningham, I understand you don’t agree with it. I get that. I appreciate that. You’re entitled to your opinion, but I also ask you to put yourself in my particular situation. I have employees that are getting sick. I have employees that are having to quarantine because their children are in the school, and the school has refused to mask up. It’s a difficult situation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You should resign,” a member of the public said as Greenway finished. “Tyrant,” shouted another.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even after Greenway announced the coming mask requirement, a vote was still held on passing the complete list of recommendations on to the administrator.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, Flewelling, Cunningham and Lawson objected, and the measure passed 7-3.<br><br></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><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>LATEST COVID NUMBERS&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 4,269 new confirmed and probable COVID cases reported statewide on Tuesday, and the state’s rolling seven-day average sits at 4,443. There were 43 deaths.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were 109 new confirmed and probable cases reported Tuesday in Beaufort County. Beaufort County’s seven-day average of new cases is 128.6.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were nine COVID deaths in Beaufort County from Sept. 5 through Sept. 11.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of Tuesday evening, there were 58 COVID patients in Beaufort Memorial Hospital, down from an all-time high 60 on Monday. Just seven of those 58 are not vaccinated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A dozen patients are in the ICU and a dozen are on ventilators. Only a single vaccinated patient is in the ICU and on a ventilator.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Staff reports&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Masks required in county buildings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'masks-required-in-county-buildings', '', '', '2021-09-15 14:20:20', '2021-09-15 18:20:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52316', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52318, 4, '2021-09-15 14:21:00', '2021-09-15 18:21:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With more than half of the student body in quarantine as a result of being deemed a close-contact of someone with COVID-19, Whale Branch Middle School (WBMS) will be temporarily shifting to virtual instruction this Friday for one full school week, according to a release from the Beaufort County School District (BCSD).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This temporary, all-virtual, learning period is scheduled thru Friday, Sept. 17. Regular face-to-face instruction will resume on Monday, Sept. 20. The decision to change the mode of instruction was made to mitigate any potential spread of the virus and ensure the continuity of learning for all students.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The decision to transition an entire school to virtual learning, even temporarily, is not made lightly,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release, explaining that each school’s situation is complex and unique to their circumstances. “As school and district administrators, we take many factors into consideration when analyzing the impact that COVID-19 is having on a school’s&nbsp;ability to effectively and safely continue normal operations.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through Sunday, Sept. 12 the total number of positive cases for the BCSD for roughly the first three weeks of the school year sits at 787 students and 75 faculty and staff members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throughout the entire district, there are 2,254 students and 38 faculty and staff members quarantining. That’s just shy of 11 percent of Beaufort County public school students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BCSD does not require masks. The Beaufort Board of Education is awaiting a S.C. Supreme Court ruling on a mask mandate enacted by Richland County before voting on a mask mandate of it’s own</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At WBMS, virtual instruction will be provided following the normal school day schedule. Teachers will Zoom live instruction to students during their regularly scheduled class time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Any WBMS student in need of a hot-spot device to assist with internet connectivity can obtain one from the school’s front office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Student meals will continue to be provided during this time frame. WBMS will be sharing information about meal pick-up times with their families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We realize this temporary shift to virtual learning is an inconvenience for families,” said Rodriguez. “But, we are prepared to do what is necessary to keep our students and staff safe.”<br><br><em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Whale Branch Middle School moves to temporary virtual instruction', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-middle-school-moves-to-temporary-virtual-instruction-2', '', '', '2021-09-15 14:21:23', '2021-09-15 18:21:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52318', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52645, 4, '2021-09-30 10:41:00', '2021-09-30 14:41:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Board of Education has called an emergency meeting for 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at the district office with a single item on the agenda – to address board member William Smith’s postponed motion from the Aug. 23 meeting: “I move that the Beaufort County School Board of Education make mandatory mask wearing in Beaufort County Schools.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Federal District Court on Tuesday evening blocked South Carolina\'s ban on mask mandates in schools, ruling that South Carolina’s budget provision prohibiting schools from imposing mask mandates for students and teachers discriminates against students with disabilities in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>State Education Superintendent Molly Spearman issued a memorandum to S.C. school district superintendents Wednesday, Sept. 29, addressing the court’s ruling on Budget Proviso 1.108: “In light of the Court’s ruling, the SCDE strongly suggests schools and districts consult with their legal counsel on actionable steps that may need to be taken to make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities under these Federal laws. (Referring to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Under the American Rescue Plans (ARP) Act, school districts who received Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funding were required to create and post publicly on their website A Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. In this plan, districts were asked to address how they were addressing each of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations for mitigating the spread of COVID-19, including the universal and correct wearing of masks. Those districts that made reference to Proviso 1.108 as rationale for not following the CDC’s recommendations in their plan will need to revise their plans immediately as a result of the court order.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Gov. Henry McMaster said, “I completely disagree with a federal judge temporarily blocking parents from choosing if their child should wear a mask in school. We have already filed a notice of appeal and will take this fight to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After several meetings and a lot of public comment, for and against, the Beaufort County Board of Education had voted to postpone a vote on Smith’s Aug. 23 motion until the S.C. Supreme Court had ruled on two legal challenges to budget proviso 1.108. Given the Federal court ruling, the second of those two rulings may never happen.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no mention on the agenda for Thursday night’s meeting of a period for public comment.</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&nbsp;<a href=\"http://theislandnews.com/\">TheIslandNews.com</a>.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort County school board schedules emergency meeting for Thursday night', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-school-board-schedules-emergency-meeting-for-thursday-night', '', '', '2021-10-01 06:44:07', '2021-10-01 10:44:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52645', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52321, 4, '2021-09-15 12:50:16', '2021-09-15 16:50:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the first in a series of three articles on Veterans’ Administration hearing care and military service-connected disability for hearing problems. This column will answer, among other things, 23 questions about the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System’s audiology services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Department of Veteran Affairs Hearing Services website at</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.research.va.gov/topics/hearing.cfm#more, hearing loss affects approximately 37.5 million Americans aged 18 and older, including more than half of those older than age 75. Hearing problems, including tinnitus, which is a perceived ringing or other type of noise in the ears are by far the most prevalent service-connected disability among American Veterans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some hearing loss can be reversed through surgery or medication. In other cases, hearing loss is permanent but can often be improved through the use of hearing aids.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of fiscal year 2020, more than 1.3 million Veterans were receiving disability compensation for hearing loss, and more than 2.3 million received compensation for tinnitus, according to the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) compensation report (see https://www.benefits.va.gov/REPORTS/abr/docs/2020_compensation.pdf).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA employs more than 1,370 audiologists, 410 audiology health technicians, and 450 speech-language pathologists, making VA the largest employer of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the United States. They provide hearing services that include screening and prevention, treatment of hearing loss and balance disorders, tinnitus education and management, and auditory rehabilitation services to optimize residual hearing at 490 VA sites of care.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry’s world-class Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (RHJVAHCS) provides hearing health care services to veterans living from the N.C.-S.C. border to Hinesville, Ga., and as far west as Orangeburg. All eligible veterans living in the S.C. coastal counties, east of I-95, and the Savannah and Hinesville, Ga., areas are supported by RHJVAHCS.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System operates three full-service audiology (hearing care) clinics. Those clinics are located at:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401; phone: 843-577-5011 (General Number); Audiology Hours of Operation, M-F, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Myrtle Beach VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), 1800 Airpark Drive, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577; phone 843-477-0177, Audiology Hours of Operation, M-F, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Savannah VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, 1170 Shawnee Street, Savannah, Ga., 31419, phone, 912-920-0214, Audiology Hours of Operation, M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the volunteer Vice President for Veteran Affairs for the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Coastal S.C. Chapter and as a hearing-impaired veteran, who uses the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System for hearing care, I am frequently asked the following kinds of questions about the RHJVAHCS’ audiology services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Are the RHJVAHCS Hearing Clinics modern and do have the best available hearing aids and services?</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The RHJVAHCS Audiology Department has the modern equipment and highly-qualified staff needed to provide a wide variety of services and to fit and repair hearing aids from the largest hearing aid manufacturers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>How many patients does the RHJVAHC Hearing Clinic capable of serving simultaneously?</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Audiology Department is capable of providing services to 80 veterans each day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>How many doctors (*otolaryngologists or audiologists), technicians, and other employees work at the RHJVAHCS Hearing Clinic?</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System’s Audiology Department currently employs 11 audiologists and 2 Hearing Aid technicians. The department is looking to add an audiologist at our Myrtle Beach CBOC and a hearing aid technician at the Savannah CBOC. Audiologists are clinical doctorates who diagnose, manage, and treat a patient’s hearing, balance, or ear problems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>*Note: </strong>An otolaryngologist is a physician who specializes in ear, nose, and throat disorders. An audiologist is a hearing health professional who identifies and measures hearing loss and will perform a hearing test to assess the type and degree of loss.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>How can a veteran find out if he or she needs a hearing aid?</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>Veterans can call to schedule a hearing test directly with an audiologist at one of the three sites in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, or Savannah or have their Primary Care Team submit an Audiology Consult request to Audiology. The audiologist will collect case history, perform a comprehensive hearing test, and recommend hearing aids; as appropriate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>How does a veteran in the footprint of the RHJVAHCS make an appointment at the hearing clinic (Online thru My Healthy Vet, direct phone call, etc.)? What phone number(s) does the Veteran call?</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Answer: </strong>You can schedule an audiology appointment by phone or online. The fastest way to make all your VA appointments is usually to call the VA Medical Center or community care health facility where you want to receive care. The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center’s Appointment number 843-577-5011; the Myrtle Beach CBOC phone is 843-477-0177; and the Savannah, Ga., CBOC number is 912-920-0214.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The schedule is online at https://www.va.gov/health-care/schedule-view-va-appointments/.</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 -->', 'Hearing problems most prevalent military service-connected disability', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hearing-problems-most-prevalent-military-service-connected-disability', '', '', '2021-09-15 12:50:17', '2021-09-15 16:50:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52323, 4, '2021-09-15 12:57:38', '2021-09-15 16:57:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Friends and foes alike recently scolded me that I will not convince folks to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by calling them “stupid.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certainly, this is correct. I apologize, and merely say choosing not to get vaccinated is not a smart career move. That is the best non-insulting wise counsel I can offer, in this case.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born and raised in Texas, I’ve lived in the Deep South more than half my life; four years in North Carolina and 42 years in Beaufort, which I consider my home. The downside of the “recent unpleasantness” manifests itself in ways even the most dedicated Confederates could not have imagined. This stupefies my ability to understand “southern culture.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deep within “southern culture” lives the concept of individual freedom and state’s rights. Dedication to that concept, especially in South Carolina, preserved slavery in the Union when the Republic was born. The dedication to “individual freedom” is responsible for the foolish and dangerous argument that not getting vaccinated is a sunshine patriot’s statement of political freedom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Balderdash, this is a public health issue, period!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, South Carolina has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the WORLD (on a pro-rata population basis) and almost 800,000 cases so far; surely something to be ashamed of. Yet, our governor refuses to mandate proven lifesaving measures of vaccination and wearing masks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>COVID-19 gives not a damn if you are White or Black; Democrat, Republican or Independent; young (those most impacted today), or old.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nationwide, folks 65 years old and older have an 82 percent full-vaccination rate. In striking contrast, eight southern states, plus Texas, have fewer than 50 percent fully vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A simple truth is these misguided southern politicians have ruinously failed their duties to protect the health of their state’s citizens. Scandalous numbers of new infections, especially among the young; increasing deaths (more than 1,500 daily); and the overflow of hospitals that prevent doctors from attending to non-COVID-19 life-threatening medical conditions of others, paint an ugly canvas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Southern governors continue to raise the ante on their efforts to block mask and vaccine mandates, as if it were some kind of nonsensical poker game between them to see who can be the most Draconian. Sitting upon the throne of the highest statewide office, states where COVID-19 infections are highest in the U.S., they seem blind to this catastrophic medical and public health emergency. It is truly unwise for them to actively obstruct their states’ wiser officials, such as school boards, that fight the good fight against a folly resistant to a deserved swift and ignominious death.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator, a physician no less, touts Ivermectin, a drug for treating parasites – mostly worms – in farm animals. The FDA, CDC and AMA have sent out desperate warnings about its dangers. Ivermectin is not a therapeutic or prophylactic treatment for COVID-19. A judge recently ruled that doctors can refuse prescribing Ivermectin to patients that request it. The Senator, however, doesn’t encourage his constituents to get vaccinated, even though infections have more than doubled in just the past month.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ignoring proven safety measures – vaccination and wearing masks – is foolishness of the first order. The FDA predicts that before the end of the year, another 100,000 of our citizens will die needlessly in the absence of wholesale increases in vaccinations and mask-wearing, especially among the younger population. Tennessee has the highest rate of infection among children, and their hospitalization rates exceed previous highs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In southern states, including Texas, legislatures have passed laws prohibiting school districts from requiring students and teachers to wear masks. In just the past couple of weeks in the Miami area, 13 school staffers have died from COVID-19. Alarming increases in deaths prove these are supremely bad decisions by elected officials. Are these governors allergic to medical science?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>World-wide, America has the most COVID-19 deaths, more than 650,000, and counting. It won’t be a “Merry Christmas” if deaths soar to 750,000, as predicted without massive increases in vaccinations. How many unnecessary sacrifices of our kinsmen/women will it take for decision makers to see the light?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m outraged. You should be outraged, too.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>War against COVID-19 vaccination and wearing masks is not a political game. These proven preventatives are the only verified safeguards against this deadly killer. It has absolutely nothing to do with individual freedom or States’ rights, no matter how often certain people would have us believe that it is.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The failures of these governors and legislators to perform their sworn duties and live up to their moral responsibilities to protect their citizens blossoms here in the South, along with the azaleas. Because of this irrationality, those who live here are the losers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some readers may think I am talking politics. They’re dead wrong. And I mean dead. This is about something far more important — the health, safety and well-being of all Americans. Politics be damned. When will they ever learn?<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Why is the Deep South still so broken?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-is-the-deep-south-still-so-broken', '', '', '2021-09-15 12:57:39', '2021-09-15 16:57:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52323', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52371, 4, '2021-09-15 13:50:24', '2021-09-15 17:50:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Palmetto Goodwill announces new CEO</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brian Itzkowitz will be the next chief executive officer of Palmetto Goodwill and its affiliate, Palmetto Goodwill Services starting Oct. 25. He will take the reins from interim CEO Lorna Utley, who has led the organization since April and guided the longstanding nonprofit during their executive transition.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hiring of Itzkowitz signals a new era for Palmetto Goodwill, where focus will be on expanding community partnerships, growing resources and mission services, and continuing financial sustainability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Publix gives $135,000 to Lowcountry Food Bank</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lowcountry Food Bank announced Monday that Publix Super Markets Charities has donated $135,000 to Lowcountry Food Bank to purchase fresh produce for the food insecure neighbors the organization serves. The funds will also be used to purchase a new box truck for the Lowcountry Food Bank to replace an aging vehicle that must be retired.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During Hunger Action Month in September, Publix Super Markets Charities will donate $5.5 million to 300 Feeding America member food banks and other nonprofit organizations as part of their ongoing support to alleviate hunger and help local communities within Publix\'s operating area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-38', '', '', '2021-09-15 13:50:25', '2021-09-15 17:50:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52371', 0, 'post', '', 0);
