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(30490, 4, '2016-11-10 09:51:07', '2016-11-10 14:51:07', '<b>Coffee with Colleagues </b><b>to be held Nov. 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold Coffee with Colleagues from 9:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Lotus Boutique, 1440 Ribaut Road, Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThis is a free networking opportunity for members, who are encouraged to bring their business cards.\r\n\r\nLotus Boutique covers all of your accessory needs with clothing, jewelry, handbags, gifts and more.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Chamber to host hurricane briefing</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the SC Lowcountry SCORE Chapter, will host the second breakfast briefing in its Beaufort Gets Back to Business series at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the chamber office at 701 Craven St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe featured topic will be Recovery Financing in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nWilliam H. Furman, senior area manager for the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Christian Kata, business banker for Ameris Bank, will discuss financing available to deal with the losses suffered by small businesses and not-for-profits.\r\n\r\nBusiness owners and not-for-profit representatives are encouraged to attend this worthwhile and educational discussion. The event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org or call 843-525-8500.', 'Chamber Corner for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2016-11-10 09:51:07', '2016-11-10 14:51:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30492, 4, '2016-11-10 09:52:08', '2016-11-10 14:52:08', '<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nWhen the dust has settled on this year’s hurricane season, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conventions, conferences and seminars begin early next year, the presenters will be talking about Beaufort County and its County Council chairman, Paul Sommerville.\r\n\r\nWhy?\r\n\r\nBecause Sommerville sniffed out a FEMA loophole, swiftly and expertly exploited it, and within days of Hurricane Matthew’s departure won for Beaufort County’s taxpayers an estimated $15 million prize. Moreover, here and only here in South Carolina today the debris Hurricane Matthew left behind in private communities is being picked up at government (local, state or federal) expense.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile none of the other coastal disaster-declared South Carolina counties — Colleton, Charleston, Georgetown and Horry, nor Gov. Nikki Haley — are today even in the game. The debris is piled high along Horry and Georgetown’s private roads, and no one is picking it up. And in Charleston and Colleton counties today in the private communities, it’s every man for himself.\r\n\r\nHere’s how it happened.\r\n\r\nHalf of Beaufort County’s roads are private, gated, and/or controlled by property owners’ associations. That means the cost of removing post-Matthew debris brought to the roadsides of half the roads in the county would not under FEMA’s regulations be reimbursed by FEMA.\r\n\r\nThere are only three exceptions to the FEMA policy: if there is a health emergency, if the county typically picks up debris from these places or if the county’s finances are such that it would go broke if it had to pay for the debris removal itself.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County does not typically pick up yard waste along its privately-owned roads, and with a $30 million emergency reserve fund and additional borrowing capacity, the county would not face bankruptcy if it were forced to pay a $15 million unexpected bill.\r\n\r\nBut what about the health emergency angle?\r\n\r\nAfter Hurricane Matthew moved on up the coast on Oct. 22, knowing the three exclusions, Sommerville reached out to State Sen. Tom Davis to ask Davis to ask Haley to declare a health emergency for all the affected counties. It was a reasonable request although had the governor granted it, it would have been unprecedented.\r\n\r\nThe governor’s office explained to me last week that it is their view that health emergencies are things like terrorist bio-medical attacks, rogue viruses and major chemical spills or releases. Not hurricanes. And that is what the governor told Davis in the days after the storm.\r\n\r\nAs the early signs back from Columbia appeared negative, Sommerville doubled down and called on former-Gov. Mark Sanford to intercede with Haley. Sanford now represents Beaufort County and much of the Carolina coast in the U.S. Congress.\r\n\r\nBut the governor continued to demur.\r\n\r\nLeaving half of Beaufort County to fend for themselves was not an option for Sommerville. The county was going to pick up the debris on all the county’s roadsides, but would the county have to pay?\r\n\r\nOr was there another way to get FEMA to pay for the removal of the estimated half-million cubic yards of debris that Hurricane Matthew left behind in Beaufort County’s private communities?\r\n\r\nOn Oct. 23, with a regularly scheduled county council meeting scheduled for the next afternoon, Sommerville wrestled with that question with Deputy County Administrator Josh Gruber and county attorney Tom Keaveny. Together the three settled on Beaufort County’s Code of Ordinances Sections 22-28, the local law that enables county council to issue proclamations and regulations concerning health, safety and disaster relief during civil emergencies. Proclaiming a health emergency would at least permit the county to change its own policy and start picking up on the private roads, and it might meet FEMA’s test to enable the federal reimbursement.\r\n\r\nSommerville started calling his council members to bring them in on the plan. That’s when he found most of them were still evacuated and wouldn’t be able to get to the Monday meeting. Some proposed canceling it, but Sommerville knew he had to get the health emergency declared before the county’s contractors could start picking up the private roads. So, speaking one-by-one with his members, he determined he could probably get a quorum together on Oct. 26, so he postponed the meeting.\r\n\r\nAt the postponed meeting, still with two of his 11 members absent, a lively discussion of the emergency health measure ensued both in the executive session period and later in open session. Some members who represented poorer districts were uncomfortable putting up to $20 million at risk. In fact no one much liked it.\r\n\r\nBut the alternative — telling the residents who live in POAs, and/or behind gates, and/or on private roads, telling half the county that they were going to have to go it alone — was worse. No one had a better idea, so Sommerville’s plan was finally passed by a vote of 8-1.\r\n\r\nThe following morning the county’s debris removal contractors started rolling into the county’s dozens of private communities, including hard-hit Fripp and Harbor islands that are represented by Sommerville.\r\n\r\nThat was a big step, but the big dollar question remained: Would the county be reimbursed by FEMA at the standard public roads level of 75 percent for the cost of the debris removal on the county’s private roads? Would the local Health Emergency Proclamation gambit work?\r\n\r\nIt didn’t take long to find out. On Nov. 1, FEMA sent word the agency would reimburse Beaufort County for its private roads debris pick-up costs. Current estimates are those costs will be about $20 million. Of this FEMA has agreed to reimburse at the standard 75-percent level.\r\n\r\nA FEMA spokesman told me last week that Beaufort County’s Health Emergency Proclamation had been “an important factor” in the federal agency’s unusual and swift decision.\r\n\r\nIf the current value of the county’s mil is $1.75 million, Sommerville’s out-of-the-box health emergency proclamation saved Beaufort County’s taxpayers the equivalent of 8.6 mils on their property taxes next year.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, neither Colleton nor Charleston counties have even applied to FEMA to be reimbursed for private road debris pick-up costs. Colleton officials didn’t respond to repeated calls, but Edisto Beach residents have told me the residents on private roads there have been told they are on their own. That is also the case in Charleston County, a spokesperson for Charleston County confirmed last week.\r\n\r\nIn Georgetown and Horry counties, the debris continues to pile up along private road roadsides, spokespersons for those counties confirmed last week, because the county councils there don’t want to risk having to bear locally the costs of those cleanups. In Georgetown County, debris disposal site fees are being waived for private communities, a spokesman said. But both counties were still waiting at press time for word back from FEMA whether the federal agency will reimburse them. Neither Georgetown nor Horry have passed local health emergency measures.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County announced last week that countywide debris pick-up will be handled in three “passes.” The county now has over 100 contractors working its debris removal job. Their enormous black trucks and trailers are a commonplace sight on Beaufort County’s roads — both the public and private ones — these days.\r\n\r\nBy week’s end, Beaufort County officials predict, their team will be approaching the conclusion of its “first pass,” and by then about half of the of countywide post-Matthew debris will have been picked up.\r\n\r\nAnd Sommerville, a die-hard college football fan, can enjoy Saturday’s Clemson-Pitt game with his daughter, a junior at Clemson University, knowing Beaufort County’s army of debris removal contractors are hard at work at home picking up the rest … and on the feds’ tab.', 'Beaufort County\'s hurricane gamble pays off', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-countys-hurricane-gamble-pays-off', '', '', '2016-11-10 09:52:08', '2016-11-10 14:52:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30492', 0, 'post', '', 5),
(30494, 4, '2016-11-10 09:54:31', '2016-11-10 14:54:31', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Karen-Granados-BLHS-e1478789656588.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30495\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30495\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Karen-Granados-BLHS-e1478789656588.jpg\" alt=\"karen-granados-blhs\" width=\"3072\" height=\"4608\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Karen Grandos\r\nGrade: 11\r\nSchool: Bluffton High School</p>\r\n<b>Karen Grandos</b>, an 11th grader at Bluffton High School, is this week’s Student of the Week.\r\n\r\nShe was nominated by English III teacher Nicole Starling.\r\n\r\n“Karen is always prepared for class, helps her peers and works really hard each day to push herself beyond average work,” said Starling. “She doesn’t settle for less or rush through her work.\r\n\r\n“People don’t always recognize that the all-star student doesn’t have to be someone who is involved in everything, but students like Karen make me happy to be a teacher,” said Starling. “She’s genuine and gets overlooked but deserves for people to know how amazing and appreciated she truly is. She helps her family a lot, which is a huge priority and huge reason she doesn’t have time for so many school activities. I find that admirable.”\r\n\r\nGrandos took a few minutes recently to answer some questions:\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite subject and why?</b>\r\n\r\nA: My favorite subject is English because I see it as another way to express and reveal my feelings and thoughts.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What are some of your accomplishments? </b>\r\n\r\nA: I have a job working at Aunt Annie’s Pretzels, which makes me feel proud. I also feel proud of helping my mom and dad raise my sisters to be good daughters and people, which is important in life.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: Who do you admire and why? </b>\r\n\r\nA: I admire my family. They’re very supportive and understanding when it comes to my decisions. My sisters keep me happy by watching them grow.', 'Student of the Week – November 10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'student-of-the-week-november-10th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:45', '2018-07-12 14:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30494', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30497, 4, '2016-11-10 09:57:14', '2016-11-10 14:57:14', '<em>Photo above: As Gov. Nikki Haley stopped by the Jasper County Farmers Market for hurricane relief efforts, members of the Salvation Army of the Lowcountry were busy educating residents in need on the services they can provide. Shown here are the Salvation Army of the Lowcountry\'s Major Marie Tatterson, Haley and Salvation Army of the Lowcountry social worker Amber Hewitt.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Mold, debris removal </b><b>help is being offered</b>\r\n\r\nRep. Mark Sanford is offering help to residents who need assistance in getting yard debris removed or help with mold cleanup from Hurricane Matthew. Call 1-800-451-1954.\r\n\r\nTo speak to Sanford\'s team in person, visit the St. Helena Branch Library from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17.\r\n\r\n<b>Free legal assistance </b><b>available to victims</b>\r\n\r\nA toll-free legal aid hotline is available to South Carolina victims of storm-related damage as a result of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe service, which allows callers to request the assistance of a lawyer to aid in flood-related matters, is a partnership between the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the South Carolina Bar, the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division and South Carolina Legal Services.\r\n\r\nHurricane victims facing legal issues who are unable to afford a lawyer can call 1-877-797-2227, ext. 120, or 803-576-3815 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, to request assistance.\r\n\r\nThe type of legal assistance available includes:\r\n\r\n• Assistance with securing FEMA and other government benefits available to disaster victims;\r\n• Assistance with life, medical and property insurance claims;\r\n• Help with home repair contracts and contractors;\r\n• Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster;\r\n• Assistance in consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures;\r\n• Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems; and\r\n• Counseling on landlord-tenant problems.\r\n\r\nWhen connected to the hotline, callers should say that they are seeking disaster-related legal assistance, provide brief details of the assistance needed and in which disaster-declared county they are located. Individuals who qualify for assistance will be matched with South Carolina lawyers who have volunteered to provide free legal assistance.\r\n\r\nHurricane victims may also request assistance online by visiting www.scdisasterreliefresources.com, emailing admin@scdisasterrelief.com, or contacting South Carolina Legal Services at 1-888-346-5592.\r\n\r\n<b>County launches new </b><b>disaster recovery website</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has launched a new disaster recovery website that will serve as a one-stop portal for residents, businesses and municipalities to gain information about services available to them in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\n“After any natural disaster, a community’s residents instantly seek out information and are at risk of receiving misinformation,” said Josh Riley, web design and content manager. “Having a one-stop shop for all of our disaster recovery needs will help Beaufort County to prevent this from happening. We want our residents to have quality information and resources at their fingertips.”\r\n\r\nThe website features information on shelter and food resources, debris removal guidelines, Federal Emergency Management Assistance updates, information on utilities and other hurricane-related information for Beaufort County residents.\r\n\r\n“The website is updated daily, which allows everyone the opportunity to see realtime snapshots of our activities,” said Gary Kubic, Beaufort County administrator. “It’s an innovative and informative portal of information that sparks collaboration between our county leaders and residents.”\r\n\r\nVisit beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net.\r\n\r\n<b>South State offering </b><b>recovery loans</b>\r\n\r\nSouth State Bank will provide assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Matthew by introducing new disaster recovery programs for customers.\r\n\r\nThe Disaster Relief Personal Loan and Catastrophe Savings Account are designed to assist customers with recovery efforts following the recent hurricane and subsequent flooding.\r\n\r\n“Hurricane Matthew had a significant impact on many of the communities we serve,” said John F. Windley, president and CEO of South State Bank. “We have developed programs and services to assist our customers in the affected areas. We are committed to providing assistance to help people through the recovery effort.”\r\n\r\nThe Disaster Relief Personal Loan includes low rates and special terms to help individuals get the funds they need to recover more quickly. The features of this loan include flexible terms, which will allow individuals to borrow up to $50,000 to help with needs incurred as a result of the recent hurricane. This loan is unsecured, meaning it will not leverage a customer’s home or other assets.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the Catastrophe Savings Account (CSA) is designed for South Carolina residents to save money to help alleviate the financial burden of a future disaster.\r\n\r\nA CSA can help customers pay for qualified catastrophic expenses that result from a hurricane, flood or other catastrophic event declared an emergency by FEMA.\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina, the money placed in a CSA and the annual interest on that money are not subject to state income taxes if left in the account or used for qualified catastrophe expenses. Qualified expenses include insurance deductibles, out-of-pocket costs resulting from the catastrophe and uninsured loss resulting from the catastrophe. This account is limited to South Carolina residents.\r\n\r\nVisit SouthStateBank.com or a local South State branch, or call 1-800-277-2175.\r\n\r\n<b>Realtors chip in </b><b>to help victims</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Association of Realtors, the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors and the South Carolina Realtors have partnered with the Realtor Relief Foundation and the state associations in Georgia and North Carolina to enter into a joint cooperative that will provide relief to victims of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe foundation is providing mortgage or rent relief up to $1,000 to those who qualify. The relief is available to South Carolina residents who have suffered property damage to their primary residence as a result of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nAssistance is available to qualified applicants for one of the following options: monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence that was damaged by Hurricane Matthew, or rental cost of temporary shelter due to displacement from the primary residence resulting from the storm.\r\n\r\nRelief assistance is limited to $1,000 per applicant and one grant per residence.\r\n\r\nGo to www.beaufortscreatlors.com, www.hhrealtors.com or screaltors.org/realtorrelief for the application, and review and submit with required documents.\r\n\r\nRecipients must be full-time residents and a U.S. citizen or legally admitted for residence.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortscrealtors.com, www.hhrealtors.com or call 843- 525-6435 or 843-842-2421.\r\n\r\n<b>Some Hilton Head parks </b><b>beaches have reopened</b>\r\n\r\nA team from the SC Emergency Management Division, FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was onsite recently to evaluate and tour the beaches on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nThey met with staff to provide guidance on plans for repairing the damaged beaches.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, the following parks and beaches on Hilton Head Island have reopened after cleanup caused by Hurricane Matthew: Coligny Beach Park, Alder Lane, Shelter Cove Community Park, Compass Rose Park, Barker Field Expansion, Mitchelville Beach Park, Veteran\'s Memorial at Shelter Cove Community Park, Folly Field Beach Park, Cordillo Tennis Courts, Burke\'s Beach Access, Fish Haul Creek Park and the Rowing &amp; Sailing Center at Squire Pope Community Park (dock is closed for repairs)\r\n\r\nParks will continue to be opened as repairs are completed and it is safe to do so.', 'Hurricane Matthew news briefs for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-matthew-news-briefs-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2016-11-10 09:57:53', '2016-11-10 14:57:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30497', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30501, 4, '2016-11-10 09:59:32', '2016-11-10 14:59:32', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort Academy’s Langdon Taylor and Vann Hefner have been nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum, Pathways to STEM, an envision program to be held next summer. Both Langdon and Vann will be attending the program the week of July 23-28 in Atlanta at Agnes Scott College. NYLF Pathways to STEM is a unique learning experience for bright, forward-thinking elementary and middle school students who will evolve into next-generation innovators, engineers, doctors, software developers and scientists.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>River Ridge students </b><b>take part in litter pickup</b>\r\n\r\nA group of students from River Ridge Academy participated in a litter pickup day on Bluffton Parkway as part of the school’s partnership with Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc.\r\n\r\nRiver Ridge Academy students made a commitment to remove litter from Bluffton Parkway four times per year through the Keep Beaufort County Beautiful Adopt-A-Highway program.\r\n\r\n“We are so proud of the students for their commitment to their community,” said Caroline Jordan, Keep Beaufort County Beautiful coordinator.\r\n\r\nThe partnership’s success comes in two parts – the students are able to learn about community service and civic engagement, and the parkway remains litter-free and safe for Beaufort County residents.\r\n\r\nTo get involved with Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, call 843-255-2734.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30502\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/river-ridge.jpg\" alt=\"river-ridge\" width=\"561\" height=\"315\" />', 'School briefs for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:45', '2018-07-12 14:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30501', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30506, 4, '2016-11-10 10:01:47', '2016-11-10 15:01:47', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Erek-Nelson_MRHS-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30507\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30507\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Erek-Nelson_MRHS-3.jpg\" alt=\"erek-nelson_mrhs-3\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3456\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Erek Nelson\r\nGrade: 12\r\nSchool: May River High School</p>\r\n<b>Erek Nelson</b>, a 12th grader at May River High School, is our Athlete of the Week.\r\n\r\nHe was nominated by Athletic Director Brett Macy, because Nelson won the state championship in swim and set a state record in his event.\r\n\r\nNelson took a few minutes recently to answer some questions.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What sports are you involved with and what drew you to that sport?</b>\r\n\r\nA: Swimming. My parents signed me up with the team freshmen year and I fell in love with the sport.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What movie inspires you as an athlete?</b>\r\n\r\nA: “Touch the Wall, the Story of Missy Franklin.”\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What athletes do you try to emulate and why?</b>\r\n\r\nA: I idolize Aaron Piersol and Michael Phelps. Piersol was once the great backstroker for the United States and backstroke is my event. I hope to eventually break his records if they still stand when I get to them. Michael Phelps is an idol because he is the great one of my sport and I think all swimmers look up to him.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What life lessons have you learned from sports?</b>\r\n\r\nA: You have to be disciplined and have the right mindset to succeed or reach the next level in whatever it is they have to do. If you are not self-driven or motivated, you will not achieve the things you want to achieve.', 'Athlete of the Week - November 10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'athlete-of-the-week-november-10th', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:01:47', '2016-11-10 15:01:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30506', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30509, 4, '2016-11-10 10:04:32', '2016-11-10 15:04:32', '<b>Local solicitor’s office </b><b>collects Toys for Tots</b>\r\n\r\nThe 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots until Wednesday, Dec. 14.\r\n\r\nNew, unused toys can be dropped off at each of the following locations:\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County: 39 Sheridan Park Circle, Ste. 2, Bluffton, or the Beaufort County Courthouse, 102 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n• Hampton County: Hampton County Courthouse, 80 Elm St., Hampton.\r\n• Jasper County: 198 2nd Ave. Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nThe offices are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.\r\n\r\nDonated items will be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program to children in each of the five counties within the judicial circuit.\r\n\r\nTo learn more, visit www.scsolicitor14.org.\r\n\r\n<b>State offers help </b><b>with child ID theft</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is offering a new guide that outlines the warning signs of child identity theft and best practices for preventing it.\r\n\r\nMost notably, the guide encourages consumers to utilize the protected consumer freeze, a tool made available to South Carolina residents last year.\r\n\r\nThe protected consumer freeze allows parents, guardians and representatives to create and freeze a protected consumer’s credit file for free.\r\n\r\nThis line of defense is for protected consumers who do not currently have a credit report. Upon receiving a request on behalf of a protected consumer, the credit reporting agency will create a credit file in that consumer’s name and freeze it.\r\n\r\nFor more information on child identity theft and the protected consumer freeze, visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click “Report Identity Theft,” and then view “Child Identity Theft, What You Need to Know.”\r\n\r\n<b>Public hearing on </b><b>bridge rescheduled</b>\r\n\r\nA public hearing on replacing the bridge on U.S. 21 over Harbor River has been rescheduled.\r\n\r\nThe hearing will take place from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Lady\'s Island Elementary School, 73 Chowan Creek Bluff, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor questions, contact Nicole Riddle at RiddleNL@scdot.org.\r\n\r\nThe environmental assessment can be accessed at www.scdot.org/inside/public_hearings.aspx.\r\n\r\n<b>MCAS Beaufort runway </b><b>closed for maintenance</b>\r\n\r\nRunway 14/32 (northwest to southeast) at MCAS Beaufort has been closed due to required maintenance to the runway surface.\r\n\r\nRunway 05/23 (northeast to southwest) will remain open and serve as the primary runway during this time.\r\n\r\nThis project is similar to the runway 05/23 maintenance conducted earlier this year and will replace areas of the runway that have faced normal wear and tear due to air operations over the years.\r\n\r\nThe scheduled maintenance is projected to be complete in spring 2017.\r\n\r\n<b>Bird count focus of upcoming meeting</b>\r\n\r\nAn Audubon Club meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Fripp Island Community Centre.\r\n\r\nThe program will include information about the Christmas Bird Count.\r\n\r\nVisit Frippaudubonclub@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Local man serving on U.S. Navy submarine</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30510\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1666\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/THOMPSON_MATTHEW.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30510\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30510\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/THOMPSON_MATTHEW.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Thompson\" width=\"1666\" height=\"2500\" /></a> Matthew Thompson[/caption]\r\n\r\nA 1998 Hilton Head High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of an integrated crew of sailors and civilian mariners working aboard the expeditionary submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land.\r\n\r\nPetty Officer 1st Class Matthew Thompson serves in Guam as part of a forward deployed naval force in the Pacific.\r\n\r\nHe is responsible for testing the structural integrity of various equipment on the submarines to make sure they are in good working order.\r\n\r\n“Guam sailors are located at our nation’s most strategically important forward-deployed submarine base, and the missions they conduct at the tip of the spear are incredible,” said Capt. David Schappert, commander, Submarine Squadron 15. “They are constantly challenged and continually rise to meet and exceed expectations. Guam is the place to be for submariners, and we have the ‘Go Guam!’ initiative to showcase all the great things we do out here.”\r\n\r\nWith a crew of 41 officers and 650 enlisted, submarine tenders are 649-feet long and weigh approximately 23,347 tons. A steam-powered propulsion system helps push submarine tenders through the water at nearly 21 mph.\r\n\r\n“It’s a privilege and honor to serve and participate in our longstanding heritage of the naval service,\" Thompson said. \"It is so satisfying to see how all the small parts come together to serve the Navy and defend the nation.\"\r\n\r\n<b>PAL offering help </b><b>adopting kittens, cats</b>\r\n\r\nEvery cat or kitten adopted from the Palmetto Animal League through Saturday, Nov. 19, will get one free wellness exam at PAL\'s Community Clinic.\r\n\r\nCall 843-645-1725 or visit www.PalmettoAnimalLeague.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Pedestrians warned to be careful on Boundary</b>\r\n\r\nDuring construction along Beaufort’s Boundary Street pedestrians are urged to be careful as many sidewalks are closed.\r\n\r\nThere are warning signs and barriers, but according to the city, some people continue to walk in the construction zone or on the Boundary Street pavement, which is dangerous.\r\n\r\nPedestrians should stay away from construction areas and seek alternate walking paths in the work zone.', 'News briefs for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:04:32', '2016-11-10 15:04:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30509', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30512, 4, '2016-11-10 10:06:15', '2016-11-10 15:06:15', 'Pam Schaa, dressed as a lobster, encourages people to \"Eat More SC Shrimp.” She is shown here with Sally Kneiser. Submitted and photographed by Carol Sherratt.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News or The Bluffton News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-16', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:28:12', '2018-07-12 15:28:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30512', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30515, 4, '2016-11-10 10:08:53', '2016-11-10 15:08:53', '<em>Photo above: The Time to Eat Food Truck has opened at Center Stage in the Beaufort Town Center Shopping Plaza. It is open from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30517\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"4000\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bundy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30517\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30517\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bundy.jpg\" alt=\"American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Bundy Real Estate Appraisals is recognized with a certificate from Post Commander Chuck Lurey.\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" /></a> American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Bundy Real Estate Appraisals is recognized with a certificate from Post Commander Chuck Lurey.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>eviCore expanding in Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\neviCore healthcare, an information technology healthcare company, is expanding its existing headquarters operations in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe expansion is projected to bring more than $1.6 million in new capital investment and create 35 new jobs.\r\n\r\nEstablished in 1992, eviCore offers diversified medical benefit management solutions aimed at reducing unnecessary procedures for patients while increasing the quality of care.\r\n\r\nPowered by specialized medical professional resources, evidence-based guidelines and advanced technologies, the company supports clients by ensuring the correct evidence-based care is delivered at the right time to the right patient.\r\n\r\nLocated at 400 Buckwalter Place Blvd. in Bluffton, eviCore is investing in its existing facility to meet increased customer demand and accommodate future growth. In addition to creating 35 new positions, this project will allow eviCore to improve its campus for its existing 400 employees.\r\n\r\nHiring for the new positions is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016, and those interested in joining the eviCore team should visit www.evicore.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Fera joins MLS </b><b>of Hilton Head Island</b>\r\n\r\nStephanie Fera has joined the Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) as administrative coordinator.\r\n\r\n\"We\'re growing our organization with very talented people who have a lot to offer,\" said Colette Stevenson, chief operating officer of Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island. \"Stephanie has the skills we need to bring the MLS forward in this ever-evolving industry.\"\r\n\r\nFera coordinates a wide variety of administrative and marketing duties, including special projects and events.\r\n\r\nShe\'s been serving the real estate industry for more than six years, most recently with Ryan Homes, a nationwide new home builder. That company named her Northern Virginia 2014 Administrator of the Year and 2013 Sales Assistant of the Year.\r\n\r\nIn other HHIMLS news, the HHIMLS 2016 Real Estate Tech Talks will be Nov. 16-17 at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort &amp; Spa.\r\n\r\nAgents, appraisers, inspectors and those who work with mortgage companies, banks, insurance, property management companies and associates of the real estate field are invited to learn how technology is changing the industry and be inspired by some of the most influential people in the industry.\r\n\r\nThose interested in attending or sponsoring the symposium can sign up at hiltonheadmls.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Iner joins Weichert\'s </b><b>Sun City sales team</b>\r\n\r\nCarol Iner has joined the sales team at Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties.\r\n\r\nIner worked for PHH/Arval, and retired early in 2006.  Later in the year, she received her real estate license and was affiliated with Long and Foster in Maryland.\r\n\r\nShe and her husband moved to the Bluffton area from Maryland in November 2012.\r\n\r\nIner is a member of the Hilton Head Association of Realtors. She is based in the Sun City/Okatie office and can be reached at 1-410-375-8507.\r\n\r\n<b>Correction from Oct. 27</b>\r\n\r\nA story in the Oct. 27 incorrectly stated the name of the doctor affiliated with Aqua Med Spa and Salon. The doctor is Dr. Kenneth Farr.', 'Business briefs for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:08:53', '2016-11-10 15:08:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30515', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30519, 4, '2016-11-10 10:12:00', '2016-11-10 15:12:00', '<em>Photo above: Irene Goodnight, left, clowns around with Perri Flaherty, owner of Hollyhocks, during Island Girls Night Out.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30531\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7124.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30531\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30531\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7124.jpg\" alt=\"Friends Velma Polk, left, Elaine Lake and Susan Stott-Smith pose together after all three win door prizes.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1006\" /></a> Friends Velma Polk, left, Elaine Lake and Susan Stott-Smith pose together after all three win door prizes.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30528\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7115.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30528\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30528\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7115.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Gadsden, right, with her door prize.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1198\" /></a> Patricia Gadsden, right, with her door prize.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30526\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7097.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30526\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30526\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7097.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Wallace, right, reacts after winning the first door prize of the night at Hollyhocks on Bay Street.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"810\" /></a> Mary Wallace, right, reacts after winning the first door prize of the night at Hollyhocks on Bay Street.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30525\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7096.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30525\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30525\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7096.jpg\" alt=\"Fay Gay, left, browses through some of the the jewelry on display.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"927\" /></a> Fay Gay, left, browses through some of the the jewelry on display.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30522\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7087.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30522\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30522\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7087.jpg\" alt=\"Staff members of Hollyhocks are, from left, Monica Pennington, Susan Bishop and Charlotte Nelson.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"989\" /></a> Staff members of Hollyhocks are, from left, Monica Pennington, Susan Bishop and Charlotte Nelson.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30521\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7082.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30521\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30521\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7082.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Newman and Betty Davis of The Island News/The Bluffton News.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1023\" /></a> Cindy Newman and Betty Davis of The Island News/The Bluffton News.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30520\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7050.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30520\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30520\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RES7050.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Newman and Charlotte DiOrio of Hollyhocks have a discussion during Island Girls Night Out at Hollyhocks on Bay Street.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"918\" /></a> Cindy Newman and Charlotte DiOrio of Hollyhocks have a discussion during Island Girls Night Out at Hollyhocks on Bay Street.[/caption]', 'Hollyhocks hosts Island Girls Night Out', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hollyhocks-hosts-island-girls-night-out', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:12:00', '2016-11-10 15:12:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30519', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30533, 4, '2016-11-10 10:15:25', '2016-11-10 15:15:25', '<em>Photo above: Solicitor Duffie Stone, along with members of the community, gathered at Coligny Beach Park on Oct. 29 to Take a Stand in the Sand against violence toward women. Stone spoke to the crowd following a 1-mile walk on the beach and before a candlelight vigil and awareness event, sponsored and organized by the Zonta Club of Hilton Head Island. Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, the area’s rape crisis and child advocacy center, Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse and the Lowcountry Coalition Againt Human Trafficking were also in attendance.  </em>\r\n\r\n<b>Police: Gun, drugs found during traffic stop</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Nov-3-gun-and-drugs.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30536\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30536\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Nov-3-gun-and-drugs.jpg\" alt=\"nov-3-gun-and-drugs\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA traffic stop on Nov. 3 at U.S. 278 at Buck Island Road led to police finding drugs and a gun, according to a Bluffton police report.\r\n\r\nDuring the traffic stop, the officer said he smelled the odor of marijuana. When the officer asked for the license and registration of the driver, it was found she was driving under a suspended license and was cited.\r\n\r\nWhen the passenger was asked for his name, he gave a false identity. Eventually, he gave his true name as Tyrell Smith, who was wanted for burglary. Police say Smith was also in possession of a stolen firearm, marijuana and cocaine.\r\n\r\nOnce Smith was placed in handcuffs, he began yelling profanities at the officer and threatened to kill him.\r\n\r\nSmith was charged with simple possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; giving false information to law enforcement; trafficking cocaine; unlawful carry of a pistol; felon in possession of a firearm; possession of a stolen firearm; possession of a firearm during a violent crime; and threatening  a public official.\r\n\r\nSmith is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Man faces more charges </b><b>related to sexual conduct</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30535\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hunter.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30535\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30535\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hunter.jpeg\" alt=\"Joseph Hunter\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Joseph Hunter[/caption]\r\n\r\nA man who was arrested in January on charges of sexual assaults on two minors has now been charged with seven more felonies.\r\n\r\nJoseph Hunter, 71, of Bluffton, was arrested on Jan. 5 for the alleged sexual assaults of two children occurring between 2006 and 2010.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators served search warrants to seize electronic devices from his Bluffton residence.\r\n\r\nAs a result, forensic examinations performed at the sheriff’s office computer crimes laboratory revealed substantial evidence of additional crimes committed by Hunter, according to a report from the sheriff’s office.\r\n\r\nJoseph is being charged with one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree and five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree.\r\n\r\nHunter, who had been out on bond since January, turned himself into investigators on Nov. 3.\r\n\r\nHe is being held without bond at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can call Sgt. Douglas Seifert at 843-255-3414.\r\n\r\n<b>Man wanted in </b><b>shooting incident</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30534\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"173\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gilyard.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30534\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30534\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gilyard.jpeg\" alt=\"Waldemar Gilyard\" width=\"173\" height=\"231\" /></a> Waldemar Gilyard[/caption]\r\n\r\nA 35-year-old man was shot outside of a bar on Hilton Head Island, and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for the suspect in the shooting.\r\n\r\nWaldemar Gilyard, 27, is wanted for attempted murder in connection with the Nov. 3 shooting.\r\n\r\nThe victim is in stable condition.\r\n\r\nThere are four arrest warrants on Gilyard for attempted murder, possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime, unlawful possession of a pistol and discharging a firearm within town limits.\r\n\r\nGilyard is considered armed and dangerous and may still be in the area.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can call 911 or Staff Sgt. Eric Calendine at 843-255-3427 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and to collect a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Crime victim services </b><b>coordination announced</b>\r\n\r\nGov. Nikki Haley, Attorney General Alan Wilson and victims advocates recently announced the formation of the Crime Victim Services of South Carolina.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to improve services for crime victims, legislation will be proposed to consolidate, co-locate and better coordinate multiple state agencies to the Attorney General’s Office.\r\n\r\nThe new “Crime Victim Services” will include the State Office of Victim Assistance and the Crime Victim’s Ombudsman, currently at the Department of Administration, and the Division of Victim Assistance Grants, currently at the Department of Public Safety. Approximately 55 employees will be affected with no fiscal impact to the state.\r\n\r\n“We are giving crime victim services a home in South Carolina for the first time in our state’s history,” said Haley during an event held at Columbia’s Crime Victims Memorial Gardens that was attended by members of the General Assembly and other stakeholders.\r\n\r\n“Combining these agencies and streamlining their services is the right thing to do. Citizens deserve good government, victims deserve justice, and this is one more step forward to improve how we work for the people,\" she said.\r\n\r\nWith a targeted effective date of July 1, 2017, the governor will issue Executive Order 2016-43, which establishes a Crime Victim Services Transition Team to develop a plan for transitioning the administration of agencies and employees.', 'Police blotter for November 10th-16th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-november-10th-16th', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:15:25', '2016-11-10 15:15:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30533', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30537, 4, '2016-11-10 10:14:00', '2016-11-10 15:14:00', '', 'walk', 'The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War of Beaufort, Edward Wallace Camp #21 had its charter reinstated in a ceremony at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 706 Newcastle St., in Beaufort. The camp has not had an active charter since 1934. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Georgia-South Carolina Department of the Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Rev. Dr. Elijah Washington serves as commander of the Edward Wallace Camp #21.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'walk', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:10:44', '2016-11-22 14:10:44', '', 30533, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/walk.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(30539, 4, '2016-11-10 10:17:53', '2016-11-10 15:17:53', '<em>Photo above: Anita Prather-Singleton, as Aunt Pearlie Sue, entertains an enthusiastic crowd with a story told in Gullah during the Penn Center Heritage Days celebration in 2012. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Gechee culture influences so many aspects of the Lowcountry, from the food to the music to the arts.\r\n\r\nThose influences will be celebrated at the 34th Annual Heritage Days from Thursday, Nov. 10, to Sunday, Nov. 13.\r\n\r\nIt’s sure to be \"fun fuh de chillun and famlee\" (fun for the children and family in Gullah).\r\n\r\nHeritage Days Celebration is a four-day cultural event celebrating the Gullah/Geechee/Sea Island history, folk arts, food, music, crafts and West-African cultural legacy.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at the 50-acre historic Penn Center — formerly the Penn School, one of the first schools for former slaves and their descendants living on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nSpecial events for the weekend include demonstrations of West-African/Gullah cultural connections, including:\r\n\r\n• Live demonstrations of sweetgrass basket making and net making;\r\n• Gullah storytellers and re-enactors;\r\n• Singers, African drummers and dancers;\r\n• Symposiums;\r\n• A craft fair, parade, fish fry and old school jam;\r\n• And Youth &amp; Family Day with lots of educational attractions.\r\n\r\nFor more than 150 years, the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District has been at the epicenter of African-American education, historic preservation and social justice for tens of thousands of descendants of formerly enslaved West Africans living in the Sea Islands, known as the Gullah Geechee people.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee have continued to survive and represent the most tangible living example of one of the outcomes of the Port Royal Experiment, a plan to tutor the freedmen out of slavery and into freedom.\r\n\r\nFounded in 1862, Penn School was one of the first academic schools in the South established by Northern missionaries, to provide a formal education for formerly enslaved West Africans.\r\n\r\nAfter the school closed in 1948, Penn became the first African-American site in South Carolina whose primary purpose was to safeguard the heritage of a Gullah Geechee community.\r\n\r\nThe Penn Center is located at16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Event schedule</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday, Nov. 10</strong>\r\n6-7 p.m.: Youth play: Road of Rememberance\r\n7-8 p.m.: Traditional prayer service</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, Nov. 11</strong>\r\n9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Youth &amp; Family Day\r\n10 a.m.: Opening ceremony\r\n1 p.m.: Heritage symposium: The Reconstruction Era\r\n6 p.m.: Fish fry and oyster roast\r\n7 p.m.: Old school jam</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, Nov. 12</strong>\r\n9 a.m.: Heritage Days parade\r\n8 p.m.: Soul slide dance party\r\nNoon-4 p.m.: Heritage Days Center Stage\r\nThere will also be a Gullah roots village, artists and authors row, tours, crafts and food.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, Nov. 13</strong>\r\n11 a.m.: Ecumenical services</p>', 'Heritage Days: Fun fuh de chillum and famlee', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'heritage-days-fun-fuh-de-chillum-and-famlee', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:17:53', '2016-11-10 15:17:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30539', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30542, 4, '2016-11-10 10:18:52', '2016-11-10 15:18:52', 'After several members reconsidered their votes, the Beaufort County board of education changed course and decided to make up four of the eight instructional days lost to Hurricane Matthew by shortening winter break rather than by extending the first semester into January, according to a district release.\r\n\r\nFull instructional days will now be held Monday, Dec. 19, through Wednesday, Dec. 21, with all schools operating on normal schedules.\r\n\r\nStudents will have a half-day on Thursday, Dec. 22, which will be the final day before winter break.\r\n\r\nStudents will return from winter break on Jan. 4.\r\n\r\nSeven of the 10 board members participating in the meeting voted to make up four days in December, which was the option favored by school principals, by school district employees and district parents in a pair of online surveys, and by two advisory groups of high school students.\r\n\r\nBoard members who changed their votes said they were increasingly concerned about extending the first semester into mid-January, which would have created problems for high school students taking important end-of-course exams after winter break, seniors who planned to graduate early and begin college in early January, and high school students who planned to begin taking dual-credit college-level courses in early January.\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss said that school principals would work with parents and employees whose families have travel plans or schedule commitments for Dec. 19-22.\r\n\r\n“We certainly understand the complications that may arise from this change, and any parents or employees with scheduling problems should contact their principals immediately,” Moss said.  “Our schools will be as flexible as they possibly can.”\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina regulations covering minimum instructional time meant that the district had to find a way to restore a minimum of four days to the first semester so that high school students could meet their course requirements.\r\n\r\nA total of eight school days were lost during Hurricane Matthew.  The board had already approved a waiver for three days, and the district expects to receive permission from the state board of education to waive up to three additional days.\r\n\r\nWith the board’s vote, key dates on the school year calendar now include:\r\n\r\n• Nov. 23: Teacher workday, no school\r\n• Dec. 15: High school end-of-course testing begins\r\n• Dec. 22: Last day of classes (half day) before winter break; first semester ends\r\n• Jan. 3: Teacher work day\r\n• Jan. 4: Students return from winter break; second semester begins\r\n• March 15: Third quarter ends\r\n• May 26: Last day of school (half-day)\r\n• May 26-June 3: High school graduation ceremonies:  May 26 for Whale Branch Early College High; May 30 for Hilton Head Island High; May 31 for Bluffton High; June 1 for Battery Creek High; June 2 for Beaufort High; and June 3 for May River High.', 'Students to make up 4 days in December', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'students-to-make-up-4-days-in-december', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:45', '2018-07-12 14:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30542', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30544, 4, '2016-11-10 10:22:57', '2016-11-10 15:22:57', '<em>Photo above: U.S. Marine Private Skylar Martin was happy that his grandfather, former Marine Jim Pike, was able to attend his graduation on Nov. 4. Photos by Elizabeth Moore, multimedia director, Honor Flight Savannah.</em>\r\n<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\n“Is it real? Is this for me?”\r\n\r\nWorld War II veteran and former Marine Jim G. Pike couldn’t believe his dream was actually coming true.\r\n\r\nThe 94-year-old was going to be able to see his grandson graduate from Marine Corps boot camp.\r\n\r\n“Dad’s goal was always to see Skylar graduate. And now, it’s happening,” said his daughter, April Martin.\r\n\r\n<b>Honor flight </b>\r\n\r\nAlthough Pike was given medical approval to travel to the graduation on Parris Island, the 10-plus hour car ride would have been too much, so Martin contacted Honor Flight Southern Indiana.\r\n\r\nWith 130 chapters nationwide, Honor Flight is a network of volunteers whose mission it is to escort veterans free of charge to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials built in their honor.\r\n\r\nThis trip was an exception, said board member Jim Weiskopf.\r\n\r\n“It’s not part of our normal mission, but when our Southern Indiana counterpart asked for help, we wanted to assist in any way we could.”\r\n\r\nWorking together, Honor Flight Southern Indiana and Honor Flight Savannah took care of all of the travel arrangements for Pike, Martin and Heather Passick, Skylar\'s girlfriend.\r\n\r\nThe Southern Indiana chapter saw the family off, and the Savannah chapter was at the airport to welcome them.\r\n\r\nWith a surprise.\r\n\r\nSuzi Oliver, Honor Flight Savannah board member, had arranged for the Low Country Patriot Riders to provide a motorcycle escort to bring the family to their hotel in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nDr. Scott Moore, an emergency medicine specialist in Beaufort and a volunteer physician with Honor Flight Savannah, helped supervise Pike’s safe transport and was quickly introduced to the veteran’s personality.\r\n\r\n“After the long day of travel, Mr. Pike was understandably extremely tired. Just as I was lifting him into the car, he woke up and realized a stranger was holding him. ‘Please be careful, don\'t drop me,’ he said. I replied, ‘I would never drop a fellow Indiana boy.’ The mention of our shared Indiana roots animated him even more. He quickly added, ‘Indiana. I’m from Evansville.’\r\n\r\n“And, I said, \"I know, and I’m from Merrillville.  We come from opposite ends of the state.’\r\n\r\n“As I placed him in the seat of the SUV, the first of several such transfers from his wheelchair to an SUV of the weekend, he enthusiastically said, ‘Thanks a million!’\r\n\r\n“I replied, ‘No, it is I who owe you the thanks.’”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30546\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3024\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/marine2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30546\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30546\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/marine2.jpg\" alt=\"These are some of the coins given to Jim Pike by fellow active and retired Marines to honor and thank him for his service. \" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" /></a> These are some of the coins given to Jim Pike by fellow active and retired Marines to honor and thank him for his service.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Graduation day</b>\r\n\r\n\"I can\'t believe they are doing this for me,” Pike said as the family settled in for the main event: graduation.\r\n\r\nAs the troops marched onto the field, the family searched for their soon-to-be-Marine among 618 graduates.\r\n\r\nApril Martin said her son has always been close to his grandfather.\r\n\r\n“After he retired from the Marines, dad had a part-time job running blueprints. He would take Skylar to work so that he could ‘help,’ ” said Martin, who lives minutes away from the Evansville nursing home where her father now lives.\r\n\r\nWrapped in a Marines blanket made by his daughter, Pike sat peacefully and watched the ceremony.\r\n\r\nAs the troops readied for the Pass in Review, the entire field was silent, until the cheer of one very proud grandfather broke the silence.\r\n\r\n“Hey Skylar!”\r\n\r\n“I would have to say that was my favorite moment,” said Martin. “Even Skylar could hear dad hollering.”\r\n\r\nAs soon as the graduates were given their final dismissal, Private Martin made his way to his family. Hugs were exchanged, introductions were made and, after the initial flurry of activity, grandfather and grandson were able to have a few quiet moments for their own reunion.\r\n\r\n\"That was the best graduation gift ever, having my grandfather here,\" said Skylar Martin, who was able to return to Evansville with his family. Within a few weeks, he will be off again, this time to Camp Lejeune.\r\n\r\n<b>Health complications</b>\r\n\r\nIt was a gift that almost didn’t happen.\r\n\r\n“Dad had been real sick, in and out of the hospital, for the last couple months,” April Martin said. “But he told the doctors he needed to see his grandson graduate from boot camp.”\r\n\r\nA few weeks prior to the trip, Pike’s right leg was essentially dead from a lack of blood flow. Surgery was required, but for someone his age, it could be fatal.\r\n\r\n“Having some of that old Devil Dog Young Marine spirit in him, he insisted that they take his leg off. He realized that the surgery was his only chance to survive long enough to see Skylar graduate,” said Moore. “And, he was not going to miss it, even if imminent death was his latest enemy.”\r\n\r\nPike awakened from surgery missing part of a limb but with his sense of humor intact.\r\n\r\n\"Get my peg leg ready,” he told his surrounding family. “I’m going to need it.”\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Veterans Day events</span></h3>\r\n<strong>Bluffton parade</strong>\r\n\r\nThe American Legion Post 205 2nd Annual Bluffton Veterans Day Parade will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11.\r\n\r\nIt will go from Alljoy Road to Calhoun Street, through Promenade Street and ending at Dr. Mellichamp Drive.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hilton Head memorial</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Military Coalition of Hilton Head will present its annual Veterans Memorial event at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Memorial at 39 Shelter Cove Lane.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort parade</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 11.\r\n\r\nThe parade lineup will begin at 9 a.m. on Rodgers Street (parallel to the Beaufort National Cemetery).\r\n\r\nThe parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Veterans Day Ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Beaufort National Cemetery.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will celebrate all military veterans and will feature a special dedication to Vietnam veterans, as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free concerts in Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nIn honor of Veterans Day, the United States Air Force Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble will perform two concerts in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe first is at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head. The second is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Beaufort High School Arts Center.\r\n\r\nBoth concerts are free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nRhythm in Blue features the diverse talents of 15 professional musicians whose commitment to excellence has earned worldwide acclaim and military distinction. The band incorporates a wide repertoire of jazz and fusion, from big band swing to cutting-edge contemporary music. Their fabulous vocalist radiates sounds of the great jazz divas and inspires with patriotic classics.\r\n\r\nFree tickets are available to the Nov. 11 concert by calling 843-842-2787.\r\n\r\nNo tickets are necessary for free admission to the Nov. 12 concert in Beaufort, but seating is limited, so don’t be late.\r\n\r\n<strong>New citizens</strong>\r\n\r\nU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will administer the Oath of Allegiance to new Marines at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, Parris Island. The Marines will become America’s newest citizens during a naturalization ceremony in honor of Veterans Day.\r\n\r\nMilitary recruits for all branches do not have to be U.S. citizens to serve in the armed forces. Many are non-citizens and are offered opportunities for citizenship in recognition their service and sacrifice.\r\n\r\nUSCIS seeks to ensure the military naturalization process is convenient, expedited and secure, so that service members receive the appreciation of a grateful nation. Most military personnel take the oath of citizenship at military bases after basic training or at USCIS offices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Community concert</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Community Concert Band (LCCB), sponsored by the University of South Carolina-Beaufort’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), will present a concert entitled “Americans We: A Salute to America\'s Veterans” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bluffton, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Hilton Head Island Presbyterian Church.\r\n\r\nConducted by Benny Ferguson and David Hershey, the program will feature music to honor all veterans, including a medley of “Anchors Away,” “The Caisson Song,” “Semper Paratus,” the “Marines\' Hymn” and \"The U.S. Air Force.”\r\n\r\nThere will also be several stirring marches and patriotic anthems performed.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.ollilccb.com.', 'Vet has honor of seeing his new-Marine grandson graduate', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'vet-has-honor-of-seeing-his-new-marine-grandson-graduate', '', '', '2016-11-10 10:23:49', '2016-11-10 15:23:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30544', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30551, 4, '2016-11-17 07:57:21', '2016-11-17 12:57:21', '<b>Holiday home tour celebrates Catholic education</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort\'s Homes for the Holidays fifteenth annual tour of homes will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Nov. 20, and will include St. Peter\'s Catholic Church and school prior to five private homes along nearby Burckmyer Beach.\r\n\r\nSpecial attention this year is in celebration of the school’s 25 years of educating Catholic and families choosing a faith-based education for their children.\r\n\r\nLocal interior design experts and florists will participate in what is now one of the region\'s most state-of-the art home tours.\r\n\r\nDesigners include Scout Southern Market; Hollyhocks; Sweet Bay ALL on Bay; Tober Floral, WED; and McGlynn Sadler Designs.\r\n\r\nA festive Christmas atmosphere includes refreshments and music to spark the season.\r\n\r\nTour times are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday with parking only at St. Peter\'s Catholic Church. Tickets can be purchased downtown at designers on Bay Street, at the church and on tour days.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian women’s group to hold holiday lunch</b>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Christian Women\'s Connection Christmas Luncheon and Holiday Jubilee will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Hampton Hall Clubhouse.\r\n\r\nThe guest speaker will be author, singer and comedienne Tempe Brown, whose topic will be \" Putting the Puzzle of Life Together Without the Box Lid!\"  Her CDs and book, “The Little Dirt People,” will be available for purchase. Lunch is $25 and must be prepaid by Wednesday, Nov. 30.\r\n\r\nMake checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to Irene Cusato, 7 Nesting Lane, Bluffton, SC 29909. For more details, call 843-705-7604.\r\n\r\n<b>Habersham to host </b><b>classic car show</b>\r\n\r\nAn Antique and Classic Car Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Market Place in Habersham. The event will benefit Thumbs Up, an educational center providing a one-on-one homework assistance and tutoring approach for disadvantaged children in Beaufort. The event will include cars of yesteryear, live music, a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Admission and parking are free.\r\n\r\n<b>Arts Council offers open call for artists</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council/Mather Academy will host an open call for it December gallery show, Holidays in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council is inviting all novice and professional artists of any medium to submit up to five winter- and/or holiday-themed pieces by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at 916 Port Republic St. in Beaufort. The exhibit will run throughout December. Visit www.beaufortartscouncil.org, call 8433-379-2787 or email infor@artsbft.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Holiday hilarity </b><b>on tap with </b><b>‘Christmas Belles’</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Stage Productions returns for the holiday season with the holiday comedy “Christmas Belles.”\r\n\r\nIt\'s Christmas-time in Fayro and the Futrelle Sisters are trying to keep the Tabernacle of the Lamb\'s Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. Things are not looking too promising, but the feuding sisters find a way to pull it together.\r\n\r\n“Christmas Belles” will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Nov. 20, at The Shed Event Venue, 809 Paris Ave., Port Royal; and at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday, Dec. 3; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nTickets are $15 for students (18 and under) $18 for adults in advance, $20 at the door. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com or call the box office (including for group pricing) at 912-656-1598.\r\n\r\n<b>Latin Music Festival to be held at </b><b>Shelter Cove </b>\r\n\r\nThe La Isla Latin Music Festival has been rescheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Shelter Cove Community Park, 39 Shelter Cove Lane, on Hilton Head Island. The festival was originally intended as a celebration of Latino Heritage Month, but had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThis festival is expected to welcome more than 6,000 guests from all over the region. Entertainment will consist of four Latin music bands of varying genres, two folkloric Latin dance groups, professional salsa instructors and lessons and a couples’ dance competition.\r\n\r\nThere will be more than 50 vendors offering Latin food from Mexico to Argentina, Latin beers, margaritas, sangria, Cuba libres, and plenty of treats for the kids.\r\n\r\nThere will also be a massive kids zone, climbing walls, bungee jumps, a magician, arts and crafts, face painting, sweets, and nonprofits and many businesses excited about reaching out to the Latino community. The festival’s feature event is the Miss La Isla Community Pageant.\r\n\r\nThis year’s selected Miss La Isla nonprofits are Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse (CODA), Health Community Project, supervised by the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition, Mercy Mission in Jasper County, supervised by Catholic Charities, The Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of Teleton USA and The Literacy Center. For more information, call 843-681-2393.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton book fest </b><b>coming Nov. 19</b>\r\n\r\nThe first Bluffton Book Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, in historic Old Town Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThe day-long event will feature author presentations, book signings, children’s activities, raffles and a “taste of Gullah” with more than 30 local authors in attendance.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds from the Meet the Authors VIP Party and raffles will benefit The Literacy Center along with the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.\r\n\r\n<b>History museum to hold dinner, lecture</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort County Library, will present Native American Myths, Poetry &amp; Trickster Tales from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.\r\n\r\nNovember is Native American Heritage Month. This interesting and entertaining talk will transport you to a magical past through the poetry, myths and trickster tales of Native Americans.\r\n\r\nThe lecture will be held at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St. It is free to the public but donations will be accepted. Registration and updates on future history lectures in the series can be found at beauforthistorymuseum.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Meet the Authors </b><b>party set for Nov. 18 </b>\r\n\r\nJoin fellow book lovers for a Meet the Authors VIP Party from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Hilton Head BMW, 1230 Fording Island Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature authors Nick Chiles, Ellen Malphrus, Denene Millner and Sarah Pekkanen. There will also be a Lowcountry barbecue, beer and wine and an opportunity to talk one-on-one with the guest authors. A ticket purchase automatically enters you into a raffle for an opportunity to win a three-night vacation at any Sandals Resort.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds will benefit local adult and family literacy programs.Visit theliteracycenter.org/events/vip-party-tickets.\r\n\r\n<b>Santa Claus coming </b><b>to farmer’s market</b>\r\n\r\nSanta Claus is coming to town … to the Port Royal Farmers\' Market to be exact.\r\n\r\nThis holiday season Smile for Santa, a new event sponsored by The Beaufort Garden Club, will take two photos of kids and pets with Santa Claus during the first three Saturdays in December at the Gazebo at the Port Royal Market. The events will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.\r\n\r\nKids and pets will have two photos taken with Santa when they visit him in the Gazebo. These holiday photos will then be emailed.\r\n\r\nThe suggested donation is $5, cash only. Donations will benefit charities and/or civic beautification projects that the Beaufort Garden Club supports, such as the Coastal Conservation League, the Open Land Trust, the National Cemetery, Garden a Day and various scholarships.', 'What To Do the week of November 17th-24th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-november-17th-24th', '', '', '2016-11-22 08:27:13', '2016-11-22 13:27:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30551', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30555, 4, '2016-11-17 08:27:27', '2016-11-17 13:27:27', '<h3>By Jim Hicks</h3>\r\nLady’s Island is, once again, in the process of change.\r\n\r\nOver the years it has been the subject of a transition from a rural and somewhat isolated community to a popular residential community.\r\n\r\nToday it is undergoing a shift in the nature of its commercial area from small, individually owned businesses serving local island residents to a retail center hosting national chain stores and attracting customers from all of Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nIn making its decision to establish a super center on Lady’s Island, Walmart looked at the 33,000 residents living in 14,000 homes within 5 miles of the Lady’s Island Airport.\r\n\r\nObviously this data was a factor in Publix deciding to expand its store on the island as well as the Harris Teeter decision to locate on the island. Most of the customers will arrive at these new stores via their family car.\r\n\r\nHowever, with a new apartment complex, a new assisted living complex in the planning stage and the fact that sooner or later the Whitehall property will eventually be developed, the walking portion of the commercial center will require an upgrade to include basic things such as streetlights, trash cans and landscaping.\r\n\r\nThe question of who should pay for these improvements will quickly arise.\r\n\r\nPerhaps it is time to consider the establishment of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district again on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nA  TIF district freezes the tax on property within a designated area and all future increases in taxes goes into the TIF pot to repay loans/bond.\r\n\r\nTechnically, according to South Carolina law, tax increment financing districts are designated to provide funds to municipalities and counties for programs which correct or improve conditions in “blighted” areas.\r\n\r\nIn 1999, when the zoning for Lady’s Island was being drafted, the establishment of a TIF district appeared to be a way to financially assist in the development of the Village Center portion of the island. Since portions of the area surrounding the Village Center appeared to meet the criteria for a blighted area, a consultant was provided to the Community Preservation Committee for development of a Lady’s Island TIF district.\r\n\r\nA part of this process was projecting what type and how much development would occur in the designated TIF district.\r\n\r\nIn April 2001, based on this projected growth, Beaufort County Council authorized the establishment of a Lady’s Island TIF District with a maximum limit of approximately $1.5 million.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina law limits the existence of a TIF to five years, at which time if it is not activated the governing body which established the TIF, in this case Beaufort County, is required to officially disestablish it.\r\n\r\nIn the case of the 2001 Lady’s Island TIF, before any money could be borrowed or projects started, the city of Beaufort sued Beaufort County due to the fact that the property where the Dockside is today was in the city and they desired more of a say in how the TIF funds would be spent.\r\n\r\nThe lawsuit was finally settled out of court but did delay any action with TIF funds for a good period of time.\r\n\r\nKey to the success of the Lady’s Island TIF was the projected development of the Whitehall property and the development of property in the vicinity of the Dockside restaurant.\r\n\r\nSimply stated, these two key developments did not occur and the Lady’s Island Community Preservation Committee deemed it inappropriate and unfair to the Beaufort County taxpayer to request the activation of the TIF until there was some degree of certainty that sufficient development would occur to allow repayment of the TIF bonds.\r\n\r\nIn April 2006 the TIF had collected approximately $350,000, which was insufficient to support a significant bond issue and at that time the Lady’s Island Tax Increment Financing District was allowed to expire.\r\n\r\nIf there were any lessons to be learned from the first Lady’s Island Tax Increment Finance district they should include (1) any TIF on Lady’s Island should be a joint county and city of Beaufort effort and (2) be relatively certain that growth is going to occur.\r\n\r\nSo should a joint county and city of Beaufort Tax Increment Finance district be established on Lady’s Island to fund the overall upgrade of the commercial section of the island?\r\n\r\nTwo factors would appear to support a serious evaluation of such action.\r\n\r\nOver the next five years, the probability of significant commercial growth in the Village Center is much higher than it has ever been in the past.\r\n\r\nThanks to the existence of the Northern Regional Plan, which promotes cooperative efforts between the county and the municipalities, a joint TIF would appear possible.\r\n\r\nSurely it is worth evaluating.\r\n\r\n<i>Jim Hicks is the chairman of the Lady’s Island Community Preservation Committee.</i>', 'Is it time to another Lady’s Island TIF district?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'is-it-time-to-another-ladys-island-tif-district', '', '', '2016-11-22 08:28:08', '2016-11-22 13:28:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30555', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30557, 4, '2016-11-17 08:28:20', '2016-11-17 13:28:20', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nIt seems we have to be flexible this holiday. What was going to be our lesson for this week has just been changed.\r\n\r\nWhy? Because it would not be nice to not let everyone know about a new deal. Luckily, though, our new deal wine will still be usable for our holiday dinners.\r\n\r\nFor this wine, we are going to be going back in time a bit, to the last time we had one on deal: a Pouilly-Fuissé from the Burgundy region of France.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, over the years, the wines from Pouilly-Fuissé have crept up and up in price, which is probably why we only talk about them when they’re on deal. But, let’s review some more so we can all really appreciate what we have here.\r\n\r\nPouilly-Fuissé is an appellation from the southern part of its region, the Mâcon area. It received AC status in 1936.\r\n\r\nUnlike most of the rest of Burgundy and its appellations, when the specifications for the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation were being written, the local producers and growers did not apply for any Premier Cru or Grand Cru status. Oh, well.\r\n\r\nDespite there not being any designated better sites known for producing better grapes, there are some recognized higher quality acres. Still, without higher legal status, the wines from Pouilly-Fuissé cannot sell for the higher prices. Up though these prices are, they’re just not as up as white wines from northern Burgundy.\r\n\r\nThe appellation laws of Pouilly-Fuissé say these wines have to be 100 percent Chardonnay.\r\n\r\nThey are allowed to make about 528 gallons for about every acre of vines and the wines must have a minimum of 11 percent alcohol.\r\n\r\nThe soils of the Mâcon area are limestone, with lots of calcium and calcereous clay, soils that Chardonnay loves.\r\n\r\nThe landscape is known for the rock of Solutré. Centuries ago, an ancient tribe that lived in Burgundy would run wild horses up to the top of this rock and make them crash onto the ground below. Gruesome, for sure, but it helps explain all the limestone and calcium in the soil.\r\n\r\nA confusing part of this appellation is there is no town called Pouiily-Fuissé. There are four smaller communes (Chaintré with 1.28 square miles of vineyards, Vergisson with 2.23 square miles, Fuissé with 1.86 and Solutré-Pouilly with 2.38) that can all label their wines with this appellation. There are 1,871 acres of vines here, the largest of any Burgundy appellation.\r\n\r\nThe flavors of Pouilly-Fuissé include smoky yellow fruits with exotic spices and nuts.\r\n\r\nOur Pouilly-Fuissé comes from a small family grower and producer. Domaine Sangouard-Guyot. Pierre-Emmanuel Sangouard took over his grandfather’s wine estate in 1997. His wife is Catherine Guyot. They work their land by hand. Actually, some of their vineyards are in Solutré and Vergisson, but they are not looking to get too big because they would lose their ability to work all their vines by hand.\r\n\r\nHarvest is by hand and the grapes are fermented separately by where they come from.\r\n\r\nWines are blended, sometimes, and bottled about two years after harvest.\r\n\r\nThey make several different Pouilly-Fuissés. Ours is called Terroirs.\r\n\r\nThis wine is made from grapes from several plots in Vergisson, where the grapes are known for ripe fruit flavors and minerality. It is made from vines that are an average of 40 years old.\r\n\r\nTechnically, and by French law, it can be labeled “Old Vine.”\r\n\r\nThe grapes are fermented and one third of the wine is aged for 10 months in temperature controlled tanks. This gives the finished wine liveliness and freshness.\r\n\r\nThe other two-thirds is aged in 7- to 8-year-old barrels for eight months, which gives the finished wine a generous roundness and fullness. And then bottling is in April.\r\n\r\nTerroirs is straightforward, rich and complex; silky and crisp at the same time. Its nose is fruity with mineral fragrances. And its flavors are baked golden delicious apples, stewed pears, herbs, almonds, nutmeg and more. Layers and layers of flavors, more each sip you take. That’s a sign of complexity, which is why this wine costs more. Usually. But, a deal is a deal.\r\n\r\nFor $16.97, this wine is less than its usual wholesale price. Less than wholesale!\r\n\r\nWorth celebrating. And delicious for a special holiday meal. Enjoy.', 'This wine is worth celebrating', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'this-wine-is-worth-celebrating', '', '', '2016-11-22 08:28:53', '2016-11-22 13:28:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30557', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30559, 4, '2016-11-17 08:29:21', '2016-11-17 13:29:21', 'This school year marks the 25th academic year of St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\n“There is a tangible buzz on campus,” said Principal Ann Feltner, who began her long association with the ‘Saints and Scholars’ of St. Peter’s in 1996 as a parent, and has since held various leadership and teaching positions at the school. “I can see the excitement growing that people in our community have for St. Peter’s. Many volunteers from the community are helping us make it into the vibrant campus it has become.”\r\n\r\nShe exudes enthusiasm and pride while discussing the volunteers who worked side by side with paid employees, contractors, parents, and teachers to give the school a major renovation this past summer to get it ready for its 25th anniversary year.\r\n\r\nNew paint, new lighting, new flooring, new safety doors and new security cameras were added, in addition to the volunteers who have been tutoring students, reading to classes, gardening campus grounds, working in the school office and shelving books in the library.\r\n\r\nAdmission to St. Peter’s Elementary School is open to children of all faiths, so “it is good for the children to see the volunteers from all walks of life come to the school and give of their talents,” said Feltner, who had four children attend St. Peter’s and now has grandchildren enrolled.\r\n\r\nThe school has seen many changes in the 25 years since the now-retired Monsignor Martin Laughlin began garnering support from the St. Peter’s Church parishioners because he felt strongly the children of the area deserved the opportunity to get a traditional religious education.\r\n\r\nThe school started in the small eight-room education wing of the parish complex in 1991. In its first year, the school consisted of five classrooms, a library, a work room and an office. As grades were added, space was needed.\r\n\r\nA new school building was constructed on the church’s property in 1995. Enrollment peaked in 2000, when the school averaged about 220 students.\r\n\r\nBut the road to success wasn’t always easy.\r\n\r\nFeltner remembers when the recession hit Beaufort in 2007 and enrollment dropped dramatically. Since then, the Beaufort County School District’s public charter schools have opened in addition to a new Christian school in downtown Beaufort. All have offered enrollment challenges to St. Peter’s Elementary School.\r\n\r\nBut Feltner remains resilient, stating “no other elementary school in the Beaufort area can offer the solid, traditional teachings” of a religious education “combined with the training, discipline and high academic standards” that St. Peter’s offers.\r\n\r\nTwo-thirds of the faculty hold graduate degrees. Spanish is taught in grades K4 through sixth grade.\r\n\r\nValues and discipline are emphasized. Teachers are concerned about the character development of each student.\r\n\r\n“Our educational environment nurtures the whole child - mind, body and soul - into becoming a saint and scholar,” said Feltner, quoting the school’s motto of Saints and Scholars, which emphasizes St. Peter’s commitment to supporting the spiritual and intellectual growth of each child.\r\n\r\nIn addition, all paid staff, volunteers and anyone who interacts with children are trained to proactively recognize and safeguard students from bullying and abuse.\r\n\r\n“Another positive aspect about our school is that decisions are made at the lowest level possible. Cumbersome, stifling bureaucracy simply does not exist,” said Feltner.\r\n\r\nToday, during the school’s 25th year, the school is a vibrant, active campus and enrolls 103 Saints and Scholars in grades pre-K through sixth grade, with the seventh and eighth grades having moved to John Paul II High School in Okatie two school years ago.\r\n\r\nKim Morris, a third-grade teacher at St. Peter’s, recently received a sizable national grant to improve math fluency and assist students in mastering basic math skills. The school has also utilized the talents of the college students studying Computer Science at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, having them repair and update all of the school’s computers.\r\n\r\nWhen it came time for their children to start school, John and Catherine Stephens of Beaufort felt St. Peter’s Elementary School was where their children would receive the best overall education.\r\n\r\nIn the two years their daughter, Laura, 5, has been enrolled, “we have been amazed at what she has learned about faith,” said her mother. “She says things out of the blue like, ‘Jesus wants us to help people when they are sick.’ ”\r\n\r\nCatherine Stephens admits the tuition is a sacrifice, but surprisingly the tuition is a lot less than other private schools in the area.\r\n\r\nBut despite the successes the school has seen in its 25 years, Feltner has bigger plans she would like to see achieved.\r\n\r\n“I would love to see our school continue to do more community outreach. There are many local organizations that would benefit from having our students share their talents,” she said, as she was getting some students ready to attend an outing to Morningside Assisted Living to sing for the senior citizens who live there.\r\n\r\nTo learn about enrollment and the tuition assistance available, contact Feltner at 843-522-2163 or visit www.saintpeterscatholicschoolbeaufortsc.org.', 'St. Peter’s celebrates 25 years', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'st-peters-celebrates-25-years', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:45', '2018-07-12 14:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30559', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30562, 4, '2016-11-17 08:31:15', '2016-11-17 13:31:15', '<b>Lowcountry comes </b><b>together to help animals</b>\r\n\r\nPalmetto Animal League was put to the test on Oct. 7 when Hurricane Matthew came swirling into town.\r\n\r\nPAL was extremely fortunate. Our building is rated to withstand a Category 3 hurricane, and luckily power was only out for one day. Our “home team” stayed at the Adoption Center with roughly half of the pets, while our “away team” evacuated over 100 animals to Aiken.\r\n\r\nOne day after the evacuation order was lifted, the American Humane Association’s Red Star unit set up a base of operations in PAL’s parking lot. Together, American Humane and the National Veterinary Response Team distributed thousands of pounds of pet food and cat litter and provided veterinary care to those in need.\r\n\r\nA few days later Kroger kindly donated 8,000 pounds of pet food for PAL to distribute.\r\n\r\nDr. Rodell Lawrence, executive director of the Penn Center, allowed us to give out the supplies from their location on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nTom Curry, of Lowcountry Paver, relocated the Kroger trailer stocked with pet food, and Teresa Forrest, of Forrest Concrete, sent a pallet jack to unload the supplies. Local media outlets helped spread the word so folks who needed help for their animals could respond. Every morsel was donated to those in need.\r\n\r\nAnimal-loving individuals coming together creates a different kind of storm, one that is far more powerful and long-lasting than any hurricane.\r\n\r\nThe ugliness of disaster is no match for Lowcountry families as we unite to help animals and each other.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Amy Campanini\r\n</b><b>President, Palmetto Animal League</b></p>\r\n<b>New energy initiative </b><b>needs attention</b>\r\n\r\nThe next hurricane seems to be threatening the residents of Beaufort. The issue is in the form of a government energy initiative to be installed at Parris Island.\r\n\r\nOn Sept. 30, the residents of Dolphin Point Drive, on Cat Island received a letter with the following subject line: AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AT MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND.\r\n\r\nAs one of the residents receiving the letter, I did not think much about it.\r\n\r\nThen along came Hurricane Matthew, affecting all of our lives. As bad as that was, and as challenging as the cleanup and repairs are, it can all be fixed.\r\n\r\nBut as it turns out, these planned energy saving measures might affect us for the rest of our days as we have the federal government to fight with.\r\n\r\nThe initiative calls for several energy-saving structures to be installed at Parris Island, most of which we can all support, especially when energy conservation is at question.\r\n\r\nBut one of the pieces of the initiative is the installation of a natural gas-fired, electric-producing turbine. This is something that we all need to pay attention to.\r\n\r\nThe noise and vibrations produced by such a turbine could affect a large area around Parris Island and residents of all those areas, not just Cat Island, but north and south of the facility, up and down the Intercostal Waterway, the town of Port Royal, the city of Beaufort and Beaufort County residents.\r\n\r\nThere are no federal regulations on noise for gas-fired power plants. This is normally left to the local jurisdictions. Most jurisdictions apply a dBa(sound) limit at a certain distance, which depends on zoning. Some counties establish a maximum overall noise level regardless of the zoning.\r\n\r\nOthers simply have nuisance clauses without a quantitative noise limit. These nuisance clauses may be, and are usually very vague. They can be used by those who are having issues of any kind with the noise levels. If any requirements exist in any jurisdiction, we need to determine their usefulness in this situation.\r\n\r\nThe land owners and the communities who are organized and determined at the onset of this can be effective in causing positive noise-mitigating actions to be taken prior to the final plans being accepted and the project being built.\r\n\r\nThe questions are, where are we and our local officials on this issue? What are the regulations that are in effect in this issue?\r\n\r\nSeems we need to get ourselves together with the support of our local jurisdictions to act in our benefit. This is something that affects many in the area and our elected officials need to get on top of the issue, with the help of the residents.\r\n\r\nCat Island residents are attempting to get themselves together regarding this issue and local agencies are hopefully going to look very carefully at this potentially devastating initiative.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Michael Buckingham</b></p>\r\n<b>Everyone should </b><b>respect the flag</b>\r\n\r\nI appreciate our flag and respect the words it symbolizes. These words are some of the finest thoughts and ideals ever recorded, words that our founders recorded with a dream that we could live together as a unified whole.\r\n\r\nThose among us who choose to display their dissatisfaction with some aspect of their lives by disrespecting our flag are missing the point. The flag is the symbol that guarantees our right to protest our grievances. It is a very special piece of cloth.\r\n\r\nFor those who choose to disrespect it, what did it ever do to you? Specifically, what are you mad or upset about?\r\n\r\nIf you choose to protest racism, working conditions, immigration or whatever, then that’s your right, but not our flag, which is  the very symbol that allows you to do so.\r\n\r\nIs there nothing above yourself that you owe allegiance to? The flag has done nothing to deserve your disgust. Be thankful we have such a flag and what it stands for.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Jim Wiggins\r\n</b><b>Beaufort</b></p>\r\n<b>Being quarterback is </b><b>easier in bleachers</b>\r\n\r\nHaving spent a good number of years as chairman of the Beaufort County Planning Commission, I have been privileged to participate in the efforts of our local governments to guide the growth of Northern Beaufort County in a positive direction.\r\n\r\nDuring these evolutions I gained tremendous respect for the role of the county, city or town planners.\r\n\r\nBeing a planner, whether it is a military, financial, event, wedding, urban or some other type, requires, to some degree, the ability to read the tea leaves and predict the future.\r\n\r\nBut to be a land or land use planner it is not enough to predict the future because you must also be able to interpret  the public’s hopes, dreams and desires and the elected official’s perception of political reality in the community in which they live.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the land planner must serve as an honest broker for the development community.\r\n\r\nIf one is looking for an occupation that delivers a stream of positive feedback, being a land planner is not the field to enter.\r\n\r\nHaving said all of the above it should be noted that Beaufort County, and especially Northern Beaufort County, is privileged to have three senior planners (Tony Criscitiello at Beaufort County, Linda Peters at the town of Port Royal and Libby Anderson at the city of Beaufort) who have led the land planning efforts through the daily and long-term battles to reach the point we enjoy today.\r\n\r\nWhen you realize that 60 percent of Northern Beaufort County remains rural in nature and only 10 percent of Southern Beaufort County remains uncommitted to development, it becomes obvious that these planners and the teams that support them have done an amazing job.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Jim Hicks</b></p>', 'Letters to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '30562-2', '', '', '2016-11-22 08:32:46', '2016-11-22 13:32:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30562', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30565, 4, '2016-11-17 08:33:01', '2016-11-17 13:33:01', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL </b><b>FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Area high school </b><b>football scoreboard\r\n</b><b>Friday, Nov. 11</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek 23, Ridgeland-Hardeeville 20\r\nBerkeley 48, Beaufort 14\r\nBluffton 32, Wade Hampton 19\r\nHilton Head 69, Colleton County 34\r\nWhale Branch 27, Academic Magnet 0\r\n\r\n<b>6 Beaufort Academy </b><b>players named All-Region</b>\r\n\r\nSix Beaufort Academy football players have earned SCISA All-Region honors.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy\'s Kevin Williams (Sr., RB) Will Warren (Jr., OL) Chris Boggs (Sr., WR), Jaxon Spratling (Jr., DL) Edward McCormick (So., LB) and William Tumlin (Fr., DB) claimed all-region honors from the SCISA.\r\n\r\nA leader for the Eagles throughout the 2016 football season, Williams rushed for over 1,000 yards from his quarterback position.\r\n\r\nHe earned his all-region selection as a running back.\r\n\r\nTumlin, Beaufort Academy\'s kicker, was the lone special teams player honored as an All-Region selection.\r\n\r\nCoastal Christian standout Wyatt Baldwin was named the All-Region Player of the Year.\r\n\r\nCathedral Academy\'s Jalen Ladson was named the Offense All-Region Player of the Year.\r\n\r\nAnother Cathedral Academy standout, Chandler Mahaffey, was named the Defense All-Region Player of the Year.\r\n\r\nCathedral Academy head coach Tommy Wait was named the All-Region Coach of the Year.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>RUNNING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>5K event will raise </b><b>funds for firefighters</b>\r\n\r\nOn Saturday, Nov. 19, firefighters and citizens alike will join together in a unified show of support for firefighters across the nation who are battling occupational cancer by participating in the 4th Annual Hampton’s Hometown Heroes Charity 5K Run/Walk in Hampton.\r\n\r\nOne of the regulars at the race is Burton\'s Lt. Alex Murray, who has been an active participant with this event every year..\r\n\r\nInitially organized by the Hampton Fire Department as a fundraiser for two of their own firefighters, the cepartment has since turned the event into an annual fundraiser for Code 3 for a Cure (C3FAC) to assist fellow firefighters across America who are suffering with occupational cancer.\r\n\r\nC3FAC founders and other team members will be in attendance, and some of the firefighters participating will wear their fire gear as a symbol of support for all firefighters who are battling occupational cancer.\r\n\r\nVisit hamptonscfire.com.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GOLF</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Golf tourney raises </b><b>funds for needy</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fill The Sleigh Golf Tournament will beheld Saturday, Nov. 19,  at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. This is a two person, captain’s choice tournament played in scramble format. Entry is $60 and a toy donation per person. Entry includes green fees, cart, driving range and range balls. Lunch is included for all pre-registered players.\r\n\r\nFunds raised go to help families struggling through the holidays. Contact 843-784-3606.', 'Sports briefs for November 17th-23rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-november-17th-23rd', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:08:48', '2016-11-22 14:08:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30565', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30567, 4, '2016-11-17 09:09:04', '2016-11-17 14:09:04', '[caption id=\"attachment_30569\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"4782\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sons-of-union-e1479823947946.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30569\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30569\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sons-of-union-e1479823947946.jpg\" alt=\"The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War of Beaufort, Edward Wallace Camp #21 had its charter reinstated in a ceremony at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 706 Newcastle St., in Beaufort. The camp has not had an active charter since 1934. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Georgia-South Carolina Department of the Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Rev. Dr. Elijah Washington serves as commander of the Edward Wallace Camp #21.\" width=\"4782\" height=\"2617\" /></a> The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War of Beaufort, Edward Wallace Camp #21 had its charter reinstated in a ceremony at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 706 Newcastle St., in Beaufort. The camp has not had an active charter since 1934. The ceremony was conducted by members of the Georgia-South Carolina Department of the Sons Of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Rev. Dr. Elijah Washington serves as commander of the Edward Wallace Camp #21.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Town clerk retires </b><b>after 26 years on job</b>\r\n\r\nMayor Lisa Sulka, Bluffton Town Council members and staff honored Sandra Lunceford at its Nov. 8 meeting for her nearly 26 years of service as Bluffton’s clerk. Lunceford retired on Oct. 20.\r\n\r\nLunceford has worked for the town of Bluffton since 1991, working with four town managers, five mayors and dozens of council members.\r\n\r\n“Sandra has literally been a witness to Bluffton’s history. When she started, the town was 1-square mile and had more than 700 residents. Today, it is about 54 square miles with an estimated population of 19,000. Sandra has personally filed thousands of documents which detail each step of Bluffton’s story,” Sulka said.\r\n\r\n“If there is anyone who made you feel at home at Town Hall, that is Sandra,” town Manager Marc Orlando said. “Sandra has a deep love for Bluffton and it showed in her daily dedication to her job and her colleagues. It was my honor to work with Sandra for more than a decade. I am grateful for her support throughout my career and as town manager. She will be missed.”\r\n\r\nKim Chapman, formerly deputy town clerk, has been named as the new town clerk. Chapman has worked for the town since 2007, working with Mayors Hank Johnston and Lisa Sulka and for three town managers. Chapman is a graduate of the South Carolina Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute.\r\n\r\n<b>Police Department </b><b>is collecting toys </b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Police Department is sponsoring a Christmas Toy Drive for local children. This will be the second year officers have sought donations for the holiday.\r\n\r\nThe goal is to provide gifts for local children who wouldn’t otherwise receive anything Christmas morning.\r\n\r\nA partnership with LowCountry Community Church resulted in the creation of Operation REACH, an effort inside the church where members fill shoeboxes of toys and personal hygiene items. These shoeboxes will supplement the police department’s toy drive, and others will be donated to various organizations throughout Bluffton.\r\n\r\nBetween now and Friday, Dec. 16, the police department will be accepting unwrapped toys, jackets, hats and gloves for children ages 0-14.\r\n\r\nToiletry items and wrapping paper are also welcome to be donated as part of the program. Due to a community toy drive earlier this summer, the department has a number of stuffed animals to provide families, so those are not needed.\r\n\r\n“Providing gifts for these children who wouldn’t receive anything otherwise is the true meaning of Christmas,” said Chief Joey Reynolds. “We are blessed this department provides a program like this. We are also very thankful to the LowCountry Community Church and Lowcountry Law Enforcement Officers Association who help us each year.”\r\n\r\nTo contribute, drop off donations at the Bluffton Police Department Law Enforcement Center (101 Progressive St./Buckwalter Place) or Bluffton Town Hall (20 Bridge St.).\r\n\r\n<b>Made in the South winners announced</b>\r\n\r\nGarden &amp; Gun recently announced the winners of its seventh annual Made in the South awards, presented by Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, celebrating and encouraging Southern craftsmen who make products in six categories: food, drink, style, outdoors, home and crafts.\r\n\r\n“Artisans and entrepreneurs continue to fuel the South\'s creative engine, and nowhere is this more apparent than in our Made in the South Awards,” said David DiBenedetto, editor in chief of Garden &amp; Gun. “This year the level of quality, craftsmanship and creativity displayed in the entries really wowed the editors and the judges.”\r\n\r\nLocally, Jery Bennett Taylor Baskets on St. Helena Island was recognized in the Crafts category.\r\n\r\n<b>Debris removal on private roads underway</b>\r\n\r\nDebris removal from Hurricane Matthew is underway on Beaufort County private roads and rights-of-way, including those in gated communities. The county’s contractor is Ceres Environmental.\r\n\r\nThe Federal Emergency Management Agency requires that the county receive completed right-of-entry agreements before entering upon any private roads and rights-of-ways.\r\n\r\nAs of Nov. 14, the county has approved debris removal operations for 35 gated communities: Battery Point, Bloody Point, Callawassie Island POA, Cane Island Retreat, City Walk Homeowners Association, Inc., Dataw Island, Distant Island, Edgefield, Fernlakes, Fripp Island, Hidden Lakes, Inlet at Bermuda Bluff, Live Oaks at Battery Creek Homeowners Association, Inc., Marshes at Lady’s Island Homeowner’s Association, Overlook at Battery Creek Community Association Inc., Picket Fences, Pinckney Retreat Community Association, Pine Forest, Pleasant Point, Port Royal Landing, Ribaut Island Regime Owners Association, River House Plantation Community Association, River Oaks Owners Association, Rose Hill Plantation POA, Shammy Creek, Spring Island, Tansi Village, The Farm at Buckwalter, Tuxedo Park Community Association, Vivian’s Island Property Owners Association Inc., Walling Grove Owners Association, Willow Point, Windmill Harbour, Wright’s Point and the Yacht Club Estates Homeowner’s Association.\r\n\r\nThere are nine gated communities pending approval. They are Cat Island, Harbor Island, Heyward Point, Melrose, Rose Dhu, Shady Glen Mfg. Housing Community, Stock Farms, The Crescent POA and Victoria Bluff.\r\n\r\nCurrently, Ceres has removed more than 300,000 cubic yards of debris from public and private roads and rights-of-way throughout the county. At this time, the cleanup effort is expected to last four to six months.\r\n\r\nIn observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, debris removal operations will temporarily discontinue from Wednesday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 25, and will restart on Saturday, Nov. 26.\r\n\r\nTo expedite recovery, officials encourage residents to follow curbside debris removal guidelines for the separation and removal of debris.\r\n\r\nResidents are encouraged to visit the Beaufort County disaster recovery website at beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net.\r\n\r\n<b>Online public auction </b><b>to be held Dec. 5</b>\r\n\r\nAt 1 p.m. on Dec. 5,  the Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office will conduct a live online public auction through Meares Auction Group for delinquent properties owned by Daufuskie Embarkment LLC, FIG Daufuskie 1 LLC, FIG Beach Cottages LLC, and FIG Beach Club LLC, as a result of a fraudulent tax payment.\r\n\r\nProperties will be auctioned through a live online public auction with bidder registration beginning at noon Monday, Nov. 21.\r\n\r\nAdditional information may be obtained at BeaufortCountyTreasurer.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Asphalt paving to </b><b>affect two roads</b>\r\n\r\nThe Lane Construction Corp will conduct asphalt paving operations on Shanklin Road from U.S. 21 to Laurel Bay and on Grober Hill Road from Parris Island Gateway to Savannah Highway.\r\n\r\nWork will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 18. There will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices.\r\n\r\nMotorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone.\r\n\r\n<b>County to help with feral cat colonies</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30568\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"978\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/feral.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30568\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30568\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/feral.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the volunteers of the Dataw Island Feline Foundation are, back row, Rich Kocher, Kathy Johnston, Katie McAllister and Trudy Tresky; fourth row are Tom Hurley, treasurer, and Peg Lantelme; third row are  Beverley Porter and Claudia Peebles; second row are Melanie Gentile, Charlotte Hurley and Roberta Gunderson, secretary; and first row is Dale Martin, executive director.\" width=\"978\" height=\"1232\" /></a> Some of the volunteers of the Dataw Island Feline Foundation are, back row, Rich Kocher, Kathy Johnston, Katie McAllister and Trudy Tresky; fourth row are Tom Hurley, treasurer, and Peg Lantelme; third row are Beverley Porter and Claudia Peebles; second row are Melanie Gentile, Charlotte Hurley and Roberta Gunderson, secretary; and first row is Dale Martin, executive director.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Animal Services recently presented an official Feral Cat Permit to the Dataw Island Feline Foundation, Inc. (DIFF), for the feral cat colonies on Dataw Island in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThis permit allows a county team to utilize GPS to locate feral cat colonies throughout Beaufort County, with the purpose of caring for them after an evacuation situation such as a hurricane.\r\n\r\nA Beaufort County Animal Shelter team, including supervisor Stephanie Brumley, is activated 48 hours after evacuations conclude (the first two days will involve only humans in need), to attempt to re-establish feral cat colonies, providing them with food, water and emergency care.\r\n\r\nAs soon as possible after Hurricane Matthew, BCAS headed to Dataw Island for this purpose.\r\n\r\n<b>Board member named to </b><b>community foundation</b>\r\n\r\nKim Kord has been elected to the board of directors of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nShe currently serves as executive vice president and manager of CoastalStates Bank’s commercial lending operations in Hilton Head, a position which she’s held since 2009.\r\n\r\nPrior to that, Kord held positions of increasing responsibility at National City Bank of Indiana (now PNC) in Indianapolis. She left that organization as executive vice president and division manager of their commercial real estate division.\r\n\r\nKord’s past community involvement includes board membership with the American Liver Foundation, Pleasant Run Children’s Home, BOS Community Development, United Way of Central Indiana and YWCA of Central Indiana.\r\n\r\nOn Hilton Head, she serves or has served on the boards of Indigo Run Community Owners Association and Broad Pointe Owners’ Association. For many of these organizations she has served as treasurer.\r\n\r\nVisit www.cf-lowcountry.org.', 'News briefs for November 17th-23rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-november-17th-23rd', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:40:58', '2016-11-22 14:40:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30567', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30571, 4, '2016-11-17 09:41:17', '2016-11-17 14:41:17', '[caption id=\"attachment_30572\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Christopher_Ketchie_BMH_VP.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30572\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30572\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Christopher_Ketchie_BMH_VP.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Ketchie\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2700\" /></a> Christopher Ketchie[/caption]\r\n\r\nChristopher Ketchie, an experienced healthcare administrator from Pennsylvania, has been named Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s vice president of physician services, responsible for managing the largest multispecialty physician group in Beaufort and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nAs head of Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners, Ketchie will oversee 14 medical practices with 45 doctors and more than two dozen advanced practice providers.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining BMH, he held a similar position with Lancaster Medical Group/Community Health Systems, a 32-practice multispecialty medical group in South Central Pennsylvania.\r\n\r\nA native of North Carolina, Ketchie earned  a B.S. degree in Health Promotions/Biology from Appalachian State University and a master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\nHe began his 10-year career as a medical service corps officer in the U.S. Navy. Stationed at the Naval Health Clinic in Great Lakes, Ill., and later Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he served in various posts, including assistant director for administration for Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune and commander/executive officer for the 2D Medical Battalion Charlie Surgical Company.\r\n\r\nDuring his seven years of military service, he was deployed for 10 months to Afghanistan to help develop a medical clinic for detainees and another 11 months in the Mediterranean, North Africa and Middle East with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.\r\n\r\nKetchie started his new job with Beaufort Memorial Nov. 14.\r\n\r\n“I look forward to working with our physicians and support staff to plan the future growth of our practice network,” Ketchie said. “My role is to ensure we provide the community with timely access to medical services and quality care.”\r\n\r\nTo find a Beaufort Memorial physician, visit www.beaufortmemorial.org.', 'Ketchic is named VP of Physician Services', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ketchic-is-named-vp-of-physician-services', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:42:06', '2016-11-22 14:42:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30571', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30574, 4, '2016-11-17 09:42:18', '2016-11-17 14:42:18', 'Your parents and grandparents may have known better about lots of things when you were younger. But you probably shouldn’t be following their example when it comes to managing your money in retirement.\r\n\r\n“Most retirement income for (our) parents’ and grandparents’ generation came from Social Security and a defined-benefit pension plan,” said Drew Denning, senior vice president and retirement strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors.\r\n\r\nNo longer. Defined-benefit pensions, which pay a fixed amount, are fading into history. Social Security is seeing minimal, if any, yearly increases. And interest rates have been at historic lows for years.\r\n\r\n<b>Prioritization as a beginning</b>\r\n\r\n“Your expected returns in fixed income (investments) are lower than they have been in the past,” said Brian Rehling, co-head of Global Fixed Income Strategy and managing director at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. Therefore retirees, and those preparing to retire, may need to rethink their investment strategies.\r\n\r\nEvery investor is different, Rehling and Denning say, so every strategy will be different.\r\n\r\nOf the most important considerations — risk tolerance, the income needed in retirement, total assets and long-term financial goals — the last one could be especially critical.\r\n\r\nSome retirees focus on maintaining a lifestyle. Others may want to leave a significant inheritance, make charitable contributions or help children or grandchildren with college. Depending on your goals, it may be prudent to keep a slightly more aggressive strategy for a longer period of time to try to continue building wealth.\r\n\r\n“I think investors need to have a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds and cash, and the percentages are going to vary,” Denning said. “The No. 1 variable in how they’re going to invest is their risk tolerance.”\r\n\r\nRisk and return usually are correlated. Bump up the risk and your returns might be higher — or dramatically lower. Clamp down on risk and you might minimize losses, but you may also reduce your returns.\r\n\r\n<b>Bad assumptions</b>\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes investors make, Denning said, is assuming they can use a withdrawal rate — the rate at which they liquidate their assets to cover expenses — that’s actually too high.\r\n\r\nAlthough an appropriate withdrawal rate for most investors will differ, the traditional rate is 4 percent per year, he said. That’s enough to provide someone with $1 million in invested assets potentially a $40,000 a year income stream (on top of Social Security or other sources of retirement income).\r\n\r\n“Most clients assume they can withdraw higher than the 4 percent withdrawal rate,” he said. Financial advisors often have to tell clients, “You can’t support a 7 to 8 percent withdrawal rate.”\r\n\r\nInflation can also drain your spending power. That’s why fixed-income investments, which have lower risks but also typically earn less, shouldn’t be the only type of asset in most people’s portfolios — even those already in retirement.\r\n\r\n<b>Risk reduction</b>\r\n\r\nRehling said there are other ways to potentially reduce risk in your portfolio without relying too heavily on fixed-income investments. For qualified investors, alternative investments, such as private equity funds, and real assets, such as commodities and real estate, may serve a similar purpose.\r\n\r\n“Alternatives have historically been used to help reduce volatility in portfolios,” Rehling said. “You may give up a little of the upside, but then you may give up some of the downside, too.”\r\n\r\nCommodities and real estate may act as a hedge against inflation because their value — and therefore the income an investor earns from them — has historically tended to go up as inflation rises.\r\n\r\nBear in mind, while investors may benefit from the ability of alternative investments to potentially improve the risk-reward profiles in their portfolios, it’s important to remember the investments themselves can carry significant risks. Government regulation and monitoring of these types of investments may be minimal or nonexistent; returns may be volatile and present an increased risk of investment loss.\r\n\r\nRehling and Denning both say that as important as it is to find the right investment mix, it’s just as important to actually start putting money aside.\r\n\r\nThe biggest problem for many people doesn’t end up being how their projected lifestyle impacts their need for retirement income or whether they have the right combination of assets. It’s simply that they haven’t invested enough. Starting early, even with a small amount, can let you take advantage of compounding interest.\r\n\r\nHowever, if an investor reaches retirement and finds that he or she doesn’t have enough money to support the lifestyle wanted, there are still options, such as cutting some living expenses or perhaps going back to work part time.\r\n\r\nBut putting all your money into bonds and certificates of deposit — as your parents or grandparents might have done — may not be able to fund your golden years.\r\n\r\n<b>Risk Factors</b>\r\n\r\nAll investing involves some degree of risk, whether it is associated with market volatility, purchasing power or specific security.\r\n\r\nAlternative investments, such as private equity funds, are not suitable for all investors. Any offer to purchase or sell a specific alternative investment product will be made by the product’s official offering documents. You could lose all or a substantial amount investing in these products.\r\n\r\nThese funds are speculative and entail significant risks that can include losses due to leveraging or other speculative investment practices, lack of liquidity, volatility of returns, restrictions on transferring interests in a fund, potential lack of diversification, absence and/or delay of information regarding valuations and pricing, complex tax structures and delays in tax reporting, less regulation and higher fees than mutual funds and risks associated with the operations, personnel and processes of the advisor.\r\n\r\nReal assets are subject to the risks associated with real estate, commodities and other investments and may not be suitable for all investors.\r\n\r\nThe commodities markets are considered speculative, carry substantial risks, and have experienced periods of extreme volatility.\r\n\r\nReal estate investments have special risks, including possible illiquidity of the underlying properties, credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions.\r\n\r\nInvestments in fixed-income securities are subject to market, interest rate, credit/default, inflation and other risks. Bond prices fluctuate inversely to changes in interest rates. Therefore, a general rise in interest rates can result in the decline in the bond’s price.\r\n\r\nCredit risk is the risk that an issuer will default on payments of interest and/or principal. This risk is heightened in lower rated bonds. If sold prior to maturity, fixed income securities are subject to market risk. All fixed income investments may be worth less than their original cost upon redemption or maturity.\r\n\r\n<i>Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII) is a registered investment adviser and wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo &amp; Company and provides investment advice to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Advisors and other Wells Fargo affiliates. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company. This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. 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(30576, 4, '2016-11-14 09:43:08', '2016-11-14 14:43:08', '<em>Photo above: Service members from the three Beaufort military installations were honored as “Service Members of the Year” by the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its annual Veterans Day luncheon on Nov. 9. The recipients were recommended by their commands based on their outstanding duty performance and service to both the military and Beaufort communities. From left are Rotarian Lt. General Jack Klimp, USMC, Ret. (a former Parris Island commander); Cpl. Khalif Pitts, USMC (MCAS Beaufort); Petty Officer Sarah E. Garcia, USN; Sgt. Dylan J. Sullivan, USMC (Parris Island); and Rotary Club President Lt. Col. Willie Mack Stansell, USMC, Ret. Photo by Lance Cpl. Max Bavastro, MCRD Public Affairs.  </em>\r\n\r\n<b>Cuthbert House is </b><b>honored by Trivago</b>\r\n\r\nThe Cuthbert House in Beaufort has been has been awarded the No. 10 spot on Trivago\'s list of the \"Best Alternative Accommodations\" in the U.S.\r\n\r\nWith user ratings gathered from 34 hotel, booking and review sites across the web, Trivago used an index for hotel ratings.\r\n\r\nThe No. 1 pick was the Langham in Chicago.\r\n\r\n<b>WebsterRogers gives back to community</b>\r\n\r\nEvery year the nine offices of WebsterRogers, an accounting and consulting firm, participate in a Day of Service. This year the Bluffton/Hilton Head Island office of WebsterRogers will take time out to head over to Bluffton Self Help on Friday, Nov. 18.\r\n\r\nThe office plans to give back to the community and make a difference where it matters most by participating in a toy drive for local children in need of a brighter Christmas.\r\n\r\nVisit www.websterrogers.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Mikkelson Law Firm </b><b>moves to Promenade</b>\r\n\r\nThe Mikkelson Law Firm will hold a ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, to celebrate its move to the Promenade in Bluffton at 214 Bluffton Road.\r\n\r\nFor the past two years, Mikkelson Law Firm LLC has strived to become an integral part of Bluffton’s growing and unique community.\r\n\r\nThe firm looks forward to continuing to build a firm that serves Bluffton families and businesses.\r\n\r\nThe Mikkelson Law Firm team includes four attorneys: Ryan Mikkelson, Tiffany Mikkelson, Ashley Adams Brown and Jacquelyn Bowler, along with support staff.', 'Business briefs for November 17th-23rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-november-17th-23rd', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:44:25', '2016-11-22 14:44:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30576', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30579, 4, '2016-11-17 09:44:38', '2016-11-17 14:44:38', 'More than $46,000 was raised at the Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County’s 7th Annual Boots &amp; Bling Fundraiser and Silent Auction Presented by CBC National Bank on Oct. 22.\r\n\r\nWell over 250 people enjoyed a lovely fall evening at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort, supporting the 2016 YMCA capital campaign in the process.\r\n\r\nThe YMCA intends to utilize the proceeds for facility improvements, helping to maintain the organization’s reputation as a happy, healthy and safe place for families to thrive.\r\n\r\nThe fundraiser featured music by DJ John Fletcher, MC/auctioneer Jeff Althoff, delicious food donated from area restaurants such as Q on Bay, Emily’s Restaurant, The Kitchen, Dockside, Saltus, Boundary Street Café, Fat Patties, The Carolina Tavern, Beaufort Bread Co, 10 Market, Bricks on Boundary, Brenna Chiavello and more.\r\n\r\nThis year’s live auction added a new twist and featured three gorgeous one-of-a-kind chandeliers donated by M Home &amp; Garden, Grayco and the YMCA Togetherhood committee, featuring the handiwork of Larry Schaefer. Erica Freeman won the 2016 golf cart raffle, taking home a refurbished Yamaha golf car.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the YMCA at 843-522-9622 or visit www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com.', '2016 Boots & Bling fundraiser success for YMCA of Beaufort County', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2016-boots-bling-fundraiser-success-for-ymca-of-beaufort-county', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:44:58', '2016-11-22 14:44:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30579', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30581, 4, '2016-11-17 09:45:12', '2016-11-17 14:45:12', '<b>Sheriff\'s office investigating </b><b>armed robbery</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Folly Grocery on Seaside Road on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nAccording to victims and witnesses, two African-American men wearing gray masks entered the store and demanded cash at gunpoint.\r\n\r\nThey took an undisclosed amount of cash and a mobile telephone.\r\n\r\nThere were no injuries reported.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is urged to contact 911 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Man turns self in for attempted murder</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30585\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"235\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rasheem-jones.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30585\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30585\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rasheem-jones.jpg\" alt=\"Rasheem &quot;Diego&quot; Jones\" width=\"235\" height=\"240\" /></a> Rasheem \"Diego\" Jones[/caption]\r\n\r\nRasheem \"Diego\" Jones, 27, has turned himself in to the Beaufort Sheriff\'s Office.\r\n\r\nHe was served with arrest warrants for attempted murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime related to an Oct. 10 shooting incident on S.C. 170 near Castle Rock Road in Burton.\r\n\r\nJones is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Report: Guns, drugs </b><b>found in traffic stops</b>\r\n\r\nOn Nov. 4-5, the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office netted arrests for illegal drugs and handguns following traffic stops in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nIn one failure to stop for a blue lights incident in Seabrook and one traffic stop on Boundary Street in Beaufort, a total of four handguns and a distribution amount of marijuana were seized, a sheriff’s office report states.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30584\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/quinton-watson.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30584\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30584\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/quinton-watson.jpg\" alt=\"Quinton Watson\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Quinton Watson[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Seabrook incident started just after 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, on Trask Parkway, where Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) deputies had shut down the road for a vehicle to be towed.\r\n\r\nWhile monitoring traffic, a green Xterra approached, crossed the center line and sped past standing deputies, who had to quickly move to avoid being struck.\r\n\r\nDeputies got into their patrol vehicles and pursued the Xterra, which sped up on Trask Parkway and did not stop. The Xterra drove onto Northfork Road, where it eventually stopped and the driver and passenger ran.\r\n\r\nDeputies were able to catch up to the driver, identified as 25-year-old Quinton Watson of Seabrook, and apprehend him.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30582\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jaquan-sanders.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30582\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30582\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jaquan-sanders.jpg\" alt=\"Jaquan Sanders\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Jaquan Sanders[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen deputies were handcuffing Watson, they observed he was allegedly attempting to bury a pistol under some leaves with his foot. The pistol was recovered and Watson was arrested without further incident, according to the report.\r\n\r\nWatson was charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol, driving left of center, failure to stop for blue lights, fleeing to evade and an open alcohol container violation.\r\n\r\nHe is being held on a $17,000 bond at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\nA few hours later at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, another sheriff’s office SEU deputy was traveling on Boundary Street and observed a silver Chevrolet speeding.\r\n\r\nThe deputy activated the blue lights and the vehicle came to a stop on Boundary Street. When he approached on foot, the SEU deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the Chevrolet, which was occupied by five male subjects.\r\n\r\nBackup units were summoned by the SEU deputy to assist in further investigating the source of the marijuana odor.\r\n\r\nThe driver and occupants were ordered from the vehicle and were subjected to protective pat downs.\r\n\r\nWhen patting down the Chevrolet’s front passenger, Jaquan Sanders, 19, of Seabrook, deputies allegedly discovered a pistol in the front pocket of his pants. The driver and other three occupants were not armed.\r\n\r\nA K-9 unit sniffed the vehicle for marijuana and immediately alerted to the front passenger floorboard, where another pistol and a black backpack were discovered, the report states.\r\n\r\nA search of the black backpack revealed yet another pistol and a jar containing several baggies of marijuana packaged for distribution, the report states.\r\n\r\nWhen the serial numbers on the three pistols were run, two of the three were determined to have been reported stolen out of Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nSanders was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, three counts of unlawful carrying of a pistol and two counts of possession of a stolen pistol.\r\n\r\nHe is being held on a $45,440 bond at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Police investigating Hilton Head shooting</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies recently responded to a report of gunfire in the parking lot of Hilton Head Gardens.\r\n\r\nNumerous shell casings were found in the parking lot area, but no suspects were located.\r\n\r\nAt about the same time, a male gunshot victim showed up at the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. Deputies then responded to the hospital to meet with the victim.\r\n\r\nThe victim reported that he was shot while still inside of his vehicle just after he arrived at Hilton Head Gardens. He further reported he did not know the identities of the subjects or their motive.\r\n\r\nHe was later transferred to Savannah Memorial for additional treatment of the single gunshot wound to his chest. While at the hospital deputies located the victim\'s car in the parking lot and observed it had been struck by multiple projectiles.\r\n\r\nThe incident remains under investigation and the subjects are still at large. Anyone with information is urged to contact Investigator Ryan Chin at 843-255-3515 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Yemassee man wanted </b><b>by sheriff’s office</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30583\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mckeithan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30583\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30583\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mckeithan.jpg\" alt=\"Wade McKeithen\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Wade McKeithen[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Wade McKeithen, 33, of Yemassee.\r\n\r\nMcKeithen is wanted for failing to appear for a bond revocation hearing in General Sessions Court regarding multiple felony firearms and drug offenses he was charged with over the past few months.\r\n\r\nMcKeithen is considered armed and dangerous, so do not approach him.\r\n\r\nCall 911 or Master Sgt. 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(30587, 4, '2016-11-17 09:49:26', '2016-11-17 14:49:26', 'Lowcountry residents will embrace their inner “elf” when the Beaufort Children’s Theatre presents its production of “Elf The Musical JR.” from Friday, Nov. 18, to Sunday, Nov. 20.\r\n\r\nThe show features 60 aspiring actors ages 7-18.\r\n\r\n“’Elf The Musical JR.’ is an uplifting musical about one boy’s quest to find his true identity,” said music director Anna Wheeler. “The story encourages each of us to approach each day with goodwill, wonder and cheer.”\r\n\r\n“From the first rehearsal the young actors have worked together as a team to create this wonderful experience for the community to enjoy,” added director Bonnie Hargrove.\r\n\r\nThe musical tells the story of a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa\'s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is given the name Buddy and raised by elves in the North Pole.  Buddy lives happily unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.\r\n\r\nWith Santa\'s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.\r\n\r\nFaced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list, and his stepbrother doesn\'t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of the holidays.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Children’s Theatre will present \"Elf The Musical JR.\" at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nTickets are $25-$15, and are available online at uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the box office at 843-521-4145.', 'Beaufort Children’s Theatre presents ‘Elf The Musical Jr.’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-childrens-theatre-presents-elf-the-musical-jr', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:51:03', '2016-11-22 14:51:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30587', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30590, 4, '2016-11-17 09:51:17', '2016-11-17 14:51:17', '<h3>By Lee Scoot</h3>\r\nWhat better activity on a cool Sunday afternoon than to join friends for an afternoon of football?\r\n\r\nRecently, our friends, Chris and John, invited us over not just for football, but drinks and companionship too. It was one of those gorgeous fall days, upper 60s, blue sky and cool breeze. While we were sitting there watching the game, a commercial came on and Chris said, “Oh, there\'s Miss Lovey. Come out to the screened porch and see her.”\r\n\r\nNow this couple’s house sits next to a beautiful pond along a golf course green.  Outside their screened porch there is a stone patio which is surrounded with flowers and shrubbery; nature’s own fence.\r\n\r\nAs I started out the patio door, Chris said, “Oh no. Just stay here. You don\'t want to wake her up.”\r\n\r\nShe pointed to a spot between the pond and the flowers.\r\n\r\n“Who?” I asked.\r\n\r\n“Lovey,” she said, grinning.\r\n\r\nThere, spread out on the bank, was a 10-foot alligator sunning. I stepped back on the porch quickly, but Lovey did not move.\r\n\r\n“How long has she been there sunning?” I asked.\r\n\r\n“About six hours.” said Chris. “We adopted her when we first bought the house. We have an agreement. We leave her alone and she leaves us alone.”\r\n\r\nI surmised that Lovey must have known it was a Sunday afternoon and decided she needed a day of rest too.\r\n\r\nLike many communities, ours has been full of people using chainsaws and blowers to clear away debris. But on a Sunday afternoon, when people deserved a break, it seemed like a perfect time for Lovey to relax.\r\n\r\nAs we observed her, I thought of the many hours I have spent relaxing on a beach or pool sunning myself. How many times have I opened my eyes and just said, “Not yet. I just need a few more minutes?”\r\n\r\nI connected with Lovey at that moment.\r\n\r\nShe continued to rest as the football game played on that day. I think the open windows, along with the sound of the football announcer’s voices reciting each play, lulled her to sleep as has happened to my spouse on numerous occasions. Even the golfers playing through did not faze her.\r\n\r\nSo, a word of caution: If you get invited to Chris and John’s, be sure to meet Lovey, but please do not get off the porch.', 'Meeting Miss Lovey is an experience not soon forgotten', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'meeting-miss-lovey-is-an-experience-not-soon-forgotten', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:51:57', '2016-11-22 14:51:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30590', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30592, 4, '2016-11-17 09:52:07', '2016-11-17 14:52:07', '<em>Photo above: Rhyleigh Conley, who donated her hair to Wigs for Kids, experienced getting a blow dry for the first time, which she said “tickled.”</em>\r\n<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nRhyleigh Conley was always the little girl with the long, golden hair, the goldilocks of Broad River Elementary School.\r\n\r\nFor three years, she was a regular sight at the school, dropping off her big brother Elijah or tagging along with mom Christina’s active involvement as a school volunteer.\r\n\r\n“We’ve known Rhyleigh since she was a year old,” said Kelly Adams, one of her pre-K teachers. “We have watched her grow up, and always knew her for that long, golden hair.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30594\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2448\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/before-e1479826549237.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30594\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30594\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/before-e1479826549237.jpg\" alt=\" Rhyleigh Conley had never had her hair cut before getting it chopped for the first time. The stylist at Shear Sensations is Tia Campanella.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" /></a> Rhyleigh Conley had never had her hair cut before getting it chopped for the first time. The stylist at Shear Sensations is Tia Campanella.[/caption]\r\n\r\nUntil one morning, a few weeks ago, when a dramatically different Rhyleigh bounced into school.\r\n\r\n“Your hair! You’re all grown up!” said Adams.\r\n\r\nRhyleigh had 12 inches of hair cut off, which the 4-year-old had been growing her entire life.\r\n\r\nShe took that 12 inches of hair and donated it to Wigs For Kids, an organization that provides wigs for children who have lost their hair to medical treatment.\r\n\r\n“For the last month, Rhyleigh had been really wanting to cut her hair short,” her mom, Christina Conley, said. Conley was already familiar with Wigs For Kids – a friend of a friend had a daughter with leukemia and found the organization to be wonderful.\r\n\r\nSo she made a suggestion to Rhyleigh: If she was going to cut her hair short, why not donate it?\r\n\r\nHowever, there was a catch: The requirement for donation was 12 inches of hair, more than Rhyleigh had in mind.\r\n\r\n“At first, she felt scared because she was losing her hair,” Conley said. “But then, she said that donation is a good thing.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>A Worthwhile Charity</b></p>\r\nWigs For Kids began in 1981 when hairstylist Jeffrey Paul made a promise to his 15-year-old niece who had just been diagnosed with leukemia. The chemotherapy that would save her life would also take her hair, and he promised she would have hair.\r\n\r\n\"And when you make a promise to a kid, you keep it,\" Paul said.\r\n\r\nThe promise was a challenge to keep, for Paul soon learned that designing wigs to withstand typical kid activities is difficult.\r\n\r\nWorking with doctors and prosthetics specialists, he created a hairpiece that adhered to the scalp under the most aggressive kid-centric conditions. From soccer, to swimming to sleepovers, it would look like everybody else\'s hair.\r\n\r\n\"Kids can count on them,” said Paul, who kept his promise to his niece in time for her gymnastics competition. “And because the kids look just the way they did before, they feel better about themselves. They look in the mirror and their eyes light up. To see that light – that\'s priceless.\"\r\n\r\n“Ambassador Salons,” volunteer salons all over the country, represent Wigs for Kids through fundraising and ponytail harvesting.\r\n\r\nShear Sensations in Okatie – one of two Ambassador Salons in Beaufort County – joined Wigs For Kids earlier this year.\r\n\r\n“Rhyleigh was our first donation to the charity,” said salon owner Kristi Swank.\r\n\r\nTia Campanella, Rhyleigh’s stylist, had heard about Wigs For Kids from another client.\r\n\r\n“We found that with this charity, there’s absolutely no out-of-pocket expenses for these families to get a wig for their sick child,” she said. “And that’s why we started working with them.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The First Cut</b></p>\r\nA first haircut can be a tear-inducing experience for any child. When that first haircut involves losing the majority of your hair in front of a group of supportive strangers, it can be downright intimidating. “Rhyleigh told me numerous times that she was nervous and scared, but everyone there assured her that she was going to be just fine and would love her new haircut,” said Conley.\r\n\r\nWith the help of Campanella – “Ms. Tia” – Rhyleigh and her mom agreed on a short, simple bob.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30595\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donation-e1479826611594.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30595\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30595\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donation-e1479826611594.jpg\" alt=\"Rhyleigh Conley holds the 12 inches of hair she got cut to donate to Wigs for Kids.\" width=\"750\" height=\"933\" /></a> Rhyleigh Conley holds the 12 inches of hair she got cut to donate to Wigs for Kids.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“She was an angel with a little spark in her eye,” said Campanella. “While I cut her hair, we talked about how she was helping another little girl or boy and she really seemed eager to help.”\r\n\r\nFor Rhyleigh, the best part of her first haircut was the blow dryer.\r\n\r\n“It was the funniest thing because it tickled so much!”she said.\r\n\r\nShe also appreciated the award she received from a stranger.\r\n\r\n“Another client came over and told Rhyleigh how proud she was of her and what an amazing thing she was doing and gave her an ‘award’ of $10,” said Campanella.\r\n\r\n“It doesn’t surprise me at all that she would want to do this. Rhyleigh is such a thoughtful and giving child,” said Adams. “For a 4-year-old to be so generous, that deserves recognition. Now, she’s even encouraging the other girls in her class to get their hair cut and donate it.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about Wigs For Kids and donations, visit www.wigsforkids.org or Shear Sensations at 843-705-9999.', 'Golden hair, golden heart', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'golden-hair-golden-heart', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:57:50', '2016-11-22 14:57:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30592', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30599, 4, '2016-11-17 09:58:10', '2016-11-17 14:58:10', '<em>Photo above: Richard and Joyce Gray will serve as the honorary chairs at the Valentine Ball.</em>\r\n\r\nThere are a couple of new twists to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Valentine Ball.\r\n\r\nNot only is there a brand new downtown venue at Tabby Place, but for the very first time, the foundation is also offering a special party the night before.\r\n\r\nAttendees at the new Friday night “Cocktail Affair” will be able to get a first look at the always fabulous decorations and auction items while enjoying an open bar, elaborate hors d’oeuvres and live music from 6-8:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nRichard and Joyce Gray will serve as the honorary chairs for this premiere event, and say they are excited at the thought of our community coming together two nights in a row for such a wonderful cause.\r\n\r\n“We are truly fortunate to have such a great hospital and staff,” said Richard Gray. “I sometimes think people don’t realize just how much can be done right here, close to family and close to home.\r\n\r\n“Our hospital also provides an incredible amount of charitable care for those who have nowhere else to turn, and everything they do helps to ensure the health of our entire community.”\r\n\r\nRichard Gray grew up in Beaufort, and to hear him tell it, Joyce Gray caught his eye the minute she moved here after college to teach.  He jokes that he had to ask her out five times before she said yes, but she fell in love with her husband-to-be as easily as she did her new hometown, and the couple soon settled down just up the street from the hospital.\r\n\r\nAll four of the Gray’s children and six of their grandchildren were born at Beaufort Memorial and they appreciate how special it is to have a not-for-profit hospital serving the community.\r\n\r\nJoyce Gray’s physician father had helped to start a county hospital in Barnwell some 60 years ago, sparing his patients what had previously been an hours-long drive to the nearest facility.\r\n\r\nBut like so many other small hospitals across the state, it wasn’t able to survive in today’s healthcare environment.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial has been the exception to this rule, in no small part because of the generous and long-standing support of the community it serves.\r\n\r\nAnd all along, Richard and Joyce Gray have been a part of this support network. They were instrumental in helping to get the first Valentine Ball going 28 years ago and have since hosted many pre-Ball dinner parties in support of the Foundation.\r\n\r\n“We’ve always enjoyed the Ball,” said Joyce Gray. “The pre-Ball dinner parties have been the most fantastic way to meet new people and support the hospital. And this year, we’re especially excited about the new event the night before. The new venue is great, and both nights’ events are going to be just beautiful. We hope everyone will come out for a wonderful time!”\r\n\r\nThe Ball has raised nearly $4.8 million for the hospital.  Proceeds from the 2017 Valentine Ball Weekend will go to cancer services, perpetuating the phenomenal level of philanthropic support that has underwritten half of all building and equipment costs of the Keyserling Cancer Center.\r\n\r\nTickets to the Valentine Ball and private dinner parties on Feb. 11 start at $150 per person and include several levels of sponsorships.\r\n\r\nTickets for Friday night start at $75 per person with a discount for those wishing to “make a weekend of it” by attending both events.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to purchase tickets, visit valentineball.org or call the foundation at 843-522-5774.', 'BMH\'s Valentine Ball adds Friday night party', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bmhs-valentine-ball-adds-friday-night-party', '', '', '2016-11-22 09:59:26', '2016-11-22 14:59:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30599', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30602, 4, '2016-11-17 09:59:35', '2016-11-17 14:59:35', 'A storm rolled in on Hunting Island while Susan Dohren and Waverly Landrum play in the sand. Hunting Island was closed after Hurricane Matthew and officials say it likely won’t reopen until after the first of the new year.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News or The Bluffton News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-17', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:28:12', '2018-07-12 15:28:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30602', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30605, 4, '2016-11-17 10:00:41', '2016-11-17 15:00:41', 'The Island News goes to press early Tuesday nights, therefore, we did not have election results available.\r\n\r\nHowever, here are the results:\r\n\r\n• Voter turnout in Beaufort County was about 61 percent, which was higher than the national turnout of about 52 percent. The national voter turnout was the lowest in over 20 years.\r\n\r\n• In Beaufort County, Hillary Clinton won 40.93 percent in the presidential race, with Donald Trump taking in 54.66 percent of the vote.\r\n\r\n• The sales tax referendums – one for countywide capital improvements such as road repairs and the other for the school district – both failed.\r\n\r\n• Incumber Republican Tim Scott won the U.S. Senate vote handily, with 63 percent, compared to Thomas Dixon with about 33 percent.\r\n\r\n• In U.S. House of Representative District 1, Republican Mark Sanford held onto his seat with about 61 percent of the vote, while Dimitri Cherney took about 24 percent.\r\n\r\n• In SC House elections, the incumbent held on in District 118, with Republican Bill Herbkersman getting about 89 percent. His challenger, Alfred North, won about 11 percent of the vote. Michael Rivers took about 67 percent of the vote for District 121.\r\n\r\n• Republican Shannon Erickson handily won SC House District 124 with 66 percent of the vote, beating out challenger Bobby Green with about 34 percent.\r\n\r\n• In Beaufort County School District board races, Patricia Felton-Montgomery won the District 6 seat; Christina Gwozdz won the District 9 seat.\r\n\r\n• In the Fripp Island Public Service District, the four members who won were Richard Combes, John Derrick, Rick Keup and Steve McKay.\r\n\r\n• In the Beaufort City Council race, the winners of the two seats were Mike McFee and Nan Brown Sutton. Sutton will succeed retiring council member George O’Kelley, and McFee returns for his third term on City Council.\r\n\r\nIn other news, the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County is seeking to fill two vacancies on the board.\r\n\r\nThese members will be responsible for selecting poll workers for precincts in the St. Helena/Lady’s Island and Sun City areas, in addition to serving the county’s voting population.\r\n\r\nApplicants must be a registered voter in Beaufort County with the ability to become certified by the SC State Election Commission within 18 months of appointment by the governor. Previous poll worker experience is preferred.\r\n\r\nInterested applicants may contact the Beaufort County Legislative Delegation at 843-255-2260 or send an email to cmaxey@bcgov.net.', 'Local voter turnout higher than national numbers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-voter-turnout-higher-than-national-numbers', '', '', '2016-11-22 10:01:24', '2016-11-22 15:01:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30605', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30607, 4, '2016-11-17 10:02:19', '2016-11-17 15:02:19', '<em>Photo above: Marine Corp veterans salute during the playing of the National Anthem during the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThousands of people turned out to honor veterans of the armed forces at the Beaufort Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11 that included a ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery.\r\n\r\nMore events are on the way.\r\n\r\nVeterans will be honored by the Lowcountry Community Concert Band (LCCB), sponsored by the University of South Carolina-Beaufort’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), which will present a concert entitled Americans We: A Salute to America\'s Veterans at 3 p.m. Saturday, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bluffton, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Hilton Head Island Presbyterian Church.\r\n\r\nConducted by Benny Ferguson and David Hershey, the program will feature music to honor all veterans, including a medley of “Anchors Away,” “The Caisson Song,” “Semper Paratus,” the “Marines\' Hymn” and \"The U.S. Air Force.\"\r\n\r\nSeveral stirring marches will be performed including “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore, “The Washington Post” by John Philip Sousa and “National Emblem” by E. E. Bagley.\r\n\r\nPatriotic anthems will include “American Salute” by Morton Gould, “God of Our Fathers” and “Eternal Father Strong to Save” arranged by Claude T. Smith and “America the Beautiful” arranged by Carmen Dragon.\r\n\r\nIn the tradition of the famous Sousa bands, percussionist Dana Scaglione will perform “Galop” by Dmitri Kabalevsky – a fast and lively xylophone solo accompanied by the band. There will be several musical surprises programmed as well.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.ollilccb.com.', 'Vets saluted at parade, special ceremony', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'vets-saluted-at-parade-special-ceremony', '', '', '2016-11-22 10:03:54', '2016-11-22 15:03:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30607', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30610, 4, '2016-11-17 10:04:05', '2016-11-17 15:04:05', '<em>Photo above: Agents from SLED and the ATF were busy Nov. 14 investigating the cause of a fire that gutted the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce building in Beaufort. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) has begun a joint investigation into the fire that destroyed the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce early Nov. 12.\r\n\r\nThe three-story building at Bladen and Duke streets was under construction and was nearing completion but wasn’t occupied. No one was injured in the fire. The total loss of the building is estimated at more than $2 million.\r\n\r\nFederal and state investigators are working with local fire teams to determine the cause of the fire and where it started, said Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Chief Reece Bertholf.\r\n\r\nThe first alarm came in around 1:40 a.m. It took about three hours for firefighters to contain the blaze with help from several surrounding fire departments and fire districts, including MCAS Beaufort.\r\n\r\nBy mid-morning on Nov. 12, the fire was out, but firefighters continued to extinguish hot spots during the day. While the building was heavily damaged, Bertholf said containing the fire to the one location kept it from spreading to nearby homes and businesses.\r\n\r\n“We are fortunate to have highly-trained firefighters on our department and with the departments that provided us much-needed assistance,” Bertholf said. “Any time there is a fire like this in a dense urban area, we worry about controlling the fire and keeping it away from other structures.”\r\n\r\nHelping put down the fire were six pumper trucks and three ladder aerial truckers and more than 40 firefighters – both on-duty and off-duty.\r\n\r\nResponding units included the city of Beaufort/town of Port Royal Fire Department, Burton Fire District, Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District, MCAS Beaufort and the Fripp Island Fire Department.\r\n\r\nThe Red Cross provided aide, food and drinks for emergency responders at the fire, and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division provided a mobile command center, Bertholf said.\r\n\r\nBeaufort police were on the scene throughout the night and day.\r\n\r\nA team of ATF-certified fire investigators and special agents arrived in Beaufort on Nov. 13 to support the Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in the investigation.\r\n\r\nThe NRT’s primary mission is to concentrate ATF explosives and fire investigative resources and expertise on large-scale incidents and complex investigations.\r\n\r\nThe NRT provides an immediate and sustained nationwide response capability, typically deploying within 24 hours of notification with state-of-the-art equipment and personnel.\r\n\r\n\"ATF\'s National Response Team works closely with state and local law enforcement agencies and fire departments to effectively supplement the investigatory process with experienced staff and resources,\" said C.J. Hyman, Charlotte Field Division\'s special agent in charge. \"The NRT is a very specialized unit of fire investigation professionals who work with local agencies to thoroughly investigate significant cases and determine or rule out criminal activity.\"\r\n\r\nThe NRT’s resources include a fleet of fully equipped response vehicles strategically located throughout the United States that allow the NRT to be self-contained for the forensic examination of explosives and fire scenes.\r\n\r\nThe NRT works in conjunction with other investigators to reconstruct the scene, identify the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, and determine the cause. It is composed of veteran special agents, including certified explosives specialists, certified fire investigators, forensic mapping specialists, accelerant and explosives detection canine teams, explosives enforcement officers, fire protection engineers, electrical engineers and forensic chemists.', 'Black chamber fire under investigation by feds', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'black-chamber-fire-under-investigation-by-feds', '', '', '2016-11-22 10:05:03', '2016-11-22 15:05:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30613, 4, '2016-12-15 09:05:24', '2016-12-15 14:05:24', '<b>Marine band will </b><b>perform concert</b>\r\n\r\nThe Parris Island Marine Band Lowcountry Holiday Concert will perform on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Auditorium.\r\n\r\nThere will be performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. They are both free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nDoors open 30 minutes before each performance.\r\n\r\nThe Parris Island Marine Band\'s primary mission is to provide musical support for recruit graduations and other military ceremonies and events. In addition to playing at approximately 40 recruit graduations each year, the band also performs concerts and parades across the United States.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.mcrdpi.marines.mil/band.\r\n\r\n<b>Penn Center to have </b><b>live Nativity scene</b>\r\n\r\nThe Penn Center will showcase a live Nativity scene from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. The evening will include vocal performances by a mass church choir at the Frissell Community House.\r\n\r\nThe Penn Center is at 16 Penn Center Circle West on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nFor more information visit www.penncenter.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Hallelujah Singers </b><b>to take the stage</b>\r\n\r\nThe Hallelujah Singers will present a Gullah Christmas Celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. The event will be held at Campbell Chapel AME Church at 25 Boundary St. in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThis event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-757-3652.\r\n\r\n<b>Holiday fun planned at Bluffton Branch Library</b>\r\n\r\nZapper, The Elf, is back at Bluffton Branch Library through Wednesday, Dec. 21.\r\n\r\nWhenever a child visits the library looking for Zapper, the Elf, they can find out what book he is reading to enter for a drawing for a prize. The library is at 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email kbaxter@bcgov.net.\r\n\r\n<b>Library to ring in the </b><b>new year for kids</b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Branch Library will hold a Noon Year’s Eve Party at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. The library will celebrate with a party, craft and a countdown until the clock strikes noon.\r\n\r\nThe library is at 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton. For more information, email kbaxter@bcgov.net.\r\n\r\n<b>TLC encourages folks to attend Holiday Book Fair</b>\r\n\r\nThe Literacy Center of the Lowcountry will hold a Holiday Book Fair at Barnes &amp; Noble on Hilton Head Island. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the store, which is located at 20 Hatton Place.\r\n\r\nPick up that book you’ve been meaning to read, find that last-minute gift and help raise money for TLC. Online sales will also benefit TLC. Use the code 12046991 when ordering.\r\n\r\n<b>Church to present </b><b>Christmas celebration</b>\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church will present its Christmas Celebration at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.\r\n\r\nThe community is invited to join the church for this event.\r\n\r\nThe children of the church will present the Christmas musical, \"Alice in Bethlehem,\" where young Alice is transported back in time to Bethlehem to learn it is better to give than receive.\r\n\r\nThe adults will present \"Scrooge and Three Wise Guys,\" a comedy where all discover the true meaning of Christmas. The church is at 2209 Boundary St.\r\n\r\n<b>Santa Claus coming </b><b>to farmer’s market                     </b>\r\n\r\nThis holiday season Smile for Santa, a new event sponsored by The Beaufort Garden Club, will take two photos of kids and pets with Santa Claus during the Saturday, Dec. 17, Port Royal Farmers Market. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.\r\n\r\nKids and pets will have two photos taken with Santa when they visit him in the gazebo. These holiday photos will then be emailed.\r\n\r\nThe suggested donation is $5, cash only.\r\n\r\nDonations will benefit charities and/or civic beautification projects that the Beaufort Garden Club supports, such as the Coastal Conservation League, the Open Land Trust, the National Cemetery, Garden a Day and various scholarships.\r\n\r\n<b>Unique gifts made by </b><b>local artisans for sale</b>\r\n\r\nThe Starving Artist Market near the Port Royal Farmers Market is offering one-of-a-kind gifts for the Christmas and holiday season.\r\n\r\nThe market features local artists who meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays to sell their wares on Paris Avenue in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nShoppers can typically find paintings, painting on wood, jewelry, glass art, photography, pottery, Christmas items and more.\r\n\r\n<b>Trains on display </b><b>at Beaufort library               </b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Railroaders Model Train Club will present its 24th annual Christmas Train Show at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St. through Saturday, Dec. 17.\r\n\r\nThe train show is a Christmas tradition, and has been enjoyed over the years by thousands who appreciate detailed modeling, action, lights, color, fun and nostalgia.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/trains.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra </b><b>presents show</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will present “Seasonal Splendor: Corelli Christmas Concerto” on Thursday, Dec. 15, and Sunday, Dec. 18.\r\n\r\nThe Dec. 15 show will be at 7:30 p.m., and the Dec. 18 show will be at 4 p.m. The concert will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortorchestra.org.', 'What To Do the week of December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:06:02', '2016-12-15 14:06:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30621, 4, '2016-12-15 09:11:04', '2016-12-15 14:11:04', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>WOMEN\'S </b><b>COLLEGE TENNIS </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Haley Carter leads </b><b>USA to victory </b>\r\n\r\nNorth Carolina senior Hayley Carter (Hilton Head Island), Ohio State sophomore Francesca Di Lorenzo (New Albany, Ohio) and Georgia Tech junior Christopher Eubanks (Atlanta) each won singles matches on Dec. 4, leading the United States to a 4-1 victory over Russia in the Master’U BNP Paribas Finals in Marcq-En-Barouel, France - the United States\' sixth consecutive title in the international collegiate team competition.\r\n\r\nCarter and UCLA freshman Ena Shibahara (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) won in women\'s doubles to clinch the United States\' seventh Master\'U championship in the last eight years.\r\n\r\nCarter, the top-ranked collegiate women\'s singles player, went 3-0 in singles, 3-0 in doubles, with Shibahara, and 1-0 in mixed doubles as the U.S. team, which also featured Stanford junior and two-time Master\'U champion Tom Fawcett (Winnetka, Ill.) and Northwestern senior Strong Kirchheimer (Cary, N.C.), beat Ireland in the quarterfinals, Germany in the semifinals and Russia in Sunday\'s title match. Di Lorenzo also went 3-0 in singles, while Eubanks went 2-0.\r\n\r\nEach match consisted of two men’s and two women’s singles matches, one women’s and one men’s doubles match and a mixed doubles match.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles beat rival </b><b>Whale Branch</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High pulled away to beat visiting rival Whale Branch 47-43 in a varsity boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 6.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Beaufort High moved to 3-0.\r\n\r\nMatt Garay and Kendrick  Dopson paced the Eagles with 12 points each.\r\n\r\nKenny Brown led Whale Branch with a game-high 22 points in the loss.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch managed to beat Beaufort High 40-38 in the junior varsity game. More on the JV matchup follows.\r\n\r\nJunior Varsity - Whale Branch 40, Beaufort High 28: Whale Branch pulled away to beat Beaufort High 40-28 in a junior varsity boys\' high school basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 6.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High slipped to 2-1 with the loss.\r\n\r\nBrandon Smalls was the only Beaufort High player to reach double figures in the junior varsity boys\' basketball game, scoring 12 points.\r\n\r\n<b>Foul trouble plagues </b><b>John Paul II in loss</b>\r\n\r\nBethesda Academy pulled away to beat host John Paul II 65-39 in an early-season boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nFoul trouble hindered John Paul II\'s progress during the contest.\r\n\r\nJohn Paul II suffered its first loss in the young 2016-17 season.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, the Golden Warriors dropped to 6-1.\r\n\r\nJohn Paul II boasts victories over Henry Academy, Colleton Prep Academy, Thomas Heyward Academy, Dorchester Academy and The Habersham School thus far in the 2016-17 season.\r\n\r\nThe Golden Warriors faced a deficit at the conclusion of each quarter. Bethesda Academy edged John Paul II 11-8 in the first quarter then used an 18-5 scoring advantage in the second period to lead 29-13 at halftime.\r\n\r\nDetermined Bethesda Academy remained ahead throughout the second half, outscoring John Paul II 20-11 in the fourth quarter to finish strong.\r\n\r\nNumerous players stepped up for Bethesda Academy in the winning effort. James Moore led a balanced Bethesda Academy offensive attack with 19 points.\r\n\r\nJadon Jenkins joined Moore in double figures for Bethesda Academy, posting 14 points.\r\n\r\nRashad Battiste paced the Golden Warriors with a double-double, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Battiste led all players in both scoring and rebounding.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy </b><b>drops one-point decision </b>\r\n\r\nVisiting Beaufort Academy fell short in its bid to knock off St. Andrew\'s on the road late in an early-season boys\' high school basketball game last week. Homestanding St. Andrew\'s thanks to a layup from Seth Hansberry, fended off Beaufort Academy by edging the Eagles 47-46. Beaufort Academy missed a pair of scoring opportunities with under 32 seconds remaining.\r\n\r\nHansberry led St. Andrew\'s with a game-high 24 points.\r\n\r\nJalen Moon, who missed a jumper late in the contest, paced Beaufort Academy with a team-high 22 points.\r\n\r\nAnother Beaufort Academy boys\' basketball player, Kevin Williams, missed a shot at the buzzer for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy dropped to 3-2 overall with the loss.\r\n\r\nWith the win, St. Andrew\'s remained undefeated. St. Andrew\'s won the junior varsity game, defeating Beaufort Academy 35-30.\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors turn back </b><b>Bluffton, 64-54 </b>\r\n\r\nGeorge Delaney netted 17 points to lead a balanced Whale Branch scoring effort and lead the Warriors past longtime foe Bluffton 64-54 in an early-season boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch, playing on its home gym floor, made the most of its offensive opportunities and turned up pressure defensively to earn the victory over the visiting squad.\r\n\r\nDelaney led Whale Branch with a team-high 17 points. He was one of four Warriors to reach double figures in the scoring column in the victory.\r\n\r\nFinishing one bucket short of matching Delaney\'s scoring total, Cam Miller and Kenny Brown contributed 15 points apiece for the Warriors in the win.\r\n\r\nJoining Delaney, Miller and Brown in double figures for Whale Branch, Xyion Youmans pushed in 10 points.\r\n\r\nJermaine Patterson paced Bluffton with a game-high 29 points. Patterson thrived throughout the game for the Bobcats.\r\n\r\nJoining his teammate in double figures, Richard Jenkins netted 14 points for the Bluffton boys\' basketball team.\r\n\r\nBoth Patterson and Jenkins have made the move to basketball after helping lead the Football Bobcats into the Lower State Semifinals.\r\n\r\n<b>Sharks upend homestanding Eagles </b>\r\n\r\nVisiting May River notched a win over Beaufort High in a key early-season boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 9. The Sharks defeated the Eagles 60-44.\r\n\r\nThe setback was Beaufort High\'s first loss in the 2016-17 season.\r\n\r\nWith the win, May River improved to 3-1.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High slipped to with the loss.\r\n\r\nJai Morrow led May River with a game-high 18 points.\r\n\r\nRyan Livingston accompanied Morrow in double figures, added 14 points for the Sharks.\r\n\r\nThe Sharks excelled from long range as Morrow and Livingston drained four 3-pointers each in the victory.\r\n\r\nMay River fared well in each quarter, especially the second and third periods. The Sharks have excelled on the hardwood since opening their inaugural campaign less than one month ago.\r\n\r\nMatt Garay battled foul trouble early in the contest but managed to pace Beaufort High in the setback, scoring 16 points and grabbing six rebounds.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High managed to beat May River 62-45 in a girls\' high school basketball matchup between the two newfound rival schools.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Moyd leads Beaufort High over May River</b>\r\n\r\nNaijuia Moyd scored a game-high 25 points to lead Beaufort High past upstart May River 62-47 in an early-season girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nMoyd ranks as one of the area\'s top girls\' high school basketball players.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Beaufort High improved to 5-2. May River continues to look for its first-ever win in a debut campaign.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, May River slipped to 0-4.\r\n\r\nJoining Moyd in double figures for the Eagles, Imari Smalls scored 19 points.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles started strong. Beaufort High led 34-24 at intermission of the early-season prep hoops contest.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles also fared well after the break, stretching their lead in the second half. Beaufort High owned numerous leads over May River before settling for the 15-point victory.\r\n\r\nPrior to defeating newcomer May River, a first-year girls\' high school basketball program, Beaufort High had posted wins over familiar foes Academic Magnet, Garrett Academy Tech, Battery Creek and Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nMay River wasn\'t without some highlights in the game versus Beaufort High. Casey Sullivan led the Sharks with 12 points and eight rebounds.\r\n\r\n<b>Battery Creek beats Whale Branch, 41-23</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek beat host Whale Branch 41-23 in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 10.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek used a balanced offensive effort to earn the win.\r\n\r\nDasani Dilbert paced the Dolphins in the win. Dilbert was the only Battery Creek player to reach double figures in the scoring column, tallying a team-high 10 points for the winning team in the convincing victory.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her team-best 10 points, Dilbert grabbed seven rebounds for the Dolphins in the convincing victory over longtime rival Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nFollowing Dilbert in the Battery Creek scoring column, Jayden Thompson netted seven points. Along wither scoring total, Thompson contributed two rebounds for the Dolphins.\r\n\r\nTaquasha Lampkin led Battery Creek on the backboards, grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. Lampkin ranked as Battery Creek\'s third-leading scorer, chipping in five points.\r\n\r\nKevia Sanders rounded out the Battery Creek scoring, netting two points. Sanders was second in rebounding for the Dolphins, delivering nine rebounds.\r\n\r\nAnother Battery Creek player, Kendriana Shojgreen, grabbed six rebounds in the Dolphins\' triumph.', 'Sports briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:11:04', '2016-12-15 14:11:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30621', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30623, 4, '2016-12-15 09:12:45', '2016-12-15 14:12:45', 'One-year-old Cayson Love and his mother, Emily, got a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 10. The Clauses, as they do every year about this time, get driven around on a Burton fire truck through the Burton Fire District and visit with children of all ages. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'The Clauses visit Burton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-clauses-visit-burton', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:12:45', '2016-12-15 14:12:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30623', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30624, 4, '2016-12-15 09:12:20', '2016-12-15 14:12:20', '', 'sar-2017-officiers', 'In the front row from left are Tom Wilson, registrar of the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; Frank Gibson, vice president; Claude Dinkins, president; Paul Steele, secretary; and Dr. Bill Sammons, treasurer and chaplain. In the back row from left are Don Starkey, webmaster; Maj. John Simpson, military awards; Dr. Tom Burnett, historian; Wayne Cousar, South Carolina Society president and education chairman; Michael Keyserling, color sergeant; Ian Bennett, CAR liaison; and Jody Henson, Eagle Scout scholarship and public relations. Photo by Sandi Atkins.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'sar-2017-officiers', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:47:25', '2016-12-15 14:47:25', '', 30623, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sar-2017-officiers.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
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(30627, 4, '2016-12-15 09:14:21', '2016-12-15 14:14:21', '[caption id=\"attachment_30628\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2520\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dr.-Robert-Webb-head-shot.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30628\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30628\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dr.-Robert-Webb-head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Robert Webb\" width=\"2520\" height=\"3780\" /></a> Dr. Robert Webb[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Dr. Robert Webb joins BMH Primary Care </b>\r\n\r\nDr. Robert Webb, a board-certified internal medicine specialist with more than 35 years experience, has joined the medical staff at Beaufort Memorial Primary Care, where he will work alongside Drs. Andrea Hucks and Steven Kessel.\r\n\r\nWebb joined the hospital’s medical staff earlier this year and has been seeing patients at Beaufort Memorial Harrison Peeples Health Care Center in Varnville. Prior to relocating to the Lowcountry, he had his own private practice in Jefferson County, W.Va.\r\n\r\nFrom 1982 to 1998, he served as director of the Intensive Care Unit for Jefferson Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nDuring his three-decade career, he served as plant physician for Corning Glass Works in Martinsburg, W.Va., and was a visiting consultant with the Department of Medicine/Medical Oncology at Dunedin Hospital University of Otago School of Medicine in New Zealand.\r\n\r\nIn addition, he has been a clinical assistant professor of medicine at West Virginia School of Medicine, where he taught core principles of electrocardiogram interpretation and physical examination to medical students.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Primary Care is located at 989 Ribaut Road in Beaufort. In addition to Hucks, Kessel and Webb, the practice includes two board certified nurse practitioners, Ronda O’Connell and Amy Wagner.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to make an appointment with any of the providers, call 843-522-7600.', 'Health briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:14:21', '2016-12-15 14:14:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30627', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30630, 4, '2016-12-15 09:17:00', '2016-12-15 14:17:00', '[caption id=\"attachment_30631\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/emily-pack.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30631\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30631\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/emily-pack.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Scott Pack Studio celebrated its grand opening Nov. 30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony in conjunction with celebrating its downstairs neighbor, Circa 1838\'s, one-year anniversary. \" width=\"800\" height=\"586\" /></a> Emily Scott Pack Studio celebrated its grand opening Nov. 30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony in conjunction with celebrating its downstairs neighbor, Circa 1838\'s, one-year anniversary.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber announces 2016 award nominees</b>\r\n\r\nThe Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce recently announced the finalists for the 2016 Bluffton Business Awards.\r\n\r\nThe winners will be announced at the 2nd Annual Bluffton Ball presented by Covert Aire &amp; Farm Bureau Insurance on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Pinckney Hall in Sun City.\r\n\r\nSince October, more than 250 nominations were submitted for the 12 award categories.  Some of the categories had over 70 nominations.\r\n\r\nThe awards ball is a signature event initiated by the Greater Bluffton Chamber’s Board of Directors. The inaugural ball in February was sold out.\r\n\r\nBluffton Ball tickets are limited and can be purchased at the chamber headquarters on Goethe Road, by calling 843-757-1010 or visiting bba2017.eventbrite.com.\r\n\r\nSponsorship opportunities are still available; email megan@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org for details.\r\n\r\nThe 2016 finalists are:\r\n\r\n• Artist of the Year: Amiri Farris, Amiri Farris Studio, Doug Corkern, Four Corners Gallery and Kelly Graham, Vigorous LLC.\r\n\r\n• Business of the Year: Covert Aire, Taylor\'s Quality Landscape Supply &amp; Nursery and Volvo Hilton Head.\r\n\r\n• Small Business of the Year: Advanced Integrated Controls, Aunt Laurie’s, Barbers of the Lowcountry and Big D’s Royal Tees.\r\n\r\n• Business Startup of the Year: Bluffton Bike Taxi, Maluka, Shore Winds Landscaping and Tails of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\n• Good Heart Award: Bridgette Frazier, Gerrick Taylor, of Taylor\'s Quality Landscape Supply &amp; Nursery, and Heather Nicole Price, of Bluffton Hilton Head Ask\r\n&amp; Answer.\r\n\r\n• Nonprofit of the Year: Actions for Autism, Don Ryan Center for Innovation, Hospice Care of the Lowcountry and Programs for Exceptional People.\r\n\r\n• Outstanding Person of the Year: Al Stokes, Waddell Mariculture Center; Heather Nicole Price, Bluffton Hilton Head Ask &amp; Answer; Mayor Lisa Sulka; and Mike Covert, Covert Aire.\r\n\r\n• Professional Educator &amp; Development Person of the Year: Erin Reichert of Bluffton High School and Tony Mills of Lowcountry Center, Spring Island.\r\n\r\n• Regional Impact Award: Bluffton Farmers Market, Palmetto Bluff, Technical College of the Lowcountry and the University of South Carolina Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Rookie of the Year: Aimee Deverall of Deverall Immigration Law LLC and Emily Cohn of Moonlit Lullaby.\r\n\r\n• Memorial Award: George Scott.\r\n\r\n• Lifetime Achievement Award: Babbie Guscio.\r\n\r\nVisit www.blufftonchamberofcommerce.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Candidates for chamber </b><b>board are announced</b>\r\n\r\nThe Nominating Committee of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce has met to designate a slate of candidates to run for election to the board of directors.\r\n\r\nTerms will run from Jan. 1-Dec. 31.\r\n\r\nThe individuals selected by the Nominating Committee are Roni Allbritton, Shelter Cove Towne Centre; Greg Kelly, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport; Patricia Owen, Faces Day Spa &amp; Boutique; Justin Rice, First Citizens Bank; Susanna Cook, Park Lane Inn &amp; Suites; Andrew Schumacher, Palmetto Dunes POA; and Terry Tadlock, Coastal Plains Insurance.\r\n\r\nAdditional names of candidates for directors may be nominated by petition bearing the genuine signatures of at least 10 percent of the voting membership as of Sept. 1 of the current year.\r\n\r\nThe deadline for additional nominations by petition is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19.\r\n\r\nDocuments can be mailed to Nominating Committee, P.O. Box 5647, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 or they can be dropped off at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters on Hilton Head.\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber to help </b><b>healthcare consumers</b>\r\n\r\nNavigators will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, to enroll consumers in the Affordable Healthcare at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at 801 Bladen St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThursday is the last day to enroll for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2017. Call 843-986-1102 for details.\r\n\r\n<b>Networking event to </b><b>be held Dec. 16</b>\r\n\r\nCoffee with Colleagues, presented by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Omni Beaufort at 2127 Boundary St.\r\n\r\nThere will be coffee and pastries and attendees are encouraged to bring their business cards.\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber holding </b><b>holiday event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce invites the public to attend a Holiday Drop-In at the chamber office at 801 Bladen St. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There will be refreshments and holiday cheer.\r\n\r\nCall 843-986-1102 for additional information.\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber gearing up for annual ball</b>\r\n\r\nSave the date of Jan. 28, 2017, for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s popular Annual Chamber Ball.\r\n\r\nThis popular event features awards in a variety of categories, and nominations are open through Friday, Dec. 16.\r\n\r\n• Do you know a person who embodies \"selfless community service in the spirit of brotherhood?\" Nominate them for the Alice Glenn Doughtie Good Citizenship Award.\r\n\r\n• Do you know a civic, business, service or fraternal group that demonstrates significant contributions to the well-being of the community? Nominate them for an Outstanding Organization of the Year award.\r\n\r\n• Do you know an outstanding small businesses whose ingenuity, hard work and innovation has been a success and contributed to the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Lowcountry? Nominate them for a Small Business of the Year or Successful Start-Up of the Year award.\r\n\r\nThe winners will be announced at the 2017 Chamber Ball.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.hiltonheadchamber.org.', 'Chamber Corner for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:17:00', '2016-12-15 14:17:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30630', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30631, 4, '2016-12-15 09:15:55', '2016-12-15 14:15:55', '', 'emily-pack', 'Emily Scott Pack Studio celebrated its grand opening Nov. 30 with a ribbon cutting ceremony in conjunction with celebrating its downstairs neighbor, Circa 1838\'s, one-year anniversary. ', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'emily-pack', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:16:06', '2016-12-15 14:16:06', '', 30630, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/emily-pack.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(30633, 4, '2016-12-15 09:18:41', '2016-12-15 14:18:41', '[caption id=\"attachment_30634\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/excellence.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30634\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30634\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/excellence.jpg\" alt=\"Jan Davis-Vater, of the Foundation for Educational Excellence, John Mosca, of the Foundation for Educational Excellence and Okatie Rotary, and Bell Beltz, of the Okatie Rotary, surprise River Ridge Academy teachers Jennifer Bell and Chandra Payne and their students with a grant for a study of bones and vertebrae. River Ridge Academy Assistant Principal Matt Hall helped gather the group for the grant presentation.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" /></a> Jan Davis-Vater, of the Foundation for Educational Excellence, John Mosca, of the Foundation for Educational Excellence and Okatie Rotary, and Bell Beltz, of the Okatie Rotary, surprise River Ridge Academy teachers Jennifer Bell and Chandra Payne and their students with a grant for a study of bones and vertebrae. River Ridge Academy Assistant Principal Matt Hall helped gather the group for the grant presentation.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSupporters and members of the board for the Foundation for Educational Excellence visited 11 different Beaufort County schools to surprise 28 public school teachers with grant awards. These teachers were recipients of the foundation’s Fall Innovative teacher grants. It was a day of celebration as each teacher and classroom were visited with balloons and an oversized check.\r\n\r\nThe 16 grants awarded ranged from $150 to $1,493 and totaled more than $13,300.\r\n\r\nIt is projected that these efforts will provide over 4,400 innovative learning opportunities for students districtwide.\r\n\r\nFunded projects ranged from an interactive sea turtle exhibit, reading, science and math grants and musical arts performances.\r\n\r\nChandra Payne and Jennifer Bell of River Ridge Academy in Bluffton submitted the top rated grant of this fall cycle, “What Can It Be?”\r\n\r\nThese teachers were awarded the Dr. Valerie Truesdale Innovative Teacher Grant Award, in honor of Truesdale, the Beaufort County School District superintendent who was instrumental in starting the Foundation for Educational Excellence in 2007.\r\n\r\nThe monies allotted will allow students to demonstrate an understanding of how scientists classify organisms and how the structures, processes, behaviors and adaptations of animals allow them to survive.\r\n\r\nThe Foundation for Educational Excellence Fund raises funds to support classroom innovation. Established in 2007, the foundation awarded its first grants in 2009.\r\n\r\nGrants of up to $750 are awarded to individual teachers and up to $1,500 for team requests twice each year, and thousands of students have benefited since 2009.\r\n\r\nThis grant cycle was partially funded by grants from The Bargain Box of Hilton Head Island and the Friends of Callawassie, as well as contributions from the Rotary Club of Okatie, individuals and the foundation’s major fundraiser, Jewels and Jeans.\r\n\r\nThe event is held each spring and offers an opportunity for attendees to “Fund a Grant” by pledging money towards partial funding of the foundation’s grants.', 'Foundation surprises teachers with grants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'foundation-surprises-teachers-with-grants-3', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:45', '2018-07-12 14:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30633', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30636, 4, '2016-12-15 09:20:20', '2016-12-15 14:20:20', '[caption id=\"attachment_30637\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hhi.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30637\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30637\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hhi.jpg\" alt=\"Hilton Head MLS Chief Executive Officer Yvette Acuff, former NFL payer J.J. Birden and Hilton Head COO Colette Stevenson attend the Real Estate Tech Talks in November.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" /></a> Hilton Head MLS Chief Executive Officer Yvette Acuff, former NFL payer J.J. Birden and Hilton Head COO Colette Stevenson attend the Real Estate Tech Talks in November.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Multiple listing service </b><b>hosts tech talks</b>\r\n\r\nThe Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) hosted hundreds of Realtors, brokers, agents and others related to the real estate industry at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort &amp; Spa for the 2016 Real Estate Tech Talks on Nov. 16-17.\r\n\r\n\"What an honor it was to have these nationally-known experts here in Hilton Head to help our industry grow and succeed,\" said Colette Stevenson, chief operating officer of Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island. \"It was an exciting couple of days to learn from the best in the industry about the way our profession is changing.\"\r\n\r\nFormer NFL wide receiver J.J. Birden addressed seizing opportunities in a sea of change. Don Hutson, author of the “One Minute Negotiator,” explained you have to sell value, not just real estate to win in today\'s market. Darity Wesley, with the Lotus Law Center, had tips on how to protect transactions from cyber threats.\r\n\r\nCurt Beardsley, with Zillow.com - the online real estate transaction tool - told agents how they can use the website instead of thinking of it as competition. Terri Murphy, featured on ABC, NBC and CNBC as a sales industry expert, shared her secrets to engaging prospects. Dr. Frank Nothaft, chief economist at CoreLogic, America\'s largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics and data-enabled services, explained how the real estate market may look in the future.\r\n\r\nMany other main speakers, as well as break-out sessions, filled the two days that culminated with a 40-year anniversary celebration gala honoring Chief Executive Officer Yvette Acuff.\r\n\r\n<b>Weichert, Realtors adds </b><b>two new team members</b>\r\n\r\nConnie Rigdon has joined the Weichert, Realtors-Coastal Properties sales team, while Pat Griffith has been promoted.\r\n\r\nRigdon has been practicing real estate since 2011.\r\n\r\nShe was born in Taipei, Taiwan, spent her formative years there, but moved to Hawaii and then to Southern California and consequently spent her years between all three places.\r\n\r\nShe had a private design practice for 10 years and is extremely involved in the community.\r\n\r\nRigdon can be reached in the Beaufort office at 808-345-4252.\r\n\r\nIn other news, Griffith has been promoted to senior vice president of the company. In her new role she will be responsible for providing direction and guidance to the management team and for the overall growth and operation of the sales team.\r\n\r\nShe has over 30 years of sales experience in the real estate field.\r\n\r\nAfter moving to the Lowcountry, Griffith joined Weichert, Realtors-Coastal Properties as the sales manager for the Bluffton office and is currently the sales manager for the Sun City office.', 'Real estate briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'real-estate-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:21:10', '2016-12-15 14:21:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30636', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30640, 4, '2016-12-15 09:23:43', '2016-12-15 14:23:43', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nEach of us has our own comfort zone. That space where family, community and home feels safe and comfortable.\r\n\r\nWhen we were children, we had our parents, teachers and coaches to push us.\r\n\r\n“Go!” they would exclaim.\r\n\r\nNow, as adults, we need those same people to remind us we are capable.\r\n\r\nIt happened to me recently.\r\n\r\nNancy Day, the president of Dataw Island Garden Club, asked me and another member, Christine, if we would be willing to participate in decorating the parlor at the Verdier House for the Dec. 2 Night on the Town event. This was a joint effort with six other garden clubs.\r\n\r\nMy initial response was, “Why me?”\r\n\r\nNancy assured me we could do it. “Go!” she said.\r\n\r\nTruthfully, we questioned her judgment, but decided it was time we stepped out of our comfort zone and accepted the challenge.\r\n\r\nWe began our assignment by visiting the Verdier House and meeting with Jackie Wedler, the curator.\r\n\r\nIt’s always a good idea to pick the brains of someone who knows the subject matter.\r\n\r\nShe gave us the background of the house and told us what the owners would use to decorate it, which was mostly plants and fruit, but no Christmas tree.  Evidently, people would go to the Town Square to see a Christmas tree. It also meant no plastic, no fake plants, no glitter or sprayed pine cones. The 200-year-old house was to be decorated like it would have been in the early 1800s.\r\n\r\nWe sought advice from Maggie, the owner of Sweet Bay, and then a neighbor lent us a black wrought iron piece for our holly. We gathered magnolia leaves, pine needles, sweet grass, oranges, a pineapple and a host of evergreens to fill baskets and bowls to arrange into acceptable displays.\r\n\r\nOn the morning of the Night on the Town event, we pulled up to the Verdier House and joined the other garden clubs. The Sea Island Garden Club members were very encouraging.\r\n\r\nAfter a few hours, we viewed our display with satisfaction and were pleased that we had accepted the challenge.\r\n\r\nSo, if you are sitting there in your own little comfort zone, you may consider stepping out of it and doing something new. You can always start by visiting the Verdier House on Bay Street. It is a comfortable zone.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2968-e1481811788829.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30641\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30641 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_2968-e1481811898231.jpg\" alt=\"img_2968\" width=\"377\" height=\"640\" /></a>', 'Sometimes it’s good to step out of your comfort zone', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sometimes-its-good-to-step-out-of-your-comfort-zone', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:25:09', '2016-12-15 14:25:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30640', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30644, 4, '2016-12-15 09:28:25', '2016-12-15 14:28:25', '<b>Driver rescued from wreck on Trask Parkway</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mva-rescue.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30646\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30646\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mva-rescue.jpg\" alt=\"mva-rescue\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust before 5 p.m. Dec. 5, the Burton Fire District was dispatched to a car accident on Trask Parkway in front of MCAS Beaufort.\r\n\r\nBurton fire crews arrived on scene to an accident involving a Chevy Camaro and a Toyota Camry, with both cars sustaining major damages, and the driver of the Camaro trapped inside. The fire in the Camry was extinguished with a fire extinguisher prior to arrival of fire crews.\r\n\r\nThe driver of the Camaro was rescued using the Jaws of Life.\r\n\r\nAll lanes of Trask Parkway were closed for approximately 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed road hazards.\r\n\r\nSince Nov. 23, the Burton Fire District has responded to over 10 motor vehicle accidents involving two fatalities and a pedestrian suffering critical injury, and two house fires, one of which was a total loss and resulted in the death of a family pet.\r\n\r\n<b>Two juveniles in custody on assault charges</b>\r\n\r\nTwo juveniles are being charged with assaulting Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators on Dec. 7.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office report, investigators met with the two male juveniles who were being sought for questioning in an ongoing investigation.\r\n\r\nWhen the juveniles were approached at the meeting on the second-floor balcony of the Econo Lodge on Boundary Street in Beaufort, they began kicking, punching and wrestling the two investigators and attempted to push them off of the balcony, the report states.\r\n\r\nThe two ran away from the Econo Lodge, and another investigator saw them running toward Kmart on Boundary Street. The investigator approached the two and they immediately assaulted him and began to flee again, the report states.\r\n\r\nThe investigator was able to catch up with them and a struggle ensued. Ultimately, the two juveniles were brought under control and handcuffed by the investigator and deputies.\r\n\r\nBoth juveniles were detained on three counts of assault and battery on a police officer and two counts of resisting arrest. They are being held in the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, where they will stay pending a hearing before the Beaufort County Family Court.\r\n\r\n<b>Man charged with arson; </b><b>body found in home</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30647\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/priester.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30647\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30647\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/priester.jpeg\" alt=\"John Priester\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> John Priester[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office has arrested John Priester, 25, a homeless man from the Burton area, in relation to a Dec. 9 arson.\r\n\r\nTeresa Seigler, 56, was found dead inside the burning residence at 126 Falls Road in Burton. The cause of death is under investigation.\r\n\r\nFire debris from the crime scene collected by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arson investigators will be examined at the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office Forensic Services Laboratory, as will DNA evidence.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is urged to contact Cpl. Jason Malphrus at 843-255-3426 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton man arrested </b><b>on heroin charges</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30645\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mazzochi.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30645\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30645\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mazzochi.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthony &quot;Tony&quot; Mazzochi\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Anthony \"Tony\" Mazzochi[/caption]\r\n\r\nFollowing a month-long investigation into illegal drugs allegedly being distributed by Anthony \"Tony\" Mazzochi, 30, of Bluffton, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators obtained warrants for his arrest for the sale and distribution of heroin and sale and distribution of heroin within a half mile of a school.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the sheriff’s office obtained search warrants for Mazzochi, his pickup truck and his Hilton Head Island barber shop.\r\n\r\nInvestigators waited in the parking lot of Mazzochi\'s New Orleans Road barber shop for him to arrive on Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nAt approximately 10:30 a.m., Mazzochi showed up in his pickup truck, at which time investigators approached and arrested him.\r\n\r\nDuring a search of Mazzochi, investigators say they found heroin, Xanax and a large quantity of cash. No other illegal drugs were found during the search warrants on his pickup truck or his barber shop.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the other active warrants, Mazzochi was also charged with trafficking heroin and possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance (Xanax).\r\n\r\nHe was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Two wrecks, one rescued, </b><b>five transported in Burton </b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/smalls-crash.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30648\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30648\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/smalls-crash.jpg\" alt=\"smalls-crash\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters responded to two motor vehicle accidents on Dec. 11, in which one driver was rescued and five people were transported to the hospital.\r\n\r\nThe first accident was reported on Robert Smalls Parkway by Zaxby’s just after 12:30 p.m. Fire crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle on its side and the male driver trapped.\r\n\r\nFirefighters rescued the driver, who was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries; two occupants in the second vehicle were not transported.\r\n\r\nTwo lanes of Robert Smalls Parkway southbound were blocked while emergency crews assisted the trapped driver and removed roadway hazards.\r\n\r\nThe second accident was reported on Trask Parkway at the intersection of Stuart Point Road just after 1:30 p.m. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage.\r\n\r\nFour occupants, including two children, were transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.\r\n\r\nOne northbound lane of Trask Parkway, along with the intersection of Trask and Stuart Point Road, were blocked for approximately 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed roadway hazards.', 'Police blotter for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:28:38', '2016-12-15 14:28:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30644', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30651, 4, '2016-12-15 09:29:35', '2016-12-15 14:29:35', 'Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the South Carolina State Library (SCSL), a pilot partnership between Beaufort County\'s public schools and libraries seeking to bring Internet access to some families living in rural Northern Beaufort County has been so successful that the library has been awarded a $23,194 grant to expand the program.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Library has partnered with Beaufort County, the Beaufort County School District and Kajeet MiFi to expand the reach and benefits of free access to the internet to underserved youth and communities by expanding the SmartSpot Educational Broadband Program.\r\n\r\nThe grant allows for 50 middle school students and their families in the areas of Lobeco, Sheldon, St. Helena Island and Yemassee to borrow the hotspot devices for the remainder of the school year.\r\n\r\nThe SmartSpot devices use cellular networks to create a personal broadband Internet hotspot and provide portable, high-speed Internet connectivity that can be shared between multiple users.\r\n\r\nThe program comes at no cost to the school district, as Beaufort County funded the initial pilot project for Kajeet MiFi devices and Internet access through its library budget, according to Library Director Ray McBride.\r\n\r\nThis initiative will help to bridge a major gap in the availability of the Internet for a critical segment of Beaufort County’s population which has the most to gain from its use. The SmartSpot Program provides quality access and allows users to continue to learn, work, explore and create beyond library and school hours.\r\n\r\nParents or guardians who have students in grades 6-12 who have no Internet access at home may apply through their Beaufort County Branch Library (Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Branch Libraries only).\r\n\r\nThis project is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the South Carolina State Library.\r\n\r\nThe Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums. The South Carolina State Library is a national model for innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness. It is the keystone in South Carolina’s intellectual landscape.', 'Beaufort County Library to expand Wi-Fi program to schools', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-county-library-to-expand-wi-fi-program-to-schools', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:44', '2018-07-12 14:58:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30651', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30653, 4, '2016-12-15 09:37:18', '2016-12-15 14:37:18', '<em>Photo above: Kevin Cupia, left, co-owner of Modern Jewelers on Bay Street, helps a customer with her watch repair during Island Girls Night Out. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nAttendees of Island Girls Night Out on Dec. 8 had a fabulous time at Modern Jewelers in Beaufort, which, along with other merchants, contributed to several raffles. Those merchants included Smokin\' Oaks Barbecue, Beaufort Bread Company, Grace &amp; Glory, Birds &amp; Garden, Beaufort Lands End Tours, Surrey Up and The Kitchen.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30665\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2914\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9123.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30665\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30665\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9123.jpg\" alt=\"Santa and his helper Irene Goodnight pass out the door prizes.\" width=\"2914\" height=\"1995\" /></a> Santa and his helper Irene Goodnight pass out the door prizes.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30669\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2733\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9145.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30669\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30669\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9145.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Martin, left, and Pat Gadsden give Santa a big kiss.\" width=\"2733\" height=\"2051\" /></a> Shirley Martin, left, and Pat Gadsden give Santa a big kiss.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30667\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2890\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9135.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30667\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30667\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9135.jpg\" alt=\"Guests get into the Christmas spirit.\" width=\"2890\" height=\"1983\" /></a> Guests get into the Christmas spirit.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30657\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2685\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9062.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30657\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30657\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9062.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary Cupia, right, co-owner of Modern Jewelers helps guests with their gifts. \" width=\"2685\" height=\"1964\" /></a> Rosemary Cupia, right, co-owner of Modern Jewelers helps guests with their gifts.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30659\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2798\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9087.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30659\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30659\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9087.jpg\" alt=\"Santa has his hands full during Island Girls Night Out at Modern Jewelers on Bay Street.\" width=\"2798\" height=\"2065\" /></a> Santa has his hands full during Island Girls Night Out at Modern Jewelers on Bay Street.[/caption]', 'Modern Jewelers hosts Island Girls Night Out', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'modern-jewelers-hosts-island-girls-night-out', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:39:32', '2016-12-15 14:39:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30653', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30654, 4, '2016-12-15 09:31:38', '2016-12-15 14:31:38', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Larry Fries, owner of Carolina Tavern, accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from First Vice Commander Bob Shields.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Kinghorn to host recovery luncheon</b>\r\n\r\nKinghorn Insurance wants to thank their clients, partners, friends, first responders, contractors and all who have played a role in helping Beaufort get back on its feet after Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe company will hold a luncheon Thursday, Dec. 15, to express its gratitude.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Kinghorn offices at 910 Carteret St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>New home services </b><b>business is launched </b>\r\n\r\nEric and Kimberly Larsen have announced the formation of a new business serving Northern Beaufort County: Larsen Home Services.\r\n\r\nThe locally owned and operated business will offer a wide menu of services including general maintenance and construction, property management and concierge services.\r\n\r\nUnder the general maintenance and construction umbrella, Larsen Home Services will be providing maintenance/handyman services, remodeling and light residential construction as well as interior/exterior painting, power washing and more.\r\n\r\nThe property management division will offer absentee homeowner services including property checks, key holding services and housekeeping, while concierge services will include airport transfers, grocery delivery, event planning and more.\r\n\r\nThe Larsens are longtime residents of Beaufort County and have a breadth of combined local experience in the construction and real estate industries.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Kimberly Larsen at 843-564-8694, larsenhomeservices@gmail.com or visit www.LarsenHomeServices.com.', 'Business briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:32:10', '2016-12-15 14:32:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30654', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30666, 4, '2016-12-15 09:34:12', '2016-12-15 14:34:12', 'By Everett Ballenger<b> </b>\r\n\r\nAlthough at the time of writing this article, we have about six weeks until the end of the year, I thought it might be a good idea to see how many of the houses sold in 2016 were new.\r\n\r\nThere are a number of interesting variables to consider when looking at new home sales.\r\n\r\nThe dates we are looking at are houses closed from Jan. 1-Nov. 11. We do have to consider in these numbers that some houses would have been started in 2015 and completed and sold in 2016, but the same can be said for the 2015 numbers.\r\n\r\nAnother quite important anomaly we need to take into account is that an appreciable number of new homes do not get entered into our MLS. There are various reasons for this.\r\n\r\nFor example, a developer may sell a lot to a buyer or builder – then in turn someone will have a new home built on that lot. The property is never listed in the MLS, thus not showing up as a new home sale.\r\n\r\nThe overall percentage of new 2016 home sales in the Northern Beaufort County Association of Realtors MLS is down 2.6 percent for the dates we are looking at.\r\n\r\nThere were some bright spots, though.\r\n\r\nLady’s Island was a very bright spot indeed. The 42 new home sales out of an outstanding 358 units so far in 2016 represents an increase of 4 percent over 2015 and 12 percent of the total 2016  sales.\r\n\r\nWith the national builder projects now coming, we may see that percentage increase in 2017.\r\n\r\nTo provide a bit of perspective as to the amount of improvement which has occurred in the local real estate market in the last five years, in 2011 for the same period of time and the same areas we had only 47 new home sales as compared to 71 (+51 percent) this year.\r\n\r\nThere were366 total sales in 2011 as compared to 948 (+159 percent) this year.\r\n\r\nIt is encouraging to see so much new home activity in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nHowever, a word of caution: Buying a new home in a large new development can have its drawbacks over buying in a more established area. This can be especially true if the homeowner does not plan on staying in the home for more than two to three years.\r\n\r\nWhen they are ready to sell, but the development still has new construction going on, it can sometimes be difficult to sell a pre-owned home for a reasonable price when the home owner is competing with the builder, who is selling brand new homes at a very similar price.\r\n\r\nAnother encouraging sign that builders and developers are confident in the Beaufort real estate market is that we are seeing pockets of “spec” homes coming onto the market. This is something we have not seen for many years.\r\n\r\nFinally, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas plus a fine and prosperous new year!\r\n\r\n<i>Everett Ballenger is the owner of B.I.C Ballenger Realty and is the former president of the Beaufort County Association of Realtors.</i>', 'A look at new home sales (2015-2016)', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-look-at-new-home-sales-2015-2016', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:34:12', '2016-12-15 14:34:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30666', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30672, 4, '2016-12-15 09:35:40', '2016-12-15 14:35:40', '<b>Debris removal in private communities</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has added 10 communities to its list of approved communities for hurricane-related debris removal.\r\n\r\nDebris removal from Beaufort County private roads and rights-of-way, including gated communities, began on Tuesday, Oct. 18, by the county’s contractor, Ceres Environmental. The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires that the county receive a completed right of entry agreement before entering any private road or right-of-way.\r\n\r\nThe county has approved debris removal operations for 63 private communities, and the following are pending approval: Fig Beach Club; Shadow Moss POA; Battery Townhomes; Cedar Cove at Haig Point; Islands of Beaufort; Mariner Horizontal Property Regime; Meridian Cottages; Olde Tabby Park; and The Preserve at Woodbridge. The following communities have withdrawn applications: Hampton Hall Club; Old Point Townhouse Condominiums Association Inc.; and Westgate Circle.\r\n\r\nThe county is working with FEMA to process the additional applications.\r\n\r\nCurrently, Ceres has removed more than 900,000 cubic yards of debris from public and private roads and rights-of-way throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nDebris removal operations from rights-of-way should be complete by the end of February. Marine debris removal operations are expected to take longer.\r\n\r\nVisit beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net.\r\n\r\n<b>Convenience centers </b><b>accepting non-storm waste</b>\r\n\r\nAll Beaufort County Convenience Centers have resumed accepting limited amounts of non-storm generated yard waste (Class 1).\r\n\r\nClass 1 waste accepted at Convenience Centers includes small limbs, leaves and landscape trimmings.\r\n\r\nCapacity for this material is limited. No trailers or large loads will be accepted.\r\n\r\nResidents who wish to drop off waste in bags should use paper bags. Waste in plastic bags will need to be emptied at the time of drop off.\r\n\r\nDebris removal contractors are making the second pass through the county. Residents are asked to sort Class 1 and Class 2 debris into separate piles on the right-of-way at their residence for collection.\r\n\r\nThe separation categories for debris placed at rights-of-way are:\r\n\r\n· Class 1 debris includes tree limbs and tree logs cut into sections.\r\n\r\n· Class 2 debris includes building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, mattresses and plumbing items.\r\n\r\nThe county advises residents not to block fire hydrants, stormwater ditches or utility boxes when placing items at the right-of-way.\r\n\r\nVisit www.co.beaufort.sc.us and click on “Departments,” then click on “Solid Waste and Recycle.”\r\n\r\n<b>Experts: Look at your flood insurance</b>\r\n\r\nFlood recovery specialists are encouraging Hurricane Matthew disaster survivors to take a close look at their flood insurance policies.\r\n\r\nA sometimes overlooked section may help some of them with flood damage to rebuild as required to meet new building codes.\r\n\r\nClaims for “Increased Cost of Compliance” benefits are filed separately from claims for contents or building loss.\r\n\r\nThe coverage provides up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of bringing a home or business into compliance with new floodplain ordinances enacted after the structure was built.\r\n\r\nClaims for Increased Cost of Compliance, often known simply as ICC, can be filed if the floodplain administrator determines the insured structure is “substantially damaged” by flooding. This means that costs to repair the building to its pre-disaster condition equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the building.\r\n\r\nFor more information on ICC coverage, contact the insurance company providing the flood insurance or call the National Flood Insurance Program.\r\n\r\nVisit www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program.\r\n\r\n<b>Rental assistance </b><b>is still available</b>\r\n\r\nOfficials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) understand that some Hurricane Matthew survivors may need additional temporary rental assistance.\r\n\r\nAll applicants who received temporary rental assistance from FEMA should have received a “Declaration for Continuing Need for Rental Assistance” letter.\r\n\r\nThis form is mailed 15 days after applicants receive their initial rental assistance grant and explains how to request additional temporary rental assistance from FEMA.\r\n\r\nTo receive additional temporary rental assistance as quickly as possible, applicants must:\r\n\r\n• Complete the “Declaration for Continuing Need for Rental Assistance” form and mail it back to FEMA.\r\n\r\n• Provide information on pre-disaster income and current expenses.\r\n\r\n• Include a copy of their signed lease and the name and phone number of their landlord.\r\n\r\n• Include a copy of their pre-disaster lease, if they were renters prior to Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nApplicants who have questions or whose housing needs have changed since registering with FEMA should contact FEMA’s toll-free Helpline at 800-621-3362.\r\n\r\nLines are open every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until further notice.\r\n\r\n<b>Literacy Center helps families after hurricane </b>\r\n\r\nFollowing Hurricane Matthew, residents of several badly and dangerously damaged apartment complexes had to be evacuated.\r\n\r\nThe residents are some of the most disadvantaged families in Beaufort County and were fearful about leaving their homes.\r\n\r\nAccording to the center, some didn’t understand where they were being rehoused or what would happen to their belongings.\r\n\r\nApartment management contacted The Literacy Center for help. Immediately requests for interpreters and translators were posted on social media and in its classrooms.', 'Hurricane Matthew news briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-matthew-news-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:35:40', '2016-12-15 14:35:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30672', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30680, 4, '2016-12-15 09:40:41', '2016-12-15 14:40:41', '<b>Farm Bureau recognizes </b><b>Beaufort County’s program</b>\r\n\r\nAt its recent annual meeting, the South Carolina Farm Bureau recognized Beaufort County as having one of the top Farm Bureau women’s programs in the state.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Abigail Hansen, daughter of Scott and Laura Hansen of Beaufort County, won top honors in the SC Farm Bureau Talent Contest Junior 1 Division at the meeting.\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Farm Bureau is a grassroots, nonprofit organization celebrating and supporting family farmers, locally grown food, and rural lands through legislative advocacy, education and community outreach.\r\n\r\nVisit scfb.org.\r\n\r\n<b>SC economy expected to stay strong in 2017</b>\r\n\r\nSteady economic gains are expected for South Carolina in 2017 despite the political uncertainty that comes with a new governor and U.S. president.\r\n\r\nThe gains build on positive growth across most of the Palmetto State’s industries and regions, according to University of South Carolina economists at the Darla Moore School of Business.\r\n\r\nDoug Woodward, director of research, and Joseph Von Nessen, a research economist, presented their 2017 forecast Dec. 8 to more than 150 of the state’s business and community leaders at the 36th Annual Economic Outlook Conference (EOC).\r\n\r\nThey reported that the state is poised to build on its existing momentum and to continue generating new jobs and rising incomes for South Carolinians.\r\n\r\nThey expect job creation -- the single best predictor of economic performance -- to grow 2.6 percent in 2017.\r\n\r\n“South Carolina’s economy is growing at a healthy pace,” said Von Nessen. “And we expect the state to continue to build on this momentum in 2017.”\r\n\r\nHe said that South Carolina’s economy also is in the midst of a “paradigm shift,” which will bring new challenges for the state in 2017.\r\n\r\n“For the last several years our rate of economic growth has been accelerating, but in 2016 it leveled off and is now growing at a constant rate,” Von Nessen said. “In addition, the labor market has strengthened considerably. Our unemployment rate has dropped to 4.7 percent. And although this is good news for workers, it also means that employers are now struggling to find qualified employees to fill new positions. Going forward, if we want to achieve a higher rate of economic growth, this skills gap will have to be addressed.”\r\n\r\nThe economists said two industry sectors led the broad-based growth in 2016.\r\n\r\nThe manufacturing sector and the professional and business services sector were the fastest growing industries this year, having driven high-wage job creation throughout the state and supporting high rates of consumer spending.\r\n\r\nThey also identified the construction sector as a bright spot.\r\n\r\nThe economists anticipate the size of the labor force to continue to grow in 2017 as job opportunities continue to rise, which implies marginal decreases in the unemployment rate over the next year.\r\n\r\nThe Moore School forecast outlines an unemployment rate over the next 12 months that will drop slightly from its current rate of 4.7 percent to approximately 4.5 percent. However, total personal income is shown to grow at 4.8 percent in 2017 – a rate comparable to its growth rate in 2016.\r\n\r\n<b>Committed to Excellence helps underprivileged young men</b>\r\n\r\nFifty male students will be met by 50 male leaders of the Beaufort community for a day of mentorship and $50 shopping sprees at Walmart Supercenter.\r\n\r\nThe “50, 50, 50” Christmas Event is led by Caleb Brown, founder of Committed to Excellence (C2E), a program that provides mentorship and guidance for underprivileged young men.\r\n\r\n“During the holiday season, we see depression in adolescents surge. Part of this is because so many of our youth, especially our males, feel alone and forgotten during this time of year,” said Brown. “This event allows them to feel a sense of joy and belonging, which are essential to their lives.”\r\n\r\nThe group of young men was nominated by schools, churches, civic groups or parents.\r\n\r\nIncluded in the group of mentors will be local pastors, business owners, members of outreach organizations and political figures.\r\n\r\nThis is the second annual event led by Brown. The first event was held in December 2015 and served young men from the Extra Mile Club, Tabernacle Baptist Church, local middle and high schools and even one student who traveled from Charleston to benefit from the event.\r\n\r\n“Last year’s event ran exceedingly well,” Brown said. “Some of the adults expected the boys to head straight to the video games. It was a joy to watch them shop for necessities and gifts for their parents first.”\r\n\r\nThe group will gather at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, near the entrance of the Walmart Supercenter in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nVisit www.WeAreC2E.com or www.BlessingHandsUSA.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Public hearing will be held on multi-site monument</b>\r\n\r\nOver the past month more than 150 citizens, historians, preservationists and local organizations and businesses have written letters of support to the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior in favor of a Reconstruction Era monument in Beaufort County. There is also a petition asking President Obama to establish the multi-site project.\r\n\r\nNow, a public hearing will be held on the issue from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15..\r\n\r\nThe public hearing was called by Congressman Jim Clyburn and will be held at Brick Church on Martin Luther King Drive on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nTo learn more or to sign the petition, visit www.change.org and search for “Beaufort Reconstruction Era monument.”', 'News briefs for December 15th-21st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-december-15th-21st', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:40:41', '2016-12-15 14:40:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30680', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30682, 4, '2016-12-15 09:42:32', '2016-12-15 14:42:32', '<em>Photo above: LifeFit Wellness Body Makeover coaches are getting ready for the January session. In the front row are Kristen Clark, Taylor Foster and Meghan Deagan. In the back row are Amy Mulnix and David Purser.</em>\r\n\r\nWant to lose weight and get fit in 2017? Sign up for Beaufort Memorial’s Body Makeover, a 12-week comprehensive wellness program designed to give you the motivation and support you need to beat the odds and stick with your New Year’s resolution.\r\n\r\nThe next session begins Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Center.\r\n\r\nMore than just a weight-loss program, Body Makeover focuses on both exercise and nutrition to help you develop lifelong healthy habits. During the course of the program, LifeFit Wellness coaches will show you effective, scientifically-proven exercises to burn fat and build lean, long and strong muscles.\r\n\r\nYou’ll also work with a registered dietitian to create a sustainable nutrition plan that meets your specific needs. Nutrition education sessions will include three healthy cooking demos and a field trip to the supermarket.\r\n\r\nThe program’s small-group format provides the personal attention, accountability, structure and social support you’ll need to help you meet your goals. To keep participants motivated, the program also includes a little friendly competition.\r\n\r\nPoints will be awarded for attending classes and events, reducing inches, improving your fitness analysis score and keeping a food log, with prizes awarded to those who accumulate the most points.\r\n\r\nBody Makeover is appropriate for all ages and fitness levels.\r\n\r\nThe cost of the program is $650. Registration closes Tuesday, Jan. 10.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to sign up, contact Ricca Callis at rcallis@bmhsc.org or call the LifeFit Wellness Center at 843-522-5635.', 'Kick off new year with a ‘body makeover’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'kick-off-new-year-with-a-body-makeover', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:43:11', '2016-12-15 14:43:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30682', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30685, 4, '2016-12-15 09:44:56', '2016-12-15 14:44:56', '<h3><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PALS-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30687\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30687\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PALS-1.jpg\" alt=\"pals-1\" width=\"1448\" height=\"2172\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nRainbows of brightly colored walls are illuminated by the sunshine streaming in from the windows.\r\n\r\nThe cats seem to enjoy the warm rays and soak up the sun while lounging on various shelves and perches installed throughout the 10 free-roaming cat rooms.\r\n\r\nThe facility is not your average animal shelter. Traditional shelters are a maze of cage-lined walls filled with stray dogs and cats. The Palmetto Animal League is different. The 7,700-square-foot facility is anything but drab and institutional looking.\r\n\r\nThe Palmetto Animal League, also known as PAL, started as a rescue foundation years ago, but only built its first facility six years ago. The rescue organization is completely funded by private donations and the building was donated.\r\n\r\nLocated in the Riverwalk Business Park in Okatie, the facility has the ability to house 150 adoption-ready dogs and cats.\r\n\r\n“When we opened, we opened in the middle of a recession and the greatest number of intakes we had at that time were people losing their homes and could not find a place to live with their pets or didn’t have the money for the updated veterinary care their animals needed to move into a particular place,” said PAL president Amy Campanini.\r\n\r\nMost of the rescues animals today come from a combination of owner relinquishment, strays and animals pulled from municipal shelters.\r\n\r\nPAL is a no-kill shelter that works to place animals that might otherwise face euthanasia.\r\n\r\nThe facility also offers a clinic for veterinary needs.\r\n\r\n“We identified early on that a clinic would be a key component to keeping dogs and cats out of shelters,” said Campanini.\r\n\r\nThe community clinic offers a variety of veterinary services, but focuses on wellness and prevention.\r\n\r\nAccording to Campanini, there are a few key things to be aware of when considering adopting a new pet.\r\n\r\nFirst and foremost, she cautions people that “it is a lifetime commitment for that animal, so be realistic about your expectations and your lifestyle.”\r\n\r\nSome people come to the center and expect to adopt a dog, but realize they are not home enough during the day to care for the dog, so a cat might be a better choice.\r\n\r\nCampanini urges people not to believe the myths about cats not making good pets.\r\n\r\n“We have a lot of cats at risk in our community and they do make wonderful companion animals, and in a lot of ways they are easier to take care of,” she said.\r\n\r\nWhen choosing an animal to adopt, Campanini said it is important to choose a pet based on energy and personality. A family might think a small dog is the easiest to care for, but in reality it might be the largest dog at the center.\r\n\r\n“Love is the most important thing, but there is a financial component to bringing a pet into your home. Be prepared to have extra costs in your family budget to properly care for an animal,” warned Campanini.\r\n\r\nThe Palmetto Animal League works to offset high costs associated with pet ownership through their community clinic.\r\n\r\nPAL is always in need of foster homes for animals and Campanini encourages even part-time residents to consider fostering a rescue animal.\r\n\r\nAbove all else, the center’s biggest need is adopters. Campanini reminds people that shelter dogs and cats are not damaged goods.\r\n\r\n“You get a very healthy animal that has been behaviorally accessed. The value is unbelievable,” she says.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-9.44.14-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30688\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30688\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-15-at-9.44.14-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-15-at-9-44-14-am\" width=\"1164\" height=\"784\" /></a>', 'PAL offers furry friends the gift of life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pal-offers-furry-friends-the-gift-of-life', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:44:56', '2016-12-15 14:44:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30685', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30690, 4, '2016-12-15 09:45:51', '2016-12-15 14:45:51', 'The Beaufort Academy third-grade social studies curriculum encompasses the study of South Carolina. Along with the South Carolina Studies Weekly newspaper, the class created a huge topographical map of the state. It included elements of science, reading, writing and research. This hands-on project has proven to be interactive and all- encompassing. After laying a salt dough base, the students painted and labeled the regions, added rivers, rice and cotton plantations, Indian habitats, the state bird, flower and tree as well as Spanish and English ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean.', 'BA students create topographical map of SC', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ba-students-create-topographical-map-of-sc', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:44', '2018-07-12 14:58:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30690', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30692, 4, '2016-12-15 09:20:00', '2016-12-15 14:20:00', 'The winning artwork of a Robert Smalls International Academy student was unveiled on Beaufort County’s Facebook page after being selected as the top design in the county’s first annual America Recycles Day billboard contest.\r\n\r\nThe winner of the billboard contest was seventh-grader Cheyene Ly. Her design will be displayed on a billboard in Beaufort County in spring 2017.\r\n\r\nThe billboard contest, coordinated by the Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Office, was held in celebration of America Recycles Day.\r\n\r\n“The students played an important role in educating the community on the importance of recycling,” said Ashley Jenkins, Beaufort County recycling coordinator.  “We can’t thank them enough.”\r\n\r\nThe contest was developed to help promote, educate and bring awareness to middle school students and the community on the importance of recycling.\r\n\r\nAll winners received a certificate and have their work displayed on the county’s website and Facebook page. The top entries were: Cheyene Ly, first place; Malina Bennett-Hart, second place; and Jourdin Davic, third place.\r\n\r\nTekera Brown, Jaili Lopez and George Luna received honorable mentions.\r\n\r\n“It is necessary that we educate the public on the importance of keeping recyclable materials out of the landfills,” Jenkins said. “The ultimate goal is to have a clean and sustainable environment.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Office provides environmental education opportunities to schools in Beaufort County area.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-255-2823 or visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30618\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"561\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/billboard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30618\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30618\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/billboard.jpg\" alt=\"Student Cheyenne Ly poses with Ashley Jenkins, Beaufort County recycling coordinator.\" width=\"561\" height=\"373\" /></a> Student Cheyenne Ly poses with Ashley Jenkins, Beaufort County recycling coordinator.[/caption]', 'America Recycles Day billboard contest winners announced', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'america-recycles-day-billboard-contest-winners-announced', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:44', '2018-07-12 14:58:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30692', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30694, 4, '2016-12-15 09:47:37', '2016-12-15 14:47:37', '[caption id=\"attachment_30624\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"5280\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sar-2017-officiers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30624\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30624\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sar-2017-officiers.jpg\" alt=\"In the front row from left are Tom Wilson, registrar of the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; Frank Gibson, vice president; Claude Dinkins, president; Paul Steele, secretary; and Dr. Bill Sammons, treasurer and chaplain. In the back row from left are Don Starkey, webmaster; Maj. John Simpson, military awards; Dr. Tom Burnett, historian; Wayne Cousar, South Carolina Society president and education chairman; Michael Keyserling, color sergeant; Ian Bennett, CAR liaison; and Jody Henson, Eagle Scout scholarship and public relations. Photo by Sandi Atkins.\" width=\"5280\" height=\"3772\" /></a> In the front row from left are Tom Wilson, registrar of the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; Frank Gibson, vice president; Claude Dinkins, president; Paul Steele, secretary; and Dr. Bill Sammons, treasurer and chaplain. In the back row from left are Don Starkey, webmaster; Maj. John Simpson, military awards; Dr. Tom Burnett, historian; Wayne Cousar, South Carolina Society president and education chairman; Michael Keyserling, color sergeant; Ian Bennett, CAR liaison; and Jody Henson, Eagle Scout scholarship and public relations. Photo by Sandi Atkins.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) held its annual formal Christmas dinner meeting recently at the Dataw Island Club.\r\n\r\nAfter an hour of socializing, President Claude Dinkins recognized three attending chapter members for their service to the South Carolina SAR, current state society President Wayne Cousar and past state presidents Carroll Crowther and Capt. C. Dean Cullison, USN Ret.\r\n\r\nThe dinner was attended by 61 members and guests, during which time William “Bill” Davies, of Edisto, spoke on Robert Mills (1781-1855), one of America ’s earliest native born architects.\r\n\r\nA native of South Carolina, Mills designed many of today’s most graceful and long-standing buildings and churches in Charleston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C., among others.\r\n\r\nHe was an early advocate of fireproof construction, designing the \"Fireproof Building\" in Charleston, built in 1827, currently the home of the South Carolina Historical Society.\r\n\r\nThree new chapter members, Michael Kelley, Rob Pollard and Christian Tootle, were sworn in by Dinkins prior to Cousar swearing in members Frank Gibson and Paul Steele as chapter vice president and secretary, respectively.\r\n\r\nDinkins also presented Capt. Dean Hewitt, USN Ret., with a Korean War Service Veterans Corps certificate and past state President Carroll Crowther presented Color Sgt. Michael Keyserling with a streamer for the chapter flag in recognition of participation in the Battle of Eutaw Springs 235th anniversary service in September.\r\n\r\nAnyone interested in joining the SAR or attending a meeting in the future can contact chapter registrar Tom Wilson at 843-812-9750.', 'SAR holds Christmas dinner, meeting', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sar-holds-christmas-dinner-meeting', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:47:37', '2016-12-15 14:47:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30694', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30696, 4, '2016-12-15 09:48:37', '2016-12-15 14:48:37', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council (BAC) is pulling back on its services and refocusing its mission, which has taken some people by surprise.\r\n\r\nThe BAC announced recently that it will continue to promote local artists and galleries via grants, printed materials and online presence, but will discontinue offering classes and operating a gallery.\r\n\r\nThe BAC purchased the old jail on King and Monson streets in Beaufort earlier this year for $390,000 to turn it into the King Street Arts Center, which they said in September would include BAC offices, an art gallery and an extensive curriculum of art classes.\r\n\r\nThe BAC says it will now focus on partnering with other organizations in supporting artists, exhibits and education.\r\n\r\n“This isn’t an emergency or bad news at all. It’s actually very exciting,” said Delene Miller, BAC board president.\r\n\r\n“Our long-term vision – which includes the King Street Arts Center – remains the same. We are essentially taking a step back.\r\n\r\n“We need to get back into being a grant-giving organization that will provide much needed support and opportunity for local artists.”\r\n\r\nThe refined mission also better fits the Beaufort Arts District and its mission to become an arts destination where artists will work, live and collaborate, according to the center.\r\n\r\n“We asked ourselves, ‘What differentiates us as an arts school – what will attract artists to come to Beaufort to learn about art and to be able live here and sell their art? What are those programs that will do that?’ ” said Miller. “Our new streamlined focus will be instrumental in providing the art education component for the residents of this district as well.”\r\n\r\nWhile the BAC will no longer directly offer classes or operate a gallery, it will continue to support artists, exhibits and education through partnerships.\r\n\r\nOne upcoming partnership with the Technical College of the Lowcountry has already created significant buzz.\r\n\r\n“ ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under the Technical College of the Lowcountry?’ I asked a group, and no one knew,” said Miller. “And it’s a fabulous tunnel.”\r\n\r\nAnd a fabulous canvas for what’s coming next: The Community Mural Project.\r\n\r\nA collaboration between the BAC and TCL, the Community Mural Project will involve artists, Mather alumni, schools and community members to paint the tunnel (which runs underneath Ribaut Road, connecting the east and west sides of the campus) with a mural that represents unity as well as the Mather Story.\r\n\r\nLed by local sea island artist and BAC board member Diane Dunham-Britton, the project will kick off on Mather History and Education Day on Feb. 19, 2017 at the Technical College of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThrough another partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising, the center will continue the popular ArtPop program.\r\n\r\nAn acronym for art and public outdoor project, ArtPop is a juried competition that allows local artists to be displayed on available local media space.\r\n\r\nMiller cites TCL as an example of how partnerships will allow BAC to continue supporting area artists and art education.\r\n\r\n“Beyond the mural project, they’ve allowed us to use the Mather Building however we best see fit,\" she said.\r\n\r\n\"We are evaluating the use of the building right now and in January, we’ll determine the best use from an operations and education perspective.”\r\n\r\nThe space – until recently used by TCL as a center for testing and assessment – has a significant story of its own.\r\n\r\nIn 1867, Rachel Crane Mather started The Mather School, an Industrial Training School for Freedmen to educate the daughters of liberated slaves.\r\n\r\nThe current building on Ribaut Road is the library of the original Mather School.\r\n\r\nMiller sees significance in the building’s history in education and believes the BAC will continue the tradition through arts education.\r\n\r\n“Since its inception back in 1867, the school has seen many changes. But one thing remains constant – the belief that every human being deserves a chance to further their education.”', 'Beaufort Arts Council is refocusing its mission', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-arts-council-is-refocusing-its-mission', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:48:37', '2016-12-15 14:48:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30696', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30698, 4, '2016-12-15 09:51:25', '2016-12-15 14:51:25', '<em>Photo above: Children had tons of fun riding the Polar Express during the annual Port Royal Golf Cart Parade event. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nChristmas events were held around town recently and folks came out in droves to celebrate the holidays.\r\n\r\nIn Port Royal, a golf cart parade was held on Dec. 10, where people decked out their carts in holiday finery.\r\n\r\nIn addition to a special appearance by Santa and his elves, there were refreshments, Christmas tree decorating and a ride on the Polar Express train for the children.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, on Dec. 9, Friends of Shanklin, a community-based nonprofit organization, held its Light Up the Night Family Festival, a holiday program at Habersham Marketplace. The event provided activities for all ages. There was ornament painting, letter writing to Santa, a performance by the Shanklin Elementary Choir and more.\r\n\r\nProceeds will help to advance Shanklin Elementary students’ educational and leadership skills.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30699\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1886\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1A-habersham.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30699\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30699\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1A-habersham.jpg\" alt=\"A boy looks up at the lights while sitting on his father’s shoulders during the Light Up the Night Family Festival.\" width=\"1886\" height=\"2136\" /></a> A boy looks up at the lights while sitting on his father’s shoulders during the Light Up the Night Family Festival.[/caption]', 'Holiday revelry abounds around town', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'holiday-revelry-abounds-around-town', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:51:25', '2016-12-15 14:51:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30698', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30702, 4, '2016-12-15 09:52:13', '2016-12-15 14:52:13', 'About 45 new jobs will be coming to Beaufort County courtesy of an international manufacturing company that is relocating its operations to Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Beaufort County Council, county administration and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, has worked to recruit the company, dubbed \"Project Eagle,\" which will also bring $2.5 million in capital investment to the county, according to a chamber release.\r\n\r\n\"Beaufort County Council approved a $750,000 set aside grant to Project Eagle to assist with the cost of real property improvements related to the project,” said Paul Sommerville, chairman of the Beaufort County Council.\r\n\r\n“County Council is committed to the recruitment of quality, high-paying primary jobs for our citizens and we look forward to working with the Project Eagle team for years to come.”\r\n\r\nThe company, which has yet to  be identified, plans to utilize an existing vacant building, putting it back on the tax roll.\r\n\r\nProject Eagle is the third successful project that the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce has conducted in cooperation with Beaufort County Council, Beaufort County administration, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce.\r\n\r\nThe other two recent projects have been the expansion of Harris Pillow Supply and eviCore.\r\n\r\nBetween all three projects, approximately 118 primary jobs will be created in Beaufort County, and 376 primary jobs have been retained.\r\n\r\nA full announcement is expected to be made in early 2017 with hiring to commence shortly thereafter.\r\n\r\n\"We are honored to welcome Project Eagle to Beaufort County, South Carolina,” said Blakely Williams, president of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.\r\n\r\n“The investment that Project Eagle is making in the people of Beaufort County represents a significant commitment to our community, and we couldn\'t be more grateful. The 45 new jobs this company is creating in Beaufort will make a real difference in the lives of so many, and we look forward to seeing the impact it will have on the Lowcountry for a very long time.\"\r\n\r\nA full announcement on where the company will be located and hiring information will be released in early 2017.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org.', 'Manufacturer relocating to Beaufort, bringing jobs, tax dollars', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'manufacturer-relocating-to-beaufort-bringing-jobs-tax-dollars', '', '', '2016-12-15 09:52:13', '2016-12-15 14:52:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30702', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30704, 4, '2016-12-08 10:11:31', '2016-12-08 15:11:31', '<h3>By Michael Osteen</h3>\r\nWith the end of the year just around the corner, most folks are thinking about Christmas, family get-togethers or office parties, while others may be trying to figure out why they are paying high fees on 401(k) or IRA statements.\r\n\r\nIn April, the Labor Department passed a new law, referred to as the “Conflict of Interest,” that is aimed at stopping what the government claims are exorbitant financial adviser fees estimated to total $17 billion per year.\r\n\r\nYes, you read that correctly: That is $17 billion each year in exorbitant fees.\r\n\r\nThe intent of the new law is to stop financial advisers from putting their own interest of earning high commissions and fees over their clients’ interest in obtaining the best investments at the lowest prices.\r\n\r\nThe law now requires all financial advisers to recommend what is in the best interest of the clients when it comes to 401(k)s, IRAs or other qualified monies saved for retirement. This essentially removes the conflict of interest concern that exists in some aspects in the industry.\r\n\r\nIn a recent survey, about 46 percent of Americans mistakenly thought that all financial advisers were already required to place their client’s interests first when it comes to retirement advice.\r\n\r\nThe law is scheduled to be fully implemented in January 2018.\r\n\r\nThis is sure to impact how many financial advisers are paid. The law does not prohibit charging commissions or revenue sharing. However, it is more than likely to put a major dent in the commission side of the business.\r\n\r\nFor example, the sales of high commission variable annuities and indexed annuities products in qualified accounts will be impacted along with other high-fee products.\r\n\r\nMutual fund companies have already begun to move away from mutual funds with loads and higher-fund expenses. Expect more accounts moving into ETFs whether they are actively managed or passive automated advisers.\r\n\r\nAdvisers and brokers may see that their cash cows have essentially been taken away under this new law.\r\n\r\nThe thousands of brokerage, advisory and insurance firms that provide advice will have to adjust their operations to comply with the new law that deals with the $25 trillion retirements services market.\r\n\r\nWith this change, more clients will be pushed toward fee-based accounts.\r\n\r\nBut for some advisers, fee-based accounts won’t make economic sense for lower balance accounts, and some are expected to drop undersized retirement accounts going forward.\r\n\r\nDon’t be surprised to see advisers suggest that some clients find more “suitable” options or increase the minimum size of client accounts.\r\n\r\nSmall businesses offering their employees retirement plans will most likely have to pay higher fees and restrict product offerings to deal with the additional cost of compliance, which in turn may fuel the move to push retirement participants into automated advice plans.\r\n\r\nSome believe over time larger institutions will consolidate and the model for investment advice for the bottom 90 percent will end up with a 1-800 number with a voice recognition menu that doesn’t work to a person overseas with minimum training and experience and a website with fill-in-the-blanks software much similar to some present-day company business models.\r\n\r\nMany believe the push to lower costs may cause much damage and not benefit the bottom 90 percent. Instead, the masses will over time be relegated to the automated solutions that will provide a “one solution for all” approach.\r\n\r\nHistory has shown a one solution for all is not the best solution. This may result in the greater concentration of wealth.\r\n\r\nAt Port Wren Capital, they will continue to conduct investment research the old-fashioned and proven way following Ben Graham’s value investment strategies going back over 80 years.\r\n\r\nUsing value methods work, as an example, they found an undervalued financial services sector company about 16 months ago and sold it for an 84.74 percent gain.\r\n\r\nRemember this saying: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”\r\n\r\n<i>Michael Osteen, MBA, is chief investment strategist with Port Wren Capital LLC, serving the greater Beaufort County area.  Email him at michael@portwrencapital.com. Port Wren Capital LLC is a boutique value investment security research company that specializes in uncovering undervalued companies with strong long-term potential for people who want to maximize their investment profits. For additional information, visit www.portwrencapital.com. </i>', 'Financial advisers facing changes in  how they do business', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'financial-advisers-facing-changes-in-how-they-do-business', '', '', '2016-12-15 10:12:58', '2016-12-15 15:12:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30704', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30706, 4, '2016-12-29 15:48:53', '2016-12-29 20:48:53', '<b>Library to ring in </b><b>new year for kids</b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Branch Library will hold a Noon Year’s Eve Party at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. The library will celebrate with a party, craft and a countdown until the clock strikes noon.\r\n\r\nThe library is at 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton. For more information, email kbaxter@bcgov.net.\r\n\r\n<b>New Year’s services offered </b><b>at Beaufort church</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Church of Christ in Beaufort will hold its annual New Year’s Services from 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, to 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.\r\n\r\n“We are ‘Ringing Out the Old and Bringing In the New,’ ” according to a release. “Our theme Is “GOD Wants To Do A New Thing In You!”\r\n\r\nThis event is free and open to the public. There will also be a New Year’s Day Sunday Morning Bible Study at 10 a.m. and Sunday Morning Worship Service at 11:15 a.m.\r\n\r\nThe minister is Dr. Jonas Gadson. The Beaufort Church of Christ is at 170 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort. For more information, email jg@jonasbonus.com, call 843-524-4281 or visit www. BeaufortCoC.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Trio treat to feature </b><b>trumpet, trombone, piano</b>\r\n\r\nThe Brass-hoppers are coming to Fripp Island. This trio of gifted musicians includes trumpeter Mary Bowden, trombonist Alexis Smith, and pianist Milana Strezeva.\r\n\r\nThese three women create an exquisite brass sound with a lush keyboard, hopping from classical music to jazz-inspired arrangements of popular tunes.\r\n\r\nThe three musicians have performed as soloists and principals with major chamber orchestras and symphony orchestras all over the world.\r\n\r\nThe trio will be hosted by the Fripp Friends of Music at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, in the Community Center at 205 Tarpon Blvd. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults; students get in free. Guests will get a free pass at the Fripp gate and are invited to a catered reception after the performance.\r\n\r\nVisit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-263-5916.\r\n\r\n<b>Heyward House to hold docent recruitment</b>\r\n\r\nThe Heyward House in Bluffton is hosting a docent recruitment meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, for prospective docents to learn more about the house and meet staff.\r\n\r\nAnyone looking for more information on becoming a docent or on the recruitment meeting can call 843-757-6293.\r\n\r\nThe Heyward House Historic Center is at 70 Boundary St.\r\n\r\n<b>Library offers variety of children’s programs</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming children’s programs at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\n• Let’s Get Crazy with Legos!: Let’s get those Legos moving! Participants will have fun playing with motors, gears, and battery power packs. This program is for all ages. It will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3.\r\n\r\n• Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?: Join the library for a couple of stories, a snowman craft and light snack. This is for ages 2-plus with an adult caregiver. Registration is required. The event will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.\r\n\r\n• Second Annual Chocolate Olympics: The Chocolate Olympics is making a comeback from last year. Join the games all involving chocolate. Eat, eat, and eat … and compete. This is for grades 6-12. The event will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23.\r\n\r\n• Do It Yourself Creation Station: Create and pick out items at creation stations. This is for ages 2-plus with an adult caregiver. The event will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30.\r\n\r\n<b>Hurricanes, Social Security programs on tap</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming programs geared toward adults at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\n• Social Security and Retirement Income Planning: Learn how to take full advantage of your Social Security benefits and prepare for retirement. This event will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.\r\n\r\n• “Hurricanes of Beaufort’s Past”: Hurricane Matthew is but the most recent hurricane to strike this area. Learn a bit about some of the other 100 or so hurricanes and tropical storms that have caused death and destruction in Beaufort County from colonial times through Hurricane Gracie in 1959. See photographs, scrapbooks and materials from the Beaufort District Collection seldom seen that will be on display. This free presentation for ages 12 and over is co-sponsored by the Beaufort History Museum. It will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. The event is free, but registration is required. Register through the Beaufort History Museum website “Events” page at www.beauforthistorymuseum.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Hurricane of 1893 to be topic at library event</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing is an upcoming program geared toward ages 12 and over at the Bluffton Branch Library at 120 Palmetto Way.\r\n\r\n• “Tide of Death: The Great Sea Island Hurricane of 1893”: On a single terrifying night in August 1893 a devastating hurricane ripped through the islands and lowlands of South Carolina and Georgia, drowning thousands and leaving tens of thousands more destitute. Grace Cordial, manager of the Beaufort District Collection, will share photographs, diary accounts and other materials relating to the Great Sea Island Hurricane from the library’s special collections and archives unit. This event will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.\r\n\r\n<b>New production to </b><b>open at The Shed</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Stage Productions is currently in rehearsals for “Sylvia,” which opens Friday, Feb 10, at The Shed in Port Royal. The production cast and crew is comprised entirely of Beaufort and Jasper county volunteers. Coastal Stage Productions is a locally owned, traveling theatre company based in Ridgeland. Tickets are available here: www.sylviaportroyal.bpt.me\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort History Museum </b><b>invites public to meeting</b>\r\n\r\nMuseum members and the public are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Beaufort History Museum, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the museum’s main hall on the second floor of The Arsenal, located at 713 Craven St.\r\n\r\nAt the meeting, milestones of the past year will be celebrated, including the opening in June of a special exhibit about the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nPlans for 2017 also will be revealed, including details of a project to completely renovate the museum’s main exhibit hall in the coming year. Current museum members will also vote on a slate of new board of directors nominees.', 'What To Do the week of December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:48:53', '2016-12-29 20:48:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30706', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30708, 4, '2016-12-29 15:49:37', '2016-12-29 20:49:37', '<h3>Submitted by the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association</h3>\r\nOn Sea Island Parkway between the Woods Memorial Bridge and Chowan Creek, there are four convenience stores which also offer gas.\r\n\r\nOn Sams Point Road there are presently two convenience stores which offer gas.\r\n\r\nPlans for future development of Sea Island Parkway include one new convenience store with gas pumps (Harris Teeter) and possibly another gas station at the Walmart site near the Lady’s Island Airport.\r\n\r\nOn Sams Point Road, plans are being reviewed for a new Parker’s convenience store with gas pumps on the property adjacent to the new Oyster Bluff community.\r\n\r\nIn summary, by the end of 2017, drivers on Sams Point Road will have three locations from which to obtain their convenience store and gas needs and on the Lady’s Island portion of Sea Island Parkway will be five convenience stores and five or six gas stations.\r\n\r\nAll of which brings up the question of how many gas stations and convenience stores can an area support from a financial viewpoint?\r\n\r\nThere are more than 20,000 vehicle trips per day on Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe residential density of Lady’s Island consists of 15,000 homes existing or planned within a 1.5-mile radius. There are 13,000 homes within a 5-mile radius of the Village Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Is enough enough?</b>\r\n\r\nSo is there enough traffic using Sams Point Road and Sea Island Parkway to support the planned increased number of convenience stores and gas pumps?  Obviously, the folks who studied the merits of investing in the new convenience stores and gas pumps believe the demographics and traffic counts will make their stores economically viable.\r\n\r\nHowever, a note of caution should be considered in this regard. If the market will not support the additional number of convenience stores and gas pumps, a review of similar situations in other parts of the country would indicate that the older existing stores may face serious challenges.\r\n\r\nAll of the above information brings back the question of whether there should be zoning to control the types of commercial endeavors allowed in specific areas, and if so, on what basis should the control be based?\r\n\r\nAs a basic philosophy, the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association prefers the market to be the determining factor regarding the location of businesses, but in some cases traffic generation and similar factors must be taken into consideration.\r\n\r\nHow many gas pumps and convenience stores can survive in the Village Center and surrounding roads?\r\n\r\nOnly time will tell, but probably not as many as are presently planned for the area.', 'How many gas stations, convenience stores can community support?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-many-gas-stations-convenience-stores-can-community-support', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:49:37', '2016-12-29 20:49:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30708', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30710, 4, '2016-12-29 15:51:03', '2016-12-29 20:51:03', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Hilton Head Island girls fall to Alexander, Ga.</b>\r\n\r\nVisiting Alexander, Ga., a versatile girls\' high school basketball team, outscored Hilton Head Island 15-7 in the first quarter and gradually pulled away to defeat the Lady Seahawks 45-26 in the semifinals of the Sonesta Seahawk Holiday Classic on Dec. 20.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, Hilton Head Island slipped to 4-4.\r\n\r\nJasmine Campbell led Hilton Head Island with 14 points. Campbell was the only Lady Seahawk to reach double figures in the scoring column.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Whale Branch levels </b><b>Swansea, Brynes</b>\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 20, Whale Branch dominated in a consolation bracket matchup versus Swansea 66-26 at the Shootout by the Sea in North Myrtle Beach.\r\n\r\nCamrin Miller led Whale Branch with a team-high 12 points as the Warriors used a balanced offensive attack to beat Swansea.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Whale Branch improved to 6-4. Through its first 10 games in the 2016-17 season, Whale Branch had also posted wins over May River, Bluffton, Battery Creek and Hilton Head Island. The Warriors have already defeated Battery Creek twice in the 2016-17 campaign.\r\n\r\nFollowing Miller in the Whale Branch scoring column, George Delaney and Xavier Bryan added eight points a piece.\r\n\r\nXyion Youmans and Robert Alston added six points apiece for the Warriors in the victory.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch advanced to meet Byrnes in the fifth-place game of the North Myrtle Beach-hosted holiday tournament.\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 21, Miller and Kenny Brown combined to score 45 points as Whale Branch beat unfamiliar foe Byrnes 70-42 in the fifth-place game.\r\n\r\nAn accomplished boys\' high school basketball program, Brynes captured last season\'s Class 4A state championship.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Whale Branch improved to 7-4.\r\n\r\nMiller led Whale Branch with a game-high 25 points. Joining Miller in double figures for the Warriors, Brown contributed 20 points.\r\n\r\nBoth Miller and Brown drained a trio of 3-pointers in Whale Branch\'s win.\r\n\r\nAccompanying Miller and Brown in double figures for Whale Branch in the scoring column, Youmans, another productive performer, netted 10 points.\r\n\r\nAlston connected on a pair of 3-pointers and chipped in seven points for the Warriors in the win.\r\n\r\nTwo Byrnes players reached double figures in the scoring column as Derek Morgan and Hayden Mitchem scored 10 points apiece.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>RUNNING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Hilton Head Marathon </b><b>selected as state event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has selected the Hilton Head Island Marathon as the RRCA South Carolina State Marathon Championship.\r\n\r\nThe RRCA Championship Event Series is the largest grassroots organized running series in the U.S., attracting over 320,000 runners each year.\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Hilton Head Island Marathon, Half Marathon &amp; 8K will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.\r\n\r\nRunners will depart from Jarvis Creek Park and follow a course that will take them on the Cross Island Parkway, through several parks, numerous neighborhoods and over Broad Creek.\r\n\r\nThe scenic marathon course Boston Qualifier is fast and flat except for the bridge crossings.\r\n\r\nPost race festivities will include live music, vendors, and a craft beer garden.\r\n\r\nTo register, volunteer or for more information, call Bear Foot Sports at 843-757-8520 or visit bearfootsports.com.', 'Sports briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:51:03', '2016-12-29 20:51:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30710', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30712, 4, '2016-12-29 15:53:14', '2016-12-29 20:53:14', '<em>Photo above: Model trains make their way through the town, complete with people, also built to scale. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe 24th annual model display showcasing trains of various gauges were on display in two different rooms recently at the Beaufort County Branch Library on Scott Street. Children and adults looked on as trains wove their way through towns created to scale, train stations, parking lots, factories and wooded areas. The display, sponsored by the Beaufort Railroaders, draws hundreds of people to the library.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30715\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2474\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9317.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30715\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30715\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9317.jpg\" alt=\"Four-year-old Lily Johnson could barely contain herself as Jim Bright’s G-guage model train whizzes by her.\" width=\"2474\" height=\"1853\" /></a> Four-year-old Lily Johnson could barely contain herself as Jim Bright’s G-guage model train whizzes by her.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30714\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1710\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9287.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30714\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30714\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RES9287.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Robertson, of the Beaufort Railroaders, makes adjustments to the clearance to the tracks to give his two trains enough room to pass by each other.\" width=\"1710\" height=\"2776\" /></a> Ed Robertson, of the Beaufort Railroaders, makes adjustments to the clearance to the tracks to give his two trains enough room to pass by each other.[/caption]', 'Beaufort Library hosts 24th annual model train display', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-library-hosts-24th-annual-model-train-display', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:53:33', '2016-12-29 20:53:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30712', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30718, 4, '2016-12-29 15:56:13', '2016-12-29 20:56:13', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here Michael McElveen and Brenda Colwell of Collins Pest Control are thanked by Post 9 Commander Chuck Lurey for proudly displaying our nation\'s flag.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30720\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3900\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tobacco.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30720\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30720\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tobacco.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort Tobacco held an oyster roast recently to celebrate its 5-year anniversary.\" width=\"3900\" height=\"1950\" /></a> Beaufort Tobacco held an oyster roast recently to celebrate its 5-year anniversary.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Jones joins sales team; Melton is negotiation expert</b>\r\n\r\nEllen Jones has joined Weichert Realtors, Coastal property’s sales team.\r\n\r\nJones was born and raised in south Georgia and has been visiting Hilton Head Island for many years.\r\n\r\nIn 2006, she and her husband, James, moved to Hilton Head Island along with their youngest daughter, Haley. After 12 years in the banking industry, Jones made a career change to real estate.\r\n\r\nShe is based in the Hilton Head office and can be reached at 843-290-9840.\r\n\r\nIn other Weichert news, Alison Melton, has been awarded the Certified Negotiation Expert designation from the Real Estate Negotiation Institute. The CNE is earned by real estate professionals after successfully completing formal negotiation training over two days.  Agents who receive this certification are among the top agents in the country in negotiation skills.\r\n\r\nMelton is based in the Bluffton office and can be reached at 843-290-3640.\r\n\r\n<b>Rose Hill to offer </b><b>Tea Tuesdays</b>\r\n\r\nRose Hill Mansion will soon offer Tea Tuesdays as an extension of it docent-led tours. Tea Tuesday will begin with a tour of the historical Rose Hill Mansion at 2 p.m., followed by tea, finger sandwiches and light desserts. Call 843-757-6046 for reservations.', 'Business briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:56:13', '2016-12-29 20:56:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30718', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30722, 4, '2016-12-29 15:57:55', '2016-12-29 20:57:55', '<b>Final pass for debris </b><b>removal to begin Jan. 3</b>\r\n\r\nThe third and final pass for Hurricane Matthew debris removal will begin Tuesday, Jan. 3.\r\n\r\nChristmas trees are not allowed at the rights-of-way. Christmas trees can be disposed of at any County Convenience Center. All ornaments and lights must be removed prior to disposal.\r\n\r\nAny remaining hurricane-generated debris should be placed at the right-of-way.\r\n\r\nLeaves and small limbs should be disposed of in the same way yard waste is normally disposed.\r\n\r\nSmall amounts of Class 2 debris can be disposed of at Beaufort County Convenience Centers. Class 1 waste includes small limbs, leaves and landscape trimmings; Class 2 waste includes building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, mattresses and plumbing.\r\n\r\nVisit www.co.beaufort.sc.us.\r\n\r\n<b>Oyster Factory Park </b><b>dumpster to be removed </b>\r\n\r\nBluffton will remove its courtesy storm debris dumpster from Oyster Factory Park on Friday, Dec. 30.\r\n\r\nDebris dumpsters were provided at three locations after Hurricane Matthew to help residents dispose of their storm debris. The dumpsters at Eagles Field and Oscar Frazier Park have already been removed.\r\n\r\n“The town felt providing these dumpsters was a sound investment in the community clean-up effort,” Deputy Town Manager Scott Marshall said. “As use of these dumpsters has significantly diminished since Hurricane Matthew, we feel the timing is right to have the last of the dumpsters removed.”\r\n\r\nResidents can dispose of storm debris at select Beaufort County Convenience Centers.\r\n\r\n<b>Flood insurance program </b><b>deadline is extended</b>\r\n\r\nNational Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders affected by Hurricane Matthew, and the flooding that followed, now have 120 days from the date of their loss to file a flood insurance claim.\r\n\r\nThe extension doubles the 60-day deadline NFIP usually requires for policyholders to submit a fully documented, signed and sworn proof-of-loss claim.\r\n\r\nThe proof-of-loss is included in the claims package that documents your flood losses. The claims package should include:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Photos or video of your flood damage.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• A comprehensive and itemized list of what was damaged.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Receipts, if possible, for your damaged items along with any other supporting documents that show the value of what you lost.</p>\r\nIf you haven\'t contacted your insurance company, or have questions, do so immediately to begin processing your claim.\r\n\r\nCall 800-621-3362 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and select Option 2.\r\n\r\nFor TTY, call 800-462-7585.\r\n\r\n<b>Federal, state agencies </b><b>continue to help </b>\r\n\r\nThe last day for Hurricane Matthew survivors to apply for federal disaster assistance was Dec. 13, but personnel from federal and state agencies remain active in helping South Carolina recover from the storm.\r\n\r\nTogether, these agencies continue to help disaster survivors with ongoing storm-related needs and needs not met by insurance settlements.\r\n\r\nResidents can obtain information about what kind of disaster assistance is still available by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. The line is open every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until further notice. Multilingual operators are available. Information is also available at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.\r\n\r\n<b>State gets $1.1 million </b><b>for counseling survivors</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) has been awarded a grant of more than $1.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for crisis counseling for survivors of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nStress, anxiety and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. The FEMA-funded Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) allows SCDMH to hire and train people locally to provide free, short-term crisis counseling to survivors who may be having trouble psychologically adjusting to the effects of Hurricane Matthew and the flooding that followed.\r\n\r\nSCDMH crisis counselors canvass neighborhoods, go door-to-door and visit individuals and families in communities severely impacted by Hurricane Matthew. Crisis counselors make contact in homes and communities, not in clinical or office settings.\r\n\r\nIf you or someone you know is struggling with post-disaster stress or anxiety, you are not alone. Connect with a trained CCP counselor, or request that a counselor visit your home, by calling the 24-hour Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990. This support service is confidential. Multilingual operators are available.\r\n\r\nSurvivors continuing to need help recovering from Hurricane Matthew, or are in need of food or clothing, should call 2-1-1 for assistance.\r\n\r\n<b>Realtors are offering </b><b>hurricane relief funds</b>\r\n\r\nThe Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors, in partnership with the National Association of Realtors, is offering relief assistance to Hurricane Matthew victims in Beaufort County through the Realtor Relief Fund.\r\n\r\nThe Realtor Relief Fund will provide mortgage or rent relief of up to $1,000 to qualified individuals.\r\n\r\nAssistance is available to qualified applicants toward one of the following:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence damaged by Hurricane Matthew or;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Rental cost of temporary shelter due to displacement from the primary residence resulting from the storm.</p>\r\nResidents must complete an application and submit it with other required documents, outlined in a Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors Facebook post.\r\n\r\nThe application deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 31. The county encourages residents to apply early as the funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All grants are contingent upon the availability of funds.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortcountydisasterrecovery.net.', 'Hurricane Matthew news briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-matthew-news-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 15:57:55', '2016-12-29 20:57:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30722', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30724, 4, '2016-12-29 16:00:59', '2016-12-29 21:00:59', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/student-of-the-week.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30725\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30725\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/student-of-the-week.jpg\" alt=\"student-of-the-week\" width=\"2490\" height=\"3485\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Charleszetta Washington\r\nGrade: 11\r\nSchool: Whale Branch Early College High School</p>\r\nThis week’s Student of the Week is <strong>Charleszetta Washington</strong>, an 11th grader at Whale Branch Early College High School. She was nominated by teacher Peter Burvenich, who said, “Charleszetta is an all-around great student whether you are discussing grades or the overall quality of work she produces.\r\n\r\n\"This is the second time I have had the opportunity to teach Charleszetta and there is never a time where she is not polite and respectful when it comes to the way she interacts with adults or her peers. The same respectful attitude is portrayed in her assignments that she completes on a daily basis.”\r\n\r\nCharleszetta took some time recently to answer some questions.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite subject and why? </b>\r\n\r\nA: Math is my favorite subject because it seems easy to me after I see the skills and understand them and how they go together.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What are some of your accomplishments? </b>\r\n\r\nA: Completion of honors courses in mathematics and working to become a member of Ladies First.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What clubs and activities are you involved in?</b>\r\n\r\nA: I will be an active member of Ladies First club at WBECHS in January 2017.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: Who do you admire and why? </b>\r\n\r\nA: I admire my father because he has never given up on me or my siblings throughout our lives during hard times in our family.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite movie? </b>\r\n\r\nA: My favorite movie has to be the “Twilight” trilogy.', 'Student of the Week – December 29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'student-of-the-week-december-29th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:44', '2018-07-12 14:58:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30724', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30727, 4, '2016-12-29 16:02:17', '2016-12-29 21:02:17', '<h3>By Jeff Moss</h3>\r\nThe Beaufort County School District experienced significant academic improvements in 2016 along with financial efficiencies that continue to save taxpayer dollars.\r\n\r\nThe year’s biggest news was a sixth consecutive year of improvement in the district’s high school graduation rate, which has reached an all-time high of 83.4 percent and now exceeds the state and most recently reported national measurements.\r\n\r\nThe on-time graduation rate is the percentage of students earning a diploma “on time” in four years. It’s a high-profile indicator because if all of a school system’s components are working well, from kindergarten through high school graduation, then more students should earn their diplomas in four years.\r\n\r\nSix straight years of increasing graduation rates is solid proof of the district’s improvement across the board, and our educators, students, parents and entire community should be proud of that.\r\n\r\nClass of 2016 graduating seniors earned $30.9 million in college scholarships, also an all-time high.\r\n\r\nThe district’s average SAT score has improved by 61 points over the past five years, and African-American seniors have reduced the achievement gap with white seniors by improving their scores by 87 points while white students improved by 30 points.\r\n\r\nFifty-five percent of our high school students taking Advanced Placement courses scored high enough in 2016 to qualify for college credit, another all-time high for the district. The number of students completing college-level courses while still in high school has increased from 308 to 532 in just two years.\r\n\r\nRoughly nine out of 10 district 11th-graders scored high enough on the 2016 statewide administration of WorkKeys exams to qualify for certificates that they can use to apply for jobs anywhere in the nation.  BCSD students outperformed their peers from most other districts.\r\n\r\nThe district has created “schools of choice” in all buildings. Parents can apply to send their children to any academic program in the district, regardless of where they live. For the 2016-17 year, more than 2,300 students are enrolled in schools outside their attendance zones.  In addition, our Connect2Learn program has put a mobile computer in the hands of every student in grades K-12.\r\n\r\nThe district has added 260 full-day prekindergarten slots over the past two years, which has allowed schools to reduce or even eliminate waiting lists of at-risk children who need focused attention before they start classes. The district earned the statewide Champions for Children Award from the Institute of Child Success for its efforts to improve early childhood education.\r\n\r\nTwo new cutting-edge schools serve the fast-growing Bluffton community:  PreK-grade 8 River Ridge Academy and May River High School.\r\n\r\nNational publications rank two district high schools among South Carolina’s best. Hilton Head Island High is ranked No. 5 in South Carolina by U.S. News and World Report, and Bluffton High is ranked No. 7. In addition, Hilton Head Island High ranked No. 6 in South Carolina and Bluffton High No. 12 in The Washington Post’s annual listing of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.”\r\n\r\nOur college scholarship program – the Building a Better Beaufort Scholarship, also called “B3” – pays up to two years of tuition costs at the Technical College of the Lowcountry for qualified local high school graduates.\r\n\r\nWe are dramatically expanding career and technology courses designed to prepare students for high-paying jobs and industry certifications in rapidly emerging fields. New high-tech facilities are operating at Battery Creek High and May River High.\r\n\r\nWe continue to see significant savings from smart financial decisions in recent years, as well as from the installation of cutting-edge technology that conserves electrical power and water.\r\n\r\nThe one-penny educational sales tax referendum last month wasn’t successful, but the district’s needs – how to accommodate an additional 3,000 students over the next decade as well as replace outdated roofs and HVAC systems – remain unchanged. A key challenge for the board of education in 2017 will be determining how to meet those needs.\r\n\r\nOther challenges will include addressing achievement gaps between minority and non-minority students, as well as recruiting teachers to work in Beaufort County despite our highest-in-the-state cost of living.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County’s schools continue to benefit from broad community support. We have dramatically improved the district’s security screening process for school volunteers and, at the same time, increased the number of volunteers from 1,300 to more than 6,500 in the last two years.\r\n\r\nThat kind of community support, coupled with the creativity and determination of our hard-working students and educators, make me confident that the improvements we saw in 2016 will continue in 2017.\r\n\r\n<i>Jeff Moss is superintendent of the Beaufort County School District.</i>', 'Graduation rate major highlight; challenges lie ahead', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'graduation-rate-major-highlight-challenges-lie-ahead', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:02:17', '2016-12-29 21:02:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30727', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30729, 4, '2016-12-29 16:04:22', '2016-12-29 21:04:22', '<b>18 nursing students </b><b>graduate from TCL</b>\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry honored 18 associate degree in nursing graduates at its Dec. 15 pinning ceremony.\r\n\r\n“We are so proud of these graduates for their perseverance and commitment to nursing excellence,” interim program director DeAnne Johnson said. “The TCL nursing program in particular is rigorous, but produces extremely qualified and successful graduates, giving them the confidence they need to walk proudly into the nursing field.”\r\n\r\nIn the last five years, more than 200 students have completed TCL’s associate degree in nursing program. TCL’s two-year ADN program prepares graduates to practice as registered nurses. Students experience on-campus learning using high-tech simulation equipment and receive intense additional hands-on practice at clinical sites located throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.\r\n\r\nThe graduates are: Keri Barnwell of Bryan County, Ga.; Emma Lee Bennett, Marcia Carlson, Brinn Cornell, Serina Forte, Kristina Geddes, Ashley Jones, Aubrey Pinckney, Jennifer Quesada, Rachel Rankin, Natasha Rollins, Samanta Sewell, Tonia Shafer, Shaylin Tims, Aubree Woodard and Dierra Roberson Young, all of Beaufort County; Sierra Garvin Foy of Chatham County, Ga.; and Kimberly Joyner of Charleston County.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the TCL health sciences programs, visit www.tcl.edu/health or call 843-525-8267.\r\n\r\n<b>Free diabetes classes </b><b>offered on Lady’s Island</b>\r\n\r\nMore than 25 percent of people 65 and older have diabetes.\r\n\r\nA diagnosis of diabetes includes pre-diabetes and diabetes. Pre-diabetes indicates that the blood sugar is higher than normal. Without any intervention, people with pre-diabetes, most likely, will develop diabetes later in life.\r\n\r\nType 2 Diabetes is a progressive disease. This means that as you age, your diabetes, most likely, will get worse. Abnormal or high blood sugar affects every part of your body and can increase your risk of complications that may include blindness, kidney failure, heart attack and stroke.\r\n\r\nThe Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME), a part of the Atlantic Quality Innovation Network (AQIN), has been contracted by Medicare to provide free Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) workshops to Medicare beneficiaries.\r\n\r\nDSME workshops are a series of five sessions that cover a variety of topics that help participants better manage their diabetes and pre-diabetes.\r\n\r\nDuring the workshops, resources and handouts will be provided and participants have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss personal concerns they have about living with diabetes.\r\n\r\nEven if you have previously attended a Medicare-reimbursed class, you are invited to attend these workshops at no cost.\r\n\r\nThe five-week diabetes class will be held starting Thursday, Jan. 5, at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 157 Lady’s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nTo register and for more information, call 1-800-922-3089, ext. 7585.\r\n\r\n<b>Give back this season </b><b>to those in need</b>\r\n\r\nLike most nonprofit organizations, the Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine (BJVIM) depends on grants and donations to keep its doors open. However, there are other ways to give back that can help.\r\n\r\nPam Toney, executive director of BJVIM, said a great way to raise money and market your own business is to sponsor an event.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Tiger Bass sponsored its 9th Annual 5K/12K Race for runners and walkers of all ages. The event included an after party, food trucks, live music, face painting and more. This is the second year BJVIM has received funds from Tiger Bass. Last year, Tiger Bass raised $14,000.\r\n\r\n“We’re happy to report that in 2016, $15,000 was raised to benefit the Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine,” Toney said, adding, “We are grateful to Tiger Bass for their commitment.”\r\n\r\nA unique way to give back is to donate your time or art. Local artist Deane Bowers created mixed media art made out of recycled, reclaimed and salvaged materials to adorn the walls of the Ridgeland clinic. Her artwork also can be seen on the cover of BJVIM’s holiday appeal card.\r\n\r\nAnother local woman, Jackie Friel, donated photography of the local area for notecards that BJVIM is selling at local farmers markets.\r\n\r\n“We are very blessed to have such creative people willing to give back to us,” Toney said. “A big thank you also goes out to 100 Women Who Care Bluffton. They presented us with a generous check of $6,100 this year.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-706-7090.', 'Health briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:04:22', '2016-12-29 21:04:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30729', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30732, 4, '2016-12-29 16:05:10', '2016-12-29 21:05:10', '<h3>By Michael Osteen</h3>\r\nMany retail investors ask what to listen to and what they should ignore when they hear investment-related TV shows, news reports or when reading financial magazines or investment newspapers.\r\n\r\nFor the retail investor with limited time and resources at their deposal, the ability to filter out non-actionable investment information from the important actionable information is paramount in making investment decisions.\r\n\r\nTo add to the problem, there are always plenty of different opinions provided by the investment community.\r\n\r\nMoreover, many of these opinions conflict with each other although the individuals or organizations are all recognized investment experts.  So it is no wonder why this is such a common question among investors.\r\n\r\nThe key to solving this dilemma is to first define your investment strategy. By knowing your strategy you have a much better position in knowing what information is relevant and to listen to versus unrelated information that should be ignored altogether.\r\n\r\nFor example, most people use or either a growth investor or a value investor and as such tend to follow one of those strategies. Typically what is relative to one is not to the other.  Naturally there are those who adhere to other strategies.\r\n\r\nOnce you have your strategy defined, you should be able to next determine a set of criteria.  The criteria will also help to separate useful information from the mass amount of media noise about investments. It also will help guard you against yourself to avoid making emotional decisions rather than logical business decisions pertaining to stocks.\r\n\r\nFor example, if you go to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway website, www.berkshirehathaway.com/2000ar/acq.html, it lists in detail what their investment/acquisition criteria.\r\n\r\nThink of it as simply a filtration system not unlike the very familiar paper filter used in your coffee maker. It just eliminates the unwanted and retains the desired.\r\n\r\nWith just these two items in place, the life of the average retail investor will be enhanced.\r\n\r\nWe’d like to offer this example to help illustrate our point.\r\n\r\nAt Port Wren Capital LLC, our investment strategy is value. And our general criteria are seeking information relative to undervalued companies with the potential of above-average gains over the long-term.\r\n\r\nTo that end, back in 2010 we noticed that the industrial sector was impacted. We noticed a number of press conferences regarding some recalls of a major automobile manufacturer. Thus, this information was applicable to our investment strategy and our criteria, after which we conducted our own independent security analysis.\r\n\r\nWe bought shares in the company, and later sold them five years hence with a realized gain of 72 percent.\r\n\r\nArmed with both of these filters, you can parse out much of the non-relevant noise from the mass media about stocks.\r\n\r\nKeeping these couple of items in mind should help in sorting out the noise and assist you in your investment endeavors.\r\n\r\nWe hope this information is helpful.  And we welcome your comments and questions.\r\n\r\n<i>Michael Osteen is chief investment strategist with Port Wren Capital LLC serving the greater Beaufort County area. Email him at michael@portwrencapital.com. </i>\r\n\r\n<i>Port Wren Capital LLC is a boutique value investment security research company that specializes in uncovering undervalued companies with strong long-term potential for people who want to maximize their investment profits. Visit www.portwrencapital.com.</i>', 'Separate actionable investment information from all the noise', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'separate-actionable-investment-information-from-all-the-noise', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:05:10', '2016-12-29 21:05:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30732', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30734, 4, '2016-12-29 16:17:00', '2016-12-29 21:17:00', '<em>Photo above: The Foundation for Educational Excellence awarded the Dr. Wayne Carbiener “Above and Beyond” Beaufort County Teacher of the Year recognition grant to 2016 Beaufort County School District Teacher of the Year Elizabeth MacMurray, an English teacher at Hilton Head High School. This $1,000 award is presented annually to the district Teacher of the Year to be used for innovative instructional activities and projects to further inspire and fund the efforts of the selected teacher of the year. From left are Mary Cordray, BCSD board chair; Jody Dreyer, daughter of Carbiener, and his wife, Jacqui Carbiener; MacMurray; Jackie Rosswurm, foundation board chair; and Dr. Jeffrey Moss, BCSD superintendent.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30736\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3008\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/robotics-e1483046337165.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30736\"><img class=\"wp-image-30736 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/robotics-e1483046337165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3008\" height=\"1579\" /></a> M.C. Riley’s Epic Eagles Robotics Team participated in the regional LEGO League Tournament on Dec. 17 at Doby Mills Elementary in Lugoff.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'School briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:43', '2018-07-12 14:58:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30734', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30746, 4, '2016-12-29 16:22:40', '2016-12-29 21:22:40', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nRecently I attended a dinner and was seated next to a woman who kept reaching to the back of her shirt during the speaker’s presentation. I assumed she was concerned her tag was sticking out.\r\n\r\nAfter leaning over and assuring her the tag was indeed hidden, she looked at me and said, “It wasn’t the tag I was worried about. I wanted to make sure the shirt wasn’t inside out.”\r\n\r\nAt which point I burst out laughing. Oh, how many times I have worried about the same thing!\r\n\r\n“Welcome to the human race!” I said to her.\r\n\r\nWe all think everyone else is so put together, only to discover we all do embarrassing things.\r\n\r\nAfter our speaker had finished, I told her I had recently seen a movie called “Bad Moms.” At one point in the movie, other mothers started to confess some of the “bad” things they had done as mothers. It was hysterical, but great because although the mothers all thought that the “other” mothers were doing everything right, it turned out that none of them were perfect.\r\n\r\nIt was not long before we started to share silly and embarrassing things we have done over the years.\r\n\r\nI told her about the time the Pilates teacher informed me that my pants were on inside out. Others at the table heard us laughing and joined in with their own stories.  We discovered some typical “faux pas” like driving by the Convenience Center with trash still in the back seat or calling someone by the wrong name.\r\n\r\nSome admitted to leaving groceries out in front of the store and driving home without them. One woman said she had put cumin in her cookie batter instead of cinnamon. There was the experienced boater who found himself sitting on a sandbar because he wasn’t paying attention.\r\n\r\nThe dinner that night was especially entertaining. It was a great reminder we are not all perfect.\r\n\r\nThis might be a good thing to remember for the coming year.\r\n\r\nStop beating yourself up for not being dressed right for an occasion; or coming on the wrong night for a party; or for re-gifting a present to someone who had given it to you the previous year.\r\n\r\nLighten up. You are part of the human race, a good thing to remember as we enter 2017.\r\n\r\nHappy New Year!', 'Do you make mistakes? Welcome to the human race', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'do-you-make-mistakes-welcome-to-the-human-race', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:22:40', '2016-12-29 21:22:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30746', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30748, 4, '2016-12-29 16:23:54', '2016-12-29 21:23:54', '<b>Federal, local offices close for New Year holiday</b>\r\n\r\nThe following will be closed for the New Year holiday:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• All branches and departments of the Beaufort County Library System will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Beaufort County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Beaufort County debris removal operations will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• The Burton Wells and Buckwalter Recreation Centers will be closed Saturday, Dec. 31, and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Beaufort County Convenience Centers will close at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, and some centers will reopen on Monday, Jan. 2. Visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• All local, state and federal offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Post offices will close at noon Saturday, Dec. 31 and will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3</p>\r\n<b>Hilton Head holding </b><b>Grinding of the Greens</b>\r\n\r\nThe town of Hilton Head Island will be conducting a Grinding of the Greens program this holiday season with grinding service provided by Jones Brothers Tree Service through Sunday, Jan. 15.\r\n\r\nUndecorated Christmas trees can be taken to the Coligny Beach parking lot paved area on the South Forest Beach side or the Old Gullah Flea Market site at U.S. 278 and Chamberlain Drive.\r\n\r\nChristmas trees are not considered storm debris and cannot be placed in any right-of-way for pick up.\r\n\r\nFree mulch from the Christmas trees will be available for pickup at the two designated sites through Monday, Jan. 30.\r\n\r\n<b>Library receives grant for reconstruction project</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Library is the recipient of a $25,000 planning grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.\r\n\r\nThe funds will support the development of a creative curation project as part of the comprehensive plan to create a Beaufort County Interpretative Center on Reconstruction History.\r\n\r\nPartners for the project include SCETV, the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the University of South Carolina’s College of Education, The Mitchelville Project, Historic Penn Center, the Lowcountry Digital Library, the city of Beaufort and its mayor, Billy Keyserling.\r\n\r\nThe creative curation project will work with artists, historians, designers and others to create public artwork in connection with the permanent exhibit being developed in Beaufort for a Lowcountry Reconstruction Center.\r\n\r\nThis work will engage artists across the Lowcountry to embed art in ways that would spark the public\'s interest in Reconstruction History.\r\n\r\nThis process will also involve the inclusion of a Reconstruction History trail that consists of over 100 sites countywide and a mobile application designed to display and connect mobile users to the trail.\r\n\r\nThe interpretive arts will connect people to ideas and images that help tell the oft-untold story of Reconstruction history. The project envisions that art will be both embedded within the mobile app technology as well as be part of a public art component that will greatly enhance the educational and cultural features of the project.\r\n\r\nThe work will be directed by a team of local and national historians, artists, educators, and one of the nation’s leading app designers with interactive expertise in storytelling on mobile devices.\r\n\r\n<b>Gullah Geechee property </b><b>tax payments are made</b>\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network Inc. (PAFEN) recently redeemed property sold at the 2015 Beaufort County Delinquent Tax Sale, and paid property taxes for five Gullah Geechee families.\r\n\r\nThe tax payments from the Help Save Gullah Geechee Land campaign will mark three firsts for the PAFEN, said founder and CEO Theresa White.\r\n\r\n“It’ll be the first time that we’ve paid taxes for five families on the same day,” she said. “It’s the first time that a PAFEN donor has presented funds to a family, and the first time that we’ve paid taxes for a South Carolina Gullah Geechee property owner outside of Beaufort County. ”\r\n\r\nThe PAFEN has helped to save about $1.5-million worth of Gullah Geechee-owned property since May 2015, using financial, technical and referral assistance.\r\n\r\nWalterboro resident Elizabth Lisbon, 75, was among those coming to the Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office to receive checks to pay property taxes.\r\n\r\nPresenting the checks on behalf of PAFEN was “Sway of the Siren” author Laurie K. McCall, who donated more than $1,000 from her book proceeds to the campaign.\r\n\r\n“We’re finding that several past clients who’re either disabled or on fixed incomes are struggling to pay their taxes for a second year,” said White. “So, we’re making a special effort to get them signed up for the Beaufort County installment payment program, which allows them to pay their taxes in six affordable payments.’’\r\n\r\nTax-deductible donations to the campaign can be made online at either gofundme.com/panafricanfamilyem or www.panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org. Checks can be mailed to: PAFEN, P.O. Box 706, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call White at 843-592-6076.', 'News briefs for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:23:54', '2016-12-29 21:23:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30748', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30750, 4, '2016-12-29 16:27:13', '2016-12-29 21:27:13', '<b>Car crashes into home, </b><b>causes extensive damage</b>\r\n\r\nFirefighters from the city of Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department responded to an incident on Dec. 24 when a vehicle was driven into a house on Ivy Lane.\r\n\r\nThe damage from the vehicle caused an approximately 8-by-12 foot hole to the front of the home.\r\n\r\nWhen firefighters arrived on scene, the vehicle that ran into the house had already left the scene.\r\n\r\nDue to the structural and electrical hazards, South Carolina Electric and Gas personnel were brought in to secure power to the home.\r\n\r\nThere were no injuries reported.\r\n\r\nFirefighters stayed on scene and placed plywood over the hole in the residence for the homeowners.\r\n\r\n<b>Two men charged in </b><b>September murder</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30753\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/heyward.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30753\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30753\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/heyward.jpeg\" alt=\"William Omar Heyward\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> William Omar Heyward[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30754\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rivers.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30754\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30754\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rivers.jpeg\" alt=\"Ishmael Allen Rivers\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\" /></a> Ishmael Allen Rivers[/caption]\r\n\r\nTwo men have been arrested in the murder of Benjamin Campbell, 61, whose body was found on the side of Stanley Farm Road in Burton on the morning of Sept. 27.\r\n\r\nA forensic autopsy performed at the Medical University of South Carolina the following day determined Campbell died from multiple gunshot wounds.\r\n\r\nOver the next several weeks Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators developed persons of interest through witnesses and numerous items of evidence they submitted for analysis at the Sheriff\'s Office Forensic Services Laboratory.\r\n\r\nInvestigators obtained warrants for the arrest of Ishmael Allen Rivers, 18, for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime; and the arrest of William Omar Heyward, 36, for accessory after the fact of murder. Both men are from Burton.\r\n\r\nSheriff\'s office investigators served Heyward with the arrest warrant at the Beaufort County Detention Center, where he was being held on unrelated charges.\r\n\r\nRivers turned himself in at the Beaufort County Detention Center and was arrested there by sheriff\'s office deputies.\r\n\r\n<b>Human remains found on Spanish Wells Road</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies responded to a report on Dec. 24 of human remains found by a citizen in a wooded area off of Spanish Wells Road on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nWhen deputies arrived and confirmed the remains were human, sheriff\'s office investigators, crime scene unit and coroner\'s office personnel responded.\r\n\r\nThe identity of the dead person and cause/manner of death were not apparent due to the condition of the remains.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Coroner\'s Office was scheduling a forensic autopsy to be performed at the Medical University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\nAdditional information was not available at press time.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office looking </b><b>at 1977 cold case</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30751\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"107\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aldridge.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30751\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30751\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aldridge.jpeg\" alt=\"James Homer Aldridge\" width=\"107\" height=\"123\" /></a> James Homer Aldridge[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a 1977 murder.\r\n\r\nOn Feb. 25, James Homer Aldridge, 49, was discovered dead in his vehicle off of S.C. 170 in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nInitially it was believed he died of injuries sustained in a single-car accident since his pickup truck crashed into a tree off of the road. However, further examination revealed he had been shot prior to striking the tree.\r\n\r\nDuring the ensuing investigation, it was learned Aldridge traveled frequently to Jacksonville, Fla., from Beaufort for work and may have picked up hitchhikers. It was established the fatal gunshot wounds originated from the passenger side of the pick-up truck.\r\n\r\nNo suspects have been identified.\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest.\r\n\r\nTo provide any information regarding this unsolved cold case, contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Two wrecks take place </b><b>on Broad River Bridge</b>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to two vehicle accidents on the Broad River Bridge in two days, resulting in one occupant being transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nThe first wreck was reported just after 9:30 p.m. Dec. 18.\r\n\r\nBurton fire crews arrived to a single-vehicle accident in the northbound lane of the bridge. Two occupants, including a child, were unrestrained but uninjured in the collision. The female driver was taken into custody by the SC Highway Patrol. One northbound lane was blocked for approximately 30 minutes.\r\n\r\nThe second wreck occurred just before 1 a.m. Dec. 20, also in the northbound lane of the Broad River Bridge involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck. The driver of the passenger vehicle was temporarily trapped. Once removed by firefighters, the driver was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to six motor vehicle accidents on the Broad River Bridge in 2016. Burton fire officials encourage motorists who have mechanical difficulties with their vehicle to pull to the side of the roadway.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff\'s office looking </b><b>for forgery suspect</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify a person in possession of a stolen credit card.\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 16, a vehicle was broken into at 1476 Fording Island Road, and the victim\'s credit cards were stolen.\r\n\r\nThe credit card was used at the Enmark at 1010 Fording Island Road.\r\n\r\nThe suspects were in a dark blue or black four-door sedan, possibly a Nissan or Honda.\r\n\r\nIf you have any information or saw this incident, contact Cpl. Calore at 843-255-3411 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton looking for </b><b>car break-in suspects</b>\r\n\r\nBluffton police are looking into seven cases where cars were broken into and items stolen from the unlocked vehicles on Dec. 18-19 in Pine Ridge, Pinecrest and The Farm.\r\n\r\nAll the affected vehicles were parked in the owner’s driveway or in front of their home.\r\n\r\n“I believe people have a false sense of security when their car is parked in their driveway,” said Bluffton Police Chief Joey Reynolds. “I’m urging all residents to lock your vehicle regardless of where it is parked. It is also wise to take weapons and electronics inside. This way, it won’t entice a thief to break-into your car.”\r\n\r\nOne of the vehicles had a gun stolen out of it, while the other vehicles had cash and electronics stolen.\r\n\r\nIf you have any information about these car break-ins, call the Bluffton Police Department tip line at 843-706-4560.\r\n\r\n<b>Man faces multiple </b><b>marijuana-related charges</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30752\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"183\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Bryan-Nolen.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30752\"><img class=\" wp-image-30752\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Bryan-Nolen.jpeg\" alt=\"Bryan Nolen\" width=\"183\" height=\"229\" /></a> Bryan Nolen[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Bluffton Police officer conducted a traffic stop on Dec. 20 on Bluffton Parkway resulted in the seizure of drugs, drug paraphernalia and a large amount of cash, according to a police report.\r\n\r\nBryan Nolen, 34, was pulled over on a traffic violation. Once the officer approached Nolen in the vehicle, she smelled a strong odor of marijuana, the report states.\r\n\r\nNolen’s insurance was expired, and his registration was for a different vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted and a backpack was found in the back seat. Police say that inside was a scale with marijuana residue, zip-lock bags containing marijuana, cups with marijuana residue and a large amount of cash.\r\n\r\nNolen was arrested and taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center. He is charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.', 'Police blotter for December 29th-January 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-december-29th-january-4th', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:27:47', '2016-12-29 21:27:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30750', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30757, 4, '2016-12-29 16:31:54', '2016-12-29 21:31:54', '<em>Solicitor Duffie Stone and Assistant Solicitors Brian Hollen, Reed Evans and Patrick Hall help load donated toys.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Fourteenth Circuit Solicitors’s Office collected toys throughout the holiday season for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30759\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"6000\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_0077.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30759\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30759\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_0077.jpg\" alt=\"Assistant Solicitor Brian Hollen, of Beaufort, and investigator Dylan Hightower carry a donated VW Bus. The child’s car was one of many toys donated during the toy drive.\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" /></a> Assistant Solicitor Brian Hollen, of Beaufort, and investigator Dylan Hightower carry a donated VW Bus. The child’s car was one of many toys donated during the toy drive.[/caption]', 'Fourteenth Circuit Solicitors’s Office collects toys', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fourteenth-circuit-solicitorss-office-collects-toys', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:31:54', '2016-12-29 21:31:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30757', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30761, 4, '2016-12-29 16:34:49', '2016-12-29 21:34:49', '<em>Photo above: Students at St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School on Lady’s Island are exposed to solid, traditional teachings of a religious education combined with training, discipline and high academic standards.</em>\r\n\r\nThis school year marks the 25th academic year of St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\n“There is a tangible buzz on campus,” said Principal Ann Feltner, who began her long association with the “Saints and Scholars” of St. Peter’s in 1996 as a parent, and has since held various leadership and teaching positions at the school.\r\n\r\n“I can see the excitement growing that people in our community have for St. Peter’s. Many volunteers from the community are helping us make it into the vibrant campus it has become,” she said.\r\n\r\nFeltner exudes enthusiasm and pride while discussing the volunteers who worked side by side with paid employees, contractors, parents and teachers to give the school a major renovation this past summer to get it ready for its 25th anniversary year.\r\n\r\nNew paint, new lighting, new flooring, new safety doors and new security cameras were added, in addition to the volunteers who have been tutoring students, reading to classes, gardening campus grounds, working in the school office and shelving books in the library.\r\n\r\nAdmission to St. Peter’s Elementary School is open to children of all faiths, so “it is good for the children to see the volunteers from all walks of life come to the school and give of their talents,” said Feltner, who had four children attend St. Peter’s and who now has grandchildren enrolled.\r\n\r\nThe school has seen many changes in the 25 years since the now retired Monsignor Martin Laughlin began garnering support from the St. Peter’s Church parishioners because he felt strongly the children of the area deserved the opportunity to get a traditional religious education.\r\n\r\nThe school started in the small eight-room education wing of the parish complex in 1991. In its first year, the school consisted of five classrooms, a library, a work room and an office.\r\n\r\nAs grades were added, space was needed. A new school building was constructed on the church’s property in 1995. Enrollment peaked in 2000, when the school averaged about 220 students.\r\n\r\nBut the road to success wasn’t always easy.\r\n\r\nFeltner remembers when the recession hit Beaufort in 2007 and enrollment dropped dramatically. Since then, the Beaufort County School District’s public charter schools have opened in addition to a new Christian school in downtown Beaufort. All have offered enrollment challenges to St. Peter’s Elementary School. But Feltner remains resilient, stating “no other elementary school in the Beaufort area can offer the solid, traditional teachings” of a religious education “combined with the training, discipline and high academic standards” that St. Peter’s offers. Two-thirds of the faculty hold graduate degrees. Spanish is taught, and values and discipline are emphasized.\r\n\r\nTeachers are concerned about the character development of each student.\r\n\r\n“Our educational environment nurtures the whole child - mind, body and soul - into becoming a saint and scholar,” explained Feltner, quoting the school’s motto of Saints and Scholars, which emphasizes St. Peter’s commitment to supporting the spiritual and intellectual growth of each child.\r\n\r\nIn addition, all paid staff, volunteers and anyone who interacts with children are trained to proactively recognize and safeguard students from bullying and abuse.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30763\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3600\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/stpeters2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30763\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30763\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/stpeters2.jpg\" alt=\"Homes for the Holidays presented a $40,000 check to benefit St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School’s tuition assistance fund. The event has raised close to $750,000 in the last 15 years. From left are Ann Feltner, principal of St. Peter\'s Catholic School; co-chairs of Homes of the Holidays Leigh Ann Parrick, Elizabeth Dardes, Mary Cunningham, and Maritza Schmidt, and St. Peter\'s Father Paul MacNeil.\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" /></a> Homes for the Holidays presented a $40,000 check to benefit St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School’s tuition assistance fund. The event has raised close to $750,000 in the last 15 years. From left are Ann Feltner, principal of St. Peter\'s Catholic School; co-chairs of Homes of the Holidays Leigh Ann Parrick, Elizabeth Dardes, Mary Cunningham, and Maritza Schmidt, and St. Peter\'s Father Paul MacNeil.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“Another positive aspect about our school is that decisions are made at the lowest level possible. Cumbersome, stifling bureaucracy simply does not exist,” said Feltner.\r\n\r\nToday, during the school’s 25th year, the school is a vibrant, active campus and enrolls 103 Saints and Scholars in grades pre-K through sixth grade, with the seventh and eighth grades having moved to John Paul II High School in Okatie two school years ago.\r\n\r\nRecently, Kim Morris, a third-grade teacher at St. Peter’s, received a sizable national grant to improve math fluency and assist students in mastering basic math skills. The school has also utilized the talents of the college students studying computer science at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, having them repair and update all of the school’s computers.\r\n\r\nWhen it came time for their children to start school, John and Catherine Stephens of Beaufort felt St. Peter’s Elementary School was where their children would receive the best overall education.\r\n\r\nIn the two years their daughter, Laura, 5, has been enrolled, “we have been amazed at what she has learned about faith,” said her mother, Catherine. “She says things out of the blue like, ‘Jesus wants us to help people when they are sick.’”\r\n\r\nCatherine Stephens admits the tuition is a sacrifice, but surprisingly the tuition is a lot less than other private schools in the area.\r\n\r\nHaving children grow up to be a well-rounded, educated, disciplined individual is something that Feltner understands is a goal of many parents, as she shared the same goal when she was raising her own children.\r\n\r\nHer son Dan, who attended St. Peter’s, now has daughters, Delilah and Cami, enrolled at the school.\r\n\r\n“It was important for us to enroll our children at St. Peter’s where we knew they would get a good education, and also learn about how they should treat others,” explained Dan’s wife, Shelby, who works at St. Peter’s as an executive assistant.\r\n\r\nBut despite the successes the school has seen in its 25 years, Feltner has bigger plans she would like to see achieved.\r\n\r\n“I would love to see our school continue to do more community outreach. There are many local organizations that would benefit from having our students share their talents,” she said, as she was getting some students ready to attend an outing to Morningside Assisted Living to sing for the senior citizens who live there.\r\n\r\nJudging by the dedication of all of those involved, the buzz on the St. Peter’s Elementary School campus is surely spreading throughout the entire Beaufort community.\r\n\r\n<i>It is not too late in the school year to enroll your child at St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School. To learn about enrollment and the tuition assistance available, contact Feltner at 843-522-2163 or visit www.saintpeterscatholicschoolbeaufortsc.org</i>', 'St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School celebrates 25 years', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'st-peters-catholic-elementary-school-celebrates-25-years', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:43', '2018-07-12 14:58:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30761', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30763, 4, '2016-12-29 16:33:54', '2016-12-29 21:33:54', '', 'stpeters2', 'Homes for the Holidays presented a $40,000 check to benefit St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary School’s tuition assistance fund. The event has raised close to $750,000 in the last 15 years. From left are Ann Feltner, principal of St. Peter\'s Catholic School; co-chairs of Homes of the Holidays Leigh Ann Parrick, Elizabeth Dardes, Mary Cunningham, and Maritza Schmidt, and St. Peter\'s Father Paul MacNeil.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'stpeters2', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:34:45', '2016-12-29 21:34:45', '', 30761, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/stpeters2.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(30765, 4, '2016-12-29 16:36:23', '2016-12-29 21:36:23', 'Kathleen Grewenig of Lady’s Island took this shot of a neighbor’s home, whose trees are decked out in Christmas bulbs. “It takes a LOT of time to do this, but it is smashing, especially when the sun is on them. I am a lucky neighbor,” said Grewenig.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News or The Bluffton News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-19', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:28:11', '2018-07-12 15:28:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30765', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30768, 4, '2016-12-29 16:37:26', '2016-12-29 21:37:26', '[caption id=\"attachment_30769\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"576\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Burton-FD_Christmas-House-Fire_122516a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30769\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30769\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Burton-FD_Christmas-House-Fire_122516a.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters battle a blaze in Pine Oaks Mobile Home Park on Christmas Day.\" width=\"576\" height=\"960\" /></a> Firefighters battle a blaze in Pine Oaks Mobile Home Park on Christmas Day.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials have been dealing with “a string of holiday tragedies” that started with the Thanksgiving eve fatality of a 21-year-old motorcyclist on Laurel Bay Road and continued with a Christmas morning house fire in the Pine Oaks Mobile Home Park.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District was dispatched to a house fire in the Pine Oaks Mobile Home Park on Joe Frazier Road just past 10 a.m. on Christmas.\r\n\r\nThey arrived and saw heavy smoke coming from a mobile home. Fire broke out through a rear bedroom window as fire crews began to attack the flames.\r\n\r\nFirefighters extinguished the fire in under 15 minutes, however the fire had entered into the roof area, making the operation difficult. Firefighters were on scene for over three hours extinguishing smoldering embers.\r\n\r\nThe homeowner, a U.S. Navy veteran, was not home at the time of the blaze.\r\n\r\nThe fire was discovered by a family member who came to the home to pick up presents and saw the smoke coming from the door.\r\n\r\nThe fire was confined to one side of the home but the residence suffered heavy heat and smoke damage throughout.\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported. The fire is still under investigation but believed to be unintentional. MCAS Beaufort Fire &amp; Rescue also responded to the scene and assisted.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to over 262 emergency calls since Nov. 23, involving traffic fatalities and three house fires, with one house fire resulting in the death of the female resident.\r\n\r\n“We do our best, but we don’t always get the results we hope for,” said Burton Fire Lt. John Ireland, who responded to the fire while off duty. “While every emergency is tragic, I think during the holidays it’s even more so, so firefighters push harder, and that makes it even tougher. Our thoughts are with all of these families today.”', 'Vet’s house goes up in flames on Christmas', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'vets-house-goes-up-in-flames-on-christmas', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:37:26', '2016-12-29 21:37:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30768', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30771, 4, '2016-12-29 16:38:38', '2016-12-29 21:38:38', '<em>Photo above: Michael Keyserling, left, and Josh Poticha, owner of Bricks on Boundary, load prepared meals into Keyserling’s 1964 Corvette on Christmas Eve during the 13th annual Classic Cars of Beaufort Meals on Wheels. Poticha donates the food and prepares it for members of the Classic Car &amp; Truck Club of Beaufort to deliver. About 20 members of the club delivered 260 meals to local families. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Classic Car &amp; Truck Club of Beaufort showed the true meaning of the holidays by delivering Christmas meals to needy citizens of Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe club received approximately 260 meals from Bricks on Boundary Bar &amp; Grill, and owner Josh Poticha and his crew donated all of the food and preparation.\r\n\r\nPoticha and his staff worked throughout the night and into the morning preparing the meals.\r\n\r\nBruce Baker, club vice president, the executive board and the club membership committed to making 2016 the best Christmas charity drive yet.\r\n\r\nThe club members, with their classic cars and trucks, met at Bricks at 1422 Boundary St. on Dec. 24.\r\n\r\nThe Christmas meals were then packaged for delivery by Bricks\' personnel with the help of club members.', 'Car club revs up to deliver holiday meals', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'car-club-revs-up-to-deliver-holiday-meals', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:38:38', '2016-12-29 21:38:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30771', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30775, 4, '2016-12-29 16:39:49', '2016-12-29 21:39:49', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nA new power plant with extensive solar facilities intended to provide energy conservation is coming to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.\r\n\r\nHowever, some neighbors of Parris Island, like those in Port Royal and on Cat Island, are concerned that the noise from the new plant and other factors will hurt their communities.\r\n\r\nUnder the proposed Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC), approximately 25 energy conservation measures will be installed at the new plant, including a combined heat and power plant; a ground-mounted solar facility; a carport-mounted solar facility; a battery solar energy storage system; and approximately 20 other types of building/system improvements.\r\n\r\nCollectively, these measures will help satisfy federal policies and standards for increasing the use of renewable and alternative energy, enhancing sustainability and reducing energy and water use.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The first steps</b></p>\r\nIn the initial phase of the proposal, the Marine Corps conducted an environmental assessment (EA) that looked at the potential direct, indirect and short- and long-term impacts of the project on people and the environment.\r\n\r\n“In order to fully consider all potential concerns, the Marine Corps invited the public to assist in developing the scope of environmental analyses desired to be a part of our decision-making process,” said Timothy Harrington, environmental director at Parris Island.\r\n\r\nLetters inviting comments and a fact sheet that provided an overview of the proposed action were mailed to 80 state and local agency representatives, elected officials and members of the public.\r\n\r\nDuring the comment period, 28 letters were received. Issues of concern included the potential for noise and visual impacts, and impacts on biological and cultural resources.\r\n\r\nMichael Buckingham, a resident of the Dolphin Point neighborhood on Cat Island, received a letter and fact sheet, and, like many of his neighbors, wrote a letter of comment in return.\r\n\r\n“My main problem was the noise and vibrations that can be produced by such a turbine,” said Buckingham.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Project specifics </b></p>\r\nThe new plant will replace the existing steam power plant, which was deemed “outdated and inefficient and in operation long past its useful life,” according to the EA.\r\n\r\nThe EA, a 316-page document released on Nov. 28, also concluded “that the project will result in no significant impacts to the environment.”\r\n\r\nBut that didn’t reduce worries about noise and construction.\r\n\r\nHarrington addressed these concerns in the EA summary, stating, “The environmental assessment considers the noise that could be produced from the new ... power plant and takes measures to reduce impacts.”\r\n\r\nThe EA found that construction of the plant would generate temporary noise that would be perceptible to residences on Cat Island and Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe combined sound level from background noise and construction of the plant would be 52dBA (weighted decibels) for Cat Island and 48.5 dBA for Port Royal.\r\n\r\nFor comparison, an air conditioner from 100 feet away produces 60 dBa.\r\n\r\nThese levels are lower than the EPA guidance of 55 dBA for avoidance of adverse effects.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, various features are included in the design that will minimize long-term noise generated by the operation of the plant. Based on modeling, operational noise from the plant would also be below EPA guidance levels and the impact would not be significant, according to the Marine Corps.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Next steps</b></p>\r\nThe opportunity for the public to comment and provide feedback was extended to Dec. 28.\r\n\r\nIf there are no substantive comments or additional information warranting further evaluation for any significant environmental impact following internal review, the USMC anticipates issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” based on the conclusions of the EA and proceeding with the project.\r\n\r\nThe EA is available for viewing at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St.', 'New Parris Island power plant raises concerns for neighbors', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-parris-island-power-plant-raises-concerns-for-neighbors', '', '', '2016-12-29 16:39:49', '2016-12-29 21:39:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30775', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30777, 4, '2016-12-22 08:19:07', '2016-12-22 13:19:07', 'Throughout December, we are once again reminded of the tendencies of market seasonality.\r\n\r\nAlthough the market was up during the seasonally weak period this year, the last few months have been far from smooth-sailing and have lived up to the old market adage, \"Sell in May, and go away.\"\r\n\r\nThe past six months of the market has a track record of being a weak six-month period and we did see the market experience its fair share fits and starts, even though the weak season ended in positive territory.\r\n\r\nFrom April 30 through close on Oct. 31, which marks the end of the seasonally weak period in the market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.07 percent.\r\n\r\nThose positive numbers don\'t tell the whole story.\r\n\r\nThe first two months of the weak season were difficult, but ultimately, the market moved higher, culminating with a new all-time high for the markets in August. However, since peaking, we have seen markets cool off through the end of October.\r\n\r\nThe topic of market seasonality is not a new one, and as we have entered another of those seasonally-biased periods (November through April), November certainly started us off with a bang.\r\n\r\nWe are now entering what is typically considered the \"seasonally strong six months\" of the year.\r\n\r\nYears ago, investors began using “The Stock Trader\'s Almanac,” published by Yale Hirsch, and it has served as a fantastic source of information on the stock market. (We always order a number of copies for the office each year. If you would like to do the same, visit www.stocktradersalmanac.com).\r\n\r\nThe premise of its \"Market Seasonality\" study is essentially that the market has historically performed far better during the November through April time period than it has from May through October.\r\n\r\nOn its own, that isn\'t a particularly profound statement or a particularly bold assertion, but when we examine the magnitude with which this effect has been chronicled over the years, it becomes a very significant underpinning indeed.\r\n\r\nConsider this: If you would have invested $10,000 in the Dow Jones on May 1 and sold it on Oct. 31 each and every year since 1950, you would have lost money over the last 66 years!\r\n\r\nThis is to say that the entire growth of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1950 has effectively come in the \"good\" six months of the year.\r\n\r\nThis year in particular we have a number of other reasons to be “bullish” on the markets, but having the “seasonally strong period” on our side simply adds to our optimism.\r\n\r\n<em>This article was written by Dorsey Wright and Associates Inc., and provided by Charles Tumlin, managing director, TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Tumlin is a financial advisor with Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., Member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary Street, Suite 220, Beaufort SC 29902. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or </em><a href=\"mailto:charles.tumlin@raymondjames.com\"><em>charles.tumlin@raymondjames.com</em></a><em> or visit </em><a href=\"http://www.tlswealthmanagement.com\"><em>www.tlswealthmanagement.com</em></a>', 'Market seasonality: Historically strong 6-month period ahead', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'market-seasonality-historically-strong-6-month-period-ahead', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:12:20', '2018-07-12 15:12:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30777', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(30779, 4, '2017-01-05 09:27:35', '2017-01-05 14:27:35', '<b>Verdi\'s opera ‘Nabucco’ </b><b>coming to USCB</b>\r\n\r\nMet Opera (Live) in HD will present “Nabucco” at 12:55 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nAfter Giuseppe Verdi\'s second opera – \"Un Giorno di Regno\" – failed terribly in September 1840, he vowed that he would never write another. Months passed before a friend convinced him to read a libretto written by a young poet named Solero. Verdi took it home that evening, read it and was so intrigued that he was unable to sleep.\r\n\r\nThat morning, he began composing “Nabucco,” an opera that not only renewed his spirits, but those of his Italian countrymen as well. The reason? A chorus in the third act.\r\n\r\nKnown throughout the opera world as “Va, pensiero”, it\'s sung by Hebrew slaves yearning to return to their fatherland after being trapped in Babylon on the banks of the Euphrates.\r\n\r\nThe great Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will step up a notch to the baritone role of Nabucco, with soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton co-starring as his two daughters, Abigaille and Fenena. The Met\'s iconic conductor James Levine will be at the podium.\r\n\r\nTickets for all operas are now available. All seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for OLLI members; and $10 for students.\r\n\r\nOrder online at www.centerforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. The box office opens at noon.\r\n\r\n<b>Resolution run/walk </b><b>to be held Jan. 14</b>\r\n\r\nThe Resolution Run 5K Walk or Run will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The event will be held on Marina Drive on Dataw Island and will benefit the Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity.\r\n\r\nThe cost is $25 before Tuesday, Jan. 10. There are discounts for youth and military. Call 843-522-3500.\r\n\r\n<b>Wined It Up will </b><b>feature jazz trio</b>\r\n\r\nJazz with the Debbie McDaniel Trio, featuring special guest trumpeter Jeff Shawd, will be held from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Wined It Up at 705 Bay St. in Beaufort. Visit www.wineditup.net.\r\n\r\n<b>Carolina gold rice </b><b>topic of history session</b>\r\n\r\nThe Historic Beaufort Foundation will present a Rice Culture Field Session on Saturday, Jan. 21.\r\n\r\nParticipants will hear the story of the re-introduction of Carolina gold rice from passionate duck hunters Dr. Richard Schulze Sr. and his son, who have accomplished this at their Turnbridge Plantation.  They will be joined by Glenn Roberts, renowned for sourcing and preserving historic ingredients available through Anson Mills. After visiting the fields at Turnbridge, participants will adjourn to Delta Plantation for lunch.\r\n\r\nField sessions are limited to 20 participants. They should dress for the weather and will need to provide their own transportation. The cost is $125 per person for members; $150 for nonmembers. Lunch is included in each session.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-379-3331 or email info@historicbeaufort.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Trio treat to feature </b><b>trumpet, trombone, piano</b>\r\n\r\nThe Brass-hoppers are coming to Fripp Island. This trio of gifted musicians includes trumpeter Mary Bowden, trombonist Alexis Smith, and pianist Milana Strezeva.\r\n\r\nThese three women create an exquisite brass sound with a lush keyboard, hopping from classical music to jazz-inspired arrangements of popular tunes.\r\n\r\nThe three musicians have performed as soloists and principals with major chamber and symphony orchestras all over the world.\r\n\r\nThe trio will be hosted by the Fripp Friends of Music at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, in the Community Center at 205\r\nTarpon Blvd.\r\n\r\nTickets at the door are $25 for adults; students get in free. Guests will get a free pass at the Fripp gate and are invited to a catered reception after the performance. Visit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-263-5916.\r\n\r\n<b>Heyward House to hold docent recruitment</b>\r\n\r\nThe Heyward House in Bluffton is hosting a docent recruitment meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, for prospective docents to learn more about the house and meet staff.\r\n\r\nAnyone looking for more information on becoming a docent or on the recruitment meeting can call 843-757-6293.\r\n\r\nThe Heyward House Historic Center is at 70 Boundary St.\r\n\r\n<b>Library offers variety of children’s programs</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming children’s programs at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\n• Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?: Join the library for a couple of stories, a snowman craft and light snack. This is for ages 2-plus with an adult caregiver. Registration is required. The event will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.\r\n\r\n• Second Annual Chocolate Olympics: The Chocolate Olympics is making a comeback from last year. Join the games all involving chocolate. Eat, eat, and eat … and compete. This is for grades 6-12. The event will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23.\r\n\r\n• Do It Yourself Creation Station: Create and pick out items at creation stations. This is for ages 2-plus with an adult caregiver. The event will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30.\r\n\r\n<b>New production to </b><b>open at The Shed</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Stage Productions is currently in rehearsals for “Sylvia,” which opens Friday, Feb. 10, at The Shed in Port Royal. The production cast and crew is comprised entirely of Beaufort and Jasper county volunteers.\r\n\r\nCoastal Stage Productions is a locally owned, traveling theater company based in Ridgeland. Tickets are available at www.sylviaportroyal.bpt.me\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort History Museum </b><b>invites public to meeting</b>\r\n\r\nMuseum members and the public are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Beaufort History Museum, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the museum’s main hall on the second floor of The Arsenal, located at 713 Craven St.\r\n\r\nAt the meeting, milestones of the past year will be celebrated, including the opening in June of a special exhibit about the Reconstruction Era in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nPlans for 2017 also will be revealed, including details of a project to completely renovate the museum’s main exhibit hall in the coming year. Current museum members will also vote on a slate of new board of directors nominees.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum, which was founded in 1939, has evolved to focus specifically on the deep and rich history of the Beaufort District.  It strives to manage and display artifacts and documents held by the city of Beaufort, telling the compelling stories of this area from the early 16th century until modern times.\r\n\r\n<b>Local pageant seeking </b><b>contestants, sponsors</b>\r\n\r\nThe Miss Bluffton/Miss Hilton Head Island Scholarship Organization is currently seeking contestants and sponsors.\r\n\r\nThe official Miss South Carolina and Miss America Preliminary will crown a new Miss Bluffton and Miss Bluffton Teen and Miss Hilton Head Island and Miss Hilton Head Island Teen on Feb. 4. The event is for ages 13-24.\r\n\r\nThe organization is being co-directed by Sabra Stutz, owner of Chicas Bridal in Sheridan Park in Bluffton, and Rachel Wisnefski, of Hilton Head High School.\r\n\r\nThe Miss Bluffton/Miss Hilton Head Scholarship Organization is a subsidiary of the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and is designed to bring opportunities to outstanding young ladies in the area as well as the state.\r\n\r\nLike most pageants, it is open to young women across the state of South Carolina that participate in pageant circuits to earn monies for their education.\r\n\r\nVisit www.missblufftonmisshiltonhead.org.', 'What To Do the week of January 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-january-5th-11th', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:27:35', '2017-01-05 14:27:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30779', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30781, 4, '2017-01-05 09:29:41', '2017-01-05 14:29:41', 'Lowcountry-based musician Mahoganee Amiger, also known as the Sea Island SongBird, recently released “Collard Green Crown.” The album cover artwork is from \"The Collard Series,\" which was painted by actress, storyteller, educator and visual artist Natalie Daise, who was on the Nick Jr. TV Series \"Gullah Gullah Island.” She was inspired by a profile picture that Amiger had posted on her Facebook page. Daise, who is affectionately known as \"Gullah Mama,\" said Collard Greens represents heritage, history and family gatherings. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/MahoganeeAmiger.', 'Local artist releases ‘Collard Green Crown’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-artist-releases-collard-green-crown', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:29:41', '2017-01-05 14:29:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30781', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30789, 4, '2017-01-05 09:30:42', '2017-01-05 14:30:42', '“Water &amp; Earth” will be the focus of an upcoming exhibit at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery at 913 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe watercolor and pottery work of artists Daniel McSweeney and Wayne Chambers will be on display from Sunday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Feb. 26. An opening reception will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. The public is invited.\r\n\r\nAlso on display will be the work of 65 other local artists who are members of the gallery.\r\n\r\nA native of Crewe, Va., Chambers spent much of his life in Richmond, Va., working for Phillip Morris USA. He said he was so impressed with Richmond, he started painting its cityscapes and skyline views.\r\n\r\n“I had a one-man show at the Ross Building in downtown Richmond in the early ‘80s,” he said. “The Retail Merchants’ Association bought my entire show.”\r\n\r\nFollowing that, he became a resident artist for the association for 15 years, documenting historical Richmond through his paintings.\r\n\r\nIn 2000, he visited Savannah for a three-week vacation and painted many of its historic buildings. He painted the famous Mercer House, and landed a contract with the owners.\r\n\r\nSubsequently, he moved to the Savannah area, where, he said, “Everywhere I look, there is a painting!”\r\n\r\nMcSweeney grew up playing in the riverbeds behind his house in rural Virginia, where his love of clay began. As he played, he noticed the different properties between plain dirt and thick, malleable clay.\r\n\r\nIn high school in Columbia, he learned how clay, combined with heat and fire, makes “something everlasting.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_30782\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"320\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/waych_edited-1.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30782\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30782\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/waych_edited-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Wayne Chambers’ watercolors are often depictions of local scenery.\" width=\"320\" height=\"221\" /></a> Wayne Chambers’ watercolors are often depictions of local scenery.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFrom there, he went to the Kansas City Art Institute to formalize his skills.\r\n\r\nHe returned to South Carolina to make pottery and clay sculpture his own way, mixing his own clay and glazes, and even digging clay from local riverbeds for some of his work.\r\n\r\nHe uses porcelain and stoneware clay bodies, and his reduction process allows for richer glazes and variations in the same glaze.\r\n\r\nMcSweeney has exhibited his work in the Midwest and throughout the Southeast.\r\n\r\nHe also is a talented pottery instructor, having worked with children and adult students at his own galleries, The Art Garage in Columbia, and Spark Studios and Gallery in Charleston.\r\n\r\nHe has also been a working instructor at the Kansas City Clay Guild, Columbia Parks and Recreation, Blythewood Parks and Recreation and the Artists’ Loft School in Mount Pleasant.\r\n\r\nHe has a studio in downtown Beaufort, where he holds classes and continues to share his love of clay with his students.\r\n\r\nChartered in 1957, the Beaufort Art Association is a tax-exempt membership organization. There are around 175 local artists who are members.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortartassociation.com.', 'BAA Gallery showcases watercolorist, potter', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'baa-gallery-showcases-watercolorist-potter', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:31:30', '2017-01-05 14:31:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30789', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30792, 4, '2017-01-05 09:32:12', '2017-01-05 14:32:12', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nHappy 2017 to everyone!\r\n\r\nLike we usually do, or try to do, we\'re going to start the new year with a new wine, along with new diet plans, new living plans, blah, blah, blah. That way our drinking is connected with all our resolutions. Kept or not. I suspect we\'ll keep the wine even if we lose our resolutions.\r\n\r\nSteele Wines is our producer of this week. Our wine comes under their Shooting Star label.\r\n\r\nJed Steele has been in the California wine business for decades. In the 1980s, he was head winemaker at Kendall Jackson, which gives him a lot of the credit for several things.\r\n\r\nMany Americans learned to like and drink wine every day thanks to Kendall Jackson Chardonnay. Its style reflected one of Jed\'s biggest talents: blending different grapes from different sources in order to make a wine that tasted consistently the same in a style that was hugely appealing. And, for a price that large numbers of new American wine drinkers could afford on a regular basis.\r\n\r\nIn the early 1990s, Jed went out on his own and founded Steele Winery, which is located in Lake County in Mendocino.\r\n\r\nThe Steele label wines, especially the highly rated Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and Zinfandels, established Jed\'s name and reputation with the public. So, he launched the Shooting Star wines.\r\n\r\nThe grapes for Shooting Star come from many of the same vineyards as Jed\'s higher-priced wines. Some of them are blends of one variety from several appellations, some are very close to the actual Steele wines but aged less time in barrels, or not at all, and some are lesser known varieties that Jed likes to play with - Tempranillo, Viognier, Counoise, Aligoté - you get the idea.\r\n\r\nBecause they are less expensive than their Steele label cousins, Shooting Stars are value wines meant to be easily enjoyed, often and by many of us.\r\n\r\nOur wine is a brand new member of the Shooting Star family: Scarlet.\r\n\r\nAs it is explained at the winery, don\'t let this wine\'s name bring puritanical thoughts to mind. It is less than a puritanical red blend of several varieties: 40 percent Cabernet Franc, 20 percent Syrah, 10 percent Pinot Noir with 20 percent other grapes. It’s a great example of Jed\'s playing!\r\n\r\nThe grapes for this wine are all harvested separately, sometimes even at different days and times. Then, at the winery, they are crushed and allowed to soak for one to two days before being inoculated with yeast. Then, each variety is fermented separately and aged in neutral American, old Hungarian and French barrels. Typically, barrel aging lasts 8 to 18 months. But, that also depends on each variety.\r\n\r\nThe wine is very balanced, with fresh cherry and dark fruit notes and a dark chocolate overcoat on all the fruit favors. The tannins are mild and smooth, and a crisp touch of acidity keeps the wine fresh.\r\n\r\nTruly, it is one of those wines that make you keep topping off your glass!\r\n\r\nBut, if we\'re going to keep filling our glasses, we\'re back to the price issue. We did say Shooting Star wines were priced for every day. Further, in deference to it being the beginning of a new year, our wine is not expensive. After the stress and agony of the whole holiday season, less expensive makes it much easier to enjoy more of Scarlet.  Red wine but no red letter.\r\n\r\nFor $9.99, we really can keep our glasses full. Enjoy!', 'Scarlet is not just a letter anymore', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'scarlet-is-not-just-a-letter-anymore', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:32:12', '2017-01-05 14:32:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30792', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30794, 4, '2017-01-05 09:34:06', '2017-01-05 14:34:06', '<b>FEMA: Flood insurance is </b><b>wisest path to recovery</b>\r\n\r\nFederal disaster assistance will not cover all your losses from Hurricane Matthew and the flooding that followed.\r\n\r\nOfficials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) say many disaster survivors erroneously believe they will receive enough money from disaster assistance programs to restore their home to its pre-disaster condition.\r\n\r\nBut FEMA housing grants and other assistance programs are limited to the amount necessary to make your damaged home safe, sanitary and functional for the number of occupants who live there. The cost of repairing additional spaces, such as family rooms, dens or extra bedrooms, is not considered.\r\n\r\nAlso, currently the law limits federal disaster assistance to $33,000 per household.\r\n\r\nMost homeowners know that standard property insurance policies don’t cover flooding. However, homeowners who had the foresight to purchase flood insurance – or who were required to have it by their mortgage lender – may be reimbursed for up to $250,000 for physical damage to their house and up to $100,000 for personal property.\r\n\r\nFlood insurance is available in any community that participates in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), including Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nOther benefits of flood insurance versus disaster assistance include:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Assistance grants from FEMA require a presidential disaster declaration; declarations are not awarded in all flooding events.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Flood insurance claims are paid even if a disaster is not declared by the president.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Many floods never reach catastrophic disaster proportions. Flood insurance pays off for the smallest flood event, even for a single flooded room.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• The most typical form of disaster assistance is an interest-bearing loan that must be repaid. The term of an SBA disaster home loan could extend to 30 years. Repayment on a $50,000 SBA loan (at 2 percent) is $185 a month or $2,200 an year.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• The average cost of a NFIP policy is $600 a year; as little as $200 a year for “preferred risk,” if you live in a moderate-to-low-risk flood zone.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Flood insurance policies are continuous; cannot be canceled or not-renewed for repeat losses.</p>\r\nYou cannot buy a flood insurance policy direct from FEMA or the NFIP. To buy a flood insurance policy, South Carolina survivors should call their insurance agent or company.\r\n\r\nFor more information about flood insurance for homeowners and renters or to find an NFIP agent, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 and ask for the NFIP Call Center.\r\n\r\n<b>FEMA encourages </b><b>wise use of grants</b>\r\n\r\nMore than $35 million in federal disaster assistance grants have been approved to date for South Carolinians recovering from Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nWhile this assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is tax-free and the grants do not have to be repaid, FEMA urges recipients to use their grants quickly, wisely and only for disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance.\r\n\r\nAfter awarding a grant to a homeowner or renter, FEMA will send a follow-up letter that lists approved uses, such as:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Home repairs to the structure, water, septic and sewage systems;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Rental assistance for a different place to live temporarily;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Repair or replacement of a flooded essential vehicle;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Medical care for an injury caused by the disaster;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Repair, cleaning or replacement of clothing and specialized tools;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Necessary educational materials such as computers, school books and supplies;</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Moving and storage expenses related to the disaster; and</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Other serious disaster-related needs, such as child care.</p>\r\nHomeowners and renters may spend FEMA rental assistance grants in any way that helps them achieve the goal of safe, sanitary and functional housing.\r\n\r\nKeep all receipts for three years to show how your disaster grants were spent.\r\n\r\nAfter every major disaster FEMA conducts audits of disaster assistance payments to ensure taxpayer dollars were properly provided by the agency and appropriately used by recipients.\r\n\r\nWhen you get a letter from FEMA, read it carefully.  If you have any questions, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711, video services) or 800-462-7585(TTY).\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit the South Carolina Emergency Management Division at scemd.org/recovery-section/ia.\r\n\r\n<b>Literacy Center helping </b><b>dislocated families</b>\r\n\r\nThe Literacy Center is providing staff and students to help dislocated families move back into their post-hurricane repaired apartments throughout January.\r\n\r\nInterpreters and translators will help explain why there may be a few items missing (a demand too large for some materials and supplies), help them understand how to operate a new appliance or thermostat and make sure they have a key to their new front door.\r\n\r\nVisit theliteracycenter.org.', 'Hurricane Matthew news briefs for January 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-matthew-news-briefs-for-january-5th-11th', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:34:06', '2017-01-05 14:34:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30794', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30796, 4, '2017-01-05 09:34:53', '2017-01-05 14:34:53', 'Coastal Carolina Hospital is now offering an app that provides a variety of features, including checking into the ER and checking your hospital records.The app also features:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">• Symptom checker\r\n• My Health Rec patient portal\r\n• ER wait time and check-in\r\n• Hospital maps and directions\r\n• Hospital contact information\r\n• Hospital services\r\n• Event and class registration\r\n• Latest news\r\n• Social media</p>\r\nVisit www.coastalhospital.com/for-patients/mobile-apps.', 'Coastal Carolina offering app', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'coastal-carolina-offering-app', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:42:00', '2017-01-05 14:42:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30796', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30799, 4, '2017-01-05 09:43:39', '2017-01-05 14:43:39', '[caption id=\"attachment_30800\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/palms.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30800\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-30800\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/palms.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Sanders, Pastor Pete Bernston, Rev. Thomas Pearson, Shellie West, Eric Lowman, Jack Hills, Jillian Eighmy, Sharon Boulware, Bill Grainer, Mike Porter, Marcia Harrison, Ed Hazlett, Spike Kammaner, Barbara Lesnick and Frank Roland attended the Church of the Palms ground breaking ceremony.\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" /></a> Larry Sanders, Pastor Pete Bernston, Rev. Thomas Pearson, Shellie West, Eric Lowman, Jack Hills, Jillian Eighmy, Sharon Boulware, Bill Grainer, Mike Porter, Marcia Harrison, Ed Hazlett, Spike Kammaner, Barbara Lesnick and Frank Roland attended the Church of the Palms ground breaking ceremony.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Church of the Palms holds </b><b>ground breaking ceremony</b>\r\n\r\nA ground breaking ceremony was held recently at the Church of the Palms new Christian Life Center.\r\n\r\nThe new Christian Life Center is the cornerstone element of the church’s Vision 2020 strategy, which calls for increased connection with the community, enabled by more space.\r\n\r\nThe new Christian Life Center will include additional Sunday school/small group meeting rooms, a music suite, a fellowship hall, a full kitchen and restrooms with showers.\r\n\r\nClayton Construction Company Inc. of Spartanburg is the general contractor, with BB&amp;T providing construction funding.\r\n\r\n<b>Coastal Carolina CEO </b><b>to be guest at networking</b>\r\n\r\nThe Greater Bluffton Chamber will hold a coffee networking from 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Coastal Carolina Hospital.\r\n\r\nJoel C. Taylor, the new chief executive officer of Coastal Carolina Hospital, will be the special guest.\r\n\r\nAs CEO, Taylor oversees strategic, operational and clinical activities for the 41-bed hospital in Hardeeville. Coastal Carolina Hospital is located at 1000 Medical Center Drive.\r\n\r\nThis event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort chamber to accept applications</b>\r\n\r\nAre you interested in being more involved with the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce in the new year?\r\n\r\nIf so, an informational meeting for anyone interested in serving as an ambassador in 2017 will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nChamber representatives will discuss the application process and requirements to serve. Coffee and breakfast will be provided by Bojangles\'.\r\n\r\nIn order to apply, attendance at this meeting is mandatory and applications will be due by Friday, Jan. 27. Twelve Ambassadors will be chosen.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortchamber.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Save the date for </b><b>State of the Bases </b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is encouraging people to save the date of Wednesday, Feb. 1, for the State of the Bases breakfast meeting. Attendees will hear updates from the military leaders of the three local military installations.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the Military Enhancement Committee will honor one military family per quarter who exemplifies going \"beyond the call of duty,\" serving as leaders and role models in their community and dedicating themselves to their families and the military lifestyle.\r\n\r\nThe selected family will be announced at the State of the Bases meeting.', 'Chamber Corner for January 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-january-5th-11th', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:43:39', '2017-01-05 14:43:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30799', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30800, 4, '2017-01-05 09:43:06', '2017-01-05 14:43:06', '', 'palms', 'Larry Sanders, Pastor Pete Bernston, Rev. Thomas Pearson, Shellie West, Eric Lowman, Jack Hills, Jillian Eighmy, Sharon Boulware, Bill Grainer, Mike Porter, Marcia Harrison, Ed Hazlett, Spike Kammaner, Barbara Lesnick and Frank Roland attended the Church of the Palms ground breaking ceremony.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'palms', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:43:14', '2017-01-05 14:43:14', '', 30799, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/palms.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(30802, 4, '2017-01-05 09:44:47', '2017-01-05 14:44:47', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2914-e1483627475596.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30785\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30785 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_2914-e1483627475596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1254\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Nu Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. presented its 2017 Calendar Dolls Pageant in early December. The event was held at the Quality Inn at Beaufort Town Center and was well attended by family and friends of the pageant participants and chapter members. The pageant is a bi-annual educational enrichment program as well as a scholarship fundraiser. The program gives girls in grades 4-6 the opportunity to participate in activities for leadership development. The activities, projects and field trips are planned and supervised by the chapter for a year in cooperation with individuals and services of the community. In the photo, from left, are D\'Asya Lowery, Jasmine Tolbert, Sylise Edwards, Kamirah Freeman (Calendar Doll 2017), JaMia Frazier, Amya Fields, Morgan Haynes and Odea Cordray.', '2017 Calendar Dolls Pageant presented by sorority chapter', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2017-calendar-dolls-pageant-presented-by-sorority-chapter', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:44:47', '2017-01-05 14:44:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30802', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30804, 4, '2017-01-05 09:45:54', '2017-01-05 14:45:54', '<b>Students take second in stock market race</b>\r\n\r\nBridges Prep’s fifth-grade girls earned $10,500 in simulated profits – enough for runner-up status – in the statewide Stock Market Game this fall sponsored by the S.C. Council on Economic Education and the Moore Business College at USC.\r\n\r\nAs part of the project, students in grades 4-12 received lessons in finance, economics and research as required by the S.C. education standards.\r\n\r\nStudent teams learned about the stock market and each team was given a fictitious account with $100,000 to invest. Final team standings were based on each team’s profit and loss as compared to the Standard &amp; Poor 500 Growth.\r\n\r\nThe Bridges team will visit Columbia in the springtime for an awards ceremony. Team members included Bailey Bates, Kayle Brown, Madeline Cook, Riley Gowen, Emma Mendenhall and Payton Mullen.\r\n\r\n“While it was a game, we took it seriously, and as a result our Fifth-Grade Girls Team placed second out of 149 teams in the South Carolina competition,” said John W. O’Connell Jr., the team’s leader and a Bridges Prep gifted and talented program teacher.\r\n\r\n<b>District offering two </b><b>school choice events</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District is gearing up to accept school choice applications for the 2017-18 academic year, the third year of the district’s expanded choice initiative.\r\n\r\nMore than 2,300 students currently attend schools outside their zoned attendance areas.\r\n\r\nTwo regional information fairs will give students and their parents opportunities to learn about the district’s choice programs and how to apply for them.\r\n\r\nThe first fair, which will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Beaufort Middle School, will feature choice programs in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe second fair will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at H.E. McCracken Middle School and will feature choice programs in Southern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nAfter the two regional fairs, individual schools will host their own meetings between Jan. 17 and Jan. 31 so students and parents can get more detailed on-site information about the choices they offer.\r\n\r\n“Parents know that every child has different strengths and every child learns differently,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Our school choice program is designed to accommodate those different learning styles and put children in the best possible position to succeed. Instruction is customized to their talents and interests, which increases their knowledge and builds their confidence.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort County students who attend choice programs do not pay extra tuition, although families are responsible for their students’ transportation if they live outside of their schools’ attendance zones.  All choice schools also serve children who live in their attendance zones, in addition to students from outside the zone who apply to attend.\r\n\r\nSchool choice applications will be posted to the district’s website on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and must be turned in by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28.  Paper copies of the application will be available in all school offices.\r\n\r\nComplete information on the district’s programs, including access to application forms and key dates, is available online at the School Choice Headquarters website.\r\n\r\nAt beaufortschools.net, click on “Parents’ in the main menu bar and scroll down to “School Choice Headquarters.”\r\n\r\n<b>Local students graduate </b><b>from universities </b>\r\n\r\nA total of 719 students were eligible to walk in Coastal Carolina University\'s fall 2016 commencement, compared to 595 in 2015 and 590 in 2014. Two ceremonies were held in the HTC Center on campus on Dec. 16-17.\r\n\r\nSpeaking to Coastal Carolina University\'s largest class of fall semester graduation candidates, commencement speaker Susan O\'Malley advised the graduates to follow their passions.\r\n\r\nCandidates for graduation were Caitlynn Chavis and Torrance Legare, both of Beaufort, and Muhammad Abdul-Malik and Janiecia Mitchell, both of Bluffton.\r\n\r\nIn other local student news:\r\n\r\n• Patrick Taylor-Wells of Bluffton was among some 2,270 students at University of Alabama who were awarded degrees during winter commencement on Dec. 10.\r\n\r\n• Christopher Cleary, of Bluffton, was named to the Fall 2016 Honors list at Pomfret School.\r\n\r\n• Rachael Sutton, of Bluffton, was among approximately 490 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2016 President\'s List.\r\n\r\n• University of Mount Union recently released the recipients of its financial awards for the 2016-17 academic year. Roberto Olivera, of Bluffton, was one of 355 students to earn a financial award from Mount Union.\r\n\r\n<b>Riverview Charter offers </b><b>commemorative bricks</b>\r\n\r\nRiverview Charter School invites you to honor a loved one, thank a special teacher, market your business or simply commemorate your commitment to the school with a personalized, engraved brick to be set in the courtyard between the new middle school and original building.\r\n\r\nThe Pave the Way fundraising campaign helps to enhance the schools educational experience for students and provides a lasting reminder for all to see.\r\n\r\nThe school’s goal is to sell 1,500 personalized bricks, with 100 percent of the net fundraising proceeds to be used for the benefit of the students and teachers.\r\n\r\nVisit www.bricksrus.com/order/rcs.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort, Jasper boards r</b><b>each agreement on ACE</b>\r\n\r\nAfter an affirmative vote by the Jasper County board of education, the Beaufort County board of education recently voted to replace the 42-year-old agreement on operating the Beaufort-Jasper Academy of Career Excellence with a new arrangement that will continue through June 30, 2019.\r\n\r\nThe technical school is jointly owned by both counties and has about 475 students and a budget of $2.8 million. Two-thirds of the students and funding come from Beaufort County. The new agreement approved by the two school boards will maintain career and technology education programs at ACE that currently include automotive repair, barbering, building construction, cosmetology, law enforcement services and plant and animal services.\r\n\r\nBeginning Jan. 1, ACE will be supervised by the two district superintendents, with members of the ACE board becoming ex officio non-voting committee members who meet quarterly with the superintendents.\r\n\r\nFor the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, the superintendents will determine student enrollment, with up to two-thirds being Beaufort County students and up to one-third being Jasper County students.  If either district doesn’t fill its quota, the other district can enroll additional students.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District will continue to pay two-thirds of ACE’s operating costs until June 30, 2019, and the Jasper County School District will pay one-third.  When the two-year agreement terminates, the Jasper County School District will have the option to purchase the Beaufort County School District’s 50 percent share of the property for half of its appraised value.\r\n\r\nAs discussions between the two districts have continued over the past two years, Beaufort County has dramatically expanded its own career and technology offerings and built new cutting-edge CATE facilities at Battery Creek and May River high schools.\r\n\r\n<b>AAUW-Beaufort branch </b><b>plans STEM program</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Branch of AAUW along with the University of South Carolina and Beaufort County public schools, is planning a hands-on, fun day of activities for middle school girls to explore the opportunities in STEM careers, which include Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.\r\n\r\nThe STEM day for local middle school girls will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Lunch will be provided.\r\n\r\nParents/guardians are encouraged to attend with their daughter to support her and to learn about jobs in the STEM areas. Information about the program will be distributed through the middle schools.\r\n\r\nAAUW(American Association of University Women) is a national organization dedicated to advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.', 'School briefs for January 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-january-5th-11th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:43', '2018-07-12 14:58:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30804', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(30806, 4, '2017-01-05 09:56:34', '2017-01-05 14:56:34', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Courtney-Ciara.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30807\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-30807\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Courtney-Ciara.jpeg\" alt=\"courtney-ciara\" width=\"276\" height=\"345\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ciara Courtney\r\nGrade: 12\r\nSchool: Whale Branch Early College High School</p>\r\nThis week’s Athlete of the Week is <b>Ciara Courtney</b>, a 12th grader at Whale Branch Early College High School.\r\n\r\nShe was nominated by Shelia Cato because “Ciara is the heart and soul of the Lady Warriors basketball. Her willingness to work hard to help her team on the court and off the court is a true testament of her character.”\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite subject and why?  </b>\r\n\r\nA: History, because it teaches us about our past, and what not to allow to happen again.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What are some of your accomplishments?</b>\r\n\r\nA: All-region team as freshman in softball in the 2013 season.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What clubs and activities are you involved in?  </b>\r\n\r\nA: Basketball, soccer and JROTC.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: Who do you admire and why?  </b>\r\n\r\nA: I admire everyone, because everyone is special in their own way.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite thing to do outside of school?  </b>\r\n\r\nA: Working out and reading.\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite movie? </b>\r\n\r\nA: “The Lovely Bones.”\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite TV show? </b>\r\n\r\nA: “Criminal Minds.”\r\n\r\n<b>Q: What’s your favorite music? </b>\r\n\r\nA: Country.', 'Athlete of the Week - January 5th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'athlete-of-the-week-january-5th', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:56:52', '2017-01-05 14:56:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30806', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(30810, 4, '2017-01-05 09:57:57', '2017-01-05 14:57:57', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nHave you ever gone someplace on a trip and it\'s raining and the taxi driver says, “You should have been here yesterday!”\r\n\r\nI always hated hearing that line and felt it was marketing propaganda spoken to tourists to explain away the bad weather.\r\n\r\nBut the day after Christmas, I found myself saying the same thing to my guests, “You should have been here yesterday.”\r\n\r\nChristmas Day was gorgeous. The weather was sunny and warm with a delightful breeze that kept the bugs away. It was perfect Beaufort weather.  Yet when they arrived, the clouds and humidity rolled in too.\r\n\r\nBut despite my chagrin with the weather, my relatives were satisfied with the 60-degree temperature. They had left 20-degree weather and loved walking outside without wearing coats.\r\n\r\nI started to look for things to do around Beaufort. Of course, they wanted to go see the Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse, but were told the park was still closed due to Hurricane Matthew. Instead, we went to Hunting Island Visitor Center and the kids loved it. They saw two little alligators, some fish, lizards and walked the pier (what remained) and marveled at the sand and sand crabs below. It was misting a bit out, so a walk on the beach would have probably been messy anyway.\r\n\r\nNext was a tour of the Beaufort waterfront and a stop at the playground where the kids could run around and play. Then off to the Saint Elena History Center on Bay Street. The Virginia relatives with their Jamestown knowledge were amazed they had never heard about Saint Elena or Pedro Menedez. The children’s archeology dig there kept the little girls busy and allowed the adults to learn more about the early history of Parris Island.\r\n\r\nOur next excursion included visiting the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center on the Chechessee River. The turtles were a riot to watch as they climbed out of the salt water, crawled over the sand and slid into the fresh water to clean up. The pictures of the young children working in the oyster sheds before they went to school were eye openers to all of us.\r\n\r\nSo, despite the clouds and misting, my company left Beaufort with happy memories. There are still so many things they want to see.  And as it turns out, the weather was perfect after all.', 'Perfect weather is often a state of mind', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'perfect-weather-is-often-a-state-of-mind', '', '', '2017-01-05 09:57:57', '2017-01-05 14:57:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=30810', 0, 'post', '', 0);
