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(21860, 4, '2015-04-05 21:07:35', '2015-04-06 01:07:35', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\n\r\nAll jobs require a specific skill set, a particular professional swagger, an acquired air of ability that translates into an unquestioned competence. The world of real estate is no different. Unlike the thirty minute episodes of HGTV, pairing home seekers with a new home doesn’t always consist of a seamless path from point “A” to point “B”. More often than not it is as easily navigated as the thickest of thorn laden thickets. Instead of gracefully sashaying right to the front stoop of the perfect home, signing a few documents and calling it a day, the real world offers the occasional unexpected obstacle.\r\n\r\nThe ability to manage the unexpected with some amount of grace separates the successful from the well-rested. Contrary to the capacity to think prior to speaking, enthusiasm comes easily for me. Pairing home seekers with new construction is a mental exercise of which I never tire. Assisting a family in transforming a floor plan into a family plan brings me almost as much joy as red velvet flavored anything. Being so passionate, so enthusiastic and so excited can often lead to being so blind. Prior to meeting the winter weary travelers from some snowed in city of the North, I must have overlooked one simple step. Actually, I overlooked exactly five steps. The steps into the home had yet to be built.\r\n\r\nTypically, I am dressed for the journey through sawdust and sheetrock. My well-worn boots have hopped, climbed and traveled through countless construction zones. My excitement and innate talent of always being overdressed at the most inopportune times, has caused me many awkward moments. I remember standing at the front of a home being built and it became clear there was little hope of navigating through the sawdust in high heels. Having only moments before the clients arrived, I began searching for anything to assist in my vertical misfortune. Of all the skills I have acquired, growing three feet in ten minutes eluded me. I suppose it is an occupational hazard. I did the only thing I could do. I kicked off my shoes, prayed no one was within video range and reverted back to my running long jump days of yore. Inappropriate attire failed me, agility did not.\r\n\r\nOnce I finally gained entrance, sans shoes, I was able to devise a suitable ramp so that my unsuspecting clients could forego ninja type tactics. HGTV just doesn’t show the good stuff I suppose. The winter weary travelers walked through the framed home, room by room noting construction, discussing room layout and commenting on the ease of living in our sweet little town. With dirty feet and an accomplished smile, I answered their questions.\r\n\r\nAgain, all jobs require a specific skill set, a particular swagger and that acquired air of ability. Some jobs also require ninja moves, creative thinking, and occasionally dirty feet.  After all, if it was easy everyone would do it.\r\n\r\n<em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Celadon Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.</em>', 'Inappropriate attire failed me; agility did not.', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'inappropriate-attire-failed-me-agility-did-not', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:07:35', '2015-04-06 01:07:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21860', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21862, 4, '2015-04-05 21:09:15', '2015-04-06 01:09:15', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nI have had my silver car for three years now so one would assume that I would know the actual color of it. However, when I walked out of the grocery store yesterday, I could not find it. Looking around, it appeared that there were a lot of yellow cars in the parking lot but no silver cars. So I did what most of us do when we cannot find our cars in a crowded parking lot. I took out my key fob and started to press the lock and unlock buttons over and over, pointing it in several directions. There she was in the corner under a bunch of pine trees. She was blinking her headlights and taillights as if to say, “Hey, Idiot, I am over here where you left me!” It was hard to see the lights going on and off because even the headlights and taillights were covered in yellow dust. Thank goodness there is a horn that accompanies her blinking lights.\r\n\r\nI walked over and looked at my “yellow” car and said, “Birdie, you look TERRIBLE!”.\r\n\r\nOf course, what do you expect when you park a car under pine trees this time of year? There is an incredible amount of pine tree pollen in the air turning everything a shade of yellow. I opened the trunk to put in the groceries and the surrounding pine needles and oak leaves fell into the trunk along with more yellow pollen. Getting into the car, I decided it was time to give my car a thorough cleaning. I patted the dashboard. “Not your fault girl. Time for a bath”.\r\n\r\nI headed over to the Boundary Street car wash where you have the option of cleaning both the inside and outside. There were about ten other yellow cars in line already. I sat debating how long I was going to wait when I decided to listen to the local weather forecast. Sure enough, rain was on its way in two days, so I could wait for the rain to wash off the pollen. But my poor car really needed a good cleaning, both inside and out. My little vacuum cleaner at home could not handle all the pine needles and oak tree leaves in the trunk.\r\n\r\nWe made it home after the car wash and she looked good for about two hours before the yellow dust started to cover her again. The good news is that the interior and trunk were perfectly clean at least for a little while. Plus, the Pine tree pollen will not last much longer. Thank goodness.', 'My yellow car!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'my-yellow-car', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:09:15', '2015-04-06 01:09:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21862', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21864, 4, '2015-04-05 21:14:55', '2015-04-06 01:14:55', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Rauch Report</em></h2>\r\nBy Bill Rauch\r\n\r\nAs the City of Beaufort approaches the FY’16 budget season, the city’s leadership faces challenges beyond rearranging the chairs on its Redevelopment Commission, seeking to influence US offshore drilling policy and buying vistas. Rarely has the city faced more, or more varied, personnel issues.\r\n\r\nBefore City Manager Scott Dadson left this past January, the city had six months to arrange for his successor. The city has now been without a full time city manager for nearly two months and has just announced its search has been pared down to three finalists. Moreover, now Beaufort’s popular, resourceful and stoic police chief has learned he faces health issues that will affect his ability to be on the job 24/7 in the upcoming months.\r\n\r\nThere’s more.\r\n\r\nThe national, state and local economies may appear to be getting stronger, but the early projections are Beaufort’s FY’16 revenues will be nearly flat.  That means there will be little or no “new money” in the next budget. Yet while serious crime across Beaufort County is mostly down, serious crime in the City of Beaufort is markedly up, according to the 2014 index crime totals the Beaufort Police Department and the other departments were required to submit recently to the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Index crime offenses are willful homicide, forcible rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, larceny, and motor vehicle theft.\r\n\r\nBeaufort reported 1,023 index crimes for 2014, up from 943 in 2013 and 819 in 2009, figures that indicate about a 20 percent increase in serious crime in the city over the past five years. During the same five year period index crimes for all of Beaufort County (which include the Beaufort Police Department’s totals) increased from 5,170 in 2009 to 5,213 in 2014, an approximate .01 percent increase. Over the most recent 20 year period countywide index crime is down about 20 percent while the City of Beaufort’s efforts to stay up with the countywide decline have slipped substantially recently.\r\n\r\n(See graphs 1 and 2.)\r\n\r\nIndex crimes in no other part of Beaufort County increased at a pace comparable to Beaufort’s during the most recent five year period.\r\n\r\nAll 2013 and 2014 index crime figures cited in this article have been collected from the various submitting local law enforcement agencies. However all 2013 and 2014 figures are preliminary until they are certified by SLED. Although the Beaufort Police Department provided the submitted figures, an emailed request for a comment about the current effectiveness of the city’s community policing program last week to the Department\r\nwent unanswered.\r\n\r\nIn the City of Beaufort where population growth is said to be flat or declining the figures the police department provided indicate not only are index crimes up, but calls for service are up, and the number of sworn officers available to deal with the increases is essentially unchanged over the past 20 years.\r\n\r\n(See graph 3.)\r\n\r\nLaw enforcement professionals agree that when police officers must chase dispatch calls all day they don’t have the time to do the proactive policing that has come to be called “community policing.”\r\n\r\nExamples of proactive policing measures that can get left aside when officers get too busy chasing calls are: parking the patrol car in front of a suspected drug dealer’s house and then getting out and walking the neighborhood for an hour or so; visiting with the law abiding neighbors of buildings where there have been a history of police calls in the hopes the neighbors can provide information that will lead to arrests; working with neighborhood groups and city agencies to get vacant lots cleaned up and derelict houses boarded up or removed so that there are fewer places for those engaging in illegal activity to hide.\r\n\r\nThe City of Beaufort undertook community policing with award-winning success in the early 1990’s when Mayor David Taub and the City Council brought in Gary Cannon as city manager and Bill Neill as police chief to clean up what the previous chief, Jesse Altman, had been given to calling “The DMZ,” the area around Congress Street. “There was a lot of drug dealing out of derelict houses and from some clubs there,” former Mayor Taub recalled last week, “but over the course of a few years community policing ran the drug dealers out.”\r\n\r\nLocal law enforcement sources familiar with the current situation say illegally distributed drugs, both homemade and prescription -- and the gang members who now fight for the rights to territories within which to distribute the illegal drugs -- have returned to Beaufort, and it is their return that explains the recent rise in the city’s dispatch calls and serious crime totals.\r\n\r\n“There’s another problem in addition to the serious problem of people not feeling safe on the streets, or in the parks, or in their homes,” former Mayor Taub added. “Economic development, tourism, redevelopment efforts, a healthy business climate all go south in places that have high crime. That is what is also at stake.”\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21867,21866,21865\"]\r\n\r\n<em>Source: Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, City of Beaufort Police Department, Town of Bluffton Police Department, Town of Port Royal Police Department and The F.B.I. website.</em>', 'A closer look at crime in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-closer-look-at-crime-in-beaufort', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:36:37', '2015-04-06 01:36:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21864', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21870, 4, '2015-04-05 21:19:08', '2015-04-06 01:19:08', 'Beaufort Art Association’s 54th annual Spring Exhibit and Sale is now in its final days. The Show opened last Saturday, March 21 and will continue until Saturday, March 28 at Old Bay Marketplace Loft located at 917 Bay Street in Downtown Beaufort. The Loft is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and entry is free of charge. Last week local artist and educator, Amiri Geuka Farris judged over 150 works of art by some of the finest artists in Beaufort. As sun streamed into the exhibit space, Mr. Farris looked for both technical excellent and creativity as he selected his top choices.\r\n\r\nThis year Best in Show was awarded to <strong>Joan Templer</strong> for “Dearly Beloved”, a striking monotone acrylic painting.\r\n\r\n1st Place – Bill Cochrane Memorial Award: <strong>Mary Segars</strong> for “The Catch, A Young Fisherman in Mozambique”\r\n\r\n2nd Place – Stuart Jones Memorial Award: <strong>Gloria Dalvini</strong> for “Side Gate”\r\n\r\n3rd Place – Dennis Fuller Memorial Award: <strong>Robert Ryzner</strong> for “Rousseau Revisted”\r\n\r\nCarroll Stevenson Memorial Award for Watermedia: <strong>Audrey Montgomery</strong> for “Saltwater Tackle”\r\n\r\nRick Stevenson Memorial Award for Photography: <strong>Ed Funk</strong> for “Misty Morning”\r\n\r\nHamption Wildlife Fund Natural Resources Award: <strong>Larry Kay</strong> for “Great Egret with Breeding Plumage and Babies”\r\n\r\nBAA Founders Award: <strong>Pat Kelly</strong> for “Put on a Happy Face”\r\n\r\nGay Torrey Mixed Media Award: <strong>Lynn Brown</strong> for “Flourish”\r\n\r\nLetty Lee Saville Award: <strong>Cynthia Zeiss</strong> for Just Imagine\r\n\r\nJoy Keyserling Award: <strong>Frank Anson</strong> for Tuba Bowl Take 2\r\n\r\nLeith Paul Trask Award: <strong>Robert Steinmetz</strong> for “Tethered II”\r\n\r\nE. Carew Rice Award: <strong>Sandy Dimke</strong> for “Havana: Through the Windshield”\r\n\r\nEvelyn Neidich Award: <strong>Mary Ann Putzier</strong> for “Tree Nymph”\r\n\r\nNorm Green Award: <strong>Tommie Tonier</strong> for “A River Runs Through It”\r\n\r\nBeaufort High, Battery Creek and Whale Branch High Schools also submitted over 100 works of art for the exhibit and judging. Best in Show for the High Schools: <strong>Rose Stewart</strong> (Beaufort High) for “A Freckled Reflection”. Other high school winners include <strong>Hakim Griffin</strong>, <strong>Jenny Mossage</strong>, <strong>Annette Burkey</strong>, <strong>Morris Williams</strong> and<strong> Joy Green</strong>.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21873,21872,21876,21875\"]', 'Winning artists on display until Saturday, March 28th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'winning-artists-on-display-until-saturday-march-28th', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:23:13', '2015-04-06 01:23:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21870', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21879, 4, '2015-04-05 21:27:05', '2015-04-06 01:27:05', '<em>Annual concert raises funds for Healing Arts program at Beaufort Memorial Hospital</em>\r\n\r\nFor the 12th consecutive year, the Duke Symphony Orchestra is taking its show on the road to raise money for Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Keyserling Cancer Center and its Healing Arts program.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21880\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"199\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-DUKE.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21880\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-DUKE-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"This Saturday evening, Harry Davidson, conductor of the Duke Symphony Orchestra, will once again lead the 60-piece ensemble through a program of classical works by well-known and emerging composers.\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" /></a> This Saturday evening, Harry Davidson, conductor of the Duke Symphony Orchestra, will once again lead the 60-piece ensemble through a program of classical works by well-known and emerging composers.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSome 60 musicians from the North Carolina university will travel to Beaufort to perform a benefit concert at 7 p.m. this Saturday at USCB’s Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\n“We love doing it,” says Orchestra Director Harry Davidson.  “It’s a win-win situation.  Every student who has ever made the trip has had a great time.  And the community seems to welcome them readily.”\r\n\r\nIn fact, each year, the community rolls out the red carpet for the young musicians. The students stay in the homes of area residents and are invited to a post-concert conductor’s reception.\r\n\r\n“The first year we presented the concert, the audience gave the orchestra a spontaneous standing ovation after the opening number,” said Alice Moss, executive director of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, which organizes the fundraiser. “They’ve been a hit every year since.”\r\n\r\nOnce again this year, Davidson will lead the ensemble through a program of classical works by well-known and emerging composers. The USCB University Chorus will make a guest appearance, joining the orchestra on two of the evening’s selections.\r\n\r\n“It’s a big thrill for the students,” said USCB Choral Director Vic Varner. “It’s not often they get to perform with a full symphony orchestra.”\r\n\r\nAfter the concert, patrons will have the opportunity to join Davidson and the students for a special Conductor’s reception just across the street at the historic Elizabeth Barnwell Gough House, home of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Guilloud.\r\n\r\n“It’s always a wonderful after-party,” said Alice Moss. “The entire orchestra attends and, as you can imagine, everyone enjoys getting to know the students.”\r\n\r\nDr. John and Molly Gray are the honorary chairs of this year’s event. The Beaufort residents have been actively involved in the fundraiser since its inception, and are longtime supporters of both Beaufort Memorial and Duke University. They have often played host to Duke Orchestra members as well.\r\n\r\nTo date, the popular concert has raised more than $225,000 for the foundation. Proceeds from the event benefit Beaufort Memorial’s cancer center and its Healing Arts programs, designed to create an inviting, relaxed environment meant to calm patients and relieve their stress.', 'Duke Symphony Orchestra returns to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'duke-symphony-orchestra-returns-to-beaufort-3', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:27:05', '2015-04-06 01:27:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21879', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21882, 4, '2015-04-05 21:28:38', '2015-04-06 01:28:38', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOL-NEWS-Voices-Disney.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21883\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOL-NEWS-Voices-Disney-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL NEWS - Voices Disney\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis past weekend 37 members of the Beaufort High School Voices traveled to Orlando, FL to compete in the Festival Disney Choral Competition. They performed three songs on this past Saturday afternoon for a panel of 3 college professors of choral music, who were very complimentary. The group won two awards: a “Superior” performance rating and the Bronze Concert Choir award, presented by the Mouse himself! There were thousands of students participating this weekend in chorus, band, wind ensemble, and orchestra competitions.', 'Beaufort High wows Disney judges', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-wows-disney-judges', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21882', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21885, 4, '2015-04-05 21:30:10', '2015-04-06 01:30:10', '<strong>BEAUFORT ACADEMY</strong>\r\n\r\n•  Thursday, March 26th: Annual Science Expo, open to the community from 5 to 6 p.m. in the BA gym.\r\n\r\n•  Friday, March 27th: Annual BA Father Daughter Dance to be held at Coosaw Point.\r\n\r\n•  Tuesday-Thursday, March 31st-April 2nd: The 5th &amp; 6th grade overnight field trip to Camp Leopold and the 7th grade overnight field trip to Patriots Point/USS Yorktown.\r\n\r\n•  Friday, April 3rd: Save the Date! No school, Spring Break begins. Classes resume on April 13th.', 'School Notes for the week of March 26th-April 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-notes-for-the-week-of-march-26th-april-1st', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21885', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21887, 4, '2015-04-05 21:31:16', '2015-04-06 01:31:16', '[caption id=\"attachment_21888\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOL-NEWS-FBLA-Edline.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21888\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOL-NEWS-FBLA-Edline-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Paulina Gutierrez, Dajai Osborne, Greta Lucero-Quintana, and Trevon Bridges \" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" /></a> Paulina Gutierrez, Dajai Osborne, Greta Lucero-Quintana, and Trevon Bridges[/caption]\r\n\r\nPaulina Gutierrez, Dajai Osborne, Greta Lucero-Quintana, and Trevon Bridges represented Beaufort High at the SC Future Business Leaders of America State Conference this past weekend in Charleston, SC. Greta placed in the top 10 in Accounting I and Trevon came in 2nd place in Desktop Publishing. Trevon qualifies to compete in the National FBLA competition to be held in Chicago, IL in June. We’re proud of these students who represent Beaufort so admirably!', 'BHS Future Business Leaders place in state competition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-future-business-leaders-place-in-state-competition', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21887', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21890, 4, '2015-04-05 21:35:09', '2015-04-06 01:35:09', 'Turning 50 is no small accomplishment and means many different things for many different people… for some, it’s a reason to buy a new car (BA recently purchased a new bus), for others it’s a reason to get a new look (BA has a new Headmaster), and for others it’s time for a huge party… and that’s exactly what Beaufort Academy is planning! <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BA-parking-lot-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21891\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BA-parking-lot-copy-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"BA parking lot copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn Beaufort, folks know how to have a good time! Whether it’s a Friday night downtown, a Saturday on the river, or an afternoon on the porch relaxing with friends, our community appreciates good people, good food, and a good time. On Saturday, May 2nd, all three will come together as Beaufort Academy celebrates its 50th Birthday Party… The Big Five-O!\r\n\r\nAs this landmark year comes to a close, it’s time to blow out the candles on the cake. BA’s Big Five-0 Birthday Bash is the grand finale that is a Party 50 Years in the Making! A party of this magnitude is no small feat. The committee organizing The Big Five-O, led by Chairwoman Katie Huebel of WED, knows it has to be exceptional. They have been planning since last fall for a birthday bash like no other birthday bash! The event will feature cuisine prepared by Cru Café of Charleston, the rocking Mike Veal Band from Atlanta, an amazing auction and lots of birthday surprises. Tickets are $75 in advance and $85 at the door, and include beer and wine (liquor will be available for purchase). Former BA faculty and staff please call 843-524-3393 for special pricing!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, you can’t turn 50 and not celebrate with all of your friends and family! BA has a separate committee working on bringing back alumni and faculty with whom they’ve lost touch, and of course they are inviting everyone from their history who has helped to make BA what it is today. On top of that, BA hopes the community will join them to celebrate this special event in Beaufort’s history.\r\n\r\nWhy would someone who has never gone to school at BA come to this party? Not only will it be the 50th birthday party to top all 50th birthday parties, but it’s a way for BA to honor and celebrate the entire Beaufort community who has supported the school the past 50 years.\r\n\r\nPrior to blowing out the candles on May 2nd, BA will also be inducting the first Athletic Hall of Fame recipients at a special assembly at the Beaufort Academy gym on May 1st, at 2:15 p.m. Please plan to come and see the induction of BA alumni athletes and coaches!\r\n\r\nThere is no charge the attend the Hall of Fame assembly, and tickets for the Big Five-O Birthday Bash can be found at the school’s website, www.beaufortacademy.org, or by contacting Emma Roddey at 843-524-3393 or eroddey@beaufortacademy.org. Don’t miss the opportunity to become a part of this historic milestone!', 'Beaufort Academy plans 50th birthday blowout!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-plans-50th-birthday-blowout', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21890', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21894, 4, '2015-04-05 22:08:12', '2015-04-06 02:08:12', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beaufort Beauties hosted more than 300 guests at the The Shed in Port Royal. Strutting, dancing, and generally doing whatever it took to raise some money for good causes, was done by our wonderful cross-dressing gentlemen. Evening gowns never looked so good. The money raised by the 2015 Beaufort Beauties fundraiser will benefit Friends of Hunting Island, HELP of Beaufort, and Humane Association of the Lowcountry and Main Street Beaufort, USA.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Captured Moments Photography</strong></p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"21902,21901,21900,21899,21898,21897,21896,21895\"]', 'A beauty pageant like no other', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-beauty-pageant-like-no-other', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:08:12', '2015-04-06 02:08:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21894', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21904, 4, '2015-04-05 22:16:50', '2015-04-06 02:16:50', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More than $210,000 was raised for Riverview Charter School in Shell Point during the 7th annual Twilight Run and Oyster Roast on Saturday at Habersham, according to event organizers. More than a thousand runners, including more than 300 children, took part in three different races, including a kid’s fun run, 5k run/walk and an 8k race.Runners, walkers and spectators were also treated to a live concert from the Tell Scarlet band and were treated to a feast of freshly roasted oysters by Sea Eagle Market.\r\nRiverview Charter School has a student body of 530 students.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"21923,21922,21921,21920,21919,21918,21917,21916,21915,21914,21913,21912,21911,21910,21908,21907,21906,21905\"]', 'Twilight Run and Oyster Roast', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'twilight-run-and-oyster-roast', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:16:50', '2015-04-06 02:16:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21904', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21909, 4, '2015-04-05 22:22:59', '2015-04-06 02:22:59', 'Born and raised in Beaufort, James Edwin McTeer II was inspired by the life of his namesake grandfather – James Edwin McTeer – for Minnow which will be published by Hub City Press in May of this year. Minnow won the “First Novel Prize” from the South Carolina Arts Competition in 2014.\r\n\r\n“[My grandfather] was High Sheriff of Beaufort County for thirty-seven years,” James says, “and also worked as a local witchdoctor. His forays into the strange world of voodoo were an inspiration for me as I tried to capture the weird and spooky atmosphere of the Lowcountry on the page.” <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-james-mcteer-e1428287052300.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21926\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-james-mcteer-e1428287052300-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"PROFILE -james - mcteer\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBen Fountain, author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk calls Minnow  “A gorgeous fever-dream of a novel. McTeer’s story of a young boy’s quest achieves a narrative drive and depth that are rare in any novel, much less a debut effort. Minnow picked me up by the scruff of the neck and carried me along as powerfully as a novel by Pat Conroy or Toni Morrison.”\r\n\r\nJames works as a school librarian at Polo Road Elementary School in Columbia. He ventured into teaching while completing his bachelor’s degree at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. He then went on to receive his Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.\r\n\r\nAccording to James, “My first job was as a substitute teacher, and I loved it right away. I was working on an English degree when I started subbing, and that degree became a great foundation for me as a writer. After that, I wanted to pursue a degree that would give me an avenue into teaching, which was such a fulfilling line of work for me as a substitute. I loved books, reading and writing, so I decided to become a school librarian.” <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-BOOK-Minnow.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21928\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-BOOK-Minnow-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"PROFILE - BOOK Minnow\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“I grew up reading,” he says. “We read as a family when I was a child. As soon as I could read on my own I never stopped. Writing was a natural extension for me. I wanted to create the same sort of stories I was reading—the same sort of stories that engaged and excited me. So at night, I write stories. During the day, I live and work among the books, telling stories, teaching my students, bringing the world of literature to them.”\r\n\r\nJames believes in working hard, both as a writer and as an educator and has ready praise for both his dedicated co-workers and his publisher.\r\n\r\n“The educators I work with are heroes,” James says. “Educators are hard workers, and the work they do is hard, but the ultimate reward is being there for the kids, unconditionally. On the publishing front, I have the best support a writer could want in Hub City Press. They have guided me through the entire process. I’ve been given so many opportunities, so many chances to reach out to my audience, all because of the folks at Hub City.”\r\n\r\nJames says his life as a school librarian and a writer is full of surprises. “I don’t think I’ve worked a day and not had at least one genuine laugh or smile because of a student. The same thing happens when you sit down at the page. It’s not always a smile, but you’ll get something, no matter what. You may find excitement, or satisfaction, or happiness. You might find frustration. But you never know what the page will bring.”\r\n\r\nWhile the world waits for the debut of “Minnow,” James finds happiness and satisfaction with his work and his writing.  How can he not when Publishers Weekly calls Minnow “… a memorable coming-of-age story brimming with unexpected encounters with man, beast, and nature, and some magic thrown in for good measure.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on James, go to www.jamesmcteer.com.', 'James McTeer II: Local author and school librarian draws on family history for first novel', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'james-mcteer-ii-local-author-and-school-librarian-draws-on-family-history-for-first-novel', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:25:01', '2015-04-06 02:25:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21909', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21925, 4, '2015-04-05 22:21:37', '2015-04-06 02:21:37', 'By Brittney Hiller\r\n\r\nDo you ever find it difficult to just chat? To just take the moment to conjure up the words you want to say? Or find that perhaps, no words come to mind at all? Is this just me?\r\n\r\nGosh, I hope not! Recently I felt that way and all I could find myself doing was beating me up about it. Constantly telling myself how silly I was for not being able to say what I wanted or continuing the conversation or being clever. How dare I have a mental block!\r\nTo make matters more entertaining – not too long ago I experienced yet another chance to berate myself; I was LATE for my OWN workshop! “WHOA! Where did the time go?” I had nothing at all to blame it on, but myself. <em>(Isn’t that how we should all react to situations we find ourselves in? I mean, typically in these situations our own fault is to blame..)</em>\r\n\r\nWhile beating myself up again with a few ‘stupid’s’ here and a few ‘goof-ball’s’ there, I made it to my workshop.\r\n\r\nGuess what happened when I arrived?\r\n\r\nNothing - Nothing, but kind words from wonderful participants. The world didn’t end, they didn’t scold me, and we had a fabulous hour together! Creating, laughing, and meditating, it was an absolute pleasure!\r\n\r\nDo you find yourself doing this sometimes? In the moment where you are in a pickle - do you berate yourself as a WAY to feeeel better? Isn’t that odd that we do this?  I think so!\r\n\r\nSince this experience I have begun to implement more gratitude statements instead of dwelling or replaying what I could have done. When we give gratitude attention, for example, “I am so happy and thankful for...”, we shift our psyche, we open ourselves up to physically feel better, and we lower our anxiety. When we choose to dwell - we become anxious, frustrated, and perhaps even angry with ourselves - what good does that do for us? I don’t believe it does very much good, do you?\r\n\r\nHere is an idea that I would like to suggest - I learned this trick during my Teacher Training for Kids Yoga - as a way to encourage happy thoughts or gratitude statements for the teens I taught. Each student was given a penny and instructed to place it in their pocket the next day before they went to school.  Each time they felt the penny or saw the penny they were reminded to think of something they were grateful for.  Now, when I gave this as homework I don’t actually know if they tried it, but I hope that you do.\r\n\r\nWhen you do try it out - tell me how it worked for you and what you may have experienced, I’d love to hear!  You may notice you are thankful for things you didn’t realize you were thankful for - Like, say... that pillow that held up your journal as you wrote your latest gratitude’s.\r\n\r\nI am thankful for YOU!\r\n\r\n<em>Brittney Hiller is known as one of the happiest Yogini’s — she has practiced yoga for over a decade and can be found at every yoga studio in Beaufort. Find out more information on her at www.brittneyhilleryoga.com.</em>', 'How to overcome the “Woe is me” thought', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-overcome-the-woe-is-me-thought', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:21:37', '2015-04-06 02:21:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21925', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21932, 4, '2015-04-05 22:26:17', '2015-04-06 02:26:17', 'The Beaufort History Museum (BHM) is recruiting a spring class of volunteer Docents to lead tours and serve as community liaisons. BHM President Anna Schaffer announced the dates for the new class sessions, explaining that the growth of history tourism and interest in the Beaufort area has resulted in a dramatic increase in visitors to the Museum.\r\n\r\n“Our move back to The Arsenal last fall, coupled with a growing interest in the history of our area, has fueled an influx of visitors to the museum.  We now have a pressing need to increase the number of Docents to provide tours”, Schaffer said. “The training curriculum will cover all aspects of history relating to Beaufort.  Our educators will provide Docents with knowledge of the museum’s collections, history and mission, so that they will be fully capable of welcoming visitors and leading tours.”\r\n\r\nOnce Docents have completed the training process, they will be asked to serve approximately four, three-hour shifts per month and will commit to a one-year period of service to the museum. Docent training classes will be conducted on April 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.\r\n\r\nAll sessions will be held at The Beaufort History Museum, which is on the second floor of The Arsenal at 713 Craven Street in Beaufort’s historic district. For more information on the Docent program, or other volunteer opportunities with the museum, contact Lorrie Burleyknoles at docent@beaufortschistorymuseum.com', 'Beaufort History Museum announces Docent Program', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-history-museum-announces-docent-program', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:26:17', '2015-04-06 02:26:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21932', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21934, 4, '2015-04-05 22:31:57', '2015-04-06 02:31:57', '<strong>BUSINESS OF THE WEEK</strong>\r\n\r\nCongratulations to this week’s Chamber Business of the Week - K’s Party Store! Each week, the Chamber highlights one member business or organization as a thank you for their investment in the Chamber and our community. Special thanks to Sonic of Beaufort for sponsoring Business of the Week!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-03-20-15.09.39.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21935\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-03-20-15.09.39-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-03-20 15.09.39\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>BUSINESS AFTER HOURS</strong>\r\n\r\nBusiness After Hours was held on March 19. It was hosted by the Historic Beaufort Foundation.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21936,21937,21938\"]\r\n\r\n<strong>COFFEE WITH COLLEAGUES</strong>\r\n\r\nCoffee With Colleagues was held on March 20. It was hosted by Praise Assembly.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21939,21940,21941\"]\r\n\r\n<strong>UPCOMING EVENTS\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday, March 26</strong>: State of the Bases Breakfast sponsored by Atlantic Marine Corps Communities at Quality Inn - Town Center, 2001 Boundary Street. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Program begins at 8:30 a.m. Learn about what is going on at our local Military Bases and what events/programs are upcoming with keynote speaker Col Michael R. Bowersox, Chief of Staff for MCRD Parris Island/Eastern Recruiting Region. The even is $10 for members, $20 for non members. Please RSVP to the Chamber Office at 843.525.8500.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'The Chamber Corner for March 26th-April 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-chamber-corner-for-march-26th-1st', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:32:11', '2015-04-06 02:32:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21934', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21944, 4, '2015-04-05 22:33:51', '2015-04-06 02:33:51', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Longtime employee to spearhead initiative developed by Toyota</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaufort Memorial has named its longtime Director of Performance Improvement, Leslie Suda, to head up an innovative initiative designed to improve patient care and financial performance at the not-for-profit hospital.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21945\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-BMH-leslie-suda-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21945\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-BMH-leslie-suda-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Leslie Suda\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Leslie Suda[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As the new Director of Operational Excellence, Suda will spearhead BMH’s participation in the Carolinas Lean Hospital Culture Transformation Collaborative, created by the South Carolina and North Carolina hospital associations in partnership with The Duke Endowment to implement “Lean”, a quality improvement transformation philosophy widely used to identify and streamline business processes.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“This approach always starts with the patient perspective,” said Suda, who has served as BMH’s Performance Improvement Director for 18 years. “At the same time, we’re trying to remove all extraneous work that costs us unnecessary dollars.”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Lean methodology—developed by Toyota—is fast becoming the quality initiative of choice in the health care industry. Using employee input to create a quality-driven culture, Lean will help BMH improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">BMH staff members selected to participate in the program will be relieved of their regular duties to brainstorm about ways to become more efficient while enhancing the quality of care.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“Many of our employees have great ideas to improve operations, but they don’t have the time to make the changes because they’re working at their assigned jobs,” Suda said. “In the past, they were lucky to meet every two weeks for an hour. With the Lean approach, they’ll have the opportunity to participate for a full week at a time.”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three-year collaborative is funded in part by The Duke Endowment. Over the past several months, members of Beaufort Memorial’s administrative team have attended training programs and visited Orangeburg Regional Medical Center—one of the first South Carolina hospitals selected to participate in the Carolinas collaborative—to see Lean in action.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Suda will serve as the hospital’s Lean facilitator, working with other members of the administrative staff to implement the performance-enhancing techniques. In the fall, after the 3rd Floor Unit, the Emergency Department will become the second unit to put the approach into practice.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>', 'Improving Patient Care at Beaufort Memorial ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'improving-patient-care-at-beaufort-memorial', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:33:51', '2015-04-06 02:33:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21944', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21947, 4, '2015-04-05 22:37:08', '2015-04-06 02:37:08', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Building school programs for children who learn differently</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“Always be open to evaluating your process. That’s what’s going to make a difference for the kids.” This was just one of many takeaways from Trident Academy guest speaker Nicole McLain at last week’s learning community hosted by The Learning Center Fund, a donor-advised fund of Coastal Community Foundation that supports nonprofits serving children with learning differences.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21948\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-The-Learning-Center-caption-in-story.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21948\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-The-Learning-Center-caption-in-story-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole McLain joins The Learning Center Fund Advisory Board, CCF Regional Vice-President Edie Blakeslee and CCF Board Member D.C. Gilley for a photo after her presentation. Left to Right: Malcolm Goodridge, Dr. Charles Kresch, Edie Blakeslee, Nicole McLain, D.C. Gilley, David House.\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a> Nicole McLain joins The Learning Center Fund Advisory Board, CCF Regional Vice-President Edie Blakeslee and CCF Board Member D.C. Gilley for a photo after her presentation. Left to Right: Malcolm Goodridge, Dr. Charles Kresch, Edie Blakeslee, Nicole McLain, D.C. Gilley, David House.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">McLain, a nationally recognized leader in learning differences education and the Director of the School for Asperger’s/HFA at Trident Academy in Mount Pleasant, used her presentation to demonstrate how to build quality programs for children who learn differently. With half of dyslexia cases going undiagnosed, she argued that the demand for programs tailored to children with dyslexia or other learning differences far surpasses current supply. McLain also emphasized the importance of allowing children to become experts and teach their peers, just as she underscored the need to empower all program staff to become leaders.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The diverse audience included representatives from the Beaufort County School District and Bridges Preparatory Academy. The Learning Center Fund united the audience, which was comprised of recent grantees of the fund. Advisory Board Members Malcolm Goodridge, Charles Kresch and David House created this learning community as a way to continue their support for children with learning differences, expanding capacity for organizations addressing their needs across Beaufort County.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more aboutphilanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em></p>', 'The Philanthropy Corner for March 26th-April 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-march-26th-april-1st', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:29:55', '2015-04-16 20:29:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21947', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21950, 4, '2015-04-05 22:37:49', '2015-04-06 02:37:49', 'DragonBoat Beaufort, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping local cancer patients and survivors, kicked off the 2015 season by launching their two dragon boats “Braveheart” and “Dragonfly” on Saturday. DragonBoat Beaufort is honoring the memory of their former members by placing their names on the side of Braveheart. Prior to launching the boats a brief ceremony was held to unveil the names. Andrew Nicholls, DBB’s president said “To lose this many members in such a short time saddens us, but highlights the work we still need to do in fighting cancer. Now whenever we paddle on the Beaufort River our friends will always be with us.”\r\n\r\nThe names added were: Robert Banfield, Milbrey Gnann, Carrie Freeman and Bonnie Breitenbecher.', 'Remembering those who have passed on', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'remembering-those-who-have-passed-on', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:37:49', '2015-04-06 02:37:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21950', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21952, 4, '2015-04-05 22:39:56', '2015-04-06 02:39:56', '[caption id=\"attachment_21953\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"246\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Celedon-Scott-Davis-and-David-Tilton-of-TD-Contractors.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21953\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Celedon-Scott-Davis-and-David-Tilton-of-TD-Contractors-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"Celedon Scott Davis and  David Tilton of TD Contractors\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" /></a> Celedon Scott Davis and<br />David Tilton of TD Contractors[/caption]\r\n\r\nAfter an extensive interview process, two Lowcountry builders have been chosen to join the Celadon Preferred Builders program – Scott Dennis and David Tilton of TD Commercial Builders and Henry Vala of Vala Building Contractors. Blue Sky, currently managing the Celadon development, is partnering with local businesses, so revitalization of Celadon will also bolster the local economy. Both companies were chosen for their quality craftsmanship, work ethic, and highly satisfied customers. For additional information, please contact Cherimie Weatherford, Real Estate Sales Executive, at Cherimie@CeladonLiving.com.', 'Two contractors make the cut for Celadon’s Preferred Builders program', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'two-contractors-make-the-cut-for-celadons-preferred-builders-program', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:39:56', '2015-04-06 02:39:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21952', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21955, 4, '2015-04-05 22:41:13', '2015-04-06 02:41:13', 'After a two-month long search, Beaufort City Council has narrowed the list of finalists for City Manager and will invite three candidates to participate in another round of interviews followed by a public “meet and greet.”\r\n\r\nThe finalists are David McCuen, City Manager of Abbeville, SC; Bill Prokop, Interim City Manager of Beaufort, SC; and Dianna Turner, Administrator in Travelers Rest, SC.\r\n\r\nFinal interviews are scheduled for March 31 from 1-5 p.m., with a public reception to meet the candidates  will be immediately following at City Hall.\r\n\r\n“We were very pleased that more than 80 competent candidates applied for the job and  we are grateful that the Municipal Association of South Carolina helped vet them with a team of former South Carolina city managers,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling reported. “That speaks to the desirability of working in Beaufort, and these three finalists bring a lot to the table.”\r\n\r\nThe City Manager leads the administration of the City of Beaufort and is responsible for all departments, including finance, planning, police and courts, fire, human resources and public works. The City’s 2015 fiscal year budget is approximately $17.5 million.\r\n\r\nIn addition to daily responsibilities, the new city manager will be expected to take the lead on the $30 million Boundary Street redevelopment project, building a new fire station on Ribaut Road, and finding ways to continue a high level of public services in the face of budget challenges.\r\n\r\nMeet the finalists:\r\n\r\n<strong>David McCuen</strong> has served as Abbeville, SC City Manager since 2013, and prior to that was Assistant City Manager from 2010-2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Presbyterian College and a Master’s degree in public  administration from Clemson. He also worked as a firefighter and EMT in Greer, SC.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bill Prokop</strong> came to Beaufort as the Director of Human Resources in March 2014, then was tapped to serve as Interim City Manager in January. Prokop came to Beaufort from Keene, New Hampshire, where he worked as the Assistant City Manager and HR director from 2008-2014. From 2002-2008, he served as Town Administrator in Antrim, NH, and previously worked in the private sector. Prokop holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Bryant University and also studied labor relations at the University of Bridgeport and international finance at the London School of Business.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dianna Turner</strong>, of Traveler’s Rest near Greenville, SC has served as that town’s City Administrator since 2005. Prior to that she was the city administrator in Landrum, SC, and previously served as project manager for the Appalachian Council of Governments in Greenville from 1992-2002. Turner has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Winthrop University and a Master’s in public administration from Clemson.', 'Beaufort names finalists for City Manager', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-names-finalists-for-city-manager', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:41:13', '2015-04-06 02:41:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21955', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21957, 4, '2015-04-05 22:43:27', '2015-04-06 02:43:27', 'Week 10 of the Beaufort County Senior Leadership program kicked off with the objective of informing participants about Beaufort County and City Law Enforcement resources.\r\nSheriff P.J. Tanner started the day with an overview of the operations and responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Department.  Highlights were K-9 Unit demos, live action sniper and SWAT team exercises, and a tour of all equipment used by various departments. Presentations by trained professionals included Divers, Robotics and Bomb Detection, Marine/Waterway Law Enforcement, Hostile Event Control, and Negotiation and Communication. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-safety-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21958\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-safety-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY -safety 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe afternoon program at the Port Royal Firehouse and Training Facility commenced with a series of informative sessions on topics such as emergency preparedness and disaster response; Port Royal Police Department’s operational platform, paramedic and emergency medical services capabilities and a thorough analysis of the enhanced Fire Department responsibilities.  The day concluded with hands-on EMS and Fire Department equipment demonstrations.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Senior Leadership thanks all of the first responders and safety professionals who help ensure that Beaufort County is a safe place to live.', 'Not your average day in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'not-your-average-day-in-beaufort', '', '', '2015-04-05 22:43:58', '2015-04-06 02:43:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21957', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21960, 4, '2015-04-05 22:49:44', '2015-04-06 02:49:44', 'Fourth graders participating in the AMES Academy program at Beaufort Elementary recently completed one of their most challenging projects to date. They designed and built the framework for a personal electric car. In order to do this, they had to research aerodynamic principles, draw a blueprint to scale, cut the wood frame using a saw, and then gluing the 3-D frame together. Mrs. Marianne Blake, their Science teacher said, ”…everyone did a great job on their cars. Besides lots of learning, a generally good time was had by all.”\r\n\r\nThe AMES Academy is a magnet program for gifted and high achieving students. The program is based on rigorous math and science foundational skills taught through the use of science and engineering projects.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21962,21963,21964\"]', 'Lookout Tesla! Here comes the 4th grade!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lookout-tesla-here-come-sthe-4th-grade', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21960', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21967, 4, '2015-04-08 20:40:00', '2015-04-09 00:40:00', '<strong>Grief Support Group available in Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nAgape’ Hospice of the Lowcountry is offering a Grief Support Group to anyone in the community who has recently lost someone in their family or with anyone who is in need of grief support. This group is open to not only those served by Agape’ Hospice but also to the entire community. The meetings are led by Bereavement Coordinator Danny Swain of Agape’ Hospice and are held the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in our Beaufort Office located at 907 Boundary St. For more information on the group please contact Danny at 803-943-2278 or 803-842-9800.\r\n\r\n<strong>SADD Club at BCHS host food drive</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Battery Creek High School SADD Club (Students Against Destructive Decisions Club) is conducting a food drive For HELP Beaufort  April 1st to April 30th. The SADD Club is collecting all types of pasta and rice products. Donations may be left with Mrs. Grooms in the front office.\r\n\r\n<strong>Next Level Living hosts discussion event </strong>\r\n\r\nMany of us have had shameful things happen in our past and we have allowed it to take ownership in our present. Bitterness, hurt, anger, or hopelessness does have the right to vent but it does not have the right to stay. So if you want to be free from this kind of stuff, join us Saturday, April 4th at 9:00 a.m. at The Quality Inn Town Center 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort. This event is FREE to the public. Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to this event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hunting Island offers Easter Eggstravangza</strong>\r\n\r\nOn April 4th, Hunting Island State Park will host an Easter Eggstravangza. There is included at no additional cost with your park admission. Park Admission is: Adults: $5 • SC Seniors: $3.25 • Ages 6-15: $3 • Children 5 &amp; under: Free. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the picnic shelter by the lighthouse. The egg hunt begins at 10 a.m. Enter our creative coloring contest to win prizes! Age groups: ages 5 &amp; under and ages 6-12. For additional information, contact us at huntingisland@scprt.com or 843-838-2011.\r\n\r\n<strong>Family Easter carnival to benefit the YMCA</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Link Church and Decibel Church of Beaufort is hosting a free family Easter carnival Saturday, April 4th, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Naval Heritage Park (near the skate park in Port Royal). This annual event benefits the Beaufort County YMCA Preschool. Please consider donations of Kleenex, Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, Styrofoam bowls, plastic forks and spoons, learning puzzles, dress up clothes and pretend kitchen items in exchange for free entry and event participation. Vendors and activities include The Blood Alliance blood drive, inflatable bouncers, games, Sno Cones, popcorn, music by The Brewer Band and much more. For information, visit www.thelinkbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Easter at Riverview Baptist Church</strong>\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church, located at 2209 Boundary Street in Beaufort invites you to join them for Easter Sunrise Service on April 5th. Resurrection Sunday will begin with Easter Sunrise worship service on the banks of the marsh (behind the church) at 7 a.m. Morning worship will begin at 11 a.m. At the conclusion of the morning service, the 2015 Annual Consolidated Mission’s Offering will be collected. Following the conclusion of worship service and the Mission Offering, all folks are encouraged to join in for a Fellowship Lunch.  Bring your favorite covered dish and join in this time for Christian Fellowship.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wine tasting to benefit Under One Roof</strong>\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday, April 8 from 5 to 7 p.m., a free wine tasting will be held at Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties’ new Beaufort Office on North Street to promote Under One Roof: a growing local non­profit dedicated to helping aging residents who want to stay in their homes. Enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres while learning more about this important organization’s meaningful work. Five wines will be presented for tasting by Ta­ca­ron Trading Company in Okatie.  All wines will be available for purchase and 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Under One Roof. The event is being held at Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties’ new office at the corner of North and Bay Streets, with spectacular views of the Bay. Throughout the event, guests will have the chance to chat with board members and view a presentation of the work that Under One Roof has completed in the community. Under One Roof founder Richard Drake (a Certified Aging in Place Specialist) says “we are thrilled to have this opportunity to raise awareness for Under One Roof as we seek to grow the organization and to help more Beaufort residents stay in their homes”. There will be another opportunity to learn more about Under One Roof on Sunday, April 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as the organization hosts Guest Bartender Night at Sweetgrass Restaurant on Dataw Island. An informational session with complimentary hors d’oeuvres will will precede the event, beginning at 5 p.m.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cobia on the fly</strong>\r\n\r\nThe April 8 meeting of the Sea Island Fly Fishing Club will be at 6 p.m. at Bay St. Outfitters, 825 Bay St. in downtown Beaufort. The speaker will be veteran Beaufort guide Capt. Doug Gertis. Doug will speak on cobia, the species that he helped make popular in our area. A pioneer cobia expert, Doug can remember when he had the Broad River to himself during cobia season. Today we see a fleet of boats chasing cobia during the season. His talk will include refusals and how to change tactics and be successful in spite of temperamental fish. Capt. Gertis’ boat until recently held the SC cobia record at 86 lbs., and he once had two over 70 lbs. in one day on the fly. The public is welcome to attend this free event and refreshments are available. Join us for fishing talk and cobia wisdom. Anyone interested in fly fishing should attend, or check out the club at www.seaislandflyfishers.com. Call Jack Baggette at 843-441-4023 with questions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free yoga for military families at ArtiZen</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us on Thursday, April 9th (or the second Thursday of every month) from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at ArtiZen Yoga.  This is exclusively for active military and their spouses. It will be taught by Ayren Pfeifer, our certified Ashtanga teacher, and a military spouse of 13 years. Childcare will be available for $5 for per child.  ArtiZen is located at 1211 Newcastle St. For additional information call 843-298-0734.\r\n\r\n<strong>DAR set meeting with guest speaker</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9th, at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, located at 1208 North Street, Beaufort. The guest speaker will be Dr. Brent Morris, USCB Assistant Professor of History. For more information, contact Regent, Harriett Bosiack at 843-466-0305.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cobia on a spinning rod</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club’s next meeting will be held Thursday April 9th at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located off of Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. As the saying goes, “When the jasmine bloom the Cobia will arrive offshore and in Port Royal Sound and St Helena Sound’. Well known Fishin’ Coach Capt. Dan Utley will deliver a Cobia presentation. He will discuss locations, tides, baits of choice, rods, reels, and particularly rigging for this well-known local species. You do not need a reservation and guests are welcomed. For additional information call Captain Frank Gibson 843-522-2122 or fgibson@islc.net.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free organ concert at Church of St. Helena</strong>\r\n\r\nJay Yau of Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio will present the third in the free spring series of Friday organ concerts at noon on April 10th at noon at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort. Yau, the Featured Young Organist for the spring series, is the organist and music director for the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Lorain, Ohio. He was the organist and assistant music director for Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Johns Island in 2012-2013.  He began studying organ in 2011 with Dr. Julia Harlow in Charleston. Concerts are free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Soft Shell Crab Festival is coming!</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will celebrate the 12th anniversary of its Soft Shell Crab Festival on Saturday, April 18, from noon to 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue in cool, coastal, far from ordinary Port Royal, SC. The festival is free and open to all. It will feature a variety of eclectic cuisine in addition to the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs. In addition to live music, there will be an all-ages cornhole tournament, a kids’ zone entertainment area, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. The festival will also feature Port Royal’s annual Crab Race where approximately 5,000 rubber crabs are “adopted” by individuals for $10.00 each. Proceeds from the Crab Race benefit the Rotary Clubs of Beaufort, which support several charitable causes. To adopt a crab and learn more about the charities, visit www.PortRoyalCrabRace.com. For more information about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 592-2356.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort Water Festival</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s that time again. The 60th Beaufort Water Festival is coming so you need to get out your calendar and mark all this down because there is something here for everyone. Tickets for the nightly events are available online at www.bftwaterfestival.com. Besides specific event tickets, you can get a Seasons Pass that includes a ticket for each night (excluding the Teen Dance), at a cost of $95. You don’t want to miss:\r\n\r\n<em>Music &amp; Dancing</em>\r\n•  Teen Night — DJ Donna Patrick\r\n•  Motown Monday — Deaz Guys\r\n•  River Dance — Slippery When Wet (a Bon Jovi cover band) followed by Silicone Sister (opening act)\r\n•  Commodore’s Ball — Too Much Sylvia\r\n\r\n<em>Water &amp; Air Events</em>\r\n•  Paddle Battle — May 9th - Will be held at the Village of Battery Creek &amp; Parris Island Landing\r\n•  Kayak and SUP - 3 and 6 mile races will travel up and down Battery Creek\r\n•  Sailing Regatta – May 30th - Held at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club\r\n\r\n<em>Fishing Tournament</em>\r\nJune 6th - Captain’s Meeting at the Shed, Port Royal SC, June 6th followed by - Awards Banquet at the Shed, June 8th\r\n\r\n<em>Water Ski Show</em>\r\nJuly 18th - Being brought back this year to the Waterfront Park\r\n\r\n<em>Air Show</em>\r\nJuly 26th - Moved to the final Sunday, and is following the Blessing of the Fleet. The show includes two aerobatic planes and parachute jumpers, each performing twice.', 'What To Do the week of April 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-april-2nd-8th', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:41:48', '2015-04-09 00:41:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21967', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21971, 4, '2015-04-08 20:44:53', '2015-04-09 00:44:53', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Crona.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21972\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Crona-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - Crona\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Crona is a sweet and playful little girl. Cute and petite she loves feather toys and wouldn’t mind cuddling in your lap. Come make friends with Crona today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-79', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:44:53', '2015-04-09 00:44:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21971', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21974, 4, '2015-04-08 20:47:19', '2015-04-09 00:47:19', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nHi everybody. It’s Easter Time and Professor Percy and I know that a lot of families think it would be a great idea to get a bunny or two for the family. They are really cute especially if they have that iconic little white tail. And they are funny when they hop around. And they are really soft. Don’t do it! Bunnies do make wonderful pets. That goes without saying but getting one just because it fits in with the holiday isn’t a good idea. Seriously, would you get a reindeer for the kids just because it was Christmas? We thought not.\r\n\r\nBut bunnies should be included in Easter festivities so we suggest rather than getting a living, breathing bunny, go for the chocolate bunnies. They come in many sizes, shapes and colors and you won’t have to take care of them for 10 +/- years which is the average lifespan of a real bunny. Chocolate bunnies, bunny cakes and cookies, pictures of bunnies on your eggs, fake bunny ears, paper bunny feet leading you to your hidden basket. There are lots of ways to incorporate bunnies into the Easter celebration without bringing a live one home.\r\n\r\nBut Ol’ Percy and I know that you will probably ignore our good advice  so if  you are dead set on getting a bunny, think about adopting rather than just buying one from a pet store. Find a rabbit rescue in your town and give a bunny that is I tough straits, a chance at their furever home. They should be part of the family just the same way your cats and dogs are. Here are some tips on keeping your new bunny healthy and happy for the 10 years you have him…\r\n\r\n1. The first thing you have to do is decide where your rabbit will live. Rabbits can live in cages, exercise pens (like puppy pens), or allowed to free-range in your home (as long as your home is bunny-proofed).\r\n\r\nProvide your bunny with a safe area as his or her “home base”. A home base is a place for just your rabbit where it can relax and go to when it wants some alone time. A home base can be a cage, or if your rabbit lives in an exercise pen, a cardboard box with two entrances cut into it.\r\n\r\nNever bother your rabbit while it is in its home base, and don’t take it out of its home base – let it come out on its own. Provide a cover for their home base, as bunnies feel safe hiding under things.\r\n\r\nThe more time the rabbit spends in the home you make for it, the bigger it should be. Larger rabbits obviously need bigger homes. A rabbit home should allow the rabbit to run around and jump. The rule of thumb is that a bunny’s cage is big enough for him/her to hop across 4 times, and tall enough to stand on its hind legs.\r\n\r\n2. Provide your bunny with a correct diet. Your rabbit should receive unlimited timothy hay, a variety of fresh vegetables, and plenty of water. Hay is a large part of your rabbit’s diet and should be available at all times. Alfalfa is only recommended for rabbits younger than seven months; timothy or grass hays are better.\r\n\r\nFresh vegetables should be provided regularly with their food... Vegetables you can feed your rabbit include the green part of carrots, romaine lettuce (not iceberg), broccoli, asparagus, and flat-leaf (Italian) parsley.\r\n\r\nWater should be clean and plentiful and changed each day.\r\n\r\n3. Allow your rabbit to get plenty of exercise. Allowing them to roam free in a rabbit-proofed room during the day works very well if you have litter box trained your rabbit. Make toys available for chewing, exploring, and other appropriate toys to keep the rabbit occupied.\r\n\r\n4. Take your rabbit to the vet. Do some research first as not all vets are experienced at treating rabbits. And get your rabbit fixed. In addition, both sexes will mark their territory with urine if not fixed. Yuck!\r\n\r\nKnowing how to care for your bunny properly is the best gift you can give them. Do the research so you are well informed.\r\n\r\nHappy Bunnies Everybody!\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Think twice before adopting the Easter Bunny', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'think-twice-before-adopting-the-easter-bunny', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:47:19', '2015-04-09 00:47:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21974', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21976, 4, '2015-04-08 20:50:20', '2015-04-09 00:50:20', 'The Island News received the following letter in response to the March 26th Rauch Report on the rise in crime in the city of Beaufort. We applaud Mr. Clement for being willing to share his story publically. Should you support Mr. Clement or have other comments, please respond directly to Bill Rauch at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<em>Mr. Rauch,</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I was delighted to read your report on the increased level of crime in Beaufort.  This is something that my wife and I have been trying to shed light on ever since a drug deal went bad in January of 2014, 30 feet from our infant son’s window where multiple shots were fired. Over the last year we’ve heard gunshots on too many occasions to recall and we’re within a block of multiple shootings with injuries and the most recent murder earlier this year.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Yet the current Mayor and city council repeatedly tell us that Beaufort is a safe place.  We’ve even had a neighbor of ours that works for the city, tell us if we didn’t like the crime we should move. The Mayor shares our emails that we send to him with others without our knowledge.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>We moved to Beaufort in 2010 to start family, start new careers (my wife is a nurse and I started my ad agency) and to renovate a downtown home. But, with the crime that is taking place around our home and the way that the current Mayor and city council responds to our pleas we don’t feel safe or welcome here anymore. Our plan has gone from calling Beaufort home for years to come (my wife’s family were all born and raised in Beaufort) to moving as soon as we can. We have another son being born in June and we hope to be out within a year after his birth.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Oh, I do have to mention that we were awakened again last night to gunshots near our home, 4 of them and the sounds of a car speeding away.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>I wish I could say that this is a surprise, but we’re growing accustomed to the sounds of gunshots in downtown Beaufort and we don’t want our sons to grow up with what surrounds us now.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Thank you for bringing this issue to light when the current status quo is to pretend it doesn’t exist.</em>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 330px;\"><em>Sincerely,</em>\r\n<em>Derek Clement</em>\r\n<em>Address Withheld</em></p>', 'In repsonse to the March 26th Rauch Report', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'in-repsonse-to-the-march-26th-rauch-report', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:51:25', '2015-04-09 00:51:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21976', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21979, 4, '2015-04-08 20:52:45', '2015-04-09 00:52:45', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nGood news, coffee is back in good graces with the “experts”. According to the Harvard Heart Letter, March 2015, Coffee is actually good for you. It is not just the caffeine which gives us the that great morning jolt, but coffee is also filled with other components called polyphenols which are beneficial  to our hearts. These antioxidants are making all the headlines now. This new report is contrary to what we were told in the past. Evidently the medical research done in the 1970s and 1980s did not account for poor choices like a sedentary lifestyle and/or cigarette smoking, so coffee got thrown into the “bad for you” category. It has taken forty years for coffee to be redeemed.\r\n\r\nPersonally, I have ignored what the experts said about coffee. No one was ever going to discourage me from drinking my cup of coffee. I am a devoted coffee drinker. Several cups early in the morning and then one cup mid-morning; occasionally one cup  after dinner.\r\n\r\nMy love of coffee came from my New England roots. It started at an early age. I grew up on all forms of coffee. We drank coffee syrup in our milk instead of chocolate syrup. We ate coffee ice cream cones and enjoyed coffee frosting on our birthday cakes. During the summer we would drink our iced coffee. The idea of someone telling me to limit my coffee was unacceptable.\r\n\r\nI am personally comforted knowing that employees working at night, like doctors, nurses and police officers have coffee to keep them awake. You probably noticed that the vending machines in hospitals and at the rest stops along major highways all have coffee available too.\r\n\r\nIt is amazing though the number of foods and drinks that we have been warned about through the years. Butter and eggs have only recently been put back into the “good for you” food category. And of course there were the big ones, red dye #2 and cyclamates never made it back into the food chain; although saccharin was eventually saved. If you do an internet search on “bad foods for you to eat” the list contains ketchup, popcorn, potato chips and sodas. Coffee is not the only product that has gone on this crazy roller coaster. The list of foods to avoid “according to the experts” is huge. So next year if the word comes out that coffee is bad once again, I’m sorry, I will still be sitting at City Java or Common Ground enjoying my cappuccino.', 'Coffee is back!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'coffee-is-back', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:52:45', '2015-04-09 00:52:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21979', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21981, 4, '2015-04-08 20:55:23', '2015-04-09 00:55:23', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nWell, once more we are looking a holiday dinner in the face. It has to amaze you, as much as it does me, that these holidays come every year, all year. They stay the same. What is wrong with us that we can’t stop them from sneaking up on us? It can’t be all that hard. We have calendars. And electronic devices. Multiple electronic devices. They send us reminders. Written and loud bell bonging sounding ones. And still, here we are. Really?  Easter is this weekend? Are you sure? Geez! I need to get ready. Next year, I will be ready early. Promise! Really?\r\n\r\nSo, let’s not waste time, and get into our lesson for this week right away. Starting with another look at our Easter dinner. This is the last family dinner, each year, sitting down at the nice dining room table, until the big holiday dinners come in November and December. For these big holiday dinners, where we all have family and friends, there are many glasses of wine poured. These same groups over the summer tend to be more cookouts and casual. More beer and white liquor drinks, with ice. More outside events than the good dining room table events. But, Easter dinner is still special. Last week we looked at wine for a ham dinner. This week, we’re going to look at a wine for a lamb dinner.\r\n\r\nWhich brings up a small little discussion on lamb. (Please note - sometimes I find topics I want to learn about and you’re just stuck coming along for the ride. But we do keep drinking, so all is not wasted.) Lamb can pretty much be a local meat.  Most American lamb comes from larger animals, usually grass fed for most of it’s life. Giving lamb some grain feed, just before slaughter, leads to more mellow flavors and good marbling. American lamb is tender and dark colored. New Zealand lamb is cheaper and more gamey or mutton-flavored. It is also slightly tougher. Also, New Zealand lamb are smaller than American, and they are generally slaughtered younger to get milder flavored and more tender meat. Other sources for lamb, not that we can find them all, include Australia, Iceland and France.\r\n\r\nGoing back to our wine discussion, we now know that our source for lamb may influence our wine choice. Because it is easier for most of us to find, we’re going to serve American lamb. And an American wine. A Cabernet. From Napa. Because we know, now, that our lamb is going to be tender, milder flavored and marbled, we are going to pick an appropriate Cab. (Really, I already did pick it last summer when I first tasted this wine. I’ve just been waiting for this meal to come again.) A Cab is a Cab, but we all know they’re not all the same. Ours is from Round Pond Estate, located in Rutherford.\r\n\r\nRound Pond Estate is owned by the MacDonnell family for almost a quarter of a century. Currently, the second generation runs the vineyard. Their first Cabernet wine was produced in 1992. Because Round Pond is a smaller winery, every step of their wine production is hands-on. They walk every vineyard, every day. Control from soil to bottle is part of their way of getting the quality they insist upon. Their style?  A combination of Old World traditions and New World innovations. The Rutherford area is known for opulent Cabernet wines. The grapes get ripe and yield robust flavors.\r\n\r\nAll of Round Pond’s grapes are either organically or sustainably grown. For wine production, sustainable means everything they do is quality conscious, socially responsible and environmentally sound. Natural processes are used to promote soil health, to control erosion. For ground cover, native crops are used. And composting is done. Everything to promote positive plant-soil interactions.\r\n\r\nAnd, sustainable also includes all the workers; they are considered part of the process. They are treated with dignity and respect because their handling of the soil and vines and grapes cannot be ignored.  All the grapes are hand harvested. And hand sorted and hand destemmed. Fermenting is done in small batches. This helps enhance specific characteristics in each batch. Round Pond does make several “tiers” of Cabernet. (That means levels and prices.) Ours is the 2012 “Kith and Kin” Cabernet. “Kith and Kin” is Old English for “friends and family.”  Sounds to me that right there, that one phrase, makes this the perfect wine choice for Easter dinner!  And, remember the “Salmon Safe” winery practices from our Oregon wine last week. Round Pond Estate is a member of “Fish Friendly Farming.” Same exact idea, just not salmon.\r\n\r\nThe Round Pond “Kith and Kin” Cabernet is a blend of grapes from their Rutherford home vineyards and nearby appellations. After harvest, the grapes go through a short and cool temperature maceration. This ensures the wine has well balanced tannins, focused fruit flavors and is approachable. The Kith And Kin is aged in used French oak barrels and neutral French barrels. The wine ages for fifteen months in these barrels before bottling. This adds flavor nuances and enhances the fruit-forward flavors - bright strawberry, raspberry and cranberry, black cherry, too. And, toasted oak and vanilla flavors from the barrels. Our 2012 Kith and Kin is a blend of seventy-six percent Cabernet Sauvignon, twenty percent Petit Verdot, two percent Petite Sirah and two percent Merlot. The 2012 vintage? All season long the weather was good. Mild days let the grapes ripen easily. No excessive heat going into harvest time (officially, it started September 5) meant the picking was not rushed. Yields were better than normal, a true bonus with the grapes as good as they were. At pressing, the acidity was bright, the flavors explosive and sugar levels were low to moderate. Brian Brown, the head winemaker at Round Pond, expected the quality of the 2012 wines to be above par. Now that we have tasted his wine, we can agree. Easily.\r\n\r\nSo, buy your lamb, gather your kith and kin, and have a great holiday dinner.  For me?  Maybe no lamb. Just this wine. Kith and kin at our house are three cats.  Who may get to lick my finger if I stick it in my glass of wine? They may. Or may not. Depends on how many jelly beans they give me. For $26.99. Enjoy.', 'A dinner with Kith and Kin', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-dinner-with-kith-and-kin', '', '', '2015-04-08 20:55:39', '2015-04-09 00:55:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21981', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21983, 4, '2015-04-08 21:28:20', '2015-04-09 01:28:20', 'The University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will presents Jaimee Paul in “At Last”, a powerful jazz tribute to the great female singers of our time, on Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Imagine a 1940’s jazz club with the voices of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Rosemary Clooney, and others. Jaimee Paul and her Jazz combo, led by husband Leif Shires, on trumpet, deliver just that. “At Last”, a tribute to that wonderful era and those fabulous female vocalists, will certainly take you back to the glory days of yesteryear.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21984\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Jaimee-and-Leif-Serious-Dressy.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21984\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Jaimee-and-Leif-Serious-Dressy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jaimee Paul and husband, Leif Shires\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Jaimee Paul and husband, Leif Shires[/caption]\r\n\r\n“Paul is blessed with a glorious voice (indeed there is significant evidence of [Aretha] Franklin’s raw majesty), one that deserves to travel under its own powerful steam...” Christopher Loudon “Jazz Times.\r\n\r\nPaul’s “Hymns of Prayer” was nominated for a 2013 Dove Award. Her “At Last” album ended 2012 as the #1 female vocalist in the Jazz Downloads category.\r\n\r\nRaised in Southern Illinois, steeped in the church choir, Paul was influenced by Gospel and Blues, cultivating a special place in her heart for Jazz.  She left her home town for Nashville Tennessee to study music business at highly acclaimed Belmont University. After graduation Jaimee quickly found work at various record labels handling marketing and radio promotion; simultaneously she began working part time as a studio session singer. Not long after, studio work began to take over her schedule and she became a full time musician. Jaimee’s talent was rapidly recognized, and soon after she began touring as background vocalist with country superstar Wynonna. She has toured with American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson on her North American co-headlining tour with MAROON 5, with the Judds and Jim Brickman.\r\n\r\n“What a beautiful songbird!” - Lynda Carter.\r\n\r\nTickets are on sale now. Adult $25, Senior $20, and Students $15. For more information visit the CFA website www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or call 843-521-4145.', 'USCB Center for the Arts presents a Jazz Sensation', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-presents-a-jazz-sensation', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:28:20', '2015-04-09 01:28:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21983', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21986, 4, '2015-04-08 21:29:29', '2015-04-09 01:29:29', 'Eric Smith well known local photographer and owner of Captured Moments Photography and artist Dusty Conner from Beaufort have together created some <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Eric.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21987\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Eric-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"ARTS - Eric\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" /></a>truly memorable new art. USCB Center for the Arts will present an exhibit of these works plus each artist’s individual painting and photography beginning April 3rd and running through May 31st. “Pixels to Pigment: a provocative perspective from the camera to canvas” will open your mind to new possibilities under the category of art. In several collaborative pieces, Eric photographed local subjects, then Dusty painted right on top of the portraits to create a unique piece of art. The exhibit will also feature each artist’s individual works. Eric specializes in high impact landscape photography and unique heritage portraiture. Dusty is known for his floral paintings. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.', 'Pixels to pigment', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pixels-to-pigment', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:31:02', '2015-04-09 01:31:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21986', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21990, 4, '2015-04-08 21:33:59', '2015-04-09 01:33:59', 'This month’s featured artist in the ARTworks gallery is Amiri Gueka Farris, and the gallery feels lucky to have him. “All of a sudden, Amiri is everywhere! He’s the man of the hour”, says Laura Maxey, Managing Director of the Arts Council of Beaufort’s ARTworks space. She is referring to a spate of recent press involving the artist: exhibits at the Penn Center and the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head in January, the “Amiri’s Celebration of Food, Art, Music &amp; Dance” in February to benefit Project Connect and help fund art supplies for local teachers, featured as one of the 19 most “Intriguing People” by Hilton Head Magazine, and the launch of the new Daufuskie Island Rum Company for which he designed eye catching labels. But this is no overnight success story. Amiri has been steadily at work in the Lowcountry and garnering praise and awards nationally since his years at SCAD, where he earned both a BA in Illustration and Graphic Design and an MFA in Painting. His work has been featured in more than 50 solo exhibits and juried museum exhibitions across the U.S., including at US Capitol in Washington, D.C. In 2008, he was named Artist of the Year at the Penn Center and in 2014 he was one of 3 artists featured in a show curated by Jonathan Green for the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs. Oh, and he’s a professor at USCB and SCAD and former professor at Georgia Southern University and Savannah State University.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21991\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Amiri-Pic.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21991\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Amiri-Pic-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amiri Gueka Farris\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" /></a> Amiri Gueka Farris[/caption]\r\n\r\nAlthough most associated with producing modern work which references Gullah culture, Amiri’s work encompasses other themes such as famous musicians, self-portraits, birds, and more. The work has also gotten looser and less literal over time, to the point where drips of paint and large areas of negative space have become part of the compositions. The pieces appear equally about capturing the subjects in a visual form as capturing them in an emotional form that the artist can convey to others. In one painting, the brightly colored and dripping paint emanating from the mouth of a trumpet seems to capture the tones and energy of the music the subject is playing. This should come as no surprise, though, to those who are aware that Amiri is also a musician who has recorded several CDs of his original music. “There’s such a beauty that comes from music, it just feels natural to paint what I hear and how music comes at you. “Whether expressed in music or art, Amiri Geuka Farris’ talent reaches out across time and genres, to thoroughly captive audiences.', 'Amiri Geuka Farris To exhibit at ARTworks', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'amiri-geuka-farris-to-exhibit-at-artworks', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:33:59', '2015-04-09 01:33:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21990', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21993, 4, '2015-04-08 21:36:36', '2015-04-09 01:36:36', 'From the wetlands of the coastal south, comes the inspiration and creations of RL Brethauer exhibit called “Mother Nature designed, Artist refined”. An award winning artist, RL is recognized for his work in various artistic genres and works only with naturally aged wood, recycled metals, and vintage materials. Our vast shorelines and beaches provide a treasure trove of elements for him to use. The process of preparing these select pieces of wood collected from the coastal beaches, inland water ways, marshlands, and lakes, is a time intensive process which involves washing, scraping, and sealing the wood, all of which enhances the natural beauty of his creations. The sails in the photograph shown here are of vintage metal from buildings in Savannah and the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as copper reclaimed from the Scheper – Keyserling Building, which was built in 1887 in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21994\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ART-Featured-Artist.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21994\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ART-Featured-Artist-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"RL Brethauer\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" /></a> RL Brethauer[/caption]\r\n\r\nRL’s Viking and Pirate Ships Collection combines various elements of nature, including vintage copper and brass which provides a warm patina that comes only with age. No chemicals are used to create the magnificence of these patinas. His collections also include the Ladies of the Sea, Celestial, and Ghost Ships, all with stories that make these series unique. RL’s nature enhanced pieces of art will warm the soul, beautify the home, and provide a quality heirloom worthy of being passed to future generations.\r\n\r\nRL resides and has a studio in Savannah. RLs’ creations resonate with elegant simplicity but reflect Picasso’s Cubism and Remington’s realism. No piece is ever duplicated, as Mother Nature is selective in providing the materials; so RL refines what he uses to create these wonderful works of art so that they truly speak to you. Thibault Gallery is located on 815 Bay Street in Historic Downtown Beaufort.', 'Artist of the month at Thibault Gallery on Bay Street: RL Brethauer’s take on local treasures', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'artist-of-the-month-at-thibault-gallery-on-bay-street-rl-brethauers-take-on-local-treasures', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:36:36', '2015-04-09 01:36:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21993', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21996, 4, '2015-04-08 21:38:52', '2015-04-09 01:38:52', 'The Beaufort High girls’ track and field team notched a top-10 finish in the 146-team field at the Bob Hayes Invitational Track &amp; Field Meet held at William M. Raines High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Pacing the Beaufort High Girls’ was Amanda Barnes, who won the pole vault event with a jump over 12 feet. In addition to Barnes’ first-place performance, Beaufort High’s Kaitlin Hamilton placed fifth in the discus and Savionna Glover finished seventh in the long jump.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High Boys’ Track and Field shined in the tournament as well.  Michael Dickson finished second over-all in the 110 meter hurdles setting a new school record of 14.06 seconds and finished 7th in the 200 meter race. De’Quan Cason finished 6th over-all in the 110 meters hurdles .\r\n\r\nThe tradition-rich track and field event, named after Olympic gold medalist Bob Hayes, was organized in the spring of 1964. In the 1964 Olympics, Bob Hayes ran in the slowest lane, tied the world record of 10.0 sec. in the 100 meter dash and won two gold medals. Hayes was once regarded as the “World’s Fastest Human” and in the 1963 AAU meet in St. Louis, set a world record of 9.1 seconds in the 100 yard dash. He won the 100 meter dash in Tokyo, Japan with a time of 10 seconds flat, tying the world and Olympic records. In addition to the 100 yard dash record, Hayes held world marks in the 60 and 70 yard dashes.', 'Barnes paces Beaufort High girls’ team at Florida meet ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'barnes-paces-beaufort-high-girls-team-at-florida-meet', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:38:52', '2015-04-09 01:38:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21996', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21998, 4, '2015-04-08 21:39:53', '2015-04-09 01:39:53', 'A pair of Beaufort High players scored one goal apiece as the Eagles edged Hanahan 2-1 in a boys’ high school soccer game on Tuesday (March 17). With the win, Beaufort High improved to 8-1-2 overall. Jack Gambla and Jordan Burnsed each scored one goal for the Eagles in the victory. Defensively, Beaufort High goalkeeper Brooks Wilson recorded six saves and limited Hanahan to only one goal.', 'Beaufort High boys slip past Hanahan', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-boys-slip-past-hanahan', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:39:53', '2015-04-09 01:39:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21998', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22000, 4, '2015-04-08 21:40:28', '2015-04-09 01:40:28', 'Beaufort Academy boys’ soccer team defeated Kings Academy twice in two days – scoring 6-1 and 6-3 respectively. Six different Beaufort Academy players scored goals as the Eagles outplayed KA on both days. Drummond Koppernaes, Clay Melville, Herbert Gray, Joe Stowe, Joe Bohi and Reyn Robinson netted one goal apiece for Beaufort Academy in the wins. Defensively, Ashton Guest played the entire game at goalkeeper for the Eagles. With the win, Beaufort Academy improved to 4-1.\r\n\r\nIn a girls’ high school soccer game, Beaufort Academy edged King’s Academy 2-1 on Saturday. Amanda Kahn and Mary Keane scored one goal apiece for BA for the win. Kahn also delivered an assist on Keane’s goal in the victory. Defensively, Katie Gay and Tucker Langehans both spent time at goalkeeper for the Eagles. With the win, Beaufort Academy Girls’ improved to 3-2.', 'Beaufort Academy sweep King’s Academy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-sweep-kings-academy', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:40:28', '2015-04-09 01:40:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22000', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22002, 4, '2015-04-08 21:41:25', '2015-04-09 01:41:25', 'John Saullo scored a pair of goals to lead Battery Creek past Whale Branch 4-1.   Daniel Pagoada and Juan Rojas netted one goal each for Battery Creek in the victory. Battery Creek goalkeeper Tristian Sander and Mason Carter combined to hold Whale Branch to one goal, finished with two saves each.', 'Battery Creek boys beat Whale Branch ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'battery-creek-boys-beat-whale-branch', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:41:25', '2015-04-09 01:41:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22002', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22004, 4, '2015-04-08 21:41:58', '2015-04-09 01:41:58', 'Beaufort High goalkeeper Brooks Wilson registered four saves as the Eagles edged Bluffton 1-0 in a boys’ high school soccer game on Thursday.  Longtime rivals Beaufort High and Bluffton were locked in a defensive battle for the entire game. The Eagles dealt Bluffton its first loss in the 2015 season. With the win, Beaufort High improved to 9-1-2. Following the loss, Bluffton dropped to 6-1. Brandon Rodriguez scored Beaufort’s only goal off an assist from Alex Martinez. Bluffton, however, prevailed in the junior varsity match, defeating Beaufort 4-1.', 'BHS edges undefeated Bluffton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-edges-undefeated-bluffton', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:41:58', '2015-04-09 01:41:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22004', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22006, 4, '2015-04-08 21:43:02', '2015-04-09 01:43:02', 'Battery Creek swept a soccer doubleheader from North Charleston on Tuesday (March 17), prevailing in both boys’ and girls’ games.\r\n\r\nFor the boys’ John Solo scored two goals and Alex Hudson netted one as Battery Creek Boys beat North Charleston 3-1 in a boys’ high school soccer game on Tuesday. Alex Hudson aided the Battery Creek offensive effort with an assist. Leading Battery Creek defensively, veteran goalkeeper Mason Carter delivered five saves. With the win, Battery Creek evened its record to 3-3.\r\n\r\nFor the girls’ team, Battery Creek pulled away to beat North Charleston 6-1. Excelling offensively Taylor Coritt scored three goals and handed out an assist to lead Battery Creek past North.  Directly behind Coritt in the Battery Creek scoring column is Tiffany Noboa who netted two goals while dishing out one assist. Another Battery Creek player, Kaitlyn Davis added one goal and one assist in the win. Defensively, Battery Creek goalkeeper Taylor Jones had three saves. Jones also recorded one assist for the winning club.', 'Battery Creek sweeps North Charleston', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'battery-creek-sweeps-north-charleston', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:43:02', '2015-04-09 01:43:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22006', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22008, 4, '2015-04-08 21:43:46', '2015-04-09 01:43:46', 'The 39th running of the Beaufort Track Classic will be April 4, 2015 at the Beaufort High Outdoor Stadium. There should be some outstanding performances turned in on the TRACK and in the FIELD, during this annual event.   This meet will definitely feature some very talented local athletes from both South Carolina and Georgia. Amanda Barnes and Michael Dickson of Beaufort High School are both returning Individual State Champions from the 2014 season. Amanda holds the school record in the Pole Vault at 12’9  and currently, Michael Dickson is ranked # 1 one in the State in the 110m Hurdles and number 10 in the entire country with a posted time 14.06 (also a school record).\r\n\r\nBoth the Beaufort High Boys’ and Girls’ Track and Field Teams are in contention for the Team State Title this season. This is a meet that you don’t want to miss. In the past, several former athletes that currently play professional sports make sure they are home this weekend to enjoy the Festivities.  This meet will also feature the returning High School Boys’ State Champions in the 4x400m Relay from Beaufort High.', 'Beaufort Track Classic scheduled for April 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-track-classic-scheduled-for-april-4th', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:43:46', '2015-04-09 01:43:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22008', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22010, 4, '2015-04-08 21:44:21', '2015-04-09 01:44:21', 'BHS Track and Field Teams continued their streak when they overpowered opponents at the Marwin Kline Invitational at Whale Branch Early College High School. The track meet involved 10 different Schools from around the county and\r\nsurrounding areas.\r\n\r\nStandout performances boys’: Michael Dickson placed first in the 100m and 110m Hurdles, Malcom Simmons placed first in the 400m, 200m and the 4x400m Relay, Nathan Parker placed first in the 400m Hurdles and the 4x400 Relay, De’Quan Cason placed first in the 4x400m Relay and 2nd in the 110m Hurdles, Kyliek Middleton placed first in the 4x400m Relay and 2 in the 400m, and Brandon Pratt finished 2nd in the 3200m and 3rd in the 1600m.\r\n\r\nStandout Performances Girls’: Bre Anna Heyward-White placed first in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, and the 4x400m Relay, Katiltin Hamilton won both the Shot Put and Disc, Tamara Shields won the 400m Hurdles and 4x400m Relay, Kendra William won the 4x400m Relay and placed 2nd in the 400m Hurdles, and 7th grader, Adrian Brow, placed first in the 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, and placed 2nd in the 400m.', 'BHS Athletes are standouts in Marwin Kline Invitational', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-athletes-are-standouts-in-marwin-kline-invitational', '', '', '2015-04-08 21:44:21', '2015-04-09 01:44:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22010', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22012, 4, '2015-04-08 21:52:49', '2015-04-09 01:52:49', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A new neighbor coming to north of the Broad</strong></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-NOC-student-photo-Island-News.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22013\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-NOC-student-photo-Island-News-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"PHILANTHROPY - NOC student photo Island News\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNationally-recognized Hilton Head Island nonprofit Neighborhood Outreach Connection (NOC) is coming to Beaufort. NOC works to eliminate poverty’s root causes by addressing education, health and workforce development directly inside the communities they serve. The Beaufort County School District has been in discussion with NOC over the past two years to bring their flagship program, a one-on-one afterschool tutoring and summer program, into two high-need communities North of the Broad: Parkview Terrace and Marsh Point.\r\n\r\n“What our model presents is a new partnership in dealing with the challenges we face in educating our children,” explained Dr. Narendra Sharma, Chair of the NOC Board of Directors. “The schools can’t do it alone. Larger organizations like the Beaufort County School District and Neighborhood Outreach Connection will have to work together to address the problems of the 21st Century.”\r\n\r\nProven effective in NOC’s four other locations; this engaging, cost-effective educational program brings technology and teachers directly to students, adding the equivalent of an additional 28 days of school to the year. Teachers work closely with local schools to get struggling students involved in the program.\r\n\r\nNOC wants to open its program center for Parkview Terrace and Marsh Point in May, just in time to kick off summer programming. So far, NOC has the support of elected officials, such as Mayor Keyserling and State Senator Tom Davis, the Beaufort County Board of Education and the local business community, among others. The Beaufort County School District, Parkview Terrace and Marsh Point are donating space to run programming and offices. On Monday, NOC and BCSD were also awarded a $163,000 South Carolina Community Block Grant as start-up funding for the new program.\r\n\r\nA generous anonymous donor has offered a matching gift of $50,000 to support the new program, which needs $100,000 annually to work with 100 children. The anonymous donor hopes to inspire Beaufort locals to support their neighbors North of the Broad by jumpstarting NOC’s new program center. NOC has currently raised $12,500 toward their matching goal $50,000 fundraising goal.  – visit www.noc-sc.org to donate today.', 'The Philanthropy Corner for April 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-april-2nd-8th', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22012', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22017, 4, '2015-04-08 21:54:40', '2015-04-09 01:54:40', 'Support Scholarships for Beaufort County High School Students by attending the upcoming Academic, Cultural, Technological &amp; Scientific Olympics (ACT SO). To be held at the USCB Center for Performing Arts, May 2nd at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The host is Dr. Marlena Smalls and special guest includes Deborah Valis-Flynn, Ms. South Carolina 2015. Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Child (3-12yrs) and may be purchased at the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, Penn Center Welcome Center or online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com. For questions contact Tonya Johnson Phillips 441-4985 or Regina Jefferson 812-6259.', 'ACT SO Competition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'act-so-competition', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22017', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22019, 4, '2015-04-08 21:55:30', '2015-04-09 01:55:30', 'Lady’s Island Middle School’s Career Day welcomed two of the City of Beaufort’s “Finest” to speak to a select group of students about a career in law enforcement. Investigator Charles Raley and Officer Stephanie Karafa of the Beaufort Police Department talked to the students about how the can get started the different areas of work that are available in law enforcement and what it takes to be successful in this arena. Some of the questions were about life during their training time in police academy and sacrifices necessary to be successful.', 'Career Day at LIMS', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'career-day-at-lims', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:19', '2018-07-12 15:00:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22019', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22021, 4, '2015-04-08 21:57:47', '2015-04-09 01:57:47', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-HONOR-SOC.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22023\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-HONOR-SOC-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - HONOR SOC\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPlease congratulate the following students on being inducted into the Lady’s Island Middle School Chapter of National Junior Honor Society. All of these students have worked very hard and have maintained grades of 90 of better on their report cards for their middle school career. The Honor Society induction ceremony was recently held and was attended by the families of these very dedicated students.  The current president of the Beaufort High School Chapter of the National Honor Society was the guest speaker.\r\n\r\nNewly inducted members are Joshua Aiken, Payton Alexander, Sarah Geisler, Nicole Hamner, Gabrielle Idsall, Reanna Konarski, Sean Moran, Sykler Rodriguez., Kiani Wright, and Alan Wiser.\r\n\r\nCurrent members include Quentin Butler, Sara Correll, Jacob Denton, Amelia Evans, Coby Greenwalt, Chase Guynup, Maxwell Kase, Riley Kase, Sydney Maddox, Taylor Maddox, Nicole Marsh,   Skye Pejsa,  NiQuava Pope, and Kerra White.', 'Lady’s Island Middle School inducts students to National Honor Society', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ladys-island-middle-school-inducts-students-to-national-honor-society', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22021', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22025, 4, '2015-04-08 21:58:55', '2015-04-09 01:58:55', 'The Governor’s School for Science &amp; Mathematics (GSSM) is partnering with Beaufort County School District to deliver their iTEAMS Xtreme summer camp to rising 7th and 8th graders in Beaufort County. The day camp will be held June 15-18, at Bluffton Middle School. The online application is currently available at www.scgssm.org/iteams.\r\n\r\niTEAMS Xtreme aims to inspire students to pursue careers in the fields of computer science and technology through innovative hands-on, team-based projects. Working in teams and using the latest technologies, students will create mobile apps using App Inventor, create interactive objects using Makey Makey Invention Kit, and Scratch, and create 3D models using 3D printers.\r\n\r\niTEAMS Xtreme will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. The cost is $185 per student, including daily snacks, instructional materials and lunch on the final day of the camp. An early bird rate of $165 is offered to students who apply and pay in full by April 13, 2015.\r\n\r\nThe application deadline is May 18, 2015. Acceptance to iTEAMS Xtreme is based on academic merit. GSSM’s financial partners for iTEAMS Xtreme in Beaufort include the SC Department of Commerce, Waddell &amp; Reed Hartsville – Russell F. Powell, First Citizens Bank, South Carolina Cable Television Association, Time Warner Cable, Bargain Box, Disney Hilton Head Island Resort, Gulfstream, and Hargray Communications.\r\n\r\nLearn more and apply online at www.scgssm.org/iteams. For questions, contact Darby Kirven at 843-616-4048 or darby@scgssm.org.', 'Technology and entrepreneurship day camp to be offered', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'technology-and-entrepreneurship-day-camp-to-be-offered', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22025', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22027, 4, '2015-04-08 22:03:57', '2015-04-09 02:03:57', 'A little rain didn’t deter the Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment from yet another spectacular performance at both Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The Drum and Bugle Corps, also know as “The Commandant’s Own, Marine Corps Color Guard and the Silent Drill Platoon, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the oldest post in Marine Corps.\r\n\r\nThe detachment, according to its website, travels more than 50,000 miles annually performing almost 500 events world wide.  World class musical performances by the marching band are done for both military and civilian audiences. The Silent Drill Platoon wow’s the audience with its precision close order drill…all done without verbal commands.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22028,22045,22044,22043,22042,22041,22040,22039,22038,22037,22036,22035,22034,22033,22032,22031,22030,22029\"]', 'Attention music lovers!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'attention-music-lovers', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:09:04', '2015-04-09 02:09:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22027', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22047, 4, '2015-04-08 22:15:55', '2015-04-09 02:15:55', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“It was more spectacular than the party at 12 Oaks in the movie Gone with the Wind!” raved Jay Weidner about last Saturday’s Lafayette Soiree at the home of Scott Sonoc and Marsha Williams. The fantastic CEO band from Atlanta kept everyone on the dance floor from their first song to their last. Even without hoop skirts, the Soiree was able to honor Beaufort’s naval history and raise substantial funds for the Historic Beaufort Foundation which will be used to stabilize the Verdier House and protect other endangered properties in Beaufort County. The evening was highlighted by an incredible fireworks display in honor of the 190th anniversary of General Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Beaufort, which was also enjoyed by hundreds of people in the nearby Waterfront Park. Many thanks to Scott and Marsha and the hardworking Committee of the Soiree who made it all happen so beautifully and flawlessly!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Captured Moments Photo</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22062,22076,22075,22074,22073,22072,22071,22070,22069,22068,22067,22066,22065,22064,22063\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>graphy</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>', 'Lafayette Soiree 2015—in a word WOW!! ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lafayette-soiree-2015-in-a-word-wow', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:18:45', '2015-04-09 02:18:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22047', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22079, 4, '2015-04-08 22:37:02', '2015-04-09 02:37:02', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite All Around Restuarant</strong>\r\nBreakwater Restaurant</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Budget Friendly Restaurant</strong>\r\nPlums Restaurant</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Dining Atmosphere</strong>\r\nSaltus River Grill</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Dinner Spot</strong>\r\nEmily’s Restaurant &amp; Tapas Bar</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Lunch Spot</strong>\r\nWren Bistro, Bar &amp; Market</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Bakery</strong>\r\nBeaufort Bread Company</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Happy Hour</strong>\r\nThe Original Steamer</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Bar Atmosphere</strong>\r\nOld Bull Tavern</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Bar</strong>\r\nBricks</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Barbeque</strong>\r\nDuke’s Barbeque</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Ribs</strong>\r\nQ on Bay</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Breakfast</strong>\r\nBlackstone’s Cafe</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Sunday Brunch</strong>\r\nSouthern Graces Bistro</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Sushi</strong>\r\nSaltus River Grill</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Buffet</strong>\r\nGolden Corral</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Burger</strong>\r\nFat Patties</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Caterer</strong>\r\nCatering by Debbi Covington</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Bartender</strong>\r\nTerry Guinn – Breakwater</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Chef</strong>\r\nPenn TenEyck – Sweetgrass Restaurant</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Deli</strong>\r\nAlvin Ord’s Sandwich Shop</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Fast Food Restaurant</strong>\r\nChick-fil-A</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Fried Chicken</strong>\r\nMaryland Fried Chicken</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Ice Cream Shop</strong>\r\nYoYo’s</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite International Restaurant</strong>\r\nYes, Thai Indeed</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Italian Restaurant</strong>\r\nGriffin Market</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Mexican Restaurant</strong>\r\nAgave Mexican Grill</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Margarita</strong>\r\nAgave Mexican Grill</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Outdoor Dining</strong>\r\nSaltus River Grill</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Pizza Parlor</strong>\r\nPiace Pizza</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Pizza Delivery</strong>\r\nRyan’s Famous Pizza &amp; Subs</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Specialty Pizza</strong>\r\nThe Upper Crust Pizza</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Signature Sandwich</strong>\r\nMoondoggies Cafe &amp; Grill – Beef On Weck</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Signature Salad</strong>\r\nRed Rooster Cafe</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Signature Desert</strong>\r\nSweetgrass Restaurant – Coconut Cake</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Cakes &amp; Pastries</strong>\r\nMagnolia Bakery Cafe</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Restaurant To Order Steak</strong>\r\nOutback Steakhouse</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Signature Appetizer</strong>\r\nMoondoggies Cafe &amp; Grill – Fried Pickles</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Seafood Restaurant</strong>\r\nDockside Restaurant</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Chicken Wings</strong>\r\nQ on Bay</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Sub Shop</strong>\r\nGroucho’s</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Favorite Family Owned Restaurant</strong>\r\nLowcountry Produce Market &amp; Cafe</p>', 'Winners  of The Island News’ Favorite Restaurants 2015', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'winners-of-the-island-news-favorite-restaurants-2015', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:37:51', '2015-04-09 02:37:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22079', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22082, 4, '2015-04-08 22:41:30', '2015-04-09 02:41:30', 'Kenneth Szarek is the Field Service Representative for Boeing and he’s in charge of the training and support of Marine Corps customers relative to the operation and maintenance of the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft at the Marine Corps Air Base Beaufort. A former Marine himself, Kenneth says he’s humbled and honored to support the USMC mission through his work.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22083\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-Ken-me-Fran-wife-Erinn-daughter-and-Eli-baby.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22083\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-Ken-me-Fran-wife-Erinn-daughter-and-Eli-baby-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Szarek with his wife, Fran and daughters, Erinn and Eli.\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" /></a> Ken Szarek with his wife, Fran and daughters, Erinn and Eli.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“What they do every day is amazing and necessary,” he says. “I’ll do whatever it takes to support them.”\r\n\r\nKenneth’s USMC active duty aviation maintenance background, his MBA from Webster University in Webster Groves, Missouri, and a lifelong appreciation of the engineering behind military aircraft led him to his current occupation. He’s also worked as an Adjunct Professor at both Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and USC Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFather to 20-year old Errin, a Beaufort High School graduate now attending Coastal Carolina University, and 13-month old Elijah, Kenneth says nothing makes him prouder than being a dad.\r\n\r\nHe enjoys pick-up volleyball and basketball games and has visited five of the seven continents. He’s a writer, an inventor and owns “a 1958 Oldsmobile, a Russian motorcycle and other really cool stuff in my office.”\r\n\r\nA true example of the old adage, “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”, Ken says, “I have been with Boeing for 20 years. I was with Marine aviation for even longer. I absolutely love going to work every day. For that, I am truly grateful.”  So are we, Ken. So are we.', 'Kenneth Szarek: Former marine supports military 24/7 ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'kenneth-szarek-former-marine-supports-military-247', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:41:30', '2015-04-09 02:41:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22082', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22085, 4, '2015-04-08 22:45:28', '2015-04-09 02:45:28', 'By Dr. Mark S. Siegel\r\n\r\nMalignant “choroidal” melanomas arise from the blood-vessel layer “choroid” beneath the retina. In North America, 6 out of each million people will be diagnosed with a choroidal melanoma each year. Malignant choroidal melanomas can spread to other parts of the body.\r\n\r\nOphthalmologists can determine if you have a choroidal melanoma by performing a complete eye examination. This includes asking questions about your medical history, examining both of your eyes, looking into the eye through a dilated pupil at the tumor, performing an ultrasound examination, and specialized photography (to examine the circulation within the choroidal melanoma). <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-melanomas.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22086\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-melanomas-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"HEALTH - melanomas\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYour ophthalmologist will also request that you have a complete general medical check up and specific tests depending upon what they see inside your eye. Ophthalmologists can correctly diagnose an intraocular choroidal melanoma in over 96% of cases (without a biopsy). Though occasionally necessary, biopsies can be avoided because they require opening the eye (which risks letting choroidal melanoma cells out) and risk intraocular hemorrhage and infection.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Symptoms</strong></p>\r\nMost patients with choroidal melanoma have no symptoms and the melanoma is found on routine eye examination. If patients have choroidal melanoma symptoms, they are usually seeing “flashes of light,” noticing “distortion” or loss of vision, and floating objects (floaters) in their vision.\r\n\r\n1) If the choroidal melanoma is in the front of the eye (near the natural lens), it can push or tilt the natural lens causing an irregular astigmatism (blurring of vision).\r\n\r\n2) Choroidal melanoma can leak fluid beneath the retina, making the retina detach and cause symptoms of flashing lights and floating specks.\r\n\r\n3) If the choroidal melanoma is in the macula (center of vision), it can grow beneath the fovea making the patient far-sighted. The choroidal melanoma can also grow into and destroy the fovea causing distortion, loss of vision or changes in color perception.\r\n\r\nIt is important to note that most patients with choroidal melanoma have no symptoms at all. Their tumors are found when they visit their eye doctor for a “routine” eye examination. So everyone should have at least an annual eye examination (includingdilated ophthalmoscopy).\r\n\r\nOther, more unusual presentations of anterior choroidal (iris) melanoma are discoloration of the iris, a brown spot on the outside of the eye, an irregularly shaped pupil and glaucoma.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Treatment</strong></p>\r\n<em>Small Choroidal Melanoma:</em>\r\nPatients with a small choroidal melanoma can be treated after their first visit, but since growth helps to prove that the tumor is a cancer, your doctor may suggest “observation” or watching for a small amount of choroidal melanoma growth prior to treatment. Your ophthalmologist should discuss the relative risks and potential benefits of  “observation for growth” as compared to “immediate treatment” for choroidal melanoma. Once growth is documented, your ophthalmologist will recommend definitive treatment.\r\n\r\n<em>Medium-sized Choroidal Melanoma:</em>\r\nAround the world, most patients with a medium-sized choroidal melanoma are treated with either radiation therapy or removal of the eye. Though there are several forms of eye and vision-sparing radiation therapy, ophthalmic plaque radiation therapy is the most common and widely used.\r\n\r\nSince the results of the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) suggest that plaque radiation therapy and enucleation of the eye are equally effective for the prevention of metastatic choroidal melanoma, few patients with medium-sized choroidal melanoma are treated by removal of the eye.\r\n\r\nBecause both enucleation and plaque radiation therapy for choroidal melanoma are likely to harm your vision (in that eye), you should discuss the risks and benefits of these and other treatment options in consultation with your ophthalmologist.\r\n\r\n<em>Large-sized Choroidal Melanoma:</em>\r\nA patient with a very large choroidal melanoma may be treated by removal of the eye (enucleation). This is because the amount of radiation required to destroy a choroidal melanoma that fills most of the eye may be too much for the eye\r\nto tolerate.\r\n\r\nHowever, most patients with large-sized choroidal melanoma can also be treated with eye-sparing radiation therapy. After radiation for large choroidal melanoma, these eyes are at greater risk to have poor vision, to become uncomfortable and may have to be secondarily removed.\r\n\r\nIt is important to note that as compared to like-sized malignant melanoma of the skin, patients are much more likely to survive a choroidal melanoma. This is because it is much more difficult for a choroidal melanoma to spread from (get out of) the eye to other parts of the body. However, large (choroidal melanoma) tumor size decreases the chance that vision-sparing treatments will be successful. In general, the larger the choroidal melanoma the worse the prognosis for both vision\r\nand metastasis.\r\n\r\nPatients often ask why they have a choroidal melanoma. Choroidal melanoma is more common among patients with blue vs. brown eyes, those with outdoor occupations and in Australia where there is an ozone hole. Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume (though unproven) that choroidal melanoma is related to sunlight (ultraviolet exposure).\r\n\r\nBecause sunlight exposure has been linked to several eye cancers and diseases of the eye, I suggest that you think of Sunglasses as Sun Block for your Eyes and start wearing your UV blocking sunglasses. They make great gifts too!', 'Melanoma of the eye', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'melanoma-of-the-eye', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:45:28', '2015-04-09 02:45:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22085', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22088, 4, '2015-04-08 22:47:40', '2015-04-09 02:47:40', '[caption id=\"attachment_22089\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-OR-SCHOOL-Tiger-Direct-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22089\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-OR-SCHOOL-Tiger-Direct-2-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Several BHS students surround  David Mixson (L) and Principal Corey Murphy.\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" /></a> Several BHS students surround David Mixson (L) and Principal Corey Murphy.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDavid Mixson, representative for Tiger Express Gas Stations, presents Beaufort High School with a $1000 check from Exxon Mobile Education Alliance for Math and Science. The company has awarded over $8000 in grants this year in an effort to give back to the communities which support these stations. BHS is happy to be the recipient of this money, which will go to support purchasing advanced materials and computer programs for the math and science programs at the school.', 'BHS receives math and science donation', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-receives-math-and-science-donation', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22088', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22091, 4, '2015-04-08 22:48:54', '2015-04-09 02:48:54', '[caption id=\"attachment_22092\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-CK-TO-TECH-COLLEGE.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22092\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-CK-TO-TECH-COLLEGE-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from left to right are Berl Davis, Palmetto Electric Cooperative President and CEO; Mary Lee Carns, TCL Executive Director of Institutional Advancement; Dr. Vicki Leitz, TCL Foundation Chair; Joan Heyward, TCL Commissioner; and Dr. Richard Gough, TCL President.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> Pictured from left to right are Berl Davis, Palmetto Electric Cooperative President and CEO; Mary Lee Carns, TCL Executive Director of Institutional Advancement; Dr. Vicki Leitz, TCL Foundation Chair; Joan Heyward, TCL Commissioner; and Dr. Richard Gough, TCL President.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Palmetto Electric Trust recently presented a $50,000 check to the Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation to establish The G. Thomas Upshaw Endowed Scholarship Fund, which honors recently retired Palmetto Electric President and CEO G. Thomas Upshaw. The scholarship will support students residing in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties in South Carolina who attend TCL, and preference will be given to United States active-duty military members and veterans and their families.', 'New scholarship created at local college', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-scholarship-created-at-local-college', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22091', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22094, 4, '2015-04-08 22:49:54', '2015-04-09 02:49:54', 'Get your PAWS on the KEYBOARD and start bidding in Palmetto Animal League’s online auction to help raise funds to support Palmetto Animal League (PAL) and your community Adoption Center in Okatie’s Riverwalk Business Park. BID FOR PAL goes live at www.pal.dojiggy.com on Friday, April 10 at 8 a.m. and closes Monday, April 13 at 10 p.m. You can browse now and pick out the items you want to win!\r\n\r\nThe Auction offers over 500 items from Hilton Head, Bluffton, Okatie, Beaufort and beyond in many unique categories. Find over 100 dining certificates for local restaurants and lots of certificates for local retailers. Treat Fido and Fluffy to grooming, boarding and veterinary services. Pamper yourself with an abundance of indulgent health, spa and beauty packages including massages, facials, pedicures, teeth whitening, Botox and body contouring treatments. Need a dental or an eye exam? It’s there. Golfers, you will find over 30 rounds including the May River Course at Palmetto Bluff, Belfair, Colleton River, and The Club at Savannah Harbor, Haig Point and Wexford. Golf and tennis lessons are available for the enthusiasts. Many other fabulous items from Car Detailing to Zipline Tours are available.\r\n\r\nThe Online Auction is a fun and easy way to win wonderful items for you, for your pets, or gifts for family and friends while helping the animals in the Lowcountry. A Pawsitively Purrfect Idea!\r\n\r\nFor information on the Online Auction, or to donate items, contact Wendy Schlegel, wendylynnes@gmail.com or go directly to www.pal.dojiggy.com. For information about PAL and its programs, contact Amy Campanini at 843-645-1725 or president@palmettoanimalleague.org.', 'A PAWSITIVELY great idea!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-pawsitively-great-idea', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:49:54', '2015-04-09 02:49:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22094', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22096, 4, '2015-04-08 22:51:47', '2015-04-09 02:51:47', '[caption id=\"attachment_22097\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22097\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort County Senior Leadership at the Marine Corps Air Station.\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" /></a> Beaufort County Senior Leadership at the Marine Corps Air Station.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Senior Leadership program enjoyed a fascinating day participating in their Military Ties and History Day. Everyone visited the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in the morning and then assembled at the Douglas Visitors Center where the graduating Marine families go to learn about Marine Basic training. SGT Tiffany Lemberger facilitated the briefing on Basic Training and answered many questions from the Leadership. The class moved to the Marine museum and received a briefing on the Mighty 8th Air Force museum. Moving on, the class went to the Marine Corps Air Station and received an outstanding briefing by Major Charlton Wilson, Executive Officer, VMFAT 501, on the F-35B fighter aircraft. The F-35B is different from the other F-35’s because it can do a short take-off and vertical landing. Major Wilson is an F-35B pilot and his call sign is “Puff”. He was followed by Jason Mann, Community Planner and Liaison Officer who briefed on the Marine Corps Air Station. After lunch we went to the VMFA (AW) 224, F18 Squadron receiving a briefing and visiting the F18 hangar. And last but certainly not least was visiting the Fire-Rescue Unit for the Air Station where a group of fire fighters demonstrated their equipment. A highlight of the day was observing an F-35B and an F-18 aircraft take off together underscoring the two fighters will be working together until the 2020’s.\r\n\r\nThe class thanked all the women and men for their service and for making the day a special one.', 'Senior Leadership ready to fly', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'senior-leadership-ready-to-fly', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:51:47', '2015-04-09 02:51:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22096', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22099, 4, '2015-04-08 22:54:01', '2015-04-09 02:54:01', 'The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has awarded the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) $80,000.00 to launch its new Trauma Focused Home Visitation Program. The program aims to shift the conventional mindset of healing a child to healing and empowering a family.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22100\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-GRANT-FOR-CHILD-ABUSE.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22100\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-GRANT-FOR-CHILD-ABUSE-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Wilson, Executive Director of the Child Abuse Prevention Association (L) accepting  $80k grant from Dr. Cindy Smith, Vice President for Grantmaking with the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Christina Wilson, Executive Director of the Child Abuse Prevention Association (L) accepting $80k grant from Dr. Cindy Smith, Vice President for Grantmaking with the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThrough a joint venture with the CDC and the Kaiser Permanente Foundation, researchers have discovered that adverse childhood experiences, or ACES, deeply impact the physical and mental health of adults. Without a strong support system to build resiliency, these adults often lack the capacity, knowledge and skills to parent. In an effort to stabilize families and stop the destructive cycle of abuse and neglect, CAPA is bringing the first National Exchange Club Parent Aide Program to South Carolina. The Parent Aide model is a trauma focused, family strengthening, multi-generational, best practice research proven program that provides supportive and in-home services. This is a voluntary home visitation program with family aides working with at risk families once a week for up to a year. CAPA is thrilled to bring this innovative program to the Lowcountry and dedicated to making a safe and healthy community for our children.', 'Child Abuse Prevention Association obtains funding for new trauma program', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'child-abuse-prevention-association-obtains-funding-for-new-trauma-program', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:54:01', '2015-04-09 02:54:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22099', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22102, 4, '2015-04-08 22:57:04', '2015-04-09 02:57:04', 'On the heels of a successful 2013-2014 campaign, the United Way of the Lowcountry has once again met its goal of $2.4 million to fund its programs and services. The campaign formally kicked off last April and announced a $100,000 increase over the previous year’s goal. On March 24th the campaign received donations that met and exceeded the goal, with funding currently standing at $2,404,746.00.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22103\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"199\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-UNITED-WAY-Tina-Gentry-President-CEO-United-Way-of-the-Lowcountry.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22103\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-UNITED-WAY-Tina-Gentry-President-CEO-United-Way-of-the-Lowcountry-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tina Gentry, President &amp; CEO, United Way of the Lowcountry\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" /></a> Tina Gentry, President &amp; CEO, United Way of the Lowcountry[/caption]\r\n\r\n“Following success with success is never easy, but I’m proud of the way the community pulled together to make goal again,” said Ashley Twombley, United Way Board Chairman. “We have a dedicated group of volunteers who work to raise money on behalf of the programs we fund and I’m glad to see their hard work pay off for the benefit of those in need.”\r\n\r\nThe United Way of the Lowcountry will fund 48 programs through 33 non-profit partner agencies in Beaufort and Jasper Counties in 2015. Reaching goal allows the United Way to expand to cover four new programs run by four partner agencies new to the United Way fold this cycle. The $2.4 million also helps fund the United Way’s Early Grade Reading Program, currently employing over 200 volunteer tutors in eight local schools, as well as the United Way Helpline for those in need of both direct and referral services.', '$2.4 million goal met', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2-4-million-goal-met', '', '', '2015-04-08 22:57:04', '2015-04-09 02:57:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22102', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22106, 4, '2015-04-10 17:07:33', '2015-04-10 21:07:33', '<strong>Free yoga for military families at ArtiZen</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us on Thursday, April 9th (or the second Thursday of every month) from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at ArtiZen Yoga. This is exclusively for active military and their spouses. It will be taught by Ayren Pfeifer, our certified Ashtanga teacher, and a military spouse of 13 years. Childcare will be available for $5 for per child. ArtiZen is located at 1211 Newcastle St. For additional information call 843-298-0734.\r\n\r\n<strong>DAR set meeting with guest speaker</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9th, at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, located at 1208 North Street, Beaufort. The guest speaker will be Dr. Brent Morris, USCB Assistant Professor of History. For more information, contact Regent, Harriett Bosiack at 843-466-0305.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cobia on a spinning rod</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club’s next meeting will be held Thursday April 9th at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located off of Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. As the saying goes, “When the jasmine bloom the Cobia will arrive offshore and in Port Royal Sound and St Helena Sound’. Well known Fishin’ Coach Capt. Dan Utley will deliver a Cobia presentation. He will discuss locations, tides, baits of choice, rods, reels, and particularly rigging for this well-known local species. You do not need a reservation and guests are welcomed. For additional information call Captain Frank Gibson 843-522-2122 or fgibson@islc.net.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free Organ Concert on Church St.</strong>\r\n\r\nJay Yau of Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio will present the third in the free spring series of Friday organ concerts at noon on April 10th at noon at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort. Yau, the Featured Young Organist for the spring series, is the organist and music director for the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Lorain, Ohio. He was the organist and assistant music director for Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Johns Island in 2012-2013.  He began studying organ in 2011 with Dr. Julia Harlow in Charleston. Concerts are free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort County offers document shredding</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Division is hosting a secure document shredding event for Saturday, April 11, 2015. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Public Works site located at 80 Shanklin Road in Beaufort.  Any types or colors of paper, file folders, or envelopes are acceptable.  Staples or paper clips do not need to be removed.  Materials can be brought in any container or bag and will be emptied into roll carts for immediate shredding.  All materials will be shredded on site for as long as the receptacle trucks have the capacity. Only residential quantities will be accepted. No materials from commercial businesses will be accepted. No electronics will be collected at this event.  For more information, contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Division by calling 843-255-2736 or visiting their website at www.bcgov.net/recycle.\r\n\r\n<strong>Have you ever wanted to try Dragon Boating?</strong>\r\n\r\nDragonBoat Beaufort is hosting an open paddle event at Port Royal Landing Marina on Sunday April 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Members will be on hand to talk about dragon boating and explain the link between dragon boating and cancer recovery. Cancer survivors especially welcome. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience paddling in a dragon boat.\r\n\r\n<strong>Book talk and singing at the Penn Center</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us on April 12th for an afternoon of book talk and singing plus hear more about the book Blessed Experiences by Congressman James Clyburn. The event starts at 3:00 p.m. at Frissell Community House on St. Helena. This event is open and free to the public. For more information contact Penn Center: (843) 838-2432 or info@penncenter.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don’t miss the Soft Shell Crab Festival</strong>\r\n\r\nCelebrate the 12th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival with food, fun and festivities for all on Saturday, April 18, from noon to 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue in cool, coastal, far from ordinary Port Royal, SC. The festival is free and open to all. It will feature a variety of eclectic cuisine in addition to the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs. In addition to live music, there will be an all-ages cornhole tournament, a kids’ zone entertainment area, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. The festival will also feature Port Royal’s annual Crab Race where approximately 5,000 rubber crabs are “adopted” by individuals for $10.00 each. Proceeds from the Crab Race benefit the Rotary Clubs of Beaufort, which support several charitable causes. To adopt a crab and learn more about the charities, visit www.PortRoyalCrabRace.com. For more information about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 592-2356.\r\n\r\n<strong>Harriott Powers, Extraordinary Quilter</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters will meet on Thursday, April 16, 6 p.m. at Praise Assembly, 800 Paris Island Gateway. A special presentation will be made by local quilter and guild member Mary Hampton Campbell on African-American quilt maker Harriott Angeline Powers, born into slavery in Georgia in 1837. How did her quilts make their way into collections of the Smithsonian and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts? Mary will tell Harriott’s story along with stories of the people who lovingly cared for her quilts so that they can be admired and enjoyed today - over 100 years later. She will also show a replica of Harriott Angeline Powers’ iconic Bible Quilt. For details contact Sharon Kimber at 838-2870 or skimber76@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Concert at the Parish Church of St. Helena</strong>\r\n\r\nSteven Young of Bridgewater State University will present the fourth in the free spring series of Friday organ concerts at noon on Friday, April 17th,  at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort.  Dr. Young is a Professor of Music at Bridgewater, where he teaches music theory, music history, and choral techniques and is Director of Choral Activities, conducting the college’s two choral ensembles. He is also the organist and music director at the Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Taunton, MA. He holds degrees in organ performance from Barrington College and New England Conservatory of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. He also holds the Associate Certificate from the American Guild of Organists.  He will perform on the church’s historic Taylor &amp; Boody organ as the fourth guest organist in the spring series. Concerts are free and open to the public.  The spring concert series will conclude on May 1 with a presentation by JeeYoon Choi of Charleston.\r\n\r\n<strong>Community bible study brunch for visitors</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Women’s Day Class of Community Bible Study will hold an informational Visitor’s Day Brunch on Thursday, April 23, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at Parish Church of St. Helena’s Parish Hall, Beaufort. This event is open to all area women interested in joining Community Bible Study for the 2015-16 class study of the books of Daniel and Revelation beginning in September. Community Bible Study is non-denominational presenting an in-depth Bible study in a caring format. The Beaufort class meets weekly from September to May on Thursday mornings and is open to women and children, infants to age 12; classes are limited. Women may bring children to the brunch, but advance reservations are required for childcare. For more information call Sandi Fischer 838-0212 or visit the Beaufort CBS website at beaufort.cbsclass.org or Beaufort CBS on Facebook.\r\n\r\n<strong>Opportunity to try new healing methods</strong>\r\n\r\nIntegrative Healing Arts Sampler is on April 25th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Clinical style delivery of acupuncture, Christian counseling, massage, chiropractic, neuro emotional, Healing Touch, nutritional, holistic MD and more by licensed volunteer practitioners and Christian healing prayer team. The event will take place at 705 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC.  There is a $10 donation for a 20 minute session to raise funds for those with mental and a disability condition is requested. Scholarship applications for free services are available onsite. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and spots are limited but entry is free to public if you just want to visit. Samplers will occur on the last Saturday of each month. Sponsored by Ministries for Synergetic Wellness, Inc. a filed nonprofit to raise funds for those who cannot afford holistic mental health and integrative services. For questions email reneesutton@healthierhealing.com or see ministriesforsynergeticwellness.org.', 'What To Do the week of April 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-april-9th-15th', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:08:13', '2015-04-10 21:08:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22106', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22110, 4, '2015-04-10 17:10:59', '2015-04-10 21:10:59', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Cat-of-the-week-Chelsea.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22111 aligncenter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Cat-of-the-week-Chelsea-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - Cat of the week Chelsea\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chelsea is a beautiful girl who will be the first to greet you at the door. She loves to be brushed and loves to snooze in the sun. Come visit with Chelsea today  at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-80', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:10:59', '2015-04-10 21:10:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22110', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22113, 4, '2015-04-10 17:11:44', '2015-04-10 21:11:44', '“To protect your plants and flowers inside, there are certain plants that cats just don’t like. Coleus Canina, also known as Scaredy Cat Plant, is one of them. By placing it around your plant, it creates a buffer that makes them unattractive to me. And vases can be very alluring too. All those pretty flowers right in my line of sight. Sorry, I got sidetracked. Anyway, if you add some lemon juice to the water, I will probably leave them alone as cats and citrus don’t usually get along. Dogs don’t like the smell of citrus either. But honestly, cats are cats. Expect the worse and you may be surprised.”', 'A note from Professor Percy...', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-note-from-professor-percy', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:11:44', '2015-04-10 21:11:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22113', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22115, 4, '2015-04-10 17:13:19', '2015-04-10 21:13:19', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nSo there I am. Strolling down the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park with Peanut and Mom, or maybe the three of us are cruising around the Historic District thinking about what gorgeous house we are going to buy when we win the lottery. Probably about the same time as pigs fly…and I see a really cute Border collie walking with her owner. Typically, I start bouncing around, barking and generally showing off my great male physique and I want to go right over there and say hello nose to tail. Think this is a good idea? <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-yellow-ribbon-dog.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-22116\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-yellow-ribbon-dog-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - yellow ribbon dog\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut then I notice something a little different about this dog. She has a yellow ribbon prominently tied to her leash. I’ve heard about that. The Yellow Ribbon Project is a global non-profit to alert children in particular that they should approach that dog with extreme caution, and like always, ask the owner for permission first before actually getting near the dog.\r\n\r\nThe yellow ribbon is to indicate that this dog has issues. It doesn’t mean she is mean or aggressive. She might just be skittish, or nervous, or prone to getting super excited. Or maybe she just had an operation or has hurt herself and playing with a gang might make that worse. A yellow ribbon means “Proceed with Caution!”\r\n\r\nSo how do I recommend you and your family approach a dog you don’t know who is on a leash? After Mom has determined it is ok, you can walk up slowly and quietly. Slow and quiet aren’t in my vocabulary so we usually just walk in a different direction and avoid the situation all together. But if there were children with us, please no screaming and jumping around so as not to make the dog anxious or excited. Next, if you want to pet her (and again it is ok with the owner), scratch her under her chin. Don’t pet her on top of her head or on her hind quarters.\r\n\r\nMany of us come from shelters or had a tough upbringing. A hand over my head reminds me of when my old owner used to hit me. It took me six years before I didn’t flinch when my Mom petted me on the head. I was sure I was going to get hit. But she never did hit me. And yes, I’m a slow learner but sometimes things just stick in your brain. If I think I am about to be hit, I usually react by either running away or biting. Being hit is NO fun. And you certainly don’t want to get bitten. So tickle me under my chin, please.\r\n\r\nSo when you see a dog with a yellow ribbon on her leash, I would recommend you give her space, lots of space, and let her enjoy her walk just like you are doing. This makes less stress for everyone.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Yellow ribbons aren’t just for returning Vets', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'yellow-ribbons-arent-just-for-returning-vets', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:13:19', '2015-04-10 21:13:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22115', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22118, 4, '2015-04-10 17:18:33', '2015-04-10 21:18:33', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nOh, boy! Another trip. Another lesson. Another wine. If I didn’t know better, I could think we just keep drinking. But, I know better. We, actually, keep tasting (not the same thing as drinking) and learning. Every week is a little adventure. With a bonus. And the bonus may be different for each one of us. But, that’s OK. Why? Because the great thing about wine is that we each get to have our own favorites. Our very own. So everyone’s bonus is different. And special for each one of us. Sometimes it’s a bigger bonus. Because we really love the wine one week. Sometimes, it may not be our new favorite wine, but we know a new wine and can use it when the occasion comes up for its type of flavors. All we can be sure of is we are learning together and having fun together. And that is what wine is all about! So, this week, we get to visit Spain. Some of my favorite wines come from this country, so I’m pretty excited.\r\n\r\nOur region of “study” takes us to Valencia. Valencia is a city, with a wonderful food repertoire, and an official DO (Denominació d’Origen) for Spanish wines. Of course, thankfully, we have to look at both. The wine history in Valencia dates back to Neolithic times. The excavation of grave sites helped archeologists document how truly old the history of wine here is. Valencia is a port city, so the shipping of wine out to the rest of the world made it important. Today, Valencia is Spain’s third largest city and its largest wine exporting site. It is only in the last few centuries, though, that wine exporting has played a major role in the city’s economy.  Grapes have been grown in Valencia for thousands of years. Ancient writers, including Marcial and Juvenal, mentioned Valencian wines. Arnau de Vilanova, a native of the city, wrote a book about wine (Liber de Vinis) in the thirteenth century. Today, many of the Valancian wineries produce wines for exporting.\r\n\r\nThe Valencia DO is located very close to the eastern coast of Spain. Actually, this DO is divided into two separate zones. On a map of Spanish wine regions, it appears as two separate plots. Not touching each other at all. Around the city of Valencia is one of the most fertile belts of soil in the country. As usual, the pieces and parts of this region are based on their different soils. The subsoils vary from fluvial type at lower altitudes to sandier soil at intermediate altitudes and limestone at higher altitudes. All permeable soils so drainage for the vineyards is not an issue. The vineyards closer to the Mediterranean coast have milder, more Mediterranean climates. Duh! And the inland vineyards have a more continental climate. There can be up to a thirty degree temperature variation on a daily basis. Some of the vineyard areas can be arid, so drip irrigation is used sometimes. Hail and high winds, especially in higher elevations, can cause problems for some growers. The Valencia DO aging regulations are somewhat different than in the rest of Spain. A wine labeled “crianza” is aged only three months in casks. “Reserva” wines are aged in wood for a minimum of six months. And, “gran reserva” are aged for nine months. Some winemakers opt to use the longer, national standards, though. The main varieties in Valencia wines are mesequera, malvasia, tempranillo, monastrell and moscatel. (The first two are whites, the last three are reds.)\r\n\r\nThe food of this region is particularly interesting. And varied. Due to its location - close to the sea and the mountains - we should all be able to find things we like here. Paella is number one. There is a lot of rice grown here, so, of course, Spain’s famous rice dish is important. Versions vary from meat based (sausage, rabbit, poultry) to seafood to combinations of it all. They also make “Fidou,” a noodle based version of paella. And lots of garlic is used too. Yum. And, loads and loads of different kinds of seafood. Sardines, hake, red mullet, mackerel, mussels, shrimp, octopus. Fresh, smoked and salted. And, let’s not forget the saffron. A delicious smoky earthy flavor.\r\n\r\nNow, on to our wine. The El Sierro Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon. It seems that not much Tempranillo was planted in the Valencia DO. Until El Sierro winemaker, Joaquin Galvez, started using it. (We need to remember the great wines that Tempranillo can make in Rioja and some other, mostly northern, regions of Spain.) “Sierro” in Spanish means “saw,” but it refers to a ridge of hills in the area. Not any actual saw. (You can get a buzz from this saw, but it’s not a buzz saw. No, I did not just say that!) And, it was this area’s elevation for vineyards that Galvez thought would make good Tempranillo wines. El Sierro’s Tempranillo grapes are planted at one thousand to almost three thousand feet above sea level. At these altitudes, this variety ripens slowly and develops terrific aromatics and rich fruit flavors. About eighty percent of the wine is Tempranillo. Cabernet Sauvignon makes up the remainder of the blend. This grape gives the wine structure and a longer finish. The finished wine is deep ruby color. Very nice! It has red and black fruit aromas and flavors - dark cherries, raspberries and blackberries. Hints of vanilla and baking spices come from the Tempranillo and the barrel aging. The tannins are soft and leave a lovely lingering finish in your mouth. Like a lot of our favorite wines, it leaves you wanting another sip. And another glass. Nice, too! (Brings a new meaning to “buzz?” Nope, just the same as always.)\r\n\r\nSo, buzz or not, we have a delicious new wine. And, looking at the list of Valencian food, how close is that to our summer food? Seafood. Rice. Garlic and saffron. Seems we have had another good trip and tasting. And found ourselves another nice wine. For $9.99. Oops. Bonus time! Another great wine! Enjoy.', 'A buzz and a saw (but not a buzz saw!)', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-buzz-and-a-saw-but-not-a-buzz-saw', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:18:33', '2015-04-10 21:18:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22118', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22120, 4, '2015-04-10 17:19:35', '2015-04-10 21:19:35', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nMy mother–in–law once gave me valuable advice on clothing. She said, “If you remember wearing it the first time, then you are too old to wear it again.” I was reminded of this last week when I was getting my hair done. My hairdresser, Kelly had on a pair of DL 1961 flare jeans. I told her that I had a pair just like them forty years ago. I loved the hip hugger cut and the way the hem on each leg would start to fringe as I continued to drag them along the ground as I walked. Bell bottom jeans were the signature pants of my generation.\r\n\r\nNow years later, my mother- in- law’s comments suddenly make sense. Fashion styles do come around again, and although many of the old 60’s outfits are back, there are no flared jeans or mini-skirts in my wardrobe. My dresser does not have any tied-dyed shirts or God forbid a midriff top. The old saying “Been there, done that” popped into my head as I sat there talking to Kelly.\r\n\r\nWe live with so many of these old sayings that seem to dictate our lives. Like “Don’t wear white shoes before Memorial Day or after Labor Day.” or “Make sure your purse and shoes match”. And although you won’t catch me in some of the clothes I wore when I was young, I really liked those jeans that Kelly was wearing. Do I have to limit myself in everything just because I did it years ago? It was a real eye opener when I looked at my reflection in the mirror as Kelly was cutting away, and realized that my hairdo is the same one I wore forty years ago. Some things do seem to come around as the women in my generation are resorting back to the haircut we had in the 60s.\r\n\r\nLater, when I arrived home from the hair salon my husband greeted me by saying he was heading to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get his motorcycle license. I hesitated for just a moment and then said, “Go for it!” We are different people now than when we were in our 20s - when we thought we would live forever. We know now that is not true but we want to enjoy ourselves just as much now as we did then – maybe with a slightly different approach. I don’t have to limit myself. I have decided to buy some bell-bottom jeans. They will look good on me riding on the back of the motorcycle; although the 50CC Vespa does not have the same roar as the Harley Sportster had in the past. Yes, Mom, I remember wearing those forty years ago, but at least I will not be wearing the midriff top.', 'Bell bottoms and motorcycles', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bell-bottoms-and-motorcycles', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:19:35', '2015-04-10 21:19:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22120', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22122, 4, '2015-04-10 17:24:31', '2015-04-10 21:24:31', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Rauch Report</em></h2>\r\nBy Bill Rauch\r\n\r\nParris Island is putting together a team. The Naval Hospital is too. The Air Station, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and the Citadel have all been invited to do the same. ESPN is on notice.\r\n\r\nThere’s a little known opportunity next month on May 16 for the right team of civilian runners to snatch the “Parris Island Centennial 100k Relay Race” trophy away from the guys in uniform, and become unique (running world) heroes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22123\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-RAUCH-Afghan-marathon_Heath.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22123\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-RAUCH-Afghan-marathon_Heath-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"LCDR Heath, right, slips by on the inside in the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon in Afghanistan.\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" /></a> LCDR Heath, right, slips by on the inside in the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon in Afghanistan.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThis is for lifetime bragging rights.\r\n\r\nThe upcoming contest is believed to be the longest and most competitive running race ever staged in the Carolina Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe starting gun goes off for the 100k race, which is being designed to be run in twelve relay legs that vary from 4.2 miles to 5.5 miles in length, at 6:30 that Saturday morning. Registration forms are available on the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Centennial Celebration website until May 8.\r\n\r\nThe race is the spectacular kickoff for a series of events that are now being planned that will take place on Parris Island and in the Town of Port Royal during the upcoming summer and fall, all of which are a part of the official celebration of 100 years of continuous Marine Corps training operations at Parris Island.\r\n\r\nThe Marines first came to Parris Island in 1896 to provide security for a Navy dry dock facility there. But when the Navy consolidated its yard operations in Charleston in 1915, at the urging of the South Carolina State Legislature the Marines took over the island and set up a barracks there. It is the transfer of title from the Navy to the Marines and the standing up of the barracks on Parris Island that is being celebrated this summer, according to Marine Corps Captain David Murray, the race’s and the centennial celebration’s principal organizer.\r\n\r\nThe historic approximately 62.1 mile race begins at the “We Make Marines” overpass opposite the Recruit Depot’s parade deck and proceeds from there around Parris Island, out the P.I. entrance causeway, up one temporarily closed off lane of Ribaut Road to the Old Village section of Port Royal, and then to The Naval Hospital where it then doubles back to Parris Island.\r\n\r\nTeams will be required to run the 31 mile course twice, so there will be plenty of opportunities for spectators to see the runners in action. Civilian spectators will be encouraged to view the race in Port Royal along Paris Avenue or at the skate park. The organizers are expecting 15-20 teams at this time, according to Port Royal Police Captain Andre Massey.\r\n\r\nThere may be more. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-10-at-5.22.19-PM.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22124\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-10-at-5.22.19-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-10 at 5.22.19 PM\" width=\"235\" height=\"641\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRegistered teams must contain at least six participants, Captain Murray explained last week. This is for two reasons: to honor the Marines’ tradition of teamwork, and to keep the speeds up and thus the traffic lane closures to a minimum. Teams that cannot keep up a 9 min. 30 sec. per mile pace throughout the distance won’t finish, he added.\r\n\r\nNavy LCDR Aileen Heath who will run, and who is helping put together the Naval Hospital’s team, said last week excitement about the race among the local running community is building. Heath, who has run Marine Corps Marathons in both DC and in Afghanistan, and the Boston Marathon as well, predicted teams will address the legs differently with some longer distance runners running back-to-back legs while other 5-8k specialists might run one leg out and then take a short rest while their teammates wear the belt before they strap it on again for another later leg. “And then there will be one Marine,” LCDR Heath added smiling, “these guys are amazing, you watch – who doesn’t register, who doesn’t get a number, who just silently appears in the group at the start and who runs the whole thing. And then he goes and gets a taco.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Directions:</strong> Start/Finish. East on Blvd De France. North on Santo Domingo. South on Mexico. East on Tripoli. South on Nicaragua. West on China Hutung. South on Cuba. Merge with Yorktown Blvd intersection. North on Wake Blvd. West on 3rd Bn Pond Rd. East on Ribaut Rd (Highway 21). Merge SE onto West Paris. Merge south onto Paris Ave. East on 14th St. Merge NE onto Old Shell Rd. Enter Naval Hospital. Execute twice.', 'Epic Lowcountry 62+ mile race takes shape', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'epic-lowcountry-62-mile-race-takes-shape', '', '', '2015-04-10 17:27:13', '2015-04-10 21:27:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22122', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22132, 4, '2015-04-10 19:03:06', '2015-04-10 23:03:06', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\n\r\nAs our sleeves become shorter, the days longer and the smiles broader, evidence of our favorite season decorates the sweetest of Southern seaside towns. Like someone kicked an ant bed, we scurry about in every direction soaking up all that is sun drenched and soul laden as we turn towards the sun as if to greet a long lost friend. Native or newcomer, tourist or truant, each takes notice of the winning season. The season that brings out the introvert, rallies the recluse and shines on the social butterflies. Our little town takes center stage and brings the house down to an audience in need of brighter days and gentler ways. Before the heat rises to a sultry crisp, the interim offers paradise found, found sweetly underneath a most powerful beast.\r\n\r\nBeaufortonians rise out of the shadows as if hibernation was a holiday host. Cursing a climate that danced with temperatures less than 65 degrees and forced seafarers to anchor under blankets and long pants. Understanding well our natural rights of life, liberty and perfect weather, we have ached for the most precious of months. Greeting each day with wonder, hope and a treasure trove of pollen fighting pharmaceuticals at the ready. Just as roses have thorns, Sunday’s have Mondays and chocolate has calories, so Beaufort has pollen.\r\n\r\nCoated in a pale yellow haze our cars, our porches, our pets and even our hair serves as an equalizer for our otherwise unblemished domicile. Boston has snow, Vegas has hangovers, Tulsa has traffic and California has fertile fault lines. It would be unkind for Beaufort to be beautifully absent of a worthy adversary and a reminder to be thankful for less yellow days. Therefore the universe sighs at the simple and douses us all with the most unforgiving of glitter. We muddle our way through weeks of a punitive dusting. Porches empty, convertibles don’t convert and simply walking to the mailbox becomes a trek of treacherous torture. After months of summoning warmer days we sit inside staring blankly at the slowly crafted quilt of yellow.\r\n\r\nOur skin glistens with the seasons’ first sun, so doth eyes with the season’s signature allergen. Sneezes abound, sniffles serenade and work days turn into a medicated haze. It is a burden we bear as we struggle to earn finer days of boat rides and low tides. We will survive. We will rise from the ashes of prescriptions and potions and reign victorious to claim our prize of sweet summer time in the sunniest of seaside towns. Mother Nature means no harm, just giving us a freckle on an otherwise flawless face reminding us all to increase our intake of gratitude and vitamin sea. Wishing you all a few less sneezes.\r\n\r\n<em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Celadon Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.</em>', 'An otherwise flawless face', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'an-otherwise-flawless-face', '', '', '2015-04-10 19:03:23', '2015-04-10 23:03:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22132', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22135, 4, '2015-04-10 19:05:57', '2015-04-10 23:05:57', 'By Susan Stone\r\n\r\nMany of us are already in the garden centers shopping for flowers. Just this week I ran into a shopper who was very discouraged by the deer in her neighborhood. Everything she bought last year became deer food. Believe it or not, you can have a beautiful garden and flower display even with deer around, if you choose wisely. Like it or not, your yard is their home too. But that doesn’t mean you cannot coexist happily. There are many flowers and plants that deer will not eat, there are even more that they will occasionally nibble on and then there is the long list of deer candy.\r\n\r\nHere is a list of my personal favorite deer resistant flowers. Most of them I have never seen deer touch…a few of them have been tasted, but not preferred, so I will include them as well.\r\n\r\nIn no particular order; Plumbago, Ginger (including the variegated), Oyster Plant, ornamental grasses, Yarrow, Monarda (Bee Balm), Setcreasea, Lantana, Vinca, all the Salvias, African Iris, Flax Lily (Dienella), Farfugium, Zinnia, Phlox, Cleome, Gaillardia, Echinacea, Rudebeckia, all the Sedums, Coreopsis, Canna, Sun Flowers and Marigolds.\r\n\r\nSquirrels too can be a challenge. I have found that a layer of loose stone or sea shells (make sure they are free of salt) on top of the soil will keep them from digging in the flower pots. For more information including an extensive list of deer resistant plants, visit: http://www.almanac.com/content/deer-resistant-plants.\r\n\r\nHappy Gardening!\r\n\r\n<em>Please send your gardening wisdom and questions to susan@outdoorarchitecture.com if you are asking about a particular disease or pest; please include a photo if possible.</em>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Recipe of the Month: DEER REPELLENT</strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This one comes from Janie Torrens on Hilton Head. She says it’s tried and true!</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1 Gal. water (I put it in a plastic milk bottle) beat up 2 eggs and put in water, add 1 cup of Murphy’s’ Oil Soap. Set out in the sun for 2 days. Works without sun but only if it’s hot out. I then put it in a pump spray bottle. Smells bad but the odor slowly goes away. The deer do not like the taste of it. Reapply after a heavy rain.</p>', 'What don’t the deer eat?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-dont-the-deer-eat', '', '', '2015-04-10 19:06:58', '2015-04-10 23:06:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22135', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22139, 4, '2015-04-10 19:09:10', '2015-04-10 23:09:10', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-favorite-teacher.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22140 aligncenter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-favorite-teacher-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS -favorite teacher\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beaufort Academy’s Jill Luckey won $100 for classroom supplies after student, Campbell Dukes (left) entered her in the Favorite Teacher Contest held in the office of Dr. Skeet Burris and Dr. Travis Fiegle. Representing Winning Orthodontic Smiles is Ann Paige and Dr. Skeet Burris.</p>', 'Favorite Teacher Contest winner', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'favorite-teacher-contest-winner', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22139', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22143, 4, '2015-04-10 19:11:16', '2015-04-10 23:11:16', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-hannah-senior-peck-e1428707787147.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22144\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-hannah-senior-peck-e1428707787147-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS - hannah senior peck\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSports Academy Sparkler and Beaufort High School Senior, Hannah Shannon, daughter of Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, Ret. Robert and Gail Shannon, received the “2015 Louise Peck College Scholarship”, the most prestigious gymnastics award within the state of South Carolina. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior and is based on academics, extracurricular activates, recommendations from coaches and educators as well as career gymnastics accomplishments and an essay based upon “What lessons have you learned from gymnastics that will benefit you for the rest of your life?”\r\n\r\nShannon has been accepted into Lander University’s Honor’s College and has  received an acceptance certificate as a “Recognition Scholar in Residence Award “ plus a $4,000 per year scholarship to attend the College at Brockport, part of the State University System of New York, outside of Rochester, NY where she will have the opportunity to participate in college gymnastics.', 'BHS senior receives scholarship award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-senior-receives-scholarship-award', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22143', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22146, 4, '2015-04-10 19:15:54', '2015-04-10 23:15:54', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-BA-Duke-Tip-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22147\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-BA-Duke-Tip-copy-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - BA Duke Tip copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" /></a><strong>Students named as Duke TIP Scholars</strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Of the 10 Beaufort Academy 7th graders named as Duke TIP Scholars in the Fall, Cal Harvey, Maris Staley, and William Tumlin have been invited to the State Recognition Ceremony by virtue of their test scores on the ACT or SAT this past winter. Scholars qualified by scoring at or above the 95th percentile on selected sections of designated standardized tests administered during the 6th or 5th grades. According to the Duke TIP website, these “special award ceremonies are held to bring families together so they can celebrate the outstanding achievement of 7th Grade Talent Search participants.”\r\n\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-BA-SAILING-e1428707576792.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22148\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-BA-SAILING-e1428707576792-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - BA SAILING\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" /></a><strong>Sailors place in SAISA regatta </strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The March 28th regatta hosted by Beaufort Academy and Beaufort High School ended up being the second largest SAISA North Regatta of the year with 16 boats, 100 sailors and about the same amount of spectators watching from the pier. Congratulations to BA sailors Drummond Koppernaes, Emily Potter, Kathleen Simkins, and Sarah Suber on their success at the event!  In addition, Junior Sailing will net around $1200 profit from the regatta, lunches and bake sale. Big thanks to Peter Gamble who volunteers every week coaching our sailors, and to those who came out to support the teams!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pictured above: Sarah Suber, Emily Potter and Kathleen Simkins</strong></p>', 'Beaufort Academy Notes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-notes', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:18', '2018-07-12 15:00:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22146', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22158, 4, '2015-04-10 19:22:10', '2015-04-10 23:22:10', 'Beaufort County parents have until next week to submit applications for their children to attend academic programs in schools outside their zoned attendance areas. More than 1100 applications have already been received. Completed applications must be mailed and postmarked no later than Wednesday, April 15th or hand-delivered in person to the Office of Student Services no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at 2900 Mink Point Boulevard, Beaufort, SC 29902.\r\n\r\n“Everywhere I go these days, parents and community members are talking about this,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “There’s a ton of interest, and parents are asking lots of questions and doing their research in matching their children’s talents and interests with the different academic programs that the district is offering.”\r\n\r\nCurriculum options approved by the Board of Education include such instructional choices as Montessori, International Baccalaureate, arts infused, Classical Studies, language immersion, early college, leadership programs and advanced math and science. Application forms are posted on line for parents to download and complete, and paper copies are available at all district schools.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County students who attend Choice Programs will not pay additional tuition, although families will be responsible for their students’ transportation if they live outside of the school’s attendance zone. All Choice Schools will also serve children who live in their attendance zones, in addition to students from outside the zone who apply to attend.\r\n\r\nMoss said that all district schools will maintain a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) focus, as well as a core that includes the arts, world languages and technology.\r\n\r\nComplete information on the district’s school choice program is available on the district’s website at www.beaufort.k12.sc.us/pages/BCSD/School_Choice.', 'Deadline approaching for School Choice Applications', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'deadline-approaching-for-school-choice-applications', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22158', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22162, 4, '2015-04-10 19:28:15', '2015-04-10 23:28:15', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is how wonderful memories are made – a date with Dad. It is something really special, something she will remember always. Here are the Beaufort Academy Dad’s and their best girls enjoying a night out. The event was chaired by Maggie Mitchell and Michelle Heirs and held at the Coosaw Point Club House. There was food by The Kitchen and music by DJ Ash Milner. It was truly a wonderful evening for everyone.</p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22167,22164,22166,22163,22168,22165\"]', 'Dancing with dad', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dancing-with-dad', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22162', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22171, 4, '2015-04-10 19:31:19', '2015-04-10 23:31:19', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Easter Bunny made its inaugural trip to the Mint Farm subdivision on a Burton fire truck. The traditional rabbit distributed goodies to children from military families.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22465.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22175\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22465-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"_RS22465\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22456.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22174\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22456-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Mint Farm bunny\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22431.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22172\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RS22431-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mint Farm bunny\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" /></a>', 'Who knew the Easter Bunny was a fireman?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'who-knew-the-easter-bunny-was-a-fireman', '', '', '2015-04-10 19:31:19', '2015-04-10 23:31:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22171', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22177, 4, '2015-04-10 19:59:39', '2015-04-10 23:59:39', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nearly 800 children accompanied by their parent or grandparents, gathered near the light house on Hunting Island State Park for the 4th annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event, sponsored by the Park and Friends of Hunting Island, was free to public. The only caveat was have a lot of fun but remember to return the 2,000 hand stuffed, plastic eggs for use next year, according to Daniel Gambrell, park manager. “We started the egg hunt at the campground”, Gambrell said. But it was such an instant success, they decided to move it to the open area near the light house so everybody could take advantage of the event, he said.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">“It’s a fun outing for the kids and their families” said Gambrell, noting that participation has sky-rocketed since its inception.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22186,22185,22178,22184,22183,22182,22181,22180,22179\"]', 'Hunting (for eggs) on Hunting Island', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hunting-for-eggs-on-hunting-island', '', '', '2015-04-10 19:59:39', '2015-04-10 23:59:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22177', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22188, 4, '2015-04-10 20:02:40', '2015-04-11 00:02:40', 'Jim Marks and his family moved to Beaufort almost 17 years ago by way of Chicago where he was headmaster of a local school. Jim, and his wife Sally, made their home on Dataw Island and quickly became involved in the greater community – Sally with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry and Jim with Beaufort Academy.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22189\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-Jim-Marks-Island-news-photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22189\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-Jim-Marks-Island-news-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"George Stevens, President/CEO of Coastal Community Foundation (left) with Jim Marks (right)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> George Stevens, President/CEO of Coastal Community Foundation (left) with Jim Marks (right)[/caption]\r\n\r\n“I grew up in a family who was very community-minded, so volunteering just feels right,” Jim shared. It makes sense that he would settle in a place like Dataw. Jim said, “My neighbors seem to gravitate towards giving time and resources to their community. So, supporting local nonprofits was a natural next step.” In doing so, he continued his lifelong commitment to serving his community that began with his career in education.\r\n\r\nJim continued to share his time, talents, and resources with many organizations. Three years ago, he added Coastal Community Foundation to that list. Jim now serves on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, Community Stewardship Committee, Beaufort Listening Network, and just completed his first cycle on The Beaufort Fund grants review committee. This year, The Beaufort Fund awarded over $650,000 to local nonprofits, which Jim feels is “a huge testimony showing what you give today will help people forever.”\r\n\r\n“I’ve gone from being totally clueless about how Coastal Community Foundation and The Beaufort Fund work to being totally committed. On site visits, I see people doing remarkable work on a shoestring of a budget,” Jim shared. “Through the grants process, we help them to carry out their mission and truly make a difference in people’s lives.”\r\n\r\nJim considers his community service a very important part of his life. “All of us have been recipients of gifts or assistance,” says Jim. “To now be able to give back and truly benefit future generations is a wonderful opportunity to be relished.”', 'Meet Jim Marks ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'meet-jim-marks', '', '', '2015-04-10 20:04:20', '2015-04-11 00:04:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22188', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22192, 4, '2015-04-10 20:08:08', '2015-04-11 00:08:08', '[caption id=\"attachment_22193\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-Dr.-Klenke.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22193\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-Dr.-Klenke-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Audrey Klenke\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Dr. Audrey Klenke[/caption]\r\n\r\nYou’ve probably heard that 70 is the new 50 - or perhaps 60 is the new 40.  Whatever your age join Dr. Audrey Klenke, owner of Pinnacle Plastic Surgery,  for a spirited seminar, chock-full of cosmetic strategies to keep people guessing your age for years to come. The free event is scheduled for Thursday, April 16 at 5 p.m. at The Quality Inn at Town Center.\r\n\r\n“Many patients tell me they want to look as good as they feel,” said Dr. Klenke, a member of the medical staff at both Beaufort Memorial and Hilton Head Hospital. She plans to discuss age-enhancing procedures like facelift, eyelid surgery, arm lift and breast reduction, as well as non-surgical options like Erbium laser resurfacing, dermaplaning and HydraFacial. Registration is required so call today to reserve your seat at 843-815-6699.', 'Learn how to look your best at any age', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22192', '', '', '2015-04-10 20:08:36', '2015-04-11 00:08:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22192', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22196, 4, '2015-04-10 20:10:14', '2015-04-11 00:10:14', 'By Shafiya Eve\r\n\r\nThis quest, this commitment to loving myself, has led to compassionate acceptance for myself and ultimately of others. It involved reflecting on past behaviors, thoughts, actions, inactions – so unconscious, so wrong, disrespectful and thoughtless. In order to find the love of me in those former expressions, I was compelled to see my innocence underneath it all.\r\n\r\nIn the South, we have a proclivity for the saying, “Bless their sweet heart”, often with tongue in cheek. The tongue and cheek part has fallen away somewhere along this journey. Looking back beneath the well-acted bravado, big smiles and stiletto heels, there was a subtle seething, self -loathing, and under all that, a sleeping angel. A wall named “unlovable” falls away allowing light to enter; recognition occurs.\r\n\r\nAs the healing process extends its’ unraveling and forgiveness blossoms, judgments are next on Healing’s agenda. Can you begin to imagine what it feels like to not judge yourself or others? When this malfunctioning aspect collapses, there is a feeling of wonderment that creeps in. We now begin to witness our past, present and future with loving compassionate detachment. At this point, we can reclaim our scattered self. We’ve been abandoning and disenfranchising ourselves all along while pointing our finger at the world, the perfect mirror.\r\n\r\nCompassion for ourselves, for our innocence, has the profound side effect of losing interest in judging others. Saying “Bless their hearts”, and actually mean it, because underneath it all, you see their innocent sleeping angel, too.\r\n\r\nWith this new awareness, the wholeness of your being reveals itself into the Now. You may begin to experience your unified field of energy and witness its expression in life. Your being, like a thousand-instrument orchestra, begins to breathe as a whole, playing a beautiful melody, many notes in perfect harmony. This awareness can expand into the Unity with The All. So while breathing in, the whole universe breathes in with us, and while exhaling, the entire Universe exhales with us. Rest in this thoughtless blissful state for a while. Feel the luxurious ease and radiance of “Being-ness”.\r\n\r\nYes, I speak in terms of “we” because I sense that this quickening I’m experiencing is not an isolated phenomenon but happening to millions of fellow humans. There are many before us and many coming along, as we all shine our growing, glowing light on this twirling planet in this ever-whirling Universe.\r\n\r\nOne must be brave to come this way. The price costs everything. The rewards are infinite.\r\n\r\nWhen we’ve attained this Oneness, even for a moment, it is not the end but rather the signal that we are now truly beginning.\r\n\r\n<em>Shafiya Eve is a Transformative Energy Practitioner offering sessions in Beaufort, SC and by Phone Nationally, for life enhancing shifts to a higher state of being. She employs Reiki, as a Master/Teacher, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Visioning Time Travel and Zen Tarot Readings call 986-8704, email: shafiya_eve@yahoo.com or visit www.eveshealingvision.com to learn more or schedule a session.</em>', 'One must be brave to come this way', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'one-must-be-brave-to-come-this-way', '', '', '2015-04-10 20:10:14', '2015-04-11 00:10:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22196', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22198, 4, '2015-04-10 20:14:11', '2015-04-11 00:14:11', '[caption id=\"attachment_22199\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Clover-Club.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22199\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Clover-Club-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: Jan O’Rourke (Interim Director Beaufort County Library System), Paula Elliott (Clover Club member), Sharon Sanders (Clover Club member), Marilyn Harcharik (President, Friends of the Beaufort County Library), Betsy Kinghorn (Clover Club member), and Annette Greenway (Branch Manager, Scott Street Library). Paula, Sharon and Betsy are Clover members.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> From left to right: Jan O’Rourke (Interim Director Beaufort County Library System), Paula Elliott (Clover Club member), Sharon Sanders (Clover Club member), Marilyn Harcharik (President, Friends of the Beaufort County Library), Betsy Kinghorn (Clover Club member), and Annette Greenway (Branch Manager, Scott Street Library). Paula, Sharon and Betsy are Clover members.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Clover Club, a local women’s group, in celebration of their 125th Anniversary, has kicked off the Library Renovation Project with a donation of $1,600. The Scott Street Library Renovation Fund will replace worn carpet, paint several areas, and purchase new furnishings for the downtown Beaufort Library is sponsored by the Friends of the Beaufort Library. The Clover Club, founded in 1891 by Mrs. Mary Waterhouse, Mrs. Grace Bristol, Mrs. Julia Pollitzer, and Mrs. Mabel Danner for the pursuit and study of literature and music founded the Beaufort circulating library in 1902, the first since Union troops confiscated the collection of the Beaufort Library Society in 1861. The Club began a fund-raising project for a permanent library building in 1911, and when the Beaufort Township Library was built seven years later, it donated a nucleus of 2000 books. Throughout its history, Clover Club has ardently supported the library.\r\n\r\nAnyone interested in donating to this much needed project may do so by sending funds to the Friends of the Library. Please note on the memo line of the check “Scott Street Renovation” and mail to Beaufort Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902, attention Marilyn Harcharik. These funds will only be used for the refurbishing of the Beaufort downtown library, which will be the site of Clover Club’s tea celebrating 125 years and honoring the library employees later this year.', 'Clover Club kicks off Library Renovation campaign', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'clover-club-kicks-off-library-renovation-campaign', '', '', '2015-04-10 20:14:11', '2015-04-11 00:14:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22198', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22201, 4, '2015-04-10 20:16:31', '2015-04-11 00:16:31', '[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"22202,22203,22204,22205\"]\r\n\r\nThis summer, YMCA of Beaufort County’s day camp program is offering kids the best summer ever through an enriching and learning experience to help kids get more out of the summer break – more learning, more exploration and more achievement. Through a mix of fun and educational activities aimed at improving well-being, kids will try new adventures, learn and master new skills, share and trade interests with friends, and get plenty of high-fives along the way.\r\n\r\nWorking with SEER Analytics to find out how camp benefits kids, the Y recently surveyed nearly 30,000 parents and caregivers with kids enrolled in camp at nearly 190 Y associations nationwide. Ninety-two percent of parents/caregivers said they agreed the Y’s day camp program helped kids make new friends. In addition, 83 percent said they agreed the program helped their kids discover what they can achieve, while 87 percent agreed their child felt a sense of belonging at their Y camp.\r\n\r\n“At the Y, we know that when kids are given an opportunity to accomplish things, make friends and feel like they belong, they are comfortable expressing individuality and feel more confident, connected and supported,” says Kaylin Garst, YMCA Operations Director. “We are focusing on these youth development areas to ensure that kids in our day camp program go home with so much excitement for all they’ve accomplished and enjoyed that they can’t wait to come back the next day.”\r\n\r\nThe Y’s day camp activities focus on helping kids grow socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically. In partnership with Beaufort County School District and Jasper County School District, the day camps will also focus on academic enrichment in literacy and mathematics using online education. The Y has also partnered with Beaufort County Library so that campers have more access to summer reading.\r\n\r\nAs a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, the Y offers so much more than a place to play and have fun. Through a holistic approach to youth development, the Y nurtures the potential of children and teens from birth to career to help them achieve in school and life. Through day camp and other youth development programs, the Y is working to keep kids active and address gaps in learning when school is not in session.\r\n\r\nYMCA summer camp is offered at 8 site locations across Beaufort and Jasper counties. To learn more about the YMCA of Beaufort County’s day camp program and to find a site location closest to your work or home visit the Y website, www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com, or call the Y at 843-522-9622. Summer camp registration begins for YMCA members on April 27 and for non-members on May 1.', 'YMCA day camp provides kids the best summer ever!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ymca-day-camp-provides-kids-the-best-summer-ever', '', '', '2015-04-10 20:16:31', '2015-04-11 00:16:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22201', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22207, 4, '2015-04-11 10:29:27', '2015-04-11 14:29:27', 'William B. Harvey III, of Harvey &amp; Battey, PA, has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.\r\n\r\nMembers are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a blue ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law. Due to the incredible selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC. This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders of the legal profession from across the nation.', 'Local lawyer selected by National Assoc. of Distinguished Counsel', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-lawyer-selected-by-national-assoc-of-distinguished-counsel', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:30:05', '2015-04-11 14:30:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22207', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22210, 4, '2015-04-11 10:31:48', '2015-04-11 14:31:48', '<em>The Island News</em> incorrectly identified Scott Dennis as Scott Davis in a photo caption on March 26th. Our sincere apologies to Mr. Dennis and a hearty congratulations for being named one of Celadon’s Preferred Builders.', 'Correction for the March 26th issue ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'correction-for-the-march-26th-issue', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:31:48', '2015-04-11 14:31:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22210', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22212, 4, '2015-04-11 10:35:17', '2015-04-11 14:35:17', '[caption id=\"attachment_22213\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP-2015-BCSL-Group-at-Port-Royal-Sound-Foundation-Dock.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22213\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP-2015-BCSL-Group-at-Port-Royal-Sound-Foundation-Dock-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"2015 BCSL group at Port Royal Sound Foundation dock.\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" /></a> 2015 BCSL group at Port Royal Sound Foundation dock[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Senior Leadership program class of 2015 enjoyed a visit to the ACE (Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto river Basin). The ACE Basin Project recently celebrated 25 years of unprecedented land conservation, protecting 217,000 acres of the South Carolina’s Coastal Plain, in a grass roots effort that has become a model for conservation throughout the country. The group met at the Nemours Wildlife Preserve headquarters on the Combahee River. During the morning session, Dr. Ernie Wiggers, Executive Director of the Nemours Plantation and Preserve, reviewed the history of the rice culture along the South Carolina Coast; the important role of naturally occurring wildfires, as well as the necessity of continued controlled burns in the preservation of the local environments. Dr. Wiggers also reviewed the history and collaborative development of the ACE Basin National Wildlife Preserve.\r\n\r\nDr. Al Segars, Veterinarian with SC Dept. Of Natural Resources and Coordinator of the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve educated the class as to the plants and animals found in the ACE Basin and in nearby waters; focusing on the role humans have in the future growth or loss of these resources. “I could have listened to Dr. Wiggers and Dr. Segar for hours. This was a great educational experience,” said one program participant. Another pleased participant commented “This might have been my favorite day...the speakers were excellent!!”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22214\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP-Dr.-Ernie-Wigers-Wagon-Tour-of-Rice-Plantation.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22214\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-SENIOR-LEADERSHIP-Dr.-Ernie-Wigers-Wagon-Tour-of-Rice-Plantation-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ernie Wiger\'s Wagon Tour of Rice Plantation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Dr. Ernie Wiger\'s Wagon Tour of Rice Plantation[/caption]\r\n\r\nThese sessions were followed with a wagon tour of impoundments and woodlands on the plantation. The staff provided detailed descriptions of the construction, placement, and uses of the large “trunks” used to control the water level of the former rice fields; and the eagle’s nest with both the newborn eaglets and the parents in attendance.\r\n\r\n“Because Beaufort County is geographically part of a unique and diverse eco-system, there is an abundance of information to cover both north and south of the Broad River. We need to dedicate two class days on the environment just to cover the basics” said Bob Guinn, of Clemson Extension.\r\n\r\nDay 1 focused on the ACE Basin - 350,000 acres north of the Broad River, renowned for its extensive natural beauty consisting of marshes, wetlands, hardwood forests, and riverine systems flowing into St Helena Sound.\r\n\r\nThe second day covered the flora, fauna and aquatic life in south of the Broad River - with visits to the Port Royal Sound Foundation and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Waddell Mariculture Center in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThe class visited and toured the Maritime Center of the Port Royal Sound Foundation, and learned about the history and plans of the Foundation from Director, Jody Hayward. They also heard from Kristen Mattsen, Environmental Educator with the Lowcountry Institute on Spring Island, about what makes Port Royal Sound such a unique body of water. Tony Mills, also with the Lowcountry Institute, as well as host of the “Coastal Kingdom” TV series, talked about many of the “critters” of the Lowcountry. In the afternoon, the group was hosted by Al Stokes, director of the Waddell Mariculture Center, and was given an overview of the research and educational programs on-going at the center; and the important role they play worldwide in developing sustainable marine food sources for the future.', 'Beaufort Senior Leadership comes up ACE’s', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-senior-leadership-comes-up-aces', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:35:17', '2015-04-11 14:35:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22212', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22216, 4, '2015-04-11 10:37:33', '2015-04-11 14:37:33', '[caption id=\"attachment_22217\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Coke.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22217\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Coke-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from left to right are Pam Rice of Our Lady’s Pantry, Representative Shannon Erickson, Emilie Nicholls, Our Lady’s Pantry volunteers and Coca-Cola staff (in red).\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a> Pictured from left to right are Pam Rice of Our Lady’s Pantry, Representative Shannon Erickson, Emilie Nicholls, Our Lady’s Pantry volunteers and Coca-Cola staff (in red).[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor more than 125 years Coca-Cola has been the “pause that refreshes” and on March 31st, more than 500 Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (CCBCC) associates took a break from their daily jobs and “paused” to give back to the community by volunteering with organizations all over the Lowcountry.\r\nThe group, who is in town as part of their corporate meeting schedule did just about every job imaginable.  They cleaned office space at Family Promise of Beaufort County, assisted at the Sandalwood Food Pantry, made lap blankets for area nursing homes, helped at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, packed USO kits for deploying Troops, prepared meals for Meals of Hope as well as delivering food alongside the Hilton Head based Second Helpings team.\r\n\r\n“Giving back to the community is something that’s in Coke’s DNA,” said Alison Patient, Sr. Director, Corporate Affairs for Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated. “We’re excited the opportunity to help people throughout Beaufort County.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22218\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-COKE-Lauren-Steele-Senior-VP-of-Corporate-Affairs-and-Coca-Cola-Bottling-Co-Beaufort_OurLadysPantry-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22218\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-COKE-Lauren-Steele-Senior-VP-of-Corporate-Affairs-and-Coca-Cola-Bottling-Co-Beaufort_OurLadysPantry-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Steele, Senior VP of Corporate Affairs washing windows.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Lauren Steele, Senior VP of Corporate Affairs washing windows.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company Branch Manager, Steve Curtis, complimented his fellow Coke associates saying, “It’s gratifying to work for a company that allows employees, at company expense, the opportunity to get out and make a real difference in the communities where we work, live and play.”\r\n\r\nMaureen Korzik, executive director, Second Helpings commented, “Second Helpings distributes more than 2.6 million pounds of food and grocery products each year; and one we would not be able to accomplish without the assistance of our dedicated volunteers. On behalf of the thousands of children and family we serve, thank you Coca-Cola for helping Second Helpings serve those in need.”', 'Coca-Cola ‘pauses and refreshes’ the Lowcountry ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'coca-cola-pauses-and-refreshes-the-lowcountry', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:49:41', '2015-04-11 14:49:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22216', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22220, 4, '2015-04-11 10:39:38', '2015-04-11 14:39:38', 'Kim Harding and Elizabeth Harding Newberry, owners of Sisters Publishing LLC announced today the appointment of Molly Ingram as Editor in Chief of The Island News, a weekly paper with a circulation of approximately 35,000 servicing Beaufort, SC.  “Molly brings a great wealth of experience to the job and we are really looking forward to seeing what fresh eyes and unbounded enthusiasm can add to the Island News,” commented Ms. Harding.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22221\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-Molly-e1428763150407.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22221\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-Molly-e1428763150407-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Molly Ingram\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Molly Ingram[/caption]\r\n\r\nMs. Ingram has years of experience in marketing and sales having worked in senior management positions in both advertising and marketing services companies. Her media background comes from leadership positions in magazines and newspapers and was the publisher of the Parent’s Baby Group which comprised four magazines (one Spanish language magazine) plus specialty publications all targeted at expectant and new mothers for Gruner &amp; Jahr Publications.\r\n\r\n“Since I am new to the Beaufort area having just moved here in November from Connecticut, this is the perfect job for me. It will allow me to submerse myself in the town I have quickly come to love. I moved here from Stonington, CT and I have found that there are many wonderful similarities between the two cities – they are small, historic, friendly and beautiful. But I do have to admit that not having to deal with snow, snow and more snow is a welcome benefit of South Carolina living,” said Ingram.\r\n\r\nWelcome Aboard! Ms. Ingram can be reached at theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'Sisters\' Publishing announces new Editor for Island News', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sisters-publishing-announces-new-editor-for-island-news', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:39:38', '2015-04-11 14:39:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22220', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22223, 4, '2015-04-11 10:47:27', '2015-04-11 14:47:27', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Annual Golf Tournament will surpass $800,000 in contributions to local charities</em></h3>\r\n[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"22229,22230,22231,22232\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By Wendy Nilsen Pollitzer</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I began an internship on Fripp Island for the summer semester of my senior year at Clemson. The weekend before I started, friends wanted to introduce me to the “local crowd” here in Beaufort. So I joined them at the Beaufort Charities Invitational Golf Tournament which was held that weekend at Ocean Point. That single event became the genesis of my love for all that is Beaufort. I made lifelong friends, moved here after graduation, worked here and am raising two girls in this wonderful city! And it all began with a golf tournament. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-40th-Anniversary-Gollf-Logo.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22224\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-40th-Anniversary-Gollf-Logo-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"COVER-40th Anniversary Gollf Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In looking back, I found that The Beaufort Charities Invitational was my first introduction to the genuine camaraderie of this community. It defines the spirited nature of this philanthropic small town and unofficially kicks off the summer season in Beaufort and the surrounding Sea Islands. But more importantly, it delivers on its’ promise to help local non-profits which in turn helps all of our residents.\r\nAnd, it’s also the oldest charitable golf tournament in the state of South Carolina. And it’s turning 40 this year. And it’s going to celebrate its’ birthday with a whole weekend of fun filled opportunities beginning on May 14th. And, it’ll be held on Fripp Island, where it all began for me.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You don’t want to miss the Friday night bash featuring the East Coast Party Band which will be held at the Fripp Island Beach Club Tennis Courts. Tickets for this amazing event are still available and are $30 per person and $50 per couple. For tickets please visit www.beaufortcharities.org to reserve your spot on the dance floor.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Committee Chairman, Christian Sherbert told me that “it’s nice to have a great party, but what we are really doing is raising money, much needed money, for many of our local charities. Eighteen groups that are dedicated to helping those less fortunate have received donations from us over the last 40 years. No money goes to our operating costs or to fund a party. It all goes to local charities and we couldn’t be more thrilled to write the checks.” <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-2014-Beaufort-Charities-Committee.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22225\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-2014-Beaufort-Charities-Committee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"COVER-2014 Beaufort Charities Committee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For those of you who don’t know the history of the event, it was first held in 1976 and was originally called “The Heart Fund.” In 1980, Tournament Chairmen Buster Davis and Woody Oakley made the decision to move the event to Fripp Island Resort where it has been held ever since.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1989, Tournament Chairmen Paul Barber and Walter Daniels worked to change the name to “The Beaufort Charities.” Barber and Daniels had managed the event collectively for nineteen years and had the foresight and vision to see that the tournament needed to be directly involved with local need organizations in Northern Beaufort County.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following in December 1991, Barber and Daniels joined forces with the United Way of Beaufort. A new board of directors was elected and they formulated the following mission statement which still guides the organization today: The Beaufort Charities is a philanthropic organization focused on generating funds to be specifically used for local need organizations which possess a worthy objective and program of service for human needs in Northern Beaufort County.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1995, Barber, Daniels and its’ Board of Directors continued to evolve the event and changed its name to “The Beaufort Charities Invitational, Inc.” an incorporated 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization moving away from umbrella of the United Way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Local Non-profits that have received donations since 1976: Alzheimer’s Support Group, Senior Services of Beaufort, Beaufort Marine Institute, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Community of Child Development, Child Abuse Prevention Association, Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse, Friends of Caroline Hospice, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, Habitat for Humanity, Northern Beaufort County Public Education. Lowcountry Rotary, University of South Carolina at Beaufort, YMCA Building Fund, Reynolds Robinson Scholarship United Way of Beaufort, Technical College of the Lowcounty, Boys and Girls Club</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A special thank you to the 2015 sponsors</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presenting Sponsor:</strong> Jared S. Newman, Attorney at Law • <strong>Premiere Event Sponsor:</strong> Lee Distributors • <strong>Host:</strong> Fripp Island Resort • <strong>Premiere Sponsors:</strong> Bill’s ABC, EZGO, Farnsworth Dentistry, Lather Construction • <strong>Platinum Sponsors:</strong> Beaufort Orthopedics, First Citizens Bank &amp; Trust Co, Just for Fun Cooking, The Green Fish Gallery, Turbeville Insurance, BI LO • <strong>Gold Sponsors:</strong> Boundary Street Collison Center, Butler Marine, Firehouse Subs, Hargray, McDonalds, Robinson Grant &amp; Co., P.A, The Blood Alliance of Beaufort, City Walk Downtown Beaufort</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>', 'Beaufort Charities Invitational turns 40', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-charities-invitational-turns-40', '', '', '2015-04-11 10:48:57', '2015-04-11 14:48:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22223', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22235, 4, '2015-04-16 15:12:23', '2015-04-16 19:12:23', '<strong>Harriott Powers, Extraordinary Quilter</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters will meet on Thursday, April 16, 6 p.m. at Praise Assembly, 800 Paris Island Gateway. A special presentation will be made by local quilter and guild member Mary Hampton Campbell on African-American quilt maker Harriott Angeline Powers, born into slavery in Georgia in 1837. How did her quilts make their way into collections of the Smithsonian and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts? Mary will tell Harriott’s story along with stories of the people who lovingly cared for her quilts so that they can be admired and enjoyed today - over 100 years later. She will also show a replica of Harriott Angeline Powers’ iconic Bible Quilt. For details contact Sharon Kimber at 838-2870 or skimber76@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Concert at the Parish Church of St. Helena</strong>\r\n\r\nSteven Young of Bridgewater State University will present the fourth in the free spring series of Friday organ concerts at noon on Friday, April 17th,  at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort.  Dr. Young is a Professor of Music at Bridgewater, where he teaches music theory, music history, and choral techniques and is Director of Choral Activities, conducting the college’s two choral ensembles. He is also the organist and music director at the Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Taunton, MA. He holds degrees in organ performance from Barrington College and New England Conservatory of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. He also holds the Associate Certificate from the American Guild of Organists.  He will perform on the church’s historic Taylor &amp; Boody organ as the fourth guest organist in the spring series. Concerts are free and open to the public.  The spring concert series will conclude on May 1 with a presentation by JeeYoon Choi of Charleston.\r\n\r\n<strong>Love theatre?</strong>\r\n\r\nBlithe Spirit, a comedy by famous playwright Noel Coward, is playing April 17th and 18th at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 3 p.m.at the USCB Center for the Arts. Please join us in celebrating this genius play and fantastic ensemble of actors. Directed by USCB Theatre Professor George Pate.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day at the Farmers Market</strong>\r\n\r\nOn April 18th from 9 a.m. to 12 noon celebrate Earth Day at the Farmers Market in Port Royal. Numerous environmental groups will be set up with information and giveaways.  Judge the Rain Barrel decorating Contest. Learn how to put fittings into a rain barrel. Help plant a tree. Come learn about your environment, shop, and eat local foods at the Farmers Market! For additional information, contact Shelby Berry, Beaufort Conservation District at 843-522-8100.\r\n\r\n<strong>“Coming home” is important!</strong>\r\n\r\nThe old adage, “There’s no place like home” can mean even more when we consider our relationship with God.  If you have been away from the Catholic Church or are newly returned to the practice of your faith, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 70 Lady Island Drive welcomes you to join us April 18 through May 23 for six consecutive Saturdays, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. for presentations, discussions and Q/A designed to help brothers and sisters come home.  For more info, please contact Deborah Richard at 843-575-3742 and deborahmrichard@hargray.com or Theresa Pulliam at 843-524-2604 and pulliams@hargray.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don’t miss the Soft Shell Crab Festival</strong>\r\n\r\nCelebrate the 12th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival with food, fun and festivities for all on Saturday, April 18, from noon to 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue in cool, coastal, far from ordinary Port Royal, SC. The festival is free and open to all. It will feature a variety of eclectic cuisine in addition to the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs. In addition to live music, there will be an all-ages cornhole tournament, a kids’ zone entertainment area, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. The festival will also feature Port Royal’s annual Crab Race where approximately 5,000 rubber crabs are “adopted” by individuals for $10.00 each. Proceeds from the Crab Race benefit the Rotary Clubs of Beaufort, which support several charitable causes. To adopt a crab and learn more about the charities, visit www.PortRoyalCrabRace.com. For more information about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 592-2356.\r\n\r\n<strong>Birders take note</strong>\r\n\r\nFripp Audubon is sponsoring a field trip to the Edisto Nature Trail on Thursday, April 23rd.  Edisto Nature Trail is a one-mile walk through typical low country forest with a spur trail leading to a bottomland swamp of the Edisto River. We hope to find early Swainson’s, hooded and Kentucky warblers. Depending on time and interest, we will ride through Donnelley WM/A on the way home. Meet at McDonald’s, Lady’s Island, for 8 a.m. departure. Bring binoculars, bug spray, sunscreen, water, snacks/lunch etc. In order to have an idea about the size of the group, please email Patrick Cotter at patrick.r.cotter@gmail.com if you are coming on the Edisto trip.\r\n\r\n<strong>Community bible study brunch for visitors</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Women’s Day Class of Community Bible Study will hold an informational Visitor’s Day Brunch on Thursday, April 23, from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at Parish Church of St. Helena’s Parish Hall, Beaufort. This event is open to all area women interested in joining Community Bible Study for the 2015-16 class study of the books of Daniel and Revelation beginning in September. Community Bible Study is non-denominational presenting an in-depth Bible study in a caring format. The Beaufort class meets weekly from September to May on Thursday mornings and is open to women and children, infants to age 12; classes are limited. Women may bring children to the brunch, but advance reservations are required for childcare. For more information call Sandi Fischer 838-0212 or visit the Beaufort CBS website at beaufort.cbsclass.org or Beaufort CBS on Facebook.\r\n\r\n<strong>Renowned speaker at the Archaeological Society speakers series</strong>\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, April 23rd at 6 p.m. the Beaufort Chapter of the Archaeological Society of SC and the Beaufort District Collection will present a lecture by Dr. Chester DePratter discussing Santa Elena at the Beaufort District Collection Space upstairs in the Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St., in Beaufort. Dr. DePratter is a Research Associate Professor at SCIAA South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. Chester DePratter has worked on a variety of Native American sites, primarily in South Carolina and Georgia, and has written numerous articles on prehistoric archaeology, exploration routes of Spanish explorers and the early European presence in the southeastern United States. Seating is limited to the first 50 guests. There is no charge for this event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Opportunity to try new healing methods</strong>\r\n\r\nIntegrative Healing Arts Sampler is on April 25th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Clinical style delivery of acupuncture, Christian counseling, massage, chiropractic, neuro emotional, Healing Touch, nutritional, holistic MD and more by licensed volunteer practitioners and Christian healing prayer team. The event will take place at 705 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC.  There is a $10 donation for a 20 minute session to raise funds for those with mental and a disability condition is requested. Scholarship applications for free services are available onsite. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and spots are limited but entry is free to public if you just want to visit. Samplers will occur on the last Saturday of each month. Sponsored by Ministries for Synergetic Wellness, Inc. a filed nonprofit to raise funds for those who cannot afford holistic mental health and integrative services. For questions email reneesutton@healthierhealing.com or see ministriesforsynergeticwellness.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bird and turtle volunteers needed</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Audubon Club is planning a work day on Saturday, April 25th to clean and organize the Beaufort Elementary School outdoor garden/living lab. But we need volunteers to make this all happen. We need you from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and that should do it if we get a lot of volunteers so entice your neighbors to join you.  If you would like to help, email Betsy Richards at richardsbetsy43@gmail.com. Volunteers are asked to bring any of the following: Spades, screw drivers, hammers, drills, shovels, clippers, saws (for small Popcorn trees) and mallets. Plus, your own gloves. We will have water, coffee, snacks, plastic gloves, feeders, plants, bird seed, and rocks.\r\n\r\n<strong>Youth Rally</strong>\r\n\r\nDon’t miss the “Souled Out” Youth Rally on April 25th between 5 to 8 p.m. This is the perfect Saturday night for kids between 7th to 12th grades. This is a free region-wide youth rally featuring performances by Clear Vision Drama Co. (Springfield, MO), “One Way” (student praise band of FBC of Richmond, GA), guest speakers and pizza. The rally takes place at the Red Dam Baptist Church, 488 Red Dam Road, in Hardeeville. For additional information, please call (843) 784-6083, email info@reddambaptistchurch.org, or visit www.reddambaptistchurch.org.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Next events at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center:\r\nSat. April 18:</strong> Kayak Tours, 12 to 2 p.m\r\n<strong>Sat. April 18:</strong> Prayers for the Water Community Concert, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.\r\n<strong>Wed. April 22:</strong> Story Time, 12:30 p.m.</p>', 'What To Do the week of April 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-april-16th-22nd', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:16:30', '2015-04-16 19:16:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22235', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22239, 4, '2015-04-16 15:16:01', '2015-04-16 19:16:01', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: About 2 dozen small treats  |  Cook Time: 30-40 minutes</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ingredients\r\n</strong>1 cup pumpkin puree, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup oats (or if your dog is on a grain free diet, add an extra 1/4 cup grain free flour), 3 cups whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, or gluten free flour (we recommend Deya’s Gluten Free Flour), 3 tbsp. of all natural peanut butter, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon* (optional)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Directions\r\n</strong>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In small bowl, stir together the flour, oats, and cinnamon. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin and peanut butter until combined. Stir wet ingredients into dry. Pour onto a floured surface and roll dough out to 1/2 thick. Cut out using cookie cutter. The dough will be a little sticky, a dusting of flour for your hands and the rolling pin will help! Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Place on cooling racks and let cool thoroughly. They will harden as they cool.</p>\r\n<em>Notes: *Cinnamon is fine to use in recipes for dogs, however do not use a pumpkin spice blend or anything that could contain nutmeg. It is toxic to dogs and even in small amounts can make them sick.</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Try them and let us know what you think at theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>', 'Homemade Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Doggie Treats', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'homemade-peanut-butter-pumpkin-doggie-treats', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:17:41', '2015-04-16 19:17:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22239', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22244, 4, '2015-04-16 15:33:03', '2015-04-16 19:33:03', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Joe-the-Cat.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22245\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Joe-the-Cat-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - Joe the Cat\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joe is a handsome senior who enjoys being by your side. He likes to be scratched behind his ears and gets excited at the sight of treats. Come visit with Joe today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. He is neutered, microchipped and up to date on his vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call  843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-81', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:33:19', '2015-04-16 19:33:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22244', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22248, 4, '2015-04-16 15:37:17', '2015-04-16 19:37:17', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Dog-Gone-It.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22250\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Dog-Gone-It-194x300.png\" alt=\"PETS - Dog Gone It\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPersonally, I love to read. Especially at the beach during the summer. There’s the sun and sand and blankets and umbrellas and balls to chase and food to steal, and some great mystery stories to get mom to read to me. I love the <em>Chet and Bernie Mystery Series</em> myself.  These are written by Spencer Quinn. Chet is the wise and oh- so- smart canine narrator of the series and Bernie is your typical Hollywood typecast not-doing-so-well, slightly alcoholic private eye. They are quick to take a new case (as they both need to eat) and in <em>Dog on It</em>, the first novel in the Chet and Bernie series, they agree to look into the disappearance of a teenage girl who has gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters. Was she kidnapped or did she run away?  It is up to Chet’s keen nose and Bernie’s ex-military experience to figure it out. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Dog-Gone-it-2.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22249\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Dog-Gone-it-2-179x300.png\" alt=\"PETS - Dog Gone it 2\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs a total non-sequitur, Spencer Quinn is also known as Peter Abrahams, a mystery author for both adults and children. He writes both the <em>Echo Falls Mystery Series</em> and <em>The Outlaws of Sherwood Street mysteries</em> for grades 5-8. Abrahams (Quinn) has been nominated and won the <em>Agatha Award for Best Children/Young Adult mysteries</em> as well as the been nominated and won the <em>Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult mysteries</em>.\r\n\r\nNow Prof. Percy on the other hand likes the Lilian Jackson Braun novels whose titles all start with, “<em>The Cat Who…</em>” You can fill in the blank. There are tons of books in this series and each one is a terrific read. Coco and Yum-Yum (their nicknames) are two Siamese who live with a former big city reporter who happens to have inherited a huge amount of money. The two cats are able to “sense” things before they happen and somehow together they manage to solve all kinds of crimes. They are excellent at making a point by throwing a true catfit that somehow manages to avoid cat-astrophic endings. Pick up either at the Library and enjoy a fun afternoon reading wherever you like to curl up.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Summer beach reading for pet lovers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'summer-beach-reading-for-pet-lovers', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:37:56', '2015-04-16 19:37:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22253, 4, '2015-04-16 15:39:00', '2015-04-16 19:39:00', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nDoing something you enjoy, even when you are not the best is a challenge. We look around and there always seems to be someone else doing it better. I looked at the picture of A’ja Wilson from the University of South Carolina after the Women’s Basketball team lost to Notre Dame and I applaud her tenacity. She was doing something she loves to do. Unfortunately, that day, the other team was better. People lose at sports all the time, but they still go out and try again. The Super Bowl is won by one team. Most people do not remember the name of the team that lost the Super Bowl, but what an accomplishment for just making it there. Actors and Actresses say all the time “It was an honor to be nominated for an Oscar.” Then they go out and try it again.\r\n\r\nThis week I had the opportunity to sing at a funeral. I love to sing and used to join the men at my Rotary Club for our weekly meetings singing songs like, “Take me out to the Ballgame” and “When Irish Eyes are smiling.” The truth is that I do not sing that well. I suppose there are some songs where I can carry a tune, but my real value to a choir is my enthusiasm and love of the music. Standing there with fifteen other members of our church who took the time of the day to join me as we belted out “Amazing Grace” was spine chilling. No, we were not the Mormon Choir, but we were good.\r\n\r\nIt seems that we are consumed sometimes with the winners, but the truth is that most of us are not the gold medalist. The parents that go out and coach their children’s soccer games love what they are doing. The team may lose all the time or their child might not be the best player, but they are out there, week after week volunteering. It is those coaches that the children remember too. The people who encourage you to do what you love to do without discouraging you from doing it because you are not the best. That is a real coach!\r\n\r\nMy Great Aunt Mary said on her dying bed, “I did it while I could”. She had a long life filled with travel, friends and accomplishments. She did not win any awards but she was always up to a challenge and lived her life doing things that she enjoyed, without the accolades. She gave me a card once that said, “Never stop growing and trying.”\r\n\r\nSo it turns out that I am not the greatest singer. But I believe that as long as we are out there trying and enjoying what we do then we are winners. I do not think we have heard the last of A’ja Wilson.', 'Tenacity', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tenacity', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:39:00', '2015-04-16 19:39:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22253', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22255, 4, '2015-04-16 15:42:55', '2015-04-16 19:42:55', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nWell, truth be told, sometimes the most fun in doing our weekly lesson is thinking of a title for it. Some wine names, or wine regions, or tidbits about a certain wine are just too good to pass up. Many weeks, a whole multitude of fun titles comes to mind. Then, we hold a “Title Meeting” in the wine cellar and talk about it. And fun meetings these are. With just the couple of us deciding, we can go all over the place on names and say all kinds of things. All the while knowing nothing we say will ever get printed. Or be heard outside our little circle. But, we do have fun. Obviously, I bring this all up because this week’s title had such a meeting. We think we’re pretty funny. And, thank goodness, the wine is good too. Phew! (It is not called “being funny” when the wine is not good. Then, it’s just time wasted.)\r\n\r\nOur lesson this week takes us to Portugal. In the past, a couple of years or more past, we have done a Portuguese wine. But, we have new wines from way back whenever that was. And, just because we may have done one in the past, doesn’t mean we can’t do a new one. Or shouldn’t do a new one. That’d be like saying we did a Napa Cabernet one time, so we can’t do another one? I know that’s wrong, so we repeat this week. But with another new wine. Yay!\r\n\r\nSo, in Portugal there is a very old province, called Mihno. Mihno is, or more correctly was, located in the northern part of the country. The northwestern corner of Portugal, right on the Atlantic Ocean. Today, it is the Vihno Verde region which includes the old Mihno area and some surrounding areas also. Mihno was dissolved in 1976. There are records of wine and grape growing in this area that date back to the Romans. In 870 AD, a winery was donated to the Alpendurada convent in Mihno. Over the years following that, many vineyards were planted by religious orders and donated to churches and convents. Seems there were tax breaks that encouraged this. (Interesting idea since we just survived our annual tax day.) From the twelfth century, there are records of their wine being shipped to England, Germany and Flanders (now parts of Belgium and Holland). The first recorded export to England was by John Croft in 1788.\r\n\r\nWhen “maize,” corn actually, started to come into Spain and Portugal from the Americas, in the sixteenth century, its growth became more important the grapes. And the vineyards in Vihno Verde were banished to the outside boundaries of their fields. Many of the vines were forced into higher trellises so that they grew way up over people’s heads. Interestingly, their roots still were allowed to use the cornstalks’ soil. If they’d only known what we know now. As of 1908, Vihno Verde was declared as a wine region. And it got DO status in 1984. Today, there are almost ninety thousand acres of vines planted in this region. They grow about fifteen percent of the country’s wine grapes. Which makes it the largest producing region in Portugal. In 1981, there were over seventy thousand Vihno Verde producers. Apparently, they all made a small amount of wine. Today, that number is down to about half as many.\r\n\r\nThe climate in the Vihno Verde region is cool and wet. Even though the original reason for trellising the vines upward into trees and even onto ladders was to let other crops grow in the same fields, being elevated way up above the ground helps keep the grapes drier now. And less prone to rot and mildew. On the negative, too high and the grapes couldn’t always ripen well. And harvesting could be deadly if a picker fell off a trellis or ladder. The list of recommended white varieties for the region are Alvarihno (Albariño), Arinto, Avesso, Azal, Batoca, Loureiro and Trajadura. There is another, longer list of permitted white varieties, none of which we really need to know. At least right now. For red varieties, there is also a recommended list and a permitted list. Again, sorry, but not now.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, Vihno Verde is not only the name of our region this week, but also the name of our wine. Vihno Verde can come in white and red and rosé. Most of what we see here is the white. This is absolutely a perfect wine for hot weather. Partly because it is light and dry. Partly because it is never very costly. And partly, my favorite, because it has some effervescence in it. All meant to taste best when served very very, very cold. The flavors of any one Vihno Verde depend on exactly which of the grapes from our list are used to make it. And most of them are blends. The two main varieties are Alvarihno which tends to have low yields and can reach alcohol levels of twelve and a half percent. Its’ wines tend to have more minerality. Most of the Alvarihno grapes are grown in the northern part of the region, close to the Spanish border. Where Albariño is so popular. The Loureiro grape has higher yields on its vines, and makes more aromatic and fruity wines. The name “Vihno Verde” literally means “green wine.” But, the “green” refers to its youthfulness when drunk, not its color. (Yeh, yeh, I know. A lot of really young white wines can have slight green nuances in their color.) The effervescence, or the fizziness, of Vihno Verde can occur two ways. In better, slightly more expensive bottles, the fermentation can continue for a little bit after the wine is bottled. The carbon dioxide is trapped in the wine, and in the bottle. In less expensive Vihno Verdes, the wine can get a small shot of carbon dioxide into it before the cork goes into its bottle. We have to realize we are talking only a few dollars difference in the price of these two bottles. Ten dollars to four dollars? Or close. All this helps explain why we get to try another Vihno Verde. They are not all the same, so we get to keep learning and tasting.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of tasting, time for our wine this week. Blue Vihno Verde. Which circles us back to our “Title Meeting.” Not knowing why it is called “Blue,” we came up with a multitude of ideas. Not all worth repeating here, things like “blue Christmas,” “blue suede shoes,” “brown eyes blue,” blah blue blah. It did get slightly out of hand - meeting adjourned. Our Blue Vihno Verde is from the Melgaço town in the region. This is a town where especially good Alvarihno grows. Like we said, dry, clean, crisp, pear, apple, lemon notes, herbs and more. All dipped in fizziness. And food pairings? White fish of all sorts, shellfish, boiled, steamed and broiled shrimp, broiled vegetables, pickled shrimp, pickled vegetables, tuna and potato salad, mild cheese and fruit plates, Vietnamese lettuce wraps - chicken or fish, anything with lemongrass. Yum. Lots of yum. So, no need to be blue. We have Blue. For $8.99 green. Enjoy.', 'And, what is Blue now?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'and-what-is-blue-now', '', '', '2015-04-16 15:42:55', '2015-04-16 19:42:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22257, 4, '2015-04-16 15:51:47', '2015-04-16 19:51:47', '[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"22258,22259\"]\r\n\r\nU.S. Representative Mark Sanford (R-SC) spent time recently in Beaufort enjoying a Joint Rotary Club Meeting &amp; Blue Angels Breakfast at St. Peters Church and then touring the Bridges Preparatory School on Boundary Street in downtown Beaufort. In top left photo: Josefina Blanc, Interim Executive Director giving Congressman Sanford his first tour of the Bridges Preparatory School. Photos by Bob Sofaly.', 'Sanford visits local schools', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sanford-visits-local-schools', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22257', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22261, 4, '2015-04-16 15:53:59', '2015-04-16 19:53:59', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-PI-can-be-saved-for-next-week1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22264\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-PI-can-be-saved-for-next-week1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - PI (can be saved for next week)\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSt. Peter’s Catholic School celebrated Pi Day (mathematical theorem) for an entire week.  Students enjoyed  making Pi chains, measured all sorts of round objects, taught K-3 to 4th grades about Pi and read them Pi stories, dressed as a famous scientist and mathematician, and recited Pi. In the Pi Recitation Contest, our big winner was 7th grader, Brigid, who set a new St. Peter’s record by reciting 102 digits of Pi! In the Lower School, 5th grader, Hannah recited 82 digits and took the honors. But everyone agrees, best of all, we ate delicious pies! An Epic celebration for an Epic Pi Week!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pi-riffic!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pi-riffic', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22261', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22266, 4, '2015-04-16 15:56:20', '2015-04-16 19:56:20', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Senior-Scholars.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22267\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Senior-Scholars-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - Senior Scholars\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>The Beaufort County School District honored eight Beaufort High School seniors for outstanding academic achievement at their annual Senior Scholars Banquet.\r\n\r\nSeniors who receive this recognition have maintained a 3.5 grade-point average, are in the top 10 percent of their classes and have earned at least an 85 average in each quarter of all of their high school courses.\r\n\r\n“This year’s Senior Scholars are definitely an impressive group,” said Board of Education Chairman Bill Evans. “Not only have they worked hard and been very successful in their academic work, but they’ve also been active leaders in their schools and powerful role models for younger students. To say that their future is bright would be an understatement.”\r\n\r\nThis year’s banquet speaker was Lt. Joni Lattice Tillman, a pharmacist in the U.S. Navy whose duties have included being deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2010 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She is currently Pharmacy Department Head at the Naval Hospital Beaufort, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island Branch Health Clinic and the Marine Corps Air Station Branch Health Clinic. Scholar banquet honorees are Keaton Butler; Allison Crandall; Andrew Jezewski; Rebecca Mandell; Frances Myrick; Vincent Phaneuf; John Pike; and Alexandra Zapp.', 'BHS students receive scholars recognition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-students-receive-scholars-recognition', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22266', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22269, 4, '2015-04-16 15:57:20', '2015-04-16 19:57:20', 'On April 24th, faculty, staff, and students in all our schools will be asked to wear purple shirts/tops to honor our military children/families. In the public high schools, students can wear solid purple, purple flowered tops, purple striped tops, or purple designed shirts/tops, but must wear uniform bottoms. And Battery Creek is going to paint their whole school purple. Why? Because it is Purple Up Day in honor of our military kids!\r\n\r\nWith more than 39,000 students involved in some way with our Military, it is appropriate to honor those who have shouldered added responsibilities and duties because someone in their family is involved with keeping us all safe.\r\n\r\nOk, so why purple? Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military. Purple is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red and Navy blue.. The Operation Military Kids organization initiated wearing purple on a designated day in April five years ago to show support for military children.\r\n\r\nWe’ll be wearing purple on April 24th and we hope you will support our military kids even if you don’t have a loved one currently in the service. They all deserve our support and respect.', 'Get out those purple t-shirts!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-out-those-purple-t-shirts', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22269', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22271, 4, '2015-04-16 16:01:33', '2015-04-16 20:01:33', '<strong>BUSINESS OF THE WEEK</strong>\r\n\r\nCongratulations to this week’s Chamber Business of the Week - Lowcountry Real Estate!  Each week, the Chamber highlights one member business or organization as a thank you for their investment in the Chamber and our community.  Special thanks to Sonic of Beaufort for sponsoring Business of the Week!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHAMBER-Biz-of-week.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22272\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHAMBER-Biz-of-week-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CHAMBER - Biz of week\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING</strong>\r\n\r\nApril 10th was the big day for the grand opening and ribbon cutting at the new Salvation Army Family Thrift Store located at 164 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort. There were refreshments, the local radio station 94.5 FM The Coast broadcasting from the store and lots and lots of shoppers. Now those are one pair of big scissors!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Goodwill.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22273\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Goodwill-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Goodwill\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufortPics Gallery also had a grand opening and ribbon cutting at their location of 910 Port Republic Street.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHAMBER-beaufortpics1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22274\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHAMBER-beaufortpics1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CHAMBER - beaufortpics1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>UPCOMING EVENTS</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Friday, April 17:</strong> Coffee With Colleagues, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army Thrift Store (NEW location), 164 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort. This is a free networking opportunity! Bring your business cards!\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuesday, April 21:</strong> Mark your calendars! We will be hosting Cheryl Stanton, Director, SC Department of Employment &amp; Workforce at Business For Breakfast. Learn about opportunities for advancing our state’s workforce by using data to match potential workers with businesses and establishing meaningful partnerships and innovative workforce training strategies. Please help us welcome Director Stanton to Beaufort! Price to attend is $10 for members and $20 for non members. RSVP to the Chamber at (843) 525-8537.', 'The Chamber Corner for April 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-chamber-corner-for-april-16th-22nd', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:01:33', '2015-04-16 20:01:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22271', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22276, 4, '2015-04-16 16:03:59', '2015-04-16 20:03:59', 'At first, you might not think that relative strength and philosophy are related in any way. But they are, because every strategy is based on some philosophy of the market. Different philosophies lead to different strategies. We like relative strength because it is simple and straightforward.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22277\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/FINANCIAL-ADVICE-Levin_Picture.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22277\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/FINANCIAL-ADVICE-Levin_Picture-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Levin\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Arthur Levin[/caption]\r\n\r\nOf course, there are other strategies, including some that are quite complementary to relative strength. A nice encapsulation of philosophy leading to strategy appeared on The Bloodhound System blog. A couple of excerpts from the article are instructive. The first is a quote from Forbes columnist Rick Ferri in a Morningstar interview:\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Strategy comes from philosophy. If you don’t have a philosophy, you can develop a strategy, but it’s only going to blow apart the next time it doesn’t work for a month or two. And you are going to go onto another strategy, and that’s the worst thing you can do.</em></strong>\r\n\r\nThis is very true. Over my career, we’ve seen many investors careen from strategy to strategy, never sticking long enough with any of them to pursue success. The author of the blog piece, Bill Moore, we think really cuts to the core of why a deeply held philosophy is so important to help achieve success. Having some kind of belief system is necessary to have conviction. With conviction comes discipline---and we believe discipline is the key to everything.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>...what’s really important is that you have a philosophy that makes sense to you and that you believe in and that you then create a strategy which you would execute with discipline. As much as pundits might dogmatically espouse one investing philosophy or another making it seem like it’s their way or the highway there are thousands of investment philosophies and in turn strategies. The reason multiple philosophies can work out well is that inherent in having a philosophy, or belief system, is that you have conviction in it. We believe that kind of discipline, not so much the philosophy itself, is the key to an investment plan.</em></strong>\r\n\r\n<em>This article was written by Dorsey, Wright and Associates, Inc., and provided to you by Wells Fargo Advisors and Arthur Levin, Financial Advisor in Beaufort, SC, 211 Scott Street, (843) 524-1114.  You cannot directly invest in an index. Wells Fargo Advisors did not assist in the preparation of this article, and its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. Relative Strength is a measure of price trends that indicates how a stock is performing relative to other stocks in its industry. The opinions expressed in this report are those of Dorsey Wright and are not necessarily those of Wells Fargo Advisors or its affiliates. The material has been prepared or is distributed solely for information purposes and is not a solicitation or an offer to buy any security or instrument or to participate in any trading strategy.   Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.  CAR 0415-00747.</em>', 'Relative strength and philosophy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'relative-strength-and-philosophy', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:03:59', '2015-04-16 20:03:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22279, 4, '2015-04-16 16:06:33', '2015-04-16 20:06:33', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The American Cancer Society’s fundraiser, Relay for Life is part of the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. Beaufort came together recently to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"22280,22281,22282,22283,22285,22286,22287,22288\"]', 'How to get fit and save lives', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-get-fit-and-save-lives', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:08:33', '2015-04-16 20:08:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22279', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22290, 4, '2015-04-16 16:11:29', '2015-04-16 20:11:29', '<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our very own Marine Corps Air Station hosted nearly 100,000 of its closest friends and neighbors at the Beaufort Air Show this past weekend. The show is designed to showcase naval aviation at its best with a demonstration by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels along with all types of other aircraft. Plus additional presentations by the world famous GEICO Skytypers who are a flight squadron of six vintage World War II airplanes and is the only existing World War II civilian squadron flying today. The six vintage SNJ-2’s demonstrate low level precision flying and deliver aerial messages, known as Skytyping. Not to be outdone, civilians Patty Wagstaff, Mike Goulian, and Rob Holland performed acrobatic stunt flying that simply made your stomach drop and you began to mumble a constant, “wow, wow, wow...” Couldn’t have said it better.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly and Molly Ingram</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22291,22296,22292,22293,22294,22298,22297,22295,22299\"]', 'The Air Show for everyone', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-air-show-for-everyone', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:14:59', '2015-04-16 20:14:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22290', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22304, 4, '2015-04-16 16:18:01', '2015-04-16 20:18:01', '[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"22305,22310,22308,22306\"]\r\n\r\nWhat a great evening it was. Wonderful nibbles from Come Dine with Me, a local Personal Chef/Catering company accompanied by perhaps a cocktail or two. Also a round of applause for Nancy “Maudi” Owen for bringing Zephyr, the Great Horned Owl who is part of the Creatures of the Night Program on Hunting Island. Next Island Girls Night Out will be at Nuances in Port Royal May 13th 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. come join us and friends are more than welcome.\r\n\r\nWinners of doorprizes included Susan Stone donated a 1 hour session of Reiki won by Carolyn Roose, Shafiya Eve donated an Osho Zen Tarot Reading won by Brenda Singleton, Brittney Hiller donated 1 hour Relaxation Massage won by Katheryn Zimmerman, The Kitchen donated a $25 Gift Card won by Inez Miller, Thibault Gallery donated Note Cards won by Kathy Powell, Kat’s Dogs Gift Card won by Nancy McHale, Moon Doggies Gift Card won by Pam Beasley, It’s Me Fashions Watch won by Susanne Kohanski, Fordham Market Scarf won by Blain Joyce, The Craftseller Gift Card won by Veronica Robdau, Modern Jewelers’ expensive gift won by Kathleen Borzachini, Beaufort Land’s End Kayaks and Bike Rentals donated a Kayak Tour won by Katey Seizbel, Mary Kay Travel Bag donated by Karen Hardy and won by Brenda Benton, Louise Hodges Green Bug Spray For Outdoors was won by Darlene Singleton, Jennifer Ross donated a Massage and Reiki won by Ethel Bryant, Coastal Carolina Rei-ta  donated a 1hour session won by Christine River, Greenfish gift won by Julie Johnson.', 'Island Girls Night Out ROCKS!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'island-girls-night-out-rocks', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:19:07', '2015-04-16 20:19:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22304', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22312, 4, '2015-04-16 16:23:05', '2015-04-16 20:23:05', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22315\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"PROFILE - MAKAR\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Once upon a time, there was a nice young man from New Jersey who ran nursing homes and assisted living facilities for a living. His love of cooking came from his family. Both his parents and grandparents owned restaurants. So, he tried his hand at that and owned a restaurant in Louisville, KY for a while. He moved to Beaufort in 2006 to run Bay View Manor here in town. One day, he had a thought. Was there a way to combine his love of food and restaurants with something that would suit the needs of the elderly? And thus was born Gourmet on Wheels.\r\n\r\nTony Mazar, founder of this wonderful idea, now rents a kitchen usually at a club that is closed on Mondays, solicits help from family and friends, and creates low calorie, low salt, and low sugar gourmet meals for mostly seniors that are delivered on Tuesdays and are ready to heat and eat. The meals are microwavable and freezable and usually are the right size for two people.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22314\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR-3-1-of-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22314\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR-3-1-of-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Trey Martin\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Trey Martin[/caption]\r\n\r\nTony found that his audience in the assisted living facilities had many counterparts who were still living in their houses but things like cooking nutritious meals was becoming more and more difficult. Yet nutrition is just as important for seniors as it is for young children.\r\n\r\nMany of his customers will buy 4 or 5 meals at a time and use them all week long pretty much alleviating the necessity of both shopping and cooking for themselves.\r\n\r\nMrs. Lee Stevenson, 89, says, “Gourmet on Wheels is one of the best things I have ever found. I need a walker now and I really don’t like to cook so I order all my favorite things from Tony. Plus, my appetite isn’t what it used to be so sometimes there is enough left over for lunch the next day, and sometimes I just eat the whole thing.” She continues, “The food is nutritious and well balanced. You always get vegetables and fruit along with your entrée.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22313\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22313\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-MAKAR-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tradd Mazar\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Tradd Mazar[/caption]\r\n\r\nGourmet on Wheels is very much a family project. Tony’s mom, Delores, is “100% Italian” as he describes her and many of the dishes they offer are from the old school. Delores comes down from Charleston on Monday to cook and then delivers here in Beaufort as well as on her way home to Charleston on Tuesday. His three children, Tradd (17), Cameron (14) and Lucie (12) all help with the company as well whether it is after school washing dishes or delivering to Hilton Head during the summer. In addition, Tony’s nephew Trey “is a Charleston schooled chef who now works at Saltus as a sous chef and cooks with us on Mondays”. And not to be left out, his wife, Anna is the “admissions coordinator at NHC Bluffton Skilled Nursing Facility” and she helps by serving the leftovers to the family on a regular basis.\r\n\r\nAndrea Smith is a 9-5 working professional and is another very satisfied customer of Gourmet on Wheels. She says, “If I had to cook for myself, it would be chicken and spinach every night. With Tony, I order a variety of different items and am constantly trying new and different foods. Today I had Rutabaga. Seriously. Totally new for me as a vegetable.” Andrea has serious food allergies and cannot tolerate high levels of sodium in her meals. “I don’t have to worry with Tony’s foods. They are always low in sodium and I simply am able to enjoy the food which I cannot do if I am eating in a restaurant.”\r\n\r\nSo, when he’s not cooking, Tony caddies (and maybe plays a little golf himself) at many of the fine clubs in our area. But food is always first on this mind. Mother’s Day is coming up. Think about what a great gift a week of meals would be for your Mom – whether she is 94 or 49. Tony has started to fill a niche in the restaurant world that needed filling. As we all age, this idea didn’t come too soon. Check out his menus at beaufortscmealdelivery.com.', 'Special delivery', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'special-delivery-2', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:24:54', '2015-04-16 20:24:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22312', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22319, 4, '2015-04-16 16:26:29', '2015-04-16 20:26:29', 'By Chris Suddeth\r\n\r\nApril 26 is fast approaching and that means the second Lady’s Island Reiki Clinic of 2015. This lovely holistic offering is a form of energy work that hales from Japan and is translated as Spirit-Guided Life-Force Energy.\r\n\r\nI am honored and excited to be part of the Reiki Community sharing this offering. I first heard about the clinics during my Reiki infancy back in 2009. Those blessed clinics molded the intuitive healer that I am today. We cannot heal until first healing ourselves. Those clinics formed the bonds of friendship and basis for healing that I am the beneficiary of today. The Reiki clinics gave many their first taste of energy healing and quite possibly the first transpersonal experiences of their lives. Then the clinics faded away a few years ago as we ceded to the natural ebb and flow of life.\r\n\r\nNow, thanks to the insight of Reiki Master Ashana Jones, the Reiki community is bringing back this lovely offering of healing and fellowship.\r\n\r\nReiki’s roots found fertile ground in Japan in the late 19th century. Reiki’s intelligent energy is now rooted in the sandy soil of Beaufort and growing along with the live oaks that bless our vistas at every turn.\r\n\r\nReiki’s benefits can include deep relaxation, accelerating the body’s natural healing ability, increasing mental focus, emotional releases, and even spiritual revelations. Reiki is the path to whole self-care that attracts many due to its relative simplicity to employ into everyday life once attuned. In its simplicity lies its beauty to empower individuals to cope with the curve balls, fast balls, and flop shots of life. It can be a life changer that produces results even after just one short session with a practitioner.\r\n\r\nReiki is unique in the energy work world in that, it can be shared (as is the intention of the Lady’s Island Quarterly Reiki Clinic), but it can also be passed on by a Reiki Master to a recipient. Once this intelligent energy is “passed on” or attuned into the recipient, it’s theirs to do as little or as much with as they see fit.\r\n\r\nCome experience this soothing energy in the locally available tool chest of holistic living. This Lady’s Island Reiki Clinic will be held at 9B Rue Du Bois April 26 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Additional dates are July 26, and Oct. 25. Contact Ashana Jones 843-263-3148 or Chris (Sutty) Suddeth 843-263-2397 for more information. Donations are accepted and appreciated but not expected.\r\n\r\n<em>When Chris Suddeth (Sutty) isn’t being Mr. Mom to 5 year old, Emma Belle, he balances his time between writing, real estate and supporting other’s healing through his personal blend of Reiki, Theta Healing®, Intuitive Healing, as well as teaching all three levels of Reiki attunement classes. You can contact him at 843-263-2397 or chrissuddethccr@gmail.com.</em>', 'Return of the Reiki Clinic', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'return-of-the-reiki-clinic-2', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:26:29', '2015-04-16 20:26:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22319', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22321, 4, '2015-04-16 16:27:26', '2015-04-16 20:27:26', 'Big Rock Partners and joint venture partner Millennium Real Estate Group, announced plans to begin construction of a $25 million upscale senior living rental development in Port Royal in early 2016.\r\n\r\n“As the economic upswing brings an influx of retirees and tourists to the Lowcountry and resort islands, we’re moving ahead with the Port Royal/Beaufort area’s first new senior living rental community in over 15 years,” Dean K. Morrissey, Managing Member for Corporate Development said. “Big Rock’s deep expertise in all aspects of senior housing development makes them the ideal partner to create this latest anchor in Port Royal’s redevelopment.”\r\n\r\nThe joint venture partners have assembled a best-in-class team to design, market and operate the Port Royal senior living community, with completion projected by early 2017. Winston Salem-based CJMW Architecture is designing the community to include 126 rental residences – 60 independent living and 45 assisted living apartments, plus a 21-unit memory care section. America’s third largest senior living management company, Life Care Services™, an LCS® company, will operate and market the community.\r\n\r\nOn-site amenities will be geared to comfort and an active lifestyle.  They will include a fitness center and a range of dining options, including a bistro-style café. Outside, the focus will be on a gracious, walkable design, with garden areas and pathways among the Live Oaks. The site’s walk-to-everything convenience will be a key to keeping residents engaged in Port Royal’s lively community scene, from street festivals to bird sanctuaries.', '$25 million senior living community coming to Port Royal in 2016', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '25-million-senior-living-community-coming-to-port-royal-in-2016', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:27:26', '2015-04-16 20:27:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22323, 4, '2015-04-16 16:29:07', '2015-04-16 20:29:07', '[caption id=\"attachment_22324\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-STATE-AWARDS.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22324\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-STATE-AWARDS-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: M. LaFrance Ferguson, MD and Faith Lawrence Polkey, MD. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a> From left to right: M. LaFrance Ferguson, MD and Faith Lawrence Polkey, MD. Photo by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBeaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (BJHCHS) has two physicians that were recently recognized by the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA) for their statewide achievements.\r\n\r\nThe SCPHCA is the trade association, established in 1979, that represents the majority of the Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in South Carolina, of which BJHCHS is a member.  The FQHCs in South Carolina currently employs more than 275 Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Midwives and serves over 335,000 patients.\r\n\r\nM. LaFrance Ferguson, MD, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), BJHCHS, was named “Health Care Provider of the Year” (2014), for exemplary performance by a physician in the community based health care setting.  Dr. Ferguson, a native of Beaufort County, who specializes in Family Medicine, has been the CMO at BJHCHS for over twenty (25) years.\r\n\r\nFaith Lawrence Polkey, MD, Chief of Pediatrics, BJHCHS, Regional Director of Medical Education and Assistant Professor, A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine for the South Carolina Campus, was recognized by the SCPHCA for her outstanding leadership and tireless commitment to advocacy on behalf of medically underserved patients and was named “Community Health Center Advocate” (2014).  Dr. Polkey is a native of Charleston, SC and has been affiliated with BJHCHS since 2002.', 'Local physicians receive state awards', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-physicians-receive-state-awards', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:29:07', '2015-04-16 20:29:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22323', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22334, 4, '2015-04-16 17:37:44', '2015-04-16 21:37:44', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Helping HELP of Beaufort</strong></h2>\r\nOn Tuesday, May 5th, thousands of philanthropists across the Lowcountry will be making monetary gifts to support their favorite organizations during the Lowcountry Giving Day, an event sponsored by Coastal Community Foundation which so far has raised more than $3 million to provide momentum for participating nonprofits.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22335\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-HELP-photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22335\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-HELP-photo-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Letter carriers from the Burton and Charles St. Post Office work at the National Association’s May 2014 food drive to help HELP fill food orders for individuals seeking assistance at their office.\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" /></a> Letter carriers from the Burton and Charles St. Post Office work at the National Association’s May 2014 food drive to help HELP fill food orders for individuals seeking assistance at their office.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAmong the many deserving organizations located in or near Beaufort County is HELP of Beaufort. 100 volunteers strong, HELP has worked for 35 years through its Emergency Services and Mobile Meals programs. Emergency Services alleviates poverty by providing prescriptions, food, clothing and some financial assistance for utilities to enable upward mobility and self-sufficiency. HELP works in Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper and Colleton counties but focuses on Beaufort County. Mobile Meals provides meals 5 days a week to those in need by paying for 75% of the meals for those who can’t afford to and delivering 100% of the meals. In 2014, 17,350 meals were delivered.\r\n\r\nTo provide accountability and data for grants, HELP uses Charity Tracker to monitor how often individuals and families receive assistance. Between their collaborative partnerships with human services agencies across the Lowcountry and the dedicated generosity of HELP’s many volunteers and donors, HELP truly cultivates a community wherein neighbors assist one another.\r\n\r\nHELP’s upcoming “Double Your Donation Night” on April 21st from 6 p.m. to closing at Fat Patties in Beaufort will support its Lowcountry Giving Day campaign. HELP will accept check gifts that night, and proceeds from Fat Patties sales will go towards HELP as well. Gifts for HELP of Beaufort can also be made on Lowcountry Giving Day, coming up May 5th, at www.lowcountrygivingday.org from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. These gifts will count towards HELP’s $4,000 Lowcountry Giving Day matching challenge.\r\n\r\n<em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more aboutphilanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'The Philanthropy Corner for April 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-april-16th-22nd', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:37:44', '2015-04-16 21:37:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22334', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22337, 4, '2015-04-16 17:39:20', '2015-04-16 21:39:20', '[caption id=\"attachment_22338\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"253\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMINITY-UMC-CHURCH.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22338\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMINITY-UMC-CHURCH-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wesley United Methodist Church\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" /></a> Wesley United Methodist Church[/caption]\r\n\r\nWesley United Methodist Church, located in Beaufort’s historic district, reached another milestone in its long existence. Members, friends and supporters of the Church gathered for the dedication of the marker which recognized the Church as an historic landmark and celebrated with a reception afterwards. District Superintendent Reverend Thomas Pearson, joined UMC’s pastor, Reverend James Ross in conducting the responsive Dedication Ceremony. The short, but profound ceremony, included the presentation of the marker by the Old Commons Neighborhood Association to the Church and the acceptance by the Church.\r\n\r\nThe marker, erected on the corner of West and Prince Streets, now stands as a testimonial to the Church being the first Methodist Church in Beaufort. Chartered as the Methodist Episcopal Church, the mission began in 1833, with the appointment of ten pastors, of which Reverend George W. Moore was to be the leader. The missionary venture was to serve and work with the people on six of the Sea Islands: Port Royal, Lady’s Island, Saint Helena Island, Parris Island, Dataw Island and Coosaw Island.\r\n\r\nThe Church is believed to have been built in the 1840s. The original outer structure has been maintained to this date. Bishop William Capers dedicated the Church on March 18, 1849. According to a Beaufort City Survey, the porch, with the steeple and the choir loft, were added sometime between 1849 and 1899. Under the leadership of Reverend D.D. Cox, 1847-1850, the membership was 379 African Americans and 27 whites. During the Civil War, the Church was confiscated by the Union Army and utilized as a school to teach newly freed people. After the Civil War, the Church was turned over to its African American members and has since served a predominately African American membership.\r\n\r\nChurch and community members are grateful for this visual means of documenting and preserving the significance of the Church in Beaufort’s history. The Beaufort County Historical Society, the Historic Beaufort Foundation and other local historians shared their knowledge, resources and time to ensure that the marker was obtained.', 'Historic marker dedicated at Wesley United Methodist Church', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'historic-marker-dedicated-at-wesley-united-methodist-church', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:39:20', '2015-04-16 21:39:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22337', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22340, 4, '2015-04-16 17:42:44', '2015-04-16 21:42:44', 'By The Habitat for Humanity ReStore\r\n\r\nWe have been upcycling together with items found at the Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity ReStore for months now. Today, we will be upcycling doors. At every turn, there is a chance to repurpose and reuse either a new door or a weathered one. Both doors with and without windows work great for upcycling projects. We can use them free standing, in a corner, or hanging on the wall. They look great in gardens used as fences, or potting sheds. Salvaged doors are great to fill up huge wall spaces. They can be displayed vertically or horizontally. You can paint them colorfully; add hooks, pegs and shelves. There is no limit to your creativity. So come in to the ReStore, select your door, and let’s get started!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-recycling-2.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22341\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-recycling-2-150x300.png\" alt=\"COMMUNITY - recycling 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" /></a>Turn the door of your choice into a hall tree. Add a mirror in the center and put coat hooks beside the mirror. Turn the door sideways, and it becomes a coat rack. Add pegs. You can also use windowpanes to display art, photographs or whatever you choose. If the door has windows, you can paint on them or add decals to personalize your work.\r\n\r\nDoors make great backgrounds for shelves. Add a crown molding on top and customize the shelf space by placing brackets where needed, or do it the opposite way by leaning the door against a wall and putting the shelf space behind the door.\r\n\r\nAn exciting transformation of a door or two into a headboard is becoming very popular. Horizontally they can be used to screw hooks, lamps, etc, into them. Vertically they make interesting headboards with the hardware (hinges, doorknobs) still attached. Paned doors are a unique way to go with this as well.\r\n\r\nYou will find as you work with doors that they can become all kinds of upcycled pieces: coffee tables, beverage servers, message centers, room dividers. The sky is the limit! So head on out to the ReStore and pick out a door or two and enjoy your new project!\r\n\r\n<em>The ReStore is a great place to pick up such items and all proceeds go to a good cause. The LowCountry Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located at 616 Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort and is open Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Donations welcome. Call 843-525-0055 to schedule your FREE pick up.</em>', 'Up with upcycling: the many uses of doors', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'up-with-upcycling-the-many-uses-of-doors', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:42:44', '2015-04-16 21:42:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22340', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22343, 4, '2015-04-16 17:44:19', '2015-04-16 21:44:19', 'It appears the editorial staff of <em>The Island News</em> was misled by an over-enthusiastic parent about the success of Beaufort’s 10U Baseball Team. It seems they did not in fact come in first place in their division. Nor even in the top 10. However, we know they tried really, really hard and each player got better as the season went along. Next year we hope to run the same headline, except this time we will double check our sources to make sure it is accurate. We apologize to the team, and their family, that holds the number #1 position.', 'Correction for the April 9th issue', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'correction-for-the-april-9th-issue', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:44:19', '2015-04-16 21:44:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22343', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22345, 4, '2015-04-16 17:47:41', '2015-04-16 21:47:41', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-FASHION-2.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22347\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-FASHION-2-256x300.png\" alt=\"COMMUNITY - FASHION 2\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" /></a>FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice will hold its annual fashion show entitled, “Fashion for Compassion”, Wednesday, April 22nd at the Dataw Island Clubhouse. Now in its 12th year, the event features the latest fashions from Beaufort’s local shops and boutiques. The lunchtime fundraiser will also feature a live auction, silent auction and other entertainment.\r\n\r\nFRIENDS of Caroline Hospice is a local non-profit group committed to providing the highest quality end-of-life care to patients and their families. They also offer adult bereavement and support groups to community members at large who have experienced a loss. Donations allow FRIENDS to provide hospice care, bereavement and caregiver support services to all individuals in our community regardless of their ability to pay.\r\n\r\nGuests at “Fashion for Compassion” will see three hand-selected outfits from 15 local shops such as Andy’s Secrets and Alterations, Bay Street Outfitters, Beaufort Clothing Company, Fabulous Girl Boutique, Go Fish Clothing &amp; Jewelry Company, Grace &amp; Glory, Higher Ground Outfitters, Hollyhocks, It’s Me Fashions, ETCETERA, Lulu Burgess, Rossignol’s, The Red Door, Sweet Grass Apparel and Zoe Accessories.\r\n\r\nTickets for the event are $60 and can be purchased by calling 843-525-6257. Your ticket purchase includes access to the cocktail hour and silent auction, luncheon and main event fashion show. All proceeds from the event benefit FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice. Limited seating is available, so make plans today to join fellow fashionistas at this great event! To learn more about this organization, www.friendsofcarolinehospice.org.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"22350,22349,22346\"]', '“Fashion for Compassion” event to be held', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fashion-for-compassion-event-to-be-held', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:48:23', '2015-04-16 21:48:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22345', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22352, 4, '2015-04-16 17:53:24', '2015-04-16 21:53:24', 'This past Sunday, Penn Center was delighted to welcome back U.S. Congressman and Penn Center 1862 Circle Member, James E. Clyburn, author of <em>Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black</em> for a talk about his book with attendees and to sign copies afterwards.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-Clyburn-signs-book.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22354\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-Clyburn-signs-book-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Clyburn Signs book\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" /></a>Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black</em>, is his personal memoir — following his beginnings during the Jim Crow era of the South to today’s equal challenging world inside the Washington Parkway.\r\n\r\nFrom his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, to his prominence on the Washington, DC political scene as the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn has led an extraordinary life. In <em>Blessed Experiences</em>, Clyburn tells in his own inspirational words how an African American boy from the Jim Crow–era South was able to beat the odds to achieving great success and become, as President Barack Obama describes him, “one of a handful of people who, when he speaks, the entire Congress listens.”\r\n\r\nBorn in 1940 to a civic-minded beautician and a fundamentalist minister, Clyburn began his ascent to leadership at the age of twelve, when he was elected president of his National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth chapter. Clyburn was elected to Congress in 1992. Serving as co-president of his freshman class, he rose quickly through the ranks and was elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1999 and House Democratic Caucus vice chair in 2002. Three years later he was unanimously elected chair of the Democratic Caucus.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-BOTTOM-FOLD-Clyburn.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22353\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-BOTTOM-FOLD-Clyburn-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"COVER BOTTOM FOLD -Clyburn\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" /></a>When Democrats regained the House majority in 2006, Clyburn was elected House Majority Whip. Now as Assistant Democratic Leader, Clyburn, a self-described independent, prides himself on working to overcome barriers and destroy myths without becoming too predictable. “I have worked across party lines to further legislative causes, and on occasion publicly differed with some of my allies in the civil rights community,” says Clyburn. “My experiences have not always been pleasant, but I have considered all of them blessings.”\r\n\r\nOf his success Clyburn says he was “blessed with nurturing parents, a supportive family, and loyal friends.” “But,” he added, “my life was not just about knocking down doors and lowering barriers. I spent some time marching in the streets and occupying the inside of South Carolina jails.” As a civil rights leader at South Carolina State College, as human affairs commissioner under John C. West and three subsequent governors, and as South Carolina’s first African American congressman since 1897, Clyburn has established a long and impressive record of public leadership and advocacy for human rights, education, historic preservation, and economic development.\r\n\r\nCurrently, Jim Clyburn is the leadership liaison to the Appropriations Committee, one of the Democratic Caucus’ primary liaisons to the White House and Chair of the recently formed House  Democratic Outreach &amp; Engagement Task Force.\r\n\r\nWarren Buffet stated, “Jim Clyburn’s book <em>Blessed Experiences</em> has captured not just the history of this tireless leader’s more-than-four decades in public service, but also a sense of the times. While Jim has broken many barriers as the most significant African American member of Congress, his true success comes from his approach to collaboration on the national issues, as well as his ability to understand the needs of the constituency that he represents.”\r\n\r\nEveryone agrees <em>Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black</em> is a must read for anyone who wants to know what life was really like for this southern gentleman, both then and now. As attendee David Grim remarks, “The sampling of stories he shared demonstrated why Jim Clyburn has been such an effective advocate for our fellow citizens in need and for our democracy.”', '\"When he speaks, the entire Congress listens\" -Barack Obama', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'when-he-speaks-the-entire-congress-listens-barack-obama', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:53:24', '2015-04-16 21:53:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22352', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22356, 4, '2015-04-16 17:58:57', '2015-04-16 21:58:57', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Battery Creek aviation students get plane-side, hands-on lesson at airshow</strong></em></p>\r\nThe futures of tech-savvy Battery Creek High students took a leap forward Saturday – by traveling back 75 years in aviation history.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-9-of-27.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-22358\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-9-of-27-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"COVER - MCAS Airshow 2014 (9 of 27)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>The GEICO Skytypers invited 20 students from Battery Creek’s Project Lead the Way program to the tarmac to inspect a squadron of six vintage WWII planes performing at the 2015 MCAS Beaufort Airshow. Project Lead the Way is a national engineering program that lets high school students earn college credit toward careers in aviation. It exposes teens to critical math, science and engineering skills in demand by local employers like the air station in Beaufort, Boeing in Charleston and Gulfstream in Savannah.\r\n\r\n“We’re thrilled that the very same planes that trained the pilots of the Greatest Generation are helping launch the careers of a new generation of pilots, designers and aviation mechanics,” says Commanding Officer and GEICO Skytypers lead pilot Larry Arken.\r\nTony Petrucci teaches aerospace engineering and aviation at Battery Creek and says the chance for his students to see the full continuum of military aircraft will add a fresh perspective to their classroom studies.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22357\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-7-of-27-PETRUCCI.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22357\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-7-of-27-PETRUCCI-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Petrucci\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Tony Petrucci[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe airshow plane-side lesson is part of a commitment by the GEICO Skytypers to help students imagine careers in all aspects of aviation. Many of the mechanics who maintain the rare SNJ squadron and keep the planes in top airshow condition are graduates of similar programs in the Northeast. Thirty-five-year-old Frank Atria is the chief line officer for the Long Island-based GEICO Skytypers.\r\n\r\n“Physics didn’t make sense to me until I enrolled in an aviation program like the one at Battery Creek,” says Atria. “What’s different about this type of training is that you end up using every single thing you learned in school, from math to fabric work to metal forming.”\r\n\r\nJim Record, GEICO Skytyper pilot and professor at the Dowling School of Aviation says it’s important for students to realize careers in aviation extend beyond becoming pilots.\r\n\r\n“Airshows like the one in Beaufort can’t go on without the very best ground crews maintaining the planes, ” Record says. “And when you add in careers in air traffic control and aircraft management, the sky really is the limit.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek High School Senior Mark Hatrick (18) quoted after he sat in the cockpit of a plane older than his grandparents, “I never thought just looking at the outside of these planes that they’d have as much technology in the cockpit as they do: GPS, pressurized sensors and everything. My main goal is to design the next generation of planes.”\r\n\r\nHatrick and 17-year-old fellow senior Ian Klauck got some advice from GEICO Skytyper solo pilot Tom Daly. He’s also the Dean of Aviation at Dowling School of Aviation on Long Island.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-10-of-27.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-22360\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-MCAS-Airshow-2014-10-of-27-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"COVER MCAS Airshow 2014 (10 of 27)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>“These kids start college with a mission, knowing what they want to do. So they have a much higher retention rate and end up with successful careers,” Daly says. “I’m putting aviation students into jobs before they even graduate – the sky really is the limit if they’re well prepared.”\r\n\r\nPetrucci, who was invited to ride in one of the Blue Angel’s plane during yesterday’s practice, remarked, “What motivates me is when a student comes in because they like planes and want to be pilots. Then these innovative high schools give them the chance to see how many different fields there are in aviation.\r\n\r\nThe air station and this airshow are a microcosm of that – everything from mechanics to first responders to air traffic controllers.”', 'Who will design the next F-35?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'who-will-design-the-next-f-35', '', '', '2015-04-16 17:59:32', '2015-04-16 21:59:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22356', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22364, 4, '2015-04-27 14:45:17', '2015-04-27 18:45:17', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-HAMMERHEAD-It-is-important-to-start-a-competition-with-good-nutrition-at-Chris-Wilsons-Huddle-House.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22366\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-HAMMERHEAD-It-is-important-to-start-a-competition-with-good-nutrition-at-Chris-Wilsons-Huddle-House-176x300.jpeg\" alt=\"SPORTS - HAMMERHEAD It is important to start a competition with good nutrition at  Chris Wilson\'s Huddle House!\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" /></a>Beaufort’s Special Olympics swim team, the Carolina Hammerhead Sharks, captured 16 medals at the regional competition in Charleston this past Sunday. Claudia Davis and Jason Deschamps each won three gold medals competing in backstroke and freestyle. Shawn McEvoy won two golds and a silver medal in freestyle and breast stroke. Sean Agatep won two golds and a bronze medal in breast stroke and freestyle. Also Maurice Montgomery and Jim O’Leary each won a gold and silver medal in freestyle. Joy Thompson competed in freestyle and won a ribbon for her efforts. The South Carolina State swim meet is May 2, 2015 at Fort Jackson in Columbia as part of the State Summer Olympics games. The team practices year round at the YMCA in Port Royal.', 'WELL DONE HAMMERHEAD SHARKS!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'well-done-hammerhead-sharks', '', '', '2015-04-27 14:45:17', '2015-04-27 18:45:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22364', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22368, 4, '2015-04-29 13:14:15', '2015-04-29 17:14:15', '<b>Register for 2016 Beaufort County Senior Leadership</b>\r\n\r\nTake this amazing journey once- a-week (Wednesdays) for 12 beginning next January 2016 through early April to learn how Beaufort County works and enhance your understanding of key issues. The program, sponsored by Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, is open to all Beaufort County residents. Registration forms can be downloaded from the website: www.beaufortseniorleadership.com. Browse the website to learn more about the program and view “Highlights from the Class of 2015.” Call Bob Guinn at Clemson Extension with specific questions, 843-255-6060, X116. Reserve your seat today as the class size is limited to 35 participants and 15 paid registrations have already been received.\r\n\r\n<b>Fripp Audubon &amp; Naturally Fripp present  on our barrier islands</b>\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina &amp; Georgia’s vital barrier islands protect the coastal mainland from destructive storms &amp; erosion. Their diverse coastal habitat &amp; abundant wildlife are substance &amp; sustenance for the US southeast. The Beaufort Barrier Islands’ natural riches are celebrated far beyond the Lowcountry. Join Fripp Audubon &amp; Naturally Fripp Community Wildlife Habitat for rare insights into unique flora and fauna of our beaches, salt marshes &amp; maritime forests from seasoned naturalist, educator &amp; field guide author Taylor Schoettle: Apr. 23, 7 p.m., Fripp Island Community Centre. Free presentation &amp; free pass at Fripp gate. Meet ‘n’ Greet, 6 p.m.; please bring small plate of nibbles to share. At 10 a.m. the next day, Taylor Schoettle will lead a beach walk from Rock Beauty Rd.; y’all come! Contact Pat Cotter patrick.r.cotter@gmail.com &amp; visit www.islc.net/audubon.\r\n\r\n<b>Final spring organ concert features JeeYoon Choi </b>\r\n\r\nDr. JeeYoon Choi of First Scots Presbyterian Church in Charleston will present the final concert in the free spring series of Friday organ concerts at noon on Friday, April 24th at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort. Dr. Choi, a native of Seoul, Korea, is Director of Music and Senior Organist at First Scots and an adjunct faculty member of Limestone College. She received her Doctoral degree from Boston University, a Master’s with honors from Westminster Choir College, and a Bachelor’s with distinction from Ewha Women’s University in Seoul. She studied organ with Stefan Engels and James David Christie. Dr. Choi founded the Bach Festival of Charleston and served as its artistic director from 2008 to 2013. She has taught organ at Boston University and served as a board member of the Charleston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She will perform on the church’s historic Taylor &amp; Boody organ as the final guest organist in the spring series. Concerts are free and open to the public. Details: Patricia Gould, pgould@sthelenas1712.org or 843.522.1712, ext. 214 ; or Kelly Newnham,  knewnham@sthelenas1712 or 843.522.1712; or visit www.sthelenas1712.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Outdoor volunteers needed</b>\r\n\r\nIn partnership with Beaufort Elementary School (BES), Fripp Audubon is holding a volunteer work project from 9-12 on Saturday, April 25th. The project will clean and organize the BES outdoor garden/living lab. Volunteers are also needed to assist with a Beaufort Elementary Schools field trip to the Port Royal rookery on May 15th. Please contact Betsy Richards if you can work on either or both of these Audubon projects at richardsbetsy43@gmail.com.', 'What To Do the week of April 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-april-23rd-29th', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:14:46', '2015-04-29 17:14:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22368', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22371, 4, '2015-04-29 13:17:47', '2015-04-29 17:17:47', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-GRAPH.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22372\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-GRAPH-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - GRAPH\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" /></a>By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nOk everybody; let’s tackle a hard topic today. Why should you have your dog spayed or neutered? Both Percy and I have been “fixed” and we are proof positive that not only is it the right thing to do but we are none the worse for it. Since I have moved here six months ago, I have noticed that there are lots and lots of pets that haven’t been spay or neutered. Shelters are way overcrowded because of this. And when shelters are overcrowded, and they have to find space for all the new pets that keep coming in, what happens? You guessed it. They have to either be sent somewhere else, or what is easier, but much sadder, is that they are “put down”.\r\n\r\nDid you know that in the U.S. a dog or cat is euthanized (which means killed) every 13 seconds? That is about 2.4 million every year. Every 13 seconds. Five during one Super Bowl commercial. These are mostly young adoptable puppies and kittens who have done nothing wrong other than be born. And they are being born because many people simply don’t understand the terrible overpopulation that has occurred all across the U.S. Let’s take a look at what the North Shore Animal League and the Best Friends Society, both highly respected non-profits, say about why you should spay or neuter your pet.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: My pet will get fat and lazy.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact: </b>Spaying or neutering does not make pets fat or lazy. The truth is that pets get fat and lazy because they are fed too much and do not get enough exercise.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: It is better to have one litter first.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact:</b> Females spayed before their first heat cycle are typically healthier. Every time a female pet goes through a heat cycle she is at an increased risk for breast cancer and uterine infections.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: My male pet will feel like less of a male.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact:</b> Pets do not have any concept of masculinity. Neutering your male pet will not cause him to suffer any kind of emotional identity crisis, nor will it change his basic personality. Your pet will be healthier and a better companion.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: My pet is purebred; they don’t end up in animal shelters.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact:</b> One in four animals that enter shelters are purebred. Regardless of whether or not they are purebred, 50% of animals that enter into shelters are euthanized due to overpopulation.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: My dog will no longer be a protective watch dog.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact: </b>Spaying or neutering does not affect a dog’s natural instinct to protect its home and family. A dog’s temperament is formed more by genetics and environment than by sex hormones.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Myth: It is unhealthy to spay and neuter your pet when they are young.\r\n</b></span><b>Fact:</b> Spaying and neutering is safe for young animals. There is no veterinary research that suggests spaying or neutering pets before six months of age interferes with healthy development.\r\n\r\nOver its lifetime, a female animal that is not fixed can have over 100 babies and male animals can literally father thousands. Do you really want that responsibility?\r\n\r\nSee figures on above.\r\n\r\nThese figures aren’t exaggerated to make a point. This data is real and at this point it is six years old, which means things have probably gotten worse. So both Percy and I are asking you, imploring you really. Make the right decision and have your dog or cat fixed. They will be happier for it and you will be doing contributing greatly to control the overpopulation of the dog and cat world. Thank you and good night.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Why you should spay or neuter your pet', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'why-you-should-spay-or-neuter-your-pet', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:20:21', '2015-04-29 17:20:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22371', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22373, 4, '2015-04-29 13:17:36', '2015-04-29 17:17:36', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-dog-hank.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22374 aligncenter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-dog-hank-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - dog hank\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hank is a handsome brindle who is very confident and eager to learn. He enjoys spending time playing with his toys, chasing a ball and loves getting his belly rubbed! Come play with Hank today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. He is neutered, microchipped and up to date on his vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-82', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:17:36', '2015-04-29 17:17:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22373', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22381, 4, '2015-04-29 13:22:30', '2015-04-29 17:22:30', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\n\r\nThe confetti has settled, many resolutions fall unraveled and anxiously we peek into summer’s window. The gusto of January has turned into the gut wrenching fact that our sweet little town has an extremely long swimsuit season. Maybe the extended skin baring season keeps us honest, keeps us aware and keeps us all reluctantly reviewing our health care regimes. It failed to keep me from Valentine’s Day or my daughters Easter basket.\r\n\r\nIn the world of health and weight management each of us has his or her battle. Although mine falls in line with the usual suspects; it is slightly different. Early on I accepted that my physique was one of practicality, not perfection. My short legs will never be runway material and my curves are enthusiastically appreciative of southern cuisine. My days are stressful as sleep is but a pre-parenthood memory. With a tired body and an overactive mind, I greatly value the benefits of a gym membership. Thankfully my safe haven has reopened its doors. The Wellness Club at Celadon is effectively deterring my life of crime.\r\n\r\nCrawling, stumbling, or skipping through the doors I enter what is my bandage for a day full of scratches and scrapes. I can run on the treadmill losing frustration with each mile. Then retreat to the mat where I instantly become the greatest, albeit slightly uncoordinated, Yogi of all time. As if that weren’t enough to banish the bad, the steam shower cures whatever remains from a day with more twists than election season. Oh how I missed this sweet escape, a place where even an overwhelmed Mom of a toddler can find reprieve. I am no Jane Fonda, matter of fact, my appearance in the gym more resembles Shrek, Minnie Pearl, or maybe Richard Simmons on a good day.\r\n\r\nMany years I have spent in gyms, lifting weights at 5 a.m. (forced obviously) to even a most humiliating step- aerobic phase. Thankfully YouTube wasn’t quite so popular, and there was enough running to sign me up as a fill in for Forrest Gump. I feel as though I’ve done my time, paid my dues, and somehow avoided losing a major limb. Going to the gym, isn’t my idea of a fabulous time. With an intimidating schedule and a strong desire to sit on my porch it is easy for exercise to exit my priorities.\r\n\r\nI realize there are health benefits but sadly that isn’t my solitary motivation. I am at least 20% less mean when I have that coveted time to myself. The physical rewards are secondary, to my improved personality. After being Mommy, wife, small business owner, new community real estate broker and feeder of two impatient four legged friends, being all alone and looking ridiculous on a treadmill is often just what the Psychiatrist ordered.\r\n\r\nI don’t worry about my form, my outfit, or my granny bun on top of my head. There is no awkward small talk with sweat pouring away the remainder of any make up I refuse to apply. I don’t fake listening to my iPod to avoid discussing current events while struggling through a sit-up. If I want to scream in victory after lifting an impressive 10 lbs., well scream I do. As a bonus, my cell phone does not work at all within the walls of this fitness fortress. It is the little things ya’ll.\r\n\r\nRegardless of how it may seem, I am not always anti-social. I just prefer not to have conversations during crunches, debates during dead lifts, and honestly I just don’t want to worry if my socks don’t match. My days are full of social interaction and awkward encounters. I have that covered. Home fitness videos, although an obvious option for one as odd as myself, make almost as much sense for me as watching Jeopardy instead of going to college. If you find yourself in need of a healthy oasis, an accepting environment and a place where your cell simply won’t work, Celadon Wellness Club may be for you. Just please, if you see me, understand that I won’t have my contacts in, so I promise I am not making a mean face at you. I can’t see you. If I am hiding behind the elliptical, please don’t take it personally. I just want to burn a few calories, blow off some steam, and make it home without anyone pointing out my painfully obvious flaws or my mismatched socks.\r\n\r\n<em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Celadon Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.</em>', 'And to make it home without anyone pointing out my mismatched socks', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'and-to-make-it-home-without-anyone-pointing-out-my-mismatched-socks', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:22:30', '2015-04-29 17:22:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22381', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22383, 4, '2015-04-29 13:21:28', '2015-04-29 17:21:28', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nDon’t get scared. Too scared, anyhow. I know most of us don’t like to get into sweet wines. But there are times when we need to look at what we usually think of as sweeter style wines, and it turns out they aren’t. Which pretty much tells you when a Moscato is not a Moscato.\r\n\r\nTo start our lesson this week, I suppose we can get right into our grape - Muscat. There! See? Already, not a Moscato. The Muscat family of grapes has over two hundred grapes in it. Yikes. Ampelographers say that Muscat is probably the oldest domesticated grape variety. There are theories that the origins of Muscat go back to the ancient Egyptians and Persians, 3,000 to 1,000 BC. “A” also theories that the origins of this variety date it at 800 to 600 BC, with the ancient Greeks and Romans. Truth is, there is no actual proof to any date of origin. Written records, from Columella and Pliny the Elder, describe some “Muscat-like” grapes that made sweet wines that the bees were attracted to, but writing is not proving.\r\n\r\nFor that, we have to go to the first documented mention of the grape from an English Franciscan scholar, Bartholomeus Anglicus, in the early thirteenth century. It’s interesting that of the two hundred grapes with “muscat,” or synonyms, in their name, most of them are not closely related to each other. Grapes in the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains family and in the Muscat Alexandria family are more closely related to each other than other Muscats. Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Alexandria have been crossed with each other, and have produced at least fourteen different grapes. Five of these “offspring” are only grown in South America. (Most notable of these is the Torrontes grape in Argentina.) Nine are still grown in Italy. Muscat of Alexandria has been crossed with a German/Italian variety, Trollinger, that has produced some of the Malvasia grapes. We may not all jump for joy at the idea of a Moscato wine, but we do have to give the grape its due for being so prolific. And, we have to guess that they can’t all be making sweeter style wines. Which is part of what we’re learning today. Read on.\r\n\r\nOur unavailability of specific dates for the origin of the Muscat grape means we also are not sure where its name came from. Again, there are many theories. The most common one is that the name came from the Persian word “muchk.” (No, not close to “schmuck.”) Similar words exist in Greek (“moskos”), Latin (“moskos”) and French (“musc”). One theory, that we hear a lot of, is based on the Italian word “mosca” which means “fly.” Like a buzzing around fly, not fly like a bird. This theory, at least, takes into account the sweet aromas and grape sugars, natural to this variety. Both things that would naturally attract flies. (And, really, doesn’t a wine made from a grape that was named after flies just sound delicious? But, wait. We must behave.) Now, here we are with several hundred Muscat grapes. They can range in color from white to pink to almost black. All the wines from all the Muscat grapes tend to have floral notes and grapey flavors. The grapiness comes from a large number of monoterpenes in the grapes. More monteroenes, more grapey flavors.\r\n\r\nIn France, where our wine is from this week, Muscat is known as Muscat Blanc. It is a member of the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains family. This variety is responsible for most of the country’s “vin doux naturels” wines. (I know, sweet wines again.) There is actually a Muscats du Monde (Muscats of the World) competition, where wines that are dry, sweet and sparkling are all submitted. Because of this grape’s affinity for the soil and climate around the Mediterranean, this is where much of it is grown. It has, however, adapted itself to other regions, including much cooler Alsace. Generally, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains buds early, but ripens late. It is a moderately vigorous vine, but its best wines come from controlled growth. Pruning, fewer grapes left on the vines, gives the wines better acidity. This matters to us because dry wines need more acidity. Slower ripening also encourages more acidity. So vineyard location on hillsides with eastern exposures, less afternoon hot sun, and good breezes to cool off the grapes are important, too. Most dry Muscat wines are best when only a year or two old. They have heady aromas that include rosewood and litchi nuts and grapefruit, fresh-squeezed orange juice and exotic tropical fruit flavors. All blended in with hints of jasmine, lemongrass and verbena.\r\n\r\nOur Muscat is from Fortant. This company has been growing grapes and making wines in southern France for four generations. The Skali family, who owns Fortant, came from Algeria. A visit to California, in 1982, gave them an idea for varietally labeled wines from France. Today, they have a great reputation for true-to-their-variety wines at value prices. For our Muscat, the vines are planted along the Mediterranean coast. The soil here is limestone and alluvial deposits, great drainage for roots. The grapes are harvested at night, keeping them fresh and gently pressed after six hours of skin contact. Fermentation is done at low temperatures which give the finished wine more finesse. “Sur lie” aging lasts three months. The Fortant Muscat is 100% Muscat with thirteen percent alcohol. For sure, this is a dry wine. Phew! It is a saffron yellow shade, with litchi and rose aromas, citrus and floral and white tea flavors, a round texture in your mouth, and a long, long finish. For the lucky few, we got a chance to taste this wine this week, already. With softshell crabs. Which hints at what kinds of foods go well here - light shellfish, Asian flavors, sushi, seafood salads, Indian and Mexican flavors. And more. Definitely, a dry Muscat. So not a Moscato at all. Relieved? For $9.99. Enjoy.', 'When is a Moscato not a Moscato?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'when-is-a-moscato-not-a-moscato', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:21:28', '2015-04-29 17:21:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22383', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22385, 4, '2015-04-29 13:23:14', '2015-04-29 17:23:14', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nAt some point in my life the world became a place filled with signs using pictures, not words. All around me are signs guiding me through my day; symbols for restaurants, bars and beauty salons. When I was younger and driving to an airport, I would follow the signs that said “Airport”. Now in its place sits a drawing of a plane and an arrow pointing towards the airport. When did I stop reading the written word for directions and start recognizing symbols instead? At what point did this transformation occur in my life?\r\n\r\nThis behavioral change actually began when the AIGA, the professional association for design developed the Universal signs along with the Department of Transportation so people could easily understand ways to navigate the country. It was adopted in the USA in 1974 when the first 34 Universal signs were posted. Then in 1979, another 16 Universal signs were added. These symbol signs were developed to provide some uniformity for people in transportation facilities like bus terminals and train stations. Since they are non-copy righted everyone can use them for free.\r\n\r\nThese fifty symbols have become part of our lives. No matter what town or city we visit, we know that the “H” stands for hospital. The “P” sign guides us to parking lots or garages. And the diagonal line across any symbol has a clear meaning; as in “no smoking” or “no cell phones”.\r\n\r\nIn airports, we can easily find the baggage claim, the taxi cab stands and the bus stands. Unconsciously we follow the signs without acknowledging this world of symbols. How much easier it is for people who do not know English to travel. But it is also easier for those of us with poor eyesight who are able to see the symbol from a distance when the written word would be more difficult to read.\r\n\r\nThe internet has now produced so many more symbols as we weave through the web sites. The term Pictogram has become popular to describe these symbols. Facebook, Twitter and Google Chat all have their own unique symbols. Then there are emoticons to express the ups and downs in our moods without using any actual words.\r\n\r\nI think it is strange to think that in some ways, we are reverting back to the Stone Age when cavemen were drawing pictures on the cave walls to communicate. Maybe the picture of the Woolly Mammoth roaming near the roaring stream meant “good hunting over there.” Could it be that in some cave deep in southern France we might find a drawing of an animal over flames and discover that it meant that there was a good restaurant nearby?\r\n\r\nI am comfortable in this world of picture signs and have found it much easier to navigate in new places. Maybe it is possible that this universal land of Pictograms might help us break down language barriers and communicate just like it did for the cavemen.', 'Signs, signs, everywhere signs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'signs-signs-everywhere-signs', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:23:14', '2015-04-29 17:23:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22385', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22388, 4, '2015-04-29 13:28:05', '2015-04-29 17:28:05', '[caption id=\"attachment_22393\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-CHESS.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-22393 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-CHESS-e1430328456174-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from left to right are Whit Suber, G. Simmons, Kendra Rogers, and Jack McDougall, with Kevin Rogers kneeling in front.\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a> Pictured from left to right are Whit Suber, G. Simmons, Kendra Rogers, and Jack McDougall, with Kevin Rogers kneeling in front.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Beaufort Academy Chess Team, consisting of Kendra Rogers, G. Simmons, Jack McDougall and Whit Suber, recently won the Elementary Division of the South Carolina Independent School Association State Chess Championship in Sumpter, South Carolina. Jack McDougall went undefeated winning 5 matches and tying 1. Jack placed 2nd in the individual standings and Whit Suber came in 3rd with a 5 wins and 1 loss showing. Kevin Rogers won the Middle School Division, going undefeated at 6-0. These five chess champs will be attending K-6 Grade Nationals chess tournament in Tennessee this coming May.</p>\r\n&nbsp;', 'CHESS CHAMPIONS AGAIN!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chess-champions-again', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22388', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22389, 4, '2015-04-29 13:26:03', '2015-04-29 17:26:03', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Rauch Report</em></h2>\r\nBy Bill Rauch\r\n\r\nAfter decades of ruined backyard barbeques, formal complaints, lawsuits, meetings, delicate suggestions and steely stonewallings there is finally a glimmer of hope for the residents of Lady’s Island and Burton who live near the ends of MCAS Beaufort’s runways.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22390\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-RAUCH.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22390\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-RAUCH-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The first F-35B to come to Beaufort, shown here making its introductory flyby, arrived last July to join VMFAT-501. Photo credit: USMC photo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> The first F-35B to come to Beaufort, shown here making its introductory flyby, arrived last July to join VMFAT-501. Photo credit: USMC photo.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSeeking to find a way to limit jet noise in the Beaufort area without adversely affecting the area’s military-based economy, US Congressman Mark Sanford last month quietly took the first formal step toward getting MCAS Beaufort an auxiliary landing field. Such a facility would spare the area much of the noise from the Marine Corps’ F-35B Joint Strike Fighters’ practice runs, runs whose numbers are expected to increase dramatically soon.\r\n\r\nMost residents of this military town have no quarrel with jets coming in and out of MCAS Beaufort. It is when three or four jets circle the base at low altitude 8 or 10 times each, touching down and then gunning it once again for another circle around that residents lose patience. These round and round landing practice maneuvers known as “touch and goes” is what would be transferred to an auxiliary landing field, sparing the residents who live around the Air Station the repetitive deafening events that over the years have driven them indoors to call the Air Station’s CO, or their congressman, The White House, or their mayor … and their lawyers and realtors.\r\n\r\nWith the exception of Edwards Air Force Base in southeastern California and Hill Air Force Base in northwestern Utah, MCAS Beaufort is the only military airfield hosting the F-35 in the continental U.S. where the aircrafts’ pilots cannot practice their touch and goes at a remote airfield. Edwards, the desolate home to test pilot legends, is located in the Mojave Desert. And Hill AFB, so remote it can support a live fire range, is in the Great Salt Lake Desert.\r\n\r\nAs military aircraft have become louder and the areas around coastal military airfields have become more populated auxiliary landing facilities have become more prevalent. More than just runways in unpopulated areas, auxiliary landing fields are military outposts that are necessarily kept secure, that are supervised by control towers, and that post various safety, firefighting and medical personnel and equipment on site during flight operations.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22391\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-1.25.14-PM.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22391\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-29-at-1.25.14-PM-300x147.png\" alt=\"Sources: Lockheed Martin and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s office.\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" /></a> Sources: Lockheed Martin and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s office.[/caption]\r\n\r\nLooking at the numbers of expected flights and hearing from various constituent groups and local governments of the need, late last month Sanford submitted an Appropriations Request to facilitate a Needs Study by the Secretary of Defense for a Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field proximate to MCAS Beaufort, the congressman’s Washington office confirmed Monday. This first-ever-for-Beaufort request “will start the conversation at the Department of Defense in Washington,” a Beaufort-based military analyst explained. Sanford’s move followed immediately Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee’s unanimous adoption of the 2015 Joint Land Use Study Update that identified acquisition of an auxiliary landing field as a “key issue” for MCAS Beaufort and the surrounding area.\r\n\r\nFor decades Beaufort’s leadership has resisted pushing for this step because they feared that the expense of an auxiliary landing field might cause MCAS Beaufort to land on a base closure list, thus collapsing the area’s economy.\r\n\r\nHowever with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter now replacing the F-18 Hornet as the Marines’ go-to jet fighter, and with MCAS Beaufort now transitioning into becoming one of a handful of training facilities for F-35 pilots, and one of only two serving the Marine Corps’ F-35Bs, that is changing. Moreover, not only will Marines Corps F-18 and F-35B pilots be training in Beaufort over the next decade, but U.S. Navy pilots training on the F-18E and F-18F will continue to train here, and pilots from the United States’ NATO allies and those of other countries that have been permitted access to the F-35 will be training in Beaufort too. Recognizing this, the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) study prepared by the Navy in 2013 indicated military operations (flights) into and out of MCAS Beaufort will nearly triple from 38,402 in 2012 to 106,030 in 2023.\r\n\r\nAccording to the F-35’s manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, by 2018 F-35Bs will be based at MCAS Yuma in Arizona, Nellis AFB in Nevada, Luke AFB in Arizona, and Eglin AFB in Florida in addition to Edwards AFB in California, Hill AFB in Utah and in Beaufort. With the exception of Hill, Edwards and MCAS Beaufort all these facilities currently enjoy access to outlying fields where they can conduct their touch and go practice.\r\n\r\nLate last year the U.S. Navy issued a Record of Decision stating that all their F-35Cs would be home ported at Naval Air Station Lemoore outside Fresno, California. Lemoore is surrounded by rural agricultural uses, mostly orchards, and its pilots have access to outlying fields, according to Navy Spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Nicole Schwegman.\r\n\r\nScientific data relating to the noise created by F-18s and F-35s respectively have been notoriously scarce and contradictory in recent years. But since a few F-35Bs have begun operating out of MCAS Beaufort recently local observers agree the F-35Bs are louder than the F-18s, especially with respect to the distinctive high-pitched screech they throw off. <em>Defense News</em> reported last year that because of the increased noise from the F-35s the Navy has developed and is requiring the use of new ear protection devices know as DC2s by sailors working the decks of aircraft carriers.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County, The Town of Port Royal and The City of Beaufort have all passed resolutions requesting that the Pentagon pursue a Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field for MCAS Beaufort, according to Robert Merchant in Beaufort County’s Planning Office. Sanford’s Appropriations Request begins to bring the weight of the U.S. Congress behind the localities’ shared position.\r\n\r\n<b>Rauch Report Round-up</b>\r\n\r\nLast week the Beaufort County Council, citing concerns over its possible adverse effect upon future Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program bond referenda results, voted 8-2 to discontinue their efforts to build a gun park on the Lobeco area land they purchased recently.', 'Sanford sparks MCAS remote landing field review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sanford-sparks-mcas-remote-landing-field-review', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:28:34', '2015-04-29 17:28:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22389', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22396, 4, '2015-04-29 13:34:23', '2015-04-29 17:34:23', '[caption id=\"attachment_22403\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-ROWING.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22403\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-ROWING-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right are Martha Weeks, Mike Seymour, Svein Borgersen, Michael Frederick, Martha Moore, Eileen Campbell, and Ken Maliken.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> From left to right are Martha Weeks, Mike Seymour, Svein Borgersen, Michael Frederick, Martha Moore, Eileen Campbell, and Ken Maliken.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Rowing Club is teaching adults and young individuals sweep boat rowing and sculling. A group of member rowers, interested in regatta challenges outside the club’s regular weekly rowing programs, started racing in US Rowing sponsored Regional and National regattas in 2014.\r\n\r\nOn April 11th they competed in the US Rowing Sponsored “Clemson Sprint” at Lake Hartwell in Clemson, SC. This Clemson University organized regatta included 36 Clubs with 310 rowers.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort racing team rowers competed against youth, collegiate and master classified competitors in single sculling as well as in Men’s Masters 4+ (1000 meters) and in Mixed Open 4+ (2000 meters) sweep boat rowing.\r\n\r\nIn the Men’s Masters 4+ (1000 meters), Beaufort won first place giving them a gold medal. The rowers in this sweep boat were: Ken Maliken, Michael Frederick, Mike Seymour, Svein Borgersen and coxswain Martha Weeks.\r\n\r\nIn the Mixed Open 4+ (2000 meters), Beaufort came in third place winning a bronze medal. The rowers in this sweep boat were: Ken Maliken, Michael Frederick, Eileen Campbell, Martha Moore and coxswain Martha Weeks. Competing in a Men’s Masters single scull 1x was Svein Borgersen who finished 5th in the 1000 meter race.', 'Beaufort Rowing Club’s racing team win gold and bronze', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-rowing-clubs-racing-team-win-gold-and-bronze', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:35:23', '2015-04-29 17:35:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22397, 4, '2015-04-29 13:33:00', '2015-04-29 17:33:00', 'Grey Seal Puppets conducted a 3 day storytelling residency program at Lady’s Island Elementary in early April. Master Puppeteer, Drew Allison, began the residency with a performance of his own story called A Tangled of Tales using his handmade puppets for the K- 3rd graders. It was followed by a demonstration on puppets making for our 2nd and 3rd grade students.\r\n\r\nEach day students were put in collaborative groups where they created their own characters based on their personal version of A Tangle of Tales. They also built their own puppets to bring their characters to life. Each class was able to perform for each other at the end of the residency, receiving applause and constructive comments from their peers.\r\n\r\nThe students were very engaged in this theatrical learning experience and being able to share their own imaginative ideas with each other. This residency was made possible through the school’s arts grant.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"22398,22399,22400\"]', 'Puppets at LIMS ROCK!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'puppets-at-lims-rock', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:17', '2018-07-12 15:00:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22397', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22402, 4, '2015-04-29 13:38:17', '2015-04-29 17:38:17', 'The Earth Celebration which was held at the Navy Heritage Park in Port Royal this past Saturday turned out to be dry (no rain which is a good thing) and incredibly interesting. Besides fabulous foods, organic produce, oysters shucked right in front of you, there were craft vendors and information booths about environmentally important issues.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"22407,22408,22409,22410,22411,22413,22414,22415,22416\"]', 'Earth Day Celebration in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'earth-day-celebration-in-port-royal', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:43:53', '2015-04-29 17:43:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22402', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22412, 4, '2015-04-29 13:39:49', '2015-04-29 17:39:49', 'The 12th Annual Soft Shell Crab Festival was held last Saturday all up and down Paris Road in Port Royal. From wonderful foods to face painting, to information local initiatives, good times were had by all. One of the big attractions was a zip line for kids. How much fun is that? If you missed it this year, make sure to go next year.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"22418,22419,22420,22421,22422,22423,22424,22425\"]', 'Soft Shell Crab Festival extraordinaire', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'soft-shell-crab-festival-extraordinaire', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:40:48', '2015-04-29 17:40:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22412', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22427, 4, '2015-04-29 13:50:03', '2015-04-29 17:50:03', 'By Chris Suddeth\r\n\r\nWe have all had that feeling of being on the outside looking in at some point in our lives. These points in time differ in duration, intensity, and situations, but they are still there, ever present and as about as welcome as mosquitoes and no-see’ums at a picnic. We find ourselves thinking the other guy or gal has it together, when, in fact, they are fighting, or have fought, their own battles. We just get too caught up in our own junk to notice theirs.\r\n\r\nThe vision of being the odd kid left out on the playground comes to mind and will certainly hit home with the masses. How do you think Michael Collins felt? The reason many won’t recognize the name because he wasn’t Buzz Aldrin or my fraternity brother, Neil Armstrong. Michael Collins had to be an elite human in his profession to be that odd kid out, but without that odd kid, July 20, 1969 may have been a very different day for planet Earth.\r\n\r\nI’m not saying that we don’t push ourselves daily to be that elite odd kid, rather than cede to the come hither call of the couch and a good Dallas marathon. (Yes, I have all fourteen seasons of Dallas on DVD. What can I say; good TV stands the test of time. But when we are pushing here and pulling there on consistent basis, with limited or no palatable results it’s easy to fall into fits of frustration.\r\n\r\nI have found myself in the role of the odd kid, in the doldrums of my process, and still find myself taking the “woe is me” route here and there. But that route became, and continues to become, less traveled once I decided it was time to honor my own process.\r\n\r\nIt’s all about the journey, isn’t it, or we wouldn’t feel the urge to walk that walk in the first place? We don’t dig up seeds in a garden a few days after planting them and wonder, “Why aren’t these vegetables already?” I like Wayne Dyer, who asks, “Was the Law of Flotation discovered by contemplating the sinking of things?”\r\n\r\nLet’s talk about setting intentions, letting go, and letting God. When we intend something to happen and hang on to it verbatim, we don’t allow things to unfold as they could, should, or would. They could turn out better if we’d only allow and honor our process. Another, often unconsidered possibility is that our angels or spirit guides could be holding us back for a variety of reasons that fit into our highest and best purpose, not necessarily our highest convenience or best comfort.\r\n\r\nSometimes life unfolds in chaotic and random events, but upon reflection, our tapestry of life plays like a beautiful symphony bringing us to where we currently reside. At that point you may want to thank God for unanswered prayers.\r\n\r\nWhen we put in true effort and gratitude while honoring and owning the process we are going through to get from point A to Z, pressure is released and appreciation of the NOW comes to bare. As an experiment, meditate on gratitude and feel its effects on your body and psyche. For contrast, meditate on the frustration of not achieving XYZ and feel its effects.\r\n\r\nJust appreciating your process is both freeing and gratifying. You’re probably saying, “Sutty, that sounds swanky, but how do I get there?” If you are quitting smoking, give yourself credit for all the lung darts not inhaled, rather than beating yourself up over the drunken 1 a.m. slip-up. Always give yourself credit for how far you’ve trekked in any given issue rather than staring at the moon until your eyes water and lamenting your short-comings.\r\n\r\nCease texting while driving your life and truly honor what your daily process. The results may not be immediate, but you’ll be tickled, while being more productive, which is way better than being frustrated and feeling inferior to someone who’s only talent may be just talking a better game.\r\n\r\n<em>When Chris Suddeth (Sutty) isn’t being Mr. Mom to 5 year old, Emma Belle, he balances his time between writing, real estate and supporting other’s healing through his personal blend of Reiki, Theta Healing®, Intuitive Healing, as well as teaching all three levels of Reiki attunement classes. You can contact him at (843) 263-2397 or chrissuddethccr@gmail.com.</em>', 'Honoring your process', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22427', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:51:03', '2015-04-29 17:51:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22427', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22428, 4, '2015-04-29 13:46:45', '2015-04-29 17:46:45', '[caption id=\"attachment_22429\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-holland-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22429\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PROFILE-holland-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Holland\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Melissa Holland[/caption]\r\n\r\nElementary schools have sure changed in the last 40 years. At least they have in Beaufort. And moving them even further ahead is the new Principal at Beaufort Elementary, Melissa Holland.\r\n\r\nMelissa is the daughter of a radio executive and growing up had the curse and blessing of living in a lot of different towns. She spent some time in Hilton Head which is where her love of the Lowcountry began, but her love of academics started way earlier. Melissa remembers going to an opera in Pittsburgh as a youngster where she was told by her Principal that she should really consider being a teacher. And she hasn’t wavered off that path ever since.\r\n\r\nAfter getting her BA in Early Childhood Education at Clemson, she added two masters’ degrees – one in Early Childhood Education and one in Educational Administration. She has taught first and second grades in number of local schools and has had a focus in literacy throughout her years of working.\r\n\r\nMelissa got her feet wet in administration when she doubled as the Literacy Coach and Assistant Principal at Bluffton Elementary and then at Lady’s Island Elementary. This is also where her determination to push those around her to really “understand it is their responsibility to shape children for the future.” For her, this isn’t just a platitude but a real mission. “Our kids need to feel safe, secure, and empowered to be who they are.”\r\n\r\nSo how does this manifest itself at Beaufort Elementary? First, the school has just received it’s accreditation as a STEM school. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and is a fairly new initiative in schools nationwide to encourage students to become involved in these academic areas where our schools have been weak in the past. Overall, the belief is that studies in these disciplines will better prepare out students for college and later for jobs in the real world.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Elementary uses a “responsive classroom” method of teaching. This is a research proven way to achieve both higher student achievement and success through greater teacher effectiveness. This then leads to a better school climate. Elementary school isn’t just a place where you hopefully learn to read and write, in Beaufort it is now a place that offers interactive, appropriately challenging, purposeful and engaging activities for every student based on their interests. The old days of “you will learn it my way” has been replaced with “how are we going to keep you, the student, engaged in the learning process so you stay engaged and connected?”\r\n\r\nThink back and wonder if “emotional safety” and having “students who were secure in taking risks” was ever a discussion at your personal elementary school. At Beaufort Elementary, there is a required morning meeting for all the students and teachers every day. This time is used to build a community feeling among the students. It also allows teachers to share successes, hear about new initiatives and adds a measure of structure to the day.\r\n\r\n“Our students are individually challenged by their teachers to achieve at their own levels and be recognized for that achievement. Our current standards for teachers are higher than most but we will be adding some additional new standards this coming year.”\r\n\r\n“I believe it possible to weave academic achievement into interesting projects that, on the surface, seem too advanced for the students but in reality, gives them a focus to explore and experiment.” An example of this is a program, created in conjunction with the Ladies Island Garden Club, is to integrate an app for people to download and then be able to learn more about the trees along The Beaufort Tree Walk that many visitors enjoy. The students have identified and photographed all the different trees found along the walk and the app then gives you information and pictures of what you are looking at. You can get the app for free under the name Aurasma and it requires you create an account and then find The Beaufort Tree Walk from their inventory. Then you can focus the “aura” on the appropriate tree in the Garden Club’s Walking Tour Guide, and it takes you to a description and photos produced by Beaufort Elementary students. It’s pretty cool if you happen to want to be more knowledgeable about historic Beaufort.\r\n\r\nStudents are also working with the Fripp Audubon Society to build an environmentally appropriate home for birds and turtles to live safely in an outside atrium at the school.\r\n\r\nAnd then there are the Lego Labs-engineering and technology through play. What it is possible to build just using Lego’s is awe inspiring and amazing. In this classroom, imagination melds with advanced engineering principles to push students beyond what their age peers are studying in school.\r\n\r\nSo, what does Melissa do outside of school? With what little time there is when she isn’t finishing up this school year and getting ready for next year, she is running half marathons and being “just mom” to three wonderful daughters, her husband, and family chocolate Lab.\r\n\r\nSo is Beaufort Elementary in good hands with the new Principal Holland? You bet! With the help of an outstanding and dedicated group of teachers and administrators, these lucky students are destined to start their higher education with a solid background encompassing academic skills along with real self-confidence and a sense of what a real community can be. Welcome aboard Ms. Holland!', 'Beaufort Elementary in good hands', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-elementary-in-good-hands', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:46:45', '2015-04-29 17:46:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22428', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22432, 4, '2015-04-29 13:49:14', '2015-04-29 17:49:14', '[caption id=\"attachment_22433\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-Stoddard-Leland-MD-e1430329711189.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22433\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HEALTH-Stoddard-Leland-MD-e1430329711189-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Leland Stoddard\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Dr. Leland Stoddard[/caption]\r\n\r\nIs shoulder pain keeping you “off the green”? Whether your preferred green is the golf course, tennis court or garden, shoulder pain can keep you from the activities you enjoy.\r\n\r\nIf you’re suffering from the effects of an injury — or just general shoulder discomfort — you’ll want to join Beaufort Memorial board-certified orthopaedic surgeon Leland Stoddard, MD, and physical therapists Steve Steve Giammona and Andrea Sadler for a free seminar on Wednesday, April 29, at 5 p.m. at the Lakehouse in Sun City, where they will discuss the best ways to alleviate shoulder pain.\r\n\r\nThe seminar will also address: common causes of shoulder pain; types of shoulder injuries; surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, from basic exercises and stretching to joint replacement; adapting your activities for better results.\r\n\r\nThere will be a reception prior to the seminar at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, both Sun City residents and non-residents, but reservations are required as space is limited. Visit www.BeaufortMemorial.org for information or call 843-522-5585 to register.', 'Do you have shoulder pain? ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'do-you-have-shoulder-pain', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:49:14', '2015-04-29 17:49:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22432', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22438, 4, '2015-04-29 13:52:13', '2015-04-29 17:52:13', 'Looking to sell your home? Your home’s curb appeal is the first chance to impress potential buyers. Whether buyers are wowed by a beautiful and well-maintained yard or are repelled by dirty exterior walls and an overgrown lawn can significantly impact your home’s sales price if you’re thinking of selling it this summer.\r\n\r\n“When buyers pull up to a house, they want to be able to picture themselves living in and coming home to it. Dead grass and chipped paint can make that all the more difficult to visualize,” said Janet Gresham, CEO of the Beaufort County Association of REALTORS®. “Making sure your home is prepared − both inside and out − before you put it on the market could help it sell faster and for top dollar.”\r\n\r\nHere are a few tips to make sure your curb appeal is making the best impression on potential buyers:\r\n\r\n• <b>Clean your house.</b> It’s not only the inside of your home that needs to be kept clean of dirt and grime. The outside of your home should be just as spotless. Clean your outer walls with soapy water and wash your windows inside and out. Washing your house can substantially raise the sale price.\r\n\r\n• <b>A new coat of paint. </b>After you’ve cleaned your home’s exterior, the next step is to apply a fresh coat of paint. A new coat of paint is like a face-lift for your home, but don’t try to make a statement with your home’s color. If your home is a wildly different color from the other homes in your neighborhood, it could negatively affect a buyer’s perception of the home’s value.\r\n\r\n• <b>A well-manicured yard. </b>Your front yard creates your home’s first impression to prospective buyers, so make sure that your lawn is green and trimmed and your shrubs and flower beds are well tended. It’s important to keep your yard neat, raking any fallen leaves and pulling any weeds. If there is a barren tree in your front yard, cut it down and replace it with grass. This goes for the back yard too.\r\n\r\n• <b>Repair the roof.</b> If your roof is damaged, dirty or missing shingles, it can have a negative impact on the value of your home. If your neighbors’ roofs are well maintained or have been recently replaced, it will make yours look especially ragged. Sometimes a good cleaning is all you need to have your roof look like new. However, that isn’t a project you will want to take on yourself without the proper equipment; hire a professional with the right tools and training who will be able to clean your roof without damaging it.\r\n\r\nBy making a few simple changes to your home’s exterior, you can increase your home’s value and hopefully help it sell quickly.', 'Improving your home’s curb appeal ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'improving-your-homes-curb-appeal', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:52:13', '2015-04-29 17:52:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22438', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22440, 4, '2015-04-29 13:53:26', '2015-04-29 17:53:26', '[caption id=\"attachment_22441\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-ADAPTIVE-GOLF.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22441\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-ADAPTIVE-GOLF-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Paralyzed golfer Fred Gutierrez, whose inspiring story has received national attention, was a special guest at last month’s Adaptive Golf Clinic at the Legends Course on Parris Island. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Paralyzed golfer Fred Gutierrez, whose inspiring story has received national attention, was a special guest at last month’s Adaptive Golf Clinic at the Legends Course on Parris Island.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWith the RBC Heritage golf event on Hilton Head Island was held last weekend, the usual third-Saturday-of-the-month Adaptive Golf Clinic at the Legends of Parris Island golf course has been shifted to this Saturday, April 25th.\r\n\r\nThe session, sponsored by Beaufort Memorial in conjunction with the Legends course, will be take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on the driving range. Civilians, veterans and active military personnel are all invited to join the two-hour session and learn how to use adaptive techniques and tools to tee off and putt better than ever.\r\n\r\n“Every one of our clinics gets more and more fun,” said Beaufort Memorial physical therapist Steve Giammona, who helps organize the classes in partnership with the Legends staff. “Whether you’re recovering from a stroke, injury or amputation, you can still enjoy playing golf and improve your balance and coordination in the process.”\r\n\r\nAt last month’s session, participants enjoyed fantastic weather and the fellowship of their fellow golfers while learning more about how to improve their golf swing. They also had the opportunity to meet adaptive golfers Rich O’Brian and Fred Gutierrez from Charleston (pictured here). If you are interested in reading more about their inspirational stories, visit their website at www.betterdaysbook.com.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to register for the Adaptive Golf Clinic, contact Steve at (843) 522-5850 or Sgiammona@bmhsc.org, or PGA professional Andy Hinson at (843) 228-2240 or hinsonca@usmc-mccs.org.', 'Handicap? What handicap? You can play golf.', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'handicap-what-handicap-you-can-play-golf', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:53:26', '2015-04-29 17:53:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22443, 4, '2015-04-29 13:55:32', '2015-04-29 17:55:32', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic </b></h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22445\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-free-clinic.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22445\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PHILANTHROPY-free-clinic-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Health professional volunteers at work at Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic’s offices on Lady’s Island.\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" /></a> Health professional volunteers at work at Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic’s offices on Lady’s Island.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWhat do you get when you pull together 100 individuals in a 24 hour online fundraiser? If you’re Good Neighbor Free Medical Clinic of Beaufort, the answer is $30,000 to provide free primary medical care to low-income, uninsured adults in Beaufort County. This year, the Clinic hopes to repeat that success through Lowcountry Giving Day, happening this year on May 5th.\r\n\r\nGood Neighbor Free Medical Clinic, located on Lady’s Island, serves hundreds of patients every year, 75% of whom live below the federal poverty line. Despite their low-income status, they do not qualify for government assistance with health insurance, making the Clinic’s services invaluable.\r\n\r\n“We take great pride in accepting every eligible person who comes through the door,” explained Wendy Nagy, volunteer and Board Chair of the Clinic. “Thanks to Lowcountry Giving Day 2014, we were able to do that again over the past year.”\r\n\r\nThe Clinic’s success with Lowcountry Giving Day 2014 was no accident. Volunteers, staff and board members spread the word through social media, community message boards, mailbox flyers and a party for volunteers on Dataw Island.\r\n\r\nLast year, the Clinic raised just over $15,000 from over 100 new donors, which unlocked another $15,000 in matching grants. Incredibly, 70 of those donors were first time donors to the Clinic who reside on Dataw Island.\r\n\r\nGood Neighbor Free Medical Clinic is once again gathering support for their participation in the second year of Lowcountry Giving Day. To learn more about the Clinic and Lowcountry Giving Day, visit www.gnfmcbeaufort.org and www.lowcountrygivingday.org.', 'The Philanthropy Corner for April 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-april-23rd-29th', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:56:03', '2015-04-29 17:56:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22444, 4, '2015-04-29 13:58:10', '2015-04-29 17:58:10', '<b> ‘Bid for PAL’ Online Auction a huge success </b>\r\n\r\nThe Palmetto Animal League’s 6th annual “BID for PAL” Online Auction was, once again, a huge success, raising $41,000, which will be used to support PAL’s rescue, rehabilitation and adoption programs at its Adoption Center and Community Clinic in the Riverwalk Business Park.\r\n\r\nMore than 300 registered bidders participated in purchasing 620 donated items. The success of the auction would not have been possible without the commitment of co-chairs Wendy Schlegel, Mary Lynn Peacher and Pam Dyer. In addition to this trio, 33 hard-working volunteers were responsible for locating auction items and administering the auction.\r\n\r\n<b>Wanted: fledgling entrepreneurs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (BCBCC) and SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) will offer a business class focusing on developing a business plan, accessing a business loans and other financial strategies. The class will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on May 4, 6 and 8, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call 843-986-1102 to enroll. Classes will be held at the chamber office located at 801 Bladen Street in Beaufort. Cost for the class is $25 which will be reimbursed once the course has been satisfactorily completed.', 'Community Notes for the week of April 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'community-notes-for-the-week-of-april-23rd-29th', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:58:10', '2015-04-29 17:58:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22444', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22448, 4, '2015-04-29 14:06:37', '2015-04-29 18:06:37', '[caption id=\"attachment_22449\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-WELLS-FARGO.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22449\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-WELLS-FARGO-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right: Linda Hendricks (Manager Parkview Apartments), Will Achurch (Wells Fargo Bank, Market President), John Leadem (Coordinator, NOC Beaufort Initiative), Alice Page (NOC Director, Field Operations), Kimberly Davis (VP Community Development Wells Fargo, Columbia).\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a> From left to right: Linda Hendricks (Manager Parkview Apartments), Will Achurch (Wells Fargo Bank, Market President), John Leadem (Coordinator, NOC Beaufort Initiative), Alice Page (NOC Director, Field Operations), Kimberly Davis (VP Community Development Wells Fargo, Columbia).[/caption]\r\n\r\nRecently, The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee awarded a community block grant of $163,500 to the Neighborhood Outreach Connection (NOC) and the Beaufort County School District to establish an after-school and virtual summer learning program at the Parkview and Marsh Point Apartments. Atlantic Housing Foundation is providing rent-free space at its Parkview Apartments for NOC’s programs.\r\n\r\nRecently, William Achurch, Market President of the Wells Fargo Bank presented the Neighborhood Outreach Connection with a $5,000 check to assist with the opening of NOC’s Program Centers at these two apartment complexes.\r\n\r\nThe check from Wells Fargo Bank will double in value, as an anonymous donor has pledged $50,000 in matching funds to NOC once the organization raises $50,000 over and above the community block grant funds. The check from Wells Fargo Bank brings the amount raised by NOC to $22,000. These additional funds will finance Year II costs that are associated with\r\nthis program.', 'Wells Fargo contributes $5,000 toward the opening of NOC Program Centers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'wells-fargo-contributes-5000-toward-the-opening-of-noc-program-centers', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:07:26', '2015-04-29 18:07:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22448', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22451, 4, '2015-04-29 13:59:17', '2015-04-29 17:59:17', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-GOLF-Habitat-Lafayette-50811-960x360.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22452\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-GOLF-Habitat-Lafayette-50811-960x360-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY - GOLF Habitat-Lafayette-50811-960x360\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLowcountry Habitat for Humanity announces the Hard Hats &amp; Hammers Golf Tournament kicking off their 25th year anniversary celebration. This year, the event is hosted by Dataw Island Club and will be held on Monday, May 11th. The tournament features a 2-Ball Plus format and a shotgun start at noon. Here is your chance to play a fabulous golf course at the Dataw Island Club as well as raise money so that those living in substandard housing can get a new home.\r\n\r\nThe participation fee is $100 per player. This includes 18 holes of golf, cart, boxed lunch and fabulous prizes. Space is limited so register TODAY. Online registration is available at their website www.lowcountryhabitat.org. Make your own foursome or we’ll pair you up.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Hard Hats & Hammers Golf Tournament', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hard-hats-hammers-golf-tournament', '', '', '2015-04-29 13:59:17', '2015-04-29 17:59:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22454, 4, '2015-04-29 14:00:31', '2015-04-29 18:00:31', 'With challenges ranging from an aging infrastructure to the continuing push to enhance programs, the May 16th AMIkids Beaufort Croquet Picnic fundraiser comes at just the right time. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-TBD-croquet.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22455\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-TBD-croquet-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY - TBD - croquet\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“We have a fantastic event, and we raise money for a great cause – helping young men earn a second chance,” said Jimmy Boozer, chairman of AMIkids Beaufort. “This is our 24th croquet tournament and picnic and each year the participants make it better.”\r\n\r\n“We owe so much of our success to the hospitality and wonderful people at Brays Island, who donate part of their golf course to us each spring to set up the croquet,” Boozer said.\r\n\r\nAMIkids Beaufort is a residential facility in Dale that provides not only education but numerous hands-on educational opportunities, treatment and behavior modification assistance. AMIkids also partners with eight community service projects throughout Beaufort County. Only male teens convicted of non-violent offenses can participate. Students work toward their high school equivalency diplomas. Additionally, for the past three years, the young men also have been able to earn welding certificates to help them develop job skills.\r\n\r\nThe Croquet Picnic will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brays Island off US 17 in Sheldon, about 15 miles west of Beaufort. A “Captain’s Party” for all participants will be held May 15th at the historic Marshlands home of Brantley Harvey Jr. in Beaufort’s National Historic Landmark District. New this year, the always-anticipated silent auction will be held during the Captains’ Party. The silent auction helps raise money for the program, formerly known as Beaufort Marine Institute. Items range from golf outings to catered dinners aboard yachts and in historic mansions, to custom jewelry to vacation getaways.\r\n\r\n“Teams of four or more people are encouraged to enter the croquet tournament”, said Dr. Mike Harris, co-organizer of the AMIkids Beaufort Croquet Picnic.\r\n\r\n“We have a lot of fun with the croquet and it ranges from serious players to people just out for a fun day for a good cause. This event is more of a picnic than a tournament. You definitely don’t have to be good at croquet to have a good time at this event,” Harris said.\r\n\r\nAlso new this year, items created by the AMIkids Beaufort welding students will be included in the silent auction.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to sign up a croquet team, call Dr. Mike Harris at 843-524-3770 or Mike Ingram at 843-846-3149. To learn more about AMIkids Beaufort, visit www.amikidsbeaufort.org.', 'Croquet Picnic fundraiser for AMIkids ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'croquet-picnic-fundraiser-for-amikids', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:01:11', '2015-04-29 18:01:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22454', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22458, 4, '2015-04-29 14:01:32', '2015-04-29 18:01:32', 'Faith Lutheran Church which began as a mission in 2008 and now located at 1812 Boundary Street, will officially be accepted into membership of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, with a Chartering Service on April 26th at 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe Rev. Dr. John Rickert, pastor of Lamb of God and our Circuit Visitor, will join us to celebrate this joyful occasion. The presiding minister of this historic Chartering Service will be the Rev. John Kassouf, pastor of Risen Christ Lutheran Church of Myrtle Beach. Pastor Kassouf will act in his capacity as District Secretary, representing the Rev. Dr. John Denninger, President of the Southeastern District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.\r\n\r\nThis momentous occasion marks the official fulfillment of years of faithful service by the founding members of Faith Lutheran Church. All are welcome. For more information, go to www.faithlutheranbeaufort.org.', 'Faith Lutheran Church accepted by the Missouri Synod', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'faith-lutheran-church-accepted-by-the-missouri-synod', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:01:32', '2015-04-29 18:01:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22458', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22460, 4, '2015-04-29 14:02:37', '2015-04-29 18:02:37', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-FRIENDS-OF-THE-LIBRARY.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22461\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-FRIENDS-OF-THE-LIBRARY-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY - FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beaufort County Friends of the Library (FOL) board members and local residents speak at the Beaufort County Council meeting on April 13, 2015. Supporters expressed concern about the council’s gross underfunding of the libraries and the impact it will have on open hours and training through programs and classes.</p>', 'Friends of the Library voice concern', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'friends-of-the-library-voice-concern', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:02:37', '2015-04-29 18:02:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22460', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22463, 4, '2015-04-29 14:03:21', '2015-04-29 18:03:21', 'This would be good to have given the local penchant for severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings. If you have a Twitter account just sign up for notifications from BCSO by following us @BCSOTraffic.\r\n\r\nHowever, if you are not social media savvy and do not want a Twitter account, there is an alternative method to sign up for only Weather Warnings through Nixle on your cell phone. Just text the “BCNWS” to 888777.\r\n\r\nYou will receive a text response asking for your zip code in order to target which weather Warning alerts you will receive. It’s just that easy!', 'Get local weather warnings on your cell phone now!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-local-weather-warnings-on-your-cell-phone-now', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:03:21', '2015-04-29 18:03:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22463', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22465, 4, '2015-04-29 14:04:28', '2015-04-29 18:04:28', 'It took 14 days over 14 weeks and they all finally made it through. Meet our newest Beaufort County Senior Leadership graduates. The objective of offering the BCSL program to local residents is to inform and educate participants about local history and current issues in and around Beaufort County. It seeks to expand awareness about education, economy, health services, government services and the environment. In the end, the idea is that participants will find their own path to volunteerism and community involvement. So what was their take-away?\r\n\r\nDena Dardzinski remarked, “This BCSL program has been a great way to get to know our newly adopted home. Through BCSL we were able to gain insights and access to areas of our new community that we probably would not have experienced otherwise. The program format presented a well-rounded prospective into all aspects of community life. Obviously, certain topics were of greater interest, but overall, the program was designed to provide a thorough and thoughtful exposure to the offerings and operations in Beaufort County. The time and energy involved was a great investment...well worth it.”\r\n\r\nPamela Scallan followed up with, “I thought this leadership thing was going to be a long three months but it went by so quickly. Each Wednesday, we had a different program and that would be my favorite until the next week and I would like that day more. It was wonderful and what a lot of info was imparted to us by top notch community speakers.”\r\n\r\nAnd finally Gwen Taylor reported, “I found the program to be a wonderful addition to my life these past few months. I got to go to places I had not been to before, experienced new things, found hidden treasures in Beaufort County, acquired a lot of information about the area and met some warm, wonderful people. Using what I have learned, I hope to be able to become a contributing member of the community.”\r\n\r\nSounds like it is a good thing that it is coming back next fall. For more information, please visit www.beaufortseniorleadership.com.', 'Hallelujah, they finally graduated!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22465', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:04:38', '2015-04-29 18:04:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22465', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22469, 4, '2015-04-29 14:06:16', '2015-04-29 18:06:16', 'After an exhaustive search, Bill Prokop, the interim City Manager has been named to the permanent position following a vote by the City Council last week.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22470\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Bill-Prokop-blue-shirt-cropped.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22470\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COMMUNITY-Bill-Prokop-blue-shirt-cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Prokop\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Bill Prokop[/caption]\r\n\r\n“Bill has a unique ability to communicate with the public and with City Council, and he has a clear desire to share information and to involve people in our work at City Hall,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said.\r\n\r\n“His background as a successful businessman, plus his public sector experience, makes him invaluable and the ideal person to move us ahead,” Keyserling said. Prokop had served as interim City Manager since January when former city manager Scott Dadson left. Prokop came to City Hall as Director of Human Resources in early 2014.\r\n\r\n“I am humbled and very happy to accept these new challenges as Beaufort City Manager,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\nThe City Manager leads the administration of the City of Beaufort and is responsible for all departments, including finance, planning, police and courts, fire, human resources and public works. The City’s 2015 fiscal year budget is approximately $16.8 million.\r\n\r\nIn addition to daily responsibilities, the City Manager will take the lead on the $30 million Boundary Street redevelopment project, building a new fire station on Ribaut Road, and finding ways to continue a high level of public services [we enjoy] in the face of budget challenges.  Prokop came to Beaufort from Keene, New Hampshire, where he worked as the Assistant City Manager and HR director from 2008-2014. From 2002-2008, he served as Town Administrator in Antrim, NH.\r\n\r\nHis private sector experience includes working as President of Graphic &amp; Office Products Inc. (Dahle USA) in Petersborough, NH, from 1984-2002; and various positions leading up to Vice President and General Manager at Berol Corporation (Eagle Pencil Company) from 1967-1984.\r\n\r\nProkop holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Bryant University and also studied labor relations at the University of Bridgeport and international finance at the London School of Business.', 'Beaufort names Prokop as new City Manager ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-names-prokop-as-new-city-manager', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:06:16', '2015-04-29 18:06:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22469', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22472, 4, '2015-04-29 14:08:59', '2015-04-29 18:08:59', '[gallery ids=\"22474,22475,22476\"]\r\n\r\nWow. Wow, wow, wow to the Nth degree. Imagine going to school one day, totally bummed because it was only Monday, only to learn you were going to get to see a Bald Eagle released back into the wild right on your own athletic field? Well that was happened Monday at Beaufort Academy.\r\n\r\nThe Avian Conservation Center for The Birds of Prey chose to release a rehabilitated Bald Eagle back into the wilderness from BA for two simple, but compelling, reasons. One, it is the schools 50th anniversary and two, the BA “Eagles” have been around since the school opened. Now that is perfect symmetry. This was facilitated with the help of Charley Webb who graduated from BA in 1970 and who serves on the Board at the Center. Thank you Charley!\r\n\r\nThe female Eagle was brought to the Avian Center back in February having been found in a poor condition. While they were unable to tell why she was in such bad shape at the time, they could tell she had had a difficult life so far. At the very least, she has suffered a broken femur, a broken wing, and been wounded by a gunshot (which is a Federal offense). But, as the folks from the Center put it, “she just wouldn’t give up”. Watching her fly after the countdown put the audience in an almost silent state of “awe”. One minute she was there, and the next, she was gone.\r\n\r\nBefore the Eagle was released, the Center also spoke to BA students and visitors about other birds of prey they had at the center, two of which they brought with them. One was a Harris Hawk, and the other a Yellow-billed Kite, which both kept the audience on their toes and mesmerized with their close-in swooping, gliding, and even catching bits of food mid-flight.\r\n\r\nEveryone came away with the joy of having experienced a once-in-a-lifetime event and with a new understanding and respect for birds in general and specifically for the Avian Conservation Center for The Birds of Prey. What’s bigger than Nth degree?', '3-2-1 “Go Eagles”', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '3-2-1-go-eagles', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:16', '2018-07-12 15:00:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22472', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22478, 4, '2015-04-29 14:11:39', '2015-04-29 18:11:39', 'Beaufort celebrated the construction start of its newest fire station. Members of Beaufort City Council, Port Royal Town Council and other local leaders participated in the ground breaking ceremony to kick-off construction of the $3.3 million project. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-sign.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22481\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/COVER-sign-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"COVER - sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>\r\n\r\n“The new fire house site is ideally situated for fire protection,” Beaufort Fire Chief Sammy Negron said. The site is positioned between Port Royal’s main station and Beaufort’s current Fire Headquarters which will put it near the intersection of Ribaut and Boundary Streets.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said the new fire station solves several problems. One of which is the construction of the new station allows us to “move out of a building that is located between two schools, which is obviously not a very safe location for fire trucks,” Keyserling said. Fraser Construction is the general contractor for the project.\r\n\r\nThe new facility will replace the outdated one beside Beaufort Middle School and across from Mossy Oaks Elementary on residential Mossy Oaks Road. City Council hasn’t decided what to do with that property after the new facility opens. Firefighting equipment will be moved from the Mossy Oaks Road station to the new station and firefighters expect to move in by year’s end.\r\n\r\n“The good news is that we’ll be moving into a fire station that is in a much better location and that further secures our fire rating which helps reduce fire insurance premiums,” Keyserling said. Negron followed with, “We will be perfectly located to serve the emergency calls from this area and into Port Royal.”\r\n\r\nSince the City bought the original property at 1120 Ribaut Road in September 2013, it also acquired a smaller parcel adjacent the Love House Ministries’ bowling alley. The additional land enables fire vehicles to pull into the station from the rear of the property, and also enables the City to address overall drainage and storm water run-off issues of the area.', 'Beaufort formally breaks ground for new fire station', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-formally-breaks-ground-for-new-fire-station', '', '', '2015-04-29 14:11:39', '2015-04-29 18:11:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22478', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(22483, 4, '2015-04-30 13:15:15', '2015-04-30 17:15:15', '<b>Quilters meeting</b>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters are having their Quilt Show May 1 &amp; 2 at the Holiday Inn on Boundary Street, in Beaufort. Over 100 handmade quilts will be on display. Members of the SIQ have a strong community outreach program. Finished handmade quilts are donated to various organizations such as CODA, CAPA, Friends of Caroline Hospice, Quilts of Valor, and the Franciscan Center on St. Helena Island. For additional information about the show, the judging and the organization, please contact Lynn O’Neal at creativeclutter2010@yahoo.com or Brenda McLeod at claudemcleodjr@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>BA to hold cheerleading clinic this weekend</b>\r\n\r\nNew Beaufort Academy cheer coach, Amanda Patel, will hold a cheer clinic and tryouts from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Participants in the clinic and tryouts will need to wear shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes. A brief informational meeting was held on Tuesday, April 14. Anyone who was unable to attend the meeting must sign up prior to the clinic. For more information on the upcoming clinic, email Patel at awilson-patel@beaufortacademy.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Church youth yard sale for summer camp </b>\r\n\r\nThe Red Dam Baptist Church Youth Group is organizing a Yard Sale for Saturday, May 2nd, at the church’s secondary campus – Euhaw Baptist in Ridgeland, SC. Proceeds from the event, scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon, will go toward the cost for a youth summer camp. Donations are welcomed. Euhaw is located at 2576 Bee’s Creek Road, Ridgeland. For more information, please call Youth Pastor Aubrey Mixon at (843) 783-1799 or the church at (843) 784-6083. You can also send an email to info@reddambaptistchurch.org or visit the church’s website at www.reddam.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Music won’t get any better than this!</b>\r\n\r\nOn May 6th, The Beaufort High School Concert Band, the Beaufort High School Symphonic Band, the newly minted Lowcountry Wind Symphony and the Parris Island Marine Band will perform together in a joint concert at the Beaufort High School Performing Arts Auditorium. The concert is free to the public. No ticket required with open seating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The ensembles will perform both separately as well as together on stage during this memorable event. Familiar compositions from the world of Rock, Broadway, Hollywood, and the classics will be performed. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear these fantastic groups of Beaufort youngsters, Lowcountry adults and patriotic Marine musicians combining forces for the first time- together on stage! The Beaufort High School Performing Arts Auditorium is located at 84 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Aglow International to hold meeting</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Aglow International will meet at the Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant, 2601 Boundary St. Beaufort on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The speaker is Elder Patricia Bee, our local group advisor. She is a graduate of Iowa State University Science and Technology, and holds a certificate from Rhema Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Patricia is also a teacher in the Beaufort County School District, and is the author of two books. Currently, she faithfully serves in ministry at the Lighthouse Christian Center. For info: Please call (843)290-5563 or (843) 525-0525.\r\n\r\n<b>Rev up those motorcycles for a good cause</b>\r\n\r\nThe Second Annual Relay for Life Poker Run will be held on Saturday May 9th. Registration is at 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at American Motorcycle Company, 2512 Boundary St. This year there are 6 stops on the ride including: Harold’s Country Club, Yemassee; Ned’s Pub &amp; Grub, Ridgeland; Tail Gators, Okatie; Mad Hatters, Okatie; Steamer Pub, Beaufort; and Rosie O’Grady’s, Beaufort. The last stop at Rosie O’Grady’s will have free hamburgers and hot dogs. Last bike in at 1:45 p.m., food starts at 2:00 p.m. There will be a 50/50 drawing with proceeds going to benefit Relay for Life Beaufort, SC. Cost is $15 per rider, $5 per passenger. All proceeds from entry fees benefit Relay for Life of Beaufort, SC. All riders/passengers will ride at their own risk. For more information or to sign up call 843-263-8723.\r\n\r\n<b>Support the Gamecocks </b>\r\n\r\nCome to the Beaufort County Gamecock Club Dinner featuring speakers Everette Sands (Coach of the running backs) and Jay Brown. They will bring us up to date about the Gamecock Club and facility projects. The dinner is being held on Tuesday, May 12th, 6 p.m. at the Sanctuary Golf Club, Cat Island, SC. Tickets are $20 (dinner is included). To make your reservations, please contact Linda McCarty at 843-521-1445 or email at l.mccarty01@comcast.net Come out and support your Carolina Gamecocks!\r\n\r\n<b>The Redfish are coming </b>\r\n\r\nJa Malphrus will be the featured speaker at the May 13th meeting of the Sea Island Fly Fishers, 6 p.m. at Bay Street Outfitters, 825 Bay St. Beaufort. Ja is a native guide who grew up fishing local waters and will share his extensive knowledge. His talk will focus on redfish and how to catch them on top water lures. The public is welcome to this free event and refreshments will be offered. Call Jack Baggette at 843-441-4023 with questions.\r\n\r\n<b>Lilies on the River celebrates for 11th year</b>\r\n\r\nHope Haven of the Lowcountry is celebrating its 11th annual signature fundraiser “Lilies on the River” event to be held on May 16th. This event is put on by and benefiting Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, the region’s nonprofit children’s advocacy and rape crisis center. The event gives people the opportunity to honor loved ones who have made a positive impact in their lives. This year at Lilies on the River, Hope Haven will be honoring former board member and current board member emeritus David Ames. For ten years, Dave has consistently supported and worked tirelessly to advance the mission of Hope Haven. As a tribute to him, the sale of lilies this year will be opened up to honor women and men! The public can purchase lilies to honor or memorialize the important people in their lives. The names of all honorees that lilies have been purchased for will be printed in a full page tribute ad in the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette on Mother’s Day, May 10th. This year’s event will be held at the Berkeley Hall Club House. The event begins with a luncheon at 12 p.m. and is followed by a silent auction, a champagne toast, and includes a ceremony where all the lilies are released into the water with the names of women and men being honored and remembered displayed. Tax-deductible lilies may be purchased through May 1 for $15 per lily per person honored by visiting Hope Haven’s website at www.hopehavenLC.org or calling Hope Haven at 843-524-2256. Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased at the early bird rate of $60 per person by May 1. Seats are limited so call Hope Haven to make your ticket reservation at 843-524-2256.\r\n\r\n<b>Calling all women!</b>\r\n\r\nW.M.U. Garden Party to be held May 16, 2015 between 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall Riverview Baptist Church, 2209 Boundary Street in Beaufort. Decorate a hat for the party! Prizes will be given for: Best All Around, Best Use of Flowers, and Funniest. Special Guest Speaker &amp; Special Musical Guest!\r\n\r\n<b>A wine social</b>\r\n\r\nAs part of our fund-raising for the Interpretive Center at Fort Fremont, the Friends of Fort Fremont are hosting a Spring Wine Social at Saltus Grill on Monday, May 18, 2015.\r\n\r\n<b>Leaders, join fellow officers to help troops </b>\r\n\r\nThe Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is an organization of US uniformed officers: Active, Reserve, NG, former &amp; retired. We promote a strong America &amp; defend the rights of all who have served their families &amp; survivors. Meet MOAA’s Low Country Chapter at its quarterly social/biz dinner, May 20th at Traditions at MCRD, Parris Island. The speaker will be Lt. Col. Paul Merritt, USMC (Ret.), Dir. of Transitioning Military Training, Technical College of the Lowcountry. Meet ‘n’ greet, 5 p.m.; dinner 5:45 p.m. Menu: Garden Salad, Chicken Francaise with pasta &amp; vegetables, Tiramisu, coffee/ tea/soft drinks/cash bar, $25; casual dress. For reservations, contact Treas. Bill Severns MnBSeverns@aol.com/ (843) 770-9982 by May 12th; Web: http://www.lcmoaa.org. Call now; be a part of a great group with a vital mission!\r\n\r\n<b>Zumba to benefit Spina Bifida</b>\r\n\r\nGG’s Zumba Fit will be sponsoring a Zumbathon® to benefit Spina Bifida on May 30th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will go for two hours and consists of exercise geared for “all levels of participants: hard core Zumba enthusiasts, those new to Zumba, and even entire families! “ Come out and have fun while helping to raise funds for children with Spina Bifida. Zumba is a non-traditional work out focused on dance styles from around the world. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to help support children with Spina Bifida that cannot afford the cost of a special Spina Bifida camp, as well as for books and supplies for families in hospital waiting rooms, and medical research to help find a cure for Spina Bifida. The Zumbathon® will also include a silent auction plus great snacks &amp; beverages for all the exercisers. It will be held at the Praise Assembly of God at 800 Paris Island Gateway in Beaufort.The cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from your local Zumba instructor or contact GG at ggzumbafit@gmail.com, www.ggmack.zumba.com or on their Facebook page: GG’s Zumba Fit. See you there!', 'What To Do the week of April 30th-May 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-april-30th-may-6th', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:16:07', '2015-04-30 17:16:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22483', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22486, 4, '2015-04-30 13:17:45', '2015-04-30 17:17:45', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Kami-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22487 aligncenter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Kami-2-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"PETS -Kami 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kami is a very sweet and calm girl. She loves to lounge and observe in high places. Come visit with Kami today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '22486', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:18:11', '2015-04-30 17:18:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22486', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22490, 4, '2015-04-30 13:19:38', '2015-04-30 17:19:38', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nI admit it. As I get older I get more and more afraid of thunderstorms and I really, really hate fireworks. For some reason, gun shots don’t bother me. Prof. Percy tells me I am just a “little doggie” (there is a cat equivalent I won’t repeat here) but the fact remains. I hate thunder.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22492\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-SHIRT-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22492\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-SHIRT-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The original Thundershirt™ can be purchased at many fine stores like PetSmart and Petco. Photo courtesy of Kate Ter Haar.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> The original Thundershirt™ can be purchased at many fine stores like PetSmart and Petco. Photo courtesy of Kate Ter Haar.[/caption]\r\n\r\nI have heard about dogs that jump through screen doors or hide under the bed during a storm. Normally cats aren’t afraid of storms but Percy has a friend who actually managed to climb in the dryer. Not a good idea on so many levels. But there are some things that can make it better for you if you are one of the “fraidy cats”. Sorry Percy ol’ man. Just couldn’t resist.\r\n\r\nHere are some ideas your Mom or Dad could try:\r\n\r\n1. Stay Calm and Carry On! One of Percy’s English phrases but it hits the mark here. If I am getting antsy, then my family needs to stay very calm. They need to use a very matter-of-fact attitude and pretend that nothing is wrong. Which honestly, there probably isn’t anything wrong but in the moment, you can’t convince me of that.\r\n\r\n2. Much as I want to curl up right on top of Mom, or under Mom, she shouldn’t comfort or coddle me. She should just go on like nothing is happening. Just another ho-hum afternoon. Then hopefully I can pick up her “calm” and convince myself I am safe as a bug-in-a-rug. The behaviorists say don’t talk to me or look me in the eyes, because I can tell when you are fibbing and the whole house is about to vanish in a tornado. I get that “disaster” vibe right from you.\r\n\r\n3. Sometimes, owners keep their pets outside all the time. I won’t tell you what I really think about that, but if you do, please make sure your pet – dog or cat- can get inside someplace safe during a storm. Under the front porch does not count. Get a heart man. Your poor pet is terrified and you are inside, nice and dry, drinking a brewski while watching golf on TV.\r\n\r\n4. Wacky as it sounds, you can buy a CD of thunderstorm sounds and if you play it a lot around me, I’ll start to be immune to the sounds when they come from the outside rather than through the speakers in the den. I like Abba better but, give it a try.\r\n\r\n5. I am not a big proponent of medication. Usually it means I have to be shot with it or it has to be shoved down my throat. Yuck to both. However, some people recommend using Melatonin, an over-the-counter hormone that has been shown to calm some pups. They remain alert, not sleepy, but thunder just doesn’t bother them anymore. You need to talk to your vet about this before you try it as they need to tell you about different manufacturers (they all aren’t the same) and dosage. There are also other types of calming holistic remedies that are available as well.\r\n\r\n6. And lastly, there is the “Thundershirt”. Personally, at first I thought it was just another outfit that Mom wanted me to wear, but it really does work. At least for me. It doesn’t help every pet, but it might be worth trying. And it comes with a money back guarantee so you can try it at pretty low risk. When mine came, I read the box thoroughly and it says the shirt can also help with my separation anxiety. Since I am usually velcro’d to Mom, this isn’t much of an issue for me anymore but it certainly can be for others. Or it can be used to help dogs that area afraid of riding in cars. Perfectly ridiculous but I hear some pups hate going for a ride. Percy and I love it because it usually means one of two things: playtime someplace or McDonalds…\r\n\r\nSo that’s it folks. It sure storms a lot more down here than it did in Connecticut. But I’ll get used to it. I hope. And I hope you do too.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted </em><em>human family.</em>', 'Ask me how much I hate thunder…', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ask-me-how-much-i-hate-thunder', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:19:38', '2015-04-30 17:19:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22491, 4, '2015-04-30 13:20:22', '2015-04-30 17:20:22', 'By Gloria Duryea\r\n\r\nBeaufort, we are a generous crowd. We freely give our time, talents and dollars to lift up friends and neighbors without hesitation. Next Tuesday, May 5th, is the 2nd Lowcountry Giving Day, a 24-hour online fundraiser hosted by Coastal Community Foundation that could bring $145,000 in additional funding for nonprofits in and around our community. By participating in the Lowcountry Giving Day, any member of the Beaufort community can bring much needed funding to local organizations while celebrating the future of philanthropy in our area.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22494\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-Gloria-Duryea.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22494\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/VOICES-Gloria-Duryea-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria Duryea\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Gloria Duryea[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe 19 nonprofits participating in Lowcountry Giving Day preserve historic landmarks, provide free and affordable healthcare to low-income individuals and tackle social justice issues. They work in rural and urban settings. Some are local chapters of large national organizations, and others are run solely by volunteers.\r\n\r\nThrough their varying sizes, causes and locations, these 19 organizations represent our local nonprofit sector. Although not every local nonprofit is part of Lowcountry Giving Day, the wide range of organizations that are participating provide something for everyone to champion on May 5th. You may even discover a new nonprofit that addresses issues you care about.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, online giving is growing in importance for organizations of all sizes and causes across the country. Blackbaud, a software company that makes programs for nonprofits, reported that online giving increased by 8.9 percent from 2013 to 2014 – that’s quadruple the increase in overall charitable giving in the same time period.\r\n\r\nJust like private retailers respond to customer demands for online shopping, nonprofits need to respond to growing demand for online giving. Participating in Lowcountry Giving Day gives our local organizations the chance to do so while receiving guidance and training from Coastal Community Foundation.\r\n\r\nHowever, the most exciting aspect of Lowcountry Giving Day for me is not just that there is an organization for everyone, or how this event bolsters our local nonprofit sector, it’s how donors and nonprofits alike collaborate for our shared success.\r\n\r\nLast May, with just ten organizations participating, our region raised more than $240,000. Nearly 40 percent of 2014 donors even supported multiple nonprofits. Lowcountry Giving Day is truly a celebration of philanthropy in our community. We couldn’t have done it in 2014 without your support, and we need your help to make it happen again.\r\n\r\nStarting May 5th at midnight, visit www.lowcountrygivingday.org to make a gift to any of our 19 local nonprofits. Each gift made on the 5th helps bring additional funding to local nonprofits. To get to know who is participating in our region, follow The Island News on Facebook. From May 1st - 4th we’ll be sharing stories about the local participants.\r\n\r\nAny member of the Beaufort community can make a difference on the 5th. It only takes you, a credit card, and a desire to “#LiftTheLowcountry”. So, save the date – join in and show the rest of the Lowcountry just how generous we can be.\r\n\r\n<em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more about philanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em>', 'Lift the Lowcountry with your generosity', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lift-the-lowcountry-with-your-generosity', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:20:52', '2015-04-30 17:20:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22491', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22496, 4, '2015-04-30 13:21:11', '2015-04-30 17:21:11', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nI joined a Garden Club. I joined because quite frankly, I have no idea what I am doing in my yard. Our house had been vacant for several years before we bought it. It was obvious that the couple that owned the house before us loved to garden because there were multiple garden plots and lots of bushes and flowers growing all over the property. But by the time we occupied the property, there were also plenty of weeds. There I was wearing my bandana and using my machete thrashing through the vines and palms trying to get to the backyard. It was ugly. I had no clue as to what was a healthy plant and what was a weed. My husband and I raked up tons of pine needles, oak leaves and loads of Spanish moss. Then we yanked out vines from tall trees. When I say “yanked”, I mean we yanked. We tied one long vine to the back of our truck and pulled it down into the street. It had to be thirty feet long.\r\n\r\nOne bush blocking our garage door had to be trimmed back. It surprised us months later. We walked out one morning and our bush had little buds all over it. Our neighbor told us it was a Camellia bush. Who knew! Within a few weeks it was covered with beautiful flowers. We also tended a pathetic barren stick that was sitting in the side yard covered with Spanish moss. We pulled off the moss and clipped back some sad little branches. When it started to grow this spring, we discovered our crepe myrtle tree.\r\n\r\nMy husband and I readily acknowledged our ignorance of plant life in South Carolina to one another. And although I had grown tomato plants and marigold flowers in the past, I was now in unchartered waters. That was it. Time to get schooled in the art of gardening. Time to join a Garden Club.\r\n\r\nIf you have never been associated with a Garden Club, then you may have some preconceived notions. I pictured women in their Lilly Pulitzer dresses, sipping tea and talking about their rose gardens. But my neighbor assured me that I was wrong and that I would be pleasantly surprised. She was right! I am amazed at all the things I am learning in my Garden Club and the women who run it. These women are bright, tenacious and oh so helpful. The monthly speakers are fantastic. The most recent speaker talked about butterfly gardens. Suddenly, a term that I had heard about for years had meaning. Evidently butterflies are very good at pollination of crops and flowers, so you want to attract them. And the way to do that is to have the right kinds of flowers. On top of usefulness, butterfly gardens are also quite beautiful.\r\n\r\nThis past month, rows of Azalea bushes started to bloom in our yard. It made me feel better to know that I could pick up the phone and ask someone about my Azaleas and how to care for them. So my advice if you are thinking about planting a garden or if you are new to the area and do not recognize some of the plant life here in the Lowcountry, join a Garden Club.', 'The Garden Club', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-garden-club', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:21:11', '2015-04-30 17:21:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22496', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22499, 4, '2015-04-30 13:23:51', '2015-04-30 17:23:51', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>The Lunch Bunch agrees—it’s the place to be!</em></strong></h2>\r\n[gallery ids=\"22502,22503,22504\"]\r\n\r\nBy Molly Ingram\r\n\r\nThe Lunch Bunch, an opportunity for the staff of The Island News, to get together, have a chance to chat rather than email, and share with our readers the inside skinny on a local restaurant, managed to tear ourselves away from Friday afternoon chores to enjoy lunch at Yes, Thai Indeed. Narissara ToCharoen, the owner of this wonderful restaurant, put together a family-style lunch for us that began with either their special spicy chicken soup or a salad of simple lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts and an absolutely wonderful ginger dressing. Neither of these items came with fancy Thai names, but there was nothing simple about their flavors.\r\n\r\nFor our main course, we were served four yummy entrees. My personal favorite was the Massaman Curry with chicken. This delicacy blends a mild chili paste with potatoes, white onion, cashews and avocado mixed together with the chicken in a not-to-hot curry sauce. Over white rice, this is a new favorite.\r\n\r\nI have never seen something called Pineapple Fried Rice on any menu anywhere. This is one of Nikki’s favorites and Narissara made it especially for us. Picture traditional fried rice, but bump up the flavors with the sweetness of the pineapple and who knows what else. I couldn’t stop eating it. It was absolutely delicious and if you are a fried rice fan, be sure to ask for this one.\r\n\r\nOn a more traditional note, we also shared a Pad Thai with shrimp which seemed to vanish before my eyes. It is amazing how four women can talk and eat so much at the same time. This group never missed a beat doing either.\r\n\r\nAnd lastly, we enjoyed the Grouper Lad Prik daily special. The combination of spicy brown sauce with onion, jalapeno (who would have thought?) plus mushrooms and peppers surrounding perfectly cooked local grouper was a home run. Light, spices that did nothing more and nothing less than elevate this fish to a “must have” entrée.\r\n\r\nThese Island News staffers are the newest members of the International Clean Plate Club. There wasn’t a bean sprout left on any plate. I left with a menu because this small, friendly restaurant will probably be on my once-a-week treat list. Thank you Narissara, our wait staff, the friendly faces behind the cash register and the master chefs in the kitchen. It was a great way to start a weekend.\r\n\r\nYes, Thai Indeed is open for lunch and dinner Monday-Friday and dinner on Saturday. They are closed on Sunday. Yes, Thai Indeed is located at 911 Boundary Street and their telephone is 843-986-1185.', 'Yes, Thai Indeed', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'yes-thai-indeed', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:26:03', '2015-04-30 17:26:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22499', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22500, 4, '2015-04-30 13:22:02', '2015-04-30 17:22:02', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nEvery week! Amazing, when you stop to think about it for a moment, that, week in and week out, we can find something to talk about and to taste. Sometimes, it’s a brand new wine. New to us, and the shelves, and new to you. But, even in those cases, where a few of us have seen the wine before, we have to admit that the learning part of our time together is productive for all of us. And, see? Doesn’t that just make all the tasting that we’re doing seem more reasonable? Truly, it’s not like we’re just drinking for the sake of drinking. We are really tasting for the sake of learning. Lucky us.\r\n\r\nFor our wine this week, we get to visit California. One more time. Sonoma County, in particular. And a Chardonnay, precisely. As most of us know, Chardonnay is a green skinned variety that makes white wine. It is grown in every wine producing region in the world. Partly because it can grow in a wide variety of climates and soils. Partly because it is the most sold white wine in the world. Partly because it is grown in every wine producing country in the world. Yes, it is a self-sustaining cycle. All of which is way too much for us to cover in one short lesson. So, today, we will concentrate on Sonoma County Chardonnay.\r\n\r\nFor many in the wine industry, Sonoma is considered to be this country’s most exciting source for Chardonnay. The whole of Sonoma County is about one and a half times the size of Rhode Island. And, Chardonnay is grown all over it, and comes in a wide variety of styles - creamy, buttery to bright, fruit-forward to big, blockbusters. Sonoma starts just north of San Francisco Bay, in an area called Carneros. (Carneros was named for the sheep that used to graze there, and is partly Sonoma and partly Napa.) The Durell and Sangiacomo vineyards are both in the Sonoma side of Carneros and make rich, vineyard designated wines. The city of Sonoma is just north of Carneros. It was here that Spanish monks first planted California grapes in 1823. Traveling northward, Sonoma runs parallel to Napa, and this is when we start to see different climates, hillside vs valley vineyards, and more. In the southern part of Sonoma County, the breezes off the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay keep temperatures cooler. Further north, it becomes more important to be judicious when choosing elevation and exposure for the vines. In the town of Kenwood, in the 1970’s, the Chateau St. Jean winery was the first to make specific, vineyard-designated Chardonnay wines. Like the Chateau St. Jean Durell Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay.\r\n\r\nThese are the surroundings from which our Chardonnay for this week comes. The MacRostie Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. Just so we all know. Sonoma Coast is an AVA within the larger Sonoma County AVA. It is larger than five hundred thousand acres, mostly along the Pacific coast, and extends from San Pablo Bay north to Mendocino County. It is known for its cool climate and high rainfall, more than the rest of the county. Actually, there are so many microclimates here that petitions are in the works to establish more sub-AVAs within the Sonoma Coast AVA. MacRostie is considered to be one of the best wineries in this AVA. MacRostie Winery and Vineyards was founded in 1987, by Steve MacRostie. For his first wines, Steve reached out to growers he knew, and respected. His wines were soon recognized for the balance between their cool climate structure and their vibrant fruitiness. First was Chardonnay, followed about five years later with Pinot Noir. After several years, Steve felt he could make even better wines if he could grow some of his own grapes. He found a “perfect” piece of land in a mountainside ranch. Volcanic soil, not overly nutritious, and windswept. This became his Wildcat Mountain Vineyard - the cornerstone to their current vineyard program. We’ve already said that the vineyards and climates across the Sonoma Coast AVA vary widely from each other. Some, like the Russian River, produce lusher style wines, some, like right along the ocean coast, produce wines with nerve and ethereal aromatics. For Steve, who wanted to express all that his AVA could be, this meant ending up using Chardonnay grapes from over thirty different vineyards and Pinot Noirs from more than fifteen. Even in the winery, when they make their wines, he and his staff are diligent about having their wines highlight the diversity of the Sonoma Coast. In any given vintage, they do as many as one hundred thirty different, individual fermentations. Different vineyards, different blocks within the vineyards, different clones - all done separately. Once his winery was established, Steve was able to get away from the administrative side of the business and return to his vines and winemaking.\r\n\r\nAll of which gets us to our wine! The grapes for this Sonoma Coast AVA wine come from multiple vineyards. Sangiocomo and Champlin Creek in Carneros. Dutton and Martinelli from the Russian River. Some from the Wildcat Mountain Vineyard. All these were crushed as whole clusters to keep their wines delicate and bright. After settling, most of the juice is put into French oak barrels (twenty percent of them new) for the first fermentation. Then, a secondary, malo-lactic fermentation is done, followed by “sur lie” aging for six months. During this aging, the wines are occasionally stirred with their lies to augment their richness and body. A few select lots of grapes are fermented in stainless steel so that they can be used to emphasize the fruit aromatics. The final blend is done before bottling, about nine months after the harvest. All very detailed and very high quality. (Meaning we might need to be wary of the price?)\r\n\r\nOur wine is a pale, straw-gold color. It has delicate floral aromas with hints of lemon citrus and peach stone fruit. Its texture is soft as you take your first sip that brings baking spices, like pie crusts, and candied orange peel flavors with it. It gets noticeably heavier in the middle of your mouth and still finishes with a crisp acidity. And, yes, this is a very food friendly wine. Poultry (roasted or grilled, with Béarnaise sauce or a creamy cheese sauce), white fish (like sea bass), rich shellfish (including lobster and scallops), cream sauces, creamy soups, creamy cheeses. Geez! I’m all hungry again. And there’s still some good news to come. This wine is usually more than twenty dollars retail. Our regular price is $17.99. And we have plenty of it. For those of us who like to sip and taste more, we have a three bottle price. That means, if you buy three (or more) bottles, we have a $14.97 price. Now you can smile. Enjoy.', 'A new wine? Really? ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-new-wine-really', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:22:02', '2015-04-30 17:22:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22500', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22507, 4, '2015-04-30 13:27:59', '2015-04-30 17:27:59', '[caption id=\"attachment_22510\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Thibault-gallery-tony-gill.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22510\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ARTS-Thibault-gallery-tony-gill-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Gill with wife, Sarah\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Tony Gill with wife, Sarah[/caption]\r\n\r\nThibault Gallery is proud to announce that Tony Gill has been named the featured artist for the month of May. Born in London to a family of artists and sailors, Tony was educated at Oxford and the Royal Academy of Art. He first worked at British Vogue before moving to New York to work as a creative director for Ogilvy and Mather Advertising.\r\n\r\nFollowing a successful career working in London and New York he left on a seven year odyssey sailing round the world with his wife Sarah and their son Ollie. Returning to the U.S. in 1998 Tony and his family moved to Newport R.I. and opened their own art gallery specializing in marine art. Tony also exhibited in New York and London where he became popular with collectors in the yachting world.\r\n\r\nAfter spending many a winter escaping the rigors of the Northeast, he fell in love with Charleston where he has family ties to the early 17th century. The family spends winters in Key Largo and lives on James Island.\r\n\r\n“Thibault Gallery has given me the opportunity to explore new directions in my art and provides me with creative freedom to experiment with images outside of my usual genre and price point. This is where I play,” said Tony.\r\n\r\n“As my primary focus is marine art, with contemporary realism, accuracy is paramount. However the impression of space and serenity is just as important. The vibrant colors and smooth surface are achieved by a unique process based on the early French technique known as “eglomise”, a technique where the artist paints on glass. I use acrylic thermoplastic plate (100 times stronger than glass). Unlike traditional paintings on canvas, this technique allows my paintings to hang in many yachts and seaside homes without the problems of humidity associated with the environment.”\r\n\r\nStop by 815 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort anytime during May to see Tony’s work first hand. It will be well worth your trip.', ' Artist of the month at Thibault Gallery on Bay Street: Artist and mariner​, Tony Gill', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'artist-of-the-month-at-thibault-gallery-on-bay-street-artist-and-mariner%e2%80%8b-tony-gill', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:30:19', '2015-04-30 17:30:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22507', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22508, 4, '2015-04-30 13:29:58', '2015-04-30 17:29:58', 'By Bob Sofaly\r\n\r\nStudents from Beaufort Academy, Riverview Charter School and Bridges Charter School were treated to a free chamber music concert Monday morning at the USCB Performing Art Center. The concert, presented by USCB Festival Series, consisted of selections from Joaquin Turina, Felix Mendelssohn and Ernest Chausson, and was part of the Festival Series’ season finale. This concert was just a part of the series that brings together internationally acclaimed musicians five times a year to present “music of the masters” to Beaufort.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"4\" ids=\"22513,22514,22515,22516\"]', 'Music to their young ears', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'music-to-their-young-ears', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:29:58', '2015-04-30 17:29:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22508', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22519, 4, '2015-04-30 13:33:17', '2015-04-30 17:33:17', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-LI-LEADERSHIP-WITH-MAYOR-KEYSERLING.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22524\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-LI-LEADERSHIP-WITH-MAYOR-KEYSERLING-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - LI LEADERSHIP WITH MAYOR KEYSERLING\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe LIMS Junior Leadership class spent their morning of April 24, 2015 visiting Mayor Keyserling at City Hall. They learned quite a bit about civics and how our beautiful town is governed and maintained. Their afternoon session was spent touring the town of Beaufort and the Point. A big thanks to Southern Rose Buggy Tours for guiding the LIMS Junior Leadership class through the hundreds of years of history of Beaufort.', 'A trip downtown', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-trip-downtown', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:16', '2018-07-12 15:00:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22519', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22520, 4, '2015-04-30 13:32:25', '2015-04-30 17:32:25', '[caption id=\"attachment_22522\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-11-YO-BY-BS-5.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22522\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-11-YO-BY-BS-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Viper’s third baseman John Asher Howell snags a fly ball for the second out of the second inning of their season opener.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Viper’s third baseman John Asher Howell snags a fly ball for the second out of the second inning of their season opener.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBy Bob Sofaly\r\n\r\nIt was opening night for Parks and Leisure Services’ “O Zone League” of 11-12 year-old boys Thursday at Burton Wells Park. The red “Team Texans” took on the green “Vipers” and the game was nothing short of exciting.\r\n\r\nWilliam Kinsey, coach for the Team Texans said his gang came “ready to play” with two of his players posting impressive batting statistics. “Starting pitcher C.J. Robinson homered, walked, doubled and got three additional RBI’s” Kinsey said.  Lukas Kinsey, despite taking a hard tag while stretching a base hit into a double, “drove in three runs as well”.\r\n\r\nCoach K said his goal for the night was to see how his pitchers performed. He said he knew C.J. Robinson was ready, but rotated several additional pitchers throughout the game. “We were second place finishers last year and lost all but two of our boys” he said. “We basically have a whole new team.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_22521\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-11-yo-by-bs-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22521\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SPORTS-11-yo-by-bs-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"C.J. Robinson lets loose a pitch.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> C.J. Robinson lets loose a pitch.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe highlight of the game came with a crushing solo home run by the Team Texan pitcher, C.J. Robinson, clearing the center field fence.\r\n\r\nAfter trailing 10-3 for most of the game the Vipers rallied to make strong comeback, only to lose the contest 10-7 in the final inning. “I was really proud of the boys” said Viper’s head coach Asher Howell. “They played really well for being the first game.”', 'Opening day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'opening-day', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:32:25', '2015-04-30 17:32:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22520', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22526, 4, '2015-04-30 13:34:47', '2015-04-30 17:34:47', 'Where do you start if you think your child may have a mental health problem? Who do you see? What does mental health mean anyways? Depression? Anxiety? Addiction? Maybe this will help.\r\n\r\nMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Jamison Consultants Behavioral Health Center has announced that they will be holding a series of free programs, open to the public, to address common mental health concerns in children/teens and screen for potential mental health problems. The Jamison Consultants created this program to help caregivers identify the early warning signs of a mental health issue, seek additional information, and get a diagnosis and effective treatment plan for a wide variety of common mental health conditions that, if left untreated, can have serious negative consequences on the lives of today’s children and teens.\r\n\r\n“There are many children and teens in our local community who may potentially be showing the early warning signs of various mental health conditions, but whose parents and caregivers might not know what they should be looking for in terms of early symptoms that may signal a diagnosable mental health disorder,” says Stephanie Jamison-Void, CEO of Jamison Consultants. “Our goal is to help parents understand what normal child/adolescent behavior is, and what signs and symptoms may require further investigation for a possible diagnosis, so that they can get the help they need at the early stages, which is when treatment is most effective.”\r\n\r\nThis program will provide an opportunity to participate in basic screening activities via questionnaire and one-on-one discussions that may help identify potential mental health problems in children and teens. In addition, the programs will provide an important overview of some of the top early warning signs of mental illness in children and teens, what treatments/services are available for children/teens, and what parents should do if they think their child could benefit from help surrounding a wide variety of mental health conditions. The program will also allow for a question and answer session, as well as personal on-site consultation upon request.\r\n\r\nDates and times for the “Make May Matter: Recognizing and Treating Mental Health Problems in Your Children and Teens” programs are:\r\n\r\n• May 5th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton\r\n\r\n• May 12th, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Beaufort Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort\r\n\r\nStatistics show that mental health problems can show up by age 14 and sadly, only 20 percent of children with mental disorders are identified and receive mental health services on an annual basis. For more information about the program or to register, call 843-757-7500.', 'Do you know what normal child/adolescent behavior is?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'do-you-know-what-normal-childadolescent-behavior-is', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:16', '2018-07-12 15:00:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22526', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22527, 4, '2015-04-30 13:34:23', '2015-04-30 17:34:23', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Mathletics-LaFountain.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22528\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Mathletics-LaFountain-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - Mathletics &amp; LaFountain\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSt. Peter’s Catholic School’s Mathletics teams from grades 1-4 participated in the Fifth Annual Mathletics Competition at Christ Our King-Stella Maris School in Mt. Pleasant, SC on Saturday, April 18. Along with 20 other schools, public and private, our students competed in individual and team competitions. Second Grade student, Trenton LaFountain, brought back an individual medal for third place out of approximately 50 other students his age.', 'Mathletics medals', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mathletics-medals', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:16', '2018-07-12 15:00:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22527', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22531, 4, '2015-04-30 13:36:04', '2015-04-30 17:36:04', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Group-paddle-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22532\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SCHOOLS-Group-paddle-3-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - Group paddle 3\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" /></a>The Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County is recruiting volunteers for its 2015 Youth Boating Program. The program teaches rising 7th-10th graders how to safely operate and maintain power craft, paddle craft and sailboats and focuses on STEM-based (science, technology, engineering, math) practices, education, safe boating environment awareness, leadership development and\r\nphysical fitness.\r\n\r\nVolunteers are needed with experience in one or more of following areas: sailing; kayaking; canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding, and power boating (Zodiac). Experience and/or willingness to instruct 7th-10th grade students in the classroom and on the water. CPR/First aid is desired but not required. The Youth Boating program will be held over (4) one-week sessions: June 8-June 12; June 22-26; July 6-10; July 27-31 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. daily. Volunteers that are available for any of these days and/or sessions are welcome!\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in volunteering for this program please contact Paul Spencer at the YMCA: 843-522-9622 or email: boatingymca@gmail.com.', 'Volunteers needed for YMCA Boating Program', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'volunteers-needed-for-ymca-boating-program', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:36:04', '2015-04-30 17:36:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22531', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(22534, 4, '2015-04-30 13:53:23', '2015-04-30 17:53:23', 'The <em>HMS Titanic </em>sailed on Saturday night and went down with a splash. A themed <em>Titanic</em> party was held at the home of Brad Ballington and Dusty Conner. About 100 adventurers dressed in black tie or period costumes enjoyed the evening. Everyone danced to Hurricane Eddie Wilson and the Damaging Winds, a live band, and enjoyed a nine-course dinner menu prepared by Gary Lang, head chef at Breakwater Restaurant. The 1958 classic black &amp; white movie, “A Night to Remember”, played on an outdoor screen, adding to the atmosphere of glamour and disaster. A thunder storm rolled through in the middle of the party but did not dampen the mood at all. At exactly 11:52 p.m., the time the real Titanic was sinking, Mike McFee sang “Nearer My God to Thee” to the doomed passengers. After the ship went down, the survivors rendezvoused at The Fillin’ Station for dessert and cocktails, happy to be alive.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"22546,22541,22540,22539,22538,22537,22536,22535,22545,22544,22543,22542\"]', 'To the lifeboats…', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'to-the-lifeboats', '', '', '2015-04-30 13:54:45', '2015-04-30 17:54:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=22534', 0, 'post', '', 0);
