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An adventurous and inveterate traveler, Mary Ellen, originally from the Main Line of Philadelphia, is now equally at home on St Helena or on the road without reservations. Her best pieces of work ever are a daughter in New York and a son in Denver. Having lived on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and later on the canals in France, she was drawn to Beaufort by the tide, and is waiting to see where it takes her next.

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CONTENTS October/November 2013

features

10 Candice Glover Music Speaks 16 22 30 36 41

Living Historian Kim Poovey

A Lifetime of Service Gardenia Simmons-White

A Neighborhood Landmark Pruitt Grocery

Sophie Kittredge Artiste par Excellence

Heritage Days

departments

9

Publisher’s Thoughts

48

Dining Guide

49

Low Country Weddings

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Our Fourth Year... notes

from the publisher B EAUFORT, P ORT R OYAL A ND T HE S EA I SLANDS

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Screenwriter Film Festival Issue FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013

October/November 2012 Our third year anniversary issue! What a party! And the “turtle lady” herself was there for the big surprise. Thanks Janie. You guys do great work.

December/January 2012-13 This cover is just about as vibrant as the lady herself.

What a holiday performance Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk put on. If you didn’t see it, you need to make plans to go this year!

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February/March 2013 Wow! What a beautiful cover!

This is one of my favorites.

And the look on Haden Yelin’s face when the cover was unveiled at the fundraiser for Beaufort International Film Festival was priceless!

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Bringing you the music

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Dick Geier - President of FOHI Daniel Gambrell - Park Manager

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SPORTS ISSUE Alexander Mazzeo ChAMpion SAilor

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April/May 2013 Our first ever music issue was a huge success. Beaufort sure has tons of talented folks. We will definitely be doing this again in 2014. Keep bringing us the music Joel.

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June/July 2013 What a great, informative story about Hunting Island and all the wonderful work done there by FOHI. Great “water” stories for our Water Festival isue.

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August/September 2013 This young man is a winner!

Congratulations to Alexander Mazzeo on all your success.

And Katherine Brown’s story is superb. She is an amazing lady.

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P U B L I S H E R ’ S Thoughts

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Thank You Beaufort For Our First 4 Years What a year Beaufort has had!

It was named America’s Happiest Seaside Town by Coastal Living Magazine. It is also the home of this year’s America Idol winner, Candice Glover.

Way to go Beaufort! It is for these reasons, among many others, that we all find pride in being able to call this home.

All of us at Beaufort Lifestyle are very proud of all Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands have to offer. This place and its people certainly give us some fantastic Julie Hales, PUBLISHER subjects to write about. There is never a shortage of amazing people here.

This issue serves as our 4 Year Anniversary edition. It surely does not feel that 4 years have passed since our launch party out at Habersham. Thankfully, we met a lot of wonderful people that night, people that have remained our friends and supporters ever since.

That was the night that our two writers, Cindy Reid and Mary Ellen Thompson, folded themselves into the Beaufort Lifestyle family. What a tremendous asset these two ladies have been to us.

Also, our three photographers, Susan DeLoach, Paul Nurnberg and John Wollwerth have all been with us since the very beginning as well.

We are very fortunate to have had these talented professionals on our team in the very early stages of Beaufort Lifestyle.

Cindy, Mary Ellen, Susan, Paul and John….thanks for putting up with me the last 4 years! We couldn’t have done it without you.

Also, a huge thanks to my office staff….Lane, Lea, Candice, DiAnna and Barbara…..you ladies make things happen! I appreciate you all!

And a special thanks to our readers and advertisers! You are what makes this magazine happen. We have enjoyed bringing you 4 years of Beaufort Lifestyle and look forward to many years ahead.

ABOUT THE COVER

St. Helena’s own Candice Glover, this year’s America Idol winner. Read what life is like now for our hometown star.

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Candice Glover

Music Speaks A

ll of St. Helena Island, all of Beaufort, all of South Carolina, in fact darn near off all America has been rooting for Candice Glover to complete her journey from three times American Idol contestant to being crowned this year’s American Idol.

So much has been said and written about this incredibly talented and determined young woman that it is hard to find a fresh angle to bring to her amazing story but yet we are all interested in what she is doing and what she has to say now that she is poised to begin her solo career as a recording artist. Her fans are eagerly awaiting the release of her first CD, “Music Speaks”, which will be available soon. Beaufort Lifestyle was lucky enough to catch up with Candice while she was home for a few days.

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in hotel rooms! I am enjoying resting and relaxing with my family.

BL: We are Beaufort Lifestyle magazine so I have to ask, growing up, what were your favorite things to do in Beaufort?

CG: I loved going down to the waterfront, going to the movies and going to the beach at Hunting Island. I loved being outside, playing kickball and games with my brothers and sisters. I was just an average little girl playing outside all the time.

BL: At what age did you know you could sing?

BL: What is the best part of being home for you?

CG: I was around four or five years old and I was singing in the bathroom and my mom told me to turn the radio off, but it was just me singing, no radio. I was academically minded and loved to write and to read, so when I said I wanted to sing at church, everyone was surprised I didn’t want to recite a poem or something like that. But I wanted to sing, so I did, and after that I was known as a singer and I kept on singing.

CG: The best part is I don’t have to sleep

BL: You blew away the judges, and the

BL: First off, welcome home Candice.

CG: Thank you, it is great to be here.

country, with your renditions of “I (Who Have Nothing)” and “Lovesong,” among others. What do you channel, or reach for, in order to make a song your own?

CG: Every song I do I try to focus on the lyrics first, to see what the person who wrote the song was trying to say. It has to come from your soul.

BL: You have met a lot of famous and successful musicians and recording artists on your journey. What have you learned from people who have gone before you?

CG: On the American Idol show I met so many great people, like Drake, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia- it was surreal! All the people I have met have been actually very nice to me, and have given me a lot of good advice.

BL: What advice has stayed with you the most?

CG: Smokey Robinson said “No matter how high your head gets in the clouds, don’t ever let your feet come off the ground.” It means stay grounded and humble.

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BL: Do you find yourself having any “diva” moments?

CG: Oh no, I try not to be that person. I wasn’t raised that way.

BL: You are also extremely determined.

What drove you to try three times on American Idol, and what would you tell someone who wants to pursue their dream?

CG: It was definitely great. Before the show I was a plain Jane was wearing blue jeans and had my hair up in a ponytail! I had a good experience with them because they worked with me for my betterment, and while I was on tour I even learned how to do my own makeup and hair. They were all great.

BL: Do you find yourself dressing differently all the time now?

CG: I would tell them, anyone can do it! Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.

American Idol didn’t want me, obviously, the first two times, but I knew I had a gift and I could not stay away. I am not the ideal size a star should be, and I hope my story, and my song “I am Beautiful,” inspires them. You can be a star if you want to be! But everybody needs a support system and I wouldn’t have made it without my family. They are my backbone, as well as my church family. They stood by me every step of the way. And they still are my backbone.

CG: Oh yes, I dress up when I go out now, even to the store, because I get noticed a lot and people like to take their picture with me and so I try to look my best.

BL: How has your family reacted to your success?

BL: You have performed at major national events this summer, can you tell us about that?

CG: They are more famous than I am!

People ask me on tour about them, they say “Hi Candice, nice to meet you, but how are your folks?” My family is busy and they are enjoying it all.

BL: What has been the biggest surprise about being a celebrity?

CG: I knew it would be a lot of work, and it is a lot of hard work. You may think that you have achieved something and you are done but that it just the start. But I would tell anyone, be persistent and determined and you will achieve your dreams.

BL: You worked with stylists throughout the American Idol show, what that was like?

BL: So no more sweatpants?

CG: I love them but I don’t wear them in public anymore!

BL: Did you have any favorite cities on the American Idol Tour this summer?

CG: Charleston was my absolute favorite because it was so close to home, and Charlotte was special to me because that was where I had auditioned. I have never been out of the country before so going to Canada was great.

BL: Your first CD, “Music Speaks” was originally scheduled for release this summer but was pushed back and will now be released very soon we hope!

CG: We did change the date because I was on tour this summer, but now that the tour is over I will be able to give the CD one hundred percent.

BL: What is your favorite song on “Music Speaks”?

CG:: I love the song “In the Middle” which has reggae beat and I really like “Without You.” BL: You said you enjoyed writing, have you had the opportunity to write any songs?

CG: I tried to write while I was on tour and now that I am home I have been trying to write again, and I have been doing some songwriting. You have to just let it come out of you, I can’t just say ‘ok time to write a song!’

BL: You lead a busy life, so what do you do to relax and unwind?

BL: If you had the time to travel, where else would you like to go?

CG: I like to stay connected with my family, friends and fans so I am usually on my phone or on the computer. If I am home I will be in my favorite chair!

CG: I would love to go to Jamaica and the Bahamas and explore the connections between those countries and the GullahGeeche culture.

BL:If you could tell the people here in Beaufort one thing, what would that be?

CG: I sang at the capital twice, at the PBS Memorial Day Concert and at the PBS “A Capital Fourth.” I also sang at the Major League Baseball All- Star Game in New York. At the All- Star game I sang the national anthem in front of 42,000 people, I was shaking, I was so nervous!

BL: The Star Spangled Banner is a notoriously hard song to sing.

CG: Most people don’t realize how hard it is to sing that song especially with no music behind you. I knew the words, but luckily they were on the big screens for the stadium, just in case I forgot any I knew I could look up and see them on the screen.

CG: I want to tell everyone thank you!

They have been so supportive and I am very very grateful. Thank you and I love them!

Beaufort really came together this year in support of Candice’s American Idol journey and we are a better community for doing so. It was exciting to be part of something bigger than ourselves.

We showed the whole nation how well we can work collectively and help one wondrously talented young lady achieve her dream. Candice’s amazing talent, as well as her hard work and her humility, represent Beaufort at its finest. So thank you Candice for being our Hometown Hero!

To keep up with Candice, you can friend her on Facebook and visit her website: http://www.candicegloverofficial.com

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USCB Center for the Arts Presents

“An Evening with Pat Conroy”

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he Center for the Arts at the University of South Carolina Beaufort will present “An Evening with Pat Conroy,” Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Center for the Arts on the university’s Historic Beaufort Campus.

The event is a kickoff fundraiser to launch a capital improvement campaign for renovations at the center. It will also commemorate the advance release of Conroy’s latest memoir, The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and his Son. Conroy’s lecture will be followed by a reception at the historic 1780 Barnwell House across the street from the Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at $150 per person for reserved seating at the lecture, a signed copy of the new book, and attendance at the reception with the author. Photos with Conroy and booksigning opportunities will be available at the reception. General Admission tickets for the lecture are priced at $100 per person.

Sponsorship opportunities and naming opportunities for distinct sections of the center are available through the Office of Development at USCB. The first of seven children born to a young career military officer from Chicago and a Southern beauty from Alabama, Conroy time and again drew upon personal experience to create his bestselling novels. Three of them, The Boo, The Lords of Discipline and My Losing Season, focused on his experience as a cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, located in Charleston.

Conroy’s brief tenure as a teacher of underprivileged black children in a one-room schoolhouse on Daufuskie Island formed the basis for The Water is Wide, which was later turned into the film Conrack starring Jon Voight. The book won a humanitarian award from the National Education Association.

Other Conroy novels were adapted for the screen as well. The Great Santini, the precursor to the current memoir, explored conflicts in the author’s childhood, including his ambivalent love for his violent, abusive father. It became the basis for a featurelength motion picture starring Robert Duvall in the title role. The Prince of Tides, one of the most beloved novels of modern time, was made into a highly successful feature film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand and actor Nick Nolte. His novel Beach Music told the story of a young American who moves to Rome to escape the painful memory of his wife’s suicidal leap from a bridge in South Carolina. South of Broad, his fifth novel and ninth book, was a love letter to the city of Charleston. The Pat Conroy Cookbook soon followed, and then My Reading Life, a compilation of the books that most influenced him.

Conroy has long been a friend of the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Fifty years after his family first moved to Beaufort, Conroy makes his home today on Fripp Island, a barrier island in the Lowcountry.

“Pat’s association with the university goes back decades,” says historian Lawrence S. Rowland, Ph.D., professor emeritus at USCB and the author of The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume I 1514-1861.”

Dr. Rowland and Conroy are lifelong friends. The two met in the early 1960s when Conroy moved to Beaufort. “Pat and I sort of grew up together,” he says. “We were close friends, part of the same social crowd.

“When USCB was starting its first venture into athletics in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pat volunteered to be our basketball

coach for a year or two. He was a magnificent basketball player. I watched him play college games; he was just a spectacular athlete.

He was a great coach and we had a lot of fun. I don’t think our basketball players were ever particularly successful, but Pat was the team coach for a couple of years.”

Dr. Rowland recalled the first time Pat Conroy set out for Daufuskie Island to teach the local children. “That was the beginning of his missionary work and the beginning of his literary life,” he says. “The first time he went out to the island, we took him out in a boat. We dropped him off on the island and he went off to begin his Daufuskie Island experience. Pat and I were good friends back when he was just starting out as a writer.”

Conroy drew on that Daufuskie Island experience to write The Water is Wide, later to become Conrack.

In his latest book, The Death of Santini, Conroy revisits his tortured family and describes his father’s surprising evolution into a father he could finally love.

“On behalf of our administration, faculty, staff and students, I want to thank Pat Conroy for his generous support of USCB and our Center for the Arts,” says Dr. Jane T. Upshaw, the university chancellor. “His novels and memoirs have served as the voice of coastal South Carolina and the Lowcountry for more than four decades. For all that time, he has proven to be a true friend of USCB. We are delighted to have him as an honored member of our university family.”

Funds generated by “An Evening with Pat Conroy” will be used to support a wide range of capital improvements at the Center for the Arts: upgrading the lighting system, installing new carpet, replacing 461 seats, painting the interior and putting up new signs.

For more than 30 years, the CFA, formerly known as the Performing Arts Center, served as the cultural hub of Beaufort County. It housed the Beaufort Orchestra, the USCB Festival Series, the Beaufort Theatre Company, and innumerable performances by internationally acclaimed performing artists.

USCB envisions the CFA as a regional focal point for the arts through quality performances, gallery events and academic degree programs.

Located in the heart of the Carolina Sea Islands, the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is a senior institution of the University of South Carolina system serving the southeast coast of Georgia and South Carolina. USCB has been the fastest growing baccalaureate institution in the USC system since becoming a four-year university in 2004. The university’s two campuses serve a diverse student body of 1,874 students. The Historic Beaufort campus, located on Beaufort’s downtown waterfront, houses an innovative baccalaureate Studio Art program in close proximity to Beaufort’s many art galleries. The Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton, S.C., offers cutting-edge Computational Science and Nursing laboratories and is the home to Sand Shark athletics.

USCB offers students an exceptional place to learn and live in an environment focused on growth, preservation and opportunity.

For more information about the University of South Carolina Beaufort, please visit www.uscb.edu online or call the university’s Office of Public Information at 843-208-8030.

For more information about “An Evening With Pat Conroy,” contact Bonnie Hargrove, director of the Center for the Arts, at 843-521-4145 or visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.

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Living

Historian Kim Poovey

Story by MARY ELLEN THOMPSON Photography by SUSAN DELOACH

My name is Emma Victoria Brown. I was born in 1839 on a plantation in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. I do not want to be prim, proper and passive even though that’s what’s expected of me. I simply do not understand why I should not swim in my Sunday dress with my friend Charlotte. They blame my behavior on the fact that I was born under a full moon, but there’s more to it than that.

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hen Kim Poovey was a docent at the historic Verdier House, she dressed in pretty dresses, wore pearls and cameos and felt comfortable in that old house.

That’s when she recognized, “I don’t belong in this time. I was thirty-five and I

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realized I really was a Victorian lady, so I slowly transformed myself into one.” In the process of her transformation, Kim birthed her alter-ego, Emma Victoria Brown, and brought her to life in her 2012 novel, Truer Words. Emma was born and raised in the Lowcountry during the 19th century, the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. Kim dresses as Emma, tells her story in an accent and attitude so perfectly Southern that you would never guess she grew up in the North. Clearly, Emma was dwelling somewhere in Kim’s psyche, just as Kim’s house in town is haunted by cats long since departed from this world. Kim loves Emma like a sister; their affinity is clear. However, Kim may be just a bit envious of Emma’s station in life, “I was born to be kept, something

went horribly wrong at birth!” Kim says with a laugh. As a storyteller, Kim brings Emma to life at various performances and fund raising events; “Emma made her debut at the Tea House in Port Royal.”

The Victorian era is the period Kim chooses to embrace. And indeed, when you meet her, you will agree that it suits her perfectly. She may show up at a writers group meeting dressed in full costume because she didn’t have time to change after an engagement. She will perch very prettily on the edge of a chair wearing a hoop skirt, which would have anyone else struggling to master. Her hands fold perfectly ladylike in her lap, her hair is styled demurely, her glasses as close to period as possible, and she has an amazingly serene countenance for

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“I don’t belong in this time. I was thirty-five and I realized I really was a Victorian lady, so I slowly transformed myself into one.”

someone who has chosen to dress in a style that historically requires nine layers of clothing. Marvel at her costumes if you will, she makes them all herself!

(EVB: “I wore one of my finer dresses, the green tartan with the silk roses on the skirt. Miss Rita was famous for the roses she created for our dresses. I pulled my hair up into a bun and placed a white hat with large plume feathers on my head. I slipped on my gloves, grabbed my basket and headed down the stairs.”)

Kim grew up in Newark, Delaware. She moved to Atlanta where she met Darryl

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Poovey who was in the Marine Corps, and they came to Beaufort. He was transferred to Hawaii, but she so loved Beaufort, that when he told her they were going to Hawaii, Kim cried that she didn’t want to leave here. Darryl came home the next day and said it had been a mistake - that he was actually going to Japan for a year and she would stay behind. She found out much later that it had not been a mistake, he went to his commanding officer and asked if it was possible for him to go to Japan so she could stay here. “I love Beaufort; it’s like family!”

(EVB: “That’s what makes you special.

I think Mr. Hamilton enjoys spending time with such an intelligent woman. Stop worrying, Emma. I can tell by the way he looks at you that he cares a great deal about you.”)

However, when Darryl came back from Okinawa, he was stationed at Camp LeJeune and Kim had to leave her beloved Beaufort for the next ten years. From there, they went Hickory NC, but Kim missed Beaufort and came back to visit on the occasional weekend. Fate intervened and during one of her visits, she heard there was a position available for a school psychologist at Laurel Bay and the path back to Beaufort was paved.

Kim remembers that her childhood environment was very “70’s glass and chrome. When I was in elementary school I went to a lot of museums that were in old houses where I saw wonderful antiques.

I thought, when I’m forty I’m going to be able to afford some of those and I will fill my house with antiques.” And that she has done. The Pooveys’ home in the historic district is filled with charming Victorian architectural elements and furnishings which include Kim’s collections of hand painted porcelains and Victorian hair jewelry. (Contrary to what one might think, hair jewelry is not an adornment for the hair, but rather jewelry made out of human hair.)

Beyond Emma, however, Kim and Darryl love to participate in Civil War reenactments. “Darryl was always into history, he grew up with it. For me, reenactment was the closest I could get to stepping back to the Victorian era. It took five years before he participated.

He dresses as a gentleman personifying a Confederate blockade runner, which is unusual since most men dress as soldiers.” Not only does Kim make her own elaborate outfits, she makes Darryl’s as well. “Christine Lanning taught me to sew from patterns, I was a professional

quilter and applique artist. (EVB: “Miss Rita kept us plenty busy helping those traveling secretly northward by way of the river. Charlotte and I quickly learned how to sew certain quilt patterns and hang the quilts by the river’s edge to help guide those travelers on their way.”) Christine goes to performances with me, she helps me dress and is as excited every time as she was the first time.”

Locales for the reenactments they’ve been to include, in South Carolina, Charleston, Columbia, Hampton, Frampton Plantation and Mt. Pleasant. They went to the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg in PA this year. In addition to traveling for the reenactments, Kim also travels for her historic performances. She performs as Emma Victoria Brown, Jane Austen and Scarlett O’Hara; and just for the record, Dickens is her favorite author. “They’re quite different characters, I’m a very confused soul,” she admits. Other performances include the art of Victorian dressing, and behind the scenes facts about Gone with the Wind. “I’m fluent with Gone with the Wind. I can tell you any line and scene; I just love Prissy.”

She holds these performances throughout the southeast in museums, tea houses, country clubs and libraries. On October 16, she will be at the St. Helena Library discussing Victorian Mourning Practices as part of the Civil War Series. Kim also is an instructor at the USCB “OLLI” program - one of the classes she will teach is “Beyond Scarlett” which she describes as “little known stuff about making the movie.”

A rather spectacular part Kim got to play as a result of her avocation was Kevin Kline’s wife, Mrs. Stanton, in the movie The Conspirator. “It was Darryl’s idea! We got to use our own clothing and I think the dress Christine made for me got me the role. The filming was done at night - 28 hours for sixty seconds on film! It was so much fun to work with Kevin Kline; he is just so intense that he pulls people in.”

The last two weekends in October you may see Kim, all dressed up and wandering the streets of Beaufort at night. She may look like a lost soul, or she may show you a frighteningly good time. To benefit CAPA, she will take you on a haunted walk through the historic district where apparitions of the dearly departed show up and tell you their stories. “We’re there to give you a little scare,” Kim has been participating in this for sixteen years. Kim is quite fond of ghosts; a Civil War nurse that sometimes visits her house and a small coterie of ghost cats, none of which bother her in the least. “I love haunted stories and movies, but not the butcher kind. When I was a child and we’d have slumber parties my dad, Michael Wiegel, would tell us ghost stories. Stories like Edgar Allen Poe’s Tell Tale Heart; we thought it was just a good story, we didn’t realize we were getting an education in the process!”

Kim’s mother, Dr. Karen Oates, has been very instrumental in helping Kim bring her next project to light: Sir Bearsley, Tales of an Edwardian Teddy Bear. “Mom found an old soul of a bear on etsy in Brighton, England. His mohair worn completely off in patches, she fitted him with a waistcoat complete with watch pocket.” Clearly, Karen Oates is a bit of an old soul herself; obviously, it runs in the family.

Please treat yourself to a glimpse of Kim’s blogs :http:// lavenderlofttales.blogspot.com and http://kimpoovey.blogspot. com. You will find photos, schedules, and information on the Victorian art of hair jewelry, among many other interesting tidbits.

Author’s note: As I was writing this story - Emma came to me and said: I don’t believe you can tell this story without me, so I have inserted quotations from Truer Words in blue.

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georgia skin and cancer Often times people view a dermatologist office simply as a clinic that treats acne, rashes or skin cancer, but at Georgia Skin and Cancer that is not the case. They strive not only for patient satisfaction with care, but rather to exceed their patient’s expectations as their healthcare provider.

The physicians and staff at Georgia Skin and Cancer believe that dermatology is more than just skin deep. They believe in caring for the patient as a whole. They combine good old fashioned customer service with modern conveniences to provide a healthcare setting that is completely focused on the needs of their patients.

Dermatologists are doctors who specialize in treating skin, hair and nails. The physicians at Georgia Skin and Cancer are among the top dermatologists in the nation. They are very thorough and are always diligent in patient care and cure.

Their staff are all members of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Sidney Smith is certified by and a member of The American Society of Mohs Surgery and The American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology.

The newest location of Georgia Skin and Cancer is located on Highway 278 in Hardeeville, SC. This location serves the people of Hilton Head, Bluffton, Hardeeville and Beaufort. They currently see patients Mondays through Thursdays. They will be opening a new facility in Beaufort in November or December of this year.

The Hardeeville location is headed up by Dr. Smith and Beth Barlet, the acting PA on site. Barlet did her undergraduate studies at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. She received her PA in 2009 from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia. She has lived in the Bluffton area for the past 5 years, Barlet says, ”We have a very dedicated office that is very patient centered and oriented. We stress the importance of thorough examinations. We treat infants to the elderly and are very well known for our full body exams and preventative treatments.”

The staff at Georgia Skin and Cancer takes pride in addressing their patients concerns. They don’t rush patients in and out. They give a very thorough exam,

in gown, from head to toe. Barlet adds, “I give my cell phone number to patients so they can reach me after hours with a concern or an emergency.”

Barlet adds, “We take care of complicated rashes, severe cases of eczema and psoriasis, with the most up to date state of the art treatments.”

The staff at Georgia Skin and Cancer Clinic is among the friendliest, most caring and knowledgeable dermatology staff in America. They love serving their patient’s needs and strive to build lasting relationships with each of their patients. New patients are always welcome.

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Gardenia Simmons - White

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Service Story by MARY ELLEN THOMPSON Photography by PAUL NURNBERG

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ardenia Simmons-White was born on St. Helena Island, SC in 1934. “My parents were descendants of slaves. My grandfather was Captain Richard Middleton, a fisherman, and my father was Frank Brown, Jr. He worked as a laborer on Parris Island and earned a regular paycheck. On the weekends and after work he did his own farming, planting corn, sweet potatoes and other vegetables. He also raised pigs, fished, shrimped, and picked oysters, which enabled our family to be self-sufficient. My father didn’t allow us to work in the fields but we did all the household chores.

“There were four of us: two biological sisters, Evelena Gadsden of Lady’s Island, Ethel B. deceased, and one brother Benjamin Brown (Bashir) deceased, as well as other step sisters and brothers. My mother left when we were very young and my father kept us all together and raised us. He took the girls to the women in the community to braid our hair and look after us while he was at work.”

Gardenia attended Penn Normal, Industrial and Agricultural School, which became Penn High School in 1948, from first through twelfth grade, and graduated in 1952.

“I always remember what Penn School taught me: get an education and you can achieve whatever you pursue in life, be respectful, have self-esteem, and maintain your integrity.

Those values enabled me to be successful in my career as a nurse.”

“When I was a child, I was taught to speak correct English and not the Gullah dialect; speaking Gullah was considered

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ignorant at that time. In the north, people made fun of how African Americans spoke, not knowing the reason they spoke that way. Gullah is a culture and the dialect is a combination of the tribal language of Africa and English; that dialect enabled the African Americans to communicate with their slave masters. My father did not speak in the true Gullah dialect; we didn’t hear it because we were not allowed to go to play with children who spoke Gullah.”

As a dedicated student, Gardenia knew that education prepared her to go to college. She explains, “Some of the African American students who lived on the plantations never went beyond the sixth grade in the MacDonald and Rosenwald one room schools. Penn School was the only school to offer a high school education; due to distance and finance every one could not attend Penn School. Some of the children were kept out of school to work on the sharecroppers’ farms.

“Upon graduation from Penn School, there were no jobs or opportunity for us except farming or housekeeping. This was during the segregation era and most families sent their children north with relatives for jobs and higher education.

My father sent me to New York to live with a cousin where there were more opportunities for blacks and segregation was not an issue.”

When Gardenia got to New York, she found employment at the popular Horn and Hardart Restaurant where she worked for six months. She met a young lady who was a nurse’s aide at Manhattan State Hospital, who told her they were looking for nurse’s aides. She got a job there, and after six months,

took a qualifying exam and was accepted in the three year diploma nursing program.

She was required to live in the student nurses’ dormitory which became her home for three years. The students, a mix of men and women of Irish, German and African Americans, were given a stipend of fifteen dollars per month.

What was it like living on the grounds of a mental hospital in New York in the 1950’s? Gardenia remembers that “Located on Ward’s Island, it was beautiful! All the mental hospitals had nursing programs.

The students had to spend a year at a city hospital to get their medical, surgical, OB/GYN and pediatric practice. We spent three months in a tuberculosis hospital

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because, at that time, TB was a disease isolated and separated from the regular hospital.”

As a young girl, did she ever think about being a nurse? “No, I didn’t think of what I wanted to be when I grew up. But I am so glad I became a nurse because I love my profession and love taking care of people!”

Clearly with an affinity for her vocation, Gardenia got her RN diploma. She worked at Manhattan State Hospital for one year and left to work in the Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital. After working full time and raising a family on her own, she went to Hunter College in Manhattan, NY to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She did not stop there – she went

on to get her Master of Science degree in Nursing Administration. She worked for the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan for thirty three years before retiring as an Assistant Director of Nursing.

“My social life in New York consisted of going to the Apollo Theater on 125th street and dances. Many people from St. Helena Island lived in New York and formed the St. Helena League, once a year they held a dance; the proceeds from that dance were sent to Penn Center.

“In New York,” Gardenia remembers, “I just blended in with the population. My father and teachers taught us to be proud, respectful, and to respect others. When

When she offers her hand to you, it is not just a matter of etiquette; it is a pledge of dedication and sincerity.

She says, “If anyone asks, if I can help, I will.”

I was employed at the VA in Manhattan, I was one of five black RN’S in a large hospital with mostly white nurses and I did not feel any prejudice. I was in New York during the Civil Rights struggle in the 1960’s and learned all about that era on the television. Returning home one year with my children, I realized there were designated area for blacks only and whites only after sitting in a the white waiting room. This was a reality of what was going on in the south. I didn’t think about segregation on St. Helena Island because it was about 98% black here and isolated from others at that time. Because of segregation, we did not go into Beaufort when we were children. If we needed

shoes my father would measure our feet with strings for shoes and take that measurement to Lipsitz Department store and purchase our shoes.”

Gardenia continues, “After I retired, my husband and I came back to St. Helena Island because my father and sister were here. My father had deeded us a portion of land and we had the good fortune of purchasing a house seven years before returning home. So after being home for six months, and becoming bored, Mary Mack suggested I come to work for Beaufort Jasper Comprehensive Health Care Services. I was employed as the Quality Assurance/Infectious Disease Coordinator and later appointed as Director of Nursing; I retired after five years there.

“I got married after graduating from nursing school. My first marriage to Richard Lewis ended in divorce after twelve years and three children, Donna Gray of VA, Richard Lewis of St. Helena Island, SC and Maurice Lewis of Valley Stream, NY. I met my second husband, Frank Melvin Simmons, in New York and we were married thirty two years; he died in 1994, two years after we returned home.

I remarried in 1996 to Nathaniel White and moved to Hilton Head where I lived for eight years. When he died in 2004, I again returned home to St. Helena.

In 2004, Gardenia joined the Gullah Church Nurses Association, Inc., and is now their president. Comprised of RN’s and LPN’s, their mission is to promote health education in the churches and communities. Organized to go to the churches where more people can be reached to address health issues in the African American community, they give lectures on cancer awareness, diabetes, STD’s, nutrition, CPR certification, heart disease, smoking cessation and more.

Also they go to senior citizen centers to take blood pressures, show exercise videos, and address health concerns, as

well as participate in several local festivals and health fairs at various churches and community events.

Dear to Gardenia’s heart is Penn Center. When the York Bailey Museum was without a director, Bernie Wright asked Ervena Faulkner and Gardenia to be co-managers until a new director could be found. They managed the museum for five years, where Gardenia now volunteers as a docent. “This is my way of giving back to Penn for helping to shape my life and never forgetting the education I received which enabled me to reach higher heights.

President of the Penn Club, I am also a member of the Echoes of Penn, a chorus organized to sing spirituals as a way of keeping alive this very beautiful part of our heritage. I’m a member of the Community Sing” which is held every third Sunday in Frissell Community House at 6:30 in the evening (except June July and August) and is open to the public.

All her life Gardenia Simmons-White has been in service, as a nurse, as a mother, as a volunteer, as a friend, and a member of the community. When she offers her hand to you, it is not just a matter of etiquette; it is a pledge of dedication and sincerity. She says, “If anyone asks, if I can help, I will.” She is a member of Beaufort County Disability and Special Needs Advisory Board of Beaufort County; President of Penn Club, Inc. As a member of Faith Memorial Baptist Church, she is Senior Choir president, a Sunday school teacher and co-chair of the Angel of Hope Health Ministry. She takes part in community events such as focus and outreach groups; is a volunteer nurse at the Good Neighbor Clinic on Lady’s Island and was an honoree at Grace Chapel AME Church. To round out all of her activity she is on the Senior Bowling League. She takes a deep breath, pauses, and smiles as she says, “That’s enough for me!”

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The Reaves family moved to Beaufort, SC in 1992.

They have been catching and serving some of the best seafood in the low country ever since.

“We are very passionate about our food and or cooking. Whether its an oyster roast, a barbeque or a good old fashioned low country boil, we want to bring you the best food and service you can find anywhere,” stated Craig Reaves, co-owner of Sea Eagle Market.

That’s what Sea Eagle Market is all about. Craig and Jana Reaves opened CJ Seafood, a wholesale operation, in 1993. Since then, the business has grown into two retail locations. CJ Seafood Express opened in Port Royal in 2005 and Sea Eagle Market opened in Beaufort in 2007. The wholesale side of the company continues to thrive, selling to restaurants and vendors from Hilton Head to Myrtle Beach and beyond.

Sea Eagle Market specializes in the freshest shrimp, oysters, clams, blue crab, and stone crab claws, all fresh-caught by the family. What they don’t catch themselves they buy from local docks.

Craig and his brother, Cameron, came into this family business honestly. Their father, Laten, has been shrimping since the 1960s. The Reaves family owns three shrimp trawlers and five oyster boats and a couple of crabbing boats.

“The main thrust of what we’re trying to do is provide local and regional wild-caught seafood with old-school customer service,” said Craig. “We appreciate our customers supporting what we do in bringing the best quality seafood possible.”

A concern for the entire Reaves family is the fact that commercial fishing is slowly becoming extinct.

When they moved to Beaufort in the early 90’s, there were about 90 commercial shrimp boats. That number has drastically dropped to about 15 in the Beaufort area.

With this being said, the Reaves family has stepped up to the plate to do their part. They have formed a Community Supported Fishery. The whole idea behind the CSF is to get the freshest catch from the boats to the community. They have gotten other fishermen to partner with them on this project, enabling them to bring the people of Beaufort the freshest of fresh…..on a weekly basis.

Craig says, “You can buy a catch share. This allows the fisherman to go to work every morning and bring that catch in and you get your share each week.”

“This allows fishermen to have a little operating capital in

advance so they can purchase equipment and make sure their boats are in operation order,” added Jana.

“Keeping seafood in the state of South Carolina is going to create jobs and help our local fishing villages stay afloat.

It will also encourage our youth to do what their fathers and grandfathers have done for years,” states Craig.

Jana states it best as she adds, “I know the CSF is a great way to bring back the vitality to the South Carolina seafood industry.

My family is committed and dedicated to making that happen.”

To learn more about CSF, call the Reaves family at (843)5215090 or visit their website at www.seaeaglemarket.com

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He received his Medical Degree from Emory University and completed Internal Medicine at Alton Oschner Medical Foundation, followed by a Neurology Residency at University of Miami where he was Chief Resident. Dr Rosenfeld then completed a Fellowship in Electrophysiology at U.C.L.A. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Cottage Hospital, as well as the Medical Director for Neurophysiology at Cottage Hospital.

Dr. Rosenfeld has numerous medical publications in the fields of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Electrophysiology, Migraine, NeuroOncology, Huntington’s Disease, GuillanBarre Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia and is a frequent medical lecturer on a broad range of disease states including Sleep Apnea, Restless Legs, Narcolepsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Neuro-virology, and Migraine, Chronic Fatigue, Stroke, Ataxia, Neuroendocrinology, Neurotoxiciology, and Insomnia. His current research interests include Chronic Pain and

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Pruitt’s Corner Grocery

A Neighborhood Landmark Story by MARY ELLEN THOMPSON Photography by SUSAN DELOACH

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n 1920, Harry and Rebecca Smith opened a grocery store on the corner of Greene and Church Streets in downtown Beaufort.

They probably never thought about whether or not that store would still be open ninety-three years later. But through some coincidences, a lot of hard work, and determination, Pruitt’s Grocery is still operating from that very storefront. And not only is it still in operation, it is still in the family, owned and operated

by James W. Pruitt. James Pruitt is the son of John and Bessie Pruitt; Bessie was Harry and Rebecca Smith’s niece, and she was raised by them. The Pruitt family consisted of 4 boys: James, and his now deceased brothers Ed, Lamon, and Dallas. In a series of transitions, the Smiths moved away, the Pruitts took over, and James remembers working in that store when he was in school.

It seems the grocery business had seeped into James’ blood; when he graduated from Beaufort High School in 1953, he bought his own grocery store. “When I finished high school, I wanted something to do so I bought the store on Ribaut Road,” he explains. That store was Bess’ Cash and Carry, and he changed the name to “James W. Pruitt.” Ed had taken over the Green Street store in 1951 and ran it until he died in 1980 when it closed.

In 1986, Beaufort County bought the land where James’ store was on Ribaut Road, so he moved over to the Green Street location since his mother had left the building to

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him.

Back in the day, Pruitt’s store sold mostly meats and groceries, and candy; not much in the way of vegetables. It isn’t much different now he says, “People come here from the Island, Burton and Port Royal for the meat.” And sure enough, in the course of an hour almost two dozen people wandered in for candy, drinks, cookies and the meat. “Do you have my favorite cookies today?” “Can I have a 50

cent red drink?” One woman drove over from Lady’s Island, she explained “I come here because it’s the best lunch meat in Beaufort County!” A gentleman walked in and asked, “Can I have $2.50 of bacon? I need it to flavor my greens.” It’s all about oldfashioned service. You don’t help yourself to the items, they are behind the counters. Mr. Pruitt gets them for you, wraps them and hands them to you,.

Mr. Pruitt is a self-effacing Southern gentleman; his smile could light up a room but he’s just very matter of fact when it comes to talking about himself. He never married and when questioned about whether or not he’s been the most eligible bachelor in town with all the ladies vying for his attention, he blushed and laughed, just a little, just enough to admit it without having to say so. A handsome man, he is sure to have been the object of much attraction. Good looks aside, he is also very affable and has a delightful sense of humor.

Pruitt’s Grocery is a small and cozy window into the past.

School kids wander in and hop up on the old Kelvinator ice cream cooler while they chat and decide what they want; neighbors come in looking for a bit of conversation. The shelves are stocked with canned goods, cleaning supplies, sodas, fruit drinks, cookies and candies of all sorts. Look into one of the cases and you will find an assortment of earrings, pencil erasers, mens’ boxer shorts, tubes of rubber cement, spools of thread and spools

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Back in the day, Pruitt’s store sold mostly meats and groceries, and candy; not much in the way of vegetables.

It isn’t much different now he says, “People come here from the Island, Burton and Port Royal for the meat.”

of ribbon, crayons and a pearl necklace set.

Another old fashioned case showcases an assortment of cures for ailments: Sweet Oil, Castor Oil, Mineral Oil, Hydrogen Peroxide, Magnesium Citrate, Aspirin, Epsom Salts, Petroleum Jelly and Vaseline are on shelves next to a 1981 Farmers Almanac, a stack of old books and old Readers Digests, and a few packages of Lady Lace Hair Nets. When asked how long those hair nets had been in that case, he replied “I sold some of those just the other day; I could probably get some more. Ladies don’t seem to wear them like they used to, they used to sleep with them on.”

Hair nets are not the only way the times have changed. James Pruitt remembers Beaufort as a child, when his family didn’t have a car and they walked wherever they went. “You could go downtown and pay your water bill, your light bill, your power bill then, but no more - they all have offices out on the highway.” He remembers when there were nine wholesalers who supplied food to the stores in Beaufort; now, he says, there aren’t too many.

How does he feel about the big grocery stores and chain stores that come in and change everything for small business owners?

“Well, it’s just one of those things,” he replies pragmatically.

Penny candy now sells for 2 pennies and candy bars have gotten quite more expensive than they used to be. There is a collection of old bottles on the top shelf and Mr. Pruitt remembers when Coke came in gallon glass bottles; “I’d sure like to have one of those gallon bottles in my collection. I think they quit making them because if they fell over, the tops would break.” He does, however, have the entire set of 1964 Dr. Pepper calendars taped up to the wall.

The store is open six days a week from about 2:30 in the afternoon to 8:00 at night. He says he used to open around 9

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a.m., then maybe 10:30, and it just got later because that’s when his customers came. “People started coming here when it got dark, summer or winter it’s the same, I guess they just want to get everything done they can during the day. At my store on Ribaut Road, I opened before dinner and often was there until 3 or 4 in the morning!” Six days a week ties him down, and when asked if he ever traveled his response was “No, I just stay in the store.”

If he had to do it all over again, would he chose this? He says, “I probably would.”

What does he do in his precious little free time? “A lady at church saw me out the other day and said it was the first time she ever saw me anywhere but church or the store.” He has been a faithful parishioner at the Parish Church of St. Helena all of is life. He doesn’t like to read all that much, but he does like to watch football on television - what team does he favor? “No matter what team, my friends like football so I watch it with them.

They like to watch tennis, so I watch that, too.” Those friends are John and Betty Barton; Mr. Pruitt has lived with them since he had a heart operation in 1999. When asked if he ever cooks for himself he responded that no, Betty cooks for him. Does she buy her groceries in his store? “No,” he laughed and said “Well, a lot of that stuff I wouldn’t have here anyhow.” Has he ever thought of retiring? “I thought about it one time and changed my mind. I thought I’d get pretty tired of sitting around and doing nothing!”

Which is a really good thing for downtown Beaufort because men like James Pruitt, and the establishments like his - which are too few and far between, really are the soul of a community. Just go in, sit on the ice cream chest or perch on a stool, have a chat, buy some lunch meat, and you see for yourself.

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He has, among other things, set fruit on fire, climbed to the top of a bridge, and jumped in the water alongside his subject to capture what is out of the ordinary.

When asked about his unique style of photography, John replies, “When people describe me, they might say I’m a little odd. I have strange tastes in music and movies, and just generally walk against the grain in most things. I can be a bit A.D.D. as well. But I think people would also agree that I’m an independent thinker, and I see things differently. The combination of these things with an artistic eye is part of what defines my work. Whether it is setting a fruit covered hat on fire with someone wearing it, or shooting wedding pictures from the back of a moving vehicle, expect something different and original from me. I expect excellence from myself, and I strive to make each job I do better than the one before.”

As a photographer, John explains, “I especially enjoy taking environmental portraits of a single person because of the creative latitude I have when shooting one person. Of course I love photographing weddings. I also really like the challenge of journalism photography because of all the opportunities of finding and creating something different.”

John says, “Weddings are exciting because you only have one chance to get it right! “And many brides and grooms attest to the fact John has indeed gotten their photographs right. On his website you can see numerous photos that capture the moments and the memories that are fleeting but yet make up the best part of ‘the big day’.

John has been on several mission trips to Southern Sudan with his church, Seaside Vineyard Fellowship, to work on establishing medical clinics and water projects. “Each trip has been a life changing experience. It has given me a very different perspective on how much we have here and how much we take for granted. It has brought certain aspects of my photography to a new level, being able to capture things as they are.”

John came to Beaufort eight years ago from South Dakota because, “I needed a change in life and wanted to pursue my career in professional photography here. I’m really blessed to be in Beaufort. It’s a beautiful place to live. It’s good to be near family, and I’ve made some great friends here.” It has also been

a great place for John and his wife, Lynn, to raise their three children, Gamaliel, 12, Abigail, 11 and Annabelle, 4.

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ophie Kittredge’s artistic talents fly across the boards: artist, illustrator, author.

Her creations are colorful, exquisitely detailed, often whimsical, and always cheerful. Sophie finds and illustrates the very fine points that most of us don’t even notice.

From Valentine chocolate boxes to card games, portraits, posters, books, maps, and inside front covers of coffee table books (Where Every Breath Is A Prayer; Fazendas -The Great Houses and Plantations of Brazil; At Home in Bali) Sophie’s sense of style as well as her innate good nature shine through.

A Beaufort girl-by-choice, Sophie loves the nature, climate and beauty of the Lowcountry; she says emphatically “Although I loved New York when I got there, now I love not being in a city!”

She enjoys boating, kayaking, bicycling and walking on the beach. “There is a nest of Great Blue Herons on the property where we live and I love to watch them.”

Her mother, Betty, has been her mentor and her motivator. “My mother inspired me; when I was about ten, I started painting portraits and landscapes. I took art classes in high school and my mother encouraged me to go on to art school.” So, to art school Sophie went, for a first year at West Surrey College of Art in England where she took her foundation course with plans to pursue fine art, then she went on to Harrow College of Art in Northwest London where she graduated with a B.A. in Illustration. Why the switch from fine art to illustration? “I thought it would be easier to make a living doing illustration, and it would be easier to be motivated.” Sophie stayed in England and worked in London after “I knocked on doors and finally got jobs working for a couple of publishers illustrating books.” Her first co-illustration in print was William the Wizard written by Patricia ClevelandKent.

After one particularly grisly rainy London winter, Sophie decided to take herself to New York City. “I really didn’t know New York at all

but I had two friends who were there. I lived in a basement apartment and I got to know the city. I started out in graphics at Abbeville Press where I pasted up books by hand. Early on I mostly illustrated maps. Eventually I got work in some animation studios. I painted huge backdrops for 3D animation; I painted so many skies that I became known as the ‘Sky Lady!’” She did work for MTV, Disney and Saturday Night Live, among others. “It was sort of an itinerant work force, moving from one studio to the next, and it was lots of fun - I got paid to paint all day so I liked it.” She also spent a year working as an art director for a small NYC ad agency that “Specialized in marine/boating equipment and made ads for all the major boating and fishing magazines. I was originally hired to illustrate a series of ads for Furuno Radar. Then the art director left so I became art director; it was fun being in a fast paced agency - lots of tight magazine deadlines, etc.

The most interesting part was that I was on the other side of the table, illustrators were knocking on my door!”

Born in Paris, where her dad, Kit, was in the U. S. Foreign Service, Sophie’s life was full of travel and adventure.

With two other daughters, Annette and Clare, the Kittredges moved from France to Saigon, Vietnam when Sophie was two. She remembers that she want to kindergarten in a bicycle driven rickshaw and the school was without walls. When Sophie was five, they went to Tokyo, Japan where they lived, spending summers in a traditional Japanese house on a farm. Five years later, Israel was the next stop. Sophie remembers working on a kibbutz one summer, “It was hard

work! I’d get up at 4 a.m. to pick pears, then we would all sit down to a big breakfast and then go back to work until noon.

I picked a lot of pears, and cotton.

The kibbutz was on the Lebanese border right by no man’s land, so that was kind of strange.” Sophie went to French schools until she was thirteen and then to American schools; when she was sixteen the family went to Washington DC and Sophie went to boarding school for her last two years of high school in Rome, Italy. “I lived with an Italian contessa, no English or French was spoken in her house so it was a great way to learn Italian. Rome was a lot of fun!”

During those years, the family would spend most of their summers at their house in Normandy, France. Every other summer they would come to the States to visit relatives. In France their house was a renovated old sheep hut with no electricity, running water, or road until 1968. They had kerosene lanterns and bicycled to their cousin’s house for drinking water.

The contrast to that was distinct when the girls came to the US, “We got to watch television and eat hamburgers!”

Sophie remembers sitting on the cliffs in Normandy with her sister Annette and painting on bits of plywood, or cardboard with her oil paints. “We’d swat flies and think what fun it was to be ‘plein air’ painters.” All three girls were artistically talented. Annette went to art school in England where she became a potter and then got a doctorate in French literature. Clare went to graphics school in Paris before changing her focus to writing and journalism. Their parents took them to museums in every city they visited and although he enjoys art, Sophie’s father is especially interested in many different types of music, from Bach to

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Otis Redding, whereas Betty Kittredge is also an artist herself.

After her dad retired, he and her mother moved to Beaufort via New Hampshire; first to Dataw Island then to Lucy Creek. So after visiting for holidays for many years, Sophie decided to trade life, after twenty five years in the big city, for something a little more relaxing, and moved to Beaufort. She remembers one of those Christmas visits when she had created the backgrounds for a Beavis and Butthead movie, she took her parents to the theater here and they were all thrilled to see her name listed in the credits on the big screen!

So in November 2006, Sophie packed up her belongings, her beloved dog Joe, and came to embrace what she thought would be the simpler life.

Soon after she got here, her friend Katrina Bolton introduced her to a tall handsome Canadian architect, and in January of 2008 Sophie and David Murray were married in a simple outside ceremony on the grounds of a local plantation where the couple now reside.

Sophie’s favorite subjects may be dogs - hers, mine, yours, ours. When she was growing up, her family always had dogs - mostly Dachshunds and mutts; it was easy to travel with dogs internationally when you had a diplomatic passport! She says that she resisted, for the longest time, getting a dog when she lived in New York, but after 9/11 “I went to a shelter in Jersey City because I thought there would be so many dogs that needed homes and that’s where I found Joe.” Sophie has self-published two books about her dogs Joe and Rusty. She says: “My favorite projects have been my own books, Shayan’s Tale and Riki’s Tale, because they’re about animals I loved. They took time to write, design and illustrate.”

Just published, Sophie illustrated The Lonely Penguin’s Blog which is a book about a real life story of an Emperor Penguin who improbably showed up in New Zealand. Her illustrations for the book, she says, are “quite realistic and expressive, not cartoony. Since the school children saw the penguin on television, he had to be reasonably realistic. I was given the layout for the book and I submitted different sketches. It was fun to do the research.”

Enviably pretty, talented, and multi-lingual, Sophie happily anticipates and welcomes creative challenges. “I love it when my agent throws new stuff to me like the card games, the Valentines candy boxes, and posters. I got used to doing a variety of new styles in animation and I became a chameleon style-wise. I think it’s much more amusing and challenging to try different styles and projects.”

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enn Center is recognized as one of the nation’s most significant historic and cultural institutions. The Penn School was founded in 1862 by two Northern Missionaries, Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, who were originally supported by the Freedman’s Society in Philadelphia. Penn was one of the first academic schools for African Americans newly freed from slavery.

Today, the mission of Penn Center is to promote and preserve the history and culture of the Sea Islands and to play a major role as a cultural resource center assisting in education and self-reliance throughout southern coastal communities. Penn Center is vitally important to community members, educators and researchers interested in the study of slavery, Reconstruction and civil rights. Penn Center was important as the strategic planning location for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1974, Penn Center is a repository of historical and cultural heritage of African American Sea Island experience. The site is home to the York W. Bailey Museum and variety of charming historic cottages that offer comfortable accommodations against a backdrop of natural beauty.

Every year, Penn Center celebrates the history and culture of the Sea Islands and the various Africanisms that still exist with the Heritage Days Celebration. Since its inception in 1981, Heritage Days Celebration has grown from a single day of events and food to three days of culturally fun-filled events.

The yearly celebration was initially called “Harvest Day.” Heritage Days continues to revel in rich legacy that has grown

from these celebratory activities and the people that have kept them going for generations.

The 31st Annual Heritage Days Celebration theme “Eyes Still on the Prize: Continuing a Legacy of Change” honors our 150th Anniversary Commemoration of Penn Center Community Service, The Civil Rights Movement & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The three-day celebration kicks-off with the Opening Ceremony & Founder’s Day Memorial Service at 3 pm Thursday, November 7th with performances and presentations by the Beaufort High School Chorus and Band, 54th Massachusetts Co. A, Vol. Regiment Re-enactors—who will be encamped on the grounds during the 3-day event, a Libation Ceremony that honors the Gullah Geechee African ancestors, St. Helena Elementary and Lady’s Island Middle School students presenting the Flag of the Gullah Nations, a Tribute to the Founders of Penn School and guest speaker—Corey Murphy, Principal of Beaufort High School.

Thursday will also include: Road of Remembrance—an annual youth theatrical play, a Taste of the Sea Islands featuring Gullah cuisine from local and regional celebrated chefs and cooks, an Old Fashioned Prayer Service and the York W. Bailey Museum presents The Art of Cassandra M. Gillens— a meet the artist wine and cheese reception 8-10 pm. Cassandra Gillens, the featured artist for Heritage Days will have a collection of her work on exhibit at the museum and, on Friday, November 8th, Penn Center presents Youth Day 9 am- 2 pm, center stage entertainment 2-4 pm, and a Heritage Symposium: The Civil Rights Movement & Social Change. 3-6pm in Darrah Hall on the historic grounds of Penn. The symposium will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Penn Center and the Civil Rights

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Movement. Vital dialogue will take place between activists, educators, authors and former students who integrated schools regarding the movement and social change. At this symposium, expect equal parts lecture and personal accounts, multimedia presentations and Freedom Songs, a live music presentation by Natalie Daise connecting traditional spirituals sung during the Slavery Era to march and protest songs of the Civil Rights Movement.

Friday night promises to be an evening to remember with the Fish Fry, Oyster Roast and a Blues Concert featuring the legendary Roy C & Band, Jessie Sumter paying tribute to the God Father of Soul, and DJ Sweet Music Man. The Blues event will take place on center stage at Penn Center 6-Midnight.

The Heritage Days Parade will kick things off on Saturday morning beginning at 9 am. Just a reminder to all parade attendees, to be in place by 8:30 am due to road closings on Hwy 21 and MLK, Jr. Drive. Right after the parade enjoy craft and food as well as local farmer vendors on the Penn Center grounds. New to Heritage this year will be Artists & Authors Row featuring the creativity of local and regional visual artists, craft makers and authors. Saturday’s center stage entertainment 12 noon- 5:30 pm promises to be new and exciting with this year’s Master of Ceremonies, Ron Daise of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and Penn Center’s 1862 Circle Member. Ron Daise, born and breed on St. Helena Island is a cultural preservationist formally of the Nick, Jr. television show Gullah Gullah Island. Also new to this year’s Heritage schedule of events is the Gospel Praise Celebration—concert featuring local and regional gospel groups, “Family Slide Dancers Workshop & Dance Social”—introducing the culture of Urban Line Dancing to the Lowcountry, and many other cultural and historic events.

On Sunday, join the Gullah family and fellowship at the St. Helena Island local churches.

Penn Center and St. Helena Island has welcomed guests, family and friends every year back to celebrate all things Gullah Geechee as a Homecoming to all. This celebration is filled with must see events.

Advance tickets are available now. For more information on Heritage Days Celebration contact Penn Center at info@penncenter.com or 843.838.2432 and visit www.penncenter.com

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Beaufort’s Only Holiday Tour in the Point this November Traditional design partners with tre’ chic in Beaufort’s Homes for the Holidays tour this November. Benefitting St. Peter’s Catholic School’s tuition assistance fund, the weekend event is Beaufort’s only annual holiday tour. Included on the walking tour of five new and historic private homes is St. Peter’s recently refurbished one hundred year old chapel on Carteret Street.

Five local, award-winning designers display their talents. Maggie Engstrom of Sweet Bay on Bay, Laura Tucker Designs, Ashley Rhodes Interiors, Carol Waters Interiors, and Virginia Rhodes. Anticipate your own holiday decorating and stroll Beaufort’s historic downtown Saturday, November 23, 11-3pm or Sunday, November 24, noon to 3.

Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at Sweet Bay, Beaufort’s Chamber of Commerce, Laura Tucker Interior Designs, St. Peter’s Church’s Vineyard Shop or by calling 522-6510. Tickets are also available the days of the tour.

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Festival of Trees is your One-Stop Shop for Christmas The 2013 Festival of Trees to benefit the Friends of Caroline Hospice will be held at the Shed in Port Royal December 5th through 7th. The Opening Gala will be Thursday, December 5th from 6pm-9pm, and the public is invited to view the trees from 9am-5pm on Friday, December 6th and 9am-4pm on Saturday, December 7th.

The annual Jingle Jog 5-K run and walk will be held at the newly renovated Spanish Moss Trail in downtown Beaufort at 8:30am on Saturday, December 7th.

New to the Festival of Trees this year is online ordering for a variety of items.

‘We want to make this a one-stop shop for all your Christmas needs,” says Heidi Owen, Executive Director at Friends of Caroline Hospice.

Supporters of Friends of Caroline Hospice will be able to order Boston Butts, casseroles, wreaths, garland and special gifts online at www.fochospice.org. Additionally, businesses, organizations and individuals may sponsor trees, register for the Jingle Jog and bid for silent auction items online.

Chairs for this year’s event are Drs. Gary and Patricia Thompson and Dr. Majd Chahin. For more information regarding the Festival of Trees, to volunteer or to donate, please contact Fripp Langford at (843) 525-6257.

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For a full 48-hour period, pretend you’re the two people you were before you got engaged (and, in the meantime, remind yourselves of why you wanted to get married to each other in the first place). No wedding planning or fighting allowed! No talk of hors d’oeuvres, seating charts, or first dance songs. Hang out, laugh, have fun, and flirt with each other for a change.

2. Have a night out with the girls (or boys).

With all the “togetherness” of being a future bride and groom, remind yourselves you’re individuals too. Book a night out with your respective same-sex posse (again, no

wedding talk). Hit the town like a swinging single and stay out past midnight. Take advantage of the fact that your future spouse isn’t around to do something with your friends he or she doesn’t like to do -- we’re talking chick flick, batting cages, steak dinner, manicures. Then entertain each other the next day with tales of your exploits.

3. Go on a fancy date.

Chances are, for the past few months you’ve been scrimping and saving every extra nickel to supplement The Budget. If you’ve done well, reward yourselves for your miserly skills by spending a little of that cold hard cash. Book a table at the fanciest restaurant in town and go for the full monty: fine wine,

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4. Take a drive.

Reserve a weekend afternoon and head for the open road. Check out that little place a couple of towns over that you always mean to visit. Test each other’s map-reading skills.

Play road games like, Who Can Spot the Most Out-of-State License Plates? Sing along to cheesy songs on the radio. Buy a souvenir at a highway truck stop. Stumble upon a romantic restaurant for lunch or dinner before heading home.

5. Mastermind a movie marathon.

There’s nothing like a good movie to transport you from reality to fantasy. Take the phone off the hook, rent a whole slew of films, and spend an evening in, snacking on popcorn and Sno-Caps. The trick here is to stay away from wedding-theme fare -- sorry, this includes Father of the Bride -- while keeping the romance theme going with a steamy story like The Lover. Or opt for the comic relief of a Jim Carrey or Eddie Murphy flick -- laughter, after all, is still the best stress reliever.

6. Get in some game play.

Sometimes a little healthy competition serves to make you closer, right? Challenge your mate to a night of games: Pictionary, Scrabble, backgammon, even good old

cards. If you own a Sony PlayStation 2, take the high-tech road to fun. Rather venture out? Head for the nearest bowling alley -- or look into go-carts, ice-skating, and tennis tournaments for other fun and sporty activities to enjoy a deux.

7. Revert to childhood.

There’s nothing like a good amusement park to get you feeling like a kid again. Wake up extra early to avoid long lines, then get your fill of roller coasters, log flumes, and Ferris wheels. Challenge your future mate to a bumper car race. Fill up on cotton candy, funnel cake, and waffle cones. Take an old-fashioned photo. Then spend an hour or so trying to win a supersize stuffed animal to take home as a memento of the day.

8. Engage in an eat-a-thon.

If you both love to cook, compose a special theme menu for a romantic at-home date.

Go shopping together and pick the freshest produce around (maybe there’s a farmer’s market near you) -- and remember to include some aphrodisiac ingredients! Nab a bouquet and some candles to pretty up your table while you’re at it. Once at home, take time to really enjoy the meal prep process. Line up all your ingredients on the countertop and open a bottle of wine. And take lots of liberties when it comes to recipes -- nothing’s better than creating signature dishes together.

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That is a song that has been heard by millions. Susan DeLoach may not be a painter, but she is definitely an artist. And her photos tell a distinct story.

Whether on location or in her studio, Susan has a gift for capturing the personality and unique essence of her subjects. This uncanny ability is only one of the things that set Susan apart from other photographers.

Born and raised in Beaufort, Susan Bessinger DeLoach is a native through and through. Her husband Larry, a businessman and firefighter, is a native also. Susan and Larry live with their sons, Hudson and Tucker, in the home where Larry grew up.

Owning her own photography studio is Susan’s legacy as she comes from an extended family line of civic leaders and business owners in Beaufort and Port Royal. Having been located in Port Royal for the past 6 years, Susan DeLoach Photography has recently moved to a new location on Ribaut Road in Beaufort.

She says, “Thanks to the support of my loyal customers, I have been afforded the opportunity to now have a permanent home for my business.” She adds, “I’m here, I’ve been here, and I’m not going anywhere!”

Although her degree is in Business Management from USCB, Susan decided she wanted to be a photographer, so she picked up a camera, and the rest is history.

“Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,”(Confucius) is Susan’s favorite quote.

Susan’s face lights up when she talks about her business. One can tell in an instant she has a passion for what she does. She said, “When I can take a person who doesn’t like being photographed and create an image that they like, it makes me happy. I like taking photos that people can later connect with.... taking them back to a time, a place or an emotion.”

Susan DeLoach has an exceptional eye for capturing the memories and moments of weddings and other once in a lifetime events. Her portraits are as diverse as the personalities of the people she photographs. Some are edgy, some are joyful, but all have one thing in common: the sensitive, skilled and thoughtful approach of the artist behind the camera.

No matter what the event that you choose her to photograph, she feels privileged to be entrusted with the special moments

of your life. A Susan DeLoach photograph is a photograph to elegantly display, give as a gift and one day be valued as an heirloom.

Hometown girl? Yes. Hometown photographer? Yes. Hometown business? Yes. Susan DeLoach Photography is definitely the call you want to make the next time you are looking for a photographer that can capture a hometown feel.

A stunning array of Susan’s work can be viewed on her website, www.susandeloachphotography.com. Whether you pick a destination or a studio shot, she will capture the subject and give you something to be remembered....forever!

Susan DeLoach Photography Susan DeLoach 1225 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC • (843) 470-1646 • susan@sdeloachphoto.com • www.susandeloachphotography.com

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