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HOLIDAY EVENTS Festive upcoming events to help get you into the holiday spirit

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LOCAL GIFT GUIDE Prepare yourself and your shopping list with our local holiday gift guide

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Have your rum cake and eat it, too, with these five healthy holiday gift ideas

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HOLIDAY FASHION The weather is a little cooler, but the looks are blazing hot

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SEASON OF GIVING Charitable organizations remind us of the true reason for the holiday season

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FEATURES 34

34 n WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Catch up with former island resident Paul Vecchione, now in New York City

36 n FIRST FAMILIES Learn the story of the Fergusons, one of Hilton Head’s first families

38 n REMEMBERING DR. JACK What if Jack McConnell had turned a blind eye like so many of us tend to do?

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40 n BEHIND THE MUSIC Three things you didn’t know about symphony orchestra CEO Mary Briggs

42 n FINE ART OF BUSINESS Men behind Morris & Whiteside Auctions celebrate longtime partnership

44 n I NNOVATION IN 2017 Trends and key traits for startup success from the Don Ryan Center for Innovation

121n SWEET SONG TO OTHERS For members of the Hilton Head Choral Society, giving back is nothing new

122 n A HEART FULL OF LOVE

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126 n MEET ME WHERE I AM Memory Matters coffee table book is full of inspiration and humor

130 n A TEAM EFFORT Designer, architect and builder came together to create the perfect home

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220 n J OINED AT THE HIP Ukranian piano prodigy like a grandchild to island couple

230 n FACE BEHIND THE FOOD A Q&A with Connie Inggs, co-owner of Caretta Coffee Co.

IN EVERY ISSUE 14 n A T THE HELM 14 n ONLINE 18 n NEWS 22 n O PINION 24 n DIVERSITY 28 n VIBE 34 n PEOPLE 42 n BUSINESS 48 n O N THE MOVE 54 n SHOPPING 59 n HEALTH 109 n F ASHION 124 n BRIDAL 126 n BOOKS 128 n S PORTS 130 n H OME 160 n R EAL ESTATE 191 n E NVIRONMENT 194 n HISTORY 196 n C ALENDAR 214 n SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT 220 n MUSIC 222 n DINING 240 n LAST CALL Hilton Head Monthly’s 2016 Readers’ Choice winners revealed Pg. 60

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AT THE HELM

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES HILTONHEADMONTHLY.COM

VIDEO: STORM RECOVERY

The Monthly team is (from left) Allyson Vernick, Cathy Flory, Charles Grace, Mary Ann Kent, Lance Hanlin, Lori GoodridgeCribb, Marc Frey, Jeremy Swartz, Rebecca V. Kerns, Majka Yarbrough and Anuska Frey.

Watch an inspirational story of neighbors helping neighbors at hiltonheadmonthly.com. It’s a heartwarming piece about the unprecedented recovery efforts taking place on Daufuskie Island.

From our family to yours Dear Reader, As we publish the last issue of 2016, it is once again time for us to reflect on the outgoing year and make plans for a new one.

Certainly this year has been unusual, overshadowed by a divisive presidential campaign that made it even more important for all of us to remember that we are one community. Closer to home, we had to deal with what will hopefully be the storm of the century and if you are like most, Hurricane Matthew has stolen two weeks out of our regular rhythm and left enough “mulch” for the next decade.

The talented team that makes Monthly possible has worked hard and relentlessly to produce what arguably is one of the best city magazines in the country. Genuine, relevant local content sourced by the best contributing writers and photographers helps us fulfill our mission: “Connect the Lowcountry.” We are sharing the best of our region — with all its diversity and beauty — via print and online to 100,000 residents, second homeowners and visitors per month.

As we close out the year, we’d like to extend a big — no, make it a huge — thank you to our passionate readers and to our loyal advertisers, without whom none of this would be possible.

Onwards to a fantastic 2017!

Marc Frey - CEO, Monthly Media LLC

ABOUT THE COVER: Art director Jeremy Swartz was full of holiday spirit (aka rum) when he designed the cover for our 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards issue.

We set a new record with 10,226 votes cast in our eight-week promotional campaign. Find all of this year’s winners, starting on Page 60. Also, be sure to celebrate with all of the winners at Hilton Head Monthly’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards Party, from 5:30-9 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, at Sonesta Resort. Find more information online at hiltonheadmonthly.com.

VIDEO: OPEN YOUR HEART After reading the touching story of Virginia Ann Fraser and her family (Page 120), watch a related video on our website, hiltonheadmonthly.com.

VIDEO: CELEBRATING DR. JACK Check out our story on the late Dr. Jack McConnell (Page 38), then watch video from his “Celebrating Dr. Jack” event on our website, hiltonheadmonthly.com.

Support Our Community.

Shop Local for the Holidays.

Visit ShopMoreLocal.org to view profiles on more than 200 locally owned businesses.

There is something for everyone on your list.

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COOKBOOKS ARE A PASSION OF MINE. The most intriguing are those

Establishing a fund is almost as easy as submitting a recipe. Most don’t

published as fundraisers for women’s guilds, church groups, gardening

realize it only requires $2,500 to start a nonpermanent fund, and $5,000

clubs and the like—especially from years ago. I track them down at

for a permanent endowment. You don’t need to know what kind of fund you

second-hand shops and used bookstores. They are snapshots in time—

want to start; you just need a vision for an improved future. And even then,

they explain the cause for which the funds were being raised, and they

if you don’t know exactly what you want to do, the Community Foundation’s

give insight into the popular foods of the day. But best of all, those who

staff knows what the needs are, and a myriad of ways to address them.

contributed their recipes contributed their finest. They were the tried and

We know the organizations that are doing great work and need more

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support. We know how to help structure a fund to assure that measurement of outcomes is a part of the work, or that flexibility is the watchword.

And we handle all the back-office work. You have no federal or state filings to do, no investments to worry

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about, and how much you are involved in the selection process for grantees and scholarship recipients is up to you within certain guidelines. You get the tax deduction. And depending on the type of fund, you can get much more—

true signature dishes of the contributors. All knew that it was Mrs. George

perhaps event registration for fundraisers; perhaps staff assistance for

Smith’s “famous” Chicken and Dumplings, or Miss Hattie Johnson’s “Blue

your scholarship fund; perhaps brochures to help you spread the word. You

Ribbon” Peach Pie. I can just imagine how many potlucks or dinner parties

get to sign the recipe. And you get to see how people’s lives can be changed

were blessed by these tasty treats.

because you had a vision, and you sent us your best. Living generously can prove that the real flavor of life comes from the true salt of the earth—those willing to do what they can to make a real difference.

Establishing a fund is almost as easy as submitting a recipe.

As you gather the ingredients for your family’s traditional holiday recipes, gather your thoughts about a more longlasting way to nourish your community. Establish a fund, and give a truly personal reflection of your values as a gift to those who may need it the most.

Denise K. Spencer

At Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, individuals and groups also contribute their best to our community-building “cookbook.” They create

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funds by offering financial support for those things about which they have

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passion. But the recipes have a different result. Instead of succotash it may be a scholarship; instead of hoppin’ john it may be healthcare; instead of apple crisp it may be arts and culture.

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NEWS

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READERS’ CHOICE PARTY (DEC. 1) NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING (DEC. 1) TASTE OF THE SEASON (DEC. 2) BLUFFTON WEEKEND OF LIGHTS (DEC. 2-3) GULLAH FOOD FESTIVAL (DEC. 3) LOWCOUNTRY HOLIDAY MARKET & FESTIVAL (DEC. 3)

LOWCOUNTRY VOTERS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR DONALD TRUMP, OTHER REPUBLICANS Businessman Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States on Nov. 8, collecting 306 electoral votes to defeat Hillary Clinton, who earned 232. When Trump takes office Jan. 20, he will become the first United States president without any government or military experience, and the first without prior political experience since Dwight D. Eisenhower. Trump performed particularly well in Beaufort County, collecting 42,922 votes compared to Clinton’s 32,138. Voter turnout was 61 percent, behind the 2012 turnout of 68 percent, but still well ahead of most local presidential elections. Long lines were reported at several Hilton Head Island and Bluffton polling locations, with some waiting several hours to cast their votes. In addition to Trump, Beaufort County voters favored Republican candidates in other races, including Tim Scott (U.S. Senate, 63 percent), Mark Sanford (U.S. House of Representatives District 1, 61 percent), Bill Herbkersman (state House of Representatives District 118, 89 percent) and Shannon Erickson (state House of Representatives District 124, 66 percent).

PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY (DEC. 7) GRANT

HILTON HEAD CHORAL SOCIETY’S SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS CONCERT (DEC. 9) HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOLIDAY POPS! (DEC. 11-12) CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL (DEC. 16) FIRST DAY OF WINTER (DEC. 21) HANUKKAH BEGINS (DEC. 24) CHRISTMAS (DEC. 25) KWANZAA BEGINS (DEC. 26) NEW YEAR’S EVE (DEC. 31)

SPECIAL LOWCOUNTRY ORNAMENT ON ITS WAY TO WHITE HOUSE When Lowcountry artist Sonja Griffin Evans met Georgia Congressman John Lewis during a special celebration back in June, she presented the civil rights leader with two commemorative “Amazing Grace” ornaments she created. She requested that Lewis keep one for himself, and then hand-deliver the other for the National Christmas Tree Lighting on Dec. 1 at the White House. “He agreed,” Evans said. “It will be presented special delivery to the White House for the tree by one of the most courageous people the civil rights movement ever produced.” The ornaments were inspired by the original “Amazing Grace” piece Evans painted in the courtyard of the Beaufort Arsenal Museum and Visitor’s Center, once headquarters of secession activity before the Civil War. “As I was painting on an old steel drum top, this woman emerged out of it,” Evans said. “I then was inspired to paint this piece with many symbolisms at this historical site, as the woman in the painting began to tell me her story.” If you would like to purchase an “Amazing Grace” ornament for your Christmas tree, visit sonjagriffinevans.com.

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HILTON HEAD TOWN COUNCIL INCUMBENTS KEEP SEATS Incumbents Marc Grant and David Ames are both keeping their seats on Hilton Head Island Town Council after posting big wins in the Nov. 8 election. In Ward 1, Grant defeated challenger Ibrahim Abdul Malik 1,092 to 273. Grant, 45, is a native islander who grew up on Hilton Head. He co-owns the family business Grant’s Mini-Mart, and is married with three children. In Ward 3, Ames defeated challenger Ryan James McAvoy 1,818 to 649. Ames, 72, has lived on the island for 43 years. He is a developer and community planner and is married with two daughters and two grandsons. He has been heavily involved in civic activities, including leading the fundraising effort to build The Children’s Center on the north end of the island. John McCann ran unopposed in Ward 6, collecting 2,530 votes.

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NEWS

BEAUFORT COUNTY VOTERS SHOOT DOWN BOTH SCHOOL-RELATED PROPOSALS

1914 STUTZ BEARCAT WINS ‘BEST OF SHOW’ AT CONCOURS

The coveted “Best of Show” and “People’s Choice” honors were awarded Nov. 6 at the 15th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, held at the Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island. “Best of Show” was awarded to a 1914 Stutz Bearcat owned by Brian and Trish White of Apex, North Carolina. Attendees at the event chose a 1956 Dodge Custom Royal as the “People’s Choice” winner. The car is owned by Douglas Dressler of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. Another top honor presented at the close of the annual event was the Paul Doerring Founders Award, established to honor Paul Doerring, one of the key contributing founders of the event. The award went to a 1953 Maserati A6GCS owned by G. Larry and Patricia Wilson of Georgetown. The 16th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance is scheduled for Oct. 27-Nov. 5, 2017.

Beaufort County voters shot down two school-related proposals on the Nov. 8 ballot. One would have allowed the Beaufort County School District to borrow $217 million to pay for new schools and make improvements to existing ones. It was defeated 38,650 votes to 32,409. The other proposal asked for a special 1 percent education capital improvements tax be imposed for 10 years to pay for several projects.

It was defeated 43,141 to 29,796. Beaufort County voters also shot down Question 1 on the ballot, which asked that a special 1 percent sales and use tax be imposed in Beaufort County for not more than four years to help pay for several projects. It was defeated 40,331 to 34,069.

FELTONMONTGOMERY

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND LAUNCHES APPRECIATION FRIDAYS

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RESIDENT BEACH PASSES NOW ON SALE The Town of Hilton Head Island is now selling 2017-18 beach parking passes to Hilton Head Island property owners. The cost is $30 per vehicle. Passes are valid until Dec. 31, 2018, and can be obtained at the town’s Facilities Management Division office, located at 12A Gateway Circle on Hilton Head Island. The pass allows residents to park in designated spaces at Islanders Beach Park and Driessen Beach Park. Due to post-Hurricane Matthew activities, passes will not be sold at Town Hall until further notice. For more information, go to www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov or call 843-342-4580.

The Daufuskie Island Ferry, which provides public ferry service to Daufuskie from the Bluffton Oyster Factory Landing, is offering an expanded schedule in support of Daufuskie’s Appreciation Fridays, which run through Jan. 1. As part of Appreciation Fridays, visitors and residents who go to Daufuskie will enjoy a variety of bonuses and discounts offered by businesses including Bloody Point Golf Club, The Daufuskie Island Rum Company and Tour Daufuskie. In support of the program, Daufuskie Island Ferry is including four more runs: → 6 & 9 p.m. Friday departures from Bluffton to Daufuskie → 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Friday returns from Daufuskie to Bluffton The ferry service is also offering its own bonus — a free ferry ticket to all round-trip passengers on Appreciation Fridays. Find more information online at www.daufuskieislandferry.com.

GWOZDZ

NEW FACES VOTED ONTO BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Two new representatives were voted onto the Beaufort County School Board following the Nov. 8 election. In Okatie’s District 6, Patricia Felton-Montgomery collected 4,103 votes to defeat incumbent Paul Roth, who had 1,349 votes. FeltonMontgomery, 70, is a retired educator, serving 40 years as a teacher and district administrator in schools in Washington, D.C., New Jersey and New York. She has lived in Beaufort County for three years and has two sons. In Bluffton’s District 9, Christina Gwozdz collected 1,998 votes to defeat Bridgette Frazier, with 1,159 votes, Bill Fletcher, with 716 votes, and Christopher Epps, who earned 708 votes. Gwozdz, 58, has lived in Beaufort County for 27 years. She and her husband have three sons. She is a founding owner of the Outpatient Surgery Center of Hilton Head, president of the S.C. Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and a representative of the S.C. Medical Association’s House of Delegates.

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OPINION

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THE WORD ON THE STREET, ONLINE & IN PRINT

BY MIKE DANOFF He was born on or about Oct. 1, 2016, in the warm breezy water of the Caribbean. Those helpless islanders on Haiti had no escape. About 1,000 souls were left with no living body to harbor. Many thousands lost what meager food and possessions they had. They fled to higher grounds, and some were lucky to find shelters in damp-dark caves to stave off wind and torrential rain. He was called Matthew. His destination was destruction. Like in the times of cave men and the Stone Age, the helpless Haitian islanders scoured for crops spared by the rain, scavenged the hillsides for plantains and beans not yet turned. In desperate hunger some would cook rancid goat meat for their children, rinsing the blackened flesh with the sour orange to cut the smell. They were grateful; they were that hungry.

In South Carolina, the governor gave the directive: “Everyone on the island must evacuate by 3 p.m. on the beautiful sunny day of Oct. 5.”

Matthew was not a saint. He was without mercy. He did not care about 40,000 people enjoying the island life on Hilton Head on a beautiful warm autumn day. Although at times on his twisting travel he was deemed a Category 5, by the time he reached Hilton Head Island on Friday, Oct. 7, he was a Category 4 or 3. He brought massive Atlantic water surge and created several powerful microburst tornados. Along with nearly 100 mph winds and serious water surge, he brought nearly a foot of torrential rain. He did not wait at our plantation gate to receive a pass to enter our Palmetto Hall Plantation. By the time he arrived and entered our plantation without permission, most of its 500 homeowners and security staff had followed the governor’s order to evacuate. Even all the ghosts could not stop his aimless path to destruction. Matthew was ready to let loose.

This saintless Matthew ignored Fort Howell’s 25 mph speed limit and began his maddening, twisting and churning seizure with his recently created microburst tornado friends. He thought he could clear-cut our deeply wooded, well-preserved premium properties and beautiful homes. Perhaps he wanted to expand the airport next door. Only even a day before, a town permit was required to remove a single tree with main trunk diameter of 8 inches or greater with a promise to mitigate with two new trees. As he marched through Fort Howell, Club House, Cherry Hill, Tucker Ridge, Sedge Fern, Caladium Circle, Clyde Lane and the rest of the serene, peaceful, well-manicured Palmetto Hall Plantation, he wanted to do his wild hurricane dances with 100-foot-tall rugged pine trees and old sprawling oak trees — some more than 200 years old — draped with fluffy Spanish moss, but when they did not cooperate, he treated them like matchsticks and violently pulled them out of their safe home like an old decaying tooth. The few brave residents who did not listen to the governor’s advice to evacuate all described the eerie and scary crackling sounds of these huge pine trees’ back bones being ripped apart onto roof tops in the midst of pitch-black darkness and howling rain and thunder. Matthew had no regard or respect for all the beautiful and innocent homes and rolling golf course properties, bringing much to near total destruction. For good measure, he even uprooted innocent fall plantings of new trees and bushes, all totally defenseless.

Although this area is in the heart of the Lowcountry, we are about 17 feet above sea level, but still many homes were literally forced to swim or float while lower garages were flooded with 2 feet of muddy and rancid, putrid water. Electricity and public water and sanitation were already taken away. He even ignored the privacy and dignity of the new owner of our beautiful Cupp and Hill golf courses. It hadn’t even been a week since the acquisition had taken place. We were all preparing to welcome the Brown Golf Group, but Matthew had to have his violent temper tantrum first. With no apology or permission, he caused so much devastation, promptly closing our beautiful 36-hole golf playground until further notice — possibly for as long as three to four months. It was like an apocalypse in our time, or just a bad nightmare.

What good is there in this devastation? Not a single life was lost in our plantation. But hundreds of giant pines and oaks and many Lowcountry trees went to their graves before their time. Thousands of birds and squirrels will have to find new homes and food supplies. We must look upward and deep within ourselves for renewed strength and resilience to rebuild and replant. We will rebound. Our golf game will wait. We shall be grateful that we have resources and even FEMA to help us, unlike the residents of Haiti.

CORRECTIONS In the November issue, we made the following mistakes: • We incorrectly identified Hilton Head Christian Academy golfer Anna Eddy. • We incorrectly identified guest vintner Jasmine Hirsch in the Music To Your Mouth preview. • We incorrectly stated Ken Robinson is no longer serving the 75th Rangers Regiment and 1st Special Forces Command. He is still active. • We did not credit writer Barry Kaufman for his wonderful story, “Hurricane Matthew: As It Happened.”

READERS REACT TO MONTHLY’S HURRICANE COVERAGE “I just wanted you to know that I just spent over two hours reading the November issue of Hilton Head Monthly. It is terrific. The coverage of Hurricane Matthew is great. It really made me feel like I was on the island during the storm. The stories are also uplifting and really show how much everyone loves our little island.

You guys outdid yourselves.”

— Meredith Taylor “With the November 2016 issue, I found myself turning the pages and reading about the strength and community involvement post Hurricane Matthew.”

— Lisa Kenward “Amazing. I don't know how you do it, but it seems each month's issue gets better and better. Even in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. So informative.

Bless you all.”

— Lana Ryder “Whole issue made me cry. I always say I want to hug Hilton Head Island — but especially now, when she is hurting. What a tremendous community! As the sign on U.S. 278 says: one town, one community!”

— Karen Reuter “We are also the most caring community. Hilton Head Strong!”

— Marcia Hunter “I enjoy reading Hilton Head Monthly each month, but particularly enjoyed the November issue. I have a publishing background and understand the effort that goes into planning and executing such a large project.

The fact that you pulled it all together during all the post-hurricane chaos is impressive. Nice work!”

— Jeff McNiell

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DIVERSITY 101

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ‘WALLS’ COME DOWN?

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BY GLORIA HOLMES, PH.D.

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he storm stripped us of our defenses, leaving us in disbelief and feeling vulnerIn October, the only thing able, defenseless and small, baring our pain and our fear. It exposed our need people wanted to talk for human contact and human understanding — our need for someone to listen about was Hurricane to our stories, our need for compassion, and our shared humanity.

On a much smaller scale, it was like the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Matthew. In any formal or Sept. 11, 2001, when people came together as one. After 9/11, we were united as one, informal social setting, standing naked in our grief; we cried for the nation and we cried for humanity. For a someone was likely to while, we were not separated caste-like into communities that were closed and shutask you about Matthew, tered.

After Matthew, most of us returned to homes that were relatively undamaged; our and the questions were roofs, windows, and walls were intact. And yet, because of Matthew, many figurative always the same: Did you “walls” did come down; the invisible protective “walls” that we construct to keep us at evacuate? Where did you a safe distance from others. go? When did you come HAPPENS WHEN THE ‘WALLS’ COME DOWN? back? Did you have any WHAT On Oct. 21, a few weeks after Matthew ripped through Hilton Head Island, some of damage? What kind? those walls came down for me.

In the morning, my home insurer blithely told me that my policy would not cover These questions always my losses — any of them. It wouldn’t cover damage to the roof, because it was not bad led to conversations enough; it would not cover the costs of evacuation or food loss, and it certainly would about trees, roofs, not cover the mangled mess of trees that were strewn over my yard. Upended trees predatory cleanup crews, that were hundreds of years old lay dying right before my eyes, and the pain of that insurance companies, and loss was exacerbated by the frustration of knowing that I would receive no help from insurer to remove them. That afternoon, as I was still coming to terms with what the deductibles, deductibles, my adjuster had told me, a very tall man strode up to my door and announced that he was deductibles. The funny leading a team of volunteers from the Church of the Latter Day Saints, and they had thing is that most of us come to help. He said, “I have heavy equipment; show me what you need.” walked the property together, and he saw the problems. Each time, he said, “We willingly repeated these canWemove that” or “We can cut that up;” he even noticed that a man who was clearing same stories, and usually property across the street was actually dumping my neighbors’ debris in front of my to perfect strangers. yard, and he scolded the man and put an immediate stop to it.

Dr. Gloria Holmes is a professor emeritus at the School of Education at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Committed to promoting cultural literacy in schools and communities, she has worked as a diversity trainer for the Anti-Defamation League and has conducted anti-bias workshops for the Connecticut State Department of Education. Holmes is presently writing a book on school leadership and social justice, due to be published this year.

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I felt a weight lifting. Here was someone I had never seen before, someone who wanted no money, someone I am unlikely to ever see again. And he was there to help me. It’s difficult to find words to express how this instantly connected me to this other human being; he was both human and humane. I didn’t even know how far he’d come to do this. I later learned that his name is Kirk Dixon, a neighbor who lives here on the island. All afternoon, he and his team of three operated a heavy-duty tractor, sawed, lifted and dragged trees off my property.

During a brief respite from the work, I talked to Dixon and learned that he is not a farmer or construction worker, but a local veterinarian who decided to help his neighbors recover from the disaster left by Matthew. During our conversation, I noted how disasters bring people together in beautiful ways that remind them of their common humanity, but we also agreed that disasters can bring out the predators: those selfish people who lay in wait for an opportunity to exploit their fellow men and women, to make a profit off of another’s pain. Sadly, both types coexist, and some were riding up and down my street.

Late in the day, when Dixon and the team were packing up to leave, I overheard them talking about an upcoming funeral. He explained that the funeral was for his son, who had died two days before.

I was stunned by the extraordinary capacity of the human spirit to be generous and selfless even in times of personal despair.

It was a reminder that we can never know by looking at someone what personal turmoil they are experiencing on the inside.

Rather than lose himself in his own pain and loss, Dixon was dragging trees out of my yard, and all he wanted in the end was a hug. That human touch, that universal gesture that can, for a moment, dissolve the barriers that separate us — barriers that can cause confusion, distance, miscommunication, tension, enmity. All of the walls that could have separated us dissolved in that moment.

I will never forget these generous people from the Church of Latter Day Saints,

for whom I feel such warmth and affection.

When I thanked them, one said, “It’s the Mormon way.” Another added: “It’s the human way.” Yes, it was the very best of the human way.

AFTER THE ‘STORM’ After the storm, we will rebuild our houses; we will restore the trees and attend to the aesthetics of our lawns. We will return to our daily patterns of living and fall again into our comfortable routines. And we will also rebuild and refortify those invisible walls that separate us from each other. We will return to our “tribes” and our way of living. We will resume tennis matches and bridge games and book club meetings and lunch dates, and we will comfortably re-establish those cozy silos; those safe, protected spaces that separate us from those outside of our social circles. Those moments of intimacy that we easily established with strangers in the days after the storm will evaporate or get sucked into the ether as though they never had happened. Those moments of intimacy when we became more human and more humane will fade or be quickly forgotten — moments when we easily admitted our insecurities, or expressed our fears, or displayed raw emotion, or unconditional empathy for someone else.

But we shouldn’t forget.

It is good to remember that there is always pain around us, and too often we choose to not see it. There’s always extreme human need that we refuse to acknowledge — like homelessness — stories we refuse to hear. Are we doing enough when we drop off clothes and housewares at Goodwill or the Salvation Army? We don’t even have to get out of our car; it’s drive-by charity. Is this kind of giving purely selfless, or is it just an easy way to unclutter our homes and make way for the new stuff, and get a receipt for the IRS? How much time do we spend thinking about the needs of the less fortunate in our community? The people who really need those pots dulled by use, or old sweaters, or outgrown shorts or faded curtains that are no longer stylish. The

same people who were most at risk and most in need before the storm were most at risk during the storm — and they still are at risk after the storm. The people we eye with suspicion when we see them behind store counters, wearing uniforms and serving food are still there. After the storm, suspicion and distancing return to normal, and our secret aversion to “otherness” is restored.

In “Mending Wall,” poet Robert Frost provided some insightful commentary on human nature when he wrote, “Something there is that doesn’t loves a wall.” In this deceptively simple poem, Frost uses a stone wall to comment on the competing impulses within humans to commune with each other as well as the countervailing impulse to create blockages to human communication. People consciously withdraw from each other, according to the poem, and erect barriers to feeling, and touching and working together. They find differences where there are none, and when conflicts don’t exist, they create them to justify and rationalize the need for the walls they themselves build. This selfimposed separation between people is an offence against nature, according to Frost.

Frost’s powerful commentary on human nature also can be interpreted more broadly as a critique of social patterns that have the effect of walling groups of people away from each other, dividing them and insulating them from each other's needs and pain, and shielding them from their common humanity. These little insular walled “cells” that people create around themselves are breeding grounds for closed-mindedness, and small ways of seeing the world.

My experience during Hurricane Matthew taught me that, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” And although we reflexively replace the “bricks” and “stones” that divide us, we can change this, and instead of nurturing the seemingly impenetrable silences that prevent us from talking about, or seeing our common humanity, we can work together to establish a true community. We don’t have to wait for the next storm. M

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LOWCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS Festive events to help get you into the holiday spirit

BY AMY COYNE BREDESON

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, the Lowcountry is not the place to be. But if you’re hoping for a season filled with fun holiday activities, you’re in the right spot.

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ilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort and the surrounding areas have an excellent lineup of festivities planned for 2016. And in addition to all the light displays and holiday performances, dozens of churches and synagogues will be offering Christmas and Hanukkah services.

Among the more well-known annual holiday events in the Lowcountry are the Dove Street Festival of Lights, the Bluffton Christmas Parade, the Hilton Head Prep Festival of Trees and Main Street Beaufort’s Holiday Celebration Weekend.

A tradition that began more than 20 years ago by Dove Street residents, the Dove Street Festival of Lights began on the street in the North Forest Beach area of Hilton Head and has grown to a holiday must-do for many in the Lowcountry and a fundraiser for local nonprofit organizations.

Betsy Doughtie, longtime Hilton Head resident and executive director of The Deep Well Project, said Dove Street residents put up lights one year to celebrate the birth of a baby in the neighborhood. Passersby discovered the lights and were in awe.

Soon more people came to see the lights, and the display grew.

People started offering the residents money to help pay their electric bills, but the residents didn’t want the money. Instead,

they decided to give any donations they received to Deep Well.

After years of putting up the lights on Dove Street, residents decided to call it quits. Four years later, the festival returned, but to a different site: Shelter Cove Towne Centre on Hilton Head.

“It was just totally magical,” Doughtie said. “And they certainly have re-created a lot of that at Shelter Cove, and it’s just nice to keep that tradition going.”

This year’s event will go beyond lights to include live entertainment, musical performances, a visit from Santa and even a skating rink.

The Deep Well Project will have a well set up where people can donate food and toys for less fortunate families in the area.

Volunteers with the Disaster Relief & Recovery Fund, Programs for Exceptional People and the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association also will be on site accepting cash and canned food donations.

Over the past 20-plus years, the festival has raised more than $120,000 in cash for local nonprofit organizations, more than 40,000 cans of food for needy families, and 20,000 gifts for children, according to the Shelter Cove Towne Centre website.

Another tradition on Hilton Head is the Hilton Head Choral Society’s Sounds of Christmas Concert: “I’ll Be Home for

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Christmas.” From traditional Christmas carols to the iconic tunes of Bing Crosby, the Dec. 9 concert at First Presbyterian Church is sure to make even the grumpiest of Scrooges jolly. Audience members are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys, which will be donated to needy children in the community.

Just over the bridge in Bluffton is another popular holiday event: the town of Bluffton Christmas Parade, to be held this year on Dec. 3. Bring a chair or blanket and an empty bag so the kids can collect some candy.

And if you’re on the other side of the Broad River, check out Main Street Beaufort’s Holiday Celebration Weekend.

The weekend will kick off with A Night on the Town from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2. A Holiday Festival and Light Up the Night Boat Parade are planned for Dec. 3, followed by the Christmas Parade the afternoon of Dec. 4.

And while you’re in Beaufort, make sure to get tickets to “Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish ... Freedom Coming,” a popular musical with Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk. This year’s show will run Dec. 2 at the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts. The annual musical tells the story of African slaves in Beaufort during the last Christmas before the Civil War began.

Anita Singleton-Prather of Beaufort plays Aunt Pearlie Sue. She said Christmas is a time for healing.

“Whether you call it Christmas or the holiday season or Hanukkah, it’s a show that brings healing,” Singleton-Prather said. “It’s a show that celebrates our shared history. It’s a kickoff to the holiday season. It’s become a holiday tradition for a lot of people.”

Singleton-Prather said people come from all over — even Canada and England — to see the musical and to enjoy the beautiful Lowcountry.

Doughtie, who moved to Hilton Head from Chicago 46 years ago, said she’s come to love Christmas in the Lowcountry. “When I first moved here, I thought, ‘Oh, I can’t stand 70 degrees on Christmas day. I want the snow and ice.’

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HOLIDAY EVENTS AROUND THE LOWCOUNTRY

HILTON HEAD ISLAND Dove Street Festival of Lights: 6-10 p.m. through Dec. 31, Shelter Cove Towne Centre. $10 for 90-minute skating session for adults, $6 for children younger than 6, includes skate rental. The rink is open from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and 2-3:30 p.m., 5-6:30 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Teensonly session for ages 13-18 are $12 and held from 9-10:30 p.m. Fridays. www.sheltercovetownecentre.com.

Hilton Head Preparatory School’s Festival of Trees: through Dec. 2, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, 843-8671-2286.

Gingerbread House Decorating Party: 10 a.m.-noon Dec. 3, First Presbyterian Church, www.fpchhi.org.

Main Street Village’s annual Holiday Open House Jingle Fest: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 3, Main Street Village.

Bring a food donation to Lettrs for The Deep Well Project and get a $10 gift certificate. 678-424-1325.

Chanukah Bazaar and youth group fundraiser: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Congregation Beth Yam, www.bethyam.org.

World premiere of “International Carol Suite” by Mark Hayes: 3 p.m. Dec. 4, First Presbyterian Church, www.fpchhi.org.

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”: 8 p.m. TuesdaysSaturdays; check calendar for Sunday show times, Dec. 7-31, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, www.artshhi.com.

Hilton Head Choral Society’s Sounds of Christmas Concert: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: 8-10 p.m.

Dec. 9, First Presbyterian Church, www. hiltonheadchoralsociety.org.

Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops!: 4-6 p.m.

Dec. 11, First Presbyterian Church.

Outdoor Movie: "A Christmas Story": 7-9 p.m. Dec. 17, under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town, 843-842-1979.

St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church’s Christmas Eve under the Stars: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 24, Buckwalter Place, www.hhiumc.com.

Holiday Fun in Harbour Town: 4-8 p.m. Dec. 26, near Liberty Oak in Harbour Town, 843-842-1979.

Wreaths Across America: Noon. Dec. 17, Six Oaks Cemetery, SixOaksCemetery.com

BLUFFTON A Holiday Fantasia! Performance

by Sun City Chorus and Concert Band: 7 p.m. Dec. 1-3 and 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 4, Magnolia Hall, Sun City, 843368-3153.

Town of Bluffton Christmas Parade: 10 a.m. Dec. 3, www.townofbluffton.sc.gov.

Cookies with Santa: 2-4 pm Dec. 4, Moonlit Lullaby, 843-837-6666.

Christmas Cantata: Go Sing it on the Mountain: 8:30-11 a.m. Dec. 11, Church of the Palms, 843-379-1888.

Christmas Festival: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 16, Cornerstone Church Bluffton, dinner available for $5 a person or $20 a family, 843-757-3472.

Bluffton Police Department’s annual Christmas Toy Drive: through Dec. 16, Bluffton Police Department Law Enforcement Center, 101 Progressive St., or Bluffton Town Hall, 20 Bridge St. Drop off unwrapped toys, jackets, hats and gloves for children ages 0-14; toiletry items and wrapping paper also needed.

BEAUFORT Festival of Trees to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 1, Tabby Place, 809 Port Republic St., www.friendsofcarolinehospice.org.

"Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish ... Freedom Coming”: 7 p.m. Dec. 2, with special performances for schools and senior citizen groups at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Dec. 2, University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, 843-986-1102, ext. 2.

Christmas Taste of Gullah: 1-5 p.m. Dec. 3, Tabernacle Baptist Church, 843-986-1102.

Main Street Beaufort’s Holiday Celebration Weekend: A Night on the Town: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2; Holiday Festival, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3; Light Up the Night Boat Parade, 5:30-8 p.m.

Dec. 3; Christmas Parade, 3 p.m. Dec. 4. 843-525-6644.

Christmas with the Celts: 7-9 p.m.

Dec. 6, University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and military, and $15 for students, www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.

Friends of Shanklin Light Up the Night: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 9, Habersham Marketplace, 843-846-3444.

Penn Center’s Live Nativity Scene: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, Penn Center, St. Helena Island, with vocal performances by a mass church choir, 843-838-2432.

“A Holiday Boutique,” local handmade gifts: through Dec. 23. Society of Bluffton Artists’ Center for Creative Arts building, next to SOBA Gallery, 843-757-6586.

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Editor’s Note: In this series, we catch up with young Hilton Head Island and Bluffton natives who are now making their mark elsewhere. The article highlights their blossoming lives and how their hometown helped shape who they are today.

To nominate a person, email editor@hiltonheadmonthly.com.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

PAUL VECCHIONE

BY MARCO FREY

I caught up with Paul Vecchione straight off an Ironman finish in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, a town whose name seems to say, “This isn’t Boise.”

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daho may remind you of a giant potato, but this town, nestled upon an alpine lake near Spokane, is far from middle America. And as he tells me about the race in his downtown Manhattan apartment, Vecchione, whom I’ve known since high school — though not well — keeps impressing me.

The Ironman, to clarify, begins with a cool 2.4 mile swim, followed by a scenic 112 miles through the mountains on bike, capped off by a nice 26.2-mile run.

“That was one of the most demoralizing things,” Vecchione said of the biking portion. “As soon as you get to the top of the mountain, you could see the road go around another mountain and the people down there like ants. I was on the bike for eight hours.”

In the course of an Ironman, an athlete

will burn a staggering 10,000 calories, five times that of a normal human on a normal day. Vecchione’s yearlong commitment, training in the densest of American cities on a hefty entrepreneur's schedule, involved biking 10 to 15 miles just to get out of the city via the George Washington Bridge and views like no other thanks to his route up the highway to the Palisades, a range of cliffs lining the Hudson River — a bikers dream. It all coalesced into one intense day in the clear, dry air. You can practically hear him roar through the victory photo.

Vecchione was born in California, and early childhood found him in Texas, Las Vegas and Oregon. When he was 12, his single mother, a journalist, settled the family on Hilton Head Island.

“Hilton Head was the core of my growingup phase,” Vecchione said,

Most of this phase was spent on Old Miller Road in Bluffton, long before the town’s real estate boom so “most of it was just woods.”

An act of municipal paperwork involving his soccer skills allowed Paul to attend Hilton Head High on the island. Vecchione worked full-time jobs throughout high school, specifically at The Sage Room, “the best restaurant in Hilton Head,” and as a kayak guide at Outside Hilton Head. All while playing high school soccer, studying in the International Baccalaureate program, and performing in musicals.

Toward senior year, Vecchione had joined a growing comedy posse along with my brother, Fabio, and George Metropolis, Austin Poplin, Nick Heitman, Corey Minkler and others. They would meet at the nearby Starbucks to write comedy skits. Their live sketch comedy shows were the best thing around at that time, involving our peers in live performance, practically uncensored and with only scant adult supervision, on an island sorely lacking the kind of exuberant puberty-fueled release we needed. Looking back, I can’t help thinking the school’s head of theater, Mr. Pilgreen, had a big role to play in this, and we thank you.

Today, Vecchione runs a video production company with his brother, Zach. While he used to participate in theater when he wasn’t playing high school soccer, Vecchione spent his college years at Wofford studying economics. After graduation, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work as a program analyst for the federal government. But then he made a sudden U-turn on a road trip — pun intended — and wound up joining his brother’s thrown-together dream—to make waves in the production world. It made a kind of sense: In his senior year at Hilton Head Island High School, Paul produced and directed his own play. He felt his brilliance behind the scenes, striking a balance between logistical prowess and creative vision very few can achieve.

“Working for the government just wasn’t for me, and I was always filming on the weekends,” he said. “I started coming up to New York a lot, and then the conversation started with my brother. I was always around it, but I never thought of it as a career. He said why don’t we do something together, and here we are 11 years later and it’s crazy. It went

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One of the brothers’ top clients is Nike; they were involved in filming at the recent Nike Unlimited campaign that took over New York City.

Starr Media is now in its 11th year. You’d think Vecchione could sit in the proverbial directors chair now, in some executive position delegating responsibilities, but for the most part, he still wears many hats. He gets behind the camera when he wants, which is often — ”Steady-cam is my specialty,” he said. “I actually just got my FAA drone license, so I do all our drone work as well. Today I did interviews all day and I was the director. I asked the questions, made sure it was set up how I want.

I have a guy operating the camera, got sound, and I direct. That’s the fun of it now; I get to choose my role.”

He’s recently hired friend and fellow comedy troupe member Poplin as production coordinator. His brother is now situated in Denmark and Starr Media has staff in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.

“We have aggressive goals. We want to keep growing. A lot of our brainstorming sessions involve creative goals as opposed to business goals,” he said of the company’s five-year plan. “While we know we’ll get a bigger office and hire more people, a lot of our creative goals are to get more into high-end commercial content, make a full-length documentary, use more helicopter work, stuff like that. We just had a helicopter for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show last weekend and that was powerful.”

Vecchione’s current living arrangements reflect his unique personality and varied interests. His Wall Street high-rise is a co-living space — similar to co-working spaces like WeWork. Called WeLive, it’s no commune. WeWork started in SoHo as a curated space for startups, so many consist of fewer than four people. Itself a startup, WeWork created office environments to bring these small companies together, complete with perks like juicers, Ping-Pong, and whiskey cabinets straight out of “Mad Men.” Passing by the ship’s cabin-style bed tucked behind a sliding curtain, it’s very post-modern. It’s all very clean and new, so very unlike the pre-war apartments typical of Manhattan. Just on my way into the apartment, someone was having a beer and a business call at a standing desk on the floor’s own lobby. It’s apparent this co-living space, newly built and the first of its kind, is somewhat of a social experiment. In the hall is a building calendar complete with curated social and wellness events: “Ping-Pong Tournament, Room 314, Rec Room; Yoga for Creatives; DJ night on the patio.” Vecchione and his roommate and longtime friend, Nathan, have been living here for about seven months and don’t plan on staying when rent goes to market rates. Several books line his small “office” tucked into a corner of the living room. There’s a vintage-looking postcard-style scenic poster on the wall of the Coeur D’Alene Ironman. Draped over it is the medal. Vecchione said a queen-size bed can be conjured straight from the wall.

Behind a hotel-like curtain, Vecchione’s girlfriend, Lauren, a fashionista who works in high-end women’s shoes, sits quiet as a mouse on the couch watching TV. I can’t help but think Vecchione has got it all. Not in some tired, cliche way. What I mean is that he gets to be the guinea pig for a clean new apartment on Wall Street when so many of us 20-somethings are living in thrown-together circumstances deep into Brooklyn. In many ways, that sums up something greater: Vecchione, through no shortage of focus and work, plus a sprinkle of luck, has gathered quite a life around himself. He seems neither stressed nor idle, and very much immersed in what he has going.

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FIR S T FA MILIE S OF HILTON HE A D I SL A ND

THE F ERGUSO N S Sitting: Jamila Ferguson Griffey, Jamari Wright, Julia Johnson and baby Marcel Johnson, Jei'Lani Wright, Ruth Ferguson Aiken Standing: Daniel Ferguson, Michelle Aiken, Benjamin Perry, William Perry

BY LUANA M. GRAVES SELLARS | PHOTO BY MIKE RITTERBECK

In a world where we need to be reminded, often through puff pieces at the end of the nightly news, that service and honor do exist, it was a pleasant surprise to find several examples within the Ferguson family right here on Hilton Head Island.

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he old saying that an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree is unquestionably true with the Fergusons. This family proves that family traits can run deep, living on in the roots and branches of a family tree, providing a rich, strong foundation that can grow for generations.

At the core of the Ferguson family there is now, and there was from the beginning, a dedication to and a steadfast love for this country. This is what Bacchus Sr., the patriarch of the Ferguson family, bequeathed to his children and their children’s children. And this is remarkable because in 1829, Bacchus was born a slave and he, like many African slaves, craved freedom and embraced the promise of liberty, and he fought bravely to achieve it.

Like tens of thousands of African slaves, he chose to rise above the brutality of dehumanizing circumstances and assert his rights as a man. Even though it wasn’t easy to love a country that rejected their humanity, these brave slaves did so anyway. Bacchus, like countless slaves, risked his life to fight for a variety of promises; some that were delivered and some that were not. The slaves were promised independence, even when that promised independence was not guaranteed. They fought even though it meant confronting continued discrimination and racism, and substandard treatment at the hands

of their liberators. And yet, the United States would not be the United States that we know and enjoy if it not been for the sacrifices made by slaves like Bacchus. Many had been stripped of everything, including their families and their culture. But they held on to their dignity and did their part to shape a new nation. These men chose to rise above an enslaved past, become integral parts of this country, and embrace its values. And, it is remarkable that many slaves, who had the opportunity to return to their homeland in Africa, chose to stay, and instead make America their home.

Bacchus lived on Hilton Head in the days when what we know as William Hilton Parkway was just a rough wagon trail. Back then, the island was still being shaped into a community, and the land was being divided into small parcels. Bacchus acquired 55 ½ acres of land in the Marshland/Chaplin area. The land was originally owned by the Chaplin Plantation, but had been seized by the Direct Tax Commission and made available to former slaves, many of whom have descendants who continue to live on that land today.

The process of subdividing the land has an interesting history in itself. For example, as a result of the U.S. Tax Act of 1862, about 800 acres of that land was sold to Adam Green. Those acres were then divided among seven men, and the parcels were sold for $290.

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Although genealogy research has not confirmed that Bacchus fought as one of the Civil War’s Colored Troops, based on his age at the time and his history, it is speculated that he did fight in the Civil War. What we do know is that he joined the Militia Enrollment of 1869, which served to support local infrastructure after the Civil War. Bacchus’ service and dedication to his country were only the beginning of a long tradition of military and civil servants in his family. There is a very long list of family members who fought for our nation’s freedom: Bacchus Jr. served in the Army and won a Nation Defense Service Medal; Kid Ferguson, Nathan Ferguson and Ben Ferguson served in the Air Force, and Bacchus’ great-great-grandson Willie “Bill” Ferguson served in the Army in Vietnam. Each of them embodies his legacy.

WILLIE “BILL” FERGUSON Willie “Bill” Ferguson continued a life of service after the Vietnam War. When he returned to Hilton Head, he entered politics because he loved the island, and was driven by a desire to make his home a better place for his family and his community. He successfully ran for the Ward 1 seat on Hilton Head Town Council, and was widely celebrated for his efforts to improve the lives of all islanders, especially members of the native island community.

Considered a strong and determined grass roots leader, he focused on improving education, job security and wages. According to his daughter Jamila Ferguson Griffery, he “was passionate about all native islanders going to college.” As a result of his work as a landscaper, he had a special love and appreciation for the land, and he fought against the overdevelopment and commercialization of the island. Above all, he “…didn’t want the native islanders to be overlooked. He wanted them to have the chance to enjoy the island just like the tourists,” Griffery said.

Bill Ferguson was described as an “eloquent and classy man” who was always teaching when he could. “He defiantly knew how to voice his opinion,” said Ben Ferguson. His strong voice and determination were what was needed to keep the native islanders’ issues included in the town’s plan for growth and change. That determination earned him recognition as the island’s first black Town Council member, and at the time of his death in 2013, after 19 years in that position, he was also the town’s longest-serving council member.

His longevity in office came in part from his supporters knowing that he was always there to be a voice for his people. He made sure that their concerns about issues such as the need for sewage connections and proper drainage on their properties were placed on the town’s agenda.

“He didn’t back down, and he always fought for what was right,” said his father, Daniel Ferguson. “He was very passionate about not letting the land go. He didn’t hold his tongue.”

The Ferguson family has a long and proud history that began with their ancestor Bacchus Sr., who left a legacy of love and service to the island and its community. Most of the time, people give a simplistic retelling of their life’s story; they don’t realize that what they perceive as their seemingly small contributions to the world have tremendous impact on the whole of our community. Bacchus Sr. might have thought of himself as a minor pebble striking the waters of time. But, like a pebble hitting a pond, the ripple effects from his pebble might never stop, allowing his influence to go on forever, as others continue to be inspired by his life of service and his love for Hilton Head Island. M December 2016 37

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DR. JACK: A LEGACY OF INNOVATION AND COMPASSION

In celebrating his life’s work, the question is often asked: What if Dr. Jack McConnell had turned a blind eye like so many of us tend to do?

What if he had never given down-on-their-luck Hilton Head Island hitchhikers a ride and cared enough to want to help? BY TIM WOOD

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ut those who know the founder of Volunteers in Medicine the best already know the answer. Behind the accolades and accomplishments, including being in part responsible for some of the greatest medical advancements of our time, there is a big-hearted, tapdancing teddy bear who knew no other way than to help the island’s less fortunate.

“He never had a car growing up,” said his wife, Mary Ellen McConnell. “His dad was a Methodist pastor in a small town raising seven kids who always said, ‘I couldn’t support Mr. Ford and raise seven kids all at the same time.’ Jack knew the power of a ride and of a conversation with strangers.”

McConnell already had built a distinguished reputation before coming to Hilton Head Island in the late 1980s — he was instrumental in the creation of Tylenol tablets, the MRI scan and the initial test for tuberculosis during his time with McNeil Laboratories.

Quickly bored with a standard island retirement of golf and clubhouse chatter, McConnell decided instead to lean on the words his father recited at the dinner table each night.

“He’d say, ‘What have you done to help somebody today?’” McConnell, now battling the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease, once told NBC News. “After all those rides with hitchhikers, it became clear that these folks were battling through life without basic health care.”

So he asked the leadership of Hilton Head Hospital why there were no people of color or indigence being treated at the hospital.

“They go somewhere else,” he was told.

Where? “Anywhere but here.”

“That wasn’t good enough. We can do better,” he told NBC. The next morning, he went to services at First Presbyterian Church with his wife and noticed several retired physicians and nurses sitting in front of him.

“I looked to the sky and said, ‘Boy, you work fast, don’t you?’ And we were off, down a very tricky road,” McConnell once said.

Dr. Joe Black was one of the initial friends and churchgoers who helped develop the concept with McConnell. Black, a pathologist at Hilton Head Hospital from 1978 to 2008, said the hurdles were aplenty but the endgame was too important to slow McConnell.

“We had so many brilliant minds on this island that had contributed so much and given to so many, so we felt like it was something we could do,” Black said. “But there were so many roadblocks to overcome, I know Jack felt many times that it couldn’t happen but he would not stop.”

“We had doctors interested in those initial meetings, but they did not want to lose their life savings due to malpractice lawsuits, and they wanted to be re-licensed without a long drawn-out financial and bureaucratic mess,” Mary Ellen McConnell said. “The concerns were valid. Jack just had to figure out how to put these people back in practice again.”

That challenge led a healer into boardrooms and legislative sessions. It took a year of explaining and cajoling, but finally McConnell persuaded South Carolina lawmakers to waive licensing procedures and create a special license for doctors volunteering in not-for-profit clinics. He then obtained blanket malpractice coverage for a

fraction of the normal rate, and even coaxed local contractors to donate their construction services and got the Town of Hilton Head to lease the land for the clinic for $1 per year.

“This was the South Carolina legislature in the early ’90s, there was a lot of gridlock.

It was very difficult to move change, especially trying to structure this wonderful idea around existing for-profit medicine practices,” said former state Rep. Scott Richardson, who helped McConnell push his plan in Columbia. “He made you feel you could do something you really didn’t think you could do. He made the impossible sound so achievable.”

Before retirement, in his time with McNeil Laboratories — which eventually would help endow Volunteers in Medicine — he had learned time and again that to be a pioneer, you need to persevere.

“It was amazing to watch,” said Linda Silver, one of the first board members of Volunteers in Medicine. “He could take a concept and, like no other I’ve ever met, structure it and pinpoint what needed to happen and how it needed to happen.”

Friends who may have doubted he could make Volunteers in Medicine a reality quickly became converts, won over by the man who combined the project manager mentality with his trademark Southern gentleman charm. At times, even a hint of well-intentioned blackmail came into the mix.

When the clinic was in need of a copier, McConnell rang up an old friend in the business. The friend said he couldn’t send a pricey copier, but did initially sent a sizeable donation check. McConnell politely returned

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McConnell’s son, Page, is the lead keyboardist for the band, and “Dr. Jack” is well-known as being the band’s senior hype man, often tap dancing and singing his signature “Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey?” at the band’s shows.

“He got his friend backstage passes in return for a highly functional, slightly used high-end copier,” Mary Ellen McConnell said.

“Nothing would stop him.”

When the Volunteers in Medicine clinic doors opened in 1993, McConnell led a team of 55 retired physicians, 68 retired nurses and chiropractors, social workers and dental assistants — along with a team of more than 100 lay volunteers — to help treat a community where one in three citizens was without health care. Over two decades, McConnell worked to not only grow the Hilton Head Island clinic but to develop the blueprint for caring that led to 116 clinics around the country with a similar mission.

The clinics’ mantra?

“May we have eyes to see those rendered invisible and excluded, Open arms and hearts to reach out and include them, Healing hands to touch their lives with love, And in the process heal ourselves.”

Twenty-three years later, that vision is more important than ever. Despite the Affordable Care Act, there are still 132,000 uninsured children in South Carolina. More than one in nine children are uninsured, and 19.4 percent of the state’s population still goes without insurance coverage — well above the national average of 15.8 percent.

“We know there’s still plenty to be done, and we won’t stop fulfilling Dr. Jack’s dream,” said Ginger Allen, Volunteers in Medicine’s director of development. “We save Hilton Head Hospital over $2.5 million per year in lower-level emergency room costs, and give a lot of folks hope and compassion who have felt forgotten for too long.”

The clinic conducted more than 30,000 visits last year with a staff of 600 and a committed crew of volunteers and friends of the clinic who helped to make sure Volunteers

2106 VIM CIRCLE OF CARING GALA WHEN: 6-10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 WHERE: The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa WHAT: Cocktail reception, seated dinner, silent and live auctions, music and dancing with Target the Band, all to help raise awareness and funding for Volunteers in Medicine COST: $175 per person.

MORE INFORMATION: To purchase tickets by credit card, contact Cheryl Barthelman at 843-689-6612. Or send a check to Volunteers in Medicine, 15 Northridge Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926.

in Medicine was open soon after Hurricane Matthew passed — despite extensive damage to the clinic building.

Mary Ellen McConnell serves as an honorary board member while caring for Dr. Jack, who was inducted into the Hilton Head Island Rotary Hall of Fame earlier this year.

“It is a difficult time for us, but his spirit is in that clinic, I feel it every time I’m there,” she said. “He never did it for the honors.

He cares so much about the unfortunate people in society. To see his dream flourish and the work all these wonderful people continue to do, it’s wonderful. We’ve led an amazing life, but by far, this is his crowning achievement.” M

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The president and CEO of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra talks music, travel and raising seven sons in the land of the midnight sun.

BY BARRY KAUFMAN PHOTO BY W PHOTOGRAPHY

If

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MARY BRIGGS

you’re a patron of the arts, you should already know Mary Briggs. Her exemplary service as president and CEO of the Hilton Head Island Symphony Orchestra has helped steer the organization through the perils of the Great Recession and into a prosperous future.

But that’s just a small part of her investment in the arts.

She’s also a member of the Greater Island Council, the Arts and Cultural Council and the Lean Ensemble Theater, where she serves as vice chairwoman for the board.

Beyond the arts, Briggs is just one of those magnificent few who work to really invest themselves in the community.

She co-chairs three committees for the Hilton Head Island Rotary Club, including the Hall of Fame, We Are Rotary and Program committees. Plus, she is the immediate past chairwoman of Women in Philanthropy.

So odds are good you know who Mary Briggs is.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t a few fascinating facts about her you may not know.

For example:

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SHE SPENT 25 YEARS IN ALASKA It’s a far cry from the Lowcountry, but the land of the midnight sun was Briggs’ home for 25 years.

“My husband was a (Judge Advocate General) officer and was stationed there,” she said.

“We fell in love with it and stayed. Two of my seven sons still live there. They’ll never leave.”

Wait… seven sons?

“And 12 grandchildren,” she said.

When she wasn’t undertaking the Herculean task of raising seven boys, Briggs worked in education while in Alaska, both at the district and state level, specializing in music and gifted education.

But eventually this Southern gal felt the pull to warmer climes.

“It was 1987 when we visited Hilton Head and just fell in love with it,” she said. “I’m a native of Beaufort, North Carolina, so it was a little bit like coming home.”

SHE HUNG OUT WITH ROBERTO COIN IN VENICE Among her many loves, Briggs counts music (obviously), travel and fine jewelry.

“My husband is very generous, so we’re frequent visitors to Forsythe Jewelers,” Briggs said with a laugh.

Knowing of Brigg’s love for Roberto Coin designs in particular, Forsythe owner Andrea Bragg called up Briggs while she was planning a trip to Italy and France and gave her the offer of a lifetime. “She said Roberto Coin would like to come to

Venice and take you and your husband out to dinner. I about fell on the floor.”

And so, on the banks of the Grand Canal at Venice’s Gritti Palace Hotel, Briggs and her husband were able to join one of the most well-known jewelry designers in the world for an evening of unforgettable conversation.

“We talked about music, about his family in Venice and his love of Venice, how he got started in the business and Italy in general. I didn’t know it had been its own country for 700 years,” Briggs said. “It was the highlight of our trip.”

SHE PLAYS SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS (BUT PREFERS TO SING) Obviously, anyone who has poured as much energy and passion into the Hilton

Head Symphony Orchestra as Briggs has would be fairly musically inclined. For Briggs, though, music has been a passion stretching back more than 35 years, when she first got her start in music education.

“When I was going through training, I had a year on each of the orchestra families starting with the violin, then the clarinet and the trumpet,” she said, adding with a laugh, “but those were kind of painful experiences.”

Instead, Briggs finds more joy in singing and playing the piano. But her real passion lies in leading.

“I get more enjoyment now working with the orchestra and finding wonderful guest artists to perform here,” she said. “I have a very exciting job.” M

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CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURS If you would like to nominate an entrepreneur from Hilton Head Island or Bluffton, please email editor@ hiltonheadmonthly.com Jack Morris (seated), David Leahey (left) and Ben Whiteside — the men behind Morris & Whiteside Auctions.

The fine art of

Good Business M Men behind Morris & Whiteside Auctions celebrate successful longtime partnership BY ROBYN PASSANTE | PHOTO BY ROB KAUFMAN

orris & Whiteside Auctions’ annual Hilton Head Art Auction was more than a day late, but definitely not a dollar short.

Usually held in October, Hurricane Matthew forced partners Ben Whiteside, Jack Morris and David Leahy to postpone the 16th annual event until Nov. 5, but art collectors showed up as usual to take home some of the finest works from renowned artists from the Lowcountry and beyond.

“We did $400,000 in sales,” Whiteside says. “That was a good day, better than what we usually do.”

Whiteside and Morris have been business partners since meeting in 1999 when Morris, then living in Texas but furnishing a second home on Hilton Head Island, asked Whiteside to frame several paintings he was having shipped to his new home away from home.

Whiteside, who owned a local frame shop, completed the job and then found buyers for the art that Morris didn’t have room for in his condo.

“I was doing a lot of work for interior designers on the island, and their clients,” Whiteside says. “So I had a ready client list that had an interest in art.”

Though Whiteside started in the photo developing and framing side of things, Morris’ professional journey in the art world began when he accidentally enrolled in an art class as a freshman at the University of South Carolina, where he was on a football scholarship and had plans to major in engineering.

By the early 1980s, he was involved with art auctions and art galleries in

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Texas; when he moved permanently to the island in 2000, he joined forces with Whiteside to host their first Hilton Head Art Auction. In 2002, they bought Red Piano Art Gallery, which became home base for their growing business.

“Fine art is a quality of life thing,” Whiteside says. “People surround themselves with things that they enjoy. So my job description is that we dispense happiness and joy.”

In 2005, Morris became a founding partner of the Scottsdale Art Auction in Arizona, where he also had a gallery for four years. That auction continues to encompass a large chunk of their annual business and time; in fact, Morris sold his interest in the retail side of the gallery business to concentrate on the auction side. (Today, Whiteside and his wife, Lyn, own the island gallery.)

“I like the immediacy of (the art auction). A person has about 60 seconds to make up their mind if they’re going to buy something,” Morris says. “They can’t say, ‘Let me think about it,’ or ‘Let me talk it over with my wife.’ It’s on the block and they’ve got about 60 seconds to make up their mind.”

In addition to the auctions in Scottsdale and Hilton Head, the trio (rounded out by businessman Leahy) puts on an annual small works auction in July in Charleston. The auction of “itty bitty paintings,” Whiteside says, has a simple purpose.

“The goal is to get the younger collectors started. Thirty-somethings and 40-somethings have the interest, but they’re broke, they’re trying to have their first kid, buy their first house. But if you have an auction with nationally known artists and everything in it is painted for that auction and the prices range from $100 to $1,500, people realize they can go with a couple grand and buy a couple of paintings, a ‘starter kit,’” Whiteside says. “And once you walk into your home with your first original painting, everything else gets demoted. You get to the point where

that’s all you want.”

The average age of the established art dealer is 55, Whiteside says, which means Morris, who’s 77, has more than earned his reputation as one of the best in the business.

“It’s perfect; it’s like having a mentor on a daily basis who has known the answer to every question I’ve ever asked,” Whiteside, 58, says. “(Morris) is a legend in this business. It’s fun to hang out with a legend.”

Thankfully for Whiteside and Leahy, that legend still loves what he does and has no plans to retire.

“As long as I can be active and work, that’s my game plan,” Morris says. “I honestly feel like I haven’t worked a day in my life.” M

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BEN WHITESIDE’S FIVE TIPS FOR COLLECTING ART: 1. Do your research — know your tastes and the kinds of art you like. “Spend some time, immerse yourself in discovering what you are interested in. Once you have a sense of what you like, then become as well-informed as you can about that particular aspect of painting or drawing.”

2. Consider a piece on its own merits, as well as on its part of the whole. “Some people just accumulate, they just buy without any particular thought in mind. Try to keep as high a standard as you can to your growing collection.”

3. Trust your emotional instincts. “If it appeals to you, it’s something you should consider owning. Give it a couple of days and your mind will discard anything you’re not truly interested in, but the things you’re interested in will stay with you. In those moments when you’re relaxed and not thinking of anything in particular, it’ll pop into your head. Those are the pieces you should really consider. Because they’re not going to leave you alone.”

4. Never settle. “If you can’t afford what you want, wait until you can. Remember that you can sell — trade up — to bigger pieces. So start with the highest quality you can afford. We’ve taken paintings back in on trade.”

5. Remember that art collecting is not just for the extremely wealthy. “Anybody can build an art collection. When you look at what it costs to buy prints or posters and frame them, it’s just taking that money and investing it differently.”

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INNOVATION

IN 2017:

TRENDS AND KEY TRAITS FOR STARTUP SUCCESS FROM THE DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION

David Nelems, executive director of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation

Since its launch in May 2012, the Don Ryan Center for Innovation has been a leader in transforming our regional economic development.

Joshua Hale, co-founder/president of Village Features (www.VillageFeatures3d.com), one of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation's graduate companies. Village Features, based in Bluffton, is a leading pioneer in the field of real estate virtual reality.

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mpowering innovators and accelerating innovation is our mission,” says David Nelems, the center’s executive director. “Creating primary jobs and a diverse economy is the true measure of success.” Indeed, every regional plan for the past decade has focused on primary jobs, diversity, knowledge and technology business formation.

To date, the Don Ryan Center has provided hands-on consulting and support resources to 28 local companies that have graduated from the formal incubator program. And all these businesses have stayed in Beaufort County. Together, they represent almost 90 jobs and $5 million in payroll. Annual sales exceed $25 million. More than 70 other prospects have been given informal mentoring or assistance.

How do companies like Greenbug, NutriFusion, Jester Communications, Taylor Offshore and Page1 Media succeed? As they say on “Shark Tank,” what's the “secret sauce”? The keys to success?

“All entrepreneurs share the traits of persistence, patience and a great passion

to succeed,” Nelems says. Some business experts like to call it “the cockroach mentality” — you have to be nimble, lean, and resilient to overcome the many obstacles in a challenging business environment.

Nelems says today's entrepreneurs have to be able to master the use of various communications platforms such as search engines, social media, mobile, video and messaging. Today, the so-called "elevator pitch," or 30-second explanation of your business idea or plan, may be done on an iPhone or viewed as a condensed PowerPoint presentation on LinkedIn. Extensive business plans and pro formas are fast becoming “dinosaurs,” he says. “Lean and mean is in.”

As for trends in entrepreneurialism, it's all about connectivity, communication and collaboration. It's about creating new business clusters around technology hubs and using the new affordable channels of communication to cut costs and go direct to target markets.

“As we look to the future in innovation and intellectual property commercialization, the regions that are able to provide a functional community ecosystem for startup education

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“A healthy system that can produce products for export beyond the region and that creates new, diverse, well-paying jobs will thrive.”

Strategic partnerships with educational institutions, public/private hybrids, buy-in and commitment from the overall business community leadership are the future of innovation and new business formation, Nelems believes. “We have exciting plans for municipal partnering and a transformative technology/intellectual property hub to grow our regional economy,” he says. “We want to help lead the profound change we think is coming.”

For more information about sponsoring the Don Ryan Center for Innovation or to join the volunteer mentoring team or become a general member, visit www.donryancenter. com or call 843-540-0405. M

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE DON RYAN CENTER FOR INNOVATION The Don Ryan Center for Innovation is closely watching trends in innovation for 2017 — as well as preparing for new developments in the year ahead. Here are just some of what the center has planned for 2017 as it continues to accelerate success for — and empower — entrepreneurs and innovators throughout the region: • Expansion of municipal partnerships, to include an additional space in Beaufort City Hall, to serve the needs of entrepreneurs and innovators seeking another convenient location.

• Launching The Hub, a 3,000-square-foot center in Buckwalter Place in Bluffton for small business owners, entrepreneurs and anyone seeking state-of-the-art co-working office space and off-site inspiration. It will be an incubator, accelerator and possibly even a maker space. It will open in late 2017.

• Further growth of the center’s AT&T “Girls Who Code” program — a free after-school program for girls in sixth through 12th grades to help them learn and use computer coding to impact personal and community growth.

• A continued focus on fostering small-business growth in key areas of technology and the knowledge industry, including mariculture, which could be at the heart of a new technology cluster for our region and the entire Lowcountry.

• An exciting roster of upcoming monthly educational sessions for 2017 that will be open to the public and cover a wide range of topics for entrepreneurs and business owners.

• Additional benefits and programs for center members, with special 2017 membership incentives.

For information about becoming a member of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation and a complete schedule of upcoming programs, events and monthly educational sessions, visit www.donryancenter.com or call 843-540-0405.

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Economic lessons to be learned from the past

There are profound changes underway in our local and national economies that are being driven by both demographics and advancements in technology.

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ilton Head Island is merely a microcosm of what is happening globally and in the United States. Developed nations are aging just the same way Hilton Head is aging, and as we age, our spending habits and our hierarchy of needs change. We become less concerned with the latest clothing trends and more interested in medical advancements and the treatment of disease. Things as fundamental as housing take on whole new questions, like stairs versus elevators and walk-in showers versus whirlpool baths. This is all happening at the same time that the millennial generation is looking for effortless experiences created by online shopping and a demand for immediate responses to communications

through text capabilities on smartphones. I can remember when the U.S. Postal Service took two or three days to deliver a letter, and a telephone operator asked for “number, please.” But we should take comfort in the fact that we survived the Industrial Revolution — and the fact that FedEx and UPS haven’t put the post office out of business yet.

The demographic question is far more complex when it comes to the racial makeup of our country. Soon, Caucasians of European ancestry will be a minority in the United States and ultimately, Hilton Head Island. This fact can’t be denied as we look at the students in Beaufort County schools. Again, we can look to the past and take comfort in the fact that all Americans are the sons and

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daughters of immigrants, whether they came in the 1600s or more recently. America is, in fact, a country that has flourished as a melting pot, and it has traditionally, although occasionally begrudgingly, held to those words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Our country and democracy will survive these demographic changes and the impact they are having on our economy.

Tensions between native-born Americans and immigrants have played out since before the Revolutionary War, as noted in the famous dispute between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, Native Americans from Virginia, and Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant of the West Indies. While the long-simmering dispute didn’t end well for Hamilton, the Founding Fathers were able to put differences aside long enough to form our nation. Interestingly, as an immigrant, Hamilton went on to be a captain in George Washington’s army, the first secretary of the Treasury, and the author of “The Federalist Papers.” He also founded the Bank of New York and is credited with building the foundation that our sovereign creditworthiness is built on.

While these new demographic changes are local and national, our nation also is facing the transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age. Technology, once thought to be a tool to enhance human productivity, is now, in some instances, taking the place of humans in the manufacturing and service sectors of the economy. First it was fire, then the wheel, then the machine, and now “Watson,” the computer capable of thinking.

What is even more interesting is that the Information Age has led to significantly more globalism, as networks are no longer confined by national borders. Manuel Castells, a noted sociologist and author of “The Information Age: Econcomy, Society and Culture,” wrote that a networked society is “structured around ‘networks’ instead of individual actors…” He points out that the concept of “networks” increases equality across nations due to globalization.

This move toward networks will undoubtedly have farreaching effects on how we work, and might just contribute to what Hilton Head Island and Bluffton look like in the future. You can see trends developing where workers can be networked into work group communities instead of heading off to an office every morning. The natural attractiveness of the Lowcountry makes it the perfect place from which to “network” and work from home.

We all need to take comfort in the lessons of the past; our economy, society and culture survived the last transition from an agricultural society to an industrial society and we will survive, and even flourish, as we make the shift to the information society. M Elihu Spencer is a local amateur economist with a long business history in global finance.

His life work has been centered on understanding credit cycles and their impact on local economies. The information contained in this article has been obtained from sources considered reliable but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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ON THE MOVE NEW HIRES/PROMOTIONS

Madeiros

Paxton

Gaffney

Dunn

Richardson

Alex Madeiros has joined the Berkeley Hall Club team as director of sales and marketing. A graduate of the San Diego Golf Academy, Madeiros holds a degree in golf course management and operations. Born in Bermuda, he brings over 20 years of experience in golf operations and management.

Jan Paxton has joined the team of master stylists at House of Color. She has been in the industry for 45 years and spent 15 of those years owning and operating Images of Hilton Head.

Lewis Primary Health Care Center and its board of directors are pleased to announce J. Brandon Gaffney has accepted the position of its new CEO. Prior to accepting this position, Gaffney served as chief operating officer for 12 years at Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Service.

Gina Dunn joins First Citizens Bank as its newest Hilton Head Island business and retail banker. Dunn has 15 years of experience in the banking/ financial services industry. Most recently, she was an area manager with BB&T in Savannah, where she managed several branches and she focused on the consumer and business platform.

Matt Richardson has joined Lowcountry Paver as vice president of sales and business development.

In his new role, Richardson manages Lowcountry Paver sales and offers support to clients in Bluffton,

BERKELEY HALL RANKED AMONG TOP COUNTRY CLUBS Berkeley Hall Club has garnered the pinnacle of excellence, listed among the Top 100 Platinum Country Clubs of America for 2016-17 by Club Leaders Forum. The most highly respected acknowledgement bestowed in the private club industry, the private golf club community was listed No. 76 among the nation’s Top 100 5-Star Clubs. Platinum Clubs of America represents the upper 5 percent of America’s top private clubs of excellence, of which only a small number of clubs qualify for consideration. Berkeley Hall Club is among only 290 top private clubs across the nation, elected by peers, to earn this honor. Qualification is based on seven selection criteria benchmarks: Universal recognition, excellence in amenities and facilities, caliber of staff and professional service levels, quality of membership, governance and prudent fiscal management, adapting to changing times, and overall experience.

on Hilton Head Island and beyond.

Originally from Newnan, Georgia, Richardson most recently served as vice president and branch manager for South State Bank. He has been a resident of Bluffton and Beaufort Country for over 15 years. His community involvements include Hilton Head Island Rotary Club, Sea Island Rotary, Crossroads Community Support Group and Family Promise of Beaufort County.

The Heritage Classic Foundation has welcomed two new employees, Mike Ivester and Kristen Brockman, to fill newly created sales positions.

Ivester joins the staff as director of corporate sales. He is responsible for expanding the foundation’s corporate sales across upstate South Carolina. Brockman fills a newly created sales and marketing coordinator position, supporting the sales team and Pro-Am operations, and focusing on the foundation’s inside sales.

WESTIN HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESORT & SPA HIRES NEW SALES MANAGER The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is pleased to announce that Vita Canizaro joined the team as its newest sales manager. Recently transferring from The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Canizaro started her hospitality career as a corporate meeting planner in Baton Rouge and Dallas, and then made the transition into the hotel industry as group sales manager and meeting and event manager. In her new role, Canizaro is responsible for all international corporate groups and those originating from the Northeast and Midwest. Canizaro also delights in providing superior service to pharmaceutical organizations seeking the perfect meeting setting.

Le Spa welcomes three new employees: Shanti Bringas, esthetician, Deborah Brittain, nail technician, and Pat Bell, asssistant spa manager.

May River Dermatology is pleased to welcome Dr. Carrie Hall, a boardcertified Dermatologist and a graduate of The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Hall spent most of her early medical career as a U.S. Navy officer and diving medical officer before finishing her time in active military service as the chief of medicine and dermatology at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS Bluffton Elementary School is again attracting praise for its computer animation and coding school choice curriculum, earning a 2016 Technology Innovative Program Award from the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology. Bluffton Elementary’s Animation, Creation and Design program encourages students to use technology for research, collaboration and project presentations.

Students learn computer coding through WeDO robotics, Ozobots, Dash and Dot, Lego robotics, app creation and webpage design. The

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program also includes a gaming component that allows students to create, design and use computer games that feature 2-D, 3-D and stop-motion computer animation.

River Ridge Academy Principal, Gary McCulloch, has been named a finalist for 2017 State Principal of the Year honors.

McCulloch is being considered for the statewide recognition by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, a professional organization that represents school administrators from all grade levels.

Each year, SCASA honors principals at the elementary, middle and high school levels.

McCulloch is a finalist in the middle school category. McCulloch and the other finalists will be interviewed by teams of business leaders, educators and community members. Prior to becoming principal at River Ridge Academy in Bluffton, McCulloch served as principal at Beaufort Elementary School.

Hilton Head Preparatory School students recently participated in the 2016 South Carolina Independent School Association’s Art & Photography Show on November 4.

Congratulations to all of Prep’s talented artists whose work was selected for display and honored for excellence.

Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island has been named a ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Award winner for the third year running, recognizing the resort as one of the top meeting sites in the South. The resort is one of only 250 convention and visitor bureaus, meeting facilities and hotels located across the South to receive the 2016 Readers’ Choice Award. Properties are chosen through a series of nominations by meeting professionals and are then voted on by ConventionSouth readers. In order to qualify for the award, nominees must provide exceptional service during group events.

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BUSINESS her nearly 26 years of service as Bluffton’s town clerk during the Nov. 8 Town Council meeting. Lunceford retired Oct. 20.

Lunceford has worked for the town of Bluffton since 1991; working with four town managers, five mayors and dozens of council members.

For the fifth time since 2001, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and Visitor & Convention Bureau has been awarded a 2016 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South.

Committee chairman Scott Richardson has announced that applications for the 2017 Heritage Classic Foundation Scholar Awards are now available online for all Beaufort County high school seniors. The Heritage Classic Foundation expects to name eight new scholars from the 2017 graduating classes in Beaufort County.

Each scholar will have an opportunity to receive a four-year grant totaling between $18,000 and $22,000.

Bill Miles, president and CEO of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, was honored as the recipient of the prestigious 2016 South Carolina Chamber Executive of the Year award by the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE). The CACCE Executive of the Year Award recognizes a long-term executive who has excelled over a period of years in leading and innovatively building their chamber.

Group46 took home two Pinnacle Awards at The HBASC State Convention held in October in Charleston. Held by

the Home Builders Association of South Carolina (HBASC), the Pinnacle Awards are awarded to the best builders and remodelers in the state, along with marketing professionals who are HBASC members. The work done by group46’s team was recognized in the Sales and Marketing Category for Best Internet Website for an Associate Member.

NEW BUSINESS Elizabeth Woods is excited to announce the launch of her family’s new business, Fresh Coat Painters of Savannah and Hilton Head. Fresh Coat offers residential and commercial painting services including interior and exterior painting, wood staining and finishing, and other services for nearly every protective coating application.

Their professional painters use quality, environmentally safe materials and the company offers a 24/7 customer call center, online scheduling, in-home color design consultations and detailed quotes.

HRCoastal LLC, a human resources outsourcing and consulting firm serving small businesses on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton, and the Lowcountry, opened recently.

Linda Klingman, owner, provides HR expertise so that employers can grow their businesses.

BUSINESS NEWS The town of Bluffton is installing no-parking and three-hour parking signs throughout Bluffton’s Historic District.

No-parking signs will be placed on Lawrence, Lawton and Church streets. Three-hour parking limit signs will be installed at DuBois Park and both sides of Calhoun Street from the

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GETS NEW BOARD MEMBER Kim Kord has been elected to the board of directors of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. She currently serves as executive vice president and manager of CoastalStates Bank’s commercial lending operations on Hilton Head, a position that she’s held since 2009. Prior to that, Kord held positions of increasing responsibility at National City Bank of Indiana (now PNC) in Indianapolis. She left that organization as executive vice president and division manager of their commercial real estate division. Her past community involvement includes board membership with the American Liver Foundation, Pleasant Run Kord Children’s Home, BOS Community Development, United Way of Central Indiana and YWCA of Central Indiana. On Hilton Head, she serves or has served on the boards of Indigo Run Community Owners Association and Broad Pointe Owners Association. For many of these organizations, she has served as treasurer. Kord graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business, with a major in finance and a minor in economics, from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

intersection of May River Road to Bridge Street. This project implements a Town Council resolution that was adopted at the December 2015 Town Council meeting.The three-hour parking zones are intended to ensure prime parking spaces are available for visitors, business patrons and residents.

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics is accepting applications for Accelerate, its virtual engineering program, through Jan. 18, 2017, for the class of 2020. Online applications are available at http://www. scgssm.org/admissions/virtualadmissions. GSSM is partnering with a select group of school districts across the state to deliver Accelerate, an innovative virtual engineering program for 10th, 11th- and 12th-graders that provides intense academic rigor and a fast-paced learning environment that, upon successful completion, will allow students to earn up to 41 college credits.

BNC Bank may have grown to have branches across three states, but president and CEO Rick Callicutt has not forgotten his hometown. The bank provides the funding with the City of High Point, North Carolina, identifying

homes and lots that are vacant.

Permanent, quality housing is built and sold to consumers so they can create equity and future wealth. The BNC Affordable Mortgage product is available to provide structure for the new borrower as they begin their path to homeownership. The product is available in all markets where BNC is located, including North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To celebrate the completion of the first house, a ribbon cutting was held with the homeowner receiving the keys to her new home.

Mikkelson Law Firm has moved. The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce celebrated the firm’s new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The firm’s new location is in the Calhoun Street Promenade at 214 Bluffton Road. For the past two years, Mikkelson Law Firm has strived to become an integral part of our growing and unique community. It looks forward to continuing to build a firm that serves Bluffton families and businesses.

Robert and Karen Webster, founders of Palmetto Moon, announced that Topspin Partners has acquired a majority

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interest in Palmetto Moon, a specialty retailer in the lifestyle merchandising segment in the southeastern U.S. The Websters will be stepping back from their day-to-day roles within the company, but will continue to serve the company and provide strategic guidance in a consulting capacity.

Callawassie Island is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Coastal Real Estate Solutions II (CRES II) as its on-island dedicated sales team for the next three years.

CRES II has been handling Callawassie’s real estate needs for the past five years, giving its team an intimate knowledge of the community’s amenities, property values and overall lifestyle. Staff and residents of the community are excited to see how this real estate team has progressed, and will continue to progress with the island over the next three years.

Tanger Outlets Hilton Head is excited to offer a number of new stores this holiday season. Adding to an already great lineup of national brands, Tanger Centers 1 and 2 in Bluffton are thrilled to have the following new stores now open: Talbots Woman and Vineyard Vines at Tanger 1; and The North Face, Best Gift Idea Ever and Zales at Tanger 2. In addition, Tanger 2 is looking forward to welcoming Spartina 449 to the retail lineup, between Crocs and Claire’s.

South State Bank will provide assistance to individuals affected by Hurricane Matthew by introducing new disaster recovery programs for customers. The Disaster Relief Personal Loan and Catastrophe Savings Account (CSA) are designed to assist customers with recovery efforts following the recent hurricane and subsequent flooding. The programs are available in the counties designated for federal disaster relief.

Le Spa of Sea Pines has donated 20 gift certificates to the Town of Hilton Head Fire & Rescue Department in appreciation for its efforts during Hurricane Matthew. The department’s chief will hold a drawing to award the gifts, valued at more than $2,000, to 20 of the many worthy Matthew heroes. Le Spa will ask these new “Le Spa Angels” about their most significant memory of the hurricane, and share the thoughts of these heroic individuals on their website at lespahiltonhead.com/angels.

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Think Local for the Holidays!

Dear Residents, As the recovery from Matthew continues and the Holiday season is in full force, shopping local can truly have a great impact on our community. The best way to support your neighbor and keep your spending in the community is by favoring a locally owned business versus a chain store or buying online.

I am proud that all the local media brands that matter have joined me in this effort and have generously donated over $100,000 in media coverage to drive our campaign. The talented team at IRMAdoesmarketing.com is leading the charge to create, coordinate and implement this large undertaking ensuring that it will be a success.

More than 220 locally owned business partners have signed up and it is now your turn to go the extra mile and support them wholeheartedly. They will thank you, give you real advice and be here for you long after the purchase.

Looking for a special gift? You can find a great diversity of local items, more than 50 local restaurants at which to plan a celebratory dinner, unique clothing, experiences and more, from right here in the Lowcountry by visiting the business profiles at shopmorelocal.org.

With the season of giving, please also remember the opportunities to give locally to support members of our community that need it the most. You can find a link to give to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry’s Giving Marketplace on the Shop More Local website.

If you’re a business, please register for a profile now! The not-for-profit initiative will run through March and is FREE. If you’re an individual, we’d love you to register as well, like us on Facebook, and, most importantly, share with us where you shop local!

Onwards!

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Depending on where you shop, the percentage of each $1 spent that stays in our community varies.

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Holiday GIFT GUIDE

1 CHOCOLATE CANOPY Chocolate Reindeer 843.842.4567 ChocolateCanopy.com 2 LUX – A MEDICAL SPA Clarisonic SMART Profile A head-to-toe sonic face and body cleansing brush 843.757.3223 luxhhi.com

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3 ABODE FINE HOME FURNISHINGS Buffalo Horn Serving Set 843.815.3322 abodesc.com

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4 32° NORTH Tilley hats protect against the sun and rain. They are guaranteed for life.

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5 COCOON Old St. Nick Square Handled Platter by Vietri 843.815.3315 cocoonbluffton.com

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6 PYRAMIDS Votivo candles Main Street 843.689.6367 Sea Pines 843.363.2040 Pyramidsonhiltonhead.com

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7 BIRDIE JAMES Julie Vos Greek Key Cuff 843.842.2622 TheBirdieJames.com

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8 TAIL-WIGGLES Fluff & Tuff Holiday Toys 843.686.3707 Tailwiggles.com 9 QUIET STORM Nano puff jacket from Patagonia 843.671.2551

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11 COASTAL BLISS Handmade metallic leather reversible snap braided cuffs.

Made in Savannah by Satchel.

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12 THE PORCUPINE Silk & Rayon Velvet Shirt by CP Shades; in assorted colors 843.785.2779 porcupineinstyle.com 13 TRUFFLES CAFÉ MARKET Reed Diffusers from Archipelago Botanicals deliver months of fragrance.

843.671.6136 TrufflesCafe.com

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14 CAROLINA OPTICAL Costa Del Mar 843.836.3937 carolinaopticalbluffton.com 15 KNICKERS Jack Black Power Trip Travel Set 843.671.2291 16 THE BACK DOOR Margaret Ellis Jewelry - five pearl bronze bangles.

Shops at Sea Pines Center 843.671.3677

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17 SPARTINA 449 Get “purse-onalized” with Spartina’s new magnetic monogram collection!

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18 BIRKENSTOCK & MORE UGG Classic Slim Women’s Boot (Amie) 843.837.3562 19 THE GREEN THUMB Wine Bottle Umbrellas by Vinrella 843-715-2908 greenthumbhhi.com

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21 WINE & CHEESE, IF YOU PLEASE? / ROLLERS SPIRITS Celebrate the Holidays and Ring in the New Year with a timeless classic! Louis Roederer’s Cristal 2007 Vintage Champagne 843.842.1200 WineandCheeseIfYouPlease. com

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22 CARETTA COFFEE CO. Save A Turtle on Hilton Head Island T-shirt 843-342-6400 carettacoffee.com 23 GIGI’S BOUTIQUE 3 little beads 843.815.4450 gigisbluffton.com 24 THE ART CAFÉ Crafts Figurines 843.785.5525 wartcafehhi.com

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Hand Poured 100% Soy Candles Mayrivercandle.com 26 THE ROOST HOST & HOME Believe Angel Notecards by Anne Neilson 843.757.0417 theroosthome.com

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27 AMUSEMENT SALES & SERVICE Brunswick “Smash 3” Ping Pong table 912.354.4881 amusementsalesandservice. com 28 GRAYCO HARDWARE & HOME Goldbeaded votive holder with beaded tree 843-785-5166 graycoinc.com

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Handmade in Spain 843.842.8787 giftedhiltonhead.com 30 PLANTATION INTERIORS Set of three spun, wrapped aluminum vases 843.785.5261 plantationinteriors.com 31 RADIANCE Hobo wallet is a great way to downsize and fit into a crossbody bag.

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32 MOONLIT LULLABY Children’s Aprons – 100% cotton, sizes 2-8, assorted colors. Personalize!

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33 HERITAGE FINE JEWELRY Show you’re HHI STRONG with our 14k Gold and Diamond Island Boot, 20% will be donated to Deep Well to assist with hurricane relief.

843.689.2900 HeritageJewelersHHI.com 34 MALUKA Diamond choker with various charms 843-815-4674 shopmaluka.com 35 THE GREENERY’S ANTIQUES & GARDEN COLLECTIBLES SHOP Give warm greetings with Aunt Sadie’s Tree in a Can. Wonderful pine scented candles, the perfect Christmas gift.

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38 HILTON HEAD DISTILLERY Age Your Own Rum 2-liter Barrel - Add rum & let sit 3-5 weeks!

843.686.4443 HiltonHeadDistillery.com

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39 FORSYTHE JEWELERS Roberto Coin Pois Moi diamond and 18K yellow gold pendant necklace 843.671.7070 ForsytheJewelers.biz 40 GOOD HEALTH UNLIMITED Santivia Alkaline Water Pitcher 843.681.7701 GoodHealthUnlimited.com 41 J BANKS DESIGN Shaken or Stirred? Our chocolate almonds make for the perfect hostess gift anyway you serve them.

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843.686.6000 IslandGirlHHI.com 44 COASTAL TREASURES Hilton Head Island Artwork islandgifthhi@gmail.com 843.671.3643 45 SERENDIPITY MEDICAL SPA Aquiesse Portfolio Collection Large Candle French Oak Currant 342-BODY (2639) SerendipityMedSpa.com 46 OUTSIDE HILTON HEAD A party favorite corn hole 843.686.6996 outsidehiltonhead.com

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Visit ShopMoreLocal.org to view profiles on more than 200 locally owned businesses. There is something for everyone on your list.

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Healthy Holiday

Gift Ideas

BY BECCA EDWARDS

Becca Edwards is a wellness professional, freelance writer, owner of b.e.WELL+b.e.CREATIVE (bewellbecreative.com) and graduate of the Clemson Master Gardener program.

It’s hard to follow a healthy lifestyle during the hectic holiday season.

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3. Potluck and Gift Exchange Get-Together

uring the “most wonderful time of the year,” we tend to overindulge in libations and leftovers and under-indulge in sleep. “Ho, ho, ho-ing” translates into “ho-ho-hoping” to stay jolly despite common holiday stressors like money and family. And as quick as we can say, “Happy Festivus for the rest of us,” it is January and we are all bloated, exhausted and asking ourselves, “Where did the past few months go?”

But what if there were a way to get into the holiday spirit without spending too much money or overexerting ourselves, not stressing and not losing sight of our wellness goals? What if we actually celebrated with others and felt rejuvenated by the revelry? Cue “It’s a Wonderful World.” That “bright, blessed day” has come. With these simple holiday ideas, we can have our rum cake and eat it, too.

1. Hurricane Matthew Remnants What better way to spread holiday cheer than taking the debris from Hurricane Matthew and making easy, lovable craft projects? For my youngest daughter’s classroom Christmas tree, we made ornaments by cutting 1-inch-thick discs from a tree branch, drilling a hole and tying raffia and then stamping festive images and messages.

Thanks to the internet and all the creative people here on Hilton Head Island, there is a veritable cornucopia of salvage ideas.

2. Homemade Gift Certificates We all care about our friends and family, but we don’t always take the time or know how to show we do. What if you printed some heartfelt certificates tailor-made for the ones you love? They could be as simple as promises for a 10-minute massage while watching your favorite show with your spouse, a game night of your family’s favorite board games, a cup of tea or coffee with an employee, or a walk on the beach with your best friend.

My journalism professor at Washington and Lee University preached “KISS” — “keep it simple, stupid.”

Holiday parties do not need to be elaborate or expensive.

They are all about coming together and spreading cheer. Throw a potluck and do a “Dirty Santa” or “White Elephant” gift exchange — I promise it will bring memorable moments.

4. Organize a Collaborative Gift Does your local park need a new tree? Is there a community member, like your neighbor, who needs a little extra love and could use a health membership at a yoga studio or gym? Or could you organize a cleanup effort for someone who is still feeling the aftermath of the hurricane? What about your local church or school?

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by Matthew? Talk to friends, family and neighbors and chances are there is a way you can make a difference this season.

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The votes are in.

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The people have spoken.

2016 Readers’ Choice

Monthly celebrates local businesses and communities with the 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards, the “best of the best” places to shop, dine and live, as voted by you, our readers. We received 10,226 electronic ballots in our eight-week Readers’ Choice promotional campaign, intended to identify the top businesses in a wide range of categories. Want to find the best of the Lowcountry? You will find it here. One thing you’ll notice right away is we went deep — we wanted to find the best of everything, so the range of winners is extensive. And as you pore over the categories, we’re sure you’re going to find more than a few among your favorites. Obviously, this would make you the Reader, and as the name indicates, these are your Choices. But if you don’t see your favorites here, make sure you get out there and vote next year. Or, simply read on and discover a few new favorites. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

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Food & Beverage FACT

The most popular holidays for barbecuing are, in order, July 4th (76 percent), Memorial Day (62 percent), and Labor Day (62 percent).

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FAVORITE FOODS FAVORITE BARBECUE Hilton Head Island: One Hot Mama’s: Our very own celebrity chef (she’s a Food Network star and South Carolina chef ambassador), Orchid Paulmeier is the queen of pit-to-plate barbecue.

Bluffton: Bluffton BBQ: It’s a barbecue joint, not a restaurant. Ted Huffman wins again with his generous sandwiches served on Texas toast.

FAVORITE BURGER Hilton Head Island: Charbar Co.: The Champ (in both its signature burger and its chart-topping dishes since 2012).

Bluffton: NEO: Combine “sawce,” pimento cheese and caramelized onions, and you can’t go wrong.

FAVORITE SLIDERS Hilton Head Island: Chow Daddy’s: Its pork and chicken are slow-roasted over applewood and pure hardwood charcoal.

Bluffton: Bluffton Room: Beef tenderloin, sautéed onions, arugula, Boursin cheese. Um… yum.

FAVORITE BURRITO Hilton Head Island: Java Burrito Company: It’s not hard to make a good burrito. But the best burritos use local and organic ingredients and damn good guacamole. CAN WE SAY DAMN? Bluffton: Amigos: Oysters + burritos = delicious. Home to nine killer burritos.

FAVORITE CRAB CAKE Hilton Head Island: Carolina Crab Company: Whether it’s the crab cake sandwich, fried crab bites or crab tower, you can’t go wrong.

Bluffton: The Oyster Bar: Served with remoulade and kale salad.

FAVORITE FRIED CHICKEN Hilton Head Island: Publix: Perfect fried chicken, double hand-breaded and cooked to perfection.

Bluffton: Cahill’s Market: Could it be any fresher? Johnny Cahill’s famous Chicken Kitchen serves scrumptious bird, raised just a few yards from the front door.

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FACT

The United States Food and Drug Administration stipulates that all fish to be eaten raw (with the exception of tuna) must be frozen first, in order to kill parasites.

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FAVORITE FOODS FAVORITE PIZZA Hilton Head Island: Local Pie: Woodfired Neapolitan-style, cheesy, saucy goodness. Home to 15 pies plus a “make your own” option.

Bluffton: Mellow Mushroom: Its funky pies put this chain at the top of the pizza list in Bluffton.

FAVORITE SALAD Hilton Head Island: Frankie Bones: The Mediterranean Tuna and Salmon and Goat Cheese salads are main attractions at this restaurant and lounge.

Bluffton: Amigos Cafe y Cantina: Home to the famous BBQ Chicken Salad.

FAVORITE FRENCH FRIES Hilton Head Island: Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Enjoy Five Guys style or Cajun style, hand-cut and cooked in pure peanut oil.

Bluffton: Captain Woody’s: Their seasoned fires are the perfect match to any sandwich, platter, burger or basket.

FAVORITE SANDWICH Hilton Head Island: Captain Woody’s: The Grouper Melt is the signature sandwich, but they offer plenty of selections from both land and sea.

Bluffton: Downtown Deli: With 21 sandwiches — including the Colleton Club, the Hwy 278 and the Red Cedar — there is surely something for every sandwich lover.

FAVORITE STEAK Hilton Head Island: Wise Guys: Choose between sirloin, rib-eye, filet mignon or

strip steak with two savory sauces, or add seafood for a hearty meal.

Bluffton: The Bluffton Room: Try the Trilogy, the three very best steaks plus fatted potatoes, creamed spinach and mushrooms.

FAVORITE SUSHI Hilton Head Island: Hinoki: Restaurant and lounge serving the very best sushi.

Bluffton: Kobe: Offers a variety of traditional Japanese dishes.

FAVORITE TACO Hilton Head Island: Holy Tequila!: Choose a plate of three with creative favorites such as fried chicken, pork belly pastor or thai chicken.

Bluffton: Agave Side Bar: At this Southwest Tex-Mex taco and tequila bar, you can’t go wrong with the beef brisket, ahi tuna or Ted’s BBQ pulled pork.

FAVORITE CRAB LEGS Hilton Head Island: The Salty Dog: Flown in fresh daily by a real Eskimo.

OK, not really, but they are delicious.

Served with drawn butter for dipping.

Bluffton: Captain Woody’s: Serving fresh Alaskan snow crab legs with a choice of two fantastic sides.

FAVORITE OYSTERS Hilton Head Island: Old Oyster Factory: Choose from local oysters, Connecticut Blue Points and Gulf Coast Oysters baked, fried or on the half shell. With gorgeous views of Broad Creek, it's been voted one of the “Top 100 Scenic View Restaurants" by OpenTable.

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Thank you for voting us Favorite Child Care Facility in Blufffton!

SERVING STUDENTS & FAMILIES AT THREE LOCATIONS: 285 Red Cedar Street Bluffton, SC (843.815.2273) 357 Red Cedar Street Bluffton, SC (843.815.2271) and coming soon at: Gibbett Road, Pritchardville, SC (call 843.815.2273 for any inquiries)

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F&B FACT

The ice cream “brain freeze” effect is triggered when cold ice touches the roof of your mouth, which causes blood vessels in the head to dilate.

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FAVORITE FOODS Bluffton: Bluffton Oyster Co.: Owned and operated since 1899 by the Toomer family, every oyster is harvested and shucked by hand, making this the last hand-shucking oyster house in the state of South Carolina.

The building sits on land built up by more than 100 years of discarded oyster shells.

FAVORITE WINGS Hilton Head Island: The Smokehouse: Buffalo, smoked and ranch wings are a staple at this Hilton Head barbecue establishment.

Bluffton: Wild Wing Cafe: Its name says it all. With never-frozen wings and 33 scratch-made sauces, it's no surprise that they flew to the top of the charts again this year.

FAVORITE CANDY Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Candy Company: From retro candy from the 1920s to 1990s and everything in between, you’ll find delicious salt water taffy and penny candy by the pound.

Bluffton: Kilwins: An old-fashioned confectionery with chocolates, fudge and ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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FAVORITE SUB Hilton Head Island: Stu’s Surfside Subs: Homemade bread makes 22 signature subs stand out.

Bluffton: Jersey Mike’s Subs: Hailing from New Jersey, jumbo subs like the Stickball Special, Jersey Shore Favorite or Big Kahuna Cheese Steaks are on the menu.

FAVORITE ICE CREAM/GELATO Hilton Head Island: Pino Gelato: The authentic Italian gelateria chain, featuring fresh and premium ingredients, was born at this island institution.

Bluffton: Jack Frost Ice Cream: Homemade ice cream and Italian ices since 2006.

FAVORITE FROZEN YOGURT Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Orange Leaf: Make your own frozen concoction from one or more eclectic frozen yogurt flavor and sweet toppings.

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Food & Beverage FACT

The calories in a 4 ounce glass of wine range from about 80 to 100 calories.

Lighter wines tend to have fewer calories than heavier wines.

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Wine FAVORITE DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE FAVORITE WINE SELECTION Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Red Fish: Its lengthy wine list has won Wine Spectator’s “Best of Award of Excellence,” plus both locations have a wine shop with more than 1,000 wines.

FAVORITE COFFEE SHOP Hilton Head Island: Starbucks: Handcrafted espresso drinks, coffee and the coveted red holiday cups.

Bluffton: The Corner Perk: Local caffeine-fix favorite serving gourmet, organic, locally roasted coffee plus a bar, breakfast, lunch and a delicious dessert bar.

FAVORITE BAR/HOTEL Hilton Head Island: Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island: Enjoy a signature blood orange mojito by the pool or ocean.

Bluffton: Montage Palmetto Bluff: Handcrafted cocktails, wine and suds while soaking in gorgeous views of the May River and the stunning newly-expanded inn.

FAVORITE BAR/LATE NIGHT Hilton Head Island: Poseidon: The rooftop bar has a rotating parade of DJs, bands and entertainment, plus a stunning sunset view over the Broad River.

Bluffton: Old Town Dispensary: A fire pit and outdoor seating complement live music and a lively bar.

FAVORITE BAR/SPORTS Hilton Head Island: Bomboras Grille: Owned by a family hailing from Ohio, the chill beach bar with 20 craft beers on tap is a casual spot for a game.

Bluffton: Wild Wing Cafe: Wings.

Beer. Dozens of TVs. Need we say more?

FAVORITE BEER SELECTION Hilton Head Island: The Lodge: With a famous roster of 36 rotating beers on tap, its a craft beer lover’s dream.

Bluffton: Fat Patties: The newest local craft brewery in Bluffton, Salt Marsh, is brewed at the same location and the burger joint offers great deals on its brews.

FAVORITE HAPPY HOUR Hilton Head Island: Old Oyster Factory: 4-7 p.m. nightly in the bar and lounge area. $1.50 off liquor and wine glasses, $1 off all beer and 75-cent peel and eat shrimp and oysters. And one of the best views of the sunset in the Lowcountry.

Bluffton: Cinco Mexican Grill: Unique margaritas complement the authentic Mexican food.

FAVORITE MARGARITA Hilton Head Island: Holy Tequila!: With 50 different tequilas behind the bar, the best margarita the island can offer is no surprise here.

Bluffton: Agave Side Bar: Serving only Patron Tequila in its world-class margaritas.

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FAVORITE DRINKS & NIGHTLIFE FAVORITE BARTENDER Hilton Head Island: Melissa Roy, Twisted Cork Cocktail & Wine Bar: She won last year and has been serving libations to Hilton Head residents at many popular bars, but started her own venture earlier this year.

Bluffton: Jason Klenke, The Canoe Club at Palmetto Bluff: Serving up Southern comfort and specialty cocktails on the bluffs of the May River.

FAVORITE LIVE MUSIC VENUE Hilton Head Island: The Jazz Corner: Internationally renowned, enjoy hours of live music at one of the best jazz clubs on the East Coast.

Bluffton: Old Town Dispensary: Live music, outdoor fire pit in the heart of downtown Bluffton.

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FAVORITE MUSICIAN/BAND Hilton Head Island: Cranford Hollow: Hilton Head’s favorite local band is now touring the country, but the guys still often headline many local top events and bars.

Bluffton: Deas-Guyz: Their repertoire includes Motown sounds of the Temptations, The Drifters, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the lover’s rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; and the hip-hop sounds of Lauryn Hill and R. Kelly.

FAVORITE COVER BAND Hilton Head Island: White Liquor: You can’t always get what you want, but if you are looking for the best Rolling Stones cover band, this is more than you need.

Bluffton: OCD: A “good time” rock ’n’ roll band that also covers blues, alternative, reggae and country from favorites such as Hootie and the Blowfish, Sublime, Goo Goo Dolls and more.

FAVORITE PLACE FOR A DATE Hilton Head Island: OMBRA Cucina Rustica: Bottle of red? Bottle of white?

We can meet anytime you want in our favorite Italian restaurant.

Bluffton: Pour Richard’s: Its long wine list and eclectic atmosphere make this Southern bistro a favorite for couples.

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FAVORITE CHEF Hilton Head Island: Michael Cirafesi, OMBRA Cucina Rustica: The returning champion can transport you to Italy through his award-winning cuisine and wine selection.

Bluffton: Chaun Bescos, Red Fish: A hunter and forager, he’s dedicated to bringing the freshest ingredients to your plate.

FAVORITE NEW CHEF Hilton Head Island: Anne Sergent, Jane Bistro and Bar: The daughter of Nancy Huber, who also owns renowned Wren in Beaufort, brings popular dishes south of the Broad.

Bluffton: Matt Valentino, The Pearl Kitchen & Bar: This Carolina native has worked in the kitchens of Palmetto Bluff, Michael Anthony’s, OMBRA and Poseidon.

He brings all those influences to the Pearl’s kitchen.

FAVORITE NEW RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Jane Bistro and Bar: Opened in July, the restaurant is all about family and friends sharing great food together. And with dishes such as the Greek Goddess or Salmon BLAT for lunch, and Jumbo Lump Crab Cake or Carolina Shrimp and Grits, its easy to do.

Bluffton: The Pearl Kitchen & Bar: Father-and-son duo Earl and Alex Nightingale leaned on the success of their ELA’s Blu Water Grille and opened the Pearl in April with a menu of local seafood and steaks.

FAVORITE ASIAN RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: OKKO: The sleek décor is only upstaged by the authentic Asian cuisine.

Bluffton: Ruan Thai Cuisine: Authentic Thai cooking with recipes passed down for generations.

FAVORITE ITALIAN RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Michael Antony’s Cucina Italiana: Handmade ravioli, pasta and gnocchi. Tony and Becky Fazzini have been serving authentic Italian cuisine since 2002.

Bluffton: Dolce Vita: Specializing in southern and central Italian cuisine, the housemade pasta and delicious sauces will bring you back to the old country.

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FAVORITE MEXICAN RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Holy Tequila!: Street-style Mexican fare meets American flare at this gourmet taco and tequila bar.

Bluffton: Fiesta Fresh Mexican Grill: You can’t go wrong with the array of tacos, burritos, salads, tostadas and quesadillas on the menu.

FAVORITE SOUTHERN RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: A Lowcountry Backyard: Hilton Head native David Peck serves the freshest Southern cuisine with his fried green tomato BLT, homemade pimento cheese, shrimp and grits and more.

Bluffton: Pour Richard’s: Try the Davy Jones Locker, Pour Richard Lobster Roll or Southern Exposure Wrap.

FAVORITE VEGETARIAN Hilton Head Island: Delishee Yo: Who else could make quinoa and kombucha taste so good? This Palmetto Bay Road hideaway proves healthy food can taste incredible.

Bluffton: The Juice Hive: Brought to you by the owners of The Cottage, the coldpressed juices, smoothies and veganfriendly items make this new lunch and breakfast spot a healthy favorite.

FAVORITE LUNCH Hilton Head Island: Red Fish: Amazing food at reasonable prices make this a lunchtime favorite for island executives.

Bluffton: Truffles: We all know it’s the bread and butter that set this longtime favorite at No. 1. The salad, soup and pimento cheese sandwich are pretty awesome, too.

FAVORITE BRUNCH Hilton Head Islands: Skull Creek Boathouse: Try the buffet or any Saturday or Sunday brunch menu item.

They all go best with a mimosa or bloody mary.

Bluffton: The Cottage: The Multi-Grain Belgian Waffle and Challah French Toast join a long menu of egg-y selections.

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FAVORITE RESTAURANTS FAVORITE BREAKFAST Hilton Head Island: Palmetto Bay Sunrise Cafe: This longtime favorite fills up fast on a Saturday or Sunday morning for a good reason. Famous eggs Benedict with homemade hollandaise or daily quiche selections are served all day long.

Bluffton: Walnuts Cafe: Giant omelettes, pancakes and other great selections make this Sheridan Park spot popular for early birds.

Bluffton: The Bluffton Room: Where the lost art of dining is being revived with the finest ingredients, crafted cocktails and outstanding table service for a classic dinner party experience.

FAVORITE CASUAL RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Captain Woody’s: Whether inside or outside at the bar, it’s a favorite spot for a drink or grouper sandwich with friends.

Bluffton: Chow Daddy’s: Hip and eclectic with a farm-to-table inspired menu, great drinks and corn hole.

FAVORITE KID-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: The Salty Dog Cafe: There’s a ton of kid-approved food for the pickiest eaters, plus indoor and outdoor seating at a marina with plenty more to do.

Bluffton: Fat Patties: Outdoor seating and live music make this a great Old Town hangout for all ages.

FAVORITE OUTDOOR DINING Hilton Head Island: Old Oyster Factory: Its outside deck offers waterfront dining featuring fresh seafood while watching kayakers and one of the best sunset views.

Bluffton: Okatie Ale House: Its patio and outdoor bar offer a fun atmosphere.

FAVORITE FINE DINING RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Charlie’s L’etoile Verte: The menu is updated daily in this seafood-focused French-American restaurant.

FAVORITE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Hilton Head Island: Sea Grass Grille: Tucked away but well-known among locals, scallops, grouper, shrimp and more are served with a beach house vibe.

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akfast Bluffton: May River Grill: Fish takes front and center at this downtown Bluffton establishment.

FAVORITE WATER VIEWS Hilton Head Island: ELA’s Blu Water Grille: Panoramic views of Broad Creek surround this Shelter Cove Harbor seafood restaurant. With private tables, it makes a romantic outing as well.

Bluffton: Backwater Bill’s: The views of Hampton Lake are wide and wonderful.

FAVORITE DELI Hilton Head Island: Gruby’s New York Deli: A New York-inspired deli that serves mountain of cold cuts with your sandwich.

Bluffton: The Downtown Deli: Sandwiches with generous amounts of filling makes them a favorite.

FAVORITE DESSERT MENU Hilton Head Island: Frankie Bones: The Rat Pack liked desserts, too. New York cheesecake, homemade cannoli and tiramisu highlight the extensive dessert and afterdinner drinks menu.

Bluffton: The Cottage: So many cakes. And pies. And dessert bars.

And cupcakes. And scones. And cookies. It’s no wonder that this is a sweet-tooth haven.

FAVORITE BAKERY Hilton Head Island: The French Bakery: A longtime favorite for freshly baked breads and pastries, as well as breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.

Bluffton: The Midnight Baker: European bakery using the freshest ingredients.

FAVORITE CATERING/ CATERER Hilton Head Island: Two Tomatoes: Elegant, delicious and affordable; Susan Lykins and her team have been favorites since 1995.

Bluffton: The Downtown Deli: They don’t just do sandwiches. Ryan and Leah McCarthy have been serving delicious fare at special events, weddings, corporate gatherings and more since 2002.

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FAVORITE SHOPS/STORES FAVORITE ANTIQUE STORE Hilton Head Island: The Greenery Antiques & Garden Collectible Shop: The shop is a retrofitted church that Ruthie and Berry Edwards purchased outside of Ridgeland and barged over to Hilton Head.

It’s a fitting historical setting for the antiques and collectibles sold within.

Bluffton: Coastal Exchange: Beautiful new items come through this May River Road shop every few days.

FAVORITE THRIFT SHOP Hilton Head Island: The Litter Box: An eclectic mix of clothes, furniture, home goods and more benefits the Hilton Head Humane Association.

Bluffton: God’s Goods: The popular spot just moved to Centre Drive.

FAVORITE CONSIGNMENT SHOP Hilton Head Island: Classic Consignments Hilton Head: Specializes in furniture and home decor.

Bluffton: Bargains & Treasures: Low prices, unique finds and delivery put this spot above the rest.

FAVORITE LIQUOR STORE Hilton Head Island: Roller’s: With three spots in Coligny, Palmetto Bay Road and Port Royal Plaza, this store boasts the best booze selection on Hilton Head Island.

Bluffton: Bill’s Liquors: Wholesale offerings, huge selection and low prices make this Fording Island Road store a favorite.

FAVORITE FISH/SEAFOOD MARKET Hilton Head Island: Piggly Wiggly: Hilton Head Island’s first grocery store — located in Coligny Plaza — boasts fresh seafood selections every day.

Bluffton: Bluffton Oyster Factory: Known for its handshucked oysters, the seafood selection also includes fresh-off-the-boat shrimp and more.

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FAVORITE SHOPS/STORES FAVORITE FLORIST Hilton Head Island: Flowers

By Sue: Family-owned florist offers gorgeous arrangements for weddings, sympathy or everyday floral needs.

Bluffton: Gardenia’s Event Floral: Angela Mandigo’s Circle of Life project of live wreaths expanded into the floral company it is today.

FAVORITE GIFT/NOVELTY STORE Hilton Head Island: Gifted Hilton Head: This Village at Wexford staple since 2011 offers everything from Spartina 449 handbags and jewelry, Alex & Ani bangles, S’well bottles and more.

Bluffton: Markel’s Card & Gift Shop: The bows are the talk of the town.

FAVORITE GROCERY STORE Hilton Head Island: Kroger: The huge store at Shelter Cove Towne Centre has everything and is centrally located.

Bluffton: Publix: Three locations serve all of Bluffton and Okatie.

FAVORITE HEALTH FOOD/ VITAMIN STORE Hilton Head Island: Good Health Unlimited: Vitamins, supplements, herbs, natural health and beauty products, and organic food can all be found at this locally owned store.

Bluffton: Healthsmart of Bluffton: Vitamins and supplements, essential oils, natural kids’ care products, GMOfree snacks and more.

FAVORITE HARDWARE STORE Hilton Head Island: Grayco: Settled into its big digs on Palmetto Bay Road, it has everything you need for home improvement, tools and more.

Bluffton: Heuser Ace Hardware at Buckwalter Place: Named best new store in America by Hardware Connection Magazine, its focus is providing the best brands in hardware.

FAVORITE WINE STORE Hilton Head Island: Wine & Cheese if You Please: Its temperature-controlled wine room has every wine imaginable for every palate and every budget.

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ocery Bluffton: World Market: From prosecco to pinot noir and chardonnay to cabernet sauvignon, a wide selection lives here.

FAVORITE NEW BUSINESS Hilton Head Island: Birdie James: Shelter Cove Towne Centre’s newest “authentic chic” boutique offers everyday pieces for women.

Bluffton: Moonlit Lullaby: Adorable and fashionable boutique for babies and toddlers.

FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTER Hilton Head Island: The Village at Wexford: After your spa treatment at FACES DaySpa, go shopping at one of the many boutiques — like Louette, Porcupine, Island Child, Gifted and more — and grab a bite at one of many island favorites such as Java Burrito Company or OMBRA Cucina Rustica.

Bluffton: Tanger Outlets: A longtime savings center with close to 100 name-brand outlets at two spots within a mile of each another.

FAVORITE STATIONERY/ PAPER STORE Hilton Head Island: Pretty Papers: Offering beautiful and elegant stationery for weddings and events for 30 years.

Bluffton: Markel’s Card & Gift Shop: OK, you cannot wrap your card in one of their fabulous bows, but you can get some pretty fabulous stationary there.

FAVORITE TIRE STORE Hilton Head Island: Island Tire: With 40 years of family ownership, thousands have called on Island Tire for wheels.

Bluffton: Bluffton Tire & Auto: Carries all the name-brand tires for every type of car, truck or SUV.

FAVORITE TRAVEL AGENCY Hilton Head Island: Island Travel: Trusted travel consultants since 1983.

Bluffton: AAA Vacations: The best deals on travel insurance.

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FAVORITE SERVICES FAVORITE AUTO DETAILING Hilton Head Island: A1 Auto Detailing: Not only detailing, but also reconditioning and restoration, exotic car storage, painless dent repair, motorcycle detailing and more.

Bluffton: Island Car Wash: Newly improved facilities offer much more than before.

FAVORITE AUTO REPAIR Hilton Head Island: H&H Auto: The Lowcountry leader in auto repair, they offer free estimates and work with insurance companies.

Bluffton: Bluffton Tire & Auto: Repairs taking a while? These guys have shuttle service so you can be comfortable while you wait.

FAVORITE HOME CLEANING Hilton Head Island: Housekeeping Services of Hilton Head: Need your home, business or vacation rental scrubbed from top to bottom? Look no further for prompt and efficient service.

Bluffton: In and Out Cleaning & Steaming: Like its name suggests, they are quick and clean.

FAVORITE CARPET CLEANING Hilton Head Island: Mighty Mac: Making your carpets “beary clean” and offering hardwood floors, upholstery, carpet repairs and more.

Bluffton: Palmetto Cleaning & Restoration: Not only carpet cleaning, but also fire, smoke, soot and mold clean up.

FAVORITE CHILD CARE FACILITY Hilton Head Island: Providence Early Learning Center: One of the only day cares on Hilton Head Island, its trained teachers specialize in caring for children ages 0 to 3 and love on each and every one.

Bluffton: Lowcountry Day: Privately-owned Christian and state-licensed preschool welcoming families, with a music and ballet studio on-site.

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FAVORITE INSTITUTIONS/ BUSINESSES FAVORITE BANK Hilton Head Island: Coastal States Bank: Opened in 2004, local luck has paid off for the biggest bank in Southern Beaufort County.

Bluffton: South State Bank: A bank for every stage of life, from professionals and newlyweds to families and retirees.

FAVORITE CAR DEALERSHIP Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head BMW: Whether you are looking to drive off the lot in a shiny new BMW or a pre-owned one, this is your one-stop-shop for cars and auto repairs.

Bluffton: Hilton Head Honda: A past favorite, its deals and inventory put it above the others.

FAVORITE INSURANCE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: State Farm: The national company offers cars, home, life insurance and more.

Bluffton: Beacon Insurance Group: Opened in 2004, this small business has deep ties to the community and offers a variety of auto, home, life and business insurance plans.

FAVORITE REAL ESTATE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Weichert RealtorsCoastal Properties: With four offices across southern Beaufort County, the company has been named No. 4 in the nation among Weichert Realtors franchises.

Bluffton: Charter One Realty: With more than 10 years helping residents buy and sell homes, its agents also give back. The office is a frequent recipient of the local Association of Realtors President's Cup.

FAVORITE WEDDING VENUE Hilton Head Island: The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa: The upscale resort has been a longtime favorite of beach brides. Its Grand Ocean Terrace will open in 2017.

Bluffton: Palmetto Bluff: Looking for a classic Southern wedding? Palmetto Bluff has all the luxurious amenities, and the newly expanded Montage Palmetto Bluff will guarantee a perfect day.

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FAVORITE INSTITUTIONS/BUSINESSES FAVORITE NONPROFIT GROUP Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry: Serving Hilton Head Island and Bluffton for more than 30 years, the community-based group gives comfort and dignity during patients’ final days, as well as support for their families.

FAVORITE FINANCIAL ADVISER Hilton Head Island: Stuckart Ruckno Team, Merrill Lynch: With 50 years of combined experience, they are the best at helping you map your financial life.

Bluffton: Sarah Reed, Edward Jones: Offering one-on-one advice and specializing in those saving for retirement or college.

FAVORITE ATTORNEY Hilton Head Island: Bree Kennedy: Kennedy & Blackshire, LLC. Born and raised in Mississippi, she and her firm are well-known in the Lowcountry for their expertise in family law.

Bluffton: Ryan Mikkelson, Mikkelson Law Firm, LLC: The law firm specializes in services including commercial and residential real estate closings, family law and estate planning, but Mikkelson is active on a number of boards, including Family Promise of Beaufort County, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry, and Lowcountry Legal Volunteers.

FAVORITE REALTOR Hilton Head Island: The Rupp Team: The Weichert Realtors duo of Terri and Bill specialize in luxury real estate.

Bluffton: Chris Gomez, Foundation Realty: He’s called Hilton Head Island home for 40 years, and can certainly help you buy or sell yours.

FAVORITE ACCOUNTANTS Hilton Head Island: June & Associates: Professionalism + Responsiveness + Quality = No. 1.

Bluffton: Duncan Wilkes, Sadowski & Co.: Making the numbers add up in the Lowcountry since 2003.

FAVORITE RETIREMENT FACILITY Hilton Head Island: TidePointe, a Vi Community: Upscale homes and modern amenities make this independent and assisted living center top-notch.

Bluffton: Sun City Hilton Head: Where else can you find nearly 17,000 retirees having so much fun? With so much to do in such a small space, the active adult community lives up to being its own city.

FAVORITE GATED COMMUNITY Hilton Head Island: Sea Pines: Who wouldn’t want to live in a community that has all the resort amenities?

Easy access to the beach, Harbour Town, Lawton Stables, great biking and walking … it's a living paradise.

Bluffton: Hampton Hall Club: A community carved out of 1,000 pristine acres featuring a Pete Dye Signature Course, pool and more.

FAVORITE ART GALLERY Hilton Head Island: Red Piano Art Gallery: South Carolina’s oldest professional gallery of fine art, specializing in representational drawings, paintings and sculpture by the nation’s leading artists.

Bluffton: Four Corners Fine Art & Framing: With a distinctive Lowcountry flair, the gallery features traditional and contemporary artists who work in oils, acrylics, mixed media, photography, and clay as well as pencil and woodcarvings.

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FAVORITE BIKE STORE Hilton Head Island: The Bike Doctor: A favorite of cycling enthusiasts and beach cruisers, its two locations offer rentals, sales and maintenance service, and is the only authorized specialized bike dealer on the island.

Bluffton: Bluffton Bicycle Shop: From tune-ups to trying new wheels or group rides and custom wheel building, they do it all.

FAVORITE GOLF STORE Hilton Head Island: Golf Headquarters: Driver got you down?

Offering apparel, equipment and club repair for 30 years.

Bluffton: Edwin Watts: Just over the bridge, its huge inventory boasts everything you could need on the fairways or the bunker.

FAVORITE PRIVATE GOLF CLUB Hilton Head Island: Long Cove Pete Dye Course: With 7,000 yards, this championship course is just the right balance of flexible and challenging with a gorgeous Lowcountry setting.

Bluffton: Colleton River Plantation Club: Its Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus courses frequently land on the “must play” and “best of” South Carolina golfing lists.

FAVORITE PUBLIC GOLF CLUB Hilton Head Island: Palmetto Dunes: Arthur Hills, George Fazio and Robert Trent Jones boast the quintessential Hilton Head Island golfing experience.

Bluffton: Old South: A favorite of residents and visitors alike, wildlife abounds in this naturally beautiful course.

FAVORITE TENNIS CENTER Hilton Head Island: Sea Pines Racquet Club: This premiere resort has taken home top accolades in the tennis world under the direction of former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Stan Smith.

Bluffton: Moss Creek: A 2015 USTA Outstanding Facility Award-winner, the center has seven Har-Tru lighted courts, practice wall and ball machine, tennis clubhouse and plenty of seating.

FAVORITE SPORTING GOODS STORE Hilton Head Island: Player’s World of Sports: One of the largest selections of tennis gear, complemented by soccer, swimming and beach supplies.

Bluffton: Dick’s: The big-box store has a selection for any sport.

FAVORITE KIDS ACTIVITY Hilton Head Island: Art Cafe: Paintyour-own-pottery studio lets kids get creative and walk away with their own creation.

Bluffton: Alliance Dance Academy: Where every dancer shines. For ages 2 1/2 and up.

FAVORITE WATERSPORT RENTAL COMPANY Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Outside Hilton Head: Whether it’s bikes, kayaks, paddleboard or surfboards, Outside Hilton Head has the largest quality selection.

Plus super fun outdoor adventures on the water.

FAVORITE MARINA Hilton Head Island: Harbour Town Yacht Basin: Hurricane Matthew may have damaged some docks, but not its spirit.

Award-winning and often featuring some pretty big boats, we all can’t wait for the yacht basin to recover.

Bluffton: Alljoy Boat Landing: This county-run landing is a popular spot for accessing the May River and Calibogue Sound.

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FAVORITE APPLIANCE STORE Hilton Head Island: Billy Wood Appliance: A 44-year-old familyowned business.

Bluffton: Play and Gourmet: Offering custom home technology and home appliances.

FAVORITE ARCHITECT Hilton Head Island: The Sherratt Company: Serving Hilton Head Island since 2001.

Bluffton: Court Atkins: Specializing in architecture, planning, and interior design for residential and commercial projects.

FAVORITE BLINDS/WINDOW COVERINGS Hilton Head Island: Liberty Wall Coverings: Whether you’re covering your windows or walls, these guys have been doing it all since 1985.

Bluffton: Budget Blinds: Blinds?

Shutters? Shades? Drapes? Rugs? They have thousands of looks in hundreds of colors.

FAVORITE BUILDER/REMODEL Hilton Head Island: H2 Builders: With homes in Hampton Hall, Indigo Run, Palmetto Bluff, Berkeley Hall and Colleton River, H2 builders has built luxury homes right alongside the Lowcountry’s growth.

Bluffton: Randy Jeffcoat Builders: Celebrating 43 years of building homes, it has received more than 50 LightHouse awards from the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association.

FAVORITE CABINET COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Advanced Kitchen Design: Need a custom cabinet? They’ll design the kitchen or bath of your dreams.

Bluffton: The Cabinet Gallery: A division of H2 Builders, it’s long been receiving awards for kitchens and baths.

FAVORITE CARPET/ FLOORING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: KPM Flooring: Floors a little squeaky? Look no further than their amazing selection of tile, stone, carpet, area rugs and specialty floors.

Bluffton: Abbey Floor Fashion: They make floors sexy. Between carpets, area rugs, hardwood, laminate or tiles, they have what you need.

FAVORITE ECO-FRIENDLY HOME SPECIALITY Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Solar: Going green? Look to the sun. Hilton Head Solar engineers, procures and installs across the Lowcountry.

Bluffton: Coastal Signature Homes: Make your home sustainable from the bottom up with certified green professionals.

FAVORITE GRANITE/ STONE/MARBLE COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Distinctive Granite & Marble: Its business has been installing countertops, flooring walls and outdoor area in the greater Hilton Head Island area since 1994.

Bluffton: AGM Imports: You’ll marvel over their selection of 200 varieties and 20,000 slabs.

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FAVORITE HOME PROFESSIONALS FAVORITE HEATING AND AIR COMPANY Hilton Head Island: EAC Heating & Air: A Carrier factory authorized dealer with more than 30 years of experience.

Bluffton: Howell Chase Heating and Air Conditioning: All its technicians are certified by North American Technician Excellence Inc., the leading certification program in the industry.

FAVORITE HOME FURNISHINGS STORE Hilton Head Island: Pyramids: Furniture, artwork and lighting in casual to elegant styles.

Bluffton: Coastal Home: Giving your home a coastal flair inside and out.

FAVORITE INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY Hilton Head Island: J. Banks Design: Internationally renowned interior designer defines casual elegance and got her start right here on Hilton Head Island.

Bluffton: Kelly Caron Designs: Bringing Southern soul to large-scale projects and more modest ventures.

FAVORITE LANDSCAPING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: The Greenery: Whether it’s a perfectly manicured yard for your home or business, this employeeowned company has its roots on Hilton Head Island.

Bluffton: Bruno’s Landscaping: Serving the Lowcountry since 1989, they’ve been creating custom landscaping designs for residential and commercial properties.

FAVORITE MORTGAGE COMPANY Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Mortgage Network: If you are looking to buy or refinance a home, or invest in a multifamily property or second home, this is the onestop shop of the Lowcountry.

FAVORITE NURSERY Hilton Head Island: Bruno’s & The

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Greenery: For the second time in Hilton Head Monthly’s Readers Choice Award history … it’s a tie!

These two No. 1 picks for favorite landscaping are also everyone’s favorite spot for a nursery.

Bluffton: Garden Gate Nursery: Located in the heart of Old Town Bluffton, it’s full of wonderful outdoor decor and plants suited for your garden.

FAVORITE PEST CONTROL Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Exterminators: Bugs or critters don’t stand a chance against the area’s largest independently owned pest control company.

Bluffton: Island Pest Control: Offers a free 58-point pest analysis of your home or office.

FAVORITE POOL COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Clearwater Pool Service: Pool maintenance, repair

and installation make them your pool’s best friend.

Bluffton: Year Round Pool: It started as a one-truck pool cleaning company in 1981. Now it has a fleet and offers pool cleaning, construction and more.

FAVORITE FABRICATION/ ROOFING COMPANY Hilton Head Island: Pana Roofing: Your roof can make a statement with Pana.

Bluffton: 4M Metals: Using the metal industry’s most up-to-date technology, they have over 35 colors available.

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FAVORITE BARBER SHOP Hilton Head Island: The Barber Shop: The winner since 2012, there’s more than 100 years of combined experience here.

Bluffton: Barbers of the Lowcountry: Since 1997, Brent and Lou have specialized hair care, razor shaves, the finest of grooming products.

FAVORITE HAIR SALON Hilton Head Island: The Hair Designers: Frizzy hair? They don’t care! Cuts, trims, coloring, makeup, waxing and more.

Bluffton: Salon Karma: What goes around comes around, especially when it comes to your look. Here, there are latest techniques in hair cutting, hair coloring, and nail care.

FAVORITE NAIL SALON Hilton Head Island: FACES DaySpa: Whether it’s the pedicure of the month or a pronto treatment, this spa has the best service in town.

Bluffton: Tip-Toe: From your fingers to your toes, they’ll leave your nails in tip-top condition.

FAVORITE SPA Hilton Head Island: FACES DaySpa: Just relax! It’s been Hilton Head’s favorite day spa for 11 years in a row.

Bluffton: Palmetto Bluff Spa: Revitalize Southern style in a sanctuary of hospitality and natural elements.

FAVORITE WEIGHT LOSS CENTER Hilton Head Island: Hilton Head Health: The wellness retreat and weight loss spa is celebrating its 40th birthday.

Bluffton: Equilibrium: Voted the best for four years in a row, it offers a fast weight loss solution.

FAVORITE YOGA Hilton Head Island & Bluffton: Jiva Yoga: Thrives on bringing awareness, community, and a space to just be to these beautiful communities.

FAVORITE PILATES Hilton Head Island: Esmeralda's Massage Therapy & Pilates Center: Locally owned since 1990, Esameralda is locally famous for massages, pilates and now barre classes.

Bluffton: TrueFit Pilates and Training Center: A full-service fitness studio for all levels, post-injury and sports training.

FAVORITE MASSAGE THERAPY Hilton Head Island: Heavenly Spa at The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa: Their menu offers eight treatments, including its signature heavenly massage, maternity and aspire.

Bluffton: Heidi Johnson: She has been rubbing sore backs for more than 20 years.

FAVORITE MEDICAL SPA Hilton Head Island: Serendipity: Offering a wide range of services for face, body, skin and eyes.

Bluffton: LUX~ A Medical Spa: The premier choice for medical aesthetics and skin enrichment services.

FAVORITE FITNESS CENTER Hilton Head Island: Lava 24 Fitness: Classes, weight rooms and cardio, plus long-term and short-term memberships … what else do you need to stay in shape?

Bluffton: Powerhouse Gym: Lots of classes for all types of fitness levels, plus tons of weight and cardio equipment.

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FAVORITE FASHION FAVORITE MEN’S CLOTHING STORE Hilton Head Island: Knickers: Dressing generations of gentlemen since 1971.

Bluffton: Stein Mart: Great designers at low prices.

FAVORITE OUTDOORS APPAREL Hilton Head Island: Outside Hilton Head: An outdoor enthusiast’s fashionable dream.

Bluffton: Columbia: The gold standard for sportswear.

FAVORITE WOMEN’S CLOTHING (CASUAL) Hilton Head Island: Copper Penny: Casual and effortless fashion with a Southern flair.

Bluffton: GiGi’s Boutique: The “go-to” boutique for the latest fashion trends.

FAVORITE WOMEN’S CLOTHING (FORMAL/ SEMI-FORMAL) Hilton Head Island: The Porcupine: Offers women’s premiere designer clothing, from everyday essentials to exceptional indulgences.

Bluffton: Saks Off Fifth at Tanger Outlets: Provides savvy shoppers with designer clothing and accessories at an incredible value.

FAVORITE SHOE STORE Hilton Head Island: The Porcupine: Offering designer shoes, from fabulous flats to high heels.

Bluffton: Birkenstock & More: These are not your hippie sandals of the 1960s.

Offering shoes, sandals and clogs.

FAVORITE SUNGLASSES/ EYEWEAR Hilton Head Island: Optical Solutions: Its huge selection of frames and lenses has provided the Lowcountry with great vision as well as first-class style and taste.

Bluffton: Carolina Optical: Not only eyewear, but also after-hours services for lost/broken glasses and eye emergencies.

FAVORITE JEWELRY STORE Hilton Head Island: Forsythe Jewelers: Recently celebrated 35 years on Hilton Head and are proudly locally owned and operated.

Bluffton: Golis: Carries fine jewelry with gemstones, gold pieces, silver pieces, diamonds and more.

FAVORITE ACCESSORIES STORE Hilton Head Island: Island Girl: Trendy women’s and fashion boutique with a plethora of accessories.

Bluffton: Cocoon: Coastal elegance of sophisticated handmade jewelry and more.

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FAVORITE PLASTIC SURGEON Hilton Head Island: Dr. Audrey Klenke, Pinnacle Plastic Surgery: She’s Beaufort County's only female plastic surgeon.

Bluffton: Dr. Frederick Weniger, Weniger Plastic Surgery: He takes an educated approach to plastic surgery.

FAVORITE PHARMACY Hilton Head Island: Burke’s Main Street Pharmacy: Not only a local compounding pharmacy, but also offering medical equipment rentals.

Bluffton: Bluffton Pharmacy: Bluffton’s only compounding pharmacy since 1988.

FAVORITE CHIROPRACTOR Hilton Head Island: Dr. Fraum, Fraum Chiropractic Life Center: Hilton Head Readers' Choice chiropractor for nine years in a row.

Bluffton: Dr. Blair Martin, Martin Chiropractic: A founding member of the Council on Chiropractic Paediatrics, Martin is a certified chiropractic sports physician and extremity practitioner.

FAVORITE DENTIST (COSMETIC) Hilton Head Island: Rothwell Cosmetic Dentistry: Specializing in veneers, whitening, tooth bonding and dental implants.

Bluffton: Dr. Richard Porcelli, Bluffton Center for Dentistry: Winner since 2013.

FAVORITE DENTIST (FAMILY) Hilton Head Island: Dr. Kenneth Kowalyk: Winner since 2012 and in practice since 1985.

Bluffton: Dr. Jessica Gower, Palmetto Dental Arts: She is a 2011 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina's College of Dental Medicine in Charleston.

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FAVORITE DERMATOLOGIST Hilton Head Island: Dr. Thomas Bundy, Hilton Head Dermatology: He’s board certified by both the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Mohs Micrographic Skin Cancer Surgery.

Bluffton: Dr. Carmen Traywick, May River Dermatology: A graduate of Emory Medical School, she opened May River Dermatology in 2009.

FAVORITE DOCTOR Hilton Head Island: Dr. Paul Long, Heritage Medical Partners: He has more than 40 years of experience.

Bluffton: Dr. Kamal Patel, Palmetto Medical Group: He’s been practicing in the Lowcountry for more than 10 years.

FAVORITE ENT/AUDIOLOGIST Hilton Head Island: Dr. David Mauer, Hilton Head ENT: From tubes to hearing aids, allergies and sinus issues, Mauer has been a longtime favorite.

Bluffton: Sungate Medical Group: Comprehensive wellness group.

FAVORITE EYE DOCTOR Hilton Head Island: Trey Bishop, Bishop Eye: The founder has performed more than 10,000 cataract surgeries.

Bluffton: Dr. Ken Farr, SunGate Medical: He’s the founder and medical director of the group and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

FAVORITE IN-HOME CARE Hilton Head Island: DayBreak of the Lowcountry: Provides personal care in homes, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Bluffton: Right at Home: Offers help around the house, assistance recovering from a hospital stay, and check-ins.

FAVORITE PHYSICAL THERAPIST Hilton Head Island: Dennis Ittenbach: Island Physical Therapy is part of Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and offers general and specialty physical therapy services.

Bluffton: Drayer Physical Therapy: Services range from orthopedics to sports medicine.

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FAVORITE PET PEOPLE

FAVORITE PET GROOMING Hilton Head Island: Groomingdales: Full-service grooming for all breeds of cats and dogs.

Bluffton: Ruff Cuts: Pet looking rough? Bring him in for a trim.

FAVORITE VETERINARIAN Hilton Head Island: Dr. Curtis Hennessy, Plantation Animal Hospital: Hennessy opened the practice in 1995 with his wife, Lynnette, but has been caring for pets for 28 years.

Bluffton: Dr. Richard Bink, Buckwalter Veterinary Clinic: Taking over the practice in 2012, Bink leads the practice in proactive and preventative care for animals.

FAVORITE PET BOARDING Hilton Head Island: Evergreen Pet Lodge: Whether it is doggy day care or overnight stays, your dog or cat will have a luxury experience.

Bluffton: Camp Green Dog: It’s the purrr-fect place for your pooch or kitty to stay for a day, night or week away.

FAVORITE PET SUPPLY STORE Hilton Head Island: Tail Wiggles: Everything you could need to pamper your pooch and pets.

Bluffton: PetSmart: Everything you could need for your pet, from food to supplies to toys.

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READERS’ CHOICE PARTY SHOWCASES LOWCOUNTRY’S FAVORITE PEOPLE & PLACES

You voted for your favorite people, places, restaurants and businesses. Now come celebrate with the winners. Don’t miss Hilton Head Monthly’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards Party, starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island.

Enjoy food, drinks, gifts and giveaways from many of the 2016 winners while enjoying live music from The Jazz Corner and popular Rolling Stones cover band White Liquor.

“Following Hurricane Matthew, we’re expecting this year’s Readers’ Choice Party to be extra special as the community gathers and celebrates the best of the best and all we have to be thankful for this holiday season,” Monthly publisher Lori Goodridge-Cribb said.

Monthly received 10,226 electronic ballots during the eight-week promotional campaign, intended to identify the top businesses in a wide range of categories.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at hiltonheadmonthly.com Proceeds benefit Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.

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From left, the Arrieta family: Leah, Caroline, Cotesy, Brandon and Brandon Sr.

A BOY, A LAMB AND TWO MINUTES WILL CHANGE THE WORLD

BY TIM WOOD | PHOTO BY ROB KAUFMAN

Four percent.

It is a figure that both angers and empowers Brandon and Caroline Arrieta. A number they never had to consider before the diagnosis, when they were consumed with running a successful restaurant and raising their four kids.

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hen their 9-year-old son Alex, a vibrant budding soccer star nicknamed “Smiles” because of his intoxicating grin, came home pale and listless. Fourteen months later, after enduring levels of chemotherapy meant for adults five times his age and two days after learning that he was finally free of the toxic blood cells that had rendered his bone marrow useless, Alex succumbed to an aggressive adult strain of acute myeloid leukemia. He passed away April 27, four months after a brief remission turned into an endless hospital stay at the Medical University of South Carolina.

While at the hospital, Alex met three other children waging their own battles with cancer. Kaylin and Skyla also had AML. John had a tumor in his belly.

John died a day after Alex. Kaylin passed one month later. Then Skyla in late October.

“That is four out of four kids with zero option,” Brandon Arrieta said. “The statistics tell you one story, but the truth tells another.”

That truth is what drove Alex to start a charity, Lambs for Life. He battled AML courageously with a stuffed lamb by his side.

He told his parents that Lamby was for comfort, but at a pep rally held by his classmates at Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts before his final hospitalization, he told a TV reporter the real reason.

“It’s the lamb of God, it’s holy,” Alex said, showing a faith few adults truly ever comprehend, let alone a 10-year-old. While the answer stunned his parents, it did not surprise them.

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CHARITY “He took in levels of chemotherapy in three months that were meant to be given over three years. When that did not work, his doctors told us of an experimental treatment that was painful and likely deadly, and we gave him the choice and he chose to take it, to fight,” Brandon said.

“He had amazing faith. Toward the end, he rarely slept. He had so little lung function, we had to shift him all through the night just to angle him in bed so the lungs would pump blood and air. But he never wavered. It took his physical strength, but he was so strong emotionally and spiritually.”

The story of Alex’s initial diagnosis in 2015 brought a wave of letters and well wishes from across the country. His parents’ efforts to bring him joy despite the loss of his hair and vitality resulted in gifts from Alex’s idols like Austin Powers himself, Mike Myers.

Lionel Messi sent an ultra-rare Argentinian national team jersey signed by every player.

His love of the “Rocky” movies brought well wishes from the lead singer of Survivor, who told Alex he embodied the “Eye of the Tiger.” The little boy won the hearts of

Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T, the latter speaking often with him — including just minutes before he died.

When a Christmastime remission soon turned into a relapse, Alex didn’t want letters or toys. He only wanted folks to send him stuffed lambs, and he received thousands of them.

“We asked him what would he do with all these animals; there was only so much room in the hospital,” Brandon said. “He said, ‘They’re not for me. I want every kid fighting cancer to have a Lamby like me, to give them hope.’”

Alex picked out items for a care package — items meant to inspire laughter and playtime like whoopee cushions, flying fists, a barrel of monkeys and Airheads candy, combined with thoughtful touches like a soft handmade flannel lamb pillowcase to make the endless hospital nights a little easier to endure.

“Every item, from the disappearing ink to the paratrooper figurines to the pillowcase, it’s all Alex, through and through,” Brandon said.

Alex was 10 years old and battling relapsed AML when he created Lambs for Life in January 2016.

That became even more true when the family learned in early November that their child and his best buddy would be the stars of a children’s book series, “Lambs for Life: The Adventures of Alex and Lamby.” The first book, “Lamby’s Loot Pack,” will replace Lamby’s letter in each care package once the book production is completed. The family is targeting the one-year anniversary of Alex’s death –

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April 27, 2017 — as the release date to celebrate his life.

Just days after Alex passed, still riddled with grief and trying desperately not to become a statistic themselves, the Arrietas began assembling the care packages along with a team and a system to distribute them.

Seventy percent of marriages end in divorce when a child is diagnosed with pediatric cancer, and that rises to more than 90 percent if the child dies. But the Arrietas say their mission to fulfill Alex’s dream keeps them strong and focused on caring for their three surviving children.

“We’re still struggling to smile like Alex, but this drives us,” Brandon said. “We’re going to spread his message to so many kids, and we’re going to inform people and inspire them to take action like Alex wanted.”

During his second bout with AML, Alex and his family began to research and understand the realities of pediatric cancer research. It made no sense why Alex’s treatment options were so limited, why he was being given adult medicines with very little track record being effective in children.

“People see things like St. Jude’s Hospital and they think, ‘Oh, they got it covered.’ But the reality is St. Jude’s is only there because no one else was,” Brandon said. “They are wonderful, they do so much. And we see the amazing kids in the commercials and we think we’re making strides, but we have so far to go.”

Here’s the reality: just 4 percent of federal funding for cancer research goes to pediatric cancer. That currently is about $25 million per year — less than the cost of developing and bringing a drug to market.

In comparison, other more adult forms of cancer like breast and prostate cancer get $500 and $800 million, respectively, in federal research funds annually.

Pharmaceutical companies are profit driven, so they develop drugs for adults.

The drugs are put through clinical trials and testing before they’re brought to the market and made available to adult patients. It’s only after all this has been done — a 15-year process in most cases — that companies finally begin to test the drugs on children.

“The system is such a mess. We end up treating kids like little adults instead of tailoring treatments to their bodies,” Brandon said. “You or I get cancer, it’s probably

Lambs for Life sends care packages to hospitals for children in cancer treatment.

lifestyle related and we can make adjustments to help. Kids, they did nothing to get it. Adults can get scans and checkups, but we never look for cancer with kids. And in return, there is so little research designed for kids.

“Alex was just the sixth child given this experimental drug and they had no idea how much to give him. He was a guinea pig.

In the end, it killed the cancer cells, but it also shut down every system in his body. So they learn from No. 6 and give No. 7 a little less.”

Brandon paused while holding back tears.

“We can do so much better than this,” he said. “We must do better. But we have to inform people first.”

That’s where the second part of Lambs for Life comes in. The charity is not looking to raise money; awareness is the key.

“We were blessed to have folks like John Kasich, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton and Marco Rubio visit and meet with us while in the hospital, and they truly helped educate us and point us in the right direction,” Brandon said. “They made us understand that this funding, it truly still revolves around the squeaky wheel concept. Those that speak up the loudest, they’re the wheels that get the oil.”

The Clintons connected the Arrietas with representatives of Autism Speaks, an organization that has been incredibly successful in creating awareness and funding for autism research.

Just six months after Alex’s death, Lambs for Life volunteers (Lambassadors) are working hard to create care packages, but also are having success with grass-roots education. The Arrietas have taken the marketing and people skills that led to so many awards as the owners of Hugo’s and put that into

creating education events in cities with hospitals that administer pediatric chemotherapy.

Media and public officials are gathered to launch the care package drive for the hospital, which in turn leads to grass-roots efforts in the community to empower citizens to impact change with state and federal elected officials.

The Lambs for Life website has a form where visitors can submit their names and addresses, and then a personalized letter to all of the donors’ state and federal representatives is created and sent by Lambs for Life periodically, as well as follow-up calls and meetings. The end result: virtual squeaky wheels asking for funding thousands at a time.

“Every two minutes, another child is diagnosed with cancer,” Brandon said. “It takes literally less than two minutes for folks to fill out this form at lambsforlife.org. And we see it already; we’re on our way to having a major impact.

“It’s hard to find child advocacy groups when it comes to cancer. Often, families start niche projects in their towns to honor their children who died from cancer. But none of these efforts are connected, because so often, local efforts are all the grieving parents can handle and communication breaks down, so none of the programs are connected into a bigger effort,” Brandon said.

“We understand that grief, we live it every day. But Alex has empowered us. This is our mission and our purpose now. It lets us deal with the grief while at the same time knowing that his spirit and his passion will lead us to help kids get the attention they deserve, so the thousands of Alexes out there can live long beyond the treatment.” M

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HILTON HEAD CHORAL SOCIETY A SWEET SONG TO OTHERS

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BY EMILY CAMPBELL

ind gestures, generous spirits and helping hands have hit all the right notes in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. But for the members of the Hilton Head Choral Society, giving back is nothing new. The group has been contributing to the Lowcountry since its inception more than 40 years ago — and through more than just music.

So when disaster struck the Lowcountry, it was only natural for the choral society to find a way to help. As its members gathered over the first weekend in November for a retreat, they discussed ways to come to the aid of some of the more helpless victims of the storm.

During the retreat, choral members gathered pet food and supplies to help address the challenges the Hilton Head Human Association was facing after the storm. Delivering their large collection of items after the retreat, the choral society was met with thanks from the shelter staff.

In addition to various outreach efforts in the community over the years, the choral society often performs at special events, like Memorial Day commemorations and the Hilton Head Island Veterans Day observance, and at various assisted living facilities around the Lowcountry.

The voices of the group’s members deliver a treasured gift to those gathered to listen and lighten the hearts of the audience.

“It is our pleasure to share with our community the joy of song through our concerts and performances,” says Glenn Neff, the copresident of the choral society. “But we also enjoy giving back in other ways to show our appreciation to our loyal supporters and members of this great island.”

At the Hilton Head Choral Society’s annual Christmas concert this month, the group will be bringing joy through more than just its songs as it once again sponsors a toy drive for children in the community.

Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the event, and the collected gifts will be distributed by local organizations to bring some much-needed holiday cheer to area children.

“Right now, while many locals are still reeling from the effects of the storm, we hope to brighten the spirit of those who need it the most with our upcoming ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ concert — both those who attend and those who receive the donated toys,” Neff says.

The Hilton Head Choral Society will present “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. To reserve your seats, go to www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org or call the box Hilton Head Choral Society co-presidents Linda and Glenn Neff. office at 843-341-3818. M December 2016 121

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A heart full of love

BY BARRY KAUFMAN | PHOTO BY ERIN RENE PHOTOGRAPHY

Virginia Ann Fraser wasn’t even born when her journey began. It’s taken her further than anyone could have hoped.

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she approaches her second birthday, Virginia Ann Fraser loves to talk. She loves to play. She loves to crawl all over her mommy. What she doesn’t like to do, at least right now, is nap.

“Do you want to try and lay down, sweetie?” her mother, Laura, asks her as we speak over the phone in mid-November.

The response is a deluge of bright, cheerful, 18-month-old babble, the sort of pidgin that only a parent can translate. It works out to roughly, “Nope. I want to play.”

It’s hard to be mad at an 18-month-old who chirps with such joy, even if it is naptime. And in fact, when Laura tells little Virginia Ann that “Momma’s on the phone; we’re trying to talk about your heart,” there isn’t a hint of impatience in her voice.

Because Laura knows all too well the journey that led to this conversation about Virginia Ann’s heart. And this happy ending, with a joyful toddler refusing naptime in cheery tones, was never a sure thing.

It was the 20-week ultrasound that first revealed something alarming to Laura and

Jay Fraser. “They just told us, ‘We can’t really tell, but we think there’s something wrong with the heart,’” Laura said. “But we can’t get a good picture.”

After some consultations, the couple found themselves in a conference room, seated knee-to-knee with a perinatologist who would deliver the diagnosis: hypoplastic left heart syndrome. A congenital heart defect, HLHS essentially means that the left side of little Virginia Ann’s heart had not developed as it should. Correcting it would require three risky surgeries.

“I just remember it being a dreary morning, walking out of the office. We were just in shock,” Laura said. “We got out and I just broke down. My head was spinning.”

Three days later, the couple met with the internal fetal medicine team at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where it was discovered that Virginia Ann was a single ventricle baby.

“That was the beginning of our journey,” Laura said.

“It was going to take reaching out to some family and friends and some prayer,” Jay said in a video produced by the American Heart Association outlining Virginia Ann’s story. “But I knew there was going to be a way through this.”

Regular journeys back and forth between home and MUSC helped the couple keep an eye on the development of their daughter’s tiny heart, “By December I was going once or twice a week for ultrasounds or non-stress tests,” Laura said. Those journeys continued until Jan. 26 of last year, when Laura was induced. At 7:29 p.m., all 7 pounds and 7 ounes of little Virginia Ann Fraser were introduced to the world.

With the most harrowing part of the journey ahead — the three surgeries that would be needed to correct the HLHS — Jay and Laura got some much-needed good news. An ultrasound of their daughter’s heart showed a clearer picture of how hard little Virginia Ann had fought already.

“Her heart didn’t look like it had when they were doing the ultrasounds before,” Laura said. In fact, doctors were able to make out all four chambers of her heart.

Suddenly, those three surgeries were down to just one.

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“That was the biggest change for us; it was larger than they thought,” Jay told the AHA. Before taking her in for surgery, doctors were able to let the parents spend a little time with their daughter. The images of little Virginia Ann, gazing through the circular port on the side of an incubator at her parents, are as stirring as they are beautiful.

“It meant a lot for us to just be able to hold her hand,” Laura said.

At 8 days old, Virginia Ann went into the operating room for the fight of her young life. For 7 hours and 45 minutes, doctors worked while the family was given regular updates on her progress. With bated breath, Laura and Jay followed their daughter’s journey as the news got brighter and brighter.

Until finally, blessedly, they were given the all clear. Their tiny daughter had been through seven repairs to her heart, and would be a little worse for wear, but the worst was behind her.

“It was a very happy day when we got discharged,” Jay told the AHA. The interview with the AHA was done in preparation for last year’s Heart Ball, where the Fraser family was named the “Open Your Heart” honorees.

And now, as she readies for her second birthday, Virginia Ann has plenty of reasons to want to skip naptime. According to Laura, her daughter is at least partially aware of what she’s been through, thanks to a few bumps and some wires, but that’s all the more reason to smile and enjoy life. M December 2016 123

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SHOW OFF YOUR WEDDING ALBUM

To submit photos and announcements, email editor@hiltonheadmonthly.com with the subject line “Weddings.”

WILLNER/MCKERNAN

Erin Willner and Kevin McKernan were married on July 10 at Harbour Town in Sea Pines. The photo was taken by Michael Paul Edde of Beacon Photography.

RACE/MILAM

Lori Race and Nathan Milam were married on April 23 at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. The photo was taken by Caroline Hilty Photography.

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hether your dream wedding is a small, intimate beach gathering or an extravagant country club affair, Hilton Head Island is the perfect destination. It offers beautiful views, a sunny climate and a vast array of talented wedding professionals to choose from. But how can you possibly decide which of the perfect venues, amazing caterers, and talented photographers and videographers are right for you? How can you figure out which team is going to make your day everything that you’ve always dreamed of?

Get help with these big decisions at the 2017 Hilton Head Bridal Show presented by Monthly Media and hosted by The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa on Feb. 19.

With more than 50 fantastic vendors under one roof, you can meet many bridal professionals,

see their work and get an idea of who would be the best fit to help you bring your vision to life. You can taste cakes, view wedding portraits, and see the latest in bridal fashions — including bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, tuxedos, and suits. This show marks our 10th anniversary and promises to be our best yet. When we started the show in 2007, it was in response to brides looking to make it easier to plan their destination weddings in the Lowcountry. The show has outgrown venue after venue, and each year we attract a new crop of brides, grooms and excited family members looking to do their onestop wedding shopping.

The Hilton Head Bridal Show is not only a great opportunity for brides, grooms and families to find the perfect vendors, but it’s a great way for vendors to get to show

off their products and services to many potential clients. Many of our vendors have participated in the show every year and have booked weddings consistently, which keeps them coming back.

The bridal show is a great excuse for a weekend trip to the Lowcountry to see it all for yourself.

Make it a couple’s getaway, or a girls’ weekend with mom and the bridesmaids. Call The Westin and ask about specials for bridal show attendees. In addition to being an amazing resource, the bridal show is affordable. Tickets are only $12 at the door, or $6 when purchased in advance online. Tickets can be purchased at hiltonheadmonthly. com/bridalshow2017. Buy your tickets by Dec. 30 and you will be entered for a chance to win a free two-night stay at The Westin during the bridal show weekend! M

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BOOKS

Lynne Hummell (left) and Edwina Hoyle are shown with the new coffee table book, “Meet Me Where I Am.”

‘Meet Me Where I Am’ MEMORY MATTERS COFFEE TABLE BOOK IS FULL OF INSPIRATION AND HUMOR

BY BARRY KAUFMAN PHOTO BY ROB KAUFMAN

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can be hard to find the hope and humor behind a disease as devastating as dementia. For caregivers, it can seem like an endless struggle to stay afloat while watching this terrible illness pull someone they love down.

It’s a terrible, seemingly hopeless situation. Which is all the more reason to find some reason to hope and maybe even to smile. Memory Matters is looking to convey some of that hope and humor with the publication of its beautiful coffee table book “Meet Me Where I Am.”

“From the beginning, we didn’t want it to be sad,” said Memory Matters executive director Edwina Hoyle. “We wanted it to convey a feeling of hope and inspiration.”

Indeed it does, starting with its cover art by Wanda Eastham. Decked in shades of purple, the color of Alzheimer’s awareness, the piece shows sailboats all drifting along on a current. Like the caregivers themselves, each boat is making its own journey. But the painting shows they are far from alone in that journey.

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“ We wanted it to convey a feeling of hope and inspiration” The book includes essays, poems and recollections that tug at heartstrings and elicit the odd chuckle, from local luminaries like David Lauderdale to longtime friends of Memory Matters like Irvin “Lindy” Lindenbaum and even one stirring piece penned by a 10-year-old boy named Harrison.

The genesis of the project came from a group of family caregivers who had loved ones go through the Memory Matters program and who were looking for a way to give back.

“They came to me and said they had an idea for a book they could use as a fundraiser,” Hoyle said. “Their original vision was like a church cookbook, with the red spiral binding. But then I remembered Lydia.”

Lydia was Lydia Inglett, an award-winning local publisher of gorgeous coffee table books and paperbacks alike.

She loved the idea.

A professional publisher required a professional editor, and as luck would have it, Memory Matters already had a long relationship with Bluffton Sun editor Lynne Hummell.

“The organization itself has always held a special place in my heart,” said Hummell, who served on the board for 10 years after losing her mother to dementia. “We wanted it to be uplifting. We wanted to showcase the good things that can come from these caregiver relationships.”

Hummell and Inglett worked together on the long process of sifting through hundreds of entries and finding the magnificent art that accompanies each piece.

Inglett had extensive contacts at the Hilton Head Camera Club, which resulted in the gorgeous photographs found throughout “Meet Me Where I Am.” In addition, they were able to curate works from Memory Matters’ art program.

“It was amazing working with Lydia,” Hummell said.

The pair worked tirelessly to create the book, but their most satisfying “ah-ha” moment may have been in selecting its title.

“We didn’t have a title when we started,” Hummell said, but in reading through submissions, the pair found themselves repeatedly drawn to something written by none other than Hoyle. “I told Lydia, ‘When my mother was sick, this was the best advice anyone ever gave me. Just be where she is. If she thinks you’re her college roommate, just be her college roommate… You can’t change this diseases, so just be in the moment.’”

The result of not only that ah-ha moment, but the care and devotion that went into creating it, is a book filled with boundless heart and endless inspiration for anyone going through that journey who doesn’t want to go through it alone.

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SPORT

RBC HERITAGE CHAMPION PORTRAIT UNVEILED

The portrait of the 48th RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing champion, Branden Grace, has been unveiled to sports and history enthusiasts of South Carolina at the Art League Gallery in the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. The original oil painting of Grace was painted by esteemed artist West Fraser.

“It is tradition for the RBC Heritage to honor each champion of the tournament through an original portrait that is housed in the Harbour Town Clubhouse," said Steve Wilmot, director of the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing tournament. “Grace’s painting will be presented and featured first at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery for everyone to see.”

Grace’s portrait is Fraser’s 29th signature champion portrait in RBC Heritage history, having begun his partnership in 1988. Prior to Fraser, the portraits were done by nationally recognized artist Coby Whitmore.

“The Art League of Hilton Head promotes and supports visual arts through exhibitions, education and partnerships for the cultural enhancement of the community and our visitors,” said Janice Gray, president of the Art League of Hilton Head. “We are thrilled to be showcasing the portrait for the third year in a row for our visitors and residents. What better venue to feature the exhibit than the Art League Gallery, the focus for all that is entertaining, moving and wonderful in the arts and at the heart of Hilton Head Island, home of the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing?”

For more information on the 49th annual RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, to be held April 10-16, call tournament headquarters at 843-671-2448 or visit www.rbcheritage.com.

RBC HERITAGE STILL HAS COKE & A SMILE

Coca-Cola Consolidated recently signed a five-year extension as the official non-alcoholic beverage provider of the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing. Coca-Cola products have been served at the Heritage since the PGA Tour event debuted in 1969 at Harbour Town Golf Links, 48 years ago.

“The Heritage Classic Foundation has enjoyed its partnership with Coca-Cola Consolidated,” said Steve Wilmot, president of the Heritage Classic Foundation. “We are proud to be associated with such an iconic brand, which has a history of helping others. Their continued support for almost a half-century is unprecedented and has quenched the thirst of our loyal spectators and sponsors.”

In addition to providing products for the annual PGA Tour event, Coca-Cola Consolidated also sponsors the Youth Day Putting Contest, held each Tuesday during tournament week. They also provide the on-course recycling bins to assist the tournament in its sustainability efforts.

The 49th annual RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing will take place April 10-16 at the famed Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines. Tournament tickets are on sale at www.rbcheritage.com.

This year’s holiday promotion is $35 off each Clubhouse Badge purchased by Jan. 4.

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NINE IJGA STUDENTS COMMIT TO COLLEGIATE GOLF TEAMS

Nine International Junior Golf Academy students officially committed to collegiate golf teams recently as they signed a National Letter of Intent during a ceremony at The Beach House on Hilton Head Island. Students signing include: • Kanata Irei (Japan) — Coastal Carolina University • Colton Tanner (U.S.) — University of Utah • Sera Tadokoro (Japan) — Kansas University • Angela Wang (Myanmar) — Indiana University • Kayla Kozak (U.S.) — University of Central Florida • Lino Galdin (France) — Mercer University • Arjun Puri (India) — Columbia University • Linda Trockel (Germany) — University of Louisville • Shiso Go (Japan) — East Tennessee State University The nine signings are more than double the amount of early signings from 2015. The IJGA was founded in 1995 on Hilton Head as a home for elite juniors from around the world looking to earn college golf scholarships in the United States. Since 1995, the IJGA has achieved nearly 100 percent college placement and graduates have earned more than $51 million in college golf scholarships.

FORMER HILTON HEAD RESIDENT INDUCTED INTO S.C. TENNIS HALL OF FAME

U.S. Tennis Association South Carolina and the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation recently announced that Judy Levering, formerly of Hilton Head Island, and Renata Marcinkowska of Myrtle Beach will be the newest inductees into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. Both recipients have dedicated countless hours to growing the sport of tennis in South Carolina and throughout the world. Their achievements will be formally celebrated at the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame banquet on Dec. 10 at Wild Dunes Resort on Isle of Palms. Levering began learning tennis from her parents as a child in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended Northwestern University, where she was an active member of the Women’s Athletic Association. She was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and was made a member of the ‘N’ Club. Currently residing in Pennsylvania, she spent more than 17 years growing the sport of tennis in South Carolina.

Following 15 years of volunteer service to tennis, Levering was elected to the USTA Board of Directors in 1994, serving as the first vice president in 1997 and 1998, and the first female president in the USTA’s 118-year history in 1999 and 2000. She was instrumental in creating USTA Serves, a national charitable foundation that is now known as the USTA Foundation. One of her most notable legacies is the naming of the U.S. Open stadium at Flushing Meadows after Arthur Ashe.

BLUFFTON FOOTBALL PLAYER NAMED TO ALL-STAR SQUAD Bluffton High School running back Cam Bent was named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association’s Palmetto Champions all-star team.

Each year, the Palmetto Champions roster honors one running back, one lineman, one special teams player and one coach in each division. Bent is the first local player to earn the honor since Ridgeland High School lineman Wesley Scott, Beaufort High School kicker Kyle Clark and Whale Branch High School special teams player Josh Fields all received the honor in 2011. Hilton Head Island coach B.J. Payne was honored in 2015 and Bluffton coach Ken Cribb made the list in 2010.

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BY DEAN ROWL AND | PHOTOS BY MIKE RIT TERBECK

Interior designer, architect and builder all got on the same page to create this

spectacular Sea Pines home

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he homeowners from Greenville got what they wanted when they hired interior designer Dr. Debi Lynes, architect Rick Clanton and builder Rick Leach: Teamwork with a bold-faced capital T and a showpiece shingle-style home in Sea Pines.

The homeowners insisted on recruiting a talented core team at the outset of the nearly two-year project. They wanted congruity, continuity and consensus decisions — and no surprises.

“I think the key story and the key lesson that someone on the outside could learn from this is the importance of a really good team that plays well together,” said Clanton, a co-principal in Group 3 that he formed in 1986 with Mike Ruegamer.

“It’s a gentle house; it’s a dream house for (the homeowners),” said Lynes, a psychologist and owner of Lynes on Design with decades of experience. “The most important thing for them was to create a team of professionals that was creative and collaborative.”

The 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, six-bathroom residence is a dramatic testament to what a team who deposited their individual egos on the brick front doorstep could achieve.

“I would echo what Debi said about the team,” said South Carolina native Clanton. “Find a really good team and pick it in advance. Make good choices, put your team together early and keep them together through the whole process.”

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The group bonded and would convene regularly at a standing on-site appointment at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. “(The meetings) got things done, and we could build an efficient home and not have half of it go on with everybody’s surprise that it ended up that way,” said Leach, owner/ president of Paragon Construction on the island, which he incorporated in 1993. “It worked out really well.”

“It is by far the most positive building, architectural and design experience any of us has had,” said Lynes, who shares interior design credits with her business partner, Pat Jackson.

“We would sit around the table, and we would disagree and propose compromises, reject them, and come up with something else,” Clanton said. “Sometimes, we have to go away and come back again. At the end, I think everybody felt like the decisions we made were in the best interest of the house, even if it wasn’t our idea.”

“It was really interesting to watch all of us step up, and back, step up and back,” Lynes said. “At the end of the day, even though we came in with four different points of view, when we ended up agreeing on something, we all agreed on it. It was really fun.”

One revealing anecdote illustrates the dynamics at work between the team players regarding the treatment of the four-sided vaulted ceiling in the billiard room.

“We were all together and had gone through 50 different samples,” Lynes said.

“Finally, (Clanton) walked outside, got a piece of bark and said, ‘I want it to look like this.’”

Clanton circled a portion of it to show the group the color he wanted to reproduce.

“Rick was convinced his painter, Paint Pros of the Lowcountry in Bluffton, could do it, but I wasn’t a believer,” Clanton said. “In that moment, I wasn’t sure he was going to uphold his job as a team member.”

Clanton didn’t want it to look like paint.

He wanted a wire-brushed architecturalgrade cedar look with vertical grains to “make the grain rise up so it looks more rustic, like a hand-hewn beam. But getting the right color on it is an art.”

Leach’s painter created a masterpiece, which blew Clanton’s skeptical mind.

“He was right; his painter did a great job and matched the little piece of wood that I had circled,” Clanton said. “I was amazed.”

“That’s exactly what happened,” said Leach, who moved to Hilton Head from Ohio

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AT HOME in 1984. “We took that little piece, which was really small, and had two or three samples done and had them pick. The funny thing is, these guys have worked with me for 20 years. They’re artists; they know how to do it.

The painters always make us proud.”

Leach’s painters wire-brushed the ceiling’s cedar because “it has more texture than rough-hewn and it makes the wood look more like driftwood, something that’s weathered outside. That was the effect we were after,” he said.

A light semi-transparent stain and another layer of color topped off the finish.

It’s safe to say the entire home feels and looks right. It stands resolutely on an oversized 1.2-acre property on South Calibogue Cay Road as a shingle-style Lowcountry home that was built up from the earth up after two other teardowns and incarnations.

“Shingle-style is an American style and uniquely American,” Clanton said of the design that found its roots in the late 1800s in New England. “(The homeowners) asked the design team to create a Lowcountry home that was welcoming and inviting, where the attention to detail was extremely important,” Lynes said. “They wanted to make sure we took advantage of the natural setting.”

The 169 feet of waterfront, stately pines and live oaks framing the home accomplish that. All major rooms, except for an upstairs bunk room for the grandchildren, face the swimming pool and expansive Calibogue Sound beyond. A multitude of windows serves as the portal.

“We tried to group the windows so it looks plausible that the house could have been built 100 years ago,” Clanton said. “The windows are, for the most part, where they need to be to say, ‘I am a shingle-style house.’”

Large overhangs, exposed rafter tails, chunky pressure-treated pine shingles, and slate with mixed colors and thicknesses lend a southern rustic look to the exterior.

Inside, Lynes and Jackson tastefully utilized the space, which oozes with personality, comfort and casual elegance. They used a color scheme of sea salt, navy, butter tones and silver white.

“We wanted a palette that would grow old gracefully, and that would be more classic in feel,” Lynes said. “That really defined how we selected the tones.”

“It is a unique home that will be around for a long time,” Leach said.

Absolute attention to detail shows handsomely throughout the home: gentle curves and beams, a handcrafted tabby stucco fireplace in the family room, a handcarved sandblasted French limestone mantle, reclaimed wormy chestnut flooring, extra wide hallways, arched openings with glass transoms looking into a barrel vault with hanging mercury glass lanterns and wood ceilings, board and batten wainscoting, custom-made cabinetry, impact-resistant sliding doors and windows, and repurposing of furniture and furnishings.

For Leach, the experience was “bittersweet and sentimental a little bit” because it had to end.

“It was great working with Rick, (the homeowners) and Debi,” he said. “Those are the times you remember.” M

VENDOR LIST BUILDER: Paragon Construction, Inc. ARCHITECT: Group 3 Architecture INTERIOR DESIGNER: Lynes on Design GRANITE/STONE/TILE: Stone Works STONE/TILE INSTALLER: Prestige Stone ROOFER: May River Roofing WOOD FLOORS: Antique Heart Pine Flooring CABINETRY: Custom Cabinets WINDOWS/DOORS: Grayco Building Center PLUMBING FIXTURES: Ferguson Supply APPLIANCES: Billy Wood Appliance POOL COMPANY: Quality Pool LANDSCAPE: Rose Landscape AUDIO/VIDEO: Advanced Integrated Controls

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Do your homework For post-hurricane rebuilding, only hire contractors you can trust

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BY DON MCLOUD

ounds of buzzing saws and pounding hammers fill the air as rebuilding continues after Hurricane Matthew. But some of those workers might not be licensed, insured or qualified, and that could lead to costly trouble for homeowners who fall for their pitches.

Southern Beaufort County residents, however, can ensure their homes get needed repairs in a cost-effective and proper way by taking some precautions.

The measures take extra time, but they can save you lots of money and frustration in the long run.

NO WORK, NO PAY The two biggest mistakes homeowners make are paying too much upfront for work and hiring unlicensed companies, according to the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Both leave the homeowner vulnerable to scams in which the company gets paid, but the work is shoddy, doesn’t get finished or never occurs.

“If they ask for money upfront, it’s definitely a no,” says Meg James, executive officer of the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association.

It’s also a misdemeanor for unlicensed companies to operate in South Carolina.

Conviction can lead to jail time, a fine or both. Still, fly-by-night operations will take the risk. James urges people to be extra vigilant when hiring a subcontractor.

“If they tell you that they’re licensed, don’t just take their word for it — look it up,

get a reference, make that phone call,” she says. “It will save you in the end.”

The Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association will look up subcontractors’ local and state licensing for residents. The association can be reached at 843-6819240. You can search the state licensing office at www.llronline.com or check with your town’s licensing office.

The Town of Hilton Head Island is on the lookout for unlicensed workers and those who don’t have the necessary permits. To prevent against unlicensed or unpermitted work, the town has placed green, yellow or red placards on homes. Green is for minor repairs that don’t require a permit. Yellow means work can begin after a permit is obtained, and that permit replaces the yellow placard on the home. The red placard can’t be removed until receiving approval from a building official.

James said she has heard of some unscrupulous businesses creating fake green placards to avoid having to get permits. She’s also heard of cases in which companies get licensed for one specific type of work but will perform other work they are not licensed to do.

GET IT IN WRITING Once you’ve found a company that won’t charge you upfront for the work and its licenses and references check out — and someone didn’t just show up at your door unannounced to solicit your business — the state licensing office and the National Home Builders Association offer some further tips to keep in mind:

• Make sure you get a signed contract for all work to be done and for the price. Without a signed contract, you aren’t protected if something goes wrong. Make sure you save a copy of the contract.

• Don’t sign anything before you’ve hired the company. Some scammers will try to get you to sign an “estimate” or “authorization” that could turn out to be a binding contract.

• Verify the contractor’s cancellation policy, such as what you have to do to opt out and what fees may be required.

• If possible, get more than one estimate.

• Avoid high-pressure sales tactics or offers of “special pricing.”

• Beware of companies that vastly underbid other contractors. They may cut corners, which could cost you more in the long run.

• Check with the Better Business Bureau and conduct online searches to see if there are any complaints against the company.

The Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association can offer a list of reputable contractors. You can also check out the company with the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs by calling 800-922-1594 or by going to www.consumer.sc.gov.

• Pay by credit card or check, not cash.

• Don’t pay until the work is done and you have inspected it, making sure the company followed the contract.

• Get a receipt for all payments and save those receipts.

REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY Unlicensed contractors should be reported to the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation at 803-896-4300. They should also be reported to the appropriate local government’s business license office.

And if you need legal assistance but can’t afford an attorney, the state of South Carolina has set up a toll-free legal hotline at 877-797-2227, ext. 120. M

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Deductibles catch many Lowcountry homeowners by surprise

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BY DON MCLOUD | PHOTOS BY SMART Y PANTS PHOTOGRAPHY

Hurricane Matthew added insult to injury for some southern Beaufort County residents who learned their home insurance policies came with

extra-high deductibles.

epending on the company and the type of policy, deductibles typically range between 2 percent and 5 percent of the home’s value for damage caused by wind and hail, named storms or hurricanes. That means the owner of a $500,000 home with a 5 percent deductible could pay as much as $25,000 out of pocket for repairs.

Some homeowners cried foul, pointing to the hefty annual premiums they’ve paid even though a major hurricane hasn’t hit the area in more than 20 years.

Insurers responded that covering coastal areas means higher risks, and the high deductibles and premiums protect their bottom lines.

So with no indications that insurance costs will drop in the future — and the possibility costs caused by Hurricane Matthew might, in fact, cause them to rise — what’s a homeowner to do?

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AT HOME RETHINK YOUR COVERAGE If you live east of Interstate 95 in the Lowcountry, there’s little chance you can avoid a percentage deductible for hurricane damage. You might, however, be able to get a standard deductible for wind and hail and named storms.

Because the area has escaped a hurricane or tropical storm for so long, many people chose a 5 percent deductible instead of 2 percent, thinking they would be safe paying the lower premiums.

Hurricane Matthew has changed that, says Karen Waffenschmidt, HUB International professional lines manager for Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. She says many clients are now lowering their deductibles from 5 percent to 2 percent.

“I think we’ve gone so long without a storm that it’s kind of a situation of, oh, it’s never going to hit us. But it did,” she says.

“Going forward, I think more and more people are going to start looking at their policies and go, ‘You know what, I was lucky enough I didn’t have damage or I had minor damage, but I think I want to look at the lower deductible.’”

A lower deductible will mean higher premiums, anywhere from $200 to $1,000 more a year, depending on how close to the coast you live, the type of policy you select and the company you choose.

MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE In the past five years, more companies have entered the southern Beaufort County home insurance market, offering an array of options. During that time, property owners have been able to shift out of the S.C. Wind Pool, which has percentage deductibles for any type of wind and hail damage — named storm or not. Wind pool participants also have to get separate policies to cover fire and other damages; those policies carry standard deductibles.

Now more companies offer one policy to cover all types of home damage, except flooding, but choosing the right one can still be a challenge. The hardest part is selecting the type of deductible. Waffenschmidt recommends first determining how much you can afford to pay out of pocket should a catastrophe strike. She also recommends opting for just a hurricane deductible rather than a named-storm or wind-and-hail deductible, if that choice is available. That will limit the percentage deductible to only

Category 1 or higher storms. Damage from wind and hail and named storms would fall under such a policy’s standard deductible, which is usually $2,500 to $5,000.

Another concern is how much you will be paid if your home is destroyed. You should not only look at the mortgage value of the home but the replacement cost as well. In calculating the replacement cost, Waffenschmidt says, her agency checks with local builders to determine the price per foot for construction in the homeowner’s surrounding neighborhood.

It’s also important to pick the right insurer. She doesn’t recommend choosing an insurance company with an A.M. Best rating of less than an A.

WHAT ABOUT UNREIMBURSED MATTHEW DAMAGE? Many with homes damaged from the hurricane are still wondering how they

will pay for repairs, especially if they don’t have significant savings accounts.

Government options are available for those who qualify. The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers disaster assistance for low- to moderate-income residents. The deadline to apply for FEMA aid is Dec. 13. Those who don’t qualify for FEMA aid might qualify for a U.S. Small Business Administration loan. You can also get federal tax relief for repair costs caused by Matthew when you file your 2016 federal tax return, or you can amend your 2015 return to get the money faster.

Whether you qualify for aid or not, make sure you keep making your monthly mortgage payments. If you need help or fall behind, ask the lending company to waive any late fees and allow you to defer payments temporarily.

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Hurricane Recovery

tips

Selling a house, finding a new place to live or donating to charity always requires keen awareness, but even more so after a

hurricane strikes.

As

BY DON MCLOUD | PHOTOS BY ARNO DIMMLING

Beaufort County residents try to return to normalcy after Hurricane Matthew, they should take extra steps to prevent the unexpected financial heartaches that can follow a hurricane.

For instance, owners of hurricane-damaged homes could have trouble selling their properties or filing insurance claims for future damage; people in desperate need of replacement housing could unknowingly sign a lease on a fake property; and those who want to help storm victims in need could fall prey to the many scams that natural disasters attract.

To avoid these pitfalls, as well as others you might not expect, check out these tips.

TIPS FOR SELLERS Despite destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew, local real estate investors predict 2016 will continue to be a record-setting year for southern Beaufort County home

sales. Still, sellers will need to be extra careful in the aftermath of the storm.

Real estate advisers at Engel & Volkers on Hilton Head Island learned from their sister office in New Orleans that after Hurricane Katrina, some people had trouble selling their homes because of the way renovation documentation was handled. International buyer adviser Loni Lueke said homeowners needed to prove to potential buyers that any wind or flood damage was properly repaired.

Documents such as warranties, certificates, invoices and quotes should be saved.

“Document everything you are doing,” Lueke said of repairs. “Take pictures as much as possible; keep the invoices.

Because when you are going to sell, everybody will ask for this.”

Some Katrina victims also had problems getting insurance claims paid for damage that occurred from later storms. Insurers wanted proof the Katrina damage had been repaired so they didn’t duplicate payouts for

damages after later storms.

Engel & Volkers also recommends the following advice for sellers whose homes were damaged: • Use local and licensed contractors and workers whenever possible. They’ll be easier to find if there are any problems with the work, and they’ll be motivated to do a good job to maintain their local reputation.

• Don’t hire contractors based only on price and how soon they can start.

Homebuyers will have inspections performed and be on the lookout for shoddy work and unrepaired damage.

• Get a home warranty and consider having a pre-inspection performed. This will help put buyers at ease and can smooth the closing process.

• Work with a Realtor who knows your neighborhood to determine the correct poststorm value of your home. Realtors can track recent sales of nearby properties to keep abreast of price trends.

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DON’T FALL FOR RENTAL SCAMS While Hurricane Matthew damaged houses, it also left many people searching for a new place to live. The S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs warns people to be on the lookout for fake rental and realty listings, as are sometimes found on Craigslist. The agency offers the following tips to help you find a legitimate residence: • Talk to the owner or landlord in person; don’t rely on email. If they refuse to meet with you, it could be a scam.

• Check online for duplicate listings of the property or any negative information related to the listing or the owner.

• Tour the property inside and out.

• Get any oral promises in writing.

• Don’t pay a deposit by wire transfer. Such transactions are difficult to recover if the listing turns out to be phony.

CON ARTISTS FOLLOW DISASTERS Natural disasters bring out the philanthropist in many community members, and financial donations to reputable organizations can

help many in need. But the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs warns that fake charities also tend to pop up in the wake of disasters.

Here’s how to avoid them: • Don’t give to door-to-door solicitors.

• Don’t give or send cash.

• Ask any cold-caller to send information by mail.

• Stick with well-established charities. You can also check up on registered charities at the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office at 888242-7484 or by going to www.scsos.com.

PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION Just as con artists form fake charities, there are also people willing to pose as govern-

ment officials, bank or insurance representatives, and other professionals to steal your personal information. The S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs recommends the following tips to protect yourself: • Ask for ID and don’t be afraid to contact the organization the person claims to represent to verify his or her identity.

• Don’t give personal information to coldcallers.

• Send all sensitive personal documents by certified mail.

If you suspect a scammer might have gotten your personal information, call the department’s Identity Theft Unit at 800922-1594. M

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REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE NEWS Weichert Realtors - Coastal Properties is pleased to announce Amy McCormick has been named assistant manager of its Bluffton office. In this role, McCormick will help oversee the daily operations of the Bluffton office, coordinate agent trainings provided by Weichert and assist with the mentoring and coaching of both new and current real estate agents at Weichert to help the company grow its market presence.

Greenwood Communities and Resorts has named Daniel Moskowitz the new broker-incharge of Dunes Real Estate, a 37-year fixture in Lowcountry real estate. Moskowitz assumes the leadership position from Bill Baldwin, who has led the company for more than 30 years and will retire in January. For the past five years, Moskowitz, current president-elect of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors, has been training alongside Baldwin at Dunes Real Estate as director of sales and marketing to become the company’s new broker-in-charge.

Stephanie Fera joined the Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island as administrative coordinator. Fera coordinates a wide variety of administrative and marketing duties, including special projects and events.

She’s been serving the real estate industry for more than six years, most recently with Ryan Homes, a nationwide homebuilder. That company named her Northern Virginia 2014 Administrator of the Year and 2013 Sales Assistant of the Year.

Collins Group Realty welcomes Hilton Head native Ryan Knapke to its Hilton Head Listings Team as listings coordinator. Knapke will provide complete support and assistance to broker/owner, Chip Collins, who acts as the firm’s sole seller-client specialist on the island. Knapke will assist in the processing and marketing of properties listed for sale on Hilton Head. Knapke attended Clemson University prior to completing his degree at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

Engel & Völkers welcomes Mark Mayer, Chris Batson and Daniella Squicquero to its growing team of advisers. Mayer brings passion and a breadth of real estate experience. He began his career in New York, often helping over 200 clients in a single year. Batson joins Mayer as a sales assistant and millennial tech guru. While analytical and tech-savvy, Batson also adds depth to the whiteglove service Mayer insists on.

Batson’s previously was an assistant with the West Olivetti Law Firm. Squicquero, a recently certified e-PRO Realtor, joins the Engel & Völkers team because, as she says “the Engel & Völkers brand aligns so well with my personal brand and passion for the Lowcountry lifestyle.”

Katie Fletcher has joined Diamond Realty & Property Management as an administrative assistant. She will be helping renters and assisting in the daily operations of the office.

Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, she transitioned to the

RESIDENT SANTA MAKES CHRISTMAS MERRIER It’s that most wonderful time of the year again.

As we all get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we tend to forget that Christmas is not always a special time for those less fortunate. But Santa never forgets; especially at Dunes Real Estate which has its very own resident Santa. For many years, Jeff Hunt has taken it upon himself to help make some children’s Christmas a whole lot merrier.

Hunt purchases boys and girls bicycles and donates them to The Deep Well Project. His compassion allows a group of underprivileged children the opportunity to wake up with a special present under their tree. Through Hunt’s kindness, the number of bicycles presented to these little ones has grown, and this year Hunt will be donating 110 boys and girls bicycles.

beautiful Lowcountry in the late 1990s and has lived here ever since. She attended the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina Beaufort, and graduated with her bachelor’s in psychology in 2014.

Kathy and Bob Michatek have just come back to RE/MAX Island Realty. Kathy is a real estate agent with over 30 years of real estate experience. She was a successful agent for many years in the Rochester, New York area, prior to moving to Bluffton. She has been working as a real estate agent in the greater Bluffton area since 2005, and feels privileged to be working with RE/MAX Island Realty. Bob has experience as a property manager and agent here in Bluffton/Sun City.

Bob’s first career was as a program manager for Xerox Corp.

He earned his master’s degree in engineering from RIT and his MBA from the University of Rochester.

Collins Group Realty visited four Hilton Head Island communities as part of its annual food drive: Windmill Harbour, Jarvis

Creek Club, Victoria Square and Point Comfort. This year’s drive produced more donations than ever before.

Charter One Realty has announced that longtime real estate professional John M. Weber has joined the company as an agent. Weber will be working out of the Berkeley Hall office. Weber, who has been involved in the real estate industry since 1986, brings extensive knowledge and experience.

Weber was the broker in charge for Hilton Head Plantation in the early 1990s, and has sold and marketed exclusive private club communities throughout Florida, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean.

Cindy Creamer was recently certified by the Real Estate Negotiation Institute of Peoria, Arizona, as a CNE Certified Negotiation Expert. The CNE is earned by real estate professionals after successfully completing formal negotiation training.

Agents who receive this certification are among the top agents in the country in negotiation skills.

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34 Honey Locust Circle | Hilton Head Plantation

261 Turnberry Village Villa | Palmetto Dunes

44 Yorkshire Drive | Wexford

Lagoon Views - 3 Bedroom - 2 Bath MLS #355994 | $399,000

Golf Views - 2 Bedroom - 2 Bath MLS #351054 | $348,000

Golf Views - 5 Bedroom - 5.5 Bath MLS #351584 | $1,150,000

29 Oglethorpe Lane | Palmetto Hall

19 Jacana Street | Forest Beach

275 Long Cove Drive | Long Cove

Golf Views - 4 Bedroom - 3.5 Bath MLS #351206 | $650,000

4th Row - 5 Bedroom - 3 Bath MLS #352475 | $999,000

Lagoon Views - 4 Bedrooms - 4 Bath MLS #354921 | $595,000

6 Flagg Road | Palmetto Dunes

3 Ensis Road | Port Royal Plantation

382 Long Cove Drive | Long Cove

Private Pool - 4 Bedroom - 4.5 Bath MLS # 355269 | $749,000

6th Row - 3 Bedroom - 2 Bath MLS #342661 | $475,000

Golf & Lagoon Views - 3 Bedroom - 3.5 Bath MLS # 327900 | $499,000

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REED REAL ESTATE GROUP (RREG)

is a family owned partnership within Charter One Realty that specializes in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton real estate sales. Consistently ranking in the top 1% in local real estate sales, RREG’s real estate business focuses on oceanfront, oceanside, luxury and golf community properties.

Reed Real Estate Group

left to right: Lisa Fleming, Carri Fuge, Andy Reed, Charlie Reed, Tom Reed, Richard Reed, Mary Aiana, Anne Wilson

Having more than 100 years of combined local real estate experience, RREG applies unparalleled competence, professionalism and innovation to their clients’ real estate goals - delivering real experience and real results.

Real Results.

2414 Windsor Place II Villas | Palmetto Dunes

2114 Windsor Place II Villas | Palmetto Dunes

3 Charlesfort Place | Hilton Head Plantation

Oceanfront - 1 Bedroom - 2 Bath MLS #353989 | $515,000

Oceanfront - 1 Bedroom - 2 Bath MLS #353916 | $465,000

Port Royal Sound View - Waterfront - 4 Bedroom - 4.5 Bath MLS #350866 | $2,700,000

8 Oak Point Landing | Long Cove | Broad Creek View

9 Catboat | Palmetto Dunes | Oceanfront

Gorgeous home with an office/library off the master bedroom and an open kitchen/family room with lovely water views. There is a 3-car garage, an elevator, a private pool/spa and an incredible media room or 5th bedroom. Scenic Broad Creek views. Prepare to be impressed!

4 Bedroom - 5.5 Bath | MLS #354310 | $1,849,000

Named “Sea Castle” this spacious oceanfront home provides outstanding views and two open living areas for a great family or group vacation. Features 2 master bedrooms a private walkway to ocean as well as a private heated swimming pool. Excellent for primary, secondary, or rental property.

5 Bedroom - 5 Bath - 3 Half Bath | MLS #342675 | $4,199,000

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139 Victoria Drive Moss Creek Majestic views across Blue Heron Sanctuary from this masterpiece by renowned architect Kermit Huggins. High end features & finishes incl. natural stone flooring, custom cabinetry, granite kitchen & baths, 10-15 ft. smooth barreled & tray ceilings, bullnose corners, custom lighting package, detailed millwork, built-ins. Kitchen open to FR, wet bar & expansive water view covered patio. Luxurious bath highlights master suite. 5BR/4BA, 3574 Sq. Ft., $799,000 EW F VI GOL

39 Cat Brier Lane Moss Creek New Home for today’s discerning buyer!

High end finishes throughout this golf view home with excellent curb appeal. Features include wood floors, detailed millwork package, volume ceilings, island kitchen with quartz counters & stainless appliances, expansive & private master suite with luxurious bath boasting marble vanity tops, garden tub, separate glass surround shower and oversized walk-in closet. 10 year structural warranty. 4BR/3.5BA + Office, 2880 sq. ft., $629,000.

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121 Moss Creek Drive Moss Creek Remodeled home w/long golf and lagoon views. Vaulted ceiling great room, chef’s kitchen open to formal and casual dining, office, private master suite w/luxurious master bath, oversized 2-car garage, extensive covered and open air decking. Kitchen has custom cabinetry, Zodiac counters, Subzero refrigerator. Wood, natural stone and tile flooring, extensive millwork.

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3525 Villamare Villas Palmetto Dunes Penthouse with the best location and view!

Top floor at the point of Building 3. So close to the beach the building is almost in the sand. Renovated granite kitchen is open to living area. Both baths have been renovated with stone and glass. Two covered decks enjoy spectacular views. Hard surface floors, ceiling fans, and fully furnished/appointed. 2BR/2BA, 1200 Sq. Ft., $795,000.

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118 Timber Lane Moss Creek Golf and lagoon views from stunning, remodeled Lowcountry inspired home.

Kitchen opens to Family Room, huge vaulted ceiling Screened Porch, Dining Room, Living Room, Office/Flex Room. Expansive master suite w/luxurious BA. Volume smooth ceilings, custom millwork, granite counters, wide plank flooring, brick paver driveway & patio. 4BR/3BA/2HB, 3334 Sq. Ft., $695,000.

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2 Toppin Court Moss Creek Well maintained home with private pool and golf views on quiet cul-de-sac street.

Open floorplan with great room, formal and casual dining areas, chef’s kitchen with Thermador gas range, twin master suites w/walk-in closets, oversized baths with separate shower & garden tubs. Bonus/wine storage rooms. Screened porch opens to pool area with ample deck and lush landscaping. 3BR/3BA, 2850 sq. ft., $625,000.

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11 Fairlawn Court Moss Creek Superb value for expansive custom built, golf view home in excellent condition. Floorplan includes kitchen open to FR & Carolina Room. LR, DR, excellent bedroom separation. Master BR suite has his/her walk-in closets and oversized BA.2 guest BRs & BA, laundry room, powder room, workshop and craft/hobby room. Volume smooth ceilings, bullnose corners, skylights, recessed lighting, custom millwork. New roof Nov. 2016. Fantastic outdoor living area great for relaxing & entertaining. 3BR/2.5BA, 2980 Sq. Ft., $449,000.

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7 Fairlawn Court Moss Creek Updated golf view home on quiet culde-sac. Floor plan includes kitchen open to family room and Carolina room, casual dining, formal living and dining room, expansive master suite, roomy guest suites with private baths. Vaulted smooth ceilings, wood floors, detailed millwork, gas fireplace, transom window. Move-in ready home! 3BR/3.5BA, 2883 Sq. Ft. $549,000.

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25 Saw Timber Drive Moss Creek Green and fairway views on quiet cul-de-sac . Floorplan includes Kitchen open to Family Room & Carolina Room, vaulted ceiling Living Room, Dining Room, roomy master suite, 2 guest BRs and bath, multi-purpose Bonus Room. Recent upgrades include granite in kitchen and baths. Impressive storage space with walk-in attic. 3BR/2.5BA, 2890 Sq. Ft., $350,000.

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16 Button Bush Lane Golf and Lagoon Views • $119,000 46 Stable Gate Road Moss Creek Move-in home. Open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings, excellent BR separation and expansive outdoor living area. Renovated kitchen includes new granite, cabinetry, appliances, tile flooring, and pantry space. Updated baths and numerous windows and doors replaced. New HVAC. Long views of #6 of Moss Creek’s South Course. 2BR/2BA, 1371 Sq. Ft., $234,900.

260 Turnberry Village Palmetto Dunes Updated townhouse with hand scraped wood floors and granite kitchen. Incredible double fairway views of the George Fazio Course.

Additional office/den or 3rd BR on the 2nd floor makes this a unique must see property.

Palmetto Dunes offers miles of pristine beaches, 3 championship courses, world class tennis, shopping, dining, and deep water marina. 2BR/2BA, 1351 Sq. Ft., $304,900.

35 Timber Lane Lagoon View • $85,000 15 Royal Pointe Drive Lagoon View • $69,000

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Sweeping views of Port Royal Sound and Atlantic Ocean with direct sandy beach access from this elegant hardcoat stucco 6500+ sq ft home with 5 BR, 6 BA. Bronze entry gate opens to huge private brickwalled courtyard and pond. Formal LR and DR plus large island kitchen open to Carolina room. Cozy bar room and master BR with separate his/her baths all on 1st floor. Finished bonus room with kitchenette over garage with private entrance. Upstairs large library with FP and 4 BR. Enjoy sun and moon rises from expansive deck and lower covered patio and porch. Walk across lawn to waters edge and beach. $1,325,000.

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10 Oyster Bateau Court Hilton Head Plantation Sweeping views across private pool to freshwater lagoon. Totally remodeled home features open kitchen/great room plan with Carolina Room, smooth ceilings, masonry fireplace, granite island kitchen with all new cabinetry, wood floors, beautiful landscaping. New roof 2016. Wonderful master suite with wood floors and spacious marble master bath w/whirlpool tub. 3BR/2.5BA, 2750 sq. ft. $599,000.

45 Crooked Pond Drive

Hilton Head Plantation Charming home with private setting and tranquil long lagoon views.

Floorplan includes spacious island kitchen open to family room, LR, DR, master suite w/oversized bath, 2 guest BRs, heated/cooled attic storage and oversized 2-car garage. Newer appliances, mechanicals and roof. Walk to neighborhood pool and tennis.

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2 Pine Sky Court Hilton Head Plantation NEW HOME. Open floor plan w/expansive great room open to chef’s kitchen and DR. Excellent BR separation w/large master BR and BA, nice sized guest bedrooms, and oversized bonus suite/media room with BA. Screened porch and patio great for grilling and relaxing. 10 to 12 ft. ceilings, wood floors, stainless appliances, granite counters, glass tile backsplash in kitchen. Hardcoat stucco exterior. 4BR/3.5BA, 2835 Sq. Ft., $579,000.

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4 Foxhunt Drive Hilton Head Plantation Impeccably maintained home with excellent curb appeal close to shopping and dining on quiet cul-de-sac street. Floorplan includes vaulted ceilings great room, kitchen with island, granite counters and high quality cabinetry. Master with dual vanities, garden tub, walk-in and cedar closets. Spacious guest bedrooms and 4-season Carolina Room. 3BR/2.5BA, 2480 Sq. Ft., $429,000.

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106 Ocean One Villas South Forest Beach Updated and well maintained 1st floor villa just steps to oversized villa pool, private lawn and white sandy beaches.

Kitchen opens to dining area and family room. Excellent bedroom separation, upgraded baths, excellent storage space. Private deck great for relaxing after a day at the beach. Motivated seller willing to make a deal on closing by December 31, 2016. 3BR/3BA, 1584 Sq. Ft. $549,000.

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965 inverness Village Palmetto Dunes Spacious townhouse with double fairway views in Palmetto Dunes Resort. Inverness Village has tropical landscaping, complex amenity center with 3 Har Tru tennis courts, waterfront sun deck, pool includes kiddy area, and 2 docks provide access to the 11 mile lagoon system. Palmetto Dunes Resort offers miles of pristine beach, three 18-hole golf courses, tennis facility, shopping, dining and free in resort transportation in season. 3BR/3BA, 2010 Sq. Ft., $410,000.

THE PATRICK AND TAYLOR REAL ESTATE TEAM IS GETTING RESULTS! Over 100 Buyers And Sellers Successfully Represented In 2016.

Lot 9/6 Dolphin Point Lane Hilton Head Plantation Waterfront homesite in HHP. Enjoy spectacular sunrise views across Port Royal Sound from this high elevation lot on the Bluff near Dolphin Head Recreation Area. Walking path along shoreline is at your back door. Enjoy the neighborhood waterfront pool and cul-de-sac privacy. $399,000.

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SEA PINES REAL ESTATE AT THE BEACH CLUB 50 GOVERNORS LANE – SEA PINES

321-C HILTON HEAD BEACH & TENNIS – FOLLY FIELD

484 PLANTATION CLUB – SEA PINES

Cedar lined closets, two huge bedrooms upstairs with lots of light. The master is on the main level. The home sits on a full size lot and is third from cul-de-sac Full size laundry room, kitchen pantry, walk-in pantry, oversized 2 car garage, high cathedral ceilings and wood floors.

MLS #353004 $449,900

Totally updated in 2014 into a chic-contemporary open feel. From walls being moved, fireplace in bedroom, tile throughout, new high end Samsung & Bosch appliances, cabinets, granite counter tops, sleek furniture & more. Ocean and landscape view.

MLS #354704 $179,000

Top floor (no one above you) totally renovated 2 Br beauty including smooth ceilings, tiled walkin shower, open kitchen & so much more...Just bring your toothbrush! Across street from beach!

MLS #354834 $348,000

Mary Pracht 843.298.1715

Mary Pracht 843.298.1715

Barbra Finer 843.384.7314

729 SCHOONER COURT – SEA PINES

523 PLANTATION CLUB VILLA – SEA PINES

10 SPINNAKER COURT – SEA PINES

Sailboat watching from this totally updated 2bdrm,2bth townhouse in heart of Harbour Town overlooking Calibogue Sound. Walk to shops, restaurants, dolphin tours, tennis, pool, golf course. Enjoy FREE trolley rides to beautiful Sea Pines Beach Club. Nightly entertainment.

MLS #337071 $579,000

What a gorgeous view from this beautifully updated 2bd 2bth villa.

Only 5 min walk to 2 Pools, brand new Atlantic Dunes Golf Course at Plantation Club and the award-winning Sea Pines Beach Club. Super rental income. Offered at only $342,900 Furnished.

MLS #352357 $342,900

Overlooking 18th fairway of Harbour Town Golf, Calibogue Sound and Daufuskie Island. two master bedrooms, two separate living rooms and kitchens. 5th floor is an outdoor patio with hot tub, TV, refrigerator, and half bath with amazing views.

MLS #340618 $2,695,000

Nancy Cunningham 843.683.4580

Nancy Cunningham 843.683.4580

294 STONEY CREEK – SEA PINES

164 CLUB COURSE DRIVE – SEA PINES

100 SHELL RING ROAD – SEA PINES

Well priced 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath excellent condition rental villa with updated kitchen and private wooded view. Strong rental history with Sea Pines, huge pool on site and walk to new amenities of Harbour Town!

MLS #354158 $389,000

Gorgeous views of 5th SPCC golf links fairway. Kitchen w/granite counters, SS appliances. 3 BR’s w/ensuite baths. Master has tub & shower with its own outdoor deck w/shower. Spectacular multilevel deck, private salt water heated/cooled pool.

MLS #354763 $899,000

One story living with gorgeous updated kitchen, vaulted ceilings and lots of natural light. Nothing for you to do but unpack your things.

Three bedrooms all with their own bathrooms. Sought after two car garage makes this home a stand out. On site pool and Tennis!

MLS #352641 $544,000

Bill Buryk 843.422.4431

Bill Buryk 843.422.4431

Lorri Lewis 843.422.6448

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7455 ANCHORAGE VILLA – SHELTER COVE

29 RIBAUT DRIVE – HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

7 BLACK DUCK ROAD – SEA PINES

Gorgeous views from this well kept villa. Peaceful setting yet just walking distance to shopping, dining and water sports at popular Shelter Cove Marina. Spacious bedrooms, fully furnished, covered parking, turnkey and ready to go. New A/C installed in 2015!

MLS #353330 $238,500

High ceilings in living room with gas fireplace. Kitchen opens into a lovely family room and breakfast area with granite counter tops, double ovens, and sub zero refrigerator. Large first floor master with nice sitting area and large master bath. Bonus room/fourth bedroom very large. 3 car garage.

MLS #352912 $2,395,000

Stylish contemporary beach house features a Bosch appointed kitchen, a bright open living and dining area that’s ideal for entertaining. Relax in the recreational level that includes game room and bar within steps to the pool/jacuzzi. Enjoy the beach at the South end of the island.

MLS #354405 $3,595,000

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35 WILLOW OAK WEST – SEA PINES

78 MYRTLE BANK ROAD – HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

1st floor Oceanfront Villa, 1Br 2Ba end unit with views overlooking ocean and pool courtyard area. Nice large balcony. New kitchen appliances as of 2013. This is one of the brighter and bigger one bedrooms offered. Well maintained with gross rentals for 2016 $30,000.

MLS #354535 $447,500

Beautifully remodeled in 2008, this home offers the opportunity for full time living on a great residential street or enjoy as a short term rental with an easy bike ride to the beach. The backyard boasts a private resort-like pool surrounded by nature.

MLS #352854 $739,000 (F)

Rare to find a 4 BR/3 BA home with screened porch, golf view, and walking distance to the Port Royal sound - all for under 400K! New flooring in the LR, DR and bedrooms, freshly painted and landscaped, this home is move-in ready.

MLS #355147 $379,000

Wendy Corbitt 843.816.2672

Wendy Corbitt 843.816.2672

2003 TURTLE LANE – SEA PINES

8 PLANTERS WOOD DRIVE – SEA PINES

4 TWIN PINES ROAD – SEA PINES

Updated 3 BR, 3 BA Oceanfront“end unit”.The largest 3br floor plan in private gatedTurtle Lane.Tile floors, custom wall treatments, fabulous Mbath and guest baths, Light and bright white and stainless kitchen.Total privacy with Oceanfront Views. Short walk to amenities and restaurants.

MLS #341311 $1,699,000

4largebedroom,4½bathLowcountryhomeissituatedon2lots.Greatroom w/fireplace&diningroomw/trayceilings.Customcabinetsinthekitchenw/ Dacorappliances,warmingdrawer,winecooler,largeislandw/secondsink.

Upstairsfamilyroomw/kitchenette,washer,dryer,microwave&refrigerator.

MLS #355296 $1,739,000

This home features 4495 Sq Ft with gourmet kitchen, high end appliances, diningroom,office,greatroom,2ndlivingroom,mastersuiteplus4bedrooms with their own private baths. Super view of Heron Pointe 8th fairway, over-sized heated and cooled 2 car garage and plenty of room for a pool.

MLS #355359 $1,399,000

Pete Rebish 843.290.0998

Rob Reichel 843.384.6789

Tommy Austin 843.384.7033

Lorri Lewis 843.422.6448

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Rick has personally closed 90 properties year-to-date 69 MONTICELLO DRIVE | $289,000 The best lot in all of Chinaberry Ridge and it SCREAMS privacy! Superb location on Monticello, this 3 bedroom home has just under gone a face-lift. All new stainless steel appliances, all new custom paint throughout the home, even all new carpeting just installed. Great layout w/ large eat in kitchen with gorgeous tile flooring throughout. You will have plenty of storage in this home and even a two car garage. The sellers have priced this to move and at this price, it will not last long.

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76 POINT COMFORT RD. | $379,000 A Low Country 2 story home with 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths located in desirable Point Comfort on the south end of Hilton Head Island. Elevated front porch, back deck with lower deck built in Hot Spring 5-person Spa. Fenced in back yard. Enjoy convenient access to community dock, boat launch, playground, park and pavilion.

Experience neighborhood activities such as oyster roasts and shrimp boils with amazing sunsets. Only a 10-minute boat ride to Harbour Town.

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12 FIDDLERS WAY | $499,000 One of the BEST Views you will find, gorgeous views of Bear Lake, taking in breathtaking views day and night.

Recently renovated w/large smooth ceilings that allow for plenty of natural light. This home is open, light and bright w/an eat in kitchen, dining room and living room, complete with a fireplace.

Large bedrooms w/plenty of closet space, 2 attics and plenty of storage under the home. Located at the end of a cul de sac, this home is very private.

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10 OYSTER SHELL LANE | $999,995 Amazing location, views, and updated!

Overlooking the signature hole #6 of Oyster Reef Golf Club and lagoon with a glimpse of the Port Royal Sound. Situated on a private cul-de-sac and only a few steps to the beach walk along the Port Royal Sound, this home has been tastefully updated in 2008 with quality in the home and out. Bosch appliances, beautiful walk-in door-less shower and separate large Jacuzzi in master bath. His and her closet with built in wall safe, 4 zone HVAC (installed 2014), new 2 zone 85-gallon water system (installed 2016). Owner added additional sqft, now totaling 4,265

315 FULL SWEEP E. | $484,900 Ready to fall in love with a home? Take a look at this, b/c it’s absolutely gorgeous.

Curb appeal the minute you pull up to the driveway with custom 3-bedroom home w/BONUS room and Loft. Detail throughout with features such as: Gourmet Kitchen, huge master bedroom w/large walk in closet, custom modeling, beautiful tile flooring and the reason we want to live here: OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE: Large enclosed Porch and Lanai complete w/built in grill/refrig and more!

Open floor plan w/natural light and LAKE VIEWS. This is really a spectacular home.

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GREAT LAND FOR SALE: Can’t find what you are looking for? Maybe building is for you!

5 OYSTER RAKE LANE | $125,000 Now is your chance to build your dream home! Beautiful views and great Neighborhood in Hilton Head Plantation, gated community that offers Golf, Tennis, Swimming, Gardens, Trails for biking/ walking, and much much more.

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6 PORT AU SPAIN RD. | $229,000 Stunning golf view lot in Shipyard Plantation on a private cul de sac street!

This is an unbelievable building lot more than 1/2 an acre! Please take a drive by this beautiful piece of property. Homes are selling and builders are building again, so pick up your dream lot now at this great price!

GREAT LAND FO GREAT LAND FOR SALE: Can’t find what you are looking for?

Maybe building is for you!

Hilton Head Plantation: 5 Oyster Rake Lane Now is your chance to build your dream home! Beautiful views and great Neighborhood in Hilton Head Plantation, gated community that offers Golf, Tennis, Swimming, Gardens, Trails for biking/walking, and much much more. All for only $125,000.

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LEAMINGTON

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6201 Hampton Place – Gorgeous direct oceanfront views await you from this 3BR/3BA end unit. Almost 2,000 s/f of open airy interior space w/walls of windows to maximize your views. Master & guest suite have private balconies w/unobstructed ocean views. Granite throughout kitchen & baths. New HVAC plus new roof being installed. Hampton Place offers 2 oceanfront pools, spa & grilling areas, garage parking, tropical landscaping & more! $1,195,000

FOLLY FIELD

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10-109 Island Club Villa – Just Steps to the Beach!

Private end unit with no one above you or below you! Beautiful 2 BR/2BA townhome designed by the original developer. Beautifully updated throughout, with large outside deck for your relaxation overlooking tranquil lagoon. The Island Club is a highly sought after oceanfront community. Featuring 9 tennis courts, 2 swimming pools, fitness center. $269,000

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16 Beach Villa – Beachside Location Personified!

Beach Villa 16…”the name says it all”. Only 150’ to the beach. You can’t get much closer to all of Palmetto Dunes amenities… beach, golf, tennis, restaurants, hotels, The General Store, canoe/bike rentals from this 3 bedroom/2.5 bath townhome. $549,000

PALMETTO DUNES

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3 Galleon – Fabulous 2nd Row Beach House!

Wonderfully designedhome with 5 bedroom/5.5 bathand lots of open space. Over 5400 s/f of light and airy, multiple living/entertaining areas. High volume ceilings, 2 staircases, fabulous master suite with fireplace…and more! Super private pool setting, multiple wrap around porches, circular drive and plenty of parking to accommodate your guests. $1,895,000

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20 WINDJAMMER COURT - SEA PINES - Unique “Low Country” style home on Lagoon in HT. WALK to Golf /Tennis /new Club House. 4 BR/3½ BA, PLUS office/study. Elaborate Master suite downstairs. Never rented. Pristine condition. FP, pool, fenced area for pets. Ideal primary or 2nd home, or great rental. $795,000 UNF

35 N. CALIBOGUE CAY — Enjoy sunsets and DEEP WATER views over the Calibogue Sound from this stunning setting. A rare opportunity to build the house of your dreams on this secluded Sea Pines peninsula. $1,695,000

891 KETCH COURT – SEA PINES — Extensive remodel with smooth ceilings, new cabinets, baths, kitchen, furniture this 3 bedroom/3 bath townhome is on the top two floors of the mid rise building.

Great rental history, turn key condition. $369,000 Furnished.

1911 SOUTH BEACH CLUB – SEA PINES – Incredible panoramic view from this 2nd floor 3 BR, 2.5 BA villa in SBC, West Atrium. Private boardwalk to pool and beach. Secure building with renovated lobby, elevator, parking garage and storage.

Very well maintained, kitchen remodeled w. built-in credenza. Gas FP, wet bar, 2 balconies, 10’ ceilings, laundry room, charming foyer. $879,000 $849,000 F.

14 WOODBINE PLACE — SEA PINES Charming Sea Pines home overlooking the new Atlantic Dunes golf course and only minutes from the Beach Club, 4 bedrooms, cozy family room/kitchen combo, ideal bedroom separation, all on one floor. $899,000

40 BAYNARD PARK RD. — Handsome contemporary 3 br plus office, 3 1/2 ba with remodeled kitchen and baths, high vaulted smooth ceilings, 2 car garage, large year round indoor pool, multiple decks and loads of light. Views of Harbour Town 14th green and across Baynard Park to Calibogue Sound. Great opportunity to be in this sought after neighborhood! $1,250,000.

128 LAWTON VILLA – SEA PINES – Charming 2BR/2BA Lawton Villa w. a truly 10+ Golf and Lagoon view. Short distance to SP beach.

Sunroom and lovely outdoor deck. High ceilings, lots of windows and skylights. Fireplace, entrance foyer and lots of storage. $349,000.

540 PLANTATION CLUB VILLA — Tastefully updated 3 bd townhome in the heart of Sea Pines. Updated kitchen and baths, end unit, 2 pools, with a desirable rental history. $475,000. furnished

30 GULL POINT ROAD IN SEA PINES — Great opportunity to be part of Gull Pt Assn with marina, kayak racks, Har-Tru tennis courts, children’s playground and less than a mile to the beach. Terrific marsh views! 2 car carport, 14 ft elev. Priced at lot value. $975,000

37 TURTLE LANE TOWNHOUSE – SEA PINES – The most desirable lg. floorplan of all TL townhomes. Just steps to Sea Pines best beach.

Very light and bright. Desirable end unit. 4 BR / 3 ½ BA. 2-car garage.

Never rented. Great rental projection. $995,000 F

1468 SOUND VILLA — Enjoy beautiful Calibogue Sound views from the deck of this 4 BR South Beach home. This home has been refurbished and includes a family room, fireplace, updated kitchen and baths, 1 car garage. $995,000 furnished

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34 STONEY CREEK ROAD — SEA PINES — Charming Cape Cod style 3 BR/3 1/2 BA plus den home with terrific views of sparkling lagoon and down 11th fairway of Heron Point course. Easy walk to Harbour Town. Wood Floors, remodeled kitchen and baths.

Screen porch. $599,000 Furn.

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30 GULL POINT ROAD IN SEA PINES — Great opportunity to be part of Gull Pt Assn with marina, kayak racks, Har-Tru tennis courts, children’s playground and less than a mile to the beach. Contemporary secluded 4 br / 3 ½ bath with wood paneled vaulted ceiling, floor to ceiling glass windows and sliding doors opening to decks and marsh SPRE_WebHempLow_1216.indd 180

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HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

INDIGO RUN

INDIGO RUN

“WHITE CAPS” Waterfront Estate. Main house, Guest Cottage and Pool House. Infinity edge pool overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway and Port Royal Sound. Screened Porch Garage $2,850,000

RIBAUT ISLAND – Stately Southern Living Home with covered porches with views and breezes over the Port Royal Sound. Grand Foyer; Private Master Suite plus 3 Guest Rooms. $799,000

ISLAND LIFE STYLE Home with a Screened Lanai, Pool and Hot Tub in the private Golf Club of Indigo Run. 4 Bedrooms, 4 Full Baths. Popular Great Room plan opening to large Chef’s Kitchen. 3 car garage. $749,900

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL NEW “Homes by Marshside” Covered Porch overlooking 16th Fairway in The Golf Club. 4 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths $719,000

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

PALMETTO HALL

INDIGO RUN

PALMETTO HALL

BEAUTIFUL HOME – Within walking distance to the CCHH and Skull Creek Marina + panoramic view of the 10th Fairway. Completely updated! 3 Bedrooms + Study | Office. $649,900

MODEL PERFECT 5 Bedroom or 4 Bedroom + Bonus Room home with 5.5 Baths with a beautiful Golf View. Professionally decorated home with loads of upgrades. $639,000

BRAND NEW HOME built by “Homes by Marshside”. Sought after Great Room floorplan. 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths plus Study. Double fairway view. $639,000

CLASSIC LowCountry, custom built home, conveniently located across the street from the Clubhouse and amenities. 4 Bedrooms + Bonus Room. Study/ Den. Screen Porch + tons of storage. $539,000

FOLLY FIELD

INDIGO RUN

INDIGO RUN

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

BEAUTIFUL DIRECT OCEANFRONT villa with panoramic OCEANFRONT View! Fully furnished 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1st floor Sea Cloisters villa. Great 2nd home or rental property. $535,000

BEAUTIFUL HOME overlooking the 16th Fwy of Golden Bear. 3 Bedrooms + an office (or 4th Bedroom).

Very open floor plan. Spacious Kitchen|Breakfast| Family Room. 2 car garage. $525,000

POPULAR COURTYARD style Home overlooking Otter Creek. Spacious 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath home with a beautiful Courtyard Swimming Pool. $519,000

CUSTOM HOME overlooking the 4th Fairway of Oyster Reef. 3 Bedrooms + Bonus Room|Study - possible 4th Bedroom, 3.5 Baths. Quality construction!

Elegant Living and Dining Room. $485,000

PALMETTO HALL

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

WINDMILL HARBOUR

PANORAMIC Lagoon | Golf View. 4 Bedrooms (2 down and 2 up) + Bonus Room (or 5th Bedroom) and 3 Full Baths. Light filled Carolina Room. Great Value - New Carpet, New Paint and New Roof! $439,900

RENOVATED HOME at the end of a cul-de-sac overlooking a tranquil lagoon. Spacious Living space opens to a beautiful new kitchen. Elegant Master Bedroom and Bath. Guest Suite. New roof and driveway. $432,500

BEST VALUE 4 Bedroom Home! Large Great Room with hardwood floors and fireplace with brick accent wall. Kitchen/Breakfast Room. Two Master Suites or mother-in-law suite. $325,000

END UNIT! 2 Bedroom - 2 Bath Spindle Lane Villa. Upper villa, a spacious Loft, has hardwood floors and beautiful granite counter tops. Great floor plan with private balcony. $239,000

CONTACT RICHARD MACDONALD FOR INCREDIBLE HOMESITES

MerryChristmas from our families to yours!

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION 62 Bear Creek Drive. . . . . . . . $275,000 3 Neptune Court . . . . . . . . . $185,000 INDIGO RUN 14 Hummock Place . . . . . . . .$399,000 PALMETTO HALL 15 Madison Lane . . . . . . . . . $107,000 18 Ellis Court . . . . . . . . . . $129,000

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CARROLL & DAYTON

David Carroll Cell 843.384.8111 Tracy Dayton Cell 843.686.4000 HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

SEA PINES RESORT

PORT ROYAL PLANTATION

PORT ROYAL PLANTATION

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57 ROOKERY WAY

Showcase Home, turnkey and totally updated and redone in 2015. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, Great Room style Living and Dining Rooms, Eat-in Kitchen, Exercise Room or Office. New Kitchen, flooring, Baths, impact doors and windows. Detached 2 Car Garage. Full-size Homesite. $498,800

INDIGO RUN GOLF CLUB

23 COTESWORTH PLACE

43 SOUTH SEA PINES DRIVE

45 OUTPOST LANE

3 RAMPART LANE

Young home built in 2013, with 5 BR and 5 FULL BA, heated pool, covered lanai, and lagoon views! Highest quality construction w/ coffered ceilings, wood and stone floors, granite, and custom cabinetry. Fully furnished and active on the Vacation Rental Income market with a NET Rental Guarantee of $85,000 from 5-Star Properties! Short distance to the Atlantic. $1,715,000

Views Galore –Marsh to Port Royal Sound!

4 BR and 3 BA Home. Great Room with fireplace and Cathedral ceiling. Dining Area opens to Kitchen. Master Bedroom with tray ceiling + double-sided fireplace to Master Bath. Upstairs 2 Bedrooms.

Spacious Deck with beautiful views and a retractable awning. Home has a wine cellar plus Walnut and Bamboo floors on 1st floor. $879,000

Truly a one-of-a-kind home here! Inverted floorplan with magnificent views across Fish Haul Creek and sunsets over the marsh.

Amazing Private Pool and Spa. Antique woodwork throughout, Heart Pine and Saltillo floors. Villeroy & Boch tile. Italian Porcelain sinks. Granite tops and solid cherry cabinets in Kitchen. Pella and Marvin windows, 2BR, 2BA, Office, Family Room down; Master, Great Room, Kitchen, 2 Dining areas, powder room and Conservatory up. Observatory on 3rd floor! $775,000

LONG COVE CLUB

HAMPTON LAKES

PALMETTO DUNES RESORT

6 COTTON HALL LANE

37 GREEN TRAIL COURT

106 WINDSOR PLACE

Quality constructed by H2 Builders, finest finishes, trim, detail & accessories. Travertine & Birch Floors, soaring ceilings & abundant natural light. 5 or 6BR (if needed), 4.5 BA. Living room w/ fireplace, formal dining room. Grand center island kitchen opens to casual dining and family room. Elegant Master Suite. Overlooking private pool and out to the 16th Fairway at The Golf Club.

In law, teenager or guest suite on 2nd floor. $759,000

New Listing in Long Cove Club. Cul De Sac location, private pool overlooking wide and long lagoon view. 4 or 5BR, 5 FULL BA, Study, Art room or Studio, Bonus Room. Formal Living and Dining, Kitchen to eat in area and family room.

Highest quality construction. $639,000

Amazing New Home! 4BR, 4 FULL BA with 3,880 HSF. Significant upgrades including gas range, gas fireplace, custom ceiling fans throughout + custom audio/speaker system.

Stunning Kitchen, Great Room Architecture, Large Bonus|Media Room. Screened Porch.

Custom pavers on driveway, patio and porch.

Builders Warranty in place. Come live this incredible lifestyle! Home was just completed in Feb. 2016, barely used, step right into a new home with no hassle! $599,900

Tropical Paradise overlooking the amenity rich Windsor Place Pool Complex, and out to the Atlantic Ocean! Convenient first floor access. Beautifully updated with new tiled floors, new granite tops and appliances in kitchen. Granite and tile in Master Bath.

Very bright with updated furniture as well.

2BR, 2BA, fully furnished, turn key, rental ready. $599,000

PORT ROYAL PLANTATION

SHIPYARD PLANTATION

BRADLEY BEACH

BLUFFTON

48 OUTPOST LANE

Just Listed! Charming LowCountry home with a private long lagoon view. Wood, tile + stone floors throughout. Updated Kitchen – granite tops, cabinets, fixtures + appliances.

New Master Bath – stone, granite + walkin closet. Eat in Kitchen opens to Family Room. Formal Dining Room. Living Room with fireplace. Screened Porch. Upstairs, 2 Bedrooms + full Bath. 2 Car Garage. Culde-sac location. $599,000

0-1 GOLFMASTER

Amazing Golf Course View Villa in Shipyard Plantation. All on one floor, 2,000 heated square feet! 3 BR, 3 FULL BA! Fully furnished and equipped. Used sparingly as a second home, in excellent condition. Master Suite features large BR, tub and shower and walk in closet. Kitchen has a breakfast bar, opens to great room. Each bedroom has a full bath! Plus there is a den/Carolina Room with a Faux Fireplace. $429,000

21 & 23 BRADLEY BEACH

Full size homesites, just across the street from the beach. Zoned Resort Development, allows many possible uses. Perfect for a single family home, rental income producing property, second home, or land bank for the future. $350,000

18 BROADLAND CIRCLE

Just listed in The Willows in Bluffton. 4 BR, 2 FULL BA plus a powder room. Updated kitchen with granite tops, new floors.

Fireplace. Main floor master with renovated bath, granite tops and stone floors. 3 BR or 2 plus bonus and full bath on 2nd floor.

Screened porch and private wooded view.

2 Car garage. Stucco and stone siding in front. Amazing value at $239,000.

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“[The marsh tacky is] more than a horse. It represents a connection to the land and culture for South Carolinians and a way of living, surviving, and adapting to conditions that ultimately became home.”

— CAROLINE MAFFRY OF EQUITREKKING

Marsh Tacky: B South Carolina’s state heritage horse

BY LUANA M. GRAVES SELLARS PHOTOS BY ROB K AUFMAN

rought to the U.S. in the 1500s by the Spanish and found only in South Carolina, the marsh tacky was recognized in 2010 as the South Carolina State Heritage Horse because of its significant historic connection to the state.

Once considered a common sight throughout the Lowcountry, the marsh tacky is a unique breed from the Colonial Spanish line, which includes the Spanish Barb and the Cracker. Unfortunately, this breed has slowly diminished in number. According to the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association, there are only about 360 documented marsh tackies in existence today, which has put it on the world’s endangered species list.

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“I think that the actual number of full-breed marsh tackies that are left is closer to about 100,” THERE says Michael Cohen Jr., a sixthgeneration marsh tacky owner ARE ONLY who lives on Hilton Head Island.

ABOUT 360 He said that the island used to be DOCUMENTED full of marsh tackies, but now they have the remaining six. The sigMARSH nificant disparity in the projected TACKIES IN numbers of existing marsh tackies EXISTENCE is indicative of the controversy that exists regarding the horse.

TODAY The conflict arises from the question of what, exactly, counts as a pure marsh tacky. It is argued that some pure breeds have not been registered and therefore are not included in tally of remaining tackies. It is also argued that some horses that are not pure marsh tackies have been wrongly included in the count.

A marsh tacky has specific characteristics of height and body shape, and experts can easily tell the difference between a marsh tacky and other types of horses.

“There are a lot of mixed-breed tackies out there, but you can tell a true breed by its short legs and its narrow chest,” Cohen said. In addition, the marsh tacky has unique coloring, and can even change colors from season to season. Some of them can turn from brown to black to reddish; others from black to a deep purple.

Once feral and roaming freely by the hundreds throughout the marshes of the Sea Islands and the Lowcountry, the marsh tacky was captured and domesticated. Even in times of war, the marsh tackies served the Southern troops, providing a strategic advantage because they were specifically adapted to the rough and swampy terrain of the South Carolina region.

Considered a strong workhorse with an easy disposition, the marsh tacky became a common fixture in Lowcountry fields, especially after the Civil War, when they became a necessary agricultural and functional element within the Gullah community. The horse was used for all aspects of island living, from transportation to the fields, as well as being used for entertainment during the 1960s and 1970s, when they were raced on Hilton Head’s beaches. Eventually, however, tractors, cars and trucks replaced the tackies in fields and as a method of transportation.

“They are work horses that can out-work and out-pull any other horse. When the weather gets hot, they are ready to work,” Cohen said. “They don’t eat a lot during the summer.

It doesn’t matter what you feed them when it’s hot; their bodies slim down and they are ready to go to work.”

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to roam the island, but when the warmer weather came, the horses would return home ready to plow when it got hot,” he said.

As rider Wylie Bell stated in a recent edition of South Carolina Wildlife Magazine, “They don’t panic when they get wrapped up in briars or when they are mired in a bog up to their chest. Like little bulldozers, they push through whatever you ask them to. The marsh tacky is made to handle riding in the woods and swamps. They’re smaller and more agile, their hide is thicker, and they have good, solid hooves.

Marsh tackies are not big horses, but they ride big. They have huge hearts and sharp minds, and for people who own them, they’ll be that horse of a lifetime.”

The marsh tacky is an important part of not only Hilton Head’s history, but South Carolina’s. The fact that pure-bred horses have begun to dwindle in number is a sad loss of a major part of Gullah tradition.

The Cohens are doing their part to not only care for the horses and keep the tradition alive, but also to continue to teach and inform the community about the uniqueness of these beautiful horses. Whenever possible, they bring out the horses for events to remind the community of their contribution to the Gullah community.

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Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative A NOTABLE PIECE OF LOWCOUNTRY HISTORY

BY LUANA M. GRAVES SELLARS

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he phrase “life-changing” is probably overused — as well as underappreciated. Typically, when we hear this phrase, we expect to hear stories about life and death and survival and courage, and people overcoming life-threatening challenges.

However, it is no exaggeration to say that all of these elements are woven into the little-known story of the Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative, which had an enormous impact on the economy of Hilton Head Island, as well as the quality of life for many native islanders during the 1960s and ’70s.

Before the co-operative, individual families relied on the waters surrounding Hilton Head as a means to sustain their way of life; it was the way families fed themselves. Looking forward to the day’s catch was no sport, because fishing provided the meals for the day. Breakfast might be shrimp and grits; lunch could be an oyster boil steamed with fresh corn from the fields, and dinner likely was rice along with the catch of the day.

However, in 1966, a group of enterprising native islanders came together to establish the Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative, which was designed to help the community while taking advantage of the area’s thriving oyster factories and the increasing demand for fresh fish. Since most islanders were already fishing, they realized that they could capitalize on their labor and the environment if they combined their efforts and worked as a team. Working together unified and empowered them, and enabled them to better serve their clientele, as well as their own economic interests.

The Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative gave its members financial independence, and strengthened the bonds between islanders who were already living in an established interdependent community. Sharing was already prized as a community value; it was a natural way of life.

Through the co-op, the community developed a fishing industry, and the process of fishing became more efficient and organized and created jobs for native islanders. The co-op allowed them to become self-employed, develop financial independence and self-sufficiency, and increase their earning potential by meeting the growing commercial demands for fish. As they earned more, the islanders shared more with their neighbors. Most importantly, the co-op developed into an important security system: The boat captains provided safety for each other while on the water.

The co-op even was featured in a November 1969 article in Ebony Magazine: “For most of the blacks on the island, the organizing of the co-op is a godsend. Not only have members purchased their own boats, but they have bought acres of barren marsh land and built a packing and grading shed, their office headquarters, a retail store and a cold storage room. Every afternoon at 3 o’clock, men, women and children flock to the docks to meet the incoming boats and to work in the grading room deheading shrimp. Already, the co-op has become the source of pride and income for everyone there. Says Capt. Arthur Stewart, the father of seven children, ‘We are in better shape now then we have ever been. And we are working for ourselves.’”

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“ Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.�

- HERBERT HOOVER

The Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative consisted of a fleet of shrimp trawlers piloted by a group of men who took on the challenges of the waters every day and delivered hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish yearly. In addition to the challenges on the water, the fisherman faced other obstacles from corporate initiatives that would infringe on the fishing industry.

In April 1970, the president of the co-op, David Jones, led a successful protest against a proposed BASF chemical plant that was to be built on the Colleton River in Bluffton. This project would have severely impacted the area’s waterways, the fishing industry and the livelihood of local people. Recognizing the potentially devastating threat to the environment that the plant would create, Jones piloted his Captain Dave shrimp trawler from Hilton Head to Washington, D.C., to handdeliver a petition with more than 40,000 signatures to Secretary of the Interior Walter Hinkle. The delivery of the petition gave the co-op national exposure, and for the native islanders, it had biblical proportions. it was the David and Goliath story all over again.

This brave effort by Jones and the co-op is credited with keeping the area and its surrounding waters clean and contaminant free.

Too often, stories like this get lost in time. And yet many still remember this period with pride. The co-op fishermen moved through unchartered waters for themselves and their community, and they made it work. This is a clear example of how people are able to rise to the challenges before them with resolve and a steadfast determination to succeed.

Eventually, the co-op became a casualty of changing times. It was unable to survive rising fuel costs, limits placed on the areas available for fishing and trawling, and the growing demands of conservationists to protect endangered turtles. In addition, the influx of Japanese fish into U.S. markets led to heavy competition, undercutting the viability and profitability of the co-op.

The tide of the Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative came into shore a long time ago. And as with many things from the past, time changes how we do what we do, but some things never change. Unchanged is the fortitude of the Gullah people and their determination to embrace the past and approach the future holding on to their traditions with pride strength, ingenuity, and determination. M

The Hilton Head Fishing Co-Operative gave its members financial independence, and strengthened the bonds between islanders who were already living in an established interdependent community.

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WHAT TO DO

DEC. 1: HILTON HEAD MONTHLY 2016 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS PA

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Hilton Head Monthly’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards Party: 5-30-9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. You voted for your favorite people, places, restaurants and businesses. Now, come celebrate with the winners. Sample food, drinks, gifts and giveaways from many of the 2016 winners while enjoying live music from The Jazz Corner and popular Rolling Stones cover band White Liquor. Tickets are $15. hiltonheadmonthly.com

DECEMBER CALENDAR THROUGH DEC. 31

The Dove Street Festival of Lights: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 through Saturday, Dec. 31, Shelter Cove Towne Centre, 40 Shelter Cove Lane. A Hilton Head Island holiday tradition for over 20 years returns to Shelter Cove Towne Centre for the 2016 holiday season! Experience the magic of the cascading and tastefully tacky Hilton Head Island Christmas lights display.

Park your car, stroll through the lights and falling snow (bubbles!), all while enjoying nightly entertainment, shopping, dining and more! Donations to benefit Community Foundation of the Lowcountry’s Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Fund. For more information or to contribute, visit www.sheltercovetownecentre.com.

THROUGH DEC. 16

Christmas Toy Drive: Between now and December 16, Bluffton Police Department Law Enforcement Center, 101 Progressive St., Buckwalter Place or the Bluffton Town Hall, 20 Bridge St. The Bluffton Police Department will be accepting unwrapped toys, jackets, hats and gloves for children ages 0-14.

Toiletry items and wrapping paper are also welcomed to be donated as part of the program. Due to a community toy drive earlier this summer, stuffed animals are not needed. Call 843-5408308 for more information.

DEC. 1-3

4th annual Arkhaios Film Festival: Thursday, Dec. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 3, Coligny Theatre, 1 N Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island.

The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an educational event showcasing the discovery of past cultures gained from archaeological research and illustrated by documentary films. Information is available at www.arkhaiosfilmfestival org. For more information contact Jean F. Guilleux, Arkhaios founder 843-2981638 or email info@arkhaiosfilmfe tival.org.

DEC. 1-4

“A Holiday Fantasia” Performance: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3, and 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4, Magnolia Hall, Sun City Hilton Head. Enjoy a performance by the Sun City Chorus and Concert

Band. The music will feature a range of holiday songs, from the works of Irving Berlin to “O Holy Night.” Tickets may be purchased at Magnolia Hall, M-W-F, from 9 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; by phone, 843-368-3153; by emailing Suncitytix@gmail.com, or at the Magnolia box office one hour before performance if tickets are available.

Tickets are $23.

DEC. 1

Main Street Village Jingle Fest: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 301 Main Sreet, Hilton Head. Capture the Holiday Spirit at the Main Street Village Jingle Fest!

Stroll along Main Street and Enjoy Holiday Music, Broadcasting Live by Jeff T-Bone Taylor from 104.9 The Surf.

Be one of the First 100 Customers to Receive a Goodie Bag Filled with Special Offers from Participating Merchants distributed by the Hilton Head Plantation Newcomer’s Association. Enjoy Complimentary Refreshments, Food Tastings and Additional Discounts from Participating Businesses. Visit mainstreetvillagehhi.com.

DEC. 2

Taste of the Season: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce.

Celebrate the talents of our area’s top chefs and indulge in the unique dishes from celebrated Lowcountry chefs. The event will also include a silent auction.

Tickets and more information: www. hiltonheadblufftonchamber.org Bluffton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade: 5 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2, Bluffton Town Hall, 20 Bridge Street. The public is invited to the 2016 Bluffton Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade. The Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on Friday in front of Bluffton Town Hall located at 20 Bridge Street. At 5 p.m., Mayor Lisa Sulka will welcome everyone, announce this year’s parade Grand Marshal, children from the MC Riley Elementary School chorus will sing Christmas carols, and the Town Tree will be lit. Afterwards, cookies and juice will be served in the auditorium where Santa will be. Children will be able to sit on Santa’s lap as well as have their picture taken with him.

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WARDS PARTY ... DEC. 2: TASTE OF THE SE Winter Wonderland Festival: 4 p.m.8 p.m. Shelter Cove Community Park.

Everyone is welcome! There will be carnival games, children’s parade, golden candy cane hunt, Coca Cola Refresh Crew and much more. Concessions, trampoline bungee, and rock wall sold separately. Free admission, donations welcome. www.islandreccenter.org.

Party at First Presbyterian Church: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Dec. 3, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Music and refreshments are provided. There will be a charge of $10 per house. Call the church office for information at 843681-3696, or visit the website, www. fpchhi.org.

DEC. 3

Outdoor Movie: “Miracle on 34th Street”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Sea Pines Resort. Have your picture taken with Santa and watch a showing of the classic movie “Miracle on 34th Street” under the Liberty Oak in Harbour Town. Benches and fire pits for roasting marshmallows will be provided.

Admission is complimentary with a donation of a canned food item for the Deep Well Project. For additional information call 843-842-1979.

Bluffton Christmas Parade: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3, the Christmas Parade will step off at the corner of Bridge and Pritchard Streets. Parade floats, bands, walkers, cars and Santa will make their way down the parade route and end at Red Cedar Elementary School.

Gullah Food Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

12 Georgianna Drive, Hilton Head Island. All are invited to come out and celebrate the heritage and the tradition of the Island while enjoying recipes of Shrimp and Grits, Seafood Gumbo, Devil Crabs and Stew Chicken, and more. Meet celebrity guest Bravo Reality Television supermodel and actress Mrs. Cynthia Bailey. For more information about this event and/or on how to participate as a vendor, visit gullahmuseumhhi.org or call 843-6813254.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Sweetgrass Wreath Making Classes: Saturdays beginning Dec. 3. A local seventh generation Gullah basket maker will teach this special holiday class and you’ll have a chance to make a decorative Sweetgrass wreath on your own using locally found natural materials. You will hear the history of the Sweetgrass basket, one of the Lowcountry’s best known art forms.

Other classes will be held on December 10 and 17. The class is $65 per person

THROUGH DEC. 24

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens Presents “December Nights & Holiday Lights”: 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday through Sunday night through Dec. 24, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah. The “Jewel of a Savannah Christmas” returns with improved access pathways, new light displays and approaching 1,000,000 sparkling lights. Santa and Mrs. Claus make appearances across the season as their busy schedules allow. Various nonprofit groups help stock Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, selling hot chocolate and other tasty holiday treats. Visit www. coastalgeorgiabg.org or call 912-921-5460.

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James Coleman at Endangered Arts Gallery: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3, South Island Square, 841 William Hilton Parkway Suite B, Hilton Head Island. Announcing a one-man holiday show featuring Disney animation veteran James Coleman. Meet Coleman, experience his newest work and watch him paint live. Call the gallery at 843-785-5075 for show details or visit endangeredarts.com or facebook.com/endangeredarts

and reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767, ext. 223.

843-689-6612 or visit www.vimclinic. org.

Holiday Showcase & Open House: 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. The Red Piano Art Gallery, 220 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Talented artists have been busy creating new work just in time for the holidays. Stop in while you’re out on Saturday afternoon and view the collection while enjoying sweet and savory treats. For more information, call 843842-4433.

Lowcountry Holiday Market & Festival: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Blue Heron Nature Center, 321 Bailey Lane Road, Ridgeland. The Boys & Girls Club of Jasper County presents a unique, family-friendly holiday event, which will offer something for everyone. Admission to the event is free. The kids can enjoy bounce houses, train rides, cookie decorating, a visit with Santa and much more. Christmas music performed by the Nautical Wheelers and “A Christmas Story” performed by the Columbia Marionette Theater. The day will also include a bake sale, pet holiday costume contest as well as local artisans and vendors selling holiday treasures and treats. There will be an additional charge for food, some activities and vendor goods.Facebook or visit www.bgclowcountry.org. Call 843-5404485 for more information.

Volunteers in Medicine Circle of Caring Gala: 6 -10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. More than 20 years ago, Volunteers In Medicine founder Dr. Jack McConnell envisioned the Circle of Caring as a “continuous flow of concern, compassion, love and healing” connecting the giver and the receiver.

Join in at their major fundraiser to recognize and celebrate the compassion and healing that VIM has brought to thousands of patients and to themselves. Tickets : $175 per person. For additional information contact Cheryl at

Spanish-Language Library Orientation: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

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ERY ... DEC. 3: HOLIDAY SHOWCASE & OPEN HOUSE ... DEC. 4: WORLD PREMIERE OF Library. Spanish speakers are invited to get a special tour and tutorial to highlight the library’s access to and variety of Spanish materials, resources for citizenship, and an English-language learning program. After the presentation, the presenter will stay for questions and one-on-one assistance. Free.

For more information, contact Lauren Read at 843-255-6531, lread@bcgov. net or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.

Hilton Head Humane’s Community Christmas Party: 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, Hilton Head Humane Association, 10 Humane Way. Get your pet’s picture taken with Santa, enjoy cookies and beverages, free Christmas raffle, and treats for your fourlegged friends at the shelter. Yappy Howlidays! For more information visit the Hilton Head Humane Association Facebook page.

DEC. 4

DEC. 5-31

World Premiere of “International Carol Suite” by Mark Hayes: 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Experience a large choral work based on carols from around the world, commissioned by the music ministry of the church for the Advent/ Christmas season. The world premiere will take place in the sanctuary and will be conducted by the composer himself. Free and open to the public.

Call the church office for information at 843-681-3696.

SOBA Presents “Small Wonders” and The Holiday Boutique: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11:30 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sunday. 6 Church St, Old Town Bluffton. “Small Wonders,” is an exhibit of unique and tiny art, each piece less than 10” in any direction, on display from December 5 through 31 at the SOBA Gallery. While you are there, stop by the Holiday Boutique, a collection of local gifts, handmade treasures, cards, small paintings and more, on display and available through December 23. Call 757-6586 or visit sobagallery.com for more information.

DEC. 6

Charleston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Brass: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, Bluffton United Methodist Church, 101 Calhoun St, Bluffton. Join the CSO Brass Quintet for an evening of your favorite holiday music from treasured carols to the familiar songs of childhood from television and Hollywood. This concert is appropriate for all ages. Due to limited seating, anyone wishing to attend is encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

Tickets are available at Bluffton United Methodist Church on Sundays only following worship services and at Markel’s Card & Gift Shop located at Kitties Crossing, Bluffton. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 18 and younger. For more information, visit www.CharlestonSymphony.org or call Bluffton United Methodist Church at 843-757-3351.

Military Officers Association of America Christmas Party: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, The Golf Club of Indigo Run. As part of its holiday

fundraiser they are collecting books, kindergarten through grade 6, for area students, to foster the love of reading. The MOAA Spouses for Service (MSforS) will not have a luncheon meeting in December but will resume monthly meetings in 2017 on the second Wednesday of each month. For additional information contact Jayne Danoff at jayne.danoff@ gmail.com

DEC. 8

Unique Holiday Gifts at Art League Gallery: Opening reception and awards are 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, Art League of Hilton Head Gallery located mid-island, inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. One-of-a-kind crafts are available for inspired gift-giving at the “CraftHiltonHead2016.” This national juried fine arts craft guild exhibition, which occurs only once every two years, will showcase up to 90 2-D and 3-D craft works of featured artists from around the country, competing for cash awards. www.artleaguehhi.org.

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White Christmas Performance: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; call for Sunday show times, Dec. 7-31, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. Nominated for several Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards, and based on the 1954 film this is a heartwarming holiday musical the whole family will love!Tickets: $58 for adults and $41 for children (Save $10 Dec. 7-8) Box Office: 843-842ARTS or https://tickets.artshhi.com. For more information visit www.artshhi. com.

DEC. 8

Blankets for Botox: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. Pinnacle Plastic Surgery, 7 Mallett Way, Bluffton. During the month of December, stop by Pinnacle Plastic Surgery’s office from Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and donate a new blanket, pet toy, pet food or pet store gift card to receive a gift card worth $50 off a Botox or injectable treatment. All of the donated items will go to Palmetto Animal League. To kick off this wonderful event, Pinnacle Plastic Surgery is inviting guests to bring a new blanket, pet food, pet toy or pet store gift card to its holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 8. Guests will be treated to an array of holidaythemed refreshments, champagne and lavish prizes provided by Pinnacle’s own PURE Medical Spa. Call 843-815-6699 or visit www.PinnaclePlasticSurgeryMD.com for additional details.

DEC. 7

The Lowcountry Christian Women’s Connection “Christmas Luncheon and Holiday Jubilee”: 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Hampton Hall Clubhouse, Bluffton. The guest speaker will be author, singer and comedienne, Tempe Brown whose topic will be “ Putting the Puzzle of Life Together Without the Box Lid!” Her CD’s and book, The Little Dirt People will be available for purchase. Lunch is $25.00

and must be prepaid. For more information call Carol at 843-705-7604.

DEC. 8

National Craft Exhibition Coming to Art League Gallery: 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, Art League of Hilton Head Gallery, inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane. The 5th edition of CraftHiltonHead2016, a National Juried Fine Arts Craft Guild Exhibition, will showcase up to ninety craft works of featured artists from around the country. This exclusive presentation will be on display and for sale December 6-31. A grand opening reception and awards ceremony will highlight the exhibition on Dec. 8. For more information call 843-681-5060, or visit www.artleaguehhi.org.

DEC. 9

Hilton Head Choral Society’s Sounds of Christmas Concert: ”I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

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TRY CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION ‘CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON AND HOLIDAY JUBI tion with musical treats for audience members of all ages. Filled with the sentiment and spirit of the season, this concert features a musical sleigh overflowing with traditional holiday tunes and carols, presented in new and interesting ways. There’s even an opportunity for the audience to join along. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for the local toy drive. To select and reserve your seats, visit www.hiltonheadchoralsociety.org. Call the box office at 843-341-3818.

“Escaping Slavery in Early South Carolina”: 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.

Historian, Dr. Nic Butler, examines the four principle paths out of bondage, ranging from the heroic to the perilous, and introduces examples of real individuals who gained freedom from an oppressive system. Butler is a public historian with a passion for talking about Charleston history. The cost to non-members is $10 per person, Basic Members $5 per person and supporting or higher members are no charge.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling 843-689- 6767, ext.

224 or online at www.coastaldiscovery. org.

DEC. 10

Outdoor Movie: “Polar Express”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Sea Pines Resort. Get into the holiday spirit by watching this classic movie under the Liberty Oak. Benches and fire pits for roasting marshmallows will be provided. Admission is complimentary with a donation of a canned food item for The Deep Well Project. For more information call 843-842-1979.

Essential Yoga: 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10, 1032 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Join Becca Edwards teaching and Stefanie Stavola for this special class. Invigorate your life by intermixing essential oils and yoga postures. This class will have a focal theme that will be supported by doTerra’s premium essential oils.

Please preregister at www.jivayogacenter.com.

Saturday Matinee: 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 10, Hilton Head

DEC. 11

“Joy to the World!” Jazz Performance: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, The Jazz Corner, The Village at Wexford, 1000 William Hilton Pkwy, Hilton Head Island.

Join in to celebrate the holidays and to support The Junior Jazz Foundation at this special Nat “King” Cole celebration. Tickets include Chef Wade’s three-course tasting menu with wine paring. To reserve, call 843-842-8620.

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Branch Library. Enjoy the town’s free big screen at our monthly showings with refreshments. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a dramatic blockbuster film. Call or visit our website to reveal the title. Free, for more information contact Lauren Read at 843-255-6531, lread@bcgov. net, or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.

DEC. 15-18

“Buyer and Cellar”: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 15-17, and 2 p.m. Saturday Dec. 18, Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St, Hilton Head Island. An outrageous new comedy about the oddest of odd jobs: an underemployed Los Angeles actor going to work in Barbara Streisand’s Malibu basement. Evening performances $40, matinees $35, students/active military $15. For more information visit www. leanensemble.org.

DEC. 15

Audubon Christmas Bird Count: All day, Thursday, Dec. 10, Sea Pines Resort.

Join the Hilton Head Island Audubon Society as it works with communities across America, including Sea Pines, to conduct its annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. To register, contact Susan Murphy at hhicbc@gmail.com.

DEC. 17

Outdoor Movie: “A Christmas Story” 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, Sea Pines Resort. Get into the holiday spirit by watching this classic movie under the Liberty Oak. Benches and fire pits for roasting marshmallows will be provided.

Admission is complimentary with a donation of a canned food item for the Deep Well Project. For more information call 843-842-1979.

Wreaths Across America: 12 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17, Six Oaks Cemetery, 175 Greenwood Dr, Hilton Head Island.

Honor our veterans this Christmas at the wreath laying ceremony honoring Veterans at Six Oaks Cemetery. Visit www.SixOaksCemetery.com for more information.

DEC. 22-30

Christmas Stocking Deliveries: Dec. 22-30, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island. Surprise your children with a personalized Christmas stocking delivered to your home or villa courtesy of Albert the Alligator, Santa’s very own helper!

Reservations required. Call 843-8421979 for additional details.

DEC. 23

Gregg Russell Christmas Concert:

DEC. 8

Woman’s Association of Hilton Head Island December Luncheon: 11 a.m.noon, Thursday, Dec. 8, The Sonesta Resort, Shipyard Plantation. Guest speaker will be Richard Thomas, historian and board member of the Santa Elena Foundation, discussing “Before Jamestown and Plymouth.” WAHHI will be collecting toys for area children at the December luncheon. Gifts should be wrapped with a tag on the outside indicating gender and approximate age. The gifts will be distributed to The Children’s Center and The Deep Well Project. Reservations should be made at www. wahhi.com. Contact Susan Beck at lunch.wahhi@gmail.com.

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RISTMAS BIRD COUNT ... DEC. 17: OUTDOOR MOVIE: A CHRISTMAS STORY ... DEC. 18: 7:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Harbour Town, Sea Pines Resort.

Relish the spirit of the holidays with an evening in Harbour Town. Listen as Gregg Russell plays his guitar and sings songs of the season for children and adults. Following the concert, enjoy a special visit from Santa Claus.

Complimentary.

DEC. 24

Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle Run: 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Hilton Head Hospital. The 25th annual Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle 5K Run and Health Walk will be held on Christmas Eve. The Family 5K Run & Health Walk will follow a course on and around the Hilton Head Hospital campus and Main Street. The race features a colorful seasonal theme and provides participants a chance to burn off some extra holiday calories.

A free Children’s Fun Run will be held following the 5K. The Children’s Fun Run is for kids 6 & under.The race is broken into two heats 3 & Under (25 yrd run ) and 4-6yr olds

(100 yrd run ). A percentage of proceeds will benefit a local charity. For more information or to register visit bearfootsports.com or call Bear Foot Sports at 843-757-8520.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services at First Presbyterian Church: Family Candlelight service 5 p.m., Traditional Candlelight services 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, 540 William Hilton Parkway. A live nativity will be on the lawn outside the sanctuary from 4–8 p.m. Call the church office for information at 843681-3696, or visit the website, www. fpchhi.org.

DEC. 25

Christmas and New Year’s Day Services at First Presbyterian Church: 10 a.m. on Christmas Day, 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Call the church office for information at 843681-3696, or visit the website, www. fpchhi.org.

JAN. 14

Ellis Marsalis Quintet: 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head. Enjoy this evening of jazz with modern jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, father of contemporary jazz musicians Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason, as he brings you a night of music you won’t forget. Tickets are $75 and available by calling the box office at 843-842-2787 or going to tickets.artshhi.com.

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Holiday Fun in Harbour Town: 4 p.m.- 8 p.m. Monday Dec. 26 - Friday, Dec. 30, Harbour Town, Sea Pines Resort. Join us around the Liberty Oak to watch classic holiday movies, roast marshmallows and enjoy train rides, games and activities. Movie and marshmallows roasting start at 6 p.m..

Complimentary with the donation of a canned food item for the Deep Well Project. Train rides $5 per passenger.

Call 843-842-1979 for more information.

SAVE THE DATE

JAN. 1

New Year’s Day Services at First Presbyterian Church: 10 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Call the church office for information at 843-681-3696, or visit the website, www.fpchhi.org.

ONGOING Santa’s Village at the Salty Dog: through Dec. 23, The Salty Dog, 232 S Sea Pines Dr, Hilton Head Island.

Write and send letters to Santa, enjoy tasty Christmas treats and colorful light displays. Pictures with Santa on Fridays and Saturdays at the South Beach Inn

and Salty Dog T-Shirt Factory. For more information go to Saltydog.com.

Hampton Hall Holiday Toy Drive: before 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Hampton Hall. Residents may participate by placing new, unwrapped toys by their mailbox before 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 10th. Bluffton Self Help will distribute the toys to local boys and girls who may not receive gifts otherwise. In addition, Collins Group Realty will accept unwrapped toy donations, prior to Dec. 10, at either of their two locations: Bluffton, 14 Westbury Parkway, Suite 101 or Hilton Head, 852 William Hilton Parkway, Suite 2b. Visit their website at www.blufftonselfhelp.org to learn how you can give or volunteer.

Tour Daufuskie: Daufuskie Island, SC. The only locally owned and operated touring company on Daufuskie Island, Tour Daufuskie offers a variety of intimate tours, including a History&Artisans tour, eco-tour, and kayaking tours. Now offering a Gullah tour led by a native professional guide, Sallie Ann Robinson. For further information call 843-842-9449.

The Jazz Corner: Nightly concerts at 8 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. The Village at Wexford C-1, Hilton Head. The Jazz

THROUGH DEC. 23

“A Holiday Boutique,” presented by The Society of Bluffton Artists: normal operating hours, through Dec. 23, The Center for Creative Arts, 8 Church St., Old Town Bluffton. Shop a collection of local gifts, handmade treasures, cards, small paintings and more. Look for holiday decorations, perfect hostess gifts and extra special presents for extra special people. Call 843-757-6586 or visit sobagallery. com for more information.

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32nd annual Chili Cook-off, rescheduled: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, Shelter Cove Community Park. The event will feature awards for best chili in six categories, while the ever-popular Chilly Willy Band will provide its unique style of entertainment. Children’s games and activities, including face-painting, will enable parents and children alike to fully enjoy the festivities. The Chili Cookoff will take place rain or shine, and attendees are encouraged to come hungry for all-you-can-eat chili!For more information on the annual chili cook-off, contact Jim Gant at jim@gantfamily.com or Bill Haley at bhaley@hhivacations.com or visit www.hiltonheadkiwanis.com.

Corner’s intimate, elegant atmosphere is the perfect setting to enjoy an evening of world-class entertainment enhanced by our innovative southern flavors menu and personal, attentive service. For concert schedules and more information, visit www.thejazzcorner.com, or call 843-842-8620.

ELA’s Blue Water Grille: Sunday Jazz Brunch on the Water 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1 Shelter Cove Ln, Hilton Head Island.

Live Music Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. New Years Eve Celebration: Special culinary options, live music by The Richmond Brothers and special guest John Wasem, 3 story balloon drop and complimentary champagne toast at midnight. For more information call 843-785-3030 or visit www. elasgrille.com.

Bike Tours of Hilton Head Island: 1 p.m. Thursdays, 137 Squire Pope Rd. Transport yourself through history on a guided bicycle tour. Learn about Native American islanders, fishing and farming, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the Gullah community – all along the Squire Pope Road waterfront corridor. On safe routes, bicycling provides the perfect pace for sightseeing. This 1.5-hour tour

is organized by the Heritage Library of Hilton Head Island. Register online at heritagelib.org. Bring your own bike and helmet; water and bug spray recommended. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for children (minimum age 10).

Ancestry Classes: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Heritage Library, Hilton Head. Explore your lineage!

Classes available for all levels of expertise $10 foundation members; $15 non-members. Class size limited, reservations are required. Call 843-686-6560 or register online at HeritageLib.org Meditation Mondays: 9 a.m.- 10 a.m.

Mondays, Hilton Head Branch Library.

Meditation is a great way to promote wellbeing by grounding oneself to feel more focused in today’s fast-paced world. And group meditation is a great way to get support and develop a routine for a brand new, spotty, or long-time practice. The group will start with a brief introduction before sitting in meditation for 30 minutes. Soft chairs are available; to sit cross-legged, please bring a cushion. Any- and everyone is welcome. Free, for more information contact Lauren Read at December 2016 205

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843-255-6531, lread@bcgov.net, or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.

Fort Mitchel Civil War Tours: 10 a.m.

Thursdays, Fort Mitchel in Hilton Head Plantation. Experience a tour covering the origin, construction and operation of Fort Mitchel as well as the soldiers’ life during the Union occupation of Hilton Head Island during the Civil War, when the coastal fort’s artillery defended the headquarters of the Federal Department of the South. To attend, call the library at 843-686-6560, or register online at HeritageLib.org. A ticket costs $12; $7 for a child age 7-12; no children under 7, please.

Public Notice: Town of Bluffton will stripe no-parking areas along Bluffton Road, beginning December 5. Perry’s Painting and Thermo, LLC, a Walterboro-based contractor, will be clearly marking the no-parking areas on Bluffton Road from the four-way stop at Bruin Road to Johnston Way. Adjacent parking spaces will not be impacted by this project. Please use caution in these areas.

Farmers Market of Bluffton: 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, Calhoun Cottages, Calhoun Street, Bluffton. Fresh, locally

grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, plants and herbs abound at the Farmers Market of Bluffton, a weekly community event where locals and tourists gather not only to buy excellent produce but also to enjoy delicious food, listen to entertainment, and relax with friends.

Located in historic downtown Bluffton along Calhoun and Lawrence Streets and through Carson Cottages, this family friendly market showcases local growers, local food vendors, local entertainment, local community causes and local information about the Bluffton area. For more information visit www. farmersmarketbluffton.org or call 843415-4227.

Jazz by the Sea: 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ocean Lounge, located on the second floor of the world-class Sea Pines Beach Club. Enjoy music by the Mike Barbara Trio every Tuesday and Thursday. Experience live jazz and incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as a variety of specialty drinks and cocktails. Reserved for guests 21 years and older. For more information visit www.seapines.com, or call 1-866-561-8802.

Dolphin and Nature Cruise: 3 p.m.

Wednesdays and Fridays, Coastal

DEC. 10

Welcome Home Celebration: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, Shelter Cove Community Park. Hilton Head Island and Bluffton officials will be honored as well as fire and rescue departments, police departments, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the S.C. Highway Patrol, utility companies, area hospitals and all first responders that made it possible for area residents to return in such an incredible safe way. Enjoy live music, and local radio personalities Monty Jett and Daniel Cort will be sharing the MC duties during the event. Free to the public, with food and beverages available for purchase.The Island Recreation Center will have an ice skating rink set up under the pavilion for children of all ages. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. The event will be immediately followed by the continuation of the Dove Street Festival of Lights. For more information call 843-816-1838.

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Santa Mail: It’s time again for Santa mail. Every single fire station on Hilton Head Island has a mailbox just for letters to Santa! All Beaufort County Fire Stations have mailboxes as well. The letters will go directly to the North Pole and make sure there is a return address on the envelope because Santa always writes back!

Here are all the locations on Hilton Head Island to drop your Santa mail Station 1: Shipyard Plantation (70 Cordillo Parkway) Station 2: Sea Pines Plantation next to Sea Pines Center (65 Lighthouse Rd) Station 3: Hwy 278 next to First Presbyterian Church (534 William Hilton Parkway) Station 4: Squire Pope Road across from The Boathouse (400 Squire Pope Rd) Station 5: front gate of Hilton Head Plantation (20 Whooping Crane Way) Station 6 : entrance of Palmetto Dunes (12 Dalmatian Lane) Station 7: Marshland Road near the Cross Island (1001 Marshland Rd) Headquarters: off Dillon Road just past the recycle center (40 Summit Dr)

Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. Take a boat trip on Broad Creek into Calibogue Sound. This Museum-led tour will share information about the salt marsh, the sound, the dolphins, and the other creatures who live there. Location given out when making reservation. Tour is $19 adult, $13 child (ages 1-12) and reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223. For more information visit www.coastaldiscovery.org.

Dolphin Research Excursion: Every Wednesday and second Saturday of the month, Calhoun Street Dock at the end of Calhoun Street, adjacent to the Church of the Cross, Bluffton. This is a unique opportunity to be on a 2-hour scientific research cruise through the Coastal Discovery Museum, to study acoustic communication between resident dolphins in the May River and their prey. While USCB researchers from Dr. Montie’s Lab visually identify and record dolphin vocalizations, marine biologist Captain Amber Kuehn will share what we have learned. Space

is limited to 15 participants and your fee helps support important dolphin research. This 2 hour exploration is aboard research vessel SPARTINA and is offered in collaboration with the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

Cost is $55 per person. For more information visit www.coastaldiscovery.org.

Kayaking on Jarvis Creek: 10 a.m.

Tuesdays through Thursdays, Jarvis Creek Water Sports, Hilton Head Island.

Join a certified guide for a closer look at the salt marsh aboard a stable, touring kayak. Venture into creeks and inlets to view local wildlife, such as wading birds and dolphins. No children under 5, $32 adult, $28 child (ages 5-12 with adult) Presented by the Coastal Discovery Museum, reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223.

May River Expedition: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Calhoun Street Dock, Bluffton. Presented by the Coastal Discovery Museum; join Marine Biologist, Captain Amber Kuehn aboard research vessel SPARTINA for a two hour December 2016 207

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n the hustle and bustle of festive parties, decking the halls and, of course, holiday shopping, there is one joyous “must” for your calendar this season: Enjoying Irving Berlin’s timeless classic, “White Christmas,” presented by the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. It’s sure to get you in the holiday spirit.

Directed by Mark Martino of New York City, the arts center’s production is fille with a delightfully hum-able score, glorious dancing and even some snow. Based on the beloved film starring Bing Crosby, this heartwarming musical adaptation features 17 Berlin songs and a wonderfully written book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

The story follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who launch a successful song-and-dance act after their service in World War II.

With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former Army commander.

The award-winning score features well-known standards like “Blue Skies,” “I Love a Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial favorite “White Christmas.”

Revived on Broadway in 2009, with a national tour in 2014-15, “White Christmas” received two 2009 Tony Award nominations for Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. It also received 2009 Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Set Design of a Musical,

Outstanding Costume Design, and Outstanding Sound Design.

Onstage at the arts center Dec. 7-31, “White Christmas” a must-see classic wrapped in a lavish new musical. Tickets to the show could be the ideal present for the most hard-to-buy-for friends and family. Give everyone the gift they’re dreaming of with this merry and bright holiday musical.

Tickets for preview performances Dec. 7-8 are $48 for adults and $33 for children ages 5 to 15. Tickets to performances Dec. 9-31 are $58 for adults and $41 for children ages 5 to 15.

There will be special performances on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 843-8422787 or go to www.artshhi. com. M

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NGOING: MAY RIVER EXPEDITION exploration of Bluffton’s May River. Observe nature up close with a display of live organisms, from microscopic animals to dolphins. A scientific explanation will accompany a trip through this scenic river and salt marsh. Ask your technical questions and get educated answers. Cost is $40 for adults, $30 for children (ages 12 and under), and reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223. .

Salt Marsh Discovery: 10 a.m. Fridays, Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. As one of the most productive environments on the planet, the Salt Marsh functions as a filter and nursery for the coast. Learn from a Museum docent how marsh plants adapt to the salt water, and why we should protect this interesting ecosystem. $10 for adults, $5 for children (ages 4-12). Reservations required by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223.

Beach Discovery: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Burke’s Beach, Burkes Beach Road, Hilton Head Island. Learn to be a beachcomber! Ever wonder who lives in those holes in the sand? What living fossil can you find at the beach?

Why do sea turtles “dig the dark”? Come explore with the Coastal Discovery Museum our ever changing marine environment at Burkes Beach, near the Folly, a tidal inlet. Spot shorebirds, search for sea shells and learn about how our beaches are formed and changed with each cycle of the tide. $12 for adults, $7 for children and reservations are required by calling 843-6896767 ext. 223.

Sea Turtle Talk: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Meeting location given out at time of reservation. Join the Coastal Discovery Museum for an evening sea turtle lecture and beach walk. Learn all about sea turtles, loggerhead nesting on Hilton Head Island, the Sea Turtle Protection Project, and how you can help! Enjoy a fascinating indoor presentation led by a Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Project staff member. Weather permitting, the presentation will continue onto the beach to view a protected nest site. (You will not see live Sea Turtles during this presentation). Cost is $20 adult, $15 child (no children under 4) and reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767 ext. 223.

Rock Steady Boxing: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Monday Thursday, Riptide MMA, 36 Persimmons St, Suite 303 in Bluffton, SC. Rock Steady Boxing, a unique exercise program, based on training used by boxing professionals, but adapted for people living with Parkinson’s disease, is now available in Hilton Head/Bluffton area.

Rock Steady offers a sense of community and fun to everyone involved in the program. An initial assessment is required to be scheduled in advance. For more details about the program please contact John Juarez at 843-422-6641.

Hilton Head Comedy Club: Wednesdays and Saturdays, plus special engagements, 18 Harbourside Lane, 2nd floor, Sheltor Cove Harbour. Fan of funny?

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Lean Ensemble presents

‘BUYER & CELLAR’

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lex More, a struggling actor, lands the most peculiar role of his career: that of “shopkeeper” in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu basement. The megastar, it seems, has set up her own private mall, complete with meticulously curated shops offering antique clothing (shades of “Second Hand Rose”), dolls, gifts and sweets — not to mention a frozen yogurt concession where she — and occasionally her husband, James Brolin — are the only customers.

Jonathan Tolins’ uproarious “Buyer & Cellar” explores what happens when the world of this aspiring young man collides with that of the superstar diva. When Babs shows up to shop, Alex must navigate the tricky terrain between faux shopkeeper and celebrity. He flirts with possibilities of friendship while the two haggle over “prices,” all the while skirting the potholes of

narcissism and entitlement that stardom brings. Along the way, he must maneuver around Streisand’s rigid staff manager and his own lover, a fan who can’t resist commenting on Streisand’s foibles.

Lean Ensemble Theater’s Matt Mundy stars in this laugh-out-loud one-man tour de force, directed by the ensemble’s Nick Newell. “Buyer & Cellar” takes the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 15-17, and 2 p.m. Dec. 18, at Hilton Head Preparatory School’s Main Street Theatre, 3000 Main St., Hilton Head Island. Audience talkbacks with members of the Lean Ensemble Theater will follow each show.

Tickets are $40 for evening performances and $35 for the matinee show.

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Matt Mundy stars in Lean Ensemble Theater’s production of Jonathan Tolins’ “Buyer & Cellar.

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Hilton Head Comedy Club’s 2016 season starts the first week in April. Different headliners every week! General Admission $20, VIP Seating $22, all shows rated ”PG 17.” For more information visit www.comedyclubofhiltonhead.com, or call 843-341-JOKE (5653).

Volunteer Biking Ambassadors Needed: The Hilton Head Island Bicycle Advisory Committee is seeking individuals to help foster a welcoming environment and enhance safety on Hilton Head Island bike paths.

Volunteer bike ambassadors provide directions, maps, safety tips and flyers to visiting cyclists. Bike Ambassador Volunteers will work primarily during the busy summer season from May 29 to August 8.

For more information or to volunteer contact Maurice LaRoche at mlarochelm@roadunner.com or 603-4475353.

Soles4Souls: Bring your old shoes to the Island Rec Center! Soles4Souls is a not for profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the distribution of shoes and clothing. For more information contact the Island Rec Center at 843-681-7273 or visit www.islandreccenter.org.

Historic Zion Cemetery and Bayard Mausoleum: 10 a.m. Fridays, March through November. Join the Heritage Library for a tour of the cemetery where Revolutionary War soldiers are buried. Learn about the oldest existing structure on Hilton Head Island and explore where planters antebellum church used to sit. $12 per adult, $7 per child. Registration required, call 843-686-6050 or visit HeritageLib.org.

Roasting Room Lounge and Listening Room: 1297 May River Road, Bluffton. The Lowcountry’s brand new intimate music venue and bourbon bar. Weekly Concerts. Visit www.roastingroomlounge.com for featured shows and tickets.

Gregg Russell Concerts: 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Every night except Saturdays, Sea Pines Resort. Celebrating 40 years in Harbour Town in 2016, Gregg has become a Sea Pines classic. You can find him underneath the Liberty Oak entertaining adults and children alike. His concerts are not to be missed. Complimentary. Visit Seapines.com for additional information.

SondorBlue Concerts: 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sea Pines Resort. SondorBlue is a young, talented band of four Island-raised musicians turned college students.

Their fun, energetic music blends styles and songs from the 60’s to modern day, and is known to leave fans tapping their feet and dancing along. Complimentary. Visit Seapines.com for additional information.

Golf Croquet: 10 a.m. Wednesdays, other times available by appointment. Sea Pines Resort. An introduction to the fastest-growing version of croquet due to its simplicity and competitiveness. Reservations are required; December 2016 211

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Freshwater Fishing: 9-10:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, Sea Pines Resort. Enjoy a relaxing morning fishing by the beautiful lakes of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. All supplies provided. Reservations required; contact 843-8421979. $19 per adult, $14 per child (ages 12 & younger).

contact 843-842-1979. $10 per person.

Forest Preserve Wagon Journey: 3:30-5 p.m. Thursdays, other times available by appointment, Sea Pines Resort. Sit back, relax and experience the animals and plant life of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. Reservations required; contact 843-842-1979.

Minimum of 6 guests. $15 per adult, $12 per child (ages 12 and younger).

Introduction to Fly Fishing: Daily; call for reservation. Learn the art of fly casting and the basics of fly fishing in the scenic Sea Pines Forest Preserve.

Join Captain Fuzzy Davis for a custom two-hour clinic that will have you casting like a pro. All tackle and flies are included and no license is required.

Targeted species include bass and bluegill. Reservations are required; contact 843-842-1979. $200 for up to two anglers, $75 for each additional angler with a maximum of five anglers.

Charter Fishing: Daily; Call for reservations, Sea Pines Resort. Harbour Town Yacht Basin offers the most experienced fishing captains on Hilton Head Island operating private fishing charters all year long. Just 10 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean, its fleet, including the

“Izzy A, Echo”, and “Integrity,” will guide you to the most fertile fishing grounds. Trips range from three-hour inshore excursions to overnight trips to the Gulf Stream, 70 miles offshore. All items are provided, and catch will be cleaned at the docks. Reservations are required; contact Harbour Town Yacht Basin at 843-363-8335.

Crabby Encounters Shore Explore: 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Sea Pines Resort. Spend your morning searching for the crabs of Hilton Head Island and learning about crabs and other beach creatures, including the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.

Supplies provided; catch & release.

Reservations required; contact 843842-1979. $19 per adult, $14 per child (ages 12 & younger).

Geocaching: Daily, Sea Pines Resort.

Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Sea Pines and discover your adventurous side through geocaching!

Geocaching is a real-world treasure hunting game where you’ll follow clues to find hidden items at popular sights.

Share your pictures on Instagram and tag @theseapinesresort. Get started at seapines.com/geocaching.

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Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra presents HOLIDAY POPS!

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on’t miss the Lowcountry’s favorite holiday tradition, “Holiday Pops!,” with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, led by “Mr. Christmas” John Morris Russell.

The program will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 and 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12 at First Presbyterian Church.

The program features the glorious sounds of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus, an auditioned chorus of professional and professionally-trained vocalists from around the Lowcountry who are dedicated to performing classical, opera, and contemporary choral literature with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra.

The audience will also be treated to the heart-warming, animated film “The Snowman.”

The film is based on a children’s picture book, without words, by English author Raymond Briggs, first published in 1978 by Hamish Hamilton in the United Kingdom.

The story is told through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake. It is wordless like the book, except for the song “Walking in the Air.” Haeun Kim, 2016 Winner of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition, will perform Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy.

Kim was recently named grand prize winner of the 2016 Delta Symphony Young Artist Competition in Arkansas, and thus chosen to perform with the orchestra. She competed with graduate students up to 26 years of age. At 11, she was winner of The American

Protégé International Competition, and at 12, made her orchestral debut as a soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and has appeared with the Georgia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Interlochen Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Adventist University Orchestra.

Too many to mention, her myriad of accomplishments include second prize at the Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Competition and First at the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Competition. Internationally, she won First Place in the junior division of the 2014 ENKOR International Competition for Violin and Piano and Third Place at the Second Leopold Auer International Violin Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Find more information online at www.hhso.org. M

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he Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association presented the 17th annual LightHouse Awards on Nov. 11 at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. The coveted award is an honor given to area homebuilding professionals for their demonstration of excellence and quality of craftsmanship in the construction of homes throughout Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.

Brighton Builders

Rhett Jeffcoat from Randy Jeffcoat Builders

Kelly Caron from Kelly Caron Design

Anne Middleton of Southern Coastal Homes

Rush Lowther of H2 Builders

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GET IN THE SPOTLIGHT To submit photos from your event or party, email editor@hiltonheadmonthly.com or you can share them directly from your Facebook page by liking us on Facebook.

ABOVE: Joe DeAngelis, Fenwick Custom Homes LEFT: Hilton Head Home Builders Association member relations manager Sarah Clemmons and executive officer Meg James.

Hilton Head Christian Academy had several teams of volunteers out helping the community after Hurricane Matthew. Pictured are HHCA administrators, board members, teachers, parents and students from one of the many cleanup crews.

Fred Astaire Hilton Head/Bluffton Dance Studio students Marcia Adair and Judi Kestenbaum competed with their instructors Armando Aseneta and Sandro Virag at the North Carolina Classic Ballroom Dance Competition in September. Both ladies took top place in all scholarship divisions and Adair took top silver competitor.

From left: Bella Ayuso, Mya Logan and Journee Orage at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.

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Hundreds gathered for the Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11 at Veterans Memorial Park on Hilton Head Island.

Mike Danoff Mayor David Bennett

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Mike Covert talks with fellow Bluffton Rotarians about Covert Aire’s efforts to help others in the community this winter through the company’s Operation Warm Up. The program will repair or replace broken heating systems for those in need in the Lowcountry.

Gordon Stamler, Carla Golden, Howard Lyman and Joe Walsh are shown at the Lowcountry VegFest on Oct. 22 at Shelter Cove Park.

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Arno Dimmling captured this image of the supermoon on Nov. 14. It was the closest supermoon since Jan. 26, 1948.

The office staff of TidePointe celebrate at the recent TidePointe Vi anniversary party.

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Ted Newhall, son of honoree Caroline “Beany” Newhall, and honoree Emory Campbell at thefifth annual Hilton Head Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon presented by the Rotary Club of Hilton Head on Nov. 10 at Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. The Hall of Fame program was initiated by the organization to honor those visionary individuals who have had an inspiring impact on the community.

Tim Reynolds, artistic director for the Hilton Head Choral Society, recently performed with accompanist Janice Creech at the group’s first Music in Homes event.

The Tears Foundation Rock & Walk took place Oct. 29 at Shelter Cove Community Park.

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he 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance drew incredible vehicles and huge crowds at Port Royal Golf Club.

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Hilton Head Monthly president Anuska Frey (left) and CEO Marc Frey with Joni Vanderslice, owner of J. Banks Design, during J. Bank’s 30th anniversary and book launch celebration.

Following Hurricane Matthew, we asked readers to design a flag to represent Hilton Head Island and Bluffton’s community spirit.

Here is our favorite submission, from Sarah White Baird.

Twisted European Bakery recently hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Old Town Bluffton location.

On Nov. 6, the Rotary Club of Bluffton hosted its Happy Feet event. Each year the Rotary Club partners with Payless Shoes and the area’s elementary schools and social workers to put community children in a new pair of shoes.

Family members of Reilley’s Grill & Bar got into the holiday spirit with this awesome #HHIStrong light display.

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Joined at the hip Ukranian piano prodigy like a grandchild to Hilton Head Island couple

BY ROBYN PASSANTE

Last year, Hilton Head Islanders Mieke and Hendrik Smit hosted a family reunion for their 60th anniversary, during which their three children — who came from France and Canada for the celebration — finally got to meet the young woman their parents have been raving about for almost a decade.

asha came for five days as well,” says Mieke of Dasha Bukhartseva, the 24-year-old piano prodigy the couple has been supporting financially since seeing her play in a recital while they were on vacation in Bukhartseva’s native Ukraine in 2006. “They all know what she means to us. But now, after having met her, now they understand.”

Mieke, herself a trained pianist, knew Bukhartseva’s talent was special the moment she heard it during that fateful trip.

Soon the wheels were set in motion to bring the young teenager to the United States, first for the Aspen Music Festival and School and eventually for much more schooling — with annual side trips to Hilton Head Island for fundraising concerts and fellowship with her now-surrogate grandparents and biggest fans, the Smits.

“When she’s here, she’s like a grandchild,” Mieke says. “But as she says, ‘You’re also my colleague.’ She often calls me to talk about a piece of music she’s working on. We have become very much joined at the hip.”

Bukhartseva, whose home country didn’t offer anything close to the musical educational opportunities she could receive in the United States, attended the Professional Children’s School in New York City, then spent a year at The Juilliard School before enrolling in the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for her undergraduate degree. She then earned a master’s degree from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where she graduated cum laude. Today, she’s about halfway through the doctoral program at Stony Brook University in New York.

And all of that has been made possible by the Smits’ fundraising efforts.

“When I first started raising the tuition for the Professional Children’s School in New York City, I did not know if I could do it,” Mieke says. “Twenty-six thousand dollars seemed an awful lot of money to ask from your friends when there was so little to go by. But somehow my friends believed in me, and the money came in. Then, when she was accepted at Peabody, I could not stop. And here we are, 10 years later, and we have raised well over $200,000.”

The Smits commit to raising $22,000 each year toward Bukhartseva’s doctoral program. “I pay half of her tuition, that’s $12,000, plus her rent, which is $10,000,” Mieke says.

“She has a scholarship for half her tuition, and gets $600 a month for food and a bus ticket and things like that.”

Bukhartseva, who now speaks perfect English and loves her adopted country, searches for words when trying to describe how such generosity has affected her life.

“It’s a miracle, the whole thing that happened,” she says.

“It’s been 10 years, and I go to bed almost every night thinking about everything that’s happening and is it still for real?

You can’t take something like this for granted.”

And she doesn’t.

“Every year, Mieke and Hendrik come to my concerts and talk to me, and they see that I’m working, that I’m doing my part,” says Bukhartseva, who finds it easy to put in such effort

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Hilton Head Island residents Mieke and Hendrik Smit met Dasha Bukhartseva in 2006 while visiting Ukraine.

DETAILS Dasha Bukhartseva will perform a series of recitals in January. Each is free, but donations are appreciated. The recitals will be held at: • 4 p.m. Jan. 6 at TidePointe.

• 5 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Smit residence.

• 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at The Seabrook of Hilton Head.

• 4 p.m. Jan. 13 at The Cypress. This will be a duet recital with Bukhartseva’s friend and colleague Jennifer Campbell, a former Hilton Head International Piano Competition contestant.

To attend a recital, contact Mieke Smit at 843-341-7876.

because, as she says, “I do what I love.”

Mieke, who’s not a fan of fundraising in general, is doing what she loves as well. And she is just one of many who picked up on Bukhartseva’s rare talent all those years ago.

“It occurred to me that of the people who heard her play that one season when she performed for the tourists in Odessa, there are still four couples who support her and three single men,” Mieke says. “I believe about half of the money I raise now comes from her friends on Hilton Head.”

Another generous donor offers frequent flier miles so Bukhartseva can go home to visit her mother each summer, although the unrest in Ukraine kept her from flying home for a two-year stretch a couple years ago, which she says with a sigh was too long for a daughter to go without seeing her mom.

But here in the U.S., she has a surrogate grandmother who cares for her in a uniquely special way.

“I’m 84 now,” Mieke says. “Not many people have that kind of thing at the end of their life. It’s astonishing, and also to have the chance to help change somebody’s life like that, not many people get that opportunity. It’s humbling. I never asked for that; I just did something that I wanted to do because I saw it was possible.” M December 2016 221

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DINING

WHAT’S

COOKIN’

A HEAPING HELPING OF LOCAL RESTAURANT NEWS

Did you know?

The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.

Ruby Port

Chocolate Soufflés RECIPE BY CARRIE HIRSCH (Serves 8)

Ports are made from red grapes aged in wooden barrels, which gives them a beautiful amber color and nutty flavo . You can substitute ruby port with tawny port for this recipe. The soufflé batter can be made up to two hours in advance. Just cover it and keep it in a cool place — do not refrigerate it. Typically, a soufflé is dusted with powdered sugar, then topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream for a festive holiday treat.

SOUFFLÉ:

1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips 1 ½ sticks salted butter 5 egg yolks 3/4 cup demerara sugar 3/4 cup ruby port ½ cup all-purpose flou , sifted 5 egg whites 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for dusting the ramekins)

Chocolate The Sweet Spot

BY CARRIE HIRSCH

Oh, the irony of chocolate.

It can be used to romance a lover or to mend a broken heart, and to nurture every state of mind in between. The powerful effects of chocolate are endless. Spas offer indulgent chocolate beauty treatments in the form of hair masks, facials, massages, scrubs and baths. There’s even a romantic couples treatment where paintbrushes and warm chocolate are provided — along with, we assume, some drop cloths.

We can thank the Mayans for chocolate; they believed chocolate was a gift from the gods. Considered a form of liquid gold, the Mayans’ chocolate beverages were associated with the upper crust and nobility. Often prepared by adding hot chili peppers and water to a thick cacao paste, the drinks were not served sweet. Experts believe the word “chocolate” derives from the Mayan word “xocolat,” for “bitter water.” Elaborate ceramic drinking vessels specifically made for drinking chocolate have been unearthed and are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That’s how seriously the Mayans — and modern civilizations — take our chocolate. M

CHOCOLATE SAUCE:

1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 stick butter 2 teaspoons dark corn syrup ½ cup ruby port 2 cups whipped cream, prepared Soufflé: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter for 1 minute, stirring once, or until thoroughly melted, or use a double boiler and combine chocolate and butter until melted, stirring well. Set aside to cool. Using a stand or hand mixer, combine egg yolks and demerara sugar in a medium bowl and beat on high for 3 minutes.

Whisk in ruby port and flou , and then fold in chocolate mixture. Using a chilled bowl, beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture.

Butter eight 6-ounce ramekins, and then dust lightly with granulated sugar. Fill ramekins ¾ full with batter. Arrange ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until they puff.

Chocolate Sauce: (can be made a few days in advance, refrigerated and then reheated before serving). In a medium microwavable bowl, combine chocolate chips, butter and dark corn syrup and microwave for 40 seconds, or until melted, stirring once. Whisk in ruby port. Place sauce in a gravy boat and drizzle over each soufflé just before serving. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Serve immediately.

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TIPS FROM CHOCOLATE EXPERTS

NANCY PARIS: THE CHOCOLATE CANOPY NOT ALL CHOCOLATE IS CREATED EQUAL Many chocolates available at grocery stores contain waxes and fillers that alter the taste. At specialty boutiques like the Chocolate Canopy, we use pure chocolate that contains cocoa butter. Pure chocolate requires tempering, a process of heating and cooling that results in a smooth and glossy finish MILK OR DARK? The difference between milk and dark chocolate depends on the amount of chocolate liquor and milk fat. There’s no alcohol in chocolate liquor, though — it’s actually a combination of cocoa solids and cocoa butter that is obtained when cacao beans are processed to make chocolate products. At The Chocolate Canopy, our milk chocolate is 34 percent cacao and our dark chocolate is 53 percent cacao. We also make an 85 percent cacao custom blend.

FRESHNESS AND STORAGE While the shelf life of most chocolate can exceed six months, we recommend enjoying your purchase within the first three months. Chocolate should be stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

SIGNE GARDO: SIGNE’S HEAVEN BOUND BAKERY My romance with chocolate all started with a Hershey’s milk chocolate bar — Chocolate 101 — and yes, it melted in my hand. I always had to lick the remaining soft silky stuff off the foil and then tried to chew the whole wrapper to get it all, but the foil squeaked on my teeth like chalk. Holidays came with the yellow boxes of Russell Stover Whitman’s Samplers, tempting bites of dark crisp thin shells filled with cream centers and nuts — always trying to find a way to eat them and keep them at the same time, my pockets filled with the little brown papers. Then I discovered baking chocolate. Melting it in a double boiler, watching it getting smooth to mix in a fudgy cake batter … one fingerful of that glistening darkness gave me a bitter surprise. There was no unctuous lingering on my lips, just bitter. Fast-forward to the fascination and touted health benefits of 87 percent chocolate, and now the romance is veiled under a haze of medicinal benefits Chocolate once was for delight, oozing out of the corners of a child’s mouth. I am no longer drawn to the Hershey milk chocolate bar — it’s too sweet and the milk tastes sour — but the piece of chocolate that I have hidden in the drawer behind the dishtowels is the soothing compromise of Peter’s Semi-sweet Burgundy. Just one little square does it, and I am happy.

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The Midnight Snack

True Con f Many of us dread surveys of any kind, when Hilton Head Monthly asked more than 100 snackers ages 10 to 80 about their midnight eating habits, they were happy to share.

“Dark chocolate is the best — a little sinful late at night,” one midnight snacker said, while a few naysayers asked skeptically, “Does anybody even entertain the idea of eating anything at midnight anymore?” Predictably, some snackers said that they’re not up at midnight, so we loosened the criteria and granted an earlier time frame.

Who can resist the allure of a dark kitchen, lit by a slightly ajar refrigerator door, the incriminating glow casting its rays on forbidden fruit — or a “very cold Kozy Shack chocolate pudding”?

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BY CARRIE HIRSCH

a little decadent, so go for the gusto and sleep like a baby. Then there are those who go for the lighter route, eating something low in calories, risking restless sleep due to hunger pangs.

Snackers’ survey results were tallied to find the most favored nighttime treat, and the suspense was palpable.

Hint: Better not scream for it because you might wake the baby. Predictably, ice cream is the No. 1 midnight snack, with Dutch chocolate, vanilla bean, caramel cookie crunch and butter pecan ranking highly. Nuts — peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews and almonds — in the form of butters (“Nutella with anything”) consumed by the spoonful or on celery sticks or toast, followed. Cookies beat out cereal with milk. Pizza, hot or cold, had some bites, and apples, blueberries, pineapple, watermelon, Medjool dates and dried fruits won out over vegetables (brussels sprouts just don’t cut it at that hour), with the exception of potatoes.

Transformed into chips, they count as a vegetable, albeit deep-fried.

A preference for pigs in a blanket, M&M’s, beef jerky, hummus, eggs, waffles, grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, BLTs, mac and cheese, turkey on raisin bread, guacamole, graham

crackers, pasta, yogurt with chia seeds, sliced tomatoes sprinkled with stevia, and popcorn drizzled with olive or coconut oil and sprinkled with Himalayan salt, cinnamon or nutritional yeast demonstrated variety.

“Dream foods,” one snacker said, “with trace amounts of melatonin and tryptophan.

Like tart cherries, cacao, honey!” The most sophisticated snacker’s midnight munchies? “Brie cheese and pepper crackers with a cup of tea.”

The most original snack was “Screaming Yellow Zonkers,” a boxed popcorn with a yellow sugary glaze that was the rage starting in the late 1960s but discontinued in 2007.

Find yourself feeling peckish after hours? The treat is now available to adoring fans on a limited-edition basis.

Some snackers drank milk, tea, diet soda, coconut milk (not to be confused with coconut water) or kefir with honey. Kefir, made from fermented cow’s milk, yields probiotic bacteria like that found in yogurt. Chardonnay and sauvignon blanc made the cut too, possibly because the red wine had already been consumed over dinner. Based on our survey, we draw the conclusion that midnight snacking is alive and well, and we are busy planning future fun (never boring!) surveys. M December 2016 225

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KIWANIS CLUB CHILI COOK-OFF RESCHEDULED FOR JAN. 21 The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head Island’s 32nd annual Chili Cook-off, postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21. The new location will be Shelter Cove Community Park. Hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will feature awards for best chili in six different categories: Restaurants, Amateurs, Young Chefs, Hotels/Resorts, Grocery Stores and Senior Living Communities. In addition, the ever-popular Chilly Willy Band will be providing its unique entertainment. Complimentary parking and complimentary children’s games and activities, including face-painting, will enable parents and children alike to fully enjoy the festivities. The event will take place rain or shine, and attendees are encouraged to come hungry for all-you-can-eat chili. The club expects approximately 25 to 30 restaurants and amateurs to participate, with the following contenders already confirmed for the Professionals category: 2015 winners Bullies BBQ, One Hot Mama’s, San Miguel’s, Marley’s, The Salty Dog, Bomboras Grille, and Carolina Crab Company. Previous amateur winners returning to defend their titles include Burke’s Pharmacy, the Boys & Girls Club and Indigo Pines. The Kiwanis Club expects great participation in what Southern Living magazine described as “one of the most popular events in the Southeast.” Tickets will be available in advance for $15 at several Hilton Head Island locations, including Burke’s Pharmacy and the south end Reilley’s Grill & Bar; in Bluffton at Honey Baked Ham and Bluffton Pharmacy; or online at kiwanis-chili-cook-off.eveyevents.com. Each ticket entitles the holder to unlimited chili samples. Beer, wine, soda, hot dogs and ice cream will also be available for purchase. Tickets purchased on the day of the event will be $20 at the gate or $15 online. Tickets purchased for the original Oct. 8 date will still be valid for the new date. For more information, contact Jim Gant at jim@gantfamily.com or Bill Haley at bhaley@hhivacations.com, or go to www.hiltonheadkiwanis.org.

CARETTA COFFEE CO. HOSTS RIBBON-CUTTING

Caretta Coffee Co. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 11 at its Coligny Plaza location. The coffee shop’s owners also used the event to celebrate veterans by offering a complimentary cup of coffee to all active-duty military, veterans and National Guard members for the entire day. After the event, the owners presented a check for $250 of coffee to the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department in Savannah.

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TV STAR CYNTHIA BAILEY TO APPEAR AT GULLAH FOOD FESTIVAL Bravo reality television star and supermodel Cynthia Bailey will be the celebrity guest to help the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head kick off its first Gullah Food Festival on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 12 Georgianna Drive on Hilton Head. Although Bailey has enjoyed a successful modeling career signed under Wilhelmina Models, she’s most notable for her appearances on the reality television show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The free event was originally scheduled for October, but had to be moved due to Hurricane Matthew. The festival is a full day of music by the Smooth ‘N Groove Band and family entertainment for everyone to enjoy, rain or shine.

Food and art vendors, bouncy houses and pony rides will all be available. For more information, go to www.gullahmuseumhhi.org or call 843-681-3254.

SOUTHERN LIVING CHEF COMING TO TASTE OF THE SEASON

Taste of the Season will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at the Hilton Head Island Marriott Resort & Spa. New to this year’s event is the Southern Living Test Kitchen, featuring Southern Living contributing food editor, author and chef Matt R. Moore. Specializing in updated Southern cuisine with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences Moore is also a cast-iron and wild game enthusiast. His latest work, “A Southern Gentleman’s Kitchen,” was released as an Amazon No. 1 bestseller in spring 2015. Moore and many other local chefs will dish out their tastiest signature creations for attendees to enjoy along with great drinks and a silent auction. General admission tickets are $65 and include access to the best dishes of more than 35 restaurants. VIP Experience tickets in the J. Banks Design Lounge are $125 and include two drink tickets, a private bar, select seating and lounge, early access to the lounge and private hors d’oeuvres. For more information, go to www.hiltonheadisland.org.

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EAT IT AND LIKE IT An interview with host and chief executive foodie Jesse Blanco

BY CARRIE HIRSCH [Question] What’s your take on the food scene on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton?

[Answer] The food scene on Hilton Head Island has always been a few steps ahead of anything else in this area. It is a large part of what made the island so popular.

It’s nice to have a big beautiful house on the beach or a place to play golf, but unless there are great restaurants, then it’s just not the same. What is going on in Bluffton, meanwhile, is nothing short of amazing. So much good food is popping up there. It’s no surprise, really, with the number of people moving there. I’m even hearing about restaurants in Savannah expanding to Bluffton. That will tell you how they feel about the area.

[Q] What are people looking for these days in a restaurant?

[A] The food scene in this area in many ways is a lot like everywhere else. Because of television and the explosion of social media, food has become very popular. I see it almost every day. People want to

know where their food is coming from. Local is good, but not necessary as long as the food is fresh. “Farm-to-table” is a tired marketing slogan now, but the idea behind it holds true. The more a product is processed, fewer people want to eat it. And they will pay high dollars for less-processed items.

How else do you explain a $20 burger?

People pay it because they want freshness.

It’s healthy and better tasting, really.

[Q] Where did your passion and dedication to food come from?

[A] I wish I could say I had a grandmother or something who cooked and I learned from her. Truthfully? My original inspiration to cook came from a TV show way back in the day on the Discovery Channel called “Great Chefs.” It was 30 minutes long with a narrator. They traveled the country and the world. I would race home from college to watch it. This was early 1990s, before the Food Network took off. Later on, chef Emeril Lagasse’s dishes inspired me. I consider myself lucky to have worked for him for a short time back in 1998.

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WILD WING CAFE MOVES HEADQUARTERS TO CHARLOTTE

[Q] What was your professional journey to where you are today, with a hit two-time Emmynominated television show?

[A] My history in television is pretty simple. I grew up wanting to be the next Ted Koppel. I was a political science major. I ended up in sports for 13 years.

It was fun for a while. Later, I grew up and made the switch to news. Eight years later, I quit the whole thing to focus on food journalism. For 23 years, I was a TV anchor in Fort Myers, Florida; Savannah; Nashville and El Paso, and then I came back to Savannah.

[Q] What’s the latest news about the show?

[A] “Eat It and Like It” is now in its fi th season in four years. The first year we did two seasons back to back because it was so popular out of the box. The plan down the road is to expand our reach.

This year, we expect to pitch the idea to national platforms. The idea all along has been to share our region with the South and the South with our region. The show has always been about the South.

“Eat It and Like It” features many area restaurants and airs on WSAV at 7:30 a.m. Sundays. For more, go to www. eatitandlikeit.com. M

Sports bar Wild Wing Cafe opened as a single restaurant on Hilton Head Island in 1990. It has since expanded to 40 locations in eight states. The restaurant chain recently relocated its corporate headquarters from Charleston to Charlotte, bringing it closer to owners Axum Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Charlotte and founded by former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad. Up to an additional 10 Wild Wing Cafe locations are expected to open by the end of 2017.

NEO SHIFTS FOCUS TO CATERING

NEO Farm to Table Restaurant and Bakery has closed its brick-andmortar restaurant in Moss Creek Village to focus on its growing catering business. Chef Russell Keane still continues his organic crusade with his new venture, offering a menu that is 90 percent sourced within 90 miles of Hilton Head Island — and nearly everything is organic.

Keane only serves meats raised in open pastures and free from steroids, antibiotics and hormones.

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FACES BEHIND THE FOOD SCENE

HILTON HEAD NORTH END

ATLANTA BREAD COMPANY 45 Pembroke Drive. 843-342-2253.  BELLA ITALIA BISTRO AND PIZZA 95 Mathews Drive in Port Royal Plaza. 843-6895560.  THE CAROLINA ROOM The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, Port Royal Plantation.

843-681-4000, ext. 7045.  CRAZY CRAB (NORTH) 104 William Hilton Parkway, 843-681-5021, www.thecrazycrab. com.  FIESTA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL (NORTH) 95 Mathews Drive. 843-342-8808.  FRANKIE BONES 1301 Main St. 843-682-4455.  HUDSON’S SEAFOOD HOUSE ON THE DOCKS Hudson’s employs the largest and one of only two remaining fishing fleets on the island, which brings fresh local seafood straight from the docks to your table. 1 Hudson Road.

843-681-2772. hudsonsonthedocks.com. 

Sarah Yater (left) and Connie Inggs outside of Caretta Coffee Co.

CONNIE INGGS

CO-OWNER OF CARETTA COFFEE CO.

[QUESTION] Caretta Coffee has been open for several months now. How has business been?

[Answer] Business has been amazing!˛Of course, since Hurricane Matthew, it has slowed down tremendously.

[Q] What is the inspiration behind your coffee shop?

[A] To serve guests like I do in my own home.˛This is my new home now, and I want to give back to the community, including our vets and the Coastal Discovery Museum, as well as to mentor high schoolers who want to learn how to start their own businesses.

[Q] What suppliers do you use?˜[A] We use local South Carolina-certified products when possible, and bake our own goods here as well. We use a local dairy for our milk as well.

[Q] What do you feel makes you unique?˜[A] Our products are the very best in a very casual atmosphere that is similar to your own home.˛ [Q] If a coffee lover walked up to your counter for the first time, what would you recommend?˜ [A] I would narrow down for them espresso or coffee, then

hot or iced, then sweet or not sweet, then what type of milk, then mix them up one of the best beverages for them.

[Q] What is something people may not know about Caretta Coffee? [A] We use non-homogenized milk from a local dairy. We love people and we love good food, wine and beer, coffee and smoothies.˛We love giving back.

[Q] Many coffee shops close after lunch, but you are open late. Why? [A] We offer handmade smoothies, sandwiches, wine and beer and feel our guests deserve to have that anytime.

[Q] In addition to coffee, you offer international wines and local beers. What are your favorites?˜ [A] My favorites, of course, are my South African wines. But maybe that’s because my husband is South African.

[Q] What are your plans for the future?˜[A] We plan to grow and to do catering and private parties here at the Coligny Plaza location, and also open some additional locations so that we may continue to serve others in areas that may not be getting five-star products and services. M

PHOTOS BY MIKE RITTERBECK

IL CARPACCIO If you’re hankering for some authentic Italian cuisine, this island institution is worth finding. Pizza is cooked in a hardwoodburning oven and everything is made from scratch. 200A Museum St. 843-342-9949. ilcarpaccioofhiltonhead.com.  LAGERHEAD TAVERN 155 High Bluff Road, Hilton Head Plantation. 843-684-2184, www. lagerheadtavern.com.  MAIN STREET CAFÉ 1411 Main Street Village.

843-689-3999.  MANGIAMO! 2000 Main St. 843-682-2444.  MUNCHIES 1407 Main St. 843-785-3354.  NEW YORK CITY PIZZA 45 Pembroke Drive.

843-689-2222.  OCEANS RESTAURANT 2 Grasslawn Ave., The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. 843-681-4000.  OKKO 95 Mathews Drive. 843-341-3377.  OLD FORT PUB 65 Skull Creek Drive. 843-6812386.  OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE 20 Hatton Place. 843681-4329.  PAN FRESCO OLE 55 Matthews Drive.

843-681-5989.  PLANTATION CAFÉ AND DELI 95 Mathews Drive. 843-342-4472.  THE PURPLE COW 95 Mathews Drive. 843-681-2253, purplecowhhi.com. 

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REILLEY’S NORTH END PUB 95 Mathews Drive. 843-681-4153. LDSO RUAN THAI HUT 1107 Main St., 843-681-3700. LD RUBY LEE’S 46 Wild Horse Road. 843-681-7829. LDS SKULL CREEK BOATHOUSE 397 Squire Pope Road. 843681-3663. DO STARBUCKS 430 William Hilton Parkway in Pineland Station. 843-689-6823.

STREET MEET 95 Mathews Drive, Port Royal Plaza. 843-8422570. LDO SUNSET GRILLE 43 Jenkins Island Road. 843-689-6744.

LDOS TJ’S TAKE AND BAKE PIZZA 35 Main St. 843-681-2900.

LD WISEGUYS 1513 Main St. 843-842-8866. DO YUMMY HOUSE 2 Southwood Park Drive. 843-681-5888.

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843 890 William Hilton Parkway, Fresh Market Shoppes.

843-686-8843. LD ALFRED’S European-trained chef Alfred Kettering combines some of the most appealing elements of classic American and Continental cuisine in this tiny Plantation Center hideaway.

Grab a seat at the chef’s counter to watch the master at work.

807 William Hilton Parkway, #1200, in Plantation Center. 843341-3117. alfredshiltonhead.com D ARTHUR’S GRILLE Arthur Hills course, Palmetto Dunes.

843-785-1191. LD BIG JIM’S BBQ, BURGERS AND PIZZA Robert Trent Jones course, Palmetto Dunes. 843-785-1165.

LD BISTRO 17 17 Harbourside Lane in Shelter Cove. 843-7855517. www.bistro17hhi.com. LD BONEFISH GRILL 890 William Hilton Parkway. 843-3413772. LD BUCCI’S ITALIAN CUISINE 13 Harbourside Lane, Shelter Cove. 843-785-3300. LDO CAPTAIN GILLAN’S 18 Harbourside Lane, Shelter Cove Harbour. 843-785-4442 LDO CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL 14 Folly Field Drive. 843-7855007. LD CAFÉ AT THE MARRIOTT Oceanside at Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, Palmetto Dunes. 843-686-8488. BL COCO’S ON THE BEACH 663 William Hilton Parkway; also located at beach marker 94A. 843-842-2626. LD COCONUTZ SPORTZ BAR Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Road. 843-842-0043. DO CONROY’S Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, Palmetto Dunes. 843-686-8499. DS DRYDOCK 840 William Hilton Parkway, 843-842-9775. LD December 2016 231

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DINING DYE’S GULLAH FIXIN’S 840 William Hilton Parkway, Atrium Building. 843-681-8106, www.dyesgullahfixins.com LD

GIUSEPPI’S PIZZA AND PASTA 32 Shelter Cove Lane in Shelter Cove. 843-785-4144.

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ELA’S BLU WATER GRILLE Featured in Bon Appétit and the winner of numerous OpenTable awards. Fresh-caught seafood and prime-cut steaks of the highest quality complement the extensive boutique wine selection. ELA’s is known for the best water views on the island. Serving lunch MondayFriday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner nightly starting at 5 p.m., and now offering “Sunday Brunch on the Water” complete with live jazz music every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1 Shelter Cove Lane in Shelter Cove Harbour.

843-785-3030. www.elasgrille.com. LD

HAROLD’S DINER 641 William Hilton Parkway. 843-842-9292. BL HH PRIME Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Palmetto Dunes. 843-842-8000.

BLDS HICKORY TAVERN 50 Shelter Cove Lane. 843802-0010. LD

FISHCAMP AT BROAD CREEK 11 Simmons Road. 843-842-2267. LDO

ISLAND BAGEL & DELI Fresh-baked bagels made from scratch, water-boiled and baked each day. Hoagies, salads, pastries and coffee are also served. The restaurant was featured in the July 2013 issue of Southern Living magazine. South Island Square. 843686-3353. BL

FLORA’S ITALIAN CAFE 841 William Hilton Parkway in South Island Square. 843-8428200. D

JAMAICA JOE’Z BEACH BAR Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Road. 843-842-0044. O

FRENCH BAKERY The bakery was established in 1998 by the Leon family, and taken over by the Belka family from Poland in 2012. The Belka family lovingly create baked goods for their local Hilton Head and Bluffton neighbors, as well as for tourists.

120 Shelter Cove Lane, Shelter Cove Towne Centre. 843-342-5420. BL

JANE BISTRO & BAR 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 109. 843-686-5696. LD

GATOR’Z PIZZA Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort. 843-842-0004. D

LUCKY ROOSTER KITCHEN + BAR 841 William Hilton Parkway, Unit A, South Island Square. 843-681-3474, www.luckyroosterhhi.com. DO MAYWOOD DAVIS 612 William Hilton Parkway. 843-368-2839, www.maywooddavis.com.

MEDITERRANEAN HARBOUR BAR AND GRILL You can be a meat lover or a vegetarian, with choices from Lebanese steaks, lamb, seafood, vegetables and gluten-free appetizers. Mediterranean Harbour Bar and Grill focuses on homemade recipes from Lebanon using ingredients such as olive oil, lemon juice, herbs and garlic. 13 Harbourside Lane, Unit B, Shelter Cove Harbour. 843-842-9991, mediterraneanharbour.com. DO

POSEIDON 38 Shelter Cove Lane, Shelter Cove Towne Centre. 843-341-3838. www.poseidonhhi.com. LDO

NEW YORK CITY PIZZA 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 119, Shelter Cove Towne Centre.

843-785-4200. LD

SAN MIGUEL’S 9 Shelter Cove Lane in Shelter Cove Harbour. 843-842-4555. www.sanmiguels.com. LD

OLD OYSTER FACTORY With panoramic views overlooking Broad Creek, this Hilton Head landmark was voted one of the country’s “Top 100 Scenic View Restaurants”

by OpenTable. It was also recently recommended in the “Off the Beaten Track” column in The Wall Street Journal. Wine Spectator magazine bestowed its “Award of Excellence” for the restaurant’s wine list and knowledge of wine. 101 Marshland Road. 843-6816040. www.oldoysterfactory.com. DO

SANTA FE CAFÉ 807 William Hilton Parkway in Plantation Center. 843-7853838. LD

ORANGE LEAF 38 Shelter Cove Lane, 843689-5323. www.orangeleafyogurt.com.

WAYBACK BURGERS 32 Shelter Cove Lane, Shelter Cove Towne Centre. 843-7852650. www.waybackburgers.com. LDO

PAZZO 807 William Hilton Parkway in Plantation Center. 843-842-9463. LD THE PHOENIX BISTRO 70 Marshland Road, 843-342-2880, phoenixbistro.com BL

RUAN THAI CUISINE I 81 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. 843-7858576. LD SCOTT’S FISH MARKET RESTAURANT AND BAR 17 Harbour Side Lane. 843-7857575. D

SEA GRASS GRILLE 807 William Hilton Parkway. 843-785-9990. LD STARBUCKS 32 Shelter Cove Lane. 843842-4090.

UP THE CREEK PUB & GRILL Broad Creek Marina, 18 Simmons Road. 843-681-3625.

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WORLD OF BEER 30 Shelter Cove Lane, Shelter Cove Towne Centre. www. worldofbeer.com. LDO

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DINING XO SPORTS SPIRITS Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Palmetto Dunes. 843341-8080.

HILTON HEAD SOUTH END

AMIGOS CAFE Y CANTINA 70 Pope Ave. 843-785-8226. LD ANGLER’S BEACH MARKET GRILL 2 North Forest Beach Drive. 843-7853474. LD ANNIE O’S 124 Arrow Road. 843-3412664. LD ASIAN BISTRO 51 New Orleans Road. 843686-9888. LD AUNT CHILADA’S EASY STREET CAFE 69 Pope Ave. 843-785-7700. LD BAILEY’S BAR & TERRACE Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island; 130 Shipyard Drive.

843-842-2400. LD BEACH BREAK GRILL 24 Palmetto Bay Road, Suite F. 843-785-2466. LD BESS’ DELICATESSEN AND CATERING Lunch specials include fresh homemade soups and assorted salads, and freshly oven-roasted turkey breast. Bess’ features Boar’s Head meats and cheeses. 55 New Orleans Road, Fountain Center. 843-7855504. www.bessdeli.com. BL

CAPTAIN WOODY’S Many restaurants claim to be a favorite of locals. Speaking as locals, one of our favorites is Captain Woody’s. Owners Shannon and Russell Anderson made a good thing even better with their new location at 6 Target Road.

Woody’s now offers more seating, an expanded menu and an attractive outdoor patio with an attached bar. 6 Target Road.

843-785-2400. www.captainwoodys.com.

LDO CAROLINA CRAB COMPANY 86 Helmsman Way, Palmetto Bay Marina.

843-842-2016. LD CARETTA COFFEE CO. Enjoy a cup of coffee made from some of the finest coffee beans in the world. Local baristas carefully grind and brew every shot and mix every cup by hand. Coligny Plaza. 843-342-6400.

BL CASEY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE 37 New Orleans Road. 843-785-2255.

LDO CATCH 22 37 New Orleans Plaza. 843-7856261. D CHARBAR CO. Executive chef Scott Bodkin’s burger creations have made this a local favorite, serving award-winning gourmet burgers, sandwiches, salads and more.

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BIG BAMBOO CAFÉ After expanding its outside deck, the owners of the Big Bamboo Café decided to upgrade their menu, focusing on fresh seafood items. Many fried items have been replaced with healthier grilled options, such as chargrilled chicken tacos. 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza. 843-686-3443. www.bigbamboocafe. com. LDO

CHARLIE’S L’ETOILE VERTE A great place for a power lunch or a romantic dinner.

Owner Charlie Golson and his son Palmer write the entire menu by hand each day, based on the freshest local seafood available. The dinner menu offers an array of 14 fresh fish rack of lamb, filet mignon and more. 8 New Orleans Road. 843-785-9277. www.charliesgreenstar.com.D

BLACK MARLIN BAYSIDE GRILL AND HURRICANE BAR 86 Helmsman Way in Palmetto Bay Marina. 843-785-4950.

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CHOW DADDY’S Located in the old Dry Dock building on Executive Park Road, using local, organic ingredients with meals prepared to order. Featuring salad bowls, sandwiches, tacos, hot bowls, platters and other snacks. The daily happy hour is 4-6 p.m. 14B Executive Park Road, 843-8422469. www.chowdaddys.com.

BOMBORAS GRILLE An award-winning restaurant and bar, located steps away from the beach. Offering fresh and local Lowcountry ingredients paired with craft beers and wine. Bomboras Grille is open for lunch and dinner. A kids menu is available.

The locals call them the BOMB. 5 Lagoon Road. 843-689-2662. LDO BAYLEY’S 130 Shipyard Drive. Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. 843-842-2400.

BD BRITISH OPEN PUB 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Unit D3 in The Village at Wexford.

843-686-6736. LDO BRICKYARD PUB 45 Shipyard Drive, #200.

843-681-1530. LDO BULLIES BBQ 3 Regents Parkway. 843686-7427. LD CALLAHAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL 49 New Orleans Road. 843-686-7665.

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COAST Sea Pines Beach Club. 843-8421888. LD COLIGNY DELI & GRILL Coligny Plaza.

843-785-4440. LD COWBOY BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Unit B6, The Village at Wexford. 843-715-3565. www. cowboybraziliansteakhouse.com. D CQ’S 140A Lighthouse Lane. 843-6712779. LD CRANE’S TAVERN AND STEAKHOUSE 26 New Orleans Road. 843-341-2333. D CRAZY CRAB (HARBOUR TOWN) 149 Lighthouse Road. 843-363-2722. LD DELISHEE YO This is a hip hangout for December 2016 233

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DINING healthy locals and travelers of all ages. A colorful and refreshing art-filled oasis of fresh and healthy food. Dig into a custom combo froyo sundae, a superfood smoothie, a big salad, a great green juice or a happy wrap. 32 Palmetto Bay Road in the Village Exchange.

843-785-3633. LD CRAVE BY DANIEL’S 2 North Forest Beach Drive, #108. 843-341-9379. LD DOUGH BOYS PIZZA 1-B New Orleans Road.

843-686-2697. www.doughboyshhi.com.

LD EARLE OF SANDWICH PUB 1 North Forest Beach Drive in Coligny Plaza. 843-785-7767.

LD ELECTRIC PIANO 33 Office Park Road. 843785-5399. O FAT BABY’S 1034 William Hilton Parkway.

843-842-4200. LD FIESTA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL 51 New Orleans Road. 843-785-4788. LD FLATBREAD GRILL 2 North Forest Beach Drive. 843-341-2225. flatb eadgrillhhi.com.

LD FRENCH KISS BAKERY Coligny Plaza, 1 North Forest Beach Drive. 843-687-5471.

BL FROZEN MOO Coligny Plaza, 1 North Forest Beach Drive. 843-842-3131.

FROSTY FROG CAFE 1 North Forest Beach in Coligny Plaza. 843-686-3764. LDO GRINGO’S DINER E-5, Coligny Plaza. 843785-5400.

GRUBY’S NEW YORK DELI 890 William Hilton Parkway, Fresh Market Shoppes. 843842-9111. BL HARBOURSIDE BURGERS AND BREWS Harbour Town, Sea Pines Resort. 843-8421444, www.seapines.com. LD HARBOUR TOWN BAKERY AND CAFE Harbour Town, Sea Pines. 843-363-2021.

BL HEYWARD’S 130 Shipyard Drive. Sonesta Resort. 843-842-2400. BD HILTON HEAD DINER 6 Marina Side Drive.

843-686-2400. BLDO HILTON HEAD BREWING COMPANY 7C Greenwood Drive (Reilley’s Plaza), Hilton Head Plaza. 843-785-3900. www.hhbrewingco.com.LD

features an open kitchen, an indoor/outdoor open-air seating area, a large tequila bar and a private tasting room. The menu features a wide variety of gourmet tacos, quesadillas, salads and small plates, all priced under $11; and a fully stocked bar with more than 40 premium tequilas, handcrafted specialty cocktails, Mexican beers and Spanish-inspired wines. 33 Office Park Road, Suite 228. 843681-8226. LD HUGO’S SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE 841 William Hilton Parkway. 843-785-4846.

LD IT’S GREEK TO ME 11 Lagoon Road in Coligny Plaza. 843-842-4033. LDO JAVA BURRITO COMPANY 1000 William Hilton Parkway. 843-842-5282. BLD JAZZ CORNER Village at Wexford. 843-8428620. DO JERSEY MIKE’S 11 Palmetto Bay Road, Island Crossing. 843-341-6800.

JUMP AND PHIL’S BAR AND GRILL 7 Greenwood Drive, Suite 3B. 843-785-9070.

LDO KENNY B’S FRENCH QUARTER CAFE 70 Pope Avenue in Circle Center. 843-7853315. BLDS LA HACIENDA 11 Palmetto Bay Road. 843842-4982. LD LAND’S END TAVERN South Beach Marina, Sea Pines. 843-671-5456. BLD LINKS, AN AMERICAN GRILL Harbour Town Golf Links Clubhouse, Sea Pines. 843-3638380. www.linksamericangrill.com. LD LIVE OAK 100 North Sea Pines Drive. 843842-1441. www.liveoaklowcountrycuisine. com. LD LOCAL PIE Only the highest quality, regionally sourced ingredients go into these woodfi ed, house-made pies. A local business, with local staff and local suppliers. 55 New Orleans Road. 843-842-7437. info@localpie. com. LD A LOWCOUNTRY BACKYARD 32 Palmetto Bay Road at The Village Exchange. 843-7859273. BLD LODGE BEER AND GROWLER BAR 7B Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Plaza. 843842-8966. DO MARKET STREET CAFE 12 Coligny Plaza.

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HILTON HEAD ICE CREAM 55 New Orleans Road, #114. 843-852-6333.

MARLEY’S ISLAND GRILLE 35 Office Park Road in Park Plaza. 843-686-5800. DO

HINCHEY’S CHICAGO BAR AND GRILL Circle Center, Pope Ave. 843-686-5959.

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MELLOW MUSHROOM 33 Office Park Road in Park Plaza. 843-686-2474. www.mellowmushroom.com. LDO

HINOKI OF KURAMA 37 New Orleans Road.

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MI TIERRA (HILTON HEAD) 130 Arrow Road.

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HOLY TEQUILA! HolyTequila! offers a harmonizing blend of Mexican street food with new American flavors Its inviting space

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DINING Restaurants” in the United States. 37 New Orleans Road. 843-785-6272. www.michael-anthonys.com.

RITA’S ITALIAN ICE 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza. 843-686-2596. ritasice.com.

NEW YORK CITY PIZZA 81 Pope Ave. 843842-2227. LD

ROY’S PLACE 33 Office Park Road, 843785-4646. www.roysplacehhi.com. LD

NICK’S STEAK & SEAFOOD 9 Park Lane.

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RUBY LEE’S SOUTH 19 Dunnigans Alley.

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OMBRA CUCINA RUSTICA Popular local chef Michael Cirafesi and distinguished Philadelphia chef Nunzio Patruno have teamed up to open this upscale Italian restaurant in the Village at Wexford. Many dishes were created hundreds of years ago, passed down from generation to generation. All desserts, pastas and breads are made daily using natural and fresh ingredients imported from Italy. The Village at Wexford. 843-842-5505. www.ombrahhi. com. D

SALTY DOG CAFE One of Hilton Head’s favorite outdoor cafes for more than 20 years. Fresh seafood. Located at South Beach Marina, overlooking Braddock Cove.

Both indoor and outdoor seating are available. Live music and children’s entertainment nightly during the season. South Beach Marina Village, Sea Pines. 843-6717327. www.saltydog.com. LD

ONE HOT MAMA’S 7 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Plaza. 843-682-6262.

LDSO PALMETTO BAY SUNRISE CAFÉ 86 Helmsman Way in Palmetto Bay Marina.

843-686-3232. BL PHILLY’S CAFÉ AND DELI 102 Fountain Center, New Orleans Road.

843-785-9966. L PINO GELATO 1000 William Hilton Parkway, The Village at Wexford. 843-8422822.

PLANTATION CAFÉ AND DELI (SOUTH) 81 Pope Ave. in Heritage Plaza. 843-7859020. BL

SAGE ROOM 81 Pope Ave., Heritage Plaza.

843-785-5352. D SEA SHACK 6 Executive Park Drive. 843785-2464. LD SEAFIRE MODERN HIBACHI GRILL & BAR 9 Palmetto Bay Road. 843-785-4955. seafirehhi.com D SIGNALS LOUNGE 130 Shipyard Drive, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island. 843842-2400. O SIGNE’S BAKERY & CAFE 93 Arrow Road.

843-785-9118. BLS SKILLETS CAFÉ Coligny Plaza. 843-7853131. BLD THE SMOKEHOUSE 34 Palmetto Bay Road.

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POMODORI 1 New Orleans Road. 843686-3100. D

SOUTHERN CONEY & BREAKFAST 70 Pope Avenue in Circle Center. 843-6892447. BL

THE PORCH The Beach House. 1 South Forest Beach Drive. 843-785-5126. BLD

SPIRIT OF HARBOUR TOWN 843-3639026. www.vagabondcruise.com.

PORTER & PIG Quality beer, proprietary cocktails and select wines with accompanying charcuterie, cheeses and shared plates.

1000 William Hilton Parkway, The Village at Wexford. 843-715-3224. www.porter-pig. com. D

STACK’S PANCAKES OF HILTON HEAD 2 Regency Parkway. 843-341-3347. BLD

PURE NATURAL MARKET 1012 William Hilton Parkway. 843-342-7873. BL QUARTERDECK 149 Lighthouse Road, Harbour Town, Sea Pines. 843-842-1999.

LDO RED FISH Upscale dining at its finest Head chef Chaun Bescos takes advantage of his close relationship with local growers and farmers markets, tailoring Red Fish’s menu around the foods that are in season. The result is an eclectic blend of seafood, steaks, fresh fruit and local vegetables. 8 Archer Road. 843-686-3388. www.redfishofhiltonh ad.com. LD REILLEY’S GRILL & BAR (SOUTH) 7D Greenwood Drive. 843-842-4414.

LDO RELISH CAFE 33 Office Park Road, Park Plaza. 843-342-4800. LD

STARBUCKS (SOUTH) 11 Palmetto Bay Road. 843-341-5477.

STELLINI 15 Executive Park Road. 843-7857006. D STU’S SURFSIDE 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Coligny Plaza. 843-686-7873. LD THE STUDIO 20 Executive Park Road. 843785-6000. D SUNSET SLUSH 81 Pope Ave., 843-7857851.

SWEET CAROLINA CUPCAKES 1 North Forest Beach Drive. 843-342-2611.

TIKI HUT 1 South Forest Beach Drive at the Beach House Resort. 843-785-5126.

OLD TOPSIDE WATERFRONT RESTAURANT Harbour Town, Sea Pines. 843-842-1999. D TRATTORIA DIVINA 33 Office Park Road.

843-686-4442. D TRUFFLES CAFE (SEA PINES) Fresh local

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seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups and garden salads. 71 Lighthouse Road, Sea Pines Center. 843671-6136. www.trufflescafe.com LD TWISTED CORK A local cocktail and wine bar. You can find it in Festival Center Plaza, near the Sea Pines Circle. Open Monday through Saturday, 5-11 p.m. 843-8020510. LD VINE 1 North Forest Beach Drive in Coligny Plaza. 843-686-3900. LD WATUSI A place for breakfast, lunch and coffee. The cafe’s interior mirrors a warm, cozy living room where families and friends can gather and enjoy food in a casual homestyle setting. 71 Pope Ave. 843-6865200. www.islandwatusi.com. BL WHICH WICH? 70 Pope Ave., Suite 13.

843-715-9424. www.whichwich.com. LD WILD WING CAFÉ 72 Pope Ave. 843-7859464. LDO WINE AND CHEESE IF YOU PLEASE 24 Palmetto Bay Road, Suite G. 843-8421200.

WRECK OF THE SALTY DOG South Beach Marina Village, Sea Pines. 843-671-7327. D XO SPORTS SPIRITS Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort, 843-842-8000. LDO

BLUFFTON AGAVE SIDE BAR 13 State of Mind St. 843757-9190. LD AMIGOS BELFAIR (BLUFFTON) 133 Towne Drive. 843-815-8226. LD BACKWATER BILL’S 20 Hampton Lake Drive. 843-875-5253. LDO BLUFFTON BBQ 11 State of Mind St. 843757-7427. www.blufftonbbq.com. LD BLUFFTON FAMILY SEAFOOD HOUSE 27 Dr. Mellichamp Drive. 843-757-4010.

LD THE BLUFFTON ROOM 15 Promenade St. 843-757-3525. www.theblufftonroom. com. D THE BRICK CHICKEN 1011 Fording Island Road in the Best Buy Shopping Center. 843836-5040. LDO THE BRITISH OPEN PUB 1 Sherington Drive, Suite G. 843-815-6736. LDO BUFFALOS RESTAURANT 476 Mount Pelia Road inside Palmetto Bluff. 843-706-6500.

LD BUTCHER’S MARKET AND DELI 102 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 3-G. 843815-6328. BLD CAHILL’S MARKET & CHICKEN KITCHEN 1055 May River Road. 843-757-2921. LD CAPTAIN WOODY’S Many restaurants claim to be a favorite of locals. Speaking as locals, one of our favorites is Captain

Woody’s. 17 State of Mind St. in the Calhoun Street Promenade. 843-757-6222. www.captainwoodys.com. LDO CHEAP SEATS TAVERN 2 142 Burnt Church Road, 843-837-3287. LD CHEEBURGER CHEEBURGER 108 Buckwalter Parkway. 843-837-2433.

LD CHIPOTLE Tanger I Outlet Center. 843-8362442, chipotle.com. LD CHOO CHOO BBQ XPRESS 129 Burnt Church Road. 843-815-7675. LDO CHOW DADDY’S This new restaurant is using local, organic ingredients with meals prepared to order. The menu features salad bowls, sandwiches, tacos, hot bowls, platters and other snacks. The daily happy hour is 4-6 p.m. 15 Towne Drive, Belfair Towne Village.

843-842-2469. chowdaddys.com. LD CINCO MEXICAN GRILL & BAR 102 Buckwalter Parkway #3. 843-815-2233. LD CLAUDE & ULI’S BISTRO 1533 Fording Island Road. 843-837-3336. LD COCONUTS BAR & GRILLE 39 Persimmon St. 843-757-0602. DO CORKS WINE CO. BAR & BOUTIQUE 14 Promenade St, Suite 306. 843-8155168. DO CORNER PERK CAFE 1297 May River Road. 843-816-5674. cornerperk.com. BL THE COTTAGE CAFE, BAKERY AND TEA ROOM 38 Calhoun St. 843-757-0508. www.thecottagebluffton.com. BL THE DEPOT 15 Captains Cove Road, 843-837-1893. thedepotbluffton.com.

DOLCE VITA 163 Bluffton Road, Suite F. 843-815-6900. D DOWNTOWN DELI 27 Dr. Mellichamp Drive. 843-815-5005. BL EL SUPER INTERNACIONAL 33 Sherington Drive. 843-815-8113. LD FARM 1301 May River Road.

843-707-2041, www.farmbluffton.com. D FAT PATTIES AND SALT MARSH BREWING 207 Bluffton Road. 843-8156300. fat-patties.com. LD FIREHOUSE SUBS 32 Malphrus Road, #109. 843-815-7827. LD FIESTA FRESH MEXICAN GRILL 876 Fording Island Road, Suite 1. 843-7067280. LD GIUSEPPI’S PIZZA AND PASTA 25 Bluffton Road. 843-815-9200. LD HANA SUSHI AND JAPANESE FUSION 1534 Fording Island Road. 843-837-3388, hanasushifusion.com. LD HINCHEY’S CHICAGO BAR & GRILL 104 Buckwalter Place, Suite 1A. 843-8365909. LD

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DINING HOGSHEAD KITCHEN AND WINE BAR 1555 Fording Island Road. 843-837-4647.

LD HONEYBAKED HAM COMPANY 1060 Fording Island Road. 843-815-7388.

ISLAND BAGEL & DELI Fresh-baked bagels made from scratch, water-boiled and baked each day. Hoagies, salads, pastries and coffee are also served. Sheridan Park. 843-815-5300. BL JAMESON’S CHARHOUSE 671 Cypress Hills Drive, Sun City. 843-705-8200. LD JIM ‘N NICK’S BAR-B-Q 872 Fording Island Road. 843-706-9741. LD JUICE HIVE 14 Johnston Way. 843-7572899.

KATIE O’DONNELL’S 1008 Fording Island Road in Kittie’s Crossing. 843-815-5555.

LDO KELLY’S TAVERN 11B Buckingham Plantation Drive. 843-837-3353. BLDO KOBE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 30 Plantation Park Drive. 843-757-6688. LD LONGHORN Inside Tanger I. 843-7057001. LD LOS JALAPENO’S MEXICAN GRILL The Bridge Center. 843-837-2333. LD LOWCOUNTRY FLOWER GIRLS Berkeley Place. 843-837-2253. BL MAY RIVER GRILL 1263 May River Road.

843-757-5755. LD MELLOW MUSHROOM 872 Fording Island Road. 843-706-0800. mellowmushroom.com. LDO MIDNIGHT BAKER 14 Promenade St. 843-815-5355. LB MI TIERRA 27 Dr. Mellichamp Drive. 843757-7200. LD MI TIERRITA 214 Okatie Village Drive.

843-705-0925. LD MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 3 Malphrus Road. 843-837-8722. LD MULBERRY STREET TRATTORIA 1476 Fording Island Road. 843-837-2426.

LDS NONNA ROSA 198 Okatie Village Drive, Okatie. 843 707-1750. nonnarosabluffton. com LD OLD TOWN DISPENSARY 15 Captains Cove. 843-837-1893. LDO OROBELLO’S BISTRO & PIZZERIA 103 Buckwalter Place, Unit 108. 843-8375637. www.orobellosbluffton.com. LDO OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE 100 Buckwalter Place. 843-757-9888. LD THE OYSTER BAR 15 State of Mind St. 843-757-5750. LD PANDA CHINESE RESTAURANT 25 Bluffton Road. 843-815-6790. LD

THE PEARL KITCHEN & BAR Bringing to Old Town Bluffton a bright, fresh take on the dining experience, The Pearl Kitchen & Bar will please your palate with the freshest of ingredients prepared in a manner that will excite, entice, and keep you coming back for more. 55 Calhoun St., 843757-5511. thepearlbluffton.com. LD PLANTATION CAFE 1532 Fording Island Road. 843-815-4445.BL POUR RICHARD’S 4376 Bluffton Parkway. 843-757-1999. DO R BAR 70 Pennington Drive. 843-7577264. LD RANCHO ALEGRE CUBAN RESTAURANT 4490 Bluffton Park Crescent #104. 843757-5556. LD RED FISH Upscale dining at its finest Head chef Chaun Bescos takes advantage of his close relationship with local growers and farmers markets, tailoring Red Fish’s menu around foods in season. 32 Bruin Road. 843-837-8888. LD RED STRIPES CARIBBEAN CUISINE AND LOUNGE 8 Pin Oak St. 843-757-8111.

LDO RIVER HOUSE RESTAURANT 476 Mount Pelia Road in Palmetto Bluff. 843-7066500. LD RUAN THAI CUISINE II 26 Towne Drive, Belfair Town Village. 843-757-9479. LD SAIGON CAFE 1304 Fording Island Road.

843-837-1800. BLD SAKE HOUSE 1017 Fording Island Road, Suite 105. 843-706-9222. LD SALTY DOG BLUFFTON Tanger II Outlet.

Offering a diverse menu with favorite dishes from the original Salty Dog Cafe and Jake’s Pizza, Salty Dog Bluffton is sure tp keep the whole family happy. 843-8373344. bluffton.saltydog.com. LD SIGLER’S ROTISSERIE 12 Sheridan Park Circle. 843-815-5030. D SIPPIN COW 1D Promenade St., 843757-5051. BL SOUTHERN BARREL BREWING CO. 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd. 843-837-2337. southernbarrelbrewingco.com.

SQUAT N’ GOBBLE 1231 May River Road.

843-757-4242. BLD STOOGES CAFE 25 Sherington Drive. 843706-6178. BL TRUFFLES CAFE Fresh local seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups and garden salads. 91 Towne Drive Belfair Towne Village. 843-815-5551, trufflescafe.com LD TWISTED EUROPEAN BAKERY 1253 May River Road, Unit A. 843-757-0033, twistedeuropeanbakery.com BL WALNUTS CAFÉ 70 Pennington Drive in

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DINING Sheridan Park. 843-815-2877. BLS WILD WING CAFÉ (BLUFFTON) 1188 Fording Island Road. 843-837-9453.

LD ZEPPLIN’S BAR & GRILL Inside Station 300. 25 Innovation Drive. 843-8152695. LDO ZOES KITCHEN Tanger I Outlet Center.

843-837-5410. LD

DAUFUSKIE ISLAND EAGLE’S NEST 56 Fuskie Lane, Bloody Point. 843-341-5522.

MARSHSIDE MAMA’S CAFE 15 Haig Point Road on County Landing.

843-785-4755. LD OLD DAUFUSKIE CRAB CO 256 Cooper River Landing Road. 843785-6653. M

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Gingerbread Men

THIS RECIPE USES BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING MIX AND DOESN’T REQUIRE MOLASSES!

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

• 1 (3.5 ounce) package cookand-serve butterscotch pudding mix • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1 egg • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flou • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

• In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flou , baking soda, ginger and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover and chill dough until firm about 1 hour.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets. On a flou ed board, roll dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter.

Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.

Royal Icing INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

• 2 large egg whites or 5 tablespoons meringue powder • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted • Food coloring, if desired

• With a hand mixer, beat the egg whites with the lemon juice or extract until frothy. Add the sifted powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, smooth and shiny. Turn to high and beat approximately 5 minutes till stiff and glossy. Add food coloring, if desired, and transfer to a pastry bag to pipe onto cookies.

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LAST CALL

Why local matters MARC FREY

Send your comments to mfrey@freymedia.com

We are fortunate in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton that we still have many locally owned businesses, craftsmen and artists that all contribute greatly to make our communities unique, livable and enjoyable

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hen you decided to move here, you evaluated the weather, geographic distances to family or work, real estate pricing, taxes, schools, recreational amenities, health infrastructure, crime rates, job opportunities or things to keep you busy if you are retired.

But there was something else that drew you here and made you fall in love with the Lowcountry. It is the “local” feeling — the many intangibles that combined create a sense of place; the things that make us unique and give us a distinct flavor that makes living or visiting here a different experience than let’s say Melbourne, Florida.

But what exactly does local mean?

On the one hand it is the culture, the colors, the flavors, the natural environment and architecture that makes a place feel a certain way. On the other hand it is a sense of community, the social fabric, the tone with which we interact on a daily basis, the trust – or lack thereof, the fears and hopes, the help we can count on etc.

Imagine a world where you had no local choices. Everything is controlled by big corporations and national chains. Our dependency for job opportunities or social advancement would be in the hands of only a few decision makers which put corporate gains before the general public’s interest. It would indeed be a very deprived world.

As humans we depend on group interaction, our survival depends on working together and combining different skill sets; it is deeply ingrained in our DNA.

Therefore, local matters greatly. Especially in a world that at times seems to be out of order and challenges our intellect and emotions with things we can’t control. Returning to “Local” on the other hand can give us a sense of security, a sense of control. We only get a chance to vote for a Presidential election every 4 years but we can make a great difference in our local community every day.

We are fortunate in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton that we still have many locally owned businesses, craftsmen and artists that all contribute greatly to make our communities unique, livable and enjoyable. But we can’t take it for granted, and therefore we should be more conscious and make a greater effort of supporting locally owned businesses. These professionals and entrepreneurs pay taxes here, give back to the community, create well paying jobs, teach the next generation, coach little league teams, volunteer and contribute in a hundred different ways.

A healthy and sustainable community depends on diversity and diversity depends on us going the extra mile to spend our hard earned money at a locally owned business, buy art from local artists, listen to local music, go for dinner at a local restaurant, buy our batteries at a local hardware store, contract with the local Internet provider and the list goes on and on.

The statistics speak for themselves. If Beaufort County residents would shift $20 of their weekly spending to favor locally owned businesses, the economic impact would be $60 million a year.

It’s your turn to make a move.

Locally yours Marc Frey

While our families and homes were the first concern following Matthew, our local economy is a close and intertwined second. Therefore, I’ve launched a not-for-profit initiative with a clear mission: Support local businesses. Further details about shopmorelocal.org are at the front of the magazine page 52.

Your participation and support of this effort is crucial in order for this initiative to succeed. Please say: YES count on me to be part of making the Lowcountry strong again. Sign at www.shopmorelocal.org

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