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LASTING LOVE • ROMANTIC GETAWAYS • GULLAH CELEBRATION

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Inconvenient vs.

Indispensable My intentions were to spend just shy of two weeks with my daughter

But a temporary inconvenience for me is the stuff of which many

and her family over the holidays at her home in Williamsburg,

of our Lowcountry neighbors make a perpetual life. I’ve had the

Brooklyn, NY. It had been a year since visiting and a lot can change

equivalent of an urban camping adventure, while others have perilous

with a toddler in a year’s time. In addition, I badly needed a break—

experiences when shelter is not available and lack of heat is deadly.

some relaxation and de-stressing time. I have indeed had a lovely

I was able to pitcher-flush, while others cannot flush at all without

visit – took in the Rockettes, honed my “Hide and Seek” and “Would

sewage back-ups in their homes. I have the untimeliness of travel

you chase me?” skills, and learned that “Let It Go” really can get

delays, while many have not seen their extended family for years

stuck in your head and drive you slightly bonkers.

because travel costs are impossible. I have the technology needed to be able to work from afar (I’m writing this from my daughter’s

On December 31 the heat went out in my daughter’s apartment

spare room), while others must show up or not get paid. I have a

building for over 24 hours. We shivered through the night and then

functioning coat, hat, scarf and gloves. I saw a woman today in the

tried to thaw the next day in a nearby playroom, a restaurant and a

cold and snow with flip-flops on her feet.

theatre. At the same time the hot water went out, as did all the water in her restrooms (though we had a working kitchen faucet). As I write

Every time you “suffer” an inconvenience, count your blessings

this on January 4, cold water has returned in all locations, but not

and share more of what you have with those for whom such

hot. All of this was occurring while having a below zero wind-chill

inconveniences are a way of life. Research the needs of area residents

factor. I was supposed to fly home on January 3rd, postponed to the

(www.cf-lowcountry.org/WorkingWithUs/TheGivingMarketplace)

4th, and now postponed until the 7th.

and support those in the nonprofit sector who are serving them.

Consider learning more about Project SAFE (www. cf-lowcountry.org/ProjectSAFE), a partnership between

Every time you “suffer” an inconvenience, count your blessings and share more of what you have with those for whom such inconveniences are a way of life.

the Town of Hilton Head Island, the Hilton Head Public Service District and the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, so you can learn what REAL inconvenience is like. And find ways to LIVE GENEROUSLY in the process. It is amazing how small many of your difficulties will seem.

Inconvenient? Sure. Washing up with water heated in a tea kettle can be awkward, as can pitcher-filling toilet tanks for flushing. And

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rescheduling my SC life, extra boarding costs for the dog, and flight/

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transportation arrangements are a hassle.

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When the Bruderers wanted to find a way to support this passion, they called on Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. We helped them set up the Bruderer Family Fund for Arts and Education, a donor advised fund that allows them to direct grants to programs and organizations that promote artistic and educational pursuits.

Whatever your passion, the Community Foundation can help you find the right giving vehicle to make a meaningful impact. Contact us today at 843.681.9100.

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BUSINESS

26 Peacock Auto Mall 28 Women's Circle of Giving 32 Elihu Spencer: The Best of Bonds

PEOPLE

38 Stan & Margie Smith 40 Boating Lifestyle 42 Peaches Peterson

HEALTH

44 H.O.P.E. Cancer Rehab Center 46 Raising the Barre Fitness 48 Supplements 48 Heart Health News Briefs

ARTS/CULTURE

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52 Gullah Festival 54 Daufuskie Cottages 126 Bravo Piano

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SPECIAL SECTION: LOVE

58 Lasting Love 62 Chinese Astrology 64 Love in the Digital Age 66 Love at First Date 72 Lowcountry Weddings 86 Romantic Getaways

HOMES

90 Home Trends

28 Giving Women

Over the past 15 years, the Women in Philanthropy organization has touched thousands of Lowcountry lives. The organization has awarded more than $370,000 to area nonprofit groups.

38 Power Couple

Stan and Margie Smith are pillars of the Hilton Head community. They successfully blend the worlds of community service, pro tennis and fashion.

50 Gullah Life

Flavorful food, vibrant culture, colorful art and soulful music will be on display during the 22nd annual Gullah Celebration.

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58 Lasting Love

Two long-married couples—Carol and Jimmy Campbell and Mike and Bess Soper—offer insight on how to make love last.

86 Romantic Getaways Florida's Amelia Island and Boone, North Carolina offer luxurious accomodations and fantastic activities for a weekend away for two.

119 Olympic Hopeful

What's a USCB track star from Georgia doing plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled? Trying for the Olympics.

SPORTS

119 Olympic Hopeful 121 How to Watch the Olympics 122 Olympic History

IN EVERY ISSUE

16 Opinion 20 News Briefs 22 Pet of the Month 34 On the Move 36 Where in the World in Monthly?

99 Real Estate News 124 Sports Roundup 128 Calendar 136 Lowcountry After Dark 138 Dining 160 Last Call

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It’s February and love is in the air. Did you know that 40 percent of engagements happen between Christmas and Valentine’s Day? In honor of this romantic time, we look at love in its many forms. Lasting love is celebrated in three profiles of local couples who have been married for more than 30 years. Finding love by way of dating websites and apps is increasingly popular, so we’ve included two perspectives on love in the digital age. We also bring you the humorous side of first dates, some of which became first steps on a path to marriage.

We’ve got you covered if you’re looking for a unique Valentine’s gift for your significant other—be sure to check out our local gift guide, starting on page 68. February is also our big bridal issue. Have you bought your tickets for the 2018 Hilton Head Bridal Show? Now in its 11th year, this annual event has grown into the biggest bridal event in the region and is a natural extension of our work with the local bridal industry. This year’s show takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Hampton Hall Clubhouse in Bluffton. Come meet the area’s best vendors, taste cakes, view wedding portraits and check out the latest in bridal fashions. Advance tickets are $8 at hiltonheadmonthly.com. On the day of the show, tickets are $12 at the door. Brides will be treated to a mimosa.

But February is also important for another reason: Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African-Americans and a time to recognize the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The month was chosen because it marks the birthdays of two great statesmen and abolitionists, Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

Inside this issue, you’ll find a schedule of events for the Lowcountry’s month-long Gullah Celebration, paying tribute to Gullah history, culture, food, art, crafts, music and dance. Since 1996, the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, a Hilton Head Island nonprofit group, has showcased the island’s rich Gullah heritage and history.

Speaking of festivals, don’t miss the Hilton Head Seafood Festival, a weeklong culinary and cultural event from Feb. 19-25, where top chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, local seafood, artisans, live music and the outdoors come together. Read about the 11th annual event hosted by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation on page 130.

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HHI NATIVE CARL STEVENS' MEDIA SKILLS HELPED KIDS IN UGANDA. The staff at Monthly enjoyed the rare snow day in the Lowcountry. Like almost everyone else on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton, we snapped photos of wintry landscapes and our families and pets in the white stuff.

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JESSICA FARTHING Writer

REBECCA GORDON Photographer

JESSICA GOODY Writer

TREVOR HARDEN Photographer

As a wife and mother of three, plus a horse, dog and cat, writer Jessica Farthing is never bored.

She's writing a work of fiction and ghostwriting a business book on success while working on her master’s degree at SCAD. A Lowcountry native, she’s happiest when she finds herself outside.

Rebecca Gordon has a unique eye for finding the beauty in the ordinary and encourages people to look up, see things differently and zoom in. A banker by day, she’s also a budding artist and the proud mother of William Schmidt. See her work at

Jessica Goody’s debut poetry collection, “Defense Mechanisms,” was named a Book of the Month byThe Creativity Webzine. Her writing has appeared in Reader’s Digest, Kaleidoscope, “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” and The Maine Review. She also is a columnist for Sun City’s SunSations magazine.

Graphic design, media and music are some of the creative endeavors that keep Bluffton resident Trevor Harden busy. When he’s not shooting or editing photos and videos, he sings and plays guitar at the Salty Dog Café on Hilton Head Island.

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››Letters to the editor Look to the market to solve housing woes In the context of your argument for a strong mayor system vs. a weak mayor system, you introduced the two most pressing issues that we face on Hilton Head Island. It is the first one — government-subsidized affordable housing — that I would like to discuss with you. This is a pressing issue because Hilton Head cannot find the workers we need. This dearth of workers, we believe, is because workers cannot afford Hilton Head’s housing costs and because housing in Bluffton is cheaper and Bluffton jobs are an alternative to Hilton Head jobs.

Affordable housing can be provided two different ways: by the market via supply and demand, or by government. I would like to discuss the first option. We have all been taught to believe that the free market brings supply and demand into balance, so I would like to pick up on your comment “…might include developing more of a high-end, three season tourism industry…”

What if employers raised wages to a level that allowed their workers to be able to afford private Hilton Head housing? The free market tells us that, when wages rise, prices will have to go up to protect the profits of our businesses. This is where marketing will be key. What if Hilton Head differentiates itself by becoming the “Aspen of the East Coast?” We can choose to become a prestigious destination that is widely known for its unique characteristics that will justify our higher prices. This high-end strategy will bring a targeted cohort of tourists and residents to the island. Plus, this strategy will differentiate Hilton Head from Bluffton and Hardeeville.

My prior experience on the Beaufort County Board of Education has made me very aware of the ongoing and expensive costs of operating buildings. Owning and managing housing to the benefit of private industry employees is not an obligation that Hilton Head’s Town Council should embark on — especially when there is a free market alternative.

— Joan Deery

Mayor needs to prepare Hilton Head for the future Thanks for your great article that was very much needed.

We feel the same way: The region needs strong mayoral leadership for what’s ahead in the future.

As a Hilton Head Island resident for more than 26 years, my take is that the time of maintenance management is gone and leadership management is absolutely necessary. The mayor needs vision and needs to convince government officials and constituents locally and regionally to act to preserve the fine qualities of the Lowcountry. The mayor also must prepare balanced government strategies to deal with future “hyper” growth that we haven’t seen at this level before in this area.

Thanks for your insight.

— Ric Fisher

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Economic ‘predictions’ miss the mark Although we live in North Carolina, we are past residents of South Carolina and visit Hilton Head Island one to two times per year. In addition, we have been actively looking to move to the island.

Enough about us.

We have been receiving Hilton Head Monthly for many years and the article by Elihu Spencer in the January 2018 issue has deeply concerned us. He may be an economist, but his opinions are his and his alone.

It would, in my opinion, be good to have a conservative give alternative “predictions.” I am sure Spencer also hated the fact that Donald Trump won the presidential election, given his “opinion/prediction” that Hillary Clinton will never be prosecuted. She has been given many passes that ordinary citizens would never receive — but enough about her.

I have never written a letter to any editor anywhere; however, this article in your magazine was, in my “opinion,” just another stab at our president and his agenda. While not perfect, it is far better than the past eight years.

— Jane Hudson

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Your heart works hard for you every single day.

This month, it's time to return the favor.

February is American Heart Month, which means this is a great time to focus on the engine that keeps your body running.

Despite the many advancements in modern healthcare, heart disease is still the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. Do you know your heart? Do you know your risk?

Attend our free event and find out your risk.

Heart Healthy Lunch and Learn Dr. Cal Sharp, Cardiologist Friday, February 9 at 12:00pm Hilton Head Hospital Boardroom

March to the beat of a healthy heart.

Register for the seminar and 28 days of heart healthy tips at: www.hiltonheadregional.com

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››Reader feedback

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Monthly received more than 100 submissions from readers, here’s just a few.

We Asked, You Answered “Do you have a tan, or do you always look this hot?” The source of this gem is my ex.

“Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”

– RISA MCGREW

– BECCA JENSON

WHAT’S THE CHEESIEST PICK UP LINE YOU’VE EVER HEARD (OR USED)? DID IT WORK? “What’s your dog’s name?”

And yes, it worked. We’re married now.

“Fancy a local beer in a bottle?” True story...highly effective.

– HENRY WINN

– MARIA WHITTINGTON MALCOLM

“I’m not drunk, I’m just intoxicated by you.” Yeah, right.

“There’s something wrong with my phone. It doesn’t have your number in it.”

“Hey, tie your shoes! I don’t want you falling for anyone else.”

According to my mom, my dad said this to her when they met.

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A TASTE OF GULLAH (FEBRUARY 3) This event at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina features lip-smacking Lowcountry specialties such as barbecue ribs, conch stew, shrimp and grits, rice and beans, and okra gumbo.

“DIAL M FOR MURDER” (FEBRUARY 6-25) In this Tony Award-winning classic thriller at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Tony Wendice married his wife for her money and plans to murder her for the same reason.

FALL IN ‘LOVE’ WITH A CAPPELLA (FEBRUARY 17)

The award-winning Hilton Head Shore Notes will create beautiful harmony with special guests The Buzz for a “Love That A Cappella!” concert, led by Faye McLanahan at the Seahawk Cultural Center.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL (FEBRUARY 19-25)

The weeklong experience offers a mix of of palate-pleasing events. The main event will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Feb. 24 at Honey Horn, featuring area restaurants and chefs serving up seafood specialties and other tasty cuisine, a kids zone, select artisans and live music.

BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FEBRUARY 21-25) Beaufort will host thousands of film lovers from around the world at what is considered one of the fastest growing film festivals in the Southeast.

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RED CROSS, RBC HERITAGE TO HOST BLOOD DRIVES The American Red Cross, the Heritage Classic Foundation and the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing invite the community to help those in need. Blood drives will be held in February and March in Bluffton and on Hilton Head Island. Participants will receive an RBC Heritage gift, while supplies last, and will be entered to win a grand prize package worth more than $900 that includes Doc’s BBQ and tickets for the RBC Heritage, to tee off April 9-15. For dates, locations, more information or to make an appointment to donate blood, go to redcrossblood.org.

ISLAND TENNIS COURTS TO GET UPGRADES The Town Council of Hilton Head Island unanimously approved the redevelopment of 1.4 acres by Cordillo Courts on the island’s south end. In addition to improving the tennis courts, the town also plans to add a community building, pickleball courts and more parking. Neighborhood Outreach Connection, a nonprofit group fighting poverty, operates out of the condominium complex right by the site and promotes the space as a safe play area for children. Cleaning up and repairing the area may require additional funding approval in the next fiscal year.

HILTON HEAD OKS PLASTIC BAG BAN Hilton Head Island Town Council voted unanimously to pass a new ordinance banning plastic bags on the island. The ordinance prohibits all businesses from providing customers with single-use plastic bags. Violating the ordinance will result in a fine between $100 and $500 per violation, but the ban won’t take effect for eight months. Proponents of the ordinance hope the ban on single-use plastic bags will have a positive impact on the environment and community.

NEW COMMUNITY PLANNED FOR HILTON HEAD A new subdivision on Hilton Head Island is planned for the Mitchellville Road area. The 1.5-acre Mitchellville Heights will include nine 2,000- to 3,800-square-foot homes. Moshe Dekel, a holistic medicine doctor, is planning the new development with the help of HRT Design Construction Concepts. The neighborhood will include decorative fencing, Lowcountry landscaping and a property owners association.

SEA PINES SETS NEW LIMITS ON PARKING Visitors to Sea Pines will soon be limited in the number of cars they can park at their rental property. Effective March 1, parking at short-term rentals will be limited to the number of vehicles that can reasonably park in each driveway.

Overflow parking will be available in the trolley lot, as needed.

The new policy will be modeled after the same parking procedures implemented by Palmetto Dunes Plantation.

‘AMERICAN PICKERS’ TO FILM IN SOUTH CAROLINA

The TV series “American Pickers” will be filming in South Carolina this winter. The History Channel documentary show explores the world of antique hunting as stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz search back roads for treasures to recycle and rescue. If you or someone you know has a large private collection or accumulation of antiques that the show can explore, call 855-653-7878.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB LAUNCHES FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM The Literacy Center is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island to offer a family literacy program, focusing on bringing children ages 5-10 closer to their parents so they can develop reading and other skills together. A new children’s book is provided to each family every week during the six-week program to start a home library.

The families are also partnered with volunteer tutors. For more information, call The Literacy Center at 843-815-6616.

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››Local news GOP CANDIDATE ENTERS BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL RACE

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RETURNS TO WHHI-TV

Bluffton resident Chris Hervochon, a certified public accountant and political activist, has announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the Beaufort County Council race for District 8. The seat currently is held by County Councilman Rick Caporale, who has decided not to run for another term.

This is Hervochon’s first run for public office; he currently serves as the treasurer of the Greater Bluffton Republican Club. District 8 encompasses Hilton Head Plantation and Windmill Harbour on Hilton Head Island, plus Moss Creek, Colleton River and Belfair plantations in Bluffton.

For the ninth year, WHHI-TV will broadcast Lowcountry area high school basketball games. The Covert Aire High School Basketball Series returns Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. New to this season, WHHI-TV will also broadcast the girls varsity basketball games in addition to the boys. The boys varsity games will air at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Girls varsity games will air at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 10 p.m. Sundays.

Spectrum subscribers can tune to channel 3 and Hargray users can tune to channel 8.

For more information, go to whhitv.com.

ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED AS WORK ON USCB ISLAND CAMPUS CONTINUES

The University of South Carolina Beaufort’s planned Hilton Head Island campus is months from opening on the south end of the island — but improvements to Office Park and New Orleans roads must be completed first, according to an agreement between the Town of Hilton Head and USCB. The work will add additional lanes to both roads, and construction is expected to take 120 days.

Much of the work will be done at night, but lane closures should be expected during construction.

COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

SCHOOL BOARD HIRES INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

The Coastal Discovery Museum is offering training for those interested in leading education programs. Interested volunteers should be able to work well with children and adults, have good public speaking and people skills, and be interested in learning and teaching historical and environmental subjects. The Coastal Discovery Museum team inspires thousands of visitors and residents through engaging, educational and enjoyable walks, talks, tours and programs. Training events will take place February through April. For more information, call the museum at 843-689-6767, ext. 228.

After a contentious two years, the Beaufort County Board of Education has hired an outside independent consultant to help with its issues. Wayne Worner was hired with a majority 7-4 vote at a cost not to exceed $8,000. He has worked with 50 to 60 school boards in the past, at least half of which were focused on issues internally or with their superintendent. The current board plans to go on a retreat with Worner ahead of an April 21 referendum and the November elections, in which seven current board members are up for re-election.

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Name: Kayce Age: 3 Gender: Female Weight: 30 lbs.

Breed(s): Hound Mix Temperament: Good Story: Kayce loves to cuddle and play with her toys. She keeps herself busy throwing her toys up in the air. She gets along with kids and most other dogs. This sweetheart is spayed and current on her shots.

LOCAL HISTORY TEACHER RECEIVES AWARDS

At a surprise assembly recently, a Bluffton High School history and social studies teacher received one of the most prestigious awards in education and a $25,000 check. Erin Reichert, 39, is the only Milken Educator Award winner from South Carolina for 2017-18, and among 44 winners nationally.

The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution also honored Reichert with an award for her outstanding work teaching American history. Reichert has been at Bluffton High since 2007.

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NEW FACILITY WILL HELP HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS

BY JUSTIN JARRETT

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n the five-plus years since forming a private-public partnership, the Hilton Head Humane Association and Beaufort County Animal Services have made huge strides, but the biggest benefits are yet to come.

Crews broke ground on a new shared campus for the two organizations in October. The $8 million project is expected to be completed by December 2018 and will provide a centralized facility to better serve all of Beaufort County.

The 21,000-square-foot facility on a six-acre site off Pritcher Point Road in Okatie will include a second adoption center for Hilton Head Humane, a spay/neuter clinic, and a new county animal shelter, as well as a community dog park, walking trail, exercise yard and a pond shaped like a dog bone.

“We really think it’s going to be more centrally located for people, because we do service all of Beaufort County,” said the humane association’s executive director, Franny Gerthoffer. “Our goal is to make the campus more userfriendly. You don’t have to come even for a service, it will just be a nice place to come to. It will be developed so if people can come take a walk, bring their animal, have lunch, picnic, visit the animals or volunteer.”

Gerthoffer and Beaufort County Animal Services director Tallulah Trice say the new facility will help maintain the momentum the organizations have gained since partnering in 2012. During that span, the humane association has focused on finding homes for pets and assisting with animals’ health care to free up the county to focus on spay and neuter efforts. Overall, the partnership has resulted in a steady decrease in the county’s animal intake and a dramatic drop in the euthanasia rate.

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The shelter has reduced its intake by one-third since 2011, and the euthanasia rate has fallen from 62 percent in 2011 to 17 percent in 2016.

The mission is to reduce that number to zero.

“Our goals with this new campus include expanding our programs and services and continuing to raise awareness and community support in order to expand our life-saving programs and create a more humane county for all of our animals,” Trice said. “Beaufort County and Hilton Head Humane’s vision is to become a model open-admission shelter, a shelter that does not turn away an animal that has no place to go, and a true resource for the people and animals of Beaufort County.”

The county shelter continues to reduce its intake even though the area is in the midst of a population boom, which is a testament to the partnership’s commitment to a low-cost spay/neuter program and the free Trap Neuter Return program — and the cooperative spirit of both organizations.

“When animal groups work together,” Gerthoffer said, “great things happen.”

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Driving Success LUXURY BRANDS AND PERSONAL APPROACH A WINNING FORMULA FOR PEACOCK AUTO MALL

BY MELINDA COPP

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hen his marketing advisors suggested changing the name of the New River Auto Mall to Peacock Auto Mall, Warner Peacock realized putting his family name on the business made sense.

“We’ve always run our companies with a family culture,” Peacock said. “We want our employees and customers to feel like they’re part of the family.”

The company made the change a year ago, bringing unity to the growing brand of car dealerships and automotive services.

Peacock Automotive owns and operates 20 automotive franchises in the Southeast and will acquire four new dealerships in Georgia early this year. Its Hardeeville headquarters started as two dealerships in 2001, and the location has since grown to nine rooftops on 45 acres with 15 automobile brands including Alfa Romeo, Audi, Fiat, Jaguar, Jeep, Land Rover, Maserati, Porsche, Subaru and Volkswagen.

In addition to the location in Hardeeville, the company also includes Peacock Hyundai Savannah, Savannah Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo & Fiat of Savannah, and Jaguar Land Rover Columbia.

Its subsidiary, Peacock-Griffey Automotive, owns Peacock Subaru and Peacock Ford in Orlando, while Peacock Automotive also owns and operates the Peacock Collision Center and The Wellness Institute in Hardeeville.

And the car business is good.

“Everything we have sells well,” Peacock said.

The company typically does well with brands like Hyundai, Jeep and Subaru, Peacock said. But in the Lowcountry market, Peacock said luxury cars rule the road.

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To meet local demand Peacock added Alfa Romeo and Maserati to the auto mall last year as part of a new 18,000-square-foot sales and service facility — the first group in the Savannah and Hilton Head Island area to offer the Maserati brand. The Italian luxury automaker is recognized as the largest in the world and is popular for its blend of luxury and high-performance standards, while Alfa Romeo is known for its sporty vehicles and history of car racing that dates back to 1911.

“These, our 14th and 15th brands at the auto mall, along with the renovations and expansion at our 7.5-acre property in Savannah, have allowed us to offer a greater selection of vehicles and services to automotive purchasers and owners than ever before,” Peacock said.

In addition to offering more to their customer, Peacock Automotive employs more than 660 people — including about 400 here in the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire — and will add about 140 more jobs with the acquisition of the new dealerships in Georgia.

“Growth is the plan going forward,” Peacock said. “That’s what we’ve always been about.”

Peacock Auto Mall is home to 15 automobile brands in Hardeeville, including new Alfa Romeo and Maserati dealerships.

Diet and exercise don’t always guarantee good health. When Landon Peacock started complaining of chest pains on Christmas morning seven years ago, no one suspected he was having a heart attack — he was only 21 and in good shape. Doctors discovered he had an 80 percent blockage in one of his arteries, later determined to be caused by a genetic blood clotting disorder.

Today, Peacock has recovered and works at an advertising agency in New York City. But his health scare led his family to become involved with the Lowcountry chapter of the American Heart Association.

Join the Peacocks and other Lowcountry residents in raising awareness of heart disease and stroke at the 21st annual Southern Coast Heart Ball. The black-tie gala will be held at 6 p.m.

Feb. 3 at The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa and will feature dinner, speakers and live and silent auctions. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Carla Raines at 843-5406338 or go to southerncoastheartball.org.

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WOMEN'S CIRCLE OF GIVING WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY CELEBRATES 15 YEARS SPENT HELPING THE COMMUNITY

BY AMY COYNE BREDESON | PHOTO BY ROB KAUFMAN

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ver the past 15 years, the Women in Philanthropy organization has touched thousands of Lowcountry lives: families in search of affordable housing, working parents and their children, those with special needs and dementia.

“These are women who are extremely involved in the community,” said Margaret McManus, the group’s advisory board chairwoman. “They are very giving people. We come together as women to give back to the community.”

And give back they have: The organization has awarded more than $370,000 to area nonprofit groups like Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity, The Children’s Center, Programs for Exceptional People, Bluffton Self Help and Memory Matters, while building an endowment of more than $1 million, McManus said.

The group describes itself as a giving circle. It has no budget and does not ask for donations; instead, its members make annual contributions. Half of the money goes toward maintaining the endowment and the other half goes directly to the community.

“You don’t think there’s need on Hilton Head or in Bluffton, but boy, is there,” McManus said.

A fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Women in Philanthropy began in early 2003. Founding member Liz Clist said the foundation had conducted focus groups on the trend of women’s giving circles, and foundation members decided to start their own.

In addition to helping local charities, the women’s group also has a mission of educating members about philanthropy.

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The Women in Philanthropy (WIP) board: Front Row L to R: Debbie Hengemuhle (sitting on table) Kathi Bateson, Margaret McManus, Helen Ryan, Liz Clist. Back row standing L to R: Kaye Black, Susan Hooker, Peaches Peterson, Marcia Collett

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COMMUNITY. —Margaret McManus

“That includes things like how to be smart about giving charitable dollars, ways to set up funds and foundations if you want to do that and also just about what it means to give.” McManus said.

Clist said she likes that the organization is able to help so many different groups of people with a variety of needs.

Each year, members vote to select a theme and then make their community grants around on that topic.

For example, the 2017 grant theme was “Strengthening Options for the Elderly,” according to the Women in Philanthropy website. The organization awarded a total of $71,000 in grants to groups like Meals on Wheels for Bluffton/Hilton Head, HELP of Beaufort, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers, YMCA of Beaufort County and Sandalwood Community Food Pantry to benefit programs geared specifically for the elderly.

The theme for 2018’s charitable giving is “Women’s Health, Wellness and Justice.”

Women in Philanthropy also awarded a $15,000 grant to Memory Matters in 2017 — a larger gift than usual for the organization, McManus said, but a fitting tribute to its 15th anniversary. The women’s group will celebrate that milestone with a cocktail party Feb. 20.

Clist said it is heartwarming to look back on how much the organization has accomplished over the past 15 years. The highlight of each year, she said, is the spring luncheon, when the group gives out the grant money. Past recipients speak at the event about how they used the money and what impact it had.

“You just really feel good that you can help these people in the community,” Clist said. “And you also realize, quite frankly, how huge the need is in the community.”

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“Everybody is different, not just size and shape, but tastes and preference,” said Nikki Woody of Moss Creek Village Furniture.

To help meet customers’ different tastes, most of the furniture in her showroom is completely customizable. From colors to fabrics and firm cushions to feather down, customers can take any piece and give it that little extra detail that truly makes it their own.

“People come in here looking for comfort, or they come in here looking for aesthetics and design,” she said. “We can do either/or, or a little of both. We can really tailor it to the client.”

That’s something of the utmost importance to Woody, whether she’s out purchasing new furnishings for the showroom or guiding a client through an in-house furniture makeover.

“For my clients who want to make a statement, we can do some fun fabrics and bring some patterns and textures together,” she said. “Or we can do a nice clean, white look.

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“My job is really to make sure the choices they love work together.”

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“That’s really important — it lets you see your colors as they would appear in your living room, rather than just under artificial lighting,” Woody said.

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The Best of Bonds

FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS ARE A RELIABLE ADDITION TO ANY PORTFOLIO.

BY ELIHU SPENCER

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ixed income investments might not have the same blood-pumping, frenetic energy of the stock market, but they attract some of the best and brightest portfolio managers. To many, fixed income investing is the dull but necessary side of one’s investment portfolio; however, I’ll gladly take these tried-but-true assets in a crisis.

Keep in mind that it wasn’t a stock market crash that led to the 2008 financial crisis; it was the drying up of liquidity in the residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities markets that caused the panic.

Surely the financial crisis, which started after the mortgage securities collapse and spread throughout the entire U.S. economy and through all forms of financial products, was to blame. The root cause of the Great Recession was the dry, boring world of fixed income investing.

Congress and the Obama administration thought we could avoid a repeat of the Great Recession by passing the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I would suggest that

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KEEP IN MIND THAT IT WASN’T A STOCK MARKET CRASH THAT LED TO THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS.

instead we need a combination of sensible regulation and a knowledgeable investor. So what should every investor know about investing in bonds?

First, it is important to understand what a fixed income security is — nothing more than a loan from the investor to a government or corporation. A bond is a promise to repay a set amount on a set date, as well as a promise to pay interest periodically throughout the lifetime of the loan. The most common types of bonds are Treasury bills, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, preferred stock and certificates of deposit. The key to understanding a bond and its risks is to first understand the lingo. The face amount

(or par) value of the bond is merely the principle amount loaned to the borrower by the investor. The coupon, or rate, is the interest rate the borrower promises to pay, and the maturity date is the date in the future that the borrower promises to repay the face amount. Interestingly, the market value of a bond will fluctuate over the course of its lifetime due to many factors — like the credit standing of the borrower or the coupon when compared to current interest rates — but at maturity, the face amount is due in full. The duration of a fixed income investment is the expected life of the bond when compared to the maturity date. The best example of expected duration is the residential

CrossRoads Financial Group mortgage-backed security. The bond itself might have a 30-year maturity date, but as the underlying mortgages back up the bond are paid down or paid off, the actual time till maturity might be much shorter.

The most significant risk associated with fixed income investing comes in the form of credit risk. The U.S. Treasury bill is generally considered a proxy for zero credit

managers who work for firms like PIMCO or Blackrock, which are among the largest fixed income managers in the world.

In bond funds, individual investors invest in a pool of securities. Professional managers then invest in pools of bonds that best reflect the risks and opportunities described in their investment goals as stated in their prospectus. Bond funds have the diversification that can’t be

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These new bonds are going to be really great. default risk. As an example, the 10-year Treasury bill has recently been trading at a 2.3 percent risk-free rate. Compare that to a corporate “junk” bond that trades at 8 percent with the same maturity date. The difference of 5.7 percent represents the credit default risk premium. It is important for fixed income investors to pay particular attention to the likelihood of default when making investment decisions.

One way to mitigate the risk of fixed income investing is to look to bond funds as opposed to investing in individual bonds. The best-known bond funds are managed by seasoned bond portfolio

achieved by individual investors investing in individual bonds.

So who should consider investing in fixed income assets? The answer to that question is everyone: All serious investors should have a well-diversified pool of assets that includes fixed income assets, equities, real estate holdings and commodities. It is important for all investors to seek advice from well-trained and experienced financial advisers. These professionals will work with you to determine your tolerance for risk and will help you build a portfolio that can withstand market volatility.

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 LED LOWCOUNTRY WELCOMES LIGHTING SPECIALIST Daniel Luna-Fuller has joined the staff of LED Lowcountry as a lighting specialist. Her responsibilities include design build by Luna Lighting and retrofit applications. Luna-Fuller provides project-based design service with a focus on photometric layouts. She is a former sales application engineer for Flex Light Solutions, interior designer for Lowe’s and lead designer for Graybar. She also is a retired construction engineer from the U.S. Army.

PARKER’S HIRES CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

Parker’s has hired Adam J. Caracci as the company’s new construction project manager.

Caracci brings more than five years of civil engineering experience to Parker’s, including three years in the convenience store industry. In his new position, Caracci will manage new store site design and due diligence, including entitlements and permitting. He is also responsible for managing the construction phase of developing more Parker’s stores and providing support during the site selection process. Caracci previously worked as engineering project manager and engineering analyst for RaceTrac Petroleum in Atlanta for nearly four years.

PLANET FITNESS COMING TO BLUFFTON

Planet Fitness is opening a new fitness center in the former Bi-Lo in the Shoppes at Myrtle Park in Bluffton, near the corner of Bluffton Parkway and Burnt Church Road. The Bi-Lo closed last year, and the new Planet Fitness will fill the entire 24,050-square-foot space. Planet Fitness has 27 locations in South Carolina, but its current closest location is in Savannah. The Bluffton opening date has not been announced.

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LOCAL INSURANCE EXECUTIVE EARNS ELITE DESIGNATION

Melody Graves, a personal lines account executive at BB&T Insurance Services, has received the CISR Elite designation. The CISR Program, available to insurance professionals around the word, is distinguished from other programs of its kind by an annual continuing education requirement, which ensures that designees stay current on the important policy changes and trends within the industry. Completion of the course covers all areas of insurance risks and exposures, followed by extensive examinations.

SENIOR HELPERS OPENS NEW HILTON HEAD FACILITY Senior Helpers, a national provider of personalized in-home senior care, opened a new facility franchise on Hilton Head Island. Senior Helpers will bring up to 50 new jobs to the region, including professionally trained caregivers who will help local seniors continue to enjoy the comfort of their own home, despite age-related illnesses and mobility challenges. The Hilton Head office will be managed by Scott and Christine Wellinger.

For more information, go to seniorhelpers.com.

ART LEAGUE SELECTS GENERAL MANAGER

Kristen McIntosh has been named the general manager of the Art League of Hilton Head.

McIntosh previously served as the league’s gallery manager and will now oversee all aspects of operations and communications, as well as the physical needs of the facility. McIntosh will also provide leadership to board members, volunteers and artists, as well as contributing to marketing, public relations and branding. She has more than 10 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector and has a bachelor’s degree in public affairs with a focus on nonprofit management from Indiana University.

BEACH PLAY COMPANY OPENS FOR BUSINESS Beach Play Company connects people through play, with guided activities that involve team-building and cooperative games. Coach Ken Weisner, longtime resident of Hilton Head Island and owner of the company, has created a safe, fun experience for businesses, conference attendees, vacationing families, sports teams, wedding parties, reunions and other groups. For more information, go to beachplaycompany.com.

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Buff Bones, an award-winning and medically endorsed workout program for bone and joint health, is now available in Bluffton. The exercise uses bone-strengthening and balance techniques for a safe option for people with osteoporosis and arthritis. Marsha Adair is certified to teach the Buff Bones workout; classes will take place at TrueFit Pilates and Personal Training Center in Sheridan Park. For more information, call 843-815-4968.

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Perfect match: Margie and Stan Smith HILTON HEAD POWER COUPLE SERVES THE COMMUNITY

BY JUSTIN JARRETT | PHOTO BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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rom the living room of the Spanish Wells home on Broad Creek that they’ve owned for 30 years, Stan and Margie Smith share sly grins when the subject of love comes up.

“Love means nothing in tennis,” Margie said with a laugh.

It’s ironic, then, that theirs is a union that was forged on the courts.

The Hilton Head Island couple met when Stan was among the world’s best players and Margie was on the first women’s varsity team at Princeton University. But she gave up playing competitively after the couple twice played mixed doubles at the U.S. Open — and lost in the first round both times.

It turns out they’re better partners off the court than on.

“The reason we didn’t win more in mixed doubles is the man has to hit the ball really hard at the opposing woman, and he was too nice to do that,” Margie said.

“I’ll stick with that.”

It’s easy to see how they matched in the first place.

Both are soft-spoken and witty, and content to go where life leads them. Stan came to Hilton Head in 1971 as Sea Pines Resort’s touring pro, with Margie joining him after they married in 1974.

They spent most of the early years of their marriage on the road, and Stan credits Margie’s flexibility for helping them through the challenges of a nomadic life.

“It’s a team effort of understanding each other and appreciating the good things and not worrying too much about the other things that we’re not going to change much at this point in time,” he said.

Margie and Stan decided that she would homeschool their kids so the family could travel together, a decision that was well ahead of its time. She taught for 12 years, seeing all four through eighth grade, while Stan played the roles of P.E. teacher and principal. All four of their children are now successful professionals.

Stan is still on the road about half the time, traveling for his company, Stan Smith Events; in his capacity

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as president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame; or to promote the famous Adidas shoe that bears his name.

Margie joins him for some of his travels, and they make it a priority to get to North Carolina and New York to spend time with their 12 grandchildren.

The Smiths are always glad to come home to Hilton Head, where their roots run deep: Stan led a capital campaign to build the current facililty for the Boys & Girls Club of Hilton Head Island, where Margie volunteers. Both are on the boards of various charities, including Stan’s role as chairman of the charities committee for the Heritage Classic Foundation.

Currently, they’re working on the Boys & Girls Club’s annual fundraising gala, coming up March 17.

They co-chair the committee that plans and promotes the event, and Stan serves as the emcee for the gala. This is the club’s biggest fundraiser thanks to a can’t-miss silent and live auction.

Stan and Margie are modest, but the truth is he’s still an icon in the tennis world, and he also has become something of a fashion star since the relaunch of his classic white leather tennis shoe in 2014. It amuses the couple when celebrities and designers stop him for a photo.

Rather than being motivated by fame, the Smiths focus on family. After all these years, they still pay attention to their marriage — Margie’s unofficial New Year’s resolution is to play more golf with Stan, for example, and they’ve been working together on a coffee table book Stan is writing.

It helps that they share the same wry sense of humor and don’t mind poking fun at one another.

“For Valentine’s Day, I buy two cards — the one I’m going to give to him and one that says I’m the most wonderful person in the world and all that to give to him so he can give it to me,” Margie said, though adding that Stan usually comes through with flowers or thoughtful gifts.

But just in case he whiffs, she’s there to bail him out.

That’s what good partners do — on the court and off.

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area, and a living area. There’s an aft deck she uses as a sunroom, an engine room, a platform for swimming, and a fly bridge where she steers the boat when she takes to the open waters. And when she needs something smaller and more maneuverable, the yacht has a 13-foot tender.

“Maintaining a boat in this size range is a full-time job,” Hyska said. She is a licensed captain and does the maintenance work herself. But the freedom the boat offers her makes it all worthwhile.

Her sailing adventures have taken her as far south as the Bahamas and as far north as Bald Head Island off the coast of North Carolina. She loves stopping in different marinas, which offer shopping and restaurants and a taste of the local culture.

And with a boat, she’s never stuck in one place for long.

“If you don’t like the scenery, you can change it,” she said.

She’s thinking of spending the winter next year in Miami. This year, she’s staying put on Hilton Head Island through the winter to participate in a local tennis league.

Hyska isn’t the only Lowcountry resident who prefers a floating home. Michele Clark and her husband, who grew up in Charleston, moved onto a boat for the first time about 20 years ago. They bought a sailboat and lived on it for two years in Charleston, falling in love with the lifestyle.

“We loved the camaraderie between boaters,” Clark said, adding that living on a boat is like camping on water.

“Everyone on the dock takes care of each other, and it’s such a wonderful community.”

After selling their first boat, the Clarks stayed on dry land long enough to have a baby and care for aging family members.

But the water wasn’t far from their mind — they wanted to raise their daughter aboard a boat. When their daughter was 4, they moved onto a 37-foot sailboat and relocated from Charleston to Port Royal.

The family lived aboard the boat for the next 10 years. Clark said she enjoyed knowing the direction the wind was blowing and what the tide was doing, as well as watching the wildlife. She could watch dolphins swim past as she cooked dinner. The family

Even during the winter months, Karen Hyska and her dog Captain Jack live comfortably on her boat. Many locals live permanently on yachts and sailboats.

Life on the water

BY MELINDA COPP | PHOTOS BY ROB KAUFMAN

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he blanket of stars over the open ocean, the soft lap of water on the hull, the freedom to go anywhere. For most, living on a boat is only a dream, but for others, it’s smooth sailing.

Karen Hyska and her dog, Captain Jack Sparrow, live yearround aboard her Viking 60 motor yacht, which she keeps at Shelter Cove Marina. She also owns a home on Hilton Head Island, but she rented it out when she decided to set up house on her boat.

“I’ve always wanted to live on a boat,” Hyska said.

She got lucky during the Lowcountry’s freak snowstorm last month—she was out of town and missed the whole thing. But it wouldn't have been impossible to stay on a boat covered in ice.

Heat and air-conditioning on her yacht keep it livable during the four seasons.

Originally from Indiana, Hyska spent summers yachting on Lake Michigan with her family. She moved to Hilton Head about 10 years ago and has owned her boat for two. The yacht has everything she needs: three staterooms, three bathrooms with showers, a galley — or kitchen, for the land-lubbers — a dining

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IF YOU DON’T LIKE

THE SCENERY, YOU

CAN CHANGE IT.

didn’t take any extended sailing trips because of work commitments, but they went out on weekends and for day trips. And though the space was tight, boat living was still cozy.

“It makes you very close as a family,” Clark said.

The Clarks moved ashore about two years ago, but still enjoy the Lowcountry’s waters. Clark works as the dock master at Port Royal Landing Marina in Beaufort and is a yacht broker with Fred Mix Yachts of Hilton Head. Her husband cleans boat bottoms and teaches scuba diving.

“Everything we do revolves around boats because we just love it,” Clark said.

Yacht broker Mix has designed his life around his love of being on the water. He doesn’t play golf and he’s not into other sports, he said, but he’s on his boat every day.

“I like the ability to leave here and go out 100 miles and catch a fish,” he said. He has traveled by boat as far south as Cuba and north to New York. In 2015, he and his wife spent several months on their boat, traveling from Hilton Head to Cuba, coming back up through the Florida Keys and the Bahamas.

“My father lived a structured life with family and career responsibilities,” Mix said. “In a way, for me, I’m living his dream.”

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Let Freedom Ring HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE IS THE FOCUS OF PEACHES PETERSON'S PASSION

BY CAROL WEIR PHOTO BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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hen Shirley Peterson was born, her round face and the peach fuzz hair covering her head meant one thing to her father’s side of the family: The baby’s nickname should be “Peaches.”

“I have relatives who don’t know what my real name is,” Peterson said. “People ask me if I’m from Georgia and I say, ‘No, I’m from Chicago.’”

The name fit: Peterson has a sweet, sunny personality that makes people relax and feel welcome. But efficiency and toughness honed during her years in a big Northern city are never far from the surface. Peaches Peterson gets things done, and these days her laser focus is on the creation of an interpretative museum at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park.

Peterson and her husband, Coleman, moved to Hilton Head Island about eight years ago, after he retired from a career as a Walmart executive. Mitchelville’s story spoke to her because it’s about tenacity and exceeding expectations. Her family was one of the first to integrate a neighborhood, and when she was in high school, a guidance counselor said that after graduation she should attend tech school — despite her outstanding grades. She ignored this advice and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in criminology from University of Illinois and a master’s degree in counseling from St. Louis University.

Peterson’s career path has encompassed human resources, counseling, diversity education and implementation, organizational development, management and recruitment, in business and public school settings in Chicago, St.

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Peaches Peterson chairs the board of the Mitchelville Preservation Project.

The organization wants to build an interpretative museum at the site.

Louis and Arkansas. Each of these experiences helped prepare her to be board chairwoman of the Mitchelville Preservation Project.

When she first got involved with the project several years ago, Peterson found many locals didn’t realize that the triumphant post-Civil War story of the first self-governed settlement for freedmen in the U.S. took place on Hilton Head Island.

Mitchelville also was the site of the country’s first compulsory education system, where children ages 6 to 15 were required to attend school. Harriet Tubman also spent time in Mitchelville.

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YOU HAVE A GREAT WORK TO

DO, AND YOU ARE IN A POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS

EXPERIMENT IS TO GIVE YOU

FREEDOM, POSITION, HOMES,

YOUR FAMILIES, PROPERTY,

YOUR OWN SOIL.” –UNION GENERAL ORMSBY MITCHEL, WHO DEDICATED LAND AT MITCHELVILLE TO FORMER SLAVES

The story of the freed slaves’ ingenuity and perseverance was begging to be told, but efforts to establish a museum at the site were stalled — despite the fact that cultural and heritage tourism were surging in popularity.

Encouraged by her board, Peterson got to work, connecting with town leaders and other officials.

“I spent months taking people to lunch,” she said.

Peterson also guided the nonprofit organization’s board in the search that led to Ahmad Ward, who started last year as the Mitchelville Preservation Project’s first executive director.

Progress on the project is palpable. Better communication with the Town of Hilton Head Island has led to the renaming of the site: formerly Fish Haul Creek Park, Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park will be proclaimed by a new sign to be erected this month. And this spring, a story-telling and literacy series for children joins the list of dynamic activities taking place at Mitchelville, where archeologists from Binghamton University believe they recently located remains of the community’s original praise house.

Ward’s expertise in interpretation and programming, combined with Peterson’s business acumen, an active board and partnership with the Town and others, means the group is on track to commission a master plan. This is a necessary first step before any construction at the site. Financing for the master plan and beyond remain major hurdles, but Peterson is characteristically optimistic.

“I’m a problem solver,” she said. “If somebody says ‘no,’ we’re going to find another way to get it done.”

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‘‘

WE WANT THEM THRIVING BEYOND

SURVIVING. — Dennis Ittenbach

Hope is Here

FINDING A BETTER ‘NORMAL’ FOR CANCER SURVIVORS

BY MELINDA COPP | PHOTOS BY BAILEY WITT

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n the night of the H.O.P.E. Life and Rehabilitation Center’s open house in November, the place glowed from within. A group of people had gathered to celebrate this new, specialized addition to Hilton Head Island’s health care options.

H.O.P.E. Life stands for “helping oncology patients enjoy life,” and the facility provides physical, nutritional, social and wellness services to any individual and family touched by cancer. Dennis Ittenbach, the physical therapist who opened the practice, said he’d been thinking about and planning the facility for the past 15 years.

The center, which is located on Main Street, doesn’t feel like a clinical facility — patient artwork and messages of hope adorn the walls, and there’s

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a lounge for family members to wait. The treatment rooms don’t have sterile white walls or fluorescent lighting. And there’s specialized equipment to help patients work on building strength, endurance, flexibility and stability.

The space where nutrition, exercise, and other classes will be held was overflowing with open house guests — including Ittenbach’s former patients and colleagues. Ittenbach, between hugs and handshakes, talked with enthusiasm about why he opened the facility and what he hopes to accomplish.

Inspired by his wife’s battle with cancer, Ittenbach designed the H.O.P.E. Life and Rehabilitation Center to help Lowcountry cancer patients manage the issues they face, like regaining strength and range of motion after surgery, fatigue prevention and pain management during chemo and radiation treatment, and restoring physical fitness and managing lymphedema after treatment. When someone survives a battle with cancer, all his or her friends and family members want to do The caring team at the new H.O.P.E. rehabilitation center on Hilton Head provides physical, nutritional, social and wellness services to individuals and families touched by cancer.

helping people change their lifestyles for better health; cosmetic, wig, and prosthetic education; nutrition education; support groups for survivors, spouses, caregivers and children; education on prevention strategies for decreasing risk of recurrence and the long-term affects of cancer treatment; and community outreach. And Ittenbach doesn’t want money to be a barrier for care. For example, he said that compression garments to treat lymphedema can cost anywhere from $50 to more than $100; the center, however, provides these garments for patients at no cost.

“The team I have is committed to helping people touched by cancer,” he said. “We want them thriving beyond surviving.”

Cancer affects millions of people every year, and because of fantastic medical advances, more and more people beat it.

But survival can also be lonely and difficult.

“Pain and chronic fatigue don’t have to be your normal after cancer,” Ittenbach said. The H.O.P.E. Life Center offers an alternative.

is celebrate. But the disease and treatments, which affect every system in the body, can leave survivors feeling worse than ever — they’re often dealing with pain, swelling, fatigue, prosthetics, medical bills, and lifelong impairments. Nobody talks about this part of cancer, said Ittenbach, and for the most part, patients aren’t getting comprehensive care.

“Patients are expected to accept this as their new normal,” said Ittenbach, who has specialized in treating oncology and lymphedema patients for 15 years. He is a boardcertified lymphedema therapist and has lived on Hilton Head since 2004. Last year, he won Hilton Head Monthly’s Reader’s Choice Award for favorite physical therapist.

“With conservative techniques,” he said, “patients can have a higher quality life and relieve the pain.”

The H.O.P.E. Life center’s menu of services includes physical rehabilitation, like palliation, lymphedema management, and non-pharmacological pain management; fitness and massage; health promotion and

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››Health

Raising the Barre BALLET-INSPIRED EXERCISE

BY ERIN LAYTHAM LENTZ | PHOTOS BY BAILEY WITT

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arre classes have become one of the fastest-growing fitness trends nationwide, and fitness studios and gyms on Hilton Head Island and Bluffton are getting in on the graceful action. A ballet-inspired workout designed to build toned and lean muscles, barre (pronounced ‘bar’) is designed for beginners as well as those with previous ballet experience.

The exercises are a combination of postures inspired by ballet and other disciplines, like yoga and Pilates. The barre is used for balance during exercises that focus on isometric strength training — holding the body still while contracting a specific set of muscles — and high reps of small range-of-motion movements.

The studios are typically clean and sleek, with calming colors and ample space. A ballet barre with mirrors wraps the walls of the fitness room. On the floor, a low-pile carpet is more forgiving than the wood floors in traditional ballet studios. Classes usually last about an hour, with a short warm-up, 10 to 15 minutes of exercises with weights, 20 to 30 minutes of barre work, and 10 minutes of floor exercises. The class finishes with a cool down and stretches.

And don’t forget your socks — because the exercises are done barefoot, participants wear no-slip socks that can be purchased at the studio.

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Barre classes tone and create lean muscles. Kara Raehn is owner of Pure Barre in Bluffton and on Hilton Head Island.

Movements at the barre are combined with floor work.

Participants use equipment including elastic bands and small balls to increase resistance.

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I WAS LOOKING FOR

SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP ME TONE AND SCULPT WITHOUT THE

CARDIO ASPECT. —Jen Baker, student

Kara Raehn, owner of Pure Barre in Bluffton and Hilton Head Island, welcomes newcomers with a briefing about terms and techniques before telling them to have fun and not worry if the tiny, pulsating movements feel foreign to them at first. Most beginners hear about the classes from their friends and decide they want to try it for themselves, she said.

Wearing a headset mic, Raehn guides participants through each exercise while walking around the studio to correct posture or offer feedback to students. Because the routines target muscles most people don’t exercise frequently, many people experience body shaking as they hold each pose and complete each rep. Raehn says this experience is totally normal and will improve with time.

Raehn also encourages each participant to move at her own pace. Class regulars might be able to stretch easily into a ballet split or other position requiring serious flexibility, while beginners may struggle to achieve some of the positions. During the class, she shares modifications for the more difficult poses so that everyone gets a total-body workout, regardless of experience or ability.

Jen Baker, a regular at the Pure Barre Bluffton location, joined because she wanted to try something new.

“I was looking for something that would help me tone and sculpt without the cardio aspect,” she said. “I like that you can go every day and not get burned out. I also saw results pretty quickly.”

Barre workouts are designed to help an individual achieve a “dancer’s body” — strong, sleek and toned. Blending cardio along with a few barre classes per week can help achieve optimum results.

“We focus on fatiguing the muscles that women struggle with most: arms, abs, hips, seat and thighs,” Rhaen said. “After we’ve exhausted those muscles, we stretch while they are warm and pliable. This creates a body that is lengthened, lifted, feminine and strong.”

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Supplemental Benefits WOULD A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT HELP YOU MEET YOUR HEALTH GOALS?

BY BECCA EDWARDS

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ust as there is no one diet that fits everyone, no single supplement or supplement protocol fits everyone.

Sure, life would be simpler with a cure-all pill (or regiment of pills). But life — like the human body — is complex. Different dietary supplements work for different people at different times and for different reasons.

That’s a lot of “differents” to sort through, so let’s break this down: Before you decide to add a supplement to your daily regimen, there are three questions you need to consider.

What is your health goal, and how will a supplement best support it?

It is easy to jump on a “health” bandwagon — remember the fat-free craze and products like Lay’s Wow Chips? For a brief time, people literally ate these chips up, but it turned out the chemical ingredient Olestra, used to make the snacks fat- and caloriefree, caused a variety of unpleasant side effects like abdominal cramping, diarrhea and fecal incontinence. Moral of the story: It’s important to determine what is a trend and what you really need. Are you having trouble sleeping? Maybe melatonin is right for you.

Are you concerned about blood sugar? Maybe berberine is your answer. Do you work out often? Maybe you need an electrolyte supplement. Be problem-supplement specific and do your research. Make sure there is data to support your supplement and its manufacturer — efficacy is the key ingredient here.

Have you consulted your physician?

Part of your supplement research includes consulting your health care providers.

Just because a supplement is “over the counter” or “natural” does not mean it is safe.

According to The New York Times, “…a large new study by the federal government found that injuries caused by dietary supplements lead to more than 20,000 emergency room visits a year, many involving young adults with cardiovascular problems after taking supplements marketed for weight loss and energy enhancement.” Some supplements are contraindicative of other supplements or medications — meaning you could experience unpleasant or even life-threatening side effects if you mix them — and your doctor can help alert you to any potential problems. Some physicians also are more keen to try vitamins or supplements over prescription medication — but should only do so when appropriate. Be sure to find health care providers who are accessible, believe in preventive medicine and are knowledgeable about supplements. The right provider will not only steer you toward appropriate supplements, but can also order tests like blood work ups that better pinpoint what you truly need.

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Matters of the Heart

NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

You are what you drink According to the American Heart Association, we’re drinking more bottled water, but it’s not affecting the number of calories we get from beverages. Consumers are swapping full-calorie sodas for sports and energy drinks, sweetened teas and bottled coffee drinks that are high in added sugar, negating any benefit from increased water consumption.

To combat demand for sugary drinks, the American Heart Association supports increasing taxes on sugary drinks and making healthy drinks the default beverage in restaurant meals.

Heart disease, stroke deaths on decline While heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and stroke still ranks fifth, a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that they caused fewer deaths in 2017.

Heart disease deaths per 100,000 people declined from 168.5 to 165.5, while stroke deaths went from 37.6 to 37.3 — a smaller decline than in past decades.

The study also reported that life expectancy dropped slightly for the second year in a row, explained in part by an earlier onset of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other conditions.

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Unmarried heart patients face higher risk of death Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers found that compared to married patients, unmarried cardiovascular patients faced a 24 percent higher risk of death from any cause, as well as a 45 percent higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease and 52 percent higher risk of death due to heart attack.

HEART FAILURE AFFECTS ABOUT 6.5 MILLION ADULTS OVER AGE 20 IN THE UNITED STATES. Plant-based diet could cut heart failure risk Eating a mostly plant-based died was associated with less risk of developing heart failure among people without previously diagnosed heart disease or heart failure, researchers say.

According to a recent study examining five different dietary patterns, people who ate a plant-based diet — dark leafy greens, fruits, beans and whole grains — most of the time had a 42 percent decreased risk of developing heart failure over four years compared to people who ate fewer plant-based foods. Other dietary patterns, described as convenience, sweets, Southern or alcohol/salads style, were not associated with a decreased risk for heart failure.

Heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to maintain its workload, affects about 6.5 million adults over age 20 in the United States.

Slow down at the dinner table People who eat slowly are less likely to become obese or develop metabolic syndrome, a cluster of heart disease, diabetes and stroke risk factors, according to a new study in Japan.

Fast eaters were 11.6 percent more likely to develope metabolic syndrome than normal eaters or slow eaters. Fast eating also was associated with weight gain, higher blood glucose and larger waistlines.

Metabolic syndrome occurs when someone has any of three risk factors like abdominal obesity, high fasting blood sugar, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol.

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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER OFFERS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE

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ach semester at University of South Carolina Beaufort/ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (USCB/OLLI) begins with members eagerly searching their course guides for new classes with experienced and fascinating instructors.

Registration is met with excitement.

More than 1,400 Lowcountry OLLI members attend several hundred classes on topics such as art, history, science, government, health, music and more. OLLI’s tours and trips are also very popular. Why is OLLI so popular? One of the strengths of the program lies in the passion of the many dedicated instructors who teach at campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and on Hilton Head Island.

Dr. Tom Anderson is one of OLLI’s 250 instructors for this term. He has led courses about the Jasper ocean terminal, the maritime world, the hidden beauty of sand and polar ecosystems. Anderson enjoyed a long career as a Navy Flight Surgeon and practiced family, emergency, aerospace and undersea medicine. He is passionate about teaching and learning.

“I enjoy stirring that same passion in students, and watching their excitement as they examine new ideas and subjects and debate about some of the most important and controversial events of our times,” Anderson said.

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Scottie Davis, owner of travel company Weekend GetAways on a Tank of Gas, also is a popular OLLI instructor.

She leads courses about destinations located within a twoto five-hour drive from Beaufort County, and this spring will present about Cumberland Island. Davis summed up OLLI’s appeal in a playful manner: “When I grow up, I want to be a full time OLLI student. It feeds the spirit and mind.”

››Art/culture

2018 Gullah Celebration MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL CELEBRATES GULLAH CULTURE

BY CAROLYN GRANT

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he month of February on Hilton Head Island is dedicated to all things Gullah — flavorful food, vibrant culture, colorful art and soulful music. This rich heritage will be on display during the 22nd annual Gullah Celebration, organized by the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association.

“We are celebrating the traditions of the culture, such as food, music and crafts, and its evolution,” said Thomas Curtis Barnwell of the NIBCAA. “It is our intention to continue this tradition and share those parts of our history with our patrons and visitors.”

The event kicks off with an opening party Feb. 1 at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.

Emerging and leading artists like Patricia Sabree will present their works at the “Arts Ob We People” exhibition. One of Sabree’s pieces, “Carolina Gold,” was selected for this year’s commemorative event poster. The image highlights the importance of rice in Gullah culture.

New on this year’s festival schedule is a presentation about Gullah life on Hilton Head during Reconstruction. Other events include the popular Taste of Gullah and Ol Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, as well as music, a golf tournament and an arts and crafts expo.

For more information, call 843-255-7303 or go to gullahcelebration.com.

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2018 Schedule of Events All events will take place on Hilton Head Island. Some events require tickets; for more information, call 843-255-7304 or go to gullahcelebration.com.

FEB. 1 GULLAH CELEBRATION OPENING PARTY: 6-8 p.m., Art League of Hilton Head Gallery at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane.. View original work by emerging and leading artists. Free.

FEB. 2-25 ARTS OB WE PEOPLE ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AND SALE: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. Sundays, Art League of Hilton Head Gallery at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane. An exhibit of the works of more than 30 artists. Free.

FEB. 2 GULLAH HERITAGE MUSIC SERIES: 7 p.m., Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 382 Squire Pope Road. Enjoy the sounds of choirs and acapella performances.

Free, but donations are accepted.

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FEB. 3 TASTE OF GULLAH: Noon-3 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane. Authentic Gullah dishes and entertainment. $12.

FEB. 10 OL' FASHIONED GULLAH BREAKFAST: 8-11 a.m., Historic Cherry Hill School, 209 Dillon Road. A traditional Gullah breakfast. $12.

THE FREEDOM EXPERIENCE AT MITCHELVILLE: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, 226 Beach City Road. Tour historic Mitchelville.

Free, but donations will be accepted.

FEB. 11 SWEETHEART BALL WITH DEAS GUYZ: 6-10 p.m., Sea Pines Country Club, 30 Governors Road. Dinner, dancing and an awards presentation. $75 per person or $650 for table of 10.

FEB. 14 PAINT AND SIP WITH AMIRI FERRIS: 6-9 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane. Bring friends, family and a bottle of wine and paint your own masterpiece. $30 FEB. 16 GULLAH HERITAGE MUSIC SERIES: 7 p.m., First African Baptist Church, 70 Beach City Road. Enjoy a performance by gospel choirs. Free, but donations will be accepted.

FEB. 4 THE GULLAH INSTITUTE PRESENTS “THE PEOPLE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND DURING RECONSTRUCTION”: 3-5 p.m., First African Baptist Church, 70 Beach City Road. Presented by the Gullah Institute.

Free, but donations will be accepted.

FEB. 17 25TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC: 9 a.m. shotgun start, Golden Bear Golf Club, 72 Golden Bear Way. Three-man scramble format. To register, call 843-290-5943. $100 entry fee.

FEB. 6 FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY AT FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH: 7 p.m., First African Baptist Church, 70 Beach City Road. Free.

FEB. 17-18 THE GULLAH MARKET, ARTS, FOOD AND CRAFTS EXPO: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Shelter Cove Community Park, 39 Shelter Cove Drive. Gullah and African arts, crafts, food and entertainment. $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12; children younger than 4 get in free.

FEB. 9 GULLAH MUSIC SERIES: 7 p.m., Queen Chapel AME Church, 114 Beach City Road.

Featuring a performance by the Voices of El Shaddai. Free, but donations will be accepted.

FEB. 24 GULLAH MUSIC SERIES: 7 p.m., St. James Baptist Church, 209 Beach City Road. Gospel quartets will perform in the final performance of the series. Free, but donations will be accepted.

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Daufuskie Cottages UNIQUE PROGRAM LETS VISITORS EXPERIENCE GULLAH LIFE WHILE RESTORING HISTORIC HOMES STORY BY JESSICA FARTHING | PHOTO BY BAILEY WITT

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estled on a dirt road under a canopy of oak trees on Daufuskie Island sits a bright blue cottage with a small porch. Built by a Gullah freedwoman around 1865, the Frances Jones House was home to several generations of island residents over the years. But the humid, hot climate took its toll and the dwelling began to fall into disrepair. In an effort to save the property, the Daufuskie Endangered Places Program, run by the nonprofit group Preservation South Carolina, came up with a unique solution to pay for repair and give visitors a firsthand look at Gullah life. The group started the project committed to making sure native islanders could hold on to their land.

Without a bridge to the mainland, Daufuskie didn’t experience the development that transformed Hilton Head Island. Jobs on Daufuskie became scarce, and many residents left the small island to find work. Still, they felt a powerful connection to land that in many cases had been in their families for generations and didn’t want to sell — even if they weren’t able to repair their historic homes.

It was time for a different approach.

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“Our normal real estate module of acquiring and reselling properties wouldn’t work on Daufuskie because the owners wanted to maintain ownership,” said Mike Bedenbaugh, executive director of Preservation South Carolina. “We realized this was the perfect opportunity to really tie the importance of place to historic preservation. It’s more than just where they lived, it’s the unique cultural tie-in of the Gullah population. Daufuskie, to us, is the archetype of what the Sea Islands could have been if development didn’t hit.”

Preservation South Carolina reached out to the 1772 Foundation, a nationwide organization that provides grants to help restore historic properties. Bedenbaugh received three grants totaling $4 million from the foundation, and he invested them in two Daufuskie properties: the Frances Jones House and the Hinson-White/Lesesne House. Both had been empty for some time and needed extensive work.

There was only one catch: The money Bedenbaugh received from the foundation had to be recouped via a “sustainable income stream.” So Preservation South Carolina hatched a plan. Once

the Daufuskie homes were restored, the organization would rent them as vacation properties until it had repaid the $4 million grants. Then it would turn the properties back over to the Gullah families of the original owners. These families would retain ownership of the properties throughout the renovations and rentals.

After restoring the homes, Preservation South Carolina listed the properties on rental site AirBnB. Visitors flocked to the Hinson-White/Lesesne House, with its marsh views, but weren’t as excited about the mid-island location of the Francis Jones House. So Bedenbaugh enlisted the help of Sallie Ann Robinson, a Gullah native and Daufuskie celebrity.

Robinson’s own family cottage was in disrepair, so she was looking for another home on the island. Preservation South Carolina offered her a place to stay as the docent at the Frances Jones House. The renowned chef and cookbook author provides breakfast for guests who come to stay and leads historical talks, sharing her perspective as a sixth-generation Daufuskie resident, from cooking on the

wood stove with her mother as a child to attending classes taught by Pat Conroy in a one-room schoolhouse.

Preservation South Carolina had projected that it would take 13 to 14 years to make enough money from the home rentals to repay the grants. But thanks in part to the group’s partnership with Robinson, rentals are on the rise. In fact, the program has been such a success that the organization now expects to raise the money in just nine years — sooner if Bedenbaugh is able to raise money from community donations.

Once the grants have been repaid, the land and restored homes will be returned to their original Gullah owners, who will become full-time caretakers of the island cottages’ heritage.

Bedenbaugh has a list of interested Gullah families and homes for the future.

“Going forward, this is a fragile place that needs nurturing and caring,” he said of the Daufuskie project. “It will take work to be a success. We need to do a better job of participating with intention to save these properties.”

STAY ON DAUFUSKIE To rent the Frances Jones House or the Hinson-White/Lesesne House, go to abnb. me/EVmg/BL1Xjv8aEJ and abnb.me/ EVmg/5Kr3jVbbEJ. For more information on Preservation South Carolina’s Daufuskie Endangered Places Program, go to preservesc.org.

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LOVE She knows what a mess I’d be if I didn’t have her here But to be sure, I whispered in her ear “You know I get sick deep-sea fishing And you make the best fried chicken I got a hopeless golf game I love the sound of your name I might miss that old green ‘Nova But I love watching you do yoga I’d take a gold band on my hand Over being a single man 'Cause honestly I don’t know what I’d do If I’d never met a woman like you.”

-From “A Woman Like You,” by country music star and South Carolina native Lee Brice

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The Campbells

Summer of Love CHANCE ENCOUNTER LEADS TO A LIFETIME TOGETHER FOR ISLAND COUPLE

BY CAROLYN GRANT | PHOTO BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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J

ames Campbell, known as Jimmy or JC, and Carol have known each other for as long as they can remember.

Jimmy, a Hilton Head Island native, got his first glimpse of Carol when he worked for her uncle. He had been sent on a delivery trip to Bennettsville, a small town in Marlboro County where Carol, a young city girl from New York, was spending the summer at her grandmother’s home. Over many such trips, their attraction grew and they started dating. They married on July 4, 1981, settling on Hilton Head and sharing more than 36 years of love. Here, they discuss their life together: How did you meet? How long did you date before you married?

Carol: We met in Bennettsville at my grandmother’s. We started dating when I was a senior in high school. My parents are from Bennettsville, but married and moved to New York, where I was raised. I spent my summers at my grandmother’s house. There wasn’t much to do in Bennettsville.

Occasionally we would get visitors from Hilton Head, where my aunt was living. One of those visitors happened to be James Campbell.

Jimmy: I used to work for her uncle, Nathaniel White. He was a native of Hilton Head and he was married to Carol’s aunt. Nat, as we called him, owned a landscaping business.

He would send me to Bennettsville to take different things to his mother-in-law. A couple of times, I saw this cute girl and thought she was a nice person.

How would you describe yourself when you met? How has your personality or temperament changed during your marriage?

Carol: Ambitious. I was looking forward to starting college.

I’m more realistic and easygoing now. I’m not as structured as I once was.

Jimmy: Easygoing. Now I’m still easygoing.

What initially attracted you to your spouse? Was it love at first sight or did it take you a while?

Carol: It was not love at first sight, but I did think he was cute. It was his good nature and kind heart that attracted me to him.

Jimmy: It wasn’t love at first sight, but I did want to get to know her. It was her eyes. I was attracted to large, brown and beautiful eyes.

Do you have children?

Carol: We have two adult children: John Richard, 35, who lives in Bluffton, and Stephanie Elise, 28, who lives in Charlotte.

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WE DISCUSS EVERYTHING AND MAKE

DECISIONS TOGETHER. THAT’S IMPORTANT. –CAROL CAMPBELL

What do you most admire about your spouse?

Carol: I admire Jimmy’s willingness to help people. He’s very handy so people, whether it’s someone he just met, someone from his expansive family, friends or church members … it doesn’t matter. He’s always willing to lend a hand.

Jimmy: I like the way she carries herself. She’s very kind, respectful, friendly and dependable. She’s very fashionable.

She loves to shop so she’s always looking good.

What are some of the stressful things you’ve been through together and how did you handle them?

Carol: As newlyweds, we didn’t have much. We tried to survive with very little money and we both worked part-time jobs in addition to regular full-time jobs. Our faith and love brought us through.

Jimmy: I agree, but we just hung in there together through the early years.

What activities do you enjoy doing together?

Carol: Traveling and listening to music.

Jimmy: Sometimes, we’ll go shopping together to get stuff for our home, or we’ll travel to see our daughter in Charlotte, her parents in New York or other friends across the state. We enjoy doing that.

What advice would they give to a newly married couple wondering how to make love last?

Carol: Lean on your faith in God. That was advice my mother and grandmother passed on to me when I got married. I can honestly say it’s good advice.

Jimmy: Trust each other. If you don’t have trust, you may as well not have a marriage.

What has made your love last?

Carol: Our faith in God. Jimmy: And in each other.

What are some of the jobs you’ve had and the places you’ve lived during your marriage?

Carol: We’ve always lived on Hilton Head Island. I worked for The Island Packet newspaper for 25 years, and now I work for RE/MAX Island Real Estate.

Carol: We discuss everything and make decisions together.

That’s important.

Jimmy: I’m a native of Hilton Head. Last year, I retired as a lineman with Palmetto Electric after working there for 20 years. Before then, I worked in golf course maintenance.

What is the best gift you have given each other?

Carol: Our children.

Jimmy: That’s why it’s good to have trust so you talk freely and have good understanding.

Jimmy: Yeah. They’re our pride and joy.

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The Sopers

A Lasting Love THIS BLUFFTON COUPLE CAN TEACH US A THING OR TWO

BY CAROL WEIR | PHOTO BY LLOYD WAINSCOTT

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o endure, love must adapt to the many stages of life, from the birth of children to the death of parents, financial ups and downs, and the changing mores of a society in flux. Monthly recently caught up with Mike and Bess Soper to see if this well-known Bluffton couple could share the secrets to their long, happy marriage.

Where and when did you meet?

Bess: We were both freshmen at Athens College, a small liberal arts school in Athens, Alabama. It was in a dry county.

This was 1970.

Mike: We met through an older couple — friends of my dad — who invited us both over for dinner.

Was it love at first site, at this dinner?

Bess: It was a disaster — it was too staged.

Mike: You had to sit there and eat properly. It wasn’t a lot of fun. But we saw each other around campus, and eventually started dating after her dad asked me to do some work for him.

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DON’T GET OVER

EXCITED. KEEP

A LEVEL HEAD. TOMORROW IS A

NEW DAY. –MIKE SOPER

Bess: My family was in the cotton business. He used to hire city boys to unload soybean trucks.

How would you describe yourself when you started dating?

Bess: I was very much a free spirit.

Mike: I was pretty laid-back. I’m still pretty laid-back.

What was your first challenge as a couple?

Mike: We dated for three years and then we broke up for five. It was all my fault. She moved to Birmingham and I continued to write cards to her, but she stayed in touch with everybody except me. I called to ask her to dinner when I found out I was going to be in Birmingham on business.

She said no.

Bess: My older sister was coaching me. She said, “Make him work for it.”

Obviously, your persistence wore her down since you’ve been married 38 years. How did you end up in the Lowcountry?

Mike: I had decided to move to Hilton Head Island because I was getting out of the furniture business and my sister lived on the island. It was Christmas Eve of 1978, and I asked Bess to move with me.

Bess: I thought it was Fantasyland. I was thrilled.

At what point did the children come?

Bess: McLeod is 30 now and Gray is 28. When they were little, we couldn’t have done it without our night nanny, who was a nurse at the hospital. I was working almost every night and Mike was on Daufuskie all the time.

What happened when you decided to move your family from Hilton Head to Bluffton?

Bess: People said, “What in the world do you want to go to Bluffton for? Nobody’s out there.”

Mike: She called me when she was with our Realtor looking at three acres on Rose Dhu Creek. She said, “I’ve found everything you want, I want and the boys could ever want.”

Mike, you changed jobs a lot in the first part of your marriage, working in bartending, food and beverage, an art gallery, sales, the construction inudstry and a countertop company. How did you guys handle the uncertainty of this?

Bess: I had a very steady game going, which helped. And I'm an optimistic person.

Mike: Now I've been with the South Carolina Education Lottery since it started­—16 years. I'm the marketing and sales rep for most of Beaufort County and some of Jasper County.

What activities do you enjoy doing together now?

Mike: Boating on the May River. We have a 21-foot Carolina skiff that’s perfect for these waters.

Bess: We love to walk in Bluffton, and to go out to dinner.

I cook for the two of us every night, but on weekends we like to go out.

What have been some of the most stressful times in your marriage?

Bess: Having teenagers is tough in this area.

Mike: Selling our current house. We’re downsizing.

What advice would you give to a young couple just starting out?

Bess: Constant communication. Faith. Be active at church.

Mike: Don’t get over excited. Keep a level head. Tomorrow is a new day.

Bess: Spend a lot of time together. We do so much together.

Mike: We’re not connected at the hip, but we’re not far. We enjoy each other’s company.

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New Year, New Sign

CHINESE NEW YEAR MARKS THE START OF THE YEAR OF THE DOG

BY KIM KACHMANN

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t the stroke of midnight on Feb. 16, more than 1 billion people will celebrate the start of a new year — the lunar new year, that is, following the Chinese lunar calendar.

According to that calendar, the Chinese New Year will usher in the Year of the Dog — a very good year for anyone born under that sign, like actor Alec Baldwin, royals Prince William and Kate Middleton, and our president, Donald Trump.

Most traditional holidays in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea and other countries with significant Chinese populations follow the mixed lunar-solar calendar, rather than the Western solar calendar. The mixed calendar dates back to the 14th century, when — according to legend — Emperor Shun ascended the throne on New Year’s Day 12 paid homage to heaven and earth by creating a way to track time. He chose twelve animals that race to heaven in an alternating cycle — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, pig and dog.

The official holiday celebration lasts 15 days and includes family gatherings, elaborate meals of fish, rice, cured meats, dumplings and mooncakes; festive parades of red and green lion

and dragon dancers; and firecrackers, fireworks, tom toms and cymbals to chase away evil spirits.

The traditional red and gold colors of the Chinese New Year come from a legend about a giant monster named “Nian” that terrorized ancient villagers on New Year’s Eve. The villagers finally chased the beast away with red lanterns and decorations, as well as bamboo sticks that made loud cracking noises when lit — the precursor to today’s fireworks.

On New Year’s Eve, families gather to share “nianyefan,” a lavish feast that can last through midnight. Religious ceremonies also are held to worship Buddhist and Taoist deities and family ancestors, complete with offerings of food and incense.

At midnight, fireworks are lit to welcome the new year and pacify evil spirits.

On New Year’s Day, people get up early and set off more firecrackers and eat “zhuanggao,” a sticky rice cake that is meant to symbolize progress in the coming year. Chinese parents give red and gold envelopes filled with money to children, being careful to only give even-numbered sums — a sign of good luck and protection.

YEAR OF THE DOG Personality Symbolic character traits such as loyalty, compatibility and kindness.

Dogs frequently offer kind words and useful advice, always listening and lending a shoulder when necessary. Ensuring others' happiness is more important to dogs than wealth or success.

They can be determined; always finishing what they start.

Having strong morals and ethics, they value friendship.

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personal issues and seeking answers on their own. Dogs can benefit by learning to relax and being more rational.

Relationships Although trustworthy, they have trouble trusting others. Much time is needed to develop a loyal bond.

If a bond is not built they can be judgmental and mean to others.

Insecurities, worrisome and frequently anxious nature can prove troublesome, resulting in emotionally cold behavior.

Compatibility The Dog is most compatible with the Horse or Tiger and incompatible with the Rooster and Dragon.

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WHAT SIGN IS YOUR SOULMATE? Occupation, assets and household registration, or “hukou” (which can limit where a person is allowed to live) aren’t the be-all and end-all for matchmaking parents in China. Many families say zodiac compatibility is more important. In the 12-year-long Chinese zodiac cycle, each year represents a different animal sign, and each sign, astrologists say, has its own character attributes that make those born under each sign best suited for specific careers and spouses.

In fact, Chinese astrologists say they can determine the dos and don'ts for each zodiac sign, down to how you will meet your soulmate, how your relationship might end, and why it's best to avoid certain signs like the zodiac plague.

“A lot of Chinese practice fortunetelling. Chinese astrologists look at the exact year and hour you were born to map out your life and best love prospects,” said Kayo Chang, a librarian at Savannah College of Art and Design. Chang, 30, is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and current Hilton Head Island residents. She said her mother and grandmother believe the Chinese zodiac predicts marriage success. A potential beau for a woman born in the Year of the Rabbit may be rejected, for example, if he was born in the Year of the Chicken – not a good match, according to the Chinese zodiac.

Those born in the Year of the Dog — the new year that begins Feb. 16 — are best matched with those born in the Year of the Rabbit. And to ensure a true love connection, they should definitely avoid those born in the years of the Dragon, Sheep and Rooster.

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Love in a digital age

FROM WEBSITES TO TINDER, IT’S POSSIBLE TO FIND ROMANCE ONLINE AT ANY AGE IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN MIND.

BY DEAN ROWLAND

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ou date, you fall in love, you get married (at age 38), you have kids, you get divorced, you date again.

And eventually, if you’re lucky, you love again.

In the first go-round — several decades ago — I met women the old-fashioned way: bars, the workplace and ski resorts (I lived in Colorado and Wyoming). No computers, no smartphones. I would walk up and sit next to an attractive woman, start talking, dance a few songs, ask to see her again, and carry on from there. It was simple.

All it took was confidence to introduce myself to an attractive stranger. My dark-haired looks, dubious charm and laid-back conversational manner were my tickets for riding single in the 1970s and ’80s.

And I’ve discovered that it’s the same today — but all the introductions happen online.

Newly divorced at the age of 63, I waited about six months to decompress, deal with any emotional baggage I may have collected during my marriage and subsequent breakup, and dove into the dating pool. I was as confident as ever and looking forward to meeting women in the new age of internet dating sites.

I researched dating sites, found one that seemed a match and signed up. I dated, but on this site women would fall in love with you within 24 hours. So I did

a little more research and decided that Match.com and Ourtimes.com — a dating site for those older than 50 — were better fits for me.

I figured I’d go online, write women based on their looks and profile, exchange personal email addresses, text often, talk on the phone once or thrice and then, finally, meet in person. It seemed like a natural, organic progression.

In my first six months online, I dated 10 or so women from the Hilton Head Island and Savannah areas. We’d go on a few dates, usually in the early evening for wine, tapas and dancing to live music. There were no surprises in their looks, weight, attitude or anything. Some fudged on their ages, I think, but overall, these women turned out to be pretty true to their online personas.

Then I met a woman on Match.com: beautiful, smart, self-sufficient financially, an entrepreneur, the mother of successful children, a grandmother of five with a lust for living. She’s older than me by a few years, but that doesn’t matter.

She is divorced from a Vietnam war veteran and the widow of a wonderful, successful businessman who treated her well. And then I came along, a writer and a creative sort. Neither of us want to get married again. We just want to be together.

We’ve been together for four years, and life is good. Online dating works if you’re open, curious and grounded.

BY MARCO FREY

T

he first time I used a dating app, I had just moved to New York City and was waiting for my girlfriend to join me in a few months. One lonely night in an Upper Manhattan apartment, I gave into temptation and downloaded Tinder. It felt as wrong as it was addictive. There were some close calls but nothing ever came of it in real life — or “IRL,” in internet speak.

My girlfriend eventually moved to the city, and the strength of our commitment to each other renewed as we leaned on each other in this massive new environment for three fruitful years. But when she broke it off, I was blindsided. I did my best to dust myself off, and even while mourning the loss of a deep and real love, I watched Tinder’s familiar fire icon materialize on my phone with a numb mix of excitement and dread. I’d certainly have stories to tell.

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SPRING 2018 Maybe she’s fresh out of college from California, wide-eyed and not a little terrified by the demands of her demanding finance job, as young and beautiful as she is existentially lost. She loves music, you invite her for a drum lesson and later, you pull her in for a kiss on your Brooklyn roof. It begins a month-long fling.

Maybe she’s an overworked high school English teacher who has little patience to sift through the meager selection of men at her local bar. You meet for drinks at said bar. You break the ice, you challenge her, she challenges you, you pull her to a ’90s dance party. One thing leads to another. It begins a month-long fling.

Maybe she’s from Pakistan and lives out by Coney Island in deep Brooklyn where she takes care of her mother, who has muscular dystrophy. You kiss outside the bar lit by the fluorescents of the soccer field and she walks away forever. You get a text the next day: “You were really great. I just didn’t feel the connection.”

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It’s difficult to talk about online dating as a twenty-something; it’s difficult to know its repercussions for flirting and romance. But one thing is certain: Dating apps make it easier to meet a variety of people. They set me up with women I’d never run into following the usual trajectory of my life. On an app, you can find a date for the weekend while sitting on the couch wearing old pajamas after a long day of work. The apps commodify dating, making it more convenient, like a chore you do here and there in the minutes waiting for a bus or while on the toilet (some call it “Swipe and Wipe”).

Maybe it’s harmless —does it really matter how you met? Is meeting on a phone screen any less romantic than meeting by the water cooler at work?

One drawback of dating apps is that we may lose the charm or swagger of the real-life approach — a skill possessed by fewer and fewer men. And I fear that as an unintended consequence of the well-meaning #MeToo phenomenon, men will grow more and more fearful to approach women for fear of being “that creep.”

It’s up to us to save the baby as we throw out the bathwater.

I deleted my phone’s dating apps months ago. It’s winter and I’m hibernating with a girl I met IRL. She was wearing a NASA T-shirt. Neither of us can remember what I said, but that’s probably a good thing.

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LOVE AT FIRST DATE? LOCALS SHARE THEIR NIGHTMARES AND ROMANCES

BY BARRY KAUFMAN

DATING. IT’S NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. Most people believe that their soul mate is out there — somewhere.

But as anyone who’s been on his or her fair share of bad dates knows, you’ve got to kiss a few frogs before you find your prince or princess.

We asked a few locals for their first date stories: the good, the bad and the ugly. The responses were amazing. Sometimes heart-warming, often terrifying, these tales illustrate the possibilities and pitfalls.

Mary Malphrus Cooper, Ridgeland: “Went to the movies with this guy one time. He informed me that there was way too much dog hair from my golden retriever in my apartment. I said, ‘She lives here, you do not.’ No second chances when it came to my girl. Love me, love my dog. Otherwise, toodles.”

Shannon Roper, Bluffton: “Went on a Match.com date once and we went to Crystal Beer Parlor in Savannah. The bill totaled around $50. ... He showed it to me and said, ‘Don't get used to this.’ There was no second date.”

Kerry Guzman, Bluffton: “We met on Okcupid.com; on our first date, I brought five of my friends with me to Wild Wing Cafe just in case he was crazy. Now we have been together 10 years, married almost seven years, and have two kids.”

Shelly Fromm, Bluffton: The French Exit Shelly Fromm’s first date was off to a fantastic start. After talking to a guy we’ll call “Todd” for two months, she was finally ready to meet him and found he was just as pleasant and friendly as he’d been over the phone. He complimented her and ordered a bottle of her favorite wine.

“We started talking,” Fromm said, “and as the dinner progressed, I realized why he was single. He remembered everything, yet used the afternoon to attack everything I was passionate about, my life experiences, my family, their professions, even my upbringing.”

After 40 minutes, Fromm excused herself, left $100 with the server, and gave Todd what’s known as a French exit — no excuses, no goodbye.

But Todd wasn’t done.

“He calls me about an hour later ... and invites me to (his parents) house in Hilton Head Plantation to ‘Netflix and chill,’ aka hook up,” she said. “He literally didn’t even ask about being left in a restaurant with no explanation.”

Dawn Johnson Kleiman, Bluffton: “Met a guy online that was terrific. We talked for several months before agreeing to meet face to face. When I told my family I was going to meet him they were terrified I was going to wake up in a bathtub with my kidneys gone or he was going to roll me up in a carpet and throw me off the mountain. Internet dating was very new and extremely taboo back then. We decided halfway between us was a good meeting ground. That was Roanoke, Virginia.

We had a fantastic dinner and a lovely walk under the giant star on the mountain. No missing kidneys and no rolled up carpets. That was over 20 years ago and not only did I find the love of my life but my very best friend as well.”

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Ann Nix, Hilton Head: You and Me and Teddy

First dates usually fall into a few standard categories: dinner and a movie, a walk in the park, maybe paintball if you’re into it. On their first date, Ann and Daniel Nix chased a rodent around.

“I guess maybe our first ‘date’ was at his house in Rose Hill when his family invited our family over for dinner. I was 9, he was 10,” Nix said.

“He introduced me to his hamster, Teddy, and we followed her around the house on our hands and knees until she tried to crawl into his parents’ bathroom cabinet.”

She also shared a photo of one of their next dates, her 11th birthday party at Adventure Cove. Since they’re happily married now, maybe the rest of us should try a little mini golf.

Haleigh Cuerden, Bluffton: “My husband took me on a four-day cruise for our first date in 2010. Not kidding. We chatted on the phone for a week, met up for a drink on Friday and on Saturday he added me to the itinerary. We were married two months later. We are now expecting our fourth child.”

Cynthia Margaret Klein Travis, Beaufort: “I went on an internet date one time. We met at a restaurant for lunch and he kept picking at the back of his head that had sores on it and then looking at what he picked. I could hardly eat, and he talked the whole time he did this like it was normal. And at the door of the restaurant he said, ‘Can I walk you to your car?’ I said, ‘No, I think I can find it by myself.’ Worst date ever.”

Jennifer Walter, Hilton Head Island: Double Blind Meeting the parents can be a little awkward. Doing it on the first date is definitely awkward, Jennifer Walter said.

“He asked me to go to dinner and a movie on a Sunday night. I agreed, and then closer to the time for the date, he told me that his parents had invited him to go to dinner with them and asked me if I minded if we went with his family.”

Things went downhill quickly.

“I was too nice to say no and ended up going to a restaurant with him, his parents, his best friend, his best friend's girlfriend, and his best friend's girlfriend's mom.”

And then the whole gang went to Shoney’s.

“My date ordered a hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge and then complained when he didn't get enough hot fudge to suit him. When we finally got in his truck, he asked if I still wanted to see a movie and I claimed to be too tired.”

Because Walter is a good sport, she eventually went on another date with the guy who is now her husband—they’ve been married almost 15 years.

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MARINE COUPLE CELEBRATES WITH SIMPLE YET ELEGANT CEREMONY

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hen Cara Huntley and Junior Novas tied the knot Nov. 25 at the Belfair Clubhouse, they knew they wanted it to be an elegant event — and as stress-free as possible. After all, the Marine couple had enough stress in their lives: They met online in 2010 thanks to the help of mutual friends, and even though sparks flew, there were obstacles to overcome — like the literal oceans between them.

“He was in Afghanistan recovering from injuries,” Cara said. “We started chatting online, and in the fall of 2010 he flew to Brazil and we met there.”

It was that grand gesture that made Cara realize Junior was the one.

Cara and Junior emphasized with their wedding planner, Beth Baldwin, the importance of incorporating both American and Dominican Republic culture into the big day in honor of their families. The ceremony was traditionally American, but the announcements and music were in both English and Spanish. The couple also hired DJ Hector of North Carolina to keep the reception party going by playing American and Spanish music.

“We knew we wanted our song to be for a specific Dominican Republic dance,” Cara said of her first dance, set to Spanish singer Luis Fonsi’s romantic hit song “Llegaste Tú.”

But for the father-daughter dance, her dad went all-American: Darius Rucker’s “It Won’t Be Like This For Long.”

For her dress, Cara chose a cap-sleeve gown with intricate lace and beadwork and an open back. To make things easy for her bridesmaids, she chose a color and then let her friends pick their own dresses in that shade. Hair and makeup were

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It took the groom and groomsmen a little longer to decide on their outfits.

“My aunt is the owner of A Floral Affair, so she gets all the tuxes at wholesale cost from Tuxedo Central,” Cara said. Her mother and Junior went through all the tuxedo options before settling on elegant gray suits.

Cara’s aunt, Dawn Kiritsy, also put her green thumb to good use.

Cara wanted an elegant and understated color palette, so Kiritsy crafted beautiful floral arrangements from A Floral Affair. She also created Cara’s bouquet of peonies, roses and eucalyptus.

In keeping with her simple yet elegant theme, Cara went with the “naked” cake, inspired by Pinterest.

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The evening was a joyous time to share with their family and friends, Cara said, including many Marine families.

“This was the first and only time we had everyone together — some of Junior’s and my marine buddies,” Cara said.

After a romantic ceremony and a night on the dance floor, the family and friends had a short walk back to the cottages that were rented for them on the property. It’s a day the couple will never forget.

“Let it be a fun process,” Cara said. “I wish I knew how fast everything goes by — all the little details people stress about don’t mean that much. Enjoy the moment.

I miss our wedding more than the honeymoon. I would do the wedding 10 times over.”

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Harbour Town ceremony overlooking the water followed by a horse drawn carriage: For Katie and Matt Launspach, it was their perfect Hilton Head Island fairytale wedding.

“I’ve been coming to Hilton Head since I was a baby; my parents even had their honeymoon here,” Katie said on why the couple chose the island as their wedding destination.

“Hilton Head is a beautiful location, and it was a great place to have all of our family and friends come.”

The couple first met in New York City, at a party thrown by their company. At the time, she was working in the New York office, while he was based in Chicago. The two became friends, eventually starting a longdistance romance. It wasn’t long before the two realized things were getting serious.

“I knew Matt was the one probably before he knew,” Katie said.

“I was ready to get out of New York and started making my way over to Chicago.”

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“My mom was incredibly helpful because she lives in Hilton Head. She coordinated with Beth and kept us in the loop,” Katie said.

From the beginning, the couple knew they needed to pin down three important aspects of their big day: the venue, the band and the photographer.

Once those elements were in place, the rest would come together. And it did.

For example: Finding the perfect wedding dress.

“Funny enough, it’s the first dress I tried on,” Katie said. “I wanted something simple and elegant.”

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She also found inspiration for the bridesmaids’ dresses while at other weddings.

“I had noticed from going to a lot friend’s weddings that the multi-colored theme was happening with a lot of the bridesmaids, where it would be one hue but in different shades,” Katie said. “I loved that idea, so I did shades of blue. It was nice that the bridesmaids could choose a dress that fit them and made them comfortable.”

After the ceremony on the 18th hole of Harbour Town Golf Links, the party moved indoors for a reception at Harbour Town Yacht Club. Guests ate, drank and danced the night away.

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“The band was incredible,” Katie said of Celebrity All Stars Band. “They really knew how to get people out of their seats up and dancing.”

The evening came to a close with a fairytale horse-drawn carriage exit — the perfect finishing touch, Katie said.

“It was Beth [Baldwin] who brought the idea to me,” Katie said. “The second she proposed it, I said yes, of course. It was really exciting.”

Katie said brides-to-be should think long and hard about what they want their weddings to be, and to ask for help when it comes to figuring out how to make it all happen — and how to make it all happen within their budgets.

“Definitely get a wedding planner,” she said. “You can’t have everything and still be within budget, so you need to know what you and your fiancé really care about. Don’t sweat the little things, because at the end of the day, it’s about the two of you and not the type of table linens you have.”

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NO MATTER THE DESTINATION, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR GETAWAY IS THE PERSON YOU’RE SHARING IT WITH.

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ooking for the perfect spot for a romantic getaway with your sweetheart?

If you only have time for one night away, trade one island for another with a visit to Amelia Island, Florida, where you can ride horses and enjoy campfires right on the beach.

If you’ve got time for a long weekend, set off for North Carolina and a cozy stay in a mountain town like Boone.

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BEACH TIME AT AMELIA ISLAND Roughly a three-hour drive from Hilton Head Island, Amelia Island is a charming barrier island known for its golf courses, beaches and luxury resorts.

And there’s no better way to treat your special someone than a romantic stay at The Ritz-Carlton. Enjoy a gorgeous beach view from your private balcony, relax with a soothing spa treatment, and take a sunset walk along the beach hand-inhand: it’s a little slice of heaven, just a few hours from home.

Really want to go all out? Try the hotel’s romance package, which includes champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, a rose petal bed turndown, breakfast for two at Coast restaurant, valet parking and late checkout.

“The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island is an ideal resort for a romantic getaway, especially in the winter when crowds are scarce,” said James McManemon, the hotel’s general manager. “It feels like you have the beach to yourself.”

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In addition to great beaches, Amelia Island—much like Hilton Head Island— boasts great golf and fantastic opportunities, get close to nature and to ride bikes. Walk in Fort Clinch State Park, or take a bike ride around downtown Fernandina Beach. End a day spent exploring the historic district — full of art galleries, museums, stately homes and quirky shops — with a glass of wine and appetizers at sunset. Or have a beer or cocktail at The Palace Saloon, Florida’s oldest bar and once a favorite haunt of the Carnegies and Rockefellers. The possibilities for your getaway are endless.

BOONE, N.C.: A MOUNTAIN RETREAT If you have a few days, hit the road for Boone, in the heart of the North Carolina mountains. The small college town — it’s home to Appalachian State University — offers a variety of amazing outdoor activities, one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants, and stunning views.

If you’re planning a winter trip, don’t miss the chance to hit the slopes; some of the area’s best skiing is in and around Boone. There’s also snowboarding, ice skating, sledding, snowshoeing and tubing — best followed with an après-ski cocktail you can share with your sweetheart in front of a roaring fire. Or visit the area during warmer months, when you can get your heart pumping with whitewater rafting, canoeing and zip lining.

Adventurous couples will find plenty to keep them busy all year long.

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“Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Blowing Rock is the quintessential small village, providing the perfect setting for couples seeking a romantic escape,” said Steven Price, Westglow Resort & Spa president.

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Of course, there are plenty of other accommodation options in the area, from luxury Airstream campers to rustic cabins and gorgeous mountain homes. A simple online search will yield a variety of lodgings that will be the perfect home base — fishing, horseback riding, tennis and idyllic naps in a mountainside hammock await.

No matter the destination, the most important part of your getaway is the person you’re sharing it with. Enjoy the time spent away from the fast pace of your everyday lives and cherish the opportunity to spend time together.

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ome people are born with a great eye for decorating, and some, well, aren’t. Even if you don't have a natural knack for interior design, mastering a few basic techniques can go a long way. Below are some tips often offered by area pros.

ODD NUMBERS RULE Create visual interest by arranging objects in odd numbers, which are more appealing than even-numbered pairings. Try to also group objects in varying heights, shapes and textures. Each object in the grouping should be unique, but they should all share a visual or thematic element. The goal is to make sure everything isn't uniform and, by extension, boring.

EVERY ROOM HAS A FOCAL POINT A room's focal point is its stand-out feature — the element your eyes are naturally drawn to when you enter the space. An obvious focal point could be a large window with a water view or a fireplace. If your room doesn't have a built-in focal point, try creating one with these tips: • Paint one wall a different color, then accessorize with artwork or shelves.

• Decide the room’s purpose, then create a focal point around that. For example, for a reading room, make a comfy couch and adjacent reading lamp the focal point.

• Use a large piece of furniture to draw attention, or a big piece of artwork or a mirror.

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Whatever your room’s focal element, decorate around it. Try using its main color in elements throughout the room, or frame it visually to make it the center of attention.

If your focal point is a window with a view, arrange your furniture around it. If it's a large mirror or an interesting piece of artwork, place two smaller framed pieces of art on either side.

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MEASURE TWICE, MOVE ONCE When it comes to hanging curtains or arranging furniture, most of us just eyeball it.

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• Hang art with its center at eye level, roughly 56 to 60 inches from the floor. If you're hanging multiple pieces of art, keep the center point of the whole arrangement at this level.

When hanging art above your sofa, make sure it's no more than two-thirds of the width of the sofa. Make sure to leave headroom between the art and the sofa.

The distance between your television and seating area will depend on the TV’s size.

Multiply the diagonal size of your TV by two.

That's about how many inches it should be from your sofa or chairs.

These tips and suggestions can help you get started, but don’t be afraid to try your own ideas. After all, it’s your home.

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››Real Estate News TWO AGENTS JOIN CHARTER ONE Kimberlee Patterson has joined Charter One Realty as a real estate professional. She has been a Lowcountry resident for over 25 years, and was a member of Dunes Real Estate for five years before joining Charter One. She has a background in advertising, marketing and design staging and is based in Bluffton.

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Century 21 Diamond Realty welcomes Georgia Angelillo, Bob Colonna, Vanessa Maloney and Karen Meyer to its real estate team.

Angelillo and Colonna moved to Hilton Head Island in 2010. Angelillo was president of a co-op building for five years, while Colonna has experience in vendor management and contract negotiations.

Maloney has lived in the Lowcountry for 12 years. Previously, she worked in social work and the medical field. Meyer is a Sun City resident with a experience in marketing and interior design.

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LOCATION LOCATION... Just off the par 3 7th Hole of the Country Club of Hilton Head. Short distance to the Spring Lake pool and tennis complex, Seabrook Farm and Clubhouse. This HHP home was built as one of the model homes but has been updated with a new kitchen and a large family room with wrap around windows, wood floors and an over-sized garage with shop. 3 BR, 2 BA, living and dining room, eat-in kitchen/family room. $409,000

OPPORTUNITY TO OWN IN THE HICKORY FOREST neighborhood of Hilton Head Plantation on a full size homesite just off the banks of a picturesque lagoon. Short distance to Port Royal Sound. Northern rear exposure. 3 BR, 3 BA, Carolina room, 2-car garage, fenced dog run and updated kitchen. $408,000

HICKORY FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD CREAM PUFF. Enjoy morning coffee or lazy afternoons viewing the long tranquil lagoon from the expansive screen porch. Short distance to Port Royal Sound. Great curb appeal, 3 BR, living room and dining room plus eat-in kitchen, high ceilings and 2-car garage. $385,000

6 SANDERLING LANE

16 PURPLE MARTIN

50 EDGEWOOD DR.

4 TEALWOOD CT.

ROOKERY IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION lagoon front home. Enjoy viewing the wildlife who visit the lagoon, heron, egret, mallards. Also enjoy the neighborhood pool and activities. 3 BR, 2 BA, full size homesite, eat in kitchen, formal living and dinning rooms.

Split bedroom plan with two car garage. Valued priced at $375,000

ENJOY LONG LAGOON VIEWS with the herons and egrets. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage plus a loft for at home office space and a Carolina room off the formal dining room. Eat-in kitchen and formal living room. One owner Rookery home - to be under $375,000

OPPORTUNITY TO OWN IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION FOR UNDER $330,000 – oversized patio homesite with open space front and back. Just a short distance from the neighborhood pool and tennis complex. Bright cheery guest room, fireplace, 2-car garage, tile flooring in the kitchen and dining area. Many closets and lots of windows. $328,000

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C U O N N D T E R R A C T

31 OLD FORT DR.

ENJOY PANORAMIC VIEWS of Oyster Reef Golf Club’s 2nd fairway and green. Short distance to both the Spring Lake Pool Complex and the walkway along the Port Royal Sound. Built in 2001 this 3500+ SF home has 4 BR or 3 plus a bonus room, 4 full baths, formal living and dining room, eat-in kitchen/family room plus two office spaces.

Wood and tile floors, smooth ceilings.

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634 COLONIAL DRIVE INDIGO RUN

11 DAWSON WAY INDIGO RUN

6 KING WILLIAM COURT HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

32 SPARWHEEL LN. WINDMILL HARBOUR

UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE - the backyard offers a quiet oasis with its paver covered and screen porch, paver patio with gas fire pit is on the bank of a lagoon. Quality built by Chris Construction, home has detail trim and molding, wood and stone floors, ceiling as high as 19’, eat-in Cooks Kitchen; s/s appliances including a 5 Star dual fuel range open to family room. 1st floor master, office, formal LR and DR plus guest bedroom. 2nd floor has 2 BRs, a sitting area, bonus room and 2 full baths. $895,000

PICTURESQUE VIEW – lagoon and 8th tee/ fairway of the Golden Bear Golf Course. Short distance to all Hilton Head Island has to offer; shopping, dining, bike trails and the beach. 3000 plus sq. ft. home, split bedroom floor plan, high smooth ceilings, high elevation, expansive eat-in kitchen/family room with double sliding doors to bring the outdoors inside, 4 BR or 3 plus a bonus room, 4.5 BA, office expansive rear deck for entertaining, formal living and dining rooms all on a private cul-de-sac. $620,000

THE LAGOON GOLF/GREEN VIEW with tranquil foot bridge doesn’t get much better than your view from the sunroom at 6 King William Court.

Located off the 5th Fairway of the Country Club of Hilton Head and near the Spring Lake Pool & Tennis Complex as well as the community garden – Seabrook Farm. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, office, eat-in kitchen, winterized sunroom, formal living and dining rooms plus 2-car garage. $414,500

BOAT LOVERS walk out of your harbour front home and step on your boat docked at your 70’ boat slip.

Home of the South Carolina Yacht Club and in a very protected part of Windmill Harbour (one of only 3 lock system marinas on the East Coast). Easy water access to the Atlantic Ocean, Calibogue Sound and Intracoastal Waterway. This is one of the best harbour front lots left to build, southeast exposure, high elevation, full size lot framed by Palmetto trees. $548,500

24 VICTORIA SQUARE

15 SEABROOK LANDING HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

742 WIREGRASS WAY HILTON HEAD LAKES

103 PINECREST CIRCLE PINECREST

MID ISLAND HOUSE, short distance to the beach, shopping, the schools and more. Located in a gated Victorian style neighborhood which includes a community pool and boat or RV parking area. 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, great room floorplan. Private 2nd and 3rd floor decks, garage, fireplace and large backyard. $312,000

SKULL CREEK / INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SUNSET VIEWS. 1.27 acre/ Country Club of Hilton Head 13th Fairway / Exclusive Seabrook Landing neighborhood pool and day dock. $295,000

WHY BUILD - Single story living on almost 1/3 acres.

Nearly 2,200 SF, this impeccable 3 BR, 2 BA home has an open floor plan & features include over-sized screened porch, spacious kitchen with large island, GE Profile appliances still under warranty, vaulted ceilings, gas stove and BBQ stub, tankless water heater and side load garage with 4’ extension. $339,900

VERY POPULAR 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Jordan model on the 14th hole in Pinecrest… Over 2,700 SF, welcoming foyer, open floor plan, cathedral ceiling in living room, French Doors to Carolina Room, stainless appliances, 1st floor master suite with tray ceiling, fenced yard offering wooded/golf view and more. One-year home warranty…

Motivated Seller! $334,900

64 WESTBURY PARK WAY

27 BLUEHAW COURT

124 SLATER STREET CYPRESS RIDGE

LOWCOUNTRY HOMESITES HILTON HEAD PLANTATION 7 ANGLERS POND CT. LAGOON VIEW $168,500

18 CHINA COCKLE LANE 2 ND ROW SOUND $189,500 15 SEABROOK LANDING 1.2 ACRE SKULL CREEK VIEW $295,000

BLUFFTON

38 BARTONS RUN DR $185,000 LOWCOUNTRY CLASSIC 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home located in charming Westbury Park. Enjoy sitting on the front porch or on the oversized back deck in your private fenced in back yard. This home features new appliances and a newer HVAC system along with a detached 1 car garage. Westbury Park features shaded sidewalks, parks, community pool and fitness center.

Welcome Home. $284,000

WELLSTONE AT BLUFFTON Coming Soon To Market 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath $190,000

CUTE 2 BR 2.5 BA TOWNHOUSE with new carpet and new interior paint, features a covered front porch, back patio, and storage outside. Cypress Ridge features resort style swimming pool, lazy river and kiddie pool, 3-story fi tness center, playground, tennis courts, basketball court and dog park, and is located in Bluffton – just minutes from Old Town Bluffton and downtown Savannah. $146,000

HILTON HEAD LAKES

966 WIREGRASS WAY $69,900

WINDMILL HARBOUR 32 SPARWHEEL LANE & 70’ SLIP $548,500

BELFAIR

100 CUMBERLAND DR $284,500

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INDIGO RUN

PALMETTO HALL

PALMETTO HALL

INCREDIBLE ISLAND LIFESTYLE HOME overlooking the most panoramic Lagoon and Golf Homesites. Privacy abounds as you enter by the Courtyard Pool. Spacious main living area with large Great Room with hardwood floors opening to a large Kitchen.

Private Master Suite and Den/4th Br. 2 Br/2 Ba Guest House with Kitchenette. 3 Car Garage plus a temperature controlled area for additional 6 cars or additional living space. Landmark Home in The Golf Club designed by Kermit Huggins. $779,000

PREMIER STREET IN PALMETTO HALL across from the Palmetto Hall Club. Tom Peeples Custom built home overlooking a large lagoon and 9th Fairway. 4 BR/4 BA. Spacious Great Room with hardwood floors and coffered ceilings. Dream Kitchen with custom cabinets, granite tops and top of the line appliances. Private Master Suite, 4th BR is a Bonus Room over the Garage. Model Perfect. Used only as a 2nd home. $775,000

MODEL PERFECT home overlooking the 6th Fairway of the Cupp Course. Beautiful 4 BR or 3 BR plus a bonus room. Used only as a second home with many recent upgrades. Spacious light filled Great Room, Chefs Kitchen with top of the line appliances. Carolina Room with stone floors and fireplace. Private Master Suite. Beautiful Landscape and a 3 car Garage. $729,000

INDIGO RUN

SEA CLOISTERS

ROSE HILL

DESIGNER DECORATED HOME overlooking the Signature Par 3 11th hole of The Golf Club at Indigo Run. Spacious one level home with 3 Bedrooms plus a Study. Beautiful upgrades selected by designer/owner and built by McNair Builders. Living Room and Dining Room. Chef’s Kitchen opening to a spacious Family Room.

Beautiful Screened Porch overlooking the course. $679,000

BEAUTIFUL DIRECT OCEANFRONT villa with panoramic OCEANFRONT View! Fully furnished 2 BR/2 BA, 1st floor Sea Cloisters villa. Great 2nd home or rental property. $520,000

BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM BUILT HOME overlooking the 13th Fairway with our 3600 sq ft. 4 BR or 3 BR plus bonus room and 3.5 BA. Built in 2004 this home has an elegant Living and Dining Room, Chef’s Kitchen open to large Family Room. Private Master Suite, Bedroom separation and a covered Porch. $515,000

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

SPACIOUS 4 BEDROOM plus Study, 3.5 Bath home with a panoramic view overlooking Lagoon and 3 Fairways of the Country Club of Hilton Head Golf Course. Beautiful Living Room and Dining Room. Great Kitchen opening to a light filled Breakfast/Family Room. Master Suite with sitting area. Large Bonus Room/4th BR above oversized 2-car Garage. $499,900

SPACIOUS TOWNHOME with over 2800 sq ft across from The Country Club. 3 BR, 3.5 BA with 2 car garage and private elevator.

Open floorplan, Kitchen with Breakfast Area, Dining Room. Great Room with hardwood floors. Private Master Suite and Guest BR/BA. Regime Fee covers exterior maintenance. $495,000

BEAUTIFUL HOME overlooking the 15th Green and Lagoon of Oyster Reef. 3 BR, 2.5 BA plus oversized 2 Car Garage. Elegant Living and Dining room. Very open Kitchen & Breakfast Area, Family Room. Large Master Suite. Spacious Deck overlooking Lagoon & Golf Course with a remote control awning. Loads of upgrades. $479,000

HILTON HEAD PLANTATION

PALMETTO BLUFF

PALMETTO COMMONS

BEAUTIFUL HOME with 4 BR or 3 BR plus bonus room, 3 BA, spacious Screened Porch in the Stonegate Community within walking distance to the sound. Very open Great Room with built-in entertainment center with wine cooler. Great Kitchen & Breakfast Room. Private Master Suite. 3 BR downstairs, Bonus Room (4th BR) upstairs. Best value in HHP. Better Hurry! $450,000

BUILD YOUR DREAM FAMILY COMPOUND on the 6.96 acre homesite in prestigious Palmetto Bluff. Beautiful entrance with gas lanterns on either side and brick paver entry drive. Enjoy the incredible LowCountry lifestyle that Palmetto Bluff represents. EZ access to Hilton Head, Bluffton and Savannah. $419,000

GREAT CONVENIENT mid-Island location. Beautifully renovated ground floor 2 BR, 2 BA villa. New appliances, new plumbing system, new roof in 2017. Split bedroom plan. Great permanent home or vacation get-a-way. Beautiful on-site pool. $142,500

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99 High Bluff Road – Hilton Head Plantation

Spectacular Views of Port Royal Sound & Signature #6 Hole of Oyster Reef course. Extraordinary remodeled 4 BR/3.5 BA home w high end custom finishes. Soaring ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, huge windows w transoms & views from nearly every room! Spacious open floor plan is perfect for entertaining w formal living & dining and kitchen/breakfast/family room combination. Chef’s quality kitchen w 5 Burner gas cook top, Sub Zero, Bosh double ovens, 2 sinks & butler’s pantry w beverage cooler. Luxurious master suite w heated floors in bath, double vanities, make up vanity, free standing tub & huge shower. 1st Floor guest bedroom w built-in bookcases &private bath, 2 additional bedrooms & bath upstairs. Large climate controlled storage room. 2 Car garage with cabinets & sink. Inviting courtyard entry is beautifully landscaped by master gardener. Private patio is perfect spot to enjoy morning coffee watching the boats go by.

The gorgeous views and superior quality of this home are exceptional! Offered at $975,000.

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Aaron Fisher 843.290.0121 Aaronfisherhhi@gmail.com

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Here are some of our current listings: COLLETON RIVER

7 MILLBROOK - $599,000

BRAND NEW HOME !!!! Great golf view from this new home. Open floor plan with high ceilings. Kitchen has upgraded stainless appliances and granite. Kitchen opens to the living room with built-ins and fireplace.Coffered ceilings. Low country wood floors.Large Master with Carrera Marble. Large screened porch. Two car garage with golf cart garage too. The list goes on. Nothing is better than NEW!!!

OAKVIEW

33 GOLD OAK DRIVE - $319,000

What a great 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home. Totally turn key. New appliances, new paint, etc.

Hardwood floors and tile floors throughout main living area. New carpet upstairs. Large Master bedroom with walk in closet, soaking tub and walk in shower. Garage under the entire house that is totally floored. Large deck overlooking the Lagoon.

PALMETTO HALL

SO LD !

3 TIMBER MARSH - $597,000

Tons of Southern Charm. Open Floor plan with a huge kitchen set up for entertaining.

Coffered ceilings in Living Room with wood floors and French Doors to the large Screened In Porch with TV and golf / lagoon views. Formal Dining Room, Office and Master Bedroom and Bath on the 1st floor. Upstairs has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and a large Bonus Room and Deck. Plus a 3 car garage. The perfect house for everyone!!!

OVER $26,000,000 IN SALES IN 2012 • OVER $22,000,000 IN SALES IN 2013 • OVER $23,000,000 IN SALES IN 2014 OVER $26,180,000 IN SALES IN 2015 • OVER $24,950,000 IN SALES IN 2016 ...

AND OVER $24,162,000 IN SALES AND COMPLETED 76 TRANSACTIONS IN 2017

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42 Broad Pointe | Indigo Run | $2,100,000

Waterfront Residence w/ Broad Creek views. Soaring ceilings, connoisseur’s kitchen, home theater. 4BR/5BA + office. Screened-in porch w/ fireplace, outdoor kitchen & dining area, lush landscape & custom pool. You deserve this!

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Allendale County

220 Gravel Hill Rd. | Allendale Cty. | $899,000

One of a kind home on the National Historic Registry & owned by a Custom Builder 5BD/5BA, 7,104 sq ft Renovated majestic home, incl. 10,000 sq. ft. stalled barn w/ tack room, unfinished apt. 17.95 acres. Own a piece of history!

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64 Crosstree Dr. | Windmill Harbour | $849,000

Custom 4BR/4.5BA renovated town-home! Cherry hardwood floors, crown molding, Plantation shutters, Elevator, Large Master Suite with Cathedral ceiling & Inter-coastal Views from Private Balcony. A Must See! 4

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Golf Club Indigo Run

2 Cotesworth Place | Indigo Run | $727,000

With only 1 owner & used sparingly as a second home this is a rare find! Enjoy a full-length view of the 11th hole of the Private Golf Club Community of Indigo Run. This is a must see! 4BA/3.5BA, 4,201 sq. ft.

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34 Cotesworth Place | Indigo Run | $725,000

A beautiful setting in the center of the private Golf Club community of Indigo Run. This great rooms 3,500 sq. ft. plan is what everyone is looking for custom design and great location. A must see!

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River Club Indigo Run

21 River Club Dr. | Indigo Run | $669,000

Surrounded by low coutry nature this immaculate home is situated on .76 acre & cloaked with a canopy of oaks & hardwoods in private setting off Broad Creek tributary. 4BR/4.5BA Upgraded kitchen.

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15 Pond Drive | Indigo Run | $649,000

Bright & spacious, open plan, like-new custom home with tranquil water views. Enjoy the morning sun & shaded afternoons in the highly desirable Golf Club neighborhood of Indigo Run. 4BR/3.5BA, 3,076 sq. ft.

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41 Richfield Way | Indigo Run | $649,000

This meticulously taken care of, 1 owner home has an open floorplan w/ high ceilings.

4BR/3FBA/2HBA all on 1st floor & private bonus room upstairs. Great views of 2nd Hole of Golden Bear Golf Course in Indigo Run.

9 21 S. Forest Beach Dr. #418 | Forest Beach $439,000

Rare 1st floor Shorewood Beach Condo on Ocean Side of N. Forest Beach with pool/ocean view! Renovated, granite, current tasteful furnishings. 2BR/2BA great rental or resale.

10 21 Rusty Rail Ln. | Hilton Head Plantation $429,000

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Hilton Head Plantation

Bright & Open 3BR/2.5BA Custom Home with Oversized Screened in Porch. Pella windows, Large Patio, lush landscaping & Golf Course Views, set on a quiet cul-de-sac within a Private Community. 2,538 sq. ft.

Our price per square feet can’t be beat.

Call us for a free estimate!

245 LightHouse Award for Best Bath Featured on HGTV’s Island House Hunters

200 MAIN ST | 102 H | HILTON HEAD, SC 20026 jmatthewsconstruction.com

JOSH MATTHEWS 843.301.5882

BEN FERGUSON 843.301.4460

UNDER CONTRACT 59 Plantation House Drive | Rose Hill

Beautiful 1.1 acre lot located within the Polo Estates area of Rose Hill. Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac across from the historic Rose Hill mansion, and bordering the Rose Hill polo field. This gated community has wonderful amenities that include: golf, three pools, tennis courts, clubhouse, 24/7 gated security, easy access for kayaking and excellent equestrian facilities including horse trails and polo field.

Deep water access is available via the day dock on the Colleton River. RV and boat storage is also available. New clubhouse under construction. Low POA fees.

Offered at $144,850.

Enid Anderson 843.368.5353 enidanderson@gmail.com www.enidanderson.com

31 Turtle Lane Club | Sea Pines

Located in the highly coveted private community of Turtle Lane Club within the ‘Gold Coast’ area of Sea Pines Plantation, 31 Turtle Lane Club offers the perfect retreat either as a second home or excellent income producing rental. This villa has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, plus a two car garage perfect for storage. This gated complex offers acres of lush gardens and beautifully designed courtyards dotted with lagoon villas, townhomes and oceanfront properties. Just steps to one of the most beautiful beaches on the East Coast with great outdoor living and easy pool access. Enjoy a short stroll to the Beach Club and Plantation Club for dinner or golf. Truly a perfect getaway. Offered at $925,000.

SEA PINES REAL ESTATE AT THE BEACH CLUB WWW. BEACHCLUBREALESTATE .COM 26 SAINT ANDREWS PLACE – HARBOUR TOWN

16 SPINNAKER COURT – HARBOUR TOWN

3 LONG MARSH LANE – SEA PINES/CLUB COURSE

Attention to detail on this 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath, well maintained home located on 8th Fairway of Harbour Town Golf Course. Cathedral ceiling, two master suites. One on first floor. Eat in kitchen opening into large family room.

Outside screened deck/porch and pool. Very nice open floor plan.

3rd Row Sound in world renowned Harbour Town. Walk to the water’s edge, shops, restaurants and the new $22M Harbour Town Clubhouse for cocktails and dining. 4 BR/4 BA townhome with Elevator, 2 Fireplaces, Copper accents inside and out. New Roof, 2 New Heat Pumps, Updated Kitchen and Baths, Plantation Shutters, New Appliances, Wood Floors, Fabulous storage, Extended patio and added Portico to relax with the sound just off in the distance. Wonderful private or second home with high rental potential.

VIEWS FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET! Private Marsh Island location, complete designer renovation in 2014. 3 BR, 3.5 baths on cul-de-sac. Open floor plan with hardwood & tile floors throughout. Gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances, completely outfitted bar, over-sized attached garage, 2 decks, multiple gardens. Stunning!

MLS #372065 $1,395,000

Jeff Hall 843.384.7941

MLS #373906 $1,299,000

Bill Buryk 843.422.4431

MLS #372467 $942,000

Mary Pracht 843.298.1715 2 BALD EAGLE RD. W. – SEA PINES/SOUTH BEACH

77 BAYNARD COVE RD. – SEA PINES

42 LIGHTHOUSE ROAD VILLAS – SEA PINES

An absolute architectural master piece with high end features galore and long marsh views. Gorgeous kitchen and family room. Separate dining plus living room. High ceilings, lots of glass, sound system and extensive lighting features.

Large downstairs with party room plus full kitchen leads out to heated pool and fireplace. 3 car garage. 4 minute walk to Beach!

Unique Joe Hall inspired custom country French design. 6/10 mile easy walk to the beach. 6 bedroom, 5 bath, 2 half baths, 2 offices, open gourmet cooks kitchen, fireplace in spacious great room, fireplace in master, screened porch overlooking heated pool, outside bathroom for the pool and outside shower, amazing views to lagoon and rookery, 2 car garage and sunny courtyard patio.

Heated square footage per owner is 5100.

Excellent condition 2 bedroom, 2 bath, one floor villa, walking distance to beautiful beach, Plantation Golf Club and new Sea Pines Beach Club. Great value for beach villa with gorgeous golf views. Anderson windows throughout with shutter inserts plus extra large sunroom!

MLS #359913 $1,849,000

Rob Reichel 843.384.6789 1924 SOUTH BEACH CLUB VILLA – SEA PINES/SOUTH BEACH

MLS #365832 $349,900 (F)

Tommy Austin 843.384.7033

MLS #365691 $1,995,000

Rob Reichel 843.384.6789 204 THE GREENS VILLAS – SHIPYARD

10 COTTON POINT CIRCLE – HH/OFF PLANTATION

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This villa is turnkey! Wonderful 3BR/3BA villa with direct water views and private balconies plus garage! South Beach Club is a very private community with security access only.

This is a WOW! Beautiful updated 1 bedroom 1.5 bath villa just steps from the beach and tennis. Enjoy as your own beach getaway or as a short-term rental.

MLS #373873 $840,000 (F)

MLS #3372481 $245,000 (F)

Wendy Corbitt 843.816.2672

Wendy Corbitt 843.816.2672

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Well cared for 1 story 3BD/2BA home in family neighborhood on quiet cul-desac, vaulted ceiling in great room, terrazzo flooring, kitchen open to dining area and great room. Master bedroom has wood floors and walk in closet. Pantry, insulated attic, New Roof and HVAC in 2016, large backyard with beautiful brick barbeque. Conveniently located to Hilton Head schools, post office, hospital, shops, and restaurants. The Boathouse and Hudson’s are within walking distance. It is the only one story, 3 BR home in this area at this price.

MLS #374456 $219,500

Loni Lueke 843.505.1193

Jeff Hall

Tommy Austin

Mary Pracht

Wendy Corbitt

YO U R M O S T T R U S T E D R E A LT O R S

Bill Buryk

Rob Reichel

Loni Lueke

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At Home by the Water...

Jacque Johnson, Broker / Realtor 843.816.2483 | 800.345.2392 jacque@jacquejohnson.com www.jacquejohnson.com

22 Wexford Drive • $1,595,000

Do not miss this stately 5800 sq. ft. home in prestigious Wexford Plantation. Enter the grand foyer and view the spectacular staircase with 23’ ceiling heights in foyer and great room. This 5 BR/4.5BA home is built with extraordinary quality & attention to detail. The very large, open kitchen features a granite island, stainless steel appliances, breakfast area and oversize butler’s pantry. This is a gourmet chef’s delight. The �irst �loor Master suite includes two very large walk-in closets and an enormous Master Bath. Don’t miss the �inished garage which can hold 6-8 automobiles.

11 Sovereign Drive

43 Fairway Winds Place

Port Royal Plantation - $1,395,000

Port Royal Plantation - $698,888

Steps to the beach...

Walk to the beach...

- Stunning 5 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath - 3 Car Garage - Open Floor Plan - New Granite & SS Kitchen - 5 EnSuite Bedrooms - Private Oceanfront Community

- Salty breezes welcome you - 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath - 2 Car Garage - Open Floor Plan - New Floors, Fresh Paint, Smooth Ceilings - Private Oceanfront Community

OLYMPIC DREAMS

USCB TRACK STAR HOPES TO SLED HIS WAY TO THE GAMES.

BY JUSTIN JARRETT

IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR DARRYL DUNHAM TO WARM UP TO THE IDEA OF SKELETON RACING. BUT A FUNNY THING HAPPENDED SLIDING DOWN THE COAST OF THE FROZEN MOUNTAIN. IT TURNS OUT ADRENALINE HAS A WAY OF WARMING

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ow cold can it get? Try 20 degrees below zero.

“I was like, I don’t know if this sport’s for me,” Dunham said he thought. “I’m from Georgia. I don’t know if I can survive.It was single digits for a whole day that we were sliding. I didn’t know if I was gonna make it,” Dunham said. “I’m over it now. Sliding down the ice, you don’t even feel cold.”

Dunham is in the midst of his final semester at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, where he is a star sprinter on the track and field team, and while he hasn’t given up on his dream of competing in the summer Olympics, he’s got his sights on the winter Olympic team.

The prospect first appeared on Dunham’s radar in the summer of 2016. The Richmond Hill, Georgia, native was living in Columbia for the summer after his first year at the University of South Carolina — he spent two years at USCB, transferred to USC for two years, and returned to USCB last fall. He was working out with Keith Scruggs, his strength and conditioning coach at USC. It turns out Scruggs had previously worked with USA Bobsled and Skeleton, the governing body for the U.S. Olympic team in those sliding sports.

Although he doesn’t formally work with the organization anymore, Scruggs organizes combines each summer to identify and recruit athletes who are suited for the sports. The region has a strong track record of producing athletes who fit the bill, Scruggs said, including former football players or track and field athletes who fall just below the elite level in their chosen sports. He encouraged Dunham to attend the combine in Columbia that summer — a 60-meter sprint,

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“He was right on the cusp of what they were looking for,” Scruggs said. “He’s got the height where he could be bobsled or skeleton, but his body size is right in between. … They’re looking for athletes, but they’re also looking for people who are going to be dedicated and devoted to it.”

Dunham said the recruiter was impressed with his marks — particularly in the sprint test — and said that as a then-21-year-old with two years of college eligibility remaining, he still had time to develop. Still, Dunham wasn’t sure anything would come of it.

Nearly a year later, Dunham received an email notifying him of an opportunity for an expenses-paid trip to Colorado to train at the Olympic Training Center for “The Next Olympic Hopeful,” a reality show to air on NBC Sports Network. He applied, doubtful that he would be among the 25 athletes chosen for skeleton.

DUNHAM RECEIVED AN EXPENSE-PAID TRIP TO COLORODO TO TRAIN AT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER.

USCB student Darryl Dunham poses at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he trained with Olympic skeleton athlete John Daly.

“Two or three weeks after sending my stuff in, I found out I was chosen,” Dunham said. “I had a week and a half to prepare and go to Colorado and go up against these big athletes.”

At least, that’s who Dunham thought he’d be facing. When he got to Colorado, Dunham found a bunch of people much like himself — talented athletes with no experience in the relatively obscure sport. The athletes were put through a combine similar to the one Scruggs conducted in Columbia and took part in other activities, including a mountain hike. They also were assigned mentors in their prospective sports — Dunham’s was Olympic skeleton athlete John Daly — and though it wasn’t cold enough to slide on the ice, Dunham and his peers got a taste of the sport on a sled that travels on a railroad-type track.

At the end of the five-day camp, Dunham learned he was not selected to be the “Next Olympic Hopeful,” but he was considered a prospect for further development and invited to future camps. The interest was mutual, and Dunham went to Lake Placid, New York, in December for a rookie camp, where he had

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his first encounter with sliding down the frozen track.

The rookies started out sliding from curve No. 9, about halfway down the 18-turn course. They moved up a turn on the second day of camp, and on the third day, Dunham got the vote of confidence from the training staff to give it a go from the top.

Despite the ice burns and sore neck from the gravitational force slamming his helmet into the frozen track, Dunham was hooked on the adrenaline rush of sliding down the hill at speeds of up to 60 mph.

“Some people think it’s a very scary thing, but once you do it, you realize you’re only going to be scared if you react. If you just let it be, it’s more enjoyable,” he said. “You’re on the sled steering it when it needs to be steered, otherwise you’re just trying to lay on the thing and see how fast you can get to the bottom.”

Dunham is still a long way from making the U.S. skeleton team for Beijing in 2022 — he isn’t even on the development team yet — but he’s a whole lot closer than any track star from the South ever could have expected.

MORE THAN 2,400 HOURS OF COVERAGE Coverage begins Feb. 7 at 11 p.m. ET on NBCSN Networks: NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, USA Network, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports app Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 9 in primetime on NBC. NBC NBC's daily schedule is divided into three parts – daytime, primetime and primetime plus.

Primetime begins each night at 8 p.m. ET, except for Sundays (7 p.m. ET) NBC's Olympic daytime coverage will air from 3-5 p.m. ET on weekdays, and 3-6 p.m. ET on weekends across all time zones.

Live coverage: alpine skiing, figure skating, snowboard/freestyle skiing, and short track.

CNBC 46 hours of coverage, highlighted by evening curling telecasts.

USA Network Coverage of: hockey and curling NBCOlympics.com/ NBC Sports app PyeongChang will be the first Winter Games to offer live streaming of the NBC broadcast network, including primetime and primetime-plus programming.

Live streaming: All competition across desktops, mobile devices, tablets, connected TVs for authenticated users, and TV simul-stream coverage of five television networks.

Viewers will also have access to three digital-only programs, live streams of practices, and a news desk regularly publishing Olympic updates throughout each day.

NBCSN Live primetime coverage of a Winter Olympics for the first time, as well as 10 days of 24-hour programming.

Coverage of: bobsled, hockey, snowboarding, short track and luge.

Olympic Channel Coverage If your cable system gets the "Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA," the channel will air 20 hours of news and highlights provided daily by Olympic Broadcasting Services, live Olympic medal ceremony coverage and a daily studio show featuring Jimmy Roberts.

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Later called "The Forgotten Miracle," the U.S. Ice Hockey win over Canada for the Olympic Gold in 1960 was as incredible as the later game in 1980.

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At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innbruck, Austria, Austrian Franz Klammer shocked the world by recording the fastest downhill skiing time in history. The crowd was so enthusiastic that he needed police protection.

The Jamaican bobsled team, competing for the first time at an Olympics games, stole the headlines at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. The team crashed in the four-man event, but was cheered as they pushed the sled across the finish line.

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The U.S. team was nearly shut out of gold medals at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. Peggy Fleming saved the day, winning the figure skating gold. It was the first skating win since the tragic Sabena plane crash that killed the entire U.S. figure skating team in 1961.

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In 1980, the U.S. team defeated the vastly superior Soviet Union hockey team, en route to the Olympic gold. The game, which the U.S. won 4-3, was dubbed, "The Miracle On Ice."

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The biggest story of the 1994 games in Lillehammer was the conflict between American figure skaters Tonya Harding (right) and Nancy Kerrigan (left). A month before the games, Harding's ex-husband allegedly clubbed Kerrigan on the knee to keep her out of the games.

Kerrigan returned and won the silver medal.

Shaun White led a historic showing for the U.S. team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

While White defended his gold in the Snowboarding Halfpipe competition, the team won an unprecedented 37 medals.

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At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Jim Shea became a third generation Olympic champion when he won the gold in men's skeleton. His father competed in nordic and cross-country skiing events while his grandfather was Jack Shea, the famous Olympic speed skater.

At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Austrian Hermann Maier suffered a horrific crash during his first Olympic run. It was so bad that many thought he might be paralyzed.

To everyone's surprise, Maier returned to win 2 Olympic golds.

At the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, Sven Kramer dominated speedskating, winning 23 total medals (eight gold) in all events.

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The University of Alabama won the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Golf Tournament last year. Cheyenne Knight was the individual champion in 2016 and 2017. The University of South Carolina's women's team hosted the event.

DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE BRINGS TOP-FLIGHT FIELD TO LONG COVE Long Cove Club, in partnership with Darius Rucker and the University of South Carolina, will host the seventh annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Golf Tournament from March 2-4, featuring top women’s collegiate teams from around the country. Rucker will kick off the event with a private concert at the Arts Center of Coastal Caroline for players, coaches, sponsors and Long Cove residents.

Joining the Gamecocks in the field will be students from the University of Alabama, the University of Arkansas, Arizona State University, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Furman, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and Wake Forest. The teams will be housed in private vacation homes on Hilton Head Island.Spectators are welcome. Play begins at 8:30 a.m. March 2 and 3, and 8 a.m. March 4.

“We are once again extremely excited to host what has quickly become one of the nation’s premiere women’s intercollegiate golf tournaments,” Long Cove Club director of golf Bob Patton said. “Golf fans should take advantage of seeing some rising stars."

Cheyenne Knight won the tournament in 2016 and 2017. Last year, the University of Alabama brought the championship team.

The players will compete in a world class setting. Long Cove Club headed a group of six Beaufort County courses included in Golfweek’s Top 100 Residential Courses for 2018. The acclaimed Pete Dye layout at Long Cove ranked 19th – the highestrated South Carolina course on the list. .

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LOCAL MEN WIN USTA LEAGUE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP A team of Hilton Head Island’s top male senior players won the USTA League national championship in November in Orlando.

John Brittis, Michael Mitchell, Tom Jilly, Guenter Bergmann, Pat Child, Bobby Tillison, Gavin Cox, Job de Boer, Mark Sheaffer, Bill Sturm and Charlie Frangos teamed up to win the state and sectional tournaments, earning their ticket to nationals, where they posted a 6-0 record to claim the national crown in the men’s 55-and-older 9.0 division.

Each match consists of three doubles contests, with the team who wins at least two courts claiming the victory.The local team breezed through flight play, dropping only one court and three sets in four matches to win the pool and advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Cox and Jilly won at No. 1 and Tillison and Bergmann survived a three-set victory at No. 3 to clinch a spot in the finals. In the championship match, Tillison and Mitchell teamed up to win at No. 2 and Cox and Jilly earned a victory at No. 3.

PALMETTO DUNES’ WEAVER NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR Doug Weaver, longtime director of golf instruction at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, was named the 2017 Palmer Maples Teacher of the Year by the Carolinas Professional Golf Association.

Weaver hosts private and group lessons, conducts weekly clinics, gives lessons to children while using songs to help them remember how to play, assists with Special Olympics programming, and serves as the Hilton Head Island High School golf team’s assistant coach.

Weaver was a member of the PGA President’s Council from 2005-10 and has received numerous awards, including the 2002 Growth of the Game Award from the PGA Foundation and induction into the Lowcountry Golf Hall of Fame.

WEXFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE RETURNING WITH STRONG FIELD The Wexford Intercollegiate will return to Wexford Golf Club from Feb. 25-27.

This year’s field of 18 NCAA Division I and II teams is highlighted by the University of Georgia and Texas Christian University. Other NCAA Division I teams in the field include Akron, Charleston Southern, Cleveland State, Davidson, Dartmouth, Dayton, Furman, GardnerWebb, High Point, Memphis, Mercer, Presbyterian, Radford, and Wofford. Host Francis Marion and fellow NCAA Division II power USC Aiken round out the field. The tournament is open to spectators.

For comprehensive daily sports news featuring local teams and athletes in the Lowcountry, visit LowcoSports.com and follow @LowcoSports on Twitter and Facebook.

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The Hilton Head International Piano Competition has added a new event to its schedule. BravoPiano!: A Festival from Bach to Brubeck will be held from March 8-12 and spotlight outstanding former piano competition winners, as well as other world-famous pianists. Participants will perform solo recitals and chamber music programs, as well as with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra.

Lectures, recitals and discussions will also be part of the festival, which includes a new emphasis on connections between jazz and classical music. Dr. Keller Coker, dean of the New School for Jazz and founder of the American Metropole Orchestra, will speak; he has arranged music for Kurt Elling, Cuong Vu, Martha Reeves, Joe Lovano and Allen Toussaint, and produced shows for Aoife O’Donovan and Sean Jones. Coker also has developed and taught a wide range of courses including songwriting, early music ensemble, ethnomusicology, music history, music theory, popular music and more.

Steven Lin will perform at the event’s opening reception. A 2012 Hilton Head Piano Competition winner, he is an immediately engaging and imaginative young artist, applauded by the New York Times for playing that is “… immaculately voiced and enhanced by admirable subtleties of shading and dynamics.

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Elliot Wuu, who won first prize at the 2015 piano competition and went on to play for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, will play on Friday night at All Saints Episcopal Church. Wuu is also a recipient of the 2018 Gilmore Young Artist Award. Each winner receives $15,000, an engagement at the 2018 Gilmore Keyboard Festival, and a commission for a new piano composition. Wuu has studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Conservatory of the Arts in San Jose, California, and recently accepted a full scholarship to attend The Juilliard School.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Fei-Fei Dong, a 2012 Hilton Head International Piano Competition medalist, will play a chamber music concert March 10. On March 11, the Christian Sands Trio will present an evening of jazz.

The festival’s grand finale will be at First Presbyterian Church, featuring the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra playing three piano concertos. Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra is led by conductor John Morris Russell.

The final concert will feature Charlie Albright, Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee and Jon Kimura Parker.

Most BravoPiano! events will be held at The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, with some solo recitals and chamber music held at All Saints Episcopal Church. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to hhipc.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Opening Recital and Reception, Steven Lin (2012 HHIPC 3rd Prize) Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa 7:30 PM $40 FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Presentation all about JAZZ by Dr. Keller Coker, Dean The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music (NYC) The Jazz Corner 2 PM $20 FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Recital, Elliot Wuu (2015 HHIPC 1st Prize) All Saints Episcopal Church 7:30 PM $20 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Recital, Charlie Albright (2007 HHIPC 3rd Prize) All Saints Episcopal Church 2 PM $20 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Chamber Music Concert, Fei-Fei Dong (2012 HHIPC Medalist) All Saints Episcopal Church 7:30 PM $20 SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Brunch with John Morris Russell, Keller Coker, and Jon Kimura Parker - Connections between classical and jazz Dockside Restaurant 12 NOON $30

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The introduction of BravoPiano! Festival adds a third year to the rotation for the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. The next competition for pianists ages 18 to 30 will be in March 2019, followed in 2020 by the competition featuring pianists ages 13 to 17. BravoPiano! will return in 2021, the third year of the sequence.

HHSO Youth Concerto Competition Saturday, February 3 • 1:30 pm St. Luke’s Church, Hilton Head

Nine instrumentalists, from throughout the Southeastern U.S. will compete for cash prizes and a chance to perform as a soloist with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. They will perform on violin and cello. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door the afternoon of the performance or by calling the HHSO office at 843-842-2055.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Evening of Jazz with the Christian Sands Trio Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa 6 PM Dinner and Jazz Trio $80 7:30 PM Jazz Trio Only $35 MONDAY, MARCH 12 Brown bag lunch and conversation with past prize winners First Presbyterian Church 12 NOON Free MONDAY, MARCH 12 Final Concert with HHSO, and pianists Charlie Albright, Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, and Jon Kimura Parker First Presbyterian Church 8 PM $35 / $50 / $65

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FEB. 19 - 25 The 11th annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival will serve up some of the Lowcountry’s best bounty from the sea Feb. 19-25. The weeklong experience offers a mix of of palate-pleasing events. The main event will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 24 at Honey Horn, featuring area restaurants and chefs serving up seafood specialties and other tasty cuisine, a kids zone, select artisans and live music. On Feb. 25, the festival closes with a seafood and champagne brunch including a bloody mary bar. For a complete schedule of events or to purchase tickets, go to hiltonheadseafoodfestival.com.

FEB. 3 A TASTE OF GULLAH: Native island heritage and culture get the star treatment at this celebration of all things Gullah.

Enjoy an afternoon of storytelling, Lowcountry food, basket weaving, gospel music and crafts at this free community festival. The event features Lowcountry specialties such as barbecue ribs, conch stew, shrimp and grits, rice and beans, and okra gumbo. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.

843-842-2787 or artshhi.com.

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-11 p.m. at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. For tickets call 843- 540-6338 or visit southerncoastheartball.org.

FEB. 3 - 4 JUNIOR HERITAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT: This year’s two-day tournament will feature some of the country’s finest junior golfers. Noon, Feb. 3, Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III at The Sea Pines Resort, 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island; noon, Feb. 4, Harbour Town Golf Links.

843-363-8385 or seapines.com.

FEB. 5 & 19 LIFE MODEL SESSIONS: Art League Academy will offer life model sessions with an experienced female model, and

FEB. 5 - 11 LOWCOUNTRY CLASSIC BRIDGE TOURNAMENT: The Hilton Head Island Bridge Club will host the Low Country Classic regional tournament featuring players from the U.S., Canada and England. Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, 1 Hotel Circle, Hilton Head Island. For daily tournament offerings or the club’s daily game schedule and winter class schedule, call 843-341-6337 or go to bridgewebs.com/hiltonheadisland.

the new edition of an experienced male model once a month. This is an uninstructed drawing session. The cost for art league members is $10, cost for non-members is $15. 7 p.m., Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway. 843-842-5738 or Academy@ArtLeagueHHI.org.

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SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL: Speakers include New York Times best-selling author of the “Outlander” novels Diana Gabaldon and Jodi Picoult, author of 24 novels including “My Sister’s Keeper” and “Small Great Things.” More than 40 nationally renowned writers from a variety of genres will give talks at various locations in downtown Savannah and answer questions from readers. The authors will be available for book signings in Telfair Square immediately after their presentations.

Free. For more information go to savannahbookfestival.org.

FEB. 6 - 25 “DIAL M FOR MURDER”: In this Tony Award-winning classic thriller, Tony Wendice married his wife for her money and plans to murder her for the same reason. Tickets for shows Feb. 6-8 are $39 for adults and $26 for children; tickets for Feb. 9-25 shows are $49 for adults and $36 for children. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-2787 or artshhi.com.

FEB. 7 ECOLOGY OF BROWN PELICANS: This talk will discuss recent work using GPS technology to study the movements of Brown Pelicans throughout the year and understand key habitat needs and risk factors for this beloved but little-known seabird. 3 p.m. The Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. $7 per person and reservations are required by calling 843-689-6767, ext. 223, or going to coastaldiscovery.org/calendarofevents.

Local produce, plants, honey, meat, dairy, baked goods, sweets, specialty foods, prepared foods & more.

Thursdays, Year Round 1pm-6pm (or dusk if earlier) Old Town Bluffton on Calhoun Street at the Carson Cottages Farm to Table Chef Demos, Master Gardeners, Live Entertainment and Kids Activities FarmersMarketBluffton.org

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FEB. 7 - 9 SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: Connie Winters will lead a three-day oil modern impressionism workshop that will focus on the basics of oil painting and will include a demonstration on a painting from beginning to end. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton. $350 for members and $375 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery. com or go to sobagallery.com

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he 11th annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival will serve up some of the Lowcountry’s best bounty from the sea Feb. 19-25. The weeklong experience offers a mix of top chefs, sommeliers, mixologists, delicious dishes, artisans and musicians at a variety of palate-pleasing events.

New this year, award-winning James Beard Foundation chefs will offer a culinary tour de force Feb. 22 at Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort. The island’s first Celebrity Chef Tour Dinner will include national award-winning chefs and sommeliers, along with select local chefs.

Headlining the dinner will be celebrity chef, restauranteur, author and television personality Maneet Chauhan, best known as one of the judges on Food Network’s “Chopped.”

The festival — an annual celebration of Southern food and drink — pays tribute to the Lowcountry’s plentiful fresh catches with opportunities to try your hand at shrimping, oystering, clamming, and crabbing with wellknown Lowcountry’s watermen or pick up outdoor cooking secrets from renowned pitmasters. The main event will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 24 at Honey Horn, featuring area restaurants and chefs serving up seafood specialties and other tasty cuisine, a kids zone, select artisans and live music. On Feb. 25, the festival closes with a seafood and champagne brunch including a bloody mary bar.

For a complete schedule of events or to purchase tickets, go to hiltonheadseafoodfestival.com.

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FEB. 10 GULLAH CELEBRATION: Get a taste of Gullah traditions at the Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, where you can enjoy fried whiting, stewed shrimp and grits, and oyster gravy made from May River’s finest. 8 a.m., First African Baptist Church, 209 Dillon Road, Hilton Head Island. gullahcelebration.com.

FEB. 13 “WE SING OF LOVE”: The Mary Green Chorale continues its third season. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at marygreenchorale.org or by calling 843-290-2900. Tickets are available at The Oilerie in Wexford Village and Burke’s Main Street Pharmacy, as well as Markel’s Card & Gift Shop and Station 300. 7:30 p.m., Holy Family Church, Hilton Head Island.

FEB. 16 - 17 PAULA NADELSTERN QUILTING WORKSHOP: Explore the possibilities offered by complex textiles while demystifying the nature of symmetry.

Learn to draft perfect angles and create a unique kaleidoscope block. Workshop signup will be done on a first come, first served basis by the date and time emails are received. To register, email palmettoquiltguild@gmail.com with the subject line “Paula Nadelstern Sign Up.” For details, call 843-842-5738 or go to artleaguehhi.org.

FEB. 13, 20, & 27 SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: Dennis Lake will lead a three-day open art class. Students will have the opportunity to explore a painting in whatever medium they wish. Receive critique and advice on techniques and materials. 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton. $120 for members and $135 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery. com or go to sobagallery.com.

FEB. 14 PROTECTING OUR NATION’S BIRDS: An introduction to the history of fulfilling the mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s national wildlife refuge system.

Learn the roots of migratory bird conservation in America and about amazing opportunities to view birds and other wildlife at nearby national wildlife refuges. 3 p.m., Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive. $7 per person for ages 12 and older. For reservations, call 843-689-6767, ext. 223, or go to coastaldiscovery.org.

FEB. 15 PALMETTO QUILT GUILD MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Guest lecturer Paula Nadelstern will present “Symmetry and Surprise, the Kaleidoscope as Design Inspiration.”

Come at noon, visit with friends and welcome new members at the

FEB. 19 “COLIN QUINN: There’s One in Every Crowd”: Colin Quinn brings his uniquely irreverent brand of standup comedy to Hilton Head Island. $47. 8 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. 843-8422787 or artshhi.com.

social hour immediately before the guild membership meeting.

Noon-1 p.m., social hour; 1-3 p.m., membership meeting; Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island. palmettoquiltguild@gmail.com.

FEB. 15 - 16 SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: Eve Miller’s “Pastels A to Z: Tools and Techniques” workshop will include daily demonstrations on composition, underpainting techniques and color theory. 10

“INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT”: Explore coding with an eight-week course by CODEcamp, a project-based introductory code education program designed for adults of all backgrounds and experience levels, offered by the Beaufort Digital Corridor. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 500 Carteret St., Beaufort.

Cost is $295. beaufortdigital.com. a.m.-3:30 p.m., SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton. The cost is $175 for members and $190 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery. com or go to sobagallery.com.

FEB. 17 MARDI GRA GALA: NAMI Lowcountry is holding its fifth annual Mardi Gras gala and auction. Tickets are $100, but $58 is tax-deductible. 6-10 p.m., Hilton Head Island Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island. 843-681-2200.

BLUFFTON BALL: Local businesses and individuals who have contributed to the Bluffton community will be presented with the Bluffton Business Awards at this yearly celebration for community members and leaders. Pinckney Hall, Sun City Hilton Head. 843-705-4005.

FEB. 18 MOAA NEW MEMBER DINNER: The Hilton Head Area Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, along with the MOAA

Spouses for Service, are hosting a new member dinner for those who joined the chapter in 2017, as well as any potential MOAA members interested in joining this year. For more information call Jayne Danoff at 617-861-7010 or email jayne. danoff @gmail.com for details.

FEB. 19 - MARCH 30 “HISTORIC BLUFFTON: Paintings from the Archives”: On view during library hours.

Opening reception to meet the artist, Alexandra Sharma, and the historian, Iva Welton, from 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 22. History talk and PowerPoint presentations: 2-4 p.m. Feb. 27, “Belfair Mansion: From Magnificent to its Sad End;” and 2-4 p.m. March 6, “Rose Hill Plantation House: The Intriguing History.” Bluffton Public Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. 843-255-6503 or beaufortcountylibrary.org.

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Awards will be presented to the top features, documentaries, short films, student films, screenplays, animation and comedy, and the best actor, best actress and best director will be named. beaufortfilmfestival.com.

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he award-winning Hilton Head Shore Notes will create beautiful harmony with special guests The Buzz for a “Love That A Cappella!” concert, led by Shore Notes musical director Faye McLanahan, at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Hilton Head Island High School’s Seahawk Cultural Center.

The Buzz is one of the most successful women’s quartets in the world. Over 14 years, the group has overcome barriers like distance — its members are based in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida — to win first place in the 2004 Sweet Adelines International Competition and tour in the U.S. and abroad, teaching barbershop harmony in destinations like Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The Buzz previously performed at the Shore Notes show in 2005, and recently announced that 2018 will be the group’s last year singing and touring together.

A portion of the proceeds from the “Love That A Cappella!” show will benefit the Southeast Summer Theater Institute Foundation, which brings student actors from around the world to Hilton Head to hone their chops on the island’s stages. Tickets to the concert are $20 and are available at Burke’s Main Street Pharmacy and Pretty Papers on Hilton Head and Markel’s Card & Gift Shop in Bluffton, or online at hiltonheadshorenotes.com.

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COMMUNITY FORUM: “The Opioid Crisis: Who Is at Risk?”: This panel discussion will feature four local experts involved in various aspects of the crisis, including a prevention specialist, a pharmacist, a pain management physician, and a psychiatrist. Sponsored by the Social Action Committee of Congregation Beth Yam. 7-9 p.m., 4501 Meeting St., Hilton Head Island. Free. 843-689-2178 or email judiea2323@gmail.com.

FEB. 22 AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AWARENESS MONTH SEMINAR: Dr. Peter Liggett of Hilton Head Macula & Retina will give a seminar on the latest treatments and prevention. 10:30 a.m., Hilton Head Senior Center, 70 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite L. Free. Reservations are required by calling the center at 843-785-6444 or going to hhmr.org/seniorctr/.

THIRD ANNUAL RED DRESS FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON: Hosted by GFWC Woman’s League of the Lowcountry and presented

by Macy’s, national sponsor of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women.” 11 a.m., vendor showcase and shopping; noon, lunch and fashion show. $35. Hampton Hall Clubhouse, 170 Hampton Hall Blvd., Bluffton. 843-705-3078.

SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: Jim Lewis will lead a one-day class on “Seven Keys to Successful Painting.”

Students will learn how to avoid common failures and become more confident. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton. $75 for members and $90 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery.com or go to sobagallery.com.

FEB. 23 LOWCOUNTRY LADIES LUNCHEON: Lunch will include time for networking and meeting new friends. Local women business owners and nonprofit groups will have displays and guests will have time for shopping before and after lunch. Bring business cards for networking and prize drawings. Noon, Hampton Lakes Lakehouse, 20 Hampton Lake Drive, Bluffton. $35. Vendors can contact Laurie Brown at laurie@auntlauries.com. For reservations, go to 2018lowcountryladiesluncheonwintersession.eventbrite.com.

The Page Island Oyster Roast raises money for the Kids in Kayaks Scholarship Fund.

SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: “Loosen Up with a Palette Knife.” Led by Jim Lewis, the class will investigate the basics of color mixing, value and perspective using a palette knife in oil and acrylic. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton. $75 for members and $90 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery.com or go to sobagallery.com.

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KIDS IN KAYAKS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER: The Page Island Oyster Roast is a family-friendly event to raise money for the Kids in Kayaks Scholarship Fund. Food and oysters from the Bluffton Seafood Co., music by members of the Lowcountry Boil Band, live and silent auctions, games and fun for all. 2-5:30 p.m. Tickets are $150 for adults, $75 for children ages 5-12, and children younger than 4 get in free. Tickets include food, beverages and round-trip boat transportation. outsidefoundation.org.

CAMERA CLUB OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND MEETING: Guest speaker Diana Churchill will be speaking on “The Joy and Challenge of Photographing Birds.” Churchill writes the twice-monthly column "Birder's Eye View" for Savannah Morning News and has been photographing birds since the late 1990s. 7 p.m., Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 2 Matthews Court, Hilton Head Island. cchhi.net.

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SOCIETY OF BLUFFTON ARTISTS WORKSHOP: Pat Diemand and Marianne Stillwagon are offering a floor cloth workshop.

Participants will receive step-by-step instructions with a hands-on demonstration. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. SoBA Gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton.

Cost is $150 for members and $195 for non-members. To register, email classes@sobagallery.com or go to sobagallery.com.

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››Calendar MARCH 9 SAVE THE DATE

TAKE AIM AT INCLUSION CLAY SHOOT TO BENEFIT POCKETS FULL OF SUNSHINE

BY CARRIE HIRSCH

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he Children’s Relief Fund will hold a sporting clay shoot March 9 at Forest City Gun club in Savannah. The event will benefit Pockets Full of Sunshine, a Hilton Head Islandbased nonprofit group that provides inclusive vocational and social opportunities for adults with disabilities.

Pockets Full of Sunshine was founded

by Dayna Dehlinger, Laurin Rivers and Carol Bartholomew and provides programming to area residents three days a week.

“These are volunteer positions for all of us,” Dehlinger said. “Our ‘Rays’ are fulfilled through activities, outings, and vocational training. We’re helping to create amazing community memories. First Presbyterian Church donates the space and we receive grants from the church as well.”

The group has big plans, the three say.

“Ultimately we’d like to open a Sunshine House as a resource and a coffee shop to provide employment,” Bartholomew said.

The fundraiser includes a beginner’s clinic, a safety clinic, an optional five-stand warm-up, a catered lunch, a silent auction and culminates with an award reception.

“Attendance grows in leaps and bounds every year, and teams come from Virginia and Michigan,” Rivers said. “Our silent auction will include an oyster table painted by our Rays, a quail hunt and shooting and golf experiences.”

To register, contact Bartholomew at 843-384-1315 or go to pocketsfullofsun.org.

MARCH 3 YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL: Come and celebrate National Youth Arts month at the annual Youth ArtsFest. Enjoy crafts, arts workshops, refreshments and ISCA’s Promising Picassos youth art exhibition. 11a.m.-1 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Free. artshhi.com.

MARCH 6 "MOVIN' INTO MATH” EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP: Join Kinetyx Dance Ensemble director Martha Connerton for an afternoon of arts integration for ages 6-9. In this creative movement workshop, students will learn to create dances while utilizing essential math skills.

4:30-6 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. $18. Register at artshhi.com/ workshop-registration.

MARCH 7-8 THE CELTIC TENORS: This internationally acclaimed show includes “Danny Boy” and other classics. You’ll enjoy an evening with tenors who don’t take themselves too seriously.

8 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. $62. 843842-2787 or artshhi.com.

MARCH 14 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GLEE CLUB PERFORMANCE: The Hilton Head Council, the Navy League of the United States and the Naval Academy Alumni Association are pleased to announce the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club’s spring tour will include Hilton Head Island. 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hilton Head.

Free. rfosternlus@gmail.com or hiltonheadnavyleague.com.

MARCH 17 MAKING THEIR WISHES COME TRUE: The Boys and Girls Club of

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Hilton Head will hold their annual gala fund raiser, presented by Audi Hilton Head, from 6-11 p.m. at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. Enjoy dinner, a silent auction and live auction for a good cause. Tickets cost $200. Sponsorships are available.

Call 843-689-3646 ext 1009 or go to bgclowcountry.org MARCH 20 HOBEY FORD SEA SONGS: Hobey Ford’s newest production, “Sea Song,” is the story of a boy’s discovery of the natural world at the seaside. The production follows the lifecycle of the sea turtle. “Sea Song” is performed in the style of Ford’s “Animalia” series, featuring his carved foam animals performed in full view of the audience.

10 and 11:30 a.m. $7 for kindergarteners through fifth graders. artshhi.com/field-trips.

MARCH 22-24 BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: Hand-selected musicians will perform a collection of rock band Queen’s most cherished hits. The group will perform “Queen – A Night at the Opera” in its entirety, including songs you love like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “God Save the Queen,” “’39” and “Love of My Life.” They will also play Queen’s greatest hits. 8 p.m. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. $50.

843-842-ARTS or artshhi.com.

MARCH 31 “CIRQUE-TACULAR’S WORLD”: An off-beat, farcical, trip around the globe to explore the world as you thought it was, found it wasn't, and wish it could be. These elite acrobats, artists and one-of-a-kind originals create quirky, exciting acrobatic shows with no claims of historical accuracy, but a whole lot of fun. 4 and 8 p.m., Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.

$44 for adults and $31 for children ages 15 and younger.

843-842-2787 or artshhi.com.

ONGOING HELPING PARENTS HEAL: Monthly meetings of this nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting parents who have lost children, giving them support and resources to aid in the healing process. Second Sunday of the month from 1-3 p.m.

This month’s meeting is Feb. 11.

Seaquins Ballroom, 1300 Fording Island Road, Bluffton. 201-2336015 or ivouvalides@aol.com.

TUESDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB: Join the club at Sonesta Resort for three courses for $20.

The tasting menu includes a complimentary glass of wine.

For reservations, call 843-33411850 or go to sonesta.com.

GARVIN-GARVEY COTTAGE TOURS: Visit the newly opened historic Garvin-Garvey Freedman’s Cottage by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Oyster Factory Park, 63 Wharf St., Bluffton. $5. townofbluffton. sc.gov/garvin-garvey.

FOREST PRESERVE WAGON JOURNEY: Sit back, relax and experience the animals and plant life of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sea Pines Resort. Cost is $16 for adults and $13 for children ages 12 and younger; reservations are required. For more information, call 843-842-1979.

FALL-WINTER ADULT READING PROGRAM: Participants in the reading program can win gift cards or movie passes. Read three books a month and submit your reading log at the Bluffton library reference desk. Free. Through March 31, Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. For information, call Armistead Reasoner at 843-255-

BLUFFTON FARMERS MARKET

6512, email areasoner@bcgov.net or go to beaufortcountylibrary.org.

UNCOVERING THE ROOTS OF RECONSTRUCTION: This new tour is a partnership with the Coastal Discovery Museum, Hilton Head Island Land Trust and the Mitchelville Preservation Project. Meet at the Coastal Discovery Museum. Visit the site of the self-governing, freed slave community of Mitchelville, then tour Fort Howell, which was built in 1864 to protect the town of Mitchelville. Cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 6 to 12, and reservations are required. 9:30 a.m. Fridays, Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. For reservations, call 843-689-6767, ext. 224, or go to coastaldiscovery.org.

BACH LOBSTER NIGHTS: Enjoy live Maine lobsters with a side of live piano music. Cost is $25 and lobster reservations are required. Wednesday nights, The Wreck of the Salty Dog, 232 S. Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island. To reserve your lobster, call 843-683-6465.

HISTORIC ZION CEMETERY AND BAYNARD MAUSOLEUM: 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. Cost is $12 per adult and $7 per child; reservations are required. 10 a.m. Wednesdays, intersection of U.S. 278 and Mathews Drive, Hilton Head Island.

For reservations, call 843-6866050 or visit heritagelib.org.

HISTORIC FORT MITCHEL IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION: Join the Heritage Library for a tour of the Civil War battery Skull Creek, built to protect Port Royal Sound the Seabrook Coaling Station. Cost is $12 per adult and $7 per child; reservations are required. 10

On Thursday afternoons, Calhoun Street in Old Town bustles with “Farm to Table” chef demos, Master Gardeners and other artisan showcases, plus live entertainment, kids activities, local produce, plants, honey, meat, dairy, baked goods, sweets, specialty foods, prepared foods and more.

1-6 p.m. 843-415-2447 or farmersmarketbluffton.org.

a.m. Thursdays, 65 Skull Creek Drive, Hilton Head Island. For reservations, call 843-6866050 or go to heritagelib.org.

HISTORIC TOURS BY BICYCLE: Take a ride along the waterfront corridor of Squire Pope Road and learn about Hilton Head Island’s unique and rich history, including its Native American residents, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gullah community and more. The tour lasts about 90 minutes and is safe, casual and fun. Helmets are required; bug spray and water are suggested. Bring your own bike. Cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children, ages 10 and older only. 10 a.m. Wednesdays, leaving from 137 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Island. For reservations, go to heritagelib.org.

MEDITATION + YOGA: Group meditation is a great way to get support and develop a mindfulness routine for a brandnew, spotty, or long-time practice.

Sit in silence for 30 minutes followed by a 45-minute yoga session. For meditation, use a chair or bring a cushion; for yoga, bring your mat. Free. 9-10 a.m.

Mondays, Hilton Head Library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island. For more information, contact Lauren Read at 843255-6531, lread@bcgov.net or beaufortcountylibrary.org.

FRESHWATER FISHING: Enjoy a relaxing morning by the beautiful lakes of the Sea Pines Forest Preserve while fishing. Supplies are provided and reservations are required. Cost is $19 for adults and $14 for children ages 12 and younger. 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sea Pines Resort, 32 Greenwood Drive, Hilton Head Island. For reservations, call 843842-1979 or go to seapines.com.

TEA TIME AT ROSE HILL MANSION: Experience afternoon tea at a beautiful plantation house in the Lowcountry. Selections include custom-crafted teas, elegant finger sandwiches and heavenly desserts. Small groups or large groups welcome.

Cost is $40 per person. 2 p.m.

Tuesdays, Rose Hill Mansion, 199 Rose Hill Way, Bluffton.

For reservations, call Lou Anne Takach at 843-757-6046.

GOLF CLINICS FOR ALL AGES: Group and individual golf programs for adults and juniors led by PGA professional Jeff Picus of Excel and Enjoy Golf Academy. Times vary, Country Club of Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island. For details, call Picus at 843-295-8888 or email classapro@pga.com.

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CRANFORD HOLLOW FAVORITE LOCAL GROUP PLANS NEW MUSIC

BY JESSICA GOODY

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ilton Head Island’s Cranford Hollow has described its sound as explosive Southern rock, psychedelic Lowcountry rock, modern bluegrass, Americana and “Lowcountry stomp.”

“It’s always changing,” said John Cranford, the group’s lead singer and guitarist. “I think at the core of what we do, the song is the most important thing. Whether it’s a country song or a rock song ... it really takes its own form.”

That versatility makes the local favorite “chameleons,” as Cranford calls them — and it’s won the group legions of listeners who pack area venues like Wild Wing Cafe, The Boardroom, Big Bamboo Cafe, the Black Marlin’s Hurricane Bar, Skull Creek Boathouse and the Tiki Hut to dance the night away to the band’s infectious tunes.

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Live Entertainment Hilton Head Island and Bluffton offer many opportunities to hear live music by talented performers. Dates, times and artists are subject to change.

Hilton Head They’ll soon have a new reason to dance: The band will be releasing new songs this year via iTunes and Spotify on Cranford’s own label, Swampfire Records.

“I love the evolution of a song,” Cranford said. “That process, to me, is the most fun and the most rewarding part of the experience.”

Like a lot of other Hilton Head transplants, Cranford came south to avoid the winters in his native Wisconsin, taking to the Lowcountry lifestyle like a fish to water. He’s joined on the stage by bassist Phillips Sirmans, guitarist Yannie Reynecke, drummer Randy Rockalotta, and fiddler Eric Reid.

“We enjoy living here, we enjoy the people,” Cranford said.

Especially those who are always up for a down-home, foot-stomping good time.

AUNT CHILADA’S: Seasonal live music on the patio.

69 Pope Ave. 843-785-7700 facebook.com/auntchiladashhi BIG JIM’S BBQ, BURGERS & PIZZA: Seasonal live music Thursdays and Saturdays, 5-8 p.m.

7 Trent Jones Ln. 888-322-9095 | palmettodunes.com BLACK MARLIN HURRICANE BAR Oyster Roast with music by The B-Town Playaz, Feb. 20, 3-10 p.m.

86 Helmsman Way, 843-7854950 blackmarlinhhi.com

BOARDROOM: 5 p.m.-late nightly.

7 Greenwood Dr., Reilley's Plaza 843-363-6636 | theboardroomlive.com CAPTAIN WOODY’S: Seasonal live music, 6-9 p.m.

6 Target Rd. 843-785-2400 | captainwoodys.com CAROLINA CRAB COMPANY: Live music on the outdoor patio.

86 Helmsman Way 843-842-2016 facebook.com/carolinacrabco CHARBAR CO.: Live music Thursdays-Saturdays starting about 7 p.m.

33 Office Park Rd. 843-785-2427 | charbar.com COCONUTZ SPORTZ BAR: Live music Fridays 10 p.m.-late 40 Folly Field Rd. 843-842-0043 | hhibeachandtennis.com ELA’S BLU WATER GRILLE: Thursdays & Fridays: John Wasem, 7-10 p.m.

Saturdays: Reid Richmond 7-10 p.m.

Sunday: Bill Peterson 11-2 p.m.; Dean St. Hillaire 7-10 p.m.

1 Shelter Cove Ln. 843-785-3030 | elasgrille.com FISHCAMP ON BROAD CREEK: Seasonal live music on the waterfront patio 11 Simmons Rd. 843-842-2267 facebook.com/fishcamphhi FROSTY FROG CAFE: Live acoustic music nightly on newly-expanded patio.

1 N. Forest Beach Dr., Coligny Plaza 843-686-3764 | frostyfrog.com HINCHEY’S CHICAGO BAR & GRILL: Live music by local artists.

70 Pope Ave., Circle Center 843-686-5959 | hincheys.com

HOLY TEQUILA: Live music nightly.

33 Office Park Rd., Ste. 213 843-681-TACO (8226) holytequila.com

SANTA FE CAFE: Ranchero guitarist Ray Elias performs TuesSat, 7-10 p.m.

807 William Hilton Pkwy., #700 843-785-3838 | santafehhi.com

EL NUEVO VALLARTA: Some Wednesdays 16 Kitties Landing Rd. 843-706-9338 | elnuevovallartablufftons.com

THE JAZZ CORNER: Live jazz in a nightclub atmosphere 1000 William Hilton Pkwy.; The Village At Wexford C-1 843-842-8620 | thejazzcorner.com

SEA PINES RESORT: Feb: 11, 5-7 p.m. Odyssey Express Quintet modern and classic jazz Champions Ballroom at the Harbourtown Clubhouse. $15 per person. 21 or older.

11 Lighthouse Lane | 843-671-2032

FAT PATTIES: Live music Fridays-Sundays; call for times.

207 Bluffton Road.

843-815-6300 | fat-patties.com

LOCAL PIE: Live music on the deck on Wednesdays.

55 New Orleans Rd. 843-842-7437 | localpie.com MEDITERRANEAN HARBOUR BAR & GRILL: Live music daily.

13 Harbourside Ln., Unit B 843-842-9991 mediterraneanharbour.com RED FISH: John Brackett Trio performs Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

8 Archer Rd. 843-686-3388 | redfishofhiltonhead.com REILLEY’S NORTH END PUB: Trivia Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

95 Mathews Dr., Port Royal Plaza 843-681-4153 | reilleysnorth.com RUBY LEE’S, NORTH END: Live music Tues.–Sat. Reservations suggested. $7 per person.

46 Old Wild Horse Rd. 843-681-7829 | rubylees.com RUBY LEE’S, SOUTH: Live music nightly. Reservations suggested. $7 per person.

19 Dunnagans Alley 843-785-7825 | rubyleessouth.com SAN MIGUEL’S: Live entertainment in season.

9 Harbourside Ln. 843-842-4555 | sanmiguels.com

SKULL CREEK BOATHOUSE: 397 Squire Pope Rd. (843) 681-3663 skullcreekboathouse.com TIKI HUT: Jojo Squirrel & the Home Pickles Saturdays at 1 p.m.

1 S. Forest Beach Dr., Coligny Plaza 843-785-5126 | tikihuthhi.com TWISTED CORK COCKTAIL & WINE BAR: Live music every Friday.

11 Palmetto Bay Road 843-802-0510 | twistedcorkwinebar.com UP THE CREEK PUB & GRILL: Live music Fridays at 7 p.m.

18 Simmons Rd 843-681-3625 upthecreekpubandgrill.com

Bluffton CALHOUN STREET TAVERN Live music Thurs 5:30-8:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 6-9 p.m., Sun 12-3 p.m.

9 Promenade St., Ste. 1201 843-757-4334 | calhounstreettavern.com

GASTROPUB 46: Brad Wells every Monday evenings on the porch 68 Bluffton Rd. 843-757-4646 | 46gastropub.com OLD TOWN DISPENSARY: Live music Mon.-Sat. evenings and Sunday brunch.

15 Captain's Cove Rd. 843-837-1893 | otdbluffton..com THE PEARL KITCHEN + BAR: Thursdays & Fridays: Reid Richmond 6-9 p.m.

Saturdays: John Wasem 6-9 p.m 55 Calhoun St 843-757-5511 | thepearlbluffton.com ROASTING ROOM LOUNGE & LISTENING ROOM: Feb. 8, 8-10 p.m. Mike Wilson, David Wingo & Friends. $10 1297 May River Rd. 843-368-4464 | roastingroomlounge.com TWISTED EUROPEAN BAKERY: Live music (weather permitting) for Sunday brunch 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

1253 May River Rd A 843-757-0033 twistedeuropeanbakery.com

CORKS WINE COMPANY: Live music Tuesday and Friday evenings 14 Promenade St., Ste. 306 843-815-5168 | corkswinecobluffton.com

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On the Trail of Oysters NEW PROGRAM HOPES ‘SEA-TO-TABLE’ FOCUS WILL LURE VISITORS AND BUSINESSES.

BY CARRIE HIRSCH

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quaculture, sea-to-table, aqua-tourism, merroir: Larry Hughes loves using expressive terms for the Lowcountry Oyster Trail.

“Why can’t we have aqua-tourism? We have ecotourism,” he said. “It’s just tourism focused on our special marine ecosystem.”

“Merroir” refers to environmental factors that affect the taste of oysters, including water salinity, tidal change, the nutrients they filter, even their reproductive cycle.

“If wild oysters are left to their own and unharvested, the weight from new oysters on the top layers could actually over time push the ones on the bottom into the pluff mud and they would suffocate. So we’re saving them by eating them,” Hughes said.

As part of his efforts to “save” the oysters, Hughes founded the Lowcountry Oyster Trail in November as a tourism and economic development initiative focused on the sea-to-fork movement among foodies. Its geographical boundaries extend south from

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Charleston into Georgia. He was inspired by a similar program in Virginia that has generated millions in revenue for that state.

Of course, the Virginia oyster trail can’t compete with what the Lowcountry has to offer.

“Our oysters are simply the best,” Hughes said.

So far, the Lowcountry Oyster Trail has eight corporate sponsors; Hughes is looking to add more partners who can provide history, culture and outdoor activities to visitors.

“Each partner will get a plaque to display, but to earn it and keep it they’ll have to maintain certain standards and agree to be stewards of a great Lowcountry Oyster Trail experience for tourists and residents,” he said.

The trail isn’t just about enjoyable experiences, however.

Hughes wanted his program to also help preserve and protect valuable natural resources like the area’s waters.

“What if we could create a sustainable funding stream to analyze the health and well-being of our fresh and salt water,

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Larry Hughes founded the Lowcountry Oyster Trail as a tourism and economic development initiative. He hopes the program will help the region protect oysters.

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ARE THE STAR. our marine ecosystem?

That has led to the creTHEY ARE ation of the SC Lowcountry STRONGLY Oyster Trail Fund, part of the family of funds at the TIED INTO Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. First we THE CULTURE need to find out what we AND SOCIAL don’t know about our ecosystem, then perhaps we FABRIC OF OUR can build a research center and that could be a way to LOWCOUNTRY. attract mariculture-related technology companies to the Lowcountry,” Hughes said.

He was surprised to learn that various institutions studying area waterways and marine life don’t always share information with each other for a look at the bigger picture.

“Clemson is focused on fresh water and USCB is pursuing marsh, estuarine and offshore research. Now we’re all beginning to look at better coordination and communication as it relates to what our fin stock and shellfish must live in, the water we drink and use for business and industry, and how it all relates, he said. "Partners like the Port Royal Sound Foundation, Waddell Mariculture Center and the Coastal Discovery Museum are joining in.”

It’s only fitting, he said, that oysters be at the center of so much attention — and could help draw visitors to the area.

“Our oysters are the star. They are strongly tied into the culture and social fabric of our Lowcountry,” he said. “Great oysters are the hook, gracious hospitality is the line, and amazing experiences are the sinker.”

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A pile of oyster shells outside the Bluffton Oyster Co. will be returned to the May River. Shucked oyster shells are used to cultivate and restore oyster beds.

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"REPLANTS” OUR SHUCKED SHELLS Tina Toomer and her family own Bluffton Oyster Co. and Bluffton Family Seafood House.

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married into the oyster business 30 years ago. My husband's grandfather moved to Hilton Head Island in the early 1900s and started one of the first oyster shucking houses in the area, and it has been a mainstay in the Toomer family for all of these years.

The business has changed drastically over time.

Waterfront docks have been sold because the land was prime property. As our families got older, there haven’t been many others to fill in. We have been fortunate to remain in business here in Bluffton, but we’ve felt the labor shortage.

May River oysters play a special part in my heart, but I truly believe they are the best in the world. With their briny taste and freshness, they are hard to beat. I will gladly eat a raw oyster any time of the day, but they are best right off the shucking knife. That is the ultimate in freshness. At our restaurant, I like ordering a bucket of steamed oysters served with all of the tools and condiments: lemon, raw horseradish, saltines and cocktail sauce.

Every year, my husband "replants” our shucked shells so oysters can reproduce. He is a farmer of the river. The most important part to me is the relationships we have formed over the years with the shuckers and pickers. We are a big family, and they are the hardest workers I know.

It is truly an art.

BUY ONE ENTRÉE GET THE SECOND AT HALF PRICE. *Cannot be combined with any other offers. Valid through February 28, 2018.

Come to Clarke’s.

843.341.3002

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8 Executive Park Road, Hilton Head Island SC 29928

››Dining news SEA PINES RESORT INTRODUCES EXCLUSIVE CRAFT BEER A red-and-white striped craft beer can that features the Harbour Town Lighthouse is now being sold exclusively at Sea Pines Resort. River Dog Brewery’s Lighthouse Blonde is a light and crisp ale made specifically for the resort. It’s on draft at all Sea Pines Resort restaurants and can be purchased in six-packs at Harbour Town Golf Links and Plantation Golf Club.

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G-FREE SPOT OPENS AT COLIGNY PLAZA The G-Free Spot recently opened in Coligny Plaza and its menu is entirely gluten-free.

The bakery offers baked goods such as brownies, cookies, cupcakes, cheesecakes and breads. Nicole Gardner, owner of the bakery, opened the storefront after running an online store. Gardner and her daughter both learned they were gluten intolerant in 2011, which was about the time they moved to Hilton Head. The store is at 1 N. Forest Beach Drive. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays during the offseason and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day during peak season. The bakery also offers wholesale distribution to local restaurants and hotels.

NEW YORK RESTAURANT TO FEATURE HILTON HEAD CULINARY SCENE The Beard House Restaurant in Greenwich Village is hosting an event to showcase the culinary arts scene of Hilton Head Island, sponsored by the James Beard Foundation. The “Hilton Head Surf and Sand” event will feature Andrew Carmines of Hudson’s Seafood House On the Docks, Clayton Rollison of Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar, Chris Carge of Poseidon, Brandon Carter of FARM, Tim Nelson of Beach House and Nick Unangst of SERG Restaurant Group. “Hilton Head Surf and Sand” will be held Feb. 7 and tickets are $175 each. For more information, call 212-627-2308.

CELEBRITY CHEF OPENS NEW RESTAURANT IN SAVANNAH

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Celebrity chef Sean Brock has debuted his newest Savannah restaurant spot, Husk. Husk is an Appalachian- and Lowcountry-inspired culinary experience that began in Charleston in 2010. Brock won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southeast in 2010 and is a four-time finalist for Outstanding Chef.

He has competed on “Iron Chef America” and his cookbook “Heritage” is a New York Times best-seller. Husk’s menu will change daily and the restaurant is open seven nights a week. For more information, call 912-349-2600.

CHAMBER PLATES UP 10TH ANNUAL RESTAURANT WEEK Explore the culinary landscape of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton at participating restaurants offering “prix fixe” menus. The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Restaurant Week will feature the best in Lowcountry culinary experiences. Modeled after successful restaurant weeks in New York and other cities, thevent features more than 70 of the area’s top award-winning restaurants.

Try somewhere you’ve never been or check out the island’s newest hot spot: Restaurant Week is the best way to dine your way through the Lowcountry. This is the 10th year the chamber has organized the event. For information, go to hiltonheadisland.org/restaurantweek.

SEAFOOD TRUCK IS COMING TO HILTON HEAD Mullets, a food truck that features ocean-to-table seafood dishes, will open behind Barnacle Bill’s Fresh Seafood Market on Hilton Head Island. The grab-and-go food truck received approval from the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Design Review Board in January.

Greg Berkes, the owner of Barnacle Bill’s, created the food truck to serve islanders searching for a fast, fresh-caught seafood dining experience. The food truck is expected to hit the road in the spring.

SIP WHILE YOU SHOP AT KROGER Kroger on Hilton Head will now allow patrons to sip beer and wine while they shop for groceries. The store has opened a small bar with a selection of beer and wine that customers can purchase during their visits. The bar will be located between the grocery store’s deli and the Starbucks. Kroger plans to work with local breweries and wineries to stock the bar with Lowcountry beverages.

FIRST WATCH OPENS A LOCATION IN BLUFFTON Breakfast and lunch franchise First Watch opened a restaurant in the Grayco Center in Bluffton last month, near Hobby Lobby. The same menu is served from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every day. Breakfast items include avocado toast but also traditional favorites such as bacon, eggs and grits. Fresh-squeezed juices are also offered. This is the restaurant's first location in South Carolina. The nearest First Watch is in Jacksonville, Fla.

Check out our new website: www.twistedcorkwinebar.com

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HILTON HEAD – NORTH END Bella Italia nG

Family-oriented restaurant serving great food at affordable prices. For more than 25 years Bella Italia has been placing lots of emphasis on freshness and quality, including the sauces, the homemade meatballs, fried-daily eggplant, inhouse cut chicken, and more. Pizza and salads are specialties.

Large pizzas will feed a family. Delivery available mid-island to the bridge. 95 Mathews Dr. (Port Royal Plaza) 843-689-5560, bellaitaliahhi.com

CocoNutz Sportz Bar Ga

Open to the public. Imagine your favorite sporting events shown on dual 125” high-definition screens and 18 other TV’s tuned in to every sporting event imaginable. That’s what you will find at CocoNutz. $12 buckets of domestic beer, darts and pool. If you get hungry, we have the “Island’s Best Wings,” 1st place at Wingfest 2017, craft burgers and brews, prime rib. 40 Folly Field Road, Beach & Tennis Resort; 843-842-0043

Crazy Crab Jarvis Creek nG Visit the Crazy Crab and enjoy genuine service and fresh seafood; a Hilton Head tradition for over 30 years! Menus feature crab clusters, local oysters, seafood “your way,” king crab, fresh local shrimp and more. Dine in the heart of Sea Pines at Harbour Town. Large parties welcome. Children’s menu available. Highway 278 (near Mile Marker 1); 843-681-502, thecrazycrab.com Gator’z Pizza G

Be sure to stop by Gator’z Pizza and order the “Bigly” MEGA Pizza. It’s 400 square inches of pizza perfection! These delicious square pizzas are available for both dine in and take out. Remember that you get more with a square pizza-just to do the math! Pie R Square! 40 Folly Field Road. Beach & Tennis Resort; 843-842-0043

Munchies nG A true American deli and ice cream shop that only uses Boar's Head meats, cheeses and Nathan's famous all-beef hot dogs. Menu items include paninis, wraps, salads, homemade quiche, soups and more. Satisfy your sweet tooth 146 hiltonheadmonthly.com

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with homemade chocolate candy, fudge, baked goods and premium ice cream. Gluten-free bread/wraps; vegan and vegetarian options. 1407 Main Strret, Main Street Village; 843-785-3354

New York City Pizza nG

An upscale Italian pizzeria featuring authentic New York pies, homemade Italian entrees, and a full bar. NYCP offers three kinds of pizza crust: NY Style (thin), Pan, and Sicilian, and a variety of Italian dishes, appetizers, subs, calzones, and veal/ chicken entrees. Kid’s menu. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering.

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Dine indoors or outside on the patio, the Old Fort Pub offers beautiful views of the Intracoastal Waterway and is the only AAA Four Diamond Restaurant on Hilton Head. (Won 11 times!) Enjoy “new south” favorites with influences from around the globe. Try the “Pub and Patio” menu offering smaller portions of Old Fort Pub’s signature entrees.

Reservations Recommended. 65 Skull Creek Drive; 843-681-2386, OldFortPub.com

Reilley’s North End Pub nGa

A genuine island institution, Reilley’s has been serving up steaks, seafood, pasta & sandwiches for more than 35 years.

Specials include Monday Night Lobster and Friday and Saturday Prime Rib; reservations required. Kids eat free Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult entrée. 95 Mathews Dr. (Port Royal Plaza) 843-681-4153, reilleysnorth.com

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Il Carpaccio nG Il Carpaccio serves a wide variety of authentic Italian cuisine, ranging from the highly regarded cuisine of Northern Italy to genuine crispy, thin-crust, Italianstyle pizza. Casual, attractive restaurant, with large, attractive bar and a genuine brick oven (imported from Italy) for baking pizza. Attractive new additional dining room perfect for group functions. 200A Museum St. (Across from Walmart). 843-342-9949

regional American bar food. Voted: People’s Choice Awards Best Bar 2015, Island’s Best Hot Dog. Best Wings, Best Fish & Chips, Homemade Soups, Salads with Fresh Local Produce, Vegetarian Menu, Seafood. Port Royal Plaza, 843-842-2570, streetmeethhi.com

HILTON HEAD – MID-ISLAND

The hotspot for sports, blues and soul food. Ruby Lee’s uses time-tested family recipes to produce authentic fried chicken, southern fried pork chops, smoked baby back ribs, seasoned pulled pork, collard greens, fresh seafood and more. Enjoy all of the sports packages and a happy hour. Live music nightly.

Reservations suggested during live music hours, $7 music charge per person. 46 Old Wild Horse Rd; 843-681-7829, rubylees.com

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Street Meet: The American Tavern nGa “Sidewalk Sandwiches from America’s Favorite Street Corners™” Street Meet specializes in homemade versions of

Big Jim’s BBQ, Burgers & Pizza nG

Operated by the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort family.

Chef de Cuisine Sean Carroll introduces an updated summer menu using seasonal ingredients with a strong emphasis on seafood while paying homage to Alexander’s original favorites. Dinner is available from 5–10pm seven days a week. 76 Queens Folly Rd. (Palmetto Dunes) 843-785-4999, alexandersrestaurant.com

Located inside the Robert Trent Jones Clubhouse, Big Jim’s offers signature Southern dishes, gourmet burgers, grilled

TACO TUESDAY

2 Tacos+ Margarita $15

pizzas, homemade soups, salads, seafood, steaks and fall-off-the-bone ribs. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Seasonal live entertainment. Big screen TVs and outdoor seating make Big Jim’s the perfect spot to watch sports. Take-out and catering available. 7 Trent Jones Ln. (Palmetto Dunes) 855-878-1966, palmettodunes.com/big-jims

Bistro 17 nG

Excellent French bistro-style food. Indoors, the intimate restaurant boasts crisp white tablecloths, a huge wooden wine rack, and an overall cozy atmosphere. The spacious outdoor patio directly overlooks Shelter Cove Harbour. Fresh seafood is delivered six days a week. A children’s menu and reservations are available. Dog-friendly 17-D Harbourside Ln. (Shelter Cove Marina) 843-785-5517, bistro17hhi.com

The Speedy Gonzales lunch special Two meat tacos and a non-alcoholic beverage $7.99 Monday-Friday 11am-3pm

Does not include any seafood tacos. Not valid with any other promotion, discount or delivery.

Alfred’s Restaurant G

Longtime island chef Alfred Kettering learned to prepare classical European cuisine at the Rhein School of Culinary Arts in Germany and some of the best hotels in Switzerland and Holland. His cuisine combines many appealing elements of classic Continental and authentic German cuisine. Tempting seafood and meat entrées, plus hot and cold appetizers, soups and salads. Casually elegant seating, plus a chef’s counter overlooking the open kitchen. Reservations recommended. Plantation Center (Hwy. 278, near Palmetto Dunes) 843-341-3117, www.alfredshiltonhead.com

ELA’S Blu Water Grille n G

Fresh catch seafood and prime cut steaks of the highest quality, artfully prepared by their team of culinary experts, compliment the extensive boutique wine selection. Overlooking Shelter Cove marina and Broad Creek, ELA’S offers the island’s best water views. A casual intimate interior, wrap around patio, and nightly entertainment provide the perfect dining experience or location to host events & private parties. Reservations recommended. 1 Shelter Cove Ln. (Shelter Cove) 843-785-3030, elasgrille.com

now serving taco salads & empanadas

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Fishcamp’s menu consists of mainly seafood and American cuisine, including steak and lobster. The main attraction is the outdoor bar and open patio. The restaurant is family friendly, and offers bocce, corn hole and a children’s menu. The history of the fish camp is legendary, and the venue embodies the rich Native Islander culture of Hilton Head Island. Pet-friendly outdoor pavilion. 11 Simmons Road (Adjacent to Broad Creek Marina) 843-842-2267, fishcamphhi.com

Flora’s Italian Cafe G Family-owned by a dynamic European couple and their son. The husband is a renowned chef, having cooked for several heads of state, while the wife is an excellent pastry chef. Wide selection of appetizers, tempting entrées include pastas, seafood, chops and veal, and wonderful homemade desserts. Selection of wines from California, Italy & Australia. Reservations recommended. 841 Wlm Hilton Pkwy.843-842-8200, florasitaliancafe.com

Island Bagel & Deli gn The only real New York style boiled bagels made from scratch daily on the island. Choose from 16 flavors of bagels, 12 flavors of home-made cream cheese and a variety of fresh baked pastries and breakfast sandwiches. For lunch try the specialty hoagies or your favorite deli classic sandwiches and salads. Catering available and call-ins welcome. Breakfast and lunch daily. S. Island Square, 843-686-3353, hiltonheadbreakfast.com Jane Bistro & Bar nG

The owners of Wren Bistro in Beaufort opened Jane Bistro & Bar, serving classic bistro fare with Lowcountry influences.

Favorites include the jumbo lump crab cakes, toasted pecan cranberry chicken salad, crispy flounder and petit filet mignon with pommes frites. There is spacious outdoor patio seating and a Kids Menu with healthful selections. Open 7 days a week. 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 109 (Shelter Cove Towne Centre) 843 686-5696, janehhi.com

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Old Oyster Factory Ga

Have breakfast or lunch inside or outdoors in this bakery/café. Broad range of crepes, omelets, breads, baguette and grilled panini sandwiches, salads, soups, quiches and lots of wonderful pastries. The restaurant prides itself in the production of some of the finest bakery products in the region by using traditional French recipes, baking methods and imported French ingredients. 28 Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 120; 843342-5420, frenchbakeryhiltonhead.com

Panoramic marsh and water views. Specializing in fresh seafood and some of the best steaks on Hilton Head. Recently recommended in “Off the Beaten Track” column of The Wall Street Journal. Recipient of Wine Spectator magazine’s “Award of Excellence” for the wine list and knowledge of wine. Children’s menu available. Casual dress. Reservations accepted. 101 Marshland Rd. 843-681-6040, OldOysterFactory.com

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Mediterranean Harbour Bar & Grill nGa

Simon Mikhael has brought Lebanese cuisine to Hilton Head.

For those unfamiliar with Lebanese cuisine, most dishes are grilled or baked and use ingredients like lemon, garlic, parsley, olive oil and spices. Enjoy their indoor and outdoor seating with a full service bar. Open daily and serving lunch. Shelter Cove Harbour, 843-842-9991, mediterraneanharbour.com

New York City Pizza nG

An upscale Italian pizzeria featuring authentic New York pies, homemade Italian entrees, and a full bar. NYCP offers three kinds of pizza crust: NY Style (thin), Pan, and Sicilian, and a variety of Italian dishes, appetizers, subs, calzones, and veal/ chicken entrees. Kid’s menu. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering. Daily happy hour. Shelter Cove Towne Center; 843-785-4200

Ruan Thai Cuisine nG

Bunruan Suphata (Ruan), a native of Thailand, cooks authentic Thai fare based upon the cuisine of central Thailand. It ranges from curries to seafood to duck. Everything is prepared from scratch. Portions are generous. Lunch (informal) is served Monday-Saturday, and dinner (complete with white tablecloths) seven days a week. A children’s menu, take-out and dinner reservations are available. 811 Wlm Hilton Pkwy.

843-785-8575, myruanthai.com

San Miguel’s nG San Miguel’s is located directly on the harbour at Shelter Cove and provides islanders and visitors with good food and fun. Extensive California/Mexican menu. Try San Miguel’s Fish Tacos. The staff is especially proud of the fajitas and chimichangas. The Especiales de la Casa are popular favorites. Lunch and dinner served 7 days a week. Casual dress.

9 Harbourside Ln. (Shelter Cove Harbour) 843-842-4555, sanmiguels.com Santa Fe Cafe nG Enjoy casually elegant dining in a longtime (20-plus years) island favorite that captures the spirit of New Mexico. Signature items include Parmesan Chipotle Grouper (written up in Tennis magazine), 24-ounce bone-in ribeye steaks, fajitas made with filet mignon, and Painted Desert Soup. Only authentic New Mexican chilies are used. 807 Wlm. Hilton Pkwy. (Plantation Center, by Palmetto Dunes) 843-7853838, santafecafeofhiltonhead.com

The Green Star Sea Grass Grille nG American and Lowcountry Continental cuisine. Chef Chad, a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America of Hyde Park, New York, brings 38 years of hands-on culinary expertise.

More than 50 wines by the glass. Won Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence in 2012, 2013.

Kids menu. Reservations accepted. 807 Wlm. Hilton Pkwy. (Plantation Center, by Palmetto Dunes) 843-785-9990, seagrassgrille.com Up the Creek Pub & Grill nGa Located on Broad Creek with a great view of the marina, boats & Broad Creek. This popular lowcountry hideaway offers casual waterfront dining on their decks. Known for smoked wings, hush puppies, house specialty buffalo chicken dip, beer selection and the best burgers on the Island. Kids menu available. Dogs are welcome. 18 Simmons Rd. (Broad Creek Marina) 843681-3625, upthecreekpubandgrill.com

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HILTON HEAD – SOUTH END Aunt Chilada’s Easy Street Café nG Excellent Tex-Mex and American fare is their specialty. Enjoy the all-you-can-eat crab legs, sizzling fajitas, & delicious margaritas. Kids menu available. Casual dress. Reservations & large parties welcome. Private dining/event area. Live entertainment (seasonally) on the covered patio; Delicious wings, fajitas and to-go party package menu available. 69 Pope Avenue; 843785-7700, auntchiladashhi.com

British Open Pub n G a Family friendly pub style restaurants featuring authentic English food with additional American favorites and certified Angus beef. Try the signature fish and chips along with other British fare, including shepherd’s pie, steak and mushroom pie, lobster pot pie and bangers and mash. Casual dress. Village at Wexford; 843-686-6736 thebritishopenpub.com Carolina Crab Company nG Boasting water views, C3 prides themselves on great, fresh seafood at an affordable price in a family-friendly atmosphere. The menu offers an array of seafood; from light & healthy peel-neat shrimp, to giant Po Boys, burgers, Maine lobster and crab legs. Pet-friendly outside bar and patio. 86 Helmsman Way; 843-842-2016, carolinacrabco.com

ChowDaddy’s nG Chow Daddy’s offers a wide variety of unique menu items focusing on buns, bowls, and tacos and great libations. Enjoy avocado toast with a kale and quinoa salad or you can dive in to the pork sliders, a house ground rib eye burger, or their famous smoked fried chicken. Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Call for Priority Seating Take out available.

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Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse G A unique, all-you-can eat “Churrascaria.” Enjoy a full salad bar with over 30 items, six Brazilian hot dishes and a “parade” of 16 USDA Prime cuts of beef, lamb, chicken and pork carved at your table by their gauchos. Featuring a full bar, an eclectic wine list and their famous Brazilian drink “caipirinha.” Beautifully decorated restaurant featuring Chihuly lighting. 1000 William Hilton Parkway, B-6 843-715-3565, cowboybraziliansteakhouse.com CQ’s Restaurant nG SInce 1973 CQ’s combines fine dining, an intimate atmosphere and a touch of Hilton Head Captain Woody’s n G a

Enjoy “Fresh Seafood, Cold Beer & Great Happy Hour & Still A Locals Favorite For Over 30 Years!” They have dining inside and outside on the patio, with friendly owners and staff which adds up to a great place to eat. Captain Woody’s serves a wide variety of fresh seafood, great signature sandwiches, award winning soups and salads all at affordable prices. Hilton Head: 6 Target Rd (off of Palmetto Bay Rd) (843) 785-2400

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Voted Top 16 Burgers in the World at the World Burger Championship. Pick a bread, a protein, veggies, and toppings and Charbar will whip up a custom-built burger that will blow your mind. Voted Hilton Head’s “Best Burger” Burgers & Brew Festival 2012-2016 and Hilton Head Monthly’s Reader’s Choice “Favorite Burger” 2013-2016. Find sandwiches, salads and drink specials daily. 33 Office Park Road, Suite 213 (Park Plaza) 843-785-CHAR (2427), charbar.com

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Charlie’s L’Etoile Verte G Don’t let the French name intimidate you; think of a fun, irreverent friend who happens to be a fabulous chef. Open since 1982, Charlie’s, an island favorite among locals and tourists alike, writes its menu daily based on the freshest seafood available. The dinner menu offers an array of 14 fresh fish, rack of lamb, filet mignon and more. An extensive wine list specializes in California cabs, Oregon pinot noir, Rhone Valley & Bordeaux. 8 New Orleans Road; 843-785-9277, charliesgreenstar.com

history. Signature dishes inspired by the abundant varieties of fresh seafood, beef and game. Craft your own unique menu at The Chef’s Table (by special arrangement). The “Bistro” menu offers smaller portions of CQ’s signature entrees. Children’s menus and take-out are available. 140 Lighthouse Road; 843-671-2779, CQsRestaurant.com

Crane’s Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood G

A great destination for steak and seafood lovers, serving cuts of only USDA Prime grade beef, including their Famous Prime Rib. Excellent selection of fresh fish, seafood and pasta dishes. Recipient of Wine Spectator magazine’s Award of Excellence. Everything, from dressings to dessert, that can be is homemade. Reservations appreciated. 26 New Orleans Rd. (near Sea Pines Circle); 843-341-2333, cranestavern.com

Crazy Crab Harbour Town nG

Visit either Crazy Crab location and enjoy genuine service and fresh seafood; a Hilton Head tradition for over 30 years!

Menus feature crab clusters, local oysters, seafood “your way,” king crab, fresh local shrimp and more. Dine among

Darren Clarke's Tavern n G

If you like golf, good food and an Irish pub atmosphere, this is the place for you. Professional golfer Darren Clarke, a native of Northern Ireland, opened his first restaurant on Hilton Head Island. The Irish influence can be seen throughout the interior and menu of Darren Clarke’s Tavern. 8 Executive Park Rd.; 843-341-3002, darrenclarkestavern.com

beautiful, waterfront sunsets at Jarvis Creek, or in the heart of Sea Pines at Harbour Town. Large parties welcome. Children’s menu available. Harbour Town: In the Sea Pines Resort; 843-363-2722, thecrazycrab.com

Dough Boys Pizza nG

Offering various house made crusts: traditional hand tossed, thin crust and thick Sicilian. The Create-Your-Own-Chopped Salad has over 40 different items to choose from. Specialty subs include a Philly cheesesteak that makes Pat & Geno jealous, a secret recipe meatball sub, all served on Amoroso rolls. Dine In, Takeout and Island Wide Delivery. Beer and wine. 1 New Orleans Rd. 843-686-2697, DoughBoysHHI.com

FISH Seafood & Raw Bar G FISH Seafood & Raw Bar places a premium on sourcing delicious seafood from local sources and lightly preparing it with a deep respect for regional foodways and Lowcountry culinary history. Their courteous and knowledgeable staff can guide you on a journey of inspired seafood dishes in a relaxed,

Delisheeyo n G

Vegetarian. Delisheeyo owner Blake Wearren set out to create a place for people to escape for lunch. The fruit and veggie smoothies are a quick meal by themselves. Their Buddha Bowls, consisting of steamed grain and healthy toppings of your choice, is a favorite of the regulars. Delisheeyo’s mission is to provide meals that you can trust, that are real, and healthy. 32 Palmetto Bay Road; 843-785-3633, delisheeeyo.com

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enjoyable atmosphere. Live entertainment at the FISH Bowl music venue. 1 N Forest Beach Dr. (Coligny Plaza); 843-342-3474, gofishhhi.com

Flatbread Grill & Bar nG Upscale, casual dining. Enjoy Neapolitan pizza, fresh pasta, gourmet salads, burgers, wraps, hardy flatbread sandwiches and a great selection of entrées. Dough and sauces are freshly made on the premises. Local produce is used as available. 2 North Forest Beach Dr. (Beach Market Center); 843-341-2225, flatbreadgrillhhi.com Frosty Frog Cafe & Pizza nGa

Dine inside or out on the large patio w/retractable roof & live acoustic music nightly. Enjoy daiquiris, wine, beer & a full liquor

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bar; an extensive menu includes burgers, crabcakes, salads, wraps, pizza, calzones, crab legs, shrimp, extensive glutenfree options & a kids menu. As Frosty says “Life may not be a party...but we sure act like it.” They offer – NTN TRIVIA. Coligny Plaza; 843-686-FROG (3764), frostyfrog.com

Hilton Head Diner gnGa One of the island’s only 24-hour restaurants. Modern diner in the tradition of the Northeast, boasting one of Hilton Head’s most extensive menus. All the baking is done on the premises. Beer, wine and mixed drinks are available. Hilton Head Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Children’s menu and carry-out available. Hwy 278 at Yacht Cove Drive; 843-686-2400, hiltonheaddiner.com

Hinchey’s Chicago Bar & Grill n Ga Hinchey’s has much in common with a sports bar, but is very much of a restaurant, too. It is casual, with beach-goers invited to stop by for lunch, or for drinks or dinner. Dine inside or out. Open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner. 70 Pope Avenue; 843-686-5959, hincheys.com Hinoki Restaurant & Sushi Bar nG

Hinoki serves traditional Japanese dishes such as grilled fish, chicken and steak, sukiyaki, a variety of noodle dishes, tempura, and many daily specials, plus sushi and sashimi.

More than 20 entrées. Reservations are recommended for dinner. 37 New Orleans Rd. (Orleans Plaza), 843-7859800, hinokihhi.com

Holy Tequila n G Voted Hilton Head’s Best Mexican and featured as the Top 6 Mexican Restaurants in South Carolina for 2016. Holy Tequila offers modern Mexican cuisine and features an open kitchen, indoor/outdoor open air seating, and a tequila tasting room. The menu features gourmet tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads and small plates. 33 Office Park Rd, Suite 228 (Park Plaza) 843-681-TACO (8226), holytequila.com It’s Greek To Me n G a

Enjoy the unique taste of genuine Greek cuisine, from gyros to fried calamari to souvlaki to baklava for dessert in one of their cozy dining rooms or expanded patio. Food is prepared with authentic Greek recipes using only the best ingredients and equipment, including the only gyro machines on the island. Greek beer and ouzo. Reservations accepted. 11 Lagoon Rd., 843-842-4033, itsgreektomehhi.com

Rockfish Seafood & Steaks at Bomboras

G a Rockfish Seafood and Steaks at Bomboras is a unique family seafood restaurant and bar that is located right near the beach. Offering fresh and local lowcounty ingredients paired with craft beers and wines. A chill indoor/ outdoor social dinning experience! Kids menu. Lunches to Go for the beach are a specialty. At the bar, beer is poured from the bottom up with chill disc built into the bar. 5 Lagoon Road; 843-689-2662, rockfishhhi.com

Local Pie n G

Chefs Lee Lucier, Jack McNulty and partner JR Richardson are oven-fired pizza aficionados. The custom pizza ovens are designed to make pizzas with thin, crisp, crusts - Neapolitan-style pizza using ‘double 00’ flour. Observe the open kitchen.

Their duck prosciutto, bacon, sausages, as well as fresh-water mozzarella are all made in-house.

Large screen TV’s, a sprawling 800-foot deck with a bar and bike parking. Reservations accepted, walkins welcome. 55 New Orleans Road; 843-842-PIES, localpie.com

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Chef Michael Cirafesi proudly promotes the foods & wines of Italy. He prepares all pastas, homemade gnocchi, desserts and breads daily as well as a variety of fish, veal, beef and game additions using only natural & fresh ingredients imported from Italy. An extensive wine list. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome.

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Jump & Phil’s Bar & Grill nGa

Opened in 1994, the Jump & Phil’s tradition continues as long time Jump & Phil’s bartender Lawrence Powell and wife Lauren have taken over the restaurant. Offering pub fare, fresh seafood, she–crab soup, grouper bites, chicken and dumplings and awesome burgers. All desserts are made in house from key lime pie to maple pecan muffins. Family owned. 7B Greenwood Dr.; 843-785-9070, jumpandphilshhi.com

Kenny B’s Cajun/Creole Seafood gnG} “Creole cuisine with a Lowcountry influence.” Order New Orleans traditions such as jambalaya, red beans and rice, and authentic gumbos. Kenny B’s is home of the Island’s best po’ boys and fried seafood. Enjoy blackened shrimp, chicken and catch of the day. Kenny B’s offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. 70-A Pope Ave. 843-785-3315 Michael Anthony’s G

Family owned and operated since 2002, Michael Anthony’s offers upscale classic Italian fine dining featuring innovative preparations and farm fresh ingredients. Acknowledged

by Open Table as one of the Top 50 Italian Restaurants in the country. Dinner is served Monday through Saturday from 5:15pm. Reservations suggested. 37 New Orleans Rd (Orleans Plaza) 843-785-6272, michael-anthonys.com

Palmetto Bay Sun Rise Café gn Great breakfast fare starting before the sun rises, from 6 a.m. Now expanded seating on veranda, with clear roll-down walls available in the event of cold or inclement weather. Both breakfast and lunch items are available continuously. The cafe specializes in to-go lunches for charter boats, the beach or any other occasion. Open seven days a week. Palmetto Bay Marina; 843-686-3232, palmettobaysunrisecafe.com

Reilley’s Grill & Bar nGa An island institution, Reilley’s has been serving up steaks, seafood, pasta & sandwiches for more than 35 years. Reilley’s serves lunch and dinner seven days a week, and Sunday brunch. The bar remains open until 2a.m. Specials include Monday Night Lobster and Friday and Saturday Prime Rib (reservations required). Kids eat free Tuesdays with the purchase of an adult entrée. 7D Greenwood Dr. (Reilley’s Plaza); 843-842-4414; reilleyshiltonhead.com

Phillys Cafe & Deli n Locally owned and operated for more than 25 years, Phillys is a favorite lunchtime spot for locals and visitors. Phillys’ motto is “Best sandwiches on the island...

Period!” Custom sandwiches with bread baked fresh daily. The pita wraps and salads are both imaginative and health-conscious. Dine in or take out. 55 New Orleans Rd.; 843-785-9966, phillyscafe.com

Ruby Lee’s South End n G }

The hotspot for sports, blues and soul food. Ruby Lee’s uses time-tested family recipes to produce authentic fried chicken, southern fried pork chops, smoked baby back ribs, seasoned pulled pork, collard greens, fresh seafood and more. Enjoy all of the sports packages. Live music nightly.

Reservations suggested during live music hours, $7 music charge per person. 19 Dunnagan’s Alley; 843-785-7825, rubylees.com

Sea Shack nG Sea Shack serves up one of the island’s most extensive menus of seafood served lots of ways, including grilled, blackened, fried, & more. Very reasonable prices. Family friendly. Take-out, kids menu available. Separate checks are

New York City Pizza nG

An upscale Italian pizzeria featuring authentic New York pies, homemade Italian entrees, and a full bar. NYCP offers three kinds of pizza crust: NY Style (thin), Pan, and Sicilian, and a variety of Italian dishes, appetizers, subs, calzones, and veal/chicken entrees. Kid’s menu. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering. Daily happy hour. 81 Pope Ave. (Heritage Plaza); 843-842-2227

Nick’s Steak & Seafood G

The menu at Nick’s Steak & Seafood emphasizes steaks, seafood and barbecue and offers something for everyone including sandwiches, salads, appetizers, soups, burgers, pasta and a children’s menu. Prices are very reasonable.

Nick’s also offers dining specials every day and complete bar service. Take-out is available. Reservations accepted. Large parties are welcome. 9 Park Lane; 843-686-2920, nickssteakandseafood.com

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Red Fish n G Red Fish specializes in beautifully prepared seafood and steaks. Diners choose from a 1,000-plus bottle selection of wines to enjoy with their meals or to take home. Private dining room for large parties. Serving lunch and dinner. Specializing in beautifully prepared seafood and steaks. Private dining room. Ample parking available. 8 Archer Road; 843-686-3388, www. redfishofhiltonhead.comdining available on the front patio - perfect for people watching. Open for sunday brunch, lunch and dinner. Private 2nd floor dining space available for parties and special events. Reservations highly recommended. 55 Calhoun Street; 843-757-5511

Salty Dog Cafe nG 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.

843-671-7327, saltydog.com

FEATURED RECIPE: Spanakopita with Mushrooms

no problem. Sea Shack was voted one of "South Carolina’s best seafood spots" by both Coastal Living magazine and Southern Living. Open Mon.–Sat. for lunch & dinner. 6 Executive Park (off Pope Ave); 843-785-2464, seashackhhi.com

Skillets Café & Grill g n G All-day southern fare & seafood. For breakfast, there’s eggs, waffles, crepes, Benedicts & signature skillets. Lunch features salad bar, soups, Po’Boys, shrimp BLT, crab cakes & more. Dinner includes seafood platters, baked grouper, fried chicken, steaks, Duroc BBQ ribs, Lowcountry boil, shrimp & grits, fried green tomatoes, collard greens, & black-eyed peas. Pet-friendly porches; full bar; gluten-free options; kids’ menus; take-out. Open daily. 1 N. Forest Beach Dr., Unit J, (Coligny Plaza) 843.785.3131, skilletscafe.com Southern Coney gn

The sign reads “Best Pancakes Ever.” Super pancakes and other made-from-scratch breakfast favorites, delicious traditional hot dogs and sauce “imported” from Michigan and other tempting lunch fare. Try the house-made roast beef sandwich, turkey, ham and more. Soups and salads also available. Featuring Charleston Coffee Roasters coffee.

Take-out, kids menu and catering available. 70-J Pope Ave. (Circle Center), 843-689-2447

Stack’s Pancakes & More g n G

Family owned and operated, Stack’s serves a full breakfast and lunch, 7 days a week. Including: pancakes, waffles, house-made fruit sauces, eggs, homemade crepes, and Stacks Original Crème Brûlée French Toast, shrimp & grits, eggs benedict, crab benedict with lump crab, shrimp omelet topped with lobster cream sauce. Kid’s menu, Gluten free items and takeout orders. 2 Regency Pkwy. and Hwy. 278; 843-341-3347

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Family owned and operated since 1989! Guests dine in either the main dining room or Carolina room. Stellini features many of the most popular Italian appetizers and entrees from NY & Northern NJ. Delicious pasta, poultry, veal, seafood, beef and lamb all expertly prepared, as well as nightly Chef Specials. Daily selection of homemade desserts, extensive and reasonable wine list. Gluten Free & Children’s Menu available.

Reservations suggested. 15 Executive Park (off Pope Avenue, near Sea Pines Circle) 843-785-7006, stellinihhi.com

Spanakopita with Mushrooms (Greek Spinach Pie with Mushrooms)

by Carrie Hirsch

Directions:

Serves 4 as a main course or 8 as a side dish

ricotta, eggs, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Heat butter and olive oil in a medium skillet, then sauté mushrooms and onions over medium heat, stirring often, until well browned, about 20 minutes.

Filling:

1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained 4 ounces feta or blue cheese crumbles 1 cup ricotta cheese 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 pound white button mushrooms, stems trimmed and thinly sliced 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Phyllo Dough Sheets:

One 16-ounce package frozen phyllo dough sheets thawed for 2 hours outside refrigerator. Two rolls of phyllo sheets come in a package, so only thaw 1 roll.

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil or as needed

Filling: In a medium bowl, stir together spinach, feta,

Assembly: Preheat oven to 350°. Brush the bottom and sides of the 9" x 9" baking dish with olive oil.

Gently unfold the phyllo sheets and lay 2 sheets over the bottom of the baking dish - the excess phyllo will drape over the edges - do not trim. If sheets tear slightly, it's fine. Tuck sheets snuggly into the bottom of the dish then brush top sheet generously with olive oil (keep the sheets together in pairs). Repeat this same step two more times, alternating the direction you lay the sheets each time (using a total of 6 sheets). Spread the mushroom and onion mixture over the phyllo. Spread the cheese filling over the mushrooms. To create the top layer, repeat as you did with the bottom layers by layering two sheets of phyllo at a time, brushing with olive oil after each layer. Fold the excess phyllo sheets which are draped over the edges inward onto the top and generously brush with olive oil. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown

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The Studio G Dine while enjoying watching artists painting in the elegant studio. The menu is inspired by American and global cuisines and uses the finest regional, natural and organic ingredients. Chef Colella has expanded the gluten-free vegetarian and vegan menu offerings. Reservations are recommended and walk-ins are welcome. 20 Executive Park Road; 843-785-6000, studiodining.com Thai Ocean nG Thai Ocean serves traditional Thai dishes including Tom Yum Soup, Thai Basil, Mussaman Curry, Pad Thai and Drunken Noodle Soup. Dine inside their tastefully decorated restaurant or enjoy

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a more casual experience outside on their deck. Open for Lunch and dinner daily. Kids Menu is available with both Thai and traditonal items. 2 N. Forest Beach Dr., (Beach Market Plaza); 843-715-8956

Truffles nG Fresh local seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups, delicious sandwiches, and garden salads.

Specialties include glazed grouper, mango salmon, crab cakes, chipotle chicken, meatloaf and fried shrimp. Call for Priority Seating. Catering and carry-out available. Full cocktail bar. 7 days a week from 11:00am. Sea Pines Center; 843-671-6136, trufflescafe.com

Watusi Cafe & Marketplace gnG Watusi is your family owned café serving gourmet coffee, fresh fruit smoothies, made to order all day breakfast and lunch. They strive to select the finest provisions and source quality fresh products from local SC farmers. They provide an atmosphere of comfort and enjoyment for all and welcome their guests to visit their Marketplace for unique gift ideas.

Dine indoors or outside on their patio. 71 Pope Avenue.

843-686-5200, IslandWatusi.co

BLUFFTON Amigos, Bluffton nG Authentic Mexican taqueria, serving delicious food “inspired by Mexican cuisine from the Gulf Coast of Baja, Mexico, to the beautiful seaside community of Santa Barbara, California.” Owner, Andrew Farbman created Amigos’ famous BBQ Chicken Salad. Amigos uses the finest ingredients possible. Amigos’ salsa bar features a variety of salsas from carefully selected fresh chilies.

Amigos is open for lunch and dinner. Full bar. Carry-out is available. Awarded Bluffton’s Favorite Burrito and Taco – Hilton Head Monthly’s Reader’s Choice Awards. 133 Belfair Town Village; 843-815-8226 British Open Pub nGa

Attractive pub-style restaurant featuring authentic English food, lots of golf and British photos, art and memorabilia on the walls and elsewhere. Excellent signature fish and chips. Lots of other British fare, including shepherd’s pie, steak and mushroom pie, and bangers and mash. Also wide selection of American appetizers and entrées. Serving only Licensed Certified Angus Beef. Serving lunch and dinner every day. Sheridan Park; 843-815-6736, britishopenpub.net

ChowDaddy’s nG

Chow Daddy’s offers a wide variety of unique menu items focusing on buns, bowls, and tacos and great libations. Enjoy avocado toast with a kale and quinoa salad or you can dive in to the pork sliders, a house ground rib eye burger, or their famous smoked fried chicken. Serving lunch

Agave Side Bar nG

A fun laid-back Southwest Tex-Mex Patrón margarita and taco bar specializing in authentic tacos and smooth margaritas. Happy Hour daily 4-6pm, Taco Tuesdays. Indoor & Outdoor seating.

13 State of Mind St. 843-757-9190

Visit us to experience Hilton Head Island’s innovative, handcrafted rum and vodka.

DISTILLERY TOURS TASTING FLIGHTS Monday - Saturday 12pm - 6pm

Captain Woody’s n G a Enjoy “Fresh Seafood, Cold Beer & Great Happy Hour & Still A Locals Favorite For Over 30 Years!” They have dining inside and outside on the patio, with friendly owners and staff which adds up to a great place to eat. A big outdoor deck bar featurs beer, wine and specialty cocktails. Captain Woody’s serves a wide variety of fresh seafood, great signature sandwiches, award winning soups and salads all at affordable prices. 17 State of Mind St. (in the Calhoun Street Promenade); 843-757-6222

HiltonHeadDistillery.com 843.686.4443

@HiltonHeadDistillery

@HiltonHeadDist

Please enjoy responsibly. Distilled and bottled by Hilton Head Distillery in Hilton Head Island, SC. Hilton Head Distillery is a registered trademark. © 2015 Hilton Head Distillery.

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and dinner 7 days a week. Call for Priority Seating Take out available as well. 15 Towne Fr. Belfarir Towne Village; 843757-CHOW(2469), chowdaddys.com

and makes them feel very much at home. Affordably priced.

1533 Fording Island Rd. (Moss Creek Village), 843-837-3336, claudebistro.com

Cinco Mexican Grill nG

The extensive lunch and dinner menus offer authentic Mexican cuisine made from scratch using both traditional and modern recipes very popular with families, couples and large groups. Among the most popular dishes are the Cinco Bowl, Piña Fajitas, Carnitas, Enchiladas, Chimichangas, Flautas and for dessert, flan and other desserts. The full bar offers mixed drinks, beer, wine-by –the-glass and a high end tequila list, including Mescal. 102 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 3D (Berkeley Place) 843-815-2233, cincomexgrill.com

El Nuevo Vallarta nG El Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Bar & Grill serves up fresh Mexican fare for lunch and dinner. Enjoy pork carnitas, fish tacos, quesadillas and sizzling fajitas or their Stuffed Mojarra Fish. A tasty breakfast is served on the weekends. The spacious, open dining room with over 300-seat capacity, is a great venue for special occasions and large enough to accommodate large parties and there is also a private dining room. 16 Kitties Landing Road; 843-706-9338, elnuevovallartabluffton.com

Claude & Uli’s Bistro and Lounge nG European-trained Chef Claude and Uli, a native of Normandie, France, has cooked in some of the world’s best kitchens, including Maxim’s in Paris, the Connaught (Chef Saucier) in London, and Ernie’s in San Francisco. Culinary school graduate Uli orchestrates matters in the dining room, welcomes guests

Hinchey’s Chicago Bar & Grill nGa Hinchey’s has much in common with a sports bar, but is verymuch of a restaurant, too. It is casual, with beach-goers invited to stop by for lunch, or for drinks or dinner. Dine inside or out.

Open seven days a week. 104 Buckwalter Place; 843-836-5959 hincheys.com

FARM Bluffton n G Inspired by the seasonal bounty of Lowcountry produce, FARM bases the menu on locally sourced and homegrown veggies, thoughtfully raised meats, and “cultural traditions from around the world.” The menu changes at least weekly, depending on what’s in season, and they are able to accommodate gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan diets. Reservations recommended. 1301 May River Road, 843-707-2041, farmbluffton.com

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Local Pie n G

Chefs Lee Lucier, Jack McNulty and partner JR Richardson are oven-fired pizza aficionados. The custom pizza ovens are designed to make pizzas with thin, crisp, crusts - Neapolitan-style pizza using ‘double 00’ flour. Observe the art of hearth cooking with the open kitchen. Their duck prosciutto, bacon, sausages, as well as fresh-water mozzarella are all made inhouse. L unch, happy hour, dinner and late night.

Promanade, 843-837-PIES , www.localpie.com

The Original 46 Gastropub G An upscale pub food and an extensive bar that showcases craft beers and more than 130 bourbons. Start with one of the many shared plates, the deviled eggs and pimiento cheese toast points are two favorites. Pub favorites include fish and chips, "lobstah" mac and their burgers. Enjoy seasonal offerings along with their signature dishes. Open for dinner Mon – Sat starting at 4. Offering happy hour and early bird dining.

68 Bluffton Rd.; 843-757-4646 Red Fish nG

Red Fish restaurant's second location in Bluffton which is the “Same, but different” from the Hilton Head location. Specializing in beautifully prepared seafood and steaks, diners may choose from a large selection of wines from around the world to enjoy with their meals or to take home. Private dining room.

Serves dinner nightly. Ample parking available. 832 Bruin Rd.; 843-837-3388; redfishofbluffton.com

The Pearl Kitchen + Bar n G

A refreshing new approach to dining - focused on a complete sensory experience offering fresh, “cleaneating,” contemporary food preparations utilizing the best fresh catch seafood, certified steaks and local produce available. Outdoor dining available on the front patio - perfect for people watching. Open for sunday brunch, lunch and dinner. Private 2nd floor dining space available for parties and special events. Reservations highly recommended. 55 Calhoun Street; 843-757-5511

Truffles nG Casual cafe featuring the “freshest and finest of everything!” Fresh local seafood, Black Angus steaks, baby back ribs, homemade soups and fresh garden salads. Truffles also has excellent desserts, and offers a full bar and fine wines by the glass or by the bottle to complement your dinner. Covered patio. Lunch, dinner seven days a week. Full cocktail bar.

Serving Lunch and Dinner daily from 11 a.m. Happy hour is everyday from 4-6. Belfair Towne Village; 843-815-5551, trufflescafe.com

Twisted European Bakery gn Stephanie Pisano and Chris Veneris opened Twisted European Bakery in late September 2016 in Old Town Bluffton. This traditional old world style bakery specializes in all types of European pastries, all made by hand on the premises. Birthday cakes, small catering for bridal, family and office events.

1253 May River Road; 843-757-0033, twistedeuropeanbakery.com

Twisted Cork n G

Open Monday through Saturday, 5-11 p.m. Open Monday-Saturday, 5pm.A local cocktail and wine bar. You can find it in Festival Center Plaza, near the Sea Pines Circle.11 Palmetto Bay Road # 102 (next to Staples) 843-802-0510

Contemporary Italian Cuisine by Award-Winning Chef Michael Cirafesi

Best Italian 2017

Favorite Chef Hilton Head 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 Best Italian Hilton Head 2017 Favorite Place for a Date 2016

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››Last call “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the

free exercise there of; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

– The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Local media can fight fake news

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James A. Mallory – Guest Editor jmallory073@gmail.com

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AMERICANS WHO CARE ABOUT A FREE AND OPEN

DEMOCRACY SHOULD EMBRACE AND DEFEND THE FIRST AMENDMENT WITH THE SAME FERVOR AS DO SUPPORTERS OF

THE SECOND.

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nce an easily dismissed phrase, fake news is now embedded in our public discourse.

It is a political weapon whose repetitive use chips away at a foundation stone of our democracy – a free and independent press.

Our democracy needs a free and independent news media. Not just in Washington, but on the state and local level, too. This includes magazines, such as Hilton Head Monthly, which, albeit with less frequency than daily media, can provide thorough and objective local news reporting. Such media are in a position to fill a void created by financially challenged daily news outlets operating with fewer staff. But, local media also must stay vigilant and trustworthy, watching for those who would insist they march to a specific agenda.

In just a year, fake news is now the prevailing defense for politicians under scrutiny in the United States and around the world. To spin the news in their favor, the politicians utilize a variety of deceptions including false equivalencies, alternative facts and, in some instances, outright lies.

These actions are contrary to the idea of American democracy, which embraces the idea of a press independent of political influence. In our current political climate, traditional media is labeled the enemy for political and ideology expediency. Any story published or broadcasted that is seen as contrary to the interest of the current administration is tagged fake news.

Manufactured news is a problem, thanks in part to today’s extreme political ideologists and foreign adversaries, but it is a different animal.

Charging fake news at every opportunity gives the phrase legitimacy through repetition and power of suggestion, sows fear and plays to the myopic political views of people who want only information that confirms their own biases.

The ploy to paint the news media as the enemy of democracy is working. A recent poll

by Politico/Morning Consult revealed that 46 percent of voters believe the media makes up stories about the President and his administration. Thirty seven percent believes the media does not fabricate the news and 17 percent are uncertain.

In November, a major retailer removed from its shelves a t-shirt that said, “Rope. Tree.

Journalist. Some Assembly Required.”

These attacks are not just turning people against the news media. The onslaught against news organizations may also cause others to tune out of the political process. They don’t know who or what to believe.

That poses a major problem for local communities, where newsroom staff cuts have left fewer watchdogs looking out for the public good.

Independent local media is how we will remain well informed about school board shenanigans, efforts by officials to push through a new development or an elected official’s malfeasance. And remember, the First Amendment allows you to be a part of the news and information process, too, by expressing opinions, raising questions and letting politicians know you are paying attention.

Casting the press as the enemy is a strategy long brandished by creative Americans politicians. Georgia political lore has it that depression-era Gov. Eugene Talmadge would hire men to sit in trees during speeches and holler down to him, “Tell us about those lying Atlanta newspapers.”

We are far removed from the days when a depression-era segregationist tromped through the rural south using the big city newspaper as his enemy. Today, the leader of the free world uses his social media megaphone as shield and sword to thwart accurate and thoroughly reported accounts of his administration.

Worldwide, people envy the freedoms granted by the First Amendment. Many try to mimic us at great cost. Globally, 42 journalists were killed – many of them murdered – and 262 imprisoned in 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists Americans who care about a free and open democracy should embrace and defend the First Amendment with the same fervor as do supporters of the Second.

James Mallory was senior managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where he worked for nearly 25 years. He spoke recently to the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton League of Women voters about “Fake vs. Real News.”

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