VOLUME 25, ISSUE 10 • MAY 17, 2022

May 17, 2022 • Volume 25, Issue 10 • Complimentary • BlufftonSun.com

INSIDE • Herman Fuqua scholarships awarded for 2022 12A • Winners announced for 8th grade jurid art show 14A • Firefighters train in lake for hurricane preparation 16A • Facebook group makes new friends out of strangers 17A • The fishing never really changes 43A

Advocate fighting gun violence coordinates community meetings

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

Beaufort County is no stranger to violence, but a recent spate of shootings in the Burton area spurred the mother of a gunshot victim to accelerate her advocacy against gun violence.

Permetha “Rudy” Milton’s son Dominique Williams, 17, was killed by another teenager near Coligny Beach Park in July 2015. Since then, Trey Blackshear, 18, and DJ Fields, 18, both of Bluffton, were killed by other teenagers with guns.

“What has fueled my advocacy is the passing of my beloved son, and so many of my close friends who have lost loved ones due to senseless gun violence. I do not want another parent to go through what I’m go-

ing through,” Milton said. “There has to be more awareness and community talk about gun violence.”

Milton coordinated two recent community meetings, one at Battery Creek High School and the other, held May 3, at Bluffton Middle School.

In attendance at the Bluffton meeting were Bluffton Police Chief Stephenie Price, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner, and BCSO Staff Sgt. Daniel Allen. The audience was small and composed mostly of relatives of victims.

“I think it’s just time that the community can come together so that we can find a solution for the youth,” Milton said. “We just need solutions for the youth to be

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A community meeting to discuss ways to prevent gun violence was held May 3 at Bluffton Middle School. Participating in the discussion with attendees were, from left, Beaufort County Sheriff Staff Sgt. Daniel Allen; Bluffton Police Chief Stephanie Price; Permetha “Rudy” Milton, whose son Dominique Williams was murdered in 2015; and Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner.

In-person absentee voting precincts now open The Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County has announced the opening of absentee precincts for in-person absentee voting for the June statewide primaries. The precincts opened May 16.

The precincts will be open Monday

through Friday from 9 am. To 4 p.m.

On Saturday, June 11, the offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for in-person absentee voting. The last day for in-person is June 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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SUNNY SIDE UP

Can we start spring cleaning by blocking spam emails?

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

With spring in full swing, accompanied by the annual urge to “clean” whatever has been neglected for too long, it feels like it’s time again to chat about clutter.

I’ve written before about overstuffed closets, jumbled storage options, too many boxes of too much stuff that need to be sorted, dumped and donated. But this is not about that.

I’m not talking about the junk drawer. I’m talking about the junk folder.

It’s where odd emails addressed to me go to flounder until I can sort, delete or redirect them. I’m grateful to have an astute spam filter that helps separate the crap from the credible.

The folder requires my attention every few days. When I checked one morning this week, there were 99 suspicious emails in there. Four days prior, there were 97.

Granted, some were misdirected, and many

are from local senders that use “blanket” mailing lists. My email server dislikes those multiple-recipient programs and treats them like spam.

I’ve had my fill of unwanted, unsolicited emails for any kind of useless (to me, at least) product you can imagine. I don’t need an oil change in the 2008 Hyundai that was totaled in 2013. I have no use a translator device nor an “illumalyte headlamp.” I don’t want knock-off designer handbags or sunglasses.

I’ve never had your virus protection on my computer, so no – it hasn’t expired. (Ironically, this one – actually, about 18 per day of the same email with a different “sender” on each – warns me that if I don’t click, my “devices will become vulnerable for Hackers.” Alas, another similar one tells me that my computer has already been invaded by 168 viruses! Are they talking about their 168 emails?)

I’m not interested in giving a review for a store in which I don’t shop. I’m not suffering

from hair loss. I don’t care about your CPAP lawsuit, and I can’t imagine the travesty that could result from a one-day bathroom renovation.

I don’t have diabetic nerve pain, nor a dog that barks. Oh, and I already know my credit score, thank you.

Wait … Is that why a “gentleman” has asked me to “facilitate and provide guidance for investment of funds” in my country?

He says he has “access to a high-net-worth individual” who wants me to “facilitate relocation of her financial resources.” Sorry, not interested in money laundering either.

Does some creep out there really think I’ll respond to an email from “Emma sleep door HS,” especially if the body of the email is in German? Why does anyone think I’d respond to a headline that starts “Vision problems have nothing to do with your eyes”?

Also, I just received a note from “my friend” Bert. First, he hopes I’m fine. He supposedly works for a lathe machining service from China and wants to know if I have any

projects in hand that they can quote for me.

He wants me to feel free to send him my 3D drawings!

Who responds to such obvious scams as this?

Here’s another– cleverly disguised with extra letters in the sender’s name and the subject line: HCFonfirmationE sent me a note about “ZBillions inMcompensation paid outC alreadyS.” They say they have been “trying to contact me many times,” and I need only to click on the link they so kindly provided to learn more.

Someone named “The Unbreakable Brain” would like to alert me to common drugs that kill memory. Do I dare click on the link? Not a chance – but sadly, someone will.

And that poor somebody will then be bombarded with emails touting the wonders of memory-enhancing “pills.” Or, more likely, they will be allowing a virus to infect their computer via the link.

Nope, I’m not falling for that silliness.

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General Assembly ends session with good result

By Weston Newton CONTRIBUTOR

In accordance with the South Carolina Constitution, the regular session of the General Assembly ends on the second Thursday of May at 5 p.m. Not unexpectedly, the last few weeks are often described as a “frenzy” or “organized chaos” before the rapidly approaching deadline.

This year was also highlighted by the retirement of my friend Speaker Jay Lucas and the election of my law school classmate Murrell Smith. Many thanks to Speaker Lucas for his public service, leadership and unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity.

While he will be missed, his reputation as a consensus builder and true statesman will forever be a part of South Carolina’s history.

Speaker Smith, who previously served as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is also a good friend. He is a natural-born leader and will serve with a respectful consensus-building manner.

As I have reported in this space on a number of prior occasions, any legislation that has not passed both the House and Senate or been expressly reserved for potential action during the off session in the Sine Die Resolution (as approved by two-thirds of both bodies) is effectively “timed out” and must be refiled and proceed through the entire legislative process. If you have not seen the news headlines, in the past few weeks, the

Compassionate Care Act legislation, otherwise known as the medical marijuana bill, was on the House Floor. A point of order was raised based on House Rule and the state Constitution, which both require any measure that raises or creates a tax to originate in the chamber closest to the people – the House. Since this was a Senate bill and contained a tax, the Presiding Officer was obligated to rule it out of order – as he did. I expect this legislation will be reintroduced in the House next year and I plan to support it.

Last month I outlined the income tax overhaul that restructured our state’s convoluted and outdated tax bracket system. The bill provides significant relief to almost all taxpayers with a focus on relief for the working middle-class people. Once fully phased in, this plan will cut over $1 billion in taxes for South Carolina taxpayers and exempts all military retirement from taxable income.

S. 1087 was the Senate’s response to our tax plan. When comparing the House and Senate plans, our plan saves more money from more South Carolinians – period.

We are not focused on just bringing down the top tax rate, but rather, we are focused on collapsing the middle rates to help hard-working, middle-class people – where most South Carolinians find themselves.

This is why, during a meeting of the full House Ways and Means Committee, the committee voted to strike the Senate language and insert the House tax plan, which

was likewise approved on the House floor.

This legislation, along with the budget, will end up in a conference committee to work out the differences over the next few weeks.

Finally, I am pleased to report that the House and Senate were able to work out our differences on the Election Integrity Bill before session ended. In April, the House unanimously approved this important bill, that I sponsored and worked on extensively through the sub-committee and committee process, that would safeguard the South Carolina election system from voter fraud.

The bill includes “fixes” to the “weaknesses” extensively researched and highlighted by local members of our community. These grassroots efforts were essential to the successful passage of the legislation through the House.

The bill had overwhelming support from the Governor, election officials, both political parties, and citizens from around the state.

In the next to last week of session, the Senate effectively killed the bill by insisting on having an approval role of all of the appointees to the Election Commission and its director.

I was pleased to be a part of the effort to find a responsible solution that did not jeopardize the reform effort, and as a result of our collective work, elections in our state will be safer.

Weston Newton is the representative for District 120 in the State House of Representatives.

WestonNewton@schouse.gov

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Mild Cognitive Impairment, or MCI, is described as a more rapid loss of one’s short term memory as compared with normal memory decline that we all experience during aging. Simply stated, MCI can be described as early onset of dementia, a general term to describe a decline in memory retention and later, motor skills that may interfere with daily life.

It develops in stages, with 60% to 80% of the cases advancing to Alzheimer’s, a disease that is affecting an increasing number of Americans.

In our 62nd year of marriage, we want to share with all of you some constructive sug-

gestions that has helped make our journey a more pleasant, happier experience.

First, understand that dementia, just like diabetes, presently has no cure. Early clinical detection, prescription medications and supplements, as well as life changing adjustments, can help.

Personally, my wife and I are convinced that the steps we have taken have contributed to slowing down her memory loss. Those include physical activities such as golf, tennis, swimming, biking, walking, gardening and aerobic exercises; social interaction such as singing in a choir and dancing; word puzzles, games and diet recommendations from the neurologist; family acknowl-

edgement and involvement; and a genuine loving partnership.

Finally, for spouses and those who have a relationship with a care receiver, don’t attempt to go it alone. Get professional help, expand your knowledge, volunteer at Memory Matters etc. while maintaining a positive attitude.

(The above was written in August 2017.

Our update for May 2022, follows.)

Our life together continues to evolve with its challenges, but most importantly with understanding and love.

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We try to do the best we can, and sometimes it’s better With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events –

Annelore Harrell, Bluffton: “Absolutely nothing!”

and just plain fun questions.

You might see us anywhere around town, with notepad and camera, randomly seeking out folks

Tamela Maxim, Bluffton: “I arrange ideas in my head better than most.”

Diana McDougall Low Country Regional President

who are willing to participate. If we find you, we hope you will want to respond.

On the street at Mayfest, held May

Penny Laine McDonald, Acworth, Ga.: “Math, because I’m good at it.

I like algebra.”

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7 in Old Town, we asked: “What do you think you do better than 90% of other people?”

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Kara Morrison, Bluffton: “I find the good in situations and people better than most people.”

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active, not only during the school time, but summertime is coming up.”

Allen, who at 17 never considered he would go into law enforcement, was a school resource officer (SRO) at Battery Creek and Whale Branch high schools.

“I came up through our public schools.

I had school resource officers,” he said.

“Honestly, you could have never told me I was going to become a cop.”

Allen said his experience with an SRO “saved him” in high school, because that officer was also his track coach.

He said that the SROs are often called to step in and teach a class on just about anything. Allen said that when he goes in, he sometimes just lets the kids ask him questions.

“Let’s just have an open dialogue,” he said.

Allen said he believes that adult tendencies to label students negatively often leads to some students becoming that negative stereotype. And social media isn’t helping either.

“I try to talk to young men and young women all the time about what they’re posting on social media,” Allen said.

Beyond the social media postings, Allen had some firm words about keeping guns out of the hands of children.

“Folks, we’ve got to lock the guns up. I’m a law enforcement officer with a gun on my hip every day. I know unfortunately that some kids have more access to weapons than even some of the folks I work with every day, because at home nobody locks it up, or (the kids) know where everything’s at,” said Allen. “If it’s in your vehicles, don’t leave it in there, but lock up your cars.”

Allen warned that with summer coming soon, young people will have more free time and that can be dangerous. “We don’t want those guns just ending up in their hands,” he said.

One of the programs all three law enforcement officers endorsed during the meeting was Crimestoppers, an anonymous way to report crimes and suspicious activity 24/7. Tanner said the presentation in Beaufort was possibly one reason there was a reduction of the shootings that have plagued the Burton community recently.

“I think it’s fair to say, because of that meeting and how we treated that meeting, along with pushing out Crimestoppers as much as we did, I think the community

heard it,” he said.

Price, who heads a department of 52 officers and is hiring more, said that she would love to be everywhere in the community, but it is the community that really knows what is going on.

“We really do need the community to come together,” she said. “We’re all the eyes and the ears. And it is about Crimestoppers and how they anonymously report.

Just today, I received a call with a tip about a shooting that we’d had in Bluffton,” she said. “This is what it takes – it takes your call. You live in the neighborhoods, you hear what people say. ... Even if it’s something so small that you don’t think it matters, it does to us, and we act upon those tips.”

Tanner concurred.

“The opportunity for you to make a call on Crimestoppers is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for whatever reason you think it is. It is anonymous. We don’t know who’s calling, we don’t know what was said, and what information was shared,” said Tanner.

“The phone call does not come to the sheriff’s office, and the phone call does not go to the Bluffton PD or the Beaufort PD. It goes to Crimestoppers, and that information is relayed back to us. Once it’s reported to us through Crimestoppers. We’ve got 72 hours to react to the information, and report that back if it was a great tip, good tip or the tip didn’t amount to anything.”

The phone number for Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry is 843-554-1111. This number serves 11 counties, including Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.

Crimestoppers also offers a smartphone app, P3 Tips, available for IOS and android devices. The free download allows users to set their general location and offers a quick and easy way to share tips.

Tanner encourages use of the app. “For parents or for anyone who has a cell phone, you can upload that P3 Tip app very easily,” he said.

Some of the attendees wanted to know how often the police or sheriff’s deputies were in the schools talking to students.

“We actually have school resource officers in our high schools, middle schools, one of our elementary schools, and they usually have classes on different things, and they present at the assemblies,” Price said. “The

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GUNS from page 8A great thing about having them there is that our kids trust our law enforcement that are there ... because they see them all the time.

They interact with them. And the officers hear oh, so much, so much about everything.”

Tanner added that there are SROs throughout the county school district, including those private schools that agree to have officers assigned.

“Those SROs are extremely important in that school environment, and they are very, very active in what they do,” he said.

Not only are the SROs mixing with the students during school hours, but a number of initiatives by all local law enforcement agencies go beyond emergency response.

Price said BPD officers participate in several programs to interact with students, from handing out lollipops at schools to soccer in a neighborhood street.

“We might be in uniform, but we’re not there to enforce anything,” said Price.

The day after the meeting at Bluffton Middle School, BPD officers were going to participate in “Walk and Bike to School Day” at River Ridge Academy.

“We also started a new program called ‘Catch it with Cops.’ We have given our police officers sports equipment, like footballs, soccer balls, basketballs and kick balls,” Price said. When officers on patrol see kids out in the streets, “they’re supposed to stop and play with the kids, and then they leave them with the sports equipment,” she said. “I had one officer ask for five at once because he plays with the kids at McCracken every Friday. We ran out of equipment in an hour.”

One of the concerns from the audience members was how to identify and help

young people who appear to be headed for trouble. Both Price and Tanner said that their officers and other members of the community are able to identify those children who exhibit behavioral issues.

“Nobody really just beats up on somebody because they feel like beating up on somebody because it’s Tuesday,” Price said.

“It’s usually something more, like behavioral health issues, a mental health crisis,” said Price. “Our community mental health advocate, who’s embedded in our Criminal Investigations Division, follows up on (reports) and she talks to the parents, she talks to the kids, and tells them what resources are available in the county, and what resources are available through the National Alliance on Mental Illness.”

Both agencies said that catching attitudes before students enter high school was paramount to keeping them from getting into trouble.

“If we can identify a child in elementary school that has behavioral problems, the first thing to do is find out why. Is it something that’s happening at home, something’s happening in the community, or is it a product of school that he’s already being bullied?” said Tanner.

Milton plans on coordinating more community meetings, and is in the process of preparing for a youth empowerment program before the start of the next school year.

“We need programs like I had in school, like the D.A.R.E. program,” Milton said, “bringing in more people who can make an impact so (students) do not have to resort to the street.”

Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

Meet our Editor LYNNE COPE HUMMELL, EDITOR Lowcountry resident for 37 years

A native South Carolinian, Lynne hails from the capital city of Columbia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of South Carolina. She moved to Hilton Head Island in 1984 for a typography job, not even realizing there was a beach. The next year, she met Amos, the man who would become her husband and soul mate.

They married in 1990 on one of the beaches they discovered.

A frequent crosser of the bridges to Bluffton, Lynne worked at the local daily for nine years and has been with the Sun since 2009. While her job is editing, she also enjoys writing, and is confident there is a novel in her head somewhere.

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Eight deserving students at May River High School have been awarded $1,500 each, for a total of $12,000, from the Herman Fuqua Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The scholarship committee announced the awards April 29. The original plan was to only award six scholarships, but the female candidates were so strong and closely matched, the committee decided to award two additional scholarships in the spirit of women’s history month.

Five female students (Mary Bashaw, University of South Carolina; Madeline Murph, Clemson; Kylie Bowes, Marshall; Lillian Long, South Carolina; Gabrielle Boegel, South Carolina) and three male students (Maximus Weitekamper, Embry-Riddle; Caleb Morante, Charleston Southern; Cameron Scott, South Carolina) received an award for their outstanding accomplishments in the classroom, on the field, leadership, character, and community impact.

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On September 23, 2020, the residents of Hampton Lake lost an incredible man who left an indelible mark

on everyone he encountered. This story is about remembering a dear friend and keeping his legacy alive in the community.

Fuqua’s last place of employment was Backwater Bill’s in Hampton Lake.

He had the ability to recall information about each family, their last discussion, business trip or vacation and took the time to engage individuals on a personal level by leaning in.

Fuqua was the face of the program at Hampton Lake and was loved by many at Berkeley Hall and many other communities he worked at over 30 years.

The Herman Fuqua Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2020. Six scholarships are being awarded each year for six student athletes at May River High School. Three female and three male scholarships will be awarded to deserving athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher, demonstrate outstanding character, and community impact. Each recipient receives $1,500.

The scholarship committee includes: Jim and Becky Bell, Karen Mraz, Joe and Lexanne Mattocks, Charlie and Susan Wetmore, Mike and Sandra Frazier, John and Micki Lankes, Nick and Dori Jenkins, Linda and Rockisha Fuqua.

For more information about the Herman Fuqua Memorial Scholarship, email jimbell@hargray.com or call 843-368-1322.

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8th grade juried show celebrates middle school artists An artists’ reception was held May 5 at Bluffton Branch Library in Bluffton Village to recognize winners of the annual 8th Grade Juried Art Show.

Dr. Frank Rodriguez, superintendent of Beaufort County School District, was on hand to present the winners with their awards. Afterward, he spoke briefly to encourage students to continue pursuing their artistic passion.

Beginning April 1, 30 pieces of student artworks were on display at the library. The public was invited to vote for their favorite piece of art.

Those artworks had been juried by members of the Society of Bluffton Artists from all the student work submitted by art teachers at Bluffton’s five middle schools: H.E. McCracken, Bluffton Middle, Cross Schools, River Ridge and Hilton Head Christian Academy.

The SOBA judges also chose three pieces for Jurors Awards.

After the art was hung in the library, the public had an opportunity to view and vote for their favorite piece.

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Dr. Frank Rodriguez, superintendent of Beaufort County School District, spoke after presenting awards to winners of the Bluffton 8th Grade Juried Art Show May 5 at the Bluffton Library. To the left is Art Gopalan of Bluffton, who started the event for students in 2015.

Winners of the Bluffton 8th Grade Juried Art Show are, from left: Hanalyn Weitkamper, H.E. McCracken Middle; Rebecca Wohn, H.E. McCracken Middle; Aviana Stevens, Bluffton Middle; Maggie Drury, Cross Schools; and Campbell Daizell, Hilton Head Christian Academy.

Rebecca Wohn of H.E. McCracken Middle won both the Jurors First Place and People’s Choice First Place awards.

Other winners were Campbell Daizell, Hilton Head Christian Academy, Jurors

Second Place; Hanalyn Weitkamper, H.E. McCracken Middle, Jurors Third Place; Aviana Stevens, Bluffton Middle, People’s Choice Second Place; and Maggie Drury, Cross Schools, People’s Choice, Third Place.

The annual show was conceived and planned since 2015 by Art Gopalan, a Bluffton resident who wanted to showcase student art with the same enthusiasm given to students involved in sports.

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Palmetto Electric annual meeting celebrates partnerships providing scholarships and grants. The More than 5,000 members registered and voted at Palmetto Electric Coopera- Palmetto Electric Trust and Operation Round Up donated nearly $9,000 to tive’s recent 2022 annual meeting. local students in scholarship money.

Drive-thru registration and voting Palmetto Electric also partnered with was held May 5, 6, and 7 at the co-op’s Ridgeland office. Members were able to Women Involved with Rural Electrifidrive-thru, register and cast a vote for cation (WIRE) and the Electric Coopthe board of directors election. Palmetto eratives of South Carolina (ECSC) to Electric employees were on hand to award scholarships and educational distribute registration gifts and assist opportunities, including the Virtual members with any questions.

Youth Summit where Tess Sanford of “I want to sincerely thank the 5,007 Hilton Head Island High School won members who made the drive-thru the $5,000 R.D. Bennett Community registration and voting a tremendous Service Scholarship. success,” said Berl Davis, Palmetto ElecIn 2021, 50 teachers were awarded a total of $40,365 in Bright Ideas grants tric President and CEO. to fund innovative classroom projects.

“Investing in community partnerPalmetto Electric Cooperative reships to benefit our members” was the resounding theme of this year’s meeting ceived a score of 90 on the American and focused on the strong partnerships Customer Satisfaction Index Survey the cooperative has forged with other (ACSI). This is five out of the past six organizations and individuals in our years that Palmetto has scored a 90 or community this past year. higher, in comparison to the average is holding a buyingTouchstone event at Energy cooperative score of The business meeting, livestreamed online only, highlighted some of these 74. Palmetto continued to show their partnerships commitment to their members in 2021 The COVID pandemic heightened by returning more than $10 million in the need for improved internet access in the form of Capital Credits and member many of Palmetto Electric’s rural service rebates. areas. In 2021, Palmetto Electric joined Board of directors incumbents David with Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooper- L. White (Beaufort County, Position ative to bring high-speed internet access 2), James L. “Jimmy” Rowe (Beaufort County, Position 5), D. Terrell Smith to members living in rural Jasper and (Hampton County, Position 2) and Hampton counties through a program Jeremiah E. Vaigneur (Jasper County, called PalmettoLink. Fiber optic lines Position 2) all ran unopposed and were are being installed beside existing re-elected. power lines, and the project should be Alicia Holland was elected to fill the completed within the next two to three Beaufort County, Position 4, seat vacatyears.

After 17 years, the conversion to uned by the late David Solaro in 2021.

Board officers re-elected included derground power lines on Hilton Head Jeremiah E. Vaigneur, chairman; C. Alex Island was finally completed in 2021.

Ulmer, vice chairman; and Eunice F. In 2004, Palmetto Electric and the Town of Hilton Head formed a partner- Spilliards, secretary-treasurer.

This year’s grand prize winner was ship to remove overhead power lines, Mary Ann Fyall of Ridgeland. She won with intentions to not only improve the 2015 Ford Escape. the aesthetics of the Island, but to also Palmetto Electric Cooperative is a notstrengthen Palmetto Electric’s system for-profit electrical distribution utility during storms. The Town of Hilton that is owned by the members it serves.

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Firefighters train monthly to prepare for hurricane season

By Tony Kukulich CONTRIBUTOR

With the start of hurricane season just around the corner, South Carolina Task Force-4 (SCTF-4) recently took to the water to practice and perfect water-rescue techniques.

“We’re knocking the dust off, getting our PPE (personal protective equipment) out and getting acclimated to it while refreshing our skills,” said Lt. Steve Arnold of the Bluffton Township Fire Department (BFTD).

SCTF-4 is composed of firefighters from the Bluffton Township Fire Department (BTFD) and Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue (HHIFR).

“We are a regional response team,” Arnold explained. “In the event of a hurricane or tornado or flooding, we get called up, we get dispatched. That’s when we deploy as a team to mitigate that area.”

Training is a regular part of the life of any first responders. That is especially true for SCTF-4. The team spends about a half day training on the first Thursday of every

and swift-water rescue. The team’s first deployment of the year was to Allendale County after a tornado tore through that area in early April. Arnold said the team is often deployed to the Columbia area where low-lying areas are often prone to flooding.

One unique feature of the training was the first use of a rescue technique developed by the team. Intended to pull victims from the water into a boat, it featured three bands of 5-inch hose. The hose was deployed onto the water’s surface, and the victim was floated over the device by firefighters working in the water.

Using straps, two firefighters in a boat Firefighters practice techniques to remove a victim from the water as South Carolina Task Force pulled the victim from the water. The tech4 conducts water-rescue training May 5 in Crystal Lake in Bluffton. The rescue technique includes nique worked so well that on first use the the use of a fire hose to lift the victim. victim practically popped out of the water “It’s a nice, controlled atmosphere,” and went sprawling across the deck of the month.

Arnold said. “There’s nothing in there trying boat.

On a warm morning in early May, the to eat us while we’re training, which is really Lesson learned, firefighters used less musmembers of SCTF-4 donned their dry suits and waded into Crystal Lake in the Bluffton nice. It’s a benefit. They keep it gator free.” cle on future attempts and the victim was The team is trained to handle a wide neighborhood of Hampton Lake. Besides gingerly brought aboard. variety of emergency situations including the calm conditions and easy access, the Tony Kukulich, a recent transplant to Bluffconfined-space rescue, low- and high-angle ton, is an experienced freelance news writer and location had another important benefit for rescue, auto extrication, structure collapse the firefighters. photographer.

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New in town? Facebook group turns strangers into friends

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Friends of Bluffton members Michelle Faith, Sissy Ziech and Raven Weakly were among the many group volunteers at Bluffton’s Mayfest celebrations May 7.

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

What do you do if you’re new in town, busy setting up your business and a year later realize you don’t know anyone to pal around with?

If you’re Gena Murphy, you turn to Facebook and write, “Hey, married mom here, 44, I like to work out, I like to do this and that. Who wants to hang out?”

Murphy’s husband was starting a company, so the family dropped everything and moved from Greenville to Savannah in 2017, and then to Bluffton.

“We couldn’t find a good school system, so we moved here,” she said. “I’m trying to build up my business in photography and trying to be a stay-at-home mom. For like a year I couldn’t make any friends. I started following the Bluffton Ask and Answer page. There were women everywhere, and they would talk to you randomly, but you felt like, ‘Hey, can you be my date? I need a friend.’ So I just jokingly one night in a moment of depression wrote on Bluffton Ask and Answer.”

The response was overwhelming, especially to Murphy.

“It was just left and right with people

saying, ‘I want to.’ ‘I need a friend.’ So in order to not bombard the Bluffton Ask and Answer page, I started Friends of Bluffton,” she said. “I did not know anything about what I was going to do, but knew I didn’t want to have just one lunch – and I thought I needed something consistent.”

While she would have been happy with just adding a small circle of friends to her life (“I honestly just wanted like three friends. I’m not a big people person.”), she organized the first lunch to be held at Truffles in Bluffton. The Facebook page is women-only, and the ladies who lunch recently gathered – again – at Truffles, one of their regular restaurants.

“I just thought this was so out of my comfort zone if you know me, but five or six people showed up, and it was awkward, but it was nice,” said Murphy. “And it’s great now because you have the quiet people who don’t talk, and then you have the people who talk, and then you have the people who talk too much.”

That comment got laughs from the dozen or so in attendance.

“It’s all women, different ages. It started as weekly lunches, and then it just kind of

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FRIENDS from page 17A took a life of its own,” said Laura Higgins.

“People started saying ‘We’re going go to happy hour on Friday at the Dispensary.

Does anybody want to go?’ and whoever could go, would go.”

The lunches were the first activities, but as the group grew, so did the requests for getting together for other activities, and for sharing information.

“It was great to see all different types of lives. Young people will tell their stories of medical issues or divorces or babies, children or whatever. And it seemed like even though we were all different, everybody had a common denominator – they needed a friend,” said Murphy. “But what’s even better is everybody shared their story, and – it’s going to make me cry – out of a dark place, it became a beautiful movement of women.”

One of the tenets of the group is “No drama.” Murphy said she was concerned about that at first. “I didn’t want people to get up from the table and feel like somebody was talking about them,” she said.

As it turns out, she needn’t have worried.

“We’re very, very blessed with beautiful

to bowl joined a couple of members who were already in a bowling league.

“It was just really great. Honestly, what happened is some people found their little crew, and they stopped coming to lunches,” Murphy said. “You see them all over their Facebook and they’re best friends, and that’s the whole purpose. You can’t be friends with everybody all the time, but you have an option.”

It’s a good thing there are options to mix with various members of the Friend of Bluffton page. There are 2,900 of them now, so fitting everyone into a local restaurant would never work. But breaking off into little groups with special interests works for members like those who went to Mardi Gras.

“I moved here last March and I knew no one,” said Becky Jennings. “My family’s These members of the Friends of Bluffton Facebook group have found a common interest in knitonly two hours away but I had no one – ting. Other members find new friends by bowling, joining a book club, or taking trips to events in Savannah. no girlfriends – and I left such a strong girl tribe at home and I was so devastated.

Before long, splinter groups broke off women of Bluffton and Beaufort and Hilton I had never lived anywhere other than within the membership and there were Head that came, and we haven’t really had Charleston for my entire life.” a problem,” she said. “I quickly learned no support groups, people who played Bunco, a canasta group, and people who wanted Please see FRIENDS on page 19A one’s talking bad about people.”

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FRIENDS from page 18A But when she read about FOB, Jennings wanted to participate. “And then one lunch led to another thing, and now I had 60 some people come down to Mardi Gras, and they all wore black tie and fancy dresses,” she said.

Working from home meant Lauren Sands wasn’t out and about like many women in her age group.

“It’s hard for me because I’m 30, and I don’t have any kids, and everyone in my neighborhood has kids everywhere,” Sands said. “I work from home, so how am I going to meet people? Now I’ve got friends. ... It’s nice to get out because I lived in Charlotte for the past three years. I was working too much, and I didn’t really meet any friends. I said when I move down here, I’m going to meet people. I want some friends.”

Not long after she joined the group, Sands took the initiative to start a book club.

The challenge about meeting people is not just building a business, being a mom or working from home. The past two years have impacted every facet of people’s lives,

as Cindy Evans can attest. She moved to Bluffton in late 2019, just before COVID hit.

“We came down from Virginia, and we didn’t know a soul, so we bought a golf cart just to be able to drive around our neighborhood and see the houses because we knew nobody could go out,” Evans said. “We were trapped in our houses for however long, and I came to this group and met some ladies. Then I joined the Bowling Divas, and it’s just been really a godsend to me.”

People move to Bluffton and then move away, like Murphy. She didn’t want to delete the page after so many connections had been made. So she left the control of the page and the group to her close friends Emily Crowe and Jennifer Tate.

“I knew without a doubt that this crew would be amazing without me. I had gotten so close with Emily and Jen, because they just were always there, I asked them to take over the page,” Murphy said.

When the group went to lunch, they went to locally owned restaurants, but initially didn’t think about the impact that

had on the businesses like Corks Wine Bar. “When COVID hit, a lot of businesses were hurt really bad on top of people being lonely. I knew we were helping businesses in our small way by going to lunches, but I never realized how much we really helped businesses,” Murphy said. “Corks had a really hard time. They nearly had to close down. And come to find out, Friends of Bluffton really, really impacted their business by going to lunch there, and holding our Christmas party there. I never told her, but this was another ah-ha moment about why you empower women and support your friends in small businesses.”

That impact reverberates in many ways.

“When you take 20 women in for dinner, they go back and tell their families and their friends,” said Higgins, who works for the Hilton Head Island-Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. “And, you know, when I realized how many people were active in the group, I thought, well, we need to do some good with all these women.

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Higgins took that idea, and asked Bluffton Rotary President Dan Ciuffreda if he needed any volunteers for Mayfest, Bluffton’s recent community celebration.

“He said, ‘Oh, yeah, we have a beer truck. We’ve got welcome tents. We need people to park, we need all sorts of help.’

So I started a little offshoot group that’s called Volunteers in Principle. Within a day, I had 25 volunteers lined up and ready to go for Mayfest,” said Higgins. “And it’s all these women from the community. A lot of them have just moved here and want to get involved.”

Whether it’s books, bowling, brunches, lunches, cocktails downtown or even planning for a trip to Mexico, there’s always something to do or a new idea to grow in the Friends of Bluffton Facebook group.

Murphy’s wish to make a few friends was granted far beyond her wildest dreams, turning new arrivals into a close-knit and growing community of involved women.

Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

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Summer fun heats up with special events in town parks

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

Bluffton’s various parks will be featured in three special events that celebrate families, friends and fun. Two events in particular are planned to bring families with young children together from all over town.

“Most Bluffton families have young children and the town wanted to celebrate our families and bring our neighbors together with these events,” Mayor Lisa Sulka said.

“These events also give families an opportunity to socialize with neighbors and children outside of their neighborhood.”

“Jump into Summer” on June 11 at the Buckwalter Place Park will feature bounce houses, video games played on a Jumbotron television, lawn games, a DJ playing music, a concession stand, and fun prizes for participants.

“Slide Out of July” is scheduled for July 16 at Oscar Frazier Park’s Field of Dreams and will give kids a fun way to cool off as they splash through waterslides. That event

Buckwalter Place Park is off Buckwalter Parkway at Buckwalter Place, near the Don Ryan Center for Innovation.

will also include video games, lawn games, a DJ, a concession stand, and fun prizes.

Both events are free and will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be charges at the

concession stands.

Town Manager Stephen Steese said it was the town’s way of encouraging folks to gather again after all the restrictions from

the pandemic.

“As we move from pandemic to endemic, we want to get the community together for events. We are making it a priority to try to encourage that, especially with as much growth as we have had in the past two years,” said Steese. “They might not have had a chance to get out to Mayfest and the Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival. We want those people to become part of the community as well as take these events to other parts of the community –and not just in Old Town.”

Buckwalter Place Park is in the Buckwalter Place shopping center on Innovation Drive. Oscar Frazier Park is on Recreation Court off 8th Avenue.

The third big summer bash is the town’s inaugural Independence Day Celebration, scheduled for July 2. Events and activities will take place at and between the Martin Family and DuBois Parks in the heart of Bluffton.

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FUN from page 20A both parks, and the fireworks will begin at about 9 p.m.

Fun at the Martin Family Park will include the Lowcountry Boil Bluegrass Band. Jevon Daly, the lead singer, will also provide a 45-minute special program asking kids to perform with him between the band’s music sets.

Games, such as an inflatable axe and score-a-basketball hoop, will be available at Martin Family Park. Children will receive a patriotic-themed prize at each game station, while supplies last.

Food and drinks, such as hotdogs, pretzels, snow cones and lemonade, will also be available from a vendor at Martin Family Park.

A rock wall, bungee jump station and bounce houses will be located throughout and between Martin Family and DuBois Parks.

The fireworks display will begin around 9 p.m., launched from a barge in the May River. The whole show can be viewed from Oyster Factory and Wright Family Parks.

The impetus for this celebration was inspired by some generous folks who sponsored a similar display before the pandemic shut things down.

“They paid to do the fireworks and shot them off, but during COVID that kind of fell to the side,” Steese said. “We want to make it more than fireworks, to be together and take advantage of the natural environment we have with the park and the river, and work the fireworks into that all together.”

Steese said the results were the work of town staffers Lyndee Simoneaux, special events manager, and Debbie Szpanka, public information officer, who did a great job of pulling it all together.

“I want to see more events to get the community together, to get the music and the rides and games and blowups.

I saw how excited people were with the Christmas parade and the movie, and how excited they were to get to together and have these events,” said Steese.

The Martin Family and DuBois parks are on Boundary Street between Lawton and Green streets in Bluffton.

Parking will be limited but available at spots within walking distance of the event sites.

The Martin Family Park’s parking lot will be closed to stage the activities. Lawrence Street, between Boundary Street and Martin Family Park’s parking lot, will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Saturday.

Green Street, adjacent to the park, will also be closed. Parking will still be available on Boundary and Lawton Streets, adjacent to DuBois Park.

The public can park at the Cornerstone Church parking lot, accessible from Calhoun Street and Boundary Streets. The town has an agreement with this church for free parking.

Campbell Chapel AME Church’s parking lot, located on Boundary Street, will be available for public parking for a $15 donation. These donations will help fund the church’s children’s program.

First Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located off Wharf Street – about a block from Oyster Factory Park – is allowing parking for a donation to the church’s programs.

There is free parking at Dr. Mellichamp Drive’s parking lot, Town Hall, and M.C. Riley Sports Complex.

Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

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Free food, music with a live DJ, and salsa lessons will be available at the family-friendly event. Guests may learn about Bluffton Self Help and sign up for their community programs. The registration fee will be waived for the first 50 people who sign up for classes during the event.

Vaden Nissan will give away 50 oil changes and tire rotations to the first 50 people to register for the event.

For more information, contact Andrea at andrea@laislamagazine.com or 843-6812393.

• The Maye River Quilters will meet at 10 a.m. June 4 at Church of the Palms, 1419 Okatie Hwy. in Okatie.

To attend the meeting as a guest, send an RSVP email to mayeriverquilters@ gmail.com.

For more information and for membership forms to join the group, call 843-7059590.

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HOT SPOTS

Chicken parm might be basic, but these eateries make it shine

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Chicken parmigiana is often a mailed-in dish at too many restaurants.

For me, it’s the next-level bellwether as to whether a restaurant is worthy of regular date-night patronage.

Step one, put some attention into the burger you feature on your menu.

Step 1-A is your apps. Listen, I have nothing against the food services. But you know when you’re getting a frozen mozzarella stick. It makes something like a Benjamin’s mozza stick shine all the more brightly. There was personal attention put into that recipe, quality control at every step of the process. You want to charge us $8-10 to give us four or five of an item like a potato skin, you’d best earn it by not just rubber-stamping something in a fryer or a microwave.

So you passed both those tests. Now we move next level, and for me, chicken parm

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is the gateway. I get laughed at often when I order it. “With all the amazing options on this menu, you’re going to be basic?” Yes, I am.

Because if you put love on a dish with your chicken parm, I trust you enough to

shell out $25 to $30 for one of the so-called “amazing options.” I know that both my wife and I are leaving happy, and with the rarity of date nights lately, getting the restaurant choice right to start the night is crucial.

What makes the perfect chicken parm?

The breading flavor pops with a hint of the buttermilk you used for a coating. The breading is substantial – not too heavy but not so light that it’s soggy through and through. The marinara sauce is a symphonic blend of acid and sweet with fresh seasonings that wow you with a subtle, memorable aftertaste. The mozzarella on top is just cut and melts to hug the cutlet without smothering it.

Agreeing on the perfect chicken portion is personal taste. The thin cutlets I would get on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx always managed to have more flavor and sustenance than most comparable thicker cuts elsewhere, but for me, that’s a rarity. Too often, you get an unevenly cooked thicker breast that’s dry from being suffocated by the breading and mozzarella.

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HOT SPOTS from page 23A ers and veteran eateries emerge as Hot Spot worthy here.

off-menu delight for you.

Okatie Ale House (25 William Pope Drive, Bluffton, 843-706-2537, okatiealehouse.com): Notice how I didn’t say “these are in no particular order,” as I usually do.

That’s because there are two spots that are clear standouts here. The Ale House has been going for two decades and it still delivers its house specialties like it was grand opening week with all the reviewers present.

The chicken parm is all of the above on my checklist. It’s a generous portion, thick but juicy cutlet, with a smile-inducing sauce and just-right cheese melt on top.

Kyra Restaurant Seafood and Grill (149 Riverwalk Boulevard, Ridgeland, 843-6456505, kyrarestaurant.net): This is the newest restaurant entry on the list and speaks volumes to the impact that chef Sedat Olgun and his team have made on diners from Sun City to the South End already. This Riverwalk newbie took the former Cornerstone Café space and has shined with its menu diversity and attention to detail on dishes like the crusted grouper, which I had on a recent visit and was a master class in my mouth. The chicken parm is equally impressive here, brought up by a steady chorus of panel vets and newbies.

Gusto Ristorante (430 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, 843-8022424, gustohiltonhead.com): One of my first posts when I returned to the area for my second and forever Lowcountry rooting was about where to get the best chicken parm. Trusted foodie Kevin Ryan chimed in about this Sea Turtle Marketplace eatery then and he was equally enthusiastic this week about Gusto. Their website promises an experience that makes you feel like it’s Rome in Hilton Head and the chicken parm especially delivers on that promise.

Pomodori Italian Eatery (1 New Orleans Road #1G, Hilton Head Island, 843-6863100, gopomodori.com): For all the earned hype that the “Little Italy of the Island” row of eateries has garnered, this casual eatery in a mini-mall strip of stores just off 278 earned the most praise when it comes to its signature chicken parm. Folks rave about the homemade pasta side dishes as well, but the most raves came our way for this menu champion.

Katie O’Donald’s (1008 Fording Island Road, Suite B, Bluffton, 843-815-5555): Foodies are always thirsting for the hot new spot, but this venerable favorite proves that experience is often better than the latest trend. This is a comfort food haven and its chicken parm is the matriarch of the menu.

It sets the tone with a cutlet-sauce-cheese combo that others have been trying to replicate since Y2K and before and still can’t master.

HogsHead Kitchen and Wine Bar (1555 Fording Island Road, Hilton Head Island, 843-837-4647, hogsheadkitchen.com): This Moss Creek eatery is right before the bridge heading out to the island and is a rising star on the Lowcountry eatery scene with its unique spin on main-entrée faves like meatloaf, a truffled honey salmon, a “sticky-whiskey” BBQ rib stack and a Gorgonzola-crusted filet mignon. The chicken parm isn’t even on the menu here, but was repeatedly mentioned by our panel as being a standout. Just call ahead to see if it’s a special or to see if the kitchen will make an

Mulberry Street Trattoria (1476 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, 843-837-2426, mulberrystreettrattoria.net): Joseph Sullivan took a big gamble betting on Bluffton as the new eatery hot spot back in 2004. He was laser focused on bringing authentic Italian cuisine off island and he is as driven 18 years later as the day he opened. It always feels like I’m eating at an Italian Sunday family dinner there. The chicken parm is the standard bearer and always makes me feel like I’m back on Arthur Avenue.

Not everyone can get a trophy here but there are a few other locals worthy of pointing you in their direction. Frankie Bones won praise for both their Bluffton and Hilton Head Island locations. On the island, Michael Anthony’s Cucina Italiana won a handful of shoutouts, as did Bella Italia, Il Carpaccio, and Nunzio Restaurant and Bar. In Bluffton, Nonna Rosa and Bricco earned a smattering of praise for their entries.

Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun. com.

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NEWCOMERS GUIDE

Our famous May River Sandbar, and how to be one with it

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Whenever I eat or shop in Old Town, I always finish my visit with a trip to the south end of Calhoun Street. It’s essential for me to take a minute to soak in the serenity of the May River, a moment perfectly framed by the beauty of the Church of the Cross and its magnificently manicured grounds.

It would be reductive to simply say the water drew me to Bluffton. The people, the hospitality, the vibe, it’s all part of it. The May River is the bow that majestically ties it all together. And if you’re lucky enough to own a boat or be part of a boat club, you know a particular part of the May is the quintessential Bluffton experience.

The Sandbar has been the place to see and be seen in Bluffton for decades. It is Mother Nature’s speakeasy, a spot that reveals itself and disappears with the tides.

There are many sandbars along the Caro-

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lina coast. The exact location of THE sandbar has shifted through the years as storms, encroaching spartina grass and good ol’ time have reshaped the shores. Some speak

of catching the tide at the right time on a noodle and floating from the Martins’ dock to the pluff mud oasis. Others know the spot has shifted but are leery to advertise

its exact location these days.

You’ll see “IYKYK” (“If you know, you know”) thrown out on social media plenty when talking about The Sandbar, and it is the truth. A number of Facebook fan pages have been created, and even a play written about it. But if you believe just one thing I say in this space, just know that words or pictures don’t do it justice.

You don’t forget the moment you’re guided through the gentle water by a dolphin weaving above and below the surface.

DeAnna Byrd shared a remembrance on “You Know You’re From Bluffton When …” that mirrored my ah-ha moment – a day when I was lucky enough to be out just as the dolphins were in a feeding frenzy and one of them jumped out of the water and wedged itself into the low-tide sandbar mud to plop another fish score in its pile of tasty snacks.

There is a camaraderie among the

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NEWBIES from page 25A boaters that is as intoxicating as the suitcases of beer you will see far and wide on a summer weekend. It’s a spot for the long-timers to get caught up on town gossip, for instant friendships to be forged in the shared understanding of the nirvana in which we revel.

It’s far more crowded than it used to be, even on a Wednesday afternoon these days. Yes, a far cry from the times where, as Annelore Harrell put it, there were “so few people on the river we could skinny dip at the sandbar.”

Northern transplants equate it to Coney Island or a 1960s summer retreat to the Catskills. I get that; I’ve witnessed both marvels of humanity. But it’s different here.

Maybe it’s the finite window that we’re given that magnifies the true appreciation of the resource. You can always pick out the newbies being initiated into the club.

They get caught up in conversation, turn their back to the tide, and end up chasing down their now-waterlogged coolers and beach towels. Or worse, they anchored too far inland too soon and their vessel bottom becomes one with The Sandbar (aka, the

rookie that needs to be dug out).

The veterans know just when to plant their volleyball nets in the mud. Whether it was the boombox in the ’80s or the iPhone and Bluetooth speakers blaring Spotify now, they always know where to land to keep their tech the driest.

It’s not as easy to get a primo nature-made boat slip as it used to be 15 years ago, to be sure. But there is still an avid group of long-time locals that police the party and keep the chill alive. How do you achieve that amid a building volume of chatter, every genre of music playing, half-rubber balls and frisbees giving you a haircut as they zoom by?

Again, IYKYK. I once told a far-flung friend, “Imagine you’re at the wildest Ibiza foam party ever. Now replace that chaos with relaxation. That’s The Sandbar.”

They didn’t get it.

I don’t blame you if you’re reading this and want to get it. Here are a few tips to get you prepped.

• Check the tide charts to maximize your window between low and high tide.

To be clear, low tide is your friend, high

tide is your foe. The tide span is important too. Time it right at a new moon and you’ll be able to walk out to the channel markers with ease. If you don’t know what tide span is, that’s a sign you need to watch more YouTube Boating 101 videos before utilizing that boat club membership.

• Treat it as a day at the beach. You’ll need all the same accessories – sunscreen, water, cold drinks, chairs and a litany of snacks. The bravest will bring a grill and an array of marinated meats and brats to cook up. Bring plenty extra to share with new friends.

• For the most part, it’s like a classic Outback commercial – no rules, just right. Dogs are allowed, in-laws even. The nastiest of the latter have been known to be transformed forever by a day at The Sandbar.

• That said, the waters are patrolled by the SCDNR and the county and Bluffton police, so your boat better be permitted and up to safety code.

• It would be criminal for me to share a photo of a Sandbar sunset. You should experience that on your own. Getting the

timing just right on your own will make it so much more of a life-altering moment.

• And just remember three words: When in Rome …. Don’t try to be the life of the party there. Just let the party wash off over you.

There are plenty of friends I’ve known since the early 2000s who are just not up for the party anymore. It’s too this or that for them these days. And for them, there is another scene developing – one that’s a bit more G than PG-13, more suitable for young families with little ones. I’ve been told it’s perfect for crabbing and finding shark teeth.

But I’ve already divulged enough insider secrets in one column to lose my Sandbar Club card. If that’s your speed, you’ll need to find that crowd on your own.

Whatever sandbar you find, just be one with it. Don’t be freaked out by the rays or skates scooting by your feet. After all, it was their Redneck Riviera long before it was ours.

Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun.com.

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Business Briefs • Camden Brown, DMD, MS has joined the practice of Maginnis Orthodontics, with offices in Bluffton and Hilton Head Island.

Dr. Brown is an orthodontist who will serve patients in both locations.

A graduate of Harvard Dental School of Medicine and the Camden Brown University of Florida, Dr. Brown gained professional experience at a practice in Virginia before she opened her own practice. Camden Brown Orthodontics, located in Virginia, was operational for nine years. Originally from Hilton Head Island, Dr. Brown and her husband, Andrew, moved back to the community to be near family.

Dr. Brown is experienced with Invisalign and traditional style orthodontics.

Dr. Brown and her husband have two

children and a goldendoodle dog. They enjoy golf carting around Bluffton, playing in the marsh, exploring nature and the waterways, crafts, gardening, and eating oysters.

Maginnis Orthodontics, led by Dr. Jim Maginnis, DMD, MS, is the Lowcountry’s largest orthodontic practice with eight locations in South Carolina and Georgia.

• PGA Professional Dan Jackson has joined the staff of the Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. He will assume the role of director of instruction.

Jackson will be heading up everyday instruction and will manage the new Performance Center at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes.

Dan Jackson Having taught for more than 18 years in England, Austria, Germany and the USA, Jackson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to

his new position. He uses golf’s leading technology with his students.

Jackson works with all levels of golfers, from beginners to some of the top players in the world and is fully committed to improving every player he works with.

Jackson has been recognized internationally by the PGA of the United Kingdom and Ireland as “Best of the Best.”

For more information, visit danjacksongolf.com, email djackson@hallmarkgolf.com or call Jackson at 941-4139501.

• Dustin Dunn has joined the Berkeley Hall team as assistant general manager.

An innovative leader, Dunn brings more than 20 years of deep industry expertise in cultivating a premier private club and luxury culinary vision. His wide-ranging knowledge of premier property management and a forward focus on industry best practices are instrumental assets that greatly enhance P A I D

and elevate the membership experience.

Most recently, Dunn served as the clubhouse manager for Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas. There, he led the exclusive country club and residential Dustin Dunn community of 365 members, with financial oversight and management strategies.

Prior to that, he served as clubhouse manager at Waverly Country Club in Portland, Oregon, an elite, 124-year-old private club known for its outstanding quality and amenities.

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Business Briefs • Kim Mackay-Pearson, MS, NCC, LPG/A, recently announced the opening of a new Bluffton/Hilton Head office of her business, KAMP Therapy, LLC. Mackay-Pearson is a nationally certified, South Carolina-licensed LPG/A concentrating her Kim Pearson practice on counseling clients in grief, loss, bereavement, anxiety, depression and end-of-life concerns.

Mackay-Pearson received her Master’s of Counseling Degree from the University of North Texas and her Bachelor’s Degree in Thanatology (study of death and dying) from Hartwick College.

She helped establish a hospice while in college and has worked in, volunteered and served on numerous nonprofit organizations’ boards including

hospices, theater and environmental groups.

Mackay-Pearson is currently accepting new clients on a fee for service basis. Insurance is not accepted. To schedule an appointment call 843594-8698, email kimpearson@mac. com or visit kim-mackay-pearson. clientsecure.me.

• Cathy Shearouse has joined StoneWorks as a sales designer on the company’s sales and design team.

At StoneWork’s new showroom location in Bluffton, Shearouse will work with new clients to help design solutions for their home or business, includ- Cathy Shearouse ing their stone and tile needs.

Shearouse has a Bachelor of Arts in art from Newberry College. Her

background has focused on business development, community relations and sales. She has worked in a variety of industries over her career, including banking and investor relations, healthcare, career placement, and event and catering management. She has also worked closely with nonprofits, chambers of commerce and other community organizations.

Continuing to be active in the community, Shearouse has served on the Lowcountry Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter board. She is also a member of the National Kitchen and Bath Association, Professional Women in Building and the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association.

When she isn’t helping clients plan their next home improvement, Shearouse enjoys travel, golf and spending time with family.

The new Bluffton showroom is open at 11 Sheridan Park, Suite 3. For more information, call 843-689-6980 or visit hiltonheadstone.com.

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LEGAL

Keep your home in your family with smart estate strategy

By Mark F. Winn CONTRIBUTOR

Your home is not counted as a resource for Medicaid purposes. If you own your home debt free, and will not need a reverse mortgage, and you want to make sure you leave something to your children, then you need to consider the following planning strategy.

Mark F. Winn This legal strategy is like having your cake and eating it too. The “having your cake” part is owning your home even if you are on Medicaid. The “eating it too” part is leaving your home to your children, even if you were on Medicaid, so the state cannot get it in estate recovery.

You convey to your kids or to a trust for their benefit the “future interest” in your home. You can be the trustee. The kids are the beneficiaries.

You keep the current interest while you are living, which is called a “life estate.” For a husband and wife, they have a “life estate for their joint lives.”

The children have a future interest, which will become vested in them when the survivor of the couple passes.

The key to understanding this is to understand two things about Medicaid: 1. The state does not count your house for purposes of determining eligibility, and 2. The state can seek estate recovery and become owner of your home to recover their expenses on your behalf.

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interest in your home to your kids now, or to a trust for their benefit. If you do that, then in five years (which is the look-back period for Medicaid eligibility), you can honestly say that you have not given anything away within the past five years.

Therefore, you can be deemed eligible for Medicaid without penalty for having made a transfer within five years of death. You will keep a life estate, which is the full and absolute right to live there and collect rents while you are living.

Upon your death, the basis gets stepped up to date of death value.

You still get the 4% special assessment while you are living and the homestead exemption.

This planning strategy is good for people who own their home debt free, know they will not need a reverse mortgage, and want to ensure something will be left to the kids.

Remember, for this to work, it must be done five years in advance of need.

It is good planning for clients in their 70s and early 80s.

If you do this five years before you might need Medicaid, then the transfer of the future interest way will not be deemed a transfer that creates a penalty or period of non-coverage.

If the above strategy is coupled with a general durable power of attorney that allows the agent to do Medicaid planning, then you can be rest assured your children will inherit your home.

It’s like having your cake and eating it too. Cake tastes better. But having a house in which to eat the cake is good too.

Mark F. Winn, J.D., Master of Laws (LL.M.) in estate planning, is a local asset protection, estate and elder law planning attorney. mwinnesq.com

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WELLNESS

Feeling better vs. being better: Only one can change your life

By Brad Fraum CONTRIBUTOR

What does it take to feel whole, to feel better, to feel well? The right prescription?

There’s something not right about that equation – that searching for the right pill or dosage is the answer to what literally ails you. Medication has its benefits and in so many cases is legitimately needed. But what about other lifestyle areas where our body is built to heal us on its own?

Feeling better can come in a variety of different forms, some of them very misleading.

Feelings can be simulated with myriad pain meds and cover-ups. The real solution is to heal what’s really hurting you – the source that causes the ailment.

Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day – teach a man why he hurts and how to address the pain at the source, and he’ll go out fishing with full joint rotation, healthy and well, and hauling in the yellowtail.

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Aging, in and of itself, is not a disease.

Aging and its effects are something everyone endures. This means it’s also something that everyone has an ability to treat, nurture,

and – in some cases – even thoroughly heal through a variety of “non-surgical restorative remedies” for a better quality of living.

At the end of the day this is only truly accomplished by a body that is synchronously functioning in both health and vitality.

Wholeness is not just the absence of negative symptoms – wholeness is a symptom itself, an indicator and clear representation of the body functioning in all its systems on a healthier level.

As the weather warms and we see the Lowcountry coming to life as one of the most active communities in the South, it’s a great inspiration to adjust your goals from temporary solutions to long-term aspirations of healing, wholeness, and overall whole-body well-being.

That’s something you can feel good about for a very long time.

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FAITH

Though Easter 2022 has passed, lessons of newness continue

By Pete Berntson CONTRIBUTOR

It hasn’t taken much time at all for the pastels of Easter outfits, the vivid colors of plastic eggs, and the wondrous assortment of jellybeans, chocolates, and even chewy peeps to become just memories.

Such items have been returned to storage, consumed in abundance, or put aside as the next big event, whether it is graduations, birthdays, or Memorial Day that now draws our attention.

For even those of us who call ourselves Christ-followers, Easter, with its joyous hymns, dramatic elements, and marvelous and mysterious recounting of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ, seems already distant and so very – well – over. It is as though it is now time to return to familiar, common patterns and routines just like before.

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For those of us who believe that the resurrection is God’s “Yes” to life, then our worst enemy and source of greatest fear –

death – has been defeated. Now we view life here differently. We assess risk differently. We focus on matters differently.

Even with its messy complexities, life is now all-new – new joys, new opportunities, new ways of loving and serving.

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This assurance that there is more than we can see, more than we can comprehend, allows us to face each day seeking to find, relish, and give thanks for all the good in all the places good might be found. Seeing everything as new gives us hope even when all seems hopeless. And it causes us to acknowledge that the most meaningful life there is, is the life connected to God and connected to one another.

The decorations and trappings of Easter might very well be gone, but the great gift of God’s love continues to call and challenge, affirm and comfort, all at the same time and in ever new ways.

May it be true for you, and me, too!

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BEAUTY

Learn how to solve your hair problems and enjoy lasting style

By Joy Ross CONTRIBUTOR

It’s the icky, sticky time of year already! All of my clients are complaining about their hair being flat, no matter how much they use mousse and blow dry away from their head, or either no matter what they do their hair just gets bigger and fuzzier.

Welcome to the Southern humidity.

The only type of hair that behaves in this climate is naturally curly hair. With minimal product and leaving it alone, curly hair will be effortless and look great all day.

For the other 95% of us, here are some tips and tricks to make your style last longer without staying in the air conditioning all day. That is the only foolproof solution, unfortunately. Just remember you are not alone.

The number one reason your hair will get flatter or bigger, depending on the hair type, is that it isn’t completely dry. A good majority of the female population begin styling their hair too soon, thinking that it will stay

better, and quit styling when it feels dry.

It might feel dry, but it probably isn’t. Styling your hair from when it’s still wet will not make it stay better. Stopping when it “feels” dry is the biggest mistake.

The hair holds moisture you can’t feel, and salty air adds to this swelling of the cuticle of the hair. This happens especially after drying with the blow dryer, because your head is also perspiring a little. Therefore, that last bit of moisture you don’t feel makes all your styling efforts useless.

Remedy No. 1: Do not use a brush or try to style your hair when it’s damp or wet. If you want volume, put mousse on your roots only, especially on the top and sides parallel to your cheeks and eyes. This is where you want fullness.

Then blow, blow, blow. No brush. Just blow your hair in all directions opposite the way it wants to go. Blow away from the head, lifting and pushing your hair in all directions with your hand. This will set your roots up and away, giving you more fullness

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Keep doing this until it feels dry. It is NOT totally dry – you just can’t feel that hidden moisture that will make or break your style.

At this point, use your brush – bristle is best – and again blow and style your hair.

This last step will set the style and get the hidden moisture out of the hair. Your style will stay 100% better and will take less time to do. (Keep in mind nothing is going to stay if you’re golfing or on the beach.)

The final step should be an oil or laminate-based product, used very sparingly, to put a barrier on the hair to prevent the salty,

moist air from penetrating the strands and wreaking havoc on the style. A little teasing to make it stay longer or dry shampoo also helps with the longevity.

If your hair is naturally wavy, curly or just gets that halo of frizz, the same theory above applies, except you don’t need mousse. You need smoothing cream of any sort on the length of your hair while damp. This will help the strands stay smooth.

Then blow and blow, but mostly down, to coax the hair to stay closer to your head. It still needs to feel dry before taking your flat brush and smooth style it.

I hope these tips make your life easier and you happier with your hair even in this yuck. I will be happy to instruct you how to style your hair to give you the most flattering, longer lasting style without much effort and product. There is no sense in having a style you can’t duplicate.

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COLLECTING

Trolley collectibles from early ’40s relate to life at the time

By Jerry Glenn CONTRIBUTOR

“Clang, clang, clang went the trolley; ding, ding, ding went the bell!” Those familiar words sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 motion picture “Meet me in St. Louis” suggested my youth on the South Side of Chicago.

During the 1930s, ’40s, and early ’50s, streetcars – also called trolleys – were a way of life to all urbanites. At the peak, there were 50,000 streetcars in 3,000 cities and towns.

Today’s generation can enjoy this mode of transportation in the U.S. only in New Orleans and San Francisco. The era of streetcars has provided a very sophisticated segment in the collecting world. Photos or postcards showing streetcars are sought by historians along with paper transfers, possibly the most difficult piece of ephemera to find.

You could travel the entire city of Chicago through the use of a paper transfer, used like a ticket.

Imagine, for 3 cents per child and 7 cents per adult, you could go up to 35 miles for one fare. Historic facts indicate 40 million passengers nationwide per day rode these cars. Passengers stared blankly around the inside of the car until an enterprising young man by the name of B.G. Collier formed the Association of Streetcar Advertisers sometime in the 1890s, when he was 19 years old.

A standard 21-by-11-inch piece of cardboard with a colorful and simple message would be placed in an elongated frame above the windows of the car. These cards,

These are examples of cardboard ads that were placed above the windows of streetcars in the 1940s.

placed side by side, would number 32 per car and could be changed every month.

Now, that is where the rare collectability comes into play.

These colorful messages of products would be discarded or destroyed. Some inventive persons found very useful ideas such as insulation or leveling linoleum floors. Also, collectors would search for cards with their favorite product or unique artwork and the hobby became popular – collecting “trolley cards.”

The size of each was perfect for framing

and hanging above doorways or window soffits. As in any collectible, avid trolley card fanatics would search for art styles, humor, and cards with popular trademarks.

Cards produced pre-1920 were generally produced using stone lithography and were 100% artist inspired.

In our show days, my wife and I sold hundreds of car cards and were known to be “buyers.” A lady from Vancouver, British Columbia heard from her relative of our search and decided to sell a good quantity of her cards at a very fair price.

These cards were Canadian printed and differed from the U.S. versions for Wrigley’s Gum and Ex-Lax. She sent 50 to us and – lo and behold – during our first showing in New Jersey we sold all 50 cards to a very excited man who was a fine art collector.

He was the son of one of America’s largest cosmetic firms. He later kept in touch for more “artsy” advertising.

Initially, typical prices per card would be $25 to $40 each. Today, if you could find attractive cards they would cost $300 and up. Recently a Coca Cola card in perfect condition sold for $1,200!

Readers of this column are familiar with the saying, “Those days are gone forever,” but relish in reminiscing about those days of the streetcar. It’s also good to know personally that all those cards that passed through our hands are somewhere in someone’s collection for a temporary time, until passed on to another.

Last week we received a note from Dolly of Allentown, Pa., who, like us, is 90 years old. She stated, “With all the crazy things going on in the world be happy by enhancing your hobby or start a collection.” Amen, Dolly. Our happiest days were when we were very active in buying and selling and meeting wonderful long-time friends.

You too can put some happy times in your life – collect something. Finally, to repeat a phrase from the opening and Judy Garland, we hope our message “pulled at your heartstrings.”

Jerry Glenn, former owner of Legends and Reminisce gift shop, currently is appraising trading card collections.

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PETS

Have fun, be prepared this summer when traveling with a dog

By Abby Bird CONTRIBUTOR

Finally, families are back to traveling, especially during the summer. In some cases, you are even able to take your family dog when going hiking, camping, on seaside adventures or visiting family.

If you are going to visit other family members, their space might not be conducive for large dogs or even new puppies whose behavior is not yet socially acceptable. What to do?

You can travel with a puppy playpen or exercise pen. They come in metal, plastic and canvas fabric and a variety of heights.

These are collapsible and pack easily and keep your dog safe and confined, both indoors and outside.

Need more space? My family travels with a portable wireless fence system.

It plugs in anywhere, doesn’t need inground wiring and you can place flags around to indicate your dog’s temporary

new boundaries. Your dog can safely stay outside if he has been trained to invisible fencing and knows how to respond to collar and flags. This system can be used in a campground if it has electric outlets.

You will also need a long leash (rope style is good and, if nylon or poly, it doesn’t get tangled in brush), life vest if swimming, water retrieving, flying disc or ball toys, towels, insect spray, portable water bottles and bowls, Doggles, sunscreen, a cooling collar, a lighted collar or light attached to a leash, possibly a dog backpack, pet first aid kit, brush, shampoo, flea and tick medications and even booties, depending on the terrain or heat of the ground.

For car travel, a plastic or fabric kennel, pet barriers, car seat, seat belt restraints, etc. will keep your dog safe. Don’t leave your dog in a locked hot car even for a short time. If some of your plans don’t allow for your dog, a dog-friendly motel room or even a local pet boarding

facility might help for doggie daycare or overnight boarding in the place you are visiting.

Wherever you are bound, you can at least consider taking your pet with you if you check ahead at various chain motels.

They will often accept well-behaved pets for free or with a pet deposit. An exercise

pen keeps them from being destructive in those strange motel rooms.

Pack plenty of their regular food as you might not be able to buy it around the country. Bring vaccine records with you and make sure all the dog’s medication is on hand. A tag with your cell number and rabies tag is critical. Make sure your dog is microchipped before leaving town, just in case.

If you are staying home, there are plenty of local adventures for your dog.

Day hikes, beach in the early morning or late evening, various parks, backyard dog parties for their buddies, playtimes, the Sandbar on the May River and more.

Include your dog whenever you can and you won’t feel guilty when you do have to go away and leave them home.

Have a great summer!

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Get ready to party at sunset Bluffton Sunset Party No. 2 – Sunsplash Palooza – will be held May 20 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bluffton’s Oyster Factory Park on Wharf Street.

The festival event will feature Reggae Infinity Band with opening act Pat & The Starfish.

Bluffton Sunset Parties are held once a month on Friday nights during the summer, overlooking the May River at Oyster Factory Park. Each sundown celebration features a different theme with food court, sweet snacks, craft beer garden, wine bar, hard ciders, vendors and more.

Guests are invited to come by boat, bike, or golf cart. Party with your well-behaved pooch on a leash. Sunset Parties are kid and pet friendly. Lawn chairs are permitted, but outside food or drinks are not.

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NATURE

Humans need to accept that native creatures live here too

By John Riolo CONTRIBUTOR

I have been writing these nature articles for a couple of years now. It seems to make sense to now review some past articles and look for themes for future nature articles.

Perhaps you, the reader can help.

I have written about dead trees, alligators, armadillos, opossums, raccoons, wood storks, snakes, and even feral cats. I could just as easily choose to write about bluebirds and hummingbirds. Or even the variety of herons that daily perch in the wax myrtle trees in my backyard.

Most people view bluebirds and hummingbirds as harmless. I have chosen to write about certain animals that many people often express concern about and want to have removed.

Upon moving here 13 years ago, one of our first conversations with others in the area was about wood storks. We were surprised and delighted to see such a mag-

nificent bird here in South Carolina, as it is endangered and at one time could be found only in the Florida Everglades. Yet, some think they are dirty birds and, in particular, are concerned about their droppings when there is a rookery abutting their golf courses.

The armadillo is another wild animal that is oftentimes viewed with disdain. They do dig in our backyard looking for grubs. Some people believe that they can transmit leprosy.

This is true only if you eat them. Otherwise, they are relatively harmless.

On a recent trip to the Pantanal in Brazil, one of the animals that people in our group loved to watch were the armadillos. By the way, the armadillos shared the land with the farmers – who liked having them around to aerate the soil and eat undesirable insects.

Recently an opossum crossed our patio with her four babies, called “joeys.” Rather than being a nuisance, they were a treat to watch. They help control harmful ticks, fleas, and other pesky insects.

I have also tried to point out that all

In the Lowcountry, we sometimes find wild creatures in the strangest places.

snakes serve an environmental purpose and even the venomous snakes are not harmful if we give them a respectful distance. Last week we spotted a snake, possibly a copperhead, and left it alone in our backyard.

We later found that it became dinner for our local Great Blue Heron.

While it is true that some animals can pose a danger to our pets and families if we do not take reasonable and sensible precautions, we need to remember that most were here long before us. We do not have an influx or invasion of potentially harmful animals such as coyotes or alligators. We, homo sapiens, are usually the invasive species.

So, my continued theme of these articles has been, and will continue to be that many of us chose to live here because of the natural beauty. At the same time, there is a tendency for some of us to want to tame our environment. It is a continued difficult balance.

However, this is one person’s opinion.

I would like to hear our readers’ thoughts about man vs. nature, pro and con.

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GARDEN

As summer nears, finish up spring items on garden list

By Mark Deloach CONTRIBUTOR

With temperatures climbing and summer knocking on the door we should finish up our planting of annuals and perennials this month and make sure, depending on how much rainfall we get, we’re irrigating properly.

If we only get rain once in a while, consider watering twice a week, applying a half-inch per application.

Newly planted shrubs will need water throughout the summer, but make sure you’re wetting the root ball thoroughly to insure survival over the summer.

You can still plant annuals for summer color to finish up beds and at the same time finish making hanging baskets and containers to provide color on the patio, front porch or entrance areas. You may still sow zinnia seeds every couple of weeks to provide cut flowers for the house.

If you have young children who want to plant seeds, marigolds are a good choice. They are pretty indestructible and do not care how they are planted.

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some nice side shoots and thicken up as the new growth develops.

You are also pruning to control size, remove dead or diseased limbs and remove any awkward growing limbs.

Rose gardens need to be fertilized monthly, and you must keep spraying weekly for Black Spot disease and insects.

Other insects such as scale, white flies, lace wings, aphids and caterpillars might be damaging your shrubs by eating leaves or sucking plant juices out of the leaves.

Treat with systemic insecticides to help reduce these problems later.

We can see brown patch developing in established lawns this time of year due to moisture, warm soil and air temperatures, and lush-growing grass that might have been recently fertilized. If you see these spots develop, treat with a fungicide. If left alone, they will keep spreading outwardly, killing your grass.

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SPORTS

Local women continue growing the game of golf for girls

By Jean Harris CONTRIBUTOR

LPGA Girls Golf is the only national junior golf program that specializes in providing girl-friendly environments, with 500 sites in the United States. Our local program is celebrating its 13th year serving girls ages 6 to 17 in Bluffton and Hilton Head.

The girls get to practice at the First Tee of the Lowcountry, Berkeley Hall and the Colleton River Par 3 course. The instructors of the program are some of the best teachers in the nation.

The major fundraiser for the program is the Women Growing the Game Clinic for COURTESY GIRLS GOLF local women who want to support the girls golf program. The clinic features some of Now in its 13th year, the LPGA Girls Golf Bluffton/Hilton Head group welcomes girls ages 6 to 17 for its annual spring program. the best female instructors in the country.

The clinic will be held May 26 from 4 Women can show their support for kers, an undulated practice putting green to 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Hall Learning LPGA Girls Golf of Bluffton/Hilton Head and a driving range with target greens for Center, a state of-the-art facility with four by registering for the clinic or by making a full-swing practice. full-size practice greens with practice bun-

donation. The money raised by this clinic helps us give scholarships, purchase golf equipment, motor skill equipment and take girls on field trips. Cost of the clinic is $85. Send checks made out to LPGA Girls Golf of Bluffton/Hilton Head to 38 Millwright Drive, Hilton Head Island 29926.

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GOLF from page 40A struction at Berkeley Hall, and site director for the local Girls Golf program. She is a top 100 teacher for Golf Magazine, Golf Digest Top 50 teacher, and former LPGA National Teacher of the Year. She is a member of both the PGA and LPGA. kdunton@ me.com.

• Stephanie George is the head golf professional at Berkeley Hall. She was a member of the LPGA tour during her 10-year playing career. She now enjoys teaching the game that she loves. sgeorge@ berkeleyhallclub.com.

• Dr. Jean Harris has been a teaching professional for 43 years. She is a Master Teaching Professional who has been Section Teacher of the Year and a Top 50 Best Women Teacher by Golf Digest. She has taught locally for 14 years and is currently teaching at Pinecrest Golf Club. jean.golfdoctor.harris@gmail.com • Betty Kaufmann was the men’s golf coach at DePaul University for 20 years and has traveled internationally working with junior golfers. She won numerous Coach of the Year awards. As a golfer, she was outstanding, and played in the 1982

U.S. Open. ekaufmann@depaul.com.

• Carol Preisinger is the lead teaching professional at the Landings Club in Savannah. She is a Top 100 instructor for Golf Magazine, a two-time National Teacher of the Year, and has been ranked Golf Digest Best in State. carol.preisinger@landingsclub.com.

• Dana Rader, a member of the LPGA Professional Hall of Fame, is one of the most accomplished female instructors in the country. She is a Top 100 Instructor for Golf Magazine, and ranked No. 1 in South Carolina by Golf Digest Magazine.

She is a Master Golf Professional and past president of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional membership. She is director of instruction at the Belfair Learning Center. danadrgs@gmail.com.

• Rita Slavetskas is a local teaching pro who has worked with the LPGA Girls golf program for years. She is an LPGA Top 50 Teaching Pro. ritagolfwv@aol.com.

Dr. Jean Harris is an LPGA Master Professional and teaches at local courses. jean. golfdoctor.harris@gmail.com; golfdoctorjean. com

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Clubs for the Club

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COURTESY AMERICAL LEGION POST 205

Shelley Wollner, left, director of golf and head golf instructor at Eagles Pointe Golf Club in Bluffton, recently accepted a donation delivered by Art Ranta of the Bluffton American Legion, Post 205 of approximately 20 golf bags, dozens of clubs as well as golf balls and tees. The donation was given in support of Wollner’s new program that brings interested members of the Bluffton Boys and Girls Club to Eagles Pointe to learn and play the game of golf. There is still a need for more equipment to support this great program. Anyone wishing to donate any used or new clubs, bags or other equipment may contact Ranta at 843-757-7918.

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NATURE’S WAY

The more things change, the more they stay the same

By Collins Doughtie CONTRIBUTOR

I was at a friend’s house the other day and one of the old-timers from Hilton Head Island who was also there pulled me aside. In his hand was a copy of the “Sea Pines News” from July 1968.

He said he had been cleaning up around his house when he came across a handful of these relics from the early days of Sea Pines. He had tabbed a page in the newsletter and told me I should read the story.

Not thinking much about it, I took the booklet home. It wasn’t until the next day that I turned to the page he had marked and began reading. The story had a picture of this goofy-looking kid sitting on the edge of a lagoon with a bucket beside him and a fishing rod in his hand.

At first it didn’t dawn on me who that kid was until I read the first sentence: “Fourteen-year-old Collins Doughtie was at his usual post with his usual equipment doing the same old usual thing.”

All I could think at that point was that really me? Did I really look that goofy? And look at those skinny legs!

The story continued: “There he sat, opposite the Lake House, with his feet dangling in the water. Two spectators – a well tanned Chris Depkin and a scaly-backed alligator – watched in si-

lence as Collins did what he does best.

And what, pray tell, is that?

“Well, Collins is probably the Sea Pines champion when it comes to tossing out a string with a dead shrimp attached and reeling in prize-winning channel bass.”

I’ll stop there for any of you who don’t know what a channel bass is. A channel bass is what was later called a “spot-tail bass,” and then the name was changed to “redfish.” It’s sort of name evolution that changed as these great fighting fish became more popular over the past 50 years.

Also, to clarify the “dead shrimp” part of the story – that wasn’t at all what I was using. Even way back then, I had a secret bait that I never, ever divulged to anyone. That bait was an entire blue crab with its shell and legs removed.

The story went on: “ ‘No one else seems to know how to catch them,’ Collins said rather lackadaisically.

Then, as a second thought, he added, ‘That’s a good thing…’

“Several minutes before our conversation he had landed one that would have weighed, oh, probably 13 or 14 pounds. A little knot of golfers quickly gathered and were gesturing wildly to each other with disbelieving eyes and out-stretched hands.

“Collins shrugged his shoulders, unhooking the squirming fish and calmly tossing him back into the

Course pro shop.

“Ho-hum, Collins Doughtie has done it again. So what else is new?”

Time has a way of dulling memories but as I read that story it all came back like it was last week. I remember sitting there, legs crossed, waiting for the slack in my fishing line to start straightening out as a big “channel bass” took the bait and started running off with it.

I also remember the golfers stopping play and watching, no doubt tying up all those behind them waiting to tee off.

It was also nice to know I practiced “catch and release” before the practice became popular.

But the part that really got me was how little I have changed since I was 14. Why would I say something like that, considering I am covered with age spots and what little hair I have is now gray?

COURTESY COLLINS DOUGHTIE It’s because I went fishing in Sea Pines just last week, used the same A young Collins Doughtie with a “channel bass,” now called a “redfish,” that he caught in “secret bait” and hauled out a 45-inchSea Pines in 1970. long channel bass. And yes, I had quite the gathering of golfers that deeps. ‘I like to hook ’em and let them stopped play to watch me catch that fight awhile and then put ’em back,’ fish – much to the chagrin of those he said matter-of-factly. behind them!

“He did, however, keep one of his most recent catches. This was a 24 Collins Doughtie, a 60-year resident of pounder which measured 43 inches. the Lowcountry, is a sportsman, graphic This one will be mounted and will artist, and lover of nature. collinsdoughgrace the wall at the Sea Pines Ocean tie@icloud.com

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While arts and food were much sought-after during the May 7 Mayfest in Old Town Bluffton, one attendee got a surprise when the local Vintage Four Barbershop Quartet serenaded her with their version of “Happy Birthday.”

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Hilton Head Island continues to be one of the hottest vacation spots in the U.S., and Bluffton continues to grow at a very fast rate. Many home buyers relocate to the Lowcountry from other states, some from other countries. It is very important to have your home well represented on the internet in order to reach these potential home buyers.

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May 17 Auditions for “Heathers: The Musical” at May River Theatre, 5-8 p.m.; callbacks 6-8 p.m. May 18. Ages 16 and up, must sign up online at mayrivertheatre.com/ auditions.

6:30 p.m. Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head. Doors at 5 p.m., full buffet dinner available for $15 until 6:30 p.m. Cash bar. Tickets $10, at Eventbrite.com. Proceeds benefit Junior Jazz Foundation.

May 17 Lowcountry Jazz Band, free concert, “The Versatile Jazz Band,” 7:30 p.m. at Lowcountry Presbyterian Church, 10 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton. Directed by Mary Woodmansee Green; freewill offering accepted. Doors open 6;45 p.m.

May 28-29 Hilton Head Island Art Festival, at Shelter Cove Harbour in Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Island. May 28 10 a.m.-6 p.m., May 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artists, artisans in many media. Rain or shine, free admission. Coordinated by Nash Gallery. hiltonheadartfestival.com

May 22 Hilton Head For Ukraine, noon to 6 p.m. at Lowcountry Celebration Park, near Coligny Circle.

Presented by Interfaith Community in Action, with Hilton Head Music and Arts Coalition. Community fundraiser with local musicians, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Hilton Head Dance Theatre. Food trucks, arts and crafts. Free admission, donations collected.

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May 29 “America Sings,” Hilton Head Choral Society’s traditional Memorial Day concert, 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Tickets $15-$40 at hiltonheadchoralsociety.org. Proof of vaccination required.

May 24-June 25 “People, Places and Things,” exhibit by Dennis Lake, featured at Art League Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. May 25. Artleaguehhi.org or 843-681-5060

Through May 29 “In the Heights,” with score by Lin Manuel-Miranda, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Tickets $61 adult, $56 child.

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Through June 3 “Gullah Doll House,” exhibit celebrating Gullah heritage through doll-making, by Kerrie Brown, Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Hours Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Artist reception 5-7 p.m.

April 6. academy@artleaguehhi.org June 6-July 4 “No Regrets,” art exhibit by Christy Coffey Chen, featured at SOBA Gallery, 6 Church St. Bluffton. Opening reception 5 p.m. June 11. Free and open to public. sobagallery.com June 10 Swingin’ Medallions, “Party Band of the South,” at Jasper County Farmers Market, 8 p.m.

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April 29. coastaldiscovery.org or 843-689-6767

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Visitors to the Society of Bluffton Artist’s Gallery during June and early July will have “No Regrets,” as the paintings of Christy Coffey Chen will be on display in the gallery’s featured artist exhibit from June 6 to July 4.

An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. June 11 at the gallery, 6 Church St. in Old Town Bluffton.

The exhibition, titled “No Regrets,” showcases Chen’s ability to create beautiful, dreamy moodscapes. An array of the Bluffton artist’s fluid art abstracts, landscapes and seascapes will be on display in this exhibit.

Her techniques have been honed from a lifetime of artistic exploration.

“I grew up in an artistic family. My father was an artist, and my two older sisters as well,” said Chen, who prefers to work in acrylics but isn’t afraid to try new methods.

“Art was always being created in our home.

Drawing, painting, and even sewing. It just seemed very natural to us.”

Chen has been a professional artist for nearly 30 years, selling her artwork in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and in Paris. She has lived in Bluffton the past eight years.

“It is a wonderful place to be an artist,” said Chen.

SOBA is located in Old Town Bluffton’s historic district at the corner of Church and Calhoun streets. As a nonprofit art organization, SOBA offers regular art classes, featured artist shows, exhibitions, scholarships, outreach programs and more.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sundays.

For more information and a complete calendar of events call 843-757-6586 or visit sobaagallery.com.

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Hilton Head For Ukraine community fundraiser A community fundraiser for Ukraine will be held from noon to 6 p.m. May 22 at Lowcountry Celebration Park at Coligny on the south end of Hilton Head Island.

The event, Hilton Head for Ukraine, will feature local musicians, bands, dancers and other performers. Food trucks will be available, as well as arts and crafts opportunities.

From noon to 2 p.m., classical, choir and dance performances, the latter by Hilton Head Dance Theatre, will be offered.

A string quartet of members of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra will perform the Ukrainian National Anthem and “Melody” by Ukrainian composer, Myroslav Skoryk, to open the concert.

Three of the four members of the string quartet are Ukrainian.

Performances from 2 to 6 p.m. will include acoustic duo Taylor Kent and Sara Burns, and local bands Cornbred and White Liquor. Admission is free and there will be places for attendees to make donations.

This effort was launched by a group of Hilton Head Island clergy and leaders of various charitable organizations, as well as private citizens.

Proceeds are earmarked for three areas of assistance: food, shelter and medical support for Ukrainians still living in their country and refugees in neighboring countries. The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry will manage and direct all monies raised. Two organizations have been vetted to receive the money raised: Doctors Without Borders and The World Central Kitchen.

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Art Festival returns to Shelter Cove May 28 The Hilton Head Island Art Festival will return to Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina during Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29.

A wide selection of art including pottery, glass, wood, jewelry, photography will be presented. Among the exhibitors are artists and artisans from the Lowcountry and from across the Southeast.

Local entertainment will be offered each day.

The event is rain or shine and admission is free.

This outdoor festival around the harbour and marina promenade will feature a selection of art made in America. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

This is a rain or shine event and admission is free.

Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina is located mid-island at Mile Marker 8, across from Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort.

The event The event is coordinated by Nash Gallery, based in Shelter Cove Harbour and featuring the handcrafted works of more than 400 North American craftsmen. Family owned and operated since 1989, Nash Gallery began as The Trilogy Gallery.

For more information about the event, call 843-785-6424, visit HiltonHeadArtFestival.com or NashGallery.com.

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May 17, 2022

Amiri Farris opens summer touring exhibition in Hampton Bluffton artist Amiri Geuka Farris, a multi-disciplinary contemporary artist known for dynamic, powerful artworks, will debut a summer touring exhibit at the Palmetto Theater in Hampton County on Juneteenth (June 19).

The exhibition will culminate its Hampton run with a spectacular send-off event featuring Farris painting live onstage during a concert headlined by the Grammy Award-Winning drummer Quentin Baxter (of Ranky Tanky fame) and his Quentin Baxter Quintet, offering a unique evening of art and entertainment.

The exhibition will be open daily June 19-25, during the famous Hampton County Watermelon Festival. On June 25, Amiri will be on site in Hampton, behind Studio 111 (111 Lee Ave.) with award-winning printmaker Ian Welch, creating signed, limited edition prints of his work.

That evening at 8:30 p.m. he will host an interactive party for the whole community in Hampton’s Art Alley. The evening event, “Artscape After Dark,” will feature pop-up

Artist Amiri Farris of Bluffton will debut an exhibition on Juneteenth (June 19) at Palmetto Theater in Hampton.

street performers, glow-in-the-dark art, and original music created for the exhibit.

After June 25, the remainder of the collection’s time in Hampton will be open by appointment for school and community groups and individual collectors.

The closing send-off concert and live action painting event will begin at 7 p.m. July 8. Tickets are $25.

The exhibition is a collection of new

works by Farris and will highlight 92 pieces of artwork inspired by this season of summer in the year 2022. Original artwork for the tour will include various works from smaller postcard-sized pieces to large mural sized artworks, and will be composed of paintings, assemblages and multimedia works.

Each piece is an unfiltered look into the artist’s reality, as seen through the prism of

hues, culture, memory and perceptions on the artist’s view of summer. From Hampton, the pieces will travel throughout the Lowcountry for the rest of the summer.

“One of my goals is to make artwork more accessible to art lovers in out-of-the-way places and new viewers of contemporary art,” said Farris. His work has been featured in more than 50 solo exhibitions and juried museum exhibitions across the United States, including the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. and the Smithsonian.

Farris will be collaborating with museums, art centers, collectors, and unexpected partners including libraries and doctors’ offices to bring art out into smaller, underserved communities without a formal arts presence.

The pieces will be available for purchase but prices will be set by the public, who can offer a donation, similar to a private auction.

The exhibition will also be available to view online and on various social media outlets.

For more information and to purchase tickets for the concert, visit palmettotheater. org.

British Open Pub HILTON HEAD

Village at Wexford 1000 William Hilton Pkwy (843) 686-6736

BLUFFTON

Sheridan Park 1 Sheridan Park Dr. (843) 815-6738

Spring is in Full Swing!

Gift Card Sale returns!

FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH THE PARTY BAND OF THE SOUTH GATES OPEN: 7 PM CONCERT: 8-11 PM TICKETS: $20 IN ADVANCE OR $30 AT THE DOOR

AT JASPER COUNTY FARMER’S MARKET HWY. 17SOUTH RIDGELAND

Drinking wristbands: $10 each (21 or older with I.D.) Limited VIP tables available: $300 (Includes 10 tickets. Wristbands not included.)

Food trucks on site from 7-11pm. Bring your own lawn chair. No coolers. Rain or shine.

For details or advance tickets, call 843-726-8126.

Hosted by the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce.

www.JasperCountyChamber.com

Purchase a $100 Gift Card and receive a $20 bonus gift card free Purchase a $500 Gift Card and receive a $120 bonus gift card free Load or Re-load your card for as much as you want. ~Cash or Check preferred~ Credit cards accepted with a fee.

Gift cards are valid at both British Open Pub locations and do not expire.

They also make great gifts!

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Get a ‘double shot’ of fun with Swingin’ Medallions June 10 COORDINATED BY NASH GALLERY

The Swingin’ Medallions, known for many years as the Party Band of the South, will perform at the Jasper County Farmers Market in Ridgeland at 6 p.m.

June 10.

The Swingin’ Medallions are South Carolina-bred from Greenwood, and are celebrated for their signature hit song, “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love,” which sold 1.5 million albums in 1966. The song was dubbed by Bruce Springsteen as “The Greatest Fraternity Rock Song of All Time.”

The band was formed in 1962 by a group of friends and family members.

Their timeless high-octane style was their signature then as it is now – and still features an ever-popular horn section.

The Medallions have been energizing crowds at colleges, festivals, reunions and beach venues almost continuously since the beginning.

This is their 13th summer-opening concert in Ridgeland.

Gates at the Jasper County Farmer’s Market will open at 7 p.m., with the concert starting at 8 p.m. Advance admission is $20. Tickets purchased at the gate on concert night will be $30.

Advance tickets may be purchased by calling the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce at 843-726-8126.

“We are honored to host the Swingin’ Medallions at the Jasper County Farmer’s

Market for the 13th year,” said Kendall Malphrus, executive director of the sponsoring Jasper County Chamber of Commerce. “The band appeals to a remarkably broad age group from boomers to teenagers. They are true entertainers and electrify audiences like no other group. No true classic rock and roll fan will want to miss this concert!”

Concert goers can expect to hear “Double Shot Of My Baby’s Love,” as well as the Medallions’ hit singles “Hey Hey Baby,” “She Drives Me out of My Mind,” and favorites like “Wooly Bully”, “Barefootin” and other great hits from that era.

Food trucks will be on site from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will be “drinking wristbands” for persons 21 and older available for $10 each.

Special VIP tables can be purchased in advance for $300. VIP Packages include tickets for 10 people (but doesn’t include drinking wristbands, which must be purchased separately).

Attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs. The event will be held rain or shine. Coolers are not permitted.

Jasper County Farmers Market is located at 9935 South Jacob Smart Boulevard, Hwy. 17, on the south side of Ridgeland, which can be accessed from Interstate I-95 at Exits 18 or 21.For more information visit JasperCountyChamber.com.

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The Swingin’ Medallions, known as the Party Band of the South, will return June 10 to perform at the Jasper County Farmers Market.

Don’t miss the Hilton Head Island Art Festival at Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina, featuring a selection of beautiful art including pottery, glass, wood, jewelry, photography, etc.

—All made in the USA! Enjoy casual shopping & dining, plus local entertainment each day.

RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. ADMISSION IS FREE! For more information: Scan QR code • Call 843-785-6424 HiltonHeadArtFestival.com • NashGallery.com Follow us! @ShelterCoveHarbourMarina

SHELTER COVE HARBOUR & MARINA IS LOCATED MID-ISLAND AT MILE MARKER 8, ACROSS FROM PALMETTO DUNES OCEANFRONT RESORT.

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