July 6, 2022 • Volume 25, Issue 13 • Complimentary • BlufftonSun.com
INSIDE • Juneteenth celebration festivities feature food, music 14A • Groundbreaking new preschool set to open in September 18A • 100 Men giving group donate to local nonprofits 22A • Hospital gift shops need volunteers 26A • BSA Troop 245 marks 50th anniversary of being prepared 29A
New town fund to benefit police programs, community projects By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR
The generosity of a Bluffton resident provided the impetus for the Bluffton Police Department and the Town of Bluffton to establish a benevolence fund to support a number of programs. Samantha “Sam” Boyd, the donor, has lived in the Bluffton area for 17 years, and through a family foundation recently gave $20,000 to the Bluffton Police Department. “I noticed they acquired a new canine and a few new hires. They certainly did not ask for it, but I knew they needed things like dog food and new equipment, so I was inspired to reach out to them and see if I could give them a grant,” said Boyd. The unexpected and generous offer
generated a mix of reactions from the police department as well as the town. “It was very surprising, very humbling, amazing,” said Bluffton Police Chief Stephenie Price. “Police departments don’t really get treated like this in other areas of the country. Support here is overwhelming sometimes. It makes me wish other officers could experience it.” Because of the rules of her foundation, Boyd can grant funds only to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, something the department did not have in place. “I met with Mayor Lisa Sulka, who was very responsive and a great leader in making this happen, so they got with the Community Foundation of the Lowcoun-
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A donation from Bluffton resident Samantha “Sam” Boyd to the Bluffton Police Department set in motion the creation of a nonprofit benevolence fund, managed by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, and the formalization of other funds that the Town supports. Pictured from left are Capt. Scott Chandler, Town Manager Stephen Steese, Mayor Lisa Sulka, Boyd, Officer Kyle Herrick, Capt. Helen Burke and KD Koda.
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SUNNY SIDE UP
Even a busy vacation week can be relaxing and fun By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR
When was the last time you took a full week off from your regular routine and had some fun? When I was a kid, we always looked forward to a simple week at the beach, even when all five of us jammed into Uncle Gene and Aunt Eva’s tiny home in North Charleston, making the trek to Folly Beach a whopping 45 minutes long. In the past several years, my husband and I have enjoyed a few trips to the mountains, including a Christmas weekend there with our sons. I loved the change of scenery and weather. More recently, I have taken a couple of trips to Illinois with my sister (one in summer 2020 for her son’s wedding and another in spring 2021 for the postponed wedding reception). Both times, we were able to stay for just a few days. But this year, we had a new reason to drive the 11 hours
from her house to her son’s house. A baby was born! Little Henrik is Shirley’s first grandson and she was ever so eager to get there as soon as possible. We left on a Friday with no agenda except to get to Southern Illinois as quickly as we could safely get there. Obviously, it was love at first sight when we arrived and met Henrik. I could see on my sister’s face the overwhelming joy of holding this long-awaited child. She finally let me hold him for a few minutes too. Our primary objective for our trip was to spend as much time as possible with the baby and his parents. But we didn’t expect to stay so busy! As it turned out, we spent most of every day of the next week doing something different with the kids, other family members, groups of friends, and even the whole tribe at once – including cousins and teammates. They kept us busy, entertained and well-fed. From a graduation party (for a young man we’d never met) to a full-on family
breakfast, then pizza night at the grandparent’s place, to the thank-you spaghetti dinner we prepared for our host family, we ate like there was no tomorrow. We loved our visit to Rainbow Ranch, an animal rescue and shelter, where I saw my first peacock in full plume, my first Zonkey (yes, a blend of zebra and donkey!), a real live camel and several llamas. I even got to hold a baby goat! We shopped a little, including a visit to one of the smallest Kroger stores in America, located in Nashville (Illinois, not Tennessee), and one of the largest markets around, Eckert’s in Belleville – which sells all manner of goodies from their many peach orchards, among thousands of other items. We went to two volleyball games, and a T-ball game. We visited an aunt at work. We were treated to a golf cart tour of the entire town (population 300). In most cases, Henrik was with us, so we were always having fun.
We even learned a lot about farming wheat, corn and soybeans. My nephew married into a family – actually an entire community – that has been farming for generations. We had hoped to take a ride on the family combine during wheat harvest, but alas, it broke down on our last day. Our view for the week, at both my nephew’s house and his in-laws, where we stayed, was a vast panorama of acres and acres of fields of golden wheat and green corn stalks, with clear blue skies as a backdrop. It was as hot there as it was in the Lowcountry, but somehow we didn’t mind. It turned out that we stayed a full week! And as busy as we stayed, it was one of the best, low-key, fun times I can remember in the past couple of decades. All this to say: When you have a chance, go somewhere completely different from where you live. Visit the unique offerings in that community. Watch kids play a sport. Enjoy the vistas. Forget your troubles and just relax.
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New funds set up to accept community donations By Lisa Sulka CONTRIBUTOR
Many times, Town staff and police officers get involved in unfunded projects which fill a need in the community. The annual Christmas Toy Drive and the Lutzie 43 Scholarship Program are two prime examples. Police officers ask the community for Lisa Sulka toys each year, and they deliver them to our community’s children during the holiday season. Town staff members also ask the community for sponsorships for the Lutzie 43 Scholarship Program. The Lutzie 43 Scholarship Program, which is funded by a 5K race, encourages students to adopt safe driving habits and reduce the number of vehicle collisions. The Lutzie 43 Program was a response to the increasing number of tragic incidents in our community. Every time, the Bluffton community generously donates to these programs and the Town leaders
and staff are beyond grateful. Thanks to a partnership with the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, the Town recently established three charitable funds that now are formal channels to fund additional projects which benefit the community. The Bluffton Police Department Benevolence Fund will support the department’s mission, program, services and outreach program, including its annual Toy Drive. BPD accepts toy donations each November and December and, through Bluffton Self Help, delivers Christmas toys to children each year. This fund can be used to direct funds to other specific police programs, projects, and services. The Bluffton Lutzie 43 Scholarship Fund provides annual scholarships to students who are ambassadors of safe driving habits. This scholarship fund is also supported by the Town’s annual Lutzie 43 5K race. The Town of Bluffton Parks and Public Art Fund supports the development and enhancement of public parks and art. For more information about any of these funds and how a resident or organization can donate, contact Debbie
Szpanka, public information officer, at dszpanka@townofbluffton.com. The Town is proud to partner with the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry to manage these 501(c) (3) funds. The foundation manages more than 400 charitable funds, with combined assets of $86 million. CFL also manages nearly $88 million in grant and scholarship programs. CFL is the largest philanthropic resource in the region, serving residents in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. Recently, the Town accepted its first donation to these funds. Bluffton resident Samantha “Sam” Boyd gave $20,000 to the Bluffton Police Department Benevolence Fund, with $10,000 earmarked specifically to better equip Bluffton’s K-9 program and the remaining $10,000 will be used for miscellaneous police programs. Our hope is these funds will be formal channels for our community’s generosity as together we continually strive to fill our community’s needs. Lisa Sulka is the mayor of the Town of Bluffton. lsulka@townofbluffton.com
Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Yes, capacities do matter! Exceeding them can be wasteful, if not hazardous. We see them applied to packaging, vehicles, elevators, and airplanes, just to name a few. But when it comes to population, the heads of some elected officials are buried in the sand. Seems like no political entity will apply the brakes. Moratoriums? Perish the thought! It might upset the developers who will take their business elsewhere. A recent front-page article in The Bluffton Sun (June 14) brought to light
a serious infrastructure concern with water use and treatment. According to BJWSA’s director of public affairs: “It is absolutely disconcerting, and we worry that it may get worse as more and more people move to the area.” But BJWSA seemed more concerned with its equipment than with dwindling water supplies. I almost fell off my chair after reading “… they (the customers) do not even need to use less water….” Are we not already in a severe drought? I have the highest regard for the mayors of Hardeeville and Bluffton. Both are well-versed in government affairs and do an excellent job of keeping
their residents informed. But when it comes to this trend of massive population growth, are they talking with each other and officials in Georgia about competing demands on the Savannah River for fresh water? The primary focus should be on balancing growth with infrastructure and natural resources. I know: “We’re studying it.” Sometimes it takes a cold bucket of water to wake us up … if there’s enough water to go around!
Gene Ceccarelli Bluffton
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Imagine putting yourself on stage and becoming someone else 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 – and just
Kyle Wallace, Hilton Head Island: “In ‘Last Night of Ballyhoo,’ I would love to play Lala’s mother, because I played Lala 25 years ago.”
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Don Hite, Hilton Head Island: “I’d want to play Tobias in ‘Sweeney Todd’: ‘Nothin’s going to harm you, not while I’m around.’”
willing to participate. If we find you, we hope you will want to respond. At a performance of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s “Rock of
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Immigration is not a four-letter word; It’s a big win for U.S. By Crosscurrents Group CONTRIBUTOR
This article was written by Crosscurrents, a small group of liberals and conservatives who convene regularly for discussion of current policy issues. Our aim is finding common ground and reaching agreement on recommendations we can share publicly. Crosscurrents chose immigration as the next timely topic for a variety of reasons, including: • There are historically high numbers of immigrants seeking asylum at our Southern border, and this number is expected to increase further once public health restrictions are lifted. • The number of refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine and other countries has risen sharply with accompanying increased demand for support services. • Baby Boomers are reaching past 65 years of age, U.S. deaths are exceeding
births, and we are facing the labor shortages characteristic of an aging population. In developing our statement, we emphasized the use of data and concepts from objective sources rather than opinion or advocacy-driven material. The evidence on the impact of immigration has been examined in detail by the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine in two reports over the past decade. They concluded that immigration has an overall positive impact on long-run economic growth in the U.S., and it contributes to a vibrant and ever-changing culture. Immigrants who have become Americans serve in its military, foster technological innovations, invigorate the economy, harvest its crops, help build its infrastructure, provide hard-to-find services and skills, and enrich American culture in many ways, from the nation’s cuisine to its universities, music and art.
Our group was quick to point out with pride that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants, and we noted the central role of immigration in our own family histories. Our members have a strong desire for the United States to continue playing its historic role as a welcoming destination for people facing persecution or seeking a better life. But in seeking to be generous and welcoming to immigrants, we must also recognize that under current law, there is no limit to the number of asylum seekers that we obligate ourselves to receive and support. We believe there are practical limits to the resources – economic, social, environmental, and political – and capacity for assimilation that we can muster for this purpose year over year. There is widespread agreement that the current U.S. immigration system is seriously broken. Negative impressions about immigration circulate widely on mainstream and social media despite evi-
dence of its positive impact and its being compatible with American values. These attitudes arise because we manage our immigration system so poorly, and we have failed to set needed limits for some categories of immigrants. Our Crosscurrents group has identified what we believe would be the essential components of a reformed immigration system. They are designed to enhance the positive aspects of immigration and mitigate any negative consequences which may arise. The key components, in no particular order, include: • A secure border that encompasses all ports of entry and blocks or apprehends anyone seeking to enter the country illegally and intercepts the movement of weapons, drugs, human trafficking, contraband, and people with criminal records. • A timely and fair processing system
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FUND from page 1A try,” she said. “Now, anybody who would like to contribute to the police or different projects in the Town of Bluffton, this is a way to make an impact very locally.” According to a town press release, the “Bluffton Police Department Benevolence Fund will support the department’s mission, program, services, and outreach program, including its annual Toy Drive. The Bluffton Police Department accepts toy donations each November and December and, through Bluffton Self Help, delivers Christmas toys to children each year. This fund can be used to direct funds to other specific police programs, projects, and services.” Establishing the fund came at the right time for the town. According to Assistant Town Manager Chris Forster, the topic of a benevolence fund had already been under discussion since the arrival of Chief Stephenie Price in October 2020 and continued with the arrival of Town Manager Stephen Steese in June 2021. “Throughout that process there were a few other initiatives that we were hoping to leverage with other charitable organizations. We had four focused areas,” said Forster. Also being discussed were management of the Town’s Lutzie 43 Scholarship, the creation of a parks and art fund, and the on-going partnership with the Historic Bluffton Foundation, Forster said. While town staff was discussing those initiatives and how to proceed, Boyd made her offer to the K-9 program, noting that funds must go to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. “She informed us that she would like to contribute $20,000 – $10,000 designated for the K-9 program and the other $10,000 at the recommendation of the chief and town manager,” Forster said. He contacted Scott Wierman, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry and began the conversation to get the funds established. “Now people can write a check to the Community Foundation and can designate the donation to one of the funds or just for general use,” Forster said. The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry was founded in 1994 and has since distributed more than $73 million in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties, thanks to the philanthropic generosity of private citizens and other foundations.
The Lutzie 43 Foundation was established by his family in memory of Auburn football star Philip Lutzenkirchen shortly after his 2014 death in a car accident. The Town of Bluffton has been a proponent of the safe driving program since 2019, and the annual Lutzie 43 5K also supports the fund, now named the Bluffton Lutzie 43 Scholarship Fund. Donations to the fund will provide scholarships to students who are ambassadors of safe driving habits. For the parks and art fund, “The concept was to have a mechanism that people could donate for public art or donate public art,” Forster said, “so there would be an advisory committee that would identify and recommend to the town manager where to spend the funds for a particular piece of art.” The fund that was created is called the Town of Bluffton Parks and Public Art Fund. Boyd’s donation and the creation of the BPD Benevolence Fund will help the department continue to integrate with the community, Price said. Now when people want to give money to police programs such as the annual toy drive, they can also receive a letter noting their tax-deductible donation. “It helps community relations, it’s a way to support the police department,” Price said. “We are so grateful that anyone would even consider donating like that. We are incredibly thankful every day for our community.” The fourth town focus is a partnership with the Historic Bluffton Foundation. “We partnered with them to set up a historic preservation fund, and individuals who want to support a particular town project can make a tax-deductible contribution to the fund,” said Forster. There are currently two projects designated by the town for preservation: the Squire Pope carriage house in the Wright Family Park at the end of Calhoun Street, and the Sarah Riley Hooks cottage on Bridge Street. The carriage house has been stabilized and is in the budget for improvements this year. For more information about any of these funds and how a resident or organization can donate, please contact Debbie Szpanka, public information officer, at dszpanka@ townofbluffton.com. Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.
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Early summer heat did not deter crowds from attending Bluffton’s threeday Juneteenth weekend celebrations, held June 17-19. There were plenty of people out and about enjoying a summer holiday. “I totally enjoyed myself in Bluffton, and I didn’t go out on Saturday until about 6 p.m. It was awesome,” said Bluffton resident Monique Frazier. “I used to host it, and I remember when we might have had two vendors at the Oyster Factory. It was one of those things you spent 20 minutes at, get something to eat, and leave. The last two years have been incredible, and I was looking forward to this year.” Juneteenth commemorates when General Order No. 3 was delivered to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, declaring all slaves in that state were free. The order was two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the document that
declared “all persons held as slaves” in the seceded states were free from Jan. 1, 1863. President Joseph R. Biden signed legislation in 2021 marking Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Celebrations of the day have spread from Galveston across the nation, and the festivities in Bluffton have also grown, according to Frazier. The Friday evening event celebrated Black Food Truck Friday, with mobile food vendors gathering at Bluffton’s Eagle’s Field on Buck Island Road. Among the variety of food choices were Brielle’s Catering & Special Events; Big Dawgz Grub; Chef B’s Eatz; Melly Mel’s; Red Stripes Caribbean Cuisine & Lounge; and Lawyers BBQ and Sweets, LLC. Food wasn’t the only thing going Friday. Those feeling lucky could participate in either the spades or cornhole tournaments. On Saturday, the festival was held at Burnt Church Distillery from 4 to 10 p.m.
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JUNETEENTH from page 14A and those hardy or crazy enough to arrive early in the heat were treated to many of the same food trucks plus more as well as a wide variety of vendors offering products from apothecary items to décor. Music – and of course dancing – were a huge part of Saturday’s fun, and a drum circle, a DJ and the Promised Land Band provided all the impetus needed for inspiration and exhilaration. Lynn Gerson, a newcomer to the Bluffton area, found the experience Saturday “humbling.” “Coming from California, this was my first one. I’d heard of Juneteenth celebrations before but never had I had the opportunity to attend one,” she said. “The drum circle when we got there was so inspirational, so emotional. There was a historic appreciation for not only the Black people, but when you see how they came to be in America, where they are today, the strength of these people – particularly the women – and I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed anything as empowering in and of itself, encouraging, hopeful.” A willing participant in mingling and
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enjoying an icy treat, Gerson and her companion soon found themselves dancing. After all, who can turn down a lively beat and “Community Sistah” Sharon Brown’s enthusiastic encouragement? “It was awesome. The music was fantastic, the way people came together with the dancing from the old to the young, young teaching the old, appre-
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A new preschool, soon to open in Hardeeville, is gearing up to change the way little people are taught. The founding educators say they have reinvented the whole concept of preschool, which they believe has stayed the same for the past 100 years. The Jubilee Cooperative Preschool is set to open its doors Sept. 6 to children ages 3 to 5. The new school will combine different teaching methods with a custom curriculum, parent involvement, and a staff of master teachers to prepare toddlers for kindergarten. “We’re here to serve an area that has plenty of opportunity in Jasper County and the furthermost western Beaufort County,” director Amy Dungan said. “And we’re hoping to provide a solid foundation for little people to get ready for school.” Dungan expects students to come from as far away as Hilton Head Island, where she has taught for many years. Designed by longtime educators who saw a need among disadvantaged children in the area, Jubilee offers a unique approach to preschool. Dungan said Jubilee will be different in a variety of ways.
First, the preschool requires that a family member of each student volunteers one three-hour shift in the classroom every two weeks. Dungan said this gives parents a chance to see how their children are developing and what they are learning at school. It also gives parents an opportunity to learn from highly qualified teachers. “Hopefully the parents will have lots of take-homes that they can use as well,” Dungan said. Secondly, each classroom is limited to 10 children. In each room, there will be one teacher and one parent, as well as skilled aides, educational specialists and the director, who will come in and out as needed. Thirdly, the school day will be different from other schools. Instead of staying in one classroom all day with an outdoor break here and there, students at Jubilee will rotate between two classrooms a day, with lunchtime, naptime, and plenty of outdoor playtime interspersed in between. The children will stay with the same teacher and group of classmates but will experience various forms of stimulation in the different rooms. The school will have five different con-
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PRESCHOOL from page 18A tent-specific classrooms, and each day the children will spend time in two of those rooms. Students will work on early literacy skills in the Words Room; learn about plants and animals in the Nature Room; dance, play music, and practice yoga and martial arts in the Romp Room; create and construct in the Maker Room; and have fun with water tables and play equipment in the Outdoor Room. Each week, every student will have visited each room twice. “We’re not crazy and going rogue, and reinventing the wheel,” Dungan said. “We’re just taking the best of everything that we know that’s been proven and putting it together in our own way.” Jubilee’s philosophy uses some components of the Montessori method and the Reggio Emilia approach to education. The school focuses on hands-on learning and learning through play, while instilling a love of learning. In an effort to really partner with the families and connect them with valuable resources in the community, Jubilee will have a home visit program. A home visit coordi-
nator who is experienced in social work and child development will visit families in their homes at least twice a year. Dungan hopes this will build trusting relationships between the school and the families, so the school can help if a family is in need. “It’s a very affordable program for those in need,” Dungan said. “There just aren’t many of them, especially in Jasper County, so hopefully that will fulfill a need.” Tuition at Jubilee is determined on a sliding scale based on income level. For now, the preschool will be hosted at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville, but the school will open a permanent structure within the next couple of years. In addition, Jubilee’s sister institution, the Jubilee Charter School, is set to open in 2023 and will serve students in kindergarten through 12th grade. For more information about the Jubilee Co-operative Preschool or to register a child for the fall, visit jbpreschool.org. Amy Coyne Bredeson of Bluffton is a freelance writer, a mother of two and a volunteer with the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.
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Bluffton Library offers summer events Beginning the second month of Summer Reading, the Bluffton Library offers the following special programs to encourage readers. All programs will be held at the library, 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton Village. July 7 Celebrate World Chocolate Day with Mary Kull of Craft Kitchen. Her presentation, “I Speak Chocolate,” will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the library. Enjoy jewel-size dark, milk and white chocolate samples and learn how to create your own chocolate charcuterie board. July 14 Don’t miss Erin Levesque, biologist and manager of the Waddell Mariculture Center for her discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. on “Stewards of the Sound and
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Following lead of women, local men create giving circle By Angie Henderson CONTRIBUTOR
Alert the Marines! There are a few good men on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton. In fact, there are at least 100 of them. 100 Men Who Care Hilton Head Island is a philanthropic organization that began in April 2021. It’s part of the 100 Who Care Alliance, a global organization that has over 650 giving circles, as they call them, worldwide. Also under the 100 Who Care Alliance umbrella is 100 Women Who Care and 100 Teens Who Care. The goal of 100 Men Who Care HHI is to raise money for local charities, but in a manner that is efficient, impactful and timely. Members pledge to donate $100 four times a year. They can donate more if they wish. According to the group’s website, they’ve already raised more than $68,000. Like the other 100 Who Care giving circles, the concept is simple. The
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members meet quarterly for one hour. Members come prepared to pitch their favorite charity in an effort to gain votes, and to write a $100 check for the winner. In a blind draw, the group chooses three proposals to listen to.
Then they vote by secret ballot on the organization they wish to give their money to. The nonprofit with the highest votes wins that quarter’s donation. Each member writes a check to the recipient.
In an hour, the group raises about $10,000 without ever washing a car or baking a cookie. It was the ease and simplicity of the group that appealed to Mike Bruce, 100 Men Who Care HHI organizer. “I really appreciated that there was such a quick turnaround,” Bruce said. “It’s immediate gratification, which men tend to favor. Women tend to be more patient.” This isn’t to say that the women aren’t involved in the Alliance. In fact, Bruce credits his wife, Brenda, for his involvement in the group. She is a member of The Hunger Coalition of the Lowcountry. One night she came home from a meeting and told Bruce about a donation they had received from 100 Women Who Care. Bruce was impressed by what his wife told him. Later he was sitting around the firepit with some friends and pitched the idea to them of starting a men’s chapter. More than the wood caught fire that
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100 MEN from page 22A night. The idea sparked his friends’ interest and they said, “Count us in!” “It was the easiest sale I ever made,” said Bruce. “I found that everyone has some passion or interest to give. They just weren’t sure how or where.” Encouraged by his friend’s response, Bruce then served the idea to his tennis buddies. They, too, returned with an enthusiastic “Yes!” Word spread and more men wanted to be involved. “There are many of us who are blessed,” said Bruce, “and we really want to do good on Hilton Head.” And good they have done! There are now about 140 active members of the Hilton Head chapter. The very first recipient of the group’s donation was Volunteers in Medicine of Hilton Head. VIM is a local organization and clinic made up of mostly retired medical professionals who offer their services, free of charge, to low income and uninsured residents of Hilton Head and Daufuskie Islands. The most recent beneficiary of the men’s award is Programs for Excep-
tional People, a licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Bluffton. According to Nancy Sulek, senior director of development, PEP’s mission is to promote independence, social interaction and employment opportunities for adults with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities. PEP was founded in 1995 by six families, frustrated and discouraged by the lack of services for adults in the area with intellectual disabilities. PEP has grown from a small group of families to successfully serving hundreds of members over the past 25 years. The nonprofit organization has become a port in the storm for families of the members, providing a variety of programs from job-skill building to art to exercise. One of the biggest obstacles the PEP members and family faced was transportation. “Many of the families don’t have cars, or they have jobs that prevent them from being able to bring the members to the facility,” Sulek said. PEP provides 100% of the transpor-
tation, racking up about 360 miles a day. Drivers pick up members at their homes and drop them back off at the end of the day. Also, the transportation makes it possible for the members to attend job interviews as well as fun and educational outings to museums, parks, and festivals. PEP needed another vehicle to keep up with the growing demand. Enter 100 Men Who Care. Members Wayne Hilley and Scott Saulsbury, along with their wives, attended PEP’s annual gala last November. The men were so moved by the amazing work that PEP was doing, they immediately asked how they could help. The answer was a no-brainer: A new van! Sulek had already applied for a grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Grant requirements dictate that PEP finds a way to pay for 15% of cost, and SCDOT will then pick up 85%. So, they were still looking for funding sources for the 15%. Hilley and Salsbury went to the men with this request at their April meeting
and it was chosen by the other members. PEP will receive $13,165 at the July meeting of the 100 Men. Sulek and the rest of the PEP team were beyond ecstatic to get the news. “We can’t do the work we want to do without (this donation),” Sulek said. Bruce said that when he and the guys were discussing 100 Men around the fire, he thought they maybe could help in some small way. “I didn’t think we were going to move mountains,” he said. But whether it’s three men around a campfire, one doctor on a mission to heal, or six families advocating for their loved ones, when people come together mountains, can indeed, be moved. The next meeting of 100 MWC will be at 4:30 p.m. July 14 at the Spanish Wells Club on Brams Point Road on Hilton Head Island. For more information about joining, email Bruce at mike@100menwhocarehhi.com. Angie Henderson is a freelance writer who lives and works in the Lowcountry.
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Hospital gift shops are seeking additional volunteers By Amy Coyne Bredeson CONTRIBUTOR
Hospital gift shops offer patients, visitors and staff convenient access to snacks, unique gifts, balloons and flower arrangements. They are often a place of respite for loved ones visiting patients and for hardworking staff members who just need a moment to breathe. Run by the nonprofit Hospital Auxiliary and its volunteers, the gift shops at Hilton Head Hospital and Coastal Carolina Hospital also contribute thousands of dollars every year to help patients in need through the Auxiliary Caring Touch Program. After being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, the two gift shops reopened in Spring 2021. Unfortunately, the shops don’t have as many volunteers as they once had. Some moved away. Others began volunteering elsewhere while the gift shops were closed. Dotty Gottdenker oversees both gift shops and has worked tirelessly to keep them running since reopening. She has had to scale
back the shops’ hours because she doesn’t have enough volunteers. Now she is desperately looking for more people to volunteer their time assisting customers, running the cash registers and maintaining the two shops. “When we did open up the gift shop again, it was the first department to open up after COVID, to the delight of the hospital, the patients, the visitors and the staff,” Gottdenker said. “The nurses who were still treating COVID patients would like to get out of that area, and they would come in COURTESY THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY and browse around. It just gets them into a Dotty Gottdenker, left, and Leslie Poole pose new environment.” for a photo June 16 at the Hilton Head Hospital Gottdenker is passionate about the AuxAuxiliary gift shop. iliary Caring Touch (ACT) program, which contributed more than $677,000 to patients she started in 1994, when the hospital of Hilton Head Hospital, Coastal Carolina became a for-profit organization. The program assists patients with the cost Hospital, and the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton Volunteers in Medicine clinics, acof prescription medicines, medical equipcording to the Hospital Auxiliary’s website. ment and infant car seats. It also provides Leslie Poole has volunteered at Hilton emergency transportation for patients who Head Hospital for the past seven years. She need help getting to and from medical spends two days a week working at the appointments. Since its inception, the ACT program has front desk and two days a week in the gift
shop. Poole enjoys working in the gift shop so she can be there for anyone needing a word of kindness or a friendly ear. “You can be that person somebody needs to talk to,” Poole said. Gift shops hours at Hilton Head Hospital are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hours at Coastal Carolina are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on the gift shops at Hilton Head and Coastal Carolina Hospitals, visit hhiaux.org. To place an order for flower or gift delivery to patients, call the Hilton Head Hospital shop at 843-689-8459 or the Coastal Carolina Hospital shop at 843-7848191. All items are tax free, and the shops do not charge for delivery to hospital rooms. To volunteer at one of the gift shops, call 843-689-8201 or 843-689-8247. Amy Coyne Bredeson of Bluffton is a freelance writer, a mother of two and a volunteer with the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.
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BSCD raises pay for new and continuing teachers, employees Beaufort County Council on June 27 approved the Beaufort County School District’s (BCSD) submitted budget proposal for the 2022-2023 school year. As a result, the salary for BCSD starting teachers is now $45,566 in comparison to $37,928. Coupled with additional supplements, the total compensation package for starting teachers is now $50,066 – making BCSD one of the top-paying districts for educators in the state of South Carolina. Previously, the Board of Education approved a retroactive FY 2022 3% increase that moved BCSD to 40th of 77 school districts in the state for starting teacher salaries. Now that the 2022-2023 proposed budget has passed, BCSD will likely move into the top five highest starting teacher salaries in the state, with the goal of securing the No. 1 spot (to be determined as other districts’ budgets are approved). The Board of Education (BOE) unanimously approved this budget before submitting to County Council, with the intention of attracting and maintaining superior educators and support staff, furthering the District’s commitment to increased student outcomes. “Every day we are competing with districts across the country to recruit and retain educators,” said Superintendent Frank Rodriguez. “This proves especially difficult given the high cost of living in Beaufort County, but these compensation increases are moving the district in the right direction.” As part of the newly approved budget, a $4,000 starting teacher salary increase will be applied to all teachers’ base pay. In addition to the $4,000 salary increase, $2,500 of the $5,000 locality supplement will be moved into all teachers’ base pay which means it will not need to be voted on by the BOE annually. The remaining $2,500 will continue to be a locality supplement that will be paid in two installments of $1,250 in December and $1,250 in May. All returning teachers will receive a step increase. And, an additional step has been added to the teacher salary schedule,
moving the max step from 25 to 26. Not just for teachers The salary increases are not limited to just teachers. The BOE already approved a $2,000 recruitment and retention bonus for all new and current full-time district employees who remain employed by the district on Nov. 15, 2022, to be paid in December. The BOE also already approved a FY 2022 3% retroactive cost of living adjustment for all BCSD employees that will be reflected in the base salary for the upcoming school year. With the newly approved budget, classified, administrative, and professional employees will receive another 3% cost of living raise for FY 2023. This equates to an average increase of 6% for classified, administrative, and professional employees, in addition to a step increase for returning staff. Bus drivers will receive a 5% salary increase. This, coupled with the 3% cost of living raise for FY 2023 equates to an average increase of 8%, in addition to a step increase for returning drivers. Additionally, funds have been allocated to support the initial implementation of recommendations from the forthcoming Classified, Administrative, and Professional Compensation Study. Results of this study are expected to be received this summer. Funding has also been included to meet state-mandated healthcare and retirement costs. Existing local and state dollars will be utilized to fund half of the teacher salary increase, approximately $2,000 per teacher. The tax increase of 4 mills was approved to achieve the additional $2,000 per teacher to fully fund the $4,000 teacher salary increase included in this budget. Although the district could have proposed additional mills, a more fiscally conservative and sustainable approach was employed. Personnel can expect to see compensation increases in their first paycheck of the 2022-2023 school year. For the majority of teachers this will be in August, and for year-round staff it will be mid-July.
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Ten former scoutmasters of Troop 245 were present for the troop’s 50th anniversary celebration June 14 at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island.
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If there is one characteristic that marks scouts around the world, it is the call to be prepared. That trait was on full display June 14 at the 50th anniversary of the founding of Boy Scout Troop 245 on Hilton Head Island, as the troop’s origins and adventures were recounted. Since 1972, Troop 245 has introduced scouting to hundreds of boys who have provided hours of community service to Hilton Head, many of them to the benefit of Honey Horn. Its activities are headquartered on the grounds of Honey Horn at the Coastal Discovery Museum. Members come from both Hilton Head and Bluffton. Troop Committee Chairman Mike Flood listed some of the accomplishments. “We have well over 100 Eagle Scouts. It takes anywhere from 50 to more than 150 service hours to complete an Eagle Scout project, so that’s at least 10,000 service hours. That’s more than 416 days of service to the town of Hilton Head,” he said. Flood said that the troop averaged 30 boys per year, each of whom performed a minimum of 18 hours, which is an additional 27,000 hours of community
service in addition to the Eagle Scout hours. “Scouting truly does impact the community and the boys themselves,” Flood added. The troop’s humble origins began in 1972 when Scoutmaster Jim Flood, who led Troop 233 at St. Luke’s Church at the south end of the island, persuaded Jim Scheider to start a troop. “It was an interesting time in 1972,” said Scheider, whose family had moved into the cottage at Honey Horn 10 years earlier. He agreed to take on Troop 245 and arranged for the troop to meet every Tuesday night at Honey Horn. “I had some interesting experiences on Hilton Head Island already that – thank goodness – served me well. I also wanted to create a scout troop different than the one I had been in and different than the one at 233. No offense to them, but those were primarily kids of privilege,” Scheider said. Referring to photos that appeared on a screen behind him, Scheider added, “You will see from some of the scouting pictures of my group – they were not kids of privilege. They were essentially native islanders who had great skills, but I wanted them to have the exposure
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SCOUTS from page 29A that I’d had going down to the National Jamboree, going here and there. Almost all of these children are kids who had never been beyond Ridgeland.” As a troop, the scouts traveled to the mountains of North Carolina, camped at Windmill Harbor and all over the island, Scheider recalled. “I don’t know how many of my scouts progressed to Eagle. I don’t think any. But, we were lucky to survive, so to speak, because they were an interesting bunch with great skills, great families, and we tried to embrace the Gullah culture that means so much to me to this day,” said Scheider. “But how splendid … for this place to be the genesis of Troop 245. I thank you for the honor and privilege of having sort of leapt into the breach and get things started.” The scoutmasters in attendance recalled some of their experiences while admitting there were far more stories to tell than time to tell them during the celebrations. One of the sad yet delightful tales came from Rick Dextraze, who spoke
about the late Scott Liggett, former scoutmaster and chief engineer/director of public projects and facilities for the Town of Hilton Head Island until his sudden death in February 2021. Liggett, who garnered numerous kudos from scout leaders who knew him, became scoutmaster in 2011, but never stopped sharing his knowledge. “Scott was the epitome of ‘Be Prepared.’ If there was anyone that I knew that was going to show up at a meeting or a campout prepared, it was Scott Liggett. We all learned as leaders something new every time Scott took us on campouts,” Dextraze said. “You’re going to think this really stupid, but one of the things that I always remember about Scott was when we were camping at Congaree National Park. Scott said, ‘Come on, I’m going show you how to find wolf spiders.’ Those of you that have seen wolf spiders, they’re really small. They hide in the pine straw and leaves. How are you going to find them Jim Scheider was the first scoutmaster of Troop 245, leading a group of mostly native islander youth, many of whom had never traveled past Ridgeland. The troop was based at Honey Horn.
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you’ve always got to check that child protection, keeping them safe from hazards, keeping them safe from each other sometimes.” Wynn described arriving at a campsite late on a Friday evening. As each patrol pulled out their chuck boxes and began preparing their meals, he checked on a young patrol. “As they were wont to do sometimes, they’re going to go ‘gourmet.’ They had their chicken cutlets and their vegetables, and I said, ‘You guys know what you’re doing here?’ And they said, ‘Oh, yeah. We know. We do this all the time’.” The scoutmaster made a mental note to return and check on them and went off to referee the rest of the camp set up with the older boys. “By the time all of it was done, it was dark, and we just kind of sat down. I figured OK, fine, we’re good here. No problems. Everybody’s here. No one’s hurt, no critters and bears,” Wynn said. “And then in the dark behind me after about five minutes I hear this voice, and
someone says, ‘This chicken doesn’t taste right.’ No harm was done, but my uh-oh moment that trip wasn’t bears or broken legs. It was undercooked chicken.” Current scoutmaster Mike Bennett took charge of the troop just before the pandemic. “I come in the end of 2019 and into 2020, and three months into it COVID hits. We’re on lockdown the whole troop, the whole island, the whole nation is on lockdown,” Bennett said. “And I’ll tell you, it was an amazing experience. I’m ready to go. I’m ready to prove my stuff. And we come up against across a very interesting challenge.” Bennett said his troop spent more than 4,000 hours on Zoom. “The troop, the young men that were involved, came to the plate like you wouldn’t believe. The leaders came in full force and continued the scouting tradition in one of its worst, dire times,” Bennett said. “We continued our meetings, our elections, our tap outs, our community service, we did that. All of
our rank advancements, our boards of review – everything we continued, and it was a complete effort on everybody’s part to make that happen. It really was a testament to the strength and the foundation that you guys built, and the character in scouting came out during this time.” Carlton and Tobin Wilson are two of the Bluffton members of Troop 245. “My son, Tobin, is a scout with the troop. It’s been fantastic. We’ve been in the troop for almost four years, and he’s close to getting his Eagle,” said Wilson. “For him specifically, I think what he gets most out of it is the leadership aspect. There’s really no other organization where the kids get to do the leading. They learn from their mistakes and learn how to work with their peers. Troop 245 is very active for the adults. We’ve both made friends and gotten more involved in the community, and that’s a great aspect of scouting.” Wilson is as involved with the troop
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SCOUTS from page 33A as his son. “I’ve been one of the assistant scoutmasters, ultimately helping with the other kids’ advancement through scouts, helping with the camping trips, and passing on things that I learned through scouting as a kid and the military. I intend to continue to help even when my son gets his Eagle,” he said. “The Eagle award is recognized even beyond college. I don’t know of any other award at the teenage level that carries as much weight as Eagle does.” Awards were certainly part of the celebration, and scout leaders and troop volunteers were recognized for their years of service and their support of troop activities. Recognition of scout accomplishments would take place following a pizza dinner with their families and friends, but before the break, Flood had two very special presentations to make. Bennett was presented with the Unit Leader Award of Merit, presented to unit leaders to encourage units to be strong and viable by attaining certain benchmark characteristics. The citation noted that Bennett was dedicated to the values and methods of scouting, a conscientious organizer who is himself is always prepared, and ensured that those around – adults and scouts –were also always prepared. The citation also noted that “in addition to his dedication passion and leadership skills, he is also a very amiable and friendly person.” The award comes with a special scoutmaster patch that has a red star in the center, and a gold square knot patch to be worn on the front of the shirt. A certificate of heroism from Coastal Carolina Council was presented to Assistant Scoutmaster and Outdoor Committee Chair John White specifically for an act of heroism during the weekend of Feb. 15-17, 2019. The troop scheduled a camping trip during which the main activity would be mountain biking on the Skinny Mountain Bikes Trail in the Forks Area Trail System near Clarksville, S.C. Prior to the trip, White had completed the BSA Wilderness First Aid Course, and then taken the troop’s first aid kit apart and put it back together completely stocked with appropriate equipment. The group was about halfway through
a seven and a half mile ride on the trail and Jack Gaitlin, an 11 year-old Tenderfoot scout at the time, suffered a broken femur from what can only be described as a freak accident. “A tree literally fell on Jack as he was biking. It was a windy trail. So no one was right next to him at the time,” Flood said. “We heard a loud scream, went back and found Jack trapped, pinned underneath this tree alone with his bicycle. John and I and several other leaders arrived and it was clear that Jack’s leg was broken. It was at an angle that is not what I’m used to seeing, let’s just put it that way. And he was very brave at the time.” White assessed the situation as safe to begin first aid treatment, and then provided guidance to other adult leaders. Flood said that if White had not taken the first aid course and then restocked the materials in the troop’s kit, they would not have had exactly what they needed for the broken leg, which was a specific type of splint. According to the citation, White calmly led the other scouts in noting their exact location, climbing upward until they had cell reception, and reaching emergency services. After Gaitlin was evacuated and on a helicopter, the rest of the troop remained with White for the remainder of about seven more miles through the woods. “He did so with the calm competence that the group needed after such a traumatic event. It is not an exaggeration to say Jack Gaitlin is alive today in a large part due to John White’s superior leadership, outstanding calm under pressure, commitment to excellence in the ways of scouting especially that of being prepared,” said Flood. As the crowd broke up for the pizza break, scoutmasters and scouts mingled, recalling their experiences. It was a satisfying moment for Scheider. “I have done a lot of things over my life but this was probably one of the most rewarding,” said Scheider, “because it’s just the continuity for others to pick up and run with it, and build on the foundation we started 50 years ago.” Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.
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Noteworthy • The Maye River Quilters will meet at 10 a.m. July 9 at Church of the Palms, 1425 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 843-705-9590. • The Hilton Head Island Carolina Shag Club will host Friday night dances through the summer. Dancing is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in Heinrich Hall at Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island. Dances are open to the public and all styles of dancers – shag, ballroom, swing, country, or line. Single gentlemen and ladies are welcome. There is a $5 floor fee. Guests are welcome to bring their own food, snacks, and drinks. Club membership is not required, but new member inquiries are always welcome. For more information, call Bill Anderson at 757-375-5953 or visit hiltonheadshagclub or facebook.com/ HHICSC. • Hilton Head Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter is looking for Lowcountry Sigs to join the local chapter. Sigma Chi is a national college fraternity with active chapters on more than 240 college campuses and an additional 152 alumni chapters. The local chapter, just four years old, has grown to more than 50 members from Hilton Head and Bluffton. The group meets monthly throughout the year for lunch at a local restaurant, and hosts coed social events such as oyster roasts or dinner cruises and golf tournaments. Since its founding in 1855 on the campus of Miami University (Ohio), there are more than 350,000 initiates to Sigma Chi. Sigma Chi strives to develop men of good character, students of fair ability, with ambitious purposes, a congenial disposition, possessed of good morals, having a high sense of honor and a deep sense of personal responsibility.
For more information and to inquire about joining, visit hiltonheadsigmachialumni.org and click on “Contact.” • Memory Matters will host its Savvy Caregiver Course July 12 to Aug. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. each week, at its memory care center, 117 William Hilton Pkwy. on Hilton Head Island. The course is appropriate for family members who are supporting a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Topics of study include pathology of dementia diseases, strategies for caregiver self-care, dementia stages, developing contented involvement with someone with dementia, recognizing options for decision making, and making the most of family resources. Cost for the six-week course is $99. For more information or to register, call or email Cathee at 843-842-6688 or cathee@mymemorymatters.org. • The World Affairs Council will host a free program at 10 a.m. Aug. 9 about the global oil industry. The event will be held at the Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton Village. Carlton Dallas, a petroleum industry veteran, will review the impact of taxes, price comparisons with other countries, the history of discovery, how crude is tethered to politics, and how four developments have improved U.S. energy independence. This program is free and open to the public, but guests must register in advance. For information, call 843-384-6758 orvisit wachh.org/ event-4812293. World Affairs Council of Hilton Head is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan organization that takes no political positions. Its mission is to educate, engage, and inspire the community about world affairs.
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Annual Walk for Water slated for Sept. 17 in Bluffton Save the time and date for 9 a.m. Sept. 17 for the sixth annual Beaufort County Walk for Water. Registration is now open for the fundraising event. Beaufort County Walk for Water promotes awareness of the global water crisis while raising money to provide sustainable, safe water around the world. All money raised benefits Water Mission, a nonprofit Christian engineering organization based in Charleston that builds safe water solutions in developing countries and disaster areas. The walk is returning to two large community events – one on each side of the Broad River, at the Field of Dreams in Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton and at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal – after two years of being held “virtually.” Participants will be encouraged to carry a bucket of water on part of a 3-mile walk to symbolize the burden millions of women and children in developing countries
carry daily to collect water that’s often contaminated. That unsafe water has dire consequences: A person dies from water-related illness every 37 seconds somewhere in the world, according to Water Mission. “As little as $25 can provide one person safe water for life,” said Robert Lasher, event chair. “$500 can create latrine sanitation for a community, and just over $1,000 can build solar panels for a power source.” Registration is open at walkforwater. com/beaufortco. All preregistered participants get a free T-shirt. Follow Beaufort County Walk for Water on Facebook and Instagram @BeaufortWalkforWater, and on Twitter #bftwalkforwater. For more information, call 843-769-7395. For sponsorship information, contact Lasher at 843-906-8118 or rlasher5519@gmail.com.
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Good advice for incoming freshmen – and the rest of us
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This past school year I had the privilege of teaching a class called University 101 to incoming freshmen business majors at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The course is designed to help first-year students adjust to the university, develop a better understanding of the learning process, and acquire essential success skills. Throughout the semester we covered a myriad of topics, including college purpose, resources and involvement, goal setting, time management, study skills, critical thinking, learning styles, group dynamics, service learning, career exploration, and much more. This was a wonderful and diverse class. We had students from local communities, numerous states, and even from overseas. By the end of the semester, they had formed a bond through class interactions, group projects, and shared experiences. They embraced the college environment and were off to a great start. With a semester of knowledge and experience behind them, I asked the class if they would offer advice for the next year’s incoming freshmen. Following is their list, which seems to me to be great advice not only for incoming freshmen but for anyone at any stage in life: • Start strong: It’s easier to maintain grades than to play catch-up • Overcome procrastination • Plan your days/weeks; excel at time management
• Be early to everything • Make connections ASAP with faculty, staff, campus resources • Get out and meet new friends • Communication is key (faculty, staff, classmates, roommates, home) • Embrace challenges – they will make you stronger (You’ve got this!) • Yeah, you gotta study • Work hard / have fun The classroom is traditionally viewed as a place where students go to gain knowledge from a teacher. This is short-sighted. Students bring to class a wealth of knowledge that can be shared among classmates as well as the teacher. This insight often significantly enhances the subject matter at hand. The logical extension is to share this information with those outside the classroom. Here at the USCB Center for Strategic Planning, we work with businesses and organizations to facilitate strategic plans, board meetings, workshops, retreats, and entrepreneurial assessments. Through research and experience we strive to provide our clients with valuable information and processes to help them shorten the distance between now and “Wow!” Sometimes it takes hours sifting through volumes of media and material to find targeted information and advice to share with our clients. Often it comes from our own backyard, including from this freshmen class at USCB. Tom Henz is an adjunct professor at USCB, as well as director and facilitator of the school’s Center for Strategic Planning. uscb.edu/csp
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BUSINESS UPDATE Summer brings putters and plumbers, healthy eating and recovery
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It has been a busy month on the local small business front, from new businesses popping up to known brands both expanding and celebrating. Let’s jump right in. New Businesses Mastery Golf Performance, 1533 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, 843-321-8935, masterygolfperformance.com: Two months ago, we mentioned a new golf facility getting ready to open in the Moss Creek Village shopping center. Mastery Golf has officially opened and owner and award-winning director of instruction Bill Schmedes III is ready to take your golf game to new heights. Bill’s students have won more than 200 amateur and professional events worldwide and he has worked with 14 pros on the PGA, LPGA, European and Korn Ferry Tours. He begins with a one-hour assessment to provide a roadmap to playing your best golf and with the help of fellow coaches and the latest teaching technology – including Trackman, Foresight, Swing Catalyst and video feedback – to pinpoint your best track to success. From juniors to the laterin-life duffer trying to improve, Bill creates a personalized blueprint for every client. Ace’s Plumbing, Bluffton, 843-368-4635, acesplumbingrepair.com: Aaron Cleland is a U.S. Army veteran and master plumber who has returned to where he was born and raised to launch his plumbing business
with his wife, Isabel. Ace’s is a full-service plumber that specializes in emergency services, water heaters, water lines and water softeners. Cleland and his team can also help make sure your lines are set for appliance upgrades and remodels. The couple live in Bluffton with their three dogs, Callie, Watson and the namesake of the business, Ace. They have a passion for fostering animals and giving pets the best possible life. That’s why they plan to donate 1% of total revenue each year to animal rescues in the Bluffton area. Call or email today for your free evaluation. May River Crossing Dental, 35 Pondberry St., Bluffton, 843-949-4800, mayrivercrossingdental.com: Dr. Donald Wilson and Dr. Richard Suarez-Murias have officially opened their practice in their newly constructed home in the May River Crossing shopping center. The duo is excited to make your office visits stress-free and positive through what they call “comfortable dentistry.” They offer preventative care, cosmetic dentistry (both dentists are Invisalign certified providers), crowns, dental imaging, dentures, implants, teeth whitening, root canal therapy, oral surgery and emergency dental care. “Our mission is to bring back joy to people who have lost it because of their teeth and bring them to a point of feeling like a different person,” Wilson said of the duo’s goals with the practice. New patients are being accepted. The office is
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UPDATE from page 38A open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Avocado Bleu (21 Bluffton Road, Suite 102, Bluffton, 843-837-2538, avocado-bleu. com) is expanding its healthy meals operation to the island. No matter your diet, Chef Teresa Brandow and her team offer quick and easy grab-and-go breakfast, lunch and dinner options to make healthy eating easier. Brandow is the former pastry chef at Belfair Plantation and has worked as personal chef in the Lowcountry since 1980. She specializes in good, clean food from smoothies to salads, stuffed avocados, seared ahi tuna and sandwiches on organic bread and lettuce and tortilla wraps. She also creates healthy takes on goodies such as pastries, granola, muffins, cookies and breads on her weekly menu. Join the popular meal prep program to get healthy meals prepared for you all week long. Brandow, who is also the owner of Stella Snacks healthy handmade dog treats, is excited to expand the business to the island to their new location at 26 Palmetto Bay Road. You pick the menu, they
do all the work. Southern Sky Outpatient Rehab, 60 Pennington Drive, Bluffton, 843-949-4848, southernskyrecovery.com: This new comprehensive care and individualized treatment facility offers outpatient programs that offer the flexibility to keep your day-to-day life going with work and family duties while working to write a new story of recovery. The facility offers tailored programs to treat alcohol, opioid, opiate and heroin addictions. Southern Sky also offers partial hospitalization and intervention programs. Whatever the level of treatment you are looking for, Southern Sky can help. Marsh and Light, 1507 Main Street, Hilton Head Island, 803-370-2825, marshandlight.com: What began as an Etsy online business for Holly Pobis has expanded into a brick-and-mortar location in Main Street Village. Pobis has a passion for curating unique art and gift pieces inspired by Lowcountry colors and sensibilities. She offers floral notecards to framed photography on canvas and metal and original art pieces
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to found and reimagined, one-of-a-kind mementos. She is also expanding her line of home décor pieces, from boxes and trays to towels and shadowboxes. Anniversaries in Kitties Crossing A couple of businesses celebrated exciting milestones in Bluffton recently. • Markel’s Card and Gift Shop (843815-9500, markelsgifts.com) is celebrating its 25th anniversary, one of the longest-running small businesses in Bluffton. The store offers an array of both personal and corporate gift ideas, from candles to cookwear to candies – and that’s just the letter “C.” A huge congratulations to the Markel’s family for reaching this milestone. • And right next door, Vac Attack (843815-5800, vacattackofbluffton.com) is celebrating two years under new ownership, but have a staff with decades of experience in repairing any kind of vacuum. The store specializes in selling Miele and Oreck vacuums, but has accessories for any kind of vacuum and a team of repair specialists ready to get your vacuum working like new again.
Buckwalter Place Update You’ve seen the dirt being moved around next to Subway and across from Station 300 in Buckwalter Place. This is the long-discussed miniature golf course, Lowcountry Lagoon. After gaining approvals and permits, owner Billy Hubbard was hoping to open during the summer of 2021, but pandemic-induced supply chain backups has pushed the plan to this summer. You can see the holes taking shape at the new course and Hubbard is hoping that with all supplies and contractors in place, he can get the course open by mid- to late August. There is also a new UPS Store location coming to Buckwalter Place. The new store will mark the third location in Bluffton, joining the previous locations in the Okatie Place shopping plaza and the Village at Belfair. The new spot will be next to Hotworx on Venture Drive near the Don Ryan Center for Innovation. Got any new business news? Send us your updates for consideration in this feature. Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun. com.
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Business Briefs of maintaining a comprehensive estate and financial plan. Her legal experience includes contract law, corporate law, insurance, litigation, and dispute resolution. Brian T. Treacy is the owner and primary counsel of Elder Law & Estate Planning Center. The firm is located at 10 Pinckney Colony Road, Suite 400 in Bluffton. For more information, call 843757-5294 or visit hiltonheadelderlaw. com. • Rev. Dr. Linda D. Lane has been appointed Secondary School Assistant Principal at Cross Schools in Bluffton. Rev. Dr. Lane has spent much of her career in and around the field of education, working with nonprofit organizations and school districts in several states. She has Linda D. Lane a wealth of administrative experience serving in executive-level
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positions for more than 30 years. Some of her endeavors include program development for agencies that serve children and adults with disabilities, grant writing, budget oversight, quality assurance, and program and income growth. She spent the past 15 years working for Shelby County Schools in Memphis, Tennessee, where she served as a professional school counselor and a mentor for new teachers and counselors. Rev. Dr. Lane also coordinated and developed programs to promote and ensure academic excellence, coordinated family support programs, served as the community liaison and was a member of the crisis team and various other leadership roles. During this time, she also was a lead pastor in the Methodist church. Rev. Dr. Lane earned a Bachelor of Science from Southeastern Louisiana University, a Master of Education and Counseling from Providence College, and a Doctorate of Christian Education from Jacksonville Theological Seminary.
She is married to Cleo Lane, and together they have four children and eight grandchildren. • Wilma Clark, front desk lead at Marriott’s Heritage Club on Hilton Head Island, has been named a Way to Go! Diamond Honoree, the top honor in Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s (MVW) global associate recognition program. She is one of only seven associates across Wilma Clark more than 120 resorts globally to receive this honor this year. Clark is a four-time Way to Go! Diamond Honoree. MVW’s Way to Go! program recognizes associates who are specifically named in guest surveys and other review methods for going above and beyond their normal roles and responsibilities. Associates who have received 500 or more Way to Go!
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Business Briefs awards over the course of their careers are recognized as Diamond Honorees. Clark has been with Marriott’s Heritage Club for more than 32 years. She has been recognized by guests for always taking the time to talk with everyone who comes through the front door, and her warm smile and positive attitude. • Jessica Mugrage has joined The Peirce Group, Keller Williams of the Lowcountry, as a real estate agent. Her real estate career began more than 20 years ago in Kauai, Hawaii. There, she successfully achieved her clients’ goals, whether they were a first-time Jessica Mugrage homebuyer, or looking for a vacation home, investment property, agricultural land, and more. Mugrage and her two children relocated to Bluffton in the summer of 2014.
She has worked in the retail furniture industry, helping furnish thousands of properties in the Lowcountry over the past seven years. She is also an active advocate for childhood cancer awareness and fundraises for the 501(c)(3) CURE Childhood Cancer, in memory of her late son Michael. Mugrage can be reached at 843-3054090 or Jessica@thepeircegroup.com. • The Benton House of Bluffton was recently awarded “Best Assisted Living” by U.S. News and World Report. The award was achieved based on recent resident and family surveys. More than 3,000 communities participated, with the top 25% nationwide recognized for excellence. In all, 20 Benton Houses were honored. Benton House is a senior living community offering assisted living and memory care. For more information call the community at 843-757-3111.
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LEGAL
Get uncomfortable: How to talk to family about estate plans By Jada L. Gaines CONTRIBUTOR
Truth is, even in very close families, discussions about estate planning are uncomfortable. It’s the dreaded conversation that many do not want to have – but need to have. Oftentimes it’s difficult to know the right time to bring up the subject, or even what to say. Children of elderly parents are often Jada L. Gaines concerned that they’ll offend their parents, while parents often worry that their children might not be able to handle the conversation or will get too emotional. As we know, death is inevitable. Passing without having an estate plan cannot only make the process of settling an estate stressful, costly, and challenging for your loved
ones, but might also cause a disharmony between your families. Below are a few tips to help families approach the topic and have that uncomfortable conversation. For parents: • Discussing death and incapacity is a frowned-upon dinner conversation for the majority, so don’t ruin the family meal. Enjoy the food, time and laughter. • Once you’ve decided to have the conversation, give your family some forewarning about the discussion to come. • Inform your children what your estate plan says and why. Explain your choices and the decisions you’ve made. • Discuss what will happen if you become incapacitated. If you’ve executed a power of attorney your family should know. • If you already have an estate plan in place, great! Discuss whether any changes may need to be made, e.g., has an event occurred that requires an update to your current plan etc.?
• Tell your family who your attorney or financial planner is. • Make the conversation educational. For example, you can use the conversation to discuss financial concepts with your children who may be in the earlier or prime stages of their careers. • Be transparent, open and inclusive during the discussion. • Tell your family where your estate planning and other important documents are located. Its best to keep the items in a location that your family (spouse, child, personal representative, or trustee) is aware of and can access upon death or emergency. Remember, estate plans are worthless if they can’t be found! For children: • Casually bring up the topic. You can mention that you read an article or attended an estate planning workshop that discussed various challenges that can arise in situations where someone died intestate. • Ask your parents if they have an estate
plan in place or if they would like to meet with an estate planning attorney. • Be clear about your reasons for bringing up the topic and express the concerns you may have. • Don’t pressure your parents but stress the importance and benefits of this conversation to everyone affected. • Ask “what if” questions that involve both lifetime and end of life planning. • Ask where estate planning and other important documents are located. • Be understanding and patient. • Be willing to listen. • Approach the subject with love, respect, genuine concern, and empathy. Remind your parents that they’re not alone in the process and you’re here to help them. Be comfortable with being uncomfortable. The conversation might be tough, but it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind. Jada L. Gaines is an associate attorney with Elder Law & Estate Planning Center in Bluffton. hiltonheadelderlaw.com
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Making a good estate plan just makes good sense By Mark F. Winn CONTRIBUTOR
Trust law enables us to create legal structures that guarantee our assets will stay in our family bloodline protected for generations. How? Let’s assume Luke and Laura have three children whose names are Derek, George and Mary. Derek is married to Betty. They have one Mark F. Winn child, Jack. George is a single successful surgeon. As a surgeon he has substantial exposure to malpractice claims. Mary is single and is receiving government benefits due to a disability. Luke has one child, Elijah, from a prior marriage. Questions:
1. Can Luke and Laura make sure Betty will not get any of what they leave to Derek? 2. Can Luke and Laura benefit Mary and also protect her benefits? 3. Can Luke and Laura make sure whatever George may receive will be protected from a medical malpractice claim if he were sued? 4. Can Luke and Laura make sure that if something happened to Derek, his share would be used to benefit Jack? 5. Can Luke make sure that when he and Laura are both gone, that Elijah will receive 20% of the assets? The answer to all the questions above is “Yes.” With some basic planning and careful titling and designation of Luke and Laura’s assets, Luke and Laura can accomplish all of the above. With some variation depending on unique circumstances and unique individual directions, the hypothetical Luke and
Laura should leave half their assets to each other protected in trust and direct the remainder to their children in trusts so the assets are protected and stay in the family. Each of them should have updated South Carolina powers of attorney for health and for finances. This will avoid guardianship and conservatorship proceedings (which can be expensive) if Luke or Laura become incapacitated for any reason. Each should create a trust where they remain the trustees and beneficiaries at the outset. With the counsel of their lawyer, they should re-title assets into their trusts. The lawyer can help with whose trust assets should go into which trust and why. When this is done, if the trust papers spell out the terms of a family asset protection trust and trusts for the children, then their plan can work wonders to protect their assets and preserve their
legacy. Of course, Luke and Laura’s trustbased estate plan will keep their affairs private, avoid unnecessary probate costs and legal fees. It will also protect half their assets from lawsuits during the surviving spouse’s life, leave assets to their children in a sort of “lock box” (a trust) where they have total control use and benefit of the trust funds. Those funds will be protected if any of the children become divorced or get sued for some other reason, and ensure that when a child passes, it will go to their children (Luke and Laura’s lineal blood descendants) and not the in-law spouse. In the above example, this is Betty. Now, that’s good planning. Good plans make good sense. 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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Dental care tips to keep you smiling between dentist visits By Sydney Caskey CONTRIBUTOR
You do not need a bathroom full of expensive gadgets or lots of time to maintain good oral health. A simple, consistent home hygiene routine is all you need to supplement your regular dental office exams and cleanings. Here are my professional home care tips that will keep you Sydney Caskey smiling in between your dentist visits. Brushing intentionally for at least two minutes, twice a day, should be your home care routine’s foundation. It’s like carefully wiping down a kitchen counter after making a meal. Without some extra effort, you will leave behind traces of food and buildup, just like mindless brushing.
I recommend spending 30 seconds on each quadrant of your mouth, applying medium pressure in a circular motion on all sides of your teeth and gums, not just the biting surfaces. With so many options to choose from, finding the right toothbrush and toothpaste can be overwhelming. I recommend a toothbrush with medium crisscross bristles to clean in between your teeth, and a toothpaste with fluoride. Because everyone has different needs, ask your dental hygienist for a recommendation for your mouth. Just like you would consult your hairstylist for the right products for your specific hair style and type, your hygienist knows what is best for you. Electric toothbrushes are not necessary, but they can clean teeth more thoroughly by replicating motions you may miss with your manual brush. Some can clean more evenly by pulsating every 30 seconds, notifying you to move quadrants and after
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make it harder to reach all places in your mouth. Keeping mouthwashes and salivary stimulants in your home care kit are also helpful and the types depend on your specific needs. I like to use a mouthwash in the morning, 30 minutes after I brush and floss so that I don’t wash off the fluoride from my toothpaste. Xylitol products, such as xylitol mints, are great for stimulating salivary flow if you have a dry mouth. Talk to your hygienist, who knows your needs and can suggest products that are right for you. You are all set for a successful home care routine. Remember that everyone has different oral health goals so be sure to ask your hygienist and dental team for help in creating a tailored routine just for you. Sydney Caskey, DDS is a dentist in practice with ROC Dental Group in Bluffton.
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HEALTH
Loss of pigment on skin, vitiligo can be treated with UVB light By Oswald Lightsey Mikell CONTRIBUTOR
Vitiligo is a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin. These discolored areas usually get bigger with time. Normally, the color of hair and skin is determined by melanin. Vitiligo occurs when cells that produce melanin die or otherwise stop Oswald Mikell functioning. Vitiligo affects people of all skin types, but it might be more noticeable in people with darker skin. Q: What causes vitiligo? A: Although the causes of vitiligo aren’t completely understood, there are a number of different theories:
• Autoimmune Disorder: Your immune system may develop antibodies that destroy melanocytes. • Genetic factors: Vitiligo can be inherited. About 30% of vitiligo cases run in families. • Neurogenic factors: A substance that is toxic to melanocytes may be released at nerve endings in the skin. • Self-destruction of cells: A defect in the melanocytes causes them to destroy themselves. Q: What are the symptoms? A: You’ll often lose pigment quickly on several areas of your skin. After the white patches appear, they may stay the same for a while, but later on, they might get bigger. Also, you may have cycles of pigment loss and stability. Q: Who is likely to get vitiligo? A: Up to 2% of the population and an estimated 2 million to 5 million Americans have this condition. It doesn’t matter if you’re male or fe-
male. In most cases, it develops early in life, between ages 10 and 30. It will almost always show up before age 40. Q: Is vitiligo serious? A: No, it’s not a serous condition. And it is not in any way contagious, either. Q: Where on the body is vitiligo most likely to appear: A: Vitiligo commonly affects: Body folds (like armpits); places that have been injured in the past; areas exposed to sun; around moles; around body openings; mucous membranes (tissues that line your nose and mouth). It can also affect eyelids and hair. Q: How is vitiligo treated? A: There is no cure for vitiligo. However, there’s something that can be done to help you regain color in your skin. UVB light can be used on the affected areas to spur re-pigmentation. This technique signals your
body to produce healthy new skin cells to take the place of the affected cells in the depigmented areas. There is a promising cream under study, not yet FDA-approved, that helps improve vitiligo in about 30% of patients. Q: How many UVB treatments would I need? A: The answer to this depends upon the extent of your vitiligo. Most likely, bi-weekly treatments until the problem is resolved would be needed. Your dermatologist can help provide you with a timeline. Check with a dermatologist to learn more about ways to reverse the effects of vitiligo. Dr. Oswald Lightsey Mikell, certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, is the owner of Dermatology Associates of the Lowcountry.
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WELLNESS
Chakras 101: Understanding your seven energy centers By Shembra Carter CONTRIBUTOR
Everything – including our physical body – is energy moving and vibrating at different speeds. Our body has seven main energy centers that are referred to as “chakras.” These are located along your spine, from the tailbone to the crown of your head. The word “chakra” means “wheel” in Sanskrit. If there is a block in this life force energy, problems arise, usually in the form of illness and disease. The wheels of energy that are coursing through your body also correspond to the body’s major nerve centers. Chakras are the places where your energy body connects with the biological functions that have an impact on your physical and mental well being. Keeping energy free flowing throughout your body is essential. Using the energy and vibration of sound is a way to unblock stuck energy and chakras. Here is a brief explana-
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sore throat, shyness, inability to speak your truth, headaches. • Third Eye chakra (indigo), located center of forehead: Connection. Symbolizes perception, the search for the meaning of life, inner awareness, intuition, inspiration, wisdom. Symptoms of blockages can include poor vision, migraines, seizures, lack of clarity, feeling stuck in daily grind, lack of clarity. • Crown chakra (violet), located top of head: Oneness. Symbolizes connection to wider universe, gateway to spiritual wisdom, living our truth. Symptoms of blockages include depression, insomnia, nerve pain, neurological disorders, Alzheimer’s, loneliness, feeling disconnected. Are your chakras blocked? Sound therapy is one way to unblock them. Shembra Carter, RN is the owner of Lowcountry Harmonic Egg Sound and Light Chamber. info@lowcountryharmonicegg.com or lowcountryharmonicegg.com
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WELLNESS
Secrets to get, and keep, skin looking younger, healthier By E. Ronald Finger CONTRIBUTOR
It’s never too late to achieve beautiful skin! At birth, we start out with beautiful skin. No wrinkles, no spots, no large pores – and what happens? Excess sun, smoking and poor diet begin to take a toll on the quality of our skin. For example, look E. Ronald Finger at the inside of your upper arm, which receives little sun, and compare it to your outer arm or forearm. The difference is all about sun exposure without protection. More sun abuse results in more wrinkles, spots, discoloration, etc. But, with the sunblocks and skin care regimens available today, it’s possible to maintain
healthy, young-looking skin forever. Younger generations, if their parents encouraged application of sunblocks, already have a good head start, but continued use of these products is not the only answer. A good skin care regimen will help prevent further damage. Regarding smoking, identical twins have been photographed in their 5060’s, and the twin that smokes looked 10 years or older than her non-smoking twin. Even if one cannot afford surgical or non-surgical options, such as lasers, peels or surgery such as eyelid, face and neck lifts, a good cosmeceutical home skin care system can do wonders and even tighten the skin. With the myriad of skin systems touting claims of “anti-aging,” how does one know which products really do work and which are a waste of money? First, the system should be “cosmeceutical.” What does this mean? Cos-
meceutical grade systems should have a combination of ingredients that can be as effective as prescription strength and have demonstrated that they do live up to their claims. For effectiveness, products should: be anti-inflammatory; repair and regenerate the cells producing your skin; repair DNA; reduce the glycation debris that attaches to your collagen and elastin fibers, which make your skin lose elasticity. Product should also have whole food nutrients that your skin needs to become younger in appearance. The systems need a good “delivery system,” allowing the ingredients to penetrate the skin to repair skin-producing cells instead of just affecting the top layer of the skin. Since the skin continues to slough throughout one’s life, it makes sense that simply treating the top layers with peels and lasers is a “bandaid” therapy. Only by repairing fibroblast cells can we produce long-lasting,
healthy skin. Various peels and lasers certainly jump-start skin rejuvenation, but they do not repair environmentally damaged skin-producing cells. Additionally, I recommend micro-needling with growth factors, hydrating serums, and other products to maintain healthy skin. We continue to grow older, so a program should be established for those who want to look their best. How does one choose an effective plan for more youthful skin? Generally, those products sold at physician’s offices are “cosmeceuticals.” An appointment with a qualified aesthetician or physician would be a good first step. E. Ronald Finger, MD, plastic surgeon and medical director for New Youth Skin Care and Laser Center, formulated the anti-aging skin care line New Youth Cosmeceuticals. fingerandassociates.com or newyouthmedicalspa.com
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SPORTS
New, different golf tour causing upheavals in pro golf world By Jean Harris CONTRIBUTOR
Professional golf is about to enter a new era. The LIV tour has taken the world by storm. The LIV tour is the brainchild of Greg Norman and his backers, who have given $4 billion to build this tour. “LIV” is the Roman numeral for 54, the number of holes in each tournament. The LIV tour is bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the richest sovereign wealth fund in the world. Human rights campaigners have accused the Saudi organizers of “sportswashing,” using these events to distract from controversies over the country’s record. The initial LIV Golf Invitational was held June 9 in London. A field of 48 players representing 12 countries competed in a three-round, 54-hole, no-cut event. There was a shotgun start, meaning all
48 players teed off at the same time on different holes so every player was out on the course at the same time. They also had a team competition as well as the individual stroke play, with prize money totaling $25 million dollars. The winner, Charl Schwartzel, received the $4 million first place money. His team also came in first place, so he received an additional $750,000. Prior to this tournament his career earnings were just over
$20 million. For comparison, this year’s PGA Championship had a $15 million purse with $2.7 million first place prize. The next four LIV events will be played in the United States. The eighth and final LIV event will be held at Trump National Doral in late October. What are PGA players giving up to join this tour? Phil Mickelson gave up all his sponsors, including Callaway, KPMG and
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GOLF from page 52A These players will be suspended from the PGA tour and won’t be able to play in any PGA sponsored events. As of now the players who qualify for the four Major tournaments are still able to play. LIV players will not receive Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, which is important to be able to get into the four majors in the future. Greg Norman is applying for OWGR consideration. If players can receive OWGR points from LIV events, then it becomes easier to qualify for the four Major tournaments. So why is the PGA tour in trouble? First, the cost of being on the PGA tour is expensive. A young player must pay $6,500 to join the Korn Ferry Tour, which is the developmental tour. Once a player makes the PGA tour, he is not guaranteed money if he doesn’t make the 36- hole cut. He still has his expenses such as entry fee, travel, hotel and paying his caddie. Only the top players have sponsors. LIV players receive a minimum of $120,000 to participate and there is no cut. Thus, the 48th placed player – last
place – is guaranteed $120,000 to play for three days. Major differences of the two tours: PGA Four rounds, 72 holes, with a cut after 36 holes 100-plus players with a cut at top 70 and ties Starting times with two starts, morning and afternoon Individual play LIV Three rounds, 54 holes, and no cut 48 players Shotgun start with three players per hole Individual and team events Guaranteed $120,000 per event Bottom line, it is all about money. Do you want guaranteed money with a lesser tour, or play on the PGA tour against the best players in the world? What would you do? Dr. Jean Harris is an LPGA Master Professional and teaches at local courses. jean. golfdoctor.harris@gmail.com; golfdoctorjean. com
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SENIORS
Decisions, decisions: Plan G or Plan N Medigap Plan? By Chris Dewey CONTRIBUTOR
The single biggest inaccuracy I hear agents telling Medicare beneficiaries is, “You need to go with the Plan G Medicare Supplement, because it’s by far the best supplement.” This is poor advice that could financially scar seniors for years to come due to Chris Dewey the MACRA legislation enacted Jan. 1, 2020. How so, you ask? With the new MACRA Rule, Medigap Plan C and F are the guaranteed issue plan for those who were Medicare eligible before that date – Jan. 1, 2020. Medigap Plan D and G, on the other
hand, will be the guaranteed issue plan for those who were Medicare eligible AFTER Jan. 1, 2020. So, what does “guaranteed issue,” or “GI,” mean? GI rights (also called Medigap Protections) are offered to folks in certain situations. Regardless of how sick these folks are, insurers must offer certain Medicare supplement plans without the ability to screen for high-cost chronic conditions (no medical underwriting needed). The most common GI right is for someone on a Medicare advantage plan who moves to a new state or area where that advantage plan is not offered the GI right to get a Plan G supplement (not a Plan N) even if they are terminally ill. Folks who enroll in an advantage plan when they turn 65 also have a GI right for 12 months, so if they
get diagnosed with cancer the 12th month of being on an advantage plan, they can change to a Medicare supplement plan G with no health questions asked. If you lose group or union Medicare coverage, you can also enroll in a Plan G, but not a Plan N if you were under age 65 as of Jan. 1, 2020. There are seven guaranteed issue rights, but the portion of customers granted these rights is relatively small, yet the effect on the Plan G is huge. The impact in Plan G medical claims is a problem because insurers need to cover the additional expense by increasing premiums. We’ve only had two and a half years of newly eligible customers with federal GI rights, but the pressure will increase each year as more people age into Medicare. This means Plan G premiums will increase faster those of
Plan N. The Plan N has similar coverage to the Plan G, the only difference being the Plan N clients have a doctor copay of zero dollars, up to but never more than $20, and a $50 ER co-pay, plus Part B excess charges (15% more than Medicare covers). But here’s the catch: more than 96% of U.S. doctors participate with Medicare and agree to charge only the amount Medicare approved for services. The biggest danger in choosing a Medigap plan is future rate stability. Remember that 80% of all healthcare expenditures come from 20% of customers. Plan G is the best plan for agents, but not so much for their clients going forward. Chris Dewey is the founder of May River Medicare Insurance in Bluffton.
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Lowcountry veterinarian finds her happy place after retiring By Lindsay Perry CONTRIBUTOR
When one retires, it’s time to set professional challenges and hectic schedules aside, right? Maybe not, if you have a deep-rooted love for what you do! Veterinarian Dr. Kirsten Cianci might be retired but her desire to help animals is as strong as ever. “When I planned to retire, I always said I would eventually get involved again once I got settled here in South Carolina,” said Dr. Kris. After enjoying a fulfilling 31-year career in veterinary medicine, Dr. Kris moved from New Jersey to the Lowcountry in 2019. A neighbor, who understood Dr. Kris’ wish to stay involved in the field she loved, suggested she consider working part-time for Palmetto Animal League. “The PAL Veterinary Clinic offers affordable care to the community while also treating some 250 rescued animals waiting to
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find a loving home at our adoption center,” said PAL President Amy Campanini. Dr. Kris now spends two days a week at PAL performing surgery, treating the pets PAL rescues, and filling in when the fulltime vets need time off.
“She always goes above and beyond to help the animals,” Campanini said. PAL is in desperate need of more parttime vets like Dr. Kris, who says she finds it rewarding, challenging, and fun to work at PAL.
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If you are fortunate to live in a community with a dog park and your dog is of the correct temperament, the park is a great place for socialization. Dog parks get mixed reviews for many reasons. Some have to do with owner behavior, while others focus on dog behavior. Knowing the guidelines will help in making the right decision for your dog. Take your dog’s temperament into consideration and don’t assume he is going to have a good time just because you want him to. You know your dog best, so keep an eye on your dog’s body language and behavior to decide whether they are happy there. Some dogs will have no desire to play but love to sniff around and just race off leash. Here are some tips to help you decide if a dog park might suit your dog: • First, make sure your dog is healthy and up to date on required vaccines. • Does your dog like to play with balls or toys but is not obsessive or aggressive about them? Does your dog like both male and female dogs? If yes, check out a park. • If the park has separate small and large dog areas or times, abide by those parameters. • Be prepared to leave if your dog or another dog is a bully or acting inappropriately. Break up bad behavior but don’t get your hands close to a dog’s face or collar. • Supervise your dog instead of taking too much time socializing with other people. Keep moving around the park rather than staying stationary. • Dremel your dog’s nails to prevent scratching other dogs or people. • Do not take treats, as they cause fights. • No unneutered adult males (even if friendly) or females in heat.
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fish per person, per day snapper regulations when snapper are legal to catch two to four days a year. Since the closure started, red snapper populations here have exploded to the point that even when you plan to catch grouper, snapper grab your live bait before it even gets near the bottom where the grouper are hiding. Stepping down off my rickety soap box, I’ll try to tell you about the best rigs and bait should you plan a trip during this upcoming mini snapper season. Red snapper are not picky eaters, so if you can’t throw a cast net for live bait, they will gladly eat a big chunk of squid. But if you want to catch red snapper in the 25- to 35-pound class, live bait is the ticket. By the time the season starts, COLLINS DOUGHTIE menhaden will be thick as thieves, and one Carlyle Cornell proudly shows off the huge red accurate throw of the cast net pretty much snapper she landed. guarantees all the live bait you could possineed. bly need for an all-day trip. One thing though, let the bait down to Menhaden are great baits, but for me, live the bottom slowly so the leader doesn’t get pinfish are my go-to live bait. Using small freshwater bream hooks and small pieces of tangled, and once it hits bottom, crank it up a couple of turns of the reel. dead shrimp is the best way to catch pinHopefully the weather gods will give us fish. Hardier than menhaden, you can load up on pinfish days before your trip offshore calm seas this time around because twice in the last three years the weather was so bad if you have a cage that you can hang off a during this brief snapper window I don’t dock somewhere. It takes more time and think a single boat made it out. effort to catch pinfish but all that effort will This year should be better than the last usually pay off in spades. As for rigs, Owner 6/0 or 7/0 Mutu hooks couple of years when the snapper season was smack dab during a full moon. Full with a long 60-pound test fluorocarbon moons almost always adversely affect fishing leader with 10-, 12- or 14-ounce egg sinkbecause the fish feed all night and – worse ers (depending on the current) just above than that – larger than usual tides and the swivel at the top of the leader is all you
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Red snapper. No doubt many of you react to those two words very much like the dog in Pavlov’s experiment. Well, start drooling, folks because red snapper will there for the taking on July 8 and 9 and, best of all, there are no size restrictions. Since the red snapper moratorium started a few years back, the closure of that fishery has caused quite an uproar among both commercial and recreational anglers. This discontent is due mainly for the fact that most of us who fish a lot felt that the data that the National Marine Fisheries used to determine that red snapper stocks were in danger, and subsequently led to the closure of harvesting them, was seriously flawed. Like so many other studies on fish stocks, much of the data used came from Florida. To me at least, therein lies the problem. It doesn’t take a genius to see that Florida has more boaters and fisherman than just about any state. Add to that the simple fact that in most places along the coast in Florida you need not run out more than a few miles to reach snapper grounds, while the distance here is more like 30 to 60 miles out. Finally, if you add up the number of boats with the short running time to deep water, there is one heck of a lot more pressure being put on the snapper populations in the Sunshine State. My guess would be that the pressure on our red snapper stocks here is barely noticeable – especially with the one
currents make staying in one spot nearly impossible. This year the moon will be in the first quarter and the current should make fishing way more manageable. The main reason for mini seasons is so biologists can study the carcasses of the red snapper caught to determine the age and the health of our snapper stocks. From what I know, red snapper grow fast for the first 10 years, reaching an average length of around 30 inches, and then that growth rate slows. The oldest known red snapper ever caught was 57 years old! Females reach spawning age after two years at which time they can lay approximately 1,000 eggs. But large, mature females can lay as many as 2.5 million eggs each time they spawn. I know this column won’t reach you until July 6, so you had better hustle to the Wexford Harbour Center or call Marielle Bullock at 304-210-2000 and enter the 2022 Snapperfest. The entry fee is $250 and fishing days will be July 8 and 9. Cash prizes for first and second place, plus lots of other prizes, will be awarded. A Captain’s meeting will be held at 5 p.m. July 7 at the Wexford Harbour Center, with weigh-in on both fishing days between 5 and 6 p.m. at Wexford. Get out there and catch you some red snappers! They are delicious, fun to catch and, should you enter the tournament, you might come away with a pocket full of cash. Collins Doughtie, a 60-year resident of the Lowcountry, is a sportsman, graphic artist, and lover of nature. collinsdoughtie@icloud.com
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Community Foundation of the Lowcountry prides itself on being agile, ready to pivot at a moment’s notice to respond to current events and opportunities as they arise. That is exactly what our team did when the leaders of the Ukraine Relief Fund met with the Com- Scott Wierman munity Foundation in early April and let us know that they were planning a May event to benefit Ukrainian residents and refugees. In response to the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine, local leaders and volunteers from the business commu-
nity, nonprofits, arts and music organizations, local government and interfaith communities successfully pulled off what seemed to be impossible in just seven weeks – the Hilton Head for Ukraine Benefit (also known as HH4 Ukraine). The event took place on May 22 at Celebration Park on Hilton Head Island. Almost from the day the benefit was announced to the public, donations from all sectors of the local community poured into the Community Foundation. When discussing the origins of the Hilton Head for Ukraine Benefit, the first name mentioned has to be Rabbi Brad Bloom of Hilton Head’s Congregation Beth Yam. Rabbi Bloom took his anger over the atrocities happening in Ukraine and planted the seed of the event. “This entire venture started in the
nonprofit community and grew from there,” said Rabbi Bloom. “This is what our community can do when we have a dream and pull together. I believe it was a real mitzvah.” More than 1,000 people attended and experienced memorable guest speakers, including Ukrainian natives now residing in the Lowcountry, a variety of musical performances, and plenty of food trucks. To date, the benefit has netted more than $154,000. Proceeds are being distributed to Doctors Without Borders and World Central Kitchen, two organizations on the frontlines of the humanitarian crisis happening in Ukraine and border countries. Unfortunately, the needs of the Ukrainian people have only intensified as the Russian invasion has spread across the country. If you would like to make a donation, please visit the
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Hurricane season is well underway, and plans have long been in place to ensure that the Lowcountry is prepared for this year’s potential storms. The start of hurricane season is also a good time for homeowners to take a close look at their homes to make sure they are prepared for the unpredictable weather ahead – taking precautions such as securing and sealing your roof, securing porches and sealing windows, doors and any holes in the exterior of the home to prevent water from getting in. In addition, before a storm hits, it’s important to pay particular attention to preparing your gutters for a hurricane (or any major storm) to prevent major damage to your home from water and winds. Taking precautions with your gutters sooner rather than later is key when it comes to hurricane season this year.
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When selling a home, first impressions are everything. House photos are what buyers will see first when they begin looking for their picture-perfect home. Did you know that most buyers will make a decision – “love it,” “like it” or “not crazy about it” – when they first pull into the driveway before they even enter the home? Furthermore, with a majority of buyers searching for their dream home online, they might never even ask their agent to show them your home if their internet impression doesn’t wow them. Creating that “Wow” impression is where professional real estate photography takes center stage – showcasing your home, highlighting your home’s best features, and impressing potential buyers when they first see your home online. I speak to successful real estate professionals all the time. They all agree they will
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The cast of “Rock of Ages” at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
Room, hopeful that the money raised will stop the building from being demolished. But Stacee, a man of massive charisma and ego, shakes things up even more. With the beloved home of rock and roll being threatened with destruction, the rockers will do everything they can to save it, keeping the spirit of music alive. The musical’s electric score boasts a bevy of ’80s rock anthems and power bal-
lads including Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive,” Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again,” Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” among many others. “Rock of Ages” opened on Broadway in April 2009 and played more than 2,300 performances, earning five Tony nominations including Best Musical. The
show also enjoyed successful national and international tours and, in 2012, was turned into a major motion picture. In 2019, the Broadway musical celebrated its 10th anniversary and reprised the show in the Big Apple for a few months that same year. The Arts Center’s production is directed and choreographed by Sara Brians of New York City, and musically directed by Lowcountry native Dan Gibson. “Audiences are really getting into the spirit of the show,” said Andrea Gannon, Arts Center’s VP of Marketing. “There are a lot of ’80s rock fans out there, and some are even coming to the show in full ’80s garb – complete with big hair and black leather! We are getting great feedback on how fun the show is and welcome the enthusiasm. It’s definitely meant to feel like a party!” This summer production will be onstage through Aug. 14. Tickets may be purchased by calling 843-842-2787 or online at tickets.artshhi.com.
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“How We Git Gullah” by Saundra Renee Smith
Saundra Renee Smith, a local Gullah artist, captures the essence of being an authentic Gullah/Geechee native of the Lowcountry in “How We Git Gullah,” an exhibit on display at Art League of Hilton Head July 6 through Aug. 13. Smith’s work is nostalgic, showing simplistic and innocent scenes of a symbiotic existence with the earth, guided by the wisdom of the ancients. Inspired by the beauty of her native St. Helena, Smith’s paintings feature lush green fields, moss-covered oaks, and rivers “carrying food, health, and Gullah folk tales on every tide.” She uses colorful acrylic paints and mixed media on all manner of materials, including canvas, board, glass, vinyl and tin. “Gullah” means “kinfolk.” The exhibit is a tribute to the notion of a cultural family with a homeland ranging down the East Coast from North Carolina to Florida in a swath known as the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Corridor. The exhibit will have short stories of Gullah life interspersed among the artworks. “My aim is to foster communication, connections,
and a sense of cultural humility,” Smith said. “How We Git Gullah” will be on exhibit through Aug. 13 at Art League Gallery, 14 Shelter Cove Lane on Hilton Head Island. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 6 at the gallery Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and 90 minutes before every Arts Center performance. For more information, visit artleaguehhi.org or call 843-6815060. Art League of Hilton Head is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organization on Hilton Head Island with a synergistic art gallery and teaching Academy. Art League Academy welcomes artists and students in all media at all skill levels, including true beginners. Taught by professional art educators, students can choose from many art classes and workshops that change monthly.
Rock of Ages captures the era that was 1980s Hollywood. Know what love is, feel the noise, and take your best shot at the Bourbon Room, a bar on the Sunset Strip. It’s there that star rocker Stacee Jaxx returns for his comeback. When bright-eyed Sherrie, a small-town girl and aspiring actress, arrives in town, she meets Drew, a busboy with dreams of rock and roll stardom. Drew convinces the bar to hire Sherrie, and the stage seems set for romance, but Jaxx has other plans.
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Nominated for five Tonys, including Best Musical Shawn W. Smith as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages | Photography by Gustavo Rattia
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‘Search For Treasure’ collaboration a fun adventure By Glenda Harris “The Search for Treasure,” a delightful adventure story, is the latest by Lowcountry favorite author Mary Alice Monroe with Angela May, the second in their “island” series. Their first book, “The Islanders,” was a big hit and fans can’t wait to read what’s up next for the summer friends on Dewee’s Island. A small barrier island in South Carolina, Dewee’s is a nature preserve and accessible only by boat. With no internet or stores, adventures are found in the water, along the shore and in the woods. In “The Islanders,” we met Jake, Macon and Lovie, each spending the summer on the island. After they first met, it didn’t take long for them to become besties. Riding in golf carts and cruising in Lovie’s boat, they explored the island looking for adventure and fun. In “The Search for Treasure,” this is a special summer, as Jake’s father, who was seriously injured in Afghanistan,
will be spending the summer there with Jake. It has been a tough road as his father works to accept his prosthetic leg and the changes to his life.
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Having grown up spending summers on the island, Dad knows his way around and has many happy memories. Hopefully, being back there will help him adjust. When the kids learn that Jake’s father and Fire Chief Rand, lifelong friends, built a tree fort on the island many years ago and had hidden a treasure there, well … these three young detectives make it their mission to solve the mystery. With themes of friendship, life changes, family relationships and mystery, “The Search for Treasure” is a fun and meaningful story, perfect for reading with children and young teens. “The Search for Treasure” and “The Islanders” can be found on Amazon and other bookseller sites. Check with your local independent bookstore for the title and if they don’t have it, ask them to order some copies. Glenda Harris is a freelance writer and editor, nature lover and aspiring novelist.
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