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Indoor golf and family fun coming to island’s south end

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Fact: Visitors and tourists love to golf on Hilton Head Island.

Fact: It gets very hot during Lowcountry summers, which deters many from golfing outside.

If you put these two things together, we should have seen an indoor golf facility long before now. Whatever kept it from happening before, Jeff Smith and Ashley Pemberton are here to change that.

After a nearly two-year adventure that started about as far away from golf as you can get and spanned a pandemic, the couple has finally opened Chronic Golf, a new family entertainment center on New Orleans Road.

“We are so excited to show this off to the community,” Smith said. “It’s been a long journey to get here, but I know we’re giving folks a night out they’ve never been able to experience before.”

Smith, an Army veteran and former U.S. Department of Defense employee, moved from Tampa four years ago. He and Ashley had the dream of starting a float center – a spa filled with sensory deprivation tanks where you lay in water and are immersed with Epsom salts, floating in a pitch-dark, soundproof pod. The practice is good for chronic pain, faster healing and quieting the mind.

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“I’ve seen this work great with veterans dealing with PTSD and I got to experience the therapy. My mind is constantly racing with ideas and energy, and this was the first time I was ever able to shut down and block out all the noise,” he said.

Multiple issues with timing and proper real estate caused the Smiths to look at other business options, and that’s when they crafted the Chronic Golf business model.

Jeff did exhaustive research to find the best current golf simulator technology and landed with Full Swing Golf, a tech package endorsed by Tiger Woods and many of the world’s top golfers.

“The measurements, the information provided to the serious golfer, the accuracy the simulator captures in the swing, this was definitely the way to go,” Smith said.

“We wanted tech that is built to adapt to any swing from beginners to pros, and this delivers.”

Players will get to play a selection of more than 90 courses, including a full collection of TPC courses.

Smith needed a space with high enough ceilings to house the five simulators and found that in the former Adventure Radio building at 59 New Orleans Road. Ironically, the couple worked with long-time Adventure boss Mike Buxser, now serving as a new business advisor for SCORE.

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The VIP simulator space at Chronic Golf features equipment from Srixon and Cleveland Golf.

Cookbooks for college students make meals easy 26A

Don’t miss it!

“Mamma Mia” at Arts Center this summer 33A

Sunny Side Up 3A • Editorial 4A • Sun on the Street 6A • Business 34A • Technology 40A • Legal 41A • Health 42A • Nature 43A • Wellness 44A • Pets 45A • Faith 46A • Classifieds 47A

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SUNNY SIDE UP

Fond memories of childhood years bring loved ones closer

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

I recently spent most of a Saturday celebrating my cousin June’s 85th birthday at her party in Blythewood, hosted by her three daughters, Beverly, Robin and Kim (my first cousins once removed, I’ve learned), in the Fellowship Hall at their church.

Two of my sisters were there, along with four more cousins, and a number of June’s friends. After the delicious luncheon, we all had the opportunity to paint a small canvas, led step-by-step by an art teacher. My tree looks weird, and I didn’t follow instructions well, but I enjoyed the time spent with my sisters and cousins.

After the party broke up and we helped clean up, several of us went back to June’s house to continue our visit.

June still lives in the house she and her late husband built when they were

newly married, down the hill from “Rock Haven,” the house in which she grew up.

Her father, my Uncle C.D., bought some acreage there decades ago and built a home with large stones he dug up from the fields.

June’s nephew still lives there with his family, and her brother Douglas lives in a smaller place across the way.

As a child, I spent many a fun day there in the country. My dad and June’s mom (my Aunt Gwen) were brother and sister, so we visited often. The younger kids – Bev, Robin, Kim, my brother, sister and I – played together, while the older folks talked.

During our visit, we talked a lot about our growing up years and memories of our parents, but we also chatted about our current families, jobs and hobbies.

It was fun to reminisce about the “old days,” when we had acres and acres of yard to play in, but riding in the back of Uncle C.D.’s pickup through the cow

pasture was more fun.

My sister Shirley and I stayed ... and stayed ... and stayed, enjoying the time with our cousins, whom we don’t see too often, until someone supposed it was time to eat again. So, we brought out all the leftover party food. It was just as good as it had been 7 hours earlier.

The talking and laughing continued until we saw that it was after 9 p.m. and time to go home. I was staying the night at Shirley’s house on the other side of Columbia, and we had a half-hour drive ahead.

As I drove, I replayed some of the day’s conversations in my head. There was a lot of love coursing through our chatter.

Later that night, as I lay down to sleep in my sister’s guest room, I smelled a light scent of our father. Shirley had kept Mom and Dad’s bedroom furniture, and I was on his side of the bed.

I have slept there a number of times over the years and never noticed it, but

his aroma must have been in the mattress. It was suddenly all around me, strangely real and powerful. A flood of memories spilled over me all at once, like a movie on fast forward.

I could see him and Mom, in that very bed, waking up on a lazy Saturday morning to three kids wanting breakfast.

Then he was playing horseshoes in the backyard and teaching me to drive and laughing at a dumb joke and pushing me on the swing and walking, with Mom, beside me on the beach at my wedding.

He was with me. It might have been because his birthday was just six days prior, having fallen on Father’s Day as it does every few years, and I had thought about him a lot that day. It might have been because of that day’s activities with his closest sister’s children and grandchildren.

Whatever the impetus, it was sweet and comforting, and I smiled as I drifted off to sleep.

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Assistant town manager has proven record

By John McCann CONTRIBUTOR

When I first became a member of Hilton Head Island Town Council in 2012, I had the opportunity to interact with our Human Resources Department. One of the team members I met was Angie Stone, who at that time was the senior human resources adminisJohn McCann trator.

In the short time I have known her, Angie impressed me with her knowledge of managing resources for town employees. So, I wasn’t surprised when she rose from her senior HR position to director of human resources in 2018.

Last year, when we sought a new town manager, Angie was one of the individuals who took the lead in guiding me and my colleagues on Town Council through the hiring process.

So, again, it came as no surprise to me when she was called upon to serve as one of the interim deputy

town managers until our permanent town manager, Marc Orlando, arrived.

During that period, she demonstrated leadership and compassion for our community and town staff.

Those qualities stood out when Marc reorganized his leadership team.

He offered Angie the opportunity to serve in the role of assistant town manager. She now oversees the communications, Angie Stone cultural affairs, technology and innovation, and human resources departments.

Prior to joining the town in November 2001, Angie held human resources positions with Westinghouse in the Columbia area. A native South Carolinian, she grew up with three siblings in a community near Edisto Island. They were raised by a single mother who pushed them to excel.

When she came to Hilton Head Island in search of a new job, she, like many other visitors, was drawn to island’s beautiful communities and wanted her then 2-year-old son to

grow up near the beach.

Angie found the rich history, the culture, the environment, the educational system, and the warm hospitality appealing enough to accept a position with the town, and spent the next 20 years of her career here.

As I have gotten to know Angie better, I have found her to be a warm human being who has a strong desire to serve our public. Angie has hit the ground running in her new role and has been taking every opportunity to engage with organizations and other leaders in our community to learn how the town can best meet their needs.

Some programs we have in the works under her leadership include an introduction to local government, which will be co-sponsored with the Neighborhood Outreach Connection, and a year-round internship program with the University of South Carolina-Beaufort’s hospitality campus.

This is an exciting position for Angie and I know she will do well in serving our community.

John McCann is the mayor of the Town of Hilton Head Island. JohnM@hiltonhead islandsc.gov

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: In his column in your last issue, State Representative Jeff Bradley implied that South Carolina, with his support, had joined the states that have voted to convene an Article V Constitutional Convention. Although the S.C. House did act on a bill, the Senate has not yet passed such a bill – and should not.

Since the 1787 convention that developed the framework for the U.S. Constitution, there has never been a convention called by the states. The current campaign is funded by wealthy special interests who want to rein in the federal government and its spending.

Even if one thinks that is a worthy objective, the rules for a constitutional

convention are determined by its attendees. Anything can be on the agenda, and the threat of a runaway convention would be real.

Voters need to know that many things we value could be up for grabs. Most of us like Social Security and Medicare.

Most of us want to drink clean water and breathe clean air. Most of us want our government to protect consumers from unsafe cars and medicine, to protect employees from abuse, and to protect all of us from violations of our basic civil rights.

And when our state is hit by a hurricane, we want – and expect – our government to help us.

South Carolina has been targeted as one of the six more states needed to call

a constitutional convention. Please urge Sen. Tom Davis to defeat this dangerous bill.

Nancy L. Williams Hilton Head Island President, League of Women Voters of South Carolina

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SUN ON THE STREET

Anytime is a good time for hobbies that bring joy 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

Geneva Christopher, Hilton Head Island: “Traveling. I love to meet new people and see new places.”

plain fun questions.

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

Ryann Garrett, Walterboro: “I like to write – it’s therapeutic. I go out on my front porch with the birds and just write.”

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

At Mitchelville Freedom Park on Beach City Road, during the

Bronwyn Gilbert, Atlanta: “Definitely gardening. It’s peaceful, and I like seeing things grow.”

Juneteenth Celebration, we asked, “Which of your hobbies brings you the most joy?”

Tai Scott, Hilton Head Island: “Fishing. Being on the water is peaceful, even if I don’t catch anything.”

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Larry Sanders, Bluffton: “I love community service and giving back.

It’s just a joy to me to see joy in others.”

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EDITORIAL

New fiscal year finds state in good financial shape

By Jeff Bradley CONTRIBUTOR

South Carolina’s new fiscal year began this past week (July 1), and our state is in a lot better shape financially than I believe most pundits would have expected 12 months ago.

My view is that we can thank two key state leaders for this good fortune. The first is Gov. Henry Jeff Bradley McMaster, who boldly set forth several conservative and judicious initiatives over the past 18 months, and the second is Speaker of the House Jay Lucas, who kept a steady hand on the legislative helm in the face of vocal resistance.

Despite a devastating pandemic that financially crippled many other states

across the nation, South Carolina intentionally kept much of our economy largely operational. Government spending was held to 2019 levels, and we avoided raising taxes or borrowing money while not cutting services. It was quite an accomplishment, and now South Carolina finds itself as the 10th fastest-growing state in the nation.

In the General Assembly, we worked diligently to navigate unchartered waters as COVID-19 seriously challenged our public health system, state school system, and thousands of small and large businesses in ways we could not have comprehended.

Our success has left us with the ability to put together an extremely meaningful $11 billion budget – the largest in state history – toward achieving the future success of South Carolina by improving educational opportunities at all levels.

Indeed, the focus on education makes

up a substantial portion of the new budget. We will be spending sufficient money to allow every eligible youngster to go to 4K, a vital program for 4- and 5-year-olds to gain reading, phonics and math skills from certified instructors.

The budget also offers every school across the state to hire a nurse and a school resource officer. It will cover a $1,000 pay raise for teachers and provide incentives for colleges and technical schools to freeze tuition.

I’m informed that leadership in the General Assembly received a commitment from every South Carolina institution of higher education that they would hold the line on tuition increases. Additionally, we will be putting more than $260 million for maintenance and renovations at these public universities and technical schools.

In other areas, the budget also provides more money for upgrading rural

broadband service, providing a 2.5% pay raise for state employees and $200 million to improve the Port of Charleston.

I strongly supported, and was very pleased that we are putting aside $600 million into a “rainy day fund” in case of economic hardships. This is the kind of conservative approach that gets us off the unpredictable, roller-coaster that South Carolina has experienced in past decades where we ride the economy during the good times and then have to cut the budget when things turn down.

I am pleased this 2021-2022 budget has been built on a foundation of protecting taxpayers with a renewed commitment of being resourceful and efficient with our tax dollars and providing value for every dollar we spend.

Jeff Bradley is the representative for District 123 in the State House of Representatives.

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COURTESY JEFF SMITH

Jeff Smith and Ashley Pemberton with their son, Wyatt, their inspiration for starting their Chronic Golf business.

“He already knew all the ins and out of the space, so that was a cool coincidence, a little bit of karma in our favor,” Smith said.

The golf is just one part of the indoor entertainment experience. Chronic will also feature 13 sports, from football to soccer to baseball, and a kids’ favorite, a game where you battle off zombie attacks.

“We want to appeal to the serious golfer for sure, but we have this set up to be a family entertainment center as well,” Smith said.

Each of the four simulators is its own unique space, complete with its own couches and seats and iPads to order food and drink.

There is also a fifth simulator in the VIP area, made for larger groups and parties – perfect for any event from bachelorette parties to corporate meetings and events.

(The giant screens and projectors can also be used to give PowerPoint presentations.)

Each golfer will have access to the latest clubs and balls from Srixon and Cleveland Golf, two of the games’ top manufacturers.

“That was an important component to giving golfers the highest-end experience

they can get when they’re off the course,” Smith said. “We’re thrilled about these relationships and can certainly see us expanding what we do with them as the business grows.”

Smith is excited about the team he is assembling. Vern Hanna will be Chronic’s daytime general manager. Hanna was Smith’s initial food rep with Cisco, a man who knows the food and beverage industry inside and out. Josh Goodman joined Chronic after serving as the assistant teaching pro at Moss Creek Golf Club.

“We have a great combination of restaurant and golf industry experience that sets us up to give our guests outstanding service,” Smith said.

Smith and Pemberton survived the many obstacles thrown their way due to the COVID pandemic, as indoor gathering restrictions and a shortage of construction supplies and labor wreaked havoc with their business plan.

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Beverly Serral celebrates with her team June 1 at the ribbon cutting for her new office, BestNest by Beverly Serral Vacation Rentals, on New Orleans Road. Also attending were friends and family, as well as staff of the Town of Hilton Head Island, plus staff and members of the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce.

CHRONIC from page 10A “It makes what we’re about to show this area all the more special. We fought to get to this beginning and we are so excited,” he said. Smith gives special thanks to the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce staff for their support and counsel as a new business owner starting up under such adverse conditions. “Everyone at the Chamber has gone above and beyond for us and given us many tools to set us up for success.”

When the couple began planning this venture, there were no other indoor golf options or simulator centers in the area. Two years later, the TopTracer range has opened at Palmetto Dunes, Rendezvous Golf has opened a simulator center in Bluffton and a chain, X Golf, is opening in Tanger Outlets 2.

The competition is welcome to Smith, as he knows Chronic offers a truly unique experience.

“We can cater to the serious golfer but we can also be a hangout and entertainment option for local and tourist families with all of our non-golf games,” he said. “Plus, we have an amazing bar area with an array of craft cocktails and an eat-in and catering

menu that is going to appeal to any taste or group size.”

With the simulators installed and the finishing touches complete, Chronic Golf is finally opening its doors. Smith said a soft opening period of a couple weeks is planned in early July with a full-scale grand opening planned for late July or early August.

Each of the normal simulator areas is built for use by up to seven people. Use of the simulator will run between $45 to $105 per hour – you’re paying use of the simulator space, not per person – depending on the time of day and week.

“It’s the type of place I want to hang out in, I know my friends want to hang out in, and we just can’t wait to welcome in the community,” he said. “Get out of the heat and have some fun.”

For more information on making reservations and the full Chronic Golf experience, go online to mychronicgolf.com.

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

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Here she is! Miss South Carolina – and she’s from Bluffton

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Fans of the Miss South Carolina 2021 pageant, held at Columbia’s Township Auditorium June 26, might have watched the contest on television, but one Bluffton resident experienced it from the stage.

At the end of the show, no one was more surprised than she was when the winner was announced.

It was her.

Julia Herrin, 19, daughter of Jennifer and Jeff Herrin of Bluffton, was visibly overwhelmed when her name was called. “If you saw it, you saw my disbelief when they called my name,” she said in a phone interview after returning home. Three days after the event, she was still exuberant. “I’m so excited! It’s been a dream of mine for a long time,” the Auburn University student said.

The new Miss South Carolina had competed in previous teen pageants and was first runner or second runner-up for three years. This was her first year in the Miss competition, “and I didn’t come to it to win.

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Julia Herrin of Bluffton shows her overwhelming joy at being named Miss South Carolina 2021 during her crowning June 26 at Township Auditorium in Columbia.

I just wanted to do the best I could and have fun,” she said.

Early in the evening, she was named to the top 16, then the top 10, then the top five.

The five finalists were given questions to answer on the spot, and then each had a chance to tell judges why she should be the next Miss South Carolina.

Herrin said she wanted to help grow the non-profit organization, raise more money for scholarships, and increase participation.

“I have a three-, six- and nine-month plan,” she said confidently. She also credited the organization with her success so far. “I’m a product of this organization. I’ve been a part of the Miss America team for five years,” she said of her years in Miss Teen pageants.

As the top five contestants were named fourth, then third, then second runners up and escorted to the side, Herrin was still standing center stage with Lindsey Burrell, Miss Spartanburg. Herrin competed as Miss Clarendon County.

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PHOTOS COURTESY JULIA HERRIN

The newly crowned Miss South Carolina 2021, Julia Herrin of Bluffton, with her family. From left are sister Jenna Joy, brother Joel, Julia, mother Jennifer and father Jeff Herrin.

“When it got down to the two of us, I was thinking, ‘Oh no, not again. I’ll be first runner-up again.’ Because there was no way I was going to win,” she said.

But she was wrong.

“When they called my name, I kind of freaked out and lost control of my emotions,” she said. It took some effort to get the crown on her head, placed by the previous Miss South Carolina, Morgan Nichols.

“They kept telling me I needed to stoop down a little bit so they could get the crown on my head.”

Moments later, there was a microphone in front of her and someone was asking her what she was feeling. Herrin recalled that moment: “I said ‘I have no words!’ but what I was thinking was more like ‘This is a dream – this isn’t real! It’s way too good to be true! Am I Miss South Carolina?! Is it me?’ My brain was just overflowing.”

Herrin said her parents were shocked too.

“They have been on this journey with me for six years,” she said. “They are so excited for me and are ready to help serve.”

Her mother, Jennifer, said that four days post-pageant, she is “starting to come back down to earth.” She and her husband, who own a piano business in Bluffton, are proud of their daughter’s hard work and accomplishments, especially this one, which took them by surprise as well. “It was incredible,” she said of her daughter’s win. “She performed so solidly. She relied on all the skills she had developed as a Teen, and brushed up her platform. She went in very relaxed, and I think that helped.”

Herrin’s talent was a piano performance of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement. She won top scores in the talent

portion of the event.

Some might wonder how a resident of Bluffton can represent another area of the state. The rules of the pageant allow contestants to compete in any pageant throughout the state, as long as they meet other requirements such as age and residency in the state.

Herrin said she has already hit the ground running with a media tour and interviews.

Then the work begins on promoting her social impact platform – #realnotperfect, focused on empowering young people to use social media in a positive way, build self-esteem, and be a catalyst for change.

Herrin is excited also to start preparing for her next pageant competition: “The 100th-anniversary Miss America Pageant will be held in December,” she said, “and I will be working on preparations for that – my talent, wardrobe and such.”

At the same time, her life for the next year is dedicated to serving as Miss South Carolina, which is a full-time job.

“As you know, I’m a student at Auburn University, so I will be taking a year off my studies to fulfill my duties as Miss South Carolina,” Herrin said.

She expects to divide much of her time between home in Bluffton and Columbia, where many of her commitments will take place, as well as traveling throughout the state for appearances.

Herrin is eager and ready for all the work ahead. “I’m mostly looking forward to representing South Carolina and the Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization,” she said. “I attribute the development of so many of my life skills to this organization.

Having the opportunity to give back to them is so humbling.”

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Owner Jennifer Megliore said she is pleased to be a champion for the mission of the national retailer. “Their mission to save the bees, fueled by the sales of honey bee products, is close to our hearts,” Melglior said. She and her husband are part-time farmers and know first-hand how vital bees are to the health of the planet.

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He tagged along with his mom when she headed off to work, heading shrimp at the Trade Winds dock in Thunderbolt. Too small yet to be an apprentice, Green set out to catch some fish of his own.

Equipped with some string, a hook and a weighted tin can, he quickly became an eel-catching phenom. He still gets giddy today talking about the array of emotions he felt reeling in those eels.

“You get that taste of salt air, catch that first fish, that feel sticks to you like glue forever,” said the leader of Island Recreation’s On the Hook fishing program. “That’s a feeling I get every time I cast a line. It’s a feeling you want to pass on.”

Green has lived a life dedicated to service – first in the U.S. Army, then as the first African-American Thunderbolt policeman.

He later headed to Hilton Head Island with

his wife, Ruby Maria, and son Sheldon, where he ran a cleaning business for nearly three decades.

After Green retired from the Army and from his work in the janitorial business seven years ago, he set out to pass on that childhood feeling – to give kids that same feeling and excitement that fishing brought to his life.

The idea was simple: Head out on a Saturday afternoon and pass on his joy and knowledge of the island fishing life to as many children as possible. He’d once tried his hand running his own shrimp boat, but found he’s much more suited to fishing and teaching off a dock.

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Ben Green helps a patron untangle the line from her reel so the fishing can continue.

said. “It started with just a few kids, but we’ve been able to grow this pretty steadily thanks to a lot of help.”

Green and a rotating team of 15 volunteers are based at the Rowing and Sailing Center off Squire Pope Road. Each Saturday in April through October, the man with the signature bushy white goatee and his crew of helpers are there from 4 to 6 p.m., helping bait hooks and showing fascinated newcomers all the steps, from baiting to casting to reeling in and cleaning the big catch.

When they’re done at the cleaning station, the greenhorns can also learn all about crabbing from Green and his team.

What began as paying forward a passion has become more for Green over the past few years. He’s on a mission to show kids there’s fun beyond video games and tablet screens.

“We have got to get them outside. It changes you when you get connected to nature, it’s real fun. When you can experience nature, honor your surroundings, that’s a whole new level of fun no screen could ever give a child,” Green said. “Back in the day, what you caught, that was the meal. It fed us, the waters provided for us, kept us from starving. Now, I really see that both kids and adults are starving to connect with nature.”

Green passes on life lessons as he imparts

fishing knowledge, discussing the Gullah-Geechee heritage he cherishes and how the keys to fishing success set you up for life success.

“You have to have patience to make that catch, to share the spaces and to learn the craft. And think about the greatest joys, that great job, that amazing companion or friend. Finding those joys, it takes that same patience you learn out here on the dock,” Green said.

On the Hook Fishing has spawned a passionate group of alumni and supporters.

Rods and reels are free of charge, thanks to donations from businesses like Beaufort Boat and Dock Supply, who recently donated 12 rod and reel sets to the program.

The outdoor respite became even more needed over the past 18 months during the COVID pandemic, a calming presence in an increasing uncertain world.

“We all needed to get outside for our own sanity. I think a lot of folks discovered or were reminded what a miracle nature is, so for me, I’ve got to find the bright side of this COVID mess and that was it,” Green said. “I hope that feeling lasts now that we’re getting back to ‘normal.’ Getting outside, that should be the new normal.”

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group, On the Hook with Ben Green, and a website, OnTheHookWithBen.com, that helped get the word out and bring in a new wave of budding fishermen.

“Computers have helped us for sure.

Anything that gets these kids out, I’m up for any avenue to spread the gospel,” Green said.

As he tackles life as a 71-year-old, Green is facing his own life challenges. He lost a leg to diabetes in April 2019 and nowadays, needs the aid of a wheelchair for most of the time he spends on the dock.

“I’m not out there as much as I used to be, but nothing is going to stop me from doing what I love,” he said. “Even when I was learning to walk all over again, they’d roll my wagon to the dock and it was just magic. I look as forward to it as the kids.”

That magic has spread beyond kids. More and more adults are showing up as word spreads about how much fun is being had on the dock.

“We’re all kids. You get that first catch, I see that same look I still remember on their faces no matter how old they are,” he said.

The program also provides free hot dogs and hamburgers on the fourth Saturday of each month to nourish during the pursuit.

Green said that is often the most expensive part, feeding anywhere from 10 to 70 pupils and family members each week.

“That’s where we can really use the donation help, whether that’s goods or money. I want everyone to have a meal to end their day,” he said. Repair and maintenance of

the equipment can get pricey as well, but businesses like West Marine help with the repairs to offset some of the cost.

Green is proud of what he and his team have built. The kids keep him young, and seeing 90-year-olds get out to the dock with as much vigor inspires Green to keep pushing forward.

“We have Charlie Calbert, a 92-year-old retired colonel, trying to get his hook on a catch. He’s what I want to be when I grow up,” Green said.

And they’re not just angling for the fish.

Green gets there each weekend a little early and sees kids and parents alike there an hour early just to claim what they believe to be the prime real estate to make that catch.

“They all think they have that secret spot, and hey, that’s one more hour they’re away from their screens,” he said.

Green knows there will come a time when he’s rolled off the dock for the last time, but he’s savoring every Saturday he gets until that time comes.

“There’s peace out here. That’s so important, especially these days,” he said. “I’ve found a peaceful life out on these waters and if I can help create that peace for others, that’s all part of the mission.”

Volunteers are always needed. Call 843816-0172 or email galenmiller68@gmail. com to donate to the program.

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

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Mom and son create cookbooks for college students

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As high school graduations conclude and summer jobs begin, students heading off to college in a couple of months might be focused on choosing a roommate, how to outfit a dorm room, and – oh yes – which classes to take.

They probably won’t think about making their own meals while away at college – until they get hungry night after night.

Not to worry, though, if thoughtful friends and loved ones gave their favorite student a copy of either “The College Man’s Cookbook” or its newly released counterpart, “The College Woman’s Cookbook.”

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These cookbooks promise to help college students learn their way around the grocery store, the kitchen and their budgets.

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skills. Ideas for cooking with friends and hosting dinner parties are included.

Cooking had long been one of his hobbies, and George tried in college to replicated his mother’s delectable meals.

Among other talents, Carrie is known in the Lowcountry as a creative cook who can whip up a gourmet meal in a matter of hours. She has also written about food for various publications, including the South Carolina Living magazine published statewide by the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina.

Restricted to a tiny kitchen in the apartment he shared with five roommates, George figured out ways to make do, and do so creatively.

“The College Man’s Cookbook” was the result of his experimentation and his PHOTOS BY BUTCH HIRSCH mother’s generous input. The book was The recipe for Tofu Coconut Curry can be found on page 40 of “The College Woman’s Cookbook.” successful.

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Carrie said, “but then once the first cookbook got out there and became popular, people of all ages actually came back to George and me and asked us to write ‘The College Woman’s Cookbook,’ because men aren’t the only ones who need help in the kitchen.”

Carrie said the central idea of the new book is to help college women learn how to cook, which saves tons of money instead of constantly eating out and ordering in, and also allows women to make choices about the quality of ingredients they consume.

“Plus, cooking is such fun and is a bonding experience!,” she said.

The work started in 2017 and mother and son worked on the recipes as often as they could. Not only are recipes created, but they must be tested and retested, carefully written with instructions – long process.

“During the pandemic, when we were in the final stages, George and I worked on the cookbook both virtually and in person,” Carrie said. “It was challenging … We were constantly testing and retesting recipes and coming up with new ideas together for tips and advice and also asking others to test the recipes to be extra sure they were clear and user friendly.”

“The College Woman’s Cookbook” was published in May this year, with a foreword by Cynthia Graubart, author of 11 cookbooks, including three co-authored

by Nathalie Dupree, queen of Southern cooking.

“The main difference between our two cookbooks … is that “The College Woman’s Cookbook” recipes are a little more complex with more ingredients, and some of the dishes are lighter with a focus more

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George now lives in Brooklyn and works in sales for the Brooklyn Nets (basketball team), while Carrie remains on Hilton Head and works for the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and volunteers in various capacities.

“It was so wonderful to work on these cookbooks with my son,” she said. “We both have such a passion for eating well and cooking from scratch and we love to share this passion with others. People think cooking is more challenging than it actually is. My kids and grandkids tease me because they say I have more photos of food than of them which, I must admit, is true. So I tell them I don’t love them any less than that yummy grilled cheese on my phone!”

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Face-to-face bridge is back The Hilton Head Island Bridge Club (located in Port Royal Shopping Center) recently celebrated on June 14 their one-year anniversary of reopening postCOVID. Determination and hard work have been the key to successfully getting the club up and running again. The club president Beth Dresher and club manager Sandy Ritchey spent endless hours coming up with a plan. They contacted members and realized that they were eager to get back to the club as long as safety requirements were implemented.

A number of factors have contributed to the return of normal play, supervised play, lessons, and weekly games. The first game was held June 15, 2020, and 24 players participated.

The club is now offering five games a week plus a weekend Swiss Team event.

People have indicated an interest and eagerness to get back to the table, hold cards in their hands and to have interaction with other players and friends.

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Free concerts invite listeners to chill out with cool jazz The Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and Coligny Plaza have joined their creatives forces to launch a free outdoor series of weekly jazz concerts, to held several Tuesdays during the summer at 8 p.m.

The next event is July 20, featuring the Martin Lesch Band. Following in August are the John Bracket Trio Aug. 3 and Eric Jones Trio Aug. 17.

The HHSO’s SoundWaves patio, at 7 Lagoon Road on Hilton Head Island, will serve as the stage, and Lagoon Road will be closed from Pope Avenue to the Piggly Wiggly parking lot entrance to create a safe environment for tourists, visitors and patrons who can bring a chair and enjoy some great music.

“Lee Lucier, COO of The Richardson Group, and I have been working on this idea for a long time,” said Alan Jordan, president and CEO of HHSO. “Our outdoor Holiday Pops concerts were a great

success last November, and it got us thinking about a series that would create a ‘downtown’ feeling here at Coligny.”

Audience members can bring chairs, grab an ice cream, candy, fudge, or a cold beverage and enjoy the music in the open-air acoustic chamber formed by the buildings on either side of Lagoon Road.

Lagoon Road will be closed from Pope Avenue to the Piggly Wiggly parking lot entrance from 6 to 10 p.m. on all concert evenings. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Deputies will be on duty to guide cars to their desired destinations.

“We are so grateful to Coligny Plaza for teaming up with us and serving as our exclusive series sponsors,” Jordan said. “Their support makes it possible for us to offer these concerts free of charge.”

For more information, contact Jordan at 843-842-2055 or ajordan@hhso.org.

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Crowd favorite ‘Mamma Mia!’ great show for summer fun It’s a “guaranteed, get-happy, dancing-inthe-aisles-hit!” – because what’s more fun than the upbeat music of ABBA, set on a sun-kissed Greek island as we ready for a summertime wedding?

“Mamma Mia!” has all of the above in the Arts Center’s summer production, onstage through Aug. 22. Cleverly crafted, British playwright Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise.

On the verge of her wedding, 20-year-old Sophie wants her father to walk her down the aisle, but doesn’t know his identity. Sophie (Regan White) discovers her mother’s old diary and finds entries which describe intimate dates (“dot, dot, dot”) with three men.

Sophie believes one of these men could be her father and, three months prior to the wedding, sends each an invitation to her wedding, surreptitiously written in the name of her mother, Donna (played by Broadway star Meredith Inglesby, who grew up on Hilton Head Island).

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Merrill Peiffer, Meredith Inglesby, and Natalie Charlé Ellis in the Arts Center production of “Mamma Mia!”

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BUSINESS UPDATE

News on May River openings, old faves and newcomers

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Ever since the new Publix at May River Crossing was announced, the ever-growing population at the intersection of S.C. 170 and May River Road have been curious as to the businesses that would follow into the new plaza.

Starbucks was the first business to hang their sign, but has yet to open. An AT&T corporate store is the first business other than Publix to officially open, but the rest of the plaza has been a bit of a mystery … until now.

We have the official lineup of stores, businesses and eateries coming to the Crossing, direct from the development staff (with an assist from town finance director Chris Forster).

Here’s what to expect to populate the plaza in the coming months.

• Great Clips is planning an opening in the coming weeks in the spot immediately adjacent to Publix. The hair-cutting chain is filling out their roster of stylists as they work to open their third Bluffton location by mid-summer.

• The Ice Cream Stop: Owners Bill and Gayle Pollard have been in search of towns that appreciate tradition, simple joys and an after-dinner ice cream. They found that earlier in Richmond Hill and Pooler, Ga., and are now prepping to open their third location in Bluffton.

The store has become a local staple with

their commitment to family, with a padded play area with chalkboards, free ice cream for dogs, free wifi, and an O-scale, threerail train rolling around the shop above customers’ heads. Pollard promises an array of 30-plus flavors of hard ice cream plus a unique and popular soft serve, mango and pineapple Dole Whip. The couple hopes to open in early to mid-August.

• New York City Pizza is prepping its fifth location in a 20-mile radius and third in Bluffton. The popular local chain has no timetable on the restaurant build-out, but officials said to watch their Facebook page for updates.

• Long-time Kitties Crossing libation expert Bill’s Liquors is working on an expansion long-hoped-for by their loyal customers. The new location should be open in the next six to eight weeks.

• BenchMark Physical Therapy is opening their third area location, to go with their popular Best Buy plaza New River Crossing offices.

• A nail salon chain, Q Nails, has also signed a lease, but no details on buildout plans have been released.

• Starbucks is prepping its stand-alone location in one of the corners of the plaza and company officials anticipate an early 2022 opening. • There is also currently one 2,800-square-foot bookend restaurant parcel with an outdoor dining patio avail

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UPDATE from page 34A able for lease. Plaza development officials said multiple eateries have inquired about the space and they hope to have a partner signed in the coming weeks.

New and re-opening businesses in progress • K1 Speed revs up reno: You might have noticed the billboard island-bound near Island West on U.S. 278. With town approval for the indoor electric go-karts, Paul and Nikki McBride are putting pedal to the metal to get their K1 Speed indoor go-kart park open in the old Stein Mart building in the Belfair Towne Village plaza.

The couple is hoping for a late summer opening, with late September/early October the target.

• Rumors confirmed, Nectar coming to Old Town: There have been rumblings for six weeks now, and SERG has confirmed what we’ve been hearing. Nectar Farm Kitchen is taking over the building currently occupied by Fat Patties. The group debuted the concept in Park Plaza on the island in February to huge acclaim, with a focus on breakfast, lunch and supper entrees using ingredients locally sourced from farmers around the region. Officials plan to start renovations in July with a plan for an early September 2021 opening.

• A pair of fan favorites nearing re-opening: If you’re a fan of Facebook groups like What’s Happening in Bluffton or Hilton Head/Bluffton Ask and Answer, you know it’s one of the constant questions asked: When is Chic-Fil-A re-opening? What happened to the Bluffton Dairy Queen?

Well, we are nearing the end of a hungry fan base’s long journey back to light.

The Chic-Fil-A at 9 Malphrus Road is in the final stages of its renovation and plans to re-open in mid-July, according to restaurant officials. The store is holding constant hiring events in their parking lot in the meantime.

Meanwhile, Dairy Queen’s new owner Jake Higgins – the owner of a slew of Bluffton eateries such as Which Wich, Bluffton Pizza Company and Kilwin’s – is busy assembling a new staff and making needed equipment upgrades before opening the 30 Plantation Park location. Check both of the eateries’ Facebook pages for the latest on in-stone reopening dates.

Recently opened new businesses • Nantucket’s Meat and Fish Market, 1414 Fording Island Road, Suite D100, Bluffton, 843-706-2500, nantucketsmarket.com: This is a locally owned version of similar markets on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The market, which took over part of the old Nike Outlet building in Tanger Outlet 2, specializes in fresh seafood, prime meat, sushi and prepared foods and offers a bagel bakery, café and a grocery section. The market is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• House Market, 4371 Bluffton Parkway, Bluffton, 843-548-0510, shophousemarket.com: Owners Don and Serra Deville recently celebrated the grand re-opening of their Southern style home décor shop in their new location next to another relocated favorite, Coastal Gymnastics. The shop originally opened at 201 Bluffton Road in 2020, but was only open for a couple of months before the pandemic. The store offers casual and coastal living furniture, housewares, farmhouse finds, lighting, jewelry and a constantly evolving inventory.

• Okatie Nutrition, 149 Riverwalk Blvd., Okatie, 843-298-3655: Island Nutrition became a fast favorite of both Hilton Head Island locals and tourists when it opened in October 2020. The unique mix of flavorful protein shakes and soothing teas struck a cord with a fan base looking for a new way to get proper nutrition in their diet. Owner Melonie Hackman has opened a landlubber’s version for those not wanting to cross the bridge, with an array of flavored shakes like Aloha Delight, Oreo Peanut Butter Pie and Cake Batter and teas like Strawberry Breeze and Green Gusher. Read more at Instagram.com/okatienutrition.

• Lowcountry Furniture, 1541 Fording Island Road, Suite 6, Hilton Head Island, 843-837-9920, lowcountryfurnituresc.com: This locally owned store led by a couple of friends with a passion for furnishings opened in 2019 but closed early on during the COVID pandemic.

They are back open, offering brands such as Jackson Furniture and Crown Mark and furnishing for every room in the house.

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

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Longtime builder, former mayor Tom Peeples retires

By Eldon Weaver CONTRIBUTOR

Tom Peeples and his wife Mary Ann recently announced their retirement after almost 45 years of building homes in the Lowcountry.

His firm, Tom Peeples Builder, was named Builder of the Year on several occasions by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association Tom Peeples and Business of the Year by the Hilton Head Island Rotary Club. Peeples was also Hilton Head Island’s longest-serving mayor.

“We decided that it’s time to spend our days enjoying this Lowcountry life that we’ve been telling folks about for years,” said Peeples.

Growing up in nearby Ridgeland, Peeples’ family vacationed on North Forest Beach for much of his youth. He became

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Tom Peeples was selected as the Grand Marshal of the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2012, after his service as mayor of the town. Pictured are Peeples and his wife, Mary Ann, in a later parade, honored as a Past Grand Marshal.

a full-time resident in the early 1970s and started his career working on the

built a reputation for expert building, remodeling, and impeccable service. Approximately 500 homes, and some of the Island’s signature buildings, are among the lasting results of Peeples’ career.

“We are grateful for the faith people put in us,” he said.

He credits the ability of the business to carry on through generations of progress, and all manner of changing circumstances, to building relationships.

“Relationships with clients, bankers, suppliers, realtors, and friends from every walk of life grew from the cooperation necessary to build homes,” said Peeples.

“These relationships made our time in the business, and my time as mayor, a rewarding experience in all the important ways.”

Peeples also says that long haul wouldn’t have been possible without a team. “We were lucky to have found some remarkable staff members over the years – from our very first hires in 1978

construction of Harbour Town. Becoming a licensed contractor in 1978, Peeples

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Club Group names new president The Club Group Ltd. recently announced that Chief Financial Officer Andy Sutton has been appointed president and chief operating officer of the property management firm.

Sutton began as controller in 2009, becoming chief financial officer in Mark King 2017.

Mark King founded The Club Group in 1986 as a sports and recreation management firm, focusing on golf courses and tennis facilities.

Later they were hired to manage resort residential and commercial properties. King remains as chief executive officer, as Sutton takes over the operations role.

The Club Group connection with Sea Pines began more than 32 years ago, when the firm was hired by

Prudential-Bache/Fogelman to manage its Harbour Town properties, including the Harbour Town Yacht Club and the Slip Owners Association of the Yacht Basin. The firm continues to manage these properties along with a number of home owner associations and The Shops at Sea Pines Center.

Since 1994, the Harbour Town Lighthouse itself has been managed

by The Club Group, including its evolution to a museum, the addition of gift shops at the top and bottom, and the recognition of the Lighthouse as a venue for special events.

“It’s a privilege to work with people who were in touch with the founding visions of Sea Pines, on properties that were built into that original vision,” Sutton said. “The folks at Club Group put a personal dedication into their work, and it’s a pleasure to be part of that.”

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Business Briefs • Dr. Cassandra Beard has joined the staff of Dr. Oswald L. Mikell’s Dermatology Associates of the Lowcountry.

Dr. Beard earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, and her Master of Public Health degree, simultaneously, at the A. T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. C. Beard in Arizona.

She completed her dermatology residency at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Fla. Dr. Beard will begin seeing patients beginning Sept. 7, where she will join Dr. Mikell, Elizabeth Liggitt, APRN, and Taylor Owens, PA-C. Dermatology Associates has three locations in Beaufort County: 3901 Main St., Suite D on Hilton Head Island, 843689-5259; 40 Okatie Center Blvd. South, Suite 210, 843-705-0840; and 242 Lady’s Island Drive in Beaufort, 843-525-9277.

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• Joan Flynn is now associated with Valerie Wilson Travel as a travel agent.

Flynn has more than 20 years’ experience selling travel, beginning with Classic Travel for 20 years and, when they closed, with Island Travel, which was sold to Valerie Wilson.

Valerie Wilson Trav- Joan Flynn el is headquartered in New York but has an office on Hilton Head Island and one in Riverwalk Business Park on Hwy. 170 in Okatie, where Flynn is based.

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PEEPLES from page 37A to the folks who are here to turn out the lights and lock the door with us later this month,” he said.

One team member has been with him since the very beginning. Mary Ann Peeples, Tom’s high school sweetheart, wife and business partner, has played an active part in the company’s success. In fact, he credits her with urging him to get his contractors’ license and start the business.

“As a part of the team, and my partner in both the business and life, Mary Ann has been a driving force every step of the way,” he said.

Confidence from the community resulted in Peeples’ being elected to the Hilton Head Island Town Council in 1989 for six years, then elected mayor in 1995.

He is the only mayor in the Town’s history to be re-elected, ultimately serving for a span of 15 years. In 2011 the State of South Carolina recognized him with the Order of the Palmetto, its highest civilian honor.

In 2012, Peeples was selected as the Grand Marshal of the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an honor based

on continuing service to the community.

Tom and Mary Ann have one son, Josh, who grew up on Hilton Head Island and is now a winemaker and the proprietor of Elise Winery in Napa County, Calif.

Over the years, they have been active in several community organizations.

Tom served as a coach for youth football and was a board member of the Home Builders Association, while Mary Ann has served on the boards of Hargray Caring Coins Foundation and the Coastal Discovery Museum. The Mary Ann Peeples Pavilion at Honey Horn is named in her honor.

“We were blessed to live and raise a family in a beautiful place, where we could also serve the community, and to be in a business where we could help so many people make their dreams come true,” he said. “The commitment we always made was to make building a pleasure. But in so many ways, the pleasure has been all ours.”

Eldon Weaver is a freelance writer, covering the Lowcountry and its people.

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TECHNOLOGY

Six ways technology can make your move easier

By Lynn Hall CONTRIBUTOR

Moving can be a hassle. But there are ways that technology can make the transition a little easier on you.

1. Schedule a virtual tour of potential homes. We’ve learned how to adapt to remote living with the help of technology.

People and things that are physically distant away are now viewable at the click of a button.

If you are looking to relocate, it can be inconvenient or impossible to travel to tour homes that are far away. Many real estate websites offer virtual tours of homes for sale so that you don’t need to travel. Virtual tours help buyers expand their search and sellers reach a bigger pool of potential buyers.

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Many moving truck companies offer the option to track your moving truck online.

Choose a company that offers this tool to follow your truck’s progress and plan accordingly. You can also get text message updates of your truck’s location and when it is scheduled to arrive.

3. Entertainment on the go. Sometimes moving requires a long drive to another state or lots of trips to stores, like the hardware and home décor store. If you have children, more time in the car be unpleasant.

A car seat headrest mount can hold a

tablet and turn the car into a mobile movie theatre. Now the kids can watch movies and help pass the time while you get where you need to go.

4. Keep track of critical items. It is easy for things to get messy when moving. Unpacking endless boxes takes time and things get misplaced easily. Smart tracking tiles can help you locate important items or boxes quickly. Attach one to your keys or pack one into a critical box so you can locate it easily using the paired app on your phone.

5. Design hack. Making a new home look and feel great can be a challenge. Interior decorating takes time and a careful eye that not everyone has. A smart color-matching device connects to a mobile app that helps you match paint colors, flooring and fabrics. This tool will make choosing your color scheme easier than ever.

6. Outdoor security. It can be stressful not being able to keep an eye on your home, especially if it is being renovated or built. Smart cameras can give you peace of mind that your property is secure when you are not there.

Once you move in, you can check in on your home when you are not there.

Outdoor cameras are also a great extra set of eyes for when the children are playing outside.

Connected devices and live streams work best with premium internet speed. Ask your internet service provider if you have the fastest internet in town.

Lynn Hall is the general manager of Hargray.

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LEGAL

Good estate plan will avoid ‘last-minute switcheroo’

By Mark F. Winn CONTRIBUTOR

If you want to structure your legal affairs so as to: 1. keep your assets in your family, 2. leave assets to loved ones protected from lawsuits, 3. have your loved ones be able to take steps to qualify you for government benefits such as medicaid, Mark F. Winn 4. avoid the acceleration of income taxes on retirement accounts, 5. avoid estate taxes, and 6. keep your affairs private and out of the view of the general public, then you need a good estate plan.

A good estate plan for you and your family will also avoid the last- minute switcheroo. What is that?

Without careful guidance and representation from a qualified attorney, then you will not achieve all of the above benefits. After having represented more than 2,000 people over the course of more than a decade, I have seen many cases where the survivor altered the ultimate distribution of assets.

This can disinherit people (usually children) that the first spouse to pass did not want to disinherit. Most people want to avoid this ability to do a “last-minute switcheroo.”

There are two solutions: 1. leave assets “in trust” with vested remainder interests, and 2. use an agreement not to alter the plan.

Let’s say, for example, Malcolm and Eleanor (the clients) have two children: Jack and Samuel. The clients are in their late 60s and they want to make sure Jack and Samuel will inherit what is left over in equal shares.

They also want to make sure that it

will not be subject to loss in divorce if either of their children get divorced.

They also want to make sure their kids can try to qualify them for Medicaid should they become disabled.

So what should they do?

Malcolm and Eleanor should each make sure their papers direct their assets (upon survivor’s passing) go to their children in two separate trusts. Each child can be the trustee of their own trust.

Each child will therefore have total control of the trust which is for their benefit. It will be protected from loss if they get sued (exceptions: IRS and child support). But, in all other cases, the creditors will be out of luck.

This is like a built-in prenuptial agreement for your assets.

Malcolm and Eleanor can also make sure that when their kids pass, the remaining funds will go to grandchildren and not in-laws.

If Malcolm and Eleanor do not sign an agreement not to alter the plan, then if Eleanor survives, there is nothing preventing her from being taken advantage of by someone else in the future or from her getting remarried and her changing the disposition of her property.

Under South Carolina law, an agreement not to alter the plan gives the children rights that are enforceable in court.

So, if Eleanor survives, and then redirects her property to a new love interest, or if she is unduly influenced to change her papers, the children (Jack and Samuel) will be able to assert their rights in court. They could have Eleanor’s new will or amendment to her trust set aside.

This preserves their inheritance and avoids the last-minute switcheroo.

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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HEALTH

Yes, the COVID-19 vaccine works and can save your life

By Matthew McLaughlin CONTRIBUTOR

As a doctor on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am often asked, “Do the COVID-19 vaccines really work?”

Personally, I never doubted their efficacy. I was so confident the shots would prove to be both safe and effective, I immediately signed up Dr. McLaughlin to be inoculated as soon as one of the authorized COVID vaccines became available at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH).

Now, after more than 15 months treating COVID-19 patients in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), I have empirical evidence to back up my initial assumption.

At the peak of the pandemic, it was not unusual for most of the beds in the ICU to be occupied by COVID patients, many of them on ventilators. But in recent months, Beaufort Memorial – like most hospitals across the country – has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID patients requiring critical care.

More importantly, we have not seen a single COVID patient in the Beaufort Memorial ICU who has received the vaccine. Every COVID patient we have treated in the last several months has been unvaccinated. Clearly, the vaccines are doing their job to reduce the spread of the virus and help prevent serious illness or death in those very rare “breakthrough” cases where vaccinated patients become infected.

It’s hard to argue the success of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States when you consider these statistics: On Jan. 10, 2021, there were 312,247 new COVID cases reported in

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As of late June, 45.2% of the U.S. population are fully vaccinated, while in South Carolina, only 40.6% of residents are. Fortunately, Beaufort ranks No. 5 among the state’s 46 counties for its COVID inoculation rates, according to recent data from the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).

But we can do better. While South Carolina’s numbers are low compared to several other states, the vaccines are already proving to be a lifesaver in our own backyard. But we’d like to treat even fewer COVID patients in the ICU. As a physician, it’s disheartening to see seriously ill or dying patients, who could have spared themselves and their families the trauma of this deadly disease. Every time I put a patient on a ventilator, I can’t help but wonder if the outcome would have been different if

that patient had been vaccinated.

With vaccines now readily available in virtually every community in the state, getting the shot is as easy as walking into your neighborhood Walgreens, CVS or Publix. And it’s free.

Visit VaxLocator.dhec.sc.gov to find locations. At BMH, appointments can be made at the Port Royal Medical Pavilion by visiting BeaufortMemorial. org/VaxPR. Health insurance is not required.

If you have not received your COVID vaccine, I strongly encourage you to get it done. It could save your life.

A board-certified specialist in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease, Dr. Matthew McLaughlin works in the Intensive Care Unit at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He is part of the Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists practice that will open in Okatie this fall.

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NATURE’S WAY

Remembering a childhood filled with Lowcountry adventure

By Collins Doughtie CONTRIBUTOR

Since I am new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in one’s so-called “Golden Years.”

Before my dad passed away, I remember hearing the same story umpteen times but it really didn’t bother me much. The way I figured it was if he got a kick out of telling me about some speck from his interesting life, then I should just shut up and listen because it obviously made one heck of an imprint on his memory.

Maybe it’s some odd alignment of the stars or some wayward neuron that fired in a part of my brain rarely used, but whatever it is, I have been thinking a lot lately about my life thus far. Quite honestly, if I were to keel over right this minute, I would go down happy as a clam.

What a neat life I have lived – and I owe it all to my folks making the decision to bag the mundane 9-to-5 working life and move all of us kids to a relatively unknown island off the coast of South Carolina. Of course, that island was Hilton Head.

I was only 6 years old but I can still remember driving by cotton field after cotton field as we headed to our new home. I didn’t know that cotton balls still in the field will rip you to shreds, but I do remember that I begged my parents to stop so I could roll in that fluffy cotton.

Luckily, they opted to keep going, no doubt because there were five kids piled in that old Ford Galaxy station wagon and

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The swing bridge connecting Hilton Head Island to the mainland was the only to get to the island by car. This photo is from 1963.

the South Carolina state line couldn’t come quick enough.

If only you could have seen this area back then. If you think it is paradise now, it was heaven then. The swing bridge coming onto the island had just been built and the twolane road was lined with monster oaks that had so much Spanish moss on them that it draped all the way to the ground. Highway 278 was paved but pretty much every other road was dirt.

Even at age 6, I was hooked on fishing so you can imagine what was going through my mind when I realized that every lagoon was chock full of shrimp and fish. Crabbing was as simple as walking down to the beach and filling a bucket with crabs that would

be in the tide pools at low tide.

Deer, wild turkeys, pigs, ducks and lots of rattlesnakes and alligators were absolutely everywhere you looked. I often got spooked during the night when I would wake to a noise. With my curtains drawn, all I could see were the moving silhouettes of herds of deer in our yard. At times there would be as many as 30 deer at one time. As you can imagine, landscaping didn’t stand a chance.

With so few people around, and even fewer kids, entertainment was what you made it. Friday nights were for ’coon hunting. We would meet up at the Plantation Club in Sea Pines and then follow the baying dogs through swamps and woods alike. I was never big on ’coon hunting but

I’ll admit it was educational, especially when the dogs would tree a big one. PETA would have a field day if I were to tell you the finale of these hunts.

Bluffton was not just a sleepy town; it was more like it was asleep. The sound of cicadas and tree frogs was deafening. Besides the brick schoolhouse where the courthouse now sits, Messex Store on Calhoun Street (where the original Eggs ’n’ Tricities was located) was about the only other place to go, especially if you wanted an RC Cola, which was definitely the drink of choice in these parts.

I attended Bluffton High from the second through six grades and then commuted to school in Savannah every day with my brothers and sisters. It was weird going to school in Savannah because those city kids regarded any of us from Hilton Head as country bumpkins. That view didn’t change until the late ’70s when Hilton Head’s fame exploded. From then on, we were the “rich kids.” Yeah, right.

I wish I had more space to write but I don’t, so I guess I’ll have to continue in the next issue. Just telling some of these stories has brought out other quirky things about my life here in the Lowcountry that I haven’t thought about in years.

So, hold onto this issue so you can remember how I started this reminiscing of days gone by.

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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WELLNESS

Liposuction procedures much improved since early 1980s

By E. Ronald Finger CONTRIBUTOR

Although there were efforts toward removing fat in the early 1900s, the modern liposuction techniques upon which we base modern practices was started by Dr. Illouz from France in the early 1980s.

I read my first article on liposuction in 1982, and purchased E. Ronald Finger my first cannulas from a company in Germany. For the suction device, we used standard “wall suction.”

My first case was liposuction of the outer thighs, often called “riding breeches.” The case was very successful. Prior to liposuction, the fat had to be excised with overlying skin, leaving

a long scar. Liposuction was a monumental advancement in fat removal with minimal scarring.

One of the biggest advancements in liposuction has been in the anesthesia, called tumescent anesthesia. This allows removal of much more fat and with minimal blood loss and discomfort.

Improvement has also been in the size and design of the cannulas, which are much smaller in diameter and with multiple designs in the holes. These are energy-based liposuction cannulas, such as lasers and ultrasound, which, in my opinion, have added more complication risks without benefit.

The Tickle liposuction or Micro-Aire cannulas enable the plastic surgeon to perform the procedure with less effort and fatigue, and appear to make refinement of the results easier to achieve.

Post-operative dressings have been improved as well leading to better results.

There are numerous areas of the body that can be liposuctioned. These include neck, arms, breasts, back, waist, “love handles,” “muffin tops,” abdomen, thighs, ankles, and anywhere there is excess fat. The fat can be used to inject in areas such as the buttocks if desired; this procedure is sometimes called “Brazilian Butt Lift.”

Like every procedure, the plastic surgeon’s technique, experience, and skill are at the top of the list for safety and a smooth, shapely result. In the hands of a true professional, it is among the safest of all procedures.

It is important to understand that liposuction removes only fat. Liposuction can tighten skin only slightly, providing the patient has skin without stretch marks or excess sun damage.

For more skin tightening, technology such as the Renuvion, ThermiTight, etc. can be used. These instruments tighten the skin with radiofrequency

heat, creating renewed collagen and elastin, which tightens the skin.

One treatment should be performed simultaneously with liposuction. The alternative procedure for loose skin is surgical excision, as in a tummy tuck.

Some patients wonder if fat that is removed can “grow back.” When a person gains weight, fat cells increase fat content. They do not grow more fat cells. So, if weight is gained, the remaining fat cells can still increase in size.

If one does not watch their diet by eating healthy and controlling portions and doing some form of exercise, they can enlarge in the areas that have been liposuctioned and other areas of the body as well.

E. Ronald Finger, MD, FACS is a board certified plastic surgeon with offices in Savannah and Bluffton. fingerandassociates.com

Burak named medical director at Memorial’s Anderson cancer center William Burak Jr., MD has been appointed as the new medical director of Memorial Health Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) in Savannah. Burak is a surgical oncologist and currently serves as director of breast

Dr. William Burak Jr.

oncology at ACI. In this new role, he will provide medical leadership and oversight for all adult cancer programs.

Burak joined Memorial Health in 2015 as a fellowship-trained surgical oncologist specializing in the treatment of breast cancer and benign breast disease. In addition to completing a surgical oncology fellowship, he also completed a research fellowship studying hormones and breast cancer at the

Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University.

Burak’s residency training in general surgery was at the University of Maryland Medical Systems, where he served as administrative chief resident. He graduated cum laude from Jefferson Medical College, part of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Burak has spent much of his career as a tenured faculty member at The Ohio State University and the James Cancer Hospital, where he received awards for his teaching and research. His work has been published in numerous clinical journals and textbooks.

Before coming to Savannah, Dr. Burak practiced in the Atlanta area, where he served as director of Advanced Breast Care of Georgia.

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PETS

PAL’s vet clinic goes to great lengths to heal homeless cat

By Amy Campanini CONTRIBUTOR

Sometimes with animals, looks can be very deceiving. If you had seen Armando when he first arrived at Palmetto Animal League, you probably would have thought him to be the cranky sort. As a stray cat, just trying to survive, he had likely been through any number of untold horrors, but being abandoned and alone was just one of Armando’s problems.

“He was skin and bones but sweet as can be,” said Sally Dawkins, PAL adoption specialist. “He was experiencing severe fur loss, so our team at the PAL Veterinary Clinic started helping him right away.”

When a specialized diet, weekly baths, and medication did not give him total relief, we decided it was time for 3-yearold Armando to see a dermatologist in Charleston.

“As I was waiting for them to take pictures of Armando and run some tests, I

overheard everyone at the front desk loving on him and telling him how sweet he is,” recalled Dawkins.

The veterinarians at PAL will continue collaborating with the specialists in Charleston to devise a comprehensive treatment plan with one goal in mind – to make sure Armando can live his happiest life.

“He has the sweetest little meow,” Dawkins said. “And he enjoys snuggling up in a warm bed, or better yet, a warm lap. He is available for adoption and would make a wonderful companion.”

PAL rescues hundreds of cats and dogs like Armando each year, many with costly needs. Proceeds from our clinic help make this possible. As a no kill rescue, it is imperative that we establish compassionate, life-saving programs. When you bring your pet to the PAL Veterinary Clinic, you are COURTESY PALMETTO ANIMAL LEAGUE helping us rescue more animals.

At the helm of PAL’s skilled veteriArmando looks and feel much better after nary team is Dr. Leighanne Wright. Dr. loving care at the PAL Veterinary Clinic.

Leighanne has worked in equine and farm animal care, university-level teaching of equestrian studies, welfare of film and TV animal actors, and at a small animal wellness practice. She brings to PAL a breadth of experience and an eagerness to contribute to the well-being of the beloved pets of our clients, as well as PAL’s adoptable pets.

The PAL Vet Clinic is an accessible resource for every pet and every family, offering wellness exams, vaccines, microchipping, nail trims and more at affordable prices.

Help other abandoned, abused and neglected animals like Armando when you care for your pet at the Palmetto Animal League Veterinary Clinic in Okatie’s Riverwalk Business Park. For details on our services and to learn more about Dr. Leighanne, call 843-645-1727 or visit PalmettoAnimalLeague.org.

Amy Campanini is president of Palmetto Animal League.

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FAITH

Capacity to be kind to others comes from changed hearts

By Bill McCutchen CONTRIBUTOR

In the past few days, I have heard the same comment from three different people in three different settings: “People have lost the ability to be kind.” One was in the church parking lot.

One was at the grocery store. And one was at a restaurant.

I must admit that I quite agree with the Bill McCutchen statement. People, myself included, have seemingly lost the ability to be nice.

Our fuses are shorter than they used to be. Our ability to celebrate differences has evaporated. We combust at slights and inconveniences. We’re fatigued and tired, and kindness is not a high priority these days. It reveals itself on the round-

about or in the grocery line or at the restaurant.

There are plenty of exceptions, but there seems to be a diminishing of a basic human relational quality – kindness.

This past year has taken its toll on us all.

The island is coming back to life and all the visitors mark the height of the season for us. It’s fun to walk out to the beach and actually see people – kids playing, families laughing, kites flying. It all seems so normal.

But the toll of this past year can be seen in the long lines at restaurants or waiting a little longer than usual for your food once you are seated. The toll is also seen in line at the grocery store, or in any store, for that matter.

It’s seen in the rolling eyes or harsh stare. It’s heard in the mutter under the breath or the sharp word of displeasure.

Kindness is waxing low.

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when he wrote to the church at Ephesus (a major trade city of the time). He must have sensed something going on within the lives of the people that caused him to write, “Be kind to one another.”

(Ephesians. 4:32) Notice he didn’t just say, “Buck up and do better.” He recognized that the problem can’t be solved by us just conjuring up kindness. It must come from a lasting, meaningful change at a heart level.

Paul goes to a different source when he says, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” The key to kindness is not doubling down on effort. It is not waking up each morning with a mantra of kindness.

Kindness comes from applying the life-altering, soul-shaking truth that Christ was kind to you when you did not deserve it.

Let that sink in for a moment. Christ, the only person in all of history who

could truly say that He was wronged wrongly, treated us who wronged Him in the most loving and kind fashion – He gave His very life for us. He was kind toward us.

You might be hoping for three steps to become a kinder person. I’m sorry, but that won’t work. I’ll give you one step: Consider Christ. Behold Him. Look at Him. Sit with Him. Meditate upon Him and what He did for you until it changes you. His kindness will shine out of you.

Then, when you engage those around you, your heart will have been changed from within so that kindness flows freely and naturally toward them.

Give it a try. What do you have to lose?

Rev. Bill McCutchen is lead pastor of Hilton Head Presbyterian Church. bill. mccutchen@hiltonheadpca.com or hilton headpca.com

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