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U.S. 278 project team faces disgruntled residents By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR
With few exceptions, individuals who spoke at the U.S. 278 Corridor Improvements Open House held July 21 were uniformly against the “recommended preferred alternative” route chosen by the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and Beaufort County. The project, begun in 2018, was to “address structural deficiencies at the existing eastbound Mackay Creek bridge and reduce congestion within the project study area,” according to the 2,915-page U.S. 278 Corridor Improvements Environmental Assessment (EA). The project now proposes intersection improvements, replacement of both the Mackay Creek and Skull Creek bridges,
and improved access to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge and the C.C. Haigh Jr. Boat Landing. SCDOT hosted the open house at the Hilton Head Island Recreation Center, setting up nine staffed information stations with big screen monitors displaying routes and traffic studies, and informative posters displaying artists’ renderings of future landscapes. Visitors were able to speak with project team members for four hours before the public comment period began at 6 p.m. The alternative on display was the finalist out of an initial 22 total options that ranged from “No Build” to “Mass Transit” to a quickly discarded route that picked up at the end of the Bluffton Parkway and stretched across the water almost to
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Jared Medlin of the US 278 Corridor Improvements team talks with Hilton Head Island resident Judy Dunning about proposed changes in traffic patterns in the Stoney Community.
Island team hopes to bring home town’s third World Series title By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR
It’s the kind of dream season that athletes rarely get to experience once in their sports career. A group of Hilton Head Island youth baseball players is representing the Lowcountry for their second shot
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at a national title in three years. The Hilton Head 12-and-under Dixie Youth All Stars won the Division 1 state tournament on July 15 and are now headed to represent South Carolina in the Dixie Youth World Series in Laurel, Miss., beginning Aug. 7. Team head coach Jeff Reilley said the
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kids’ exciting run has been a product of determination, team chemistry and a tenacious commitment to fundamentals. “Everyone has a role and they all play it so well, they just go out and execute. The work they put in during practice, the fun and camaraderie they’ve built among themselves – it’s translating to big things
on the field,” said Reilley, who is helming his first all-star team after seven years of coaching teams as part of the parent-run Hilton Head Baseball Association. “There are just no attitudes, no egos, amazing support from the parents. You can see
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SUNNY SIDE UP
Taking a moment to regroup helps conquer occasional angst By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR
Stop. Rest. Breathe. These were the words I whispered to myself on a recent cloudy afternoon when I felt overwhelmed by a myriad of “things” on my plate that needed attention. I had to step away from my phone, my computer – even my home office – to take a moment to regroup. I walked across the hall, sat on the edge of the bed and stared out at the green oasis that is our backyard. The view itself was calming. I don’t know where the three words came from, but I was grateful for them in that moment. If I hadn’t stopped to rest for a few minutes, I might not have been able to breathe. More words followed, notes to myself: You can’t do it all. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just do your best.
Have you ever had one of those days (weeks, months, years?) when everything in your life just seems to crash into everything else? The “things” aren’t necessarily bad, but when they all converge at the same time, none of them want to yield – maybe they don’t have room – and they get scrambled in a ginormous metaphysical blob. They get stuck in your head, your inbox, at your door, in your car. Consider the following as kinds of scenarios that might have occurred in your own life: You overslept, the kids are late for day camp, one of them is crying, you have yet to pack their lunch, your spouse took your car, and the keys to the other car are nowhere to be found. Once you finally got the kids in the car and down the road, you discovered there’s been a wreck on the highway – again – so traffic is at a standstill and the AC isn’t working but you can’t put the windows down because it’s raining. And none of the kids brought
their snacks and someone has to potty. Or this: Your spouse was out of town for a few days, so you have the house to yourself, and you cleaned out the kitchen cabinet and a junk drawer and packed a box of thrift store items, but your car is already full of stuff to be delivered so you have to pile it all by the door. You rearranged the living room, accepted five Amazon deliveries, made dinner from leftovers, and slept on both sides of the bed. While the house was quiet, you looked for that juicy summer novel you wanted to read but found instead a notice that you must file a tax form that had been overlooked, so you email the accountant, remembering at the same time that you haven’t renewed the flood insurance and there’s a storm coming and surely this house will fall down around you if the wind blows one more gust. Or this: It’s deadline week and you have one
more day to finish your prep work. You grab your morning coffee, realizing you have two stories to finish writing, a Zoom call to transcribe, 10 more articles to edit, a dozen photos to resize, and a story budget to prepare, but the phone continues to ring and emails keep coming with story ideas and events that are happening, and did you know about the baseball team that’s going to the championship, and sorry my article is late but I’ve been busy, and I know the photo is fuzzy and yes, that’s what he said but I’m not sure it’s correct and I don’t think the name of the restaurant matters. See what I mean? Not all of the above happened to me on this particular day, but some of it did. How did I cope? When I returned to my office, 10 steps down the hall, I immediately converted my angst to words. Thank you for reading them. I feel much better now. I hope you do too.
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Refreshing, redeveloping, reorganizing Town assets By John McCann CONTRIBUTOR
Hilton Head Island is renowned for its pristine beaches, miles of dedicated pathways, and best-in-class parks. You might have heard that this year the Town of Hilton Head Island is developing the former Planters Row Golf Course at Port Royal into a signature park and community facility. John McCann Did you know the Town also is refreshing and redeveloping the 20-year-old Chaplin Community Park and Crossings Park? The Town has hired experienced consultant teams for these projects, and the community will soon be invited to join elected officials in deciding what these parks should look like and how they can best serve our community.
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To the Editor: Rep. Jeff Bradley stated in his editorial of July 8 the great financial shape of South Carolina’s new fiscal year. He thanked Gov. McMaster and Rep. Lucas as key to our good fortune, and described all the good causes where the money will be used. The money will focus on education, upgrading broadband, raises for state employees with a surplus left over. Thank you, President Biden, for pressuring the U.S. Congress to come to the aid of South Carolina and to all the states through the rescue plan. Amazing how the one person responsible for all this good fortune is completely ignored. Jo Shernoff Hilton Head Island
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public assets, such as the beach and beach parks, pathways, roadways, stormwater infrastructure, and community parks. It also includes maintaining Town facilities like Town Hall, building new facilities like Fire Station No. 2 in Sea Pines, and acquiring new Fire Rescue apparatus and equipment. This work requires a team effort. This year the Town reorganized its Infrastructure Services Department to include a Capital Projects Division. The division will be staffed with a team of dedicated project managers who will work with our consultants and our community to complete projects that meet the community’s needs and desires. The team will track and report on the status of projects so you and I know how public funds are being spent. I hope you share my excitement as we start the planning and construction of projects that meet our best-in-class standards and our community’s needs. John McCann is the mayor of the Town of Hilton Head Island. JohnM@hiltonheadislandsc.gov
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The improvements don’t stop at parks. The Town also is undertaking an ambitious Capital Improvement Program (CIP). To ensure we remain a world-class destination, we will build new pathways and repair existing pathways; improve the William Hilton Parkway and Pope Avenue streetscapes to make them safer and more beautiful; build new stormwater facilities, including a south-end pump station; replace Fire Rescue apparatus; create a new beach management plan, and prepare for another beach renourishment. These capital projects were identified in Our Plan, the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, and in the Town’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan. They were prioritized through the work of staff, the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission, and Town Council. As part of the fiscal year 2022 budget we adopted in June, more than $28 million was included in support of capital projects to provide best-in-class facilities for residents and visitors. The CIP includes building and managing
To the Editor: Our fragile democracy is endangered; so say scholars, historians and concerned
citizens nationwide: “Populism is a Political Problem that is Placing Democracy at Risk,” fsi.stanford.edu; “Creeping Fascism in Historical Parallels,” idsnews.com; “Is American Democracy at a Breaking Point?” penntoday. vppenn.edu; “Whether the United States will remain a democracy,” bostonglobe.com, June 3. In “A Democratic Paradox,” Wikipedia describes an escalating, internal conflict within modern democracy that is created by the union of two separate strands of political thought, the tradition of classical liberalism of human rights and individual liberty versus the tradition of democratic theory, each strand challenging the other for a place of dominance within our system. “Democracy at Risk: A Global Prospective,” by the Keough School of Global Affairs, highlights a number of scenarios in the 2020 election and identifies struggles to safeguard our democracy, recommending long-term structural reforms and reducing
future electoral risks by enhancing voter access and security. Further, a major cause of democratic decline is a state-led weakening of political institutions that sustain our democratic system such as a peaceful transition of power within a well implemented electoral system. These articles have one common thread of constructive agreement: we all must be active, responsible voters. Despite the threats to our democracy from within, including conspiracy theories, “truth is not always the truth,” “ alternative facts,” disinformation, etc., we in the Lowcountry must demand accountability and trust with independent thinking, bipartisan progress by our government and its officials while continuing to protect both our individual rights and shared freedoms. Earle Everett Moss Creek
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Bringing back fond memories of most exciting, fun vacations 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
Brian Adach, Modena, N.Y.: “Hilton Head Island, actually. I came for my first visit with my parents when I was 8. Now, I’m bringing my own kids. It’s a family tradition.”
plain fun questions. You might see us anywhere around town, with notepad and camera, randomly seeking out folks who are
Allison Dubois-Adach, Modena, N.Y.: “The most exciting vacation was through Italy – seven days and three cities. It was my first trip abroad, I was with girlfriends, and we had lots of fun.”
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willing to participate. If we find you, we hope you will want to respond. Strolling along Calhoun Street in Bluffton on a recent Sunday, we
Morgan Crutchley, Bluffton: “Antigua Guatamala. It was easy to get to, great food, and no Americans.”
asked: “What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?”
Tammy Blanchard, Bethpage, Tenn.: “Hilton Head Island, for some quality family time at the beach. It’s a girl cousins’ meet-up.”
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Rose Cofield, Bluffton: “Carrera, Italy – I went there for a stone-carving workshop. We also went to Florence. The architecture was awesome.”
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Highlights from the 124th S.C. General Assembly By Jeff Bradley CONTRIBUTOR
The first session of the 124th General Assembly is now history. Let it be remembered that the year was not only challenging, but it was extraordinary in many ways. My colleagues and I in the House of Representatives chamber worked diligently from the opening Jeff Bradley gavel in January to navigate uncharted terrain as the pandemic challenged our state’s public health system as well as our schools and our economy (especially small businesses) in ways we could not have envisioned. Yet, despite the many challenges that continued to emerge, I believe South Carolina weathered the
turbulence quite well. As noted in my column here last month, despite the pandemic that financially crippled many other states, South Carolina intentionally kept much of our economy largely operational. State government spending was held to 2019 levels. We avoided raising taxes or borrowing money while not cutting services. It was quite an accomplishment, and now South Carolina finds itself on solid financial footing as one of the 10 fastest growing states in the nation. Our Republican-dominated legislature was also able to establish significant upgrades in our education system. Those initiatives included: • New regulations requiring all schools to offer five-day, in-person classroom instruction; • 33% expansion of the state’s 4K program; • A $1,000 raise for every teacher in addition to reinstating STEP pay increases
which brings our teacher pay above the Southeastern average; • Permission for local school districts to establish School Choice/Schools of Innovation. • Requirements for students at public high schools and institutions of higher learning to pass a course in the essentials of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and the Emancipation Proclamation. Because of the struggle so many small businesses went through during most of 2020 and early this year, during the pandemic, we enabled numerous businesses to re-open by giving them safe harbor from COVID-19 liability if they “followed appropriate safety guidelines.” We set forth legislation to help small businesses be on the same footing as big corporations by allowing S-corporations, partnerships and LLCs to deduct state income taxes on their federal tax returns. Additionally, we extended the abandoned
buildings tax credit, offering tax credits to incentivize the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings. I believe these initiatives will be of significant value for local businesses here in the Hilton Head area. Also put in place were several new laws, which I supported, that have been pursued for many years by local conservative groups. These include: • The Fetal Heartbeat Bill (now being challenged in court), which is a pro-life law in South Carolina that protects an unborn baby once a heartbeat is detected. Exceptions were made for rape, incest, life of the mother and fetal anomaly (birth defect). • The Open Carry with Training Act, a law that allows open carry of guns for people who have completed training and pass a background check. Jeff Bradley is the representative for District 123 in the State House of Representatives.
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the May River, tying into the Cross Island Parkway and causing unacceptable levels of impact en route. Despite the SCDOT project team’s efforts to allay worries, resolve concerns and answer questions – and there were lots of them – those who spoke during the comment segment and those who submitted more extensive written comments were not swayed. The first to speak was Patsy Brison, co-founder of the Coalition of Island Neighbors (COIN), which has been encouraging residents to become knowledgeable about the project, participate in meetings and provide written comments to the project team. In addition to objecting to the open house being held before the town’s consultant, MKSK, completed its land use plans, during the height of the tourist season, and before the data from the Cross Island toll cessation is gathered, Brison stated she was totally against the recommended preferred alternative. “I am for replacing deficient bridge spans; against a six-lane expressway; and against standard bridge and road design,” Brison told the more than 125 attendees. “I am for increased safety of pedestrians and bicyclists. I am for safe access to Pinckney Island. I am for an iconic and aesthetic entrance to the island.” One subject Brison was equally emphatic about was repeated by nearly every speaker, and a concern by those who spent time examining the displays. Once more, the historic Stoney Community will be impacted by changes to the road that cuts through the neighborhood. Once considered the “downtown” of Hilton Head during the early to mid-1900s because of all the businesses, Stoney is one of the Sea Island Gullah communities, which also includes Squire Pope, according to the Gullah Heritage website. When the Stoney Initiative Area Plan, part of the Town of Hilton Head Island Comprehensive Plan, was written in 2003, it was clearly stated that infrastructure improvements would likely need to be made to the roads leading to the island, but “widening the existing William Hilton Parkway through Stoney should not be assumed to be a given.” The SCDOT project proposes widening the road by taking 40 feet of land from
the front yards of those who live along the road and will require the relocation of two businesses. “I’m for protection and improvements to Stoney. I’m against an expressway through Stoney,” Brison said. “I’m against your finding of no adverse effect on Stoney. At best, it is disrespectful and inaccurate; at worst, it is the worst of human creation.” She was not alone in her concern. Palmer Simmons, who lives on Spanish Wells Road and owns property along U.S. 278, acknowledges that the project is going to happen, but “It’s a matter of how it’s going to happen. And how it’s going to affect the people it’s mostly going to affect,” he said. Simmons is deeply concerned about his neighbors in the historic neighborhoods. “How are they going to be compensated for what is going to happen? What is fair compensation after all these many years? We’re going to be displaced or otherwise uprooted for the benefit of the island as a whole?” he asked. “I don’t think anyone is going to deny that the road is needed. More lanes of traffic in the middle of a neighborhood is going to adversely affect the quality of life. I don’t think you can word that any other way.” The impact on Stoney isn’t the only concern of many residents. “I’m concerned that this project was done trying to figure out how to get more people onto the island – tourists primarily – because I don’t think there’s much home development here,” said island resident Judy Dunning. “So, when you try to figure out how to get more tourists onto the island, in the end, it’s a limited space. I believe in development, and I believe in making the tourists happy, but they’re not going to be happy if they can’t move around once they get here.” More lanes of traffic and the proposed new traffic patterns are causing some people consternation. “I live in Bermuda Pointe and I have many clients who live in the back gate of Hilton Head Plantation or near that,” said Jean Wardell. “With the current proposal, we’re going to have to go this round-about circuitous road to where I work on Old Wild Horse Road, and it’s going to add a lot of time and a lot of travel to our com-
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mute for people trying to get where they need to go.” The proposed route eliminates left-hand turns – westbound at Spanish Wells Road, and eastbound at Squire Pope Road – and requires U-turns in order to access those roads. The plan adds a new traffic light at Old Wild Horse, which will become a oneway street, allowing left turns from Hwy. 278 eastbound as well as U-turns. Another traffic light will be added at the Windmill Harbor entrance, which will allow left turns out of the community, westbound toward Bluffton. Peter Christian, representing the board of directors of Hilton Head Plantation and the board of directors for the Jarvis Creek Club on Spanish Wells Road, thinks planners “can do a lot better.” “This is not about the people who live here. This is about moving people to the south end of the island … maybe. An additional light at Windmill Harbor is lunacy, and it can be done in a better manner,” Christian said. “While eliminating left-hand turns for the folks that live here, you’re putting a left-hand turn at Windmill Harbor. I don’t get it. A new light at Old Wild Horse Road with only U-turns. Ill-advised. The design seems to have been done without consideration for the third of the island’s full-time residents who live between Squire Pope and Gumtree Road, down the Old Wild Horse corridor. All the folks who live here, they’re the people who vote. “The intersection of 278 and Squire
Pope Road fails for approximately two and one-half hours Monday through Friday between 4 and 6:30, a total of 12.5 hours a week,” Christian added. “There are 168 hours in the week. Without taking into consideration off-season when traffic is much lower, it’s 7.5% of the week and we’re eliminating all left-hand turns. We can do a lot better than this.” Charles Perry of Windmill Harbor, on the other hand, was representing folks who definitely want that light at the entrance to their community. “With regard to the stop light as proposed in the alternative, we at Windmill and Windmill Harbor Association – which I represent – support and endorse that stop light. It’s something that has been needed for a long time,” said Perry. “Whether or not anyone realizes or not, every person that comes onto the island that does not fly or come by boat, comes across Jenkins Island, and they go through the intersection. That is a very hazardous intersection, and we think it will save lives in the long run.” Interest in the project isn’t limited to island residents. Brenda Lozan wondered if the proposal would affect Moss Creek and found out that “it doesn’t, apparently.” “We definitely need something and if this is the best alternative, then I’m for it. I think one of the nice advantages for Moss Creek is there will be a bicycle path and walking path over to Hilton Head, if that’s
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CHAMPS from page 14A 40 pitches before taking over at catcher, so he’s able to start back on the mound the next game. Starting right fielder Alan Wolf comes in to relieve Shapiro and has been so stellar, there is rarely a need for a third pitcher. The younger Reilley handles those duties when needed. “We make contact, we have speed and we really push each other to excel at defense,” said outfielder Collin Lozan, who credits both the younger Reilley and Carr for their outstanding team leadership. Lozan said he and Brandon Espinoza have taken the lead of keeping the mood light with jokes and laughs off the field. “When we’re on the road, it’s usually one game a day, so there’s a lot of time to bond and goof around off the field,” Lozan said. “All business between the lines, but we really enjoy hanging out as well.” Both Lozan and Petro agreed that the hotel time together is the best part of the road trips. The team has had group bonding outings to see the Savannah Bananas play and watching the newest Marvel movie,
“Black Widow,” on Disney-Plus at the hotel during their most recent trip. There is a plan to take in a minor-league game in Alabama on the way to the World Series. “A lot of the kids go to school together and Coach Rodriguez has been coaching travel ball with a lot of them and further building those on-field bonds,” Reilley said, giving Rodriguez – a former police officer from Miami – credit for helping the program take big steps forward. “The travel ball has definitely helped. It’s like we know what each other is thinking and how we’re each going to react no matter what happens,” Petro said of the in-sync play of the team. And it helped them face their first bit of adversity, a 10-0 loss to Midland in the penultimate game of the state tourney. “We came up against their best pitcher in the morning and they 10-run ruled us,” Coach Reilley said of the shortened five-inning contest. “The kids regrouped and knew that if we just focus on what got us here and clear the decks of the morning, we could get to them. We beat them, 12-2, in the afternoon to take the
title.” The preparation leading to their longest road trip has included a lot of media attention, including appearances on WSAV and WJCL, where sportscaster Frank Sulkowski filmed them playing a scrimmage against the 10-and-under Bluffton All-Stars, who are also headed to Laurel as South Carolina state champions. “It speaks to the talent and the dedication of the kids and the parents in the Lowcountry that we’re both going,” Reilley said of joining the Bluffton crew in Mississippi. “It’s an exciting time and I know we both have the talent to represent strong for South Carolina.” One of the interesting sidenotes around this team is that the kids have helped bridge an off-the-field business rivalry. Reilley’s family runs the CRAB restaurant group, while team parent Alan Wolf is director of operations for the SERG group of eateries. “Alan is amazing, the boys enjoy playing together so much and we’ve been friends for a while and when we’re together, it’s all baseball,” Reilley said of
the adult twist around the team. “But our families definitely know the meaning of hard work.” The team has been raising funds around the community to help cover expenses for what they hope will be a week-long run to the town’s third-ever national title – coach Larry Page led a group to the Dixie Youth Majors title in 1999 and Col. John Parker led the Minors All Stars to a World Series victory in 2001. The boys have bagged groceries at Piggly Wiggly and hawked treats at Wayback Burgers to raise attention and donations, and the team parents have set up a GoFundMe page to help defray the costs. Anyone can donate online at gofund.me/573ee97f. “We can’t thank this community enough,” the coach said. “It’s been a truly special summer and we’re hoping to cap it off by taking title No. 3 for Hilton Head.” Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun.com.
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HH Prep senior achieves ‘highest possible’ ACT score By Amy Coyne Bredeson CONTRIBUTOR
Jared Reuben has always done well with school testing, but he never thought he would earn the highest possible composite score on a college entrance exam. A rising senior at Hilton Head Preparatory School, Jared earned a composite score of 36 on the curriculum-based achievement exam, an honor that fewer than “onehalf of 1% of all test takers” in the United States receive, according to a press release from ACT. In the high school graduating class of 2020, the press release said, only 5,579 out of 1.67 million students earned a composite score of 36 on the ACT test. The Bluffton teenager said he left the test center feeling good about his performance on the test, but he knew there were a few questions he got wrong. “I was fairly confident that I had done well, but I was definitely surprised to see that I had done so well,” Jared said. Jared said he did not get every question correct, but he got enough questions correct on each section that it counted as a perfect score. He thinks he missed four or five questions total. Jared had just sat down to take a final exam when a friend told him he had received an email with his test results. Jared quickly checked his email and saw the good news. “I definitely sighed a large breath of relief,” Jared said. “It felt good to know that I had a good score that I could use … and that I would never have to take the ACT ever again.” He texted his mother right away, who was, of course, elated to hear the big news. “We are just so proud of his hard work and accomplishment,” Jared’s mother said. Jared’s parents, Jill and Jeff Reuben, celebrated by taking their son out to a nice dinner at Akomeya Asian Bistro in Bluffton that night. Jared was born in Beaufort and attended Beaufort Academy until the second grade, when his family moved to Bluffton and he started attending Hilton Head Preparatory School.
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Jared Reuben of Bluffton with the letter he received from ACT notifying him of his “significant and rare” achievement.
Jared is thankful to have attended the school. “I definitely think they prepared me for ACT the most,” Jared said. “Just my math and English classes have been very helpful there. So I feel lucky to have gone there.” Jared will turn 18 on Aug. 13 and is not yet sure where he wants to attend college. His favorite subjects are math and science, but he is leaning more toward science after his most recent chemistry classes. In college, he’d like to focus on some sort of chemistry, possibly chemical engineering. Jared’s hobbies are playing video games, board games and card games with friends. He plays violin in his school’s orchestra and is active in the theatre program. More importantly, Jared loves helping people. He and a friend, Jack Gigante, founded the South Carolina Suitcase Project to provide suitcases to children in foster care. For more information on their organization, visit thescsuitcaseproject.com. 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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Job fair with a twist strives to connect workers, employers
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Volunteers at a Better Together job fair in Florida celebrate with an attendee ringing the Opportunity Bell because he got a job with an employer at the event.
By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR
Imagine walking into a job interview in an inviting atmosphere where a number of employers have gathered – as eager to find good workers as you are to find good work – and being approached warmly with a smile and handshake from someone who says “Hello! How are you? How can I help you today?” This welcome is what job seekers can expect at a job fair planned for Aug. 18 in the Parish Hall at St. Luke’s Church on Hilton Head Island. Beyond the greeting, if you have preregistered for this job fair, you might also be outfitted with suitable interview clothing, a haircut, a fresh resume, and a job coach. This isn’t a typical job fair. In fact, it is unique in a number of ways, said Mellissa Foster, of Better Together, a nonprofit based in Naples, Fla. The organization works with churches across the country to bring a new approach to solving the unemployment and underemployment problem. Even individuals who might have a less than stellar record can expect to speak with employers who respect rehabilitation and recovery, and are willing to give someone a second chance. Members of St. Luke’s who are involved
in ministry programs at Ridgeland and Allendale state prisons connected with Better Together after fellow volunteer Cathleen DeCourcy of Ridgeland found the organization while researching programs for National Second Chance Month two years ago. “At that time, I had several discussions with them regarding hosting a job fair in South Carolina,” DeCourcy said. DeCourcy is the executive director of Partners in Transition Inc., based in Ridgeland. Alas, the organization required that a church sponsor the event. “So, I spoke with a few churches that I was familiar with that had a presence in prison ministry,” she said, but didn’t find just the right fit “until this year, when St. Luke’s and Rob Cushman took on the challenge.” Better Together was established inx 2015 with the mission of helping at-risk Florida families stay together by giving them preventative resources and keeping the children out of foster care. “We help parents who are homeless, that are coming out of drug addiction, that have no family, no support, that want to keep their kids with them. They want to be better, they want to make better choices, but have no one to help them do that,” Foster said. After a few years of working with families,
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JOBS from page 24A the organization began a program to address a primary problem that sent people to them in the first place: job loss. “So we created our Better Jobs ministry,” Foster said, which is national, and which can be implemented anywhere a church is willing to host a job fair. Organizers are trained and given tools and strategies that work, but how each job fair is structured is up to the church and its volunteers. “A job fair in Hilton Head is going to look a lot different than a job fair in Chicago Heights,” Foster said. “It depends on what the community needs most.” Foster said their job fairs are personal and celebratory. Job seekers don’t just come in, fill out an application and leave. “At our job fairs, people are walking in, and they are getting an immediate ‘Hello, how are you? How can I help you today?’ because the church has done a good job of getting volunteers to love on these people when they walk in,” Foster said. Another unique aspect, Foster said, is that participating companies are told to send someone who can hire on the spot. “One in four people who come to our job fairs walk out with a job or opportunity,” she said.
Some specific fairs are Second Chance Job Fairs, where the only employers participating are those willing to give jobs to individuals who have a felony or misdemeanor background. Job seekers with a record can be confident going in, because everyone knows about it, and that’s OK. The other unique part of these fairs is that they are always within a church and working with church volunteers to conduct the fair. “Only 2% of churches in the United States have a workforce ministry,” Foster said. “What we are trying to do is – 80% of churches have a benevolence (ministry), so we are wanting churches to flip that script. We’d love to see 80% of churches in the United States have job fairs and work ministries, help people getting out of prison get back to work so we can get ahead of that problem, and not just give them a check.” “One of the things we are trying to do is get job seekers to pre-register,” said Cushman of St. Luke’s, a member of the leadership team for the job fair. “If they do pre-register, there are a number of things we can offer them. If they don’t, those things will be offered, but in an abbreviated way.”
Among the extras are suitable interview clothing, provided by the Church Mouse Thrift Store (a ministry of St. Luke’s), ahead of visiting with employers, the availability of a haircut, preparation of a resume, and a “grab bag” prize. “To be prepped and ready for this job opportunity is part of the celebration,” Cushman said. Computers and printers will be set up to help with resumes and business cards. One of the highlights of these job fairs, Foster and Cushman said, is the Opportunity Bell. When a person gets a job during the event, that individual gets to ring the bell. “People’s eyes light up the second they get to ring that bell,” Foster said. “They’re so excited and they’re proud – they just got a job! They finally found a way to provide for their family!” When the bell rings, everyone in the place stops to applaud. Cushman said he was a little skeptical at first about the need for a job fair, when “every door on every business” in the community has a sign about needing workers. During the training however, he was impressed by the program and felt it would work here. So far, indications are positive.
“Everyone on the leadership team is going out and asking businesses to participate,” Cushman said. This fair is not just a “second chance” opportunity, but is a good resource for the underemployed, he said. Employers who had signed up at press time include CRAB hospitality group, Carolyn’s Landscaping, Hilton Head Social Bakery, Monarch Roofing, Palmetto Dunes Resort, South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Yacht Club, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During the interview, Foster noted another unique aspect of the St. Luke’s event: “We don’t have any churches in South Carolina (hosting a job fair) except this one. ... People are going to take note and they’re going to want to be part of it.” Some have already taken note, Cushman said. Two prison ministry delegations, one from Greenville/Spartanburg and one from Charleston, are planning to come and observe. The Community Job Fair will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 in the Parish Hall of St. Luke’s Church, 50 Pope Ave. on Hilton Head Island. To pre-register, visit bettertogetherus.org/events/hhi-jf.
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Page 28A Aug. 3-28 “Legacy Gullah Homecoming,” exhibit by Lisa Rivers, at Art League of Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 11. 843-681-5060 or artleaguehhi.org Aug. 3, 17 “Jazz in the Park,” series of free outdoor concerts, at Lowcountry Celebration Park, Pope Avenue near Coligny Circle, Hilton Head Island. John Bracket Trio Aug 3, Eric Jones Trio Aug. 17. BYO chair. hhso.org or 843-842-2055 Aug. 6-8 “Crazy for You,” a new Gershwin musical comedy, produced by Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute at Seahawk Cultural Center, 70 Wilborn Road, Hilton Head Island. Shows 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6-7; 8 p.m. Aug. 8. Tickets HHISummerMusicals.com or 866-749-2228 Aug. 6-28 Weekends at the Jazz Corner: Billy Thornton Quartet, Aug. 6-7; Jackson & Maggie Events Present Guitarist Jocelyn Gould, Aug. 13-14; tenor saxophonist Mark Sterbank, Aug 20-21; Melvin Jones and Kevin Bales Trio, Aug. 27-28. Local musicians other nights. 843842-8620 or thejazzcorner.com
The Hilton Head Sun Through Aug. 20 Popular family entertainer Gregg Russell returns to Sea Pines Resort and the Liberty Oak. 8-9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. seapines.com/events Through Aug. 22 “Mamma Mia,” directed by Casey Colgan, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Nominated for five Tony Awards, music by Abba. Tickets $46$56 adults, $33-$43 children. Artshhi.com or 843-842-2787 Through Aug. 22 “Conservation in the Classroom,” exhibit of environmental art and educational experience, at Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. Gallery hours 9 am.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. coastaldiscovery.org or 843689-3035 Aug. 26-Oct. 17 “Off the Wall,” exhibit of 3D art by Maxine Utall and Sheri Farbstein and their students, Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 26. Gallery hours 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. 843-6896767 or coastaldiscovery.org
August 4, 2021 Aug. 28-29 The Flying Karamazov Brothers, self-proclaimed eccentrics performing comedy, wild theatrics and astonishing juggling feats. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Tickets at artshhi.com or 843-842-2787 Through Aug. 31 “Wonderful World of Wood,” exhibition of wood-turning art by Nicholas Do Mona, Society of Bluffton Artists, 6 Church St. in Old Town Bluffton. Opening reception 4 p.m. Aug. 7 at the gallery. Sept. 10 Roger Pinckney book launch, 1:30 p.m. at Hilton Head Library. Presented by Friends of Hilton Head Library and Island Bookshelf.
Through Sept. 20 “Bird Series,” watercolor batiks by Joan Wykis at Maye River Gallery, 37 Calhoun St., Bluffton. Artist reception 4-6 p.m. Aug. 8, live music on the porch, refreshments.
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Jeffrey Keller and Regan White in Mamma Mia!, Photography by Gustavo Rattia
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Self-taught St. Helena artist Lisa Rivers will be exhibiting her work this August in “Legacy Gullah Homecoming,” a bright and colorful homage to life in the South. The exhibit will be held at Art League of Hilton Head Gallery Aug. 3-28. Rivers’ love and respect for the people and culture of the Lowcountry shine through in these engaging slice-of-life vignettes and character portraits. “I create art to tell the stories of my family. I paint with love,” she said. “You can feel it in each of my paint strokes and each finished piece.” Rivers was born and raised in New York City, but memories of her visits to her extended family in South Carolina continue to inspire her. She is now married to a native Gullah man and has lived in South Carolina for more than 20 years. Rivers began painting four years ago at the age of 52. Without a formal art education, she relies on the innate talent and creativity that first made itself known when she was a child. “The message is that you can do anything that you put your mind to. It is never too late to start a new hobby or career as long as you are passionate about what you do. Love what you do and do what you love.” Rivers’ work is on permanent display
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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). Sophie’s quest brings these three very different men from her mother’s past back
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Merrill Peiffer, Meredith Inglesby, and Natalie Charlé Ellis in the Arts Center production of “Mamma Mia!”
to the island they had last visited 20 years ago, and that’s where the fun starts. Donna is beyond surprised. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s songs
propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship … and everyone’s having the time of their lives. The Arts Center’s production, directed by
New York City’s Casey Colgan, will delight and thrill audiences – visitors and residents alike. Starring in this musical, alongside exceptional cast, are the addictively fun songs of ABBA, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The music includes “Honey, Honey,” “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and many more. Nominated for five Tony Awards, “Mamma Mia!” is a story about love and self-discovery, but also the touching story of a mother and daughter, each with a few secrets of her own. The story sung by magnificent voices takes the audience on a journey from sweet and sentimental to laughter and pure joy. Wear your own dancing shoes, because you might just end up dancing in the aisles. Tickets are $56 for adults and $43 for children and are available by calling the Arts Center box office at 843-842-2787 or by visiting artshhi.com.
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CULTURE
Get ready for a fall celebration of arts and cultural events By Jenn McEwen CONTRIBUTOR
The annual Crescendo Celebration of Arts and Culture is set to be back person this fall! With more than 100 unique arts and cultural programs, concerts, theatrical productions, museum and gallery exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, dance performances, historical tours, hands-on arts experiences, and educational offerings, Crescendo will return this fall in coordination with National Arts & Humanities Month. From Oct. 10 through Nov. 13, the regional celebration highlights and showcases the vast array of arts, culture and history organizations; individual artists in many media; performers of all kinds – whether music or dance or theatre; and authors residing and working on and around Hilton Head Island. The exciting roster is being finalized, but here’s a taste of what has been scheduled so far: • Oct. 10: La Isla Magazine’s Latin Music
Then inaugural Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade in 2019 was well attended, with a colorful variety of both amateur and professionally created lanterns lighting up the beach.
Festival at Shelter Cove Community Park. • Oct. 12: Crescendo Community Celebration, featuring all of the arts and culture organizations on the island at Shelter Cove Community Park. • Oct. 22: “Volumes of Light: The Lanterns of Chantelle Rytter” at Coastal Discovery Museum. • Oct 22: Symphonic Pops, presented by Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, free concert at Lowcountry Celebration Park.
• Oct 27-28: Jazz for All Ages Jazz Festival at Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort. • Nov. 5-6: “Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical” in concert at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. • Nov. 13: Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade at South Forest Beach. This is just a small taste of what will happen here in the fall. There’s more to come! Do you like the ballet? We’ve got you covered.
Theatre? At least three productions! Jazz and blues music? There will be dozens of experiences. We will be presenting world class authors and poets – and don’t forget big-time festivals like the Italian Heritage Festival and Oyster Fest! Last on the calendar, but certainly not least, the third annual Lantern Parade is back on! We will keep our COVID-friendly model on Nov. 12 at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, and the next evening we will again parade in person from South Forest Beach up to Coligny. If you missed the inaugural event in 2019, or the abbreviated version in 2020, you surely don’t want to miss this one. This fall will offer a season of culture that all islanders should be proud of, so we hope to see you out in the community. To stay connected visit CultureHHI.org. Jenn McEwen is the director of the Town of Hilton Head Island’s Office of Cultural Affairs. CultureHHI.org
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For Southern foodies, the topic I am about to broach is our Super Bowl. It is one that creates San Andreas-size fault lines in families, launches hour-long discussions at the local watering holes, and is an ever-evolving topic for endless debate. But I have to hand it to our unofficial panel that we keep turning to as we tackle our Hot Spots must-write list. When we’ve brought up other topics, even other food groups, the responses were more varied and the reasoning a bit more vague. When it comes to the best barbecue, Lowcountry folks know exactly what they like and why they like it. Here is our list, in no particular order. Because while we’re trying to provide long-timers and newcomers alike with helpful information, ordering this would create a deluge of responses too big for our inbox. Choo Choo BBQ Xpress, 129 Burnt Church Road, Bluffton, 843-815-7675 (PORK), choochoobbq.net: The little red caboose that sits on the property is a two-decades-long through line to some of the best barbecue chefs in the region, many on this list. The Corey family took over the caboose and opened an accompanying indoor-dining spot that offers traditional oak wood smoked BBQ offerings that many on our list point to as the area’s best. We’re particularly fond of the Trainwreck
Sandwich, a combination of pulled pork, pulled chicken and sliced brisket. And their lunch special is a bargain: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., get any sandwich with two sides and a drink for $11. Choo Choo also does some very respectable fried wings. Bluffton BBQ, 11 State of Mind Street, Bluffton, 843-757-7427 (RIBS), bluffton-bbq.com: Already sensing a trend in the phone numbers? Does anyone even know how to dial by letters anymore? I digress. Listen, you never forget your first. And for me, eating Ted and Donna Huffman’s creations was my introduction to what true barbecue is. You think you’ve had it elsewhere, for me it was in New England, but the ribs, the pulled pork, the mac and cheese, the freshcut fries … it was a culinary awakening for me and my family back in the mid-2000s. The Huffmans are motoring along and still delivering on what foodies like Muffin on Ribs call the best ribs in the state and the Southeast. The couple are Bluffton historians, a walking encyclopedia of the area’s evolution. For that reason, and to follow get the proper experience, I recommend blocking out two-plus hours for a chat and the grub. But, they also do stellar takeout if you’re in a hurry. I’m thrilled the Huffmans recently took their first week off in more than a decade and are back in the kitchen more energized than ever.
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HOT SPOTS from page 34A Young’s BBQ, 1193 May River Road, Bluffton, 843-415-2764: So this is the third entry and these three spots are within a twomile radius of each other! That’s how blessed we are, folks. If you haven’t seen Rodney Young’s videos on social media, you’re not searching for BBQ in the right spots. His videos of the smoker in action start my Wednesday and Saturday mornings with a sensory overload and the belief that there are magicians among us that just happen to do their best work with tongs and rubs. If you want what Young’s is offering, get there early. They are at their spot tucked behind streetside trees from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or until the food’s sold out) two days a week. Their corn on the cob is a delight, their collards and baked beans are exemplary and we’re just talking sides, people! Smoked chicken leg quarters, please. I mean, all of it, all the feels, but that’s where I start. And as a special bonus, you might just see the new BluffDog food truck parked alongside Young, another comfort food treat. Jim ’N Nicks, 872 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, 843-706-9741, jimnnicks.com:
When I began this list, I felt like it was going to be unholy to put a chain restaurant among these local titans. But there’s a reason that some concepts hit the franchise stage. It’s because they’ve gathered such a following, caused such a taste bud ruckus that they must be consumed on a wider scale. That’s Jim ’N Nicks. They just deliver every dang time. Their catfish is so good that it personally distracts my ordering mission from time to time, but my kids are always on point with the pulled pork. And it never disappoints. Doesn’t hurt that the owners have engrained themselves as community champions, constantly supporting schools and fundraisers. Good people, and dang good BBQ. Bullies BBQ, 3 Regency Parkway, Hilton Head Island, 843-686-7427 (yes, RIBS again): Keeping it 100, I was not sure we were going to make it out to the island on this journey. All roads seemed to be pointing to the mainland, but Bullies fans had other ideas. Their slow-cooked hickory and mesquite wood creations, ribs smoked up to six hours, butts and briskets for more than
half a day have captivated the diehards. This spot about a half mile west of the Palmetto Dunes entrance wins with original sauces (that you can take home in bottles) and a menu from chef Bob Sutton that wins constant raves. One Hot Mama’s, 1 Greenwood Drive, No. 7A, Hilton Head Island, 843-682-6262 (MAMA – again with the number spelling); 104 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 1A, Bluffton, 843-815-6262, onehotmamas.com: Orchid Paulmeier helped set the modern-day bar down here when it comes to barbecue. When she first opened the Hilton Head location in Reilley’s Plaza in 2007, she instantly developed a reputation for “nailing” Southern barbeque with a twist, some home-spun recipes influenced by her Filipino heritage that she will likely take to her grave. They are that special. Thankfully, she’s trained chefs to master her recipes at both locations (the more recent in the Berkeley Place cinema plaza after initially being in Bluffton at the current home of R-Bar) as she’s moved up the ranks to be a leader of the SERG Group.
The best of the rest: Words and space got away from us here, but there are a number of other quality go-to locales around the Lowcountry. Malone Barbecue (malonebarbecue.com) is earning fast praise as a go-to caterer beyond their pop-up location on May River Road in Bluffton. Duke’s BBQ is a bit more down the road in Beaufort (dukesbbqofbeaufort.com) but is the OG smokemaster chain, opening the original locale in Orangeburg in 1946. But the North of Broad location is outstanding. R-Bar in Bluffton has won raves for the spot-on cooking and moistness of their pulled pork. Cherry Point BBQ is in the old Cracked Egg location on S.C. 170 (2915 Okatie Highway, Ridgeland, cherrypointbbq.com) and is winning online praise as the “next” go-to spot. The 33 BBQ Food Truck focuses mostly on catering but is another earning high marks as a new kid on the block. And an old fave, Smokehouse on Hilton Head, is getting close to being fully rebuilt. Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun. com.
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Family Fun Day set for Aug. 10 at Coastal Discovery Museum The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island will hold its Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at their location at Honey Horn. Guests will be able to see the Museum’s boardwalk exhibits, the Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Habitat, and the horse barn. They can learn about the local salt marsh, explore the Replica Shell Ring, and watch birds with the Hilton Head Audubon Society. New to the event this year is the Children’s Book Festival presented in the Pavilion by the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Several local children’s book authors and artists will be present, and their books will be available for sale. Also new is the Tiny Art Workshop, sponsored in part by the Town of Hilton Head Island Office of Cultural Affairs. Guests will be able to make original small works of art to share in the Town’s Tiny Art Galleries or to take home. Other activities include talks with master
naturalists, a look at a boat used for underwater archaeology surveys, nature-inspired crafts, basket making, and indigo tie dyeing. Bluffton musician Jevon Daly is scheduled to perform at 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. “Conservation in the Classroom” will be on display in the Temporary Exhibit Gallery, featuring many local school students. There is no charge for admission and reservations are not required. The Coastal Discovery Museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive on Hilton Head Island. For more information, call 843-6896767, ext. 224.
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BUSINESS
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The Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) was formed in 2017 to be the collaborative leader in economic development throughout the county. Its focus is to diversify the county’s economy, attract investments, and create well-paying jobs. And, “We aim to accomplish this goal while being respectful of the environment,” said John O’Toole, executive director of the BCEDC. To date, the BCEDC has attracted 31 projects to the area that will result in more than 940 new and retained jobs, with an average pay per job of more than $47,000 a year. Clemson University’s Regional Economic Analysis Laboratory estimates that these projects will have a $2 billion impact when completed. O’Toole said, “The collaborators who have rallied around these efforts deserve the credit.” The winning formula is pretty simple. One, decision-makers want to live, work and worship here. Two, the community can provide an unrivaled skilled workforce that growing companies need to thrive. And three, we provide unparalleled service to companies locating in Beaufort County. The BCEDC distinguishes our region on all three of these points, but given today’s business climate, workforce is causing own-
ers of companies the most concern. O’Toole says the BCEDC has an answer to workforce that is second to none – its collaboration. “We have transitioning U.S. Marines in this county that give us an edge. We work closely with our three military base’s Transitioning Assistance Programs (TAP) to keep these talented men and women in our region,” O’Toole said. “In addition to TAP, we have a workforce response team composed of educators (Beaufort County School District, Technical College of the Lowcountry, and the University of South Carolina Beaufort), the Department of Employment and Workforce, Ready SC, ApprenticeshipCarolina, Lowcountry Council of Governments, the Southern Carolina Alliance, and South Carolina’s Department of Commerce.” Beaufort County is currently competing with Connecticut, Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana and Florida for an expansion of a midwestern aerospace company that could bring 150 jobs to the region. O’Toole recounts that on the way back to the airport, the company’s general manager commented, “What struck me most about Beaufort County and South Carolina is the understanding, communications and coordination amongst the various entitys that help develop workforce. We’re not seeing that in the other states we’re considering.” Charlie Stone is the senior project manager for BCEDC. thrivebeaufort.org
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BUSINESS UPDATE
A new Adventure, restaurant openings top business news
The new GoKart Hilton Head track is expected to open in mid-August at Adventure Hilton Head at Broad Creek Marina, off Marshland Road on the island.
By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR
We always have outdoor things to do here in the Lowcountry. But as far as classic family fun outings, there was a void for decades as we all walk the delicate balance of entertaining our kids without, as so many online commenters put it, “becoming Myrtle Beach.” Over the past few years, Roger and Pam Freedman have been building a family outing empire that combines the fun with the outdoors at Broad Creek Marina since opening a zipline park in 2012 that has become a go-to staple for tourists and locals alike. Now comes the next chapter of the story, as the Freedmans are preparing to open the island’s first go-kart course. It’s all part of the rebranded Adventure Hilton Head. The high-performance, driver-friendly electric double and single carts are the latest in racing technology, equipped with advanced safety features, with height and weight guidelines allowing for single drivers approximately 8 years old and up. The double carts are made for kids 3 and up to drive along with an adult. The go-karts will run about $15 per ride with a number of packages available for repeat rides and families to combine driving with the zipline adventures. It’s all part of a planned mid-August re-opening of the park with new COVID safety protocols in place. Both the
high-flying ecotour of seven ziplines with its dual cable racing finale and the Aerial Adventure, a six-rope obstacle course opened in 2016 with four levels of ability and 50 challenging obstacles, have been updated to provide even more adrenaline-pumping excitement. Adventure Hilton Head is a true fullday outing, complete with the popular Up the Creek Pub and Grill and a new addition already winning online raves, the park’s Paddles food truck. The adjoining marina offers a full array of water sports, dolphin tours and boat rentals. Roger Freedman said the new additions are the culmination of listening to customer feedback and working with the Town of Hilton Head Island to make it happen. “We have to thank the town staff and the passionate community for their continual support of this project which had its own curves along the way,” Freedman said. Adventure Hilton Head general manager Nate Jones is excited to bring something to the area he wishes he’d had growing up on the island. “I grew up here and now I’m raising my family here,” Jones said. “Our adventure park expansion will be the perfect playground for young and young at heart alike. We can’t wait to enjoy kids’ laughter again.”
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UPDATE from page 40A New restaurant coming to Moss Creek: You might have noticed the signs and construction work recently in the Moss Creek plaza. There is a new pizza option coming later this year. Mama G’s Pizza Bistro Bar is completing renovations and planning for a November 2021 opening, according to its website. The restaurant owners say this is a family business dream 25 years in the making. They promise their Roman style pizza with a delicious crisp crust, made from “Italian 00 flour, certified San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and love,” will be the star of the show. Follow the restaurant’s progress online at mamagpizzahhi.com. And just across the road … : If you have been hoping for another car wash on the U.S. 278 corridor, your wish is about to come true. The first South Carolina location for the W4 Express Car Wash chain is getting ready to open across the highway from Moss Creek at 1492 Fording Island Road next to Markraft Cabinets. The chain offers a full array of
cleaning options, a monthly wash club, and both a family and a fleet plan to keep your vehicular beauty looking new. Check out w4wash.com for more details on the planned Aug. 6 Bluffton grand opening and to apply to work for W4. Is Chic-Fil-A open yet? No. Soon though, people. New drive-through lanes are built and officials did the latest round of hiring interviews on July 30. New restaurant openings • Top Dawg Tavern, 13 Harbourside Lane Building 2, Unit CD, Hilton Head Island, 843-785-5600, topdawgtavern. com: Imagine searching for both the white whale and a unicorn. That’s what both tourist and local families on Hilton Head have long said is akin to their pursuit of affordable, high-quality, dine-in options across the bridge. Now, you have a new option waterside at Shelter Cove Marina just next to the music shell. Top Dawg is a regional chain started in Athens, Ga., that has opened its fifth location to go along with spots in Bethlehem,
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Ga., Columbia and Summerville. We got a chance to attend their soft opening and were thoroughly impressed with the bang for the buck, the vibe (island chill meets 17 big-screen TVs, booths and an indoor and outdoor bar) and the variety of comfort food options for all ages. We got to try the filet bites (tenderloin minis over a bed of mashed potatoes), the mozzarella sticks and epic-sized Bavarian pretzel for appetizers; the Cobb salad, Guinness-dipped fish and chips (cod with a hint of the Irish pub fave and addictive string fries), kids’ spaghetti and the brunch French toast for entrees; and the cheesecake with raspberry drizzle and chocolate delight (molten lava cake with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream) for dessert. The prices are far below island norms in comparison to the sizeable portions, something that Top Dawg officials say has been a signature of their brand. • Grooby’s, Too NY Deli and Restaurant, 12 Sheridan Park Circle, Unit A, Bluffton, 843-707-9696: It took a little longer than owner Stacy Gruber was hop-
ing, but after a successful soft opening, the new eatery opened its doors July 30. Gruber, the niece of restaurant owner Barry Gruber, has gone out on her own after 30 years of working at the island foodie fave Gruby’s. Stacy promises “more meat than your mouth can handle” on all the sandwiches and a full slate of breakfast, salads, hot and cold lunch sandwiches, and dinner entrees to go, alongside a full-service bar. We’ve heard you must try the famous No. 5 Poppy sandwich (named after Stacy’s dad) and the lox and bagels platter, but honestly, the menu is loaded with potential. The restaurant will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Check out the full menu on their Facebook page by searching “Grooby’s, Too.” Own or see a new business that should be on all of our radars? Email me at timwood@blufftonsun.com and we’ll make sure to get the word out. Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton.
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LEGAL
Protect your family’s privacy and assets with a trust By Mark F. Winn CONTRIBUTOR
Keeping your property out of court and in your family is the name of the game. Leaving your assets in a “spendthrift trust” for your loved ones, instead of outright, can protect the funds you leave them from loss to creditors and divorce. You can protect them from: 1. their Mark F. Winn inability to manage the assets; 2. their eventual disability; 3. predatory spouses in divorce proceedings who try to get 50% of their assets (which could include what were your assets); and 4. their creditors. This kind of planning can provide you with peace of mind in knowing
that what you leave your loved ones will not be carelessly squandered and will not go to predatory spouses or money hungry creditors. You can also guarantee that the money will stay in your family bloodline. Many clients want to do this. For instance, let us assume Frank is a widower. He has one child, Jane, who is married to Paul, a struggling artist. Jane and Paul have Frank’s only grandchild, Ferdinand. Jane is a medical doctor with a busy pediatric care practice. Frank does not like Paul and believes Jane and Paul will divorce someday. Frank wants to leave everything he owns to Jane but he wants to make sure that Paul will not inherit it and that whatever is left (upon Jane’s passing) will go to Ferdinand. If Frank has a simple will that says Jane is to get everything, Jane could easily lose the inherited family property
in a variety of ways, namely: 1. Poor money management 2. If Jane becomes disabled and Paul is appointed guardian by the court and he squanders the money, or commingling of funds with Paul 3. If Jane and Paul divorce and the court rules Paul is entitled to half of Jane’s assets (including the family property Frank left to Jane) 4. If Jane is sued for medical malpractice and the claimants recover some or all of Jane’s assets (including the family property Frank left to Jane) If, however, Frank left his assets through a trust (to avoid probate) in a “spendthrift trust” (to protect the assets) for Jane’s benefit, with Ferdinand as a remainder beneficiary (to make sure the assets stay in the bloodline), these assets would be protected. An advisor or financial trustee could make the assets grow and protect them from poor management or poor
judgment. If Jane became disabled, Paul would not be able to squander that money. If Jane and Paul divorced, Paul would not share in the assets Frank left to Jane. They would be protected because they were left to Jane in a trust for her benefit with a clause that directs that Jane’s creditors shall not be entitled to Jane’s trust finds. Also, if Jane were exposed for medical malpractice, the funds Frank leaves to Jane will be protected. Our society is litigious. Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. Leaving assets “in trust” instead of outright can provide you with the peace of mind you deserve. It can protect your family and keep your family property in your bloodline. 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
Key to being remembered is often due to one’s teeth, smile By James G. Jenkins CONTRIBUTOR
Most people do not realize that overall facial appearance is profoundly affected by what the teeth look like more than any other facial feature. That is why patients almost always report that friends and family know they look better and have made some changes but cannot tell what it is that changed. I guess this is a testament to how cosmetically beautiful and life-like modern esthetic dentistry can be to provide a great smile. Most people seem to focus primarily on how white the teeth can be. In reality, the shape of the teeth makes a bigger difference than the shade of the teeth. Combine the shape and brightness of the teeth and the result can be quite stunning. There are certain proportions in nature that apply to esthetic beauty. Fol-
lowing these “golden rules” as much as possible makes for a great result. Usually, the layout of the final smile is planned in wax. From this, molds are made to guide the dentist as to
how the teeth need to be prepped and aids in the making of provisional restorations. These temporary teeth act as the prototype to the final smile. This “test
drive” allows the patient to make sure the teeth will work together and are pleasing in appearance. If any changes need to be made, it is easy to reshape the provisional restorations in the mouth directly before the finals are constructed. This gives instant feedback and makes sure that the doctor and patient will like the final result. The dental lab then copies the provisional restorations. Speaking of the lab, it takes true artistry to make sure each tooth has the appropriate shape, anatomy, and gradient of shading in order to yield that spectacular result. People always remember somebody with a fantastic smile, even if they don’t know that is why they remember them. James G. Jenkins, D.M.D. is the owner of Bluffton Dental Care in Bluffton.
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WELLNESS
Odd but true: Dental hygiene can affect breast implants By E. Ronald Finger CONTRIBUTOR
This discussion is about a subject that is out of my specialty, but it’s something that affects plastic surgery and even health and longevity. The rate of breast encapsulations (breast firmness and distortion) with breast augmentations varies from 2% to 20%, according to the E. Ronald Finger surgical technique and post-operative care. However, through the years, I have noticed that breast implant encapsulations can occur because of poor dental hygiene. Why? Because gingivitis or periodontal disease (inflamed, swollen, and/or bleeding gums) is a bacterial problem, and the most common cause of implant encapsu-
lations is bacteria and without a clinical infection. With gingivitis, bacteria invade the blood circulatory system, which is bad for all types of implants, from knees to hips to breasts. A question to patients with encapsulations is: “Do you have bleeding, inflamed, or swollen gums?” Frequently, the answer is “yes.” The bacterium from gingivitis often becomes blood borne and can enter the scar capsules around the implants, causing encapsulation – even after many years. In these cases, a scar tightens around the implants and squeezes the implants into a firm, tight ball, according to the degree of encapsulation. Other problems caused by gingivitis are loss and thinning of the bones that house the teeth, the maxilla and mandible. In severe cases of gingivitis, teeth can be lost. With bone loss, there is loss of facial volume causing a dramatic appearance of facial aging. Two of the main causes of the
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Gingivitis causes a compromised immune system and increases total body inflammation. This can be translated to dementia and other inflammatory diseases as well as heart disease. To avoid periodontal disease, visit a dentist twice a year for evaluation and professional cleaning. Floss twice a day with non-waxed floss. Waxed floss only glides over the teeth and does not cut the plaque off. Brush with an electric toothbrush two or three times a day. A regular toothbrush can be used after lunch at work. After flossing, use a good mouth wash designed to prevent gum disease and reduce plaque. To be redundant, plaque is full of bacteria and contributes to breast encapsulations, inflammatory diseases, and reduced longevity. Get rid of it! E. Ronald Finger, MD, FACS is a board certified plastic surgeon with offices in Savannah and Bluffton. fingerandassociates.com
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GIVING
Scholarship recipient ready to look to the stars for answers By Scott Wierman CONTRIBUTOR
College scholarship season inspires me. The excitement of students beginning a new chapter in their lives takes me back to a time in my own life when the world seemed to be opening doors to undiscovered and limitless opportunities. It’s gratifying to help exceptional young people take the next steps in realizing their dreams. This year, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry expects to award more than $700,000 in scholarships to local students, through the 47 scholarships we manage. The scholarship program also gives us the unique opportunity to meet some of the area’s most promising students. Hayden Bird is one of them. Hayden received our Amazing Grace Sulak Scholarship, the James L. Krum Memorial Scholarship and the Joan and Wade Webster Scholarship, which will lighten the
financial burden for this budding aerospace engineer when he enrolls at Georgia Institute of Technology this fall. Since 2016, it has been Hayden’s dream to attend Georgia Tech. That’s when he first saw the school, as his family drove past it while evacuated to Atlanta during Hurricane Matthew. When he got a chance to actually tour the campus three years later, he says, “I felt like I was amongst my people. I was geeking out the entire trip.” Hayden says he can’t remember a time when he wasn’t “geeking out” about outer space, and he knew at an early age he wanted to study it. His family’s trip to Epcot Center to watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch affirmed his career choice. He wonders if advanced life exists beyond earth and wants to be part of a team that finds out. After he graduates with an undergraduate degree (and, most likely, a graduate degree), his goal is to work at NASA or SpaceX. And he knows what he wants to tackle
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support he receives makes a tremendous difference. “This year has been a tough one for my family,” he says, “and receiving the scholarships really means a lot.” Of course, the Community Foundation would be unable to offer scholarships without the donors and fund advisors who understand the infinite value of education, and who have the faith and foresight to invest in local students. Their thoughtful generosity will pay dividends well into the future, not only for the students themselves, but for our entire region. This is the legacy they share. We never know the influence we might have on the future, and our scholarship program advances this unchartered human potential. So as Hayden looks to the stars, we’re wishing him – and all of our scholarship recipients – bright and successful futures. Scott Wierman is the president and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.
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PETS
Hunky shelter dog seeks caring, committed companion By Amy Campanini CONTRIBUTOR
At Palmetto Animal League, we care for all pets until they are adopted. Sometimes that takes days and sometimes that takes years. Thanks to our compassionate donors and supporters, there is no limit to a homeless pet’s stay at PAL. For dogs like Mr. Mooney, that gives them the time they need to heal and search for true love. If you have a thing for high maintenance hunks, Mr. Mooney could be the love of your life! He loves toys (certain ones), bones (only the best), belly rubs (when he’s in the mood), sunbathing (au naturel), car rides (to get takeout), nature walks, and the beach. There’s no denying this 4-year-old Adonis of a dog is 90 pounds of love and sass! Mr. Mooney is highly selective about who he associates with, to include
both humans and dogs. But it’s only because he’s careful with his heart and doesn’t give it away to just anybody. His personal therapist, Shelby English, said it best, “It takes time to build a relationship with Mooney, but once he loves you, it’s one of the best feelings in the world to know that you’re one of the few people that he will love in his lifetime.” Yes, you heard right. Mr. Mooney has his own personal therapist, trainer, and dating coach (all Shelby). He’s been seeing her for about a year, since coming to PAL, to learn to overcome his diva tendencies and become the best version of himself. After months of reflecting on his high maintenance ways, Mr. Mooney is ready to learn and grow in a committed relationship with someone special. You should know up front that Mr. Mooney doesn’t do one-night stands. You’ll need to dedicate about two or
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the lapdog within. Underneath the rippling muscles, devilishly good looks, and bravado, Mr. Mooney is an insecure puppy stuck in a big dog’s body. And at the end of the day, he just longs for what we all do, unconditional love and understanding. If you’re interested in dating Mr. Mooney, call PAL at 843-645-1725 to get on his social calendar. He prefers to make his first dates alfresco in the parking lot. You can help rescue more homeless pets like Mr. Mooney by taking part in PAL’s most important fundraiser of the year. The 12th annual Bid for PAL Online Auction takes place from 8 a.m. Aug. 5 through 8 p.m. Aug 8. Start browsing today at PALauction.org because pets like Mr. Mooney are lives worth saving. Amy Campanini is president of Palmetto Animal League.
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SPORTS
Rose Hill Golf Club resurrected, coming around again By Jean Harris CONTRIBUTOR
The story of Rose Hill Golf Club makes me think of a Carly Simon song: “I know nothing stays the same but if you’re willing to play the game, it’s coming around again.” I drove into Bluffton in 2007 and passed by the Rose Hill course. The grass was 2 feet high and the course was closed down. In 2008, I became their director of instruction when the course reopened to rave reviews and the course was in great shape. Since then, it has gone through three different management groups and was closed again. The good news is that the golf club and course reopened Aug. 1 with Hallmark Management Group at the helm. They also have three other courses in the community – Crescent Pointe, Eagles Pointe and Hilton Head Lakes. Hallmark has brought in Brian Roller as director of agronomy, and his crews have
spent the last month getting the course in shape. Tim Ashley, director of golf for Hallmark, is excited about the opportunity they have at Rose Hill. “Things won’t happen overnight but we will get there,” he said. There are some terrific membership opportunities for Bluffton residents. If you join Rose Hill, you will be able to play the other three Hallmark courses for a substantial reduced rate. Members will be able to get starting times two weeks in advance. People who bought the Anniversary Membership from previous management will receive a reduction in price for the new membership, said Jim Sheaffer, director of sales and marketing. Hallmark is not responsible for previous memberships but they are willing to give previous members a reduced rate. Some people ask, “What does Hallmark have to lose by taking over the management?” and Sheaffer replied, “Our reputation.” Jack Menzie, a Rose Hill resident, feels
very positive about the new management group. “Hallmark appears to be going in the right direction,” he said. “The proof will be in the pudding.” The history of Rose Hill is interesting. It is one of the oldest golf courses in Bluffton, opening in 1982 as a 27-hole facility. Gene Hamm was the architect. Today, it is an 18hole layout, with the remaining holes used as a park for community members. The course is set among live oaks with Spanish moss hanging from the trees, giving the golfer a true feeling of being in the Lowcountry. The wildlife is abundant making for a nature-filled experience. There are some terrific holes. The most
demanding driving hole is No. 6, which has a narrow fairway with a green surrounded by water and bunkers. No. 7 and No. 8 are back-to-back par fives that are birdie opportunities. The par three holes are short in length but are demanding because they are bordered by water and well bunkered. The back side is very challenging with two great par five holes. Rose Hill is the most walkable course in the Lowcountry. Golf is a game that was meant to be walked, and it is great to see the walkers at Rose Hill. When you finish your round of golf, check out the restaurant, Oak Terrace, in the clubhouse. It’s a great place to relax and talk about your golf experience. For more information on redeeming previous memberships, contact Sheaffer at 912-507-9333. Dr. Jean Harris is an LPGA Master Professional and teaches at local courses. jean.golfdoctor.harris@gmail.com; golfdoctorjean.com
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FAITH
Dangers of gazing too long in distracting directions By Brett Myers CONTRIBUTOR
My first car was a bright red 1994 Mustang. It was my pride and joy as a 16 year old, and I kept that car spit-shined inside and out. I was driving back from a dual-enrollment class at a local college, and I began looking through my Brett Myers CD case that was lying on the passenger seat, in order to pick out the next disc I would jam out to on my way home. While looking to the right seat, I inadvertently began to drift the car toward the right shoulder. When I
finally looked up, I was shocked and terrified to see a bright orange road construction barrel that looked to be 10 feet off the nose of my hood. I yanked the wheel to the left, and heard a loud bang as I zoomed past the barrel. Trying to figure out how much damage I had done to the side of my car, I looked over to peer out of the right door-mounted mirror and was perplexed when I saw no mirror. When I looked into my windshield-mounted rearview mirror, I found my right-door mirror – it was bouncing down the highway about 100 feet behind my car. This all preceded a great moment of praise when I got out to realize that the only damage done was the loss of that mirror, which I replaced for probably $20 at the local junkyard.
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I learned a valuable lesson that day as I continued my drive home and God spoke to my spirit in a few debriefing moments: You will go toward wherever your gaze is fixed. You’ve probably felt that, whether in a car or on a bicycle, if you look to one side, chances are that your direction of travel will begin to drift in that direction. In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul is writing to the church in Philippi and encouraging them to strive toward maturity in their relationship with God. He writes these words in verses 13-14: “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Paul essentially gave the church his mindset: He forgets the past, and focuses solely and intently on what it is that God has called him to be. The past can be incredibly beneficial, and it can also be a hindrance. It can and does teach us so that we can avoid making the same mistakes twice. However, dwelling on past success can cause us to stay mentally in our “glory days,” and dwelling on past failure can be used by Satan to be pessimistic about what God might do in our future. Learn from your past, but don’t live in it. Trust God as you fix your gaze on Someone whose shadow never shifts because He never changes. Brett Myers is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church on Hilton Head Island. FBCHHI.org
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NATURE’S WAY
Strangers in our strange land seem oddly out of place By Collins Doughtie CONTRIBUTOR
I want to share some unique experiences over the past three weeks. In some of these cases my camera captured the moments and the images tell the story way better than I can. I have been encountering many species of fish and birds that I have never, ever seen around these parts. Most that I have encountered are found way, way south of here, but my guess is higher temperatures both in the air and in the water have them heading way north of their normal range. Of course, over the years every so often I catch a renegade like a snook or some other fish that no doubt got pushed this way by the strong Gulf Stream current, but this year in particular it seems a week doesn’t go by that I don’t run into a fish or bird that I have never encountered before, in more than 60 years living here. A prime example happened recently when we had a three-day opening where anglers could catch and keep one red snapper per person. That fishery was closed a few years back when data indicated that red snapper were being overfished. Much of the data was based on Florida waters while our offshore waters were stacked up with these snappers. In the period that the fishery was closed, the red snapper here flourished to the point that if you target grouper, it is hard to get a bait past the hordes of red snapper. While fishing aboard Bud Mingledorff’s
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Dan Cornell with a huge mangrove snapper, caught recently in local waters. These fish are normally found in the tropics, far south of Beaufort County.
68-foot boat “Line Set,” we easily limited out on reds, even with less-than-perfect sea conditions. It was pretty darn bumpy out there and, if my memory serves me correctly, we saw only one other boat all day long. Another wayward snapper species is the monster mangrove snapper that appears only offshore in the heat of the summer. Having caught hundreds in the Keys and other tropic locations, I’m betting mangroves this size would surely draw a crowd
if one that size was landed in their normal far-south haunts. On that day and one other trip offshore, I had a flurry of firsts. The first “first” was a large mutton snapper, which rarely makes it farther north than Palm Beach. Then, aboard the “Line Set,” we brought up a sand tilefish, another first for me here. Honestly I didn’t know what kind of fish it was until I got near land and found it on Google. Long with a tapered tail, they burrow three quarters of their bodies
in the sand bottom with only their heads showing. From what I read, they snatch smaller fish that happen to get too close. Then, on that same trip, a beautiful white bird with an extremely long tail hovered over us for 15 minutes. It was a white-tailed tropicbird. In all my years here, I have never encountered this beauty before. The white-tailed tropicbird was about 45 miles offshore and, though I have seen them down in the Caribbean, this was a first here. Graceful as heck, they are seabirds that feed on flying fish, snatching them while they are airborne, skittering from wave to wave. All I can say is while northerners are flocking south, when it comes to nature’s creations, they seem to be moving north. Another southern visitor that I am seeing more and more of are black-bellied whistling ducks. Thus far this summer I have seen at least a dozen, with two pairs nesting in the Eagles Point development. Out of room for more photos, I should mention Roseate Spoonbills, the color of a flamingo, are becoming almost a common sight near my home. Whether it is global warming or something else, these strangers in a strange land are telling me to keep my eyes peeled because there are surely more oddities to come. 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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When it comes to locking down a skin care regimen, there are plenty of things to take into consideration: the environment, one’s skin type, and, as it turns out, the type of water running through the faucet. The question of hard versus soft water for skin isn’t one we discuss often, but it makes a big difference in how products work, what products you need, and even certain skin conditions that might start to creep up because of hard water. Here is why: Hard water contains certain metals like calcium, copper, magnesium, and lead that build up and act like free radicals when they hit your complexion. So, despite well thoughtout skin care plans to fend off or fight outside pollutions in our world from your skin care protocol, hard water is introducing problems onto your complexion. The good news is that knowing what type of water you have, and adjusting that water, can safeguard your skin care routine. Hard water is caused by calcium and magnesium buildup in the tap water, and that causes damage to your skin because those metals are rough on your complexion. Hard water and chlorine dry out the skin and causes your skin to lose luster and might have bad longterm effects on your skin. Hard water minerals build up on your complexion to disrupt proper function of your pores and outer skin layers. These hard water mineral build ups can lead to inflammation and irritation of your skin. This buildup of hard water minerals is particularly worrisome if you suffer with dry skin conditions or conditions like eczema. In short, hard water makes up a barrier on your skin, preventing natural body oils from working, and leaving your skin vulnerable.
If you have soft water, this means calcium and magnesium are removed and replaced with softer minerals to allow natural body oils to work. When you bathe with soft water, it can leave your skin with a slippery feeling. People tend to mistake this for leftover soap residue and react by over-washing their skin. But in fact, it is your natural body oils coming out to make for a softer, silky, clean complexion. Local PSD annual tap water quality test results are public record and posted on each PSD’s website. You can also research your tap water supply on EWG’s National Tap Water Database at ewg. org/tapwater. Regardless of your tap water source, we recommend having it tested at the kitchen sink to ensure your family has high quality, safe water. And when choosing a filter for your home, make sure the filter is certified to remove any contaminants or hardness found in your tap water. For more information on how you can safeguard your home’s water supply, visit the Water Quality Association at wqa.org or call a local water treatment professional. Chris Lane is the owner of Culligan Water Conditioning of the Lowcountry, serving Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. culliganhhi.com
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REAL ESTATE
Who, what determines home’s value in today’s real climate? By Chip Collins CONTRIBUTOR
The seller’s market that was spurred on by the onset of COVID-19 across the U.S. has led to some impressive (if not altogether unbelievable) jumps in the value of real estate seemingly in every corner of the country. Nationally, the average price of a single family home (SFH) has increased from $345,400 in late 2020 to $376,000 as of May 2021. In the Lowcountry, that same statistic has risen 28.5% from this same time last year, pinning the current average sales price in the local market at $579,160 (up from $450,678 a year ago). This healthy increase in real estate equity has a lot of people tempted to sell, yet many property owners are saying they don’t know where or what they would buy if they did sell,
acknowledging the low inventory of properties available for purchase. Whether or not this is the right time to sell, the curiosity of what your home is really worth seems to be more present now than ever. After all, your home is typically among your most valuable assets, and it is exciting to imagine just how much it could sell for in today’s market. And, that’s the $64,000 question, isn’t it?! Who, how, when, and what factors come into play when it comes to establishing the real value of your home? Is it Zillow? Or the listing agent? The seller? Or the buyer? Maybe it’s the appraiser … after all, they are the ones the lenders listen to, right? Let’s be clear on one thing: It’s NOT Zillow! I mean no disrespect to the country’s most prominent data-conglomerate consumer website, as it’s an impressive entity in the industry.
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But, having been involved in the pricing of thousands of homes myself, I’ve always understood the benefit of noting and considering the nuances and unique components of each property in person before asserting an opinion of potential market value. As good as the various algorithms that work their magic behind the curtain at Zillow might be, they are no match for a front-line, onsite, studied and experienced evaluation of a property when it comes to understanding how that property fits into the marketplace among a wide array of variables and relevant properties. Which brings us to the appraisers – and, boy, what a challenging time they have right now, with sharp appreciation trends, limited comparable properties, and expectant buyers, agents and lenders. While appraisers are bound by a set system of tools, tactics and practices when it comes to stating their opinion of value for a particular property at a particular time, that opinion is ultimately just that – one person’s professional opinion. That doesn’t make it right or wrong; it just happens to carry some significant weight when it comes to a lender and/or a buyer feeling confident about proceeding with the purchase transaction. That said, in many instances in today’s market, even when an appraiser’s opinion of value falls short of the purchase price on the contract or sale, the buyer might simply decide to bring more cash to the table to complete the purchase. So, that might suggest that the buyer actually sets the real value of the property, right? Well, not exactly … or at least not completely. The buyer certainly helped get to the final number, but in my experience, most buyers would have preferred to have paid less if they could have, which means that the seller (negotiating to get the price as high as possible) had an equal role in setting the real value of the property. After all, the
seller set the price when they listed the property for sale, openly declaring a list price as what they want or hope to sell the property for when it hits the market. And this process likely involved a careful study and discussion with the seller’s agent, who helped frame where the property might get the best response among buyers. So, the agent really set the real value of the property, it seems! No, not really. While a seller might rely on and heed the best advice of their agent on where to price the property, it’s absolutely the seller’s final decision on where to price the home. After all, it’s their house, their prerogative, and their final choice. Therefore, real value of a property is ultimately determined by the market, which is a combination and mash-up of all the above factors and players … plus a whole lot more. Take, for instance, the high volume of multiple-offer scenarios we have seen in the market over the past 12 months. Nothing is more emblematic for a robust market than multiple offers around the market area, and it is very clear and certain that in those scenarios, the market is establishing and setting the real value for those properties. Determining the real value of your home, therefore, is ultimately the result of a comprehensive and thoughtful effort to position, expose, navigate and negotiate a final price in an open market with a buyer who is ready, willing and able to purchase the property under other mutually agreeable terms that sometimes have just as much weight as price (i.e., closing timeline, possession, contents, contingencies, etc.). These are fascinating times in real estate, and price/value is just one of many topics that are at the forefront of such important transactions in peoples’ lives. Chip Collins is the broker-owner of Collins Group Realty chip@collinsgrouprealty.com or collinsgrouprealty.com
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