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Parris Island gets shipment of new recruits By Mike McCombs For the first time since admitting there were more than 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus on base, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, according to sources, accepted a shipment of recruits on Monday.
The Marine Corps announced changes to MCRD Parris Island’s training process on March 30 on its Facebook page. Included in those changes was a halt to shipments of recruits to Parris Island until the situation had stabilized. Several media outlets had
reported that Monday, April 13 was the goal for reintroducing new shipments of recruits to Parris Island. But that didn’t happen. At the time, Capt. Bryan McDonnell, Director of Communcation Strategy and Operations for Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris
Island explained, “New recruit arrivals to Parris Island remain conditions-based. We are continuing to refine our staging process and setting conditions for the resumption of shipping.”
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Tori Johnson of Hunting Island State Park cuts up limbs from a diseased tree at Hunting Island State Park’s campground. A total of 57 trees will have been removed by the time the popular park is back open. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Despite shutdown, Hunting Island a busy place
Ranger J.W. Weatherford, Hunting Island State Park manager, said at least 60,000 individual sea oat plants will be planted on the new sand dunes. A few had already been planted by volunteers with the Friends of Hunting Island but the bulk of the project will be “contracted out.”
By Mike McCombs Hunting Island State Park, like all of South Carolina’s state parks, has been closed since the end of the day on Friday, March 27 on the order of Governor Henry McMaster as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. It would be a mistake to presume, however, that nothing has been going on on Hunting Island. Hunting Island State Park Manager J.W. Weatherford said having the park without visitors or campers has created the perfect opportunity to get some things done. First of all, Weatherford said rangers are getting in a lot of chainsaw work, pruning up the campground. “Our campground stays so full, it’s
hard for us to cut big oaks and tall pines with the campground full of campers,” Weatherford said. “With it empty, we’ve been able to get to a lot of trees that campers have left their mark on. We go through the campground and look for those marks where campers have put dings on them to let us know the trees are damaged, or too close to campsites. That’s the main thing we’re doing is going through the campground and taking out hazard trees.” Weatherford said that during the Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, the park contracted for about 2,000 trees to be removed in the park and campground. The contractor took them
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City of Beaufort under ‘financial strain’ due to loss of revenue By Mindy Lucas The City of Beaufort will be under a considerable financial strain for the next six to nine months after the recent loss of tax revenue and other sources of funding and will have to tighten its belt for the remainder of the year, officials said recently. Bill At Beau- Prokop fort’s most recent city council meeting held Tuesday, April 14, City Manager Bill Prokop estimated the lost revenue would be between $1.8 million to $2 million for the fiscal year ending June 30. The lost revenue comes from business license taxes, accommodations taxes, hospitality taxes, personal property permits and various other sources, Prokop said at the meeting. Some sources such as accommodations and hospitality taxes that “pass through”
to the city when visitors stay or purchase goods in Beaufort are permanently lost now that many of those businesses are closed, while others such business license taxes or personal property permits will come in at a lower rate or slower as some are deferred. The city is also entering what would normally be its “lean months” in terms of revenue collection, or July through December, said Prokop. “Cash is going to be very tight for us,” he said, at the meeting. As a result, the city has taken steps to curtail spending starting with a hiring freeze which will affect such open positions as police officers. The city will fill two positions it just hired for, Prokop said by phone recently, but will have to freeze five more it was trying to fill. In addition, the city will cut back on operating costs, put capital projects on hold, with
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Pandemic wreaking havoc on Beaufort’s tourism-based economy By Mindy Lucas
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hen Teresa Bruce and Gary Geboy bought their home in Pigeon Point more than 20 years ago, they hadn’t planned on ever leaving it. But when a job opportunity came up in Washington, D.C., they realized they could take the job and keep their home by renting it out to visitors. Beaufort, after all, was increasingly becoming known as a tourism destination and homes were being listed and rented out easily enough on websites like Vacation Rentals By Owner, or VRBO. Now, four years later, the couple has found themselves in the middle of a pandemic and renting their Lowcountry home is no longer so easy.
In fact, for the foreseeable future, it isn’t even an option. As of April 6, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order suspended rentals to coronavirus hotspots across the country. The order included hotels, short-term rentals, vacation homes, B&Bs, timeshares and similar properties. For Bruce and Geboy, though, the executive order didn’t much matter. Reservations had already stopped coming in long before that. “It was around St. Paddy’s Day when they stopped,” Geboy said. And while both Bruce and Geboy said they are in a “little better situation” than some who have bought
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The other side of the pillow Beaufort company known for making pillows shifts gears to make masks
Fran Glass sews surgical-grade cloth masks at Harris Pillow Supply in Beaufort. Submitted photo. $18,960 later... Following up on a story published April 9 about online auctions to benefit specific Lowcountry food and beverage industry workers. A2
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By Mike McCombs According to John Harris, Harris Pillow Supply has been operating in Beaufort for more than 40 years. 40 years. Typically, on a given day, the company’s 30-plus employees produce between 2,500 and 3,500 pillows. Many of the pillows are produced for cruise lines and hotels and many others are sold online. The company also produces pillow inserts, specialty pillows and cushions for furniture.
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But roughly three weeks ago, Harris made a change. The company known for making pillows stopped. And started making surgical-grade cloth masks to help account for a shortage during the current COVID 19 coronavirus crisis. Currently, the Beaufort facility is producing somewhere between 1,100 and 1,250 masks a day. When asked what the biggest challenge there was in the shift, Harris laughed. “Apples and oranges,”
he said. “It’s just a different animal, and we had to get some different equipment,” Harris said. “Our people are accustomed to sewing in a straight line, a rectangular pillow case. And these, there are some curves, elastic, just a different animal. We needed to find the right steps and the right people to do those steps.” Harris has a friend in Cincinnati
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We need to vote intelligently in November I appreciated Scott Graber's column (“There will be consequences of this crisis,”April 16, The Island News) that began to envision our country post-coronavirus. We citizens can use some of this down time NOW to prepare for the important issues that are coming at us in the near future, notably in the elections in November. I worry that, while we should be able to rely on the information from the White House, the President is not the person to offer unifying national leadership. When campaign theater sub-
sumes facts, we are left with a fact void and a more partisan divide. Respectable media outlets are trying very hard to dig into the hard questions from a variety of viewpoints, from all sides of the political world. They are providing data-based and thoughtful analysis, and this rare national pause gives us time to seriously consider our viewpoints anew. In light of present events, can we afford any longer to ignore the role that wealth inequities,
built throughout our history, play in everything from health to housing to education to food security? We can build a stronger, more unified nation with decent political leadership. Perhaps Mr. Graber might offer examples of a range of reliable journalistic sources that he trusts? We voters need to prepare now to vote intelligently in November. – Carol Brown, Beaufort
Online auctions raise more than $18k for food and beverage workers By Mike McCombs It’s been four weeks since Cathryn Miller’s Facebook group “LOWCOUNTRY AUCTIONS for Bar, Restaurant and entertainment staff out of work” began holding online auctions to benefit specific Lowcountry food and beverage industry work-
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Work continues on the new Harbor River Bridge and can be seen dwarfing the existing bridge. The new structure also has a steeper grade but will allow shrimp boats to pass under without the iconic turret, seen at left, having to open. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
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whose company followed Harris into mask making. “He showed us how he was making them,” Harris said. “We were able to use some of his ideas to benefit us, and I was able to help him get some business. We scratch each other’s backs.” Harris still has about 14,000 masks on back orders. “We can’t fill them as fast as they come,” Harris said. The company is also trying it’s hand in the surgical gown market, with more than 60,000 on order. “We have started gowns but not in our plant,” Harris said. “We have two other companies that sew that
ble. I will be forever in debt to all those who have made this so successful.” Miller has no intention of slowing the site anytime soon as long as there is still work to be done. “As a friend of mine said today, ‘go big or go home.’ We are definitely not going home.”
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Amelia Carter sews surgical-grade cloth masks at Harris Pillow Supply in Beaufort. Submitted photo. help us. Sometimes we contract out strictly sewing jobs. We have not started sewing the gowns here.”
Harris has filled orders for masks for numerous local groups and companies. The Yemassee Police, the
Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Beaufort County Parks and Leisure and Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, as well as numerous local business, have received masks. And Harris has shipped them to hot spots where masks were badly needed – Virginia, Florida, Pittsburgh and New Orleans. While his new product fills an urgent need, Harris admits his motives weren’t entirely altruistic. “We needed to keep the doors open. That was a lot of it,” he said. “But soon, hopefully the demand for masks will drop and the demand for pillows will start picking back up again.” No matter how long that takes, Harris hopes to get back to pillows. “We are not planning on continuing to make masks indefinitely,” he said. “Not at all.”
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Gov. McMaster opens beaches, some retail outlets From staff reports Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order Monday evening lifting restrictions on public access to the state’s beaches, public piers, docks and wharfs, and allowing some of the state’s retailers to reopen. Beaufort County opened all county-managed public piers, docks and beach access by noon, Tuesday, April 21. They are: BEACH AND WATERWAY ACCESS • Alljoy Beach • Bermuda Bluff • Bloody Point • Coosaw Island • Lands End Overlooks • New Daufuskie Beach Access • Old Daufuskie Beach Access • Pappy’s Landing
• The Sands PIERS AND DOCKS • Bluffton Public Dock • Broad River Fishing Pier • Camp St. Mary’s Fishing Pier • C.C. Haigh, Jr. Landing Fixed Pier • Daufuskie Landing Fixed Pier • Factory Creek Fishing Pier • Jenkins Island Pier • Old House Creek Pier • Whale Branch Fishing Pier • Wimbee Creek Fishing Pier Hunting Island State Park, managed by the S.C. State Park System, remains closed until April 30. Public beach access points managed by individual municipalities remain closed until reopened by that municipality’s Council
decision. Hilton Head Island has said its beaches will remain closed through April 30. Open for business Governor McMaster’s executive order Monday allowed the following businesses to reopen, effective immediately: • Furniture and home-furnishings stores • Clothing, shoe, and clothing-accessory stores • Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores • Department stores, with the exception of hardware and home-improvement stores • Sporting goods stores • Book, craft, and music stores • Flea markets • Florists and flower stores All other businesses previously closed by executive
order will remain closed until further notice. Under the order, retail stores must adhere to strict social-distancing requirements, operating at 20% occupancy or five customers per 1,000 square feet, whichever is less. In addition, businesses must not knowingly allow customers to congregate within six feet of one another, excluding families, and must follow relevant CDC and DHEC guidelines. All other executive orders, including the Governor’s “Home or Work” order, remain in effect. South Carolinians should maintain social distancing practices and avoid large groups of people. McMaster creates accelerateSC McMaster on Monday also
announced the creation of accelerateSC, a coordinated economic revitalization plan involving small and large business leaders, healthcare professionals, local government officials, and education professionals. The plan consists of five components of analysis and effort: Response, Protection, Governance, Resources, and Information. James Burns, a partner at the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough, will serve as accelerateSC’s executive director. Burns and the rest of the membership are serving in a voluntary capacity. Gov. McMaster and Lt. Governor Pamela Evette will attend and lead the first meeting of accelerateSC on Thursday of this week. Additional details will be announced at a
later date. On Tuesday, S.C. Senate President Harvey Peeler named three senators to the accelerateSC advisory team. Sen. Tom Davis (R-Beaufort), Sen. Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington) and Sen. Ross Turner (R-Greenville) will work with business and community leaders in developing a coordinated economic revitalization plan for our state. “These three senators have knowledge in business, regulatory and tourism,” Peeler said in a release. “They are prepared to work with the Governor and his advisory team to revitalize our economy while protecting our citizens’ health.” Peeler added, “I, like most South Carolinians, hope that our state can be back at full speed soon.”
City Council wants local option sales tax added to ballot in November By Mindy Lucas At their regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 14, members of Beaufort’s City Council voted in favor of adding a local option sales tax (LOST) to the November ballot. If passed by voters, the tax would add a penny to the current sales tax
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houses in the area solely as investment rentals, they still rely on the rent their house brings to pay for things like maintenance, insurance and taxes – all money that goes back into the area’s economy. “Now it’s sort of sitting empty, and those things are still there,” Geboy said. For those who work directly in tourism, such as short-term rentals, hotels or inns, the economic fallout from the pandemic could be long-term and it could be devastating, say those who work in the industry. “I don’t want to undersell the devastation, and it won’t be just for the short-term rentals or B&Bs,” said Robb Wells, president and CEO for the Greater Beaufort-Port Royal Convention and Visi-
of 7 percent paid by Beaufort County residents and visitors. Of the revenue collected, 71 percent would go back to property owners as a property tax credit. The remaining 29 percent would be distributed among the county and its municipalities. LOST would allow for a credit
against a taxpayer’s real property, personal and motor vehicle tax liability. According to various analyses, a significant amount of the revenue raised through the tax would come from visitors and tourists, a news release from the city stated. Beaufort County Council voted 6
to 5 to add the tax on the November ballot at its meeting April 13. According to estimates prepared by the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, a 1 percent local options sales tax would generate approximately $52 million in revenue in Beaufort County in FY 2021-22.
The lion’s share of that revenue, or $35 million, would go back to residents in the form of property tax credits. Of the remaining $14.3 million, the City of Beaufort would receive approximately $1.5 million in revenue that would be applied toward the city’s capital improvement projects.
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and back of the sand dunes, Weatherford said. “We’ve got material just delivered for about 9,000 more feet of sand fencing.” Much of that new fencing is going to go at the top of the sand dunes to keep the “mama sea turtles from going over the back side.” “Our sand dunes are, on average, 10-12 feet high. That’s great. It’s really going to help with the storm surge if we ever have another one, which I’m sure we will,” Weatherford said. “(The dunes are) sloped gradually on the front to help push the water back out and give the sea turtles places to nest. But the back side is more of a sheer dropoff. The mother sea turtles could climb back up, but babies could not.” Weatherford expects all the sand fencing to be complete in the next week to a week and a half. Closer to the end of month, the park service will award a contract to a vendor who will install between 60,000 and 90,000 plants, such as sea oats, to help maintain and stabilize the sand dunes over the more than two miles of beach where there was beach
re-nourishment. Some time later this year, there are plans to repave everything in the campground and the park, Weatherford said, including the campground road and loops, Hunting Island Drive for North and South Beach and the Nature Center parking lot on the Fripp Island side. The work is funded and approved and will go out in next month or so for bids.” Weatherford said it’s up in the air what the bids are going to look like with weight restriction on the Harbor River Bridge potentially driving up costs.
Park Manager J.W. Weatherford, center, and Carl Berube check out a century-old live oak tree that had to be removed from the campground because of disease. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
It’s just really weird Hunting Island State Park remains closed through April 30. Weatherford said there are discussions going on about what the re-opening of the parks will look like, be it all at once or gradual. But no matter what, Weatherford expects a May 1 opening of some kind for Hunting Island. Weatherford said S.C. Parks, Recreation and Tourism has a delicate job balancing between recreation and conservation.
“As much as we want to protect Hunting Island and we want to protect the sea turtles and the lighthouse, equally as important is providing recreational opportunities for, not just citizens, but tourists …,” he said. “It’s hard to look around and only see a bunch of people wearing gray shirts and green pants and funny looking hats. We’re used to hearing the squeals of boys and girls at the campground and the smells of campfires, and the sounds of people getting in and out of their cars.
Asked if the city expects layoffs or furloughs of any kind this year Prokop said, “absolutely not” “We are not going to have to do that with the measures we’re taking,” he said. While the measures will save the city an estimated $400,000-
$475,000 for the current budget year, city services will be stretched to the limit and the impacts are expected to be felt in 2021 as well as business taxes, as just one example, are based on how businesses did the previous year. “So people who had a bad
year this year, will be struggling into next year,” he said. Another factor that could further exacerbate the city’s economic situation are increased costs on everything from stormwater and facilities maintenance costs, to landscaping and street sweeping
contracts to increases in insurance premiums. The city was recently hit with a 40 percent increase in the city’s tort insurance alone, Prokop said at the meeting. Meanwhile, officials with both federal and state governments have said there will
money to help municipalities that are hurting. “But when and how much is unclear,” Prokop said. “It took us three appeals and almost four years to get our money from Hurricane Matthew,” he reminded council members at the meeting.
tor’s Bureau. Many other businesses that are impacted by tourism, such as restaurants, retail, bike rentals, tour operators and many others will also be negatively impacted, he said. “And that’s a lot of revenue across the board,” he said. In fact, as one of South Carolina’s largest economic drivers, tourism brings in billions of dollars each year to the Palmetto State. Before 2020, the industry was seeing record-breaking years, according to the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT), bringing in $23.8 billion in 2018 alone, the most recent year data was collected. Now, the industry is looking at millions of dollars lost each week. For the week of April 5-11, for example, South Carolina visitor spending was down $268 million, a drop of 87 percent compared to the equivalent week in 2019,
SCPRT related in their latest industry newsletter. Since the first week of March, this equates to a drop of $1 billion or 35 pecent from the same time period in 2019, it said. In Beaufort, it’s particularly impactful, industry officials say, since the county also has a high number of small businesses or small business owners, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. “That’s right,” said Wells. “So let’s get past glossy words like economic impact. These are our friends and neighbors. We see them everyday in the community or at the grocery store and they are struggling.” Across town at The Rhett House Inn, owners Steve and Marianne Harrison have been dealing with the double-edge sword of not only having no business but having to lay off employees as well. “We’re very sad,” Steve Harrison said, adding that the inn, which has been in busi-
ness for 34 years, had to lay off all 11 of its employees. Harrison said they first started receiving cancellations in January and February as people became leery of traveling. The inn tried to stave off the impact by offering gift certificates for other dates, or moving reservations first from March to April, then from April to May. “But it became more and more unlikely we could stay open, especially when the restaurants started closing, and that was big,” he said. “Basically when that happened the town was closed to tourists.” Now, everything feels like it’s on hold, he said. “We feel like someone pressed the pause button on life, and we don’t know when it’s going to come off,” he said. Even the two loan programs he and his wife have applied for – the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and the
Paycheck Protection Program – seem to be on hold or haven’t come through yet. A self-described optimist, Harrison said he’ll hang in there and stay with the inn and the business “until he dies.” “But yes it’s going to be a struggle and for the whole town,” he said. “Hospitality is going to be the last thing that comes back. When people can travel again, the last thing they’re going to want to do is get on a plane.” Bruce, whose Beaufort home remains empty, except for when they are in town, said it saddened her more for the city which she still calls home, rather than her own situation. “I want my city to thrive and be financially stable,” she said, adding that when guests stay at her home, they get a book full of recommendations for what to do and where to go in the area. “They are spending a lot
of money on restaurants and everything else in the area, so not only does it affect the taxes the city brings in and us, but it affects all these other businesses,” she said. Both she and Geboy, as well as Wells and Harrison, all cautioned that when the re-opening begins, it needs to be done carefully and with consideration for the health and wellness of everyone involved. “I want them to be able to come to Beaufort and fall in love with my city,” said Bruce. “But at the same time I don’t want people to come and spread the virus.” Like Harrison and Wells, Geboy also worries about the long-term effect the pandemic will have on Beaufort’s economy. “This is going to have a pretty profound effect on Beaufort,” he said. “That’s for sure.”
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Little things that, without them, make it kind of eerie.” Usually, when there is no one in the park, it’s after a storm has closed the island and made it unsafe for visitors. This time, however, there’s no physical devastation. “We’re here to protect this awesome resource, Hunting Island, for South Carolina and Beaufort County,” Weatherford said. “But we’re about having people in the parks, and it’s just so weird having no one here.”
He also laid out the procedure for when shipping resumed. “Shippers will remain in a staging period of closely supervised quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to the Depot, prior to stepping on our iconic yellow footprints to begin recruit training,” he said. “Staging includes multiple medical checks a day and classes designed to orient and prepare shippers for the challenges of recruit training. “We remain focused on mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 and further hardening our force health posture. This includes following all CDC guidelines on social distancing and hygiene, modifications to the training schedule to assist in the implementation of those guidelines, and the wear of cloth masks by recruits and training personnel.” In addition to these precautions, Parris Island remains closed to the public. Graduation ceremonies are canceled, and leave for new graduates is no longer standard.
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IT’S PICKIN TIME
Dempsey Farms U-pick strawberry fields are open for business and none too soon. Here children seem to frolic from plant to plant as they take advantage of being out of the house on a sunny Thursday afternoon on St. Helena Island. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Warren and Davey Dempsey exercise social distancing at their U-pick strawberry field on St. Helena Island. Davey Dempsey said he and his staff practice social distancing and wear gloves and have sheets of plexiglass between them and their customers. Davey Dempsey also said they give “the kids a chance to get out and play in the sunshine.” Call 843-838-3656 for Dempsey Farms’ harvesting hours.
Anonymous donors ‘gift’ Oak Island to Dataw Island Owners Association From staff reports The green space known as Oak Island on St. Helena Island is now protected from development thanks to a group of anonymous donors from Dataw Island. The group, Oak Island Preservation LLC, comprises an unknown number of Dataw Island residents who purchased the land and donated it to the Dataw Island Owners Association (DIOA) with significant restrictions to assure it will remain protected from development. Oak Island is accessible only by water and via a bridge inside the gated community of Dataw Island, and it has changed ownership several times. The most recent private owner aborted plans to build condominiums and gave the parcel to The Nature Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy determined its best plan for the
island was to re-list it for sale with restrictions requiring much of it to remain natural and for only a few estate-sized compounds to be allowed to be developed. After a short time, Oak Island Preservation LLC came forward with an offer to purchase the land. An acceptable offer initiated a months-long negotiation with The Nature Conservancy and the Beaufort County Open Land Trust to author a set of easements and guidelines that would please all parties. Negotiations were held between Barbara Holmes of the Beaufort County Open Land Trust, Jim Grimsley and his team at Tupper, Grimsley, Dean and Canaday and The Nature Conservancy. “I've never known another attorney or firm to be as responsive and proactive in helping to complete a challenging clos-
ing during an even more difficult period in a short period of time,” Ted Bartlett, general manager of Dataw Island, who acted on behalf of the DIOA throughout the process, said in a release. “Dataw appreciates the stewardship and leadership of Grimsley during the negotiations and the subsequent closing. He and his associates were a solid partner and a real asset during the transition, as was the Beaufort County Open Land Trust. It’s an arrangement that we can all be happy about. A true win-win-win.” The transaction has closed and the property has been transferred to the DIOA to maintain as a passive recreation area. Plans included some minor trail maintenance, addition of benches, and a dog exercise enclosure.
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards more grants from COVID-19 Response Fund From staff reports Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has distributed an additional $90,050 in grants to nonprofit organizations, located in Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper Counties, which are providing food, supplies and supplementing housing-related payments for individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second round of grants awarded from their Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund, which was established in mid-March to rapidly deploy funding to frontline area nonprofits that are addressing the critical and immediate needs
of those experiencing financial hardship caused by the pandemic. In the first round of grants, 11 nonprofits received grants totaling $198,050. The community has donated more than $200,000 to the Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund, according to Chris Kerrigan, president and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. “The community’s response to this crisis has been overwhelming,” Kerrigan said in a release. “In less than a month, our generous neighbors have contributed more than $200,000 to this fund. The Community Foundation
added an additional $150,000 in the first several weeks as part of a match challenge. However, because we understand the severity of the situation and because we take a leadership role in philanthropy in our region – especially during disasters – our board of directors has authorized an additional $50,000 be added into the fund. This brings the total raised to over $400,000.” The grants advisory committee, comprised of community leaders from Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties, met earlier this week to review the second round of grant applications. The following organizations
have received grants: Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen: to purchase food and necessities for the Hot Stuff Food Program that provides meals for low-income, at-risk community members in Bluffton and Yemassee. Hampton United Methodist Church: to purchase food and supplies to expand the Hampton School District One Backpack Buddy Program to 300 participants, adding additional family members and additional meals for families which are food-insecure. Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity: to fund insurance and tax escrow payments, for up to two
months, for approximately 30 percent of Habitat for Humanity homeowners who have lost employment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lowcountry Strong Foundation: to fund meals for unemployed or underemployed hospitality workers in Beaufort County. The program keeps restaurants open while providing meals to workers who face insecurities caused by the impact of COVID-19 on the local hospitality industry. Margaret F. Curtis Food Pantry: to increase capacity due to the tremendous increase in need because of school closings and stay home orders. This food bank
is a resource to low income residents in Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties. New Destiny Center: to provide hot meals to low income, at-risk Jasper County seniors who are confined to their homes due to COVID-19. Kerrigan stresses that the fund is still accepting donations. If you’d like to make a tax-exempt donation to the Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund, you can do so by visiting the Community Foundation’s home page at www.cf-lowcountry.org or by going to the fund’s donation landing page at https://cflowcountry.civicore.com/covid.
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Seabrook car fire under investigation
Just past midnight on Friday, April 17, Burton Fire District firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on Seabrook Center Rd. Firefighters arrived to find fire coming from a Hyundai Genesis which was located on a basketball court. Firefighters extinguished the fire without injuries. However, the vehicle was heavily damaged. The fire is under investigation, and anyone who may have informa-
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tion concerning this fire is encouraged to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
McMaster declares State of Emergency for last week’s severe weather
COLUMBIA – Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2020-24, declaring a state of emergency in response to the devastation caused by the severe weather
event on the morning of Monday, April 13. This declaration does not impact any executive orders issued by the governor in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in any way. It does, however, direct that the state’s Emergency Operations Plan be further placed into effect to continue the state’s response to the severe weather event. Currently, local emergency management officials are assessing the damage caused by the storms in the impacted counties. Once those assessments are completed and relayed to the S.C. Emergency Management Division, the governor will request a federal disaster declaration accordingly.
Right Women PAC endorses Landing in 1st District race
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Right Women PAC, an organization focused on electing solidly conservative women, announced its endorsement of Kathy Landing in the race for South Carolina’s 1st Congressio-
nal District on Wednesday, April 15. Right Women only endorses women candidates who demonstrate they are “pro-Constitution, pro-Second Amendment, pro-law enforcement, pro-life, supportive of President Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda, and advocates for border security, religious freedom, Israel, and veterans.”
AG Wilson sends price gouging cases to local solicitors
COLUMBIA – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has assigned potential price gouging cases to local solicitors around the state so their offices can review them and assign them to local law enforcement to investigate as needed and then possibly prosecute. “We’ve received more than 650 complaints since the Governor declared a state of emergency on March 13 and we’ve been going through those complaints to find ones that could meet our state law’s definition of price gouging,” Attorney General Wilson said. “We want to get moving
on these as soon as possible to get the word out that we are investigating these price gouging complaints and will prosecute the businesses and individuals that violate the law.” Violating the state price gouging law is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, 30 days in jail, or both. The Attorney General’s Office encourages everyone to continue to report potential price gouging cases when they see them. To report them, you can email them to pricegouging@scag.gov, go to our website at www.scag.gov and click on the “Price Gouging Information” at the top of the page, or you can call 803-7373953 and leave a voice message. Please include the following information: • The time, place, address, and name of the business • The price you paid or that’s being charged • Note any prices nearby and get the same information on those businesses • Take pictures that identify the business, along with the price • Provide your name and contact information
HEALTH & SPORTS
The Dirty Dozen – 12 Things to Disinfect Now Special to The Island News While you’ve probably heard it a hundred times, washing your hands regularly and keeping them away from your face are among the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 – or any disease. “Although COVID-19 primarily spreads through person-to-person contact, you might also get sick by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your face,” Ashley Hildreth, RN, Patient Safety Officer at Beaufort Memorial Hospital said. “As a result, disinfecting your home, as well as items you use often — particularly outside of your home — can also protect you and your family from spreading germs.” While “cleaning and disinfecting” are often referred to in the same breath, they are actually different things. “Cleaning rids surfaces of dirt and grime. Disinfecting
kills bacteria and viruses,” Hildreth said. “To prevent germs from spreading in your home, it’s a good idea to disinfect after you clean.” The Dirty Dozen As you go about your disinfecting routine, don’t forget these germy — and often overlooked — items: • Bathroom and kitchen fixtures/faucets
• Car steering wheel • Credit cards, particularly after using them • Dirty clothes hamper • Handles and knobs, including those on doors, cabinets, appliances, mailboxes and cars • Keys • Light switches • Pillows • Purses, backpacks and
briefcases • Remote controls, video game controllers • Smart phones, tablets and laptops • Toys Here’s a quick reference guide for how to clean and disinfect some common items and materials: • Electronics: Cleaning recommendations vary based on brand and type of electronic, so consult the specific manufacturer’s website. As a general rule, use moisture sparingly when you clean and disinfect devices to avoid damaging your gadgets. • Fabrics: Launder according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Use the warmest water possible, and dry completely. • Hard surfaces: Clean with soap and water, then disinfect with an Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA)-registered disinfectant, 70 percent alcohol solution or diluted bleach (4 teaspoons per quart of water or 1/3 cup per gallon of water). Leave disinfectant on surfaces for at least a minute for maximum effectiveness. Stay Safe While fearing possible exposure to harmful germs is enough to send anyone in a cleaning frenzy — be sure to go about it safely. “It’s important to keep yourself safe while cleaning and disinfecting,” Hildreth said. “It’s a good idea to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended safety tips.” These include: • Always wear disposable gloves. Discard immediately after use. • Read product labels carefully. The label will list directions for
use and any important cautions. • Don’t mix. Be careful not to combine cleaning products — especially those containing ammonia with household bleach. • More does not mean better. Avoid using too much of any product. Follow label instructions for use and properly dilute solutions when the directions say to do so. • Open a window. Keep the house well ventilated to avoid overexposure to cleaning chemicals. • Watch expiration dates. Expired cleaners, including bleach, may be ineffective for disinfecting and getting rid of germs. “Disinfecting only adds a few minutes to your cleaning routine,” Hildreth said. “But it can make a significant difference in fighting the spread of disease.”
SENIOR STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT:
Maxwell Davis BHS TRACK & FIELD
By Marlon Belden LowcoSports.com Maxwell Davis was an avid runner long before he became a standout on the Beaufort High cross country and track teams, and he plans to keep running for years after his career with the Eagles comes to an end. Davis’ journey with running started at a young age, when in fifth grade he began training and racing with a local club team. His inspiration and initial drive to begin the sport came from his mother, Denice, who has run several marathons. Despite being cut from his middle school track team, Davis continued to run local 5K road races and held his passion going into high school. Once at Beaufort High, Davis began to crack the varsity lineup during his freshman cross country season, and as a sophomore year he improved his 5K time by
more than three minutes. It was just the beginning of Davis’ high school progression. By the fall of his junior year, Davis had developed into an instrumental part of Beaufort High’s cross country squad, running a 17:30 5K to help the Eagles place fifth at the Class 4A state championship. He continued his success during the spring of his junior year, anchoring Beaufort’s 4×800 relay team to a fourth-place finish at state by posting a 2:05 split to help the Eagles claim back to back team state titles. During the summer before his senior year, Davis began training harder than ever, consistently pushing out 60+ miles per week. “I was motivated to be near the top this year to pull my weight and show how much I had improved over the last few years,” Davis
said. That hard work and perseverance certainly paid off during his final high school cross country season, as Davis placed 12th at state with a time of 16:12 to earn All-State recognition. Since his freshman year of high school, Davis improved his 5K personal best by more than four minutes. Going into his last high school track season, Davis was determined to win yet another state championship with Beaufort, as well as shine in his individual events at state. With spring sports in jeopardy, Davis says he is staying positive and training from home while quarantined. Although his high school career may not have ended as planned, Davis is planning on running at the next level and will be announcing his college commitment shortly.
LowcoSports.com is highlighting high school seniors competing in spring sports who are in danger of having their high school athletics careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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or at least a couple of months now, the country’s most exalted experts on COVID-19, Drs. Fauci and Birx, have been singing the same song. Physical distance is the best and surest modality for preventing exposure to and infection with the novel coronavirus. Regrettably, some of our state leaders, and many of our national leaders have been rather more lackadaisical in their acceptance of this simple common-sense approach to prophylactic protections. All of our country’s medical/health authorities agree that: (1) we do not have anywhere near enough COVID-19 test kits available, (2) we are running out of nasal swabs to obtain the test mucus, and that (3) the country as a whole is woefully unprepared to undertake the massive testing necessary to ensure it is safe to relax our physical distance models. Currently, persons must
Only fools have certainty DAVID TAUB
show COVID-19 symptoms to receive a test, notwithstanding that asymptomatic persons who are actually infected may have already transmitted the virus. South Carolina health officials estimate there may be as many as 1,216 undiagnosed cases in Beaufort county and 21,821 statewide. Have you read Catch-22? A local example puts such truth to power: As of April 15, the data for South Carolina was: 3,656 infections; 107 deaths (a statewide mortality rate of 2.7 percent). For Beaufort County, there were 205 cases of infections and 7 deaths (4 percent mortality rate).
Compared to New York State’s rates, it would appear that we are not in dire trouble. But this is a misleading comparison, because on a population basis, South Carolina’s current infection rate per 100,000 of population is 72. This proportional death rate metric is greater than that experienced by the states of my native Texas, Ohio, California, Wisconsin and North Carolina. This local story should make us sit up and take notice. On Easter Sunday, a close friend experienced some coronavirus symptoms. He logged onto MUSC’s website and took a “virtual” test for COVID-19, which indicated that he should get tested. It listed locations nearest to Beaufort where testing could be obtained. Beaufort Memorial Hospital was NOT on that list, but Hampton County hospital and MUSC were; it is unclear to BMH officials why they were not
listed. Nevertheless, my friend called BMH and was told to come over and they would test him. He hot-footed it over to an empty BMH ER. It took him close to three hours to get the paper work and nasal sample obtained. He was told he had to stay in quarantine in his home until the test results were obtained, and that this would take five to seven DAYS, since the results had to be sent to an outside laboratory for analysis. BMH did not have any rapid-results COVID-19 test kits; BMH had ordered them, but the federal government diverted their order to New York City. Out of compassionate concern for my friend’s health, BMH called the lab and got his results on Wednesday (less than three days). It was NEGATIVE. BMH is ready willing and able to support this county’s citizens in addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
Thank God for the dedication of our local medical heroes. Exercising meaningful leadership is a difficult and exacting task, made all the more challenging when onerous and arduous but critically important decisions must be made in the public interest. Effective government that well serves its citizenry dictates no less, most especially so in times of crisis, such as we face today. Respect and confidence in a government results when “good government” contributes to the well-being of its citizenry. Democratic government cannot survive without the public’s confidence. Fortunately, our county and municipal governments have shown strong leadership in steadfastly advising that we must adhere to a policy of physical disengagement as the best available preventative remedy. How is South Carolina’s
leadership addressing the health and medical needs of its citizens to mitigate the ravages of this menacing enemy, an evil that discriminates against no one? We are all at risk of sickness and death. Have such historically virtuous notions of wisdom, accountability and steadfast leadership become passé in our convoluted modern life? Nay, I believe that during the greatest existential challenge facing our country in over a century, these virtues are mandatory. Paul Keating, erstwhile Australian Prime Minister, provides the litmus test: “Leadership is not about being nice. It’s about being right and being strong.” Should we require that our State and National leaders to be right and strong? Of course, we should! David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999, and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate Judge from 2010 to 2015. He may be contacted at david.m.taub42@gmail. com.
divided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U150523B, U1502-W25B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: TEREZINHA J. DE OLIVEIRA-IRVIN & JOHN PATRICK IRVIN, 8201 LONE OAK CT., MANASSAS, VA 20111. Junior Lienholder: , .
for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
plemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1407-W3E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: MARY LOU MOORE & ARMANDO GILBERTO MOORE, 252 BLUE MEADOW CIRCLE, KATHLEEN, GA 31047. Junior Lienholder: , .
LEGAL NOTICES The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $16854.11 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 17629.81 With a per diem of $ 5.90 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. City of Beaufort PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP 2020-114 FABRIC STORM PANELS FOR PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION The City of Beaufort, South Carolina, is soliciting proposals from qualified licensed manufac-tures and suppliers for the purchase of removable Storm Panels for two historic buildings which are contributing structures in the Beaufort Historic District/Beaufort National Land-mark Historic District. This project is being funded in whole or in part by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. All applicable policies of FEMA, as well as state and federal legal requirements shall apply. The RFP and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort.org/165/ Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator, Jay Phillips, at 843-5257071 or jphillips@cityofbeaufort.org. BIDS will be received by the Finance Department until 2:00 PM ET May 26, 2020. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus and the State of South Carolina Executive Order 2020-12 dated March 21, 2020 regarding “social distancing” practices, bid proposals will be re-ceived electronically, by email in portable document format (pdf) file format. The submittal deadline is 2:00 P.M. ET on May 26, 2020. NOTICE OF APPLICATON Notice of application is hereby given that Larry N. Holman & The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce intends to apply to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Department for a Housing Preservation Grant. This grant will allow The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce to assist low and very low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. These areas will consist of Beaufort and Jasper county in South Carolina. In addition, the HPG program assists rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available to low and very low-income persons. To object to this application for assistance, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2020. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: 1. The name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; 2. The specific reasons why the application should be denied; 3. That the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (If one is requested by the applicant); 4. That the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and 5. Protest must be mailed to: Debbie S. Turbeville, State Director Strom Thurmond Federal Building 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007 Columbia, SC 29201 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1307-W16E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: ADRIAN LOUISE CROSS, 7515 CRESTSIDE LN, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227-1046. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3711 at Pages 685, records of Beaufort County, SC.
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/ or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1305-W13B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: BARBARA J. MORAN & REBECCA LYNN BAILEY, 4688 HYDEPARK CT, RENO, NV 89502. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3624 at Pages 1364, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $28620.20 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 29395.90 With a per diem of $ 12.77 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/ or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other un-
The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3650 at Pages 3337, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $65997.74 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 66773.44 With a per diem of $ 25.64 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/ or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1102-W16O. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: EMILY COLTER , 11938 SW 79TH TERRACE, MIAMI, FL 33183. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3682 at Pages 3102, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $14302.21 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 15077.91 With a per diem of $ 6.40 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney
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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1401-25B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: THOMAS GILBERT HAMILTON , 1323 BUTTERMILK LN, GRIFFIN, GA 30224-5369. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3645 at Pages 1214, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $22671.61 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 23447.31 With a per diem of $ 7.75 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1504-W44B, U1504-W38B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: DAVID BRUCE BECKETT , 2014 TRAEMOOR VILLAGE DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37209-5054. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3711 at Pages 977, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $51870.39 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 52646.09 With a per diem of $ 18.13
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1403-W52B, U1401-W36B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: NATASHA MONIQUE EDLOW & REGINALD THOMAS EDLOW, 1009 LANDRAMS RETREAT, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22401-4672. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3514 at Pages 3283, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $65388.32 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 425.70 Total Amount Due $ 66164.02 With a per diem of $ 17.07 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or sup-
The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3577 at Pages 916, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $11926.57 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 825.70 Total Amount Due $ 13102.27 With a per diem of $ 4.78 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 5/7/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.004819553253307030% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1504-45O. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: EILEEN M. DHYNE & ALPHONSO BELFORD, III, 370 DOGWOOD RD, MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3720 at Pages 1587, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $18541.42 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 825.70 Total Amount Due $ 19717.12 With a per diem of $ 7.88 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777
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Disease an original settler and longtime resident of South Carolina
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t is Friday, April 17, 2020, and I’m in our minimalist, tastefully furnished living room. This room comes with four large windows, two small sofas and salon-style art that crawls the walls. It is a pleasant place to read and, from time to time, say, “Alexa, play Billy Eckstine.” This morning I have a copy of “Plagues and Peoples” (Robert McNeill, Doubleday, 1976); a cup of Eight O’Clock coffee; and “I Apologize” as rendered by Billy Eckstine. Robert McNeill’s book comes with an inscription – “Dr. Graber, Just something to to show our appreciation for a fine series of lectures. … from the ‘Peanut-butter Eaters’ of the Class of 81.” The inside cover is signed by six medical students — peanut butter and jelly eating eating students who once listened to my father pontificate on tuberculosis and tularemia — who must now be in their
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sixties and, presumably, tending their own patients as our pandemic plays out its hand. “Plagues and Peoples” begins in Africa, where our ancestors first came down from the trees and — after they figured out fire — learned to “harvest” antelope, wildebeest and bobcats on the ground. While they could organize themselves into small, efficient hunting parties, they couldn’t do much about the invisible, microscopic parasites that lived on the ground and were also foraging for food. “Opportunities for transfer from one host to another multiply with increased
human density, so that, if and when a critical threshold is surpassed, infection can suddenly develop into runaway hyper-infection.” McNeill explains that human populations in Africa were relatively small; and while bacteria, viruses and fungi were always present, runaway hyper-infection was rare until our ancestors decided to leave Africa and embrace agriculture. We all know that agriculture led to larger, denser populations along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These riverside communities led to kings, taxes, zoning and presented our microbiotic kinsmen with a smorgasbord — an endless, all-you-can-eat buffet. This would lead to what we now label malaria, measles, typhus, yellow fever, tuberculosis and smallpox. America — before European discovery — had a few pathogens. But big-time
killers (cholera, diphtheria, typhus) came with the colonists. We also know that smallpox was the European gift that toppled the Inca and the Aztec civilizations. Two other gifts that also made the Atlantic crossing — malaria and yellow fever — made a huge difference in South Carolina in particular. Walter Edgar (in his “South Carolina History”) says that yellow fever broke out in South Carolina 18 times between 1670 and 1775. During this period, malaria became endemic — always present in the population — and childhood mortality “may have been as high as 80 percent.” In those long gone days, a fiction in play said if you survived your first year in Charleston — if you somehow got through the “sickly season” of August, September, October and November — chances were good that you would survive indefinitely.
But this was mostly an illusion as hundreds of thousands died regardless of the length of their residency. (If you got sick, and recovered, your chances did improve.) Notwithstanding the advertising in England that portrayed South Carolina as salubrious, with “healthy air,” ours was filled with mosquitos, Aegypti and Anopheles, and these creatures kept the colony on the edge of extinction. But immigrants continued to come, many to die before they unpacked their bags. Some did survive making their fortunes raising indigo, rice and eventually long-staple cotton on large plantations. Other than Charleston, there was no significant city, or concentration of people along the South Carolina coast. Yes, I know there were small settlements like Beaufort, Conway and Georgetown. But rice and cotton plantations were large, people kept their distance, and
fevers and chills came between August and November thinning-out the young, the aging, the weaker folks. In 1901, Walter Reed would discover that mosquitoes were the messenger of death insofar as Yellow Fever was concerned. Malaria would be a problem, endemic, well into the 20th century. In fact, St. Helena Island recorded an annual average of eight deaths (among African-Americans) for “malarial fever” between 1920 and 1928. Malaria would eventually be taken-out (in the United States) by DDT following World War II. These mosquito-borne infections would fade from our collective consciousness as the South Carolina coast filled-up with pastel condominiums, resort hotels and retirement communities. Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
Coronavirus may result in best shopping in town
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here are several places in Beaufort that are going to have some incredible merchandise in the near future. Those stores include The St. Frances Center on Lady’s Island, The Treasure House on Boundary Street, Front Porch on Sea Island Parkway, Friends of Caroline Hospice and the Cancer Thrift Store to name just a few. I know these nonprofits will have wonderful outstanding bargains, because there are so many people in our community who are cleaning out their houses and ready to donate. With so much time on our hands and abiding by the “stay at home” order and the social distancing, we have all been cleaning out closets,
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Now what?
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attics, and garages. Seems like everyone I have talked to lately is filling up their cars and spare bedrooms with clothes, furniture, and knickknacks that they want to donate. But the thrift stores are closed for the time being, and the merchandise just keeps mounting up in our homes. The donations are going to be bountiful.
Of course, the list of items to donate is endless. Frames, old lamps, and other items that are sitting around collecting dust will become somebody’s treasure. In our cleaning, we not only found an old desk, but several end tables and a lamp that were moved here to Beaufort, but never used. I can see it now, instead of people lining up outside the grocery stores, there will be lines at the thrift stores with people dropping off their donations. The signs will say “Shelves are full.” It is not only that we are rummaging through closets, we are also looking at our current bedspreads and sheets and are ready for a change. Of course, we may all run out of sheets with everyone
making face masks, but hang onto those old quilts and towels because the animal shelters will still need them. There are other stores too that can use your old items. I pulled out some of my old business suits and realized I could have them dry-cleaned and dropped off at a consignment store like “Where’d you get that.” They may take your items and give you a portion of the sale once they are sold. Even if someone doesn’t want my entire business suit, they might want just the skirt or jacket. As for the “stuff” not worth donating, there is the Convenience Center which has been very busy. The last time I was there I heard one guy yelling over to another, “Don’t
I know these nonprofits will have wonderful outstanding bargains, because there are so many people in our community who are cleaning out their houses and ready to donate.” throw that away. I’ll take it.” Another man’s treasure. So, if you find yourself looking for some good bargains once our thrift stores are opened again, you may discover some wonderful values. But be prepared, there may be a line at the door.
Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.
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SEEKING AN ADVERTISING SALES REP FOR TWO LOCAL PUBLICATIONS
With a lifetime of living with hearing loss, I can appreciate how important it is to hear well in challenging situations.
The Island News and Lowcountry Weekly are looking for an Advertising Sales Rep. to join our growing team in the Beaufort County market. The ideal candidate should have experience in sales and the initiative and ability to develop new sales business for both digital and print ads for our multimedia channels. Our evolving organization is committed to supporting new sales growth by continuing to provide the extraordinary content and reader and client experience we’re known for.
Come in for an evaluation or second opinion and we’ll give you honest answers about hearing loss and hearing aids.
Job requirements are: • Relevant sales experience • Proficiency with computer software and technology • Valid driver license with a good driving record • Excellent written and oral communications skills • Working knowledge of marketing research.
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This position can be either full or part-time. If you believe you can positively impact revenue in our company’s creative culture, please send your resume to: video@islc.net
Are you a business owner who needs help getting your message out? The Island News can help! Our sales team is working closely with local businesses, the backbone of our community, to help them with plans to change their messaging during these difficult times, or to purely remind citizens of their contributions to our community. Email Amanda Hanna (amanda@lcweekly.com) or Betty Davis (betty.islandnews@gmail.com) to discuss new ideas. A8
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LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
THEME: MOTHER'S DAY ACROSS 1. "Ali Baba and the Forty ____," sing. 6. Eureka! 9. Schools of thought 13. Sound of artillery 14. Car nut 15. Without illumination 16. Nosey one 17. Kind of trip? 18. Lasso loop 19. *Little Women's mom 21. *Tracee Ellis Ross on TV 23. ____ o' shanter 24. Quitter's word 25. Like a fiddle? 28. Like Charles Dickens' Tim 30. Quarantine state 35. *Egyptian goddess of fertility 37. Insane, in Spain 39. Mother or daughter, in Italy 40. *Biblical Rebecca's son 41. Online reviews 43. Research facil. 44. Fisherman's decoys 46. Daytime entertainment 47. Furniture wood 48. End of the road, pl. 50. Blatant promotion
52. Swedish shag rug 53. Yours and mine 55. Little squirt 57. *Mother's mom 61. *She fought for Mother's Day, then against it 64. In advance 65. *Bambi's mom 67. Fancy tie 69. Less than fernier 70. I have 71. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host 72. Fairies 73. Galley equipment 74. Feed the fire DOWN 1. Kitchen meas. 2. Stay out of its way! 3. Pelvic parts 4. Tennis great Chris ____ 5. Particular arrangement 6. Away from wind 7. *Mother's favorite gift? 8. Ancient marketplace 9. Part of a scheme 10. No neatnik 11. Sushi restaurant soup 12. One-pot meal 15. Like the States
20. *One of the Gilmore girls 22. Hill dweller 24. One-eyed giants 25. *She played Forrest Gump's mother 26. May edition, e.g. 27. *Worn atop the Queen Mother 29. Denials 31. Nike's "Just ____ ____" 32. Private 33. "Take it back!" 34. *Mother in KrakÛw 36. Lard cousin 38. October birthstone 42. Plural of sputum 45. Rundown 49. Bottom line 51. Kind of ungulate, pl. 54. Where you'll find AM 56. Living room centerpiece? 57. Gamecock's spur 58. *Greek goddess of fertility 59. Bald eagle's nest 60. *Mums' mums 61. Opposite of cheer 62. International Civil Aviation Org. 63. Puppet precursor, possibly 66. *Female gametes 68. CafÈ alternative
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