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GARY KUBIC TO SPEAK TO LIBPA Mr. Gary Kubic, who has served as Beaufort County Administrator since 2004, will be the guest speaker for the August Lady’s Island Business Professionals Association (LIBPA) meeting. His professional career includes 37 years of experience in government administration. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Akron, School of Law in Akron, Ohio.

Specific subjects he has been requested to include in his discussion with our members are: • Where and how intense must the next round of county fiscal cuts have to be for survival?

• What is needed for economic development in Beaufort County?

• Should there be a follow on referendum for the 1% transportation sales tax?

• Is a metro concept realistic for northern Beaufort County?

• Can Beaufort County realistically take any further action in regard to illegal immigration?

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summer art show NEWS

Mayor Keyserling speaks out about recent violence. see page 4

Works such as these by local artist Amiri Farris will be featured at the gallery show.

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n Saturday, August 6, the Red Piano Too Art Gallery is hosting its 19th Annual Summer Art Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This art show is a convergence of more than 50 artists and authors from the Lowcountry and around country.

The “Featured Artist” this year is artist, musician and fine arts educator Amiri Geuka Farris. Amiri is a renowned African-American artist whose works are represented in major collections and museums around the nation including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. Come out and join the artists and authors at the Red Piano Too Art Gallery located at 870 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island. The show is free and open to the public. For additional information, please call 838-2241.

Shop and save during sales tax holiday South Carolina’s annual sales-tax free weekend will take place Friday, August 5 through Sunday, August 7.

The event is traditionally meant to help parents with back-to-school shopping.

During the tax-free holiday,

stock up on items such as clothing, accessories, footwear, school supplies, computers and computer equipment. The regular sales-tax rate is 6%, so that’s how much you’ll save.

In conjunction with the state’s tax-free weekend and the beginning

of school, local Verizon Wireless, Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory Stores will be doubling as collection sites for donated school supplies. These businesses will give the donated school supplies to children who attend the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry.

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ARTworks presents Jambalaya Deux exhibit. see page 12

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Lunch Bunch supports BHS Booster Club see page 24 INDEX

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Writing practice: Filling the blank page A blank page beckons a writer to fill it with thoughts and creative insights. TCL Life Enrichment instructor Katherine Tandy Brown will lead a session at the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL)’s Beaufort campus on the art of filling the blank page to engage the creative journey of any writer, whether beginner, experienced or lapsed.

With Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing

Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within” as a road map, Brown will guide attendees through a series of timed writing practices. A seasoned writing instructor and longtime Zen practitioner, Goldberg revolutionized the writing world with her method, which encourages writers to trust their own voices, preaching a gentle and forgiving attitude toward craft.

“Writing practice works to ‘free the writer within’ for a writer of any genre and any age by eliminating the self-critic, that scathing voice which tells a writer the work-in-progress is not good enough.

Writing practice boots that critic right out the door, allowing a writer to simply write in his or her own voice,” says Brown.

Katherine Tandy Brown has been a successful freelance writer for 20 years

and has led a wide variety of writing workshops on freelance, travel, memoir and peaceful life writing (based on meditation and recollection). She is also a Coaches Training International writing coach.

The class will take place Saturday, August 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at TCL Beaufort campus. Cost $69. To register, call 843-525-8205.

Street Music on Paris Ave in Port Royal Mark your calendars now for the ninth season to begin in August. This series will celebrate American Roots Music. Roots music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American music. The music is considered American either because it is native to the United States or because it developed there, out of foreign origins, to such a degree that it struck musicologists as something distinctly new. It is considered “roots music” because it served as the basis of music later developed in the United States, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and jazz.

All August and September concerts begin at 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 13: Sugar Blue, A True Harp Hero Considered to be one of “the foremost harmonica players of our time” by Rolling Stone, this Grammy Awardwinning harmonica virtuoso is not your typical bluesman. Sugar Blue bends, shakes, spills flurries of notes with

simultaneous precision and abandon, combining dazzling technique with smoldering expressiveness and gives off enough energy to light up several city square blocks and he sings too.

Saturday, August 27: Lost In Holland “An awesome fusion of sound ... Josh’s brilliant folk twinged guitar runs being complemented by Michael’s wonderful, soaring cello.” — Scott Sandie, Broken Arrow Magazine. Iraq war veteran Josh Hisle pairs with Michael Ronstadt to create the sounds and lyrics of undeniable depth (as commented by Neil Young at Sundance.) Michael’s extreme cello style and extensive knowledge of songwriting and performance bring a blazing fire of skill, emotion and delivery that will leave you amazed, among other things. This duo, this revolution, is nothing short of brilliance.

Saturday, September 10: Elise Witt Georgia-based Elise Witt sings her Global, Local & Handmade Songs in a dozen languages, including sign. Elise

has been a cultural ambassador to South Africa, China, Italy, Nicaragua, and Switzerland, and she has crisscrossed the United States from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Minneapolis’ Gingko Coffeehouse to Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe to the Kennedy Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. During her performance in Port Royal, she will be joined by students from Lady’s Island Elementary School, after spending classtime together crafting a new anthem for their arts-infused school.

Saturday, September 24: Boulder Acoustic Society Boulder Acoustic Society’s music is haunted by the past and focused on the future. It’s indie-folk that draws from Appalachian roots, gritty gospel and the contemporary urban soundscape.

BAS’s mission to merge tradition with innovation produces a unique sound and an unforgettable live entertainment experience. “Punchline,” the band’s current release on Austin’s Nine Mile Records has been hailed at home and abroad for forging “a new wave of American roots music.”

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STRAIGHT TALK

The time has come to speak out Very often when faced with unsettling experiences we sit back and look to the “experts” to move in and do the work. What I am writing about has nothing to do with experts, it is about members of a community facing up to a problem and investing our time, our energy and our resources, as we best can, to prevent or mitigate a very serious the problem.

To get on with my message: I am angry that young men are shooting at each other, threatening the lives of innocent bystanders and staining our community with their blood.

I am also angry that young women have, in some cases, “stood by their man’s side” and enabled them to think that carrying a gun, fighting and talking tough is cool.

For the past two weeks I stayed tight lipped because I feared my writing about this troublesome subject as mayor would further elevate the situation to crisis level and raise a level of panic in the community. But I cannot stand by without saying something and encouraging a constructive conversation about how we can work together to keep our community safe.

But first I must thank our City Police Matt Clancy and his able officers and Sheriff J.P Tanner and his able deputies who have arrived at almost every crime scene in less than a minute and expedited investigations resulting in the timely apprehension of perpetrators.

Furthermore I would like to thank them for the continued movie club for youngsters and for being even more visible at places where there was trouble in the past and might be in the future, has been or might, based on records and intelligence. And I would like to thank them for attending each neighborhood or crime watch monthly meeting, when invited, and for taking an active role in the newly established Neighborhood Improvement Team.

The challenge of youth violence is a challenge that cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. And it is unreasonable for us to sit back with that expectation.

No matter how many officers are on the streets, they cannot be in every home, in every business, in every park and in every school detecting there is something wrong with those who are thinking about committing such crimes, and then catching them and intervening before the violent act takes place.

Law enforcement cannot cover Burton and the islands where young

Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling can be reached by email at billyk@islc.net.

people have nothing better to do than walk around in large groups falling prey to the few who might lead them down the road to making poor choices.

They cannot supervise young men and women who have been turned away because the Charles Lind Brown Center shut down except for day camp for youngsters. They cannot supervise young people who have been turned away because the Boys & Girls Club closed the Teen Center for lack of funding. They cannot supervise young people who cannot find summer jobs because the economy slowed down.

They cannot supervise young people whose parent or parents are off at work and not able to provide ample support for their children. How can we in good conscience sit on the sidelines and ask the hard working men and woman in our law enforcement agencies to take all the heat when things go wrong.

I am not talking about the perpetrators who need to be caught and taken off the streets. Rather I am talking about the innocent victims who are led astray because there is not enough positive leadership in our homes, in our businesses, in our governments, in our places of worship and on our streets.

Over the past week, I have interviewed law enforcement officers and learned that, notwithstanding the budget crunches faced by local government, there is stronger and broader police coverage in The city of Beaufort and throughout Beaufort County than ever before. There are far more police-generated calls by police officers than calls from the public. This means historically quicker response times, apprehensions and arrest.

There are, I am sure, lots of theories about how and why young people fall astray, how families are not doing what they used to do, how schools are letting us down by not better educating and disciplining students. There are lots of theories about drugs, gangs and other criminal activity.

That said, I am hearing way too few theories or action plans outlining how we all come together to protect the community we love so dearly.

Two or more years ago, County Councilman Herbert Glaze called a

community meeting at the Burton Wells Recreation Center. The room was filled as he introduced an organization called CAVE which stands for Citizens Against Violence Everywhere. Those of us in the emotion packed setting heard from our sheriff, our solicitor, our city police chief and scores of clergymen all of whom were sounding a call to the community to engage in stopping violence. To me the most insightful speaker was a young man who recently returned home to Beaufort from doing time in a state penitentiary. He told his story, about having made bad choices in the people he hung out with, getting involved in selling and taking drugs and the price he paid by serving time.

And it was insightful. His advice to all of us was that if we really wanted to find the answers to reducing violent crime among our younger people, we each needed to go home and look in the mirror. We are the answer!

What we are facing is not a police challenge. It is a community challenge we must not dodge, but embrace.

Please take time to look around and let the police know if you see someone on the verge of making poor decisions.

Please take time to call law enforcement if you see something suspicious or something that does not seem right.

Please take the time to look outside your window every now and then to see what is going on that could become troublesome if not addressed.

Please take to time to ask your spiritual and religious leaders to have a conversation about young people shooting at each other emphasizing that if directed in the right way most young people can make good choices rather than bad choices. Explain to them that cool is not cool. And the work with me to get safe places like the Charles Lind Brown Center and Boys & Girls Clubs back open. If nothing else they provide a safe haven for young people who otherwise could make poor decisions.

Please take time to look to your inner self for answers.

I’m pleading with you to start the discussion, to take personal actions to protect your neighborhoods and our city and county. Work with us; share your experiences and expertise. And even open your eyes, rather than close them, to what is happening and then lend a helping hand to fix it.

By working together, we are going to turn this around. And if we are vigilant in our commitment to chase violence out of our community, we will be all the better for it.

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Beaufort Fund grant applications available The Beaufort Fund of Coastal Community Foundation now has 2011-2012 grant applications available.

The Beaufort Fund is a permanent funding resource managed by Coastal Community Foundation which benefits charitable programming in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties.

Grant requests of up to $15,000 each will be accepted from any nonprofit organization, as long as its work benefits

citizens in the four-county area served by the fund. The application deadline is Friday, August 19.

Begun in 1998 with a multi-million dollar gift by an anonymous Beaufortarea family, The Beaufort Fund has awarded more than $4.5 million in grants to nonprofit organizations working in the fields of education, basic human needs, conservation, health, community development, and the arts.

In those thirteen years of Beaufort Fund grantmaking, 577 awards have been made, impacting 157 grantee organizations. This year, the Fund expects to award $500,000 to area nonprofits.

Decisions about grants from the Beaufort Fund will be made by the Foundation with recommendations from an Advisory Committee of fourcounty area residents.

The deadline for applying is August 19.

Computer-friendly applications are available: http://www. coastalcommunityfoundation.org/pdf/ beaufort_application.doc.

Charitable organizations may also request a copy of the complete application guidelines by calling the Community Foundation at (843) 379-3400, or by e-mail at Edna@ CoastalCommunityFoundation.org

MidTown Square residential sprinkler system to boost safety Offering expanded safety features, including residential sprinklers, in new downtown Beaufort housing will create a safer community, said Beaufort Fire Chief Sammy Negron, MidTown Square developer Steven Tully and builder Allan Patterson.

The design would feature recessed sprinkler heads throughout the living area of the homes now being constructed at

Bladen and Adventure streets.

“When we can create interior residential sprinkler systems, tied in with active alarms and a highly-trained, well equipped fire department, we create a safer place for people to live and a safer city because of reduced risk of fire,” Negron said.

The expected cost of the residential sprinkler system in the MidTown Square homes is approximately $2 per square

foot, Tully said.

While the engineering and designs are well under way, challenges remain, Tully and Negron said.

High ceilings require a larger, one-inch water meter per house, upgraded from the 3/4–inch version that Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority typically approves. Adding the larger-flow water meter brings an added cost from BJWSA.

“It is our hope that we can demonstrate to Beaufort-Jasper Water that this upgrade is for the safety of the residents and the safety of the neighborhood, and that they will waive the increased fee for the larger water meter,” Negron said.

State law prohibits water utility companies from charging more than actual costs for taps and equipment related to residential sprinkler systems.

news briefS Electronics recycling and document shredding

The Beaufort County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling has scheduled a special Electronics Goods Collection and Document Shredding Event Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event was planned as a convenience to citizens after the state made it illegal to dump electronics in the landfill. Residents are encouraged to bring their broken computers, televisions, and other electronic appliances for disposal. Secure shredding of personal and tax documents will also be provided at this event. Two county public works sites will accept the items: the Public Works North site at 140 Shanklin Road near the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort and the Public Works South site at 102 Benton Field Road off Burnt Church Road, Bluffton. Acceptable electronics include such items as computers, printers, scanners, power supplies, monitors, UPS, hard drives, servers, lap tops, cables & wires, surge protectors, switch boxes, sound equipment, tape drives, power supplies, calculators, copy machines, VCRs, DVD players, electric motors, cash registers, overhead projectors, transformers, test equipment, telephones, cell phones and other goods.

For more information or for instructions regarding the recycling of large quantities, please call the Beaufort County Division of Solid Waste and Recycling at 255-2734.

Beaufort Soil & Water district board meeting

Beaufort Soil & Water Conservation District Board meeting will be held August 11, 2011 at 4:00 pm at 817 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC. For more information call 522-8100. Agenda includes routine staff and partnership reports for the month of July 2011.

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Beaufort, Port Royal seek combined ISO upgraded fire rating Working together with improved firefighter training and equipment, the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department is seeking a joint Insurance Services Office (ISO) fire rating that could greatly benefit commercial property owners in both Beaufort and Port Royal, Beaufort Fire Chief Sammy Negron said.

For 15 years, Beaufort has enjoyed one of the state’s highest fire insurance ratings — an ISO 2. That can translate to annual savings on fire insurance premiums, particularly for commercial properties.

Insurance companies can use the ISO rating as an indicator of a community’s ability to provide fire protection.

“With our combined firefighting capability with Port Royal, with our strong water supply system and hydrants, and with our new equipment, we are confident we can earn a joint ISO 2 rating for both the City of Beaufort and the Town of Port Royal,” Negron said. The rating team will be in the Lowcountry through Aug. 5.

A joint ISO 2 rating would keep Beaufort’s fire rating stable and boost Port Royal’s — which could mean more fire insurance savings as developers consider renovating the Port of Port Royal property and others in the town, Port Royal Town Manager Van Willis said.

“We have the right equipment, we have a well-trained group of firefighters and we have fire stations in the right locations,” Willis said. “As a community, we are excited about the ISO review coming up.”

Additional benefits of a joint ISO rating include allowing joint purchases of new equipment, saving both Port Royal and Beaufort taxpayers money.

The shared equipment would serve the shared ISO, Negron said.

The ISO rating system measures the major elements of a community’s fire-suppression system and develops a

numerical grade from one, the highest, to 10. Beaufort is a Class 2 ISO community and Port Royal carries a 3/9 ISO 3 — but missed the Class 2 rating by just three points in 2003.

The goal: Bring all of Port Royal up to a Class 2 ISO and maintain the City’s Class 2, Negron said.

“Since 2003 when the Town of Port Royal received their last rating and 1991 since the City of Beaufort received ours, our fire department has been working toward strengthening both ISO ratings,” he said.

Here’s how the review process works, according to the Insurance Services Office: Fire alarms: 10 percent of the overall grading is based on how well the fire department receives fire alarms and dispatches its fire-fighting resources.

Field representatives evaluate the communications center, the number of operators at the center and the listing of emergency numbers in the telephone book. Field representatives also look at the dispatch circuits and how the center notifies firefighters about the location of the emergency.

Engine companies: 50 percent of the overall grading is based on the number of engine companies and the amount of water a community needs to fight a fire. ISO reviews the distribution of fire companies throughout the area and checks that the fire department tests its pumps regularly and inventories each engine company’s nozzles, hoses, breathing apparatus and other equipment.

ISO also reviews the fire-company records to determine: • type and extent of training provided to fire-company personnel • number of people who participate in training • firefighter response to emergencies • maintenance and testing of the fire department’s equipment.

The Burton Fire District has responded to more emergency calls from January to June 2011 than the same time period in 2010. Emergency medical and brush fires represent the sharpest increase.

Brush fires biggest concern for Burton firefighters With half of the year 2011 in the history books, the Burton Fire District is analyzing its numbers as part of its strategic planning to ensure it is delivering, and prepared to deliver in the future, cost effective and efficient services.

So far in 2011 the Burton Fire District has responded to 1,426 emergency calls, already surpassing amount of calls from the January to June time frame last year.

While the majority of responses are for emergency medical help with 873 responses, also an increase from 2010, the

number of outdoor fires was the sharpest increase with 73 fires so far in 2011.

The Burton Fire District also responded to 109 motor vehicle accidents, 55 of which resulted in injury; Burton firefighters have also responded to just under 50 building fires since January which include providing assistance to fires within Port Royal, Beaufort and Sheldon.

Burton fire officials state that brush fires this year, some of which have caused damage to property and injury to residents, have been a particular concern.

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BUILDING A BRIDGE

SC sea turtle nest updates

Photos by Bob Sofaly

RIGHT: Ray Bazemore, center, of Border Rebar in Gastonia, N.C. makes sure all the re-bar is in place on Friday afternoon in Port Royal.

BELOW: Ray Bazemore, far right, makes sure the work is done right as Marcus Graham, left, pulls on re-bar for the retaining barrier as William Terry, and Darren Stephens tie it off with wire on Friday on the Port Royal side of the sister bridge of the J.E. McTeer Bridge.

Marcus Graham, front, and William Terry of Border Rebar in Gastonia, N.C., tie off re-bar for the last section of the deck Friday afternoon on the Port Royal side of the sister bridge of the J.E. McTeer Bridge.

Concrete should be poured this week, leaving only the approach slab and adjoining highway, according to Ray Bazemore of Border Rebar.

A car whizzes by the retaining wall near the foot of the sister bridge to the J.E. McTeer Bridge on Friday afternoon in Port Royal. Work on the deck of the bridge connecting Lady’s Island to Port Royal is about to be completed. Workmen with Border Rebar in Gastonia N.C. were finishing the last of their re-bar work.

VOTE HUNTING ISLAND AS MOST POPULAR PARK Coca-Cola is conducting a contest in which the three most popular parks nationwide will receive $175,000 each. The top three are determined by a popular vote. We need your help to vault our favorite park — Hunting Island, of course — into contention.

Right now, we are in the top 60 — that’s out of all the parks in the country. You can vote as often as you like, follow these steps: 1. Go here: http://www.livepositively.com/#/ americasparks/vote You should see a map with a bunch of blue markers. Enter “Hunting Island State Park” into the “Search for a Park” blank above the map.

2. After about Hunting…you will see a menu drop

down where you can click on the full, proper name for Hunting Island, then hit the red “Go” button to the right.

3. A pink pin appears at the approximate location for Hunting Island, click on it.

4. A box appears, offering a tab, “Vote for this Park”, click the vote tab.

5. You now have to fill out a string of letters and/or numbers. If you’ve filled it out correctly (it’s small, be careful), a new box will appear that says, “Thank you for voting.”

6. Hit Close, go back to the map and click on the pink pin again and again — you can vote as often as you have time.

Sea turtle nesting in 2011 has started out extremely strong with most of the coast reporting higher than normal nest counts.

About 2,545 loggerhead nests have been reported on project beaches along the South Carolina coast.

As the peak of hatching season approaches, the support of South Carolina coastal residents and visitors is needed to raise awareness and educate visitors to Keep Lights Out for Loggerheads. When hatchlings emerge from the nest, they are attracted to the blue and green wavelengths of light naturally reflected off the ocean through celestial light. They use this natural light cue to navigate from the nest towards the ocean. If an artificial light source on the beach is brighter than the natural light, hatchlings will head towards this artificial source. This is known as disorientation and occurs when artificial beach lighting is brighter than the natural ocean horizon. In these instances, hatchings will crawl away from the ocean toward bright, artificial lights, causing them to be more susceptible to predators and exhaustion. Learn more about Keep Lights Out for Loggerheads at: www.dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle/ lights.htm.

You can help by turning out all lights in your house that are visible from the beach, dusk to dawn, from May through Oct. Closing blinds and drapes on windows that face the ocean also reduces the light pollution on the beach. If a sea turtle hatchling is disoriented by artificial light, federal fines for harming a threatened or endangered species can reach $25,000. County and local lighting ordinances exist to protect sea turtles. Violating local or county lighting ordinances carry fines up to $500.

The average nest incubation duration for a loggerhead sea turtle is 55-60 days. Nests begin to hatch around mid- to late-July and hatchlings continue to emerge through October. After a turtle nest has hatched, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff and volunteers evaluate the remaining contents of the hatched nest to determine the success of each nest. To keep up in real time with the number of nests laid and hatchlings that have emerged, visit the South Carolina Online Nest Monitoring System sponsored by Seaturtle.org.

The DNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program (www.dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle) is responsible for managing and protecting sea turtles in the state of South Carolina.

This program has several all-encompassing components: management, monitoring, research, and education. More specifically, this program implements management techniques to mitigate activities that may impact sea turtles and provides training and support to more than 1,100 volunteers across the coast who protect nests and document sea turtles that wash ashore (strandings).

DNR staff members also perform necropsies on fresh dead strandings and respond to live strandings in need of care.

The loggerhead, South Carolina’s state reptile, has a rich reddish-brown carapace (shell) and yellow plastron (underside).

The loggerhead’s large skull provides for the attachment of strong jaw muscles for crushing whelks and crabs. Loggerheads leave the cold coastal waters of South Carolina in the winter and are often seen along the western edge of the Gulf Stream. Adult loggerheads can weigh as much 300 pounds and reach up to four feet in shell length.

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lowcountry social diary Showcasing the most happening events, people and gatherings Beaufort has to offer.

How I spent my summer vacation

(and why I appreciate Beaufort now more than ever!)

By Lanier Laney

Just got back from two weeks in the “Nawth” where luckily I ran into Beaufortonian after Beaufortonian. First stop Boston, flew up with the wonderful realtor Colleen Baisley, who was visiting family there. (And yes, I was the lucky one who got the screaming baby right in front of me the whole flight.) Boston was lovely, bustling with tourists galore, and then onto Portland, Maine, to visit new Beaufortonians Caroline Denham and her painter husband Peter Rolf.

Caroline and Peter have been coming to Beaufort for the past nine years, renting houses during the winter months, so you may have met them. She is a super person and he is a nationally renowned painter whose work sells for five figures.

They just bought a house on King Street and they plan to spend much of the year here now (with Peter painting many scenes around Beaufort). I hope you will join me in welcoming them. The second day there we all went to the beautiful Maine waterside home of Jock and Day Copperthwaite’s called The Narrows where they treated us all to a luncheon of fresh lobsters caught right off the dock! An amazing experience for a first time Mainer like myself. Jock and Day use to own Bonny Hall plantation, and now live most of the year in their home on Lady’s Island. Lots of Beaufortonians like Heather Winch have visited their home in Maine and they mentioned a list of other Beaufortonians who have houses not far away. (Who knew Beaufort were so well represented in Maine?!)

Maine is beautiful and just like the paintings by the legendary Andrew Wyeth, who also has a Beaufort connection. His sole dealer Frank

Lanier Laney Above: Beaufortonians Day Copperthwaite, Terry Sweeney, Caroline Denham and Jock Coppethwaite in Maine.

Right: Maine lobster platter.

Fowler lives in Sheldon at Dean Hall Plantation. His wife Gay told me to go visit the Olsen house not far from the Copperthwaites’ which was just put on the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It the one made famous by the painting “Christina’s World” which I am sure you remember. The woman lying in a field looking back at her old Maine home. What you may not know is that Christina was cripple and that was as far from the house she could drag herself (thus Christina’s ‘World’). Wyeth said he was driving down the road and saw a woman dragging herself through

her vegetable garden and was transfixed.

What resulted was 20 years of painting her house and family and the creation of one of America’s most famous works of art.

Maine was just beautiful, so neat and trim. But it turned out to be a heat wave and was 101 and most people have no air conditioners. It’s a lot like South Carolina, without the friendliness though. Neighbors sitting on porches were shocked in some cases when I said hello and said nothing in return. The one who did say “hey” back turned out to be from Virginia.

Next stop was Sag Harbor in the Hamptons where I missed two fellow Beauftonians by just minutes at the wine store, according to the cashier.

Not sure who they were. But also in the town next door (South Hampton) were Beaufortonians Karen Noel, John Horton and Kathy Tupper visiting her sister, who also has a home in Habersham.

We headed home after a few days and got to stop at the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, N.C., which was fun.

Ava, of course, for those too young to remember, was one of the world’s most beautiful movie stars. She had never been out of the tiny town of Smithfield until she went to New York on the train to visit her sister at age 17. Her sister was married to a photographer who took her picture her first day there and put it in his storefront window. Someone from MGM walked by and saw the photo and signed her to a seven-year contract with the movie studio the next day. Her sister accompanied her to Hollywood the next week and eight months later Ava married Mickey Rooney, who was the biggest star in the world at the time.

Then later married Frank Sinatra. Fast work for a girl from a small Southern town like Beaufort!

What did I learn on my summer vacation? I saw some incredibly beautiful places in Maine and the Hamptons, but when I arrived back in Beaufort, it was just as beautiful as any of the best places I had been. With one big difference: Everyone in Beaufort is nice. And friendly. We are truly blessed with great, fun, friendly people here and should never ever take it for granted! It’s a real rarity in this “me first” world out there.

So glad to be home where I can smile and say hi to everyone again.

New restaurant opens in town There was a trial “soft opening” of the new Port Royal Pasta Company last week to test out the new staff. Everyone I spoke with there that night thought the food was just great.

My steak was cooked perfectly, and the wait staff was super friendly and “on it.”

Beaufort native, Keith Potts, of Keith’s Place, is the new general manager and he is being helped out in the kitchen by Josh McLean, most recently the popular chef at Plum’s, and Rory O’Conner, the grill master from Breakwater.

Linda Baldwin is the very capable manager. The wine list is excellent and affordable.

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It is going to be great to have a good restaurant on the west side of Beaufort. It’s located on Ribaut Road, right at the

border of Port Royal near the turn off to the new Lady’s Island bridge in the old “Joe’s Spaghetti House” location, at

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1430 Ribaut Rd. It opens this week at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and dinner and will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30

a.m. until 9 p.m. (Friday and Saturday till 9:30 p.m.) Good luck to Keith and the great staff there!

social diary

Happy 30th Birthday, Abby

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riends and family gathered at the Mitchellville Pool Saturday, July 30th, to surprise Abby Mitchell for her 30th birthday. The evening began with a wonderful serenade to the tune of “Favorite Things,� written and performed by several family members, coworkers and friends of Abby. A wonderful Lowcountry Boil and plenty of beverages followed, allowing the guests to fill their stomachs while attempting to cool off in the summer heat. The night continued with plenty of karaoke, dancing and dips in the pool. Lowcountry Photobooth of Beaufort (www. lowcountryphotoboothinc.com) added to the entertainment by providing a photo booth so the event could be remembered by all.

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social diary

Open Land Trust supports SILO More than 20 members of the Beaufort County Open Land Trust gathered for an Elliot House Porch Party on Monday evening, July 25, to hear about a new business in Beaufort. SILO-Beaufort, which stands for Sea Islands Local Outlet, is a new online grocer where customers can purchase a huge variety of food directly from local growers and food producers. The business model was developed in Beaufort and currently has more than 180 members, including two restaurants, Maggie’s Pub and Panini’s Cafe. Since its inception in May, SILO has facilitated more than $10,000 of food purchased directly from farm to table. The SILO shopfront is located in the Habersham Marketplace. For more information please visit the website: www.silo-beaufort.com.

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Christmas in July F

estival of Trees held its first Christmas in July on Saturday, July 30 from 12-4 p.m. at Coosaw Point River Club located at 20 The Horseshoe, Beaufort. The fundraiser event featured live music, swimming and even photos with Santa Claus. Kids could enjoy real snow, water slides, games, a jumping house, water, soda, snacks, snow cones and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches provided by Hobbit Hills Preschools. For adults, there was an unlimited barbecue buffet by Palmetto Smokehouse, beer, goodies from the Gift & Gourmet Shop and Absolute vodka snow cones.

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profile

An in-depth look at the people, businesses and organizations that shape our community

Jambalaya

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The artwork of Diane Britton-Dunham & James Denmark

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t’s a bit of dis and a lil bit o dat, it’s going to be HAWT, oh yeah! This gallery show at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center, Jambalaya Deux, features influences from the Sea Islands’ Gullah, to Louisiana’s Congo Square — as the title implies, anything good goes in the pot.

The opening reception will be held Friday, August 5, 6 to 8 p.m., free to the public with music by Phil Griffin. Meet the glamorously earthy Lowcountry painter Diane Britton-Dunham and the evocative, world-renown collagist James Denmark. Both artists have a taste for multi-media spices and both are based in Beaufort. The gallery is free to browse Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 843-379-2787, go online at www.ArtWorksInBeaufort. org, or visit 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC, 29902.

DIANE BRITTON-DUNHAM Diane’s paintings are well known because of their brilliant coloring, intricate human and landscape forms, and themes that represent life in South Carolina’s Low Country region and the bayous of Louisiana. A self-taught mixed media artist and instructor, Dunham has received honors and awards from organizations like the Artisan Center, the Gullah Festival, and the Beaufort Art Association and others.

Diane said for this exhibit she will be focusing on connecting the Gullah and Creole cultures. Her mixed-media art includes pastels, water color, acrylics and ink and pen. She said she’s excited to display a mixture of everything — from abstract work to conventional pieces — without strict mediums.

“It’s a little bit of everything, that’s why it’s called Jambalaya,” she declared.

Diane said she changed directions after her sister passed away recently. “I want my pieces to reflect the lightness of spirit and soul ... to reflect freedom of the body.”

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Above: Beach Bums (Gullah Creole Trio) Left: Liller’s Laundry, both works by Diane Britton-Dunham

profile Continued from Page 6 JAMES DENMARK James Denmark was born in Winter Haven, Fla., on March 23, 1936, into a family of artists. He was exposed to color and form at an early age by his grandmother, a wire sculptor and quilt artist, by his grandfather, a bricklayer noted for his unique custom design molds, and his mother who was gifted with an intuitive feeling for design and a fastidiousness for detail which she expressed in all aspects of her daily life. This rich beginning is the root James of James Denmark’s Denmark creative expression.

He attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida on a sports scholarship. While pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Art at FAMU, Denmark came under the tutelage of the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis, who exposed him to great traditions and accomplishments of the African -American art movement. After graduating from FAMU, Denmark moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., and began a career as an art teacher in the public school system.

From 1973 to 1976, Denmark earned

his Master of Fine Art Degree at the prestigious Pratt Institute of Fine Art in New York. While at Pratt, Denmark met and was nurtured by an immensely talented community of artists. During this period he was heavily influenced by such abstract expressionists as Jackson Pollack, Clifford Still, Willem de

Kooning. He began experimenting with collage. Prior to this period, he worked primarily in watercolors and charcoal.

Denmark has a natural affinity for the difficult and largely improvisational medium of collage and quickly developed his own unique and easily identifiable style. With brightly hand colored

papers, found papers, fabric and objects, Denmark creates compositions that go beyond the superficial and transitory and focuses, instead, on what is eternal and universal.

James Denmark and his wife, Ethel, now enjoy living in rural Yemassee, South Carolina.

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sports&recreation

From fishing to football, the hard work of athletes of all ages deserves recognition

YMCA SWIM TEAM RANKED 8TH in SC The Beaufort YMCA Aquatic Club, the Tigersharks, placed eighth in the state of South Carolina YMCA summer league championship on July 16-17, held in Newberry, S.C. The team — Hunter Johnson, Mary Barras, Joseph Barras, JP Barras, Tim Barras, Laura Barras, Maya Bostwick, Carsyn Bostwick, Sam McFee, Lexi Franzen, and Graham Ruff — had great individual performances overall. In particular, Laura Barras placed second in the 13-14 year old women’s age group, while Joseph Barras placed first in the 9-10 year old boys age group. We are very proud of all the team’s accomplishments for the summer season, and look forward to the winter season, which will start September 12. For more information about joining, please visit www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com or email aquaticsymca@hotmail.com.

Team picture, minus Hunter Johnson, Graham Ruff, and Logan Mcfee.

Coach Rick Simonds with Laura and Joseph Barras.

Left: Joseph Barras after winning the 200 Freestyle.

Right: Carysn Bostwick swimming a 50 freestyle.

final water festival championship sports series standings • Champions: Beaufort Naval Hospital • Second Place: Waters Edge Methodist Church • Third Place: Lee Distributors • Fourth Place: Beaufort Memorial Hospital

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bombers take first place

This is a picture of the Beaufort Riptide baseball team taken at the Lexington Oaks Grove Baseball Complex. This was the first of many tournaments for these young guys.

The team lost the championship game to take second place overall for the tournament.

Front row, from left to right: Hayden Jennings, Joshua Denton, Wes Graves, Rhogue Wallace, Jeramiah Simmons, Julius Reynolds, CJ Robinson, Ian Fontenot, Cohen Bruner, PJ Daley, Mason Westerfield. Coaches in back row, left to right: Richard Jennings, Jim Denton, Bobby Graves, Al Wallace, Brett Westerfield.

The Beaufort Bombers 14U girls fastpitch softball team won first place in the WFC Beat the Heat With the Bats softball tournament in Summerville, SC on Saturday, July 31.

They were undefeated throughout the tournament. Pictured are left to right, first row is PJ Daley ( bat boy), Natalie Moore, Olivia Beine, Alison Brendlen, Madisen Norris, Johnnie Brendlen (bat boy). Back row: Lauren Waters (Assistant Coach), Mari Cook, Kaytee Dangerfield, Gabby Maynard, Molly Clark, Kristen Mckenzie, Jim Cook (Head Coach).

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The Beaufort Allstars team did a great job defending their home turf during the Dixie Boys Baseball World Series, which took place at the Burton Wells Recreation Center from July 30 until August 3. Beaufort won its first game against Virginia, 21-1, on Saturday. Then the team beat the South Carolina State Champions from Surfside Beach on Monday, 2-1. Unfortunately, two losses against North Carolina and Louisiana knocked Beaufort out of the tourney on Tuesday, but we are proud of their excellent sportsmanship and determination.

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Can the da Vinci robot really shorten recovery time?

Just ask Kathleen Linn, who simply did not want the weeks of “downtime” she expected while recovering from major surgery. Kathleen was thrilled to learn the physicians at Beaufort Memorial use a state-of-the art da Vinci robot surgical system for gynecologic procedures, which enables the surgeon to perform the most precise, minimally invasive procedure available today. That means less pain, less scarring, and days — rather than weeks — of recovery.

- Kathleen Linn Lady’s Island, SC

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Beginner’s guide to the Lowcountry

By Jack Sparacino

My wife and I moved to the beautiful Lowcountry six years ago. It was a welcome change after spending decades in Connecticut and many other states, which now seem almost like another planet. In thinking about how potential newcomers might make a faster adjustment to a great new life in the Beaufort area, the following suggestions came to mind: 1. Slow down a little. This isn’t New York City. Or Boston, or Philadelphia, or Scranton or Milwaukee. Plan on things perhaps taking a wee bit longer to accomplish than what you’re used to. Enjoy the friendly “warmup” conversations that often precede the business at hand — you’ll learn something.

2. Take a deep breath and enjoy the view. Actually, the views since it’s hard to look around outdoors and see anything that isn’t pretty, inspiring, or calming. The marsh and beaches are spectacular resources, beyond valuation, and you won’t find them any better anywhere else.

3. Remember our wonderful military is looking out for us and many military personnel and their families live right here. Say hi to them, make some new friends. They are a shining star in your new environment.

Jack Sparacino has a Ph.D. in psychology from The University of Chicago. He has published over 20 articles in refereed journals in psychology and medicine. He is retired and now lives with his wife, Jane and their three dogs on St. Helena Island. His hobbies include fishing, clamming, crabbing, shrimping and writing.

Get ready for politeness. This will be a refreshing change from almost anything you’ve experienced up North.

4. Get your fill of a wide palate of easily available ethnic food before you move down here: Indian, French, Cantonese, Polynesian, etc.

5. Get ready for shrimp. I hope you like shrimp, because we’re swimming in them. Literally. They’re featured on menus everywhere and the locals know how to cook them to perfection in styles as varied and fun as the costumes at Mardi Gras.

6. Guess what? For the best combination of a nice breakfast or lunch at a fair price with an unbeatable view, try the cafeteria at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. You can even eat outside. My wife loves scones and thinks their’s are the best she’s ever had.

7. Get out your fishing gear but prepare to re-learn how to fish. Pulling

fish out of the marsh is easy but only once you know what you’re doing. Talk to the locals and watch what they do, for example at Hunting Island pier.

8. Just avoid the alligators and no, they don’t taste like chicken.

9. Prepare for heat and bugs. It’s really steamy here in the summer, almost like living in a terrarium, and we have insects you may not have had the pleasure of meeting before. Get to know and like bug sprays with DEET. 10. Think conservative politics.

Branch out to more right-leaning news outlets if you haven’t before.

Add conservative inputs to your diet, but of course don’t necessarily give up opposing inputs or beliefs.

11. Get ready (deep breath again) for politeness. This will be a refreshing change from almost anything you’ve experienced up North.

Imagine grocery store employees, for example, who go out of their way to help you find something you need, and don’t just mutter “aisle 5” or “we don’t have that” if you ask a question, as if you were an inconvenience.

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business

Two local insurance companies merge Effective August 1, Peoples Insurance Agency has joined Lowcountry Insurance Services located at 80 Lady’s Island Drive.

These two great local insurance agencies have merged to better serve customers of Beaufort and the Lowcountry. All personal lines and business customers of Peoples will continue to be serviced locally. Nick Hunt and Luann Sauls will be joining Lowcountry immediately and can be reached at (843) 522-2020.

“We are so excited to have Nick, who is bringing 30 years of professional insurance knowledge and experience with him. We are

also pleased to have his associate LuAnne who brings an additional 13 years experience,” said Lowcountry Insurance President Frank Gibson.

Lowcountry Insurance Services is an Independent Insurance Agency established in 1977. The firm represents many of the finest insurance companies and understands the complexities of writing insurance in coastal South Carolina.

“I am excited to be able to bring my customers back under one roof here on Lady’s Island. I like to keep it local,” said Nick Hunt.

From left to right: Luann Sauls,Frank Gibson, Nick Hunt and Jeff Althoff.

Lady’s Island Country Club: No place for mamby-pamby golf If you like challenging golf, great food, daily happy hour prices and less than a four-hour round, come to Lady’s Island Country Club.

Call 843-522-9700 for a tee time, and the pro shop can steer you toward the best times for the fastest rounds or the best time to beat the heat or the best times to end your round at 4 p.m., when happy hour starts. We have an app for that.

If you like fierce but fair competition, we have an app for that too, either the nine-hole Thursday night shoot out and

the 18-hole Friday blitz. Gather your best buddies or come by yourself and prepare to do battle. It’s worth it.

The Thursday blitz is a three-person, captain’s choice tournament that is flighted to give more people a chance to win. There’s an optional skins game that can be quite enticing as the ante grows.

It’s $30 and includes dinner prepared

by Chef Will McLenagan. The food is fantastic.

The 18-hole Friday blitz is a two-man blind draw so you don’t know how you did until it’s over. It begins at 1 p.m. and

invisalign special event Thursday, August 25th from 5-7 PM

is based on handicap, so the playing field is level. Either come with a foursome or we can set you up. It’s only $25 for the golf, plus a $10 entry fee.

Despite relentless heat and little rain this summer, the greens are flawless, thanks to superintendent Dan Rowley.

Don’t forget that we serve lunch Tuesday through Sunday and offer a sophisticated menu for dinner every Thursday. We also feature a Friday night prime rib and seafood dinner once a month. Join us Aug. 19.

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under the direction of head golf professional Denton Moore, is planning a monthly tournament beginning in September. Stay tuned.

Lady’s Island Country Club has been the place to play golf in northern Beaufort County since 1970. Come see how it’s done. We offer a challenging course for a competitive price: Only $30 during the week and $35 on the weekends. It’s a great value.

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Low Country Outlet opens on Lady’s Island Low Country Outlet in Bluffton opened its doors in early December 2010. Now, on Monday, eight months later, a second store has opened on Lady’s Island at 53 Sams Point Road, seconds from Publix on S.C. 802. The new store mirrors the Bluffton store carrying

the same wholesale club merchandise, furniture, TVs, electronics, bedding, pet food, toys, groceries and more at very discounted prices. Anything from sunscreen to flat-screen TVs are sold daily, and new merchandise arrives weekly.

Local business owners John & Eileen Hughes saw a need in this economy for a place to purchase quality discounted wholesale products and are looking forward to serving new customers in northern Beaufort County.

One customer recently commented in

a Bluffton publication that, “LCO was a marvelous store for the bargain hunter with a wide variety of merchandise.”

Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. No club membership is required. Come visit and see for yourself or call 470-9000.

JCPenney campaign supports Beaufort County youth “When we leverage the power of a penny to create opportunities for learning, we can make a positive difference in the lives of our future leaders.”

To support afterschool programs across the country, JCPenney launched a nationwide philanthropic campaign that invites customers to turn small change into “pennies from heaven” by rounding up their purchases and donating the difference to local organizations, including YMCA of Beaufort County.

Donations made through “pennies from heaven” will provide children in need with access to life-enriching afterschool programs at the Y. “With budget cuts in education, there’s never been a more important time to support afterschool programs as a valuable community resource that helps to bridge the education gap,” said Michael Bostwick, CEO. “As local families prepare for the back-to-school season, we hope they will keep our

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John Murrie, Beaufort store manager for JCPenney mission in mind so that the social and academic learning opportunities we provide after school will continue to be available to Beaufort County students.”

National research shows that one out of four students in the U.S. is on their own between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day. The YMCA of Beaufort County serves more than 130 students each year by providing children and teens with a safe and nurturing environment around caring adult role models. Combining play with academics, the Y’s afterschool program

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promotes creativity, a love for learning, social and emotional development, and character building. The nation’s Ys are a leading resource for parents looking for educational, meaningful and fun activities outside the classroom.

The YMCA of Beaufort County is one of 1,100 afterschool organizations matched with a local JCPenney store that will benefit from the proceeds raised during the pennies from heaven campaign. As the leading corporate advocate for the afterschool issue, JCPenney is leveraging a cause-

marketing campaign to bolster national support through broadcast, print and online advertising as well as an engaging digital experience on jcp.com/pennies.

The first “pennies from heaven” event will take place through Aug. 27.

“For more than a decade, JCPenney has been deeply committed to helping kids spread their wings by making it possible for more students to participate in life-enriching afterschool programs,” said John Murrie, Beaufort store manager for JCPenney. “When we leverage the power of a penny to create opportunities for learning, we can make a positive difference in the lives of our future leaders.”

For more information related to the pennies from heaven initiative, visit http://jcpenneyafterschool.org.

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YMCA hosts safety, self-defense class

Wardle Family YMCA will be hosting a Women’s Safety and Self-Defense class on Thursday, August 11 at 6:30 p.m. This class is designed for young ladies heading to college or for the everyday woman making a trip to the grocery store.

The class facilitator, Denice Davis, pairs personal experience with her fitness knowledge to teach safety, awareness and self defense for all in attendance.

Participants do not need to be a YMCA member to attend and the class is free with a suggested minimum $5 donation towards the YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign.

The class will be held at Wardle Family YMCA located on 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal on August 11. For more information, visit our website at www. ymcabeaufortcounty.com or call 843-522-YMCA.

porsche parade in town The Savannah 2011 Porsche Parade, an annual gathering of the cars — with more than 700 Porsches — has been going on since July 31 and will last until Saturday, August 6. Look for many of the cars rolling into Beaufort and the Sea Islands.

Thursday, Aug 4: All day long, approximately 170 cars will be following a Gimmick Rally route from Savannah through Beaufort to Penn center and St. Helena Island and back through the Old Point and the town of Beaufort.

Friday, Aug. 5: A bus group from Savannah will arrive in Beaufort at the visitor center around 10 a.m. for a guided Beaufort Tree Walk volunteered by Lady’s Island Garden Club members. The visitors will end the walk at the town clock for shopping and lunches and meet the bus in the early afternoon at the waterfront.

For more information, visit http://parade2011.pca.org.

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by Trip Advisor as one of the “Top 10 Brewery Tours in America.”Reservations may be made by calling (843) 986-5092 or emailing plums@hargray.com.

More specifically, the money raised at this dinner will be directly applied toward the expenses for the severely injured

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veterans and caregivers registered to attend the Lt. Dan Weekend 2 taking place September 14-18, 2011, in downtown Beaufort.

“We continue to support the mission of the Independence Fund,” said Plums Inc. Director of Operations Chip Dinkins.

“This dinner is our way of supporting an amazing community event while at the same time raising awareness for those who have sacrificed so much for our country.”

For more information about The Independence Fund and The Lieutenant Dan Weekend 2, visit www.independencefund.org and www.ldw2.com.

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Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club to reorganize The Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club will hold a reorganizational meeting at the Golden Corral on Thursday, August 18.

The meeting, which is open to all northern Beaufort County residents who are interested in supporting Democratic Party ideals and candidates, officially begins at 6:30 p.m. But those who choose to can purchase dinner beginning at 6 p.m. The free event is being hosted by Hattie Brown, Marie Lewis, and Theresa White.

Membership in the club won’t conflict with participation in the Democratic Women of Beaufort Club says White, a member of the Beaufort County Democratic Party Executive Committee.

“Both organizations share the same goals. But the Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club has a platform for family memberships and participation, as well as the recruitment of Young Democrats,” says White. “It’s up to us to begin training the next generation of Democratic Party leaders and elected officials.”

The club was founded in 2003 during the administration of former Beaufort County Democratic Party Chairman Atty. H. Fred Kuhn, Jr. Theresa White chaired the founding steering committee, which counted among its members such

well known Democrats as Beverly Smith Dore, Anne Christiansen Pollitzer, Edgar Williams, William S. Young, Jr., and the late former State Rep. Harriet Keyserling.

The club is reorganized due to the resignation of several officers, and the sale of its longtime meeting place, the former Sea Island Conference/Training Center on Lady’s Island.

The club is a great place for people new to either Beaufort County and/ or politics to learn about the election process from the grassroots level; network with key community leaders, opinion leaders, and elected officials; and to prepare to become a delegate to county, state, and national Democratic Party conventions, including the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Teenagers, college students, and other potential Young Democrats are welcome to both attend and participate in club meetings and activities.

Former Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club presidents include Alden Weeks, Marie D. Lewis, Robert E. “Bob” Ross, Charlotte Pazant Brown, Allison Davidow, Rob Miller, and Acie Johnson. Former corporate accountant Ted Humphrey has been the club’s treasurer since its inception.

For more information, call 597-2482.

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From left: Gov. Paul Hamilton; Chapter members Tom Mikell, Carroll Crowther, Frank Wood, Andy Beall, President Wayne Cousar, Alton Fanning, Vice President Jody Henson, Claude Dinkins, Dean Cullison, Charles Aimar and Sec. Michael Keyserling.

SAR honors Heyward On July 2, Beaufort’s Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter sponsored a pilgrimage to the tomb of Lowcountry signer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Heyward, Jr. The tomb location is noted by a South Carolina Historical Marker on S.C. 462 near Ridgeland.

Chapter President Wayne Cousar commenced the event by having the Hilton Head Island High School NJROTC Color guard post the colors, followed by chapter member Dr. Alton Fanning playing the “Star Spangled Banner” on his trumpet while the 40 plus attendees sang the anthem. The invocation was then given by Charles Aimar, chapter member and current President of the Heritage Society of Beaufort.

Sixth generation descendant Anne Heyward, currently historian for the Thomas Heyward, Jr. DAR Chapter, was the guest speaker addressing the many accomplishments of her fourth great grandfather Thomas Heyward. Jr., B.Cunningham (4x5.25):Layout

one of the areas earliest English settlers.

Heyward was one of four men from South Carolina to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776.

As a patriot soldier, he and fellow South Carolinian Edward Rutledge were among the few signers to participate in action during the Revolutionary War, Heyward being wounded during the Battle of Port Royal on Feb 3, 1779 near Grays Hill on the outskirts of Beaufort.

Three wreaths were placed near the tomb of Heyward in honor of his contributions to the new nation. The Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter wreath was placed by Hannah Schmucker of the Hilton Head Island Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

Terry Block placed the second wreath as President of the Dr. George Mosse Chapter Hilton Head Island. A final wreath was placed by Douglas Doster, Vice President of the Midlands for the South Carolina Society, as a representative of his Battle of Eutaw Chapter2:17 SAR.PM Page 1 1Springs 6/14/10

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The evening of spectacular food, wine and cheer will be held on August 13, 2011 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Dataw Island Clubhouse. This special event will feature Beaufort’s finest chefs together for a delicious evening and all for a great cause — CODA, a charity dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse. The participating restaurants include Breakwater Bar and Grill, Maggie’s Pub & Eatery, Saltus River Grill, Southern Graces, The Tooting Egret and the Dataw Island Club. The restaurants will prepare some of their signature dishes to create a unique opportunity to sample a tasting of the best of Beaufort dining all in one place, on one night. Wines will be selected to go with the dishes. The chefs and wine representatives will be available to discuss the wine and the food.

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Sage McGill, center, had a sixth birthday hula party at the Mitchellville pool.

Habersham to host event ‘Shaggin in the Marketplace’ The Habersham Marketplace will host “Shaggin’ in the Marketplace” with The Beaufort Shag Club during its next “First Fridays” event August 5. Club members will offer brief instruction on basic shag movements and will demonstrate various shag dances before opening up the dance floor to attendees. The “First Fridays” event begins at 4 p.m. with a regionally expanded farmer’s market, along with arts, crafts, specialty food vendors and live music. The event is part of a free and ongoing series open to the Beaufort community and surrounding areas.

The schedule for the August 5 “First Fridays” is: • Expanded Farmer’s Market — 4-7 p.m.

• The Beaufort Shag Club — 6 - 9 p.m.

• Kids activities, including a water feature, games and crafts — 5-7 p.m.

• Food Vendors — Berto’s Tex-Mex Grill, Maggie’s Pub and Piace Pizza,

among other area vendors.

The Habersham Marketplace is located at 13 Market St. in the Habersham Community, located off of Joe Frazier Road in Beaufort. For more information, event schedule and band listings, visit www. habershammarketplace.com.

The Habersham Marketplace is the heart and soul of the “Best Neighborhood Design in America” award winning town of Habersham located just minutes from Downtown Beaufort.

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BMH among most wired hospitals Beaufort Memorial Hospital has been named to the nation’s Top 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the U.S., according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.

While this is Beaufort Memorial’s ninth consecutive year to make the Top 100 Most Wired list for Small & Rural Hospitals, this is the second time that the hospital has been named in the Top 100 in the Nation, which includes large hospitals and academic medical centers.

“Being named one of the 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the nation is truly an honor,” says Ed Ricks, BMH VP for Information Technology. “It speaks to the level of commitment from our Board and Senior Administration to continually look at technology

solutions for improving quality of care, patient safety, and business processes. Although these are tough economic times, our leadership sees that it is important to invest wisely in technology solutions that help to create efficiencies and keep our focus on delivering quality patient care.”

Ricks points out that the selection criteria has been changed to reflect what hospitals are doing to comply with “Meaningful Use” requirements. The fact that Beaufort memorial is among the nation’s top 100 hospitals says a lot about how we use technology to solve our clinical and business challenges.

The economic crisis is forcing many hospitals to make tough decisions with scarce resources, including delaying and scaling down information technology (IT) projects, according to

a newly released survey of America’s “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems. While progress has been made and incentives to implement IT will be available through the stimulus legislation, many hospitals still have a long way to go.

The 100 Most Wired hospitals are torn between building on their IT successes and keeping a sharp eye on budgets. Marking its 13th year, the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study continues to lead the field in analyses and benchmarking of health care IT. The Most Wired Survey is conducted annually by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the AHA, which uses the results to name the 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems.

SURGEON JOINS BEAUFORT MEMORIAL SPECIALISTS Beaufort Memorial is pleased to welcome general surgeon Deanna Mansker, MD, who recently joined the practice of Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists. She is available to see patients in the Beaufort office at 1055 Ribaut Rd., Ste. 30, and at Bluffton Medical Services in Westbury Park. For information or an appointment, please call (843) 524-8171.

“We are very excited to welcome Dr. Mansker and her family to Beaufort,” says Sam Derrick, Executive Director for Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners. “Dr. Mansker is a native of the Lowcountry, and we are very happy to have a surgeon of her caliber joining our practice.”

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Christine Jennings Johnson, the owner and director of Beaufort Pageants, presents a check to Dixie Slichter, the facilitator of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Paula Williams Memorial Breast Cancer Support Group. This support group provides cancer-related education and support for women the fourth Tuesday of each month at noon in the Beaufort Medical Plaza third floor classroom located on the campus of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. For more information, please call 843-522-5570.

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By Pamela Brownstein

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fundraiser for the Beaufort High School Big Green Booster Club brought a packed house to the new Port Royal Pasta Company on Thursday, July 28.

More than 70 members of the community came out to support the efforts of Mike Ingram and others to improve the athletic facilities at the high school.

In a passionate speech, Ingram described a vision that started with a desire to have what other school venues have. Three years later, that vision has become a reality. Already they have painted the press box and the goal posts, pruned trees, and painted the streetscape and sidewalk on the way to the football stadium green. They also improved the football field, making it a “field of dreams” and are closer to their goal of making it the best field in the state.

“This is happening, this is real. Don’t mess with the future of our young kids,” Ingram said.

The event was held at the new Port Royal Pasta Company, 1430 Ribaut Road, before the restaurant was even open. The food was a sampling of what to expect under the direction of General Manager Keith Potts, of Keith’s Place.

They served light hors d’oeuvres such as roasted asparagus; cherry tomatoes filled with mozzarella cheese, basil and balsamic vinaigrette; homemade meatballs and tasty sandwiches.

The actual lunch menu is filled with many Italian dishes. Pasta rustica, chicken pesto paninis and cannolli samplers are a few that come to mind, so you can bet the Lunch Bunch will be

back to get the full effect of the culinary delights at Port Royal Pasta Company.

The Booster Club is grateful for the support of those individuals and businesses that have already become Friends of the Program: Port Royal Pasta Company, Pro-Slab, Big Green Booster Club, AMI kids Beaufort, D&S Heating and Cooling, Easy Rentals, Serve-Pro, Mazzana’s Landscaping, SCE&G, Sea Island Tree Care, Martin & Lindsey Landscaping, Valley Crest, Gasque and Associates, Allison & Ramsey Architects, Palmetto Site Prep, The Dataw Football Club.

You can also show your support by volunteering at the games, joining The Touchdown Club — where you pledge $1 per touchdown scored — or by visiting www.bhsbgbc.com.

In the words of Mike Ingram: “This is truly an opportunity to give back and serve our students and athletes at Beaufort High School.”

Servers brought delicious hors d’oeuvres at Port Royal Pasta Company.

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Principal Dick Durbin with General Manager Keith Potts.

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By Terry Sweeney

Long before the walls of Wall Street came tumbling down, my bank went bankrupt, and General Motors asked if it could borrow a couple o’ billion (sorry guys, I’m a little short myself this week), Lanier and I enjoyed perusing the aisles of our favorite wine boutiques.

“Oh look!” Lanier would cry out. “This Russian River Valley Syrah from Dutton Estate got 95 points from Robert Parker.

And it’s only 34 dollars.” Melodramatically, I would rush over and read aloud, from the card below it, Parker’s poetic description as though I were on stage at the Kennedy Center. “....Delivering dense concentrated blackberry, wild berry, anise, fresh earth, cedar, and pleasing mineral notes. The finish sails on and on.” It was at that point that Lanier and I would exchange a look that said ‘when that ship sails, we’re gonna be on it’. “Ahoy there, matey, we’re comin’ aboard,” I’d gleefully scream.

Today I’d just scream, period. Thirty four dollars?! Not a chance in hell!! Our naive Doris Day days of singing ‘Que Syrah, Syrah’ are over! We Winos have changed our tune. Our empty wallets have helped us see the error of our ways. That which we once scorned and ridiculed, we now humbly bow down before and ask its forgiveness. We’re talking of course about the 1.5 liter ‘double’ bottle. That’s right, we’ve gone from 95 points to nine dollars and fifty cents. The only points we’re looking at now during this Grape Recession are decimal points!

It seems like only yesterday when I would shake my head and smile indulgently at the little old lady in Publix pushing her supermarket cart filled with small

neat stacks of Lean Cuisines and a jumbo 1.5 bottle of chardonnay.

‘Bless her heart’ I’d say to myself. Nowadays, instead of a smug inner monologue, I’m Terry stoppin’ the old grey Sweeney fox and asking her right out loud: “Hey lady, that wine any good?” She pauses politely to reply. “It’s got some very subtle notes of lemon grass, honey, and vanilla.”

Then, elbowing me in the ribs, she brags out of the side of her mouth, “you won’t find a better buzz for your buck in this joint, buddy!” Well... no, she didn’t exactly say that. It was more like: “It’s my favorite dear, but everybody’s different.”

Being new to the 1.5 cult ourselves, we needed more guidance than that. So Lanier and I decided to ask some of the more experienced devotees among our friends what their favorite ‘El Cheapos’ were. Lanier’s good friend Kathy in D.C. said “Okay....don’t laugh. My favorite supermarket wine is Pinot Grigio from Cavit ($9.99). For some reason it goes down well...all 1.5 liters of it!!”

Our friend Gary who’s a Beverly Hills bartender talked up the 1.5 La Terre Chardonnay ($9.99);“a lot of the restaurants here secretly use it as their house wine.”

Here are a few more that got high praise, including some of our favorites. (Yes, we actually went out and drank a whole bunch of 1.5’s for you. Don’t thank us, it’s our job.)

Faves were: • Brownstone Chardonnay ($11.19) • Folonari Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo

($12.19) • Peter Mertes Reisling ($11.19) • Frontera Pinot Grigio($7.99) • Frontera Cabernet Merlot blend ($7.99)…. this also turns out to be the best selling wine in South Carolina) And if you’ve had a good night at the poker table or the bingo hall, you can always splurge on these two 1.5’s: • Red Cliffe New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc ($16.19) • Ardeche Louis Latour Chardonnay ($20.29) Hint: Look for all the above on the bottom shelf of wine stores and supermarkets, as they stock more pricey stuff at eye level in hopes you will be tempted.

A mischievous vintner friend of ours in Napa recently poured his favorite 1.5 Cab into an empty Chateau Margaux bottle he had saved, slipped a paper sleeve over it, and snuck it into a blind taste test some local wine snobs were holding. Turns out 4 outta 5 of them picked it as their favorite.

Needless to say they weren’t too happy when he showed them the 1.5 liter bottle of ten buck bargain juice from Walmart their pretentious palates had plotzed over.

Oh, by the way, in terms of wine etiquette, it is now acceptable to openly display your 1.5’s. Yes, at long last, 1.5’s (everybody’s dirty little secret) have finally

come out of the (liquor) closet. At a very fancy dinner party we recently attended, held at a beautiful 3,000-acre plantation, our charming and sophisticated hostess rang a tiny antique sterling silver bell and servants rushed in to fill our crystal wine goblets with (are you sitting down?) 1.5 bottles of YELLOWTAIL!!!! After which they proudly placed the bottles out in the open on her 18th century $100,000 dollar sideboard. One word of warning though...when someone invites you to dinner and says ‘you could bring a bottle of wine’ …they don’t mean a 1.5. Keep ‘em for yourself.

We should also say, once you go ‘1.5’ that doesn’t mean you aren’t tempted to go back to one of those skinny 750 ml high priced floozies. The other day a shiny new bottle of Pascal Jolivet Sancerre ($42) seemed to be knocking on our door asking us to come out and play. But we suddenly remembered a different leader, President Obama, and his Inaugural warning in 2008 that “it was time to put away childish things.” (Gee, you think he was talking about all those fancy bottles of high class swill we all downed the decade before?)

Guess we’ll put that $42 Sancerre on hold for now. In the meantime, we have faith America will be Number 1 again. Or even better...1.5!

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A listing of local restaurants in northern Beaufort County:Your resource for where to eat ATHENIAN GARDENS: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-9222; Greek; L.D. BACK PORCH GRILL: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 525-9824; L.D.

BARBARA JEANS RESTAURANT & BAR: 47 Ferry Road, Lady’s Island; 524-

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BELLA LUNA: 859 Sea Island Parkway,

St. Helena Island; 838-3188; Italian; B.L.D.

RYAN’S FAMOUS PIZZA & SUBS: 14 Savannah Highway, Shell Point Plaza, Beaufort; 379-3479; L.D.

SAKE HOUSE: 274 Robert Smalls

Parkway; Beaufort; 379-5888; Japanese; L.D.

SAN JOSE: 5 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island, 524-4001, and 2149 Boundary St., Beaufort, 524-5016; Mexican; L.D. SALTUS RIVER GRILL: 802 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-3474; Seafood, upscale; L.D.

BERRY ISLAND CAFE: Newpoint

Corners, 1 Merchant Lane, Lady’s Island; 524-8779; Soups, salads, ice cream; B.L.D.

SAND DOLLAR TAVERN: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3151; L.D.

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SANDBAR & GRILL: 41B Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 524-3663; L.D.

BIG JOE’S BAR-B-Q: 760 Parris Island

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Gateway, Beaufort; 770-0711; L.D.

BLACKSTONE’S DELI & CAFE: 205

SGT. WHITE’S: 1908 Boundary St.;

Scott St., Beaufort; 524-4330; B.L.

BLUE DOG CAFE: 736 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island, inside The Lowcountry Store; 838-4646; L.

BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT: 760 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 8380821; D.

Beaufort; 522-2029; Southern cooking; L.D.

Hecklers is located at 2121 Boundary Street, Suite 100 in the Beaufort Town Center, next to Higher Ground. Hecklers’ owners, Dave Parker and Brian Ferry, also own Piace Pizza in Habersham Marketplace. Hecklers is the place to go if you’re in the mood for tasty and filling pub food. They’ve got a huge menu of yummy appetizers, sandwiches and salads. And, they brought over a few recipes of their famous wood fired pizza from Piace.

GULLAH GRUB: 877 Sea Island

MAGGIE’S PUB & EATERY: 17 Market, Habersham; 379-1719; L.D.

BRICKS ON BOUNDARY: 1420

HAROLD’S COUNTRY CLUB BAR & GRILL: Highway 17-A & Highway 21,

MAGNOLIA BAKERY CAFE: 703

Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-5232; Salads, sandwiches, appetizers, sports bar; L.D.

CAROLINA WINGS & RIB HOUSE: 1714 Ribaut Road, Port Royal;

379-5959; Wings, ribs, sports bar; L.D.

Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3841; L.D.

Yemassee; 589-4360; Steaks, wings; L.D.

HECKLERS: 2121 Boundary St., Suite 100, Beaufort Town Center Beaufort; 3792090; L.D.

CAT ISLAND GRILL & PUB: 8

HEMINGWAY’S BISTRO: 920 Bay

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT: 1699

HOUSE OF TOKYO: 330 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 521-9011; Japanese; L.D.

Waveland Ave., Cat Island; 524-4653; Steaks, seafood, pasta, burgers, more; L.D.

11th St. W, Port Royal; 524-7433; Seafood; D.

EMILY’S TAPAS BAR: 906 Port Republic St., Beaufort; 522.1866; D.

FACTORY CREEK FISH COMPANY: 71 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 379-3288; Seafood; L.D.

FOOLISH FROG: 846 Sea Island

St., Beaufort; 521-4480; bar & grill; L.D.

JADE GARDEN: 2317 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 522-8883; Chinese and Japanese cuisine; L.D.

Beaufort; 524-0918; L.D.

GILLIGANS: 2601 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 838-9300; Seafood, steaks; L.D.

GOURMET ON WHEELS: 812-8870;

Healthy home-cooked meals delivered to your door weekly; D.

GREAT GARDENS CAFE: 3669 Trask Parkway, Beaufort; 521-1900; L.

Beaufort; 379-0798; Sandwiches, soups; L.

MARKETPLACE NEWS: 917 Bay St.,

Lady’s Island; 522-0210; L.D.

SUSHI SAKANA: 860 Parris Island Gateway, Port Royal; 379-5300; L.D. SUWAN THAI: 1638 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 379-8383; Thai cuisine; L.D.

Beaufort; 470-0188; Ice cream and sandwich cafe; B.L.

SUZARA’S KITCHEN: Newcastle

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN: 111

SWEETGRASS: 100 Marine Drive,

Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 524-8766; L.D.

MEDICAL PARK DELI: 968 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-0174; B.L.

Square, Beaufort; 379-2160; B, L.

Dataw Island; 838-2151; L.D.

TOOTING EGRET BISTRO: 706 Craven St., Beaufort; 521-4506; B.L.

NIPPY’S: 310 West St., Beaufort; Seafood, burgers; 379-8555; L.D.

UPTOWN GRILL: 1001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-3332; L.D.

KOOKY MOOKY’S: 101 Scott St.,

PALM & MOON BAGELS: 221 Scott

WEEZIE’S CRAB SHACK: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2197; Seafood, burgers; L.D.

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea

FUMIKO SUSHI: 14 Savannah Highway,

MARILYN’S LUNCH AT SOUTHERN SWEETS: 917 Bay St.,

STEAMER: 168 Sea Island Parkway;

2141 Sea Island Parkway, Harbor Island; 838-4166; L.D.

JOHNSON CREEK TAVERN:

FRYED GREEN TOMATOES SOUTHERN EATERY & CAFE:

Parkway, Hamilton Village, Lady’s Island; 524-2662; Japanese steak house; L.D.

Congress Street, Beaufort; 524-1961; B.L.

809 Port Republic St., at The Beaufort Inn, Beaufort; 379-0555; L.D.

UPPER CRUST: 97 Sea Island Parkway,

Beaufort; 521-4445; L.D.

FUJI RESTAURANT: 97 Sea Island

SHRIMP SHACK: 1929 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2962; L.

MOONDOGGIES CAFE: 930 10th St., Port Royal; 522-1222; Steaks, salads; L.D.

Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-9300; L.D.

2001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9601; Buffet-style Southern cooking; B.L.D.

St., Beaufort; 379-9061; B.L.

SOUTHERN GRACES BISTRO:

BREAKWATER RESTAURANT & BAR: 203 Carteret St., Beaufort; 379-0052;

Upscale dining, tapas; D.

SHOOFLY KITCHEN: 1209 Boundary

Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 524-3122; L.

St., Beaufort; 379-9300; B.L.

PANINI’S CAFE: 926 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-0300; Italian, wood-fired pizzas; L.D.

LADY’S ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB: 139 Francis Marion Circle, Lady’s

PIACE PIZZA: 5-B Market, Habersham,

LIGHTHOUSE DELI: 81 Sea Island

PIZZA INN: 2121 Boundary St., Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort; 379-8646; L.D.

LA NOPALERA: 1220 Ribaut Road,

PLUMS: 904 1/2 Bay St., Beaufort; 5251946; Sandwiches, seafood, live music;L.D.

Island; 522-9700; L.D.

Parkway, Lady’s Island; L.

Beaufort; 521-4882; Mexican; L.D.

LOS AMIGOS: 14 Savannah Highway; Beaufort; 470-1100; Mexican; L.D.

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE: 910 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-1888; Burgers, salads, seafood, bar and grill; L.D.

Beaufort; 379-3287; L.D.

Q ON BAY: 822 Bay St., Beaufort; 5551212; Barbecue, Southern cooking;L.D. REAVES FISH CAMP: 1509 Salem Road, Beaufort; 522-3474;; L.D.

RED ROOSTER CAFE: 1210 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2253; B.L.

Lady’s Island; 521-1999; L.D.

WREN: 210 Carteret St., Beaufort; 5249463; Local seafood, steaks, pasta; L.D. YES! THAI INDEED: 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort; 986-1185; L.D.

A GUIDE TO DINING • All area codes are 843 • B = Breakfast • L = Lunch • D = Dinner • To feature your restaurant in the SPOTLIGHT, email theislandnews@gmail.com.

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pets

Learn about canine behavior with Tracie Korol, or find a furry friend to adopt

Shock and awful While the hygienist scraped at my teeth she shared that she and her husband had recently adopted a baby Boykin, a future champion duck hunter.

I love all puppy stories, plus I was a captive audience. Seems training is going pretty well but Jake insists on investigating the marsh. From a puppy perspective that makes complete sense to me — if you’re new to the planet, the marsh is a terrific, smelly, exciting place to explore — so I politely replied, “gnnnggg”. She continued, “My husband bought a shock collar.”

That’s when I raised my hand in the universal dental sign of “please stop.”

As a behavioral professional, I adhere to a positive training philosophy. I find the use of shock collars (or e-collars, as they are euphemistically renamed) abhorrent under any circumstance.

While some trainers support and promote a shock collar as an effective and “dog friendly” training tool, the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) thinks otherwise. One of the APDT’s stated missions is to advocate for dog-friendly training defined as “training that utilizes primarily positive reinforcement; secondarily negative punishment, and only occasionally, rarely, and/or as a last resort includes positive punishment and/or negative reinforcement.”

Shock collars were initially used to administer positive punishment — thedog’s behavior makes a bad thing happen. If your search and rescue dog takes off after a rabbit when he’s supposed to be searching and rescuing, you’d hit a button on a hand-held remote, he’d get a painful jolt in the neck and in his mind he’d connect his desire to go crittering with a bad thing happening. Or, if your dog didn’t come promptly when called, you’d hold the

BowWOW!

Facts, observations and musings about Our Best Friends

BowWOW! Is a production of Tracie Korol and wholeDog. Tracie is a holistic behavior coach, a canine massage therapist (CCMT), herbalist, and canine homeopath. Want more information? Have a question? Send a note to Tracie at letstalk@wholedog.biz or visit www.wholedog.biz.

button, delivering a constant unpleasant stimulus until the dog returned and sat by your feet at which time you’d stop pressing the button. This is negative reinforcement; the dog’s returning to you made the bad thing go away and the behavior of coming when called increases. Today many dog owners think that a shock collar is a short cut to good dog behavior.

Granted, the collars of today differ greatly from those used 15 years ago. The first shock collars had three to five levels of shock or “stimulus” and would occasionally fire when hit by random radio signals, or continually fire when wet. According to their manufacturers, today’s collars are much more sophisticated and can be adjusted to very low levels and very momentary action, the intent being a nonaversive stimulus or a “tap”. One collar features a dial with ranges from 1-100. Of course, these improvements are reflected in higher quality, higher cost products, certainly not what one would find in the big box stores.

Unfortunately, lowcost and low-quality products are readily available in any pet supermarket. Unfortunately, it is the novice dog owner that usually purchases them.

Some trainers argue convincingly that they use shock collars only at a low setting as a gentle way of communicating with dogs and that results are generally good. If pressed, however, most will readily

admit that they will turn up the dial if/when the dog stops responding to the “tap”. Most insist that it is appropriate to use higher settings when they feel it’s necessary to apply positive punishment, too. But, by that time, you may have crossed the line: your dog may be completely shut down — those are the dogs with no light in their eyes — or, your dog may begin to offer stress and appeasement behaviors as his new “normal” behavior, or he may begin to demonstrate “learned helplessness”.

My fear is that if you’re tempted to train with a shock collar, you won’t know until it’s too late if your dog is one of the successes or one of the failures.

By the time you find out, it may be too late to undo the damage to your dog, correct the relationship with your dog and re-establish his relationship to the rest of the world.

But back to the baby Boykin — he’s 12 weeks old, by the way. By the time my teeth were sparkling, I had given the hygienist a dog’s eye view of what a shock collar really means especially when everything is new. Primarily, if Jake is intended to be a duck dog, he needs to have a positive relationship with the marsh.

It cannot be a good marsh on Monday and a marsh that delivers a searing pain in the neck on Tuesday. That’s way too confusing for little Jake to sort out and it’s awfully close to turning an innocent puppy into a fearful, neurotic non-hunter.

PET OF THE WEEK This is Hooch and he is a Retriever Mix and loves to play with the other dog. If his food bowl is empty he will carry it around and until someone feeds him! Citizens who visit the Beaufort County Animal Shelter and Control to turn in an animal or look for a lost pet may do so anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Those who wish to adopt an animal must do so between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The shelter is closed on Sunday. The facility is located at 23 Shelter Church Road off US 21, north of the Marine Corps Air Station. For more information, call (843) 255-5010. See adoptable animals at www.Petango.Com or the Beaufort County website, www.Bcgov.Net/animal-control.

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Broad Marsh Animal Hospital The Animal Hospital of Beaufort

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Walk-Ins • Day Walkers • Grooming Pick Up and Take Home Services • Drop Offs

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what to do Main Street Beaufort holds planning retreat

The staff and board of directors of Main Street Beaufort, USA would like to invite all downtown merchants, property owners, government officials, and interested residents to their annual board retreat Thursday, August 4 in the Dolphin Room at the Best Western Sea Island Inn on Bay Street from 4:30- 7 p.m. The board would like to hear input on what stakeholders would like to see from the organization in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. There will be an overview of the National Main Street 4 Point Approach — Organization, Design, Promotion, and Economic Restructuring — and a more in-depth discussion of how Main Street Beaufort should work with each point will follow. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Monday, August 1 by emailing director@downtownbeaufort. com or calling 525-6644.

Plaza Stadium Theater Fri. 8/5 - Thurs. 8/9

Rise of Planet of the Apes “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:15-7:00-9:10 Captain America “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:25-7:05-9:25 Harry Potter “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 Cowboys & Aliens “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:25-7:05-9:20 The Smurfs “PG” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:15-7:00-9:10

Beer dinner benefits Independence Fund

Plum Restaurant and Terrapin Beer Company invite you to a beer dinner to benefit The Independence Fund on Tuesday, August 16, at 7 p.m. The cost is $50 plus tax & gratuity, Every $10 per paid customer will benefit The Independence Fund. Make reservations at (843) 986-5092 or plums@hargray. com. The menu will be available soon at www.plumsrestaurant.com. Proceeds will help cover expenses for severely injured veterans and their caregivers during the Lieutenant Dan Weekend 2, which will occur September 14-18 in downtown Beaufort.

Church holds nearly new clothing sale

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will have its First Friday Networking Event on Friday, August 5 at the chamber office located at 801 Bladen Street in Beaufort from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be prizes, drawings, and light refreshments. The public is invited to attend. For details, call 843-986-1102.

outdoor patio. We will be discussing upcoming trips, activities, and elect officers. Anyone with interest — with or without ability to ski/snowboard — is welcome. For additional information, contact Julie: tugboatjulie@yahoo.com.

The Women of the Parish Church of St. Helena will host their annual Nearly New Clothing Sale on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. it the church’s Parish Hall located at 507 Newcastle Street in downtown Beaufort. The sale features gently used clothing and accessories (and jewelry, too!) for men, women, and children. For information, please call the church office at 522-1712 or visit us online at www.sthelenas1712.org.

Beaufort Pro Writers to meet Tuesday

SC Bar offers free legal clinic in Burton

Lunch and learn series: Planting a fall garden

Black chamber holds First Friday Networking

Beaufort ProWriters meet next Tuesday, August 9, from 7 -8:30 p.m. at Common Grounds on Bay Street in Beaufort.

The meeting is open to all professional writers and writers who strive to become pros on any level in any genre, whether that be magazine articles, fiction or nonfiction books, technical writing, et al. There is no membership charge. The only requirements are an open, engaged mind and an enthusiasm for your craft. For further information, contact Katherine Brown (859) 312-6706 or ktandybrown@gmail.com.

Beaufort Ski Club holds meeting

Beaufort Ski Club will meet on Tues., Aug. 9, 7 p.m., at Brick’s on Boundary

41 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort (843) 986-5806

The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinic in Burton on Aug. 10. The topic is elder abuse and fraud recovery, featuring attorney Diane P. DeWitt. The clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at the Burton Wells Senior Center located at 1 Middleton Recreation Dr. The seminar is free for anyone who would like to attend. A schedule of other upcoming seminars throughout the state is available online at www.scbar.org/clinics. For more information, contact the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program at (803) 799-6653, ext.

158. The South Carolina Bar, which has a membership of more than 13,500 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.

BOB SOFALY PHOTOGRAPHER

BOBSOFALY@GMAIL.COM (843) 694-7351 More than 30 years experience covering Beaufort

The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association’s Saturday “Lunch and Learn” classes will resume on August 20. Our Clemson Extension Agent, Laura Lee Rose, will be teaching “Planting a Fall Garden”. Here in the Lowcountry, we can get two, and sometimes three, crops of vegetables each year, and Laura Lee will tell you what to plant and how. These free open air classes are held at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. Bring a lawn chair and questions to the big oak tree behind the Master Gardener Information Table at the Market. And be sure to visit the vendors for locally grown produce, fresh flowers and wonderful food.

Get tickets today for fall Auldbrass tour

Tickets are on sale now for the 2011 Auldbrass Plantation Tour in Yemassee held on November 5 and 6.. Tickets are $85 per person and there will also be a picnic lunch available at Tomotley Plantation for $15 per person. Although Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 projects during his long and prolific career, Auldbrass in Yemassee is the only plantation among them. It is also one of the largest and most complex projects he ever undertook. Wright had an unusually intense commitment to Auldbrass, and worked on it, off and on, for over twenty years, from 1938 until his death in 1959.

On Saturday, November 5, the Land Trust is excited to host Eric Lloyd Wright (the grandson of the famed Frank Lloyd Wright) during a Special Lecture Event at the USCB Performing Arts Center in Beaufort. Tickets for the Lecture Event are

$50 per person. All tickets can be purchase via our website at www.openlandtrust. org (80% of the ticket purchases are tax deductible.) Any questions, please call the Open Land Trust office at 843-521-2175.

Beaufort Women’s Center support group

If you are a post-abortion woman struggling through the pain of issues relating to an abortion experience, there is healing and hope! The Beaufort Women’s Center is offering abortion recovery assistance through “Healing Hearts”, a 10-week support group that will meet at the Center on Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 9 p.m. beginning September 8.

All inquiries are confidential. Seating is limited. Call 843-525-0300 today and let the healing begin. Ask for Susanne or Donna for more details.

Save the date for up coming Pet Fair

On September 17, at United Hospice of Beaufort, 1605 North Street, there will be an adoption fair, dog show, pet boutique, photos with your pet and more.

Proceeds to benefit The United Hospice Foundation. For more information, call 843-522-0476.

Attend training clinic for LoCo Motion event

It’s crunch time, but there’s still time to train for LoCo Motion, a breast cancer walk/run fundraiser that is being held on the beaches of Hilton Head and in old town Bluffton from Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

LoCo Motion participants will walk or run a different 10-mile course each day for a total of 30 miles. While completing all three legs isn’t necessary, training is encouraged for all participants. To help make that training easier, organizers are offering a condensed training calendar, which can be found at www. dothelocomotion.org. For those who want a bit more motivation and/or accountability, group training sessions are also being offered twice a week. Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s LifeFit Wellness Center is leading training walks and runs at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 7:30 a.m.

Saturdays. Registration for LoCo Motion is not necessary to participate in any of the free sessions. Proceeds will benefit several regional cancer organizations. For more information, visit www.dothelocomotion. org or call 843-868-1888.

SEND US YOUR EVENTS FOR WHAT TO DO Have your organization’s upcoming event or meeting listed in The Island News. Send us the important facts: don’t forget to include what, where, when, who and any other details or contact information by Monday to see it run in the upcoiming issue. Please send all emails and inquiries to theislandnews@gmail.com

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Beaufort Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC

DENTISTs

John C. Haynie President 843-524-0996 www.beaufortairconditioning.com

Palmetto Smiles

Jennifer Wallace, DMD 843-524-7645 palmettosmilesofbeaufort.com

Attorney

Buffy Camputaro

Attorney at Law Third Generation Beaufort Lawyer Domestic Relations, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Real

Estate, Wills, Probate.

Evening and weekend appointments available AddisonFender@gmail.com; 16 Kemmerlin Ln, Suite B, Beaufort, SC 29907; (843) 379-4888

Christopher J. Geier

Attorney at Law, LLC Criminal Defense & Civil Litigation Located on the corner of Carteret and North Street Office: 843-986-9449 Fax: 843-986-9450 appointments@geierlaw.com http://geierlaw.com

Dr. Jack Mcgill Family Dentistry

65 Sams Point Road 843-525-6866 New patients welcome!

Patrick R. McKnight, DMD Jeffrey D. Weaver, DDS 843-521-1869 www.mcknightweaver.com Cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign preferred provider, Insurance filed for you Conveniently located in Port Royal, serving your entire family

driving lessons

First Step Driver Training, LLC

Tommy Collins, Instructor Teen/Adult/Fleet/ and 4 Point Reduction Classes 843.812.1389 www.firststepdrivertraining.com Licensed/Bonded/Insured Over 27 years law enforcement experience

FURNITURE

Mamasfurniture.com

Closeouts • Bargains • Deals Over 21 years in Beaufort and Savannah $53,883.00 donated to Local Churches and USO. Check us out on Facebook and Craigslist.

Travis A. Newton, PA Attorney at Law Specializing in DUI and CDV By appointment only 843-217-4884 www.LapTopLawFirm.com

HEALTH & WELLNESS

The Beaufort Day Spa

auction/estate sales

843.470.1777 304 Scott St. massage ~ facial ~ mani/pedi waxing ~ spa packages spa packages

Damn Yankees Auction House

Steve Allen Always buying or consigning quality itemswww.dyauction.com • info@dyauction.com 843-784-5006 • 843-784-2828 • 843-784-5007 Fax

INSURANCE

For All Your Insurance Needs

beautician

Andy Corriveau phone: (843) 524-1717

Patricia Mathers

Patricia Mathers formally from look’N’good salon would like to invite everyone to join her at her new location in Port Royal at New Image Salon at 1516 Paris Ave. Call for an appointment 271-9556

For All Your Insurance Needs Amy Bowman phone: (843) 524-7531

CLEANING SERVICES

Merry Maids

Bob Cunningham 522-2777 custsrv4632@merrymaids.net 829 Parris Is Gateway Beaufort, SC

CONSTRUCTION

Broad River Construction

Jim Colman 843-522-9578

www.lawnsolutions.us Design, Installation, Maintenance

Walker’s Lawn Maintenance Walker DuRant 843-252-7622

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Cutting • Edging • Blowing Weed Eating • Small Clean Up Licensed and insured

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Marketing Consultant Full service marketing consulting for your smaller business. Social Media Marketing • Marketing Representation • Networking ...and more. Phone: 843-441-7485 email: genebrancho@hargray.com PEST CONTROL

Collins Pest Control

Tommy Collins 843-524-5544 Complete Termite and Pest Control Residential, Commercial, Free Estimates, Licensed and Insured PEt grooming

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• Change your dog from Fabulous to Furbulas with a personal touch.

PHYSICIANS Randy Royal, MD- OBGYN and Pelvic Surgery

843-524-5455 www.wernerandroyal.com We’re now providing a new level of patient comfort.

PLUMBING

Lohr Plumbing, Inc.

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Service, New Construction, and Remodeling.

(843) 522-8600 www.lohrplumbing.com

Pressure washing

Palmetto Custom Cleaning

“The Powerwashing Professionals” Call Brad at (843) 441-3678 Licensed and Insured See the difference at www.powerwashingbeaufort.com

property management

Palmetto Shores Property Managment

Lura Holman McIntosh Call 525-1677 or fax 524-1376 lura@palmettoshores.com PROPERTY MANAGEMEN www.palmettoshores.com

security

Geico - David B. Craft

2613 Boundary Street Call for a free rate quote.

843-522-0302 • 843-522-0190 • 1-877-315-4342 • 1-800-841-3000

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Lawn Solutions

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LAWN CARE

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