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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

Yang, Buttigieg bringing campaigns for president to Beaufort

By Mike McCombs Add two more names to the list of Democratic candidates for president who will have made the trip to Beaufort County.

Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg will visit this week.

Yang will speak Thursday at the North of the Broad Democratic Club meeting at the

Grand Army of the Republic Hall at 706 Newcastle Street.

The gathering and greeting begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m., but Yang probably won’t speak until roughly 7:45 p.m.

Buttigieg will hold a rally from beginning at 9:45 a.m.

Saturday. The rally is tentatively slated to be held at

Harrison makes case for U.S. Senate at Beaufort brunch Democrat says Graham simply not representing all South Carolinians

By Mike McCombs Jaime Harrison was adamant.

“This race,” he said, “is not about Lindsay Graham.”

That didn’t mean Harrison had anything glowing to say about South Carolina’s senior Republican senator.

Harrison, the Democratic candidate for Graham’s Senate seat in the 2020 election, met with 50 or so supporters for a brunch fundraiser SaturJaime day morning Harrison at the home of Jane and Lloyd Sidwell in Beaufort.

Most of Harrison’s message was bright. But that didn’t mean he had anything sunny to say about Graham, who in an about face from two years ago, has become one of

Whale Branch Middle School.

Plans for the location have not been finalized.

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Yang is known for his signature policy, called the

“Freedom Dividend.”

The Freedom Dividend is a form of Universal Basic Income (UBI), where Pete all Americans Buttigieg 18 and older would receive $1,000 a month.

According to Yang, this will

soften the blow of an increasingly difficult U.S. labor landscape as a result of current and future job elimination due to automation.

Yang’s two other major platform issues are Medicare for all and human-centered capitalism.

The founder of Venture for America (VFA), a non-profit

that focuses on creating jobs in struggling American cities, Yang is pro-choice, opposes discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identification and wants the United States to rejoin the Paris Climate Accords.

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Lindsay Graham is a political windsock.

He doesn’t care about his best friend John McCain or Donald Trump.

He does what’s in the best interest of Lindsay Graham.”

President Trump’s most loyal supporters.

“I never thought I’d be quoting (conservative pundit) George Will, but George Will said it perfectly,” Harrison said. “Lindsay Graham is a political windsock. He doesn’t care about his best friend John McCain or Donald Trump. He does what’s in the best interest of Lindsay Graham.”

Harrison said that Graham’s silence in the face of Trump’s constant barbs aimed at McCain and his legacy was

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MCAS Beaufort’s Satz 1st female Marine to complete F-35 training

U.S. Marine Capt. Anneliese Satz left her legacy on the Marine Corps’ F-35B Program when she became the first female Marine to complete the F-35B Basic Course on June 27.

Flying is nothing new to Satz — prior to joining the Marine Corps, she earned her commercial pilots license flying a Robinson R44 Helicopter which she attributes to preparing her for a career

in military aviation.

Over the last four years, Satz, 29, has completed Aviation Pre-flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Fla., Primary Flight Training in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she

learned to fly the T-6 Texan II, then to Meridian, Miss., where she flew the T-45C Goshawk advanced jet training aircraft.

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Warren campaign opens office in Beaufort

Campaign posters hang in the SC for Warren office in Beaufort.

Photo by Mike McCombs.

By Mike McCombs When Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren visited Whale Branch Middle School in April, she vowed she would return to Beaufort County before the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

She hasn’t made it yet, but her campaign is putting down roots here, opening a SC For Warren campaign office Saturday at 129 Burton Hill Road, Suite J. About 50 people showed up to celebrate the opening.

“Elizabeth has a plan for South Carolina,” Warren campaign state director Alycia Albergottie said in a release.

“As part of the next phase of our grassroots movement, we are opening five offices across the Palmetto State from the Upstate to the Lowcountry to give supporters a chance to join the fight for big structural change that is needed to make our government work for every American.”

Phil Leventis, who represented the 35th district in the

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“Senator Warren is just eminently qualified (to be president) based on her life experience, which is broad,” Leventis said, citing Warren’s roles as a mother, grandmother, attorney, professor, public school teacher and defender of the everyday American consumer.

Leventis defended Warren

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Four Ways to Invest More Confidently in a Volatile Market PROVIDED BY WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

When financial markets fluctuate, even the calmest investors can start to question their financial strategies. But volatile markets can present opportunities, says Tracie McMillion, head of global asset allocation strategy for Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII).

“Financial markets are frequently volatile—that’s their nature,” she says. “Over longer periods of time, that volatility can add up to attractive portfolio growth.”

McMillion shares an analogy that compares this worry to seasickness: “If you stare at the waves directly ahead of you (the current financial market), the water may look bumpy and turbulent, and you might feel ill at ease. However, if you look outward at the horizon (your long-term investment goals), the ocean as a whole appears to be on a fairly even keel.”

In addition to focusing on your financial horizon, here are some strategies you can use to help weather economically turbulent times.

1. Match your investments to your time horizon. The simplest way to feel more comfortable about your investments is to align

them with your financial calendar, no matter what happens in the financial world this month or year.

For example, do you need some of your money fairly soon, or want it close at hand in case of an emergency? If so, McMillion says you should consider investments such as cash holdings and short-term bonds that shouldn’t lose much, if any, value over the short term.

On the other hand, if you won’t need some of your investment money until you retire multiple years in the future, equities or longer-term bonds are worth a closer look. Those investments carry more risks but also offer potentially better returns.

2. Know what to expect from your assets. Some investors lose confidence because they don’t fully understand how their investments work. In that case, McMillion says, some knowledge of typical asset behavior is a good thing.

Consider reading up on different types of investments and asking questions of your financial advisor.

Once you know how your investments are more likely to perform in certain financial markets, you can help ensure that your invest-

ment strategy is in line with your tolerance for risk.

3. Tune out the noise. By “noise” McMillion means the constant barrage of financial reports from the 24/7 news media. “It’s common for the financial markets to temporarily get a little bit messy as they sort through the current news cycle,” she says.

However, investors usually don’t need to react to the everyday financial news, no matter how topsy-turvy things may seem.

“Remember: The U.S. news tends to report on a very small slice of available investments, particularly U.S. large company stocks,” she says. “Your portfolio, if it’s diversified as it should be, probably isn’t going up and down to the same degree as these stocks. Your portfolio changes are probably much more moderate.”

4. Regularly revisit your plan.

There’s no such thing as a completely set-it-and-forget-it investment strategy, McMillion says.

It’s always smart to check in regularly with your investment advisor. “Your life circumstances may change, or your financial goals could shift,” she says. “You’ll feel

much more confident that your investments are doing their job if you review them regularly with your advisor.”

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CAPA’s Chapman earns fundraising honor CFRE International has named Jessica S. L. Chapman as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Chapman, Director of Development for the Child Abuse Prevention Association in Beaufort joins more than 6,300 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation.

Individuals granted the CFRE credential have met a series of standards set by CFRE International which include tenure in the profession, education, and demon-

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They have also passed a rigorous written examination testing the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a fundraising executive, and have agreed to uphold Accountability Standards and the Donor Bill of Rights.

“The CFRE credential was created to identify for the public and employers those individuals who possess the knowledge, skills, and commitment to perform fundraising duties in an effective and eth-

ical manner,” CFRE International President and CEO Eva E. Aldrich said in a release. “As the certification is a voluntary achievement, the CFRE certification demonstrates a high level of commitment on the part of Jessica S L Chapman to the fundraising profession and the donors who are served.”

CFRE recipients are awarded certification for a three-year period. To maintain certification status, certificants must demonstrate on-going fundraising employment

and fundraising results and continue with their professional education.

Employers and donors who work with CFREs know they are getting a professional who is committed to the best outcomes for their organization and has the requisite knowledge and skills.

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FROM THE FRONT

Campaigns from page A1

Speaking before Yang will be the scheduled special speaker, Gloria Holmes, PhD, a professor at the Uni-

Brunch from page A1

telling of what kind of person Graham is.

“If he does that to his best friend,” Harrison said, “what will he do to all of us?”

The son of a single teenage mom from Orangeburg and raised by his grandparents, Harrison defied the odds, attending Yale University and then Georgetown Law School.

He eventually became the youngest, as well as the first black head of the S.C. Democratic Party.

Rebuilding trust and giving people hope – these are the things Harrison believes he has to do to have a shot a

Marine from page A1

Upon completing her initial trainings, she was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, the “Warlords,” to train on her assigned fleet aircraft:

Office

from page A1 nopoly, and if it’s beginning to happen, that leviathan will level the playing field for everyone,” Leventis said. “That’s what Senator Warren wants to do. And if people try to mischaracterize that, well, they’re dead wrong. Because, as she’s

versity of South Carolina Beaufort.

She teaches on "Cultural Diversity in Education," preparing students to demonstrate an understanding of the depth and breadth of cultural diversity within the United States.

Buttigieg, the current mayor of South Bend, Ind., is a Rhodes Schol-

ar and one of three combat veterans trying to earn the Democratic nomination. He was in U.S. Naval Intelligence and served in Afghanistan.

Among his platform planks are support for reducing income inequality, support for organized labor, universal background checks for firearm

purchases, pro-environmental policies and support for the Equality Act. Buttigieg wants to preserve DACA – the “dreamers” program for children of undocumented immigrants – end gerrymandering, overturn Citizens United and do away with the electoral college.

Yang and Buttigieg join a growing list of 2020 candidates who have visited Beaufort County since the spring. Previous candidates to swing through the Lowcountry include Beto O’Rourke, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, John Hickenlooper and Marianne Williamson.

winning a Senate seat in a solid red state.

Harrison pointed out there are 200,000 unregistered African-American voters in South Carolina. There are 50,000 unregistered Latino voters, as well. And there are close to 150,000 voters who voted for Barack Obama for president and haven’t voted since.

If Democrats hope to win, Harrison said, they must get these people to the polls.

He stressed getting help to the communities that need it the most and serving constituents, something he said South Carolina’s current senators – Graham, in particular – don’t do well.

In contrast, Harrison pointed out it was Strom Thurmond – ironically a longtime segre-

gationist and a Republican – who answered his mother’s letter and assisted her in finding a job.

Harrison unveiled “Harrison Helps,” his plan to “show and not just tell the folks” by networking with supporters to help constituents in need even before the election.

And he stressed common sense.

“If you talk common sense to people and let them know you’re grounded in reality,” Harrison said, “they may not agree with me on everything, but they’ll know I’ll always tell them the truth.”

When asked about the way the Senate is being run, Harrison had harsh words for majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Graham.

“When you have two mass shootings that have taken place like they did, you would have thought that Congress would have run to go back into session to do something to address that,” Harrison said. “The American people are in need. We need our representatives to do something.

What’s Lindsay Graham doing? He’s golfing with the president this weekend. He sent his thoughts and prayers and he’s golfing with the president.”

Harrison called Graham and McConnell out for refusing to address legislation written by S.C. congressmen Joe Cunningham and Jim Clyburn to close the Charleston loophole.

“You would have thought

that (Graham), a United States Senator from South Carolina, who had nine of his constituents murdered, one of them a state senator, would have ... out of deference and respect for the nine folks who lost their lives here in South Carolina, those families, he should have said, I don’t agree with this legislation, but out of respect for my constituents and their families, I will allow consideration and discussion of in the judiciary committee of the United States Senate.

And what has he said? No.” In the end, Harrison said, it’s time for Graham to do his job and represent all of the people of South Carolina.

“Time and time again, this guy has shown disrespect.

And, you know, enough is

enough. Who do you serve?

Do you represent yourself?

Or do you represent the people of South Carolina?” Harrison asked. “I don’t need to be on TV. I don’t need to be on Fox News. I don’t need to fly on Air Force One. What I need to do … if I put my hand on the Bible to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, to represent the people of South Carolina, then, dammit, that’s the job.

“Right now, we have someone who wants to do all these other things and be relevant and be important and be the best friend of the president, but that’s not why we sent him to Washington, D.C. You can do that and still do your job, but he’s not doing his job.”

the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the world’s first supersonic STOVL stealth aircraft. It’s designed to operate from austere, short-field bases and a range of air-capable ships operating near front-line combat zones.

“At each of my training schools I did my best,” said Satz, a Boise, Idaho native. “I

truly believe that showing up prepared and working diligently are two major keys to success.”

After arriving to MCAS Beaufort in July of 2018, she took her first flight in the F-35B in October that year.

“The first flight in an F-35 is by yourself,” she said. “The syllabus thoroughly prepares

you for that first time you take off and for every flight after that, it’s an exhilarating experience.”

During her four years of training, Satz earned more than 300 flight hours, spent a significant amount of time practicing in simulators while also studying for written and practical application exams;

and although training and learning never stops, she will now be assigned to her first operational unit, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, the Green Knights in Iwakuni, Japan.

“I’m very grateful for the instructors, the maintainers, and countless others at 501 who lent me their expertise

and time while I was going through the syllabus,” Satz said. “This is a phenomenal program made possible by all of their hard work. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to learn from all of them. I am incredibly excited to get to VMFA-121 and look forward to the opportunity to serve in the Fleet Marine Forces.”

fond of saying, and I’m very much impressed by it, she has a plan for that.”

“I have a plan for that,” has become a common phrase uttered on the campaign trail

by Warren. She has written and made publicly available plans for everything from immigration reform and health care to the opioid crisis and gun violence.

In one room of the office,

Warren’s numerous plans are available for interested people to read. On one wall was a poster where those in attendance Saturday were asked to note which plans were the most important to them. Immigration and health care were two early leaders.

There are four full-time staff members at the office, which will maintain regular hours Tuesday through Saturday.

Campaign paraphernalia – signs, stickers, posters, shirts, etc. – will be available soon.

Leventis pointed out how important is was that so many gave up time on their Saturday to show up for this event.

Leadership doesn’t begin in Washington, he said. America is a grassroots nation.

“The road to the White House begins in rooms like this,” he said.

Supporters and volunteers gather for a group photo Saturday after the opening of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign office in Beaufort.

Photo by Leila Mohaideen.

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Beaufort Gazette killing Saturday print edition

Shrimp boat sinks at Port Royal dock

The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette newspapers, produced in Bluffton and Charlotte and printed in Columbia, will no longer produce a Saturday print edition, according to an announce-

By Mindy Lucas A 60-foot-long shrimp boat tied up at a Port Royal dock sank on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

The Dream Catcher had been tied up for some time at the end of 11th Street in front of the Fish Camp restaurant when it started taking on water, Port Royal Town Manager Van Willis confirmed.

The Coast Guard, S.C. Department of Environment Health (DHEC) and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources responded to the scene.

The boat had about 10 gallons of diesel fuel in its tank at the time of the incident, said Chris Delcamp, with DHEC’s media relations department.

While the fuel left an unsightly sheen on the water and odor in the air, the Coast Guard determined such a small amount would not require a cleanup.

“It wasn’t substantial enough to require any type of mitigation,” Delcamp said.

Meanwhile, the Town of Port Royal is contemplating what its next move should be, Willis said when reached by phone on Monday.

A diver may be brought in to tie off the submerged boat and a skiff may be used to pick up anything that breaks apart, he said.

“We have several options and all of them are expensive,” he said.

The town manages the dock and wants to make sure the boat doesn’t do any damage to the dock or surrounding boats, he said.

Officials had tried to reach the owner but had not heard from him by press time on Monday.

“Ultimately, it’s his responsibility,” Willis said. “And he will be billed or (given a) lien for any of the costs related to removing the boat.”

In addition to the shrimp boat, Willis said they had concerns about other derelict boats at the dock and were giving the owners two weeks to remove those boats.

“This is supposed to be a working dock,” he said. “If you’re not working, you don’t need to be here.”

ment published in the newspapers and online Aug. 6.

Beginning Nov. 9, the newspapers will cease printing the Saturday edition and launch a Weekend Edition with expanded editions on

Friday and Sunday. They will continue to publish news to their website and social media platforms on Saturday.

“We are making this strategic change to invest in our future and to continue to be

your source of news and information on all the platforms you choose,” the story reads.

The message to the readers is signed by Brian Tolley, general manager and executive editor of the Island Pack-

et and Beaufort Gazette.

The newspapers are owned by the McClatchy Company.

The Island Packet was founded as a weekly in 1970.

The Beaufort Gazette was founded in 1897.

Sinkhole opens up beneath fire truck in Port Royal

By Mindy Lucas A quick stop for a cold refreshment by firefighters proved to be too much for their fire truck last week.

A crew with the City of Beaufort/ Town of Port Royal Fire Department had just stopped at the Parker’s gas station at the intersection of Savannah Highway and Parris Island Gate-

way when they noticed their truck seemed to be sinking.

Engine 3 was carrying its normal capacity of 750 gallons of water at the time of the incident which occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, said Ross Vezin with the fire department.

There was no indication that a

sinkhole lurked beneath the asphalt when the firefighters pulled into the parking lot, he said.

“They pulled the break like they normally do, got out and it just sank all at once. Thankfully they were all out at the time,” he said.

The truck sank 18 inches before coming to a rest on its front axle.

The fire crew called in a reserve engine from another station so they could respond to emergencies in the area, and Engine 3 was pulled free from the sinkhole by a heavy duty wrecker from Interstate Towing, Vezin said.

The hole has been covered with a metal plate and the South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

Glass recycling business coming to Beaufort

By Mindy Lucas A Charleston-based recycling company is moving the manufacturing arm of its glass division to northern Beaufort County and plans to create between 45 to 50 jobs in the process.

Glass WRX SC, a new company started by Fisher Recycling, will move into the 85,000 square-foot building at 302 Parker Drive, once occupied by manufacturer Parker Hannifin.

Founded by Chris Fisher in 1992, Fisher Recycling makes kitchen countertops and other hard surfaces for use in homes and businesses out of the recycled glass it collects from across South Carolina and Georgia.

The company also recy-

cles such materials as aluminum, plastic, office paper and cardboard at its collection plant based in Charleston’s Naval Shipyard.

Fisher said he plans to renovate the Beaufort building and make it completely solar powered. The site will also have a showroom floor.

“The goal is to have all the equipment in by January 1, (of 2020),” he said.

The company plans to add 30 positions during its first year of operation and about 20 positions in its second year, for a total of 45 to 50 jobs. Those jobs will come with a starting pay of $18 an hour, he said.

The company is also looking to expand into air and water filtration systems, road

surfaces and construction materials such as prefab interior walls – all made from recycled glass.

“There are lots of new and exciting things we can do with glass,” Fisher said.

Trying to find someone to fill the empty building off Trask Parkway has been in the works for more than a year, Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation executive director John O’Toole said.

The development group, which works to recruit companies to Beaufort, often works with the city and South Carolina’s Department of Commerce on taxbased incentive packages to make the area more attractive to potential businesses.

In addition, Beaufort has two “trump cards” that make it attractive for those looking to relocate or open a business here, he said.

“We have a quality of life that’s indisputable and the work force here in particular is a factor,” he said.

Increased congestion in areas such as Charleston and Summerville have also played a role in why manufacturers like Glass WRX SC are choosing to go elsewhere, he said.

Given that, the challenge, he said, is to “keep things within scale” so that it does not negatively impact Beaufort’s quality of life.

“I believe we project pretty clearly that we want companies that have a close loop system like this and aren’t

going to adversely affect the environment,” he said.

“And to have companies like (Glass WRX SC) that are going to improve the environment as well is a nice feather in our cap.”

Fisher has asked that the 37-acre property be annexed into the city so that the company can have access to city services and more favorable tax incentives, he said.

It is the only site within the Parker Drive industrial park not in the city, he added.

The company received preliminary approval from the Beaufort-Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission in July and hopes to receive final approval at the next city council meeting, Aug. 27.

First half of 2019 record-setting for Hilton Head Island Airport Thanks to additional airline capacity, Hilton Head Island Airport’s passenger boarding numbers are soaring. In fact, the Airport is experiencing record growth it has not experienced in decades.

More than 96,000 passengers made their way through the Island’s Airport in the first half of 2019. Compared to the same time period in 2018, it is

more than a 225 percent increase in passengers arriving and departing from Hilton Head Island.

In 2018, the airport served a total of 78,795 (arriving/departing) passengers, which indicates the airport is well above target for a projected record year.

Airport officials attribute the growth in passengers to

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Howard to host meet-and-greet

Beaufort County Council Member Alice Howard (District 4) will host a joint meet and greet with Beaufort County Board of Education member Tricia Alice Fidrych (Dis- Howard trict 4) from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Beaufort Middle School at 2501 Mossy Oaks Road.

Guests will be Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs and Beaufort County School Superintendent Dr. Frank Rodriguez.

The meeting will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room. The meeting is open to the general public.

Residents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, please contact Howard

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by email at ahoward@bcgov. net, by phone at 843-255-2202 (office) or 843-986-7403 (mobile) or by mail at c/o Clerk to Council, Beaufort County, P.O, Box 1228 Beaufort, SC 29901.

Federal government removes plutonium from S.C.

On Wednesday, Aug. 7 the U.S. Department of Energy provided notice that it has removed not less than one metric ton of plutonium from South Carolina in accordance with the injunction obtained by the State from Federal District Judge Michelle Childs.

Congress passed a law requiring that the plutonium be removed from the Savannah River Site by January 1, 2016 if the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Facility’s production objective was not met by Jan-

new air service and added seat capacity, both products of passenger demand and the newly expanded runway at Hilton Head Island Airport, which opened in July 2018. The year has seen the addition of new route and seat capacity by American Airlines as well as the entry of Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, providing locals and visitors with a total of

seven hub-destinations during the peak summer travel season.

“The growth we’re seeing at the Airport goes to show how necessary these new flights were,” Airport Director Jon Rembold said in a release.

“Whereas in the past, passengers had to often fly into an airport outside of the county and then drive, our new service options on American, United

and Delta, allow passengers to fly into or out of Hilton Head Island Airport and truly start their vacation upon arriving.

It’s a win-win for all of us.”

American, Delta, and United (seasonal) all offer passengers direct service to the island. Hilton Head Island Airport officials expect passenger boarding numbers to continue to soar throughout

the remainder of 2019.

“Interest in flying to our airport doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon and we love it,” Beaufort County Council Chairman Stu Rodman said. “The Airport is an economic engine and every month we have increased boardings provides direct influence on our local businesses and tourism to the region.”

uary 1, 2014. That objective was not met, and the State of South Carolina sued the Department of Energy in 2016.

The District Court sided with the State and ordered that one metric ton of plutonium be removed by January 1, 2020. The Department of Energy appealed to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the District Court’s order.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, who brought the lawsuit against the federal government and the Department of Energy, said in a release, “Today’s news that one ton of weapons-grade plutonium has been removed from the state is a victory for South Carolinians and the rule of law. The Department of Energy disregarded many of its obligations to the State, and this outcome confirms the State will not sit idly by while the Department does so. We will continue enforce the law and

hold the federal government to its commitments to South Carolina and its citizens.”

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Stone chosen to lead national prosecutors organization

Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone, right, speaks during last week’s ceremony in Quebec City, Canada. National District Attorneys Association Executive Director Nelson O. Bunn, Jr. is at left. Stone joins the late John R. Justice, who was the 6th Circuit solicitor for nearly three decades, as the only South Carolinians to head the NDAA, the country's only nonpartisan organization representing state and local prosecutors.

Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone has been named the 68th president of the National District Attorneys Association.

Formed in 1950, the NDAA has more than 5,100 members across the nation representing state and local prosecutors’ offices from both urban and rural districts, as well as large and small jurisdictions.

The organization works with Congress on law enforcement and prosecution issues and trains prosecutors across the United States.

Stone’s agenda for the organization for the upcoming year is to work with Congress to fund the John R. Justice student loan forgiveness program.

“There are people throughout the country who want to be career prosecutors and public defenders but cannot afford to do so due to crippling student loan debt,” Stone said in a release. “If we Duffie are to tackle Stone some of today’s most pressing criminal justice issues like the opioid crisis, we need both experienced prosecutors and public defenders and the John R. Justice program is one of those ways we can provide a career path for these public servants.”

Next, Stone wants to create regional training facilities throughout the country.

“The NDAA has trained thousands of prosecutors over the years with the only limitation being the offices ability to send their prosecutors to the classes,” Stone said.

Stone said he wants NDAA training to be available to all prosecution offices regardless of size or budget and aims to establish local training facilities.

“This helps the prosecutors and the communities that they serve by bringing in top-notch national training,” he said.

Stone has already testified before the U.S. Senate concerning the dangers of child exploitation on the internet and has met with members of Congress concerning the funding

of the John R. Justice program.

“I am honored to hold this position,” he said. “The National District Attorneys Association has been the catalyst for a number of programs that we have put in place in the 14th Circuit. Our intelligence unit, our Special Victims Unit and our soon to be opened Family Justice Center are just some of the programs I learned about by serving on the NDAA board.”

Stone is only the second South Carolinian to serve as NDAA president. The first was the late Sixth Circuit Solicitor John Justice.

The 14th Judicial Circuit includes Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.

Indoor mini golf course to open

By Mike McCombs In the near future, there will be one more recreational way for families to spend their time in Beaufort, though exactly when that will be is unclear.

According to their website and Facebook page, Glowcountry Indoor Mini Golf will be opening soon, the blacklit, air-conditioned indoor 18hole course occupying the now-vacant building at 46 Robert Smalls Parkway, next to the Spanish Moss Trail.

It is unclear when exactly that will be, and phone calls to the number provided on the website had not been returned as of press time.

After originally announcing their presence in Febru-

ary, the owners have posted on the Glowcountry Indoor Mini Golf Facebook page twice in the past two weeks.

On Aug. 2, they announced they were coming soon.

“Our goal is to bring affordable fun for all ages to our sweet small town!” the post read. “We hope that you are as excited as we are to have another fun option for families that isn't far away! Please share your excitement with us as well as your ideas! We aim to please and are always open to suggestion!

To stay up to date on our opening and other exciting events, like our page not just this post. For more information about all we have to offer please check out our web-

site.”

Then Aug. 7, they announced their location.

“We're super excited to be located right on the Spanish Moss Trail!! Glowcountry Indoor Mini Golf will be a great place to stop and cool off during your walk, run or ride!

Along with black light mini golf, we will also have a party space, concession counter, and retail, all AIR CONDITIONED!!”

According to the website, rounds will be $10 for adults and $8 for kids 12 and younger, seniors 65 and older and heroes (first responders, military, teachers and nurses).

For more information, visit www.glowcountryminigolf. com.

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Street Music returns to Port Royal Even though Saturday’s weather was hot and muggy for the kickoff of the fall series of Port Royal’s popular Street Music on Paris Avenue, BOORAY, a country-rock band from Nashville, Tenn. entertained a near-capacity crowd.

A cool breeze off the water helped cool things down.

Left: Even the Spanish moss was swinging as the band BOORAY slowed things down a little just enough to get Jaimie and Adam Achor to dance with their children Saturday evening during Port Royal’s Street Music on Paris Avenue.

A small part of Saturday’s crowd that came out to listen to BOORAY. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Karl Lyttle of Shell Point brought his own fan to help cool things down during Port Royal’s Street Music on Paris Avenue. Lyttle said this wasn’t his first concert, and he came prepared.

The band BOORAY from Nashville, Tenn. offered its brand of country-rock music Saturday night.

From left are Nick Champeau, front man Boo Ray, drummer Khalil Rowe and bassist Twonny River.

Local merchants join USC Beaufort in celebrating Sand Shark Welcome Week Forty-five business establishments across the Lowcountry, including 13 in Beaufort, are participating in Sand Shark Welcome Week by offering discounts and prizes to more than 2,100 University of South Carolina students arriving on the Beaufort, Bluffton, and Hilton Head Island campuses next week to begin the 2019-20 academic year.

Sand Shark Welcome Week starts officially on Move-in Day, Aug. 18, the day when new and returning students, accompanied by parents,

relatives and friends, arrive at their assigned residences on the Beaufort and Bluffton campuses.

Those assigned to Beaufort will move into the recently completed Boundary Street apartment complex. University and community volunteers will greet arriving students and help them move into their new homes.

The rest of Sand Shark Welcome Week (Aug. 18-25) will be devoted to learning about the university, meeting other students, and engaging

in a wide variety of fun and educational activities —entertainment and sports, cooking classes, a writing workshop, University 101, a crash course on how to be successful in college; and even a water balloon fight. Nearly a dozen activities are planned each day.

The week’s activities begin with official proclamations issued by the Towns of Bluffton and Hilton Head Island and the Cities of Hardeeville and Beaufort. Sand Shark Welcome Week Passports – booklets with information about

local discounts and prizes offered by participating merchants – will be placed in each residential apartment. The passports feature the names and addresses of 13 businesses in Beaufort, seven in Bluffton, and 24 on Hilton Head Island that are offering discounts, gift cards, and other means of welcoming students to the community.

Most merchants are offering discounts ranging between 10 and 20 percent with a valid student ID. Others offer buy one, get one free.

Three businesses have agreed to provide a gift to winners of the Sand Shark Welcome Week photo contest. Students who take a selfie at participating businesses may enter the photos in the contest. The names of students who submit photos will be entered into a drawing for a prize. Gift cards will be awarded to those selected in the drawing.

“Sand Shark Welcome Week is a wonderful example of how USCB and its students are integrated into the fab-

ric of local communities. We thank our local officials and business partners for making students feel welcome and at home from the moment they arrive,” says Anna Ponder, Ph.D., vice chancellor for Advancement at USCB. “It is our hope that the bonds our students form in and with the Lowcountry carry through not only their four-year educational experiences but also the entirety their careers and lives. We want the Lowcountry to really be home for them.”

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Humblebrags and self promotion can be tricky propositions

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t is Sunday morning and I’m sitting on my deck drinking my coffee and reading the Wall Street Journal — Weekend Edition.

This morning, the WSJ gives us an article on baseball caps and the grown men who wear them. The piece begins by describing a $21 cap with “Chinati stitched across the front in a neat sans serif font.”

This particular cap tells the world that one drove to Marfa, Texas — a town way off the beaten track — and spent time with the minimalist masterworks assembled by the Chinati Foundation.

This cap is a what is called a ‘humblebrag.’

Other humblebrag hats include headgear that say ‘Odeon,’ ‘Bohemian Grove,’ ‘Martha’s Vineyard’ and any cap that names any oyster bar in Abuja, Nigeria.

“It’s a way to meet and sort of, I guess, notice other people who are at least like you in some ways,” said Brooks Riggins, 33, an advertising

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copywriter in Dallas who is partial to a hat from the One and Only Ocean Club, a since-renamed resort in the Bahamas.”

For many men, myself included, it is important to tell other people that one is well connected or extensively traveled.

“I can’t help but notice you’re wearing a baseball cap that says ‘Ron Jon Surf Shop Myrtle Beach.’ Have you actually been to Myrtle Beach?”

I must confess that I have a bald spot that sunburns easily so I have a reason for wearing a baseball cap. (But not backwards — there is no excuse for a man my age, of any age, wearing a cap backwards.)

But I also know the sunburn excuse loses legitimacy in a darkened pub like Saltus, Breakwater or Circa 1875 in Savannah.

If the truth be told, I’ve never liked baseball caps because they emphasize the largeness of my already-toolarge head.

But the article in the Journal takes me back maybe 40 years, when Beaufort Memorial Hospital decided to have a fundraiser in the form of a cummerbund-and-gold-cufflink ball at the Lyceum on Parris Island.

In those days, I spent a lot of time with a friend, Roger Steele, and several days before the event we were talking about what we would be wearing to the Valentine’s Ball. In those days many of our friends were active duty Marines, and they, of course, would be wearing their colorful uniforms accessorized with medals.

“It’s just not fair,” Roger said as we sat in his Teal

Room. “We wear a black jacket, boring black slacks and maybe a cummerbund with a little color. They cover their chest with ribbons and medals.”

“They earned them,” I replied, knowing that Roger had spent time in the Marine Corps when he was younger.

“I got a medal for marksmanship,” he said. “But its not much to look at.”

“Perhaps we could design our own,” I said. “Perhaps something to commemorate your teaching; and my time in court.”

Later that evening I took a medal my father had won in 1939 (at the Ohio State Junior Tennis Tournament) and added a ribbon. Roger, who was not shy and far more creative in these matters, found a medallion the size of a beer coaster and added a ribbon that looped around his head in the manner of a Nobel Laureate.

And of course, Roger created an appropriate story

that I didn’t hear until I got to the ball and was dancing with Helen Harvey.

“Did you know that Roger rescued a diplomat’s daughter,” she whispered in my ear.

“When?” I replied, stunned that I had not heard about this particular rescue.

“When he was living in Japan,” she said. “And tonight he’s wearing the medal given to him by the Prime Minister.”

Many of us know that life is a daily, perhaps hourly, contest between self-esteem and self-loathing. For years I did my esteem-building by way of T-shirts that memorialized huge tuition payments (St. Lawrence University) or bad destination decisions (the Barbed Wire Museum in McLean, Texas). Regrettably there is a dress code problem with most T-shirts — you can’t wear them to weddings, funerals or to The Grey in Savannah.

My reluctance to wear a conversation-starting T-shirt

is antique in this day of self-promotion on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. And self-esteem is a hungry creature requiring a constant stream of ‘likes.’

According to recent statistics released by Facebook, the average daily user spends 41 minutes a day on Facebook — much of that time updating, or ‘curating,’ his or her resume.

But Facebook is a bridge too far for me.

Postscript.

For those of us lucky enough to have known Roger Steele the Olympic-sized medallion he designed years ago is just about right for the years he spent teaching children to draw; for the creativity he instilled in hundreds of college students; for his uncanny ability to make us laugh at ourselves and the world around us.

Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.

I never pretended I was the princess at the ball

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n a recent gathering with friends, one of the topics that came up involved tiaras. Each woman began to describe the tiaras they wore when they were young.

Some of the tiaras were for prom dances or worn with their princess costumes; and one woman said she had a small tiara for her wedding.

That is when I chimed in “I have never had a princess crown, nor did I ever pretend to be a Princess.”

I explained to the group that I was brought up with a brother, one year older, who pretty much dictated our

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play for years. My mother said she knew there would be trouble with us very early.

It started when he was about 2 years old and I was around one. He climbed out of his crib and pushed the le-

ver to slide my railing down so I could get out. She heard a noise and found us playing with some toys on the floor between the cribs.

My mother said my brother was just waiting for the day he would have a playmate and that day was the beginning of our shenanigans.

Believe me, when you have a brother so close in age, there is no room for Princess crowns. We played in puddles, made mud pies, and climbed trees. My two older sisters were the little princesses in the family.

They wore matching dresses and had their hair permed.

My mother could not get me to sit still long enough to ever perm my hair. They loved to dress up in their Holy Communion Dresses and put little crowns in their hair.

It was somewhere during my non-princess story, my friend Cindy decided, it was time I had a crown.

A few days after the gathering Cindy showed up with a tiara for me.

“Every girl should have a tiara sometime in her life!”

She is right. Nowadays,

it seems like every little girl is a Princess. Disney has created a world of little princesses with more than 12 Disney Princesses from which to choose.

There were only Cinderella and Snow White when I was little, and I do not remember wanting to be like either of them. After all, I had to do chores like Cinderella. And I compared my seven siblings to Snow White’s seven dwarfs. Forget the crown.

After Cindy left my house, I dressed up in a long white dress, put on my tiara and

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asked my husband to take a picture.

“Why?” he asked.

I just wanted to have evidence, that once in my life, I was dressed like Cinderella.

After a childhood of being the girl with the ashes on my clothes, I finally looked like I was going to the ball.

Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

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A thank you letter to mental health professionals R ecently, I was at an appointment when the receptionist noticed I was dressed far nicer than my usual casual look and inquired why.

I proudly told her I was working full time again, to which she wanted to know what I was doing.

My pride swelled even further as I announced it was with the mentally ill population.

The frown on her face was instantaneous as she muttered her apologies. I knew that those with Mental Illnesses faced a horrible Stigma, but I was unaware Mental Health Professionals faced that Stigma as well.

This is where I am at a complete loss because I always thought working in the medical field was prestigious as in "Your child is a doctor? You must be so proud!"

Another thought I had was that those who make a career out of serving others was honorable: military, firefighters, etc.

So why is it that I am constantly having to explain to others that my career choice wasn't a last resort because I couldn't find anything else or anything “better?” Why do others feel sorry for me?

Well before I ever dreamed of walking down this path, I felt mental health professionals were unsung heroes who were in the position on often pushing a boulder up a hill.

Insurance companies treat mental health benefits separate from other

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medical benefits even though mental illnesses are, in fact, medical conditions.

There are often much lower provider reimbursements in comparison to other medical professionals, lots of red tape involving authorizations and unrealistic visit limitations that force many in the field to go private in order to make a their career livable.

The result is less providers accepting insurances makes fewer cost efficient options for patients to receive the care they need.

Being a mental health professional is by no means a flashy, high-profile or high-paying career in most instances, In my personal experience those who choose this path do so because of the genuine want to make a difference.

Glamorous, hardly. Respectable, highly so.

Mental health facilities are closing all over the country, services becoming greatly reduced, yet the population keeps growing.

Currently, 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

Just as those with cancer, diabetes, HIV, those with a mental illness need resources for survival that include professionals to help them

manage their symptoms in hopes of having an opportunity at a more fulfilling life.

Where will these 1 in 5 end up without the help they need? Most likely in jail, on the streets or dead.

That is what people should feel sorry about, not those working hard to prevent these horrible things from happening.

For most of my life I have felt insecure in the professional world often pushing through just to pay the bills. Working with the mentally ill is unlike anything I could have ever imagined for myself in the best possible way, because it is here I have the opportunity to take my first-hand knowledge to help my peers better navigate their own journeys. Hopefully, far less bumpy than mine was.

In reality, it is I who feels sorry for anyone too ignorant to understand the important work that is being done to help make the world at large a much better place.

One in 5 means your neighbors, your coworkers, your family and your friends. Mental health matters affect everyone.

This is for all the mental health professionals who have helped me in the last 30 years. Because I would not have survived without you.

Thank you.

Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.

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Join a multiple myeloma support group

There is a multiple myeloma support group in Okatie for the Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Savannah areas that meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at St. Luke's United Methodist Church on Okatie Highway. The International Myeloma Foundation helps support the group.

Interested patients, caregivers, family and friends are encouraged to join. It’s an excellent way to meet and interact with other survivors and caregivers to learn the latest advances in treatment and management. For more information, contact Julie McKay

at 843-729-8061 or TugboatJulie@yahoo.com.

Dr. Steven Kessel joins Friends of Caroline

Friends of Caroline Palliative and Hospice Care is proud to announce the addition of a Co-Medical Director, Dr. Steven Kessel, to the team.

Dr. Kessel joins Dr. Gordon Krueger, who has been working with Friends of Caroline for the past seven years.

Kessel grew up in a medical family with both his grandfather and father physicians.

After completing medical school himself, Kessel spent a year volunteering in the Samoan Islands.

After backpacking around

the world for a year, he settled down in West Virginia, practicing internal medicine. His career led him to Charlotte, N.C. and then to Beaufort, where he spent 18 of his 38 years providing care.

During his early years of practice, Kessel was a member of Friends of Caroline.

“I have continued to be impressed with the commitment of FOCH to their patients and the community in general,” Dr. Kessel said.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Kessel join our team. He is compassionate and very knowledgeable. The Lowcountry is lucky to have his ongoing care in this community,” Friends of Caroline Executive Director Lindsay Roberg said in a release.

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School district maintains excellent credit rating Moody’s Investors Service has again assigned the Beaufort County School District an Aa1 rating, which means that Beaufort County continues to hold the second-highest rating among South Carolina’s 82 school districts.

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Moody’s cited the district’s “prudent fiscal management and effective long-range capital planning” as factors in assigning the high rating.

Only Greenville County – South Carolina’s largest school district, which is boost-

ed by a business- and industry-heavy tax base – is rated higher than Beaufort County with a AAA designation.

In addition to the district’s effective fiscal management and long-range capital planning, Moody’s said the Aa1 rating

“reflects the district’s sizeable tax base that benefits from a strong economy and ongoing population growth. The rating also incorporates the district’s moderate debt burden that could grow in the near term due to significant facility needs.”

Battery Creek needs tissues, hand sanitizer

The Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) at Battery Creek High School is collecting boxes of tissues and containers of hand sanitizer for classrooms. Donations may be left in the front office at BCHS. All donations should be dropped off by Aug. 16.

Georgia Southern honors 4 students from Beaufort

Georgia Southern University recently recognized approximately 1,850 students for excellence in academics on the Spring 2019 President's List. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Kaeley Heath and Alexia Neal of Beaufort earned President’s List honors Approximately 3,300 students made the Spring 2019 Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Beaufort’s Haley Williams and Morgan Wood were honored on the Dean’s List.

working hard to ensure that our community trusts us to make the best possible fiscal decisions to support our primary goal – and that is providing a world-class education for every student,” Rodriguez said in a release.

Lady’s Island Middle School students win SCETV contest

By Mindy Lucas A trio of Lady’s Island Middle School students came out winners in a recent statewide video contest on Reconstruction.

Alexander Tielens, Noah Henry and Parth Patel were the only winners from Beaufort County in the SCETV-sponsored “Deconstruct the Reconstruction Contest.”

The contest was held in conjunction with the April premier of the PBS documentary “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” by renowned filmmaker, author and historian Henry Louis Gates.

USCB chancellor Panu earns Fulbright scholarship

USC Beaufort Chancellor Al M. Panu, Ph.D., has been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. International Education Administrators Seminar in France in the fall.

The seminar is intended to familiarize higher education administrators in the U.S. with the higher education and research system of France. The seminar accomplishes this through briefings, campus visits, meetings with selected government officials, networking, cultural activities, and meetings with French international education professionals over a two-week period. It also includes tours of historical and cultural sites.

A prestigious academic exchange program, the Fulbright international seminar was created to expand and strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other nations as a means of promoting international understanding and cooperation.

Panu is the sixth member of the USCB administration or faculty to earn a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research or teach in other countries.

Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said the Moody’s ratings would mean low interest rates for school bonds and also would serve to boost public confidence and trust in the district’s fiscal management.

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“Lady’s Island Middle School and our community are very proud of the boys as they collaborated through this project,” Lady’s Island Middle School teacher Scott Shipsey said.

The students were responsible for creating, editing and uploading the video to the SCETV website, Shipsey said.

The winners were announced in a live, virtual classroom event with Gates.

The students won an iPad and the honor of having their video placed in the SCETV video files library.

The video can be viewed at https://www.scetv.org/reconstruction.

Left: Lady’s Island Middle School students (left to right) Alexander Tielens, Noah Henry and Parth Patel, pictured with media arts teacher Scott Shipsey (far right), were the only Beaufort County winners in a SCETV video contest on Reconstruction.

School board approves selections of three principals, district chief instructional services officer

Three veteran administrators have been selected to lead district schools, while a fourth has been selected to become the district’s new chief instructional services officer.

All four recommendations

by Superintendent Frank Rodriguez were approved Aug. 6 by the Beaufort County Board of Education.

Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School – Elizabeth Rivera, an assistant principal at Shanklin for the past six years, replaces Celeste LaVan, who left the district last month to become Director of Elementary Education for the Darlington County School District.

Beaufort Middle School – Alvilda Graham, an assistant principal at district middle and high schools for the past six years, replaces Carole Ingram, who left the district in July after serving 15 years as Beaufort Middle’s principal.

Hilton Head Island High School – Steve Schidrich, a teacher at Hilton Head Island High for 13 years and an assistant principal at Bluffton Middle School for the past seven years, replaces Amanda O’Nan.

District Chief Instructional Services Officer – Mary Stratos, currently principal at Forest Hill Community High School in Palm Beach County, Fla., replaces Bonnie Almond, who left the district in June.

“Every strong school district has strong leaders, and I’m confident that these four educators will be successful in their new roles,” Rodriguez said in a release. “They’re experienced, they understand the importance of hard work, they understand the value of teamwork, and their No. 1 priority will be ensuring that each and every student succeeds.”

Rivera (Shanklin Elementary) began her education career in 2002 as a math and science teacher at Robert Smalls Middle School, a position she held for seven years. She was honored as the school’s 200607 Teacher of the Year. Rivera worked for four years at Beaufort Elementary, first as an Advanced Math, Engineering and Science program teacher and later as a TAP Master Teacher. She was an assistant principal at Shanklin Elementary from 2013 to 2019.

Rivera earned a bachelor’s

degree in early childhood education from the University of South Carolina-Aiken and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of South Carolina.

Graham (Beaufort Middle) began her career teaching fifth-grade science and social studies – and later high school biology – in Florence.

She went on to teach middle school science courses in Durham, N.C. before becoming a principal intern at an elementary school and later dean of students at a middle school in Durham. After moving to Beaufort County, she served as an assistant principal at Hilton Head Island Middle School from 2013-2015, and since 2015 has been an assistant principal at Hilton Head Island High School.

Graham earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Claflin University in Orangeburg, a master’s degree in technology education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She expects to complete work next year on an educational specialist degree from

The Citadel in Charleston.

Schidrich (Hilton Head Island High) began his career at Beach Channel High School in Rockaway, N.Y., where he taught social studies for three years. He worked at Hilton Head Island High from 1999 through 2012, serving as a social studies and International Baccalaureate teacher and later as a department head.

He served on the school’s leadership team and helped to evaluate and mentor teachers. He has served as an assistant principal at Bluffton Middle School since 2012.

Schidrich earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baruch College of the City University of New York, as well as a master’s degree in secondary education-social studies from Queens College of the City University of New York.

He also has completed the Master of Educational Administration program at the University of South Carolina.

Stratos (Chief Instructional Services Officer) began her teaching career as an adult education teacher in Haverstraw, N.Y. before teaching secondary-level bilingual lan-

guage arts and social studies at the North Rockland School District in Thiells, N.Y. After relocating to South Florida, she worked as an English Language Learner coordinator at Gold Coast Community High School in West Palm Beach and later as a dropout prevention teacher in Delray Beach. For the past 21 years, she served in a variety of secondary-level assistant principal and principal positions at a diverse group of schools in Palm Beach County, Fla. She also served as an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University.

Stratos earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education/bilingual education from St. Thomas Aquinas College in New York, a master’s degree in English Speakers of Other Languages at Nova Southeastern University in Florida and an Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Her educational background also includes leadership studies at Barry University and organizational instructional studies at Teachers College at Columbia University.

Purposity app will connect donors, students, families in need The Beaufort County School District is inaugurating a partnership with Purposity, a mobile app that allows users to identify community members in need and make donations to help them.

“It’s a way to connect local people who need help with people who want to offer that help,” said Lakinsha Swinton, the school district’s Director of Student Services. “We have many people in Beaufort County who want to help those in need, but they don’t have reliable infor-

mation about verifiable needs.

This app bridges that gap and makes that connection.”

Purposity founder Blake Canterbury said the app is all about providing useful information “We live in an age when we can make a doctor’s appointment right from our phone,” Canterbury said. “But we have no way of knowing if the family down the street has food on its table or if their children have shoes on their feet. Our belief is that if you knew your neigh-

PURPOSITY INSTRUCTIONS Download the Purposity app from the App Store or Google Play, input your contact information and location (Beaufort County), then look under “Organizations,” then select and follow “Beaufort County Schools.”

bor needed help, you’d help.”

Purposity’s name is a mash-up of “purpose” and “generosity.”

In Beaufort County, the app will work with school social workers and parent liaisons who know families who need specific things. Social workers and parent liaisons will forward those needs to the school district’s Office of Student Services, which will review the needs and transmit them to Purposity.

Purposity will take the list of items and put it into a database to be sent out to people who want to help. Once potential donors have downloaded

the app and signed up, Purposity will send out a weekly notification with links to items on Amazon.com that specific community members need.

Donors can then select a need and click “Meet the Need” to pay for the item, which will be sent directly to the appropriate school for distribution.

The process was created specifically to make sure the people receiving the items have been vetted, and donors can have a connection to the people they’re helping.

Badkatz make final six at nationals

The South Carolina Badkatz 18U squad, featuring players from Beaufort and the surrounding area, made a historic run to finish in the top six at the USA Softball National Championships last month in Montgomery, Ala. The Badkatz finished the tour-

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nament with a 3-2 record, ending with a 6-2 loss to the Ohio Wolfpack, which eventually finished third.

The team was made up of high school standouts from throughout the area, including Battery Creek’s Emily Crosby, McKenzie

Young, Margaret Schubert, and Journeigh Doray, and Thomas Heyward Academy’s Cheyenne Strong and Ivy Bryan. Other players included Malena Wright, Smiley Kinloch, Amberly Way, Whitley Weathers, and Anna Grace Dennis.

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OPERATION BACKPACK

More than a dozen volunteers and a hand full of Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters stuffed new backpacks with school supplies during the United Way’s Operation Backpack on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the United Way on Ribaut Road. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

BA names Smith new boys hoops coach Beaufort Academy has hired veteran coach Bobby Smith to lead its boys basketball program, athletics director Nick Field said Tuesday.

Smith has 45 years of coaching experience at the high school and college levels, Field said, and has compiled nearly 500 wins as a head coach while sending more than 100 players to NCAA Division I proBobby grams.

Smith “He’s a guy who knows how to put kids in college and knows how to win,” Field said. “He’s done it for a long time.”

Smith spent two years as an assistant at Beaufort High School, working alongside Field and former head coach Nathan Livesay, who resigned from Beaufort Academy last month.

The Eagles expect to return 11 players from last year’s team that reached the SCISA 1A quarterfinals, including allstate player Dawson Coleman.

Simmons reclaims City Championship Larry Herlong, treasurer of the United Way, also lent a hand and his SUV to help transports some of book bags.

Battalion Chief Ross Vezin of the Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department loads a waiting SUV with some of the backpacks.

New backpacks, cases of supplies and reams of notebook paper were stacked nearly to the ceiling during the United Way’s annual Operation Backpack on Tuesday, Aug.6. These particular packs were destined for Broad River Elementary School.

BHS stars help Southwest Gold claim Palmetto Games title

A trio of Lowcountry baseball stars helped their team to the championship in the Diamond Prospects Palmetto Games this weekend at Founders Park in Columbia.

Beaufort High’s Rhogue Wallace and Paul Winland and former May River standout Cooper George helped the Southwest Gold team go 2-0 in the prestigious showcase event.

The team opened the weekend with a 13-1 win over Southeast Black, as George went 1-for-2; Winland was 0-for-1 with a walk, a run, and an RBI; and Wallace drew two walks.

Anderson clinches PGA Tour card Beaufort’s Mark Anderson will be back on the PGA Tour next month.

Anderson officially regained his PGA Tour card for the 201920 season when the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly the Web.com Tour) season wrapped up Sunday.

Despite playing only 13 events due to a broken ankle, Anderson finished 14th on the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season points list; the top 25 earn PGA Tour status for next season.

Anderson put himself in position to earn a promotion

when he won the Country Club de Bogota Championship in Colombia in February, but he played only one more event before reinjuring his ankle and missing more than two months.

Anderson last played on the PGA Tour full-time in 2017, when he made only six cuts in 20 starts, though that included a 10th-place finish at the Puerto Rico Open.

The three-event Korn Ferry Tour Finals begin this week with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio.

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Southwest Gold clinched the title with a dramatic 13-9 win over Northeast Red, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the ninth. Winland was 1-for-3 with a run and two RBIs, George was 0-for-1,

and Wallace was 0-for-1 with a walk.

The Southwest Gold team was one of two that went undefeated, but it won the title based on the run-differential tiebreaker.

Rob Simmons ran away from the field to claim an 11shot victory at the Beaufort City Championship over the weekend, capturing the title for a record fourth time.

Simmons carded rounds of 67 and 66 for a 10-under-par total at Fripp Island Club, easily claiming the title over runner-up Matt O’Quinn.

Defending champion Patrick Mitchell tied for third at 4-over.

Simmons was the only player to break par Saturday on the Ocean Point course, as he carded six birdies and one bogey en route to a 67 and a six-shot lead entering the final round. Simmons didn’t let up on Sunday on the Ocean Creek course, making seven birdies and just one bogey to card a 66.

Simmons, who previously won the event in 2011, 2014 and 2015, broke a tie with Mark Anderson for the most titles in the history of the tournament.

Dan Bostick won the pro division, shooting 1-over to hold off Jeff Pinckney by six shots.

Beaufort Co. Junior Boys fall to eventual champion The Beaufort County All-Stars saw their run at the Dixie Junior Boys (13U) World Series end at the hands of a familiar rival Tuesday in Aiken.

After advancing to the final four with a 16-1 win over Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Tuesday morning, Beaufort County later lost 11-2 to Sumter — its fourth loss this postseason to the eventual champs.

After back-to-back mercy-rule wins in elimination games, the offense kept roll-

ing against Mississippi, as Beaufort County put up 13 runs in the second inning en route to a 16-1 win in three innings. Kyler McKeever was 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, and three runs to lead the offense and struck out three while allowing one unearned run over two innings to earn the win.

Dietrich Shuford and Braydon Dineen each added a hit and two RBIs. The win earned Beaufort County another shot at the Sumter team it defeated once

in the state tournament, but Sumter maintained its upper-hand with a fourth consecutive win over its new rival.

Kevin Brown and Jadyn Andrews each went 2-for3, and Logan Brutcher and Carter Zareva each had a hit and an RBI in the finale. Brown started on the mound and took the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) over three innings.

All four of Beaufort County’s losses came to Sumter — two in the state tournament and two in the World Series.

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Fripp Island Marina's 2019 Fishing Tournament will take place Aug. 29-31. Fisherman are invited to compete for a payout of more than $5000 in the traditional Labor Day event. Prizes will include largest in the King Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel categories and more. For more information, call 843-838-1517, register on our website at www. frippislandresort.com or contact us via email at kingfishtournament@gmail.com. Proceeds for the event go to benefit the Pledge The Pink initiative.

Mahjongg Interest Group at the Beaufort County Library

Ever wondered what mahjongg is? Join us to learn more or play a game, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Aug. 20, 311 Scott Street. Registration required.

Can’t make the meeting? Call and let us know of your interest. To register or for more information, contact the Reference Desk at 843-255-6458.

Pat Conroy Center offers Anchorage retreat

Beaufort’s Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Anchorage Retreat is set for Sept. 6-8.

The Southern Living-inspired event is an exclusive writers retreat weekend at the award-winning historic Anchorage 1770 Inn. Participating writers will immerse themselves in a collaborative experience. In the retreat’s intimate setting, writers will get to know one another as well as the retreat’s instructors over a span of three days and two nights of workshops, discussions, writing prompts, readings, critiques, and social gatherings.

The distinguished faculty of award-winning writers and publishing professionals will share their insights and experiences.

This year’s faculty includes novelists Kimberly Brock, Carla Damron, and Reavis Z. Wortham; memoirist and humorist Harrison

Scott Key; biographer and book review editor Adam Parker; and literary agents Jeff Kleinman and Marly Rusoff.

The cost for the retreat is $1,500 per person and includes a two-night stay at the Anchorage 1770 Inn on Sept. 6-8, all retreat sessions, evening receptions on Friday and Saturday, breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday, and lunch on Saturday.

The registration fee will be billed in three equal installments to be paid in full by Sept.

6. Rooms are selected on a first-come, firstserved basis. Registration is now open and is limited to 15 participants.

For more information or to register, call the Anchorage 1770 Inn at 877-951-1770.

Proceeds benefit the year-round educational programming of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center.

YMCA to offer CPR classes

The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: Aug. 17, Sept. 7, Oct. 19, and Nov. 23.

Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org

Activities at Hunting Island State Park

There are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.

• Sundays: Sand/candy art, 11 a.m.; Hunting Island Bingo, 2:30 p.m.; Shark tooth excursion, 4 p.m. (Aug. 18).

• Mondays: Dolphin ecology kayak tour, 10 a.m. (Aug. 19); Tie dye, 11 a.m.; Marine mammals of S.C., 2 p.m. (Aug. 12, 26); Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.

• Tuesdays: Turtle Talk, 10:30 a.m.; CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Native American Dreamcatchers, 2 p.m. (Aug. 13); Beach Walk, 3 p.m.

• Wednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.

• Thursdays: Dolphin ecology kayak tour, 7:30 a.m. (Aug. 15); Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Aug. 15, 22, 29); Driftwood painting, 11 a.m. (Aug. 22, 29); Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.; Full-moon lighthouse climb, 8 p.m.

• Fridays: Dolphin ecology kayak tour, 7:30 a.m. (Aug. 30); Lowcountry reptiles, 11 a.m.; Fish printing, 2 p.m.

• Saturdays: Sunrise lighthouse climb, 6:30 a.m. (Aug. 24); A walk in the woods, 11 a.m. (Aug. 24); Sharks! 11 a.m. (Aug. 17, 31); Creatures of the night, 2:30 p.m.

(Aug. 17, 31) For a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs & Events.”

All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.

For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.

Circle gathers every second Monday of the month, 5:30-7:00 p.m. and every fourth Thursday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., in the Contemplative Garden at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort.

The remaining August Drum Circle date is Thursday, Aug. 22.

Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary.

Rain or shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion if you have one to share.

For questions or to join our mailing list, please email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@ gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page "Beaufort SC Drum Circle".

Hair to Learn at the Beaufort County Library

2019 YMCA Adult Soccer league registration is open at The Wardle Family Y located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal. Ages 18 +. Games begin Sept. 8. The cost is $45/Y member; $55/ Non-Member; $300/Team.

For additional info contact Mike Woods, Y Sports Director 843-522-9622 ext. 244. Register at the Y or beaufort-jasperymca.org.

Tosha Holmes, salon owner, cosmetology educator and hair care expert, answers questions about keeping your hair and scalp healthy. Includes a quick and easy style demonstration.

Call 843-255-6458 to submit questions or for more information about this free event, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 26, 311 Scott Street.

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Get moving with Beaufort Track Club

Join the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.

Visit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.

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“Let My People Go!” The Israelites Become a Nation

Centuries have passed since the days of Jacob.

Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, had received from God the new name Israel. In a time of famine, his twelve sons had moved to Egypt with their families. For four hundred years, they and their descendants remained in Egypt and flourished. They had now grown into twelve tribes, each numbering tens of thousands of people and each named after the son from whom they descended.

God reveals himself to Moses in the burning bush.

One day while tending his flock, Moses sees a strange sight: a bush is on fire on a nearby mountainside, but it is not burning up. When he goes to investigate, God reveals, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.” (Ex 3:6) He has heard the cries of his people, and now, “I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” (3:10)

Seen as a threat by the Egyptians, the Israelites are enslaved.

Seeing how numerous the Israelites had grown, a new Pharaoh perceived them to be a threat to his rule. He ordered them all to be made slaves and forced them to do hard labor. In order to reduce the Israelite population, he ordered that when Israelite women give birth, only the baby girls be allowed to live. The Israelites cried out to God in their slavery and misfortune. (Exodus 1)

With God’s help, Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt.

After God causes many disasters to befall Egypt, Pharaoh finally gives in to the cry of Moses, “Let my people go!” The twelve tribes of Israel are allowed to leave Egypt with all of their possessions.

Escaping through the Red Sea, God leads them to Mount Sinai, where Moses had encountered God in the burning bush.

In the midst of these dark times, Moses is born.

A woman of the tribe of Levi gave birth to a boy, who was spared at birth and adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter. She named him Moses and raised him in the royal household. As an adult, Moses witnesses an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Israelites, and he kills the Egyptian in a moment of passion. Now in fear for his own life, he flees Egypt and takes up the life of a shepherd. (Exodus 2)

At Mount Sinai, God calls the Israelites to be his people.

He gives them a special calling: “Out of all the nations you will be my treasured possession… a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Ex 19:5-6) They will be his special people, through which all the other nations will come to know him. By following God’s commandments and worshipping him with love, the Israelites will be a light in the darkness helping others to know the true God. They descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob wholeheartedly agree.

The first promise to Abraham is fulfilled.

They had left Egypt as twelve tribes of people with a common ancestor. At Sinai, these twelve tribes are formed into a nation, the nation of Israel. God has fulfilled his first promise to Abraham: “I will make of you a great nation!”

(Gen 12:2)

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