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DECEMBER 10-16, 2015

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COMMUNITY

2015 Festival of Trees kick off the holidays.

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HOLIDAY

Beaufort hosts a lively holiday weekend.

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Santa goes to Dataw for party with children of deployed local military Continuing a holiday tradition of helping others, the residents of the Dataw Island Club collected over 200 toys for children of deployed military personnel from the Marine Corps Air Station during the 14th annual Santa Claus Open Day, held

Sunday, December 6, 2015. Over 65 children picked a toy of their choice and took pictures with Santa after a delicious and kid-friendly lunch.

Family members assigned to VMFA AW 224, VMFA 312 and a number

of individual augments (marines who are picked out of their units to go on deployment with another unit based on need) were in attendance and accompanied DATAW continued on page 5

PETS

Holiday deorations may be toxic to pets.

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INDEX

Dr. Norman Bettle named Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Staff Dr. Norman Bettle, a board-certified neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist with Coastal Neurology, has been named chief of staff at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, replacing the outgoing Dr. Chad Tober.

A native of Germany and graduate of Humboldt University of Berlin, Dr. Bettle spent two years training in various medical and surgical positions in the United Kingdom before moving to the states to complete an internship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center followed by

a residency in Neurology and fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of California in San Diego. In 2004, he joined the Coastal Neurology group.

Dr. Norman In his new position Bettle as chief of staff, Dr. Bettle will be responsible for enforcing and interpreting Beaufort Memorial’s bylaws, rules and regula-

tions for the hospital’s physicians. He also will be the spokesman for the medical staff and represent their views and needs to the hospital board and CEO. Working in cooperation with BMH department and committee chairs, Dr. Bettle will oversee the process of credentials review and continuing education and improvement activities for the medical staff. In addition, he will serve as an ex-officio member of the hospital board and interpret polices of the board for physicians.

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2015 Christmas

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community Annual Christmas Train Show returns to local library The Beaufort Railroaders Model Train Club will present its 23rd annual Christmas Train Show at the Beaufort Branch of the Beaufort County Library System December 15th through 19th at 311 Scott St. in downtown Beaufort.

On exhibit will be several different scales of model and toy train layouts, large and small, some with realistic themes and some pretty fanciful. The train show is a Christmas tradition, and has been enjoyed over the years by thousands who appreciate detailed modeling, action, lights, color, fun and nostalgia. Returning this year are some old favorite layout exhibits from past shows - now rebuilt and ready to entertain!

For additional information, contact the library at (843) 255-6430.

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Publisher Sisters’ Publishing, LLC Elizabeth Harding Newberry Kim Harding Newton

EDITORIAL/DESIGN Editor In Chief All ages enjoying the 22nd annual Christmas Train Show. All photos courtesy of the Beaufort Railroaders

The trains will be available for viewing at the following times: Tuesday, December 15th 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16th 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 17th 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, December 18th 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 19th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards $157,250 in grants to local nonprofit organizations

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Ginger Wareham ginger@picklejuice.com 843-641-9478 Grant recipients with Community Foundation board of directors members.

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awarded $157,250 in grants to five Beaufort and Jasper County nonprofit organizations on Dec. 2nd. The organizations and their projects are: American Red Cross, Bluffton: $20,950 to purchase smoke alarms and printed materials for their Prepare SC: Ready 365 Smoke Alarm Canvassing project.

Antioch Education Center, Ridgeland: $75,000 for a down payment

to purchase a building which will house the Antioch Medical Education Center. This center will offer medical training, including Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant and Phlebotomy Technician certification programs.

Lowcountry Amateur Radio Repeater Association, southern Beaufort County: $10,800 for the Digital Repeater Network, a program to upgrade and install repeaters to be used during

emergencies and disasters.

Santa Elena Project Foundation, Beaufort: $30,000 to fund the Santa Elena Center’s Opening Exhibit, which will tell the story of Europe’s race to settle the New World 450 years ago.

Sandbox an Interactive Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Island: $20,500 to fund a consultant to determine the best use of space for a new children’s museum that will be built as part of the Coligny redevelopment project.

Merry Maids supports Toys for Tots as a drop-off location Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The program was founded in 1947 by reservist Major Bill Hendricks.

According to Wikipedia, “The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities 2

in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.” They help more than 7 million children every Christmas.

Once again, Merry Maids is an official drop-off location for Toys for Tots. If you are interested in donating this year, bring your present to 829 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.

Drop off times/days are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT

FESTIVAL SERIES

The Lowcountry’s Premier Chamber Music Concerts

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An evening of Mozart, Mahler, Musto and Fauré Performed by Phillip Bush - piano ▪ Ara Gregorian - violin Nicholas Cords - viola ▪ Host Edward Arron - cello

Sunday, December 13th USCB Center for the Arts ▪ 5 pm ▪ Tickets start at $42 Nicholas Cords Viola

Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.uscb.edu/festivalseries Or by calling 843.208.8246 M-F

community

Port Royal Christmas Tree lights up despite the rain About a hundred local families didn’t let a little rain stop them from attending the annual Port Royal Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Port Royal Elementary School.

But the rain did cut short the program and, after the tree was lit, everyone went indoors to wait for a visit from the jolly old elf himself. And as promised, Santa Claus arrived on the back of a fire engine and listened to every child’s wishes for Christmas and gave them each a little gift. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Katie Vargo, of Port Royal Elementary School, leads her choir in song prior to the arrival of Santa.

Lighting the Port Royal Christmas Tree are from left, Vernon DeLoach, Tom Kleine, Mary Beth Heyward, Mayor Sam Murray and Joe Lee.

Six-year-old Peyton Hartwell tells Santa what she would like for Christmas during the annual Port Royal Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Port Royal Elementary School.

New ‘Beaufort Code’ to simplify zoning, permitting and economic development in the City of Beaufort

Sandie Duerksen, West Lowcountry District Director, Garden Club of South Carolina who placed the wreath with Donna Berger, President, Lady’s Island Garden Club. Lady’s Island Garden Club member, Anne Peters, made the wreath.

Local Garden Club rededicates the Blue Star Memorial Marker The Lady’s Island Garden Club held a rededication ceremony recently for their Blue Star Memorial Marker originally placed on St. Helena Island.

The Blue Star Memorial program began after World War II when garden clubs wished to honor the men and women who fought so successfully for freedom and peace. In cooperation with highway officials, they planted avenues of trees along the roadway, creating a living memorial. These highways became known as Blue Star Highways. Then a marker was designed featuring a blue star taken from the small service flag used by families during the war to honor their sons and daughters in the military.

These became known as Blue Star Memorial Highway Markers. The appearance of rust in the center of the sign represents the blood that was shed.

The Lady’s Island Garden Club marker was originally placed at the Lady’s Island/St.Helena Fire Station on Highway 21 and dedicated on 4

May 9, 1986. This Blue Star Marker was the first one installed in Beaufort County. After years of deterioration by age and elements, the Marker was moved because of the closing of the fire station in St. Helena and the marker is now on Lady’s Island Drive at a more suitable location for the public’s viewing.

In attendance were: Chaplain Courtney Peeples, Chapter 1948, Military Order of the Purple Heart who gave the Invocation; Paul Sweet, Chapter Commander, No. 1948, Military Order of the Purple Heart; Captain Greg Carroll, Director, Public Affairs, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island; Lt. Col. Edward J. Danielson, Commanding Officer, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, MCRD, Parris Island; Maj. Gen. Michael Akey (Ret.), USAF, President, Lowcountry Chapter, Military Officers Association of America; Tommy Logan and many other dignitaries and Club members.

The Color Guard from Parris Island Marine Corps Depot also participated.

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A new development ordinance called the Beaufort Code will be under public review through late spring. The project updates the City’s Unified Development Ordinance and is designed to simplify traditional zoning, streamline the permitting process and promote economic development.

“We want to make it a lot easier and simpler to understand ‘zoning’ in the City of Beaufort, and to streamline the whole permitting process,” Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop said. “The Beaufort Code will give staff more flexibility to work with developers to meet the intent of the Civic Master Plan.”

Beaufort began updating it’s zoning regulations in late November to promote walkable, mixed- use neighborhoods guided by the city’s civic master plan.

A series of technical reviews and community meetings are scheduled through next spring.

The review committee is led by Bill Harris, an architect with Allison Ramsey Architects and a member of the Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Other committee members include City Councilmen George O’Kelley and Phil Cromer along with members of several city boards and commissions.

“We’ve been working on these revisions for quite some time, along with the Town of Port Royal and Beaufort County. It’s a lot of work, but the result will be worth it for our citizens, our business community and developers,” Prokop said.

City planners listed key goals of the Beaufort Code: • It is easy to read, understand and use by the public • Streamlines the development review process

• Makes the outcome of the development process more predictable • Preserves historic, natural and cultural resources while promoting appropriate new development • Encourages change as envisioned by the Civic Master Plan • Results in appropriate infill in existing developed neighborhoods • Promotes economic development • Supports public capital infrastructure investments that have been made and will be made • Allows opportunities for diverse housing types • Encourages walkable urban places.

“In addition, this code update will ensure the City’s ordinance is compatible with the new, similar formbased ordinances that have recently been adopted by Beaufort County and the Town of Port Royal”, said Libby Anderson, planning director for the City of Beaufort. This coordinated form- based development code process is one of the first in the country, and is something that the municipalities have been working on since 2010.

The new Beaufort Code won’t eliminate the Historic Review Board, which examines major exterior changes to structures within the city’s National Historic Landmark District.

The ordinance addresses development based on the surrounding context, from rural areas to neighborhoods to urban corridors such as Boundary Street.

There are still “use requirements” that are applied based on a property’s zoning district. “A common misperception is that form-based codes address only how properties look and fit in on the outside, regardless of what goes on inside, and that’s not true,” Anderson said.

community

2015 Festival of Tress begins Beaufort’s holiday season

By Molly Ingram

The much anticipated Festival of Trees kicked off their 5 day event last Thursday night with a Gala attended by literally hundreds. Beautiful trees, special gifts, everyone looking their best, all make for a great evening. The Festival of Trees benefits Friends of Caroline Hospice,

one of Beaufort’s beloved non-profit organizations. The Festival continues a tradition that started twenty-seven years ago when members of the community decided to showcase beautifully decorated trees that are judged for their originality and creativity to benefit a local charity.

Besides shopping for your personal holiday tree, or

donating one to a local military family, the Festival offers so much more. Imagine how relaxing it was to enjoy an hour of yoga among the festively lit trees on Saturday morning? Or let the kids play in real snow that had been trucked in on Sunday morning? Thanks Festival of Trees.

Now I’m really ready for the holidays to begin!

Pictured above are the Co-Chairs of the Gala event: Bennett & Karoline Schiller on the left with Ty & Mark Reichel on the right. They are joined by Andree Lloyd, Exec. Dir of Friends of Caroline Hospice and her husband Jay in the middle.

2015 FESTIVAL OF TREES WINNERS Traditional 1) “Trannie & Cindy’s Tree”, sponsored by Lulu Burgess, decorated by Nan & Co. 2) “ Home for the Holidays”, sponsored

by Bitty’s Florist, decorated by Melissa Florence for Bitty’s, *Also Best Tree Skirt 3) “For God So Loved the World”, sponsored and decorated by Community Bible Church *Also Best Holiday Spirit

2) “In My Christmas Garden”, sponsored

by Beaufort Water & Soil Conservation District, decorated by Children in Our Community 3) “Ahoy Matey” Sponsored by Geier Law Firm, decorated by Bridges Preparatory School NJHS Honorable Mention: “You Can’t Catch Me”, sponsored and decorated by Beaufort Academy Preschool

Whimsical 1) ” White Christmas”, sponsored and decorated by Sweet Bay * Also Best in Show 2) “Seas & Greetings from the Lowcountry”, sponsored and decorated by Tupper, Grimsley & Dean Law Firm 3) “Let the Good Times Roll”, sponsored and decorated by Jayne Krebs

Collegiate 1) “UNC is a Slam Dunk”, In Honor of Ginny Meeks, sponsored and decorated by Katherine Hefner and Tracey Hines 2) “Spurs & Feathers”, donated by Howell, Gibson, and Hughes PA, decorated by: Lorin Seigel

School 1) “Hoe Hoe Hoe, Let It Grow”, sponsored and decorated by Beaufort Academy Lower School

Most Delightful: “Honoring the Hands of Time” sponsored by Summit Place Assisted Living and Memory Care, decorated by Residents

Best Handcrafted: “Happy as Clams”, sponsored by Low Country Anesthesia, decorated by Riverview 3rd Grade Best Beaufort Theme: “Lowcountry Christmas”, sponsored and decorated by Beaufort Water Festival Best in Awareness: “Flying from the Purple World of Alzheimer’s” sponsored and decorated by Alzheimer’s Family Services Best Representation of a Business: “Sweet Tooth” sponsored and decorated by Dr. Aaron Bliley & Team Most Pinkalicious: “ Pink PINEapple”, sponsored and decorated by Picklejuice Productions Most Elegant: “Horse Angels”, In Memory of Horses Tragically Lost Last Christmas,

sponsored and decorated by Camelot Farms Equestrian Center Most Patriotic: “To Those Who Served” sponsored by Lowcountry Real Estate Best Tree Topper: “In Honor of Charleston Emanuel AME Church Victims”, sponsored by Complete Air Best Children’s Theme: sponsored and decorated by Palmetto State Bank Best Tree Honoring Our Military: “Ho Ho Heroes”, In Memory of all Lowcountry Insurance Services’ Friends & Family Members, sponsored and decorated by Lowcountry Insurance Services Most Colorful: “Flower Power”, sponsored and decorated by Dataw Island Garden Club

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by Colonel Peter Buck, MCAS Beaufort Commanding Officer and Colonel Robert Cooper, MAG-31 Commanding Officer.

After lunch was finished and toys were distributed, Colonel Buck and Colonel Cooper gave short speeches expressing gratitude for the continuation of this Dataw tradition saying, “We are so thankful for everything this community does to show support.”

All additional toys collected for the event were packed up and sent to the MCAS Beaufort ‘Toys for Tots’ campaign.

“This is a long standing tradition at Dataw Island,” said Ted Bartlett, Dataw Island General Manager. “We are very proud of our members who took part in the recent Santa Claus Open Day and helping to provide Christmas toys for the children of Beaufort-area armed service personnel. Hosting charity outings such as this is a positive way to help the community and to assist those who are sacrificing for our freedoms.” the island news | december 10-16, 2015 | www.yourislandnews.com

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community & health

Thumbs Up – Helping children succeed in life

20 students in Thumbs Up’s program.

By Taylor Shawver

Thumbs Up is a nonprofit focused on enhancing the lives of children whose parents face pervasive economic, educational, linguistic, and mental health barriers preventing them from helping their children in school. The organization is currently run by one fulltime employee, one part-time employee and around 60 volunteers.

To celebrate their 20th year anniversary, the Thumbs Up Children’s Learning Center is hosting the Candace Glover Christmas Gospel Concert on December 12th at 5 p.m. at Battery Creek High School.

Candace Glover is known for her Sea-

PHILANTHROPY CORNER Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more about philanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.

son 12 win on American Idol, after two prior rejections. Miss Glover, who is from St. Helena, has remained close to her hometown and generously gives back to her community in order to inspire young people to chase their dreams. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Thumbs Up Educational Fundraising Campaign.

The campaign’s goal is to raise money in

support of tuition and transportation costs for at-risk students in Thumbs Up’s after school and summer programs.

Joseph “Woody” Rutter, who has been on Thumbs Up’s Board for 10 years, explained “To me, this is a perfect way to celebrate both the 20-year anniversary of Thumbs Up and its founder Sister Mary Trzasko and to recognize one of Beaufort’s

most famous citizens, Candace Glover.”

Over the years, Thumbs Up has impacted many students’ lives. The organization’s building can accommodate 20 students, and although they wish they could help hundreds of students, the impact they make on their 20 is invaluable. The program focuses on the child’s academic success, but they help in every aspect of a child’s life with the belief that children cannot succeed in the classroom without the fulfillment of basic human needs. “It’s really a full human service organization with a primary focus on academics,” Woody says.

For more information, call (843) 3798882 or email thumbsupbft@islc.net.

Howard Family Dental opens new offices with free offer Howard Family Dental has been proudly serving Southern Georgia and South Carolina since 1980 and is pleased to announce their new Beaufort location and that Dr. Mark Squicquero has joined the group.

The new office is located at 35 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 103 in Beaufort. Dr. Squicquero is originally from Youngstown, Ohio. He earned degrees in Biology and English at Youngstown States University and went on

to achieve his doctorate at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He completed a hospital-based General Practice Residency, one-year program in Advanced Restorative Dentistry and extensive training in: orthodontics, implants, cosmetic and restorative techniques, TMJ therapy, periodontics and periodontal surgery and endodontics. He taught Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology at Youngstown State University

in addition to lecturing many study groups, dental societies and residents on TMJ, facial pain and occlusion.

Dr. Squicquero is looking forward to serving the Beaufort community. He will begin seeing patients Monday, December 7th. The office will be open Monday through Thursday each week and is offering Free Exams and X-rays for New Patients during the month of December.

Santa and firefighters team up for safe and happy holiday Burton firefighters will be busy this holiday season ensuring not only holiday cheer, but also that citizens have a safe and happy holiday.

Santa delivery – Santa Claus has again requested the assistance of Burton firefighters for his annual trip through the neighborhoods to meet with local children until December 21st. On school nights, Sunday through Thursday, Santa will be riding on Burton fire trucks from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Santa 6

will ride from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Santa will have holiday candy for the children.

Santa and firefighters ask citizens to please understand that emergency calls and Santa’s schedule may change the times he will be around. Just listen for sirens to know if Santa is in your neighborhood.

Santa Mail – As part of the Beaufort County fire service program at all county fire stations, Santa’s to be sent to the North Pole. Santa promises all letters

mailed by December 16th will be answered that have a return mailing address.

Keeping the Wreath Green – Green holidays wreaths are up and decorated at all Burton fire stations. When firefighters respond to a house fire during the holiday season a green bulb will be replaced with a red bulb. Burton firefighters are asking for residents to help keep their wreaths green.

Burton fire officials are happy to help spread holiday cheer this

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Beaufort Firefighter Joe Lee hands Santa letters from local children as part of a county wide program where Santa mailboxes can be found at every fire station.

year and also use this time to remind citizens about fire safety

during what can be a dangerous time of the year.

a healing bond To John Nieson, the relationship between horse and owner is unique, a connection that demands a high degree of nuance and direction. When considering knee replacement surgery, he found the same level of skill and dexterity at the Joint Replacement Center.

A cartilage-sparing surgical technique put John on the path to regained mobility, allowing him to continue riding and living well.

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health

“Here is the world...Don’t be afraid.”

By Susan Stone

The acronym for fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear is paralyzing. Fear is contagious. Fear compromises our health and it isn’t even real.

Notice right now an invisible hoolahoop around your waist. Notice that everything inside the hoola-hoop is just fine. Your personal space is good… nothing wrong is happening inside the hoop right now. NOW is the key. Just notice how good it feels to have nothing wrong right now in this moment. If God could give you a watch, it would say NOW. It’s the only time we have. A second ago it was then and second from NOW isn’t even here yet.

Most fear is either a memory of the past or a projection of future. We are afraid of what might happen, or of what happened before. None of it is happening inside your hoola-hoop right now…unless it is... fear, a natural response to danger. We are wired to do the impossible when we really need it. Adrenalin is a powerful drug. Fear has a function, but we’re wearing it out.

It’s like the old story of The Boy Who

AWAKENINGS

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You can find Susan Stone at Beaufort Chiropractic. She is an Intuitive healer, Reiki Master, Minister and Counselor. Author of We Heard You, available on Amazon.com You may contact Susan at theriverangel.ss@gmail.com.

Cried Wolf. After so many false alarms, help didn’t come. We can literally wear ourselves out with worry.

Unless you are in a fight or flight situation, fear is not healthy and it clouds our judgment. There is a peace in knowing that you are safe…right now inside your hoola-hoop. From this position of personal power you can be more effective to help the situations you are concerned about. I know there is a lot going on around the world and I send them my prayers. I’m not helping by jumping in to the mire with them.

We think the adrenalin junkies are the risk takers. Those brave souls who join the Special Forces or jump out of perfectly good airplanes, but the real

junkies are the ones who are glued to the news and those who wring their hands over situations they cannot control. A continuous stream of what has happened, followed by what could happen next is enough to drain our energy and make us tired at the very least or afraid to leave our own home in extreme cases.

I heard a beautiful quote in a sermon last week by Frederick Buechner; “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”

It’s true…beautiful and terrible things happen every day and always have. Can you remember a time when you were at peace, a time when you felt safe in the world? It doesn’t matter how long ago.

In that moment in whatever year it was, when you were feeling particularly good, terrible things were happening in the world at the very moment. So it is possible. You can have a glorious life, a wonderful day, a safe and peaceful sleep…even now. Nothing has changed except you. Feeling scared or angry or full of worry does nothing to help the situation you are concerned about. It only takes a toll on you and your poor body. That takes us back to our hoolahoop. You can and do control everything inside that space. Everything that fits inside of your hoola-hoop is yours to control. You can control your thinking, your attitude, your speech and your actions. And that is where your control ends. Everything outside your hoolahoop is the world.

There is a beautiful peace inside your hoop…can you feel it? Pause for a moment right now to notice it. Doesn’t it feel good to notice that everything is really okay in there? When the world tries to pull you out of your hoop, pull back. Get back inside, where it’s safe.

Ahhhh, all is well.

Beaufort Memorial wins top national honor for its maternity care services

Artist’s rendering the Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center renovation that is expected to begin next year.

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eaufort Memorial Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care, a national designation recognizing healthcare facilities that deliver high quality care safely and cost efficiently.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which works with more than 90 percent of all doctors and hospitals in the U.S., created the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program to help consumers find both quality and value for their specialty care needs.

Hospitals that earn the designation of being named a Blue Distinction Center have a proven track record for delivering better results, including fewer complications and readmissions than other facilities. To earn the Blue Distinction Center+ designation, they also have to be cost efficient.

“We’re thrilled to have received the highest level of distinction you can receive,” said Beaufort Memorial Director of Birthing Services Patti Valentini. “It’s a testament to our commitment to keep costs reasonable while delivering the highest quality care to our patients.”

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To qualify for the prestigious recognition, BMH had to meet a rigorous set of criteria while providing family-centered care. Among the requirements, the hospital has to promote successful breastfeeding. To that end, Beaufort Memorial added a certified lactation consultant to its staff earlier this year and created a 24-hour support line for mothers needing help nursing. In addition, 11 of the maternity department’s nurses have earned certification as breastfeeding counselors.

The only Level II nursery in Beaufort and Jasper counties, BMH has the capability to care for infants born at more than 32 weeks’ gestation. It also can provide maintenance care for premature babies no longer needing to stay in a tertiary hospital.

Sometime next year Beaufort Memorial anticipates starting an extensive $6-million renovation of its Collins Birthing Center that will include upgrading its 12 private postpartum rooms and expanding the hallway waiting area into a much larger room overlooking an outdoor garden.

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health & business

We were born to be healthy: Part 6 of 7

By Alvin H. Danenberg, DDS

Food as Medicine The science clearly shows that nutrient-dense foods are medicine. They allow every cell in our body to survive and thrive. The trick is knowing what these foods are and what they are not.

Nutrient-dense foods Animal proteins should be pastured and wild caught—not grain fed or farmed. Organ meats are one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet—liver, brain, heart, kidney (you may need to acquire a taste for these). Healthy fats are your friends, contrary to popular belief. Saturated fats from grass fed beef or pastured pork are healthy; coconut oil is healthy; avocados are healthy; butter from grass fed cattle is healthy. All nonstarchy and deeply colored veggies are healthy. Seaweeds like kelp and wakame are healthy. All dark colored fruits like berries in moderation are healthy. Nuts and seeds,

Dr. Alvin Danenberg, Periodontist, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner & DDS, practices at Beaufort Family Dentistry and Bluffton Center for Dentistry. For more information, visit his website www.BeaufortFamilyDentist.com or call (843) 524-6363.

herbs and spices, and fermented foods are healthy.

Homemade bone broth is extremely healthy for your gut. And don’t forget clean, filtered water.

A healthy plate of food In order to get the combination of micronutrients and macronutrients your body requires and craves, you could think about eating in this way: For every meal or snack you eat, visualize it like a plate of food.

• More than 1/2 of the plate should be non-starchy veggies with healthy fat like ol-ive oil or melted butter from grass-fed cattle.

• Up to 1/4 could be a protein like salmon or pastured chicken or grass fed beef with its own healthy fats.

• And less than 1/4 could be a few nuts or a few blueberries or maybe a small sweet potato – again with some healthy fats if possible.

Here is what to avoid: Grains, processed foods (including pasteurized milk products), sugars, industrial oils, and leg-umes (because of antinutrients and high carbohydrates) should be avoided. Animal products from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) should definitely be avoided. CAFOs are cluttered, unhealthy factories where antibiotics, hormones, chemicals, and other toxic sub-stances often are administered to the livestock.

Then these meats are processed for sale.

The Advanced Practice Provider can see you now

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants filling a key role in today’s healthcare Got a nagging sore throat and need medical care?

Make an appointment with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. All across the country, MDs are relying more and more on these Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to help them meet the growing demand for primary care services.

“They’re worth their weight in gold,” said Dr. Kurt Gambla, Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer. “They’re able to take care of routine health issues as well as a doctor and they often have more time to spend with patients.”

In the last several years, BMH has hired a dozen APPs for its busy primary care practices to better serve patients by addressing many of these routine medical needs. Several more are working with specialists in fields that include gastroenterology, vascular and general surgery, orthopaedics and obstetrics and gynecology.

“It’s a collaborative effort,” said Paul Schaefer, a physician assistant who joined Beaufort Memorial in March and currently divides his time between two of the hospital’s primary care practices. “And one of the other advantages of seeing an NP or PA is that you can usually get in faster to see them.”

The crisis in primary care developed as a result of a perfect storm of healthcare quandaries: an aging and growing population, the expansion of insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act and fewer medical students choosing primary care as their field of medicine.

Fifty years ago, about 70 percent of all U.S. physicians practiced primary care. Today, it’s down to 30 percent.

And it’s only going to get worse. At current graduation and training rates, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as 150,000 doctors in the next 15 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

APPs are starting to fill that void. “With us in the office, there’s always someone who can see patients if the doctor is in surgery,” said Jaime Cuff, a nurse practitioner who works with BMH orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Edward Blocker. “Or we can take their hospital rounds and leave

Advanced practice providers like Paul Schaefer, PA-C and Ronda O’Connell, ANP-BC, are playing an increasingly crucial role in today’s primary care environment. “It’s a collaborative effort,” says Schaefer, a physician assistant who divides his time between Beaufort Memorial’s Lady’s Island Internal Medicine and Beaufort Primary Care.

Photo by Paul Nurnberg.

Some APPs, including orthopedic nurse practitioner Jaime Cuff, CNP, work with specialists. Beaufort Memorial currently has advanced practice providers seeing patients in its vascular and general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics and OB-GYN practices.

Photo by Paul Nurnberg.

them to see patients in the office.”

While NPs and PAs take different educational tracks to get their advanced training, both can perform a wide range of preventative, acute health care services and take care of many other issues a patient might have.

They can diagnose and treat common health problems, order and interpret imaging tests and lab work, prescribe medication, refer patients to specialists and manage chronic health issues such as diabetes, high

blood pressure and asthma.

“For most routine complaints, they do just as well as a physician,” said Gambla, who worked with APPs as a primary care doctor. “Having them in a practice treating minor issues leaves the physicians time to take care of more complex cases.”

Although they are always under the supervision of a doctor, some nurse practitioners and physician assistants have gone on to develop their own loyal patients.

However, many APPs like Ronda O’Connell, a nurse practitioner at Beaufort Memorial Primary Care, are still finding it necessary to educate the public on their qualifications and the role they play in today’s healthcare environment.

“But once they’ve been treated by an advanced practice provider and begin to comprehend all that we can do, they understand we have the education and training needed to take care of their needs,” she said.

THE CHAMBER CORNER

BUSINESS OF THE WEEK Congratulations to this week’s Chamber Business of the Week - Carolina Lowcountry Block Ltd H&R Block! Each week, the Chamber highlights one member business or organization as a thank you for their investment in the Chamber and our community. Special thanks to K’s Party Store for sponsoring Business of the Week!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• Thursday, December 10: Business After Hours, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. hosted by Crowley, Weschler & Associates, LLC, 1411 Queen Street.

Wear your Ugly Christmas Sweater and don’t forget your unwrapped toy for the Toys for Tots annual toy drive.

A $50 gift card to Tanger Outlets will be awarded to the winner of the Ugly Sweater Contest. This event is free for

members, $5 for guests.

• Friday, December 18: Coffee With Colleagues, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. hosted by Beaufort River Glass, 79 Sea Island Parkway (yellow building in front of the marina). This is a free networking opportunity for members.

Bring your business cards!

• Save the Date - Wednesday, January 6: Legislative Luncheon, from 11 a.m. at the Callawassie Island Club.

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holiday weekend

C OV E R E D BY LO C A L P H OTO G R A P H E R B O B S O FA LY

Shepherds, angels and three wise walk behind a float with a live Nativity scene.

C H R I S T M A S PA R A D E

Elves from the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, wave to the crowd with their furry little friends during the annual Christmas parade on Sunday.

The traditional Beaufort Christmas Parade was held last Sunday afternoon showcasing friends, families, and organziations as they walked through the streets of downtown Beaufort. Floats, bands, groups of walkers and personal cars and trucks were all present.

Santa Claus and his elf brought up the rear of the annual Christmas parade on Sunday.

Girls Scouts from Troop 836 wave to the crowd.

Students from the Beaufort Academy of Dance wave to the crowd as their float goes by.

L I G H T U P T H E N I G H T B OAT PA R A D E

Two big cruisers slowly make their way to the seawall for judging.

Beaufort Sail and Power Squadron and Main Street Beaufort, USA, celebrated another festive holiday season with the magical display of decorated boats ambling up the Beaufort River in the Light Up the Night Boat Parade at the Waterfront Park. Families enjoyed this wonderful display of decorated boats with cookies and cups of hot chocolate as they stood by the seawall on a perfect Beaufort night. And the winners are: Power Boats under 25’: First Place – Sassy Rose, Capt. Eddie Adams; Second Place – Beau Cat, Capt. Daniel Walsh Power Boats 25’ & over: First Place – Tipsy, Capt. Ed Livingston; Second Place – Tardis, Capt. Bob Corsaro Sailboats 30’ & over: First Place – Spartina, Capt. Simon Jenkins; Second Place – Christine, Capt. Robert Morris

Skippers and crews show their festive side as the pass in review at the sea wall at Henry C. Chambers Park.

H O L I DAY S H R I M P F E S T I VA L If you missed the make-up day for the annual Shrimp Festival and the Light up the Night Parade on Saturday at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, you can’t blame the weather this time.

LaNelle Fabian, Executive Director of Main Street Beaufort, USA, said she has had several requests from people suggesting they do the same type event involving food during the day and the boat parade at night for next year. “This is something the board will discuss for next year”, she said.

Fabian said about 2,500 people showed up for the twin event.

“We had a steady stream of people all day, she said.“It got really busy for the Parris Island Marine Band and the boat parade.” So maybe next year it will be another full day of food and fun culminating with the festive boat parade as Beaufort only knows how to do!

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Craig Reaves from Sea Eagle Market drops freshly breaded shrimp into the hot oil to fry up for an old fashioned shrimp dinner.

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Chris Lloyd was one of the food tasting judges for the annual Shrimp Festiva. Here, he notices the visual appeal of the food entry presentation brought before the judges. Judges not shown are Lynn Bristow, Nan Sutton and Steve Murray.

schools & sports GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Beaufort High beats Battery Creek for 5-0 start What a difference a year makes. Beaufort is home to one of the state’s most improved girls’ high school basketball teams. Beaufort High moved to 5-0 with a 64-49 win over host Battery Creek in an early-season rivalry game on Friday night.

The Eagles, who won convincingly over rival Battery Creek in the girls’ high school basketball matchup, surpassed their win total from the 2014-15 season thanks to the victory. Beaufort High exited the 2014-15 season with a 4-19 overall record. In each of the previous two seasons, Beaufort High had posted four wins.

The Eagles, under the guidance of head coach Reginald Jones, converted on the offensive end throughout the early-season contest versus longtime familiar foe Battery Creek.

Leading Beaufort High to the win, Imani Smalls scored a game-high 26 points. Only two Beaufort High players reached double figures in the scoring column.

Brittany Whitmore contributed 11 points, joining Smalls in double figures for the Eagles. Narrowly missing double figures for Beaufort High, Bre White netted nine points.

Several Beaufort High players were able to get involved

LIES recognizes outstanding qualities

New members pictured are Jabari Brabham, Arthur Singleton, Akeim Cohen, Aric Robinson, Lucas Cole, Z’niyah Alexander, Kasey Fields, Talisha Prince, Jamerrah Bellinger and Zackary Jones. Not pictured is Jade Sabillion.

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ady’s Island Elementary School inducted 11 new members into the Junior Beta Club. The organization promotes academic achievement, character, service and leadership. Ms. Jalissa Newton and Mrs. Charlotte DiOrio are the advisors of the club. There are currently 23 members of the Beta Club at Lady’s Island. Their first service project is a food drive to help families in need during the holiday season.

offensively during the early-December outing.

Battery Creek also featured pair of scorers in double figures. Kendriana Shoigreen paced Battery Creek with a team-high 13 points. Joining Shoigreen in double figures, Brianna Tolbert pushed in 12 points for the Dolphins.

Battery Creek dropped to 1-1 with the loss.

Following its initial five-game stretch, Beaufort High’s regular-season schedule features games versus Colleton County, Whale Branch, Bluffton, Battery Creek, Berkeley, Stall, Hilton Head, Hanahan and Orangeburg-Wilkinson.

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Beaufort Academy girls top John Paul II and move to 2-0 The Beaufort Academy girls’ basketball team won its home opener, pulling away to defeat visiting John Paul II 48-21 on Friday night. With the win, Beaufort Academy moved to 2-0.

The Eagles, under the guidance of head coach Scott Huebel, limited John Paul II in each quarter of the earlyseason girls’ high school basketball game to win convincingly. Beaufort Academy dominated inside, owning a large advantage over John Paul II in the rebounding department during the home opener.

Three Beaufort Academy players reached double figures in the scoring column. Pacing Beaufort Academy for the second straight game, Sissy Mungin scored a game-high 14

points. Directly behind Mungin in the Beaufort Academy scoring column, Amelia Huebel added 12 points.

Huebel also ranked as Beaufort Academy’s leading rebounding.

Accompanying Mungin and Huebel in double figures, Mary Keane contributed 10 points as part Beaufort Academy’s balanced scoring attack. The Eagles excelled both offensively and defensively in the home opener. Beaufort Academy has additional regular-season games scheduled versus Charleston Collegiate, St. Andrew’s, Faith Christian, Hilton Head Prep, Bible Baptist, Thomas Heyward Academy, Hilton Head Christian Academy, Patrick Henry Academy and Colleton Prep Academy.

BCHS inducts four to Hall of Fame Four entered Battery Creek High School Athletics Hall of Fame: Former wrestler Anthony Brooker, girls’ basketball players Saundra Jackson, boys’ basketball player Erving Rivers and coach Joseph Stroman were inducted into the Battery Creek High School Athletics Hall of Fame prior to the tip-off of the Battery Creek-Beaufort High boys’ basketball game.

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Battery Creek turns back Eagles Host Battery Creek beat longtime rival Beaufort High 65-46 in a boys’ high school Basketball game on Friday night.

With the win, Battery Creek moved to 2-0. Beaufort High dropped to 0-2 with the loss.

Three Battery Creek players reached double figures in the scoring column.

Leading Battery Creek to the win, Markell Smalls scored a game-high 22 points. Smalls proved to be hard for the Eagles to contain in the early-season boys’ high school basketball matchup, scoring on key possessions in each half.

Following Smalls in the Battery Creek

boys’ basketball team’s scoring column, Isiah Mays scored 14 points for the Dolphins. Another productive Battery Creek player, Kobie Wilson, netted 11 points.

Beaufort High found itself playing from behind during the contest. Battery Creek owned numerous leads enroute to the 19-point victory.

A pair of Beaufort High players reached double figures in the scoring column, Monty White paced Beaufort High with 12 points. Accompanying White in double figures, Dajour Cleveland added 11 points for the Eagles.

Beaufort Academy’s Performing Arts Group debuted last Friday!

Beaufort Academy’s Lower School Performing Arts Group performed their rendition of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at “Night on the Town” in Downtown Beaufort this past Friday night on the Bay Street Stage! This was their first performance since the group was created this fall. The Performing

Arts Group is made up of about 20 students from grades 1-6 with an interest in dancing, singing and acting.

Thank you to all who came out to this great family event and supported our BA students and local businesses!

Stay tuned for more performances

by Beaufort Academy’s Performance Arts Group!

ST. HELENA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RECEIVE NEW BOOKS Adopt-a-School held its Book Distribution at St. Helena Elementary School on Thursday, December 3rd. Twice a year, Adopt-a-School gives a new book to every student in the school. The students take these books home. Adopt-a-School is a Non-Profit, 501C, organization that supports St. Helena Elementary School. They provide volunteers, materials, cultural enrichment activities, and books to the school. For more information, please contact Alison Barton, Adopta-School Volunteer Coordinator, at (843) 838-2561.

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arts & entertainment

Sea Island Classical Studio opens to teach, produce, perform Beaufort County has a new theater company. Sea Island Classical Studio, which opened late last month, plans to teach classical acting skills and hopes to make classical theater a main stream within the rich Lowcountry theater scene.

The company’s Artistic Director Libby Ricardo, a theater graduate of New York University and the University of Georgia, said she found early in her schooling that, “the classics are unavoidable.”

“These works have shaped our shared experience,” said Ricardo, who was recognized as Best Director in the 2014 South Carolina Broadway World Awards.

“That’s why they’ve lasted and why they’re anything but dull.”

They were prevalent in her studies at NYU, she said, because they call for healthy vocal practices, body awareness and critical analysis of the text.

“To be encouraged Libby Ricardo to bring our intelligence to the work was reassuring and refreshing,” she said. “Applying the same discipline to contemporary material added depth and resonance to the performance.”

Collaboration is the key to Sea Island’s approach, Ricardo said. “There is a discourse between the actor and the

audience in theater, and we intend to implement that principle in our teaching and our productions.”

“The point of training is to give everyone tools and a common vocabulary, because each actor will eventually shape her own approach,” said Ricardo, who also teaches at the University of South Carolina Beaufort and conducts private coaching and classes. “Different artists take different routes, and so a theater company focused on training becomes a kind of workshop where methods collide, interweave and enrich one another.”

Lowcountry audiences have a wide array of productions to choose from due to an abundance of talent, venues and

interest in the area. These conditions create the opportunity that Ricardo and other Sea Island founders have identified.

“The students I’ve met in my own teaching practice are inspiring, the theater artists in the community exhibit a commitment to training and the audiences prove again and again that their appetite for theater is healthy and vast,” Ricardo observed.

“We share the same bountiful source of actors and audience, and the same inspiration to share, so we intend to cooperate with other theater companies,” Ricardo said. “We’re thrilled at the choices people enjoy here and we will support and celebrate that by working together.”

Roberts to receive award at the Beaufort International Film Festival Former U. S. Army Chaplain and Writer/Producer/Director Justin D. Roberts will be presented the Santini Patriot Spirit Award at the 10th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival being held February 10 - 14, 2016 in Beaufort, SC. The award will be presented for his film No Greater Love, during the festival awards ceremony on Saturday, February 13.

The “Santini “ is awarded to that filmmaker whose portrayal of the American active duty military, veterans, or their families in a feature film, documentary, or short reflects the highest standards of service and sacrifice for the good of others. The award

Courtesy Chaplain Justin Roberts.

is named after Marine Corps Colonel Donald “The Great Santini” Conroy. father of

Academy Award® nominated screenwriter and best-selling author Pat Conroy.

Justin graduated from the Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Biblical Studies and a Masters in Media Arts and Communication. For his tour in Afghanistan that is featured in No Greater Love, he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for Valor. He also served as the Co-Executive Producer for The Hornet’s Nest, another military documentary, and his footage has been featured in an Emmy Award winning Nightline Memorial Day Special. He now resides with his family in Lake Charles, Louisiana. More about the film at http://www.nglfilm.com.

NY Times best-selling author Hallie Ephron to visit Beaufort Join us and hear from New York Times bestselling author Hallie Ephron (sister of Nora) as she talks about growing up in Hollywood in a family of writers, and about coming into her own as a writer in the shadow of a talented and complicated mother. Though she was the last of the four sisters to get with the program, she’s since made up for lost time. She’ll also talk about her latest work, her ninth novel Night Night, Sleep Tight which is inspired by an infamous murder that took place around the corner from the house where she grew up in Beverly Hills, and her research for an upcoming book set in Beaufort. She will sign books at the conclusion of her talk.

Don’t miss this fascinating chance to meet a member of a truly remarkable family. She will be here on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact Ann Cox at (843)255-6458 or acox@bcgov.net for more information.

The Link Church to present Shine: Christmas Rock Opera

Hear the Christmas story like you’ve never “heard” it before! In the first performance of this kind, The Link Church presents Shine: A Christmas Rock Opera on Sunday, December 20th at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the YMCA, 1801 Richmond Avenue in Port Royal.

Shine: A Christmas Rock Opera is a modern rock musical re-telling of the Nativity. A full band and ensemble will perform an hour of popular songs like 16

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“Takin’ it to the Streets” by The Doobie Brothers and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” that have been rewritten to tell the greatest story of all time. It’s a thrilling production full of classic hits, clever lyrics, and entertaining musical performances that will leave you on the edge of your seat!

There is no admission fee and no tickets are required. Merry Christmas from the Link Church.

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Stockings hung, homes decorated, but where is Christmas?

By Cherimie Crane Weatherford

Hurriedly we say our seasonal pleasantries, sashaying from task to time-trimming task only half heartily observing the moment as anything other than obligatory obedience to a tradition notably less magical than years past. Stockings neatly hung, trees gently sparkle and socially expected calendars burst at the seams as we celebrate the art of celebration. Where is Christmas?

Mixed in the muddle of Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas is an occasional admittance, a nod of notoriety at the absence of that certain something.

Perhaps it is the weather, we lay blame on Mother Nature’s warm wishes or possibly our work is the culprit for draining our desire to deck the halls. It just doesn’t feel like Christmas. Where is Christmas?

Decorated homes, storefronts covered in red and green along with colorful cards declare the magic of the season. We rush from gift to gift claiming victory when our list is finally complete. Exhausted we continue to build impossible expectations of things unable to give feelings that can’t be wrapped. We search for joy,

Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.

we listen for love and we wait impatiently. Where is Christmas?

As a child, solace was easily found in the velvet blanket of rye grass underneath a limitless sky. The strength of Mammaw’s hugs would send an energy that no amount of caffeine can conjure. Uninterrupted time with Mommy and Daddy surpassed any designer doll or desired device. The encouraged belief that dreams come true, love lasts and hope conquers all was the gift that needed no bow. It was there I first found Christmas.

Christmas is a reminder of a time of wonder, a

time when the entire world really is bright. It is the soft whisper that everything is going to be alright. It is a return to peace, a revisit to values and a treaty with turmoil even if only for one day. Christmas is tranquil, rhythmic like a lullaby, as it illuminates the darkness with twinkles of kindness and hope. Christmas is found in a new Mother’s rest or a sick child’s comfort. It is seen in the generosity of those who give without expectation.

Christmas is a husband holding the hand of his wife, a friend carrying the burden of another and a stranger lifting a silent prayer. It is within the quiet corners of celebration that Christmas shines most brightly.

Amidst the chaos of obligation, it is the moments of love, minutes of memories and the mere seconds where the whole world stops to take a deep breath.

Christmas can’t be bought and it can’t be sold. It can only be given, shared and experienced in the quiet corners of the hearts of friends, family and those willing to believe that goodness, faith and joy aren’t an event, but a necessity. Merry Christmas Beautiful Beaufort from my family to yours, we hope you find Christmas.

Local photographer on display at USCB Center for the Arts Alligator to zebra. Stir in a toad, a few statuesque pigeons, a couple of egrets, a smiling pig and you will have only just begun to describe what’s hanging on the walls of the USCB Center for the Arts.

These are just some of the creatures, plants, architectural details, Lowcountry landscapes, and scenes that have caught the eye of Beaufort photographer Paul Keyserling. His photographs are the legacy of his childhood interest in photography and his twenty-seven years of video production with the South Carolina Educational Television Network.

While his still photography has appeared in regional and national publications it has been mostly, and remains primarily, a self-indulgence.

He enjoys taking his time to examine the way the world around him presents itself. It might be the form of something that catches his eye. Or its texture. Or how light or shadow play on it. It could be the juxtaposition of objects, or as likely the negative space.

“What I most enjoy is trying to see beyond the obvious; to find a subject that becomes interesting because of its

composition” Keyserling said. “These images are all around us if we take the time to look for them.”

His photographs will be at The Gallery at USCB Center for the Arts until December 21. They can also be found at the Charles Street Gallery at 914 Charles Street in Beaufort.

Photos by Paul Keyserling.

The older you get, the faster time goes by

By Lee Scott

It has already begun. The television stations have started their “Look back at 2015” segments. They show the people who have died, married, divorced and remarried. They show us the sport’s victories and defeats. All the important events of the year are crammed into a thirty minute show.

Then there are the newspaper articles outlining the 2015 political missteps and social changes. And yet, as I look at these shows and read the articles, I have to ask these questions. Where did the year go? Wasn’t it just New Years Day? Weren’t we just making predictions for 2015? How could 2015 be slipping away so quickly when it took me three months to stop writing 2014 in my checkbook? My mother warned me

Now what?

HIGHLIGHTING DAILY LIFE OBSERVATIONS

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, Lee now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She recently moved to St. Helena Island with her husband and two cocker spaniels. She enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

about this phenomenon. She said, the older you get the faster time goes by.

She was right. My internal clock has been speeding up for years. As a child it seemed like the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas took forever. Now, it goes by in the blink of an eye.

My friend Cheryl recently posted a picture on Facebook of herself,

her husband and her college bound granddaughter. “Morgan?” I wrote in my post. “How could that be Morgan?” I remember when Cheryl’s daughter was pregnant. Was that twenty years ago? I recall the pictures Cheryl would show me of Morgan growing up, but a college freshman already. It seemed unreal.

It was because of this time issue that I started writing an annual Christmas

Letter. It was about ten years ago and I wanted to prove to myself that the year had actually gone by quickly for a reason. Work, family, vacations and other obligations filled my days. Soon the days turned into months and before I knew it, the year had ended. My Christmas Letter reminds me that the months did fly, but they were filled with wonderful memories.

Soon we will be inundated with segments on predictions and New Year Resolutions for 2016. Advertisements for gyms and diet classes to help us with our bodies in 2016 will be rampant and we will be planning for the next year. But right now, when the last days of the year are slipping by, I am going to try to slow down time a little bit and just savor the remainder of 2015.

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It all comes out in the wash...Washington State

By Celia Strong More precisely, it all comes out in Washington State. Meaning the flavors and textures in their wines. We all know, really well, that wines we have spilled on carpets and new furniture and special sweaters do not come out in the wash!

But, forward we go. To learn study and taste.

The state of Washington is the source for many excellent wines. Although, different stylistically from the warmer climate wines that come from California.

Washington is second behind California for total wine production in the United States. The first grapes in Washington were planted in 1825 at Fort Vancouver. German and Italian immigrants, though, were the first to produce wines in Washington. Starting in the 1860s and 1870s. In 1917, Washington was one of the first states to begin Prohibition. This, basically, stopped their wine industry and most of their commercial wineries went out of business.

In the middle of the 20th century, some University of Washington professors turned their home winemaking into a commercial operation. They became Columbia Winery. In 1988, five Washington wineries had wines in the “Wine Spectator’s” top 100 list. Then, in 1991, a report on “60 Minutes” talked about the “French Paradox.” Seems Frenchmen, despite all the butter and rich sauces and cheeses and foie gras that they ate, were extremely healthy. Red wine was given the credit. Americans immediately started drinking more red wine. And Washington State Merlots flew of store shelves and restaurant wine racks. Of course, Merlots were popular at that point in time because they were not as heavy and intense as so many of the Cabernets. Especially from Napa.

Washington was known for great Merlots, and their place in the United States wine industry was solidified.

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... the flavors in both are extensive. Blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, olives, pepper, clove, vanilla, mint, licorice, chocolate and cocoa powder, allspice, rosemary, cured meats, smoked meats, bacon, tobacco, herbs, smoke.

Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor & Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.

Today, Washington red wine production is lead by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. In that order. Slowly, the focus is moving Syrah up the ranks.

The success for Syrah in Washington State comes from the growing conditions. Seems we’ve heard before that the growing conditions make a big difference. They have warm, hot summers.

With the nights being as much as 40 degrees cooler. The soil is a mix of volcanic pumice and dense, loamy soil. Climate and soil particulars that make for intensely complex flavors and textures.

And good fruit acidity. Syrah is one of the few varieties that can survive temperatures up to and over 100 degrees and also survive the brutally cold winters of the northwest. Washington climate also helps Syrah because it has very long daylight hours, with the best vineyards facing south. Currently, there are only about 3,100 acres of Syrah planted in Washington. Compared to California’s 19,000 acres, that’s not much at all.

In the world of Washington Syrah’s, there are two styles. Some have more savory notes, with tobacco and olive flavors, and these tend to be higher priced.

This style is more like the Syrah wines of the northern Rhone Valley in southern France. The other style is more juicy, jam-like fruity wines. And a bit higher in alcohol levels. Two different styles that are both good. If, by any chance, one were interested in aging some of these wines, the former style will fare better.

Either way, there are experts who are predicting that Syrah wines will soon be

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who started working together in 2005.

At Lujon Wine Cellars. (“Lujon” is a combination of their two first names.)

Lewis had been a wine lover for years.

And John had worked in the wine industry for twenty years. As John says, “I think Oregon is in a unique position.

We not only grow some of the best cool climate grapes in the world, but we are also blessed with some of the most diverse warm climatic regions as well. This is exciting from my perspective because I’m able to make great wines from a huge variety of grapes from all over the Northwest.” Yes, they are in Oregon, but make a Washington Syrah.

The grapes for Lujon Syrah are two thirds from Walla Walla, one third from the Columbia Valley. It is a fruit forward style with berry, plum, vanilla and licorice flavors. As you sip you way through a glass, though, more herbal and earthy notes start to show. And the dimensions continue to increase with each sip. A wine that actually grows with you? How perfect is that! It can all come out in the wash. Oops, glass. For $18.99. Enjoy.

out ranking both Cabernets and Merlots from Washington.

So, what do Washington Syrah’s taste like? Again, the two styles. But, the flavors in both are extensive. Blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, olives, pepper, clove, vanilla, mint, licorice, chocolate and cocoa powder, allspice, rosemary, cured meats, smoked meats, bacon, tobacco, herbs, smoke. Phew. Quite a list.

Usually, and this is good because all these flavors at once could be overpowering, a taste of Syrah starts with the black and blue fruits, wanders a bit in your mouth, fades and finishes, finally, with pepper and smoke. Besides all these layered flavors, Syrah can make some of the darkest colored, most full bodied wines. So, I’m wondering why we don’t drink more Syrah’s.

Now, we come to our wine for this week. Lujon Syrah from the Walla Walla AVA in Washington. A winery we have visited before. Remember? Lewis and John Derthick are father and son

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The University of Beaufort softball South Carolina team’s season ended — and with it, the careers of nine seniors who helped CLOSED TO start the program four years ago — with consecutive losses SHELLFISH to top-seeded Campbellsville HARVESTING (Ky.) in the USC Beaufort Bracket Softball National of the NAIA Opening Round. Championship For the second time in three seasons, the Sand Sharks fell one win short of NAIA Softball the World Series.

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Toxic holiday decorating – facts vs. myths

By Dr. Parker T. Barker

It’s that wonderful holiday season and sometimes we forget that the plants and other “greens” we put in our houses can cause real harm to our pets and even young children. Dogs eat plants just because they are a dog. Plants have vitamins in them and tend to be helpful to their digestion. That’s why some dogs eat grass. Cats are carnivores so they don’t typically eat plants but they have learned that it can benefit them by binding hair in their stomach and making it easier to regurgitate. And then there is the real answer, “I have absolutely no idea dogs and cats and sometimes children eat plants.”

Like with most things, some of these plants are highly toxic and can cause death and others will just cause mild indigestion and some stomach discomfort. But the smart thing is to know your plants. That will help you put plants out of harm’s way and still keep the house looking festive.

Poinsettia The most typical plant that you hear about being toxic is a Poinsettia. This has been a consistent worry for many years but it may be slightly overblown as a warming based on new evidence. Today researchers have found the poinsettia plant’s brightly colored leaves contain a sap that is irritating to the tissues of the mouth and esophagus. If the leaves are ingested, they will often cause nausea and vomiting, but it would take a large amount of the plant’s material to cause poisoning, and most animals and children will not eat such a large enough amount because of the irritating taste and feel from the sap.

However, if the plant has been treated with a pesticide, the pesticide can cause more serious problems than ingesting the leaves. The size of your pet and the amount of ingested plant material will be the determining factors how sick your pet will become. Young animals -puppies and kittens -- are at the highest risk. Severe reactions to the plant or to the pesticide it has been treated with include seizures, coma, and in some cases, death.

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Holly and Mistletoe Holly and mistletoe are also popular holiday plants. These plants, along with their berries, have a greater toxicity level than the poinsettia. All parts of the mistletoe plant are poisonous, though it is the berries that may be most attractive to young children. Eating 1-2 berries probably won’t cause a problem for a child, but a small pet could be endangered by eating a few leaves or berries. If your child or pet eats mistletoe, it’s a good idea to seek medical advice.

Mistletoe contains multiple substances that are toxic to both dogs and cats. Mistletoe is well known for causing severe intestinal upset, as well as a sudden and severe drop in blood pressure, breathing problems, and even hallucinations. Please keep both of these away from both dogs and cats. And remember holly berries are severely toxic to everybody; pets and children alike so don’t leave them on the floor if they fall.

Lilies and Daffodils Both lilies and daffodils are popular gift items at this time of year but plants in the lily and daffodil category can be toxic to pets. While lilies are wellknown as a serious danger to cats, certain varieties are highly toxic to dogs as well. The peace lily, calla lily, lily of the valley, autumn crocus and the common houseplant, giant Dracaena or palm lily, are all deemed dangerous to dogs by the ASPCA. In cats, Lilium and Hemerocallis genera lilies are the most dangerous – these are typically day lilies. Eating even a small amount of the plant will have a severe impact on a cat’s system, causing severe symptoms such as gastrointestinal issues, arrhythmia, and convulsions. Daffodils are also toxic to both dogs and cats, especially the bulbs.

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Amaryllis The beauty of the flowering Amaryllis is matched only by its toxicity. The bulb of the plant is reputed to be even more dangerous than the flowers and stalk.

The Amaryllis also goes by other names, including Belladonna, Saint Joseph Lily, Cape Belladonna, and Naked Lady. Keep both cats and dogs away from this beauty.

The Christmas tree There are several things you need to be aware of with your Christmas tree that can harm your pets besides your tree climbing cat, ornaments that can fall and break, lights that look like they would be fun to chew and those enticing needles. The oils produced by fir trees can be irritating to a pet’s mouth and stomach, causing excessive vomiting or drooling. The tree needles, meanwhile, may cause gastrointestinal irritation, and can cause a puncture hole in the stomach or intestines. And remember that you need to water your tree during the holidays. If dogs will drink out of a toilet, what is to stop them from sipping the tree water? Christmas tree water can contain bacteria, molds, and fertilizers which can cause your pet to become extremely sick with only a few laps.

Others plants to keep an eye on are Cyclamen and Jerusalem Cherries. Both are poisonous.

So what do you do?

Be careful. Think about where would a safe place be to put a plant that your pet can’t reach. Cats, especially, need to be considered, since they can jump to high shelves. If your cat is a known plant chewer, you will probably be better off choosing imitation plants over the real things. But, if your dog or cat does manage to ingest any part of these holiday plants, call your veterinarian or poison control immediately to find out what you should do to minimize the damage. Common signs to watch for with either a cat or a dog are: • Excessive drooling • Lethargy • Vomiting • Abdominal pain • Diarrhea I recommend you head right to the Vet if you think a plant might be the source for your pet’s condition. Also, know there is a website dedicated to pet poisoning called Pet Poison Helpline which has people on duty 24 hours a day to answer any questions you may have. There is a cost for their counsel but it will give you a place to start if getting to a Vet is problematic.

Their phone number is 855-764-7661 and you can find them on the web at www.petpoisonhelpline.com.

...know your plants. That will help you put plants out of harm’s way and still keep the house looking festive.

what to do Beaufort High to host winter dance & concert

The Beaufort High School Dance Department presents their Annual Winter Dance Concert on Thursday and Friday, December 10th and 11th at 7:00pm in The Arts Center at Beaufort High School. This year’s concert includes “Clara’s Dream, the Nutcracker with a Twist” along with student and class choreography. The performance will blend classical, contemporary, jazz and hip hop. Tickets are $7.00 general admission with children 5 and under free. For more information, contact the BHS Dance Ensemble at Teresa.baker1@beaufort. k12.sc.us or 843-322-2000.

Therapy dog chapter holds certification test

Beaufort Chapter No. 229 of Therapy Dogs International will host a therapy dog test from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at BayView Manor, 11 S. Todd Dr. in Beaufort. To take the test, dogs must be more than one year old and must have attended a TDI pre-test clinic.

Fee for the test is $10 per dog, and each dog requires a separate entry form. Dogs also must have a completed vet form, which will be sent to handlers when their completed registration form is received.

Space in the test is limited. To see the test requirements, go to the TDI website, www.tdi-dog.org. To register for the test or for more information, contact Lynn Stratton at TDI229Beaufort@gmail. com or 843-522-0798.

Act-So Program closes enrollment on Dec. 30

The next scheduled meeting will be at the Upper Crust Restaurant located at 97 Sea Island Parkway on Lady’s Island on Saturday December 12 at 1 p.m.

The enrollment period for the Act-So Program is still open. Applications will be accepted until December 30, 2015.

Candice Glover to present Gospel Concert

The Thumbs Up Children’s Learning Center will present “A Christmas Gospel Concert featuring Candice Glover and Friends” on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. The concert will be held at the Battery Creek High School Performing Arts Center in Beaufort and will include guest choirs: the Battery Creek High

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All proceeds will benefit the Thumbs Up Educational Fundraising Campaign to support tuition and transportation costs for at-risk students in the after-school and summer programs. Tickets may be purchased Monday-Friday in-person or by mail from Thumbs Up, Inc., 914 Hamar St., Beaufort and the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 4 p.m. for $35 the day of the concert. For more information, call (843) 379-8882 or email: thumbsupbft@islc.net.

USCB offers a series of chamber music

The USCB Center for the Arts is the place to be at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, for a USCB Festival Series Chamber Music Concert. Listen to the suave grace and conversation of Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 423. Savor the dark colors of Gustav Mahler’s teenage Piano Quartet in a minor. Gasp at the nonstop clamor, high octane intensity, and brilliant virtuosity of American John Musto’s Piano Trio (1998). And be brought back to earth with the dramatic story telling and lush, impressionistic warmth of Fauré’s Piano Quartet in g minor. There is something for everyone. Depart with Mozart! Holler for

Mahler! Greet Musto with gusto! Hooray for Fauré! Tickets start at $42. Call the office or purchase them online at www. uscb.edu/festivalseries.

YMCA opens winter sports registration

Registration for youth and adult basketball is now underway at the YMCA of Beaufort County. Youth basketball (age 3-12) registration is open until Dec. 29 with games starting January 4. Cost is $55 per person for Y members and $70 for non-members. Adult (age 18+) basketball registration is open until Dec. 21 with games starting Jan. 11. Cost is $40 per person for Y members, $50 for non-members, and teams are $250.

Registration for our Cheerleading Clinic (ages 4-10) is also underway at the YMCA through Jan. 3, 2016. Class is once per week for 5 weeks starting Jan. 3, 2016.

Cost is $ 50 for Y members and $ 70 nonmembers. Class size is limited. Register for any of these programs at the YMCA located at 1801 Richmond Ave., in Port Royal, online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com or call 843-522-9622.

Reserve your seat at the Legislative Luncheon

Reserve your seat or table at the Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Callawassie Island Club sponsored by the Beaufort County Association of Realtors, Lockheed Martin, and South Carolina Lowcountry Tourism Commission. Registration and networking begins at 11:00 a.m. and the program will begin at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $35 for members, $50 for non-members.

A formal lunch will be served. Individual seats and tables of 8 or 10 are available.

RSVP today by calling 843-525-8500 or emailing Valerie@BeaufortSC.org.

Retina specialist to speak in Hilton Head

Peter Liggett,M.D.,a Hilton Head retina specialist, will conduct an educational seminar on macular degeneration from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13th, at the Country Club of Hilton Head at Hilton Head Plantation. The seminar will take place before the Lions Club luncheon. The public is invited to attend the seminar and the luncheon. To register for the seminar, call Heather Bragg at 843-

415-3490 or RSVP at www.hhmr.org/ lionsclub. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided during the seminar.

Separate registration is required for the luncheon. To gain entry into Hilton Head Plantation, attendees only need to tell the plantation security guard that they are attending Dr. Liggett’s presentation.

Save the date for a special event on Jan. 30

A special event of the Beaufort Arts Council, The Harlem Renaissance, is being held January 30, 2016 at Tabby Place from 7 to 11 p.m. This event recognizes the unique cultural contributions of African-Americans and the period known as the Harlem Renaissance. All proceeds will benefit the Beaufort Arts Council’s programs and services. Enjoy the music, dance, food, silent auction, cash bar, and extraordinary entertainment when you join us for the Harlem Renaissance. Tickets are available at the Beaufort Arts Council at 2127 Boundary Street in Beaufort or online at www.beaufortartscouncil.org.

History Museum announces new exhibit

The Beaufort History Museum announces a new exhibit comprised of striking, evocative photographs of St. Helena Island and the Beaufort area which portray the historic sea islands as they were over a hundred years ago and through much of the early to mid-20th Century.

The exhibit, titled “A Place Called Home,” and based on a book of the same name, features the work of lifelong St. Helena Island residents and authors Sonny Bishop and his daughter, Elizabeth Bishop Later.

It tells a story of growth, change, adversity, and the meaning of “home”.“A Place Called Home” will run through January 31. Tickets are available at the Visitors Center on the first floor of The Arsenal at 713 Craven St. in downtown Beaufort, at a cost of $5 per person, $4 for seniors and free for children and active duty military.

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Meet Your Local Spine Specialists...

JEFFERY REUBEN, MD

K. CRAIG BOATRIGHT, MD

Medical degree Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Medical degree Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar

Residency University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Residency University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA

Fellowship, spine surgery The Emory Spine Center, Atlanta, GA

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