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it’s holiday party time, 10
find great last minute gift ideas from local stores. Pages 8-9
The Island News covering northern beaufort county
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holiday traditions
of the lowcountry
let your christmas
december 22-28, 2011
WHAT’S INSIDE?
PROFILE
Deena and Will McCullough are a real estate team. see page 11
SPIRIT SHINE! Charles and Ester Daniel take pride in their display at their house on Westwood Circle on Lady’s Island.
Homeowners deck their halls with lights
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By Tess Malijenovsky
hristmas — the one special time of the year that American families like to dress up their houses. We’ll put a tall tree in the living room, a wreath just outside the front door or maybe we’ll get dad to nail the icicle lights along the roof gutter. Others say, forget it. Let’s just take a drive, because we’d rather hop in a car with some family and check out the house that never lets us down. That one special house so decked out in Christmas spirit that it looks like Kris Kringle himself descended upon it and said: “Let there be light!” LIGHTS continued on page 16
read more stories about the holidays and see photos from festive area events: pageS 16-17
SCHOOL
Kids tell Santa what they want for Christmas. see page 12-13 INDEX
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Library exhibit celebrates American roots music By Tess Malijenovsky Through February 4, 2012, the Beaufort library presents the Smithsonian exhibition New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.
The exhibit has several interactive kiosks dedicated to the music genres of America’s history: jazz, blues, gospel, country, bluegrass, zydeco, Cajun and folk. The roots music reflects American values such as freedom, democracy and diversity, music that often bridged the immigrant experience and the process of becoming an American. The Humanities Council of South Carolina worked with the Smithsonian museum of Washington, D.C., to bring the exhibit to the state. The library began the grant process over two years ago to bring New Harmonies to Beaufort and was selected as one of the 12 cities for the tour. “This is the first time the library has had an exhibit of this kind,” said librarian Amanda Brewer, who applied for the grant. LIBRARY continued on page 17