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eaufort prepares for the holiday season with a weekend of festive events such as A Night on the Town, Light Up The Night Boat Parade and the traditional Christmas Parade.

Main Street Beaufort, USA proudly presents the 28th Annual A Night on the Town.

This opening of the Christmas holiday shopping season takes place on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. A long standing tradition of the community, A Night on the Town is a mix of traditional and the contemporary.

An evening with a surprise around every corner and a number of things that will entertain, delight and get you in the holiday spirit. Shops will stay open late to welcome customers with special treats and a preview of their large and unique selection of items to help get a head start to the holiday season.

The evening also includes the City of Beaufort’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, entertainment by the Parris Island Marine Corps Band, choral performances and a rumored visit from Santa.

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ABOVE: The tree lighting in Beaufort. TOP: Riding in last year’s Christmas Parade.

LEFT: A boat from the 2012 Light Up the Night parade.

Take your pick of holiday parades by land or sea in Beaufort. Join Main Street Beaufort, USA and the Beaufort Sail and Power Squadron on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 p.m. for the Light Up the Night boat parade on the Beaufort River.

Henry C. Chambers Waterfront

Park provides the best view of the parade. The first boats will start arriving at the seawall at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park by 5 p.m. Hot chocolate will be available courtesy of The Greenery.

The traditional Beaufort Christmas Parade will be

Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m., through the streets of downtown Beaufort. Floats, bands, walkers and personal cars and trucks are expected to participate.

For details, contact Main Street Beaufort, USA at 843525-6644 or email info@ downtownbeaufort.com.

Beaufort Area Ducks Unlimited to host Warrior Hunt and Conservation Banquet

By Wendy Pollitzer

We live in a community with a unique water fowl heritage. Our proximity to the ACE Basin is an asset to living in Beaufort, and hunters anticipate the start of every season with an appreciation of one of the most revered estuaries and wildlife refuges in the country.

Another piece of Beaufort’s foundation for which our local community is grateful is its military presence with three installations North of the Broad River. Most servicemen and women who call Beaufort home for calls of duty rarely get to experience the tradition of water fowl hunting. Until now.

Scenes from last year’s Warrior Hunt sponsored by Ducks Unlimited.

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Beaufort to consolidate collection days for garbage, recycling, debris It’s about to become a lot simpler for Beaufort residents to dispose of garbage, recycling items and yard debris.

Starting in early January, city residents will have all their disposables collected by Waste Pro on the same day — eliminating a sometimes confusing schedule that had separate pickup days for household garbage, recycled materials and yard debris.

The change comes at no added cost to residents or to the city, Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson said.

“This is an effort to make it easier for our residents to properly dispose of their garbage and recycled bottles,

plastics and newspapers, and at the same time it helps us by not having the Waste Pro trucks crisscrossing all over town five days a week,” he said.

Although details remain to be ironed out, the anticipated start for the new schedule is Jan. 6, 2014 — the first full week of the new year. Residents should place their recycle bins and any yard debris alongside their Waste Pro garbage cans at the roadside, all on the day they typically had their garbage collected.

Since August 2009, Waste Pro has provided trash collection services to Beaufort. The contract runs through July 31, 2014, with the city’s option to

extend the contract for three additional one-year terms.

“We have a great partnership with Waste Pro,” said Isiah Smalls, director of public works and facilities management for Beaufort. “In recent years they’ve helped us haul away 400 tons of junk from vacant lots that volunteers and our neighborhood associations picked up, and they’ve always been ready to help. Working out this easier collection schedule for garbage and recycling is a big deal.”

Residents are reminded that bagged debris cannot exceed 50 pounds and that limbs and other items should be bundled in four-foot or shorter lengths.

news brief Sheriff ’s Office investigating shooting The Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating shots fired at a home in Burton on November 25.

Just after 9 p.m. that Monday night, Sheriff ’s deputies responded to the area of 29 Alexander Loop in reference to a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the residents of the home who advised that unknown person(s) had just fired multiple

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gunshots into the home.

Five victims (two females and three males) were inside at the time the shooting occurred. Several rounds entered the home, damaging exterior

siding, walls, and shattering a glass door.

No injuries were sustained as a result of the shooting.

The motive for the shooting remains undetermined. A witness reported seeing a black male in a white shirt running away from the home immediately after the shots were fired; however, no suspect(s) have been identified at this time.

The Sheriff ’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact either Investigator Cpl. J. Malphrus at 843255-3426 or Crimestoppers.

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continued from page 1 The Beaufort Area Ducks Unlimited Chapter is excited to announce the Second Annual Waterfowl Warrior Weekend to be held December 1314, 2013. The goal of the event is to introduce local warriors to the deep water fowling traditions of the ACE Basin in and around the Beaufort area.

Three local marines are working with this year’s committee, chaired by Brian Harrelson, to choose 15 deserving heroes for a weekend of outdoor events.

Sgt. Sean Burchfield, Sgt. Keith Peffer and Staff Sgt. Jonathon Caruthers have been working diligently with many committee members to plan this year’s Warrior Hunt.

The weekend will start at Nemours Plantation with an afternoon skeet shoot and Lowcountry cookout. During the meal, warriors will be introduced to their hosts for the weekend, who will help them prepare for the next morning’s hunt. And,

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Ducks Unlimited staff will do a brief presentation on wetlands conservation and the important conservation work being done in the Beaufort area.

The selected hunters will meet their hosts on Saturday, December 14 for a rich morning of waterfowl hunting, which will be followed by a breakfast and celebration of the harvest. Later that

evening, the Beaufort Ducks Unlimited Chapter will host a Conservation Banquet and BBQ dinner at Beaufort Town Center.

The Conservation Banquet and BBQ dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with an open bar of wine and beer and mixed drinks.

Dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by a live auction that will include several limited edition exclusive shotguns and sought after Ducks Unlimited artwork.

Tickets to the banquet are $75 for singles and $125 for couples. For tickets, please call Brian Harrelson at 843-812-8985 or Sean Burchfield at 970-237-9380 or purchase online at www.tinyurl.com/ducksbft. Limited tickets are available.

WHAT GETS YOU HEATED UP? Did you get a boot on your car parking downtown or is the traffic light on your street ridiculously slow? Or would you like to thank a stranger for a random act of kindness? Here’s your chance to sound off about what you love and hate. Send your comments to LowcountryBroil@gmail.com and you could see them in our column called Lowcountry Broil. Don’t worry: They’re all anonymous.

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Legislative Reception kicks off 2014 agenda The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Legislative Reception on Tuesday, December 3 at the Historic Arsenal (713 Craven Street, Beaufort) from 6 to 8 p.m. During the event, elected officials shared their goals for the upcoming legislative session and the chamber launched its 2014 Legislative Agenda.

The chamber was pleased to announce the following state elected officials who served on a panel and answered questions: Senator Chip Campsen, State Senator Tom Davis, Senator Clementa Pinckney, Representative Shannon Erickson and Representative Kenneth Hodges. This year’s Legislative Reception was sponsored

by SCE&G, Waste Management, Waterford Cove, and Palmetto State Bank in partnership with Hargray and Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Pictures by Captured Moments Photography.

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Choose safe toys this holiday

By Mark S. Siegel, MD

No one chooses gifts with the intent to harm, but some popular children’s toys can cause serious eye injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 265,000 toyrelated injuries were treated in emergency rooms in 2012, and almost half of these injuries affect the head or face – including the eyes. Unfortunately, most of these injuries happen to children under age 15.

‘You’ll shoot your eye out’ Some propelling toys, like air soft guns, BB guns, paintball guns and darts can be particularly hazardous, with the potential to cause serious eye injuries such as corneal abrasion, ocular hyphema (bleeding inside the eye), traumatic cataract, increased intraocular pressure and even permanent vision loss.

Another dangerous toy category is toys with laser components, which have increased in power and decreased in price over the years. Lasers can be especially hazardous when used in toys that are aimed, such as a laser gun. Blue light lasers are particularly dangerous, as they are more likely to cause retinal injury compared with green or red lasers.

Studies show that exposure for even fractions of a second to high-powered blue handheld laser devices can cause serious eye injuries — including macular holes — which often require surgical intervention. In addition, the FDA warns that laser pointers are not toys and should

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The good news is that following these toy safety tips can easily prevent most eye injuries: • Avoid purchasing toys with sharp, protruding or projectile parts.

• Make sure children have appropriate supervision when playing with potentially hazardous toys or games that could cause an eye injury.

• Ensure that laser product labels include a statement that the device complies with 21 CFR (the Code of Federal Regulations) Subchapter J. • Along with sports equipment, give children the appropriate protective eyewear with polycarbonate lenses. Check with your ophthalmologist to learn about protective gear recommended for your child’s sport.

• Check labels for age recommendations and be sure to select gifts that are appropriate for a child’s age and maturity.

• Keep toys that are made for older children away from younger children.

If a child experiences an eye injury from a toy, seek immediate medical attention.

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A burning desire for change

By Martha O’Regan

My last article “It’s All Perfect, Just Not Always Pleasant” conjured up some interesting dialogue with folks who now see that everything happens for a reason and when life isn’t unfolding the way we think it should, it is time to shift our perspective and create a new story. Life is truly just a story and can be re-created anytime we choose just by telling it from a different view point.

As a coach I hear many “someone done me wrong” songs or “you won’t believe what happened to me” stories. When people share their stories from their current perspective of fear, worry, anger or upset, it takes great restraint not to smile because what I hear is a story of freedom and new creation. For some, all it takes is offering a spark to create an awareness shift and they are off and running in a new direction, but for most that spark has to re-ignite several times before the flame stays lit long enough to shine the light on a new perspective.

Once that fire is burning bright, then I get to smile and laugh out loud with great joy as that individual gets to begin to live again in a brand new story.

Too many folks live in their “greatest blunder” story day in day out, believing that because of this, that or the other thing, they will never be, do or have a life that will amount to much. So,

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they keep doing what they have always done, and thinking what they have always thought because it is familiar, even if it is miserable. Some even have the pleasure of having friends and family members constantly reminding them of the “great mistake of 1988” that if only they had done it differently, they wouldn’t be so angry or such a failure.

So, what if we can look back at each major turning point in our life and see why it happened for our growth and evolution then string them all together in a story that begins with “And then I created...” Could that childhood experience of neglect, abuse or feeling unloved actually be your catalyst for strength, courage, independence or compassion for others in a similar situation? Or, what if those “poor”

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choices made as a teenager or young adult that resulted in not going to college or becoming a parent too early were actually “good” choices because college or waiting to have a family was your parents’ desire, not yours? Instead you discovered other attributes you had to rely on to survive that still serve you today. When we can look back on our past with great gratitude for the many relationships created, life lessons learned, experiences survived, and all of our greatest attributes honed, then we can move forward with a stronger foundation than living each day just rearranging the misery.

Once we can change the story of the past, we can begin to create the life of our dreams with a single spark of desire for something different.

So, what is your heart’s desire? Write it down, think about it, listen to your language and shift it every time it deviates from your desired story. Next, use your

imagination to create your story both past and present. Your brain doesn’t know the difference between what is real or what is imagined, so you can go back to any life experience and review it from a new, more empowered perspective and although it doesn’t change any facts, it will completely change the neural pathway where that story is stored while altering any negative physiology currently associated with the old story.

Next, open yourself to inspiration and the possibility for change by receiving new thoughts and ideas through songs, “random” conversations, magazine articles just “appear,” or thoughts that just come “out of nowhere.” And before you know it, you will laugh out loud as manifestation occurs “just like that.”

It may look a little differently than you envisioned, but it will absolutely be in its divine perfection for you and your life experience.

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What the dog got for Christmas

By Tracie Korol

It wasn’t so very long ago that the phrase “a dog’s life” meant sleeping outside, enduring the elements, living with aches, and sitting by the dinner table, waiting for a few scraps to land on the floor. Today’s dog has it much better.

APPMA (American Pet Products Manufacturers Association) reports that 42% of dogs now sleep in the same bed as their owners, up from 34% in 1998.

Half of all dog owners say they consider their pet’s comfort when buying a car, and almost a third buy gifts for their dogs’ birthdays.

In fact, Americans now spend $52 billion a year on their pets — more than the gross domestic product of all but 64 countries in the world. That’s double the amount shelled out on pets a mere decade ago. Pet owners are becoming increasingly demanding consumers who won’t put up with substandard products, un-stimulating environments, or shabby service for their animals.

Additionally, the rising status of pets started an unprecedented wave of entrepreneurship in an industry once epitomized by felt mice and rubber balls.

There are now $430 indoor potties, $30-an-ounce perfume, and $225 trench coats — let alone the diamond-studded

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accessories for a Kardashian dog, aimed solely at four-footed consumers and their wallet-toting humans. Thanks to passionate purchasers like that, the quality gap between two-legged and four-legged mammals is rapidly disappearing in such industries as food, clothing, health care, and services.

But what does all that bling mean to your dog? Absolutely nothing. Unless your dog is completely different from the thousands of dogs I’ve known, a plain old stick from the yard can be worthy of an hours’ attention and licking out your yogurt cup is epicurean nirvana. I know many dogs that will eschew the fancy, faux fur, orthopedically crafted pet bed for a heap of the owners’ dirty laundry.

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of your clothes. This year, instead of spending money on doggie doodads, give your Best Friend the gift of you.

It doesn’t have to be much; dogs aren’t greedy, plus, they can’t tell time. Twenty undistracted minutes a day is all your dog needs. Mind you, that’s in addition to the utility time for potty walks, or the ride-along time you spend in the car when you pick up the kids. Twenty minutes of you-on-dog quality time.

Play ball (or stick) together, give him a comprehensive full-body rub, teach him a new trick or just sit quietly together and appreciate the end of the day. It doesn’t matter all that much to your dog, just as long as it’s with you.

But, if it doesn’t feel right that WilmaJean doesn’t have a package under the tree Christmas morning, consider

getting a present that will last. In lieu of buying another, impossibly cute, $10 stuffed toy your dog will disembowel in a New York minute, spend the allotted gift money on a present that has practical use and meaning. Honor your dog with a handsome leather collar with a sturdy buckle. Rivet on an engraved ID tag.

Get a good leather lead, one that feels good in your hand, doesn’t twist into knots and gets better looking with age.

It will last the lifetime of your dog and beyond. I’ve had mine for 30 years, seven personal dogs and countless guest dogs.

Your Best Friend will appreciate a heavy, stainless steel bowl with a rubber grip that he doesn’t have to chase all over the kitchen floor. He’ll appreciate a travel crate — his own special, safe seat for car rides. He’ll appreciate if you buy yourself a good dog book — “Dog Sense” by John Bradshaw, my current fave — so you will understand what he’s thinking and why he does what he does. And, I’d like to think that he’d very much appreciate it if you donated the money you saved on doo-dads to a local animal welfare organization for one of the brother-dogs that has not been quite so fortunate.

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

Making the scene at the Winter Farmers Market Kit and Louis Bruce, founders of the Port Royal Farmers Market, deserve a real round of applause for getting up every Saturday morning at 6 a.m. week after week to organize and set up the farmers market so all of us can get fresh locally grown vegetables, oysters, and a whole range of artisanal products and prepared food. Plus it’s turned into a real “social scene” where you see friends and neighbors and meet new folks in a way that didn’t exist before — all set to great live music. If this isn’t community building, I don’t know what is! It all started with Kit’s desire to want to buy locally grown organic vegetables. Thanks Kit and Louis for all you’ve done and continue to do for our community. Visit the year-round farmers market at Naval Heritage Park on Ribaut Road in Port Royal. The current winter hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon; from May through October it is open 8:30 a.m. to noon.

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A focus on students, teachers and educational events in northern Beaufort County school notes BATTERY CREEK HIGH • The Bloodmobile will be at Battery Creek High School on Friday, December 13, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the BCHS Interact Club, community members are invited to come donate the Gift of Life.

• Battery Creek Concert Choir members performed at Whale Branch Early College High School for the Omega Psi Phi Achievement Awards Program on Saturday, November 16.

Performers included Mary Rice, Brandy Farthing, Cheyenne Stanley, Macala Smith, Aurianna Birch, Jordan Wade, Kierra Singleton.

BEAUFORT ACADEMY • Monday, Dec. 9: Thomas H. Horton, Jr. Memorial Scholarship 2013 recipient presentation, 2:45 p.m.

• Wednesday, Dec. 11: College Financial Aid Workshop for parents of BA 11th and 12th graders, 6 p.m.

• All-school Coat Drive begins! The sixth grade is organizing the Coat Drive, which will run through December 20, in conjunction with FWDG’s 23rd Annual Coat Drive.

PARK UNIVERSITY Registration for Park’s Spring I 2014 term is December 16, 2013, through January 10, 2014. The term dates are January 13 through March 5, 2014. Courses offered are: Introduction to Human Resource Management, Programming Fundamentals, Criminal Justice and the Community, Introduction to Fiction, Legal Issues in Healthcare Delivery, Agency Administration, Introduction to Computers, Principles of Accounting I, Social Institutions, Principles of Microeconomics, Introduction to Psychology, Quantitative Research Methods and Philosophy and History of Science.

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Battery Creek High School’s All-County Band performs at Bluffton High School on Tuesday, November 5. Back row: Jesse Mixon, Tafari Salaam, Wendell Roberson and Christopher. Middle row: Jacqueline Lopez, Vanessa Madrid and Tinea Morris. Front: Jeffrey Darden.

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WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY • December 2 through 20: Winter MAP Testing.

• December 6: Progress Reports go home • December 12: Kid’s Club at the James J. Davis Early Learning Center, 6 p.m.

• December 19: Third grade Musical Performance at 6:30 p.m., WBES cafeteria.

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The Beaufort Academy Interact Club and other BA high school students came together to prepare and serve a Thanksgiving feast, complete with turkey, casseroles, veggies, pies, and everything in between, to the residents at the Canal Apartments. Thank you to the students for their spirit of giving and community. Pictured, from left: Mr. Byrne, Mike Brim, Autumn Harris, Natalie Simkins, Megan Potter, and Emma Everidge after serving dinner to the residents.

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Beaufort Academy congratulates the cast of “Peter Pan & Wendy” on two outstanding dinner theater productions. Special thank you to director Mr. Bill Dalton, to all of the volunteers, and to the Bell Boys for the location of the shows.

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The use of the new iPad Air at Beaufort Academy aims to further enrich education while preparing students for college and eventually the job market of the 21st century. After a year spent planning and researching the best tools and process of implementing an iPad initiative at Beaufort Academy (BA), the school will begin the first of a three-phase plan by placing 30 of the newly-released iPad Airs into the hands of their core teachers in grades K-12.

“Beaufort Academy (BA) is very focused on teaching students in a collaborative learning environment where they are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills and to be stewards of their own education,” said Mike Morrison, Director of Technology at BA. “We see this new technology as a chance to continue these initiatives while incorporating new teaching methods.”

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school news honor rolls and awards BEAUFORT ACADEMY First trimester academic honors Beaufort Academy Headmaster’s List (all A’s) • Fifth grade: Conner Aivaz, Witt Compton.

• Sixth grade: Lauren Bartlett, Sidney Beasley, John Dastous, Cal Harvey, Nathaniel Keenan, Brian Rhatigan, Maris Staley.

• Seventh grade: Campbell Dukes, Quinn Fleming, Cece Lesesne, Lawrence Lindsay, David Mathai, Joe Stowe.

• Eighth grade: Joe Bhoi, Sarah Blocker, Emily Potter.

• Ninth grade: Emily Avera, Hope Gray, Amanda Kahn, William Lindsay.

• Tenth grade: Jake Bhoi, Ross Walker.

• Eleventh grade: Taylor Vincent.

Beaufort Academy Honor Roll (all A’s & B’s) • Fifth grade: Sophia Alexandropoulos, Emma Dillinger, Riley Gates, Griffin Harley, Burak Henderson, Alyssa Lewis, Ansleigh Pingree, Kevin Rogers, Emily Stevens, Mason Westerfield, Emmy Wilson.

• Sixth grade: Dawson Coleman, Emily Ann Hiers, Thomas Holladay, Amelia Huebel, Emma Melville, Daniel Owen, Jayda Scheper, Josephine Trask, William Tumlin, Cady Wilson.

• Seventh grade: Margaret Aimar, Piper Beasley, Joshua Boyd, Nicky Cenci, Herbert Gray, Gracie Guest, Hunter Harley, Emma Hincher, Caroline Moss, Miciah Pendarvis, Mitchell Russell, Cole Taylor.

• Eighth grade: Micaela Borreggine, Abby Dalton, Kate Gray, Lane Harrell, Ryan Henrickson, Drew Luckey, John Manos, Alexander Mazzeo, Breanna Meek, Kathleen Simkins, Sarah Suber, Jennings Tumlin, William Warren.

• Ninth grade: Kaitlyn Beasley, Carsyn Bostwick, Maya Bostwick, Todger Davis, Mary Keane, Justin Massalon, Emily O’Regan, Katie Smith, Stewart Trask.

• Tenth grade: Jake Dalton, Maya Dixon, Anna Dyer,

Emily Gaskin, MacMillan Griffith, Ting O’Regan, Cain Richards, Michaela Russell, Sarah Sheppard, Mary Alice Strohmeyer, Michael Webb.

• Eleventh grade: Bridget Baggerly, Michael Bass, Mike Brim, Somers Cherry, Emma Everidge, Casey Kahn, Drummond Koppernaes, Tucker Langehans, Nicky Macuch, Jackson Miller, George Sanford, Natalie Simkins, Tucker Trask.

• Twelfth grade: Caroline Avera, Jack Dailey, Thibault Deneye, Madeleine Gray, Brandon Massalon, Patrick Mazzeo, Jeffrey Miller, Megan Potter, Nicole Schmiege, Courtney Smith, Rebecca Strawn.

PARK UNIVERSITY Park University has announced the Beaufort Campus Center Academic Honor List for the recently completed Fall I ‘13 term. Those listed achieved a 3.6 grade point average or higher while carrying a full time academic load. Students on the honor list are: Abby C. Alexander, Juan F. Allen, Jeff Cherry, Guy A. Cook, George T. Erdel, Leafar Espinoza Mejia, Flavia Fabiano, Benjamin E. Frazier, Melanie Grace Frazier, Democrito S. Gamboa, Clinton M. Grigsby, Rachel L. Guss, Sheila C. Hudson, Jack James Hunt, Daniel W. Jayne, Clyde D. Johnson, Jonas A. Johnson, Keyana T. Jordan, Joshua D. Larrimore, Michelle L. Mayer, Rachel Elizabeth Michener, Prince D. Norton, Leroy Purifoy, Marquetta M. Reid, Megan R. Robbins, Todd A. Roberts, Daniel L. Singley, Jessica M. Singley, Shane E. Sink, Emeric H. Tate and Shyvette White. These full time students are pursuing Bachelor of Science or Associate of Science degrees at the Park University Beaufort Campus Center.

RIVERVIEW Middle School Honor Roll First Trimester 2013-14

The Director’s List: All A’s • Sixth Grade Christian Andrade Claire Bowden Ian Hoogenboom Maggie Kinton Mabrey Kolb Merritt Patterson Keating Reichel Sydney Smith Avery Thomas • Seventh Grade Adrianna Heath Kidron Martin Gabbi Morales Sam Stewart • Eighth Grade Sophie Bellomy May Harrelson Chris Hoogenboom Sarah McMullen Keaton Mykelby Allison Suber Olivia Ward Honor Roll: All As & Bs • Sixth Grade Jeff Bland Jalen Brantley Steven Dagley Chris Jenkins Hamilton Kerney Lillian Kindwall Edmund McAlister Joseph Mooney Macy Mullen Brayden Sarathy Ben Trask • Seventh Grade Connor Brown Annalee Chiaviello Carman CruzWoodley Wes Cunningham Amanda Davenport Mitchell Dixon Victoria Ganshow Robbie Horn Josephine Quade Reed Reichel Jake Roberts Maxfield Trask • Eighth Grade Eliza Akers Lucy Bruns Troy Davenport Mia Debardelaben Gina Dukes Kendall Duncan Dalton Frazier Jefferson Gibson Tommy Holloway Malia Kaneshige Merritt Kerney Harrison Lane Christian Lorenzo Luke McGuire Honorable Mention (As, Bs and one C) • Sixth Grade Sydnee Coggins Stuart Derrick Kelsey Duncan Taliya Lewis Cole McKelvey • Seventh Grade Katie Calandra Kevin Ford Victoria Hernandez Peyton Langford Luke Miller Alexis Russell Savannah Walton • Eighth Grade Allasha Brigmon Crosson Derrick Austin Jimenez Anna Miller Jeremy Smalls

WHALE BRANCH ELEMENTARY Principal’s Award & Honor Roll List for the First Quarter 2013-2014 Principal’s Honor Roll • First Grade: Keith Adams, Zyasia Aiken, Ja’Laya Allen, Layla Black, Christian Blackwell, Imani Blackwell, Brooke Bowers, Timothy Brown, Iyanna Brewer, Maiya Carter, Jordan Cowan, Xavier Donaldson , Nicolas Doray, Joshua Duncan, Jaselle Evans, Ariana Fields, Ashton Heyward, Travis Johnson, Jordyn Keller, Bryson Langston, Evelin Leija, Ty’Asia Major, Derrick McKee, Hezekiah Morrall Kemaurion Morrall, Nile Reed, Larissa Reynolds, Layla Rivers, Trystin Roberts, Dom’Nyk Thomas, Jada Washington, Adrianna Wright, Airiana Wright, Celeste Young.

• Second Grade: Taniyah Brown, X’zavion Bryan, Keith Chisholm, Melissa Cobb, Quiana Fields, Zada Frazier, Brandon Gray, Aliyah Polite, Derrick Polite McLeod, Jamarri Scott, Kamarae Smalls.

• Third Grade: Naheem Decosta, Kalyn Moultrie, Damien Thomas, Alissa Woods.

• Fourth Grade: Jada Jenkins Honor Roll • First Grade: Beautifull Brown, Carter Brunson Brown, Jeremiah Cummings, Ariana Davidson, Davon Evans, Tyrone Gadson, Genesis Grant, Ja’Shawn Griffin, Justin Jenkins, Kenyon Jenkins, Jamiah Lawson, Malik Moultrie, Derius Polite, J’ya Polite, Destiny Rivers, Grace Sanders, Amiah Smith, Justice Trautman, Sha’Neil Washington.

• Second Grade: Talaijah Bartley, Shamara Bevan, Paris Bowers, Alayah Brown, Dajahnee Bryan, Destiny Delaney, David Evans, Justin Evans, Skyla Fears, Kaden Freshour, Joshua Fields, Xzoriona Frazier, Anastasia Garrett, Greggory

Gilbert, Alexia Hicks, Ty-Shawn Holmes, Desiree Jenkins, J’mya Jenkins Diamond Kelly, Trinity Langston, Samya Livingston, Tayla Manigault, Na’Raya Mulligan Christopher Polite, Naiim Pope, Alexis Prescott, Dareginald Rhodes, Bryce Saunders, Michael Smith Aislynn Talbert, Shondell Terry, Naomi Walker, Saniyah Williams, Tyrese Williams.

• Third Grade: Dorien Alston, Tresean Blake, Rondasha Bonds, Benjamin Brooks, Kristian Bryce, Me’Chelle Carter Janeya Cox, Jermole Duncan , Zaria Green, Lucas Green, Eliseo Hernandez, Jakhi Pusha, Maia Robinson, Aiden Story.

• Fourth Grade: DiAjae Bryan, Solomon Chisholm, Quintilian Fields, Kai’Shawn Jenkins, Trey Speegle, Willie Webb, Raven White.

First Quarter Parent Honor Roll For the newly implemented Parent Honor Roll, each quarter parents receive credit for communicating with teachers and attending school events. More than 500 parents qualified for the first quarter awards: Christy Anderson Shannon Abdullah Jontail Abney Enaim Alvarez Marie Anderson Jessica Anthly Pamela Amozon Keisha Avant Latoya Beaufort Nicole Bell Nichole Besser Monique Betties Cynthia Bing Daffney Bing Daniell Black Natasha Black Tammy Black Khadedre Blackwell Latyra Blackwell Charmain Blair Alethea Blake Sylvia Blake Felicia Blankenship Natona Bloodsaw Lavantay Blue Rosa Bollo-Martinez Aveene Bowers Lavonia Bowers Williams Bowers Shantelle Brooks Suzanne Brook Crystal Brown Latasha Brown Maresha Brown Nicole Brown Ruthie Brown Wanda Brown

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George Babalis comes clean

By Lanier Laney

If you aren’t already a customer, you probably pass it several times a day on Boundary Street next to the Salvation Army Store and see the hardworking guys and girls under the little tent busily hand polishing newly clean cars. It’s George Babalis’ Custom Clean Car Wash, Beaufort’s only full service car wash and detail center.

George’s parents were born in Tsarisani, Greece, and immigrated with him as a child to Canada in 1961. On his first day of Kindergarten, George was sent home because he did not speak English, since his parents spoke only Greek at home.

His future wife, Judi Richards, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Toronto with her parents at age 11.

George and Judi met through mutual friends in Toronto and fell in love and have been married 23 wonderful years.

They have two sons James, 20, and Michael, 19. Judi teaches Pre-K and is coordinator of instruction for the Kindergarten building at Beaufort Academy.

How did they find Beaufort? Judi used to vacation on Hilton Head Island as a child and always wanted to move back to the area. Judi’s mom and dad, Robert and Alwina Richards, retired to Dataw Island in 1990 and called when they heard a car wash was for sale. George, who was working in retail at the time, bought it and packed up his family and headed to the South with a 2 year old and a 3 week old. They put their house on the market in Toronto and it sold in one day.

What do they love about Beaufort? Says George,“The warm, kind, friendly people. The customs, small-town feel and an array of people from all over the world. We even

The Babalis family: George and Judi with sons James and Michael.

have friends from Canada!”

Speaking of Canada, George added, “We feel so lucky to have found ‘our’ paradise, and love to share it with all our friends and family from afar. We have a ton of visitors, never an empty guest room. Those Canadians love our weather and waters!” He continues, “When we first moved here, it took a while to take the ‘city’ out of us, we were suspicious of why everyone was so friendly! Judi did not have a car when we first moved here and someone offered to pick her and the boys up to take to the park — I said no way is a stranger going to pick up my family! Now we look back and realize it was a Southern thing, really just being nice.”

Another Southern story was when Judi took the boys to the doctor the first week they were here and she asked him where all the moms and kids got together. The pediatrician gave her his home phone to call his wife and see when she

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went to the park with the other moms in town. Judi was so surprised that she had to call friends in Toronto to tell them.

“We could go on with our Southern stories,” said George. “It took a while to get used to but now we love it!”

What about the business? George says,“I have enjoyed the 19 years and have met some great people. I love my regulars —it’s really just a bar without the alcohol.”

He adds, “Customers love our staff, some have been with me for many years. I have staff that have moved on to careers of their own and are now bringing their children to the wash. Just the other day a young lady came in with her child and said she remembered coming here as a child herself. Now I feel old!”

His secret of success? “Treat others how you would like to be treated.”

And as far as sports go? Besides golf, George says, “We LOVE the Toronto Maple Leafs ... GO leafs GO! That’s hockey to you Southerners who may not know.”

As far at the future? George says he plans to “keep working, playing golf, spending time with my family and my Hummock brothers at our fish camp.”

One day he hopes to retire to Greece. “Then everybody can visit me there!”

But until then, George says, “It’s never a dull moment at the wash ... book to follow!”

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2014 plans for Coosa Elementary School

By Bill Evans, District 2, School Board Representative and Beaufort County School Board Chairman For a wide variety of reasons, the School Board has agreed to retain the fifth grades of Lady’s Island Elementary and Coosa Elementary in each of these schools in school year 2014-15.

Lady’s Island Elementary School has adequate space to accept this move without any difficulty, but Coosa Elementary School is near capacity and will require additional space. In preparation for the return of the fifth grade to Coosa Elementary School in school year 201415, the plan is to now have the present mobiles removed during the upcoming Christmas break (we will offer any for sale, but I question that any are worth the time

Bill Evans is the Chairman of the Beaufort County Board of Education and represents Lady’s Island.

and expense to move); we will likely level the structures and remove the debris to a construction landfill.

A five or six room self-contained enclosed modular building will be purchased for approximately $350,000-$400,000 and placed on the west side of the campus

across the fire lane that circles the building; it will be connected to the main building by a covered walkway and probably be located no more than 50-60 feet from the main building (code requires that it be at least 40 feet from the main building). The new structure, as planned now, will have its own restroom facilities and will have complete internet, communication, and fire alarm and security systems.

Moving forward, the Student Services Committee of the School Board will work for a projected completion in April, 2014, on new attendance lines and the “enrollment triggers” that will initiate any movement of students.

The overall approach is to establish a long range plan for future student movement based on filling the capacity at a school. We believe this is the best way for families to understand and plan on what to do or will occur as population increases. One obvious point is that we will have to develop a timeline/ enrollment basis at Coosa that will generate a new school on the Springfield Road site in a timely manner.

Editor’s note: This article was in response to a request from the Lady’s Island Business Professionals Association for what actions were going to be taken to ensure Coosa Elementary was not overloaded.

letter to the editor Unhappy about huge tax increases I wish to thank the six members of the Beaufort County Council who supported what I believe to be the largest tax increase in the 22 years that I have been a resident. And I mean the increase over and above the reduced base because of reassessment. When a later computation of the tax base came out better, the school board volunteered a reduction, but county council leadership chose to ignore it. My home tax bill is up 11.6 percent.

My promise is that I will work diligently the next two elections to make sure the voters

understand who voted for these huge tax increases — Operations 15.6 percent, debt service 23.4 percent, land purchase 12.1 percent. Was the debt service increase necessary to cover some of the $52 million (and not finished) overspending on the penny tax road program?

Then when the tax base was not as bad as originally computed, the school district volunteered a reduction, but council leadership refused to budge.

Jim Bequette, Beaufort

Sea Island Rotary Shrimp Race Raises more than $20,000 For Local Charities The 4th Annual Charity Shrimp Race presented by the Sea Island Rotary Club on October 5 grossed over $40,000. As part of the Beaufort Shrimp Festival, the race this year saw nearly 5,000 rubber shrimp, representing nearly 5,000 monetary shrimp “adoptions,” float along the Beaufort River competing for prize money for the first ten across the finish line. As a result of the adoptions, Sea Island Rotary Club was able to donate 100% of net proceeds to local charities such as CAPA and Hope Haven as well as Rotary International projects. “We are pleased with the success of this year’s race and that fact that so many generous people came out and adopted shrimp,” said Mike Mashke, Sea Island Rotary Club president. “It’s always a great, fun way to raise money for local charities and give back to those in need around us.”

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Chess team wins first place

The Beaufort Academy Chess Team won first place in the primary section of the Golden Isles Scholastic Chess Association Gran Prix Tournament on Saturday, November 23. According to the tournament director, “This team had the best four players that I have ever seen play on one team in the same section.”

And this four person team won over a 12 person team. Jack McDougall, a third grader, went undefeated at 5-0, and took home first place in the tournament.

Team members Kendra Rogers, a third grader; G Simmons, a third grader; and Whit Suber, a second grader, all went 4-1, with Whit Suber taking home the third place trophy on a tie breaker. Jack McDougall is currently tied for first place in the Grand Prix Standings.

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ARTworks presents 3 holiday storytelling events The Uncalled For Trio’s “Ugly Sweater” Christmas Tour 2013 Storytelling, comedy and yuletide style will be at Port Royal Elementary School for The Uncalled For Trio’s “Ugly Sweater” Christmas Tour 2013. Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and you may win a prize! The Uncalled For Trio unravels holiday humor faster than kittens in a knitting shop. You will hear stories and songs from the supremely talented Kim Weitkamp, Andy Irwin, and Bil Lepp, and opening for the trio is Port Royal Elementary School’s own storytelling troupe! Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for kids, at the door only.

Each member of the Trio is an awardwinning, nationally touring artist who will motivate holiday spirits (and grinchiness) with their oh-so fashionable guffaws and cheer. This year is their fourth annual Christmas tour, which has repeatedly sold out in various cities around the country. Young storytellers at Port Royal Elementary school have been working with JW Rone, part of ARTworks’ initiative to develop strong tellers in the community.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12 at Port Royal Elementary School on Paris Avenue in Old Village Port Royal.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales Originally written for BBC radio, Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” is holiday nostalgia at its best: “One Christmas was so much like another, in those years around the sea-town ... I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was 12 or whether it snowed for 12 days and 12 nights when I was six.”

Peter Townes is your minstrel for these performances. Through him you will also

learn who the Welsh are, and what they think they’re up to; the difference between the Welsh and the Irish, Scots, Picts and the Bloody English; a quick genealogy workshop exploring your own Welsh ancestry; and the Welsh Discovery of America.

Originally from Wales, Townes now lives in upstate South Carolina, and considers Dylan Thomas to be “the master bard of all time. Although he does it in English, he has Welsh storytelling mastered. In one sentence he can floor you.

He still floors me.”

Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for kids, and $10 each for groups of 10 or more. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center, 2127 Boundary Street 29902.

Book signing by the local author of “Rambler’s Life: the South Reloaded” A new collection of true adventure tales has been released by local author Michele Roldán-Shaw. “Rambler’s Life: The South Reloaded” is a hand-bound book featuring original block-printed covers, and continues an odyssey begun in the underground classic “Ain’t a Rambler’s Life Fine: The South.” Both

books recount her travels in Dixie, highlighting people and places from the everyday to the extraordinary.

“The South Reloaded” contains stories of the Cajun bayou, Mississippi Delta juke joints, South Carolina’s Swamp Fox Trail, sacred grottos and healing springs, the set of the TV drama “Army Wives,” Smoky Mountain gem mines, the Memphis and Birmingham hoods, Indian mounds, cotton plantations, folk art environments, pirate legends, spirit possession, sharecroppers, tribes of hillbilly moonshiners and more.

Roldán-Shaw has been a freelance journalist based in Bluffton for nearly a decade. In 2010 she started the Rambler’s Life Project as a way to find a bright side to the recession, and now considers herself blessed with freedom and richness of experience. She feels so much gratitude toward all the people who have helped her along the journey.

Roldán-Shaw will read and sign copies of “Rambler’s Life” on Saturday, December 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at ARTworks in Beaufort. Family activities will be going on with other art projects from noon to 4 p.m. that day too. For more information, visit www.ramblerslife.com or www.artworksinbeaufort.org or call 843-379-2787.

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arts & entertainment arts announcements Celtic Christmas Concert: Harry O’Donoghue and Carroll Brown are proud to present their Celtic Christmas Concert, a lively program filled with Spiritual, Celtic, and traditional seasonal songs and stories on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at ARTworks on Boundary Street. Joining them again this year will be keyboard player Michael Murray, to round out the sounds of the season, The Sweetgrass Angels will open the concert. Carroll Brown is a gifted acoustic guitarist and singer/ songwriter from South Carolina. With over 35 years in the music business he possesses a wealth of musical knowledge and a vast repertoire of songs and stories. (www.carrollbrownmusic.com) Harry O’Donoghue comes from the east coast of Ireland.

Performing professionally for nearly 30 years, he is a talented musician and has become a master storyteller and folksinger. Now living in Savannah, Harry co-produces and hosts the popular Green Island Radio Show for Georgia Public Broadcasting and leads multiple annual group tours to Ireland. Together they bring to the stage a gently paced acoustic show, drawing on their roots to offer an eclectic Holiday program of traditional, Celtic, original, spiritual, folksy and spoken word pieces.

Beaufort Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert: Beaufort Symphony Orchestra has something for everyone in their “Fa LaLaLaLa” Winter Holiday Concert at USCB Center for the Arts on Dec. 5 and 8. Maestro Fred Devyatkin has filled our musical stocking with Handel, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky, topped it off with traditional Christmas and Hanukah songs, and then added a rousing finale of holiday sing-along favorites to rev up your holiday spirit! So mark your calendars and make plans to attend the concert on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. or Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. All tickets are $37.50 with assigned seating. Go to TIX.com to order online or call 1-800-595-4849. For savings with seasonal tickets, go to the website at www. beaufortorchestra.org.

Big weekend of Gullah musical theater: Experience the spirit of the season with a big weekend of Gullah feasts, live music, theatre, storytelling, dancing, art and holiday celebrations.

On Friday, December 6, Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk will perform their soul-stirring original musical “Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish ... Freedom Comin’” at 7 p.m. at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort’s Performing Arts Center.

The show is intended for people of all ages and races. It tells the story of the Christmas, 1860 just before the start of the Civil War and shortly after South Carolina seceded from the Union. It takes place in the “Quarters” and “Big House” of a Sea Island plantation where the hope of freedom

Harry O’Donoghue and Carroll Brown present their Celtic Christmas Concert. among the Gullah people was expressed through storytelling and song. The historically-based performance was crafted by Anita Singleton Prather, who stars as Aunt Pearlie Sue. Prather is retired school teacher, ordained minister and nationally acclaimed storyteller. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Admission is $10 for those aged 7 to 17. The celebration continues Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m. with a contemporary Gullah Caribbean Christmas Cabaret at the York W. Bailey Museum at historic Penn Center on St. Helena Island. There will be a live variety show, comedy acts, a Gullah Caribbean dinner and dancing to rhythm and blues and reggae bands. Tickets are $40. Reservations for Friday and/or Saturday shows may be made through the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at 843-986-1102 or www.bcbcc.org.

Book signings at McIntosh Book Shoppe: The following authors will be signing copies of their books at McIntosh Book Shoppe on Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. McIntosh Book Shoppe is located at 917 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort.

• Patricia Bee, author of “Tryumsee Wings,” a Gullah book for young children, and “Mama’s Pearls,” a book of Gullah poetry.

• Sonny Bishop, author of “A Place Called Home,” about growing up on St. Helena on Yard Farm.

• Janet Garrity, author of “Goin Down the River,” a collection of fish camp photos of the Sea Islands.

• Bubba Von Harten, author of “Little Geech,” “a shrimper’s story of life on the waters of Beaufort and the Sea Islands.”

• Kathryn Wall, author “St. John’s Folly,” her latest in a series of mysteries based in the Lowcountry Call 843-525-1066 for details.

Holidaze at ARTworks: Jingle bells, handmade presents are swell. On three Saturdays in December, drop in for a selection of ready-to-go art projects to help you decorate the tree, stuff stockings, and spread good cheer. Artists guide you through the creative process, like Rudolph leading the sled team — and take care of the clean up too! ARTworks supplies all the glitter,

“Girl with a Watering Can” by Ethie Morrison as part of BAA’s Masterpiece Masquerade exhibit. ornaments, and craft supplies you and your family needs for handmade presents, just bring your creativity, a list of your lucky gift recipients, and $5-$15 per project. Holidaze Saturdays are December 7, 14, and 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at ARTworks, the community arts center of Beaufort.

For more information, call 379-2787 or visit www. artworksinbeaufort.org. ARTworks is located in Beaufort Town Center, 2127 Boundary Street.

Masterpiece Masquerade: Is it a Van Gogh or a or just pretending to be a Van Gogh? “Masterpiece Masquerade” will once again be the feature exhibit for Beaufort Art Association’s All-Member Holiday Show. Each year BAA invites all 200 of their members to exhibit in their downtown gallery.

Over the years Masterpiece Masquerade has been a favorite subject for artists and art patrons. This year’s exhibit will not disappoint. Artists were asked to pick their favorite master artist to emulate; or choose a masterpiece to re-create with their own twist on it. Either way, this December, the BAA Gallery will be filled with Beaufort artists own “masterpieces” reminiscent of art museums all over the world. Masterpiece Masquerade will open on December 9 at Beaufort Art Association Gallery, 913 Bay Street and run through January 5. A Masquerade Party reception will be held on Friday, December 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.BeaufortArtAssocation. com or call 843-521-4444.

Four Artist Christmas Concert: Morning Song Music has announced its tenth national Christmas tour featuring four artists: Steve Darmody, Jennifer LaMountain and Rudy Micelli, and Angela Bryant-Brown. Morning Song Music’s Christmas concert event, called “The Angels Sang” includes both traditional Christmas classics, new Christmas originals and favorites, like “Mary Did You Know” and “Oh Holy Night.” The free community concert will be at the USCB Center For the Arts on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at The Herban Marketplace, The Chocolate Tree and Beaufort Liquidation. Steve Darmody says, “I am excited about this tenth Christmas Tour

Edward Arron, cellist and host of USCB Festival Series December concert. for Morning Song. The bringing together of these talented singers to present this wonderful story of our Savior’s birth has become an annual touring tradition for Morning Song Concerts. Each year, new songs and new arrangements provide to create an awesome and memorable evening.”

Celebrate Christmas Community Concert: The Baptist Church of Beaufort, 600 Charles Street, Beaufort SC 29902, will host a “Celebrate Christmas” Community Concert on December 15 at 3 p.m. Come and join for a very special seasonal celebration as they bring back the infamous Sanders Family from Smoke on the Mountain, hear and watch guest solo vocalists and dancers, choirs, instrumental ensembles of all ages, dance with children in their “Marshmellow World” and lift our voices together in community carols.

The season is upon us — join us for this free community event. Contact: Dr. Melanie Williams , mwilliams@bcob.org, (843)252-4104.

December USCB Festival Series Concert: The USCB Festival Series concert features Gershwin, Dvorak and Mozart and will provide the opportunity to hear George Gershwin’s piano concertos and pieces for string quartet by offering one of these classical pieces, an early composition, “Lullaby for String Quartet” played by wonderful musicians in the fine acoustics of the USCB Center For the Arts. In recognition of Gershwin’s genius and as a gift to the Lowcountry audience, Artistic Director Edward Arron has positioned Mr. Gershwin between two of the grand names in classical music: from the 19th Century, Antonin Dvorak, and from the 18th, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sunday, December 15 at 5 p.m. will bring a holiday evening to remember at the USCB Center for the Arts on Carteret Street. For tickets, call 843208-8246 or go to www.uscb.edu/festivalseries.

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Announcing the Opening of Hilton Head Heart at Lady’s Island With Thomas Schultz, DO

Dr. Thomas Schultz, specializing in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease is pleased to announce his affiliation with Hilton Head Heart at their new Lady’s Island office.

Dr. Schultz received his doctor of osteopathic medicine from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH. He completed both his residency in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL. In addition,

Dr. Schultz completed a fellowship of interventional cardiology at University of Connecticut at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. Dr. Schultz is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology.

Dr. Schultz will care for patients at Hilton Head Hospital, Beaufort Memorial Hospital and Hampton Regional Medical Center.

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FWDG encourages community involvement in coat drive FWDG, a local furniture store, is once again partnering with HELP of Beaufort, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project on Hilton Head Island to host its 23rd annual coat drive.

Over the past two decades, the event has shared more than 41,000 gently used coats with Beaufort County families, ensuring donations help local residents.

“We are constantly amazed at the outpouring of community support for

our coat drive,” said Larry Mark, owner of FWDG. “It started so small and now it has pretty much taken on a life of its own.

But we still need people to spread the word, because even after 23 years we still find people who don’t know there’s another option to throwing away their old coats. We make sure that the coats we distribute are given away for free and not sold — and each coat and jacket

SOUND FOUNDATION

The Port Royal Sound Foundation held its Maritime Center Exhibits Kick Off on November 9 at Lemon Island with almost 200 people in attendance. Residents of Callawassie Island presented the Foundation a check for $75,000 to become the first community to reach a naming opportunity for the soon-to-be-renovated Maritime Center. Pictured in the photo are (left to right): Tom Cameron major supporter from Callawassie Island who presented an additional check that evening; Judy Almand - Port Royal Sound Foundation Executive Director; Mike Long - Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Port Royal Sound Foundation; and Joe Tatarski - President of the Callawassie Island POA Board.

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helps a Beaufort County family stay warm.”

Jackets, coats and sweaters can be dropped off at the following location sites through December 31: • FWDG: 745 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort • Carolina Stamper: 203 Carteret Street, Beaufort (“Where the Bubbles Blow”).

And the following BB&T Bank

Branches: • 1 Kemmerlin Drive, Lady’s Island • 905 Port Republic Street, Beaufort HELP of Beaufort, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project on Hilton Head will distribute all donated outerwear to families in need.

For more information, please contact Larry Mark at 843-524-8695 or by e-mail at lmark@fwdgonline.com or visit online at www.fwdgonline.com.

Local students perform at Farm Bureau Talent show Several local students will be representing Beaufort County in the 2013 South Carolina Farm Bureau Youth Ambassador Scholarship Program on Saturday, December 7, in Myrtle Beach.

Reilly Ashton Stokes is the 20-year-old daughter of J.J. and Joni Stokes. She is a sophomore at Converse College.

Shane Alan Mixson is the 18-yearold son of Russell and Anita Mixson.

He is a senior at Thomas Heyward Academy.

Payton Howard is the daughter of Andy and Suzanne Howard.

She is in the 4th grade at Holy Trinity Classical Christian School. Payton is a student of the Lowcountry Dance Center. She will perform a lyrical dance at the Farm Bureau Talent Competition.

Caroline Seder is the daughter of Charles and Lisa Seder. She is a

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freshman at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Caroline is majoring in Exercise Science and will perform a lyrical dance.

Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry names new directors Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, a Beaufort County nonprofit organization that addresses adult literacy, has elected six new directors to their board.

They include: • Tom Berger, Hilton Head, will fill the role of treasurer. Berger, a CPA, has worked at a major independent audit firm and as CFO, controller and administrative vice president with various publiclyheld companies. Additionally, he has served on a number of other Lowcountry nonprofit boards.

• Lisa Daniels, Bluffton, is an independent consultant on developmentally appropriate learning.

She was founder and head of school of a nonprofit school in Paling, NY, before moving to Bluffton.

• Beryl LaMotte, Hilton Head, has lived in the Hilton Head area for 42 years. She was founder and

first president of the Hilton Head Hospital Auxiliary and has donated countless hours to community work and multiple nonprofit boards.

• Adrian Morris, of Bluffton, is general manager and chief operating officer of Berkeley Hall and has spent his career in the resort and hotel management field.

• Jon Morris, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played for the New England Patriots, then served as a color commentator for both Patriots radio and NBC television. Prior to retirement he was an executive in the food brokerage business.

• Steven Weber, Bluffton, is the founder of Bedminster Group, an investment, estate and financial planning firm with offices in Bluffton and Hilton Head.

For more information, call 843815-6616 or go online to www. lowcountryliteracy.org.

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From left: Lydia Inglett, Publisher/Starbooks; Debbi Covington, author; Paul Nurnberg, photographer (Photography by Susan DeLoach).

One more reason to ‘Celebrate Everything!’

Local caterer Debbi Covington’s new cookbook, “Celebrate Everything!” has been named the 2013 Gold Medal Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award in the cookbook category.

The Benjamin Franklin Awards, which include 55 categories recognizing excellence in book editorial and design, are regarded as one of the highest national honors for independent publishers.

“Celebrate Everything!” is a delightful book that inspires cooking and entertaining throughout the year with a lot of new reasons to eat, drink and be merry! Twenty-seven menus are included in the cookbook.

Some celebrate holidays with heartfelt traditions to enjoy with friends and family. Some celebrate special moments that just give us an excuse to party! All of the menus include recipes for several courses along with suggestions for appropriate wines or other beverages.

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What an amazing evening of fun was had at the November Tasty Tuesday Classy & Sassy Women Night Out With a Purpose held at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Beaufort.

Women from Beaufort and surrounding areas came together for an evening of empowerment, fun, positive energy, great food, music, and door prizes as they saluted being amazing women.

Empowering women to live on purpose has become a part of my purpose and passion in life as I continue to walk towards my destiny. What I love most about the Classy & Sassy Women Night Outs is the mixture of women who come to support this event that is only getting larger and larger. There are business owners, mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters, all coming together for a common cause: The empowerment of women and living on purpose in order to make a difference in their lives and communities. The event allows women to let their hair down, learn from others, and understand that they are not alone.

Since the start of these event, we have seen eagles spreading their wings and flying to greater heights.

The next Tasty Tuesday Classy & Sassy event will be held in downtown Beaufort on Tuesday, December 17,

from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Overlooking the city at Old Bay Market Loft on Bay Street, there will be jazz saxophonist Greg Whittaker and his band Kamar live on stage, singer Mahagonee from Atlanta, and DJ Maestro spinning the latest tunes. So ladies grab your friends, sisters, and mothers and come out to enjoy a one of a kind evening with great appetizers, networking, empowerment, door prizes, but most of all amazing business owners/vendors with everything women want and need, including great last minute gifts.

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By Pamela Brownstein

Although The Original Steamer restaurant is already well known for its oysters and burgers, the new breakfast menu deserves just as much recognition because it is top notch.

The Lunch Bunch was delighted when the servers brought out enough dishes to fill our big wooden table.

Irene tried the Crab Cake Daufuskie — crab cake on a grit cake topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. The manager, Lisa, said that was her favorite, and also one of their most popular items.

April enjoyed her breakfast burrito, which is scrambled eggs, sausage, peppers, onions and pepper jack cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Clockwise from above: French toast; Shrimp and grits; Breakfast burrito; Three egg Elizabeth loved Steamer’s version of omelette with spinach, peppers and American cheese with a side of wheat toast and the classic Lowcountry favorite Shrimp roasted potatoes; Shrimp hash. and Grits. The two grit cakes are topped with homemade shrimp gravy made omelette and chose spinach, peppers dish makes me hungry.

For a more relaxing way to start the with sausage and bacon, which gives the and American cheese as my three hearty dish a slightly smoky flavor. She ingredients. The giant omelette was day, add a mimosa or Bloody Mary.

The Original Steamer Oyster & finished the whole bowl faster than you cooked just right — filled with veggies and oozing cheese.

I also liked the big Steakhouse is located at 168 Sea Island could say, “Whoa, how did you just eat side helping of roasted potatoes.

Parkway, Lady’s Island. Breakfast is served all that and stay so thin?”

Lisa made us try the Shrimp Hash, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to We also all shared the fabulous French Toast and the not-very-healthy but oh- and I’m glad she did because it was 1 p.m.; then lunch and dinner are served so-indulgent Biscuits and Gravy — a excellent. The sauteed shrimp, peppers, until 9 p.m. The restaurant is open for generous portion of Lisa’s homemade onion and tomato with roasted potatoes lunch and dinner Monday through Friday are topped with two eggs any style and from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more gravy served over buttermilk biscuits.

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An old friend comes home

By Celia Strong

This week’s wine is an old friend. But, like many old friends, you don’t always see them as often as you’d like, or should.

Life goes on around us and we tend to forget people and things as we move forward through every day. But, thank goodness, sometimes you get a visit from an old friend, a phone call or an email, or a Christmas card, or just a smack in your memory bank that reminds you.

And, as is the case with old friends, you reconnect and things are warm and wonderful and comfortable between you. And, yes, an old friend can be a wine that you haven’t had in a while. So, today, we look back and reconnect with a steadfast old friend.

And, off we go to Spain. The Rioja region — a region known for its red wines made mostly from Tempranillo grape. Wine in this area dates back to the Phoenicians and the Celtiberiuns.

The earliest written evidence of grapes in La Rioja comes from 873. This was a document from a notary public about a donation to a monastery. In the 13th century, a poet/clergyman mentioned area wines in some of his writings. Rioja wines were first legally recognized, in 1102, by the King of Navarra and Aragon. A bit before its legal recognition, though, in 1063, a letter to the settlers of Longares (“Carta de población de Longares”) mentioned the existence of viticulture in Rioja. Longares is a small town in Aragon. In 1560, grape harvesters in Longares chose symbols to represent the quality levels of their wines. In 1635, carts were forbidden on streets near wine cellars to avoid vibrations that might hurt the quality of the wines in the cellars. Finally, in 1650, the first document to protect the quality of Rioja wines was written. And, the first meeting of the Royal Economic Society of Rioja Winegrowers, in 1790, was held and started promoting Rioja wines.

Over the following years, standards for consistency in Rioja wines were set, specific sub-regions for Rioja production were designated, grape varieties were determined, and aging times were established. In 1991, Rioja became the first Spanish wine to achieve

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

This week’s wine is from Marqués de Riscal, the oldest winery in the Rioja region in Spain. The supple textures that come from the Tempranillo grapes are smooth and round, but still structured. the elevated DOC status.

Rioja wines are usually blends. For the red wines, Tempranillo is the main variety, with Garnacha (Grenache), Graciano and Mazuelo. There are three sub-zones within La Rioja. Rioja Alta is in the western side of the area and is at a higher elevation than the rest of the region. Wines from these grapes are lighter bodied (it’s cooler up there) and are considered more Old World style.

Rioja Alavesa wines are fuller bodied and have higher acidity levels. The soil here is less nutritious so the vines are grown further apart to let each one get more from the soil. Rioja Baja is a warmer part if the region, drier too. Its wines are deeper colored with more alcohol and they are often used for blending with the wines from the other two sub-zones.

Some of the vines in these areas can be quite old, even a century, and their grapes are highly prized for their low yields and concentrated flavors. A unique part of Spanish wine laws says that the cost of Rioja grapes must be more than 200 percent of the national average cost of wine grapes every year. Really? Can you see that happening in California?

Because the Rioja region is located in northern Spain, just across the Pyrenees mountains, it is easy for us to see why

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French winemakers, from Bordeaux in particular, had a noticeable influence on Rioja wines. This influence shows itself even today, in the use of oak barrels for aging the wines and the vanilla flavors this gives to the wines. Over time, as French barrels got more and more expensive, American barrels were tried.

Now, both are used, wines from each being blended together to make the final version. A typical bodega, winery, owns 10,000 to 40,000 barrels, all costing $300 to $500 dollars a piece. And most red Rioja wines are aged from four to eight years. I know there’s a whole lot of math in there, somewhere. And, a whole lot of dollars.

The aging or red Rioja wines is designated on their bottles. You need to look carefully for a wine’s designation because some have in on their front label and some have it on the neck or back label. A bottle labeled “Rioja” is the youngest and spends less than a year in oak barrels. A “crianza” is wine aged for at least two years, a minimum of one year in barrels. A “Rioja Reserva” is aged for a minimum of three years, at least one in oak barrels. And, “Rioja Gran Reserva” wines are aged at least two years in oak barrels and three years in their bottles. Reserva and Gran Reserva

wines are sort of like vintages Ports and Champagnes.

For our wine this week, our old friend, we go to one of the oldest wineries Rioja. The Marqués de Riscal winery was established in 1858. Their first wine was bottled in 1862. They were the first non-French wine to win at the Bordeaux Expedition, in 1895. In 2011, Riscal was recognized one of the Ten World’s Most Admired Wine Brands. Their theory has always been to be innovative, pioneers in wine cellar construction and styles, and leaders in the always changing wine business. They export about 60 percent of their total production to more than 100 countries.

The Marqués de Riscal Reserva Rioja is the result of all their efforts and talents. The Tempranillo grapes for this wine come from vines that are mostly 15 years old, and some older. These grapes are grown in the best limestone and clay soils in the Alavesa area. Yes, fuller bodied wines. The Graciano and Mazuela grapes do not exceed 10 percent of the blend; they do add crispness and color to the wines. The Riscal Reserva wines spend about two years in American oak barrels. And, then, a year in their bottles before they are released. These wines are a classic Rioja style — fresh, fine and elegant. A beautiful, cherry-red color and spicy aromas come from your glass.

Dark berries and toasty vanilla flavors, mixed with baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon), pop in your mouth.

And, the best part of Rioja wines, the supple textures that come from the Tempranillo grapes are smooth, round, but still structured, wonderful with meats and poultry and seafood.

But, why is the Marqués de Riscal Reserva Rioja an old friend? Not only is it from the oldest winery in its region, it is also one of the first Reserva Riojas that has been available in the United States. For those of us who love these wines, it is like going home again. And, guess what? It just came down a couple dollars in price. All that aging and it’s down. At $17.99. Definitely time to get reacquainted and bring this old friend home. Probably several times, or more.

Enjoy.

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dining guide

A listing of local restaurants in northern Beaufort County:Your resource for where to eat AGAVE MEXICAN GRILL: 1430 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 843-379-0232; L.D. ALVIN ORD’S: 1514 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 843-524-8222; L.D.

AMATA THAI FUSION: 2127

SPOTLIGHT ON:

BOUNDARY STREET CAFE

Boundary Street, Beaufort Town Center; 843-379-9197; Thai, Asain cuisine; L.D.

102 Lady’s Island Shopping Center, Lady’s Island; 843-522-0213; B.L.

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

BELLA LUNA: 859 Sea Island Parkway,

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

SAKE HOUSE: 274 Robert Smalls Boundary Street Cafe is located at 1209 Boundary Street, Suite C, Beaufort, SC, 29902. It is open for breakfast and lunch Wednesday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and for Sunday brunch 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For take out or catering, call 843-379-1811.

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

BLACKSTONE’S DELI & CAFE: 205 BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT:

1760 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-0821; D.

BOUNDARY STREET CAFE: 1209

Boundary St., Suite C, Beaufort; 379-1811; B. L. Brunch.

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

FOOLISH FROG: 846 Sea Island

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

FUJI RESTAURANT: 97 Sea Island

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

FUMIKO SUSHI: 14 Savannah Highway,

Beaufort; 524-0918; L.D.

GILLIGANS: 2601 Boundary St.,

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

Upscale dining, tapas; D.

GRIFFIN MARKET: 403 Carteret St.,

BRICKS ON BOUNDARY: 1420

Beaufort; 524-0240; Authentic Italian; L.D.

Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-5232; L.D.

BURLAP: 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort; B, L.

CAROLINA DOG & DELI: 968

Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2122; L.

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

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

CAT ISLAND GRILL & PUB: 8

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

CITY JAVA & NEWS: 301 Carteret St.,

Beaufort; 379-JAVA (5282); Sandwiches, soups, muffins, desserts, coffee drinks,; B. L.

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT: 71 Sea

Island Parkway, Lady’s Island, Beaufort; 5247433; Seafood; D.

THE DOG HOUSE: 381 Sea Island

Parkway, Lady’s Island Beaufort; 770-0013; L.

DUKE’S BBQ: 1509 Salem Road,

Beaufort; 379-4744; L.D.: Thursday and Friday only.

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

FAT PATTIES: 831 Parris Island

Gateway, Port Roya; 843-379-1500; L.D.

FILLIN’ STATION: 57 Sea Island

Parkway, Lady’s Island; 522-0230; L.D

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

Beaufort Town Center, Boundary Street; 843-379-7676 Irish-American cuisine; L.D.

BEAUFORT BREAD COMPANY:

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

Beaufort; 379-3287; L.D.

ROSIE O’GRADYS PUB: Suite 3,

Port Royal,; 525-9824; L.D.

BIG JOE’S BAR-B-Q: 760 Parris Island

PIACE PIZZA: 5-B Market, Habersham,

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

BACK PORCH GRILL: 1 Landing Dr,

9 Market, Habersham Marketplace; Mexican; 644-1925; L.D.

Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9099; L.D.

Q ON BAY: 822 Bay St., Beaufort; 524-7771; Barbecue, Southern cooking;L.D.

ATHENIAN GARDENS: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-9222; Greek; L.D.

BERTOS GRILL TEX-MEX:

PAPAYA THAI AND SUSHI: 1001

GOURMET ON WHEELS: 812-8870;

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

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

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

LA NOPALERA: 1220 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 521-4882; Mexican; L.D.

LIGHTHOUSE PIZZA: 81 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 843-522-0527; L.D.

LOWCOUNTRY PRODUCE & CAFE: 302 Carteret St.; Beaufort; 322-

MAGGIE’S PUB & EATERY: 17 Market, Habersham; 379-1719; L.D. MAGNOLIA BAKERY CAFE: 703

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

MARILYN’S LUNCH AT SOUTHERN SWEETS: 917 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-0798; Sandwiches, soups; L.

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

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

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

MIKKI’S: 1638 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 379-

4322; All-American Cuisine; B. L.D.

JADE GARDEN: 2317 Boundary St.,

MIZU: 1370 S. Ribaut Road, Port Royal;

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

524-6498; Japanese steakhouse, sushi; L.D.

JIMMY JOHN’S: 2015 Boundary St.,

St., Port Royal; 522-1222; L.D.

2121 Boundary Street, Suite 103, Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort; 843-379-5559; L.D.

SOUTHERN GRACES BISTRO:

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

STEAMER: 168 Sea Island Parkway; Lady’s Island; 522-0210; L.D.

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

SUZARA’S KITCHEN: Newcastle Square, Beaufort; 379-2160; B, L.

SWEETGRASS: 100 Marine Drive, Dataw Island; 838-2151; L.D.

UPPER CRUST: 97 Sea Island Parkway, WREN: 210 Carteret St., Beaufort; 5249463; Local seafood, steaks, pasta; L.D.

MUCHO MARGARITS: 5 Sams Point

Road, Lady’s Island, 524-4001; Mexican; L.D.

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

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

KOOKY MOOKY’S: 101 Scott St.,

OLD SCHOOL PIZZERIA: 1638

Island; 522-9700; L.D.

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

Lady’s Island; 521-1999; L.D.

MOONDOGGIES CAFE: 930 10th

JOHNSON CREEK TAVERN:

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

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

SO HOT MONGOLIAN GRILL:

910 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-1888; L.D.

HEMINGWAY’S BISTRO: 920 Bay

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

SGT. WHITE’S: 1908 Boundary St.;

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE:

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN: 111

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea

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

SMOKIN’ PLANKS BBQ: 914 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 843-522-0322; L.D.

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

Beaufort; 521-4445; L.D.

SALTUS RIVER GRILL: 802 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-3474; Seafood, upscale; L.D.

1900; B.L.

MARKETPLACE NEWS: 917 Bay St., Beaufort; 470-0188; Sandwich cafe; B.L.

Beaufort Town Center; 379-3009; Sub sandwiches; L.D.

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

Paris Ave., Port Royal; 843-524-1995; L.D.

PALM & MOON BAGEL: 221 Scott St., Beaufort; 379-9300; B.L.

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

YES! THAI INDEED: 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort; 986-1185; L.D.

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Mary Marjorie Richard Fletcher, 91, of Port Royal, SC, died Monday, November 25, 2013 at Bayview Manor. The family received friends Sunday, December 1, 2013, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home, 611 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort, SC. Graveside services were held Monday, December 2, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Beaufort National Cemetery. The family would appreciate donations be made to Mary’s favorite charity in her memory: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, TN 381019950. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.

Odis Reyes

Odis Reyes, 49, of Beaufort and brother of Anabel Reyes, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Visitation was Tuesday, November 26, from 4-8 p.m. in Helen Galloway’s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

Burial will be in Honduras.

Arrangements by Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

Mary Theroux

Mary R. Theroux, 93, of Beaufort, SC, mother of Mary Ellen Theroux and Michael Theroux, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at her daughter’s residence. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.

honor loved ones OBITUARIES will be printed free of charge. Please email the information to Beaufortobits@ gmail.com and include the name of the deceased, age, residence at time of death, date of death, name of funeral home and where to send flowers or donations. Limit to 50 words or less. Please note: Do not send attachments.

DEATH NOTICES are paid items and are billed at 50 cents per word. Photos may be included for an additional $20.

Okuri Williams

Okuri Jermaine Williams, 40, formerly of Port Royal and son of Irene “Susie” Williams, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington.

Viewing was held Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 4 to 7 p.m. in Helen Galloway’s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m.

Monday, December 2, 2013 at the St. Paul Baptist Church, 22 St. Paul Church Road, Beaufort, SC. Burial will be in the Beaufort Memorial Garden.

Arrangements by Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

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6. Presidents’ Day month 9. Party barrels 13. Moonshine 14. Grassland 15. Beyond normal limits 16. _____ Boo Boo 17. Opposite of nothing 18. It has front and rear seats 19. *Misfit elf dentist 21. *”It’s a Wonderful Life” star 23. Unopened tulip 24. Oliver Twist, e.g.

25. White wine and cassis 28. ___ _ good example 30. Sect follower 35. “National Velvet” author Bagnold 37. Earth’s neighbor 39. Some are on a shorter one than others 40. Windmill blade 41. Top dog 43. Attached to a wheel 44. Magazine’s special feature 46. *”A Christmas Story” leg ____ 47. Capital on the Dnieper 48. Vital 50. Cleopatra’s necklace 52. Chester White’s home 53. Strip of wood 55. *”__ Be Home For Christmas” 57. *It happened on 34th Street 61. Show off 64. Acid in proteins 65. Ides month 67. Holy See loyalist practicing different rites 69. Closely watched on Black Friday 70. Before prefix 71. ___ Domingo 72. Old World duck 73. *Astaire’s character in “Holiday Inn” 74. Clear the blackboard

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2. *”Winnie the ____ and Christmas Too” 3. Like a famous Ranger 4. Tart 5. Immune system organ 6. Strip the skin off 7. Slippery reef dweller 8. Model-building wood 9. Acknowledged or recognized 10. Tropical tuberous root 11. Its seed yields gum used as thickener 12. Email folder 15. Utilitarian 20. Swelling from accumulation of fluid 22. Clinical twitching 24. “On the _______” or in a belligerent mood 25. *He was left home alone 26. Silly 27. Between shampoo and repeat 29. ____ tale 31. Pipe problem 32. Yellow rides 33. Speck in the ocean 34. *Famous lampooner on Christmas vacation 36. Owner’s acquisition 38. Idiot, Yiddish 42. Patriots’ Day month 45. Phone companies 49. Indian dish 51. *Agreement to assume Santa’s identity 54. Dangle a carrot 56. Relating to the moon 57. Physics calculation 58. Mosque V.I.P. 59. Agitate 60. All over again 61. *Santa’s bitter old brother 62. Columbus’ vessel 63. Makes lace 66. Exist 68. Corn site

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what to do Church holds annual nativity celebration

First Presbyterian Church Beaufort presents its third annual Nativity Celebration Dec. 6, 7 and 8, at the Education Building located at 1201 North Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 6 and 7, and noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 8. Come celebrate the joy of the season by viewing beautiful nativities from around the world, collected by the Presbyterian Women’s group at FPC Beaufort. This is a free event but donations are appreciated, with any funds raised donated to church charities. If you have questions regarding this event, call the office at 843-524-3051.

Rotary Club holding annual wreath sale

The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry’s Annual Christmas Wreath sale is back with beautiful 24-inch, evergreen wreaths, boxed, with pine cones and red bow for only $30. Proceeds go to local charities such as Child Abuse Prevention Association, Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse, Beaufort High School Interact, Boys & Girls Club, Beaufort Humane Society, Hope Haven, Alzheimer’s Family Services, and more.

The wreathes will arrive in Beaufort around the first weekend of December and can be picked up by appointment or delivered if necessary. You can pay with check, cash or money order. To order a wreath, call Rep. Shannon Erickson at 843-263-1867.

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classes, as a way to educate youth about Gullah culture through organic farming and cooking. Dinner donations keep these traditions alive. Please consider sponsoring a student; donations are tax deductible.

Celebrate Arbor Day Give blood at American with Clemson Extension Beaufort County Clemson Extension Red Cross Blood Drive There is a gift that you can give this Christmas that costs nothing, but can save a life. Yes, this gift is a donation of blood at the next Carteret Street United Methodist Church-sponsored American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, December 5 in the Fellowship Hall from noon until 6 p.m. ARC blood is distributed regionally and throughout the world and is a source for blood used by the U.S. military services and natural disasters around the world.

To make an appointment, call 1-866611-7137 or log onto www.givelife.org (it’s very simple). Please remember to eat at least two hours before donating and reduce intake of tea and sodas at least one day before donating so that you can pass the “iron” test; drinking lots of water is also suggested. For questions, please call Merle Hoagland at 522-2073 or email merle13@ embarqmail.com.

‘Stir It Up’ fundraiser supports Gullah cooking

“Stir It Up!” Oyster Roast & Gumbo celebration, catered by hometown restaurant Gullah Grub, is a fundraiser for the Seventh Youth Gullah Style Cooking Class and will be held Friday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Shed (behind Gullah Grub) 877 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. Tickets are $25/adults, $10/children. Call Sara’ Reynolds Green at 843-473-0477 or 843-838-3841. Local oysters, gumbo, fried fish, cornbread, dessert, along with cool music, handcrafted jewelry and good company. This is the seventh year Gullah Grub’s Bill Green will teach students Lowcountry cooking. The fundraiser hopes to support 20 student scholarships, $200/student for 8 hours of

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Service celebrates Arbor Day every year and gives away native bare root seedling trees.

Master Gardeners will be on hand to help with planting tips and selection on Friday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year we will have persimmon, dogwood, redbud, oak, crabapple, and longleaf pine. Selection is limited to 5 trees per family. Pick up seedlings at the Clemson Extension office, 102 Beaufort Industrial Village Road. Call 843-255-6060 for details.

2013 synergy business conference will be held

TAB-Low-Country is holding its 6th Annual Synergy Conference at the Officers Club at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, on Tuesday, December 10, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference focuses on topics and tools of interest to local business CEOs, owners, partners and key decision makers. “The Power of Influence: LinkedIn, it’s not Social Media, it’s Business” is the seminar given by Lindsey Stemann, VP Client Development, Intero Advisory, Greenville, SC. “Alignment: Is your company in it or out of it?” This insightful workshop is led by Harry Corbett, Chief Operating Officer, The Alignment Factor. TAF is a comprehensive, powerful program for CEOs and business owners to bring employees’ activities into alignment with owners’ vision for their company. The keynote address “Business, Partnerships, Family and the Law” will be given by William Craver, Attorney. Cost of the conference, which includes a buffet and coffee breaks, is $40 per person, cash or check at the door. RSVP (mandatory for admission to the air station) at 843-5220200 or clare@TAB-LowCountry.com.

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TLC Women host toy and food drive social

The “TLC Women” are hosting their Second Annual Holiday Social and Toy & Food Drive. The event will be held Saturday, December 14, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Penn Center Frissell Hall (meal, desserts, drinks and entertainment included). The tickets are $20 and all proceeds will go toward the NAACP scholarship fund.

The drive will also support children who are in less fortunate situations, therefore, bringing a toy, clothing, or nonperishable food item to the event is optional. Everyone is welcome to participate. To purchase tickets or make donations, contact Tonya Phillips at 843-322-0262, or email thelowcountrywomen@gmail.com.

Sportfishing and diving club has Dec. meeting

The Beaufort Sportfishing & Diving Club’s December meeting will be held Thursday, December 12 at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island, off Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. Well-known Captain Herman “Bo” Von Harten will give a presentation on winter shoreline fishing. Captain Von Harten is also a commercial fisherman, who now works out of Charleston. He will discuss rules and regulations regarding fisheries. His wife, Amber, is a member of the South Atlantic Marine Fishery and will give an update on their current regulations, quotas, and future management agendas.

You do not need a reservation and guests are always welcome. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122.

Military officers group will meet on Dataw

The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Low Country Chapter protects the rights and interests of active, retired, National Guard, Reserve and former uniformed U.S. officers. Join members on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Dataw Island Club (free gate pass); Rep. Shannon Erickson will fill you in on the latest from the legislative front lines. The cash bar opens at 11:30 a.m., and the noon luncheon includes the chef ’s Chicken Cordon Bleu, whipped potatoes and veggies, dessert, tea, coffee at $20 per person; casual dress.

For reservations, contact Past Pres. Nick Russell at captnick@hargray.com or call 843-524-5577 or 843-812-9697 or Pres.

Rich Baker, tl9198@embarqmail.com at 843-525-0795 or 843-694-1329 or visit www.lowcountrymoaa.x10host.com.

DAR will hold annual Christmas Tea

The Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their annual Christmas Tea on Thursday, December 12 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Sam Chesnutt, 24 Creekside Lane, St. Helena Island. Hostessing along with Mrs. Chesnutt will be Mrs. Crowther, Mrs. Hailston and Mrs. Servaes. For more information call Charlene Shufelt, Regent at 5251-0158. The Daughters of the American Revolution is an organization comprised of ladies who can trace their lineage back to those who fought for or provided patriotic service to the American

ways to give back during holidays • Stuffed Animal Drive: The Technical College of the Lowcountry will be collecting new stuffed animals for Beaufort Memorial’s Pediatric Ward, and gently used stuffed animals for the Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office.

Donations are due by December 10.

Please bring any donations to TCL’s Early Childhood Department (Building 9, Room 127). For more information, contact Stacy Atkinson at 843-5258329.

• Support CAPA: Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners at 1211 Boundary Street is a drop off for Toys for Tots through December 16. There is also an Angel Tree for CAPA with wish lists for children in our area. They are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 843-986-2444 for questions or more information.

• Donate to Toys for Tots: This holiday season, the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office will serve as a dropoff location for Toys for Tots. The toys will be distributed to needy families throughout the area by volunteers from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.

People may drop off new, unwrapped toys at four Solicitor’s Office locations throughout the Lowcountry from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through December 13. They are: • Bluffton: 39 Sheridan Park Circle, Suite 2 • Hampton: The Hampton County Courthouse, One Courthouse Square • Ridgeland: 198 Second Avenue • Walterboro: The Colleton County Courthouse, 101 Hampton Street.

Last year, people graciously donated approximately 500 toys at the drop-off bins, with Colleton County collecting the most of any of our offices. For more information, please contact Linda Delahunty at 843-255-5893.

forces in the Revolutionary War.

Sign up for free nutrition, fitness classes

Attend free Nutrition Classes every Tuesday at 1 or 6:30 p.m. Learn all about the benefits of eating healthier, the types of foods to eat to maximize your metabolism and build lean muscle mass and what to do for your overall healthy lifestyle. Free fitness classes are being held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 p.m. It’s a great opportunity to work out with a group of like-minded people, have lots of FUN and get the group support you need to keep going so you can reach your goals.

Participants of both classes receive a free Wellness Evaluation, your own Personal Coach, nutrition education and group support. They meet at WebsNutrition, 129 Burton Hill Road, Beaufort, next to Domino’s Pizza. For more information, contact Margie at 843-592-5109 or Melody at 843-844-7309. Spaces are limited and fill up quickly.

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YMCA hosts holiday events for kids The YMCA of Beaufort County is offering two holiday events for kids during the month of December. On Saturday, December 7, the YMCA will host its annual The “Little Elves Workshop for children ages 3 months and up. The workshop will be offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $15 per child ($10 siblings). On Tuesday, December 31, the YMCA will host its popular “Rockin’ Lock-in” for children 7-13 years of age.

The lock-in begins at 5 p.m. December

31, 2013, and ends at 8 a.m. January 1, 2014. The cost for the lock-in is $25 per child. Both events offer quality, trained staff, a fully-monitored facility and tons of holiday activities in a fun and safe environment. Both events are open to the public. Register in person at the YMCA or by calling 522-9622.

The Little Elves workshop includes the following activities: swimming in the “North Pool”, two take-home handmade Christmas crafts, holiday singing and

gym games. Lunch is provided for ages 3 and up only. Children are asked to bring swim gear.

The “Rockin’ Lock-In” will feature: Wii games, karaoke, a talent show, 5-on5 sports tournaments, a midnight bash, tons of snacks and food and swim time.

Children must bring swim gear, sleeping bag and pillow.

To learn more, contact the YMCA of Beaufort County at 843-522-9622 or visit www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com.

Celebrate the season at the Festival of Trees

The Friends of Caroline Hospice event will be at The Shed in Port Royal this year The 2013 Festival of Trees to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice will be held at the Shed in Port Royal from December 5 through 7. The Opening Gala will be Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m., and the public is invited to view the trees Friday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Opening Gala, a cocktail reception to kick off the three-day event, will feature a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants, music, beer and wine and a wealth of decorated trees from community members, businesses and organizations.

Trees will be available for purchase.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online at www.fochospice.org/FOT.php or by calling 843-525-6257.

Also available for purchase prior to the event are fully cooked, vacuum sealed 6-8 lb Boston Butts for $30. Butts will be available for pickup on Saturday, Dec. 7 from noon to 3 p.m.

To place an order, please email holidaybutts@ gmail.com or call 843525-6257.

Tickets to view the trees on Friday and Saturday are $2 for children, $3 for active military and seniors over 65, and $5 for adults.

Children under 2 are free.

The Festival of Trees Jingle Jog 5K Run/Walk will be held at the Spanish

SUPPORT TOYS FOR TOTS It is that time of year again, Toys for Tots is in full swing. Lowcountry Insurance has been a collection site for three years now, and their goal is to make this year better than ever. So get in the spirit and help make Christmas special for children in the community.

Please bring your toys to Lowcountry Insurance at 80 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort, SC, now through December 12. The office is on Lady’s Island next to St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Thank you for your help and support.

“It would be hard—very hard—to find better chamber music playing than at the cellist Edward Arron’s enterprising series.”

The New Yorker

Moss Trail on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8:30 a.m. Registration forms are at Palmetto Running Company. Or register online at www.fochospice.org/FOT.php or by calling 843-525-6257.

Late registration will be Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 a.m.

Chairpersons for this year’s event are Drs. Gary and Patricia Thompson and Dr. Majd Chahin. For more information regarding the Festival of Trees, please email Fripp Langford at fripp@ friendsofcarolinehospice.com or call 843-525-6257.

what is happening at the st. helena senior center?

The St. Helena Senior Center was founded as a place where seniors can go to learn and keep their minds, bodies and hands busy and to keep them on proper diets. If some seniors don’t get three meals a day at home, the senior centers make sure that they have at least one hot meal at noon.

There is transportation to the center and to their homes. The seniors have activities daily and guests come in at least once a month to teach good eating habits, medicures, exercises, Medicare changes and updates. They have gospel sings, days of dancing, movie days, arts and crafts, jewelry making, and, of course, Bingo! Folks play cards almost everyday.

The directors and volunteers keep the center going, while the administration show love and care.

A federally funded program supports senior centers, but with the cut backs they need more and more funds to maintain the buildings, and the field trips.

Coffee, sugars(s), kool-aid, and coffee creamers are always needed.

Donations are gladly accepted.

Volunteers are always needed. If any questions or interested in volunteering, please contact Lucile, director at St. Helena center, at 843-838-3606. Open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

New offerings at TheraVista Here at TheraVista Conscious Community Haven, we’re in full holiday swing with an abundance of December offerings.

• Thursday, Dec. 5, from 6 8 p.m.: Shaman Journey. Wear comfy clothes, simply bring a single question, and relax to the beat of Susan Stone’s drum. Cost: $20/ registration required/4 person min.

• Saturday, Dec. 7, noon to 2 p.m.: Team Spirit. Have a “meet and greet” with your spirit team! Join Jennifer Ross and Susan Stone to learn about the angels, nature spirits, and guides

that constantly have your back, how to call on them, the different roles that they play, and how to recognize their assistance. Cost: $20/registration required/4 person min.

• Sunday, Dec. 8 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.: Dance Off Your Asana! Move like Jagger, twerk like Miley, or shake it like Beyonce — just come help Brittney Hiller celebrate her 31st birthday by dancing to some kickasana beats, followed by relaxing yoga ... and cake! Cost: $15 Contact TheraVista at theravista@ gmail.com or 843-812-1328.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT

FESTIVAL SERIES

The Lowcountry’s Premier Chamber Music Concerts

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An evening of Dvořák, Bruce, Gershwin and Mozart performed by violinists Amy Schwartz Moretti and Aaron Boyd, clarinetist Todd Palmer, violists Dimitri Murrath, with cellists and host Edward Arron

Sunday, December 15th USCB Center for the Arts ▪ 5 pm Edward Arron, Host and Cello

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A professional animal stylist with many years of experience, Sarah Ellis grooms all breeds, including cats. To reduce anxiety, we offer twilight sleep with medical supervision at no extra charge.

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that’s a wrap!

the sixth annual international beaufort film festival was a success, drawing in record crowds, page 23

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weekend scenes from

march 1-7, 2012

WHAT’S INSIDE?

AROUNDTOWN

happY wINOs

Let’s have some wine for breakfast. see page 15

Lunch Bunch goes to Habersham for Piace Pizza. see page 24 INDEX

In case you didn’t already know, The Island News wants to find out what you like best about Beaufort by voting for at least 10 businesses or community leaders you consider to be your favorite. It’s fun and easy!

Simply go our website at www.yourislandnews.com, look at the categories, then choose your favs. Once the votes are counted from the 127 categories, we’ll announce the winners later in March. You have only until midnight on Sunday, March 11, to cast your votes for T.I.N. Favorites. Show support and make your votes heard!

WINNERS SAY CHECKMATE

T

wo Beaufort students take home wins during a recent South Carolina chess tournament. Beaufort Academy third grader Kevin Rogers won the K-3 state title while BA kindergartner Whit Suber won Kindergarten State Champion.

This is the third straight year a BA chess team player has won this title. Beaufort Academy Chess Coach Darrin Rogers said, “The team is playing phenomenal chess.” The chess team will be tested in May when they attend the K-6 national chess tournament in Tennessee.

Pictured at right is Whit Suber; far right is Kevin Rogers.

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News Health Arts Social School Sports Lifestyle Food Wine Pets Events Directory Classified

beaufort’s becoming bookish This fall features a lot of events for literary lovers

short story America Festival hits town

FOOD

T.I.N. Favorites contest continues

september 20-26, 2012

WHAT’S INSIDE?

prOFILE

Irish recording artist Harry O’Donoghue entertains the crowd with traditional Irish folk music last Saturday during the fifth annual Beaufort Irish Festival.

Photo by Bob Sofaly. See more about the Irish Fest, pages 12-13.

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don’t read too far into it, but

Beverly Porter is a true friend to our community. see page 9

ABOVE: The Bands, Brews & BBQ event served up barbecue at its annual fundraiser in Port Royal. See page 14.

BELOW: ARTworks holds “Re-Nude” exhibit and fundraiser. See story, page 10.

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A smattering of book signings highlights local authors the annual friends of the Library book sale will take place next weekend, september 28-30 in Waterfront Park. What else is happening at the library?

see These sTories on page 12

Happy rail trails At a ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 13, a crowd of local officials, community leaders and bicycle enthusiasts gathered at the site of the old Depot Building off Depot Road in Beaufort to commemorate the start of construction on the Spanish Moss Trail. As Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling noted, making the trail a reality was the result of public and private groups working together for a cause that will promote healthy activity and benefit the community. Weston Newton also praised the trail as a way to showcase the beauty of our natural resources.

The first section is scheduled to be complete by Thanksgiving.

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Merry Maids

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Dr. Jill C. Blau 3 Celadon Drive, Suite A Beaufort, SC, 29907 843-379-9913 Two convenient locations, Beaufort & Bluffton islandpodiatry@gmail.com

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PLUMBING

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Attorney

PHYSICIANS

PROFILE

Hometown tennis great Larry Scheper gives back. see page 8

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Amazing Idol

community rejoices over return of american idol’s candice glover

SPORTS

may 9-15, 2013

WHAT’S INSIDE?

NEWS

Beaufort named “America’s Happiest Seaside Town.” see page 3

HEALTH

Battery Creek win breaks 13-game losing streak. see page 15

New column teaches some helpful, basic yoga poses. see page 4

INDEX

News 3 Health 6-7 Profile 8 Arts 9 Social 10 Sports 14-15 School 16-17 Lunch Bunch 24 Wine 25 Dine Guide 26 Games 27 Pets 28 Events 29 Directory 30 Classified 31

ARTS

see more photos and stories, pages 11-13

Photos by Captured Moments Photography

City and county officials break ground at the old Depot building in Beaufort to commemorate work on the Spanish Moss Trail.

INSIDE: SOCIALDIARY

lanier laney joins beaufort’s ‘international’ residents to celebrate chile’s independence day with party, page 10

Sanford wins 1st Congressional seat Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was chosen by voters to fill the U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, seat in the special general election held Tuesday, May 7.

Unofficial results, with all five counties reporting, show the Republican Sanford at 54 percent

over his opponent Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

In Beaufort County, Sanford collected about 53 percent, with Colbert Busch at nearly 47 percent.

With all 80 precincts reporting, voter turnout was deemed high by election officials at 33 percent.

Sanford beat out 15 other

candidates in the primary to represent the Republican Party in his first return to politics since he resigned as governor in 2009. He previously served as the First Congressional District representative from 1995-2001.

Sanford grew up in Beaufort and his family still lives in the area.

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Mark Sanford

Beaufort Children’s Theatre presents Little Mermaid, Jr. see page 18 INDEX

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Go to www.yourislandnews. com to see updated news and community information. You can also view the paper online, catch up on past articles by your favorite local columnists or post your comments.

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H. Kevin Jones, MD

Edward R. Blocker, MD

Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists and Drs. Edward R. Blocker and H. Kevin Jones are the regional experts in total joint replacement.

Board-certified in orthopaedics, Drs. Blocker and Jones offer the latest minimally invasive solutions for your hip and knee pain, and the newest generation of computer-assisted surgical planning and guidance, including:

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And, with offices in three locations you can find the care you need where you need it most.

Office Locations:

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Beaufort Memorial is a BEAUFORT MEMORIAL ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality and safety.

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