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The Island News COVERING NORTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY
WWW.YOURISLANDNEWS.COM
DECEMBER 2 - 8, 2010
A WEEKEND OF CELEBRATION AS BEAUFORT GETS IN THE
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
WHAT’S INSIDE?
NEWS
Straight Talk with State Senator Tom Davis. see page 4
SCHOOLS
Lots of things are happening at Lady’s Island Elementary. see page 14
Above: Bay Street closes and shops stay open late during Night on the Town as hundreds flock to the annual holiday celebration. Below: A boat is decorated for the annual Light Up the Night Boat Parade in Waterfront Park.
Festivities include Night on the Town and annual boat parade FASHION
Story by Lanier Laney • Photos by Todd Stowe
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on’t miss these upcoming events to kickoff the Christmas season. See all your friends and neighbors at this Friday’s annual Night On The Town and watch the Christmas Tree in Freedom Park get lit at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m., head to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park to watch the Light Up The Night Boat Parade. Boats are scheduled to be in Port Royal at 5:30 p.m. and by the Waterfront Park at 6 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 5, bring all the kids to the Christmas Parade downtown at 3 p.m. And next weekend, on Saturday Dec. 11, get a thermos of hot chocolate and head to the park with your blanket and chairs to see the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 6 p.m. as part of the Movies in the Park series. A big thanks to LaNelle Fabian and Androula Weiland of Main Street Beaufort for making all this fun stuff downtown happen!
Rediscover your personal style with FashionGranny. see page 8 INDEX
See more pictures from around town that show Beaufort preparing for the Christmas season. Pages 16-17.
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Join us for a
Thursday, December 9th 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
of Pat Conroy’s new book MY READING LIFE
The Beaufort Bookstore
BOOKSIGNING
Beaufort Town Center 2127 Boundary Street • Beaufort, SC
843-525-1066