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Water Festival Opening Ceremony rained out Rain made short work of Friday night’s Opening Ceremony to kick off the 63rd annual Beaufort Water Festival at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Early thunderstorms forced the Parris Island Marine Band to pack up their instruments and cancel their concert.

Later the traditional fireworks show had to be cancelled as well. But that didn’t stop the 2,000 people who crammed into the park from having a good time. Music was played over the public address system and hundreds of Water Festival faithful crowded in front of the stage for a night of line dancing and good old-fashioned fun.

From far left: These folks packed up their chairs and left the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park; Thousands still showed up for the opening night of the 63rd annual Beaufort Water Festival on Friday, despite the cancellation of the evening’s entertainment and fireworks. Here, hundreds of people at left seem to be enjoying a line dance during the song “The Cupid Shuffle.” Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Chamber, City clash on Shrimp Festival

By Justin Jarrett

REMEBERING FORMER MAYOR, BEAUFORT LEGEND

HENRY CHAMBERS

By Justin Jarrett

It seems everyone in Beaufort knew Henry Chambers.

Maybe they knew him as the former mayor, perhaps as their one-time Boy Scout leader, or, for those of a certain age, as a state champion athlete.

Even the newcomers knew his name, which graces the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park that has become the center of activity in downtown Beaufort.

Chambers died late Saturday, July 14, at the age of 89 after years of declining

health. He was nine days shy of his 90th birthday. A public service at Waterfront Park is being planned for next week, but the details have not been finalized.

Few people were more universally beloved in Beaufort than Chambers, a sixth-generation Beaufort County resident who was born on Port Republic Street on July 23, 1928, and proceeded to do Beaufort proud for much of the following 90 years.

He played on state championship

football and basketball teams before graduating from Beaufort High School in 1945 and heading off to Clemson University to study civil engineering.

After serving in the U.S. Army, Chambers returned home to Beaufort and quickly became a civic leader, engaging in community service through Sertoma, Rotary, and the Boy Scouts, among other organizations. He was elected may-

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A rift between the City of Beaufort and the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce came to the forefront last week with the City’s announcement that it will manage the annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival this fall.

The City and the Chamber each sent out releases laying out their side of the story, which began more than a year ago with a series of meetings seeking to improve the working relationship between the entities.

City Council voted unanimously to take over production of the Shrimp Festival, which has been sponsored by the Chamber since 1995, citing a desire to protect one of four “Heritage festivals” the City co-sponsors (along with the Water Festival, Gullah Festival, and Taste of Beaufort).

“We are tremendously disappointed that City of Beaufort officials are unwilling to work with the Chamber to continue hosting this nearly 25-year-old festival,” the Chamber said in a release. “The Shrimp Festival tradition has been in the Chamber family since 1995 and we are proud to have built this free, family-friendly festival into the signature event that it has become.”

The Chamber says City officials “covertly applied for the festival trademark form the state, and made lofty demands in order for us to continue producing” the event, including requesting a licensing fee of 10 percent of the net profit from the event to be contributed to the Beaufort Pride of Place Program.

The City counters that it trademarked the festival name to protect it from being registered by a private company, and to ensure the event remains in Beaufort. City officials said previous Chamber leadership attempted to move the Shrimp Festival out of downtown Beaufort and once offered it for sale to an individual.

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naissance of a sleepy town that was falling apart,” said current Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling, who knew Chambers since childhood.

While the development of Waterfront Park was his most celebrated achievement, and one that turned around a crumbling

downtown, the less exciting moves Chambers made had just as much to do with the town’s rebirth.

During his 20 years as mayor, Chambers secured more than $50 million in funding for road, water, and sewer improvements and the expansion and revival of the historic district.

“When he became mayor, there were many streets even in downtown that had not been paved,” Keyserling said. “He annexed Mossy Oaks to allow the city to grow, and he brought sewer to Beaufort, which prevented us from having to put our waste into the Beaufort River.”

Henry Chambers was more than a mayor

By Billy Keyserling, Mayor, City of Beaufort

I was sad when Bill Chambers called to tell me his dad, Henry Chambers, the iconic long-serving mayor of Beaufort, passed away in the night Saturday.

I write this not only as a mayor who learned from Henry, but as one of many Boy Scouts Henry led in Troop 1; a former summer employee who worked under the hot sun at Henry’s Burton Block Company casting the sandstone frieze facade at the USCB Historic campus; through Sertoma when Henry, with his friend Al Wilhelm, brought youth boxing, a program that created the opportunity for me to become Beaufort’s heavyweight champion at age 9.

Among many memories, I remember the day I was the young crew member on Chambers’ sailboat who was largely responsible for it capsizing as we crossed the starting line at one of Beaufort’s signature sailing regattas. My competitive skipper was not happy.

Another personal attachment was that my grandfather mentored Henry into and through Clemson, and afterwards and my dad was the family doctor.

For those of you who never knew Henry Chambers personally or from afar, you missed a very important period in our city’s history that he pioneered.

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for granted, but which made Beaufort more sustainable. That is to say that Mayor Chambers laid much of the groundwork for today’s Beaufort.

Henry leveraged every conceivable tool and available city penny while cultivating critical connections to achieve state and federal funding to grow the hometown that he loved and cared for like it was a member of his family or Clemson University, for whom he was a lifelong advocate.

Furthermore Henry used a job-creating federal grant to encourage Dataw Island to be developed. The Dataw money was a loan that was paid back and later invested in our city. New jobs, a world-class retirement community, and the money was ultimately invested in Beaufort.

You’ll note that among many accomplishments I didn’t list was Henry’s vision for the magnificent waterfront park – ambitious and controversial at the time. That bold move accomplished more than an unmatched regional asset, as it won praise not only from those in his beloved hometown but inspired other mayors and developers to harness open space and waterfront vistas to enhance and grow communities.

Today it may be difficult to imagine, but before the park and the enthusiastic mood it brought to a sleepy city whose storefronts were boarded up, our once vibrant downtown was crumbling with the times.

When major retailers left downtown, Henry rescued retail opportunities for Beaufortonians by making way for them to stay local in nearby locations.

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Furthermore he launched Beaufort into national historic landmark status and established the Main Street program in concert with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

While we did not always agree, we batted ideas back and forth because we shared the importance of vision, the value of common sense problem-solving and staying focused.

Fortunately city government is driven by love of place, business acumen, and common sense. Henry was a trusted advisor.

Whether or not we agreed to particulars, he was always there for the people of Beaufort.

Thanks for jump-starting a dying city, Henry. You established opportunities for generations to follow by capitalizing and growing the fruits of your having brought a new day to Beaufort.

My memories and heartfelt appreciation for Henry Chambers could go on for pages, but Henry had so many friends and traveled so many roads, in the coming days I know hearts will be pouring out more and more about this respected visionary and savvy leader for what he gave to this hometown that Henry and our residents love so very much.

While I may have many regrets, the one currently in mind is that Henry will not see the monument that is currently in production to be installed in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. May it serve as an eternal reminder of his vision, tenacity, and love of Beaufort.

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source and not as an important community event,” City Manager Bill Prokop said.

“This is a very important community event and the City is doing this to protect it.”

City officials say they were equally surprised in May to be served with notice of a pending lawsuit the Chamber filed against the City. They say they had no intention of preventing the Chamber from continuing to use the name.

Part of the problem, Mayor Billy Keyserling said, is that Main Street Beaufort had run the festival in recent years, but the Chamber allowed the official membership in the Main

Street program to lapse, creating uncertainty around who would run the festival and prompting the City to make a decision.

Keyserling said the move could prove to be a temporary one if the City and the Chamber can put aside their differences – and their attorneys – and get back to a strong working relationship.

“We’re a small town and we eventually work together,” Keyserling said. “We have our bumps, but they play an important role.”

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City of Beaufort receives more than $1M in grants The City of Beaufort announced a pair of grant awards totaling $1,011,280 at its City Council meeting on July 10.

A $1,000,000 community development block grant (CDBG) is earmarked specifically to be used in the Mossy Oaks Drainage improvement project. The City Council passed a resolution accepting the CDBG grant and assigning it to the Mossy Oaks

Drainage Project. Of the 1,250 households directly affected by the completion of the project, more than 60 percent qualify as low- to moderate-income households and will benefit from the expenditure of these department of commerce grant funds. This grant is the largest possible CDBG grant awarded in the state.

The other award is an $11,280 grant from

the Fire House Subs Public Safety Foundation. This grant will be used for the direct purchase of 16 HeartSine Automated External Defibrillators, which the City of Beaufort Police Department will use in the event an officer with this equipment is in the position to help someone experiencing cardiac arrest.

“These awards are a direct reflection of our staff ’s willingness to work hard on the

applications and even harder on the compliance side of these grants once they are awarded,” City Manager Bill Prokop said.

“Our departments, in this case police and public works, work hand in hand with our finance department to ensure our grants are managed properly so that we can continue to be seeking out new opportunities based on past successes.”

Striebinger to run for another term on school board David Striebinger has announced he will seek re-election to the Beaufort County School Board.

Striebinger represents District 2, which covers part of the city of Beaufort, Lady’s Island, Dataw Island, part of Saint Helena Island, Harbor Island, and Fripp Island. He was elected to the board in February 2016, when he won a special election to replace Bill Evans.

“I originally ran for this seat because I believed I could help the board refocus on the primary board functions – financial oversight, management of the superintendent, and setting policy for the district,” Striebinger said in a re-

lease. “If the board does its job well, the entire organization aligns, and the teachers and students of the district get the support they need both efficiently and effectively. The board needs to keep its focus on specific, measurable, and timebound goals and avoid getting distracted from its primary responsibilities. Although we have made some minor progress toward this goal we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to dramatically improve. Some obstacles to our progress will not be present in our immediate future.”

Striebinger is retired from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina where he held a variety of management

positions in information technology, project management, and contract management and specialized in turnaround situations and startup initiatives. He is the former treasurer of ABLE, the Disabilities Foundation of Beaufort County, and serves on the boards of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association and Love Farm Therapeutic Riding. He has an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Morgan State University and a Master of Criminal Justice from the University at Albany.

Striebinger lives on Saint Helena Island with his wife, Jill, his son, Eric, and two rescue dogs.

lives, sample ballots, and much more. The group also provides resources for military and overseas voters and will assist with voter registration.

The League of Women Voters of Beaufort are members of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina, a non-party affiliated organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership is open to all persons of at least 16 years of age. To learn more about the League, email lwvbeaufort@gmail.com or request to join the Facebook page, “League of Women Voters Beaufort Area.”

comparisons, and home prices are still more likely to rise than not, but sales and new listings may finish the summer on the upswing. The housing supply outlook in several markets is beginning to show an increase in new construction and a move by builders away from overstocked rental units to new developments for sale. These are encouraging signs in an already healthy marketplace.

NEWS BRIEFS City of Beaufort statement on SCE&G Bill Enclosure

City residents may be in receipt of a letter, included in their electric bill, that describes the circumstances surrounding an expected 2 percent surcharge for utility work that moved overhead SCE&G electrical lines underground, as a part of the Boundary Street project.

SCE&G has yet to provide the required final accounting documents in order to finalize the work, and therefore the city has not signed off on SCE&G’s portion of the work.

“We have been in communication with SCE&G regularly throughout the wrap-up of the Boundary Street project,” City Manager Bill Prokop said. “We are working closely with SCE&G on the final closeout of the project and are surprised by the notice before that closeout occurred.”

The 2 percent city-wide surcharge was approved in 2014 and was an intricate part of the Boundary Street project. It was expected to start this fall and the length of time the surcharge will be in place is now being calculated based on the actual construction costs of that portion of the project. The approval in 2014 was based on pre-construction estimates.

The surcharge will expire once the costs to install the underground wires to SCE&G are recovered.

LWV offering voter education and registration at Water Festival

The League of Women Voters of Beaufort will have a table in the non-profit expo section at the Beaufort Water Festival to inform citizens about the club’s activities planned for the November mid-term elections.

The LWV will be present from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, to discuss the group’s voting website, Vote411. org, where you can learn about your local polling place, the candidates and where they stand on issues that affect your

Beaufort County Association of Realtors releases June market reports

Housing markets across the nation are most assuredly active this summer, and buyer competition is manifesting itself into several quick sales above asking price, according to the Beaufort County Association of Realtors’ June market reports.

While the strength of the U.S. economy has helped purchase offers pile up, the Fed recently increased the federal funds rate by 0.25 percent, marking the second rate hike this year and seventh since late 2015. Although the 30-year mortgage rate did not increase, buyers often react by locking in at the current rate ahead of assumed higher rates later.

When this happens, accelerated price increases are possible, causing further strain on affordability.

New listings were up 24.1 percent to 283. Pending sales decreased 1.3 percent to 234. Inventory grew 24.0 percent to 1,133 units.

Prices moved higher as median sales price was up 27.4 percent to $251,000. Days on market decreased 6.0 percent to 78 days. Months supply of inventory was up 21.6 percent to 6.2 months, indicating that supply increased relative to demand.

Inventory may be persistently lower in year-over-year

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Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church unveils plans for memorial

Architect Michael Arad has revealed design plans for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Emanuel Nine tragedy. Arad, the architect behind the National September 11 Memorial in New York, conveyed his inspiration for the Emanuel Nine Memorial at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church following a ceremony celebrating the church’s 200th anniversary.

The memorial honors the nine victims and five survivors of the June 17, 2015, tragedy, the largest racially motivated mass murder in recent American history. Located on church grounds, the memorial features a courtyard with two fellowship benches, facing each other with high backs that arc up and around like sheltering wings. At the center of the courtyard, the curves of the benches encircle a marble fountain where the names of the Emanuel Nine are carved around the fountain’s edge. Water emanates from a cross-shaped source, filling the basin and gently spilling over the names of the nine. The opening between the benches toward the back of the courtyard reveals a cross above a simple altar, providing visitors a quiet place to linger in thought and prayer.

The memorial includes a survivors’ garden, which is accessed by a pathway from the courtyard. Dedicated to life and resiliency, the garden is surrounded by six stone benches and five trees, symbolizing the five survivors – the sixth signifying that the church is also a survivor.

HEALTH

Air Force physician joins BMH walk-in clinic

Dr. Julian C. Levin, a highly experienced Air Force physician, has joined Beaufort Memorial Express Care & Occupational Health, a walk-in-clinic opened earlier this year at 974 Ribaut Rd., Beaufort. Dr. Julian Board-certified in both C. Levin family medicine and occupational medicine, Levin retired from the Air Force after 24 years of military service and has practiced the last 11 years at the Charleston Air Force Base, providing care to active-duty military personnel and their families, as well as occupational medicine services on the base and at Alcoa Aluminum in Goose Creek.

A Beaufort native, Levin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at The Citadel, his medical degree at Medical University of South Carolina, and a Master of Public

Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

During his career in the USAF Medical Corp, Levin held a number of clinical and administrative positions in the U.S. and abroad and attained the Air Force’s chief flight surgeon rating, logging more than 1,000 hours in aircraft of various types.

At Beaufort Memorial, Levin will treat patients suffering from acute, non-life threatening medical issues, including illnesses and injuries, in the Express Care clinic. He also will provide health services to employees of businesses participating in Beaufort Memorial’s Well at Work program.

Beaufort Memorial Express Clinic & Occupational Health is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and accepts most insurance in addition to cash and credit cards. For more information or to make a same-day appointment, call 843-524-3344.

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STEMI Heart Attack Drill Gives BMH Staff Hands-On Training

There’s no time to learn on the job when a patient is suffering a heart attack, which is why the staff at Beaufort Memorial Hospital uses quarterly drills to ensure it is ready for the real thing.

Beaufort Memorial held an unannounced heart attack drill last week where a "patient" – convincingly portrayed by paramedic Mike O’Regan – was picked up by Beaufort EMS and transported by ambulance to the hospital. There the Emergency Department and Heart Center teams ran through all procedures as if this were an actual emergency.

In this particular scenario, the "patient" was treated and stabilized in the cath lab, but required immediate transport to MUSC for further treatment. After intervention by cardiologist Stuart Smalheiser, MD, and the BMH cardiovascular team, the patient was prepped for transport by the Meducare Air (Med-Trans) medical flight team.

These types of drills, conducted quarterly at BMH, are part of a continuing effort to improve cardiac care for patients suffering an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) – the most dangerous type of heart attack. They offer the opportunity for EMTs to interact with the receiving hospital staff and to test protocols in both the field and the hospital, and for the hospital team to run through procedures and coordinate with the transport team.

STEMIs occur when there is a sudden blockage of one of the three coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. Without blood, the heart muscle will die. To increase the patient’s chance of survival and limit the amount of heart muscle that is permanently damaged, the clotted artery needs to be opened as quickly as possible.

Starting November 1, 2018 Beaufort County’s Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban takes effect.

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"Beaufort Memorial continues to treat patients more quickly than that standard.

These quarterly drills enable us to focus on time accountability, while maintaining the highest levels of patient care and safety."

Beaufort Memorial recently received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2018, one of only 203 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. To receive the award, the hospital must demonstrate sustained achievement for eight consecutive quarters and perform at the top level of standards for specific performance measures during that time.

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HEALTH BRIEFS Free health screenings offered July 21

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Med-I-Assist program along with SC DHEC, AccessHealth Lowcountry, and Beaufort Memorial Hospital will be providing free health screenings for men and women in need of one or more of the following screenings: prostate,

glucose (sugar), hypertension, and/or cholesterol. Welvista Prescription Assistance and the Lowcountry Food Bank "Pop Up Grocery Store Tour" also will be available.

The screenings will be done on Saturday, July 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Hope Christian Church, 67 Parris Island Gateway, Burton.

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Beaufort’s 2018 Bus Driver of the Year recognized at state level A 33-year driving veteran, honored last month as the Beaufort County School District’s 2018 Bus Driver of the Year, was announced Tuesday as the 2018 South Carolina Beaufort County School District’s 2018 Bus Driver of the Year.

The award was presented to Juliette Washington by the South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation during an awards luncheon at the organization’s annual conference.

“This is unbelievable,” Washington said.

“I never thought that little old me would receive an honor like this.”

Nominations were solicited from all

South Carolina school districts for “drivers who performed in an exemplary manner to provide safe, effective and efficient transportation throughout the school year.” Candidates were screened and the winner selected by the SCAPT Board of Directors.

Washington – affectionately known by her student riders and colleagues as “Miss Judy” – transports students who attend Broad River Elementary School and Battery Creek High School.

Even after 33 years behind the wheel, she still loves her job.

“It’s special every day – getting up early in the morning, making my first stop and see-

New principal named at BHS

Charity Summers has been named the new principal at Beaufort High School, the Beaufort County School District announced last week.

Summers, currently principal at Garrett Academy of Technology, replaces Bonnie Almond, who was recently named as the district’s Chief Instructional Services Officer.

During Summers’ five-year tenure at Garrett Tech, the magnet school earned three statewide Palmetto Gold Awards for academic achieve- Charity Summers ment. Prior to her work in Charleston County, she served as an assistant principal from 2006-12 at two schools in Dorchester District 2: Ashley Ridge High School and Charles B. DuBose Middle School.

Summers’ educational background includes a B.S. in Accounting from South Carolina State University, a Master of Business Administration from Webster University, and a master’s degree in secondary education administration from Charleston Southern University.

ing my ‘cargo’ board the bus. Seeing all of these little kids. They keep me young.”

Area Supervisor Tori Mitchell said Washington typically arrives for work around 5:15 a.m. and immediately checks with dispatchers to see if there are any routing problems for that morning where she can help out. When Washington completes here afternoon routes, Mitchell said, she always double-checks to see if assistance is needed in other areas.

In addition to her daily route responsibilities, Washington also trains new drivers and is working to become a certified third-party tester for drivers seeking their state Com-

mercial Driver’s Licenses.

“Awesome is the word that comes to mind,” Mitchell said. “No matter what you ask of her, the answer is always yes – and always with a smile on her face.”

Superintendent Jeff Moss said Washington’s selection honors the entire school district.

“We were already proud of Ms. Washington for being named Beaufort County’s driver of the year,” Moss said. “To have her honored at the state level is truly outstanding. She’s a shining example of how school bus drivers should perform their vitally important roles.”

Beaufort Academy breaks ground Beaufort Academy held a ceremony July 10 to celebrate the groundbreaking of its project to renovate the gymnasium and modernize classrooms, the lunch room, and other areas of the building. Garrett Wreden, a 2001 graduate of BA and chairman of the school’s capital campaign, welcomed more than 50 guests, including donors, parents, and faculty to view the progress. Head of School Dr. Dan Durbin shared his vision for BA Highlights of the $2 million budgeted project include: • Complete upgrade of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems • Improved energy efficiency • Exposed truss system • New multifunctional design layout • Installation of a permanent performance stage for the arts • A new roof system • Modernized locker rooms • New score board • Upgraded cafeteria and student center

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Upgraded lobby Improved visual signage Upgraded student courtyard All classrooms will be updated with modern finishes Repurposing of the bleacher system

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Trio from Beaufort picked for 8th grade All-American Game

By Justin Jarrett

Pictured from left: Kacy Fields, Eamon Smalls, Christopher Dantzler, and Daryl Depass.

They might never be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame themselves, but three eighth-graders from the Beaufort area got a closer look at that long-term goal last weekend.

And they’ll be going back.

Kacy Fields, Eamon Smalls, and Daryl Depass — three football players from the Extra Mile Club of the Lowcountry (EMC), a non-profit athletics and mentoring program in Beaufort — were invited to attend the Pro Football Hall of Fame Academy camp from July 13-15 in Canton, Ohio.

During the camp, they were evaluated and coached by NFL scouts, and all three local players were among 60 rising eighth-graders selected to play in the inaugural Hall of Fame 8th Grade All-American Game, to be played Aug. 3 during Enshrinement Week.

Prior to playing in the All-American

Game, they will be tested at an exclusive combine for National Preps College Report, perform a Pro-Day style workout with former NFL GM Ray Farmer, and be featured as “Top 100 Middle Schoolers” for National Preps.

These eighth-grade players will receive national press and VIP access to all sponsors. Players will be able to have meet and greets with NFL legends and Hall of Famers, as well as have the chance to attend the Chicago Bears vs.

Baltimore Ravens Enshrinement Game and a private tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Players will attend an autograph session and participate in the Canton Repository Grand Parade.

“When I say they came and worked their butts off, that’s what I mean,” EMC founder Christopher Dantzler said. “I knew what they were capable of, but they had to prove it to the NFL scouts and they did just that.”

Beaufort Academy Athletics Director steps down

By Justin Jarrett

On the heels of one of the most successful years in the history of Beaufort Academy athletics, the department will need a new leader.

Athletics director Neal McCarty announced this week he is stepping down after four years in the position. BA had a record-setting 2017-18 campaign, winning five state championships, having several coaches earn region Coach of the Year honors, and numerous postseason player accolades. All of that after the school won the South Carolina Independent School Association’s prestigious President’s Cup

Award – the highest distinction for a private-school athletic program in the state – for the first time in 2016-17.

“With the athletic program on such solid ground, now seems to be the ideal time for me and the program to make a transition,” McCarty said.

“After several months of contemplation, I inNeal McCarty formed Head of School Dan Durbin of my decision to step down as athletic director.”

McCarty oversaw tremendous progress

during his tenure as AD, expanding the athletics program to include varsity boys and girls cross country, archery, and volleyball teams, and completing renovations of the press box, the soccer and football playing field, and the baseball and softball field and practice field. The school currently is undergoing a $2 million renovation project that will include major upgrades to the gymnasium.

BA also made several key coaching hires under McCarty’s watch, adding former Beaufort High School coaches Lillian Aldred (girls basketball), Nathan Livesay (boys basketball), and Mark Clifford (foot-

ball), among others.

While McCarty is unsure what his next step will be – perhaps a return to the real estate career he left behind when he became a full-time AD – he plans to stay on to aid with the transition and to remain involved on a part-time or volunteer basis.

“Being AD at Beaufort Academy has been an incredible experience, and this is simply the next step in my journey,” McCarty said.

“I will be forever grateful for the opportunity I was given at BA. I could not be prouder of our tremendous coaches, staff, and all that our talented student-athletes have accomplished on and off the field.”

State hunting, fishing license purchases unavailable this weekend South Carolina residents and visitors who plan on engaging in outdoor activities that require a state hunting or fishing license this weekend need to think ahead if they will need to purchase a license, tag or other permit issued by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).

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Carolina Interactive (SCI), the technology company that operates official state agency websites and facilitates online transactions for many state and local government agencies in South Carolina, including the SCDNR, will be shutting down the computer networks that these transactions run on beginning at 7 p.m., on Friday, July 20. The outage could potentially

last through Sunday night.

What this means for SCDNR customers is that license purchases normally available through SCDNR offices, online, through the toll-free call center, or via third-party vendors such as sporting goods stores, bait and tackle shops, or Wal-Mart stores will not be available this weekend.

Those most likely to be affected

by this could be individuals (residents or non-residents) who plan on going fishing this weekend and who will need to purchase a recreational fresh or saltwater fishing license to do so legally. If you are planning a trip or vacation this weekend that involves fishing, please double-check to make sure you have the required license prior to Friday afternoon.

The planned work by SCI may also impact services offered by other state and local government agencies in South Carolina who offer online transactions facilitated

by SCI such as the SCDMV, S.C. Elections Commission and others.

More information about SCDNR licenses and permits can be found at: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/ licensing.html

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Financial Lessons You Can Learn from Retirees Does this scenario sound familiar?

When the market is up, an investor feels good and buys stocks. When the market is down, that same investor gets scared and sells.

Although reacting like this may feel right at the time, the problem is this scenario is unlikely to result in a profit. In fact, the goal should be just the opposite: buy low and sell high.

Why do investors make this mistake? The reason may have a lot to do with us making investment choices the same way we do many important decisions – using both our heads and our hearts (i.e., logic and emotion). When there’s market volatility – including both market highs and market lows – our emotions tend to take over and we might make illogical choices that go against our best interests.

To avoid having your emotions control your investment decisions, you might decide to get into the market when it’s down and get out of the market when prices are up. This is known as “market timing.”

While this approach might sound rational, the problem is this strategy is extremely difficult, even for experienced investors, to employ consistently. There’s an old saying: “No one rings a bell” when the market reaches the top of a peak or the bottom of a trough.

Translated: Investors attempting to time the market usually find it tough to determine exactly when to make their move.

Give dollar cost averaging a look. Rather than using either of these approaches, consider a strategy called “dollar cost averaging.”

Dollar cost averaging is the practice of putting a set amount into a particular investment on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.) no matter what’s going on in the market. For example, you could invest $500 each month. In a fluctuating market, this practice lets you purchase additional shares when prices are low and fewer shares when prices increase.

While you’re mulling dollar cost averaging’s potential merits, consider this: You may well be using the strategy already. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k) or 403(b), and contribute the same

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amount each payday, you’re using dollar cost averaging.

Get help for when the going gets tough. One of dollar cost averaging’s greatest challenges is you have to stick with the strategy even when the market Whitney declines, and that can be McDaniel difficult. (See our previous discussion about letting emotions control your decision-making). However, during times like these, dollar cost averaging can be most useful by letting you purchase shares at lower prices.

Because dollar cost averaging can be simultaneously more difficult and advantageous when the going gets toughest, consider turning to a professional financial advisor for help. He or she should offer a voice of reason during these periods as you grapple with whether to adhere to the strategy.

Like any investment strategy, dollar cost averaging doesn’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market. Because dollar cost averaging requires continuous investment regardless of fluctuating prices, you should consider your financial and emotional ability to continue the program through both rising and declining markets.

This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Whitney McDaniel, Financial Advisor in Beaufort, SC at [843] 524-1114. Any third-party posts, reviews or comments associated with this listing are not endorsed by Wells Fargo Advisors and do not necessarily represent the views of Whitney McDaniel or Wells Fargo Advisors and have not been reviewed by the Firm for completeness or accuracy.

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Children's Day 2018 Beaufort Water Festival • July 15, 2018 • Photos by Bob Sofaly

Left: Jacob Pickel, 6, takes careful aim with a dart gun while shooting at “monster targets” during the annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day on Sunday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Above: Two-year-old Aisla Williams, left, and her brother Avalin, 5, take a break and have a frozen treat while sitting on their Uncle Phillio Dore’s lap Sunday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The two toddlers from Stone Mountain, Ga., always come to Beaufort in July for the annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day.

Megan Stegmier, right, a ranger at Hunting Island State Park, holds Clyde, a 4-yearold American alligator, and lets children pet him during Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day.

The putting green was a popular attraction during Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day.

Volunteers fill water balloons during Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day on Sunday.

Children and their loved ones braved cloudy skies to take part in the annual Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day on Sunday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Children make their way up one side then slide down the other on one of several inflatables during Beaufort Water Festival’s Children’s Day.

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Conroy Center’s Visiting Writers Series begins Aug. 9 Beth Ann Fennelly, a noted memoirist and novelist and poet laureate of Mississippi, will launch the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s 2018 Visiting Writers Series with her appearance on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Hilton Head Island Branch Library, 11 Beach City Road.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature Fennelly’s remarks on – and a reading from – her most recent book, “Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs.”

“With the concision of poetry, the scope of fiction, and the potency of a well-told memoir, ‘Heating & Cooling’ imparts tremendous joy, heartache, and surprise in about 100 pages,” praised the Charleston Post & Courier. “Beth Ann Fennelly’s genre-defying collection is so engaging and readable that you won’t even notice how much you’re learning about confronting the hardest challenge we all share: being human.”

Ranging in length from 10 words to six pages, the micro-memoirs in “Heating & Cooling” offer bright glimpses into a richly lived life, combining the compression of poetry with the truth-telling of nonfiction into one heartfelt,

celebratory book. From childhood recollections to quirky cultural observations, these remembrances build on one another to arrive at a portrait of Fennelly as a wife, mother, writer, and deeply original Beth Ann observer of life’s challenges Fennelly and joys. Some pieces are wistful, some wry, and many reveal the humor buried in our everyday interactions.

Fennelly teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Mississippi. She has published three poetry collections: “Open House,” “Tender Hooks,” and “Unmentionables.” In addition to “Heating & Cooling,” Fennelly is also the author of the book of essays, “Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother,” and the historical novel “The Tilted World” (co-authored with husband Tom Franklin).

A book signing will follow Fennelly’s Aug. 9 evening appearance at the Hilton Head Branch Library. On Aug. 10, Fennelly will also join Conroy Center executive director

Jonathan Haupt and USC Beaufort writer in residence Ellen Malphrus for a professional development workshop for the language arts teachers of the Beaufort County School District.

The Conroy Center’s Visiting Writers Series is sponsored in part by a grant from South Carolina Humanities, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage.Future dates and presenters in the series are as follows: • Sunday, Sept. 9, 3 p.m. — Southern Writers on Writing panel discussion with editor and novelist Susan Cushman (Cherry Bomb) and contributing writers Cassandra King Conroy (Moonrise), Patti Callahan Henry (The Bookshop at Water’s End), Harrison Scott Key (The World’s Largest Man), and Nicole Seitz (The Cage-Maker), at the Rotary Community Center, 11 Recreation Ct., Bluffton • Thursday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. — Thomas McConnell, author of World War II historical novel The Wooden King, at NeverMore

Books, 702 Craven St., Beaufort • Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m. — poet and editor Clifford Brooks, author of Athena Departs and The Draw of Broken Eyes and Whirling Metaphysics, at the Hilton Head Branch Library, 11 Beach City Rd. • Saturday, Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m. — librarian and author Annie Spence, author of Dear Fahrenheit 451, in conversation with fellow librarian and author James E. McTeer II, author of Minnow: A Novel, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, MacLean Hall, 104 Reynolds St., Beaufort — keynote event of the Second Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention • Wednesday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m. — Natasha Boyd, author of the historical novel of the life of Eliza Lucas Pinckney The Indigo Girl, at First Presbyterian Church Hilton Head Island, 540 William Hilton Pkwy.

• Saturday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. — New York Times best-selling novelists Wiley Cash, author of The Last Ballad, and Jason Mott, author of The Crossing, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, MacLean Hall, 104 Reynolds St., Beaufort

Brick Wall Gallery of BAA celebrates 3 years

Daybreak over the Beaufort River by Karen Peluso

Morning on the Bay by Sandy Dimke

Lightening by Frank Anson

Once there were trees by Patricia Walsh

Three years ago, the Board of Directors of Beaufort Art Association (BAA) decided to take a pro-active approach to the association's non-profit gallery and designate a separate section called the “Brick Wall Gallery.” It was created for members who wanted to rent larger spaces within the gallery to exhibit their work.

To mark the Brick Wall Gallery's third anniversary, BAA is hosting an open house and reception to coincide with Downtown Beaufort's First Friday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 3.

With nine exhibiting members, the Brick Wall features the work of wood turner Frank Anson; fine art painters Priscilla Merrick Coleman, Linda Sheppard and Patricia Walsh; photographers Sandy Dimke, Gary Mullane and Karen M. Peluso; and mixed media artists Joan Templer and Arla Crumlick Wible. Each artist has a portion of the Brick Wall Gallery devoted to his or her art and will be on hand to discuss their work. Originals as well as prints and notecards by these artists will also be available.

“This is an exciting time for the Beaufort Art Association, “ says Ron Ledlow, BAA President.

“Over 15 years ago, the Beaufort Art Association Gallery opened its doors on Port Republic Street, then moved to the EIlliott House on Bay Street, and finally the present storefront location at 913 Bay Street. Our main purpose is to encourage, support and provide opportunities for the artistic growth of our members. With that in mind, the BAA Gallery welcomes all member artists to exhibit, whether they are established, professional artists or just emerging.

By doing this, BAA contributes to the Beaufort community with aesthetic and educational experiences in the visual arts.”

Another highlight of the event will be a book signing by Brick Wall artist Gary Mullane. Mullane has recently published "Still Standing: The Beauty of Southern Trees.” He will be on hand to personalize each book purchased and will donate a portion of the proceeds for tree preservation.

Beaufort Art Association Gallery has over 70 local artists exhibiting in their main gallery and boutique area. Besides wall art, the gallery also exhibits exquisitely crafted pottery, raku, fiber art and jewelry.

Many of these artists will also be on hand on the evening of Aug. 3 to speak about their art.

The public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

The Almanac Says Try This Wine

Remember when people used to read the almanac and believe what it said? Italy has one they still use. Known as the Barbanera Almanac, it was first printed in 1762. There were calendars, too, known as Barbanera calendars. They predicted weather conditions and lunar phases and offered proverbs, gardening tips, and ad- Celia Strong vice on healthy lifestyles – all illustrated with a legendary astronomer/philosopher figure with a long black beard. Barbanera was so popular it became a synonym for almanac. But what does an almanac have to do with our wine lesson? Guess what the winery name for this week’s wine is: Barbanera!

Altero Barbanera and his wife, Maria, – who quite possibly were related to the Barbaneras of the almanac – founded their winery in 1938 in a small village in the southern part of the Siena province of Tuscany. In the years before World War II, life in Italy was not easy. For small family businesses, like this winery, low prices were part of their key to making things work. Besides wine, the Barbaneras sold olive oil, eggs, cured meats, and some cheeses – anything they could B2

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– mostly to locals. After the war, motorized transportation brought changes, including weekly trips to markets in Rome, where they could sell more and make more money. Their son, Luigi, grew up traveling and working with them. In 1978, Luigi’s sons, Marco and Paolo, took over the family business. Since 1978, the winery has learned and grown thanks to state-of-the-art bottling lines and fermenting equipment, extended markets in Europe and the United States, production of a range of wines at different price tiers, and more vineyard land holdings for better quality control.

Our wine is one of Barbanera’s Tuscan red blends. Red blends have a long, solid history in the Tuscan wine region, most notably Chiantis. Laws control grape varieties used and percentages, but years ago, some producers felt they could make better wines if they didn’t follow these laws, and a new category of red blends known as “Super Tuscans” was born. Super Tuscans are very expensive, superb wines, from the Chianti area that used less Sangiovese than a legal Chianti had to have. Plus, they used Cabernet or Merlot or Syrah that weren’t legal back then. These new wines were given proprietary names and a table wine classification in the Italian wine laws despite their $50 to $100 and higher pric-

es, but they were immediately successful. The Super Tuscans were soon followed by mid-Tuscans and baby Tuscans. All blends, using whatever grapes and percentages their makers chose, but at mid-retail prices and everyday affordable prices.

Which gets us to Barbanera Ser Passo Toscano Rosso. A baby Tuscan, this wine was conceived to surprise and delight its consumers. Its flavors, aromas and textures are surprisingly New World in style, meaning fruity, smooth and juicy.

This wine is all red and black fruits (cherries, black cherries, blackberries) with moderate, velvety tannins. While the varieties used are not declared, other than to say they are all legal ones, we can guess some of them. The cherries suggest Sangiovese. The blacker fruits lead to Cabernet and possibly Merlot. The softer style tannins can also be Merlot. And there are nuances of coffee, eucalyptus, roses and vanilla.

Whatever the exact blend, the wine has enough substance and weight to go not only with pastas, but spicy foods, red meats, even game. Actually, in ways, it’s nice to just enjoy it while not knowing the exact formula. Maybe not a perfect almanac entry, but a terrific baby. For $10.99. Enjoy.

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

2018 WATER FESTIVAL

The Gaterland Ski Show kicks off its act in the Beaufort River on Saturday.

Team Blazing Paddles, left, tires to close the gap on Team Trauma Drama during the popular Raft Races on Saturday in the Beaufort River.

Trauma Drama, comprised of staff from Beaufort Memorial Hosoital’s emergency room staff won the tournament and was award the Magic Carpet award for the fastest time of the day at 59.42 seconds. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Nick Hunt left, releases the bocce ball while his opponent Scott Cambridge looks on during the annual Bocce Ball tournament Saturday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Ben “Itchy” Clatterbuck, left, returns the shuttlecock as teammate Jimmy Boozer backs him up during the 63rd annual Beaufort Waterfestival badminton tournament Saturday at Henry C.Chamnbers Waterfront Park.

Adding to the carnival-like atmosphere, Sawyer Smith walks around on stilts and is truly head and shoulders about the crowd Saturday during the 63rd annual Beaufort Water Festival.

The Gaterland Ski Show kicks off its act in the Beaufort River on Saturday.

Nasir Gomez, 6, shows off his face tattoo painted by Beaufort artist Mary Thibault.

Jaina Hagler proves one can fish and still like fashionable as she sports an all pink ensemble, hair ribbon and an all pink rod and reel during Saturday’s Children’s Toad Fish Tournament.

Kylie Rast, 12, a student at Riverview Charter School, gets her hair braided by her mom, Julie, while she takes part in the annual Children’s Toad Fish Tournament on Saturday at the sea wall of Henry C. Chambers Park. Kylie said she didn’t get a bite all day, but her hair looked good.

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Habersham Harvest Festival returning in October

The award-winning coastal town of Habersham’s idyllic village center, the Habersham Marketplace, will present the 10th annual Habersham Harvest Festival celebrating the bounty of the fall season this October 20-21.

This favorite Lowcountry lively street festival features a vintage fair theme with family activities, celebrated local food purveyors, and artisan crafts set against the backdrop of time-

TCL to host Veterans History Project The Technical College of the Lowcountry is proud to partner with the Library of Congress and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to host veterans for a day of storytelling and filming.

The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress Center is a national initiative to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.

Filming and Collection Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 31, on Parris Island. Veterans who are interested in sharing their stories are asked to complete a brief online form at www.tcl.edu/vhp. TCL will then follow up individually to provide details.

Participating veterans will enjoy a catered lunch, access to the Parris Island Museum, and base tours (free of charge) as they share their invaluable stories, pictures, and letters in a personal one-on-one setting.

Visit www.tcl.edu/vhp for more information or contact Christina Welsch-Copeland, Veterans Services Director, at 843 525-8264 or cwelsch-copeland@tcl.edu.

TCL aviation instructor to receive FAA award Technical College of the Lowcountry aviation instructor Pete Semetis was presented with The Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award from the Federal Aviation Administration in a ceremony on TCL’s Beaufort Campus on July 18. Pete Semetis The Master Mechanic Award is the most prestigious award presented by the FAA and recognizes the lifetime accomplishments of senior mechanics. The award is named in honor of Charles Taylor, the first aviation mechanic in powered flight. Taylor served as the Wright brothers' mechanic and is credited with designing and building the engine for their first successful aircraft.

Semetis’s aviation career spans more than 50 years. He began at age 14, when he was the only student selected from his district in New York City to attend the Aviation High School in Queens, N.Y. After graduating, he went to work for Pan American Airways as a mechanic and later as a production supervisor.

Pete also served in the U.S. Navy; worked for Evergreen International Airlines; owned and operated one of the largest repair stations at JFK Airport; and taught aviation courses at S.U.N.Y. Semetis joined TCL in 2013.

Since then, the college’s aviation programs have grown tremendously. TCL houses a new aviation lab complete with an operational Cessna 150, a JT-60 jet engine and a variety of hightech aviation maintenance and manufacturing equipment.

In addition to offering courses in FAA and FCC licensing, the college has recently launched programs in aviation maintenance and structural mechanics.

less southern architecture on Market Street. The Harvest Festival is a two-day event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Bring the whole family and spend your day browsing artisan vendors, sample and enjoy great local food, live music on the main stage, plus plenty of activities for kids of all ages, including the ever-popular 47-foot Ferris wheel, vintage rides, contests, petting zoo, face painters, hayrides, and more. Tour

the Coastal Living 2018 Idea House open both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This custom-built waterfront home overlooking Port Royal Sound showcases a timeless coastal theme while incorporating modern design trends and innovations.

Free admission with food, drink, art and crafts available for purchase; select activities may include nominal entry fees.

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I have pancreatic cancer, an unwanted surprise, as you can imagine. I am among the one in 67 women and one in 65 men, most often over the age of 55, to receive this diagnosis during a lifetime, based on National Institutes of Health statistics. Although pancreatic cancer is less frequent than other common cancers like lung, breast, prostrate, and colon, it has a terrible 5-year survival rate of 8 percent (American Cancer Society statistics, 2013). What is the explanation for this seeming disparity?

The number of people who smoke has decreased dramatically in recent decades, largely preventing new cases of lung cancer. Screening for breast cancer with mammography, for prostate cancer with “PSA” (prostate-specific antigen) blood tests, and for colon cancer with colonoscopy has led to earlier cancer detection and treatment and therefore to better chances for not just survival but also for a cancer-free future.

We don’t really know what the risk factors are for pancreatic cancer, although the usual suspects are noted: smoking, obesity, drinking too much, recent onset diabetes, family history. I have none of these risk factors. So at this moment we can’t prevent pancreatic cancer.

The symptoms, if you have any, are nondescript: new onset nausea, vomiting, yellow skin, yellow whites of the eyes, back or stomach pain, dark urine, chalk-colored bowel movements. I had all but the back and stomach pain, but my doctor apparently didn’t see a connection to the urgent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer since he couldn’t see me in his office for another two months.

I did not receive a call back. So I took myself to the emergency department, because I’m a doctor and understood the significance of these symptoms. There blood tests and a CT (computerized tomography) scan were performed and I was immediately diagnosed. I was lucky I had symptoms; some people with pancreatic cancer do not.

There is no routine screening for pancreatic cancer despite the fact that several common blood tests – including LDH (lactic acid dehydrogenase) and ALP (alkaline phosphatase) – and one special order blood test – CA19-9 (cancer antigen 19-9) – are usually, but not always high or elevated, in pancreatic cancer. LDH and ALP have been tested separately and together as a screening tool for pancreatic cancer, as have other novel tests like CA19-9, but in 2004 the U.S. Preventative Services recommended against routine screening using any test for pancreatic cancer. There has been a lot of research since then, and the 2004 recommendation has been under evaluation since 2014.

There is a test, a CT scan with contrast of the abdomen, that can “see” a pancreatic mass, which would then prompt further diagnostic testing and treatment. Here in Beaufort it costs $495.

The recommendations from 2004 do not recommend this for routine screening because it would cost more than $44,000 to find one case of pancreatic cancer. My treatment has cost far more that that, and I’m not finished yet. Early diagnosis might have reduced expenses and wear and tear on my body.

So here are my recommendations to you: You are your own best advocate. If you are older than 55 with new onset nausea, vomiting, diabetes, back or stomach pain, dark urine, pale bowel movements, don’t just call your doctor. Ask her or him if you should be screened for pancreatic cancer. If you are going for a yearly check-up, ask if you should be screened for pancreatic cancer.

Here are my recommendations for researchers and the U.S. Preventative Services: For patients 55 or older, study whether a combination of all three blood tests (LDH, alkaline ALP, and CA19-9), and whether routine CT scans at yearly physical examinations, would provide a valid screening tool. Or any other combination of tests. We should be able to do what we have done for breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer.

And for family doctors and internists: Sure, in someone with new onset nausea, there might be a new relatively benign disease like gastro-esophageal reflux disorder, but there could be something more urgent and sinister like pancreatic cancer.

For more information on pancreatic cancer, please go to www.pancreasfoundation.org With you in health advocacy, Barbara Warner

I may have married my cousin...

Anyone who has watched television lately has seen those ads for 23andMe, or maybe seen a show called “Who Do You Think You Are?” Both are connected to discovering your ancestry. My own quest to find my ancestors started in 2009, when I unpacked many of my mother and father’s notes about relatives. It was fascinating to read the stories. As I have gotten older, I realize that my ancestors’ information might also provide insight about any potential personal health risks.

But my real research began when I found my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Scott Smith. Her maiden name was Scott, and her married name was Smith. Now, my maiden name is Smith and I married a Scott, so there is the real possibility that I have married my cousin. Suddenly, this side of my ancestry tree became very important.

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“Don’t worry,” he said, “it doesn’t matter because we will never have children together.”

Good point, but regardless, I had to know. I began my quest by looking at my great-grandmother’s birth certificate, which provided the names of her parents and their places of birth. This allowed me to continue the backward search. Word of warning here: This stuff is addictive. I went back generations.

Not only did I look at Elizabeth, but also her siblings and her aunts and uncles. I also looked at their children, because sometimes another relative has already done all the research and you can link your lineage to theirs. Before I knew it, my family tree was populated with second cousins, third cousins, and fourth cousins twice removed.

Again, it is mind-boggling to see all the names. The frustrating part of the research is each generation used the same names. My

family tree is filled with the names Elizabeth, Anne, David, William, and Robert.

Yet when I started to research my spouse’s family names, I found James, John, Charles, and Andrew. None of my familiar names.

And to make the whole thing more interesting, the Scott families that we trace back to are both from Glasgow, Scotland. How many Scott families could have lived there in the 1700s without being related? Turns out it is a very common name.

The question now is whether we should both take a DNA test like 23andMe or AncestryDNA. It seems that after all my Ancestry.com searching, I still have not found a link between our Scott ancestors, and it might just be easier to take the test and get the names of people who are cousins. Maybe in those cousins we might find our common Scott family connection and finally answer the question: Did I marry my cousin?

WHAT TO DO Give blood in July at OneBlood

The summer months put a severe hardship on the blood product supply nationally. The demand goes up and the collections go down because people are traveling more frequently and participating in outdoor activities. OneBlood, a local, community, non-profit blood bank, will hold the following drives in the Beaufort area in July: • July 22 — Tidal Creek Fellowship — 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• July 23 — Beaufort Memorial Hospital Main Campus (by cafeteria) — 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

• July 24 — Beaufort Memorial Medical and Administrative Building — 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• July 26 — Lady’s Island Internal Medicine — 8:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

• July 26 — Keyserling Cancer Center — 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

• July 27 — Lowcountry Medical Group — 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• July 30 — Harris Pillow Supply — 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Children are invited to Tuesday Turtle Talks

Every Tuesday in July, boys and girls and “children of all ages” are invited to Hunting Island State Park to learn all you ever wanted to know about sea turtles. The Friends of Hunting Island will be at the picnic pavilion near the lighthouse at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday morning to talk about these wonderful creatures and answer all your questions.

You’ll learn why and when the mother turtles return to Hunting Island, how they dig their nests and lay their eggs, what happens when the eggs hatch, and what challenges the baby turtles have on their way to the ocean.

After the free talks there will be a free optional beach walk to see some nests and how they are kept safe. Sea turtles are so important to South Carolina beaches, and learning about them is a first step in making sure they continue to be protected and keep coming back to Hunting Island and to other coastal habitats. Park admission entry fees apply.

For more information, go to the Friends of Hunting Island website or to the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.

YMCA adds additional CPR training dates

The Wardle Family YMCA in Port Royal will offer four more CPR classes for community members this year. The courses will be held on four Saturdays — July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 8, and Oct. 13 — from 8 a.m. to noon.

Cost is $30 for this YMCA-certified course, and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact aquatics director Lou Bergen at 843-522-9622 to register or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.

Riverview Baptist Church to hold VBS

Riverview Baptist Church, 2209 Boundary Street in Beaufort, will hold “Game On” Vacation Bible School from July 23–July 27, from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. Children age Pre-K through 12th grade are invited to attend.

BCSD scholarship golf tournament coming in July

The Beaufort County School District’s fifth annual Swinging with the Superintendent scholarship golf tournament is July 23 at Callawassie Island Club.

This event benefits students by ensuring BCSD graduates can attend the Technical College of the Lowcountry tuition-free for up to two years aftwer graduation.

All proceeds benefit the Building a Better Beaufort (B3) Scholarship Fund and are administered by TCL Foundation, Inc. Tournament Includes prizes for top 10 teams, longest drive contest, closest-to-pin contest, hole-in-one contest, mulligan pack-

age for sale, catered boxed lunches, course refreshments, green and cart fees, range balls, a dozen Titleist golf balls, gift bags for all participants, and door prizes. For more information or to register, visit www.bcsdgolf.com.

Adults invited to library to create a Zen Rock Garden

Create your own miniature zen rock garden Monday, July 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. All supplies will be provided for free and no craft experience is needed. Space is limited.

Call 843-255-6458 to register.

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Did you know that manufacturer’s coupons that have expired in the U.S. can still be used by overseas military members?

Drop by the Beaufort Branch Library between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sorting Day ( July 27) to help clip, sort, and bag coupons to prepare for shipping, or drop off your unused coupons. Bring in your Smart Source, Proctor & Gamble, and RMN manufacturer’s coupons any time. Coupons can be up to two months expired. No store-specific or internet coupons, please. For more information, call 843-255-6458.

tired in 1942 after serving at a lighthouse in Savannah Harbor to which he was transferred when the Hunting Island Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1933.

A U.S. Lighthouse Service grave marker will be placed on their graves with a benediction by Rev. Todd Simonis, and “Taps” will be played by a bugler from the Coast Guard.

A poster with a photo of the Gaillards will be on display, and Panayotoff will give a summary of keeper Gaillard’s lighthouse service and Coast Guard career.

On Saturday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Hunting Island Lighthouse, the Beaufort Harbormasters will present a concert to honor and celebrate the history of this historic lighthouse. Bring lawn chairs for better enjoyment.

All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park.

Hurricane Preparedness Seminar to be held

Get ready for the upcoming hurricane season. Join Beaufort County Emergency Management at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 6 at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St., to learn about severe weather preparedness, Smart 911 services, and essential planning.

For more information, call 843-255-6458.

Friends of Hunting CERT releases class Island Beach Celebration schedule for August On Saturday, July 28, everyone is invited to participate in the annual Sand Sculpting Contest on Hunting Island.

Registration starts at 11 a.m. at the lighthouse and judging starts at 2 p.m. with prizes awarded at 2:30 p.m. in the various categories — Sand Fleas (children up to 10), Sand Hoppers (11-17), Sand Tribes (mixed age groups and families) — as well as a prize for the People’s Choice Award for $1 per vote.

Also at 11 a.m., children are invited to the inaugural Sea Turtle Survival Challenge, a 10-15 minute interactive, educational, and experiential re-creation of what baby turtle hatchlings have to do on their way to the ocean — getting out of the nest, crawling over obstacles, making their way around objects in the sand, avoiding holes dug in the sand, and finally reaching the water and the waves.

There is no charge to participate in these events but entry to Hunting Island State Park requires a FOHI membership or paying the usual park entrance fee. There will be refreshments at the gift store, as well as t-shirt dyeing with park staff and face painting.

For more information, go to friendsofhuntingisland.org.

Beaufort County residents interested in learning more about self-sufficiency during a disaster are invited to participate in the Community Emergency Response Team Program. Participants will learn to provide emergency assistance to their families and neighbors. CERT classes are free of charge.

The next series will start Aug. 7. Classes will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry campus in Bluffton at 100 Community College Drive in room 125.

The course will be taught in four class sessions from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and one Saturday exercise class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: • Tuesday, Aug. 7 — Personal Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation • Thursday, Aug. 9 — Disaster Medical I • Tuesday, Aug.14 — Disaster Psychol-

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ogy/Terrorism Response • Thursday, Aug. 16 — Disaster Medical II / CERT Organization • Saturday, Aug. 18 — Fire Suppression /Disaster Search Techniques Exercise For more information or to register send an email to cert@bcgov.net or contact Major David Zeoli, Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office, at 843-812-8035.

Don't miss HBF's summer camp

Beaufort’s historic architecture will become a laboratory in a one-day camp Aug. 8 at the Verdier House, 801 Bay Street. The camp is open to children ages 8-14. Campers can opt for a full session from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or half-day sessions from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 15 per session.

At the end of each session, students will have the opportunity to present their individual projects to parents and family members. Lunch, architectural scavenger hunt, field trip, and materials are included.

Tuition is $30 per child per session. To ask questions or to request an admissions packet, call or email Jacque Wedler at the Verdier House at 843-379-6335 or jwedler@historicbeaufort.org. The event is sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation.

Friends of Hunting Island upcoming events

On Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., members of the Beaufort Radio Amateur Group (BRAG) will have their equipment at the Hunting Island Lighthouse to set up a radio station to coincide with National Lighthouse Day. Operators will be on-site to interact with visitors as BRAG “activates” the Hunting Island Lighthouse to “speak” to other lighthouses in coordination with celebrations at hundreds of lighthouses across the country.

For a behind-the-scenes look at the lighthouse, Ted Panayotoff, Lighthouse Director of Friends of Hunting Island, will conduct his popular Interpretive Lighthouse Tour at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9. Attendees meet at the lighthouse. Reservations are necessary. Call 843-838-7437. The Hunting Island Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in SC open to the public. There is a $2 fee to climb it and you must be over 44 inches tall.

On Friday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m., a ceremony will be held to honor the last keeper at Hunting Island Lighthouse, Theodore Gaillard, and his wife, Estelle Ellen Gaillard. It will be at the Parish Church of St. Helena Cemetery at St. Luke’s Gate on Newcastle St. between King and Prince streets in downtown Beaufort. Keeper Gaillard re-

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THEME: CHILDREN'S STORIES ACROSS 1. Imposing house 6. ____ de deux 9. Fan's approval 13. Cordial disposition 14. Eastern title 15. Water border 16. Wife of a raja 17. *"If ____ Give a Mouse a Cookie" 18. Cautious gambler 19. *He won a golden ticket 21. *C.S. Lewis' fantasy realm 23. *"___'s Island" 24. *One of Three Bears 25. Disreputable vagrant 28. *"Matilda" creator 30. Nancy Drew's focus, e.g.

35. "Put a lid ____ ____!"

37. Cheap trinket 39. Small Asian ungulate 40. Approximately 41. Florentine iris 43. Member of National Socialist German Workers' Party 44. Type of wave 46. Per person 47. Design detail 48. Exactly right 50. Grassy land tracts

52. *"But I heard him exclaim '___ he drove out of sight" 53. Living quarters 55. *12-year-old tribute from District 11 57. *A boy raised by wolves 60. *"The Wind in the ____" 64. Like a haunted mansion 65. Dashboard unit 67. Shinbone 68. One Beatle 69. Word of possibility 70. Lack of muscle tension 71. Opposite of sun-kissed 72. Lt.'s inferior, in the Navy 73. As opposed to wants DOWN 1. Designer Jacobs 2. Wet nurse 3. Columbus' caravel 4. "The Howard ____ Show" 5. Pupil protector 6. "Pay as you earn" tax system 7. "Four score and seven years ____" 8. Finnish steam bath 9. Keep it up!

10. Mischievous Norse deity 11. S squared in a square 12. p in mph 15. Bounced 20. Idealized image

22. *Ivan in"The One and Only Ivan," e.g.

24. Plural of more than one, linguistically speaking 25. *Puss' footwear 26. Same as rip 27. Botch 29. *Tortoise's opponent 31. They have their pluses and negatives 32. *"The Fox and the ____," sing.

33. Hardwood drinking bowl 34. *Rabbit hole wonderer 36. To perfection 38. Vegas cube 42. *____ Lewis, voice of Lamb Chop 45. Tenant in a home 49. Nada 51. *Scheherazade's listener 54. "Gimme ____ Gimme"

by ABBA 56. Chosen few 57. Of higher order, prefix 58. Never written down 59. Traitor's device 60. "The ____ and wherefores" 61. Double-reed instrument 62. Kite driving force 63. What Simon does 64. Sixth sense 66. *J.M. Barrie's Peter

CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS LAST WEEK

THURSDAY’S CHUCKLE Read with caution; not necessarily the opinions of the editorial staff.

JULY 19 - 25, 2018

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Truth Matters

Always in Style Truth Is Timeless

Are new ideas more true?

Ideas must be explored on their own merits.

How often people reject an idea by saying that it is “old-fashioned” or “out-of-date!” The underlying assumption is that if an idea is not new, it no longer applies to us today. One author memorably described this mindset as, “the newer is the truer; only what is recent is decent.”

Just because an idea has been around for a while, we should not rule it out as unworthy of our consideration. Just because an idea is not fashionable or politically correct at the moment, this does not make it a false idea. In both cases, the idea in question has to be explored on its own merits. Instead of asking, “Is it new?” or “Is it popular?”, we should ask ourselves, “Is it true?”

The greatest truths are timeless.

Technology can become obsolete, with new versions of phones and gadgets released each year. In fashion, what seemed so trendy in one year can seem silly the next. But the greatest ideas, the truths worth discovering, are timeless. They remain true for all peoples and all time periods. They don’t expire; they don’t go out of style.

We see timeless truths in science and math.

Are you seeking timeless truths?

The most beautiful truths, the ones that change our lives, are the timeless truths. These truths change our minds and hearts; they bring meaning and joy to our lives. Rather than shunning anything old, we can do the opposite and seek out those truths that have endured from century to century. We can choose to seek out the truth, wherever it may be found, and wherever it may lead us.

Scientists spend their lives to discover timeless truths about the world around us. When we discovered that our planet rotates around the sun, we were discovering a fact that will remain true for as long as Earth exists. Similarly, math is the study of timeless principles. The multiplication table, for example, will be as true a million years from now as it is today.

Timeless truths can be discovered in faith and morality, too.

If we discover a truth about morality, it is timeless as well. If stealing is wrong, then it was wrong in the days of Moses, it is wrong today, and it will still be wrong when our future descendants are tempted to steal spaceships from one another. Similarly, truths about God and faith are timeless. If Jesus of Nazareth was actually God in our midst, then this is still the most amazing event in human history, even if it happened two thousand years ago.

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