JUNE 13 - 19, 2019 WWW.YOURISLANDNEWS.COM
COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY
FLYING THEM HIGH
Flag Day is when we celebrate the Stars and Stripes – and hopefully, what they stand for
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MIKE MCCOMBS
lag day is a strange holiday to me. Don’t take that the wrong way. I don’t mean to disparage it. Celebrated June 14, this Friday, Flag Day falls between Memorial Day and Independence Day. Two American holidays that seem to carry more weight. But they each hold their own significance. Memorial Day honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation. Independence Day celebrates the very birth of this nation. Flag Day celebrates the “birthday” of the American flag itself. The banner represents the things for which all those who made the ultimate sacrifice did so. And it’s the symbol of all the reasons this nation sprang forth from 13 British colonies. It marks the date the Second Continental Congress decided “that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.” I picked the brain of John Chubb a little bit about Flag Day. I could have Googled it, but I wanted something from a real human being, not a Wikipedia page or something from the History Channel. Chubb is the Public Relations Officer and post historian for American Legion Post 9 in Beaufort. He’s also a member of the Post’s executive committee.
Top row (left to right): Family members pass a mini American flag to each other during Fourth of July Celebration in Port Royal. • Avenue of American flags on display at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. • Veterans wave American flags during a recent Veterans Day parade. ••• Middle row (left to right): People find various ways to display the American flag. Here a miniflag finds a perch in the handle of someone’s coffee cup. • A clown wears a flag decorated hat while twisting balloons for a girl with flag in her hair. • A parachutist brings the American flag into the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park during the Water Festival. ••• Bottom row (left to right): Flags during the Water Festival’s Gatorland Ski Show are always a big hit. • Rather than let the flag lay on the ground, this person found an interesting way to keep the flag vertical during a celebration at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Phtos by Bob Sofaly.
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Landing makes appearance in Beaufort after announcing run for Congress Conservative Republican Kathy Landing, 56, was in Beaufort for a meet-and-greet at Panini’s Monday, having announced her candidacy for Congress earlier that day. A businesswoman, financial planner, military wife, mother and public servant from Mount Pleasant, Landing is hoping to unseat Democrat Joe Cunningham in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. With Landing’s announcement, three Republicans have now formally challenged Cunningham for the seat he won in 2018. The two other
declared challengers — Beaufort County Councilman Mike Covert and Hilton Head Island teacher Logan Cunningham, who is not related to the congressman — both live in Bluffton. Kathy Landing spoke to the group at Panini’s then sat down briefly with The Island News. On her reasons for running: “Today, we can truly say America is strong and thriving, but Washington remains broken. Congress seems lost and confused, with vicious partisan politics, endless at-
OPENING A NEW GATE
tacks on our President, sideshows of attention-getting political stunts, and a lack of focus on what we need our representatives to do to solve the problems we still face as a nation. I can no longer sit by and watch this, and I am running to restore dignity and focus to the seat that belongs to you. “We are all tired of Congress being entirely focused on investigating our successful President, while failing to act on their primary duties and what we need most – a responsible and balanced budget, improved infrastructure,
a fix to the broken healthcare system, and most importantly, a commitment to keep American families safe. “I am running for Congress to provide solutions to the issues most important to us in the Lowcountry, just as I have done as a [Mount Pleasant] Town Council Member working on infrastructure improvements, traffic relief, attracting high quality jobs, and improving our quality of life.” On the incumbent, Joe
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DOUBLING UP
Kathy Landing, center, discusses her campaign on Monday with Kandy Gallagher, left, and Marian Sheldrake prior to Landing’s official announcement of her candidacy for the First Congressional District seat being held by Democrat Joe Cunningham. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
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Beaufort County Airport celebrates new security gate.
Whale Branch seniors earn two-year college degrees.
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