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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

CHANGE OF COMMAND Beaufort SC PRIMARY ELECTIONS

County election results n U.S. House of Representatives District 1: Republican Mark Sanford def. Jenny Horne n Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor: Republican Duffie Stone def. Angela McCall-Tanner

n State House of Representatives District 121: Democrat Michael Rivers def. Grahame Grey Holmes n Beaufort County Council District 3: Democrat York L. Glover def. William Smith

Brig. General Terry V. Williams, right, passes the Battle Colors of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to Brig.General Austin E. Renforth during the Change of Command ceremony on June 10 at Parris Island’s indoor all-weather training facility. Renforth took command of the Eastern Recruiting Region and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Williams will go to Washington, D.C., where he will be the assistant deputy commandant for the Marine Corps Installations and Logistics Division. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

Being dad is the most important job

By Ian Leslie

I am nothing if not socially awkward.

Put me in a room amongst people I don't know and my default conversation icebreaker either will be about sports or the question people have asked for decades: "So what do you do?"

And the answer to that question

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- like it or not - has led so many of us to define who we are.

In fact there are many people out there (several of whom I have worked with over the years) who walk around vocalizing that "Work isn't just what you do, it's who you are."

I like to think that's not true for me though. I know it’s not true

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for many of my contemporaries, men who are indeed fulltime professionals but more importantly spiritual leaders of their homes, husbands and dads.

There are any number of write-ups out there that discuss how having your self-worth hinge on your career is not healthy (Google Joe Robinson's

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“American Identity Crisis: Are You Your Job?” as one article I particularly like.)

To take this a step further, what is the calling card of those whose identity is based solely on their job and title? Well it would be the CV or resume of course.

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n Beaufort County Council District 7: Republican Michael E. Covert def.

Cynthia Bensch n State House of Representatives District 122: Democrat Bill Bowers def.

Curtis Brantley and Shedron Williams These unofficial results are as reported by the South Carolina State Election Commission on Tuesday, June 14, with 100 percent of the precincts in Beaufort County reporting their votes.

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BUSINESS

Resale store opens in downtown Beaufort The newest member of the business lineup in historic downtown Beaufort is the resale store 2or3 Treasure House. The grand opening is scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Hours will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Formerly known as Mission Treasure House, the store offers a selection of quality

gently used and new items ranging from art, books, clothing, home décor, antique furniture, jewelry, linens and more. Original items from local crafters can also be found. Volunteers from local churches staff the store, and proceeds go back into the community. A prayer room is available for quiet meditation and prayer on request.

Jim, a volunteer at 2or3 Treasure House, said, “The well-lighted atmosphere reminds me of shopping in a department store.” He added that “volunteering at Treasure House is like working at a church bazaar every day.”

For more information, contact Gordon Mabie at 843-525-0058 or visit the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/2or3TreasureHouse/.

Which retirement plan is right for your business?

By Whitney McDaniel

If you own a small business, there are many retirement plan alternatives available to help you and your eligible employees save for retirement. For most closely-held business owners, a Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account (SEP IRA) was once the most cost-effective choice. Then the Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) became a viable alternative.

Today you may find that a defined benefit or 401(k) plan best suits your needs. To make an informed decision on which plan is right for your business, review the differences carefully before you choose.

Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Account (SEP IRA). This plan is flexible, easy to set up, and has low administrative costs. An employer signs a plan adoption agreement, and IRAs are set up for each eligible employee. When choosing this plan, keep in mind that it does not allow employees to save through payroll deductions, and contributions are immediately 100 percent vested.

The maximum an employer can contribute each year is 25 percent of an employee’s eligible compensation, up to a maximum of $265,000 for 2016. However, the contribution for any individual cannot exceed $53,000 in 2016. Employer contributions are typically discretionary and may vary from year to year. With this plan, the same formula must be used to calculate the contribution amount for all eligible employees, including any owners. Eligible employees include those who are age 21 and older and those employed (both part time and full time) for three of the last five years.

Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE). If you want a plan that encourages employees to save for retirement, a SIMPLE IRA might be appropriate for you. In order to select this plan, you must have 100 or fewer eligible employees who earned $5,000 or more in compensation in the preceding year and have no other employer-sponsored retirement plans to which contributions were made or accrued during that calendar year. There are no annual IRS fillings

or complex paperwork, and employer contributions are tax deductible for your business.

The plan encourages employees to save for retirement through payroll deductions; contributions are immediately 100 percent vested.

The maximum salary deferral limit to a SIMPLE IRA plan cannot exceed $12,500 for 2016. If an employee is age 50 or older before Dec. 31, then an additional catch-up contribution of $3,000 is permitted. Each year the employer must decide to do either a matching contribution (the lesser of the employee’s salary deferral or 3 percent of the employee’s compensation) or Whitney non-matching contribution McDaniel of 2 percent of an employee’s compensation (limited to $265,000 for 2016). All participants in the plan must be notified of the employer’s decision.

Defined benefit pension plan. This type of plan helps build savings quickly. It generally produces a much larger tax-deductible contribution for your business than a defined contribution plan; however, annual employer contributions are mandatory since each participant is promised a monthly benefit at retirement age. Since this plan is more complex to administer, the services of an enrolled actuary are required. All plan assets must be held in a pooled account, and your employees cannot direct their investments.

Certain factors affect an employer’s contribution for a plan, such as current value of the plan assets, the ages of employees, date of hire, and compensation. A participating employee with a large projected benefit and only a few years until normal retirement age generates a large contribution because there is little time to accumulate the necessary value to produce the stated benefit at retirement. The maximum annual benefit at retirement is the lesser of 100 percent of the employee’s compensation or $210,000 per year in 2016 (indexed for inflation).

401(k) plans. This plan may be right for your company if you want to motivate your

employees to save towards retirement and give them a way to share in the firm’s profitability.

401(k) plans are best suited for companies seeking flexible contribution methods.

When choosing this plan type, keep in mind that the employee and employer have the ability to make contributions. The maximum salary deferral limit for a 401(k) plan is $18,000 for 2016. If an employee is age 50 or older before Dec. 31, then an additional catch-up contribution of $6,000 is permitted. The maximum amount you, as the employer, can contribute is 25 percent of the eligible employee’s total compensation (capped at $265,000 for 2016). Individual allocations for each employee cannot exceed the lesser of 100 percent of compensation or $53,000 in 2016. The allocation of employer profit-sharing contributions can be skewed to favor older employees, if using age-weighted and new comparability features. Generally, IRS Forms 5500 and 5500-EZ (along with applicable schedules) must be filed each year.

Once you have reviewed your business’s goals and objectives, you should check with your financial adviser to evaluate the best retirement plan option for your financial situation.

Wells Fargo Advisors and its Financial Advisors provide non-fiduciary services only. They do not provide investment advice [as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended (“ERISA”)], have any discretionary authority with respect to the plan, make any investment or other decisions on behalf of the plan, or otherwise take any action that would make them fiduciaries to the plan under ERISA. This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Whitney McDaniel, CFP®, Financial Advisor in Beaufort, SC at (843) 524-1114. Wells Fargo Advisors does not provide legal or tax advice. Be sure to consult with your tax and legal advisors before taking any action that could have tax consequences. Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

New coffee shop and specialty store has grand opening Monday, June 13, marked the grand opening of the Carolina Cider Company & Superior Coffee Bar — a new gourmet coffee bar and specialty grocery located at 507 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island.

The new company features artfully crafted coffee, a full menu of coffee and espresso drinks, and specialty grocery items, including Carolina Cider Co. products. Own-

ers Tristan and Jessica Lehnert say they look forward to serving Beaufort area patrons gourmet drinks and unique food items every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the new store. This is the third location for the Lehnerts, with the other two shops in Yemassee.

For more information about Carolina Cider Co. & Superior Coffee on St. Helena Island, call 843-846-1899.

Local dealership holds contest to give away new car Hilton Head Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram is holding a contest to win a new car this month.

Anyone who takes a test drive at the dealership between now and Sunday is entered into the contest, which culminates with a big drawing at the dealership Thursday.

Warner Peacock, president & CEO of Coastal States Automotive Group, parent company of Hilton Head Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, said, “The interesting twist on this contest is that the customer who wins is able to pick

from one of three cars: a Dodge Journey, Jeep Renegade, or Dodge Dart,” said Peacock.

The dealership encourages residents in the Lowcountry to come to take a test drive by Sunday so they are entered into the contest. Hilton Head Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram is open seven days a week for test drives, and that is all that is required to enter the contest.

One-hundred finalists will be chosen from all of the entrants and these finalists are invited to attend the final drawing event 6 p.m. Thursday

where the field will then be narrowed down to the top 20 finalists, who will also receive prizes before the big winner is announced.

"Our dealership has some brand new models that are worth a test drive, including the new Chrysler Pacifica minivan and the all-new Jeep Renegade," said Peacock.

Hilton Head Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram is located at New River Auto Mall off U.S. 278 in Hardeeville. To learn more, call 843-2081200 or visit-www.hiltonheadcjdr.com.

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Beaufort celebrates grand reopening for American Family Care For the past three years, Doctors Express of Beaufort has been part of the American Family Care, a network of more than 160 independently owned urgent care clinics across the U.S. To take full advantage of the benefits that being part of this worldclass network offers, Doctors A2

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Express of Beaufort is rebranding its medical center as American Family Care (AFC). Located at 272 Robert Smalls Parkway, the clinic started treating patients in December 2010.

“Despite the fact you will see new AFC signage at our clinic, very little will change — you will

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still be greeted by the same great staff, treated by the same experienced doctors, and all of the same insurance plans will be accepted,” said Danny Robinson, longtime Beaufort resident and owner of the clinic. “We're excited to continue serving our community by providing quality health care to

new and existing patients, with no appointment necessary and extended hours seven days a week.”

The AFC Beaufort Grand Reopening was held Wednesday, June 15 at 8:30 a.m., and included clinic tours, food, and a complimentary gift bag with sunscreen.

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Aching knees? Common causes and treatments Everyday Orthopaedics

By Dr. Edward R. Blocker

Aching knees are one of the more common complaints seen in orthopaedic practices.

So much so that something I wrote a while back bears repeating.

At some point, most of us will experience knee discomfort. Mild, temporary knee pain occurring after a long walk or any run is usually not a worry and you’re probably in good company.

The cause for the discomfort can be from many factors. Most commonly, mild arthritis is responsible. The definition of arthritis is simply “the wearing away of the cartilage covering over the ends of our bones.” Cartilage is the gristle you see on the end of a drumstick.

Loss of cartilage is inevitable over the decades, just as the rubber on your car tire will show some wear after 10,000 miles.

Common symptoms of arthritis are pain, stiffness, and swelling. You may feel these symptoms after a long walk or even when you first stand after prolonged sitting. Those first few stiff steps you take before you really get going is one of the classic symptoms of arthritis. When we were 10 years old and ran all over the neighborhood there was rarely any discomfort afterwards. Do the same thing when you’re 50 and have “50,000 miles” or

Edward R. Blocker, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists. A graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Blocker completed his internship and residency at the Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center and the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children - Greenville Unit. He has been practicing in Beaufort for the past 18 years.

more on your knees and you’re likely to feel it afterwards.

In most cases these symptoms are mild, temporary, and do not affect your activity level. It’s when symptoms begin to affect what you do that it may be a good idea to see an orthopaedist.

Fortunately, symptoms you should not ignore will be apparent to common sense. These more worrisome symptoms are often, but not always, preceded by an injury. For knees, it’s usually a twisting mechanism. A twist followed by immediate pain, swelling, and subsequent catching and locking could indicate a meniscus tear.

The meniscus is a C shaped disc of cartilage that acts as a shock absorber and helps protect the articular cartilage covering the bone that I referred to earlier. A tear in the meniscus can result in a piece of tissue that folds over and

causes the knee joint to either catch briefly or, in extreme cases, lock up completely. An analogy would be sticking a metal rod into the teeth of a moving gear. The gear is either going to lock up and stop moving, or briefly catch and resume motion if the metal rod is flipped back out.

Obviously, these symptoms can be fairly dramatic and most people would seek medical help at this point. For this condition, we sometimes perform an arthroscopy to remove the offending flap of cartilage.

The catching symptom I just mentioned is not the same as the popping and clicking many of us feel and sometimes hear coming from our knees. Some patients will refer to this common symptom as feeling like “Rice Krispies” in their knee. Of those of you reading this, almost everyone over 40 knows what I’m referring to, and those 30 and under soon will. This is called

crepitus and can occur when a joint is inflamed or is developing mild arthritis. Again, we are all wearing away our cartilage to some degree over the years, so the crepitus that accompanies this wear and tear process is expected.

So painless popping is not a worry. However, painful popping that may be associated with the mechanical catching I mentioned earlier is an obvious concern and if persistent is worthy of having evaluated.

I mentioned above that mileage on our knees eventually leads to some degree of cartilage loss (arthritis) over time. It would be incorrect to conclude from this that a solution might be to limit your walking and increase your sitting. Low impact joint motion actually keeps your joints healthy. Hinges that aren’t worked get rusty and stiff. Activities such as walking, swimming, rowing, or hiking can help keep your knees and other joints healthy.

If you don’t move it, you may lose it.

So if you go for a walk or run and afterwards have mild soreness that resolves and doesn’t limit you, you’re probably right there with the rest of us. Keep on moving. If that discomfort begins to cross the threshold of what you would normally tolerate and begins to slow you down more than you’d like, your orthopaedist can probably help.

Dorothy’s Legacy: Don’t wait, write your life stories now AWAKENINGS

By Katherine Tandy Brown

When a person reaches a particular age – which can vary individually – he or she begins to realize the importance of passing along some sort of life legacy to kids, grandkids, friends and/or the world in general. Something to mark the fact that they were here.

An easy way to do that is through memoir.

Writing about one’s life – its details, lessons learned, childhood remembrances, joyous moments and poignant vignettes – can reaffirm the fact that all our lives are important.

Think about those stories you’ve been recounting for so long that eyes begin to roll upward and a listener spills the beans. “Uh oh.

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Dad’s telling the one about walking a mile to school in the snow again.”

Your family and friends may give you a hard time about repeating your tales now, but trust me, someday those stories will become cherished remembrances.

During the near-decade I’ve taught mem-

oir in Beaufort – often to folks over 50 – I’ve witnessed the wonder on students’ faces the first time they write in class about a memory they’d almost forgotten. Even if a person is initially shy about reading a creation aloud, positive comments from classmates soon stymie any hesitancy about the worth of the sto-

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ry and the value of the writing.

By its nature, memoir is intimate. I never tire of seeing seemingly disparate people from diverse backgrounds quickly bond over a story about a beloved boyhood dog, a stolen first kiss, a mother’s encouragement or the loss of a child. After all, we’re curious. We want to read about other people’s lives, what joys and challenges they encounter, how they create the good times and deal with the rough ones.

We like to be inspired and perhaps learn how to deal with some of our own issues.

Recently, one of my regular students didn’t show up at the time scheduled for an afternoon memoir workshop at my house. As she’s always early and perpetually enthusiastic about the memoir writing process, I was surprised. I left her a message and we wrote without her.

Dorothy had attended her first memoir class, one I was teaching at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, four or five years ago. I remember her sweet smile and round, friendly face. She was unsure about writing about her life and reading to the class.

“Parts of it haven’t been pretty,” she confided, “but I know I need to write about it now. I need to do this for myself and for my children.”

And along with four fellow students, she did just that. By the end of the six-week class, they’d penned and shared many stories and had all become close friends.

During the next few years, Dorothy took classes whenever she could. In her 50s, she worked fulltime and dollars were tight. But with pluck and purpose, she kept on writing.

When she moved north for a year or so, she kept in touch and kept writing. So this spring when she moved back to the Lowcountry and signed up for a workshop, I was delighted.

Though she hadn’t yet put her stories together as one volume, she was cranking them out.

She’d taken the idea of memoir and run with it; she had a good start on a family legacy. I’d looked forward to seeing Dorothy again.

But later that night, her daughter called.

Dorothy had passed away two days earlier.

The news, of course, shocked and saddened me. During our conversation, her daughter told me how much writing memoir had meant to her mother, and now, how much having those stories of her mom’s life, meant to her.

Everyone has stories that someone wants to hear. Were she still here, Dorothy would encourage you. Don’t wait. Write them now.

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A Father’s Day gift Now what?

HIGHLIGHTING DAILY LIFE OBSERVATIONS

Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Lee now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She recently moved to St. Helena Island with her husband and two cocker spaniels. She enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

By Lee Scott

In June 1992, my father called me to see if I would go to Atlantic City with him to hear Jimmy Roselli in concert.

“Who is Jimmy Roselli?” I asked.

“Just come with me,” he said.

I was busy with my career and I still had my daughter at home, but Father’s Day was coming up, so I agreed to go. I had never been to Atlantic City and it would be a new experience.

We took the Cape May-Lewes Ferry over to New Jersey and drove up to Atlantic City. I still have a panoramic picture of us on that ferry. It was a beautiful June day, and he was not that much older than I am now.

When we got to the auditorium, I suddenly found

myself surrounded with members of “The Greatest Generation,” my father’s contemporaries. Needless to say, I was the baby in the crowd. But Jimmy Roselli started to sing and I sat back and relaxed, because I knew all the songs. He had a voice like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett all wrapped up into one. The crowd loved him and I sat there singing along with the audience, especially when Jimmy would say, “Come on, you know the words” and we sang the memorable lyrics, “I did it my way.”

I was thinking of this trip as Father’s Day approaches. What a gift that was for both of us to take that journey and attend the concert together, even though I was hesitant at first. But I know it meant a lot for him to take

his daughter, and I ended up having such a good time, which, looking back, I think he knew.

That trip reminded me of another concert I attended with my teenage daughter. I wanted to go see Harry Belafonte in concert and she was not too crazy about attending.

But she went and when we got there, like me, she knew all the songs. When Harry would say, “Come on, you know the words,” it was her turn to sing along with her mother and the other baby boomers as we sang “Michael rowed the boat ashore.”

So take the time this year, even if you do not think you have the time. Make a memory with a loved one. Because someday that person will not be there and you will be so glad that you knew all the words.

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Powering Operations How The Beaufort Fund helps create community impact

By Monica Tanouye

Operations. Overhead. Administration.

Conversations about nonprofits often center on the portion of their budgets dedicated to these expenses. So many times donors want to be sure their dollars are going to “the cause” that they will dedicate gifts to specific program work.

However, overhead is often the lifeblood of an organization, powering its dedicated staff Volunteers load a truck at Second Helpings. members, purchasing necessary supplies and Provided. giving nonprofits the flexibility to allocate funding where it is needed most. The Beau- stream of funding to use however it was needfort Fund of Coastal Community Founda- ed assisted Korzik with longer-term planning tion recognizes that, enabling applicants to and other projects that helped increase the apply for general operating support in its an- effectiveness of the program, which provided nual grants program. approximately 2.4 million meals to more than The importance of this support is not lost 22,000 individuals in 2015. on Lindsay Roberg, executive director of For example, Korzik knew she had monFriends of Caroline Hospice. The oldest non- ey in the bank to cover maintenance on her profit hospice in Beaufort County, Friends of trucks, so she was able to focus fundraising efCaroline Hospice received $15,000 in general forts on a new truck, increasing people served operating support from The Beaufort Fund by the food rescue. Additionally, she had the last cycle. Their hospice services are open to capacity to develop a new website that better anyone, regardless of their ability to pay, and communicates the location of food pantries the organization also offers support services for people in need, as well as update volunteer for patients, families and community mem- training. The last endeavor was especially imbers dealing with loss. portant: Second Helpings runs largely thanks “Healthcare is constantly changing,” to their 400 plus strong volunteer crew.

Roberg explained. Government regulations, Last cycle, The Beaufort Fund provided prescription coverage and other market ef- general operating support to 25 percent of its fects constantly alter how, when and where grantees, mirroring the number of requests the hospice can utilize funds from insurance for support. To learn more about Friends of and other providers. “If we’re able to adjust Caroline Hospice and Second Helpings, visit [our funding], then our patient care doesn’t www.friendsofcarolinehospice.org and www. ever have to fluctuate.” After growing 200 secondhelpingslc.org. To apply for the 2016percent last year alone, the more funding the 17 cycle of The Beaufort Fund, visit www. hospice receives, the more they are able to pro- coastalcommunityfoundation.org to apply by vide, whether that means paying for salaries Aug. 12. or lights.

For more information about philanthroMaureen Korzik of Second Helpings, a py in the Lowcountry, reach out to regional food rescue operation serving more than 60 Stewardship Officer Gloria Duryea at Gloagencies in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton ria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or counties, saw the impact of general operat- 843-379-3400. ing support through a 3-year, $15,000 renewable grant from The Beaufort Fund her organization received from 2014 to 2016.

Organizations qualify to apply for renewable support in recognition of a highly effective program and business model.

Second Helpings’ program is, essentially, trucks, explained Korzik. In order to coordinate the seven days a week, six-truck fleet that keeps the program going, she needs to maintain her fleet, train volunteers and pay for insurance – all activities that may fall under the umbrella of “overhead” for Kids participate in Camp Caroline, part of Friends of some donors. Knowing she had a Caroline Hospice’s grief support programs.

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this Father’s Day, for those of us who don't identify ourselves by our career, who don't place all of our selfworth in the number of 0s in our paycheck or the title on our business cards, who identify themselves first as husbands, fathers and friends, what would our resumes look like if we told the truth?

Perhaps instead of a pithy summary about how innovative we are, touting our “out-of-the-box” thinking the first line of a summary would read something like: —————————— Through a strategic collaboration with my wife I help raise three incredible children. I’m what I need to be when I need to be.

Whether it's cooking dinner, taking out the trash, fixing a sons' bike, throwing around the football or putting our 3-year-old to bed after a bath and a tea party, this Jack-of-all is ready to take on any challenge.

Current position: Husband, dad, son, friend, coach to my sons, guest at my daughter's tea parties.

Previous positions: Part-time triathlete who enjoyed more frequent date nights with his wife than they get to go on these days.

Education: My father taught me my work ethic and the importance of a

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Ian Leslie with his wife, Carolyn, and three children (from left): Aaron, Isaac, and Hannah Grace.

firm handshake. My grandfather taught me how the same person can be gentle yet strong and to never use the word “hate” when talking about someone.

Experience: • 37 years working hard to be a loving, respectful son and grandson; • 13 years learning every day how to be a better husband; and • Nine years learning every day how to be a better father.

References: Wife: Carolyn Son: Isaac (9) Son: Aaron (7) Daughter: Hannah Grace (3) —————————— What I didn’t include in my “dad resume” are skills, because not all of us are built the same. I for one don’t hunt and am of no value to anyone looking under the hood of a car. But that doesn’t matter to my children who simply want me to play with them, read to them and just spend

quality time with them.

And it doesn’t matter to yours.

What does matter — in a world that’s turned on its head more than ever before — is the time we put into our families and our children. The time we spend lifting them up and simply being there as someone they can count on.

What does matter is that we are being tender yet strong leaders in our own homes. The skills associated with that calling have nothing to do with shooting a rifle or how handy you are with a wrench.

So I wish a happy Father’s Day to all of the men out there heeding that call of being a dad first. Thank you for the time you put into your families, you are truly impacting generations.

Ian Leslie and his wife, Carolyn, have lived in Beaufort for the past 14 years. Ian works for (well now that would be defeating the purpose of this column now wouldn’t it?) …

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experience in cancer care, has joined Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center.

He comes to the Lowcountry from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., where he served as director of the Department of Radiation Oncology.

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COMMUNITY JUNE 16 - 22, 2016

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE EVENTS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY

Sliding and Jumping for Nick

A small army of volunteers pose for a picture with Nick Abrams, center with hat, flanked by his sister Emma, mom Becki and dad Jeff.

By Bob Sofaly

A small army of volunteers gathered at Live Oak Park in Port Royal to help raise money to off-set skyrocketing medical costs for 9-yearold Nick Abrams, now facing a relapse of leukemia.

The Sliding and Jumping For Nick fundraiser featured water slides, inflatable jump houses, hot dogs and hamburgers, and a silent auction.

The goal of the fundraiser was just "to make as much money as we can and give 100 percent of whatever is raised to Nick Abrams and his family," said Rachel Hickman, Nick’s teacher and a volunteer at the event held last weekend.

Nick, a rising fourth grader at Beaufort Elementary Montessori,

was first diagnosed with leukemia in February 2012. “We thought he was fine and clear," after the first round of treatment said his dad, Jeff Abrams. But Nick was diagnosed again in January and the latest rounds of chemotherapy and radiation started again.

Since 2012 Nick has endured 14 rounds of radiation and “four years of chemo," according to his dad, who was visibly moved by the outpouring of love for his son. “He knows he’s sick but he’s always smiling. He has an infectious smile," Abrams said as he watched Nick gather with his friends and classmates.

Donations to the family can still be made by sending a check to the Sliding and Jumping for Nick at First Citizens Bank on Bay Street.

Sea Island Rotary gives Community Citizen Award sented the Annual Sea Island Community Citizen Award for embracing high standards of excellence in the treatment of their patients, as well as their commitment to volunteerism in our community.

“Our Sea Island Rotary Club chose Mike Konoza for its annual award because of his strong commitment to community,” said Dr. Chuck Ingle, president of Sea Island Rotary.

The group meets at noon Tuesdays at the Quality Inn at Town Center in Beaufort where members and guests enjoy a buffet lunch, good fellowship and a formal meeting.

For more information, visit www.seaislandrotary.org.

Memorial service to honor Mother Emanuel A local memorial service to honor slain S.C. State Senator Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney and the other eight members of Charleston's Mother Emanuel A.M.E. 9 will be held in Beaufort 6:30 p.m. today.

The free public event will be at the Grace Chapel A.M.E. Church, located at 502 Charles St. It's being sponsored by the Beaufort Unified Interfaith Community Coalition with the theme: "Remembering, Uplifting, Moving Forward."

Former S.C. State Rep. Bakari Sellers, who is also a CNN political analyst, will be one of the keynote speakers. Sellers was the youngest member elected to the S.C. House in 2006 at age 22. He's expected to deliver a powerful message about the state and nation "Moving Forward" after the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. masscare.

Also serving as a keynote speaker during the memorial service will be Rev. Joseph A. Darby, presiding elder of the Beaufort District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Candles will be lit by invited representatives from many faith communities, and choirs from several local churches will perform.

Other interfaith program participants will include Rev. Jeannine Smalls, pastor of Grace Chapel A.M.E. Church; Rev. Kenneth Hodges, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church; Rabbi Tzipi Radonsky of Beth Israel Synagogue in Beaufort; Rev. Dr. Abraham Murray, pastor of Brick Baptist Church; and Rev. Jim Wooten, pastor of the Baptist Church of Beaufort.

All attendees are invited to fellowship during a reception following the memorial service.

For more information, contact Rev. Jeannine R. Smalls at 843-524-6091.

University Women award scholarship

Clockwise from above: Tristan Rose sorts through some of the many items for the silent auction Saturday during the Sliding and Jumping For Nick fundraiser on Saturday at Live Oak Park in Port Royal; Crystal Blankenship makes up the cotton candy during the fundraiser; Ashleigh Foster folds Y-shirts for sale to help raise money for Nick. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Carolina SportsCare has been a community steward since opening in 2000. The clinic — managed by four partners, Mike Konoza, Kevin Ennis, Jim Denton, and Kevin Green — is actively involved in not only rehabilitation wellness, but also the community wellness through promoting a healthy lifestyle that incorporates the mind, body, and spirit.

The business is committed to keeping athletes in the game by treating sports injuries, offering personal training, fitness and wellness. The Certified Athletic Trainers from Carolina SportsCare have been providing care at local high schools and middle schools for 18 years.

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Carolina SportsCare’s Mike Konoza accepts the Sea Island Rotary Community Citizen Award. Pictured from left is Jack Cunningham, Chuck Ingle and Mike Konoza.

Pictured from left are President Rebecca Cooper, scholarship recipient Ericka Rivers, and Committee Chairperson Peggy Hubright.

The American Association of University Women Beaufort Branch awarded its annual scholarship recently at its monthly meeting.

The Non-Traditional Student Scholarship is awarded to a woman who is returning to college following an interruption in her educational career. This year’s scholarship was awarded to Ericka Rivers who is attending TCL and pursuing a degree in nursing. She is a former EMT and is currently working in a pediatrician's office.

For details about the American Association of University Women and membership information, contact president Rebecca Cooper at rrcooper@centurylink.net.

SCHOOLS

Lady’s Island Middle School welcomes former principal A former Lady’s Island Middle School assistant principal will be returning to the school as its next leader.

Superintendent Jeff Moss told the Beaufort County Board of Education recently that Gregory Hall, who served as an assistant principal at Lady’s Island Middle from 2011 to 2015, will become principal there on July 1.

During the 2015-16 academic year, he served as an assistant principal at Robert Smalls International Academy.

Hall replaces Auman Kates, who is leaving the district due to out-of-state family commitments.

“Mr. Hall already has extensive connections with the Lady’s Island community because of his four years there,” Moss said. “I know he’s excited about this opportunity, and I’m confident that he’ll do a terrific job.”

Hall worked as a music teacher and band director for nine years in Greenville and Colleton counties before coming to the Beaufort County School District in 2011. Prior to becoming a professional educator, Hall served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years and was deployed to Kuwait in 2003.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to return to Lady’s Island Middle School,” Hall said. “It’s a great school with a hard-working team of professionals and staff, terrific students and parents, and strong community support. There’s no doubt in my mind that we can all work together to keep advancing toward excellence.”

Hall has a bachelor’s degree from Furman University and a master’s degree in Education Leadership from the University of South Carolina. He is working toward a doctorate at USC.

Student SAR poster places first After being awarded first place in the 2016 Chapter Americanism Poster Contest by the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Governor Paul Hamilton Chapter in Beaufort, Holy Trinity student Mary Chumney went on to win first place against 19 other SC chapters at the state level.

Receiving a prize of $400 for being selected as the South Carolina SAR Society winner, Chumney will now compete against other State Society entries at the SAR National Congress being held in Boston in July.

Chumney’s poster, depicting this year’s theme of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, competed against 20 entries from students in the

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Beaufort area who are currently studying the American Revolution as part of their gradelevel coursework.

As noted by Paul Hamilton Chapter Education Program Chair Jody Henson, “The aim of this contest is to stimulate interest in American history in support of From left: Wayne Cousar Mary the established school Chumney, and Jody Henson. curriculum.”

Holy Trinity Headmaster opportunity to learn even Rev. Chad E. Lawrence be- more about our nation’s believes this contest to be an ginnings,” he said. especially good fit for Holy Posters are judged on how Trinity. “An important part well they express the assigned of a classical education is theme, originality, evidence understanding our history of research, artistic merit and and the SAR Americanism creativity, historical accuracy, Poster Contest offers us an and visual appearance.

SCHOOLS

LENDING LIBRARY

Port Royal Elementary School has become a Project Based school, which means students in every grade discover a real world problem and try to find solutions.

This year, the Pre-K students — under the guidance of teacher Anne Glaze — realized that the lending library in Port Royal lacks children’s books. So the students set

out to raise money to build a lending library to house books for the children of Port Royal.

The students created and sold a one-of-a-kind phone book with their drawings of special places around Port Royal. They were able to build two Little Free Lending Libraries in front of the school from donations

received. One contains picture books while the other holds chapter books for older children.

First Books of Beaufort added another 30 new books to the lending library. The organization has been holding monthly story hours at the school and has given each 4-year-old nine books during the past school year.

Seven students earn perfect scores in national vocabulary competition

Seven district elementary and middle school students earned perfect scores in the spring edition of a national vocabulary competition, and one student earned high overall honors for the competition over the entire 2015-16 school year.

The WordMasters Challenge, the nation’s longest-running language arts competition for elementary and middle school students, holds three meets for nearly 150,000 students during each school year, concluding with the spring competition.

In the 2016 spring meet: • Two third-graders – Ralph

Brewer of M.C. Riley Elementary and Angeles Santos Martinez of Pritchardville Elementary – were among only 13 third-graders in the United States to earn perfect scores.

• Three fourth-graders – Ella Barry of Bluffton Elementary, Connie Marie Taylor of Broad River Elementary and Lydia Benson of River Ridge Academy – were among 60 fourth-graders nationally with perfect scores.

• Two Lady’s Island Middle School sixth-graders – Jack Campbell and Jada Jenkins – were among only 15 seventh-graders in the nation to earn perfect scores.

In addition to the district’s seven perfect scores, Red Cedar Elementary fifth-grader Katie Ryan earned “Highest Honors” status, a WordMasters designation honoring students who finish among the top 10-15 students in the country at their grade level after all three 2015-16 meets.

The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that encourages students to become familiar with new words that are considerably harder than grade level, then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies that express various kinds of logical relationships.

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WINE

A ‘wild woman’ rosé that has wide appeal

By Celia Strong

It was once thought that rosé wines appeal more to females than males. Years ago, for example, Cabernets were not marketed toward women because they were believed too heavy and too strong. But as rosés grew in popularity, women searched them out. Now, rosés are considered equal opportunity choices between both genders because, like any other group or style of wines, the good ones prove to be universally enjoyed.

This week’s new rosé hails from the Languedoc area of southeastern France, the largest wine-producing region in the world, with 700,000 acres of vines, and is produced by Gérard Bertrand, owner

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of Château La Sauvageonne, located northwest of Montpellier.

The vineyards at La Sauvageonne are located at almost 1,000 feet above sea level and cover about 60 acres. The red soil is heavily influenced by the region's volcanic past. Rocks in the soil have been transformed by heat from lava, and there is still an old crater nearby. The climate is damp here, due to lots of rain, and the nights are cool and breezy, which slows down the ripening of the grapes and lets the flavors really develop.

The grapes for the wine of the week, the Chateau La Sauvageonne, are estate grown and harvested between sunrise and 10

a.m. This lets the winemaker take advantage of the fresh fruitiness in them.

The wine is 50 percent Grenache, 30 percent Celia Strong Cinsault and 20 percent Syrah. Full bunches of grapes are pressed, right after harvest, and only free run juice and first press are used. The juice rests at cold temperatures then is fermented in vats, and finally, there is barrel aging for a small percentage of the finished wine.

Although this wine appears very pale at first, it is big and bold with a deep texture. The aromas include

crushed strawberries, sweet spices, peaches, mangos and flowers,

such as violets. It has some real substance as well as a zippiness and crisp salinity — which in wine speak means not so much saltiness as minerality and a crisp taste in your mouth. This wine goes great with a variety of food.

But, the best part of this wine is the name: “La Sauvageonne,” which translates to "The wild woman.” So whether at a book club just for women or a dinner party with men and women, this “wild woman” wine is likely to transcend gender lines.

Pick up a bottle at Bill’s Liquor on Lady’s Island for only $15.99 while limited supply lasts. Enjoy.

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

SPORTS

YMCA Tigersharks summer swim season is in full swing

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he Tigersharks Swim Team of the YMCA of Beaufort County is well into the summer swimming season. The team started practicing for the summer season in mid-April and has already logged countless hours doing laps and drills in the pool.

This summer brought new head coach Mary Eklund and a line of swimmers new to competitive swimming.

The team includes members aged 5 through 15 and consists of a competitive team of experienced swimmers as well as three pre-team levels where newer swimmers refine strokes and build up endurance to prepare for the full swim team experience.

Coach Eklund explained, “’Everybody swims. Everybody wins.’ is a quote used by the YMCA to promote the idea of providing opportunities for all participants to succeed. The coaching staff believes that this is best

achieved by providing appropriate instruction for the level of ability, experience, and ages of our swimmers.

The success of our program depends on how well we implement this philosophy.”

Currently, the team has 21 competitive swimmers, 31 pre-team swimmers, one head coach, and three assistant coaches. This new system of levels allows the coaches to focus in on the needs of each swimmer and helps the children feel comfortable and confident as they progress through the ranks.

The team competes in the Carolina YMCA Swim League.

Last weekend, the YMCA of Beaufort County hosted an Inter Squad Swim Meet, a special meet between team members designed to bring all of the swim levels together and foster a team environment. The Tigersharks were divided into two equal teams, consisting of all swim-

ming abilities, with experienced members as the team captains. For the pre-team members, the encounter was an opportunity to get their first taste of competition in a supportive environment.

The seasoned members worked on relay events and team building exercises. The team captains were given the responsibility of choosing the swimmer lineups, another challenge designed to grow the kids’ understanding of the behind-the-scenes planning that goes into a successful swim meet. The winning team, the BlueGreen-White team, won the honor of signing the banner that will hang in the YMCA until the next Inter Squad Swim Meet.

The Tigersharks swim yearround. Interested swimmers should contact the YMCA of Beaufort County located at 1801 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, or call 843-522-9622.

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THE BOBCATS ARE BACK

Rotary Club of the Lowcountry hosts annual golf tournament The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry Golf Tournament was held Saturday, June 4, on Fripp Island to raise money for ongoing research for Alzheimer’s and other diseases that lead to dementia.

The Bluffton High School football team won the 7-on-7 Tournament championship held recently in Pooler, Ga. The Bobcats will kick off their 2016 season in August. Photo courtesy of Bluffton Bobcat Football.

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Rotary Club of the Lowcountry Member Mark Stokes with Jason Hart, Winner: Putting Contest

Rotary Club of the Lowcountry President Jeff Althoff with Dan Bostic, Winner: Longest Drive

SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER

Meeder, McMillan earn top honors

Hilton Head is home to the top girls' soccer region honorees in SCISA 2-A. Hilton Head Christian Academy standout Allison Meeder was named SCISA 2-A Player of the Year. She led the Hilton Head Christian Academy girls' soccer program throughout the 2016 season, ranking as one of the state's top players.

The three other Hilton Head Christian Academy girls' soccer players who

earned all-region honors were Lindsay Gillis, Emily Bailey and Alyssa Lane.

Hilton Head Prep head coach Risa McMillan was named the SCISA 2-A Coach of the Year for guiding the school’s girls' soccer program during its successful 2016 campaign.

Four of McMillan's players from Hilton Head Prep who received all-region recognition were Charlotte Covington, Catherine

Sheehan, Kate Herman and Ava Nixon.

Players from Beaufort Academy and John Paul II also earned all-region honors. Three Beaufort Academy players — Mary Keane, Sissy Mungin and Mary Alice Strohmeyer — were named to the SCISA 2-A team. Representing John Paul II Catholic School on the all-region team were Brigid Murphy and Dorian Nungary.

Bluffton men take top spots at the Beaufort River Swim

By Bob Sofaly

About 125 swimmers from all over South Carolina crowded the dock Saturday, June 11 at Port Royal Landing Marina for the 10th annual Beaufort River Swim to benefit the Wardle Family YMCA in Port Royal.

Swimmers eased into the waters of the Beaufort River and waited for the horn to sound to signal the start of the slightly more than 3-mile race down current to the boat ramp at the Downtown Marina.

George Morena, 25, if Bluffton made short work of the course and took top honors with a time of 52:27.

Bob Meghan, 58, also of Bluffton, came in a close second with a time of 53:42 Cheryl Reinke, 51, of York, S.C., was named the first female finisher and fourth overall.

One exhausted female swimmer, while rinsing the salt water off herself, said, “Next time I’ll just write them a check.”

photography : nic eve

Clockwise from top left: George Moreno, 25, of Bluffton, was the first swimmer to emerge from the water with a winning time of 52:27; Exhausted swimmers rinse the salt water off themselves after completing the three-mile Beaufort River Swim; Some of the 125 swimmer leave the Port Royal Landing Marina and head down the Beaufort River; Second place finisher Bob Meghan, 58, of Bluffton, heads to the finish line after swimming the three-mile Beaufort River Swim. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

COLLEGE SPORTS BRIEFS USCB

Track & field star earns All-America honors

USCB’s Brandon Gourdine assured himself of All-America honors and put himself in position to compete for a national title recently at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.

Gourdine smashed his own school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of Brandon Gourdine 14.47 seconds, finishing second in his heat and qualifying fourth for the eight-man final. It’s the second straight year the senior from Goose Greek has qualified for the national championships.

Golfer named to AllAmerican academic team

For the second time in program history – and the first since 2012 – the USCB men’s golf team has landed a player on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. USCB senior Kirk Mitchell has been named a second-team selection to the College Division Men’s At-Large Team.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-America teams recognize student-athletes for Kirk Mitchell their combined contributions in competition and in the classroom.

Members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) select the teams, weighing the student-athletes' athletic and academic credentials. Mitchell was in the starting lineup for every event in his lone season with the Sand Sharks, posting a scoring average of 75.75 strokes over 32 competitive rounds. He tied for 24th at the Sun Conference Championship and helped the Sand Sharks to an eighth-place finish at the NAIA National Championship last month. A Business Administration major from North Wilkesboro, N.C., Mitchell boasts a 3.93 GPA.

CLEMSON

Andrews helps lead Tigers to ACC title

Former Hilton Head Prep standout Patrick Andrews helped to lead the Clemson University baseball team to this year's ACC Tournament title.

With the Tigers trailing longtime rival Wake Forest 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Andrews pitched three-and-a-third scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and one walk. Patrick Clemson battled back to Andrews beat Wake Forest 5-4.

The No. 9 Tigers went on to defeat Western Carolina 15-3 last Sunday, however, No. 18 Oklahoma State topped Clemson, 9-2, and the team ended the season 44-20.

Andrews appeared in 19 games for the Tigers in the 2016 season, compiling a 2.31 ERA and 1-0 record. A long reliever, Andrews pitched 23.1 innings.

The former Hilton Head Prep baseball player was named a Clemson team co-captain in 2015 but did not appear in a game after suffering an elbow injury.

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Weslake headed into 2016 season at Clemson

Beaufort native Miranda Weslake is headed into a highly anticipated redshirt sophomore season with the Clemson University women's soccer program. Weslake, who is majoring in Language & International Trade, appeared in 19 games for the Tigers during the 2015 season, scoring two goals.

In high school, Weslake was named the HSSR SCISA AA/A Soccer Girls Co-Player of the Year in 2013 and the Player of the Year in 2014 when she Miranda played on the girls’ soccer Weslake team at Beaufort Academy.

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Sea Island Corridor Coalition adopts new look The Sea Island Corridor Coalition unveiled a new logo, underscoring its intent to play a role in planning and development decisions along the Sea Island Parkway.

The coalition, a community group launched in late April, is focused on intelligent, sustainable planning and development along the

Sea Island Parkway Corridor. A central goal is to shine some light on the development process, and be a respected, influential voice for the communities that bear the brunt of city and county development decisions.

In unveiling the new logo, the group said membership jumped to more

than 200. Members attend and testify before Beaufort City Council and Beaufort County Council and planning meetings, and the coalition has set a goal of 500 members by September, according to Mary Somerville of Lady’s Island, who heads the group’s member outreach efforts.

“This is entirely a grassroots effort, and we thought it deserved a strong symbol to demonstrate the group’s focus, breadth and depth, as well as draw additional members to our cause,” said Somerville.

“We have no expectation that a new logo, in and of itself, will generate differ-

ent results by city or county government. What it will do is communicate that the people who bear the brunt of planning and zoning decisions are paying attention, and united in their commitment to getting sensitive development along the parkway."

COSY holds Trust Pledge Dinner

From left: Kathy Clark, ADK president; Whitney Harris and Claudio Barrero, scholarship winners; and Deborah Walter, ADK president-elect. Photo by Cathy Palmer.

Local sorority awards scholarships From left: KeKe Swinton, COSY board chair; Cindy Coburn-Smith, COSY board member; Huntley Duryea; Gloria Duryea, stewardship officer for the Coastal Community Foundation; and Monica Spells, COSY board member.

The COSY Trust Pledge Dinner was held May 19 at the Best Western Sea Island Inn on Bay Street. A great crowd came to learn about the work done by COSY (Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth) to assist at-risk youth in Beaufort County, said COSY Trust Director Judy Almand.

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The COSY Trust is the fundraising arm for the organization, which currently is helping 120 at-risk children countywide with coordinated agency guidance and therapeutic counseling.

For more information, call 843-8106881 or visit WWW.helpalowcountryfamily.org.

The Beaufort Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international sorority for women educators, awarded $3,000 in scholarships at the annual end-of-year luncheon held at The Red Rooster Cafe in June.

Claudia Berrero, a rising senior at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, was awarded the ADK Scholar-

ship, which is given to an undergraduate USCB student majoring in education. She was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, then moved to the U.S. at the age of 3 and attended Beaufort County schools. She graduated in the top 20 percent of her class. She will receive $1,500 to pursue her degree in elementary education and plans to graduate in 2017.

The Ruth Droge Memorial Scholarship is given to a Beaufort County educator pursuing a post-graduate degree in education. Whitney Harris, a numeracy coach at St. Helena Elementary School, was awarded $1,500 and plans to receive her Masters in Educational Leadership in 2017 from the American College of Education.

WHAT TO DO Sea Island Quilters to hold meeting

The Sea Island Quilters will meet at 6 p.m. today at Praise Assembly Church, 800 Paris Island Gateway. Master quilter Karen Kendo from Harleyville, will present a trunk show. She will also conduct a workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Carteret Street Methodist Church. For details, contact Shelby Berry at eshelbyb@gmail.com.

County GOP Party has monthly meeting

The Beaufort County Republican Party will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at Palmetto Electric Co-Operative, 1 Cooperative Way in Hardeeville. Curtis “CS” Bennett, a well-known author who writes about the history of Af-

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The Pluff Mudd Coffee Company, the newest coffee shop in Port Royal, will host Coffee with Colleagues, a Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce networking event, at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Coffee and light breakfast fare will be offered. Pluff Mudd, located off Paris Avenue in Harbor Village next to the “caboose,” is locally owned and operated by The Gregoire Family and uses PERC Coffee out of Savannah and also serves Nitro Cold Brew coffee on tap.

Mobil 1 partners with local nonprofit

Mobil 1 Express Lube on Lady’s

Island is partnering with the local nonprofit BlackButterFly Foundation to promote the newly opened store and raise funds for the organization that teaches children skills such as etiquette, manners, public speaking and dance. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the Mobil 1 Express Lube will hold an oil change, car wash and flat-screen television giveaway at its location on 181 Sea Island Parkway. There will be food, drinks, balloons, and, of course, oil changes, said store owner Adam Davis.

BlackButterFly was founded

by Angel Ryan in memory of her daughter, Christina Ryan Henegar. With more than a dozen service projects under her belt, the classically trained dancer dreamed of working with the young people in Beaufort County in recognizing and accomplishing their life

dreams and goals.

For more information, contact Mobil 1 Express Lube at 843-3792203.

Sand sculpture contest to be held

Hunting Island’s Annual Sand Sculpture Contest will be held Saturday at the lighthouse beach.

Free registration starts at 10 a.m. and prizes will be awarded at 2 p.m. All money raised through the entire event will benefit Friends of Hunting Island’s Sea Turtle Conservation Project. A silent art auction will be held and kids can enjoy face painting and tye-dying. A steel band will play and refreshments will be available. Check Friends of Hunting Island website for more details at www.friendsofhuntingisland.org or contact Carol Corbin at 770-265-7630.

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THEME: INDEPENDENCE DAY ACROSS 1. Beaten as punishment in some countries 6. Tai's partner 9. Suite cleaner 13. Savory taste sensation 14. Time delay 15. *Colonial money: pounds, shillings and ____ 16. Dyed fabric 17. Pooh's wise friend 18. Can't stand 19. *Grilled July 4th favorite 21. *The Washington Monument, e.g.

23. Confession subject 24. Under a fig leaf?

25. Talking Heads' "And She ____" 28. New Zealand fruit 30. *At center of the American Revolution 35. Crumbs 37. Before "saw" and "conquered" 39. Butterfly, pre-metamorphosis 40. Curved molding 41. Each and all 43. Pinocchio's claims 44. Albrecht ____, Renaissance artist 46. Alleviate 47. Legal wrong

48. Pined 50. Hibernation stations 52. Pig's digs 53. Worker's reward 55. Two-year-old sheep 57. *Washington and Jefferson's Mt. Rushmore neighbor 61. Holy Hindu 64. Foreign Language Oscar winner, 2012 65. *"All men ____ created equal" 67. Arm bones 69. Equipped with feathers 70. Famous T-Rex 71. Spritelike 72. Famous cookie brand 73. "For ____ a jolly..."

74. City in France DOWN 1. Mowgli to Raksha in "The Jungle Book" 2. Nanjing nanny 3. North Atlantic Alliance, acr.

4. Gives off 5. Tiny antelope 6. Heidi's "Magic Wooden Shoe" 7. TV variety show "Hee ____" 8. Icy hut 9. One of three square ones 10. Opposed to 11. Frosts a cake 12. Office furniture

15. ____ red, pH indicator 20. On the rocks 22. Baby's apron 24. Lemonade cousin 25. *Guthrie of "This Land Is Your Land" 26. Lock horns 27. "Private Parts" author 29. *"...star-spangled banner yet ____" 31. Sodium 32. The Three Musketeers and Destiny's Child 33. Not hidden 34. Highly unpleasant 36. "As ____ on TV" 38. Gaelic 42. Gossipmonger 45. Say it differently 49. Indian restaurant staple 51. *"The Independence Day: Resurgence," e.g.

54. Grind teeth 56. Post-rain ditch 57. Mount Vesuvius output 58. Mosque V.I.P. 59. Nay, to a baby 60. Prompter's comments 61. Lawyers' charges 62. Too much ____ 63. *What you hope it doesn't do on July 4th?

66. Poe's Morgue 68. Lt.'s subordinate

LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

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

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CONGRATULATES

Margo

Wehrenberg registered nurse

RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 CIVITAS

OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE AWARD PRESENTED BY THE BEAUFORT REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Latin word “Civitas” means “the condition of the citizenship.” The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce annually recognizes businesses, individuals and organizations deemed exemplary in our region through its Civitas Awards. Since 2002, the Civitas Awards have celebrated leadership in various community sectors.

The Outstanding Employee Award recognizes an individual who provides excellent service, who is a good team player and who raises the bar in their workplace by contributing new ideas that better their organization.

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Margo Wehrenberg, RN, who returned to nursing 13 years after retirement, says she is fulfilled by helping people. Also a recent recipient of the prestigious DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing, Margo demonstrates the essence of her profession every day.

Congratulations, Margo!