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Beto stops by Beaufort

O’Rourke makes choice to do closed roundtable rather than rally like Warren, Booker

By Mike McCombs The first Southern presidential primary for the Democratic Party on the road to its 2020 nomination is South Carolina.

And though the state is solidly red, the majority of its democratic electorate is black, which may explain why Beto O’Rourke went straight to the heart of the black community on Friday, June 14, when he took part in a round table discussion with local black leaders and members of the Gullah/Geechee Nation at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort.

O’Rourke arrived by car, and before heading inside for the discussion, he was given a quick tour of the grave of Robert Smalls and the site of a monument to Harriet Tubman.

Before taking questions from the panel, which included Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, O’Rourke addressed the strength of the local community.

“Its citizens have produced some heroes. Women like Harriet Tubman, who was one of the first women in this country to lead people into battle, and for the best of all reasons, to free her fellow human beings from bondage,” O’Rourke said. “And then you have someone like Robert Smalls, who took possession of a Confederate ship to bring more people to freedom and ensure justice at risk of his own life. He was willing to sacrifice it for others.

“And you talk about the tradition of fierce independence that has existed here for centuries. It really resonates and is powerful for a person from El Paso, Texas.”

O’Rourke called their stories powerful, profound and absolutely inspiring.

Before taking questions, O’Rourke had the opportunity to make an opening statement of sorts and he focused on the environment and climate change.

“Our most urgent, pressing challenge is to confront climate change before it is too late” he said.

He said the Lowcountry was on the front lines, “whether it is sea level rise or the intensity of storms that hit this region.”

And he drew applause when he guaranteed if elected that he would

Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

“make sure that we stop any prospect of offshore drilling.”

O’Rourke would go on to answer questions about diverse topics like young voters, veterans, climate change, health care, organized labor, reparations, voting rights and communities.

Here is an assorted rundown of topics discussed and O'Rourke's responses.

Climate change extremes and communitites Queen Quet asked about climate change and the extreme drought and weather as a result, in respect to food security, sustainability and protection of cultural heritage.

O’Rourke used Houston as an example of the extreme, citing the three 500-year flood event in the same community in a short period of time.

“We put those communities first that are on the front lines against climate change,” O’Rourke said, emphasizing the need to invest in infrastructure in those communities first.

He also pushed investing in “water in places where it isn’t safe to drink the water” like Flint, Mich., and rural S.C. O’Rourke wants to invest in jobs in solar and wind, while we stop investing in fossil fuels.

And finally, he wants to make it a priority to reward farmers who practice sustainable agricultural.

Young voters and student loan debt When asked about engaging young voters, O’Rourke had a simple answer.

“Go to where young people are,” he said.

He said in his failed bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas held by Republican Ted Cruz, he learned the conventional wisdom – don’t waste time and money on young people because they don’t vote – wasn’t necessarily true.

“Give them a seat at the table, show up, and listen,” O’Rourke said.

After a line about how the University of South Carolina is “the real USC, I am told,” he addressed the high cost of a college education and high student loan debt, especially at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, sug-

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Wayback Burgers kicks off summer with Free Shake Day on June 21 Wayback Burgers, located at 2005 Boundary Street, is celebrating the first day of summer by giving away free shakes. Friday, June 21, is #FreeShakeDay, and Wayback Burgers will be providing each guest one free Black & White Milkshake with no purchase necessary at all participating restaurants all day Friday, while supplies last.

Also, this year’s Free Shake Day lands on National Selfie Day. All Wayback Burgers customers are encouraged to share shake selfies for National Selfie Day using the hashtag #FreeShakeDay. The Black & White Milkshake, crafted with Blue

Bunny® vanilla ice cream, Hershey’s® Chocolate syrup, Monin French Vanilla syrup and milk, is the perfect sweet treat to beat the inevitable summer heat.

Wayback Burgers’ CEO John Eucalitto is eager to help shake things up for the first day of summer.

“Summer is such a fun time of the year. It makes you think of sunshine, childhood memories and of course, ice cream.

We are so excited to ring in our favorite season with Free Shake Day,” Eucalitto said in a release. “We at Wayback Burgers love to inspire moments of nostalgia while making new memories over great burgers,

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Last year, Wayback Burgers gave away more than 34,000 free shakes. This year, Wayback’s goal is to give away 50,000 free milkshakes. This will take an estimated 5,000 gallons of vanilla ice cream, 500 gallons of Hershey’s® chocolate syrup, 500 gallons of Monin French Vanilla syrup and 50,000 cups lids and straws – 50 times the required supply for an average day of milkshake sales.

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All Wayback Burgers’ milkshakes are made the old-fashioned way — meaning they are hand-dipped and made to order. Guests are encouraged to share their free shakes using the hashtag #FreeShakeDay on Twitter or Instagram, and leave a comment on Wayback Burgers’ Facebook page.

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Delaney draws big crowd for first football camp.

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Parris Island gets major power upgrades There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 20 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to mark the completion of a 10-megawatt, $91 million distributed energy generation project at Parris Island.

The Marine Corps partnered with Ameresco to complete major energy infrastructure upgrades to improve security and resiliency across the 8,000-acre campus. This included the installation of a new combined heat and power (CHP)

County has acquired 3 pieces of land over past year Beaufort County Council has acquired three properties this past year through the Purchase of Fee Simple interest by the County’s Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program.

The fee simple purchase grants the County full ownership of all interests in the acquired property. The county currently has contracted with the Beaufort County Open Land Trust for land acquisition services.

The three properties are: • Bailey Memorial Park: This large parcel of almost 55 acres, is dedicated for conservation with a combination of mixed upland and wetland forested habitats. Located in the Alljoy neighborhood in the Town of Bluffton, Bailey Memorial Park will improve stormwater retention while at the same time be available to

the public as part of the County’s Passive Park program.

• Okatie Highway Island: Almost 5 acres of land off Highway 170, the island is a preserve of mixed hardwood-pine forest, maritime forest, and salt marsh within the Port Royal Sound basin and ideal for the protection of water quality and wildlife habitat.

• Whitehall Park: Nearly 10 acres on Lady’s Island with the purpose of conservation of the old growth live oak canopy along the Beaufort River for the public benefit and enjoyment of the property as a passive park.

For more information, contact Beaufort County’s Passive Parks Manager Stefanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net or 843-255-2152.

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sponsible for the initial expenses and will be paid back over time with Parris Island’s energy cost savings.

Parris Island will save an estimated $6.9 million annually, with a 75 percetn reduction in electricity demand because of its on-site energy assets.

Lawrence, “Larry” or “Fritz” Hynson

Lawrence, “Larry” or “Fritz” Hynson of Pigeon Point passed away Wednesday, June 12 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.

A native of Bronxville, N.Y., Larry arrived in Beaufort to visit his friend Nick Maher in 1996 and he stayed.

For 24 years he was back-up for Roger Alley at Blackstone’s, both on Bay Street and when it relocated to Scott Street. He was also a regular at Common Ground Coffee Shop where he and his associates would gather in the morning and discuss the events of the world.

Before Beaufort, he pursued an education at Salisbury School in Connecticut, University of California at Berkley and the University of Wisconsin. Larry served in the U.S. Marines in Japan from 1956-58 and then worked in sales and marketing development with various companies.

He is survived by a son, Ellis Hynson and wife of Mt. Pleasant, longtime friend Ellen Osmanski and his

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At more than 250 years old, Old Sheldon Church finally gets a fence

By Mike McCombs Citing "casual vandalism," the Parish Church of St. Helena Trust has erected a fence around the historic Old Sheldon Church and the surrounding box tombs in northern Beaufort County, just outside of Yemassee.

"Casual vandalism" is defined as destructive action not premeditated but committed out of the lack of knowledge or awareness of the delicacy of the building.

In addition, the fence will reduce active vandalism and graffiti, which the church said has increased recently.

"We have a responsibility for the stewardship of this sacred historic site," Rev. Shay Gaillard, rector of the

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Health care – universal and rural There was no hesitation on this question.

“Guaranteed high quality health care for every single American has to be the goal,” O’Rourke said.

He described a system where people could stay in a plan that works for them or elect to move into Medicare.

“If people think it’s too expensive, it’s far less expensive than the way we do it now,” he said.

He also addressed 400 rural hospitals on verge of closing.

It will “shut down communities,” he said, emphasizing

Parish Church of St. Helena.

"In recent months, we've had more and more visitors and continue to see the downgrading of the site."

Gaillard said the fence will allow people to enjoy the site but not walk around sensitive areas. Close enough for pictures, but not close enough to hurt anything.

A one-of-a-kind American treasure, Old Sheldon Church, originally known as Prince William’s Parish Church, was built between 1745 and 1753 near Yemassee.

The Trust has established three immediate goals for maintenance and conservation of the church: (1) Preserve the ruins of the church for posterity and tell the story of Old

that it is imperative we invest in rural health care.

Preserving communities O’Rourke said it is imperative that progress or economic development does not come at the expense of communities.

He said the government had to promote affordable housing and invest in not only roads and bridges, but transit and public transportation.

He said it wold be a priority that the EPA enforce laws that protect our air, water and surroundings.

And places that make our communities special should be preserved.

2020 urgency “Any one of the (candidates) running would make a better president than the one currently occupying the White House,” O’Rourke said.

In regard to court appointees, lower level elections and organized labor, O’Rourke said, you’re seeing an urgency that

Congress may vote for ban on offshore drilling

A fence has been constructed around the ruins of Old Sheldon Church to prevent visitors from damaging the site, both intentionally and unintentionally. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

Sheldon Church, (2) provide a safe environment for visitors, and (3) accommodate visitors in a manner which does not further degrade the site. was not there before the Trump administration.”

O’Rourke said the nation needs more organized labor, a court that respects people over corporations and to make the most of the moment in 2020.

Reparations In a soundbite moment, O’Rourke took a long pause before answering, “yes,” to supporting reparations.

Though he wants to study the issue some more.

“We must repair this country,” O’Rourke said.

He said this country must reckon with the fact that we kidnapped people from West Africa, kept them in bondage and used them to build the wealth of the United States.

“White America does not know this story,” O’Rourke said.

He said the descendants of slaves are still obviously second-class citizens according to our criminal justice system,

The fence will allow the building to recover from regular visitorship which has significantly deteriorated the building over the past our infant mortality rates, health care statistics and economically.

“Segregation in our public schools is as bad as it has ever been in this country,” he said.

Veterans care “What this government is doing to Vietnam veterans is atrocious,” John Glover said to Beto O’Rourke.

O’Rourke agreed.

First priority, he said, would be to adequately fund the VA based on the wars we have started. And then we should resist going into anymore wars until we bring our troops home.

In an alarming statistic, O’Rourke says there are 44,000 fully funded but unfilled positions within the VA. Voter suppression O’Rourke again risks controversy, taking a shot at Georgia governor Brian Kemp.

He touted Stacey Abrams as the “rightful governor of the state of Georgia. Voter

few years, while still being able to allow visitors an upclose view of the site while being educated about its history and preservation.

Congress could vote on a one-year ban on offshore drilling and seismic testing for oil off the Atlantic coast as soon as Friday, June 21.

Either this Friday or Monday, June 24, the full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Department of Interior-Environment funding bill.

Four amendments are being offered. Three of them would ban offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic, along the Florida coastline and in the Pacific for one year, respectively.

Joe Cunningham, who represents South Carolina’s first Congressional district, put forth an amendment that would block seismic testing for oil in the Atlantic for a year.

Democratic presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, right, makes his remarks during a round table discussion at Beaufort’s Tabernacle Baptist Church on Friday. At left is Tabernacle’s pastor and former Democratic State Representative for S.C. House District 121, the Rev. Kenneth Hodges. The forum was not open to the public. Photo by Bob Sofaly. purges of thousands at the hand of the same secretary of state that was running against her in the election.”

O’Rourke touts a new voting rights act that includes automatic and same-day voter registration and preregistra-

tion of high school students.

After we pass a new voting rights bill, he wants to end purges, gerrymandering, make election day a national holiday, and give paper receipts for voting, all while ending PAC money in federal elections.

It’s time for the BIG REVEAL! Something new is coming. Whatever could it be?

You can find out shortly. Attend our Sip and See!

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Tours • Giveaways • Refreshments Let us know you’re coming.

Call (843) 522-5585 or RSVP online at BeaufortMemorial.org/SipAndSee. Can’t make the Sip & See? The Birthing Center hosts free tours on the first Thursday* of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Visit BeaufortMemorial.org/BirthingCenterTours for information. (*July and September tours will be held on the second Thursday).

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Help Protect Your Finances in a Natural Disaster PROVIDED BY WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

From blazing wildfires and floods to hurricanes and tornadoes, natural disasters make front-page news whenever and wherever they happen. Less headline-worthy are the financial repercussions that follow, which tens of thousands of people are dealing with right now. These types of tragedies are unavoidable the most you can do is prepare to minimize the time it takes to put the pieces of your life back together.

Creating a plan that addresses your finances and insurance beforehand can make it easier to recover from a devastating event.

1. Stockpile savings. Maintaining an emergency fund with three to six months' worth of savings is a key part of any household budget. But it's also

important in an emergency: Funds that you can draw on quickly and easily can be a lifesaver in the wake of a natural disaster.

Also consider keeping a few hundred dollars in cash on hand to see you through if your area loses power or banks and A TMs are out of commission.

2. Gather key documents.

Make sure you have important legal and financial documents with you if you have to evacuate.

These may include copies of insurance policies and even bank account numbers. Keep these documents easily accessible, as you would flashlights and spare batteries. That way you're less likely to leave them behind - even if you have to abandon your

house quickly.

3. Protect your credit. Part of protecting your finances involves protecting your credit. Include the contact information for your creditors - such as your mortgage lender, credit card companies and utilities - in your financial preparedness kit. If you have to evacuate, reach out to your creditors as soon as possible to request a temporary reprieve from payments. Make sure you reach out to your employer as well, to provide as much warning as possible if you won't be able to work in the aftermath of a disaster.

4. Review your insurance.

Your insurance policies can help you recover financially from a disaster, provided you have the

right coverage. Review your property, flood, life and disability insurance policies once a year when you receive the new documents from your insurer.

And don't focus only on your deductibles and coverage amounts - pay attention to the riders as well.

For instance, does your property insurance cover temporary food and housing costs if you've had to evacuate but your home is undamaged? If you miss work for a week because you've had to evacuate, will your disability policy cover your lost income?

Talk to your agent about covering any gaps in your policies, and make sure you know whom to contact and what documentation you'll need to file a claim.

5. Use a checklist. Include your financial preparations in your overall disaster recovery plan.Review the Wells Fargo Advisors' "In Case of an Emergency" checklist to make sure you are giving yourself the best chance of recovering from a natural disaster.

The list suggests a range of critical first-response tactics, from stockpiling fresh drinking water to recording possessions as proof of ownership. Just remember that the more you prepare now, the less you'll have to do if disaster strikes.

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Huddle House in Beaufort offering a sweet deal

On Tuesday, June 25, in celebration of its second annual National Sweet Cakes Day, Huddle House in Beaufort, located at 92 Sea Island Parkway, is serving free old-fashioned buttermilk sweet cake pancakes to customers.

The offer is extended to Huddle House email and SMS club members and Huddle House social media followers who present the offer on their phone or with a printed email.

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Help homeless families at Fat Patties

Fat Patties Beaufort, located at 831 Parris Island Gateway, is hosting Community Giveback Night on Tuesday, June 25.

Stop by and have dinner between 5 and 10 p.m. and 10 percent of the proceeds will go to help homeless families with Family Promise of Beaufort County.

Weichert Realtors Coastal Properties Owners/Brokers-inCharge Joe and Karen Ryan welcome Francine Cook to the agency's sales team.

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Beaufort Memorial showcases makeover of Collins Birthing Center

A $6 million, three-year renovation of Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Collins Birthing Center will be completed this month, offering expectant mothers a spacious, spa-like setting to give birth.

The hospital will host a “Sip and See” from 5 to 7 p.m.

Friday, June 27 to give the community an opportunity to view the renovations, which include remodeled birthing suites, an updated waiting room, new furnishings and Lowcountry-themed artwork throughout the center.

The open house will include tours of the birthing center, giveaways and refreshments. RSVPs are requested by calling 843-522-5585 or registering online at BeaufortMemorial.org/SipandSee. “We’ve done away with the institutional hospital look and replaced it with a relaxed, peaceful atmosphere to make mothers and their families feel truly special,” Beaufort Memorial Director of Birthing Services Patti Valentini said in a release. “Women are looking for more than just a place to have their baby; they want it to be a once-in-a-life-

time experience.”

The Collins Birthing Center is also home to the Lowcountry’s only Level II nursery.

Named in honor of Beaufort’s first and much-admired obstetrician, the late Dr. Earnest S. Collins, many of the new furnishings and artwork were funded in part by a generous donation from his wife, Sue. One of the most innovative additions made to each of the center’s 12 postpartum and eight labor and delivery rooms is a multi-purpose furniture system that can be transformed from a couch to a bed to a combination rocker and glider that face each other, with a table between them for intimate dining.

A different mural of a Lowcountry scene distinguishes each postpartum room. New sconces installed on either side of the bed allow patients to adjust the lighting to suit their needs.

For the entertainment of visiting siblings, a white board has been provided in each room.

The renovation also included the construction of

As part of its mission to provide safe, fulfilling birth experiences, Beaufort Memorial Hospital recently completed a $6 million investment in Birthing Center enhancements and amenities for expecting mothers. an all-new waiting room featuring a coffee station and comfortable, contemporary furniture equipped with electrical outlets and mobile

device chargers.

To limit the disruption to the birthing center, the remodeling project was conducted in phases over a period of three

years. While the center is fully operational, a few minor modifications are being completed over the next several weeks.

Along with the enhance-

ments to the facility, the birthing center has added several new-mom amenities, including complimentary massages Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

The hospital also offers the services of a certified lactation consultant, professional baby photographer and a 24/7 hotline for parents with questions about breastfeeding, newborn care or postpartum issues.

“Since its first birth 75 years ago, the hospital has welcomed thousands of babies into the world, providing Lowcountry mothers with safe, comfortable and comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care close to home,” Valentini said.

For those unable to attend the Sip & See, the hospital also offers free monthly tours of the facility on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. (However, the July tour will be held on the second Thursday, July 11, because of the previous week’s holiday.)

For more information about the Collins Birthing Center, visit www.BeaufortMemorial. org/BirthingCenter.

NAMI Connections meetings were my turning point

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he turning point in my recovery was attending my first NAMI Connections meeting.

In March 2015, I experienced my most severe episode of mental illness which ultimately led me to relocate from New York to South Carolina to be closer to my primary support system, my parents.

My parents offer me an abundance of love and support, but because they are not mentally ill themselves or trained mental health professionals, the type of support they can provide had its limitations.

I had been aware of NAMI’s existence for several years yet I have never pursued any of their programs while living in New York. It took a couple months after my move south to build up the courage to attend one of their Connections meetings.

I’ll be honest, I was nervous.

The majority of my previous experiences with other mentally ill people were not positive, so I was unsure what to expect. For weeks, when Wednesday night would come around, I found one lame excuse or another why I couldn’t make it to the meeting that night until the day I ran out of excuses.

This was a point in my

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life where I was out of work, living with family and had no direction in my life. The shame ran deep because I wasn’t measuring up to society’s or even my own expectations of where I should be at that point in my life.

On top of that I had made the decision to keep the mental illnesses in my life private because this was my fresh start, I didn’t want to be that mentally ill person.

At the time, the meetings were held at a local college campus in the library in a room not too different from a fish bowl in that half the walls were windows. Punctuality is a gift/curse of mine, I was extremely early. As I apprehensively walked in to the room, I immediately chose a seat near the door anticipating a quick escape when necessary.

It was not at all like I thought it would be. The facilitators, who are peers trained to lead the meeting, welcomed me with warm smiles and introductions.

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Each seat had a handout that explained the parameters of the meetings. I let out a deep breath because this really wasn’t so scary after all. A little bit of order in the midst of my chaotic and confusing life was a much welcomed change.

The beginning of the Connections meeting has a set structure, and then after that, it’s an open group discussion. I was surrounded by people who had similar experiences to my own yet were from all different walks of life and in varying stages of their own recovery.

This felt like a safe place for me, free of judgment and full of support. It quickly became apparent to me that no matter what else was going on in my life, these weekly meetings could be a home base for me.

It was through these NAMI Connections meetings that I first discovered the concept and practice of peer support.

This by no means replaced my need for professional intervention -- it was a nice compliment to it.

At these meetings I gained mentors who later on became good friends and, at the same time, lost the shame I had been carrying around with me for so long. I saw others in the group living openly with their illnesses, sharing their HIGH /LOW

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stories publicly and taking the lessons they learned to help others.

I found that my own experiences had value to others in the meetings and in helping others in their recoveries, I was able to help myself in my own recovery.

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came and went over the next four years, but NAMI was a constant. The only real negative thing about NAMI is that not nearly enough people know about it or the impact it could play in someone’s recovery.

The turning point in my recovery was attending my

first NAMI Connections meeting nearly four years ago. I would not be where I am today if I had never walked into that room.

Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.

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Holy Trinity receives SCISA accreditation On Wednesday, May 29, Lyndi Bonnette, Activities Director for the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA), presented Rev. Chad Lawrence, Headmaster, of Holy Trinity Classical Christian School with the official SCISA Certificate of Accreditation.

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Lady’s Island’s Patel wins Rotary’s top award

Lady’s Island resident Jayantibbai “Jay” C. Patel, is the recipient of the Rotary Club of Beaufort’s most prestigious award, The Rotary Bowl.

The award was presented by Rotary Club of Beaufort President Robert Allen at the club’s June 12 luncheon.

The Rotary Bowl is awarded to a member of the Rotary Club of Beaufort who has distinguished himself or herself by exemplifying the ideals of Rotary: “Service Above Self.”

The Bowl was first awarded in 1936 and in the 83 years since, it has been awarded only 50 times. Prior to Jay Patel, the Bowl was last awarded to Rotarian Nick Hunt in 2017.

Patel was cited for his philanthropy, contributions to the Beaufort community and also his continuous active participation in the many projects and endeavors of Rotary since joining the Club in 1989.

Left: Jayantibbai “Jay” C. Patel is presented The Rotary Bowl awards alongside his family.

Conroy Center welcomes Handler, The Magnetic Girl The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host author Jessica Handler for a reading and discussion of her debut novel The Magnetic Girl at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 5:30 p.m.

Handler learned creative writing from the late Pat Conroy when he served as a guest instructor at the Paideia School in Atlanta, just prior to the publication of his first novel, The Great Santini. Handler, the author of two memoirs, published her debut novel

The Magnetic Girl in April of this year.

The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center, located at Jessica 905 Port ReHandler public Street, will host Handler for a reading and discussion of her novel.

Free and open to the public, the discussion will be followed by a book signing.

The Magnetic Girl has

been named one of Wall Street Journal's Ten Books You'll Want to Read this Spring, an Indie Next Pick, and a Spring Okra Pick of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.

Set in rural north Georgia two decades after the Civil War, the novel follows 13-year-old Lulu Hurst. Lulu reaches high into her father’s bookshelf and pulls out an obscure book, The Truth of Mesmeric Influence.

Deemed gangly and undesirable, Lulu wants more than a lifetime of caring for her disabled baby brother, Leo, with whom she shares a profound and supernatural mental connection.

Lulu begins to “captivate” her friends and family, controlling their thoughts and actions for brief moments at a time. After Lulu convinces a cousin she conducts electricity with her touch, her father sees a unique opportunity.

He grooms his tall and indelicate daughter into an electrifying new woman: The Magnetic Girl.

Lulu travels the Eastern seaboard, captivating enthusiastic crowds by lifting grown men in parlor chairs and throwing them across the stage with her “electrical charge.”

The Magnetic Girl is set at a time when the emerging presence of electricity raised suspicions about the

other-worldly gospel of Spiritualism, and when women’s desire for political, cultural, and sexual presence electrified the country. The Magnetic Girl is a unique portrait of a forgotten period in history, seen through the story of one young woman’s power over her family, her community, and ultimately, herself.

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Preparing the Way

In the Beginning A Family of Love

God saves the best for last.

In the opening chapters of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we read about the creation of the universe. There is one God, not many gods. He is all-powerful, and he freely chooses to create the universe out of nothing. He lovingly creates the stars, the earth, and all the living creatures in it. Once all has been prepared, he creates the first humans, Adam and Eve, as his masterpiece.

Human beings are created to share in God’s love.

Out of all the earthly creatures God created, humans are unique.

“God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Gen 1:27) This means that they are persons, beings with the capacity to know and to love, created for eternal union with him. This capacity to give of oneself in love is what makes us most like God.

Adam has a close friendship with God, yet he is “alone.”

In the garden, Adam is depicted as walking and conversing with God like we would talk with a friend. Despite this intimacy, God says, “It is not good for man to be alone.” (Gen 2:18) As Adam names the animals, he recognizes that they are not his equal; they are not persons with an intellect and free will. God has placed in Adam a yearning to give of himself in selfless love, but Adam has not yet found an earthly companion with whom he can share such a love.

God creates Eve to be Adam’s wife.

When Adam sees Eve, he rejoices that he has at last found an equal.

She too is a person made in God’s image and likeness, someone who is worthy of his love and who can love him in return. Their love can even bear fruit in a child, another person created for eternal union with God. As a family, Adam and Eve will grow in their love for each other and deepen their love for God as well.

Adam and Eve are united perfectly with God and each other.

Scripture describes Adam and Eve as being “naked without shame.”

(Gen 2:25) This indicates that they enjoy a perfect unity, trusting one another fully. They know and love each other completely, without any selfishness or brokenness, and they also know and love God in the same way. They are happy because they are living out the call God placed in their hearts, to give of themselves in love.

This shows us God’s plan for the whole human race.

From the very beginning, God intended humanity to know and love him perfectly. He did not intend for us to grow in our relationship with him as isolated individuals, however, but as members of a family united by love. Adam was not expected to grow in his relationship with God all by himself, but with the help of Eve and their children. God’s plan was always that humanity would come to know and love him through the love and support of a family of faith.

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Delaney draws big crowd for first camp About 250 kids turned out Saturday morning at Whale Branch Early College High School for former Warriors star Dee Delaney’s inaugural football camp.

Delaney, who went on to star at The Citadel and the University of Miami before spending time with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins last season, offered the camp for free and recruited some of his former teammates to help out, including Clemson defensive lineman Nyles Pinckney.

“It’s just an opportunity for the kids to get out and have fun and

learn,” Delaney said. “I’ve always wanted to do a camp — something I never really had growing up. I want the kids to see that somebody from their neighborhood made it out and they can too.”

Delaney appeared in two games for the Jaguars last season before being claimed off waivers by the Dolphins in December. Miami cut the 24-yearold defensive back in May, but he worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs last week and hopes to be in an NFL training camp this summer.

Beaufort teams bounced from all-star tourneys

Above from left: Bluffton All Stars' catcher Gustavo Gomez tries to recover a dropped popup during the top of the second inning against Colleton County All Stars on Monday at Burton Wells Park. ••• Bluffton All Stars' Cooper Deitch steals second base under the late tag of Colleton County's Devin Miller. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Beaufort’s all-star baseball teams each went 0-2 in Dixie Youth Baseball District 8 play at Burton Wells Park over the weekend.

The host team drew a first-round bye in the Minors (9-10) tournament but was

unable to take advantage, falling 16-1 to Bluffton American on Saturday and 11-0 to Bluffton National on Sunday.

Bluffton American won its first two games and was slated to play Hilton Head for the district championship

on Tuesday with the winner advancing to the state tournament July 12-18 in Anderson.

In the Ozone (11-12) tournament, Beaufort dropped its opener 5-1 to Hilton Head on Friday, then fell to eventual runner-up Colle-

ton County on Saturday.

Bluffton National defeated Colleton County 9-5 for the championship Monday night, earning a berth in the state tourney from July 1218 at Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton. Bluffton American

Hayes takes over as AD at Battery Creek Battery Creek High School has promoted varsity girls basketball coach Sarah Hayes to fill its athletic director position vacated

by Wayne Alston’s departure earlier this month.

Alston left after one year at the helm of the Dolphins’ athletics department to take the district AD position for Colleton County schools.

Hayes should bring stability to the position — she was valedictorian of Battery

Creek’s Class of 2002 and a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

“Sarah has worked hard to progress in her career and is just an incredible fit for this position,” BCHS Principal Chad Cox said. “She has an outstanding resume and is truly and example for everyone in the Battery Creek community. She is Battery Creek.”

After playing basketball and earning dual under-

graduate degrees at Brown University, where she was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year as a freshman and Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior, Hayes played professionally in Germany for five years. She returned stateside in 2011 and spent two years as an assistant basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon University before returning to her alma mater in 2013 to teach social studies and coach basketball.

Hayes led the Dolphins to the playoffs in each of her four seasons as a head coach, including a region title in 2017. She also served as an assistant athletic director the past three years. She also earned a master’s in athletic administration from Ohio University in 2018.

“I'm excited to have the opportunity to lead the athletic department at Battery Creek High School,” Hayes said. “I’m a proud alum

received a host bid to the state tournament.

Next up is the AA Machine Pitch (7-8) district tournament beginning Friday in Walterboro. Beaufort opens against Hilton Head at 6 p.m. Friday at ACE Basic Sports Complex.

who bleeds blue and gold.

The athletic department at our school is moving in the right direction, and I'm proud to continue in our pursuit to be one of the best in the state.”

One of Hayes’ first orders of business will be replacing herself as varsity girls basketball coach — the Beaufort County School District prohibits athletic directors from also serving as head coaches.

Bruns captures age group title Beaufort’s Jerry Bruns won the 13-14 age division and Hilton Head’s JT Herman finished second in the 15-18 division at the Heritage Classic Foundation Jerry SCGA Junior Bruns Championship played June 11-12 at Country Club of Lexington.

Bruns took a one-shot lead in the final round and held on for a one-shot victory over Adam Hunt of Columbia despite a rocky start to his final round.

Bruns made a double bogey on his second hole of the day and was 3-over through 12 holes before steadying himself and making six straight pars to nail down the victory.

Herman fired a 3-under-par 69 in the final round — tied for the best round of the day in the 15-18 division — to forge a tie with Daniel Island’s Austin Scott at 5-under-par, but Scott defeated Herman on the second playoff hole to claim the title.

Herman secured a spot on the Palmetto State’s roster for the Georgia–South Carolina Team Matches – the longest running junior matches in the country – at the Country Club of Spartanburg in July.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How local government spends your money I am a critic of poor decisions made by Beaufort’s government, particularly for ill-considered projects that cost taxpayers lots of dollars without much return.

Recently, City Councilman Stephen Murray, and Shelley Barratt, of the Beaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) gave me a guided tour. I was pleasantly surprised and much impressed.

In 2014, the City of Beaufort bought the building at 500 Carteret Street for $1.25 million, to be used for parking and possibly a small parking garage.

Public opinion was strongly opposed to a parking garage at that location, and consequently it died on the vine. Currently, parking is used by BDC occupants and some spaces for the city’s general use.

The city considered several incubator/tech-focused projects that could occupy the on-site building after

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appropriate upfitting to re-purpose it.

Beaufort’s City Fathers decided to emulate Charleston’s successful high-tech “digital corridor,” contracting with them for the first year’s management, thereby avoiding problems that often plague de novo startups.

The BDC is a stand-alone corporation formed under the 501.c.6 rules of the IRS; it is not a subdivision of city government. The BDC’s mission is to nurture and provide support to technology entrepreneurs. To that end, It offers networking opportunities, continuing education and member-driv-

en programs to help grow the tech economy locally.

It provides office space, and other support resources, such as a conference room, meeting space, teaching space and a kitchen, and numerous technology programs. Twice a year BDC conducts a two-week training camp, and frequent seminars in related hightech subjects.

These types of entrepreneurial operations typically are small, usually one- to four-person companies.

They do not directly generate lots of jobs by hiring outside employees. Each tenant pays rent, based on size, and each company pays for its own city business licenses.

Because the building is city owned, no property taxes are generated; currently, BDC uses about 5,000 square feet, about one-third of the total.

BDC generates modest

income from the rental of offices, conference or meeting space, parking, membership in BDC and donations.

All 10 offices downstairs are occupied and BDC is negotiating with the city for expansion.

Other benefits accrue from having a dynamic nucleus of high-tech industries in downtown Beaufort. For example, BDC provides training for high school and college students in this critically important arena, at low or no cost, which helps prepare our local students for entry into the highly competitive global marketplace that now requires competency in high-tech skills.

Additionally, there are six co-working desks available on a first come/first served basis. Users must provide their own hardware; sometimes technical assistance may be available.

How much did starting BDC cost the city taxpayers?

Since BDC uses one-third of the space, about $412,500 can be allocated to BDC for the building’s purchase.

Loss of property taxes, about $7,000/year, tally about $21,000 to-date.

The city underwrote a one-year management contract ($150,000) and provides yearly support for operations of $50,000, about $150,000 for the past three years.

These basic costs total about $733,500.

I have long expounded on the importance for Beaufort’s decision makers to conduct sophisticated cost/benefit analyses before launching major costly projects.

But sometimes particular projects do not easily lend themselves to side-by-side comparisons of quantitative metrics — dollars out vs dollars in — and the BDC may well fit that model.

So-called “intangible” benefits are almost impossible to quantify, yet they may be

The Fryemont still provides sense of expectation, adventure I t is Saturday morning and I’m in the Chestnut-paneled, stone-hearth-accessorized lobby of the Fryemont Inn in Bryson City, N.C. There is a cool breeze washing through the open windows — the same windows that give me a view of the empty rockers on the front deck. As I sit and write, my mind takes me back to those who sat and rocked in those chairs many years ago.

In 1986, when my son was 6-years-old, we discovered the Fryemont. I’m not sure who told us about this rambling, poplar-sided building built by Amos Frye in the 1920s. But we liked the rustic, paneled rooms and the fact that the rooms came with breakfast and dinner.

But more than these throw-

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backs, we liked the feeling that came with no television (in the rooms), no air conditioning, and the premium put on sitting in the lobby.

Maybe you played Monopoly, or maybe you read James Michener. Or perhaps you had a conversation with a stranger before having “Trout Amos” in the dining room.

In the past, my wife and I came here with our son, or with my parents, or with friends. We gathered in the morning and talked about the

weather and the difficulty of the Mt. Leconte ascent.

Or we talked about the rocks and small waterfalls we would encounter as we tubed down Deep Creek. As we ate our scrambled eggs, biscuit and heavily buttered grits we talked about the vigorous, gasping-for-breath exercise that would come later that morning, never doubting our ability to get to the Alum Caves before noon.

In those days, Mt. Leconte was a favorite trail because it was almost vertical.

At one point there is a narrow ledge, so narrow that the Park Service has bolted a steel cable into the wall of the rock face. This cable was altogether central to the stories we told once back in the lobby of the Fryemont. The ledge, the rocks in the river

and the (small) possibility of injury were important in those days.

When one hikes one also talks. I remember climbing LeConte with my father who told me about his family having just enough money to send his older brother to law school — and not enough money to send him to medical school.

He also told me about his time in the Aleutian Islands in World War II. (I would later learn that he discovered the Army-supplied overcoats were saturated with a chemical that made the men sick. He never mentioned this to me or the fact he was commended for his discovery of this contaminant.)

I also took this vertical hike with Tom Davis, Dean Moss and David Taub. Tom was

not yet a Senator; but Dean then ran the Water Authority and David (I think) was the Mayor of Beaufort.

I cannot remember the details of our conversation as we struggled up the mountain — perhaps we argued about annexation, or the water and sewer contract for Sun City, or the controversial Comprehensive Plan.

But once at the lodge, and once we had a glass of scotch under our belts, we felt a sense of wonder and gratitude that we lived in this hot, febrile county and each had small role in it’s development.

Now our son lives in New York City and has his own adventures. Our parents are dead and our friends mostly choose less rigorous activities like cruises on the Danube.

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f you have lived in Beaufort for a while, there is something you will have become accustomed to on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the summer.

It is the vacation crowd at the grocery store.

You might think you need to do your big weekly shopping then, but don’t. Just get your express lane “must haves” and get out.

Because when tourists are heading out to the Hunting Island campground, or their Fripp Island rental, or maybe their boats, they must stock up on food. And that means large orders of anything from

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wine and sodas to hamburgers and hot dogs.

Their baskets spill over with potato chips, cookies, and other snacks too. I have seen husbands and wives both pushing their own carts filled to the brim.

singularly important aspects of any meaningful analysis; e.g., contributing to the hightech education of our local student body.

One office is occupied by a USC Beaufort professor, and BDC has strong professional interfaces with USCB and TCL. It seems that the BDC is still in its infancy, and therefore too early yet to conclude that this was a good or bad investment of our tax dollars.

For the moment, this may well be one of the “good” stories of how Beaufort has spent your taxes. It seems to me that the preliminary assessment would be on the positive side.

If you haven’t visited the BDC, I encourage you to do so. You may be impressed.

David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999, and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate Judge from 2010 to 2015. He may be contacted at david.m.taub42@gmail.com

This morning, my wife and I are alone in this Chestnut-paneled interior that feels and smells precisely the same as it did when we were younger, and we’re saturated with a sense of adventure and expectation.

In a few minutes, I’ll meet Susan in the dining room — just the two of us — and we will look over at the long tables that seat eight or more people. We will look at those noisy, younger, crowded tables remembering the multiple conversations, the early-morning complaints and, of course, the excitement about the forthcoming, almost vertical movement into the Smoky Mountains.

Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@ gmail.com.

But every time I see this in the store, I am reminded of my friend Stephanie. Now that was a woman who understood shopping for a vacation.

Stephanie is the mother of my daughter’s childhood best friend. My daughter always went on these annual trips to Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland. Each one of the three kids could bring someone, so that meant Stephanie was not only feeding her own family of five but adding three more bodies to feed.

But she was a pro. The first time I dropped off my daughter at their house for the trip, I stood in awe.

While her husband hooked their ski boat up to his Jeep, Stephanie did everything else.

That meant sheets, towels, toilet paper, medicine kit, sunburn lotion, and other necessities.

But it was the food organization that was the most impressive.

She had several coolers packed to the brim with preplanned meals. There was beef stew, spaghetti sauce, hamburger patties, hot dogs, and chicken casseroles all stacked and marked, Sunday-Saturday.

Then there were large cardboard boxes (this was before

we all went plastic) filled with lined shoe boxes filled with homemade cookies, brownies, and Rice Krispy treats. Every box was marked.

She also had an entire section for all those condiments like salt and pepper, mustard, and ketchup.

All of this was so impressive to me, but Stephanie said it was self-preservation. As a working mother, she said everything in her life had to be pre-planned, Besides it was more cost efficient.

Now as I watch these vacationers in our local grocery stores fill up on all their supplies, I am reminded of

Stephanie’s organization.

“Good luck,” I want to say to them as they pack up their mini-vans and SUVs to the hilt.

Because I know, none of them have it together quite like Stephanie, and before they get to Fripp Island they will be saying “Ooops, we forgot the kids.”

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, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED

BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: MONROY PETER SIMON, 3922 BUTTON GATE COURT, LITHONIA, GA 30038 A fee simple undivided 0.00335694928765309% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1501W1E.

Deed recorded in Book 3632, Pages 1966, Mortgage in Book 3632, Pages 1971. Total amount presently delinquent $12124.32, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $363.60. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument.

As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of

South Carolina.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED

BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: KANDEH KOLLEH YUMKELLA & PHILOMENA VERONICA YUMKELLA, KROKUSWEG 16, TOP 5, VIENNA 1200 WIEN AUSTRIA A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258% ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1606 -W2.

Deed recorded in Book 3710, Pages 1471, Mortgage in Book 3710, Pages 1476. Total amount presently delinquent $18629.04, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $392.50. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument.

As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of

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The perfect wine habit negator CELIA STRONG

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ine drinkers are often creatures of habit. They might like one grape variety but not another.

They might like any Chardonnay with oak aging somewhere in its production.

They might swear they don’t like any wine from a certain

country. Or a certain winery.

Since the goal is to learn more about wines, and have fun doing it, some habits are just going to have to be negated. And, once the first habit is broken, how easy to do more negating!

During hot summer weather, officially this week, many wine drinkers cling to their Pinot Grigios to get through the heat and humidity. Mostly Italian and American.

But bet no one ever thinks of a German Pinot Grigio! A delicious bad habit breaker!

Villa Wolf Pinot Gris is from the Pfalz region of Germany in the southeastern part of the

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The Pfalz is the second largest wine region in Germany, and the Loosen name and reputation for quality wines from there is very highly regarded.

Villa Wolf winery was established in 1756. With an actual villa built on the site in 1843. Dr Loosen took control of Villa Wolf winery and wines in 1996.

Pinot Grigio, or Pinot Gris, is not the norm in German wine production. Habit breaker.

Often, in this country, it is

called by other names – Grauquality wines. burgunder or Rülander.

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And unoaked. It is a light gold color, with aromas and flavors of citrus rinds, peaches, apples and melons. And, some floral qualities. All zesty and fresh in your mouth.

The finished wine has 12.5 percent alcohol, higher than most German wines.

So, the Pinot Grigio, or Pinot Gris, habit is safe.

Phew! An excellent variety to choose for the summer heat.

Just negating the habitual Italian and American as the only choices.

What fun. For $11.99. Enjoy.

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WHAT TO DO Dragonboat races return to Beaufort

Dragonboat Beaufort is hosting its 7th annual DragonBoat Race Day on Saturday, June 22 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in beautiful downtown Beaufort.

The dragon boat races will take place from approximately 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The day starts with an opening ceremony which includes the emotional “Carnation Ceremony,” which honors those who have lost their battle to cancer. Cancer survivors share their experiences and end the Ceremony with “tossing” their carnations in the Beaufort River in remembrance.

Teams of paddlers will then race on the Beaufort River throughout the day in search of victory and more importantly, to raise money for local cancer patients.

Teams are formed from local businesses, community groups, friends and will be joined on the water by a number of “Club” teams who travel in from throughout the southeastern United States. Teams will be placed in different divisions based on heat times and will also include separate divisions for Cancer Survivor Division, Senior Division, Community Division, etc.

The mixed Cancer Survivor Division will be the showcase for our heroes and heroines, who honor the spirit of DragonBoat Race Day. Teams will be fundraising as part of the competition. Individuals and teams that raise the most will be recognized at the Grand Medal Ceremony at the conclusion of the day.

The proceeds from the fundraising effort fuel DragonBoat Beaufort’s two-pronged mission. The first is to fund financial grants to individuals who live, work, or receive cancer treatment in Beaufort County.

Secondly, to fund the ongoing activities of DragonBoat Beaufort’s paddling program.

Island Girls Night Out coming to FWDG

Island Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, meet new friends and win prizes will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at FWDG at 745 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort.

Registration open for game design and development classes

The Beaufort Digital Corridor announces a second summer camp sessions of Game On! – game design and development geared toward middle and high school students. Registration is now open for this limited seating opportunity.

The course will be held at the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s BASEcamp facility from 9 a.m.

until noon, Monday-Friday, July 15-19.

Among the topics will be game strategy, puzzle design and a final project.

This is a special curriculum by Seth Konoza, an animation, game design and computer science educator at Beaufort High School. Students are introduced to the theory, tools, and practice required to create their own games.

Helping students to discover a passion for game design, computer science and coding, Game On! presents kids with the possibility of continuing their education in technology.

Program manager Shelley Barratt adds, “In our third season of offering this course, we are well aware of the tech skills that the newer generation gains early on. The goal is to offer other skills — like critical thinking and user experience — to augment that, and the real work commences once they follow that curiosity throughout their education and into a potential tech career.”

YA Everlasting Book Club

If you are an adult or teen who enjoys reading Young Adult Literature, this book club is for you. All meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library on Scott Street downtown and are free to the public.

Upcoming book discussions: July 10 – For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig; Aug. 14 – Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro.

Eco Camp celebrates 30th year

Beaufort Conservation District will have its 30th Eco Camp July 22-26th. "The Best of Eco Camp" will feature favorite programs from years past with a focus on our coastal ecosystem. Elementary students will examine critters found in oyster reefs, pluff mud, and dock fouling, dissect fish, do a mock dolphin necropsy, as well as practice shrimp net casting. Campers will see local live critters, learn about butterflies, safety and first aid. Friday the students will tour the Port Royal Sound Maritime Museum and take a marsh walk. All campers will receive a T-shirt to decorate and have lunch on Friday sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women's Committee. Please sign up

by July 9 to get this years T-shirt. For details, call 843-255-7306 or visit beaufortconservationdistrict.org.

June Beaufort Drum Circle Dates

All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort S.C. Drum Circle. The Drum Circle gathers every second Monday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and every fourth Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Our final June event will be Thursday, June 27 at

the Contemplative Garden in Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort.

Everyone is welcome to attend this family friendly event. No experience is necessary.

Rain or shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share.

For questions or to join our mailing list, please email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@ gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page Beaufort SC Drum Circle.

Hunting Island Lighthouse tours

Climb the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to the public and learn about the workings and history of the Lighthouse at Hunting Island State Park.

Join Keeper Ted and tour guides any Thursday in June at 10 a.m. You must be 44-inches tall to climb. Cost is $2 per person. Call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437 for reservations.

Park entry fees apply.

Friends of Hunting Island’s Tuesday Turtle Talks

The Friends of Hunting island announce the 2019 Tuesday Turtle Talks running Tuesday, June 11 through Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 10:30am at the picnic shelter by the Lighthouse. There is no fee for the TTT, but the park entry fee does apply.

Each week various topics will be discussed including the natural history of loggerhead turtles, what happens when the turtles come to Hunting Island to lay their eggs, and the conservation and challenges specific to a barrier island such as Hunting Island State Park.

Participation, ideas and questions are always welcome.

After the talk, participants can join TTT host Peggy Willenberg on a short beach walk.

All ages are invited to attend this educational and engaging program.

And for early risers: If you want to join a turtle patrol to check out loggerhead nests, come to the Visitor’s Center parking lot at 6 a.m. sharp any day of the week, and talk with a volunteer in an orange shirt to join a group for that day’s patrol. All ages welcome.

YMCA to offer CPR classes

The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: June 22, July 20, August 17, September 7, September 19, and November 23.

Cost is $35 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. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.

Beaufort Heritage Explorers Camp at the Santa Elena History Center

Immerse your child in a week of interesting local history from 1566 to the 1900s at the Beaufort Heritage Explorers summer camp at the Santa Elena History Center, hosted by the Santa Elena History Center, The Second Founding of America: Reconstruction Beaufort and the Historic Beaufort Foundation.

Dates are June 20-28 or July 29-Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each day concludes with lunch from 12:15 p.m. until pick up with lunch provided on Friday.

The cost is $150 per child with all proceeds benefit participating nonprofits. There are 15 openings for rising 3rd grade through rising 5th grade and 15 openings for rising 6th grade through rising 8th grade.

There must be a minimum of 10 per age group registered by June 15. For more information or to register, visit https://santa-elena. org/new-summer-camp-for-2019/.

June activities at Hunting Island State Park

There are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.

• Mondays: Tie dye, 11 a.m.; Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.

• Tuesdays: Sea Turtle Tracks, 10:30 a.m.; CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.

• Wednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (except June 19) • Thursdays: Interpretive lighthouse tour, 10 a.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.; Sea safari, 4 p.m. (June 20) • Fridays: Lowcountry reptiles, 11 a.m.; Fish printing, 2 p.m.

• Saturdays: Turtle time, 11 a.m.; Creatures of the Night, 2:30 p.m. (June 27); Hunting Island bingo, 3 p.m. (June 15); Sharks!, 3 p.m. (June 29) For a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs & Events.”

All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.

For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.

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LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

THEME: THE 4TH OF JULY ACROSS 1. Reproductive cell 5. Tai's partner 8. At the stern 11. Do like phoenix 12. Person of French descent 13. It can't be refused?

15. Hand-to-hand combat weapon 16. Sty sound 17. Justin Bieber's 2015 hit 18. *Pyrotechnic display 20. De-wrinkler 21. Expression of delight 22. *"O say can you ____" 23. *One of three presidents who died on July 4 26. Gloria Gaynor's "I Will ____" 30. Turkish military leader 31. With complex decorations 34. Biblical place of bliss 35. Economic crisis 37. South American tuber 38. Gladiator's turf 39. Serum, pl.

40. Stellar 42. Humpty Dumpty did this 43. "Jeopardy" competitor, e.g.

45. Blotch or dapple

47. 34th Pres.

48. Unmanned flyer 50. MXN, as in currency 52. *British monarch 56. *____ Burr, officer in Revolutionary War and VP 57. Aquarium dweller 58. Of two minds 59. *Puts John Hancock down 60. Log splitter 61. Arrival times 62. Plays for pay 63. Ball in a socket 64. "____ and rave" DOWN 1. ____ Approach in music education 2. The last Henry Tudor 3. Soviet acronym 4. Shooting star 5. Capital of Egypt 6. ____-dory 7. Varieties 8. '70s hairdo 9. "Where the Red ____ Grows" 10. "Don't ____ this at home!"

12. Pyle of "The Andy Griffith Show" 13. Willow twig 14. *"The Stars and Stripes

____" 19. What pertussis patients do 22. Johnny Cash's boy with unfortunate name 23. En ___, or all together 24. Watcher 25. a.k.a. Pleasant Island 26. *State on Old Glory 27. "That is," Latin 28. Like bribe-taking politician 29. Related on mother's side 32. Narrow margin of victory 33. *Stamp ____, imposed tax on American colonies 36. *One of two Presidents to sign the Constitution 38. "____ came a spider..."

40. Gobbled up 41. Like libertine 44. Venerated paintings in Orthodox church 46. ____-totter 48. Unpleasant airport news 49. One in Pinkerton's gallery 50. Twosome 51. RenÈ Descartes' "therefore" 52. Hunted animal 53. Itty-bitty bit 54. Persian Gulf country 55. Research facil.

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