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S.C. heads to the polls for June 12 primary
There are several ways to vote in the primary In Person Voting. The first method is to vote in person on Tuesday, June 12. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You will need to bring an ID (such as a driver's license) to present before you are cleared to vote. Absentee Voting. Qualified voters can vote absentee in person or by mail. Photo ID is required to vote absentee in person. Photo ID is not required to vote absentee by mail. You must be able
to meet one of the 16 reasons to vote absentee including being out of town on election day or over the age of 65. To vote absentee in person, visit the Bluffton or Beaufort County Election Offices, complete an application, and cast your vote. You may vote absentee in person up until 5 p.m. on the day before the election. Absentee Voting by Mail. To get your application online, you must be able to print your application or save
your application for printing later. You must complete and sign the application and return it to your county voter registration office. You should return the application as soon as possible but no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday before the elections. You may return the application by mail, email, fax, or personal delivery. FOR POLLING LOCATIONS BY PRECINCT, SEE PAGE A5
2018 CANDIDATE PROFILES
GOVERNOR What’s At Stake: The winners of Tuesday’s primaries (or the subsequent run-offs June 26) will face off in the general election in November. Democratic Primary Contenders Phil Noble Jr. Age: 67 Education: Birmingham Southern College (B.S.); Cambridge University; University of Stockholm Experience: Business and technology consultant; founder of three statewide non-profit initiatives – The Palmetto Project, One Laptop Per Child South Carolina, and World Class Scholars; past president of S.C. New Democrats Email: info@philnoble2018.com Website: philnoble2018.com Top Priorities: I believe that we need big change and real reform – right now. We have a system of plantation politics and our legislature and state government have become infected by the disease of corruption – it’s contagious and spreading. It’s a disease that has kept us from having the things that all South Carolinians deserve: Great schools for our kids; honest utility rates; safe roads; good jobs that provide security for our families. James Smith Jr. Age: 50 Education: USC Columbia (B.A., J.D.) Experience: South Carolina House of Representatives, District 72, 1997-Present; United States
SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE The Beaufort County Board of Education remained deadlocked this week in its search for an interim superintendent. The board has met twice since Dr. Jeff Moss’ resignation but has not yet reached a consensus. The group interviewed seven candidates for interim superintendent on Tuesday, May 29, but did not make a decision, and a special executive session on Saturday, June 2, also failed to produce a consensus. Board members did vote unanimously May 29 to hire an attorney to engage in discussions on behalf of the board if and when the members reach an agreement on an interim superintendent. The board’s next scheduled meeting is Thursday, June 7, at which board chairman Earl Campbell previously said he plans to announce the five members of a committee charged with selecting a search firm to conduct the full search for a permanent superintendent. Moss resigned Tuesday, May 15, and his last day with the district will be July 31, at which time he will be paid an amount equal to his 2017-18 salary of $220,000, plus other benefits including his contractually earned annuity of $44,000 and payments for benefits and unused leave days.
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Army Reserve, January 1996-August 1998; South Carolina Army National Guard, 1998-present; Active duty OEF Afghanistan, February 2007May 2008 Email: James@JamesSmith.com Website: jamessmith.com Top Priorities: 1. Expanding access to affordable healthcare. Over 194,000 South Carolinians are being denied access to health care simply because they live in the Palmetto State. By not accepting Medicaid expansion, our leaders are sending our tax dollars to other states while many South Carolinians are using emergency rooms for their own healthcare needs. We need to expand coverage to increase access to high-quality, affordable healthcare and keep our hard-earned tax money and good-paying healthcare jobs at home. 2. Education. I will be an Education Governor who will prioritize recruiting and retaining great teachers, keeping our children safe, pursuing bold reforms, and advancing modernization and innovation in the classroom so that all students are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century. I will work to ensure that teacher salaries meet or exceed the Southeastern regional average. 3. Workforce development and jobs. South Carolina workers should be trained and equipped to meet the job opportunities of the future, and our economic and educational interests should be aligned to connect those workers with good paying
jobs. I will expand partnerships with businesses to train workers for available jobs; create special programs to match veterans with employment opportunities and training; and require schools to offer more technology courses, boost teacher pay, and address the stifling costs of higher education. I will also pursue economic development opportunities in emerging fields like solar and renewable energy and expand internet access in rural communities. Marguerite Willis Age: 68 Education: University of Michigan; Stetson University College of Law Experience: Partner, Nexsen Pruet, LLC; Executive Committee Member, SC Chamber of Commerce; Founder, Eastern Carolina Community Foundation; Former President, SC Women Lawyers Association; Former Trustee, Columbia College; Former Governor, Florida Bar; House of Delegates Member, SC Bar; President, Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow, American Bar Association; Former President, Women’s Bar of DC; Co-Founder, Pee Dee River Coalition Email: marguerite@willisgov.com Website: willisgov.com Top Priorities: 1. The governor’s number one job is economic development. I will continue to attract big businesses, but also support small businesses,
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Indivisible Beaufort to host elections analyst Who votes, who doesn’t and why will be the subject of the next Indivisible Beaufort meeting. The public is invited to attend the meeting which will take place at the Beaufort Library on Scott Street, starting at 11:00 am. Jody Arthur, a 20-year veteran with Procter & Gamble specializing in global sales and markets and data analytics will be the guest speaker, focusing her remarks on the efforts needed to change voter turnout results in Beaufort County. Looking at historic trends, only 11 percent of the county’s registered voters turned out for the April vote on the school district’s bond referendum. During the 2016 presidential election, the county turnout was greater, at 71 percent compared to 68 percent statewide. The county has approximately 112,000 registered voters. Indivisible Beaufort SC is a non-partisan group of local residents who believe this nation embodies rights and respect for all. The group is working to ensure those rights and freedoms remain available to everyone.
It’s official – hurricane season is back in session Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, and Gov. Henry McMaster marked the start with a visit to Beaufort County to discuss hurricane preparedness. A number of resources are available to help coastal residents prepare in the event the Lowcountry is hit for a third consecutive year. The S.C. Hurricane Guide is available for download at scemd.org, and the S.C. Emergency Management Division also has a new smartphone app that can help create a hurricane plan and gives details on evacuation routes. Over the last two years, Beaufort County has seen the effects from two hurricanes. As a result of those storms, there have been lessons learned to include a more efficient re-entry process once an evacuation order is lifted. The Beaufort County Emergency Management Division has devised a tier-system plan allowing certain individuals back into the county at different times, prior to the general public. To read how the tier-system will work, go to https://www. bcso.net/re-entry-pass-system. The public may not return to Beaufort County until an evacuation order has been lifted. Here are some key tips to keep in mind during hurricane season: 1. Make sure to have a destination preplanned if an evacuation is ordered.
Gov. Henry McMaster, left, listens while Kim Stenson of the S.C. Emergency Management Division holds up a copy of his department’s 2018 Hurricane Guide during an emergency preparedness meeting Thursday, May 31, at the Beaufort County Law Enforcement Center. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
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Let someone with whom you aren’t traveling know where you are going and how to reach you. Take pictures of property before the storm. Make an inventory of valuable items. Withdraw cash. Electricity can go out at any time for a long amount of time, making it impossible to use credit and debit cards. Keep the car fueled in case an evacu-
ation order is given. 6. Finally and most importantly, make sure to seek information about evacuations, weather updates, and when to return from reliable sources. Those sources include the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, Beaufort County Emergency Management Division and/ or local law enforcement and first responders.
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June is Cataract Awareness Month By Mark S. Siegel, MD FAAO
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month. Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States and the leading cause of blindness in the world. There are 24 million Americans over the age of 40 who are affected by cataracts, so it seems fitting that an entire month should be dedicated to education and awareness. In anticipation of Cataract Awareness Month, here are some common questions and answers about cataracts: What is the treatment for cataracts? Even though cataracts are so prevalent, they are very simple to treat. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye, which prevents passage of light into the eye. The solution is cataract surgery, which requires a surgeon to remove the deteriorated lens and replace it with an artificial lens called an intraocular lens or IOL. More than 3 million Americans
undergo cataract surgery annually, making it one of the most common surgeries in the United States. In fact, the entire surgery lasts only about 20 minutes, and most people can resume normal activities Dr. Mark Siegel fairly rapidly. Is cataract removal safe? Cataract surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgeries with a success rate of 95 percent. Your surgeon will remove your clouded lens and replace it with an intraocular lens (IOL). Only a minuscule incision in the cornea is necessary to do this procedure, and it can be completed in about 15 minutes in an outpatient surgery center. Do cataracts only affect seniors? Cataracts can affect anyone. Although most people do not show symptoms of cataracts until at least the age of 40, cataracts can
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also affect young adults or even children. Heredity, disease, eye injury, and smoking could cause cataracts to develop at an earlier age. Can I prevent cataracts? There is no proven way to prevent age-related cataracts. However, choosing a healthy lifestyle can slow the progression of cataracts. Some ways to delay the progression of cataracts include avoiding smoking, reducing exposure to UV rays, eating healthy foods, and wearing proper eye protection to avoid eye injury. Having an annual dilated eye exam is the best way to monitor for cataracts as well as other eye diseases. While the eye may not literally be the window to the soul, it is a window into your underlying health. Dr. Mark Siegel is the medical director at Sea Island Ophthalmology at 111 High Tide Drive (off Midtown Drive near Low Country Medical Group). Visit www.seaislandophthalmology.com.
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City celebrates completion of the Boundary Street Improvement Project The City of Beaufort brought a close to the $33 million Boundary Street Improvement Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, June 1. Local and regional leaders spoke at the ceremony at the intersection of Boundary St. and Robert Smalls Blvd., celebrating the completion of the project on time and under budget. The federal, state, county, and City of Beaufort initiative overhauled just over one mile of Boundary Street stretching from Neil Road to Sycamore Street at Beaufort City Hall.
Two major elements of the project were removing overhead power and communications lines into an underground duct bank, reducing urban clutter while creating a safer environment for travel; and realigning the intersection of Boundary St. and Robert Smalls Boulevard. About 35 miles of overhead cables were relocated underground, drainage systems were upgraded, sidewalks were installed on both sides of the street, and new streetlights have been installed along with locally-sustainable landscaping.
Beaufort man convicted of beating ex-girlfriend, setting house on fire A 27-year-old Beaufort man who attacked his ex-girlfriend as she bathed, held her and another man at gunpoint, and endangered a 2-year-old by setting their home on fire, was sentenced Thursday, May 31, the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced. Jessie Matthew Gibbens pleaded guilty Feb. 2 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday following a court-ordered evaluation. Gibbens broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home Nov. 21, 2015, and beat her in the bathroom. When her boyfriend tried to
protect her, the men fought. The woman grabbed her daughter, locked herself in a bedroom, and called police. She told Gibbens law enforcement was on the way, and he left the home. Hours later, Gibbens returned, this time carrying a gas can and armed with a shotgun. Standing in the living room, Gibbens made the woman and her boyfriend get down on their knees and began beating them with the butt of the gun. He locked the woman’s daughter in a bedroom. When the woman tried rescuing the girl, Gibbens threw the
woman to the floor. The woman’s boyfriend ran to a neighbor’s house for help. She also ran to get help. Meanwhile, Gibbens set his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire with the child still inside. The woman saved her daughter by breaking out a window. Gibbens pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree assault and battery, two counts of kidnapping, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, third-degree arson, and false imprisonment.
Gibbens was sentenced to serve 30 years for each of the attempted murder charges, 30 years for each charge of burglary, 30 years for each kidnapping, 15 years for arson, five years for the weapons charge, and three years for the assaults. The sentences are to be served concurrently. The case was prosecuted by Randolph Murdaugh III, special assistant solicitor assigned to the Career Criminal Prosecution Team. Circuit Court Judge Perry M. Buckner handed down the sentence.
The food drive will run June 4-15, and donations must be submitted through www. centurylink.com/fooddrive to be eligible for matching dollars. Individuals wishing to donate will be able to specify Child Abuse Prevention Association as the recipient of their donation. The campaign website will close at 11 p.m. ET on the final day of the campaign. CenturyLink has partnered with more than 140 food banks supporting communities where the company operates around the globe. Matching dollars will be allocated based on the amount of donations directed to each organization. According to Feeding America, nearly 13 million children and more than 50 million seniors face hunger in the U.S. From a global perspective, Action Against Hunger says one in nine people worldwide do not get enough food to eat.
front door having passed windows and other means of escape before losing consciousness. These are issues Burton fire officials hope to address with their smoke detector and public education programs. Citizens needing smoke detectors or assistance with their smoke detectors are encouraged to contact their local fire department for assistance. Citizens living in the Burton Fire District may also email safetyed@burtonfd. org for smoke detector assistance or to request a speaker for their group.
detector in the first fire it may have alerted her much earlier and significantly reduced damages. In the second fire, a closed bedroom door prevented the fire from growing and spreading. We urge all our citizens to have smoke detectors and close bedroom doors at night and when leaving the home.” Citizens can contact their local fire department for assistance with smoke detectors. Burton residents can also email safetyed@ burtonfd.org.
NEWS BRIEFS Driver trapped, fuel and payload spilled in wreck
The Burton Fire District and Beaufort/ Port Royal Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle accident Tuesday, May 29, involving a dump truck that rolled on its side, trapping the driver and spilling fuel and the truck’s payload. Just before 1:30 p.m., firefighters responded to the accident at the intersection of Savannah Highway and Parris Island Gateway. Firefighters arrived on scene and found a dump truck on its side with the driver trapped inside and the dirt payload and fuel spilling. Firefighters rescued the driver who appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries and controlled the fuel spill, which was estimated to be less than 20 gallons. Two lanes of Savannah Highway by the Parris Island Gateway intersection were blocked, and traffic at the intersection delayed for more than 30 minutes while emergency crews worked the scene.
Children’s home to benefit from campaign
The Child Abuse Prevention Association’s Open Arms Children’s Home has been selected as a local beneficiary of the global CenturyLink Campaign to Fight Hunger, gaining the opportunity to earn additional donations plus matching dollars from CenturyLink. Through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, the global IT and communications services provider will match total donations to the campaign up to $1 million.
Fire extinguished, under investigation
The Burton Fire District and MCAS Beaufort Fire and Rescue is investigating a house fire on Hylanda Court just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30. Firefighters responded to a call to find heavy black smoke coming from the front door. Crews entered the home, and while searching for possible victims, extinguished the fire. The home was unoccupied. “Every building is considered occupied until proven otherwise,” said Battalion Chief David Grabenbauer, who was in charge of the scene. “At 5 a.m. we have to assume someone is inside asleep, and if there is a chance to get in there and save them, then that is our priority. Sadly, we have found too many victims in these situations.” The Burton Fire District has experienced several fire fatalities in fires that have occurred late in the evening or in the early morning hours. National statistics show most fire victims are overcome with smoke and found in bed having never woken, or are found by the
Family displaced by house fire
The Burton Fire District responded to back-to-back house fires Monday, June 4, that damaged two homes and displaced one family. The first house fire was reported on Big Road just after 5:30 p.m. Burton and MCAS Beaufort firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the front door of a mobile home and fire coming through the rear. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire located in the kitchen. No injuries were reported; however, a family of two adults and two children were displaced. While fire damages were held to the kitchen, the home suffered heat and smoke damages throughout. The resident said she was on the front porch when she noticed smoke coming from her home. The fire was caused by unattended cooking. The home had no working smoke detectors. Burton and Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters responded to the second fire just before 7 p.m. on Possum Hill Road. A resident returned from work to find her home damaged by soot and smoke. Firefighters located a charred mattress in a rear bedroom but no flames. Firefighters believed the closed bedroom door restricted oxygen to the fire, causing the fire to put itself out. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation. “Smoke detectors and bedroom doors are important lessons here,” said Burton Fire Lt. Alex Murry. “If the homeowner had a smoke
Citizens reminded to help avoid flash flooding
Recent rains have prompted the City of Beaufort to remind residents to do their part in avoiding a repeat of the damaging floods of 2017 by helping to prevent clogged storm-water infrastructure. “The city spends significant money every year on vacuum truck leasing to clear out organic debris” City Manager Bill Prokop said. “We want to take the opportunity to remind our citizens to help us help you. By properly disposing of yard waste and organic debris we can all come out ahead with cleaner infrastructure and less dollars spent on unnecessary cleanup.” The City of Beaufort is spearheading a multi-jurisdictional task force to address storm-water infrastructure needs in the community, and Neal Pugliese, the city’s director of public projects, said the build up of organic material is a recurring issue that residents can help prevent. Examples of problem items include but are not limited to blowing leaves and grass clippings into the roadway, leaving piled or unreported organic material by the roadway for a pickup that isn’t coming, and illicit dumping in drainage ditches running alongside or behind properties. Citizens observing illicit dumping, yard waste not being collected and set for pickup appropriately, or other violations of the Cities code of ordinances are encouraged to report them to code enforcement at 843-322-7965.
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which often create opportunities for women and minorities. I will use the Department of Commerce to focus on ending the rampant poverty that is holding back too many communities in South Carolina, particularly where I live in the Pee Dee; 2. I will expand Medicaid to provide coverage to hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians who can’t afford health insurance. But I will also plan for the future of our healthcare needs, including the possibility that President Trump and his cronies will cut the dollars for critical programs; 3. I will use my office to reform the state’s prison system. For example, the Lee Correctional Institute, like many of our prisons, is poorly staffed and prison guards are underpaid. We need to increase funding to address those problems, and we must crack down on individuals who smuggle contraband into our prisons and treat them like the criminals they are. Republican Primary Contenders Kevin Bryant Age: 51 Education: University of Georgia (B.S. Pharmacy) Experience: Anderson Co GOP Party Chair, 1997-2001; SC Senate, District 3, 2004-2017; SC Lieutenant Governor, 2017-present Email: kevin@kevinbryant.com Website: kevinbryant.com Top Priorities: 1) End abortion in South Carolina; 2) Make SCDOT a cabinet agency; 3) Expand school choice to all S.C. families John Yancey McGill Age: 65 Education: The Citadel; Francis Marion College Experience: S.C. Senate, 1988-2014; S.C. Lieutenant Governor, 2014-15; State Director of Aging Email: info@mcgillforgovernor.com Website: mcgillforgovernor.com Top Priorities: My priority will be the people of South Carolina, all the people. We face many issues and each one of them needs to be addressed equally. Our education system is deplorable. There is no transparency within our state government, and our senior citizens are struggling to make ends meet. I would invite everyone to visit my website and Facebook page to see where I stand on all the issues and even if you do not plan on supporting me to gain some insight into the truth of how our state government works and operates. Henry McMaster Age: 71 Education: USC Columbia (B.A. History, J.D.) Experience: U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, 1981-85; South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1991-94; Attorney General, 2003-2010; South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors, 2011-15; South Carolina Ethics Reform Commission, Co-Chair, 2012-13; Lieutenant Governor, 2015-17; Governor, 2017-present Email: ca@henrymcmaster.com Website: henrymcmaster.com Top Priorities: 1. Jobs. Since 2017, we’ve announced more than 18,000 new jobs from 170 economic development projects, with $5.5 billion in new capital investment in South Carolina. In January, unemployment hit a 17-year low. My number one priority is continuing this trajectory; 2) Relief for ratepayers. The suspension of the VC Summer project was a jarring break of faith with South Carolina ratepayers. The sale of the state’s public utility, Santee Cooper, which is currently saddled with $4.3 billion in debt from the project, is the only feasible solution to protect customers from bearing the cost of this debt through additional rate increases. Further, customers should get back what they paid for this failed project, and I have told the legislature I will veto anything that doesn't fully eliminate the current rate increases. 3) Law and order. Our continuing prosperity requires a renewed emphasis on law and order. We’ve all been shaken in recent years by tragic events at schools across the country. By the end of my first term, I want to see a certified, trained law enforcement resource officer in every S.C. school – all day, every day. Catherine Templeton Age: 47 Education: Wofford (B.A.), USC Columbia ( J.D.) Experience: Templeton describes herself as a “union-busting attorney” and served as former Gov. Nikki Haley’s Secretary of Labor, after which she headed the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control. Website: catherinetempleton.com Top Priorities: To end Columbia’s culture of corruption and lead a conservative revolution to cut spending, cut government, and cut regulation. Templeton vows to pass constitutional carry, reduce abortions, and close the state’s primaries. John Warren Jr. Age: 38 Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A.); New York University (M.B.A.) Experience: Founder and CEO of Lima One Capital, a specialty mortgage finance company; U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served four years on active duty as an infantry officer, including seven months deployed to Iraq, before leaving with the rank of Captain. Email: campaign@warrenforgovernor.com Website: warrenforgovernor.com Top Priorities: Warren’s platform highlights stopping corruption, reducing spending, unleashing the job market, cracking down on illegal immigration, protecting life at all stages, investing in eduction, and defending the second amendment. U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 What’s At Stake: The winners of Tuesday’s primaries (or the subsequent run-offs June 26) will face off in the general election in November. Democratic Primary Contenders Joe Cunningham Age: 36 Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.S.
Ocean Engineering), Chase Law School Experience: Former ocean engineer; attorney practicing construction law Email: joe@joecunninghamforcongress.com Website: Top Legislative Priorities: 1. Improving our healthcare system by building upon and fixing the Affordable Care Act by tackling the cost of insurance and prescription drugs; 2. Addressing traffic issues in the Lowcountry by bringing home federal resources for infrastructure projects; 3. Ensuring that every child has access to a high quality education, no matter where they live or how much money their parents earn. Toby Smith Age: 55 Education: USC Columbia (B.A. Government and International Studies) Experience: Eight years as federal government employee; 20 years non-profit consulting, management, and grant writing Email: tobysmith4congress@gmail.com Website: Top Legislative Priorities: 1. Safety in schools. We can no longer sit back and say that nothing will happen in our community. 2. As the former executive director of a food pantry, we witnessed a number of struggling parents of all hues make the transition from running between three underpaying jobs to stepping up to one that fully provided. I see the need for a dual approach — legislation mandating equal wages while connecting the dots in our community. 3. Protecting, preserving and codifying the rich history of the Gullah Geechee people and traditions. I am four generations from slavery on my Mom's side of the family and I want the generations that follow to feel a connection to those who came before and to experience a unique cultural link that has given substantially to America. Republican Primary Contenders Katie Arrington Age: 47 Education: Canisius College; Walden University Experience: S.C. State House of Representatives, District 94, 2016-present Email: info@votekatiearrington.com Website: votekatiearrington.com Top Legislative Priorities: Arrington’s website lists fighting to keep South Carolina jobs and growing our economy, working to improve transportation, defending Constitutional rights such as rightto-life and the second amendment, supporting the military and veterans, and protecting senior citizens among her top priorities. Dimitri Cherny Age: 57 Education: Electrical engineering Experience: See LinkedIn Email: dimitri@chernyforcongress.us Website: chernyforcongress.us Top Legislative Priorities: 1. Climate change. We must get off all fossil fuels in the next 10 years or sooner if we want to leave a habitable planet for our grandkids. At this point oceans will rise more than 30 feet in the next few … well, no one knows … decades or centuries. What we do know is that the rise will be exponential – accelerating and continuing to more than 100 feet if we don't get off fossil fuels; 2. Wealth and income inequality has been the final stage of every civilization preceding us, just before collapse. We must make wealth and income more equitable or we will suffer the same fate. Those are my two highest long-term civilization threatening priorities; 3. In the shorter term I will work to implement universal single-payer healthcare, strengthen Social Security, provide better veteran and soldier support, improve our educational systems, and get big money out of politics and elections. Mark Sanford Age: 58 Education: Furman University (B.A.), University of Virginia (M.B.A.) Experience: Founder/Owner, Norton & Sanford Real Estate Investment, 1992-1994; U.S. Congressman, 1995-2001; Captain, United States Air Force Reserve, 2002-2011; Governor, State of South Carolina, 2003-2011; U.S. Congressman, 2013-present Email: mark@marksanford.com Website: marksanford.com Top Legislative Priorities: 1. Addressing what Admiral Mike Mullen called the biggest threat to American Security...the national debt and the spending that drives it. 2. Bettering the systems we have in government so that the money you invest in government is indeed well spent. This is the reasoning behind my bill on the Highway Trust Fund just as it is our FEMA clean-up bill or the Federal Employee Bonus Disclosure bill. 3. Protecting the unique look and feel of the Lowcountry. My position on the issue of offshore drilling and testing is representative of this. SECRETARY OF STATE What’s At Stake: The winner of Tuesday’s primary (or the subsequent run-off June 26) will face Democrat Melvin Whittenburg in the general election in November. Republican Primary Contenders Nelson Faerber Age: 32 Education: Clemson University; Florida State University College of Law Experience: Faerber is a former Clemson wide receiver and U.S. Air Force veteran. He deployed to Afghanistan for 192 days as a legal advisor and later received combat training on small arms, hand-to-hand combat, improvised explosive device recognition, and tactical combat casualty care. Email: Website: nelson.vote Top Priorities: Faerber’s website highlights his desire to modernize government to improve efficiency, security, costs, and E-government; provide incentives to help veterans and those with disabilities; and cut government red tape to aid entrepreneurs. Mark Hammond Age: 54 Education: Newberry College (B.A., Political Science, 1986); Clemson University (Masters in
PRECINCT(S) Beaufort 1, 2, & 3 Burton 1A Burton 1B & 3 Burton 1C & 1D (temp.) Burton 2A & 2B Burton 2C Lady's Island 1A Lady's Island 1B Lady's Island 2A (temp.) Lady's Island 2B & 2C Lady's Island 3A & 3C Lady's Island 3B Mossy Oaks 1A Mossy Oaks 1B Mossy Oaks 2 Port Royal 1 & 2 Dale /Lobeco Seabrook 1 Seabrook 2 Seabrook 3 Sheldon 1 Sheldon 2 Saint Helena 1A Saint Helena 1B Saint Helena 1C Saint Helena 2A Saint Helena 2B Saint Helena 2C (temp.)
POLLING LOCATION Charles L Brown Activity Center, 1001 Hamar Street Burton Wells Recreation Center, 1 Middleton Recreation Dr Robert Smalls International Academy, 43 W.K. Alston Rd Bethel Word and Worship Deliverance Temple, 239 County Shed Road Community Bible Church (Youth Center), 638 Parris Island Gateway Love House Ministries, 423 Parris Island Gateway Lady's Island Middle School, 30 Cougar Drive Lady's Island Elementary School, 73 Chowan Creek Bluff Rd. Coosa Elementary School (mobile units), 45 Middle Rd. David Smith Community Center, 140 Coosaw River Dr. Tidal Creek Fellowship, 290 Brickyard Point Rd. Lady's Island Airport Building, 39 Airport Cir. Cornerstone Christian Church, 2301 First Blvd. Beaufort Middle School, 2501 Mossy Oaks Rd. Mossy Oaks Elementary School, 2510 Mossy Oaks Rd. YMCA of Beaufort, 1801 Richmond Ave Davis Elementary School, 364 Keans Neck Rd Beaufort County Public Works, 120 Shanklin Rd. Whale Branch Middle School, 2009 Trask Pkwy. Grays Hill Full Gospel Deliverance Church, 147 Bruce K. Smalls Drive Elijah Washington Medical Center, 211 Paige Point Rd. Booker T. Washington Community Center, 182 Booker T. Washington Cir. St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Rd Scott Community Center, 242 Scott Hill Rd. Dataw Isl. Club Community Center, 43 Marina Dr. St. Helena Elementary School, 1025 Sea Island Pkwy. Gloria Potts Community Center, 130 Seaside Rd. Fripp Island Community Center Chapel, 205 Tarpon Blvd.
Education, 1988) Experience: Elected to serve as Secretary of State in 2002. Prior service as Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Email: jmarkhammond@bellsouth.net Website: Hammond4SC.com Top Priorities: 1. Continuing to update and enhance online filings in South Carolina’s growing economy. Since 2013, the Secretary of State’s Office has seen a 33 percent increase in business filings and a 62 percent increase in charities filings; 2. The enactment of electronic notarization in order to streamline transactions in real estate, business, and other areas requiring authentication to prevent fraud; 3. A centralized portal for onestop filing for business licenses statewide. Joshua Putnam Age: 29 Education: North Greenville University (B.S., Marketing) Experience: S.C. State Representative, District 10 Email: joshua@joshuaputnam.com Website: joshuaputnam.com Top Priorities: 1. Reform the office of the Secretary of State; 2. Be an advocate for small business; 3. Election reform. Kerry Wood Age: 52 Experience: Wood is an Air Force veteran who served in Washington, D.C., and the Middle East and runs his own political consulting firm. Email: Website: cleanupsc.com Top Priorities: Wood’s website hits hard on his desire to clean up corruption in state politics. ATTORNEY GENERAL What’s At Stake: The winner of Tuesday’s primary (or the subsequent run-off June 26) will face Democrat Constance Anastopoulo in the general election in November. Republican Primary Contenders Todd Atwater Age: 52 Education: Wofford College (B.S.); USC Columbia ( J.D.) Experience: Chief Counsel, Senator Strom Thurmond, United States Senate Labor and Human Relations Committee, 1992-94; Vice President, Governmental Relations, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 1995-97; Legislative Director, Gov. David M. Beasley, 1997-99; President/ CEO, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, 1999-03; S.C. House of Representatives, District 87, 2010-present; CEO, South Carolina Medical Association, 2003-present; Board member, South Carolina Office of Rural Health, 2003-present; South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee, 2005-present; Palmetto Family Council, 2007-present Email: todd@atwaterforag.com Website: atwaterforag.com Top Priorities: Atwater’s website says he is running “because it’s time to clean up the public corruption and restore fait in state and local government.” Among his priorities, he lists putting a task force in place to end the culture of corruption in government, working with law enforcement and neighborhood leaders to eliminate gang activity and mitigate the opioid pandemic, and restore safety to our communities. William Herlong Age: 59 Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Biochemistry, 1981); Northwestern ( J.D.) Experience: I have practiced law for 32 years. I have prosecuted and defended cases of every size, length, and degree of complexity on both the plaintiff and defense sides as part of law firms big and small and for the last 13 years on my own. Email: william@herlongforag.com Website: herlongforag.com Top Priorities: 1. Fighting corruption; 2. Fighting corruption; 3. Fighting corruption. The rampant corruption in Columbia has gone unpoliced and unchallenged for far too long. The Attorney General is tasked with being the state’s Chief Legal Officer and is charged with protecting the state’s interest. We have had an Attorney General who is either actively engaged with the corruption in Columbia or too incompetent or compromised to utilize the tools available to him to fight it. While corruption undermines everything, my priorities would also include focusing aggressively on gang violence and human trafficking, and, frankly, I would focus on being a lawyer (and not a politician) protecting the state’s interest. Alan Wilson Age: 44 Education: Francis Marion University (B.S., Political Science); USC Columbia ( J.D.)
Experience: S.C. National Guard; Colonel in Judge Advocate General Corps; S.C. Attorney General 2010-present; Website: wilsonforag.com Top Priorities: Wilson’s website claims he will aim to continue his existing policies “focused on keeping South Carolina’s families safe, defending their freedom and protecting their futures.” COUNTY AUDITOR What’s At Stake: The winner of Tuesday’s primary will be the next Beaufort County auditor. Republican Primary Contenders Jim Beckert Experience: Started and managed a private business for 20 years through times of growth and recession; diverse business operations skill set learned while competing in the free market. Transferring those skills to a not-for-profit entity, has transformed the auditor’s office. With customer service that consistently exceeds expectations, we have reduced taxes, issued record refunds for over payments, and improved paid tax bill rates to a record 98.28 percent as reported by my peer, the county treasurer. Email: Website: Top Priorities: 1. Continue building on the 98.28 percent success of paid tax bills by focusing on lowering the values of property that causes citizens to be overtaxed; 2. Advocate, inform, educate, and empower citizens to question their government to correct the software programming that has overtaxed citizens since 2009 and issue refunds for overpayments based on the law; 3. Continue to collaborate with local and state officials to ensure the taxation process is working effectively and is accountable to the citizens. George Wright Experience: Spent 20 years in the Marine Corps, specializing in the most complex systems in the military and developing strong leadership skills. Worked 14 years with the county, becoming an expert on the taxation process, first in the IT Department managing and analyzing taxation data, and now as the deputy treasurer, where I’ve had the burden of identifying the auditor’s errors. With my knowledge of the errors made and background in technology, I know how to fix them and prevent them from happening again. Email: Website: wrightforauditor.com Top Priorities: 1. I will institute internal controls so taxpayers have confidence in the accuracy of their tax bill. We’ve all read the news reports, the continued taxation errors in the Auditor’s Office must be fixed; 2. I will publish online all taxation data and the office’s policies for handling taxpayer requests so there is transparency in what the Auditor’s Office does; 3. Through my relationships built over the last 14 years, I will restore confidence in the professionalism of the Auditor's Office SHERIFF What’s At Stake: The winner of Tuesday’s primary will be the next Beaufort County sheriff. Republican Primary Contenders PJ Tanner Experience: Beaufort County Sheriff (1998-present) Email: tannerforsheriff@gmail.com Website: tannerforsheriff.com Top Issues: 1. Growth. With growth comes crime, traffic, mental illness, and drug and alcohol abuse; 2. Law enforcement recruitment and officer retention; 3. School and public facility protection. Combating these issues require good communication between our local government officials and our law enforcement leaders. We have an excellent compensation plan in place to help us recruit and retain our officers, but as our surrounding counties and towns grow we will be competing with them. JoJo Woodward Jr. Experience: Hilton Head Fire Department (198486); Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office (1986-91, 1992-2013); Hardeeville Police Department (1991-92) Email: jojo@jojoforsheriff.com Website: jojoforsheriff.com Top Issues: Communication, Traffic, and Drug & Gang crime. We must bring a new focus on community policing, a new vision that proactively solves problems, and bring new, ideas and strategies to make our communities safer. We must devote more manpower & resources to the short-staffed traffic patrol teams. Drug specific law enforcement has declined in Beaufort County. JoJo will revitalize the BCSO Drug Investigations Unit. Drug and gang crime has no borders and we also must work together with other regions.
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The 2017 tax cut sure sounded good. But come to find out — as is so often the case — there are a couple of glitches. One big one — our state income taxes are calculated off of our federal income taxes, and because of the new federal tax bill, South Carolinians will pay $180 million to $200 million more this year in state income taxes. Here’s what hurts: Our state lawmakers were apprised of this news in February so they had ample time to fix the problem, but they didn’t manage to do so. Since the state is the recipient of the six-figure windfall, one naturally wonders how hard they tried. This was classic Columbia. To kick off the effort to address what appeared to be an unintended consequence of the new federal tax law, the South Carolina House of Representatives went down several roads concurrently, none of which resulted in a bill for the governor’s signature. The route favored by the House Speaker — and the one that would seem the simplest — addressed only the conformity issue. What’s “conformity”? As suggested above, South Carolina and five other states still use federal taxable income as the basis for what income taxpayers owe the state. This method is called “conformity” because the state tax system conforms to the federal tax law. But it creates a professional tax-preparer’s dream because every tax benefit the feds give must be reviewed up or down by the state. Some are approved while others are declined, and those determinations are reflected on our federal tax returns. On top of that, the state gives its own tax breaks that provide other write-downs. The more tax breaks lawmakers give the smaller the tax base, and thus the higher the taxes of those who don’t get the breaks. Tax-preparers get paid a lot to keep track of all this. So do lobbyists. Most other states use the simpler adjusted gross income as that starting point. Advocates of the Flat Tax understandably say both systems are overly and unnecessarily complicated. Addressing conformity would have addressed the $180M
to $200M issue, but other legislators wanted to go further, using the conformity issue as a jumping off point from which to fix some of the other known inequities in the Bill Rauch current state tax system. Here’s where the initiative jumped the rails and got so complicated it couldn’t be addressed in a single session. Inequities? It happens the Palmetto Promise Institute issued a good report last week that details some of the big ones. But they were not secrets. Here’s a glimpse: According the Palmetto Promise Institute’s chief economist, Dr. Rebecca Gunnlaugsson, 41 percent of South Carolinians are in the highest tax bracket (7 percent) while 42 percent of South Carolinians who file tax returns pay nothing. The 7 percent bracket is the highest in the Southeast (Georgia and Kentucky are at 6 percent, Virginia at 5.75, North Carolina at 5.49, Alabama and Mississippi at 5, and Florida and Tennessee at 0), and the threshold to get into it is set ridiculously low — those who have incomes of $14,650 or more pay the top rate. The effect, according to The Tax Foundation, is that South Carolina is 43rd of the 50 states in per capita income, but what the state is collecting in state income taxes ranks 31st. The Palmetto Promise’s report goes on to say because of the state’s “60+ legislatively-created credits and deductions that totaled over $890M in 2014, and they grow each year” (in addition to the many exclusions that have been created by Congress) many are paying way too much and many are paying way too little. Suffice it to say, besides fixing conformity, when the inequities are lumped in the lawmakers have their hands full. Setting these wrongs right will no doubt take a while, plenty long enough for the lawmakers (who are also the budget-writers) to get used to spending the $180M to $200M windfall. Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.
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at the same time — perfect for a warm weather sipper. It pairs well with fish and shellfish (despite no water borders in its region), mild cheeses, cold suppers, salads, vegetables, and more. This bottle has a blue foil Celia Strong top and sells for $10.99. Bigi Orvieto Classico Amabile is a much rarer wine. It is made from 50 percent Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico), 20 percent Grechetto, 10 percent Verdello, 10 percent Malvasia Toscano, and 10 percent Drupeggio. Production is similar to the Secco, and this wine also is a straw yellow color with aromas and flavors of wildflowers, honey, musk, and bitter almonds. But it’s with food that this wine shines. The plain shrimp you can enjoy with the Secco, but when they get dipped in cocktail sauce, they need the Amabile. Sushi shines with the Amabile. Anything with a bit of spiciness (sauces, curries, ginger) needs the Amabile. Sharper and stronger cheeses need the Amabile. Slightly sweet does not mean sweet. It means just a small hint of sweetness that makes Amabile perfect when no dry wine can come close. For $10.99, with a gold foil top on its bottle. But Bigi makes one more Umbrian white wine. Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone. The name comes from a wonderful story about how good the wines were at inns on a highway to Rome at the turn of the 12th century. Seems in the town Montefiascone, they were particularly good, and the wall was marked “It is! It is!! It is!!!” This Bigi wine is made from 65 percent Trebbiano Toscano, 20 percent Malvasia Bianca, and 15 percent Trebbiano Giallo, and Bigi pays the same attention to the details of its production. It is fresh and fruity with floral notes and a smooth, lingering finish for $11.99. All three of these Bigi wines, after many years of being absent, are available to us again. And they open all kinds of doors to summer sipping. They are what they are, and so much more. Enjoy. Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor & Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.
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Something scary is going on right now across the country: Restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops have begun to list calories on their menus. No longer can we just go out and enjoy a nice meal without guilt. Now, it is in your face. We had gotten used to having the calories listed on the foods we purchase in grocery stores, but you have to really look for the information on the packages. It is different in a restaurant, when the description of the menu item has the calories posted right there. While traveling recently, we went into a restaurant that specialized in good old fashion barbecue ribs. It was a highly recommended place, and we were looking forward to a delicious dinner. The menu had pictures of ribs, hamburgers, steaks, salads, and desserts, all of which looked great. I wanted to have the baby back ribs, and the description was wonderful — hand-rubbed ribs with herbs and spices, slow roasted. (Cal 1,360-2,400) “What? There are calories listed on this menu! What is going on?” We called the waitress over to our table and asked, “Is this correct? Are you sure there weren’t any typos in this menu. How could a house-made chicken pot pie have 1,420 calories?” She nodded, slowly, knowing that she was going to have to deal with another
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Dueling Pianos returns to the stage in Port Royal
The dueling piano duo of Marty Richardson and Greg Cloninger (aka El Grego) are once again bringing a night of music, laughter, and fun – and hopefully a bit of charitable giving – to Port Royal. The duo’s show, “Dueling Pianos – A Musical Night to Remember,” to benefit Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort, sold out in November despite being rescheduled due to Hurricane Irma, and now they’re bringing it back by popular demand on June 15 at The Shed. Dueling Pianos, sponsored in part by CBC National Bank, is Alzheimer’s Family Services’ 11th annual dinner theatre and the organization’s major fundraiser of the year. The agency, a local non-profit, provides education, support and respite
to area caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease. “Not to cast a shadow on such a fun and lively evening,” Alzheimer’s Family Services Executive Director Arlene Heape-Hull said, “but if you haven’t been touched by this terrible disease or seen it first hand, you might not realize how devastating it is and the toll it takes on the caregivers.” Alzheimer’s is the third leading cause of death in the United States and of the top 10 causes, it is the only one with no cure. The agency relies heavily on support from the community and its fundraisers to provide services to caregivers. The evening will include an open bar sponsored by Gilbert Law Firm, dinner from 12 local chefs, a live and silent auction, a retro photo booth to record memories of the night, and as
much music as can be packed into the evening. Included in the live auction is “Susan’s Desk,” hand-crafted by Steve Lanier with wood salvaged from felled trees from Hurricane Matthew. Susan Shaffer, whom the desk is named for, was the victim of a fatal car accident involving a FEMA truck removing waste and felled trees from the area. It is the hope of both Lanier and Alzheimer’s Family Services, an agency that Susan worked with in 2010, that this desk will serve as a legacy for Susan and will always be used with her love of life in mind. Tickets for the event are $65 in advance and $75 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.afsgb.org or by calling the office at 843-521-9190.
Beaufort Digital Corridor hosting student entrepreneurs for the summer This summer the Beaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) is hosting a team of student entrepreneurs from the College of Charleston’s ImpactX, a technology startup accelerator program, in partnership with Rotary Club of the Lowcountry, the City of Beaufort, and ImpactX. The summer live/work/mentorship program is part of a larger economic development strategy — the Beaufort Digital Corridor serves as liaison between institutions of higher education and the business community to enable graduates to remain in the state of South Carolina. The idea was solidified after last month’s TECHconnect that featured a visit from Dr. Chris Starr, Associate Professor of Information Management at the College of Charleston School of Business. The BDC-ImpactX pilot program creates a model for launching similar projects with other partner colleges in the future. The three-person team was one of the winners in the final pitch competition. Their project, PollPit, is an impact-driven, digital square that allows people to recognize and prioritize local issues within their community. “I think this is good for the students and wonderful for Beaufort,” Mayor Billy Keyserling said. “For the past three years I have followed ImpactX and the parallel evening program for existing and future Charleston businesses. To witness the presentations at the end of each semester is amazing as it demonstrates what students can accomplish with the right mix of inspiration and support.” By connecting students directly with the BDC’s technology-incubator approach, students get direct interaction with experienced professionals that can help them with the com-
“To witness the presentations at the end of each semester is amazing as it demonstrates what students can accomplish with the right mix of inspiration and support.” BILLY KEYSERLING, MAYOR OF BEAUFORT plexities of getting their businesses launched - right here in Beaufort. “This bridges the gap that can make the difference between successful startups that stay right here and create good paying jobs, and talented students that become someone else’s employee in faraway cities and states,” Beaufort City Council member Stephen Murray added. “Talent is one of the pillars of the Beaufort Digital Corridor. The economic vitality, global competitiveness, and prosperity of our country, and of the Beaufort community, depends on the innovation and skills of our workforce. To draw in and develop talent like this is beneficial for all.”
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A 45-member choir made up of singers from 12 or more local churches and six dynamic soloists will take the stage at USCB’s Center for the Arts for “Unity Through Song.” The “unity-in-the-community musical,” which hits the stage Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 10, at 4 p.m., will feature beloved gospel, jazz, and blues numbers, performances by soloists Scott Gibbs, Elaine Lake, Velma Polk, Curtis Dansby, Bessie Bates, and Terry Herron, and audience sing-alongs. Special guest Eric Williams, curator of religion for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., will provide an insider’s view of the new museum. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for seniors, and $25 for general admission and can be purchased at uscbcenterforthearts.com, by calling 843-521-4145, or in person at the USCB Center for the Arts box office at 801 Carteret St.
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Balloons were everywhere Faith Washington, left, gets some help with cap and gown offering congratulations to the 181 graduating seniors of from classmate Ayanna Milledge while getting ready for Battery Creek High School. their 2018 graduation ceremony at Battery Creek High.
Smiling faces everywhere as these seniors get ready for their graduation ceremony Saturday morning at Battery Creek High School. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
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attery Creek High School graduated 181 seniors during its 2018 commencement exercises on Saturday, June 2, at the school’s Dolphin Stadium. Battery Creek’s graduating class, led by valedictorian Hien Dang Tran and salutatorian Hannah Ryanne Barnhardt, earned about $4.4 million in scholarships.
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eaufort High School packed Eagle Stadium on both sides as it graduated 296 seniors Monday, June 4, during the 2018 commencement exercises. Valedictorian Sarah McMullen and salutatorian Jackie Kim headed up the graduating class that earned about $8.3 million in scholarships.
Scholarships available for inaugural SPORTS BRIEFS Camp Conroy: Build A Book program Homeschooling seminar The Pat Conroy Literary Center will partner with the Technical College of the Lowcountry to host the inaugural “Camp Conroy: Build A Book,” a two-week summer camp for students ages 11 to 15, from June 18-29. The program, which runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, will provide campers with a hands-on program of building a book from start to finish. This nature-inspired, collaborative experience includes research, exploration, and interpretation of the natural world. Participants will engage with writing, illustrating, photographing, editing, storyboarding, and producing a book. The campers will act as a team, producing the book and chasing the story. Each camper will have a vital role in the conception, editorial content, and design. In the first week, the book’s theme and overall design will be determined, as well as production team member roles: writers, poets, photographers, artists, copy editors, designers, and production editors. Throughout the camp, the participants will work with instructors to create, revise, and compile their content for the book, including stories, essays, poems, artwork, and photographs. The participants will also constructively critique one another’s work, a key and engaging part of the collaborative process. The first week also includes a field trip to the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center, where the participants will explore the exhibits and talk with master naturalists about the beauty of the environment and how to interpret and protect it as good stewards.
During the second week, participants will focus on editing, revision, production, and building a book mockup, prepping for its final print delivery. The students will visit the Storybook Shoppe in Bluffton and Alex Bell from Starbooks in Hilton Head will explain, in an interactive seminar, the anatomy of a book and the publication process. Bookshop owner Sally Sue Lavigne will share samples of published children’s books. Campers will spend the remainder of the week building their own book. David Woods of Budget Print in Beaufort will print the final book, which will be part of a final exhibition at the Mather School that will include all the campers’ stories, poems, artwork, and photography. Family and friends will then be invited to a closing celebration, and additional books will be available for order. Camp Conroy is limited to 15 participants and open to middle-school-aged students to rising high school sophomores. The $299 registration fee includes daily lunches and two field trips. Nine scholarships are available; to apply, students should submit a sample of their work (essay, poem, artwork, or photograph) by June 10 to the Pat Conroy Literary Center, 308 Charles Street, Beaufort, SC 29902, ATTN: Camp Conroy. Camp registration forms are available online at www.tcl.edu or www.tinyurl. com/campconroy. The instructors for the camp are published authors Miho Kinnas and Lisa Anne Cullen and photographer Maura Connelly, who also is the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s communication and events coordinator.
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A home-education seminar will be held at Beaufort’s Community Bible Church, 638 Parris Island Gateway, Thursday, June 7, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dr. Carl Broggi and his wife, Audrey, will share why they believe homeschooling might be the right way to educate one’s children in the 21st century. A question and answer segment will be held at the end of the program. The seminar is $5 per person to cover materials. Additional information is available online at communitybiblechurch.us or by calling 843-525-0089.
Vernoy named to Dean's List at Bob Jones University
Janelle Vernoy of Beaufort, a junior Music and Church Ministries major, was among more than 800 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2018 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.
Students earn perfect scores in competition
Nine Beaufort County School District elementary school students earned perfect scores in the spring edition of a national vocabulary competition. 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. In the 201718 academic year’s third competition in the
Blue Division: • Five Broad River Elementary School students earned perfect scores – third-grader Levi Earnest, fourth-graders Kylee Douglas and Jaime Malddonado Najeri, and fifth-graders Joanna Lin and Jose Martinez Cerillo. The students were coached by Patricia Horton. • Two Bluffton Elementary School students earned perfect scores – third-graders Sam Cook and Alex Eccles. The students were coached by Nicole Sparks and Rachel Gauvreau. • Hilton Head Island International Baccalaureate Elementary School fifth-grader Nathaniel Greenberg earned a perfect score. The coach was Sharon Politi. • Red Cedar Elementary School third-grader Kensley Kaney earned a perfect score. Coaches were Virginia Pratt and Dee Kubic. Nationally, only 68 third-graders, 42 fourth-graders and 60 fifth-graders achieved perfect results. 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. Although most vocabulary enrichment and analogy-solving programs are designed for use by high school students, WordMasters materials are created for younger students in grades 3-8. Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically.
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KC Mike cooks up a smokin’ lunch By Kat Walsh
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In addition to the dine-in menu and rotating daily specials, KC Mike’s also offers smoked meat combos to go. Smoked pork butt, beef brisket, chicken and salmon are available by advanced order. KC Mike’s can also come to you – catering services are available.
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Four members of The Island News staff arrived Thursday, May 31, with open minds and empty stomachs at KC Mike's Smokin’ — a newly opened barbecue restaurant on Lady’s Island. Many locals are already familiar with (and fans of ) KC Mike’s – his first location outside the Port Royal Maritime Center has been gaining a steady following since it opened. With some generous help from owner Mike Reilley (aka KC Mike), we chose wisely: Between the four of us, we ordered everything on the lunch menu. (For research purposes, of course.) As we waited on our massive order, a customer stopped by our table on her way out. “You have to try the baked beans, they’re amazing!” she said. “Secretly, that’s the reason I come here.” A few minutes later, the four of us were able to agree with her. Betty, one of our sales reps, ordered one of Thursday’s specials, the smoked chicken salad sandwich. She pronounced it to be fabulous, noting that it’s hard to find good smoked chicken salad. Elizabeth, one of our publishers, got one of KC Mike’s most popular creations, the KC Burger, a combination of ground beef, short ribs, and beef brisket smoked to delicious perfection. Nikki, another sales rep and the most generous sharer of our group, ordered the combination plate, a substantial serving of baby back ribs, smoked chicken thighs, and beef sausage. I ordered the pulled pork plate – the most popular item on the menu. “In the South, especially in South Carolina, when you say barbecue, you are talking about pulled pork,” said Mike. The sausage, ribs, and pork, rich and smoky in flavor without being drowned in sauce, were table favorites. As was the Brunswick stew. And the corn bread. And the coleslaw. And the brisket. You get the idea.
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POWERHOUSE PROGRAM Team Beaufort shows off weightlifting skills
Coach Ray Jones, left, describes some of the techniques of Olympic style weightlifting to parents and friends of the weightlifters. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Team Beaufort weightlifters have been making names for themselves all around the world for years, but they rarely get to put on a show for the hometown crowd. The non-profit organization of amateur weight lifters that represent Beaufort all over the world held an exhibition Friday, June 1, at CrossFit Beaufort, showcasing 16 of the team’s lifters ranging in age from 10 to 60. The group included multi-time national and world champion C.J. Cummings, a recent Beaufort High School graduate who owns multiple youth and junior world records and is an Olympic hopeful, and fellow Beaufort High student Dade Stanley, who embarked Sunday for the 2018 Youth Pan-American Championships in Colombia. Friday’s exhibition was a demonstration of Olympic-style weightlifting, including the dead lift, snatch, and clean and jerk. The event was free and open to the public, but fans were asked for donations to help fund competitors’ trips to upcoming events.
Left: Justice Little, 11, gets under the bar during his clean and jerk of 39kg. Above: Ten-year-old Cole Fender, right, shows his championship form during the clean and jerk while teammate Justice Little watches.
BHS hires new basketball head coach
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By Justin Jarrett
Lynch signs with Limestone Saints
Beaufort High School has hired former Greenwood High assistant Will Lowther as its new varsity boys’ basketball head coach. Lowther just completed his ninth year as a teacher and coach – eight of them at Greenwood – and is eager to begin his second stint as a head coach. He left Greenwood in 2015 to become the head coach at South Aiken, only to return a year later after commuting from Greenwood daily. He expects a longer tenure this time around. “It’s a great opportunity to get back into the head coaching ranks again and build a program and to come into a place that has some tradition,” Lowther said. “They’ve been down a little bit, and there’s a chance to come in and turn them around and build a championship mindset.”
Lowther is the Eagles’ third new coach since longtime coach Bruce Beasley’s contract was not renewed in 2014. Beasley coached the Eagles for 25 years and was only the school’s second boys’ basketball coach Will Lowther since integration. Lowther replaces Michael Ark, who departs after one season. Beaufort finished 2-20 overall and 0-10 in region play a year ago with a team that featured only two seniors. “We have some pieces that we feel like we can get some things moving in the right direction and start building some things,” Lowther said. “When people see us we want them to know that defensively we’re going to get after it.”
BHS holding free football, hoops camps
Beaufort High School senior Jhaniyah Lynch signed a letter-of-intent last week to accept a track and field scholarship to attend Limestone College. Lynch was a twosport athlete in basketball and track for the Eagles.
Beaufort High School will hold free football and basketball camps this summer. BHS girls’ basketball coach Reggie Jones Sr. and new boys’ coach Will Lowther will hold a free camp June 25-28 at Lady’s Island Middle School. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day and is open to boys and girls ages 6-14. For more information, email lowtherwilliambhs@gmail. com. New coach DeVonte Holloman and the Eagles’ football coaching staff will hold a free camp July 11-13 for all players entering grades 3-8. The camp will be held at Beaufort High and runs from 8 a.m. to noon each day. Register online at goo.gl/ forms/jjnPRdEKjr7ec4aG2 or send email to hollomancd@gmail.com.
2018 American Legion kicks off The Beaufort Ospreys senior American Legion baseball team was set to open the regular season at home on Wednesday, June 6, against Hampton and travel to Walterboro on Thursday, June 7. The junior teams also opened the regular season last week. Here are the remaining schedules for each team.
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WHAT TO DO BIFF presents Shorts at High Noon
Every Wednesday in May and June, the Beaufort International Film Festival will present Shorts at High Noon, featuring a collection of short films, student films, and animated films that were official submissions to the film festival over the past 11 years. The films are shown in Maclean Hall (Building 12) auditorium at the Technical College of the Lowcountry beginning at noon. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-522-3196 or email beaufortfilm@gmail.com.
Dancing in the streets in Port Royal
The Town of Port Royal’s Street Music on Paris Avenue free concert series continues throughout June. Roots rockers Delta Moon steal the spotlight on June 9, followed by bluesy rock band Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos on June 23. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. between 9th and 14th streets on Paris Ave. The rain location is The Shed.
Unity Through Song coming to USCB CFA
A 45-member choir made up of singers from 12 or more local churches and six dynamic soloists will take the stage at USCB’s Center for the Arts for “Unity Through Song.” The “unity-in-the-community musical,” which hits the stage Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 10, at 4 p.m., will feature beloved gospel, jazz, and blues numbers, performances by soloists Scott Gibbs, Elaine Lake, Velma Polk, Curtis Dansby, Bessie Bates, and Terry Herron, and audience sing-alongs. Special guest Eric Williams, curator of religion for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., will provide an insider’s view of the new museum. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for seniors, and $25 for general admission and can be purchased at uscbcenterforthearts.com, by calling 843-521-4145, or in person at the USCB Center for the Arts box office at 801 Carteret St.
Give blood in June at OneBlood Big Red Bus
OneBlood will hold blood drives around the area throughout the month of June, and all donors will receive a free T-shirt. Here’s where you can find the Big Red Bus for upcoming drives: • June 9, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Port Royal Baptist Church/Port Royal Farmer’s Market • June 10, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — St. Peter’s Catholic Church • June 10, 1-4 p.m. — Preeclampsia Foundation Cookout Pigeon Point Park • June 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Higher Ground Outfitters (20 percent off non-sale items, excluding kayaks and paddleboards, for donors) • June 18, 2-7 p.m. — Beaufort Water Festival. at Beaufort Donor Center • June 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. — Beaufort County School District • June 27, 9 a.m.-Noon — Beaufort County Administrative Offices Beaufort • June 27, 1-4 p.m. — Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office • June 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. — Beaufort County Farm Bureau Additionally, the Beaufort Donor Center is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Coastal Stage Productions seeks actors
Coastal Stage Productions is looking for a few talented actors to audition for its upcoming production of the comedy, “Sex Please, We’re Sixty!” Auditions are sched-
uled for June 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Building 1. Available roles include Bud Davis (able to play 60+), a weak, frail looking man who has become renowned as "Bud the Stud" and enchants women with his silver tongue and sexual prowess; Mrs. Stancliffe (able to play 60+), the owner of Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast; Henry Mitchell (able to play 60+), a retired chemist and Mrs. Stancliffe's ‘gentleman caller' who has proposed to her every afternoon for 20 years; Victoria Ambrose (able to play 50-60+), a renowned author who writes steamy romantic novels and pines for romance in her personal life, but finds none; Hillary Hudson (able to play 5060+), beautiful, articulate, and sophisticated woman in both manner and dress; Charmaine Beauregard (able to play 50-60+), the quintessential Southern Belle whose entire life seems to be run by her overactive libido. Tickets go on sale July 15 and the show runs from Aug. 23-Sept. 15. Call 843-717-2175 or send email to coastalstageproductions@ gmail.com for more information.
Friends of Fort Fremont plan annual meeting
The Friends of Fort Fremont will hold their annual meeting on Monday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road. Former naval officer and army research and development engineer Ted Panayotoff will be the featured speaker. The topic is the Endicott Coast Defense System and the Spanish American War. The public is invited.
Join the YA Everlasting Book Club
If you are an adult but still enjoy reading young adult literature, this book club is for you. The Young Adult Everlasting Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. Upcoming titles include “The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue” by Mackenzi Lee ( June 13), “Invictus” by Ryan Graudin ( July 11), and “Ghost” by Jason Reynolds (Aug. 8). For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.
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The Unified Interfaith Community Coalition of Beaufort will present “We Remember and We Do Not Forget,” taking place at the Historic Brick Baptist Church on June 15 and featuring an evening of remembrances, inspiration and music. The program remembers the nine victims killed at the Mother Emanuel AME Church, as well as other victims of violence. Keynote speakers will include Rev. Kylon Jerome Middleton, pastor of Mt. Zion AME Chapel in Charleston, and Victoria Smalls, commissioner of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. The event begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a light supper and fellowship.
BAC to hold awards celebration
The Beaufort Arts Council will hold its annual “Celebration of the Arts and Award Meeting” from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 15, at the BAC headquarters in building 1 at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. This free event will include networking, reception, and awards program. The main speaker will be Jeffrey Shawd of Bluffton.
Learn how to use library’s digital services
Learn how to instantly access and download free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, and more. Bring your own favorite mobile device (tablet, cell phone, or laptop) and learn how to use the digital services offered by the library. This free program will be offered at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, and at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.
Port Royal Baptist Church to hold VBS
Port Royal Baptist Church invites all children and adults to Vacation Bible School from June 24-28, beginning with a dinner for all in the Family Life Center at 5:15 p.m. each night and lasting until 8:30 p.m. The theme is “Game On!” Ages pre-K through adults are
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Students can sign up for Camp Caroline
FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice is excited to announce that Camp Caroline will be held on June 25, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Royal Sound Foundation. Staffed by FRIENDS of Caroline and trained student bereavement grief support facilitators, Camp Caroline is a bereavement camp for students in first through twelfth grades. Designed to provide a safe, compassionate environment where students who have lost a loved one can learn to acknowledge and express their feelings of grief, they learn how to share their grief experience with each other, to recognize the support systems around them, and to positively cope with their grief emotions. Please visit www.friendsofcarolinehospice.org to download an application for Camp Caroline. Mail completed applications to Friends of Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th Street, Port Royal SC 29935. Questions? Call. 843-525-6257.
Sportfishing and Diving Club plans next meeting
The Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Bob Martore, manager of the SCDNR Artificial Reef Program, will be one of the presenters. He will distribute to the first 60 guests the latest reef booklets with locations of materials and GPS coordinates. During the social, a new underwater reef video will be presented. Capt. John Brackett of Sweet Pea Fishing Charters will also be a presenter along with Capt. Frank Gibson of the SCDNR Marine Advisory Commission. Each local near-shore and off-shore reef will be discussed, including the best time of the year to fish and the types of species that are available, as well as trolling methods and anchoring for each location. Capt. Brackett will also discuss his favorite rod and reel set-up for reef fishing. Guests are welcome and you do not need a reservation. For additional information, please contact Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.
Celebrate Flag Day at cocktail party
Beaufort Republican Women’s Club is hosting a Flag Day celebration and cocktail party Thursday, June 14, 6-8 pm at Holiday Inn’s Albergotti Grill on Boundary Street. There will be hearty hors d’oeuvres and cake in honor of President Trump’s birthday. Cost is $20 per person with a cash bar. RSVP to beaufortrwc@gmail.com.
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I decided to give it a try. Even though I’m not a morning person, I went into the chapel half an hour before the morning prayer service began. I sat there quietly, saying hello to Jesus and talking to him about my experiences so far in the seminary. After a while, though, I started getting antsy. Surely the thirty minutes were almost up? It felt like I had been praying forever! But glancing at a clock, I saw that only five minutes had passed! I kept showing up. Our professors had told us that prayer would probably be tough at first, but it would get easier as we practiced. After a few weeks, ten or fifteen minutes would pass by before I started feeling antsy. Eventually, the entire half hour would start to pass by without me even realizing it. I discovered I was really starting to look forward to this daily prayer time, and when I missed it for some reason, I felt off all day long. Now I can’t imagine a life without daily prayer. I have been trying to grow and deepen my daily prayer life ever since. I receive great peace from spending time with the Lord. If I wasn’t being faithful to my daily prayer time, there’s no way I could have strength for my ministry as a priest. I still need a lot of growth, and I still struggle with distractions, but I am so grateful for this daily time with Jesus. “I wish I had started praying years ago!” I hear things like this all the time as pastor of St. Peter’s. As people begin a daily habit of prayer, they start to see the fruit in their lives and they wish they hadn’t waited so long! Even if you start with 10-15 minutes of quiet time, I hope that you are giving God an opportunity to fill your heart in daily prayer!
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