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By Wendy Pollitzer ast Saturday, more than 150 participants took part in Sea Island Rotary’s Adventure Biathlon, a kayak and foot race at Hunting Island State Park on a day seemingly meant for an outside contest. Paddlers and runners couldn’t have asked for better weather with temperatures climbing to the mid-seventies on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Paddlers of kayaks and one brave paddleboarder started and finished at the base of the lagoon, located at the south end of the barrier island. Participants in solo, relay and tandem divisions paddled almost 6 miles. Upon beaching their boats back at the base of the lagoon, the running leg began; and race enthusiasts ran 4.5 miles through the pristine maritime forest. Chip timing was used, which allowed Sea Island Rotary to provide split times for paddle and run, as well as compute results accurately and fast for each division. Setup Events organized the successful biathlon.
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR AN ADVENTURE
BIATHLON
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Ariel Promislow is named Athlete of the Week. see page 9
PROFILE
How Charles Singleton became a boxing champion. see page 12
Top: Kayakers paddled almost 6 miles on Hunting Island for the Sea Island Rotary Adventure Rotary on Saturday, March 11. Above left: Jeff Myers finishes 11th in the Men’s Solo and Kayak Run Division. Above right: Charles Tumlin and Jered Kraszewski drag their kayak onto the beach and get ready for the running leg of the race. For more photos, visit www.yourislandnews.com.
DUKE ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM BENEFIT CONCERT For the eighth straight year, the Duke Symphony Orchestra will travel to the Lowcountry to present a benefit concert for Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Keyserling Cancer Center. The March 26 fundraiser will feature approximately 65 members from the North Carolina university’s ensemble performing a repertoire of symphonic classical works. Joining them again this year on two of the evening’s selections will be the Beaufort High School Voices, an advanced student choral group. “We thoroughly enjoy coming down to Beaufort to perform for the community,” said Harry Davidson, director of the Duke orchestra. “Everyone is so welcoming.” DUKE continued on page 16
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