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THUNDERBOLTS DEPLOY

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Some differences between homes in the North vs. South. see page 5

By Lance Cpl. Brady Wood

The Marines of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, also known as the Thunderbolts, deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort to the Mediterranean Sea on the USS Enterprise on Friday, March 9.

During their deployment, VMFA-251 will support Operation Enduring Freedom, providing intelligence and reconnaissance and conducting close air support for the Marines on the ground.

“We will also be providing theater support, security operations, detachments to other countries and making port calls which are where we show other countries how

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Duke Symphony Orchestra to play for hospital fundraiser. see page 8 Marines act,” said Lt. Col. Simon Doran, VMFA-251 commanding officer. “On top of that we will do combined missions with other countries ... which will improve not just our readiness but their

readiness as well.”

This is expected to be the last cruise for the Enterprise before it is retired, said Doran.

DEPLOY continued on page 4

TOP: While waiting for take off, the maintenance Marines check that all electronics and weapon systems are operating appropriately.

‘River of Words’ teaches ecology through art

By Tess Malijenovsky

“In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught,” said Margaret Rushton at the podium on stage at ARTworks. Her quote encapsulated the philosophy of “River of Words: Musings on Port Royal Sound Through Poetry and Art.” Rushton is the project director and fine arts coordinator of the project, and at its reception Friday, March 16, she warmly congratulated the 16 Beaufort County schools involved, the 80 teachers, 2,400 students, as well as artists, Master Naturalists and community partners who took part in this special learning experience about the Lowcountry ecosystems.

RIVER continued on page 9

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Students read poems on stage at ARTworks.

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Signs of life for Whitehall development?

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By Jim Hicks, Lady’s Island Planning Commission Representative Recently, Aslan Whitehall, LLC, the present owners of the 19 acre Whitehall property, requested the City of Beaufort rezone six lots on Harborview Drive from strictly residential use to allow a form of neighborhood commercial. The lots in question were not part of the original Whitehall property and consisted of single family residents adjoining the property. As the Whitehall property went through a series of owners the homes and lots were purchased, the homes demolished and along with the rest of the property annexed into the City of Beaufort. A key element when considering the requested rezoning is consideration of and fairness to the residents of Harborview Circle who live adjacent to the six lots in question.

Should zoning other than residential be allowed for these six lots that in the past were part of a residential neighborhood? The remainder of the Whitehall property is presently zoned neighborhood commercial which allows a wide variety of residential and commercial uses. Approval of the request would have all of the Whitehall property with the same type of zoning — neighbor commercial.

The City of Beaufort Planning Department and the Office of Civic Investment, which is leading the city’s effort to transition to a form based code for development, recommended denial of the request at this point or at least until form based zoning is implemented or the owner proposes a specific design as part of planned unit development.

The Whitehall property is a beautiful piece of undeveloped land and an environmental jewel with its large oaks and waterfront view. In the early part of 2000 the rumor of the day had it being the site of a large hotel (early 2000), the property was then

purchased by 303 Associates which annexed it into the City in 2005, shortly after annexation the property was purchased by Kean and Company of Jim Hicks Lady’s Island Charleston which Planning then sold it to Commission Aslan in 2006.

Representative Aslan cleaned out the undergrowth on the property and demolished the building which was serving as Bataux Restaurant. Aslan designed a couple of marketing plans for the development of the property, all based on a high density, but with the 2007 drop in the real estate market Whitehall like so many other similar projects throughout the United States went into a holding pattern.

The City of Beaufort Office of Civic Investment has evaluated the property for development as part of the plan for implementation of a form-based code and as part of their report in regard to Whitehall indicates: “... of the few places capable of handling development at high density within the sensitive ecosystem in which Beaufort sits, this (Whitehall) is one. The volume of water that flows along the Beaufort River at this point provides for the greatest amount of natural flushing. Instead of sprawling on Lady’s Island in the form of shopping centers and car-dependent commercial uses, a town center located at Whitehall would serve the community more efficiently and provide more opportunities for residents working life style opportunities not dependent on car use and long commutes.

Our (Office of Civic Investment) plan saves a tremendous amount of trees and still provides a marketable and successful building program that

leaves about 25 percent of the property open. The main street of Whitehall and the buildings that front Sea Island Parkway will have riverfront and park views. Through proper design, the new village center would allow the waterfront walk to continue forming an important anchor for pedestrians and cyclist enjoying the now extensive and unique waterfront experience we have begun to envision, stretching from maybe the Hospital all the way to Whitehall. Imagine landing a boat at the marina and being able to walk three miles, a little over a mile and a half in either direction, through plazas with cafes and shops, into parks, along boardwalks that lead to points where you can access the water by Marina or boat launch, by kayak and boat, and cross the river by foot on the bridge.”

It is hard to find fault with this vision but the lessons of the last decade have been very clear that the impact of high density developments can overwhelm our roads and rivers. Over the last decade the Whitehall property has frequently changed owners and with each new owner has come an increased value for the land and a new “concept” for its development. Like so many similar properties purchased at the peak of the land boom decisions by the owner of the Whitehall property as to its future must be dictated by financial considerations. Understanding this and appreciating the fact that it must be developed, the manner in which this is accomplished will have a significant long term impact on both the City of Beaufort and Lady’s Island.

Hopefully, any future development of the Whitehall property can be accomplished in a cooperative effort between the developer and the City of Beaufort with a full appreciation of the impact such development will have on the entire area.

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The Island News Favorites winners: The Island News announces Contact us to place a thank you ad its first press association award Please look for The Island News Favorites Winners thank you ads in today’s paper and also the next few weeks. Because we just totaled the Favorites votes, we have not had enough time to personally notify all the winners for 2012. Our General Manager Buck Boone will be contacting them over the next couple of weeks to present their certificates. If you are a winner and would like to schedule a meeting with Buck, please contact him at 843-321-9729.

At an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 17, at Folly Beach, the South Carolina Press Association announced its winners.

Editor Pamela Brownstein took third place in the Column Writing category for weekly papers with a circulation more than 6,000. She submitted three samples of her column Pam’s POV. This is the first press association award in the news contest for The Island News, which is celebrating its fourth year serving readers in northern Beaufort County.

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Cool beans

By Jack Sparacino

Back at work, we sometimes used the term “cool beans” to express our admiration for a job particularly well done, a really creative new idea, or something that just made us very appreciative. I’ve come across some fun facts and events lately, some of which seemed to warrant a “cool beans” designation, and wanted to share just a few of them.

1. Let’s start with beans. They’re inexpensive, tasty, colorful, and full of fiber and protein. Plus they come in dozens of varieties. If you add a little vinegar and keep them refrigerated, they’ll last for weeks. Cool.

2. Now let’s jump in the old time machine. If you ordered a beer at Yankee Stadium during the 1949 World Series, it sold for 35 cents. They kept it cold with gigantic hunks of ice. Pretty nice price, by 2012 standards at least.

3. I had some time on my hands one afternoon recently while waiting between medical procedures. I drove to a nearby store with a large parking lot, took out my notebook, and did some quiet thinking, daydreaming and scribbling. You can’t do that kind of thing everywhere, but it’s easy here in

Jack Sparacino has a Ph.D. in psychology from The University of Chicago. He has published over 20 articles in psychological and medical journals. He is retired from United Technologies Corporation and now lives with his wife, Jane and their two dogs on St. Helena Island. His hobbies include fishing, clamming, crabbing, shrimping and writing.

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4. Online banking and bill paying would have seemed almost inconceivable in the not too distant past. Today, millions of people do it regularly in the U.S. Saving $1.45 while paying a $100 electric bill, for example (45 cents for a stamp plus a dollar cash back from your credit card company), may not sound like much but across many of your bills it can certainly add up over the course of a year.

5. The Beaufort International Film Festival just keeps getting better.

Wonderful movies are shown in a very comfortable setting, often with the opportunity to interact with the people who made the pictures. I even thoroughly enjoyed a movie with subtitles this year, something not normally my cup of tea.

6. Savannah’s airport is just the right size, clean and bright and easy to get to. Convenient passenger drop off and pickup, ample parking, plenty of restrooms and places to check the status of your flight. The clocks are even

accurate, unlike the ones in Philadelphia, for example, where I once noticed three of them at the same gate, all showing different local times.

7. Having lunch outdoors in Beaufort reminds me of some lovely meals that Jane and I enjoyed al fresco in France and Italy. The views here are certainly just as good in many places.

8. Tired of old-fashioned cookbooks?

One can now avoid clunky if not all cookbooks by going on-line to Epicurious.com among many other excellent sites.

9. Howdy Holmes is President of Chelsea Milling Company, makers of Jiffy cornbread mix. He’s a former race car driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 and with a name like “Howdy,” how can you lose at making great muffins in a “jiffy”?

10. Motorized shopping carts are a real boon for shoppers who need some assistance in getting around the store.

They’re remarkably maneuverable and pretty fast, too. Recently, I learned that

these carts made their debut way back in 1985 when Sage Industries in Arkansas introduced them in Klein’s Supermarket in Jack Tomball, Texas.

Sparacino 11. Speaking of specialty vehicles, Mercedes (model SLS AMG) gull wing doors are about the coolest looking car doors on the planet. The rest of the car isn’t bad either and I hear they’re fast, at least if you consider top speeds approaching 200 mph as fast.

12. The February barbecue event in Port Royal was for a great cause, Friends of Caroline Hospice, and really nicely organized. What really got me, though, were the great names over the various booths, if memory serves. Green Eggs and Spam. Can’t Quit Smoking. Big Hairy Grillers. There were a lot more, but I got so full from all the delicious rib samples that my brain nearly crashed and I forgot them!

Well, that’s my list for now, and I’m sure there’s plenty more out there. Now THAT’s cool beans.

editor’s note: correction In last week’s “Weekend Cracks on Criminals” on Page 29, under the “Te Quiero” brief, this event did not take place at Luther’s. The intoxicated man was arguing with his suspected wife or girlfriend in the alley outside of the bar. When the owner and two bouncers went outside to see what was happening, he yelled at them, and then Luther’s staff called the police. We apologize for this error and want readers to know that Luther’s does not condone this kind of aggressive behavior in their establishment.

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continued from page 1 Doran explained that most of the unit’s Marines have only been back home in Beaufort for a total of five months before they had to start their training for this deployment.

“We had to work on regaining our qualifications, our currency and getting the new pilots up-to-speed with operating on a ship,” said Doran.

“We did a monthlong deployment to the Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada, where we honed our skills with the air wing. We practiced all the various skill sets that we could possibly do on deployment and then we did a weeklong deployment aboard the Enterprise, which was meant to work on the pilot’s proficiency with launching and landing from the aircraft carrier.”

The squadron had also just returned from a monthlong sea period conducting a Joint Task Force exercise.

All the pre-deployment work done by the Thunderbolts is essential, especially to those who were not on the squadron’s last Enterprise deployment.

“This is my first deployment on a ship,” said Cpl. Christopher Thrower, a VMFA-251 hydraulic nomadic instructional mechanic. “I had to (work up to) everyone else and I’m getting the experience of what it’s like to be on a flight deck.

“It’s a new experience which is something I like about the Marine Corps; you get to familiarize yourself with new jobs and I’m looking forward to this experience.”

Thrower also added he is looking forward to working with the squadron and spending time with the unit.

Doran feels as though all the training the unit has gone through has made them more than ready to deploy.

“We are ready to go,” said Doran.

“We are absolutely trained in topnotch fashion, that’s tribute to all the Marines in the squadron who are ready to accomplish any skill set that they are called upon to do.”

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North vs. South

By Will McCullough

I’ve lived almost exactly 21 years of my life in the North and 21 years in the South. Because of this, I’ve always personally enjoyed noting both the differences and the similarities of a life lived in either location. For example, if you grew up in the North, you’d likely consider hazardous driving conditions, multi-car accidents and collecting an ever-growing series of dents on your car a normal aspect of life. New Northern transplants to the Beaufort area may find comfort in the fact that we consider all of that normal as well. We just call it “parking at Publix” as opposed to “winter.”

Being involved in a local real estate transaction for the first time is no different. Depending upon where you are from originally, some aspects of a local transaction will be familiar while others will be downright alien. Below are a few of these factors that you may find surprising.

Joint Closings: In many areas, the actual real estate closing is a formal and potentially high stress event. The seller, the buyer, both of their attorneys, both of their agents, the lender and a collection of paralegals all sit down around the same table and execute their respective agreements together. This is

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occasionally also an opportunity for last minute negotiations and debate. Many buyers are shocked to find this rarely the case in and around Beaufort. Locally, the parties involved rarely attend a joint closing, they instead close individually at their own attorney’s office. While the pros and cons for each format are debatable, the fact remains that our format does come as a surprise to many.

Radon Gas vs Termites: Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that seeps from the earth into a home and poses at least the potential for causing health issues if found. Inspecting for it and mitigating its presence is an important factor of real estate transactions in some areas of the country. Due to soil conditions, it’s essentially a non-issue locally. What we instead deal with in this area that others may be unaccustomed to is termites.

These, along with other factors that may degrade the stability of a wood structure, are normally discovered by what we call a

CL100 inspection conducted in advance of a closing by a pest control company.

Basements: For my native Beaufort friends, a basement is a large area found under nearly every home in many geographic locations. For some, they are considered nearly essential storage space and are filled to the rim with keepsakes, tools, boxes, knick-knacks and things “you might need again someday.” For my Northern friends looking to now call the Lowcountry home, we have them as well. We just instead call it a “garage” and locate it beside the home as opposed to underneath it.

Heat Pumps: If you’re moving to the Beaufort area from a colder climate, you’ll likely be really surprised to learn that, for the most part, we heat with electric. While it may not be as efficient as the furnace that used to rest in your basement (natives: please see above), you’ll soon realize that a heat pump does the job quite well for an area where the coldest temperatures are akin to what you used to consider normal for early April. That being said, you should know that it is prudent to allow your faucets to drip slightly on those rare annual local nights that it does drop below freezing.

Our pipes are simply not insulated as well and this small amount of moving water can mean the difference between

a pipe cracking or not.

Fiscal Factors: A “transfer tax” is normally a 1%-3% fee levied by local government on the sale of a property.

Many folks moving to the area are thrilled to learn that we have no such transfer tax. In addition, our overall property taxes are considered much lower than those found in most other areas of the country. Another important factor to consider is insurance. Even if not required, buyers not accustomed to living in a coastal region should investigate their options with regard to wind, hail and flood insurance.

When it comes down to it, there are many aspects of life in the Lowcountry that new residents may find surprising.

But one aspect that should come as no surprise to any of us is quality. I personally first moved to the Beaufort area in 1993 to serve as a drill instructor at Parris Island. Despite having lived all over the world, it was quickly apparent that Beaufort was the ideal place to call home and begin raising a family. So while I may presently balance at the even 21year mark between North and South, I can guarantee you that my remaining years will be spent in Beaufort, happily adding to the South column. And I’m pretty sure you’ll never regret doing the same.

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Anytime Fitness announces grand opening Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest growing 24-hour co-ed fitness franchise, is pleased to announce it is open for business in Beaufort. A grand opening celebration will take place on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The official ribbon-cutting

ceremony will be held on Friday, March 30, from 4 to 5 p.m.

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At Anytime Fitness, members can workout any time of the day or night, every day of the year. They use a security-access

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Club tours will be available during the grand opening celebration. Membership information is available at the club, by calling 843-379-2348, or by visiting www.anytimefitness.com.

Magnolia Court Guest Suites expands Magnolia Court Guest Suites, a Beaufort business that offers short-term rental of furnished homes in the heart of Uptown Beaufort, has recently expanded its campus to include a three-bedroom, two-bath craftsman-style house.

Brenda Hood, who owns and operates Magnolia Court on Pigeon Point Road, purchased the property in 2004 and began renovations shortly thereafter.

When it originally opened in 2006, Magnolia Court was a collection of three boutique apartments housed in the native tabby building on the property.

The rentals included one 1-bedroom and two 2-bedroom furnished apartments.

Each rental had its own personality, unique décor, and name: including The West Indies, The Manhattan, and The Tuscan. The neighboring house, known

FOR MORE information about rentals Owner Brenda Hood says Beaufortonians should keep furnished rentals like Magnolia Court Guest Suites in mind when anticipating a larger number of guests than they can accommodate themselves, when a neighbor experiences damage to a home, or when their business will have a consultant in town. Magnolia Court is the perfect “Home Away for Home.” For more information, contact Brenda at 843-812-5175.

as The Craftsman, expands the rental mix with a 3-bedroom, 2-bath house.

The large front porch, which spans the width of The Craftsman, provides a perfect setting to relax and watch the boats traversing the Intracoastal Waterway across the street. The house — which sleeps six to eight — includes 9 ½ ft. high ceilings, heart-pine floors, backto-back fireplaces in the living room and dining room, a bay-window dining area,

and a host of other amenities. The side patio provides a peaceful garden setting with table, chairs and a grill.

But while these accommodations are all beautifully appointed, Hood says what really factor sets Magnolia Court apart is its location. Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood, Magnolia Court is just across the street from a park overlooking the Beaufort River, one block from Pigeon Point Park, and is in

easy walking distance to the Historic District, the Waterfront Park, shopping and dining.

When locals think of vacation rentals in Beaufort, they may believe them to only be relevant for visitors to vacationers.

Not true, according to Hood. A good portion of her business comes from people who live here permanently.

Why? There are a variety of reasons, she says. Many people have downsized to smaller homes and don’t always have adequate room for family and friends — particularly around holidays and special events such as weddings or festivals.

That’s where Magnolia Court comes in. These beautifully furnished homes offer a pleasant alternative to a hotel and provide both guest and “host family” all the privacy needed during such a stay.

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arts&entertainment Duke Symphony Orchestra to perform For the ninth consecutive year, the Duke Symphony Orchestra is taking its show on the road to raise money for Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Healing Arts Program and the Keyserling Cancer Center.

Some 60 musicians from the prestigious North Carolina university will travel to Beaufort to perform a benefit concert March 31 in the Arts Center at Beaufort High School.

“Everybody loves this trip,” said Duke Orchestra Director Harry Davidson.

“The only students who miss this concert are seniors who have job interviews.”

During their whirlwind weekend visit, the young musicians stay in the homes of area residents. They have a chance to visit the historic downtown and attend a post-concert reception in the home of an alumnus.

“This is a great event all the way around,” said Beaufort resident and

1966 Duke University School of Law graduate D.C. Gilley, who has served as host to the conductor since the first concert was presented in 2004. “The students love to come to Beaufort, residents enjoy the performance and we raise money for our community hospital.”

This year, Gilley and his wife Nancy were selected to be the first honorary chairs of the event—one of Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s biggest annual fundraisers. It was at a surprise party for Nancy that Foundation Executive Director Alice Moss met Davidson and came up with the idea for the benefit concert.

“It’s been great on so many levels,” Moss said. “The energy these young musicians bring to the community makes it a truly magical event.”

Over the years, the popular fundraiser has generated more than $157,000 for

the hospital foundation.

During the two-hour concert, the students will play a repertoire of 18th to 20th century symphonic classical works, including Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in C major. One of the highlights of the 2012 program will be Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to be performed by sophomore music major Jameson Kuang, winner of Duke University’s 2011-12 Student Concerto Competition.

Once again this year, Beaufort High School’s The Voices will be joining the orchestra on two of the evening’s selections. Directed by Jordan Norris, the 50-member advanced choral group

will perform Mozart’s Ave verum corpus and a medley of three songs from Broadway’s hit musical, “Wicked”.

“It’s a fun performance for the students,” Norris said. “They generally are accompanied by a piano, and maybe a drum and guitar. They enjoy hearing how they sound with a full orchestra.”

General admission tickets to the 7 p.m. concert are $35. Patron tickets are $75 and include premium seating and the conductor’s reception following the concert at the home of 1977 Duke graduate William B. Harvey III. For more information on the concert or to purchase tickets, visit www.bmhsc. org or call 522-5774.

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In an age where more children play virtually than outdoors, there exists a fear that children will become ecologically illiterate. To combat this detachment from nature and to instill an understanding and love of the Port Royal Sound, teachers and members of the community volunteered for “River of Words” in an effort to extend learning beyond classroom walls and into the beaches, marches and maritime forests.

Outdoors students tested the waters, researched the importance of water reclamation and the uniqueness of our tidal zone. They observed the

dolphins and fiddler crabs, practiced net casting, recorded the day’s catch and learned about the impact of humans on the environment.

From second grade to high school, all students returned to class expressing their internal knowledge and sensory experiences through art and langue arts, in color and poetry.

Each painting, collage and poem was a child’s reflection of “home.”

Thanks to the educational advocacy demonstrated by Beaufort County’s teachers, artists, naturalists and community members, River of Words culminated in an exhibition of student art on display at ARTworks.

Students also braved the stage to read poems about Labradors in the plough mud, ospreys and mud minnows. But, what everyone was most excited for was the presentation of the full-color published book of original student work titled “River of Words: Musings on Port Royal Sound Through Poetry and Art.”

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Since no Indie film is being shown this week at USCB Center for Arts, the “Corner” will focus on the availability and selection process of the films that the center exhibits.

The films that USCB has access to are films that have “limited distribution.”

These are the films created mostly by Independent movie makers and normally cover Indie, Documentaries, and World (Foreign) films. However, some major movie companies have formed their own Indie companies with limited distribution.

For example, the award-winning“Midnight in Paris” was made by the Indie division of Sony. This movie would never have been screened in Beaufort, except for USCB’s Center for Arts.

In order to understand how USCB Center for Arts selects the films, we interviewed Bonnie Hargrove, Director of of the center.

IN: About how many films are available to the center from Emerging Pictures?

BH: They have over 100 films available at any one time. They constantly change.

IN: What is the mission that you keep in mind during the selection process and how has that influenced your selection?

BH: The USCB Center for the Arts’ mission is to entertain, educate, and enlighten residents, students, and visitors through the visual and performing arts. Yes, we entertain, but we also strive to inform and educate. This is why we have selected documentaries such as “The Whale” and “Turtle”; World films, like “The Women on the 6th Floor,” which reveal different cultures; and Indie films that present different social issues, like diversity in “Toast.”

IN: When we go to some of the major multi-screen facilities, it seems that frequently only 10 -15 people are there.

What is your experience at CFA? BH: Our largest audiences have been for special interest films that Beaufort groups rally around, like “The Way,” where members of St Peter’s had a special interest and “Turtle,” where we had more than 200 supporters of Hunting Island State Park attend. For other types of films, we have been building our audience and now are averaging about 30-40 per showing. It is a bargain opportunity for high quality big screen entertainment in very nice surroundings. These films are not available anywhere else in Beaufort County.

IN: So how do you go about selecting the movies?

BH: Our exhibitor partner, Emerging Pictures, has a very well informed programmer, who has firsthand knowledge as to how the films have been accepted in the other 139 venues. We also learn as we go.

IN: What do we have to look forward to in April and May? BH: So far, we have had more drama than comedy, and the next two months we are going emphasize lighter, brighter fare, fitting for spring.

IN: See you at the movies!

Dennis Tavernetti is a resident of St. Helena Island who retired to encouraged USCB‘s Center for the Arts to investigate the possibility of bringing Indie, World and Documentary HD films to Beaufort.

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lowcountry social diary Showcasing the most happening events, people and gatherings Beaufort has to offer.

Shamrock Shakedown — A Night of Fundraising Fun! Q on Bay was packed to the gills with more than 300 attendees at the St. Paddy’s Day fundraiser for Beaufort Academy. Amazing silent auction items were on display and a great time was had by all!

Special big thanks goes to the Shamrock Shakedown Committee: Director Jessica Miller, Marjorie Gray, Wendi Lynn, Louise Coleman, Bradi Dinkins, Leigh Ann Pingree, Frances Stowe, Casey Tumlin and Liz O’Herron and the committee chairs in charge of sponsorhips: Joe Floyd, Andy Luckey and Warren Richards. Big congrats also to the Pot O’ Gold sponsors Bill’s Liquor and Grayco. The event raised more than $52,000 for the school. Here are some pics for you:

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The lecture is part of a kick-off for a new exhibit at the Verdier House, “Fort Fremont: Homeland Security 1898” being sponsored by the Friends of Fort Fremont. Dr. Mark Barnes, retired historian and senior archaeologist with the National Park Service will use period photography, illustrations, and images collected during research on an annotated bibliography of the 1898 War with Spain and the Philippine Insurrection, to discuss the conflict, its outcome, and some aspects from this war which are still with the United States of the present. Barnes’ lecture is a feature of the new Verdier House exhibit on Fort Fremont which opens to the public Friday, March 23.

A wine and hors d’oeuvre reception begins at 5:30; the program is 6– 7 p.m.

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If I knew then what I know now ...

By Martha O’Regan

The more I learn about the proper use of the mind in bringing health, happiness, and success, the more I wish for a ‘do over’. As it turns out, we can have what we wish for...it is called imagination. The brain doesn’t know the difference between what we perceive and what is imagined — they both create neural pathways that affect our health, behaviors, relationships and even our surroundings. We can go back to an experience from decades ago that at the time we perceived as ‘bad’ and imagine it again with a perception of ‘good’ and it will actually create a new network in the brain, completely changing our physiology. We don’t change the facts, only the energy in which it is stored.

How cool is that? Allow me to explain.

First, remember that everything is energy including every thought, feeling, word and deed. Simply put, positive energy is expansive and alive with frequency while negative energy is contractive and sluggish in frequency.

Every experience is ‘neutral’ until you decide which energy to charge it with—positive or negative—and that perception immediately translates into your physical body as either one of survival (contractive) or ease (expansive).

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we have ever had is stored, including everything we have ever seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled. This includes everything coming into our peripheral awareness from in utero to date. So, many stored memories are actually due to other people that were in our lives during our development years. Each experience gets placed in a file in that hard drive based on the perspective that we deemed appropriate for it in that moment. When we were younger, these experiences were placed with the energy of the ‘big people’ that were guiding us.

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pathways also have an energy attached to it that will emit into our physical body or surroundings. Those experiences that we perceived as negative with either great intensity or long duration can set up a message into the body that over time can become a symptom or a behavior that we ‘wish we didn’t have’.

So, an experience that created immense fear for a short time can get us just as ‘stuck’’ in the mental hard drive as long term worry. Both can set up a mental loop that can lead to such things as tight muscles, high blood pressure, selfsabotage or procrastination.

Think about an experience that you wish had never happened and tune into how it feels in the body. Notice how fast you were able to retrieve that stored memory? Think about the gazillion stored memories that we judged as ‘negative’ in our lifetime that are controlling our physiology 24/7/365!

Eewwwhhhh…… Not interested in that. So, knowing what we know now about the brain, we can go back to an experience and without changing the facts, see the lesson or look at it again through the lens of forgiveness, gratitude, love, peace or joy, creating a brand new neural pathway in the brain, allowing for more appropriate physiology. Aahhhh ... now that feels better already. Live Well ... Have Fun.

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Dr. Dalbow recently moved to Beaufort with his wife and children from Pennsylvania, where he was associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center(UPMC). From 1998, he served as Chairman of UPMC Passavant Continuing Medical Education Committee and Chairman of the Library Committee. Prior to joining UPMC, Dr. Dalbow was in a solo internal medicine practice in Wexford, PA. During that time, he was also Medical Director at Mariner Healthcare in Wexford, a sub-acute facility for post-hospitalization and long-term care nursing home patients.

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kim and david of beaufort kayak tours:

have paddle will travel

By Lanier Laney

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’m sure you’ve seen them: the colorful groups of kayaks floating serenely together with paddlers out in the tidal creeks. Or the racks of empty kayaks being driven around town on a trailer. Kim Gundler and David Gorzynski have had this truly “mobile” business since 2002 when they started one of the first kayak companies in Northern Beaufort County. They take clients on fun, information-based kayak tours to places that give paddlers the most up close and intimate look of Beaufort’s stunning natural beauty.

And although they give tours day in and day out, all year long, Kim says, “We never get tired of it! For example, in the summer we are at Hunting Island a lot — people ask if we ever get tired of kayaking in the same place and the honest answer is NO! Each tour is different, with a kaleidoscope of people of differing abilities and interests, and each day is different. We might see the first eagle of the season, or see a dolphin in the lagoon at low tide, or find thousands man-o-wars (jellyfish) on the beach, or see the first ‘sharks eye’ sand collars of the season or discover a large wash-up of sand dollars, or see the shrimp are getting big enough to move offshore, or the painted buntings are finally back or whatever! There is so much going on out there!”

David and Kim lead the tours themselves along with a handful of helpers when they need them.

They say, “We have an awesome part-time staff, unique to Beaufort — many kayak companies use college students — we have a retired Marine, a retired Army Ranger, and

David Gorzynski and Kim Gundler of Beaufort Kayak Tours.

“People ask if we ever get tired of kayaking in the same place and the honest answer is NO!” Kim Gundler a retired FBI profiler.”

They pride themselves on excellent customer service, adds Kim, “Our tours are highly interpretive — no one leaves without learning something about this unique place.”

The two met when both were working at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. David was a keeper and Kim had just started her first job out of college working in the zoo commissary (where the animals’ diets are made). David said,“The first day I walked into the commissary to pick up the food for my animals and saw Kim there, I knew my/our destiny.” They will celebrate their

20th happy anniversary next year.

Kim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Masters in Natural Science Education. David has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and they both are Master Naturalists. They love all things related to natural history and the outdoors and have fashioned their life and work around this.

Says Kim, “I had made my career in science and outdoor education, we both loved being outdoors and especially on the water, and David came up with the great idea of leading kayak tours for a living!”

Kim was raised in the Midlands of South Carolina, and David is from “God’s Country” — right here in the Lowcountry. He left Beaufort to finish college in Columbia because the University of South Carolina Beaufort only offered a two-year program at the time.

I asked Kim why they came back to Beaufort: “David has pluff mud in his veins — those who leave always come back. ... We sailed in on a sailboat we were living on at the time for a quick visit with his parents — that was 10 years ago,” she said with a smile.

What do they love about Beaufort? David quickly lists the reasons: “Lots of water! It’s beautiful, easy on the eye, scenery, nice people, small town feel with some big town accouterments.”

As for their plans for the future, Kim says, “Beaufort Kayak Tours is here to stay! We have the best office view in town.”

They have also started a new business in Asheville, N.C., called “Active Accommodations” — it is a short-term rental house that offers mountain bikes and, of course, kayaks free with your stay (www. vrbo.com/404405). So now you know where to head when it gets too blistering down here come summer.

If you would like to find out why Beaufort has one of the most unique wetland ecosystems in the United States, then let Kim and David lead you and your party on a wonderfully informative tour that will put you “up close and personal” with some of the most stunning pristine natural sites and spectacular wildlife the Lowcountry has to offer.

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It’s 4 o’clock somewhere

By Terry Sweeney

Lately, I feel I have been slipping down a slippery slope not of my own making; thanks to this “Spring Forward” nonsense which required me to move my clock ahead an hour. I recently realized that when I am beginning my usual 5 o’clock Happy Hour, in reality, I’m actually starting to knock-em-back at 4 o’clock!! Yet I’m still pretending it’s really 5 along with my fellow delusional countrymen. Soon I’ll be meeting friends for a pre-drink at 4 (really 3!) and then, before you know it, I’ll be having a glass of wine with my lunch at 12 which is really 11 o’clock which means I’ve started drinking in the morning before it’s even noon! Perhaps I should just call the Betty Ford Clinic now and book a room before they fill up with more confused drunken daylight-savers like myself, and I can’t get in.

You can’t mess with Happy Hour like this! It has its own unique history that dates back to the 1920s and the U.S. Navy. Apparently, back then, the sailors had on-ship shows at the end of a hard day of sailing and drank themselves silly and got “happy.” When I say shows I don’t mean cornball musical numbers from “South Pacific,” I mean men putting on boxing and wrestling bouts with both betting and booze contributing heavily to their ship-board “high spirits.”

Happy Hour was so young and naive

then ... he had no idea the trouble that was brewing along with his beer. Soon came that godawful Prohibition and the passing of the 18th amendment Terry prohibiting the sale Sweeney of alcohol. One of the darkest periods in our country’s history. Literally. People gathered in the dark in clandestine “speakeasies” to have cocktails before going out to dinner since restaurants could not serve alcohol. Thus giving birth to the 5 to 6 o’clock Happy Hour time frame. Years later, in 1959, the Saturday Evening Post, reporting on this now-entrenched phenomena of pre-dinner cocktails, coined the term “Happy Hour.” By 1960, it had become mainstream. Restaurants started offering discounted savory appetizers together with discounted drinks about that time.

Once again everybody was happy with the new improved Happy Hour (now two or three hours ) especially the “Mad Men” style ad execs and their oversexed secretaries who liked to take a long lunch and hanky-panky it up.

But not everyone stayed happy.

Fast forward to 2012. The Utah state legislature recently passed a ban on Happy Hour effective Jan. 1. What?

Who doesn’t like Happy Hour? What’d Happy Hour ever do to them? Does this mea if I ever find myself stranded in Salt Lake City, I can’t meet Marie Osmond at 5 for a cheap glass of wine and some fried cheese? Sometime in the future, will legislation be introduced that spreads this kooky restaurant joy killer to other states in this great big hard-drinking country of ours? What about Nov. 12: National Happy Hour Day? Will that too be canceled? I hope not. What a grim Big Brother scenario

that would be. Leave my Happy Hour alone! Or I will be forced to move to France, (where every hour is Happy Hour) and drink barrels of French wine and eat triple cremes and eat creamy sauces and pates and probably get gout!

Let me tell you something: If I end up in a French gutter in rags holding out a paper cup asking, “Buddy, can you sparez-vous a Euro?” I’ll know who to blame — the Happy Hour Haters of this world! Enough said, it’s 4 o’clock ...

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Best All Around Restaurant: Maggies Pub Favorite Antique Shop: Pearls Before Noon Best Annual Community Event: Water Festival Favorite Appliance Repair Co.: Denny’s Appliance Service Favorite Budget Friendly Restaurant: Fuji Favorite Fundraiser: Beaufort Twilight Run Favorite Dining Atmosphere: Breakwater Favorite Dinner Spot: Breakwater Favorite Lunch Spot: Plums Restaurant Favorite Appliance Store: Lowes Favorite Art Gallery: The Gallery Favorite Attorney: Derek Gilbert Favorite Auto Repair Shop: Beaufort Auto Favorite Auto Parts Store: Advance Auto Parts Favorite Automobile Salesperson: Michael Coxwell Favorite Automobile Dealership: Stokes Honda Favorite Bakery: Suzara’s Kitchen Favorite Bank: SCB&T Favorite Happy Hour Deals: Bricks on Boundary Favorite Bar Atmosphere: Breakwater Favorite Bar: Maggies Pub Favorite Barbecue: Q on Bay Favorite Beaufort Destination: Hunting Island State Park Favorite Bed & Breakfast: Cuthbert House Inn Favorite Bike Rental Shop: Lowcountry Bicycles Inc Favorite Boat Dealership: Butler Marine Favorite Book Store: Beaufort Book Store Favorite Breakfast: Blackstone’s Cafe Favorite Buffet: Golden Corral Favorite Burger: Maggies Pub Favorite Candy Store: Chocolate Tree Favorite Car Wash: Custom Clean Favorite Carpet Cleaning Service: Carolina Carpet Favorite Carpet/Flooring Store: Creative Interiors Favorite Caterer: Southern Graces Favorite Chef: Richard Wilson Favorite Cell Phone Provider: Verizon Favorite Charity Worker: Joe Gazdak Favorite Children’s Clothing Store: Doodlebug’s Childrens Boutique Favorite Chiropractor: Lowcountry Chiropractic Favorite Cleaning Service: Merry Maids Favorite Coffee Shop: Common Ground

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New record for schools earning Palmetto awards Twenty-seven Beaufort County schools — a record number for the district — have earned 2011-12 Palmetto Gold or Silver awards for student academic achievement, the South Carolina Department of Education announced today.

The district’s 27 school recognitions were an improvement over last year’s 15 winners and a dramatic increase from three winners in 2006-07.

“We are very proud of the way our schools have sustained academic progress over time. With the economic downturn, we had to cut budgets and

lost a number of valuable assets such as science and technology coaches. For students to continue making academic improvements, year after year, is a glowing testament to their hard work and also to the determination and creativity of our teachers, school and district leaders, staff and community and business partners,” said Superintendent Valerie Truesdale.

The Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver program was created by the South Carolina General Assembly to recognize schools that attain high levels of absolute performance, high rates of growth and substantial

progress in closing achievement gaps between groups of students.

Seven schools were “double winners” recognized for general performance and closing achievement gaps: Bluffton Elementary, Coosa Elementary, Hilton Head Island International Baccalaureate Elementary, Hilton Head Island High, Michael C. Riley Elementary, Okatie Elementary and Red Cedar Elementary.

Four district schools were first-time winners: Bluffton Middle, Lady’s Island Middle, Pritchardville Elementary and Riverview Charter.

SCHOOL briefs • Thursday, March 22, is the second grade Poetry Palooza at Riverview Charter School.

• Thursday, March 22, Beaufort Academy’s Parent Association Meeting, 7 p.m.

• Thursday, March 22, is Chick-fil-A Night for Lady’s Island Elementary School, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

• March 22-24, Beaufort Academy fifth graders to Nemours.

• Friday, March 23, St. Peter’s Catholic School will host a special evening enactment of Stations of the Cross, 5:30 p.m.

All are welcome.

• Saturday, March 24, Beaufort Twilight Run at Habersham will benefit Riverview Charter School.

Saturday, March 24, Annual Beaufort Academy Yard Sale, held in the morning in the BA gym.

• Monday, March 26, Beaufort Middle School’s School Improvement Council meeting will be held in the Media Center, 5:30 p.m.

• March 26-30, “Child Find Screening” at Lady’s Island Elementary School.

• Tuesday, March 27, fourth graders at Lady’s Island Elementary School present “The Adventures of Lewis Clark” at 2 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 28, is the deadline to submit nominations for three new positions on the Riverview Charter School Board of Directors.

• Wednesday, March 28, Beaufort Academy’s Upper School dodgeball game, 6 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 28, AMES Arts Night for Beaufort Elementary, located at the BHS Performing Arts Center, 6 p.m. A Basket Raffle will also take place at this event. Please invite friends and family to help celebrate and encourage the children.

Pictured is Mrs. Pat Horton’s 4th Grade team from Broad River Elementary, which had 100% participation in raising funds for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart.

Jump Rope for Heart Broad River Elementary picked a pretty lofty goal when they set out to raise $3,000 for the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart. They are happy to announce that not only did they meet their goal, but they passed it with a grand total of $5,001.29! This was definitely a schoolwide effort — 16 out of 18 classes met their goals and 184 students and staff members became “Heart Heroes” by making contributions.

Each day the W-BRES News Team gave a Heart Healthy Fact of the Day, heart themes were used in art and music classes and many students made Jump Rope for Heart T-shirts. In one class, students were even able to earn real money, which was donated to Jump Rope for Heart.

Physical Education teacher, Mrs. Debbie Hahn, motivated not only the students but the staff also as she reminded them to make everyday a “Heart Healthy Day.” Camp Invention Coosa Elementary School is excited to be hosting Camp Invention again this year.

Children entering grades 1 through 6 will be immersed in a weeklong adventure of

Third grade students of Coosa Elementary enjoyed a visit from “Melinda Long” while learning about the world of publishing. creative problem solving, critical thinking and lots of fun. This year’s camp will be directed by Karyn Levesque. Register now at www.campinvention.org to take advantage of the early registration discount before March 30.

A visit from Melinda Long A few weeks ago, third grade students at Coosa Elementary had a visit from popular children’s author Melinda Long. Mrs. Long explained to kids how long and involved the writing and publishing process can be. This visit was funded through www.donorschoose.org on behalf of Mrs. Lynda Jernigan. Thanks Mrs. Jernigan!

Julie’s Mission supports premature and sick babies Broad River students presented Julie’s Mission representative, Mrs. Anne Otten, a check for $350. Julie’s Mission ( juliesmission.com) is an organization that makes and distributes homemade blankets, hats and other items to premature and sick babies. The students raised the money through the sale of pickles and “Positive” T-shirts, which they wore during their recent performance.

Broad River Students present a $350 check to Julie’s Mission, an organization that makes and distributes homemade blankets, hats and other items to premature and sick babies.

BA celebrates Einstein’s birthday In addition to collecting more than 1,000 canned goods (the goal was 314), which were donated to the Franciscan Center, Beaufort Academy students also celebrated Pi Day by decorating the school for Einstein’s birthday (also 3.14) and eating circular foods. To wrap up the day, all middle and upper students took part in a photo of “Pi = 3.141…” taken with the assistance of the Fire Department.

Taking a seat in a F-18 Lady’s Island Middle School Junior Leadership class visited the Marine Corps Air Station at the end of February. Lance Corporal RJ Driver greeted the class and explained that the main mission of the Air Station is to support the marines in the war in Afghanistan. The class also visited the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighter Facility, better known as ARF, where a few marines on hand demonstrated how their gear works and the responsibilities of a fire fighter on base. The class was highly impressed by the food at the chow hall before making their final stop to a fighter attack squadron. Captain Mitchell explained what it takes to be an officer and what it takes to fly an F-18.

Board approves military academy program at Robert Smalls Middle The Beaufort County Board of Education gave its unanimous approval tonight to a new military academy program at Robert Smalls Middle School.

Aimed at developing leadership skills and personal discipline, the new academy will be a partnership involving the middle school and the nationally recognized JROTC program at Battery Creek High School. Any rising seventh- or eighth-grader in Beaufort County will be eligible to attend when the new school year begins in August.

“With the tremendous success generated by Battery Creek High’s JROTC and academic programs, the new 18

military academy at Robert Smalls Middle School is sure to generate a lot of excitement among parents and students,” said Superintendent Valerie Truesdale. “The staffs at both schools are very enthusiastic about this partnership.”

Robert Smalls Principal Denise Smith said that her school can accommodate 200 seventh- and eighthgraders in the new program. The new academy will carry no additional costs for the school district, and the uniforms will be donated by community partners.

Smith said that a key component of the new academy will be to get students past the belief that everything

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that happens in their lives is inevitable, given their personal circumstances. Research studies show that resilient children — those able to overcome obstacles and challenges in their lives — exhibit the personal discipline, independence and high self-esteem that researchers have linked to academic achievement.

At least one grade-level team will be dedicated to students attending the military academy at Robert Smalls, Smith said. This will create a cluster of teachers and students to focus on thematic units centered on military science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Last Thursday, Beaufort Academy, the independent college preparatory school (pre-K through 12th grade), hosted a community luncheon to send the message that “Beaufort Academy is not just a school for the privileged” and also to facilitate this conversation among leaders of Beaufort’s youth service organizations.

Members of The Boys & Girls Club of the Lowcountry, The Junior Service League, YMCA, United Way, Historic Beaufort Foundation and Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina joined along with Beaufort Academy staff members MJ Simmons and Bethany Byrne, Head of School Julie Corner, and two B.A. students, Michael Bible and Xavier Lemont.

The school sends 100 percent of its students to college and accredits their small staff of dedicated teachers that make personal relationships with each student. The close-knit environment of the school pushes and drives students to excel, says Julie Corner. Beaufort Academy will also have a full time staff dedicated to college advising as well as weekend SAT prep courses for B.A. and non-B.A. students.

Now Beaufort Academy is reaching out to the community to invite first

generation college-bound students to their classrooms. The luncheon sparked interesting points from different community members around the table.

Karen Golden of The Boys & Girls Club was to quick to ask about Beaufort Academy’s public transportation system.

Also, with tuition rates averaging $9,445 a year, some inquired how students of low economic backgrounds could afford to attend.

Money shouldn’t deter anyone, Beaufort Academy answered. The attending staff members of B.A. insisted that there are means of accommodating interested students whether it’s carpooling or financial aid. As Julie Corner pointed out, a guardian’s investment before college is as important as the college investment.

The spring luncheons are just one of the ways Beaufort Academy is reaching out to the community to dispel the perception that it’s only a school for the privileged. They warmly welcome suggestions and open conversation about their school and enrollment.

Contact Bethany Byrne if you or your organization is interested in more information or would like to attend a luncheon (843-524-3393, bbyrne@ beaufortacademy.org, or visit the school website at www.beaufortacademy.org).

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B.C. United (U10 boys team) and B.C.United Green (U11 boys team) both teams took first place at the JYS 3v3 Challenge March in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, March 3. Pictured above are the Under 10 years old boys, from left to right: Sonny Quintanilla, Aki Carter, Sebastian Laverde, Thomas Holladay, Uriel Zarracan and Merritt Patterson, captain.

The B.C. United GreenAge group is Under 11 years old boys. The coach is Yoshihisa Tanaka; Assistant Coach is Christian Trask. The players pictured above from left to right are front row: Maxfield Trask, Gabriel Guadagno, Herbert Gray; bottom row: Peyton Langford and Benjamin Trask. For more information, visit www.bcunitedsoccerclub.com.

MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT The Lowcountry Warriors Classic brings outstanding martial artists to the Lowcountry from nine states, numerous counties, and many cities within South Carolina. This martial arts tournament will be held Saturday, March 31, and is hosted by Al Yisrael, former U.S. Marine and Shihan (Master Instructor) of the Beaufort Karate Center. Entry fee for each event is $15, or $50 for all events. There’s a $10 spectator fee; children under 5 free. Registration begins at 9 a.m., the tournament will begin promptly at 10 a.m. Al Yisrael is also the director of the Education and Martial Sciences Program that teaches youth to excel in academics while increasing thier focus, conflict resolution skills, increase self respect, and self discipline, while instilling an anti-bullying, ant-drugs, anti-gang, and an early teen pregnancy mentality. Special guests Grand Master Ronald Duncan and Grand Master Victor Moore will also attend. For more information, call 843-7571503 or 843-476-2328.

shark fest no match for club karate students Six Club Karate students and their instructor competed in the Shark fest karate tournament held in Myrtle Beach this past weekend. They all did a fantastic job.

Pictured at left, Front row, left to right: Ryan Giles — second in kata and second in fighting; Grayce Houchins — first in kata and second in fighting; Hunter Rast — first in weapons, third in kata and third in fighting. Back row: Emani Alston — first in weapons, first in kata and third in fighting; Sam Alston — first in weapons, third in kata and third in fighting; Chuck Elias and Faye Alston — third in kata.

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lifestyle FORMER FBI PROFILER TO TELL STORIES If the TV show “Criminal Minds” fascinates you, then you’ll be enthralled hearing Beaufort’s own former FBI profiler Gene Rugala when he shares stories from the front lines on Monday, March 26, 11:301:30 at Sweet grass restaurant, 100 Marina Drive, Dataw Island.

Mr. Rugala worked in the unit made famous by Gene the book and movie Rugala “The Silence of the Lambs”.

He specializes in the behavioral analysis of violent crimes to include homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

This event benefits local survivors of domestic violence and their children who receive shelter and support through CODA (Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse). The cost is $30 and includes a box lunch, tea, water and cash bar.

Guarantee your space by credit card or check. For credit card charges, call Delores at CODA 770-1074 ext 221.

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Beaufort Twilight Run this weekend The 4th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run (BTR) and Oyster Roast will be taking place this weekend.

Friday March 23, from 4-7 p.m., folks can sign up for late registration and runners can pick up their race bags with T-shirts early while hanging out at the BTR expo and Habersham Farmer’s Market. (Race packets can also be picked up between 2-5:30 p.m. race day; registration for Kid’s Fun Run and the 5K closes at 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. for the 8K.) The Beaufort Memorial Hospital mobile unit will be on hand offering a variety of health screenings at low or no cost. And don’t forget the pre-race dinner! Habersham’s own Piace Pizza will be serving a choice of vegetable lasagna or baked penne with Vodka Bolognese for dine-in or carry-out (reservations required at 379-3287).

Also in Habersham, the race takes off Saturday, March 24. Participants can enjoy running beneath canopies of live oaks and along scenic views of the marsh. They’ll also have their choice of races: the quarter mile Kid’s Fun Run, the 5K run and fun walk, or “the Lowcountry’s biggest 8K” (beginning at 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.).

Now, the Beaufort Twilight Run isn’t just a race. Even the folks that opt to take a raincheck on testing out the course can have fun at the post-race Oyster Roast party with food catered

by Sea Eagle Market and live music by The Brewer Band. All race participants over the age of 21 with photo ID will receive a coupon for a free beer.

Along with the party at 7:30 p.m. will be the Awards Ceremony, and there are many cash prizes. The 8K promises $1,500 will be dished out to the top

three overall, masters overall, active duty military and hometown hero (Beaufort County resident). Awards will be given to the top three male and female overall winners of the 5K. Also, there are age group awards for both races. The first 300 kids to register and participate in the Fun Run will receive a medal.

And after accomplishing your race and winding down with oysters and live music, don’t forget you did it all benefiting Riverview Charter School. Funds raised by the run will help provide scholarships, replace school materials, buy new technology and provide ongoing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.

Race registrations, oyster roast tickets and kids meal tickets can be purchased online at www.BeaufortTwilightRun. com.

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What’s happening at CAPA? The Council on Accreditation (COA) announced Thursday, March 15, that it has approved the accreditation of the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) through January 31, 2016.

“CAPA’s achievement represents the fulfillment of countless hours of hard work and the dedication of many people, most notably by members of their staff and board of directors,” stated Richard Klarbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Accreditation.

CAPA was first accredited in 2007 and is required to go through the reaccreditation process every four years.

KidFest, a free celebration for children and their parents, happens on Saturday, March 31st, at Cross Creek Shopping Center located on the corner of Highways 170 and 280 in Beaufort.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., more than 60 area programs will host the fun events and games with performances by local agencies and individuals. Marine Corps Community Services, the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) and the Exchange Club of Beaufort sponsor the event. Now in its 17th year, KidFest is designed to provide lots of fun activities for children, and

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CAPA Executive Director Susan Cato cuts the ribbon at CAPA’s Closet Thrift Shop.

The new store is located at 1340 Ribaut Road, formerly Keith’s Place.

educational/awareness information for parents about many of the services available in the local community.

CAPA will also host a Step Up for Kids Rally on Friday, April 20, at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Bluffton High School and a 5K/10K Run/Walk in Beaufort on Saturday, April 21, featuring keynote speaker Elizabeth Smart. The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. Rally tickets begin at $15 each.

Walk/run participation is $35 and $15 for junior walkers, ages 8 to 12.

“CAPA is excited about this unique opportunity to bring Elizabeth Smart here with her powerful message about her abduction and recovery which motivates parents, law enforcement and leaders worldwide to focus on children’s safety,” Susan Cato, CAPA Executive Director, said.

For ticket and sponsorship information, go to www.capabeaufort. org or call 843-524-­4350.

One of my fondest memories as a teenager was back in 1976. It was a week day and we didn’t have school so my father, Earl Gibson, promised me I could go to work with him. He was an accountant for Dowling Law Firm downtown. We lived on Lady’s Island and the bridge was broken so no one could get to Beaufort from any of the islands. We hopped in our boat which was tied up at the end of our dock and drove to the downtown marina. It was only a short walk across the street to get to his work. Later that afternoon, I met some friends at the Breeze Theatre where you could see a movie, have some popcorn and a drink for less than one dollar. What a great memory!

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This moment in Beaufort’s history is an excerpt from the book “Beaufort ... Then and Now,” an anthology of memories compiled by Holly Kearns Lambert.

Copies of this book may be purchased at Beaufort Book Store. For information or to contribute your memory, contact Holly at lowcountrymemories@hotmail.com or beaufortmemories@gmail.com.

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YES! THAI INDEED

Is the cute little Thai restaurant near Bellamy Curve on Boundary Street a fabulous place to have lunch? Yes, indeed.

As Beaufort has grown, so have its options for ethnic food. But when Yes! Thai Indeed opened four years ago, it was the only Thai restaurant in town, says owner Narissara Saardwong. This original spot is still extremely popular.

For starters, half of the Lunch Bunch had a salad with ginger dressing and the other half had the Tom Yum Goong, a shrimp soup specially seasoned with lime juice, lemon grass, hot pepper and mushrooms. I had the soup and it was an aromatic and flavorful way to begin the meal.

We almost all ordered dishes from the daily specials menu. Buck and Nikki both tried the slightly sweet pineapple fried rice with chicken, beef and pork.

Kim had the delicious seafood duo with fried shrimp and scallops, while Elizabeth enjoyed the perfectly cooked crisp basil duck served over white rice with broccolli, peppers and onions.

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April stayed with the classic Pad Thai.

Tess and I both wanted the mango shrimp. Served over white rice, the blend of mangoes, peppers and onions and giant grilled shrimp in a sweet sauce was outstanding — and colorful, almost too pretty to eat.

Even though we were all pleasantly full, our helpful waiter Kevin brought out two plates of fried bananas with mango ice cream for dessert. The presentation was so lovely, it was too enticing to pass up. The cool ice cream and whipped cream was just the right contrast to the

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warm, yet crunchy and sweet bananas. It was melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

“Our goal is to give good service and good food to people,” said Narissara.

She wants people to know that they use fresh ingredients and that the food is not too spicy: it can be made mild or hot, depending on the customer’s specifications.

I have never had a bad meal at Yes! Thai Indeed. My husband and I like to go there for the intimate dining environment, but sometimes when we’re feeling lazy, we just order some food to go. When Beaufort Daily Deals recently offered an attractive deal ($30 worth of food for only $15), we bought it in a hurry. We also like to bring visitors from out of town because the food is so excellent and a real crowd pleaser.

Yes! Thai Indeed is located at 911 Boundary Street, Beaufort. For take out, call 843-986-1185. The restaurant is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and 4:30 to 9 p.m. for dinner. Friday and Saturday, dinner is from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday brunch is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Almost all New Zealand wine Seeker labels is a drawing of that wine’s In New Zealand, $16.99 grape growing and makers use stainless steel fermentation. character flying around the world in some wine making 1 3 2 S e agoI s back l a n d Pto a r their k w a y British . 522-3700 colonial days. In 1851, New Zealand’s When their industry started growing, sort of apparatus — balloons, funky oldest existing vineyard was established the dairy industry was waning. But there planes, they’re cute. The Sauvignon Blanc

by French Roman Catholic missionaries sat all those stainless steel tanks from the dude is Captain Cornelius Weatherbee. in Hawke’s Bay. Economic conflicts (the milk. Waste not, want not! As a group, He wears a tricorn hat and has a curled importance of animal agriculture and the New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs fresh mustache. Despite his stature, he is said exporting of protein) and governmental and crisp -”alive with flavors of cut grass to intimidate even the heartiest of men. issues (prohibition and temperance and fresh fruits,” in particular grapefruits. His flying machine, a large balloon with And, that brings us to this week’s a propeller that sails, backed by spirits, movements) and cultural resistance to wine.

The Seeker is part of a new toward whatever and whoever needs wine (beer and liquor were the alcoholic beverages of choice) all worked against group of wines that have been named finding. Some say Weatherbee was a the growth of the wine industry. Then, at “wines without borders.” Yes, the Seeker mindless wanderer, a man with his head the end of the 1960’s and the beginning Sauvignon Blancs is from New Zealand. in the clouds and not a penny of sense. of the 1970’s, these three deterrents But, their Cabernet is from Chile, their Very soon now, Weatherbee and all of all had their own problems. Vines and Chardonnay is from California, their other characters on The Seeker wines wines all of a sudden became attractive Pinot Noir is from France and their are going to appear on Facebook and products. The habit of “6 o’clock swill” Malbec is from Argentina. They are all Twitter to let each other know where for one hour only after work changed and coming to us from Kobrand, a company they are and what they’re doing. And, my new “BYO” laws let patrons bring wine that carries good wines from around the understanding is, we’ll get to get in on to restaurants. Wine became not only world. Each of the Seeker wines is made their “conversations.” I truly advise join at an economic success but an acceptable by one of their superior wine makers our own risk, have a bottle of wine near by and be prepared for whatever happens. cultural phenomenon. At the same time from grapes they live with.

About a week ago, I got to taste all Facebooking our wines? It was bound to that all of this was happening at home, young New Zealanders traveled around of the Seeker wines. The Sauvignon happen. Enjoy! the world and brought home with them a love for wine and the energy to develop it.

In the 1970’s, Montana in Marlborough UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT started making vintage dated wines that were labeled for their grape variety. The first production of Sauvignon Blanc in 1977 was duly noted. Several other varieties, both red and white, were also very successful that year. Areas all over the country started planting vines until, Music of 1984, the government paid growers to rip Schumann, Dvorak, Pärt, Piazzolla and Liszt out vines to minimize the glut of wines that were being produced. Even though this abundance of New Zealand wines didn’t last, I think they still manage to price some of their wines like they’re in short supply. By the 1990’s New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs were being rated as Carteret Street, Beaufort 5 pm some if the best in the world.

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What was bound to happen? This week I’m going to hold off a bit before I give it away. But, when we get there, you’ll see.

It was bound to happen.

Anyhow, our wine this week was a real treat to find. It comes to us from New Zealand and, I guess, it will not surprise any of us that it’s a Sauvignon Blanc.

This is a green skinned grape variety that originated in Bordeaux. It most probably got its name from the French word “sauvage” for wild and “blanc” for white. It is probably a descendant of the Savagnin grape, now extinct. Good thing for us its offspring is still around because without Sauvignon Blanc to drink when I want it, things, wine-wise, would be pretty bleak.

Depending on the climate it grows in, the flavors of Sauvignon Blanc wines can range from aggressively grassy to sweetly tropical.

Historically, this variety traces its origins to the Loire Valley and Bordeaux regions in western France. There is research that suggests that it did come from the “no longer with us” Savagnin, but some grape researchers, (ampelographers I believe they are called), also assert that Sauvignon Blanc is related to Carmenere of Chilean wine fame. Whichever it came from, at some point this vine paired with Cabernet Franc to become the parents of Cabernet Sauvignon. (It always surprises me that two lesser grapes made such a big boy.) Anyhow, in the 19th century, plantings in Bordeaux were often the red and the white varieties all mixed up together. Sometimes there were even pink mutations. It was these mixed up vines that got taken to Chile in the 19th century when phylloxera destroyed most of the vineyards in Bordeaux.

As a rule, the Sauvignon Blanc grapes ripen early. This lets it do well in sunny climates that don’t have excessive heat.

In warmer areas, like California, South Africa and Australia, does better in cooler and usually higher vineyards. If the grapes get too hot and ripen too fast, their wines are dull and flat. And let’s face it, the reason we love Sauvignon Blancs is because they are dry and crisp and refreshing. Great for warm weather drinking as long as they don’t come from warm weather. And, that, is a slogan to

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food

the home chef ...

eggs for dinner

By Harlene Deane

Don’t have a frittata recipe? Well, without a doubt, you’re missing out on one of the most versatile, inexpensive dinner options around. Oh, and let’s not forget quick and easy!

Mediterranean frittata

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Ingredients • 8 large eggs • 1/2 cup whole milk, half-and-half, or heavy cream • 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour • Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper • 1 cup chorizo, cut into small dice and browned* • 1 cup kale, trimmed, sauteed, drained and chopped* • 1/4 cup fresh chives • 1 tsp. minced garlic, sauteed • 1/2 cup Fontina cheese, grated • 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil Directions Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350.

In a bowl, lightly whisk eggs with your choice of dairy, the flour (don’t panic if flour forms small lumps), 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. salt and several grinds of pepper. Fold chorizo, chives, cheese, kale and garlic gently into the egg mixture. Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the egg mixture, spreading everything evenly. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the eggs are set about 1 inch from the sides of the pan, 8 to 12 minutes. Uncover the pan and finish the

about the chef As an international flight attendant for 28 years, Harlene wrote a column for flight attendants on where to go and what to eat while on layover in various cities.

After retiring, she started her personal chef business — the home chef on Fripp Island. Contact her for recipe ideas or questions at harlene@thehomechef.com.

frittata in the oven until the top is puffed and completely set, about 15-25 minutes.

Remove pan from the oven and run a rubber spatula around the sides of the pan to loosen the frittata. Slip it out of the pan and onto a cutting board. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting and serving. You can also let it cool to room temperature or for that matter, serve it cold!! Serves 4-6 as a main dish; 8-12 as an appetizer.

Change it up by using spinach instead of kale or bacon instead of chorizo. Swap out the cheese and try Romano, scallions for garlic and chives for basil. You get the idea, right? Serve with a tossed salad and you’ve got dinner in no time. *Portuguese Chorizo (Publix, right by the hot dogs) *Please allow cooked ingredients to cool before adding to egg mixture. Warm is fine, but hot, not so much. Enjoy!!

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THEME: CLASSIC NOVELS ACROSS 1. *Harry Potter’s antagonist 6. Hole puncher 9. Attention grabber 13. Beyond suburban 14. Sheepish cry 15. Supports climbing plants 16. *Holmes would try to verify this 17. Make a mistake 18. Popular jewelry stone 19. *Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer winner 21. *Emerald City visitor 23. Before tac 24. Sports award 25. Siesta 28. *”A Clockwork Orange” protagonist 30. Performed alone 35. Away from wind 37. Heart feeling 39. Mother-of-pearl 40. Live bait 41. “Now _____ entertainment!”

43. Not Sunni 44. Used to call someone’s attention, pl.

46. Expression of pain 47. Dissenting clique 48. Street of shops, especially in orient 50. Fraud or imposter 52. U Rah ___!

53. Mixed breed canine 55. ___ de Janeiro 57. *It chronicles Leopold Bloom’s journey through Dublin 61. *Twist and Heep creator 65. _____ Protocol on climate change 66. Consumed 68. China Grass 69. NBA great _____ Baylor 70. St. Louis player 71. Speak one’s mind 72. Make hot and dry 73. ___ Lanka 74. Used as fertilizer and explosive

DOWN 1. Not bright 2. “____ of thumb” 3. Seed cover 4. 15th century North America explorer 5. Famous picture book pig 6. Tucked in 7. *One main topic in Tolstoy’s 1869 classic 8. Hog fat, pl.

9. Jumping stick 10. A team reserved for emergencies 11. Comedian with red, curly hair 12. 3-point shot 15. Heavy elementary particle 20. Enthusiastic approval 22. Roman goddess of fertility 24. Car emission, e.g.

25. Honorific title given to Muslim rulers 26. Central Pacific greeting 27. Actress Rosie 29. Repeating sound 31. Lad’s counterpart 32. Autumn color 33. *”Fear of Flying” author Jong 34. *It happened in Venice 36. *Jane Austen classic 38. ____ A Sketch 42. African river, also spelled “Chari” 45. Delilah’s trusting victim 49. Street in Paris 51. One millionth of a meter 54. Former Russian leaders 56. Giraffe-like African animal 57. Short for ukuleles 58. Singer/actor Lovett 59. Hindu discipline 60. Evoke emotion 61. Ashton’s ex 62. Give off 63. Number of baseball fielders 64. Tiresias in “Oedipus Rex,” e.g.

67. Smoker’s lung residue

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pets

Learn about canine behavior with Tracie Korol

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Anticipate a tickish summer ahead

recent article in The New York Times (“The Downside of a Balmy Winter? Long Walks With the Dog Aren’t Carefree”) cautions that while we are not going to experience a tick explosion this year, we need to be aware that the ticks are fully active now.

Balmy weather throughout the winter has kept our tick friends front and center instead of sending them shivering wherever it is they go.

Ticks, no doubt the South Carolina state parasite, are small arachnids, or spiders, that live on the blood of mammals, birds, occasionally reptiles, amphibians and certainly, your dog.

As they go through their life stages (larva, nymph, and adult), ticks usually change hosts. The seed or larval ticks will attach to small animals (mice, moles) and be dispersed by them. Nymphs will climb up higher plants to latch onto larger hosts (possums, raccoons). Adult ticks can perch on plants for months waiting for a host to come by (that would be you and your Best Friend). Ticks may also seek out prey by detecting heat and carbon dioxide emanating from a potential host, dropping from bushes or trees.

On dogs, ticks tend to go for the warm, secluded areas like inner ears, under the collar or between the toes.

Their harpoon-like mouth arrangement, a series of barbs that angle backward,

BowWOW!

Facts, observations and musings about Our Best Friends

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It may surprise you how tightly these bugs clamp on; they definitely mean business when they set up for a hot meal ... Let’s give our dogs a close going-over everyday. anchors it in place while feeding. The barbs are why ticks are so difficult to remove once they take hold.

It takes five to six hours for a tick to become firmly attached and up to ten days for it to become fully engorged with blood. Primary tick offenders are often female, so once you find her, be sure to check around nearby for an opportunistic male or two. Adult female ticks can feed for several days or upwards onto a month because she needs a blood meal in order to lay her eggs. On the flip side, they have been known to survive for one year without a blood meal.

My first reaction, though it is much better than it was when I first arrived

here, is usually an “Ugh!” The second being “Get it off right now!” The goal of removal is to kill the tick first so it will wither up and withdraw its probe-head from the skin. There is a risk of infection if the tick’s head is left under the skin as there would be a risk of infection if anything is left under any skin, let alone something with a face.

A swift and reliable removal practice, once demonstrated by my kindly VT veterinarian, is to dab the head end of the tick, not the head exactly

because that is buried in your dog, but the shoulders of the tick, with a swab soaked in some kind of bug killer. My vet used Bio-Spot because that’s what she had handy. (I use GreenBug). Upon application the tick will wave its legs about frantically but then die obligingly, all within about three seconds. Using tweezers, grab Miss Creepy close to the skin and give a smart tug. It may surprise you how tightly these bugs have clamped on; they definitely mean business when they set up for a hot meal. Try not to grab the body of the tick, the now puffy part, as you want to minimize the risk of potential disease-carrying saliva back-flow into your dog. In this area, ticks can carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Recently, a couple of my local dog friends have contracted Rock Mountain Spotted fever from tick bites in spite of systemic preventatives. Should your dog exhibit symptoms of high fever, depression, lethargy, swelling of the eyes and swelling and pain in the limbs, visit your vet right away. Just to be safe, let’s all remember to give our Best Friends a close going-over everyday. They’ll appreciate the attention and it will give us a little peace of mind.

pet-related EVENTS

Beaufort therapy dog chapter to hold test

Would you like to see if your dog has what it takes to be a therapy dog? Beaufort Chapter No. 229 of Therapy Dogs International will host a therapy dog test at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, at BayView Manor LLC, 11 S. Todd Dr. in Beaufort.

Therapy dog and handler teams visit assisted living and nursing homes to bring emotional support to residents. They also participate in the “Tail-Waggin’ Tutor” program, helping children with their reading skills, at various elementary schools and the local YMCA. For information on TDI and on what is included in the test, visit the TDI website at www.tdi-dog.org. Only dogs who are being tested should attend this event.

Space in the test is limited, and the deadline to register is March 26. For more information or to register, call Chapter 229 Director Dick Hoagland at 522-2073.

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843-524-2224 2511 Boundary St., Beaufort Only 20 min. from McGarvey’s Corner, the Sea Islands and Yemassee

what to do Expert to speak about Port Royal Sound

Port Royal Sound is not just a beautiful, bountiful body of water that defines a good part of our Lowcountry geography, but an ecological gem, a combination of ocean and expansive salt-marsh unique in North America. Its high tides, salinity and geology combine to make Port Royal Sound a critical wildlife resource — a varied marine habitat extending inland for 10 miles. Fripp Audubon is fortunate to present leading expert on Port Royal Sound, Dr. Chris Marsh. Dr. Marsh is a biology professor, former Executive Director of the Lowcountry Institute and mentor to SC Master Naturalists. He’ll explain the vital role of Port Royal Sound and the importance of our continued stewardship, Thursday, March 22, 7 p.m. at the Fripp Island Community Centre.

Presentation is free. Meet and greet at 6 p.m. Contact Pete Richards, 843-4412153 or pete.richards@comcast.net and visit www.islc.net/audubon.

Last sessions in series ‘Returning Catholics’

On Thursday mornings, March 22 and 29, the six-week series for “Returning Catholics” ends with two presentations on the “The Mass.” Deacon Michael Beeler will help participants understand the externals of the liturgy on March 22, at 10:30 a.m. in the main sanctuary of St. Peter Church, 70 Lady’s Island Drive.

Dr. R. Thomas Richard will present the interior significance of the Liturgy to everyday life. Dr. Richard’s presentation will take place in the Adult Ed. Room of St. Peter’s Educational wing. Both presentations begin at 10:30 a.m. and end at noon. Catholics considering a return to the practice of their faith, as well as those Catholics newly returned, and new converts are welcome. For more info contact deborahm@catholic.org or call 575-3742.

Wine tasting fundraiser for March of Dimes

The annual wine tasting and silent auction event will be held Sunday, March 25 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at Emily’s Restaurant and Tapas Bar, 906 Port Republic Street.

Tickets are $25 per person or $40 per couple. Proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. For more information, call 843986-2444.

Jesse Winchester in concert on Fripp

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear famed singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester in concert! This premier, internationally acclaimed artist will perform at Fripp Island on Sunday, March 25 at 5 p.m. at the Fripp Island Community Center.

Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available at the door.

There’s a free pass for Fripp at the island gate and everyone attending this event gets to meet Jesse at a catered gathering after the performance. More info 838-6655. www.islc.net/friendsofmusic.

‘Catholic School Girls’ on stage at ARTworks

“Catholic School Girls” is produced

by Misspent Youth Productions and

Plaza Stadium Theater Fri. 3/23 - Thurs. 3/29 Act of Valor “R” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:15-7:05-9:15 21 Jump Street “R” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:15-7:05-9:15 John Carter “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:20 Tyler Perry Good Deeds “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:10-7:00-9:10 Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax “PG” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:00-7:00-9:00 Hunger Games “PG13” Showing DAILY 1:45-4:20-7:00-9:30 41 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort (843) 986-5806

written by Casey Kurrti and will be in the black box theater at ARTworks March 22 - 24 at 7:30 p.m.; March 25 at 3 p.m.; March 29 - 31 at 7:30 p.m.; April 1 at 3 p.m. In this satire of Catholic school life in the 1960s, four actresses play the nuns and the first through eighth grade girls at St. George’s School in Yonkers. An amusing portrait emerges, of girls maturing to the threshold of adolescence as they experience bonds of friendship, reprimands from authority figures, pressures from home, as well as the Beatles, the Addams Family, the Supremes and the election of a Catholic president. The black box theater at ARTworks is in Beaufort Town Center, at 2127 Boundary Street.

Tickets are $17 and online at www.

ArtWorksInBeaufort.org; Thursdays March 22 & 29 are “Pay What You Can” ($5 minimum.)

AAUW to meet at TCL

The Beaufort Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet on Tuesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. in building 22 at TCL on Ribaut Road. The guest speaker will be Jamie Rivers the Executive Director of AMIkids formerly Beaufort Marine Institute. AMIkids is a residential facility that serves as an alternative to prison for juvenile offenders for their non-violent offenses. For detail contact Diana Steel at 522-2796 or steele. diana@comcast.net.

Doctor to speak on caring for aging seniors

Are you stressed because you are caring for an aging senior citizen? If you are, there is help. Caregiver support services will be the topic Dr. Kurt Gambla addresses at a free seminar on Tuesday, March 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn in Beaufort Town Center. Dr. Gambla, an internist at Beaufort Memorial Primary Care, will discuss services available to those who are caregivers, and what resources are available.

Also on hand to answer questions will be John Beal of Hospice Care of South Carolina, Arlene Hull of Alzheimer’s Family Services and Eric Fennell of Helena House. Supervised adult care is available with advance notice. Light refreshments will be served. The Quality Inn is located in Beaufort Town Center on Boundary Street/Highway 21 next to Beaufort City Hall. Please call (843) 521-9190 or (843) 812-3695 today for more information and to reserve your seat.

a permanent home on 20 acres at 290 Brickyard Point South on Lady’s Island.

The attendance has almost doubled in total attendance since the move. The public is invited to a Grand Opening Celebration weekend. Saturday, March 31 from 1:30 - 3:45 p.m. there will be a Children’s Carnival with games and treats for family fun. On Sunday, April 1, there will be three Worship Services at 8, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m. Call Administrative Pastor Jim Riley for details at 843-524-0565.

St. Helena has free organ performance

Come hear bluegrass at Pickin by the River

Organist Rhonda Sider Edgington, of Holland, Michigan, will give a free performance at the Parish Church of St. Helena (Episcopal), 505 Church Street, on Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m. This will be the first evening organ recital scheduled by the church as part of its Tricentennial Celebration Spring Concert Series. For more information, contact Pat Gould at patgould@islc.net or 843-522-1712 or visit www.sthelenas1712.org.

Fraternity sponsors annual car wash

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., XI Gamma Lambda Chapter of Beaufort County will sponsor their annual car wash in support of March for Babies- March of Dimes. Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, 1900 Boundary Street on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Bay Street Outfitters holds fly fishing classes

One day fly casting classes will be held Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 24 and May 12. Fly tying classes will be on the third Thursday each month at 6 p.m.

Please call for details and to reserve your spot. Bay Street Outfitters is located at 815 Historic Bay St. For more information, call 524-5250 or visit www.baystreetoutfitters. com.

Grace & Glory Uptown is giving away chickens!

Chicks for Chicks Event will be held Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at GRACE & GLORY Uptown, 1029 Boundary Street (next to Talbots).

Through World Vision (www.worldvision. org) we are donating chickens to hungry families. Help us reach our goal!

• Every $100 you spend on March 31st we will give a chicken to a hungry family in Africa.

• We are offering a “Pick a Chick” discount 20-50% off one item; • Food, Fun and Fabulous Fashions We’re giving away chickens! Why chickens?

• Fresh eggs raise the levels of protein and other nutrients in a family’s diet; • The sale of extra eggs and chickens can pay for vital basics like rice, milk and school supplies; • Families can sell the offspring for extra income or share them with other families in need.

Tidal Creek Fellowship holds grand opening

For the past nine years, Tidal Creek Fellowship Church has been meeting in the Coosaw Elementary School gym with two services and most recently moved to

Pickin by the River (venue is bluegrass, oldtime,country and folk) will be held Saturday, April 7, from Noon to 5:30 p.m. at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Pickers and listeners are welcome. Bring a chair and join us for the day. There are plenty of places to eat on the waterfront or bring a picnic lunch. No alcohol, no drums, no glass bottles, no charge. Stage show and open jams (throughout the park). Beginners to advanced players are welcome. It’s a great time to hone your talent or just to learn. If you have a group that would like to play on stage, please call Pat at 843-379-9084.

Church to hold Spirit Fill Service ‘The Cross’

A Spirit Fill Service will be held at The Foot Of The Cross on Saturday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m., 168 Martin Luther King Drive, St. Helena Island. For more information, call Bennie Dudley at 843838-3909.

Women’s coastal skills weekend clinic

Weekend workshop to expand women’s knowledge of the Lowcountry outdoors!

Weekend begins on the afternoon of Friday, April 13 with a Naturalistguided “Secrets of the Salt Marsh” tour.

Twelve educational, hands-on programs will be offered, including a History of the Lighthouse, Birding 101, Cast Netting, Salt Marsh Kayaking, Shell Fishing, Beachcombing, How to Make a Dreamcatcher and more. Meals included, camping accommodations at Hunting Island and a special rate on a hotel in nearby Frogmore available. Event runs from afternoon of Friday, April 13 through afternoon of Sunday, April 15, at Hunting Island State Park, 2555 Sea Island Parkway Hunting Island. The cost is $189 per person, plus cost of accommodations (deadline is April 1, limited to 60 women, 16 and over). Contact for reservations, more information, and accommodations is Amanda C. Wood at 843-838-7437.

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INSURANCE

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CLEANING SERVICES

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• Change your dog from Fabulous to Furbulas with a personal touch.

COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY

Dawn H Freeman MSW LISW-CP

Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy 43 Sea Island Parkway 843-441-0627 dawnhfreeman@gmail.com

DENTISTs

Palmetto Smiles

Jennifer Wallace, DMD 843-524-7645 palmettosmilesofbeaufort.com 30

Randy Royal, MD- OBGYN and Pelvic Surgery

843-524-5455 www.wernerandroyal.com We’re now providing a new level of patient comfort.

Beaufort Chiropractic

Dr. Kristie Wallace 703 Bladen St. 843-522-1115 BeaufortChiropracticCare.com Licensed Massage Therapy & Nutritional Exams Available.

Island Podiatry

Dr. Jill C. Blau 3 Celadon Drive, Suite A Beaufort, SC, 29907 843-379-9913 Two convenient locations, Beaufort & Bluffton islandpodiatry@gmail.com

PLUMBING

Lohr Plumbing, Inc.

Brett Doran Serving the Lowcountry for over 20 years.

Service, New Construction, and Remodeling.

(843) 522-8600 www.lohrplumbing.com

property management

Palmetto Shores Property Managment

Lura Holman McIntosh Call 525-1677 or fax 524-1376 lura@palmettoshores.com PROPERTY MANAGEMEN www.palmettoshores.com

ROOFING

DA Roofing Co.

Daughtry, Owner LURA HOLMANDonnie McINTOSH OFF. Broker-In-ChargeCall us for ALL of your roofing needs. FAX New Construction, Residential and E-Mail: lura@palmettoshores.com Commercial, Shingles, Metal, Hot www.palmettoshores.com Tar & Hydrostop.

All repairs and new additions.

FREE ESTIMATES 524-1325

tree service

Southern Tree Svs. of Bft., Inc. Ronnie Reiselt, Jr. P.O. Box 2293 Beaufort, SC 29901 843-522-9553 Office 843-522-2925 Fax

PEST CONTROL

CONSTRUCTION Chandler Trask 843.321.9625 Chandlertraskconstruction@gmail.com ChandlerTraskConstruction.com

PHYSICIANS

technology

Net Solutions Technology Center, LLC Technology solutions for business or home. www.easierway.com 843-525-6469 Phone 843-521-0955 Fax 38 A-B Sams Point Road, Beaufort, SC 29907

websites

Beaufort Mobile Website Design Paul Richardson 843-441-8213

beaufortwebsitedesign@gmail.com http://beaufortmobilewebsitedesign. com

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that’s a wrap!

the sixth annual international beaufort film festival was a success, drawing in record crowds, page 23

The Island News covering northern beaufort county

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weekend scenes from

march 1-7, 2012

WHAT’S INSIDE?

AROUNDTOWN prOFILE

Beverly Porter is a true friend to our community. see page 9

happY wINOs

ABOVE: The Bands, Brews & BBQ event served up barbecue at its annual fundraiser in Port Royal. See page 14.

BELOW: ARTworks holds “Re-Nude” exhibit and fundraiser. See story, page 10.

Let’s have some wine for breakfast. see page 15

FOOD

Irish recording artist Harry O’Donoghue entertains the crowd with traditional Irish folk music last Saturday during the fifth annual Beaufort Irish Festival.

Photo by Bob Sofaly. See more about the Irish Fest, pages 12-13.

Lunch Bunch goes to Habersham for Piace Pizza. see page 24 INDEX

T.I.N. Favorites contest continues In case you didn’t already know, The Island News wants to find out what you like best about Beaufort by voting for at least 10 businesses or community leaders you consider to be your favorite. It’s fun and easy!

Simply go our website at www.yourislandnews.com, look at the categories, then choose your favs. Once the votes are counted from the 127 categories, we’ll announce the winners later in March. You have only until midnight on Sunday, March 11, to cast your votes for T.I.N. Favorites. Show support and make your votes heard!

WINNERS SAY CHECKMATE

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wo Beaufort students take home wins during a recent South Carolina chess tournament. Beaufort Academy third grader Kevin Rogers won the K-3 state title while BA kindergartner Whit Suber won Kindergarten State Champion.

This is the third straight year a BA chess team player has won this title. Beaufort Academy Chess Coach Darrin Rogers said, “The team is playing phenomenal chess.” The chess team will be tested in May when they attend the K-6 national chess tournament in Tennessee.

Pictured at right is Whit Suber; far right is Kevin Rogers.

News Health Arts Social School Sports Lifestyle Food Wine Pets Events Directory Classified

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classifieds ANNOUNCEMENTS TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012, IS THE LAST DAY to redeem winning tickets in the following South Carolina Education Lottery Instant Games: (427) Giant Jumbo Bucks & (478) Beach Bucks.

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Job placement assistance. CALL

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