March 9 edition

LIZ FARRELL

SC’s scales of justice recalibrated

WALTERBORO

For six weeks, a Colleton County jury regarded Alex Murdaugh as though he were an innocent man.

Alex had the right to that presumption, of course, and as such his status as an inmate was kept from them.

Every morning and evening, when escorting Alex into and out of the courthouse, guards were careful to cover Alex’s handcuffs with his sports coat to keep the reality of his jailhouse residency hidden from any jurors who might pass by.

This was important.

Had a juror caught sight of those cuffs, it could have been grounds for a mistrial.

On Feb. 8, when a prisoner of Ridgeland Correctional Institution — just 37 miles away from the Colleton County Courthouse — allegedly called in a bomb threat during Alex’s trial, Judge Clifton Newman was careful to evacuate the jurors and Alex separately.

Afterward, a friend commented to me, “It’s a credit to the judge that he had the presence of mind to sequester and protect the jury in that moment.”

Shortly after the unfounded threat, a story began circulating online about a similar incident that had occurred in 2017 during

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Flying cars in our lifetime?

South Carolinians could be first to take to the sky

By Michael Cuglietta mcuglietta@postandcourier.com

BEAUFORT

For some, bumper-to-bumper delays inspire rage. But for Tomohiro Fukuzawa, founder of the Tokyo-based flying car startup SkyDrive, rush hour fueled a vision, one in which commuters could escape gridlock by taking to the sky.

In February, the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that Fukazawa’s vision could become a reality in the not-too-distant future.

At the South Carolina Aviation

Association’s annual conference in Spartanburg, representatives from the agency assured a room full of pilots and industry professionals, including Georgetown County Airport Manager James Taylor, that safety

regulations for the first generation of flying cars were forthcoming.

“They said they believe it’s the wave of the future,” Taylor said.

The Beaufort County Economic Development Corp. has been courting SkyDrive since 2022. In January, Fukuzawa announced his company would be establishing a footprint in the U.S. market, choosing Beaufort as home to SkyDrive’s overseas operations.

This means South Carolinians

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Ocean may get it but Bay Point safe from developers … for now

The next battle site will be Pine Island

BEAUFORT

Finally, some good news on the development front.

The S.C. Environmental Law Project and Coastal Conservation League announced last week developers of Bay Point Island had dropped their appeal, hopefully bringing an end to

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the more-than-two-year battle to build a resort community on the barrier island.

You can call it “good news” for the Gullah-Geechee Fishing Association, who were the official clients opposing the development, along with hundreds of citizens including Gov. Henry McMaster.

If you supported the Bangkok, Thailand-based developer’s plans to build a “world class, eco-tourism” community, which they promised would mean more jobs for the local folks, well, maybe it’s

VOICES Cynthia Jenkins: Construction starting on will forever change Beaufort.

not “good news.”

But supporters, as well as opponents of the Bay Point developer, can stay tuned for the ongoing effort to protect Pine Island, on the other end of St. Helena Island, from a gated community.

On hold are the county planning staff’s efforts to amend the current Cultural Protection Overlay District zoning, which opponents say will open the door

for Pine Island developers’ plans, including a restricted-entrance security gate and golf course.

Members of a citizens task force have hired their own attorney and are reviewing he proposed changes. The County Council, which must ultimately take action on the staff’s proposed changes, has given them until April 10 to report back.

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A futuristic rendering of SkyDrive’s SD-05 model flying car hovering over Vietnam. Image courtesy of SkyDrive.

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VETERAN OF THE WEEK ANDRE MASSEY

Beaufort’s Andre Massey, 54, joined the United States Marine Corps in Greenville in 1986. After boot camp at Parris Island, he trained in Aviation Ordnance and began his service at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. During that tour he deployed to the Mediterranean twice, to Iwakuni, Japan and to Norway. His next tour was

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Unchecked growth can do harm

In 1972, the “Club of Rome” and MIT published “The Limits to Growth.” We are wedded to a linear economic system committed to the unsustainable myth of perpetual growth, which politicians measure via GDP, which is tied to creating capital (money) — and not to whether we serve the needs of human well-being and the common good. Let’s reduce this to local perspective.

Though I live on Lady’s Island, what happens on St. Helena and in the City of Beaufort affects the quality of my life.

First example, look at the groundswell of opposition to an outside developer(think “for short term profit …”) proposes a Pine Island gated community and golf course. No one wants the project, for all the reason already elaborated, but our county political leaders seem wedded to that growth for-growth’s-sake economic thinking. And no mention that this is a barrier island just a bump higher than the surrounding water, while all the access roads are at only 10 feet above sea level; has no one looked at projected seas level rise, other infrastructure costs, at the addition of additional traffic on already crowded U.S. 21/ Sea Island Parkway?

OK, second item. City of Beaufort has a Strategic Plan(you can search it online) that includes a goal of “infill,” ie, let’s promote building on every single empty lot that exists. Already that has led to new housing in parts of the city, including the very historic “Northwest Quadrant”, that could if it continues affect the very nature of what

at MCAS Beaufort from which he deployed to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. He separated from active service in 1998 and joined the Port Royal Police Department, first as a volunteer and, after graduating from the SC Criminal Justice Academy in 1998, as a full time police officer,

makes Beaufort a tourist destination.

Instead of permitting gentrification to occur, perhaps a plan to address unmet housing needs and keeping housing costs within reach for folks who want to live and work in Beaufort — along with preservation of the historic housing remnants sitting sometimes in decay? My apologies to the good city folk who know all this and who may be diligently moving in the right direction. Let us all know your thoughts.

– Tim Dodds, Lady’s Island

Get different opinions to form consensus

Sixty-five years ago when I was a child, I was encouraged by my parents, teachers, clergy, and relatives to read everything I could. Get different views on all subjects in order to form my own opinion. I did and to this day I love reading.

Now we have Nazi book burners demanding books be taken out of libraries and out of classrooms. If these Nazi people don’t want their child to read or be exposed to things they don’t want, contact school officials and libraries to forbid their child access. But what do Nazi people do? They want all children banned from what they don’t like. Unamerican!

Also, I was a former long-haul truck driver. We had a name for people who drove in the left lane going the same speed as vehicle in right lane … Left Laners. They impede traffic flow and incite road rage. Two years ago South Carolina passed a law against this habit. Most other states have well. You must

a position he still holds after 24 years. He also serves in the Sons of Beaufort Masonic Lodge and in the Beaufort Rotary.

– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com

stay in the right lane except to pass.

Yet at 70 years old, going to my part-time job, everyday I encounter these fools.

– Don Cass, Beaufort

We’ve seen this all before

The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is tragic, but it is definitely not unprecedented. It’s just one more example of what happens when industries are given control over their own regulations. This follows an all-too-familiar pattern.

An industry donates huge sums of money to favored politicians.

In return, the politicians remove or weaken regulations that impact the industry.

For a brief period, industry profits increase due to reduced regulatory costs, and everyone is happy.

Then a disaster happens, a disaster that likely would have been prevented if industry regulations had not been weakened or removed.

In an attempt to deflect blame, the politicians who are responsible for this disaster engage in finger-pointing.

We’ve seen this scenario play out many times – the Flint water crisis, the Texas utilities crisis in 2021, the 2009 financial crisis, the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010, etc., etc. For the past 40-plus years, one major U.S. political party has touted deregulation as the quick-and-easy solution to all our problems. It is not. In fact, it’s a recipe for disaster when we allow the regulated industries to call the shots.

– Peter Birschbach, Port Royal

City Council appoints McClure to Cultural District Board

From staff reports Beaufort City Council appointed Beaufort resident Mitzi McClure to the Cultural District Advisory Board (CDAB) at its meeting on February 28.

McClure will begin serving immediately. Her term will expire

on June 30, 2026. The Cultural District Advisory Board is an advisory steering board that was created after the South Carolina Arts Commission approved the City of Beaufort as a state-designated Cultural District in November 2015. It’s composed

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Cat of the Week: Biscuit would win “Biggest Goofball” as his high school superlative. Biscuit has a big personality and enjoys meeting everyone who comes into his room. He enjoys playing with any toy and any cat that will play with him. Biscuit would make a great addition to any family. Biscuit is 1.5 years old, neutered, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped.

of organizations and individuals that represent the interests of the district and are committed to developing the Cultural District.

Current members represent the Beaufort History Museum, Historic Beaufort Foundation, USCB Center for the Arts, Tabernacle Baptist

Church, the Greater Beaufort-Port Royal Convention & Visitors Bureau and Andrea Hackenberger, the City of Beaufort’s downtown manager and events coordinator.

McClure, a nurse case manager, lives in the Historic District, and will be an at-large member.

Dog of the Week: Wonder is looking for his seeing-eye human. He is new to our adoption center and is completely blind. He is searching for a long term foster or adopter who has experience with training a blind dog. He is still very much a puppy and learning his manners, so he needs someone who is experienced to help him grow. Wonder is 3 months old, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped.

– Compiled by Mike McCombs

If you are interested in adopting Biscuit, Wonder, or any of our other pets, call our adoption center at 843-645-1725 or email us at info@ palmettoanimalleague. org to find out more information.

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Beaufort County names Mead Human Resources Director

From staff reports Beaufort County on Wednesday, March 1, announced the promotion of Katherine Mead to Human Resources Director.

Mead has been with Beaufort County since 2013, serving as the Human Resources Deputy Director and more

recently as Interim Human Resources Director.

“Katherine has been an integral part of the Human Resources team since she joined us in 2013. She has a deep understanding of the County’s operations and culture, and a passion for supporting our employees,”

Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway said in a news release. “Her promotion is well deserved, and I look forward to seeing her continued leadership in this new role.”

Mead will oversee the County’s personnel policies, procedures, benefits, and

employee training and development programs. Her focus will be on ensuring that Beaufort County is attracting and retaining the best talent to serve the community.

“I am excited for this opportunity to lead the Human Resources team,” Mead

said in a news release. “I am committed to supporting our employees and ensuring that Beaufort County is a great place to work. I look forward to continuing to serve the community in this new role.”

Mead holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin-

istration from the University of South Carolina and previously served as the Assistant Area Director for Beaufort and Jasper County with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. Mead’s promotion was effective immediately.

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We’re proud to be among the select group of hospitals recognized by the national hospital safety watchdog organization The Leapfrog Group for putting patients and their safety first every day. Not only does it mean our team is focused on you, it means you can feel confident in trusting us when it matters most.

Only 5% of hospitals in the U.S. have earned the Top Hospital award for patient safety and quality — and Beaufort Memorial is one of them.

We all want access to top healthcare, because we know that “top” means a commitment to pursuing and achieving the best, which is especially important when you’re looking for medical services and care. And the good news: it’s right in our backyard.

Asa Godowns III finishes filling a bucket with freshly steamed oysters during the annual Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast on Saturday at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal. Helping out are Godowns’ dad, Asa Godowns, Jr., center, and Jessup Paris, far right.

Family, friends and total strangers meet up at the annual Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast on Sunday at Live Oak Park in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly/The Island News

It takes an army of volunteers to put on the annual Beaufort Charities Oyster Roast. Here, Tierency Akins, Makayle Wideman and Jayle Glover of Barnwell High School’s JROTC dump discarded oyster shells into a collection trailer. No trash was allowed to be dumped with the shells, which will be recycled later.

LOOK AGAIN!

UpCycled Art Auction to feature original pieces by David J. Lunin, Cassandra Gillens and Mick Csernica

From staff reports LowCountry Habitat for Humanity will present its UpCycled Art Auction: Look Again! From 6 to 9 p.m., on Friday, March 10 at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Student Center. This years’ event will be hosted by Deanna Bowdish, who will present the live auction as Beaufort’s esteemed art auctioneer.

The Honorary Chairperson of this favorite event is Barbara Krakehl, a LowCountry Habitat for Humanity volunteer for almost two decades. Catering will be provided by Debbie Covington, and the crowd will be entertained with the acoustic music of Beek Webb.

This year, the UpCycled Art Auction will feature three local artists who have created custom pieces to be auctioned by Bowdish. David J. Lunin of Evolve Furniture Studio, Cassandra Gillens and Mick Csernica of Tidal Creek Haven will present their art along with many local and regional artists displaying and selling their work to benefit LowCounty Habitat for Humanity.

WANT TO GO?

What: UpCycled Art Auction: Look Again!

When: 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, March 10

Where: Technical College of the Lowcountry Student Center Tickets: Tickets are $50. To purchase, please visit www. lowcountryhabitat.org. All proceeds benefit LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.

passion changed for a lifetime.

David learned the basic skills of antique furniture restoration — stripping, sanding and general repairs as an apprentice with well-regarded firms such as Irion Company Furniture Makers in Christiana, Pa. and Kinloch Woodworking Ltd. in Unionville, Pa. Over decades of improving and perfecting those skills, specifically in 18th-century Colonial American antiques, David began creating meticulous reproductions of timeless pieces by utilizing the same attention to detail as the original craftsmen. All his pieces are built with traditional joinery like handcut dovetails, and mortise and tenon joints, preferring the use of traditional finishing material, such as shellac and varnish.

A Passion for Master

Craftsmanship: David J. Lunin create surreal adaptations of traditional design

Following your passion means exploring a vocation that sparks your interest, developing skills in that specific area, and using those skills to contribute to something beyond yourself.

David J. Lunin has this passion, and it’s become the fuel for his success. The owner of Evolve Furniture Studio, David hasn’t always been a mast craftsman and woodworker. He was born and raised in Westfield, N.J. After studying electronic engineering at Monmouth University, David became less and less interested in a career behind the computer. His friend mentioned a job opening at a local furnishing shop, and David’s career path and

He also has a rare talent called woodturning, a craft that uses a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. This skill and his background in reproductions led him to a new passion for transforming traditional designs into contemporary works of art.

David’s showroom, located at 101 Middleton Street off Depot Road near the Spanish Moss Trail, is filled with original designs, and even his DaVinci-inspired wood lathe that he designed and built himself.

For the UpCycled Art Auction, David has converted an early to mid-century chest made of poplar and chestnut into a surreal adaptation of the original piece to be used as a present-day bar cabinet. Utilizing his hand-cut joinery and furniture finishing skills, David has set the bar for high quality craftsmanship. Evolve Furniture Studio is open by appointment only. For more information, visit www.evolvefurniturestudio.com

The Art of the Story: Cassandra Gillens paints a new original, Making of the Sweetgrass Basket Oftentimes when listening to artists’ stories, it seems they discover their connection with their artistry through a series of events, or they are born artists. Lowcountry artist, Cassandra Gillens, undoubtedly, falls in the latter category. Reflecting on her childhood, she remembers often sitting on the sideline with a sketch pad while children in her neighborhood played kick-the-can and other outdoor games.

“I was in my own little world,” recalls Cassandra, who started drawing with chalk and pencils before entering school. If artistic muses exist, one might have had a hand in guiding the young talent to St. Francis de Sale in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. It was at the Catholic school that the six-year-old met Sister Babler, an art teacher who recognized the young student’s talent for art and nurtured it.

“I was kind of the school’s mascot,” said Cassandra, who often spent weekends at the convent. In fact, she felt so at home there that when the Massachusetts College of Art tried to woo her away to enroll in a youth program, the young artist refused to go.

When Gillens was 12, she spent a year in Port Royal with her grandmother. The southern culture and the pristine backdrop of the coastal town became an inspiration for her work. The sea islands left an indelible mark on Gillens and are often captured in laundry blowing from clotheslines, water pumps and wells sitting in the shadow of old oaks and the ritual of Sunday churchgoers on her canvases.

“I was told that my work helps sell the south,” Gillens said.

Cassandra’s imagination was also influenced by American artist Norman Rockwell. She remembers peeking over the lunch counter at a drugstore to get a look at his painting. Rockwell’s ability, Cassandra says, “to get to the point in the painting,” was and is a major influence in her own art which often reads like a snippet of a short story.

While the artist has been collected worldwide over the past two decades, her first piece of art was sold in 1999 at the Red Piano on St. Helena Island. Since then, the artist’s work has been featured in galleries and museums throughout the United States, as well as, in Taipei, Taiwan.

In 2008 the artist’s work was featured in the movie, Nights of Rodanthe and in HGTV’s Dream House 2013. An affiliate of Sotheby’s auctioned her work in 2014.

LowCountry Habitat for Humanity is honored to announce the inclusion of an original piece of the artist’s work entitled, “Making of the Sweetgrass Basket” in this year’s Upcycled Art Auction. The 24-inch x 36-inch acrylic painting on canvas will be part of the live auction.

Cassandra’s artwork is featured at Macdonald Marketplace on St. Helena Island. Please visit her website at www.cassandragillensarts.com

& hardwood furniture, indoor gardening plants & materials, handmade decor, as well as uncommon accessories to make your house a home.

Gillian and Courtney Csernica have utilized their design and retail skills to successfully create an environment that encourages you to stay and browse a while by bringing nature and the outdoors inside. Gillian’s husband and Courtney’s father, Mick, created all the hand-crafted furniture featured throughout the store, including a bar table made with reclaimed wood from the original Fordham Hardware atop a bourbon barrel from Kentucky.

Mick’s craftsmanship merges his affinity for the outdoors and his meticulous attention to functional and artistic detail. His design style is a mix of transitional, coastal, and modern farmhouse rustic. Mick creates aesthetically alluring furniture utilizing raw wood, hand-forged steel, and epoxy resin as common elements. His marriage of masculine simplicity with feminine elegance elicits a connection with the effortless beauty of nature. As does Gillian and Courtney’s panache for interior design.

For the UpCycled Art Auction, Mick created a statement entryway table using a piece of driftwood he collected from Little Capers Island, just south of St. Helena Island. This eclectic piece highlights the family’s cohesive mission to comfortably live with the outdoors, inside.

For more information about Tidal Creek Haven and the Csernicas, please visit www.tidalcreekhaven.com

It’s a Family Affair: Mick, Gillian, and Courtney Csernica design with the outdoors in mind

Tidal Creek Haven is just that. A Haven. Hopefully, you’ve visited. If not, you’re missing out. Tidal Creek Haven is located in the old Fordham Market building on the corner of Bay and Carteret Streets. Owned and operated by a husband/wife/daughter team, the lifestyle shop sells unique items such as one-of-a-kind driftwood

Food Truck Market coming Saturday

From staff reports

The Lowcountry Market is hosting its first Food Truck Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at the Hwy 21 Drive In at 55 Parker Drive. The event will be fun for the whole family with food truck vendors

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BSDC meeting

Thursday

The Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s March meeting will be held Thursday, March 9, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7.

Kevin Swain is a biologist with the SCDNR South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement (SCORE) Program. He will present a program on managing the State’s oyster resources. His presentation will conclude with the planed restoration around Parris Island late spring/early summer.

Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Danny Walsh and the Achurch Real Estate Group are our monthly $50 drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply located at 1734 Ribaut Road, Port Royal during regular hours.

Congratulations to Bill Hennigh, last month’s winner. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. Guests are welcome. Reserva-

from all over the area, local artists and crafters, kid’s craft stations, a cornhole tournament and more.

Cornhole Tournament contestants will compete for a prize pack and the option to be called back for our championship game near

tions are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net

Power Of The Purse set for March 9

Beaufort Memorial Hospital and United Way of The Lowcountry are hosting the Power Of The Purse at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 9, at Saltus River Grill.

The event features heavy hors d’oeurves, an open bar and a silent auction. Tickets are $100, $180 per couple. Tickets are limited, please purchase soon by visiting https:// bit.ly/3Yc1nNh Proceeds benefit United Way of the Lowcountry Women United’s Breaking Barriers to Education Fund.

LWVB meeting 2nd Thursday each month

The League of Women Voters

Beaufort will hold their monthly meetings the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the Meeting Hall of the Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady’s Island. These General Meetings

the end of the year. Participants must register in advance. Cost to enter is $10 each. Winner takes half the registration pot. For more information, contact Stefny Ankney at lowcountryfleamarket@gmail.com or by phone at 843-605-3092.

will be to discuss current and upcoming projects supported by members. Meetings are open to the public, who are encouraged to attend and participate. The League is a non-partisan organization dedicated to voter education about subjects of interest to all local residents. The dates of upcoming meetings in 2023 are March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12. November 9, and December 14.

The Fort Fremont Preserve located at 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island, is free and open daily. For more information, visit www.fortfremont.org

Scott seeking interns

Tickets for the UpCycled Art Auction are $50. To purchase, please visit www.lowcountryhabitat.org. All proceeds benefit LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.

Since its inception in 1990, LowCountry Habitat for Humanity has built 54 homes in northern Beaufort County, providing safe, decent and affordable housing to 68 adults and 137 children. Two houses are under construction in the Shell Point neighborhood, and plans are underway to start construction on two more on Roseida Drive soon.

coordinator at internships@scott. senate.gov or call 202-224-6121.

Friends of Fort Fremont hosting annual oyster roast

Friends of Fort Fremont and the local chapter of the S.C. Native Plant Society are hosting their annual Oyster Roast Fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 24, at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal.

Marine Corps,

Army bands to perform

The Parris Island Marine Corps Band and the 282nd Army Band from Fort Jackson will perform a combined concert at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Fort Fremont History Center adds Sundays in March

The Fort Fremont History Center has added Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m., to their operating hours.

The History Center is also open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m.

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is now accepting applications for internships in his Washington, D.C., North Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville offices for the summer of 2023. The internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students the chance to work with public service professionals and gain practical experience in constituent services, government policy, and more. Students of all majors, particularly those studying governmental affairs, public policy, or communications, are welcome to apply.

Internship hours are flexible to accommodate students’ course schedules but generally run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students may also gain course credit for completing the internship program. Interested students can apply at http:// bit.ly/3xJYF6Y. For additional questions, contact the internship

Cost is $40 per person. Attendees should bring their own chairs and adult beverages. Oysters and chili are provided by Sea Eagle Catering; appetizers and desserts provided by the Friends. Don’t miss the famous Silent Auction and music by the Sweet Ferns. Buy tickets online at http://bit. ly/3Jl6KFL, or if you prefer, send a check payable to: Friends of Fort Fremont P.O. Box 982 St. Helena Island, S.C. 29920

Checks by mail must be received by March 16.

For more information, email oysterroast@fortfremont.org

– From staff reports

The finishing touches

City Council distributes HTAX revenue to 4 non-profits

From staff reports

At its February 28 meeting, Beaufort City Council approved the distribution of $27,500 in Hospitality Tax Fund revenue to non-profit organizations that promote tourism and the downtown economy. The funds can be used for advertising and promoting events and other activities.

The recipients and funding amounts:

• Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association: $10,000 to promote such events as First Friday.

• Beaufort Area Hospitality Association: $10,000 to support and promote Activate Beaufort activities.

BJWSA breaks ground to double capacity at Purrysburg Water

From staff reports

A project to double the Purrysburg Water Treatment Plant from a capacity of 15 million gallons per day (MGD) to 30 MGD began February 22, when officials for Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority (BJWSA) broke ground at the plant in Hardeeville.

Also present were the project’s contractor Reeves Young and design engineer Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC). The project is under the direction of Chief of Technical Services Kenneth Frazier and Director of Engineering Rebecca

Cars

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could be some of the earliest adopters to this futuristic technology.

The distant future SkyDrive’s promotional video features a sports car. In place of wheels, it has four propulsion turbines that allow it to hover over the highway.

In the video, a businessman is running late for an important meeting when a disembodied feminine voice informs him of a traffic jam up ahead. She recommends switching to fly mode. The man agrees and, after he settles on one of two recommended flight patterns, the car ascends toward the clouds.

The flight is fully autonomous, leaving the man with nothing to do but sit back and enjoy the view.

Although the airways are packed with flying cars, not being restricted to roads allows for plenty of space. Triumphantly, the man touches down on the roof of his company’s building with time to spare.

The video, titled “The Future World,” is a far cry from the current reality of flying cars. Today’s versions are not really flying cars but something the industry calls electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs.

In 2020, SkyDrive showcased their early eVTOL model, the SD-03, at the Toyota Test Field in Tokyo.

At that event, the pilot got maybe 20 feet off the ground and made a labored loop around the field while masked spectators hidden behind a protective cage cheered.

The company touted the model’s four-minute flight as the first public demon-

Bowyer, P.E.

This expansion will increase total water system production capacity 39% – from 39 MGD to 54 MGD. From its initial design phase in the 1990s, Purrysburg Water Treatment Plant was built for the future of the growing Lowcountry. When the plant opened in 2006, it boasted a design that could be expanded twice – each time adding 15 MGD.

Over the lifetime of the facility, Jasper County’s population has increased 35% and Beaufort County’s 30%. In recent years, BJWSA has

stration of a flying car. But the SD-03 bears closer resemblance to an outsized drone than a car.

For one thing, instead of wheels it has landing gear similar to a helicopter, rendering it incapable of moving across land.

And like a drone, it is powered by electric propellers.

In the SD-03’s case, there are a total of six, which both lift the single passenger aircraft off the ground and steer it.

But according to SkyDrive’s U.S. business development manager, William Fugate, comparing the SD-03 — or SkyDrive’s more recent two passenger model the SD-05 — to a drone would be like comparing an airplane to a space shuttle. “There is a lot more technology in the flying car than there would be in a drone,” Fugate said.

Although SkyDrive’s ultimate vision is for an autonomous car that can both drive on the ground and soar through the sky, for now the company is focused on having a fully functional model of the SD-05 ready in time for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan.

Shortly after the expo, SkyDrive hopes to have the certification required by the Ministry of Transportation to release the SD-05 in Japan. By 2026, the company hopes the Federal Aviation Administration will follow Japan’s lead and allow the aircraft to enter the U.S. market.

But this doesn’t mean the airways will be transformed into a scene from “The Jetsons” in a few short years.

Even if U.S. officials were to allow the SD-05 to take flight by 2026, Fugate believes the cost will prohibit all but the wealthiest of private consumers from owning their own flying car.

Treatment Plant

added approximately 3,000 new customers annually. That growth shows no signs of slowing. BJWSA’s newly-adopted mission – to provide quality water and wastewater services to our current and future customers in the Lowcountry – was crafted with this growth – and the subsequent gravitas of their public health commission –at its heart.

Though completion of this first expansion is expected in the summer of 2025, BJWSA is looking at a variety of initiatives to stay ahead of demand and to prepare

for the future of its 750-squaremile service area.

Over the next three years the Authority will spend more than $160 million in capital projects to maintain and grow the system.

Other projects include:

Increasing storage – both underground and with the Bluffton storage tank. Investing in more solar to reduce their carbon footprint. Educating customers to avoid unnecessary burdens on the system by avoiding peak morning hours for irrigating.

Gullah Traveling Theater: $5,500 to promote two new productions. Beaufort Digital Corridor: $2,000 to promote the 2023 Run Forrest Run 5K race.

The Hospitality Tax allocation is derived annually from 1.1% of hospitality taxes collected from restaurants and other establishments that serve food and drinks in the City of Beaufort.

Each year the City asks eligible organizations to submit proposals for funding that meet specific criteria. The proposals are reviewed by a staff committee, which makes recommendations to City Council for the allocations.

a bus.

According to Taylor, at the aeronautical convention in Spartanburg another early use case discussed was the transportation of donor organs. If a patient were waiting in a hospital for a new heart, the donor organ could be rushed from an airport to the hospital in an eVTOL.

Another use case discussed at the convention was package delivery.

“UPS is chomping at the bit. They want to go right now with this stuff,” Taylor said.

Although there is some debate over what the early uses for the eVTOL will be, one thing the industry seems to agree on is the fact that flying cars are the future.

In addition to forking out for the cost of the aircraft, a person would need a hangar to store it and a team of mechanics to maintain it. Because the SD-05 is not autonomous, it would require a pilot’s license to operate.

The more immediate future

Pilot Barry Brock, owner of Seven Rivers Aviation in Georgetown, said he believes one of SkyDrive’s biggest hurdles is the limited capacity of the current batteries.

“The problem is, when you have anything in a hover, whether it’s a helicopter or a drone, it uses a lot of power,” Brock said.

But SkyDrive sees the most prominent road block to be public acceptance of the new technology. Fugate views the battery’s current capacity for a 6-mile flight as more than enough for the public to begin to embrace the concept of a flying car.

Frank Murray, the director of planning and facilities at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, has been working

with SkyDrive to come up with early use cases for the SD-05. As the crow flies — or, in this case, the eVTOL — his airport is within 6 miles of downtown Columbia.

Murray envisions a possible use case in which travelers who come into the airport could avoid traffic by being flown into the city in one of SkyDrive’s SD-05s.

Or, early flights could be thrill-seeking opportunities over popular tourist destination such as Hilton Head Island.

The thought is, people will return from vacation and tell their friends and family they rode in a flying car and lived to tell the tale.

If the public embraces the new technology, SkyDrive is banking on companies seeing an opportunity and pumping resources toward the development of more innovated batteries.

“Slowly, SkyDrive plans to shift from something that is kind of a novelty experience to something that you can use on a daily basis,” Fugate said. The company plans on

operating on a similar model as Uber or, perhaps the more appropriate comparison, Lyft.

In addition to partnering with both the Columbia Metropolitan Airport and the Greenville Downtown Airport to map out practical use models, SkyDrive has signed a contract with Volatus Aerospace. Based out of Ontario, Canada, Volatus specializes in commercial drones and unmanned aerial vehicle technologies. They will be responsible for building the landing pads, known as vertiports, for SkyDrive’s eVTOLs.

The SD-05s will be stored in hangers at the airports. To catch a ride, a person would just have to pull up an app on a cellphone and order an SD-05 to land at the nearest vertiport.

Besides the limited battery life, the SD-05 is capable of carrying only one passenger and the pilot. Other eVTOL companies are working on larger aircraft that would carry a group of people and operate on a set schedule, similar to

In February, The Post and Courier reported (http://bit. ly/3moPk1H) that airports around the state are preparing to install infrastructure to support eVTOLs. The Florence Regional airport is currently putting in an eVTOL charging station. It will be the first of such stations in the state.

Taylor is currently working with an engineering team to come up with ways to utilize unused land at the Georgetown airport. In order to increase economic input in the future, the team is asking themselves what aviation entities will dominate in the years to come. They are trying to tailor the land to best meet the needs of these entities.

“We’d be fools not to consider or plan for the infrastructure requirements to support an eVTOL port,” Taylor said.

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SkyDrive founder and CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa. Photo courtesy of SkyDrive.

Priscilla Coleman of Slow Road Farms in Bluffton, adds the finishing touches to a daffodil arrangement Saturday at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. Coleman and helper Nicole Bland were busy with arrangements, trying to keep up with the massive crowd that turned out on a picture-perfect day in the Lowcountry. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

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100 Women Who Care donates to Alzheimer Family Services

From staff reports

100 Women Who Care Beaufort started the year off right with their first-quarter meeting in early January.

Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort, was the lucky recipient of more than $13,000.

Alzheimer Family Services provides social day programs for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. The programs are therapeutic for the patients and give extra hours of respite for caregivers. They also sponsor caregiver support groups and in-home respite care.

In the eight years since 100 Women Who Care was formed in Beaufort, the organization has donated more than $400,00 to local charities. Three non-Profits make their appeal to the

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a murder trial in Hampton County, Va.

That jury had seen the defendant in handcuffs during the evacuation and that was the end of that trial.

The coincidence of geographical name had people confused and wondering if the bomb threat at Alex’s trial was somehow connected to Alex or his family.

In other words, was this something that had been done before and was it being done now to affect the

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group each quarter. The ladies in attendance vote, and each woman writes a check for $100 to the winner. It’s as simple as that.

If you are interested in

outcome of the trial?

According to a news release from the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office two weeks later, there was no evidence “at this time” of any “direct connection” between the man alleged to have made the threat and Alex Murdaugh.

Nevertheless, it was a close call that would have only served to benefit Alex had the judge let down his guard.

It was a reminder of the insidious battle the prosecution had taken on.

For weeks there were a series of moments that made me realize just how rocky and undriven the

After that, the proposed changes — and the future of Pine Island — could go into the hands of the court, where the lawyers will kick it around.

BA moving into boarding-school business

LADY’S ISLAND – Congratulations are due to the Beaufort Academy leadership team for their new plans for the future!

The pre-K through 12th-grade academy, in case you missed the front-page story in last week’s The Island News, is the recipient of a $40 million loan from the USDA. And with that money, the school leaders plan a total renovation of

Finally, Chipotle!

finding out more about 100 Women Who care or Alzheimer Family Services of Greater Beaufort, please visit www.100wwcbeaufort. com or afsgb.org

road ahead was — how uncertain it was that we’d make it to the end simply because of who Alex Murdaugh was.

The Murdaugh family — with their deep roots in the legal community, in law enforcement and in the justice system itself, along with their apparent and ongoing support of Alex — were a formidable foe.

The family had invested considerable resources in building Alex’s defense.

And the state had invested considerable resources in tearing it down.

As three weeks turned to six, there were times when I worried it might

the Sam’s Point Road campus. Included in those plans is a 100-bed dormitory, which will enable the Academy to become a boarding school for upper-level students.

Development updates

BEAUFORT — The proposed townhouse project on the corner of Ribaut and Allison roads is showing signs of moving forward.

Developer Sam Levin’s plans for 39 homes plus the two two-story retail/commercial buildings were approved last year by the city.

Four older residences along Allison have been removed, as have the former mobile homes which used to occupy the wooded 12-acre lot.

The development includes a day care center which will be a

have been too much — the equivalent of calling in a platoon of Marines to take down a single wolf who was being protected by tireless rattlesnakes.

Is one wolf worthy of all this drama?

Holding a man accountable for the murders of his wife and son is inherently worth it, of course. But was this level of effort sustainable? And going forward, would the state invest Murdaugh-level resources into prosecuting non-Murdaugh defendants who are charged with harming their regular old families?

That wouldn’t be practical, right? So where did this

joint project with BMH to provide services for its employees.

Over in Port Royal, the town council recently completed its most recent expansion, annexing a 12-acre tract on Parris Island Gateway. Developers plan to convert the property to … guess what? Not another car wash or auto parts store. But apartments. There was some initial concern expressed by the Municipal Planning Commission about the 55-mobile homes that would be displaced by the development. But those concerns were over-ridden and the zoning to accommodate the project was unanimous. And last, but certainly not least, infrastructure construction was scheduled to start this week on the corner of Port Republic and Scott streets for that muchdebated 303 hotel project. The

put us? Was the system the way it was because it had to be? Does this system where the rich and powerful can purchase their way out of accountability exist simply because of expediency?

Then came the guilty verdict.

And Alex Murdaugh the murderer was led past the jury in cuffs.

The next day he returned in a jail-issued jumpsuit, wearing jail-issued slides. He stood shackled in front of the world as he received two life sentences for what he did to Maggie and Paul.

When his sentencing was done, he shuffled out of the courtroom flanked by

former parking lot (and before that, a hardware store) is located behind the historic Verdier House.

The three-story hotel with a rooftop bar on the fourth-floor will be adjacent to a section of tabby wall, circa 1800, that somehow has managed to withstand the changes of Bay Street.

More news on the housing front

BEAUFORT — The County’s latest efforts in the area of providing affordable housing now has a name — the Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust. The nine-member panel whose goal is to provide some housing relief to the working folks has a chair and vice-chair — Wendy Zara and Dick Stewart — and is working with a $3.4 million pledged budget the management agency CommunityWorks.

guards. He looked like any other man paying for his crimes. Not better. Not worse. But the same.

It was this designation he’d been fighting all along. And with that the scales of justice in South Carolina have been recalibrated. It’s up to the rest of us to keep them that way.

Liz Farrell has lived in the Lowcountry since 2003. She is an award-winning journalist and cohost of Murdaugh Murders Podcast and Cup of Justice podcast. Liz has been investigating the Murdaugh story for four (very strange) years. You can reach her by going to murdaughmurderspodcast.com

The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual 2023 Economic Forecast, delivered last week to a roomfull of folks at the USCB Center for the Arts, highlighted the obvious growing need for housing. The report also stated the obvious – more folks are moving here who are retired and have $$$ than the folks who are needed to fill jobs.

Good luck to the Trust.

Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and newspaper columnist. In her former role as a reporter with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today, she prided herself in trying to stay neutral and unbiased. As a columnist, these are her opinions. Her goal is to be factual but opinionated, based on her own observations. Feel free to contact her at bftbay@gmail.com

Millie Bennett, left, a senior at Beaufort High School, reads out loud to Kate Baxley, 5, and Emersyn Iovine, 2, during the Read Out Loud event Saturday at the Port Royal Farmers Market. Bennett and a host of other high school students let children pick a book to be read to them. The books and event were sponsored by The Book Shop in Bluffton. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Monday, March 6, marked the long-awaited opening of Beaufort’s new Chipotle restaurant at 21 Robert Smalls Parkway. The location was busy all day, with 33 customers inside and nearly double-digit vehicles in the drive-through when this photo was taken around 6:30 p.m. The restaurant is open from 10:45 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily and will employ 25 people. Dylan McCombs/The Island News.

Laura Riski presents a check to Arlene Hull, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Family Services and Mike McFee, president of their Board of Directors. Submitted photo.

SNAKE BITES

It’s spring in the Lowcountry. All is in bloom and creatures are emerging from their winter naps. Snakes are enjoying warming up in the sun and are out hunting because they’re hungry. Snakes can bite if they’re frightened or disturbed. Snake bites should always be taken seriously. Though some are dry bites, which aren’t as dangerous and will likely cause some swelling, others are venomous bites, which, if not treated carefully and quickly, can result in death. Always seek immediate medical attention if you’ve been bitten by a snake, as it could be a matter of life and death.

How can you prevent a snake bite from happening?

Depending on where you live (or choose to vacation), you may or may not have a hard time avoiding snakes. But if you’re going to be in snake territory, there are some useful tips to avoid getting bitten:

• Always be careful where you put your hands and feet. Don’t reach into unknown spaces and holes, or underneath objects without first being sure a snake isn’t hiding underneath.

• Don’t lie down or sit down in areas where there might be snakes.

• Wear high-top leather boots when walking through or working in areas with dense vegetation.

Do not attempt to capture, handle or keep venomous snakes.

If you’re going camping, take extra care around swamps and other places where snakes typically live.

• If you come across a snake, slowly back away from it and avoid touching it.

Snakes bite either to capture prey or for self-defense. But since there are so many different types of snakes—including both venomous and non-venomous—not every snake bite is created equal. Different species carry different types of venom. The major categories include:

Cytotoxins: Cause swelling and tissue damage wherever you’ve been bitten.

Haemorrhagins: Disrupt the blood vessels.

• Anti-clotting agents: Prevent the blood from clotting.

• Neurotoxins: Cause paralysis or other damage to the nervous system.

• Myotoxins: Break down muscles.

Are snake bites dangerous?

The answer might seem obvious, but there are two different types of snake bites. And one is more serious than the other:

• Dry bites: These occur when a snake doesn’t release any venom with its bite. As you’d expect, these are mostly seen with non-venomous snakes.

• Venomous bites: These are

much more dangerous. They occur when a snake transmits venom during a bite.

Poisonous snakes voluntarily emit venom when they bite. They can control the amount of venom they discharge, and 50 to 70% of venomous snake bites result in envenoming or poisoning. Even with a less serious type of bite, every snake bite should be treated as a medical emergency—unless you’re absolutely sure that the bite came from a non-venomous snake. Any delay in treatment following a venomous snake bite could result in serious injury or, in the worst-case scenario, death.

How common are snake bites?

Snake bites aren’t terribly common in the U.S.—and they aren’t usually fatal. But according to the World Health Organization, between 4.5 and 5.4 million snake bites occur each year and 1.8 to 2.7 million of those cause illnesses.

It’s estimated that at least 81,000 to 138,000 people die each year from snake bites. Even so, it is best to treat all snake bites as a medical emergency unless one is certain the bite came from a non-venomous snake. Any delay in treatment following the bite of a venomous snake could result in death or serious injury.

Who is most at risk of suffering a snake bite?

People with specific jobs are more at risk, including:

Agricultural workers

Home gardeners

Fishermen Hunters

In North America, most snakes are not venomous. But those that are venomous include the rattlesnake, water moccasin, coral snake and copperhead snake. All these venomous snakes are found in the Lowcountry.

If you’re bitten by a snake, your symptoms will differ depending on which type of bite it is. If you suffer a dry snake bite, you’ll likely just have swelling and redness around the area of the bite. But if you’re

bitten by a venomous snake, you’ll have more widespread symptoms, which commonly include:

• Bite marks on your skin. These can be puncture wounds or smaller, less recognizable marks. Sharp, throbbing, burning pain around the bite that you may not feel for a little while after the bite. You may also feel pain all the way up whichever limb was affected, such as in the groin for a bite on the leg or the armpit for a bite on the arm. But not everyone feels pain. For example, a bite from a coral snake can be almost painless at first, but still deadly. Redness, swelling and tissue damage, or complete destruction, in the area of the bite. Abnormal blood clotting and bleeding. Severe bleeding can lead to a hemorrhage or kidney failure.

• Low blood pressure, a faster heart rate and a weaker pulse.

• Nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, anxiety, headaches, dizziness and blurred vision.

• Difficulty breathing, or in serious cases, complete loss of breath.

• Increased production of saliva and sweat.

• Weakness in your muscles and numbness in the face or limbs.

If you have an allergic reaction to a snake bite, you could suffer from anaphylactic shock. Many of the symptoms are the same or very similar to the ones listed above, but more severe. But there are a few additional symptoms, including:

Difficulty speaking due to extreme tightness in the throat and a swollen tongue. Young children may become very pale. Constant cough and/or wheezing.

How are snake bites treated?

First and foremost, seek immediate medical attention. This means call 911 or emergency services as soon as you can, because even if the bite isn’t that painful initially, you still need to treat it as

if it’s potentially life-threatening. Properly identifying the snake can help with the treatment, though it’s very difficult to do so. Also be sure to take the following steps immediately: Remove any jewelry or watches, as these could cut into the skin if swelling occurs. Keep the area of the bite below the heart in order to slow the spread of venom through the bloodstream.

• Remain still and calm. If you can, roll over to your side and rest in the recovery position. Moving around a lot will cause the venom to spread faster through the body. Cover the bite with a clean, dry bandage. Try to use a pressure immobilization bandage if you can. This type of bandage should be tightly wrapped around the bite.

Then, wrap another bandage around the entire limb, so that it’s immobilized.

While these are all useful precautionary measures, the ultimate treatment for a snake bite is antivenom. Try to get the victim of the bite antivenom as quick as possible. Knowing the size, color and shape of the snake can help your doctor determine which antivenom is best for that particular situation.

Fun fact: Antivenoms are created by immunizing horses or sheep with the venom of a particular snake. Their blood serum (the watery part of the blood) is then processed, as it will contain antibodies capable of neutralizing the effects of venom. There are antivenoms that treat bites from a specific type of snake (monospecific antivenoms) and also those that treat bites from a number of snakes found in a particular geographic region (polyspecific antivenoms).

The antivenom will be given either in an injection or through an IV (through a needle in the arm), so that it can take action as quickly as possible. While either of these methods may produce side effects, they’ve proven to be the most effective. One of those side effects is serum sickness disease, which can appear four to 10 days after receiving the antivenom. If you experi-

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ence any of the following symptoms, you should contact your healthcare provider or doctor to ask about serum sickness disease:

Rashes.

Itching.

Joint pain.

Fever.

• Kidney failure. Swollen lymph nodes.

What shouldn’t you do when treating a snake bite?

A snake bite can cause people to panic and act irrationally. Even so, there are certain things you should avoid doing immediately following a snake bite, including:

Don’t pick up the snake or try to wrap it up or kill it, as this will increase your chance of getting bitten again. Even dead snakes can bite.

Don’t apply a tourniquet.

Don’t cut into the wound at all.

Don’t try to suck out the venom.

Don’t apply ice or use water to submerge the wound.

Don’t drink alcohol.

Don’t drink beverages with caffeine.

Don’t take any pain-relieving medication, such as ibuprofen (Advil®, Acetaminophen®).

What happens after you’re treated for a snake bite?

In most cases, you’ll need to stay in the hospital for at least 24 hours, so that doctors can monitor your blood pressure and overall health. If your blood pressure dips below a certain level, you may need IV fluids (through a needle in the arm). If the bite caused a larger-than-normal loss of blood, a blood transfusion may be necessary.

Since antivenom has potential side effects, you’ll also need to be monitored. Because of this fact, only trained medical professionals should give antivenom to patients. The amount of time it takes to completely recover depends on the kind of snake bite. In most cases, children can recover from a bite from an adder in one to two weeks. Most adults take more than three weeks, but 25% of patients need anywhere from one to nine months. Pain and swelling are common long-lasting effects in the area of the body where the bite occurred.

If you don’t act quickly, snake bites can be incredibly dangerous, sometimes resulting in death. Though they aren’t exceedingly common in the U.S., there are still certain preventative measures you should take so that you can avoid having to deal with the complications from a venomous snake bite.

Sources: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ health/diseases/15647-snake-bites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How to Prevent or Respond to a Snake Bite. (http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/snakebite. asp)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Venomous Snakes. (https://www.cdc.gov/ niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html)

Tips for eating healthy at fish fry events

Many restaurants and churches are getting ready to host fish fries again now that Lent is officially underway. And while fried fish sure is delicious, it’s important not to eat too much of it.

“When we fry something, whether it’s fish or chicken or whatever it may be, a lot of times those oils are not heart healthy, they’re saturated fats,” explained Beth Czerwony, RD, registered dietitian for Cleveland Clinic. “And what happens is the breading absorbs all

of those fats, and so not only are you getting more calories from the breading itself, but you’re getting all those unhealthy fats.”

She said consider eating baked, broiled or grilled fish instead, that way it’s not being cooked in oil. Or you could order another seafood altogether, like shrimp or crab cakes.

For those planning to cook fish at home, try using an air fryer. It will give you that crispy texture without the added oils. You could make your own low-fat

sauce, too.

Czerwony said even if you don’t practice Lent, you may still want to think about adding fish to your regular diet. It has all kinds of vitamins and nutrients, including Omega-3 fatty acids.

“Omega-3’s will help with thinning of the blood, and what happens with that is it helps the heart process a little more efficiently and decreases the chances of blood clots,” she said.

“So, not only is it going to help reduce your chance

of having cardiovascular risk, having that plaque formation that can cause strokes and heart attacks, but it also helps to decrease blood pressure overall.”

So, what’s a good fish to eat? She recommends something on the mild side, like tilapia, cod, or mahi mahi, grouper or snapper. They’re the least likely to have that classic fishy flavor.

Source: Cleveland Clinic News Service, March 2, 2023. https:// my.clevelandclinic.org

Dealing with gallstones?

By Jenna Fletcher Hard,

pebble-like gallstones may range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball. A person could have one large gallstone or lots of smaller ones inside their gallbladder.

Gallstones affect about 10–15% of the United States population, which equates to nearly 25 million people.

About 25% of the roughly 1 million people who receive a gallstone diagnosis each year require treatment, which is typically some type of surgery. The medical term for gallstones is cholelithiasis.

A person with gallstones does not typically notice any symptoms unless the gallstones cause complications. For example, in some people, gallstones may block the bile ducts, which can lead to issues with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. People may experience a gallbladder attack if gallstones cause a blockage in their bile ducts. During a gallbladder attack, a person experiences pain in the upper right of the abdomen.

Experts suggest that abdominal ultrasound scans of a person’s upper right quadrant are the best diagnostic tests for gallstones. A healthcare professional may be able to use an ultrasound scan to detect a gallstone as small as 2 millimeters (mm) in diameter.

Following an ultrasound scan, a healthcare professional may order magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography followed by an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP) to confirm diagnosis, depending on the location of the stones.

Gallstones may also appear in regular CT or MRI scans. Also, gallstones with high calcium content may show up during a routine plain-film X-ray.

Treatment for gallstones

Gallstones do not typically require treatment if they do not cause any symptoms. Doctors may recommend treatment if they cause symptoms or lead to complications that need addressing.

In most cases, doctors recommend surgical treatment for gallstones, in which the surgeon removes the entire gallbladder. Healthcare professionals refer to this procedure as a cholecystectomy

There are two types of cholecystectomies: open and laparoscopic.

Typically, doctors recommend laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which often has a short recovery time of about one week. A person may even be able to go home on the same day as the procedure. A doctor may recommend

an open cholecystectomy when a person’s gallbladder is severely infected, inflamed, or scarred as a result of other surgical procedures. Open cholecystectomy is a more invasive procedure that may require a person to stay in hospital for about 1 week, and it may take around 1 month to recover.

If a person is not a candidate for surgery, a doctor may suggest other treatment methods that may include:

ERCP: During an ERCP, a healthcare professional may remove any gallstones stuck in the bile ducts.

• Shockwave lithotrip-

sy: This rare procedure uses sound waves to break up larger gallstones causing a blockage. Healthcare professionals sometimes use it in conjunction with medications such as ursodiol.

• Oral dissolution therapy: A healthcare professional may recommend medications that contain bile acids, such as ursodiol, which helps break up gallstones.

Tips for helping to prevent gallstones

A person may not be able to prevent all gallstones from forming. If a doctor re-

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moves a person’s gallstones, they often recur after roughly one year. Steps a person can take to help prevent gallstone development may include: maintaining a moderate weight with regular exercise and a balanced, nutritious diet eating more high fiber foods and healthy fats, and fewer refined carbohydrates and sugar losing weight safely if they have overweight or obesity

When to contact a doctor

If a gallstone causes a blockage in the bile ducts,

it can cause a gallbladder attack. If this occurs, a person will likely experience pain in the upper right of their abdomen. Gallbladder attacks typically occur following a heavy meal and may last a few hours.

If a person experiences the following symptoms during or after a gallbladder attack, they should contact a doctor as soon as possible: nausea and vomiting

abdominal pain lasting several hours fever or chills

pale stools

tea-colored urine

jaundice

These symptoms could indicate a potentially serious issue with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. However, other conditions can also cause similar symptoms. A healthcare professional can identify the cause of these symptoms and recommend appropriate treatment options.

Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP

Sources: https://www. medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ gallstone-sizes-and-shapes?

Gallstones. (n.d.). https://www. niddk.nih.gov/health-information/ digestive-diseases/gallstones

Overview: Gallstones. (2021) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ gallstones/

Cauliflower: A versatile nutrition superstar

By Joel Streed newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org

Like many consumers, you may be on a quest for healthier food options and willing to try something new or a new take on a familiar food. If you’re diagnosed with celiac disease, you may be looking for gluten-free alternatives. Or maybe you’re on the hunt for lower carbohydrate choices.

Cauliflower may be just what you’re searching for. This versatile veggie can be eaten raw, cooked, roasted, grilled, baked into a pizza crust, or cooked and mashed as a substitute for mashed potatoes. You can even rice cauliflower and serve it in place of white rice.

Cauliflower is a member of the cruciferous vegetable family along with Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, rutabaga, turnips and bok choy. These vegetables all con-

tain a compound that produces a strong, distinct odor that some find unappealing. But this family of vegetables also offers a wide range of health benefits and may reduce the risk of various types of cancer.

Nutrition superstar

When it comes to nutrition, cauliflower is a superstar. It’s high in vitamins C and K, and is also a good source of folate, which supports cell growth and is essential during pregnancy. Cauliflower is fat-free and cholesterol-free.

And it’s low in sodium. A one-cup serving contains only 25 calories, 5 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of dietary fiber.

Choosing cauliflower

Look for a cauliflower head that has tight, creamy-white curds and bright-green, firmly attached leaves. Avoid those with brown

spots or loose, spread-out sections. Buy a head of cauliflower and separate it into its sections or florets. Or for convenience, purchase a tub of washed, precut florets. Cauliflower wrapped in a cellophane bag can trap moisture and speed up spoiling. Unwrap and transfer cauliflower to a loosely sealed bag with a paper towel to help absorb moisture. Whole heads of cauliflower can be stored in the fridge for four to seven days.

To bring more color to side dishes, salads, and snacks, try green, orange, or purple cauliflower.

As you look for ways to add more veggies to your plate, give cauliflower a try. Toss florets into

a food processor to make a cauliflower pizza crust, or mince into small pieces for your next stir fry.

And be sure to involve the kids so they learn to try this familiar veggie in new ways.

Sometime, the hating has to stop

It is Saturday, early, and a quick turn on our deck reveals the sweet, tangy aroma of slow-cooking pork. This weekend Port Royal is hosting the “Brews, Bands and BBQ Festival” on Paris Avenue — just about 50 yards from where I’m now sitting. Barbecue — North Carolina vinegar based barbecue — was part of my childhood. The smell of whole, pit-cooked hogs carries me back 70 years and brings a feeling of warmth and contentment.

I remember Bob Melton’s rustic (Rocky Mount) restaurant in particular, but those paper plate, picnic table, cole slaw meals did not inhibit deviation into the mustard-sauced versions popular in South Carolina.

But this morning I read there is utility in forgetting.

There is a doctor, Scott Smalls, who has written a book called “Forget-

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ting; The Benefits of Not Remembering” (Crown, 224 pages, $27). In this book we get a primer on dendrites (where memories are stored) and the fact that we “Dream to Forget” according to Francis Crick of double-helix fame. Apparently these tiny spines (in our brain) have a limited storage capacity and while we sleep these dendrites decide which memories will remain and those that will be discarded.

Dr. Smalls says this selective process is a good thing. Lest you think I actually read “Forgetting” let me confess I read a review of

that book in the New York Review of Books (March, 2023) earlier this morning.

I read the review as I drank my coffee and basked in the aroma of barbecue.

Dr. Smalls illustrates his theory with the story of Yuval Neria who fought with Israeli infantry in a battle at Beaufort Castle in Syria (1982). The fighting was intense with close-range killing, explosions and lots of violent, hand-to-hand death. Frequently this kind of trauma leads to PTSD and a lifetime of depression.

It is important that the worst of those memories are bleached-out, bathed in humor and pushed into near oblivion.

When I was growing up on army bases throughout the United States, I don’t remember much discussion of World War II by the adults. Perhaps it happened late at night at the oaken bar in the Officer’s Club at Ft. Sam Houston. But it was unusual

to overhear war stories from our fathers unless they were humorous, self deprecating or involved organizational stupidity. I don’t ever remember my father speaking of casualties or death even though he was in the middle of the Philippines with Douglas MacArthur.

In retrospect — and after reading the New York Book Review — I think our fathers somehow managed to forget the worst of it; or to focus on the camaraderie, the fellowship and whatever humor they could distill from their generational nightmare.

The NYRB review then moves from Dr. Scott Smalls to Dr. Lewis Hyde and his book, “A Primer for Forgetting; Getting Past the Past.” (Picador, 372 pages, $18.)

The discussion also moves from personal trauma to national trauma.

The national trauma at the heart of Hyde’s “Primer” is the slaughter of indig-

enous Americans at Sand Creek and at Wounded Knee. Then there is Slavery — America’s Original Sin.

How does the United States deal with these traumas?

Hyde talks about the “amnesic amnesty” following the death of Franco in Spain. A “pacto del olvido” (Pact of Forgetting) allowed a traumatized society to postpone addressing the brutality and the human slaughter that came out of Franco’s Regime. The Spaniards seemed to agree that the “whole of Spain lost its head” in a kind of “collective insanity.”

The new Spanish government insisted that victims of both sides forget about reparations, show trials and put time and distance between their insanity and the inevitable call for accountability.

Hyde points out that legalized amnesia, a/k/a amnesty, came after the

Athenian Civil War (400 BCE), the Scottish Civil War (1560), the Thirty Years War (1648) and, of course, Apartheid in South Africa.

Germany, on the other hand, has spent the last 75 years documenting, memorializing and compensating victims of the genocide it began in World War II. Germany has passed laws making it a crime to suggest that this incredible slaughter was a fiction. Which brings me to Eric Lomax.

Lomax, a depression-ravaged veteran memorialized in “The Railway Man,” was savagely, routinely beaten by a Japanese soldier who he eventual found, and then forgave, after the end of World War II. When asked how he could forgive this monster, he said, “Sometime, the hating has to stop.”

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

Construction starting on two massive structures that will forever change Beaufort

Questions remain regarding construction of the two largest buildings ever built in downtown Beaufort as they move ahead despite pending legal appeals, lawsuits and a surprising lack of public information.

On Dec. 21, 2022, the City of Beaufort issued several building permits including construction of a four-story Marriott-affiliated hotel and a four-story parking garage on the residentially scaled Craven Street.

The parking garage is intended for customers of the Beaufort Inn and Marriott/Beaufort Inn and other properties owned by 303 Associates and/or Beaufort Inn, LLC. It’s not a public parking facility to alleviate Beaufort’s parking challenges.

In three months since the permits were issued there have been no public announcement, no news releases, and no community meetings informing the public that these massive projects have been permitted.

The building permits state

Can there be anyone in the state of South Carolina, or the country for that matter, who did not follow the trial of Alex Murdaugh, whether it was daily or intermittently?

Live coverage of this drama became the focus of many television stations for at least two weeks or more, and those included nationwide distribution.

What the nation saw was coverage of a murder trial; what South Carolina observed was the continuation of a saga beginning long before, a story with so many convolutions as to boggle the mind and strain the boundaries of coincidence. I had friends from several parts of the country text or email me regarding what they were reading and seeing. What more did I know? What were the locals saying?

Certainly I could not convey any more than what I was seeing on the screen myself, and while I admit to being tempted to make a morning trip to Walterboro, I never gave in to that temptation.

The first time I became aware of the Murdaugh name was in 2019. The

that both structures are to be four-stories tall. As recently as February 8, however, the co-CEO of 303 Associates made a point of stating both structures were only three stories — interestingly, in a meeting about protecting the integrity of Beaufort’s National Historic Landmark District.

The tourist-oriented hotel and conference complex will spread along Port Republic and Craven streets encompassing two blocks in what once was the heart of Beaufort’s African-American commercial district.

Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF) is not opposed to appropriately-scaled new development. And, HBF has never

opposed the uses the developers plan for these properties. We are a part of the tourism community and we fully understand its economic value. We are concerned with the protection and preservation of Beaufort’s historic and architectural legacy.

HBF’s challenges of the Historic District Review Board approval of the two projects are still pending at the State Appellate Court level.

The recently-released draft National Park Service Condition and Integrity Study for the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District, notes that increasing development and tourism interest in Beaufort has brought more proposals for large infill structures.

“New buildings that are substantially taller or wider than their surrounding neighbors or have significantly more lot coverage …, are incompatible and a detriment to the overall integrity… within the Historic District.” the federal report stated.

As an example, the aggregate

square footage of the pending parking garage alone is more than 170,000 square feet, the size of a Walmart Super Center.

As of this writing March 6, the city has chosen not to call an informational meeting to discuss the construction plans and mitigation plans for potential impacts of the lengthy construction process.

What can be done now that construction permits have been issued?

Let Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray and individual members of City Council know your thoughts,

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caused additional commentary regarding his sense of entitlement.

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horrific boat accident that took the life of young Mallory Beach was attributed to Paul Murdaugh’s reckless driving of the boat while under the influence of alcohol.

Departure of that fatal boat ride was from downtown Beaufort, and so our town became part of the story.

This was covered daily in the local newspaper, and as information became more readily available, it was apparent that this was a family used to manipulating justice to their advantage when needed. Young Paul was whisked away from the hospital by his father, Alex, before police could question him in depth; Alex was seen with a sheriff’s badge dangling from his back pocket at the hospital; that Alex Murdaugh had blue “police lights” installed in his car, despite the fact that he is not a police officer,

As more light was shed on this case, other scenarios began to unfold like a fine piece of origami. A housekeeper who was said to have helped raise both Paul and Buster was a victim of a fall at the Murdaugh residence. Sadly, she died, but the story was even more convoluted when it became known that Alex persuaded the family to file an insurance claim, naming him in the suit, and passing it on to a fellow-litigator, all the while planning to keep the insurance money for himself. The case of a young teen who was the victim of a hit-and-run was reopened with ties to the Murdaugh name. I could enumerate the additional monetary scandals in which this man was embroiled, but by now we know all about them, and have heard Alex Murdaugh confess to the fact that this became his “modus operandi.”

Another high-profile, “national” case in South Carolina was that of Susan Smith, the young mother who murdered her two children by drowning them

in 1994. At first she blamed the deaths on a car-jacking by an anonymous man. Eventually, she admitted it was she who drove the vehicle to the lake, letting it back into the water with her children aboard.

One speculation at the time was that her affair with a prominent wealthy man could not accommodate children. Thus she made a choice.

At the time I was still teaching in Pennsylvania and, coincidentally, was dealing with the Greek tragedy, Medea. My students came to class on Monday, after the Smith story broke over the weekend, ready to tie this centuries-old play to modern day happenings. Even though I was saddened to think of someone taking the lives of her own children, I encouraged my students to talk about this.

Now at this point, you might ask what possible connection there is among the characters of Susan Smith, Alex Murdaugh, and those in a Greek tragedy. Please bear with me.

Euripides’ play, Medea, was first produced in 431 B.C. The abbreviated rendition of the play is this:

questions and concerns by calling 843-525-7070 or emailing Clerk to Council Traci Guldner at Tguldner@cityofbeaufort.org

Like liberty, the price of protecting historic districts is eternal vigilance.

Cynthia Jenkins is the executive director of Historic Beaufort Foundation and an acknowledged expert in preservation. In 2021, she received the prestigious Governor’s Award for Excellence in Preservation, the highest honor given by South Carolina in recognition of an individual’s significant achievements or landmark efforts in the support of historic preservation in the state.

Jason (of Golden Fleece fame) leaves Medea and their children for another woman so that he might elevate his own status. Medea, the master of manipulation, extorts her revenge by killing their children, believing this was what would hurt Jason most. Says one translator, E.P. Coleridge, “In the character of Medea, we see a woman whose suffering, instead of ennobling her, has made her into a monster.”

A monster! If you watched the sentencing of Alex Murdaugh, you know that the Judge used this precise word. The play Medea explores the human traits of passion and rage; can there be two better words to describe what surely must have overtaken Alex Murdaugh to the extent that he, much like Medea, became consumed in the paranoia (Murdaugh’s often-used word to describe his opioid addiction) that led to the death of people he claims to have loved?

The word hubris comes to mind. It is defined as excessive pride and self-confidence; another source takes it up a notch and states that hubris is “dangerous

overconfidence.” It is exactly this that brought down the main characters in all of these dramas, thinking they were above retribution, using anything they felt was a valid means to an end.

Justice, however, overrode hubris, something we all should appreciate.

There is little doubt in my mind that Alex Murdaugh knows that he killed his wife and son in a fit of passion/ rage/paranoia. He will probably continue to claim his innocence, if for no other reason than his verdict is sure to be appealed.

Furthermore, as was suggested by the Judge, only he will be confronted by the faces of his wife and son at night when he tries to sleep. They know, Alex knows, and God knows. All of us have an opinion, but at the end of the day, the opinions of 12 South Carolinians were what mattered.

Carol Lucas is a retired high school teacher and a Lady’s Island resident. She is the author of the recently published “A Breath Away: One Woman’s Journey Through Widowhood.”

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Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF) is not opposed to appropriately-scaled new development ... We are concerned with the protection and preservation of Beaufort’s historic and architectural legacy.”

Only two options: The broad or the narrow way

Those who identify with following Jesus are usually satisfied with being comfortable and cozy in their religious styles. Let’s just say that suffering for God is not on their bucket list.

When we take a peek at the last six thousand years, we learn that countless numbers of people who loved the Lord literally gave their lives for Him. It’s only within our modern secluded religious environment that we assume persecutions and deaths no longer happen. By no means of the imagination is this true.

According to Open Doors World Watch List, in 2022 many Christians were imprisoned and killed for their faith, and countless churches were attacked and closed. Last year, 360 million Christians, or 1 in 7 believers around the world, experienced horrific persecution for their faith.

With more than 6,000 martyrs in 2022, this means an average of 16 believers were murdered every day just for following Jesus.

When we accept Christ into our lives, many are focused on Him being a Savior instead of Him being their Lord, as the latter involves not only living for Him but possibly dying for Him.

In the New Testament, Jesus talks about temptations and decisions, but basically, the main two choices are good and evil.

In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus describes what we all face every day, “Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many will choose this: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it.”

It’s true, there are only two choices, God’s way, and our way. The narrow path is good but difficult because it involves surrendering our will to God. What does this mean? It means we no longer serve our desires because we have made a covenant promise to obey God and only do what He says.

Obedience is what the Christian life is about and His grace invites us to live in the awareness of His presence. The wide highway is evil, but it’s so easy as the great majority will gladly give all control to their flesh and allow their carnality to lead them. The masses ignore their conscience and resist anything that has to do with listening to God or the Bible.

But wait, there are grave consequences attached to this philosophy of living, remember? This popular road is more than a blasphemous rock song, it’s a torturous eternal destination far removed from the hope of a second chance.

There’s not a lot being said nowadays about an everlasting punishment for those who do not love and serve God. The modern ideas about religion argue that this sounds too extreme, and it’s just too negative to think about.

Hmmm … but aren’t these the same people who watch paranormal programs and personal testimonies about

demons and hell for hours and believe it? When divine truth is rejected it’s a sure sign of Holy Spirit conviction and the rebellious will always avoid feeling guilty for living in sin. Our old depraved nature loves to do whatever feels good and is very defiant against anyone including God that tries to interfere.

Yes, the Christian life is difficult and filled with sacrifices and accountability, but wouldn’t a lifetime of obedience to God here on earth be worth an eternity of living with Him in heaven? Being a follower of Yahweh requires a concerted effort on our part as well as an infinite supply of His mercy.

We realize this analogy about the two paths causes some to question the fairness of God. I often hear if He really wants to save everyone, why doesn’t He just let everyone go to heaven? You knew someone was going to say that, didn’t you? When people hear the word narrow, they tend to associate it with a predestined selection as it sounds as though God has rated us all on some scale of acceptability and only allows a few favorites to experience His glory. However, a few verses earlier, Jesus clarifies this within the context, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

God made it clear: the path to eternal life is open and available to all who want to follow Him.

Learn more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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A Worldwide Faith

The Catholic Church is Universal

This cross represents the Christian population around the world.

If each of the one hundred figures in our image represent one percent of the world’s Christian population, the 13 red figures would represent Orthodox Christians, such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox. The 37 green figures would represent Protestant Christians, including 4 Lutherans, 4 Anglicans, 4 Pentecostals, 3 Baptists, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Methodist, and 1 Adventist.

The 50 blue figures remaining would be Catholic Christians. Even though Catholics are a minority in many parts of the United States, Catholics represent just over half of the world’s Christians. Since Christians make up about a third of the world’s population, about one of every six people in the world is Catholic. This is one of the amazing things about the Catholic Church: it is a worldwide family that unites peoples of all cultures, nations, and backgrounds.

“Catholic” comes from the Greek word that means “universal.”

The Church has been called Catholic since at least the turn of the first century, when Ignatius of Antioch used the term to describe the Church started by Jesus. Just as a “universal remote” works for all televisions, when Ignatius spoke of the Church being universal, he meant that it includes all of humanity, rather than being limited to a particular area or demographic group.

Through the Church, Jesus begins to unite the human race into a new spiritual family. In the Acts of the Apostles and the rest of the New Testament, one sees the Church spreading across all social and geographic boundaries. Gentiles and Jews became brothers and sisters in faith. Master and servant worshiped side by side. Rich and poor hoped for the same heavenly inheritance. Humanity, broken apart by sin, was starting to be reunited by Jesus into a new family of faith.

Wouldn’t we expect Christ’s Church to be universal?

Jesus commanded his apostles to go make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey all that he had taught. (Matt 28:19-20) If Jesus has been guiding his Church for two thousand years, wouldn’t we expect the Church to have done as Jesus commanded? Wouldn’t we expect his Church to have spread everywhere, teaching consistently across the centuries and across the world?

This is what one finds in the Catholic Church. The Catholic faith touches the heart of people of all cultures, through all centuries. Unlike most faiths, it is not limited to a particular area, language, or social group. Wherever Catholics travel, they can join their brothers and sisters in worship. The prayers might be in a different language, but they still feel at home, for they are united in the same family of faith.

PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP

ALL-LOWCO FOOTBALL TEAM

LowcoSports.com’s Offensive Player Of The Year and overall Player Of The Year – Beaufort High School’s Kacy Fields (2) and Colton Phares (10). LowcoSports.com A look at the top high school football players from the LowcoSports.com coverage area for the 2022 season.

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Coach Of The Year – Beaufort High School’s Bryce Lybrand. LowcoSports.com

Camauri Simmons | Sr. | Bluffton 647 rec. yds, 3 TDs

OL: Payton Buhler | Sr. | Wade Hampton

Honorable Mention All-State

OL: Adrian Lamb | Jr. | Beaufort High Protected QB, opened holes

OL: Hart Cushman | Sr. | Beaufort High Anchor of strong OL

OL: Thomas May | Jr. | HHIHS

Honorable Mention All-State

OL: Trevor Murdaugh | Sr. | May River

Honorable Mention All-State

TE: Angelo Lewis | Sr. | Estill 393 rec. yds,

BASEBALL / SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Beaufort’s Caroline Ferguson (11) tries to win the ball as she and a Hilton Head player miss the header during the first half of their nonregional game Monday Feb. 28, at Beaufort High School. Both teams were scoreless at the end of regulation play and went straight to a “shoot out.” The Eagles came out on top 4-2, to win their fist game of the season. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Eagles, Dolphins’ girls off to hot starts

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One has done it with an offensive blitz and the other on the strength of a dominant goalkeeper, but the girls soccer teams from Battery Creek and Beaufort High are both off to hot starts, making their home-and-home series March 21 (Beaufort) and March 24 (BCHS) more intriguing all the time.

Sophia Felix continued her blistering start with four goals in the Dolphins’ 6-3 win over Wade Hampton on Friday, giving her 20 goals — and four hat tricks — in five games this season.

She will soon face the challenge of sneaking one past Beaufort keeper Quinn Wilson, which hadn’t happened in the run of play through two games. Wilson blanked Hilton Head High and the Eagles bested the Seahawks in a penalty shootout, and a free kick and a penalty netted the lone goals in a 2-0 loss at Bluffton.

John Paul II’s boys have rolled to lopsided wins in their first two games but faced a tough test Tuesday at Bluffton, as coach Josh Fox took on his former team.

Battery Creek’s boys are also off to a solid start at 3-1 after a 7-3 win over Wade Hampton on Friday. Talmadge Magbee scored a hat trick and Ashton Morgan added two goals to lead the Dolphins.

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May River’s Baxter Anderson, left, heads toward third base as John Paul II shortstop Garrett Heathcott fields the ball and makes the throw to first for the second out in the top of the fifth inning Friday night. May River went on to win Game 1, 10-1. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

“Play on,” said the referee as Beaufort’s Za’niyah ReynoldsMorgan (12) nearly takes one on the chin while Hilton Head Island’s Ashlyn Flemming kicks the ball during the second half of their match at Beaufort High School on Monday, Feb. 28. The match ended in a 0-0 tie and went to penalty kicks. The Eagles bested the Seahawks 4-2, for the win of their first game of the season. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Soccer

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Three area athletes claim gold at opening meet

TRACK & FIELD

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Beaufort High’s Gavin Moore, Battery Creek’s Tanner McCracken, and Whale Branch’s Destiny Pryor each claimed gold in one event Saturday at The Wood Lowcountry Invitational track meet at Woodland High School.

Despite failing to claim a gold medal, Beaufort’s girls led area teams with a seventh-place finish, racking up 43 points. Anaiya Houseal hit an elite mark of 5-foot-4 in the high jump to take second, Charlize Antia took bronze in the 800 (2:28.26) and 1,600 (5:26.01), and the Eagles were third in the 4x800 relay (10:40.93).

Pryor led Whale Branch to a ninthplace finish, winning the 100-meter dash in 12.65 and placing third in the 200 (27.02) to jumpstart her junior season. Moore won the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:55.64 to lead Beaufort’s boys to a ninth-place finish in the field of more than 20 teams. Kacy Fields found the podium twice for the Eagles, placing second in the javelin (158-10) and third in the shot (43-11), and Trae Campbell (800, 2:07.14) and Adrian Lamb (Discus, 130-0) also won bronze for Beaufort.

Battery Creek was one spot back of the Eagles in 10th, buoyed by McCracken’s winning discus throw (136-1) and runner-up finish in the shot (45-1).

Football

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P: Nathan Dalton | Sr. | May River 24 punts, 34.5 avg, 54 long, 4 inside 20

ATH: Darrion Perry | Sr. | May River 53 tkls (26 solo), 3 TFL, 3 PBUs, 2 FRs; 407 rush yds, 6 TDs SCHSL

QB: Max Vonhohenstraeten | Sr. | Bluffton

2,673 pass yds, 23 TDs, 18 INTs

RB: Troy Timko | Soph. | HHIHS

1,100 rush yds, 11 TDs

RB: Jamil Bobean | Jr. | Estill 784 rush yds, 5 TDs

WR: Jaquise Johnson | Jr. | Ridgeland 619 rec. yds, 5 TDs; 146 rush yds, TD

WR: Jamaris Miller | Jr. | Estill 377 rush yds, TD; 293 rec. yds, 3 TDs

OL: Robby Fletcher | Sr. | Bluffton

Bobcats’ top blocker

OL: Will Mauro | Jr. | May River

Returns to anchor line in ‘23

OL: Aaron Lamb | Sr. | Beaufort High

Blitz Border Bowl pick

OL: Austin McQuire | Sr. | Wade Hampton

Blitz Border Bowl pick

OL: Demontay Mathis | Jr. | Estill Leader of strong OL

TE: Michael Dennison | Sr. | Beaufort High 106 rec. yds

DEFENSE

DL: Anthony Phelan | Sr. | Battery Creek

24 tkls, 7.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, INT

DL: Robert Johnson | Jr. | Beaufort High

35 tkls, 9 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 QBPs, PBU, 2 FRs

DL: Alijah Gordon | Sr. | Wade Hampton

58 tkls (37 solo), 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 12 QBPs, INT, 2

FFs, FR

DL/LB: Leroy Tyus | Jr. | Battery Creek

21 tkls, 11 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 PBUs

LB: Shane Whittaker | Jr. | Bluffton

tkls (36 solo), 12 TFL, 1 sack, 8 QBPs, FR

LB: Quion Rivers | Jr. | Beaufort High

tkls, 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 QBPs, INT, 2 PBUs, FF

LB: Will Codding | Soph. | Beaufort High 60 tkls, 12 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 QBPs, 2 PBUs, 2 FFs

LB: Grayson Ferguson | Sr. | Wade Hampton

tkls (58 solo), 10 TFL, 1

Boys Standings

1. Spring Valley 142

2. Spartanburg 75

3. Stratford 69.5

4. Goose Creek 66.5

5. Wade Hampton-Hampton 49

6. Lucy Beckham 45

7. Ashley Ridge 42

8. Hilton Head 41.5

9. Beaufort 41

10. Battery Creek 28

11. Calhoun County 26

12. Woodland 23

13. Berkeley 15

14. Waccamaw 14.5

15. Bluffton 8

16. Bishop England 7

17. Andrews 6

18. Hanahan 2

19. Colleton County 1

Champs: Gavin Moore, BFT (3200, 9:55.64); Tanner McCracken, BCHS (Discus, 136-1)

2nd: Kacy Fields, BFT (Jav, 158-10); Tanner McCracken, BCHS (Shot, 45-1)

Girls

1. Goose

2nd: Anaiya Houseal, BFT (HJ, 5-4)

3rd: Destiny Pryor, WB (200M, 27.02); Charlize Antia, BFT (800M, 2:28.26; 1600, 5:26.01); BFT 4x800 (10:40.93)

6-9 FG, 38 long; 27-27 PAT

P: Owen Bayes | Jr. | HHIHS 44 punts, 33.5 avg, 53 long, 10 inside 20

ATH: Ja’Darius Garrett | Sr. | Whale Branch

253 rec. yds, 5 TDs; rush TD; 29 tkls, TFL, 1 sack, INT, PBU, FF

HONORABLE MENTION

Alonzo Allen | LB/RB | Soph. | Whale Branch

Brian Andrade | OL | Sr. | Bluffton Damar Bodison | DL/OL | Sr. | Colleton Co.

Samari Bonds | QB | Soph. | Beaufort High

Devin Broaddus | OL | Sr. | Battery Creek

Maurice Brown | QB | Jr. | Ridgeland

Brandon Bryant | WR | Jr. | Bluffton

Roderick Buxton | RB | Sr. | Bluffton

Tyquan Calloway | LB | Sr. | May River

Dom Camacho | DB | Jr. | Beaufort High

Ty Emmert | LB/DB | Sr. | Battery Creek

Cory Foulk | DB | Sr. | May River

Damien Freeman | RB | Soph. | Battery Creek

Landon Garvin | OL/DL | Sr. | Colleton Co.

Adrian Gaston | DL | Jr. | May River

Jayven Grant | WR |Sr. | Ridgeland

Jake Huggins | WR | Jr. | HHIHS

Tanner Macy | QB | Soph. | May River

Jeremiah Mceachin | RB | Sr. | Battery Creek

Jakhi Pusha | ATH | Sr. | Whale Branch

Jamarikwon Roberts | OL | Soph. | Estill

Alex Ruckno | LB | Sr. | HHIHS

Carter Saleeby | LB/DB/K | Sr. | HHIHS

Benjamin Sanchez | OL | Sr. | Whale Branch

Nigel Solomon | ATH | Sr. | Wade Hampton

Ethan Sprinkle | DL | Soph. | May River

Zach Talbert | LB | Sr. | Beaufort High

Chris Terry | QB | Soph. | Wade Hampton

Connor Wiendl | LB | Soph. | HHIHS

Shawn Winfield | WR/DB | Jr. | Colleton Co.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Christian Tilton | Jr. | John Paul II

1,750 rush yds, 19 TDs; 904 pass yds, 10 TDs, 10 INTs

63 tkls, 12 TFL, 2 INTs, FF, FR, DEF TD

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Cole Davis | Jr. | Colleton Prep

1,108 pass yds, 13 TDs, 5 INTs; 1,761 rush yds, 22 TDs

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Anthony Fripp | Sr. | Thomas Heyward

91 tkls (38 solo), 9 TFL, 3 QBPs, INT, PBU, 3

FRs, DEF TD 863 rush yds, 15 TDs

COACH OF THE YEAR

Greg Langdale | Colleton Prep

11-2, SCISA 2A Runner-Up

SCISA 1ST TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Dylan Clark | Jr. | HHCA

2,407 pass yds, 24 TDs, 9 INTs;

RB: Devonte Green | Jr. | Beaufort Academy

1,396 rush yds, 18 TDs

RB: Jaxen Porter | Jr. | Beaufort Academy

1,029 rush yds, 12 TDs

WR: Gage Zatalokin | Jr. | HHCA 754 rec. yds, 5 TDs

LowcoSports.com’s SCISA Player Of The Year Christian Tilton of John Paul II dives in for a touchdown. LowcoSports.com

WR: Tyshon Mansell | Jr. | Thomas Heyward

847 rec. yds, 10 TDs

OL: AJ Jarrell | Soph. | Patrick Henry

Could be hot prospect in ‘25 class

OL: Walker Nettles | Sr. | Colleton Prep Anchor of dominant OL

OL: Brady Bagenstose | Sr. | HHCA Senior leader on strong OL

OL: Alex Williams | Jr. | Beaufort Academy

Paved way for dominant run game

OL: Joshua Alfonso | Sr. | Thomas Heyward Center anchored Rebels’ ground game

TE: Walker Bryan | Soph. | Colleton Prep 321 rec. yds, 4 TDs; 268 rush yds, 3 TDs DEFENSE

DL: Lawson Hewlett | Sr. | Thomas Heyward 120 tkls (54 solo), 8 TFL, 1 sack, 8 QBPs, 4 PBUs,

FF, FR

DL: Raleigh Obenaus | Jr. | Colleton Prep 103 tkls (52 solo), 2 FRs

DL: Noah Catterton | Sr. | Colleton Prep 90 tkls (48 solo), FR

DL/LB: Sebastian Slusne | Fr. | John Paul II 87 tkls, 11 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 FFs, FR

LB: Zane Wilson | Jr. | HHCA

tkls (78 solo), 4 TFL, INT, FF

Gus Warren | Sr. | Colleton Prep

tkls (44 solo) LB: Braydon Dineen | Sr. | Beaufort Academy

tkls, 12 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 2 FFs, FR

Sam Rembaugh | Sr. | John Paul II

tkls, 5 TFL, INT, FR DB/LB: Nic Robinson | Soph. | Thomas

tkls (41 solo), 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 8 QBPs, INT, 3 PBUs, 4 FFs, FR DB: Forest Fairey | Jr. | Patrick Henry 17 tkls (14 solo), 4 TFL, 6 INTs, 9 PBUs, 2 FRs DB: Cutter Williams | Jr. | Thomas Heyward 33 tkls (22 solo), INT, 5 PBUs, 3 FRs

K: Zeke Gonzalez | Jr. | Beaufort Academy 32 pts

P: Tucker Tevepaugh | Jr. | HHCA 21 punts, 37.4 avg, 61 long, 6 inside 20

ATH: Tony O’Banner | Fr. | Thomas Heyward 88 tkls (50 solo), 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 14 QBPs, INT, 6 PBU, 2 FFs, FR SCISA 2ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Dietrich Shuford | Soph. | Thomas Heyward 1,686 pass yds, 18 TDs, 6 INTs;

RB: Caleb Davis | Jr. | Colleton Prep 907 rush yds, 11 TDs

RB: Mikell Tucker Mathis | Soph. | Patrick Henry 861 rush yds, 9 TDs

WR: Caden Crosby | Sr. | Colleton Prep 652 rec. yds, 6 TDs

WR: Te’Shaun Heyward | Jr. | Beaufort Academy 167 rush yds

OL: Andy Searles | Jr. | Patrick Henry

Two-way standout in trenches

OL: Eddie Gonzalez | Soph. | Beaufort Academy Key part of Eagles’ strong OL/DL

OL: Connor White | Jr. | HHCA

Hard-nosed center was key piece

OL: Joe Bennett | Sr. | Thomas Heyward

Part of strong senior core on OL/DL

OL: Kohl Woodham | Sr. | John Paul II

Veteran leader on both sides of line

TE: Tripp Gregory | Jr. | Beaufort Academy 72 rec. yds, 2 TDs

DL: Isaiah Anderson | Jr. | HHCA

DL/LB:

Sr. | Patrick Henry 34 tkls (22 solo), TFL, INT, 11 PBUs, FR

DB: Wells Sharpe | Sr. | HHCA

43 tkls (31 solo), 2 INTs, 2 FFs

DB: AJ Barger | Jr. | Hilton Head Prep Carried young Dolphins team on both sides of ball

SPECIALISTS

K: Cole Lindstedt | Fr. | HHCA

30-34 PATs

P: Donovan Robinson | Soph. | Thomas Heyward

15 punts, 33.3 avg

ATH: Jackson Ogden | Sr. | John Paul II 365 rec. yds, 3 TDs; 234 rush yds, 4 TDs

HONORABLE MENTION

Morgan Bedenbaugh | DB/WR | Sr. | HHCA

Latham Brabham | TE/DE | Sr. | Patrick Henry

Loncelle Daley | RB/DE | Sr. | Hilton Head Prep

Tres Delaney | OL/DL | Fr. | Beaufort Academy

Hugh Fairey | QB/DB | Jr. | Patrick Henry

Cohen Freeman | OL/DL | Jr. | Patrick Henry

Jose David Garcia | OL/LB/K | Soph. | Cross

Josh Gibson | DB/WR | Fr. | Thomas Heyward

Sean Graham | DB/WR | Sr. | Hilton Head Prep

William Hazel | FB/LB | Sr. | Patrick Henry

Tony Hill | RB/DB | Sr. | John Paul II

Brandyn Horton | WR/DB | Jr. | John Paul II

AJ Houpt | WR/DB | Jr. | HHCA Hampton Lane | OL | Sr. | Beaufort Academy

DJ Lewis | OL/DL | Fr. | John Paul II Rivers Palmer | DB/WR | Jr. | Cross

Liam Peeples | TE/DB | Sr. | Patrick Henry

Eli Rowe | DB | Jr. | Colleton Prep

Jake Sheahan | LB | Soph. | Hilton Head Prep

Hayden Williams | DB/WR | Sr. | Colleton Prep

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EDUCATION & WHAT’S HAPPENING

Beaufort County school choice applications available online

Deadline to apply is March 31

From staff reports

The Beaufort County School District is now accepting school choice applications for the 2023-24 academic year, the ninth year of the district’s expanded choice initiative.

School choice applications are open on the district’s website and must be submitted online by Friday, March

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31. Parents who don’t have internet access may request application assistance at any district school. Curriculum options approved by the Board of Education include such instructional choices as Montessori, advanced math and science (AMES), International Baccalaureate, arts integration, language immersion, Cambridge Academy, Early College, and leadership programs. New options for this year are Medical Magnet,

Fractals: Mathematics and Science

as Art Exhibition Member Preview

6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 9, Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 S Jacob Smart Blvd, Ridgeland. Free for members only. Where does Math plus Science equal Art? At this exclusive Member Only Sneak Peek of our newest exhibition Fractals: Mathematics and Science as Art. Enjoy mingling with Morris Center members and touring the exhibition with our curator. It all adds up to a memorable evening. Register at https://www. morrisheritagecenter.org/event-5086727.

Create Your Vision:

Journey to Your Future Through Art

2 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11, Emerge Counseling Studio, 818 Bay Street, Suite 10, Beaufort. Free young-adult class for those with neurological differences and a desire to have more in life. Counselor and Art Therapist, Ashton Sullivan, LPC will lead in. Come away with your own art piece. Limited seats. Register with Renee Sutton at 843-770-9947 or send email to reneesutton@healthierhealing.com.

Printmaking Workshop: Linocuts

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 18, Morris Center For Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 S Jacob Smart Blvd, Ridgeland. Ages 16 and up. $31.50 for Heritage Members, $35 for all others. Create cutting edge art! This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the art of linocut printmaking which involves carving into linoleum plates and then printing with ink and paper. Artist and educator Ian Welch will guide you through every step. Purchases are non-refundable. Register at https://www.morrisheritagecenter. org/event-5155744.

Gifts From the Boneyard

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, through March 31, 2023, Port Royal Sound foundation (PRSF) Museum, 310 Okatie Highway, Okatie. The Friends of Hunting Island (FOHI) and The Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF) are hosting an art exhibit called, “Gifts From the Boneyard, Art Inspired by Hunting Island’s Landscape.” The featured artist is Barbara James, a local fabric artist. Photographers Joan Eckhardt and Andy Stephens are also contributing pieces. Proceeds from sales will go to FOHI and PRSF. Opening gala from 4 to 6 p.m., March 2, 2023.

CALENDAR

Karaoke with Melissa

8 p.m. to midnight, Tuesdays, Highway 21 Bar, 3436 Trask Pkwy, Beaufort. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa.

Karaoke with Melissa

7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Beaufort Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd, Beaufort. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa.

Trivia with Tom – Fat Patties

7:30 p.m., Every Wednesday, Fat Patties, 831 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Free. Team trivia event, win house cash prizes! For more information, visit https://rb.gy/o9nhwe.

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

9:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with either Parker or Eric.

Trivia with Tom – Bricks On Boundary

7:30 p.m., Every Thursday, Fat Patties, 1422 Boundary St, Beaufort. Free. Team trivia event, win house cash and Beer Bucket prizes! For more information, visit https://rb.gy/o9nhwe.

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

7 p.m., Thursdays, Amvets Post 70, 1831 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Free. Public is welcome. Enjoy Karaoke. Dinner will be available.

Bluffton Night Bazaar –

a Lowcountry Made Market

5 to 8 p.m., first Thursday of each month, Burnt Church Distillery, 120 Bluffton Road. A highly curated selection of accessories, clothing, home goods, custom gifts and more by local artists and makers.

Rooted Beaufort Yoga classes

5:30 to 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal; 9 to 10:15 a.m., Whitehall Park or Pigeon Point Park. Rooted Beaufort is a collective of local Yoga teachers who host outdoor yoga classes and donation-based events with proceeds being donated locally on a rotating basis.

Wet Willie’s Trivia Night

7 to 10 p.m., every Thursday, Wet Willie’s, Beaufort Town Center. Win awesome prizes while you sip the worlds greatest daiquiris and munch on delicious bites.

Wet Willie’s Bingo Night

7 to 10 p.m., every Friday, Wet Willie’s, Beaufort Town Center. Win free giveaways, merchandise, and more cool prizes.

Technology Magnet, and Arts Integration Magnet at our MedTech7 schools, as well as Project Based Learning at Coosa Elementary, and Leader in Me at Lady’s Island Elementary.

To learn about all of the district’s school choice offerings please see the BCSD School Choice website page ( http://bit.ly/3L46mMZ ) where a complete School Choice Booklet can be viewed.

Choice schools serve chil-

HIGHWAY 21 DRIVE-IN

The movies scheduled for this week (Friday, March 10 through Thursday, March 16) at the Highway 21 Drive-In are Scream VI (R, 7:30 p.m.) and Cocaine Bear (R, 9:45 p.m.) on Screen 1; Creed III (PG, 7:30 p.m.) and M3gan (PG-13, 9:15 p.m.) on Screen 2; and 65 (PG-13, 7:30 p.m.) and Missing (PG-13, 9:00 p.m.) on Screen 3 (Friday and Saturday).

Online ticketing is available at hwy21drivein. com on the Now Playing page. Patrons are asked to arrive early on Friday and Saturday nights. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.

“Our family at the Hwy. 21 drive in feel a responsibility to our community,” a statement from Highway 21 Drive-In management reads. “We are concerned about many things in these trying times and in making the right decisions. We are concerned with our employees, our patrons, our business, our community’s businesses, and the health and well-being of all.”

A reminder: no outside food or beverages can be brought into the drive-in.

Upcoming movies include Shazam (March) and John Wick Chapter 4 (March).

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

9 p.m., Fridays, Highway 21 Bar, 3436 Trask Pkwy, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy Karaoke with Lt. Dan.

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

9:30 p.m., Fridays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy Karaoke with Parker.

Karaoke with Melissa

7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Fridays, R Bar & Grill, 70 Pennington Dr, Bluffton. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa.

Drum Circle

6:30 to 8 p.m., 2nd Friday of every month, Gazeebo, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Free. Anyone welcome, no experience necessary. Eric Roy, a recent transplant from Connecticut with successful experience in leading drum circles, is our new facilitator. He will start sessions off with 15-20 minutes of instruction on djembe playing and teach a selected traditional rhythm & accompaniment for participants to play. In addition, there will be time allotted for spontaneous group drumming. Bring a drum, if you have one, a chair and a desire to have fun. The Drum Circle has several extra drums and many other percussion instruments that anyone can use. To receive updates on future events, send your email to lannyk13@gmail.com. This session will be on Friday, March 10.

Highway 21 Flea Market

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, Highway 21 Drive-In. Sellers, vendors, handmade items, unique products and yard sale items. For information, email lowcountryfleamarket@ gmail.com.

Port Royal Farmers Market

9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, Naval Heritage Park, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. You will find fresh, local, seasonal produce, shrimp, oysters, poultry, beef, pork, eggs, bread and cheese, as well as plants, ferns, camellias, azaleas, citrus trees and beautiful, fresh cut flower bouquets. There are prepared food vendors serving barbecue, dumplings, she crab soup, crab cakes, paella, coffee, baked goods, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. No pets allowed. For more information, visit http:// www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @ portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

7 p.m., Saturdays, The Beaufort Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd., Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with Lt. Dan. Come early at 6 p.m. for Steak Night.

Eric’s Karaoke Krew

9:30 p.m., Saturdays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with Eric.

Karaoke with Melissa

8 p.m. to 12 a.m., 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, Peaceful Henry’s Cigar Bar, 181 Bluffton Rd, Bluffton. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa.

Power Of The Purse

6 p.m., Thursday, March 9, Saltus River Grill. Hosted by Beaufort Memorial Hospital and United Way of The Lowcountry. Event features heavy hors d’oeurves, an open bar and a silent auction. Tickets are $100, $180 per couple. Tickets are limited. Purchase soon by visiting https://bit.ly/3Yc1nNh. Proceeds benefit United Way of the Lowcountry Women United’s Breaking Barriers to Education Fund.

Play & Eat – Dinner Theater 6 to 8:30 p.m., Saturdays, March 18, April 1, April 15, April 29, May 13, May 20, June 3, June 17,

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dren who live in their attendance zones in addition to students from outside the zone who apply to attend.

Beaufort County students who attend choice programs do not pay extra tuition, although families are responsible for their students’ transportation if they live outside of school attendance zones.

If the number of choice applications at a school would cause the school to exceed its overall enrollment capacity, or if approved applica-

tions would push an individual choice program beyond its capacity, there will be a lottery. There are six schools that are at or above capacity and do not have availability for students outside the attendance zone to apply for school choice: Bluffton High School, Hilton Head High School, May River High School, HE McCracken Middle School, Okatie Elementary School, and Pritchardville Elementary School.

feast on a fantastic dinner. Just to let you know the murderer is hiding somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as one of the suspects if you don’t watch it. This is a prize-winning competition and everyone is a participant. For more information, contact 843-592-6209 or playandeatdinnertheater@gmail.com, or visit the website at www.playandeatdinnertheater. com.

Lowcountry Job Fair

1 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, Beaufort National Guard Readiness Center, 1 Cavalry Ln, Beaufort. The fair is free and open to the public and will showcase more than 50 area employers and businesses that will share hiring preferences and career opportunities. For more information, please contact Melanie Gallion, Technical College of the Lowcountry Center for Business & Workforce Solutions, at 843-525-8224 or mgallion@tcl.edu.

Friends of Fort Fremont oyster roast

5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 24, at Live Oaks Park, Port Royal. Cost is $40 per person. Benefits the Friends of Fort Fremont and the local chapter of the S.C. Native Plant Society. Attendees should bring their own chairs and adult beverages. Oysters and chili are provided by Sea Eagle Catering; appetizers and desserts provided by the Friends. Don’t miss the famous Silent Auction and music by the Sweet Ferns. Buy tickets online at http://bit.ly/3Jl6KFL, or if you prefer, send a check payable to: Friends of Fort Fremont, P.O. Box 982, St. Helena Island, S.C. 29920. Checks by mail must be received by March 16. For more information, email oysterroast@fortfremont.org.

YMCA Puppy Plunge

9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 25. Wardle Family YMCA, Outdoor pool, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome. Cost is $10 per pup. All proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge.

The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. Event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.

GOLF

Adaptive Golf Clinic

9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 18, Legends Golf Course, 299 Belleau Wood Road, MCRD Parris Island. Free and open to the public. Register by March 12 to get on base. Event is geared toward individuals with disabilities/challenges from stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI, neurological conditions, amputation and more or individuals who are recovering from major injury or surgery. Participants receive complimentary instruction taught by experienced professional golf instructors; use provided equipment to increase mobility and assist swing; practice driving, chipping and putting; and connect with fellow adaptive athletes who are already golfers. Register at https://adaptivegolfexperience.org/ monthly-clinic-registration/.

HISTORY

Beaufort History Museum at the Arsenal

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays, 713 Craven St, Beaufort. General Admission for Adults $8, Seniors $7, Active Duty Military and College Students with ID $5. Children/Teens younger than 18 Free. Explore and experience more than 500 years of Beaufort History with knowledgeable docent guided tours.

The Historic Port Royal Museum

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory. org, email historicportroyalfoundation@gmail. com or call 843-524-4333.

Tour Historic Fort Fremont Dawn to dusk, Monday through Sunday, The Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Free and open to the public. The History Center is open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and, in March, Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors can learn about the fort’s history during the Spanish-American War through interpretive signs, self-guided walking tours with a smart phone, exhibits in the history center, and docent-led tours. For more information visit www.fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks Manager Stefanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net.

LITERATURE

Books Sandwiched In –

The Personal Librarian

12 to 1 p.m., Monday, March 13, USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret St, Beaufort. Free. A thought leader in our community discusses a book that has had an impact on the presenter, with questions and discussion to follow. Light refreshments offered. This meeting’s book is The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, presented by Wanda Mayse.

All district schools maintain a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics focus, as well as a core curriculum that includes the arts, world languages, and technology.

For more information about any of the school choice programs listed in the 2023-24 School Choice Booklet, please see https://bit. ly/3L46mMZ. Please contact the school associated with each program(s) directly for more information.

MEETINGS

The Beaufort Trailblazers –

A Volunteer Group

8 a.m., first Thursday each month, Herban Marketplace, Beaufort. Anyone interested in supporting or building off-road/dirt/wilderness mountain biking/jogging/walking trails near is encouraged to attend. For more information, call 843-575-0021 or email universitybicycles@ hotmail.com.

League of Women Voters

6 to 7:30 p.m., second Thursday of every month, Meeting Room, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Ladys Island Drive, Beaufort. Free. The Public as well as LWVB members are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be about the topics members have suggested as projects for 2023.

Zonta Club of Beaufort

6 p.m., 4th Tuesday of each month, Smokehouse, Port Royal. Until November 22, we are participating in a service project with a global organization called Free the Girls. We are currently collecting new and gently used bras to help women rescued from trafficking start their own businesses selling the bras. Last year our club collected more than 600 bras and we are hoping to beat that number this year. Our collection sites are Amy Bowman State Farm Agency, 1284 Ribaut Rd., Myrna B. Breland, CPA, 1 Professional Drive, Port Royal, and Nourishing Health Acupuncture and Herbs, 34A Savannah Hwy.

MUSIC

Jevon Daly

4 p.m. & 8 p.m., Friday, March 10, Coligny Theatre, 1 N Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island. $5 admission for 4 p.m. kids show, $20 admission for 8 p.m. evening show. Purchase tickets for kids show at shorturl.at/xGLQZ. Purchase tickets for the evening show at shorturl.at/dlCIT.

Combined Marine Corps, Army band concert

1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Parris Island Marine Corps Band and 282nd Army Band from Fort Jackson will perform a combined concert. Free and open to the public.

OUTDOORS

Beaufort Sportfishing & Diving Club’s March meeting

7 p.m., Thursday, March 9, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Kevin Swain, a biologist with the SCDNR South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement (SCORE) Program. He will present a program on managing the State’s oyster resources. His presentation will conclude with the planed restoration around Parris Island late spring/ early summer. Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Danny Walsh and the Achurch Real Estate Group are our monthly $50 drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply located at 1734 Ribaut Road, Port Royal during regular hours.

Congratulations to Bill Hennigh, last month’s winner. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.

Port Royal Cypress Wetlands tours

4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12; 9 a.m, Friday, March 24; 10 a.m., Saturday, April 8; 9 a.m. Friday, April 28; 9 a.m., Saturday, May 13; 9 a.m. Friday, May 26; Port Royal Cypress Wetlands. Bring your holiday guests to a free guided tour of the wetlands sponsored by Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and led by Master Naturalist Jill Moore. Moore is full of information about alligators, turtles, trees, plants, and the variety of birds that call the wetlands home. This is a great opportunity to learn about this magical place. Tours are limited in size so sign up now. Kat Bray, Tour Coordinator, info@foprcw.org.

Tips & Tricks to Birding in Beaufort & The Sea Islands

7 p.m., Thursday, March 23, Fripp Island Community Center, 205 Tarpon Blvd, Fripp Island. Off island visitors welcome – stop at the gate to check in. Join us as Jenn Clementoni teaches us some easy ways to bird successfully, using technology to bird and explore nature smartly. Jenn relays that birding is an all inclusive activity and enjoying nature is the main goal! Jenn is also a Nature Photographer who will provide tips and tricks to those who are interested in learning about photography while birding. Meet and Greet begins at 6 p.m. – Bring something to share at the snack table and meet your fellow birders. Visit us at www.islc.net/audubon/, or contact us at frippaudubonclub@gmail.com.

SPORTS Beaufort Masters Swim Team

6 to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, Wardle Family Port Royal YMCA. Coached practices. Ages 18 & older, all skill & speed levels, no prior swim team experience needed. Visit lowcountryswimming.com for more information.

Flight operations

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Betancourt, a bulk-fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, fuels an AV-8B Harrier II February 22, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conducted distributed aviation operations outside of their home duty station and local area to validate logistics, sustainment, and communications requirements for command elements. MWSS273 is a subordinate unit of 2nd MAW, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. Photo by Cpl. Adam Henke, USMC

If you have been reading

The Island News’ articles on veterans’ benefits and have done some of your own research (see https:// www.ruralhealth.va.gov/ aboutus/structure.asp) you know the US Department of Veterans Affairs is made up of the three administrations – the VBA, the VHA, and the NCA.

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)

According to the VBA’s webpage, https://www.benefits.va.gov/benefits/, the VBA is responsible for initial veteran registration, eligibility determination, and administration of VA’s five key lines of non-medical benefits. Major benefits to service members, veterans and their families include: Home Loan Guarantee, Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, Education, and Compensation and Pension.

Read the VBA Reports

Detailed Claims Data webpage http://bit.ly/3SWdddt to get a good idea of how the VBA is performing on behalf of our nation’s veterans, their families, and their survivors. VBA currently serves nearly 5.2 million veterans and survivors who receive either compensation or pension benefits.

In the past four years, VBA has added more than one million veterans to its compensation rolls. In fiscal

year 2018, VBA delivered more than $91 billion in veterans’ compensation and pension benefits. Learn more at https://bit. ly/3mmhx9q

As of February 25, 2023, the VBA reports to have a total number of claims pending of 745,051. This claims inventory includes compensation and pension claims that have been received by the VBA that normally require development and a decision by a VBA Claims Processor. The same report shows a claims backlog of 194,467. The VBA defines the Claims backlog as claims that normally require a rating decision and have been pending for more than 125 days since receipt.

The February 25, 2023 report shows the pending claims by era as follows:

Post-9/11 (Iraq-Afghanistan) claims make up 25% of the total inventory. Gulf War claims make up 37% of the total inventory.

Peacetime (end of Vietnam to Gulf War)

claims makes up 9% of the total.

Vietnam War claims make up 27% of the total inventory. Other era claims make up 2% of the total inventory.

The VBA February 25, 2023 report shows that the average number of days to complete a Fully Developed Claim as 122 to 132 days.

Four months to get a VBA decision on a Fully Developed Claim is a big incentive for veterans to use the Fully Developed Process, rather than the Standard Process – whenever the veteran can submit a completed VA Form 21-526EZ, submit all evidence, certify there is no more evidence, and go to any VA medical exams required by the VBA. Read about FULLY DEVELOPED CLAIMS at http:// bit.ly/3CTtFV0

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

According to the VHA’s webpage, https://www. va.gov/HEALTH, the VHA is home to one of the United States’ largest integrated health care systems, consisting of 171 medical centers, more than 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics, community living centers, Vet Centers and Domiciliaries (Active Clinical Rehab-Treatment Programs).

These health care facilities and the more than 53,000 licensed health care practitioners who work within them provide comprehensive care to more than 9.1 million veterans each year.

VA medical centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical

care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. Most of its medical centers also offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology and speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery. VHA is also responsible for biomedical research (under the Office of R&D), Community Based Outpatient Clinics, and Regional Medical Centers.

National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) (see https://www.cem.va.gov) honors veterans and their families with final resting places in national shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifice to our Nation. NCA maintains approximately 3.83 million gravesites at 136 national cemeteries, one national veterans’ burial ground, and 33 soldiers’ lots and monument sites in 42 states and Puerto Rico.

Approximately 356,873 full-casket gravesites; 115,115 in-ground gravesites for cremated remains; and 156,758 columbarium niches are developed in VA’s 155 national cemeteries. NCA manages approximately 22,000 acres within its cemeteries. Approximately 57 percent are undeveloped and, along with available gravesites in developed acreage, have the potential to provide approximately 5.3 million gravesites.

Of the 136 national cemeteries, 82 are open

to all interments, including Yellowstone National Cemetery, NCA’s newest National Veterans Burial Ground serving veterans in Montana. The NCA’s Find A Cemetery webpage/map https://www.cem.va.gov/ find-cemetery/ provides interactive options to find a location, contact a cemetery, get directions, look up the schedule for a burial, and find a veterans memorial page to post tributes and photos to honor veterans.

The NCA Daily Burial Schedule, https://www.cem. va.gov/dailyburialschedule/ allows the public to search for the committal service date, time, and cemetery for the scheduled burial of a veteran, spouse, or other eligible family member. Committal service information is available for all VA national cemeteries. Information is updated hourly. Contact the cemetery for additional information.

Although some locations are now closed for additional interments, burial benefits in one of these cemeteries is available to all members of the armed forces and veterans who have met minimum active-duty service requirements and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Members of the reserve components who die while on active duty or die while on training duty under certain circumstances are also eligible for burial, as are service members who were eligible for retired pay at the time of death.

A veteran’s spouse, widow, or widower, minor children, and, under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities, may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried

even if they predecease the veteran.

The VA provides the gravesite, grave liner, opening and closing of the grave, government headstone or marker, U.S. burial flag, Presidential Memorial Certificate, and perpetual care of the gravesite at no cost to the family. See https://www. va.gov/burials-memorials

Find out how to schedule a burial for a veteran or family member at https:// www.va.gov/burials-memorials/schedule-a-burial/ The funeral director you have chosen and your local Veterans Service Officer (VSO) will help you contact the NCA and request burial benefits.

Find a VSO at https:// www.va.gov/disability/gethelp-filing-claim/ https:// www.ebenefits.va.gov/ ebenefits/vso-search, and https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices

The bottom line

If you served in the Armed Forces of the United States, you owe it to yourself and your family to find out what your veterans’ benefits are and apply for them. Ask a County Veterans Service Officer (VSO) or another VSO to explain your and your family’s benefits to you and your family.

Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, a Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Hospital, the Fisher House Charleston Good Will Ambassador, and the VP for Veteran Affairs for the local Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning book Blades of Thunder and a contributing free-lance writer with the Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@ earthlink.net or 843-276-7164.

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