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HIGH ROLLERS RETURN, AUCTION BENEFITS HOSPICE pages 12-13
The Island News covering northern beaufort county
Holiday gala gets magazine write-up
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NOVEMBER 18 - 24, 2010
WHAT’S INSIDE?
beaufort photography club:
creatures great and small
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry presents its inaugural holiday gala to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Beaufort area. December’s “Southern Living” magazine mentions the gala as an event to attend this season. “Celebrating the spirit of the holidays and children go hand-in-hand,” Doug Barry, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, said.
NEWS
Beaufort Town Center signs contract with Olive Garden. see page 4
SCHOOLS
GALA continued on page 3
Beaufort High School celebrates Veterans Day. see page 11
See more about the gala, page 12.
PROFILE
Giving thanks to the teachers at E.C. Montessori. see page 16
Every hand has a story A companion to the publicly acclaimed “Hands Across Beaufort” exhibit, the hardcover book “Hands” has recently been published. The book’s 9x9-inch square format provides a dramatic canvas for all 109 dense, lush, black-and-white images by author and photographer Sandy Dimke. HANDS continued on page 4
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he Photography Club of Beaufort announces the theme of its yearlong photo project, “Creatures Great and Small.” Many of the club’s 65 members submitted outstanding photos of everything from egrets feeding their young (seen above) to pets to African wild animals. The photos will be on display at the Beaufort County Library’s second floor gallery from Dec. 3-31. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The opening reception will be held during Beaufort’s Night on the Town on Dec. 3, from 5-7 p.m.
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