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COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

New foundation recognizes past, looks to future

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By Sally Mahan

Too often, young people are victims of being stereotyped as undisciplined, rebellious and defiant.

But the reality is that there are many, many teens in Beaufort County who make good choices, who are motivated, creative, responsible and concerned about making their community a better place to live.

The question is, how do you take those qualities and develop future leaders?

A group of prominent community leaders in Beaufort County has been formed to do just that.

The Foundation for Education Excellence was created in August to identify and support future leaders and to recognize leaders in the community who are setting or have set an example for young people.

According to Dan Durbin, head of school at Beaufort Academy and a board member of The Foundation for Education Leadership, the idea for the foundation came about after several local leaders had a discussion about recognizing, supporting and developing young leaders from public and private schools throughout Beaufort County.

“Part of our conversation early on was about leadership in this county,” Durbin said. “We knew we had to get programs in place that teach young people organizational development, leadership and other things so that when they leave us they will have the foundation to be leaders in college and beyond.”

Several very prominent community leaders are on the board, including people like Durbin; W. Charles Tumlin, of Tumlin Levin and Sumner Wealth Management; and Alice Beddingfield Moss, the former executive director of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation, among others. There are currently seven board members, and the goal is to bring that number up to nine.

“We really wanted folks who make or have made a big difference in the community,” said Durbin.

He said that after much dis-

Parker Mitchell, center, portrayed the “minister” and shouts “HALLELUJAH” during his class’ song.

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eaufort Academy Preschool held its annual Thanksgiving play entitled “The Pilgrims Come to America” on Nov. 20. The traditional play came complete with pilgrim men, women, turkeys, corn and Native Americans. Following the play the children invited their family and friends indoors for a roasted turkey lunch with all the Thanksgiving fixings. For more pictures, see page A7. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

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Wild turkeys from Angela Barnes’ 2-year-olds class shout “Gobble, Gobble” during the annual Beaufort Academy Preschool play.

The Native Americans from Melissa Meinel’s fourth-grade class helped the pilgrims by showing them how to plant corn.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING There are two community Thanksgiving dinners around town on the holiday: • 11 a.m., Union Baptist Church Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Fellowship Hall, 1708 Old Shell Road,

Port Royal. All are welcome to this free Thanksgiving dinner.

For more information, call 843524-8604.

• Church of St. Helena Community Thanksgiving Dinner, The Parish Church of St. Hel-

ena parish hall, 507 Newcastle St., Beaufort; worship service: 11 a.m., dinner from noon-2 p.m., take-away dinner from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 843-522-1712 or visit www.sthelenas1712.org

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Following are this year’s Foundation for Education Excellence winners of the Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards: • Dr. Charles Aimar • Dr. Emory Campbell • Henry Chambers • Charles Fraser • Richard and Joyce Gray • Brantley Harvey • Russell Jeter • Harriet and Dr. Herbert Keyserling • Dr. Lawrence Rowland • Agnes Sherman • Laura Towne • Dr. Elijah Washington

cussion, the group talked about specific ways to help develop leadership in young people.

“We talked about things we would really like to happen to promote leadership among young people, like providing college scholarships and helping them go to leadership conferences.”

“We might be able to raise money for a dinner to recognize students, but to raise money for scholarships you have to do more than that,” said Durbin.

“So after that, we realized that now we need a foundation.”

He added that the group would also like to create a youth leadership conference, maybe every other year, for young people throughout South Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

“We would like to bring in speakers so that the kids can hear and learn from their experiences,” said Durbin. “Having a foundation allows us to bring all these missions together into one.”

Durbin added that it’s important that the foundation has geographical representation. “We want to make sure North of the Broad and South of the Broad are both well represented. As leaders we want to make sure that as a community people will look at it and say, ‘That’s good stuff.’ ” The foundation will hold its first banquet on Jan. 5 at Tabby House, where 12 local leaders See FUTURE, page A7

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Beaufort Reporter Kat Walsh kat@katwrites.com Ron Callari, who took this shot, said, “This rickety old children's playhouse is like something out of Tolkien's ‘The Hobbit.’” It was taken on a bucolic autumn afternoon in Habersham.

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PUBLIC SAFETY School bus attendant guilty of hitting child

A school bus attendant accused of hitting and punching a special needs student as he rode the bus has been sentenced to three years in prison and 100 hours of community service.

Lillian Jackson, 64, of Seabrook pleaded guilty to seven counts of second-degree assault and battery Lillian Jackson at the Beaufort County Courthouse in connection with a series of assaults in February 2015.

Bruising, scratch marks and other injuries were discovered on the non-verbal autistic boy by the child’s mother.

School bus surveillance video shows Jackson striking the Bluffton Elementary School student in the face with her hand, either with a closed fist or with the back of her hand, on at least seven different occasions as the boy sat in the bus’ front passenger seat, restrained by a five-point harness. She also repeatedly pinched the boy.

“This little boy did not have the ability to say what was happening to him and endured abuse at the hands of someone who was in a position of authority and trust,” Assistant Solicitor Alex Joseph said.

For a video of the incident, visit www.facebook.com/theislandnews.

Three-vehicle crash delays a.m. commute

Just before 8 a.m. on Nov. 14, the Burton Fire District responded to a report of a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Parris Island Gateway and Broad River Drive in Port Royal.

No injuries were reported in the collision; however, traffic on Parris Island Gateway was delayed for approximately 45 minutes while emergency crews assisted the vehicle occupants and removed roadway hazards.

This intersection is in the town of Port Royal but is protected by the Burton Fire District via an emergency services contract between the district and town.

The Burton Fire District has now responded to over 300 motor vehicle accidents in 2017.

In comparison, during the same time period in 2016, the district had responded to approximately 260 vehicle accidents.

Four accidents result in injuries, building damages

The Burton Fire District responded to four motor vehicle accidents on Nov. 17, resulting in minor injuries and damages to a commercial building.

The first accident was reported just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Parris Island Gateway and Grafton Drive. This single-vehicle accident resulted in minor injuries and minor traffic delays for approximately 30 minutes.

The second accident was reported just after 6:30 p.m. at the Dollar General at 548 Parris Island Gateway. Fire crews arrived to find a passenger vehicle that had collided with the A2

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Dollar General Building. Damages to the vehicle and building appeared minor, and the driver suffered minor injuries.

The third accident was reported an hour later just after 7:30 p.m. on Trask Parkway. This single-vehicle accident resulted in no injuries or traffic delays.

The third accident was reported less than an hour later on Parris Island Gateway after a vehicle reportedly struck a deer. ' No injuries were reported and traffic delays were minimal while emergency crews assisted the occupants.

Don’t fall for phony school solicitation

The Beaufort County School District is alerting local businesses and nonprofits that a company soliciting financial sponsorships on behalf of Hilton Head Island High School is in no way affiliated with the school.

A representative of a company calling itself Boost Sports, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has contacted area business and nonprofits about purchasing sports-related items such as stadium banners and T-shirts.

Neither Hilton Head Island High School nor any other district school has a relationship with Boost Sports, said schools Superintendent Jeff Moss.

Boost Sports is apparently a new name for Touchdown Sports, which has an F rating from the Better Business Bureau.

Numerous school districts across the country have issued alerts about this company’s underhanded activities.

The Beaufort County School District alerted local businesses and chambers of commerce earlier this year that Touchdown Sports was fraudulently soliciting sponsorships on behalf of Bluffton High School.

Operation nets arrests, drugs and firearms

A multi-agency investigation that spanned over several years into the distribution of illegal drugs including cocaine, crack cocaine and opiates, culminated in the arrests of 14 people on federal and state charges and the service of search warrants at multiple locations throughout Beaufort and surrounding counties and states.

Law enforcement agencies involved in the operation were the Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County sheriff ’s offices, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Cassandra the South Carolina Law Green Enforcement Division and the South Carolina Highway Patrol. During the search warrant a variety of illegal drugs, firearms and vehicles were recovered, most of which will accompany the federal cases.

As a result of some of the illegal drugs found

during the search warrants, SC criminal laws were violated and two subjects were charged locally by Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office investigators: Cassandra Green, 54, and Joseph Walters, 61.

Joseph Walters Green was arrested at her Christopher Drive, Hilton Head Island residence and charged with simple possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine.

Walters was arrested at his Gumtree Road, Hilton Head Island residence and charged with three counts of sale and distribution of crack cocaine, three counts of sale and distribution of crack cocaine within ½ mile of a school, one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within ½ mile of a school.

The investigation is ongoing.

Wildboys gang member gets 20 years in prison

A member of the Wildboys gang was sentenced to 20 years in prison in federal court in Charleston after being found guilty by a federal jury for his role in the attempted murder of a rival gang member.

Devin Brown, aka “Deno Badazz,” 23, of Green Pond, was sentenced to 240 months in prison, including a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence by U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel, to be served consecutively, for use of a firearm during a violent crime. In addition, Brown must serve five years of supervised release and pay the cost of the victim’s medical care.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Tameaka A. Legette of the Fourteenth Devin Brown Circuit Solicitor’s Office, which includes Beaufort County, as well as trial attorney Leshia Lee-Dixon of the U.S. Justice Department Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.

Brown was a member of the Wildboys, a violent street gang from the Green Pond area of Walterboro. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that showed that beginning as early as 2012, Brown and other Wildboys gang members engaged in racketeering activity, including the April 7, 2015, attempted murder of a rival gang member in a drive-by shooting involving assault-type firearms. An innocent bystander inside a home was shot and injured, the evidence showed.

Four individuals have previously pleaded guilty to their involvement in the Wildboys gang. In June 2017, U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel of the District of South Carolina sentenced Wildboys members and associates Kelvin Mitchell, Damien Robinson and Brian Manigo for their roles in gang-related racketeering activities. In August 2017, Wildboys member Joshua Manigault, aka “J-Rizzle,” was sentenced for his role in gang-related activities.

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American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location.

Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Post 9 Vice Commander Dick Jennings presents Jay and Nic Green of Jays Auto Sales with a Certificate of Appreciation for displaying the U.S. flag.

First Citizen’s Bank will host SBA officer

Alan Black, a Small Business Administration loan officer, will be the speaker at the Beaufort Association of Realtors Lunch & Learn program from noon to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 29.

He will discuss the SBA’s programs and services.

The event will be held at the Realtors office at 22 Kemmerlin Lane in Beaufort.

RSVP to debra.stewart@firstcitizens.com.

Junk removal company serves Beaufort County

The Junkluggers of the Coastal Empire, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional junk removal, has officially opened to serve Jasper and Beaufort counties and several Georgia counties.

Specializing in both residential and commercial clean-outs, Junkluggers accepts everything from furniture to construction debris, including office equipment, heavy machinery and appliances.

The company hauls away items people no longer want or need and strives to donate and recycle as much as possible with the goal of keeping items out of landfills.

Junkluggers also provides a tax-deductible receipt for anything that they are able to donate on their customer’s behalf.

“We donate first, recycle next and avoid landfills as much as possible," said Trevor Hess, owner and president of the local franchise. “We are very proud of our eco-friendly mission to protect the community we live in through donations and recycling by sorting everything we put on the truck for donations, recycling and disposal, with the landfill always being the last stop for any items removed.”

While keeping items out of the landfill is the company’s No. 1 goal, Hess and his wife, Misty, who is also his business partner, are also focused on the impact the company can make in the local community.

“We partner with a wide variety of local charities that help myriad causes,” Hess explained.

Visit www.junkluggers.com.

U.S. chamber asks for business feedback

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Federal Reserve on a Small Business Credit Survey for both pre-start and existing businesses, and is asking businesses to participate. Survey answers will help business service providers and policy makers understand real-time business conditions.

This short survey takes less than 9 minutes to complete. Individual responses are confidential and summary results will be shared with businesses.

Visit bit.ly/2hA06hc to take the survey.

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Lady’s Island Country Club and the Sanctuary Golf Club will be serving a Thanksgiving Buffet.

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According to the survey, 86 percent of shoppers said that Small Business Saturday inspires them to go to small retailers and restaurants that they haven't been to before, or wouldn't have otherwise tried. The survey also found that: • Awareness of Small Business Saturday ahead of the day hit 61 percent, an all-time high.

• Of those familiar with the day, 82 percent plan to shop small on Small Business Saturday.

• Three-quarters (75 percent) of consumers plan to visit one or more small businesses as part of their holiday shopping this year.

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The City of Beaufort, Town of Port Royal and Beaufort County governments all announced proclamations of support of the Small Business Saturday celebration.

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CHAMBER CORNER Chamber offering business plan classes

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will be offering one final class this year with SCORE. The focus of this is structuring of a business plan along with other business indicators that one must know to determine if the business is profitable or not.

This three-day class will be held on Monday, Dec. 4, Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Monday, Dec. 11.

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When you're shopping for an LTCI policy, keep in mind that most long-term care is custodial in nature.

Using Medicaid Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides medical assistance to low-income individuals who are aged, disabled or blind. To qualify for Medicaid's long-term care benefits, you must be financially and medically eligible. Financial eligibility is based on the amount of your income and the value of your assets. In most states, Medicaid will pay for all three levels of care if you meet the same general medical requirements that would be present in an LTCI policy.

Unfortunately, meeting Medicaid's financial requirements is difficult. In fact, many people are forced to exhaust their life savings to qualify for Medicaid. Others will not meet the requirements for Medicaid and will be unable to rely on the government to care for them. A comprehensive LTCI policy can help pay for long-term care costs and preserve family assets.

Note: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 gave all states the option of enacting longterm care partnership programs that combine private LTCI with Medicaid coverage.

Partnership programs enable individuals to pay for long-term care and preserve some of their wealth. Although state programs vary, individuals who purchase partnership-approved LTCI policies, then exhaust policy benefits on long-term care services, will generally qualify for Medicaid without having to first spend down all or part of their assets (assuming they meet income and other eligibility requirements).

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by Hall Sumner, vice president, Investments at TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Hall Sumner is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary St., Suite 220, Beaufort 29902. He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or at hall. sumner@raymondjames.com.

Visit www.tlswealthmanagement.com This information is general in nature, is not a complete statement of all information necessary for making an investment decision, and is not a recommendation or a solicitation to buy or sell any security. Investments and strategies mentioned may not be suitable for all investors.

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LTCI's coverage of skilled care LTCI pays a selected dollar amount per day for a specified period for certain forms of care in nursing homes and other settings.

You'll need LTCI if you Hall Sumner want coverage beyond the 100th day of care in a skilled care facility. Because many people who enter such facilities stay for several years, LTCI can provide valuable financial protection.

What is intermediate care?

Intermediate care is care needed on only an occasional basis (daily or a few times a week), and is less specialized than skilled care. It is provided by trained medical workers under the supervision of a doctor.

Medicare and intermediate care Medicare may cover certain types of intermediate care, but only under specific conditions. For example, it covers skilled nursing care, physical therapy and speech therapy services provided in your home, but only if you are confined to your home and a doctor orders the services. Intermediate care in a nursing home is typically not covered by Medicare.

Medigap and intermediate care Most Medigap policies provide an additional amount per at-home visit for intermediate care, but only if a doctor orders the services as a follow-up to an injury or illness.

Intermediate care received in a nursing home is typically not covered by Medigap.

LTCI and intermediate care Most LTCI policies provide coverage for intermediate care services provided in the home or in a facility. (Home healthcare and care in a facility can be purchased separately or together.) If you have the coverage for either home or facility care, LTCI will cover all three levels of care. In addition, many LTCI policies cover care received in continuing care retirement communities, assisted-living centers and adult day-care centers.

What is custodial care?

Custodial care is provided to assist in performing the activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating and dressing). It does not require a doctor's orders and can be performed by someone without professional medical skills. This type of care can be provided at home or in a facility.

Medicare provides no coverage for custodial care, because these services are generally nonmedical in nature. Medigap also provides no coverage for custodial care.

LTCI does cover custodial care If you are concerned about coverage for custodial care, an LTCI policy may be ap-

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If you're a senior, the future may present more of a concern than it once did.

You may wonder what you'll do if your health deteriorates. If you must enter a nursing home, for example, how will you pay for it?

Fortunately, you may have several options.

One such option is long-term care insurance (LTCI). Government-regulated programs can also help. These include Medicare, Medigap and Medicaid.

If you lack sufficient resources to pay for long-term care on your own, should you buy LTCI, rely only on government programs, or use an LTCI policy to supplement government benefits?

Before you can answer this question, you'll need to know what types of long-term care are covered under each program. Figuring out where one program leaves off and another begins can be a challenge, so here's an overview.

Three types of long-term care There are basically three types of longterm care: skilled care, intermediate care and custodial care. You need to understand how these types of care are defined, and the extent to which you can obtain coverage for each of them.

What is skilled care?

Skilled care is continuous round-the-clock care required to treat a medical condition. It is ordered by a doctor and usually delivered by a skilled medical worker (e.g., a registered nurse or professional therapist). A treatment plan is established and supervised by a doctor.

Medicare's coverage of skilled care Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and certain others. It provides 100-percent coverage for the first 20 days in each benefit period (year) that you're in a skilled care facility as long as certain conditions are met: • Before moving into a skilled care facility, you must have spent at least three consecutive days in the hospital for the same condition • This hospital stay must be within 30 days of the time you enter the skilled care facility.

• Skilled care must be provided in a certified facility.

You are required to pay a daily co-payment for the 21st through 100th day in a skilled care facility, but Medicare covers any expenses beyond this amount. Medicare provides no coverage for expenses incurred after the 100th day.

Medigap's coverage of skilled care Medigap is supplemental health insurance sold by private insurance companies (under federal guidelines) to fill in some of the gaps in Medicare's coverage. Most Medigap plans cover your daily Medicare co-payment for the 21st to 100th day of skilled care.

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Personal finance focus of upcoming program

Personal finance classes are being offered by the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, at the chamber office at 801 Bladen St. in Beaufort.

Budgeting, getting out of debt, credit recovery and more will be covered. These classes are free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-986-1102, ext. 2.

Business for Breakfast offers various programs

The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Com-

merce and SC LowCountry SCORE Chapter will hold a Business for Breakfast Series for Small Businesses on Wednesdays at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St. Upcoming programs include: • Dec. 13: Year End Tax Strategies • Jan. 10: Click Click Click: Using Social Media • Feb. 14: I Did What? ­­­­— Hiring Without Tears • March 14: Building a Successful Brand • April 11: Retailing Strategies in an Amazon World • May 9: Riddle Me This, Money Man ­­­­— Financial Statements Made Simpler Visit www.beaufortchamber.org to register.

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IN OTHER NEWS NEWS BRIEFS Various offices closed for Thanksgiving

The following offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: • All Beaufort County offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

• Convenience Centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23. Centers will resume regular hours beginning Friday, Nov. 24.

• Parks and Leisure Services (PALS) centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24. Pool facilities will be closed Thursday through Saturday.

• Beaufort County libraries will close early at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, and will remain closed until resuming normal business hours on Saturday, Nov. 25.

• All local and state offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

• There will be no mail service Thursday, Nov. 23. It will resume Friday, Nov. 24.

SC residents have until 2020 to get REAL IDs

There has been confusion over when South Carolina residents must have REAL IDs to board domestic flights, enter secure federal buildings or visit military installations.

Under the federal REAL ID act, all driver’s licenses must be equipped with machine-readable technology, which typically comes in the form of a chip. The IDs being issued now by South Carolina are considered non-compliant.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted the state's request for an implementation extension to become REAL ID compliant.

While the state has an extension to comply with the federal REAL ID Act until Oct. 10, 2018, it will submit its compliance packet in the first quarter of 2018, and then REAL IDs will be ready to be issued.

However, while the state “fully anticipates … being certified as compliant, SC residents will have until Oct. 1, 2020, to get a REAL ID,” according to Lauren Phillips, chief of Strategic Communications & Community Affairs.

On and after Oct. 1, 2020, you must have

a REAL ID driver’s license or another federally approved identification to board domestic flights, enter secure federal buildings or visit military installations.

Visit www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs.

Parris Island mascot completes training

Parris Island’s newest mascot, Private First Class Opha May, has successfully completed recruit training and assumed her official duties as the Depot mascot during the Alpha Company and Papa Company graduation ceremony on Nov. 17 at Parris Island.

The bulldog assumes her duties from the late Cpl. Legend, who served as Parris Island’s mascot from November 2011 to September 2017.

Senator is accepting internship applications

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, has announced he is accepting congressional internship applications for available positions in his Washington D.C., North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the spring of 2018.

The internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students practical experience in constituent services, the legislative process, government policy and press.

It also provides students with the ability to work with and learn from public service professionals and be part of a fast-paced Senate office.

Although internships in all offices are unpaid, students will gain invaluable work experience and learn skills throughout their internship that will help them gain a better understanding of how their government functions.

In the Washington office, interns have the

unique opportunity to research legislation, attend congressional hearings and briefings, assist with press tasks and help with constituent letters on various issues.

Responsibilities also include answering phones, helping to coordinate meetings and other administrative tasks. By the end of the program, students will come away with a stronger understanding of the lawmaking process and will have improved their communication writing skills and critical thinking abilities.

In the South Carolina offices, interns will take an active role in the community, working on state-based projects of importance, while also answering phones, completing research and being an integral part of dayto-day office operations. State office interns have the ability to assist with issues that are personally affecting citizens.

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.

Interested South Carolina students should contact the internship coordinator at internships@scott.senate.gov or 202-224-6121.

Winner of recycling billboard announced

The Beaufort County Public Works Department’s Solid Waste and Recyling Section chose not to host its annual America Recycles Day billboard contest this fall so that a Robert Smalls International Academy student’s artwork could be displayed.

Tekera Brown, currently an eighth grader at Robert Smalls International Academy, won honorable mention during last year’s contest.

Staff was so impressed with her artwork that they decided to feature it on this year’s America Recycles Day 2018 billboard.

In addition to the spring 2018 billboard,

Brown’s artwork will be featured on the county’s Facebook page.

America Recycles Day is an annual event held each Nov. 15. Funding for this project is provided by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in an effort to increase recycling awareness.

Visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.

Preliminary flood maps ready for public viewing

Newly revised preliminary digital flood insurance rate maps for coastal areas of Beaufort County will be available for residents to review at three upcoming open houses: • 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, Town Council Chambers, Town of Hilton Head Island, One Town Center Court, Hilton Head Island • 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Hargray Building, Room 238, University of South Carolina Beaufort, One University Boulevard, Bluffton • 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, Campus Center Building, Room 105, University of South Carolina Beaufort, One University Boulevard, Bluffton Flood maps show the extent to which areas are at risk for flooding and help determine flood insurance and building requirements.

At each open house, residents and property owners will have the opportunity to view preliminary coastal maps, learn more about the risk of flooding and ask questions about the new maps. Residents will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with specialists to discuss flood insurance, engineering, building permits and more.

Home and business owners, renters, real estate agents, mortgage lenders, surveyors and insurance agents are encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact the county’s Building Codes Department at 843255-2065.

UPCOMING MEETINGS • Beaufort County School District Board of Education Committee of the Whole: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, Hilton Head Library, 11 Beach City Road, Hilton Head

• Beaufort City Council: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort Municipal Complex inside City Hall, 2nd Floor, Council Chambers

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“These are people who have really made a difference and who define leadership as more than having an office and making lots of money,” said Durbin.

Meanwhile, the foundation is also looking toward the future. Durbin said they hope to raise money for scholarships, youth leadership conferences and more.

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“We want kids who leave our community who have their eye on being community and business leaders to succeed. We Dr. Dan Durbin want to recognize the past while preparing for the future.

“From a philosophical standpoint, the folks getting involved in this are really focused on the Lowcountry and then encouraging and motivating these young people to take that fire that the Lowcountry has given them and to make a difference.”

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By Marie McAden They say timing is everything. For Mike Binkowski, it was lifesaving.

A heavy smoker for more than 50 years (“Back then, there were no warnings on cigarettes,” he said.

“All my friends were doing it, so I did it too.”), Binkowski has had chest X-rays every couple of years to check for cancer. Following his annual physical this spring, his primary care doctor, Steven Kessel, sent him to Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) for another of the preventive imaging tests.

Lucky for him, BMH had just begun using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening. Endorsed by both the American College of Radiology and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it provides a more detailed image than X-rays and is better at finding small, abnormal areas in the lungs.

“There have been multiple instances where you look at the chest X-ray and you don’t see any pulmonary nodules,” said Beaufort Memorial board-certified radiologist Dr. Eric Billig. “You look at the CT scan and there’s a significant-sized pulmonary nodule.”

While all of Binowski’s past X-ray screenings had come back negative, this time the LDCT revealed a tiny spot on the upper right lobe of his lungs. A needle biopsy confirmed the 1.6-centimeter lesion was malignant. A follow-up PET scan showed the cancer had not spread to any other tissue.

“I was blessed it was caught at an early stage,” said Binkowski, a former Marine and retired Beaufort police officer. “It saved the quality of my life.”

Since the cancer was contained to the one spot in his lung, Beaufort Memorial board-certified oncologist Dr. Majd Chahin recommended he undergo a minimally invasive lung resection at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Beaufort Memorial’s partnering tertiary hospital.

He would not need chemotherapy or radiation.

“It was less than a month from Smoking,” considered the and a half from the time I gold standard in smoking cessafound out, until I was cantion programs. Classes are offered cer-clear,” Binkowski said. at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

“They really worked fast to Call 843-522-5570 for a schedget it diagnosed and treated.” ule of upcoming sessions.

BMH is one of the first hospitals in the area to offer the new lung cancer screening – the only diagnostic medical test clinically proven to reduce lung cancer mortality in current and

November: Lung Cancer Awareness Month Did you know that lung cancer kills more people than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined?

The biggest risk factor for this disease is smoking, result-

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If you smoke and have had trouble quitting, sign up for the American Lung Association’s “Freedom

Mike Binkowski, a smoker of 50 years, is a survivor of lung cancer.

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former heavy smokers.

“Approximately 85 percent of lung cancer deaths are attributed to smoking,” said Matthew Hurtt, Beaufort Memorial’s advanced imaging manager and LDCT program coordinator. “Early detection is especially important with lung cancer because by the time you have symptoms of the disease, the cancer has usually metastasized and is much more difficult to treat.”

Scientists have found annual screenings using a low-dose chest CT can reduce the risk of lung cancer death by 20 percent in current and former heavy smokers, compared to those who were screened using a chest X-ray. The test is quick, painless and easy, can be performed in the clothing you are wearing and requires no medication, needles or dietary restrictions.

Medicare Part B and most health insurance plans cover the cost of the test once per year.

Because smoking is such a major risk factor for lung cancer, annual LDCT screening is recommended for those 55 to 77 years of age who currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years and have a smoking history of at least 30 “pack years” – equivalent to smoking a pack a day for 30 years or two packs a day for 15 years.

As for Binkowski, he can now spend his time enjoying retirement — although not one to sit around doing nothing, the 68-yearold Beaufort resident works as a part-time security officer at Dataw Island.

Married to his wife Michele — a survivor herself of metastatic melanoma — for 35 years, he likes to listen to audio books and crossstitch in his spare time.

“I find it relaxing,” he said. “If Rosie Greer can crotchet, I can cross-stitch.”

Binkowski credits the lung cancer screening with saving his life and compelling him to quit smoking for good. He gave up cigarettes the day of his diagnosis and now when he gets the urge to light up — sometimes after a cup of coffee with his son or his friends — he pops a mint in his mouth instead.

“I’ve tried a thousand times over the years, but this scared me,” he said of the cancer diagnosis, “and that’s what it took.”

For more information on the new LCDT lung cancer screening program, visit www.BeaufortMemorial.org or call 843-522-LUNG (5864).

Lots of fun to be had over holidays Whether it’s shopping, playing in the snow, visiting Santa or attending the annual tree lighting and parade, there is something for everyone in the Beaufort area this holiday season.

Here are some celebrations of the season: • The Festival of Trees benefiting Friends of Caroline showcases beautifully decorated trees that are judged for their originality and creativity at The Shed on Paris Avenue in Port Royal. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 (Frozen Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will include special guest Elsa and Anna from Disney’s “Frozen”); there will also be a live reindeer, Sven, and more. General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 is general admission (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. is Snow Day, with real snow to play in). General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.

• First Friday in downtown Beaufort will

be held on Dec. 1, and there will be local choirs, dance groups, the annual Christmas tree lighting and Santa.

• Join Beaufort Sail and Power Squadron and Main Street Beaufort, USA, from 5:308 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, as they celebrate another festive holiday season and the magical display of decorated boats ambling up the Beaufort River in the Light Up the Night Boat Parade at the Waterfront Park.

• The traditional Beaufort Christmas Parade will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, through the streets of downtown Beaufort.

Floats, bands, groups of walkers and personal cars and trucks are expected to participate.

• The Beaufort Garden Club will hold its second annual Smiles for Santa event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays on Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. Bring your children and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo

Singers from Shanklin Elementary School entertain a crowd in 2016 with Christmas songs. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.

• Dr. Marlena Smalls & The Hallelujah Singers will present their Annual Gullah Christmas Celebration from 4-6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 26, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady’s Island. The event is free and will also feature choirs from Mossy

Oaks Elementary School Choir the Mt. Zion AME Choir of Garnett.

• The Santa Elena Foundation’s Holiday Market, in partnership with Hank's Lowcountry She Crab Soup, will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Wednesday until after the new year, and will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, local food artisans, giveaways and a kid's craft table. The event is open to the public and the entertainment, parking and kid's craft table are free. The market will be at the corner of Bladen and North streets in downtown Beaufort.

• A portion of Beaufort Art Academy’s Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of fine art and crafts especially created for the holiday boutique, which will be held through Sunday, Dec. 31, at 913 Bay St. in Beaufort. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.BeaufortArtAssociation.com.

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The Technical College of the Lowcountry held a ribbon cutting for its welding and CDL programs. Photo provided.

TCL to offer classes for welding, CDL

The Technical College of the Lowcountry Center for Business and Workforce Solutions held a ribbon cutting on Nov. 10 for its new Mobile Welding Training Center and Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program.

The celebration was held at the TCL New River Campus in Bluffton and featured messages from TCL President Richard Gough and state Sen. Tom Davis.

"These programs are a win for the Lowcountry. Enhanced workforce development initiatives directly benefit the economic vitality of the Lowcountry," Gough said.

Davis agreed. "TCL is where the rubber hits the road. We need to understand just how important technical colleges are to workforce development and industrial and business recruitment," he said.

TCL received a $1.35 million appropriation from the state of South Carolina to fund the programs.

The Mobile Welding Training Center is one of only two such systems in the country and will provide student training, incumbent worker training and travel to schools throughout the Lowcountry.

The center features six state-of-the-art welding simulators and a live welder for demonstration purposes.

The center will enhance TCL's existing welding programs at the Beaufort and Hampton campuses.

"We believe that technical training is key to worthy careers for today and tomorrow," said Sean Henrickson, vice president for Continuing Education & Workforce Development. "The center will help promote welding and other technical careers as we take it out across the Lowcountry."

The college also purchased two tractor trailers to offer CDL training at its New River and Hampton campuses. Truck driving is one of the most in-demand professions regionally and nationally, and with the Jasper Ocean Terminal, local demand for CDL professionals is expected to grow exponentially.

"Now is the time to prepare these workers," Gough said. "We are ensuring there is a pipeline of skilled professionals to meet current and future workforce needs."

Davis pledged continued support to the Lowcountry and to the college.

"The next 10 to 15 years for Beaufort and Jasper are going to be tremendously exciting and the Technical College of the Lowcountry is going to be at the center of it all," Davis said.

The Beaufort County School District’s on-time high school graduation rate improved for a seventh consecutive year in 2017 to reach a new all-time high, according to data released by the South Carolina Department of Education.

The district’s graduation rate – the percentage of students who complete high school “on time” and earn a diploma in four years – improved to 84.1 percent, up from 83.4 percent in 2016 and up from 75.3 in 2013.

“If your entire system is improving, all the way from prekindergarten through grade 12, then on-time graduation rates can be viewed as key indicators,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Seven straight years of improvement is something that everyone can be proud of, and that means our educators, our students, our parents and all of our community supporters.”

Moss described a high school diploma as an “entry-level credential.”

“Nearly all productive and good-paying careers today require some education or training beyond high school,” he said, “and earning a diploma is the first step toward those careers.”

Moss said that the district’s improving graduation rates are the result of a comprehensive strategy that included: • Effectively and quickly identifying students when they start to struggle academically.

• Providing those students with intensive counseling, direct assistance and additional individualized instruction from teachers.

High schools receive additional funds to support individualized tutoring efforts.

• Credit recovery initiatives that allow students to earn credits in courses where they struggle.

• The district’s transition to a “four-by-

four block schedule” that offers students more opportunities to earn the state-required total of 24 credits to earn a diploma.

• Special efforts like “Knockout Dropout Day” each September, when educators and community volunteers visit the homes of students who haven’t returned to classes for the new school year. Volunteers work to convince those students to return to school.

The latest high school graduation rates are featured in 2017 School Report Cards released by the South Carolina Department of Education. The annual Report Cards allow parents and the public to view numerous data points on public schools, ranging from teacher experience to parent satisfaction. Also available for review are previously released student testing data.

South Carolina’s overall 2017 on-time graduation rate was 84.6 percent, up 2 percent from last year and an all-time high for the state.

For the first time ever in 2017, on-time graduation rates at two Beaufort County School District high schools – Hilton Head Island and May River High – exceeded 90 percent.

Looking at five-year trend data, Battery Creek High’s on-time graduation rate improved from 77 percent in 2013 to 77.4 percent in 2017.

Beaufort High improved from 79.7 to 87.5 percent; Bluffton High improved from 71.2 percent to 82.7 percent; Hilton Head Island High improved from 83.5 percent to 90.2 percent; and Whale Branch Early College High improved from 74.2 percent to 83.9 percent.

May River High graduated 93 percent of its first senior class.

The superintendent said that increased graduation rates represent improvements at all grade levels, not just high school.

“In order for students to be successful in high school, they’ve got to have solid preparation in elementary and middle school,” Moss said.“It takes work and attention at each grade level in order for students to be successful at the end, when they walk across that stage and pick up the diplomas they’ve earned.”

SPORTS BRIEFS

Beaufort Academy girls' tennis players Presley Jackson, right, and Jayda Scheper have been selected to the All-Class 2A Region IV Team.

Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.

Battery Creek High School senior Mia DeBardelaben, center, has signed to play volleyball for Southern Wesleyan University.

Photo courtesy of Battery Creek High School.

GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

DeBardelaben has made her college choice official, signing with the Southern Wesleyan University volleyball program.

Southern Wesleyan University competes in Conference Carolinas in NCAA Division II, which also includes King, Barton, Belmont Abbey, Mount Olive, Lees-McRae, Emmanuel, North Greenville, Limestone, Converse and Erskine.

DeBardelaben helped to lead the Battery Creek volleyball team throughout her senior season.

She was a four-year varsity starter for the Battery Creek Lady Dolphins, finishing her senior season with 142 kills, 60 blocks and 47 aces.

DeBardelaben has been a member of SADD club and Project Unify for four years and is president of the National Honor Society. She was a two-time Region 8-3A All-Region Player and team captain for the Lady Dolphin volleyball team.

DeBardelaben has also played for the Battery Creek girls' golf team. She currently plays club volleyball for Low Country Volleyball Club in Bluffton.

The Battery Creek senior is the youngest daughter of Cedric and Debbie DeBardelaben.

Aldred set to guide BA as head coach

Lillian Aldred is set to guide the Beaufort Academy girls' basketball team in her first season as head coach.

Beaufort Academy ended the 2016-17 season 10-11 but returns six letter winners from its previous campaign.

Top returners for Beaufort Academy include senior guard Karolina Struharova and Kendall Duncan; sophomore guards Rebecca Frelin and Emily Ann Hiers sophomore center Amelia Huebel.

Beaufort Academy lost standout guard Mary Keane.

The Eagles' 2017-18 schedule will include numerous games versus familiar opponents.

Coverage of the Beaufort Academy girls' basketball team will be included in The Island News throughout the 2017-18 season.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Epps earns respect in sophomore season

Beaufort is home to another thriving high school football player. Beaufort Academy sophomore DeShaun Epps excelled throughout his sophomore season on his way to being named the SCISA 8-Man Player of the Year.

Epps led the Eagles offensively, putting up some of the state's top numbers among high school football players.

The productive Epps rushed 162 times for 1,979 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Through the air, Epps hauled in 13 receptions for 363 yards and five touchdowns.

Epps amassed 2,431 all-purpose yards.

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Beaufort Academy sophomore DeShaun Epps has been named the SCISA 8-Man Player of the Year. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.

Epps, who will enter the 2018 season as one of the state's top high school football players, averaged 243 yards per game as a sophomore.

Along with Epps, teammates Jaxon Spratling, Will Warren, Edward McCormick and Daniel Richards garnered all-region honors.

Warrior fall banquet scheduled for Dec. 7

The Warrior Fall Athletic Banquet is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 7, at the Whale Branch Early College High School cafeteria.

Whale Branch fall sports teams, athletes and coaches will be recognized during the upcoming banquet.

The Whale Branch Early College High School football team continues to earn recognition for its 2017 season.

The following Whale Branch football players have been selected as All-Region 6-AA selections: cornerback Jaheem Hazel, cornerback Jordan Reeves, kicker Jhonathan Diaz, linebacker Jaheim Fripp, linebacker Kyshop Hipp, offensive lineman Anthony McVay, quarterback CJ Brown, running back Irvin Mulligan and safety Jamel Moultrie.

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Whale Branch graduate contributing for Tigers

The No. 4 Clemson football team clinched a spot in the 2017 ACC Championship Game by defeating Florida State 31-14 in Death Valley. With the win, Clemson improved to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the ACC while Florida State dropped to 3-6 overall and 3-5 in conference play.

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Nyles Pinckney is contributing for Clemson.

Pinckney, a defensive tackle, assisted on a tackle for the Tigers.

Offensively, the ground game powered the Tigers, Nyles Pinckney as all four of Clemson’s touchdowns were via a run, one each from Kelly Bryant and Adam Choice and two by Travis Etienne. Bryant finished the game with 60 yards on 19 carries, and Etienne ended with 97 yards on 14 carries. On the defensive side of the ball, Van Smith led the way with an interception on what could have been the Seminoles’ goahead drive. Smith also had five tackles, and J.D. Davis and Christian Wilkins topped the Tigers with seven tackles apiece.

Clemson scored the only points of the first quarter with just under 3 minutes left in it when Bryant pushed two yards for his 10th rushing touchdown of the season.

Etienne found the endzone with six and a half minutes left in the second quarter, breaking through traffic and powering 28 yards to cap off a one-play drive, set up by a Ray-Ray McCloud 35-yard punt return.

The Tigers finished the first half with a 26yard Alex Spence field goal and took a 17-0 lead into halftime after limiting Florida State to just 46 yards in the first 30 minutes.

The Seminoles tallied their first points with just over a minute left in the third quarter when Jacques Patrick rushed three yards for a score that cut the Tigers’ lead to 17-7. Florida State then cut Clemson’s lead to just three points midway through the fourth quarter when James Blackman connected with Ryan Izzo for a 60-yard touchdown pass.

On the ensuing Clemson drive, the Seminoles forced and recovered a fumble, but Smith’s interception regained Clemson possession just one play later and paved the way for another Etienne rushing touchdown that put the Tigers up 24-14 with three minutes remaining in the game. Choice scored the Tigers’ final points of the matchup on a 10yard touchdown run that ended a drive in which he amassed 28 of his 40 rushing yards on three carries.

Clemson will play its last home game of the season and Military Appreciation Day game on Saturday, Nov. 18 against The Citadel. Kickoff is slated for 12:20 p.m.

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How should society deal with mass shootings?

As the tolls from mass shootings in the U.S. escalate (the death toll is twice in 2017 what it was in 2016) the proposed remedies from lawmakers continue to fall tediously into two categories.

Republicans focus on the mental health problems from which the shooters are said to suffer, and Democrats focus on stricter gun control measures.

There is today no consensus on what to do to confront what has become a national epidemic.

Our local law enforcement professionals are an exquisite case in point. Last week I sent an eight yes/no-question questionnaire to the five men we count most upon to keep our community safe: Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner, Jasper County Sheriff Christopher Malphrus, Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy, Bluffton Police Chief Joseph Manning and Port Royal Police Chief of Police Col. T. Alan Beach.

Only one — Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy — would go on the record with his responses.

Why? Because this is controversial stuff and — like the lawmakers in Washington, Columbia and elsewhere — in the absence of a clear way forward they prefer to avoid the controversy.

So what were the eight questions four out of five of the pros chose to duck?

Here they are: 1. Several of those who have recently engaged in mass shootings told psychologists that they have regular "homicidal thoughts," but the psychologists didn't tell anyone in law enforcement.

Should it be required that such information be shared with law enforcement?

Chief Clancy answered YES, observing that “psychological issues are the one common factor in these crimes.” Clearly in my view to prevent future occurrences the medical and law enforcement communities must work together more closely. I have no problem with professional consequences for those who fail to cooperate with law enforcement. Government has already placed way too much mental health work in the laps of our police officers and those in the corrections community. The relationship should be a two-way street.

2. Had the Air Force notified the National Instant Criminal Background Check System of the Texas shooter's criminal background, he'd have been prevented from purchasing legally the firearm he used Bill Rauch in the church. Should there be criminal penalties for those failing to make such notifications?

Chief Clancy chose the word “oversight” over “criminal penalties.” My experience in government causes me to believe there’s a paper trail that leads to the desk of the person in the Air Force who should have made the notification that instead “slipped through the cracks.” A little jail time for a couple of bureaucrats who let the wrong one slip, and there’ll be a lot less slipping. Let’s not forget, the lives of innocent women and children have been lost because someone somewhere neglected to file the proper paper. The Texas church was not the first time.

The Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting in which our Clemente Pinckney lost his life was also conducted with a military style fully automatic firearm that the shooter would have been forbidden from purchasing had the proper papers been filed.

Last week, providing a glimmer of hope in the area of a bi-partisan approach to the epidemic, Sen. Tim Scott and seven of his colleagues (four of them Democrats) introduced a bill that would do some of this. I favor it, but am under few illusions it will become law.

3. Should the sale and use of assault weapons be banned except for their use by law enforcement and the military?

Chief Clancy believes fully automatic rifles are sufficiently regulated. I say until the reporting side gets better about notifications slipping through the cracks (what lawyers call “negligent entrustment”) the stakes are too high. In 2014, one in five of the police officers who were killed in the line of duty was shot with an assault rifle.

Having used automatic weapons on the target range, I freely admit they’re a kick to use, and tens of thousands of responsible Americans use them responsibly every weekend. Bring back their sale when the

Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy

system works better.

4. Should high capacity magazines be banned except for use by law enforcement and the military?

Chief Clancy says NO. I respectfully disagree. Bring them back when the system works better.

5. Should bump stocks be illegal?

Chief Clancy says they should be regulated under the National Firearms Act. That would be a good start.

6. Should Muslim extremist groups be more closely monitored and their sympathizers be banned from entering the U.S.?

Chief Clancy says YES, adding that he would expand the ban to “all terrorist groups of foreign or domestic origin.”

I agree, and appreciate the chief ’s religious sensitivity. We end up in pretty much the same place. To quote a recent story in The Orange County Register: “… let’s not pretend we don’t know who attacked the Pulse nightclub, Fort Hood, two Chattanooga military bases, the Inland Regional Center in San Bernadino or who drove the deadly truck in New York City. The answer is Muslim immigrants or first-generation Muslims radicalized by Islamist extremist groups.”

7. Should the entertainment studios and video game manufacturers that portray for-profit gun violence be held criminally liable when it can be shown that their message contributed materially to a shooter's decision to kill?

Chief Clancy says YES, adding that these prosecutions have to date all failed. I say, take heart, plaintiff lawyers. Remember Big Tobacco!

8. Should we celebrate news organizations that at the expense of lower ratings neither profile nor even use the names of mass murderers?

Chief Clancy believes fully automatic rifles are sufficiently regulated. I say until the reporting side gets better about notifications slipping through the cracks (what lawyers call “negligent entrustment”) the stakes are too high. In 2014 one in five of the police officers who were killed in the line of duty was shot with an assault rifle.

This is a tough one for both Chief Clancy and me. The chief notes that “giving these killers attention is counterproductive.” Everyone with any sense agrees with him.

But in a free society with a free press, how can reporting on events such as mass killings — events with which the public is clearly fascinated — be curtailed?

The only idea I have heard that addresses this obvious need is that there be a “gentleman’s agreement” among news organizations not to use the names, nor do profiles of the individuals, who commit these crimes.

Reporters would instead refer to these individuals as, for example, “The alleged Mother Emanuel AME church shooter” when reporting on the tragedy.

Reporters, gentlemen? I can say this because I got my first job as a newspaper reporter when I was 17. Did you ever eat with one?

But Beaufort Police Chief Matthew J. Clancy?

Yes. And a stand-up guy too.

Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@ gmail.com.

Gobble up those Thanksgiving dinner traditions There was a recent talk show on television where the host introduced his mother, who was going to prepare their traditional Thanksgiving dessert.

The mother began by melting two cups of chocolate chips and mixing them with a couple of eggs and powdered sugar. Then she folded a quart of softened chocolate mint ice cream into the chocolate mixture and poured the combination over a graham cracker crust which she had already pressed into a Pyrex dish. Then she placed the dish in the refrigerator.

She explained that on Thanksgiving morning she always prepared it early so it would be ready for that afternoon’s dessert.

As we sat there watching this program, I said to my spouse, “I don’t recall the pilgrims having chocolate chips available.”

To which he replied, “I was actually wondering where they stored the chocolate mint

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ice cream.”

This prompted a conversation regarding the dishes we considered traditional for a Thanksgiving dinner.

We agreed on the nice fat turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce and of course, pumpkin pie. But if you look back into history, some of those items were probably not served at the original feast back in 1621.

Cranberry sauce as we know it now was

not served until much later and it is presumed that there was probably a lot of shellfish served since it was so abundant at that time.

The Wampanoag Indians who showed up for the celebratory meal loved to hunt deer.

It would make sense that venison was part of the menu too.

Then we started to explore some of the non-traditional foods incorporated into our own Thanksgiving dinner over the years.

My mother-in-law served sauerkraut with

their turkey, which was something I had never heard of before. And I like to cook up some mild Italian sausage to mix in with the turkey stuffing. And both of our mothers would prepare whipped cream by beating the cream up in a cold metal bowl and adding a little vanilla extract. There is nothing like it when served over pumpkin pie.

We both love to eat crab dip as an appetizer before dinner, and he loves apple pie for dessert. We also have family members who smoke turkeys instead of roasting them in the oven.

Which, when you think about it, is probably more traditional than putting it in an oven.

This all led us to the conclusion that maybe the chocolate mint ice cream pie was not so unusual after all. It was a dish the family had embraced as part of their Thanksgiving tradition and that was all that mattered.

So, bon appetit! Enjoy whatever is on your Thanksgiving table this year.

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Tour of Fort Fremont offered on Nov. 25

The Friends of Fort Fremont will offer a free docent-led tour of Fort Fremont on Saturday, Nov. 25.

The tour begins at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort County Library, where guests will see a scale model of the Spanish-American fort and learn more about its history. They will then travel to Land’s End to see the remains.

For more information, visit fortfremont. org or call the library at 843-255-6486.

National hospice month to be recognized at park

The First Annual Sine On! luminary event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park at the Contemplative Garden.

This event is in honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and is being hosted by Hospice Care of South Carolina.

It will recognize all patients and families that have been served by hospice and palliative care.

This event is free and open to the public to remember, honor and celebrate your loved one.

Film society offering free screenings

The Beaufort Film Society is presenting some of the best Short, Animation and Student films from its collection of Beaufort International Film Festival Finalists Selections from 2007 to present.

All screenings will be held Wednesdays through Nov. 29 at the Plaza Theatre in Beaufort, with admission free to the general public.

Check in time is 11:30 a.m. with the screenings beginning at noon and ending at 1 p.m.

Visit beaufortfilmfestival.com for more information.

Deal with neck, other pain at Palmetto Smiles

Learn how physiologic dentistry can help with head, eye, ear, teeth, jaw, neck pain and more at Palmetto Smiles of Beaufort’s Listen & Learn event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30.

Physiologic dentistry is derived from neuromuscular dentistry, which is the science of aligning the lower jaw in relation to the upper jaw while creating a balanced and relaxed musculature of the head. This is done non-surgically. The physiologic dentist incorporates the neck and cervical posture position into treatment modalities.

RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 28, by calling 843-524-7645.

Palmetto Smiles of Beaufort is at 40 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island.

For more information, visit www.palmettosmilesofbeaufort.com.

Santa coming to PR Farmers Market

The Beaufort Garden Club will hold its second annual Smiles for Santa event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays on Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market.

Bring your children and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will

then be emailed to you.

A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.

Drum circle to play at park

A group of local percussion lovers who enjoy the impromptu experience that a drum circle brings are inviting others to join in.

The Beaufort SC Drum Circle will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. The next event will be held on Monday, Dec. 4.

All are welcome to this family friendly, free event. No experience is necessary.

Participants should bring some water and any non-electronic drum or other percussion instrument.

Visit the "Beaufort SC Drum Circle" Facebook page, email beaufortscdrumcircle@ gmail.com or contact Jane at 732-259-1935 or Lanny at 843-441-0169.

Women’s group to hold December luncheon

The Low Country Christian Women’s Connection will hold its December luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Hampton Hall Clubhouse.

The event will feature singing, fun, games and prizes. The group will also collect nonperishable food for a local family charity.

The guest speaker, from Bishop, Ga., is Faith Jennings, whose topic will be “How She Found Freedom From a Life of Bondage.”

Lunch is $25 and must be prepaid and received by Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Make checks payable to “CWC Bluffton” and mail them to Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC 29909.

Beaufort Academy to present choral ensembles

Beaufort Academy is sweetening the 2017 season by presenting its new choral ensembles.

Under the direction of Victor Varner, Beaufort Academy is hosting a holiday concert featuring the Beaufort Academy Blue Notes at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 157 Lady’s Island Drive on Lady's Island.

The concert will feature both middle and upper school ensembles.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

For more information, call 843-524-3393.

The goal of the market is to raise awareness of local artisans and vendors, offer an alternative to big-box holiday gifts and raise money for the foundation's preservation efforts.

The events are open to the public and the entertainment, parking and kid's craft table are free.

The market will be at the corner of Bladen and North streets in downtown Beaufort.

seven pieces of music. The irony of the number is intentional, as seven is a biblically significant number, according to Hillary.

For more information, visit www.musicofforever.org. The performances are free, but donations are accepted.

Habitat for Humanity in need of volunteers

The nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.

Among other things, the Beaufort-based public charity provides financial and technical assistance to help Gullah-Geechee, and other African-descent families save their ancestral homes and land for current and future generations.

They have an immediate need for an experienced webmaster, grant writers and administrative assistants.

Also needed are committed fundraising volunteers; community outreach presenters; and office clerks willing to assist landowners with homestead exemptions; tax rate reductions; installment property tax payment qualification; and referrals to various heirs’ property and/or land use programs that generate income to pay property taxes and create generational wealth.

Training for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office in the Landmark (Regions Bank) Building, 69 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 3B, Beaufort.

For more information, call 843-592-6076, or email volunteers@panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org.

Wondering how you might be able to help LowCountry Habitat for Humanity?

Attend their Volunteer Orientation held at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.

Volunteer opportunities exist in every area of operations at LowCountry Habitat; there is a need for all types of abilities and skill levels, from construction to volunteering at the ReStore to serving on various committees and more.

For more information, contact Lee McSavaney, volunteer coordinator at 843-5223500 or email info@lowcountryhabitat.org.

Weekly historic tours available at Fort Mitchel

Join The Heritage Library for weekly tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek built to protect Port Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station.

The cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FtMitchelTours.

Christian theater performances offered

Music of Forever, a Christian theater production, is being held at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grace AME Chapel on Charles Street in Beaufort.

According to Hillary Lathan, who puts on the show with her husband, Alan, the show puts Jesus on a personal level that everyone can relate to.

“People that may never walk into a church will come to the drama and experience the gospel in a way that is real and fresh to them,” she said.

The show includes seven characters and

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Second Helpings volunteers needed

Second Helpings, a nonprofit that rescues food from area restaurants and grocery stores and delivers the food to local agencies to stop hunger, is in need of volunteers.

Shifts are available on Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort. Volunteers can sign up for one day a week or month.

For more information, contact Lili Coleman at execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org or call 843-689-3689.

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Books, authors, Santa to be on hand at event

YBR Publishing and the South Carolina Lowcountry Tourism Commission will host an Authors Under the Live Oaks/Toys For Tots event at Frampton Plantation, 1 Lowcountry Lane in Yemassee (I-95 Exit 33).

The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9.

Nearly 50 authors, artisans and vendors from across the Lowcountry and beyond will be on hand for a book signing under the centuries-old live oaks on the plantation.

Multiple genres of books will be available for all readers’ tastes.

The Authors event is paired with Frampton’s annual Marine Corps Toys For Tots event to raise toys for needy and deserving children.

Santa Claus will be on hand from noon to 1 p.m. to visit with all visitors to Frampton Plantation.

The event is free.

Lowcountry authors, artisans and other vendors interested in participating should contact YBR Publishing at contact@ybr.com.

Holiday craft market offered Wednesdays

The Santa Elena Foundation, in partnership with Hank's Lowcountry She Crab Soup, relaunched its second-annual craft market on Nov. 8 with the holidays in mind.

The market will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Wednesday until after the new year, and will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, local food artisans, giveaways and a kid's craft table.

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THEME: PEARLS OF WISDOM ACROSS 1. "No way" partner 6. Lending letters 9. Basketball star Nowitzki 13. "Love," ‡ Paris 14. ____ date 15. Kind of chisel 16. Infamous Ford model 17. Stuff in a tray?

18. Romanov's edict 19. Bony chest plate 21. *It makes the heart grow fonder 23. *You can't make an omelet without breaking one 24. Border 25. Prune 28. Block of granite, e.g.

30. Whacko one 35. Eye layer 37. Author Murdoch 39. Paparazzo's quest 40. Common allergens 41. *Sure sign of fire 43. Like nay-sayers 44. Rid of obstructions 46. Done to trouble 47. Asian weight unit 48. Cold sore, e.g.

50. Object of worship 52. 9 to 5, e.g.

53. Not of the cloth 55. Famous frat house 57. *Louder than words 61. *They can't be choosers 65. Allocated quantity 66. Famous T-Rex 68. Cereal killer 69. Prodded 70. *"No ____ crying over spilt milk" 71. Recycle, in a way 72. H or O in H2O, e.g.

73. *"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ____" 74. Make tea, e.g.

DOWN 1. Midday slumbers 2. Fail to mention 3. Use a whetstone 4. Grossly unconventional 5. *Two of these do not make a right 6. Genesis man 7. Pimple fluid 8. ____ center for help 9. Home of Blue Devils 10. Ali Khamenei's domain 11. CISC alternative 12. Genuflecting joint 15. Serious quarrel 20. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid, pl.

22. Ballerina's do 24. Non-living 25. *No such thing as a free one 26. Egg cell 27. ____ Cottontail 29. Picture on a coat?

31. Not this 32. Actor Hill 33. Weasel's aquatic cousin 34. *A watched pot never does this 36. Hurry up!

38. Row of vagrants 42. With a jagged margin 45. Follows aim and shoot 49. ____ Diego 51. They're usually golden or amber 54. Question in dispute 56. White heron 57. Caribbean color 58. Like a short reply 59. Burkina Faso neighbor 60. Big-ticket ____ 61. Duff in Springfield, e.g.

62. Flu symptom 63. Kate Winslet in "Titanic" 64. *Beginning of a thousand mile journey 67. "This land is your land..."

LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

THURSDAY’S CHUCKLE Read with caution; not necessarily the opinions of the editorial staff.

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