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ELECTION DAY 2023 ELECTION DAY 2023 BY THE NUMBERS (Winners in italics)

Mayor – Town of Port Royal Kevin Phillips

628

60.33%

Joe DeVito

411

39.48%

Write-in

0.19%

Town Council – Town of Port Royal

(2 at-large seats open)

Jerry Ashmore

826

Jorge Guerrero

645

54.77% 42.77%

Write-in

2.45%

Town Council – Yemassee* (2 at-large seats open)

Richie Hagan

133

31.52%

Daniel Anderson

120

28.44%

Peggy Bing-O’Banner

20.38%

Jerry Thompson

12.8%

Ty Shaw

4.98%

Write-in

1.9%

*Results are from Beaufort and Hampton counties

Mayoral candidate and sitting Port Royal Town Councilman Kevin Phillips gets in some last minute campaigning with some supporters on Paris Avenue on election day Tuesday, Nov. 7. Volunteers, from left, are Shawn Baynes, Logan Cunningham, Beth Dubois, Dianne Phillips (Phillips’ mother), Denise Duck and Ashton Viterbo, Phillips’ sister. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

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Beaufort County School Bond Referendum Yes

13,517 72.12%

5,226

27.88%

Phillips prevails over incumbent DeVito in Port Royal mayoral race

Fripp Island Bond Referendum 1 Yes

203

89.04%

10.96%

Fripp Island Bond Referendum 2 Yes

214

94.27%

5.73%

Fripp Island Bond Referendum 3 Yes

218

96.46%

3.54%

Source: SCVotes.gov

By Delayna Earley The Island News Port Royal has a new mayor. Kevin Phillips won the majority of the vote over incumbent Joe DeVito in Port Royal’s mayoral election Tuesday night. According to the unofficial results posted by the South Carolina Election Commission, Phillips received just over 60% of the vote with 628 votes and DeVito received almost 40% of the vote with 411 total votes. “It’s kind of overwhelming at the

moment,” Phillips said of his win. “I’m sunburned, I’m dirty and I’m exhausted, but I couldn’t be happier or more proud of the people Kevin who have helped Phillips me along the way. But mostly I’m just happy for the Town of Port Royal.” Phillips said that he was out campaigning from 6:30 a.m. on Paris Avenue along with DeVito. This is the second political office

that Phillips has held, the first being a seat on the Port Royal Town Council, a role that he was elected to in 2019. DeVito was campaigning for his second term as mayor. “One of the things I really tried to do with this election is get out and talk to all of the communities of Port Royal,” Phillips said. “We have a much more diverse community than most people know. We have a lot of military families, we

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Voters overwhelmingly pass School Bond Referendum By Mike McCombs The Island News If there’s one thing Beaufort County voters can agree on, it’s supporting their schools at the ballot box. It was true four years ago, and it proved true again Tuesday, Nov. 7 when more than 72% of Beaufort County voters who went to the polls voted “yes” for the Beaufort County School Bond Referendum. The bond referendum request-

ed $439 million in bonds to help deal with overcrowding in schools, bolster security measures and modernize outdated facilities. “This is the largest bond referendum in our district’s history, and its approval represents a strong show of support for our 21,500 students and their futures,” Beaufort County School District Superintendent

Frank Rodriguez said in a statement released late Tuesday night. “Our job now is to demonstrate to voters that their vote of confidence was deserved. We will work to ensure these important projects are completed on budget and in a straightforward and transparent fashion.” Candace Bruder, spokesperson

for BCSD, said before the election that this would be the largest bond referendum the Beaufort County School District has ever passed, topping the $345 million bond referendum passed by the county’s voters in 2019 with nearly 70% of the vote. This one was bigger and more popular, supported publicly by the Beaufort Area Chamber of Commerce, the Military Enhancement Committee and the United Way of

The Lowcountry. “Investing in education is essential to creating a more self-sufficient Beaufort County,” the United Way said in a statement supporting the referendum. “When our children have access to high-quality education, they are better equipped to succeed in school and in life. They are more likely to graduate from high

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Friends, if you are not sure of your choice to lead Beaufort city into what will be a critical period in its life as the anchor of this amazing Lowcountry, then I urge you to meet with, talk to and consider Mike Sutton. Mike has worked so hard for the City and the area’s well being in the past, and I know Mike is the kind of leader we need to fill Stephen Murray’s shoes and beyond. The biggest issue Beaufort faces is how to manage progress, do we remove all the barriers to development or do we work with the other local governments and create a unified plan to manage development and control sprawl? Mike understands Beaufort. Mike has worked for this City on every level from as a public servant, as an independent businessman, as a leader on Council and as a concerned citizen. Northern Beaufort County is at a critical point, where Preserving and Progress clash; it will take a Tough Diplomat to set our course into the future. Having an honest vision of an obtainable future is essential. Beaufort will never be what it was decades ago, but a true leader can shape our future Beaufort into one that we recognize and respect, one where Bay Street is just as essential as Boundary, where Ribaut is a

ROAD that brings us together, keeps us healthy and gets us home after work and a future where our rivers, open land and social paces are for everyone. Mike is MY CHOICE, He should be yours. Vote hard, this hard.

direction. Hmm, what to do? How about durable, painted turn lines (found elsewhere in Beaufort), but augmented by those yellow "Wake Up!" reflective bumps? How about "enhanced enforcement" of S.C. law for making safe, legal and efficient left and right – Tim Newman, Beaufort turns? Once more: Left turn signal on, roll into the CENTER of the intersection on a green They ‘drive’ among us or yellow light (two or three "awake" drivers It was nearly 9 a.m. as I lined up a right may follow). When oncoming traffic makes turn onto Sam’s Point Road from Sea Island space, complete your left turn into the Pkwy. (U.S. 21). nearest (CENTER) lane. Right turns also Right turn signal on, check. Close to the require a turn signal. Stop on red or continue curb, check. And then, a horn blast from an to turn on green, staying close to the curb amazingly self'-unaware "driver" coming (no swinging wide). Remember: all turns and from the opposite direction! Illegal left turn lane changes require a turn signal. in process, check. Failure to signal, check. Finally, a related contributing factor to this Wide swing aiming for me and my car in the problem (illegal and dangerous left and right curb lane, check. turns) has been observed. Making proper Construction of Harris Teeter continues and legal turns requires an appropriate apace on this corner, to join Publix and Food turning radius, which is hard to achieve Lion supermarkets in the same square block when your right hand (and brain) are area. Soon it will render a frozen blender of otherwise occupied. A steering wheel pull traffic. (Thanks, Jimmy). (left turn) or push (right turn) is physically Of course, similar activity regularly occurs insufficient, yielding an illegal, wide and at the other end of Lady’s Island Drive in dangerous lane-crossing turn (can't do a front of Advance Auto at Ribaut Road. Even "shuffle" or overhand turn with one hand)! with six (six!) lanes available, backups often reach the Naval Hospital and Heritage Park, Let the traffic flow, Beaufort! and well beyond Alvin Ord's in the other – Ed Trottier, Lady’s Island

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So … how did your candidate do in the vote?

BEAUFORT y the time you read this column, we should know the results of the school board’s $439 million bond referendum, who’s the next mayor of Port Royal and Fripp Island’s $5.25 million infrastructure bond referendum. No surprises here. But it’s a certain bet there will still be a plethora of political signs along the roadway, at least in the city of Beaufort, reminding voters we’ll be voting for a new mayor in five weeks on December 12. Remember, the city election is a special election, to elect someone to serve as mayor for the next year, filling the unexpired term of former Mayor Stephen Murray. There’s a lot of people on Lady’s Island who care about the outcome of this race since the commercial village development along Sea Island Parkway is

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within the territorial control of the Beaufort City Council, thanks to annexations. But the people who live there on the island and drive that Parkway, aren’t within the city limits and don’t have a vote. But that’s old news. Likewise, lots of non-Port Royal residents are eagerly watching the results of that municipality’s mayoral race. As most know, it pits an incumbent mayor and a town councilman, both running campaigns on how to control the rapid growth of the town and the future that Safe Harbor will bring. And not to jump too far

ahead of ourselves, there’s this national election next year, in 2024, with a presidential race we’re already hearing a lot about. Not to mention, our state Representatives will be on the ballot as well as our Congressional candidates and half of the County Council. Maybe we should just go back to “re-imagining Ribaut Road” with three traffic circles or wondering where the county’s weighted blankets are going. Thank you, Shannon Erickson BEAUFORT – State Rep. Shannon Erickson, in her true constituent advocate style, shared some valuable information this past weekend, via Facebook. In response to primarily online concerns about the recent unscheduled closures of Woods Memorial Bridge to car traffic, Erickson

made some calls to her S.C. Department of Transportation friends who reported the problems were being caused by malfunctioning safety gates. And guess what, they’re having trouble getting the parts. In the midst of the Intracoastal Waterway’s “snow bird” season, as boaters head south for the winter, constituents were quick to point out most of the motorists experiencing inconvenient delays, or lengthy detours over the McTeer Bridge were working folks, not vacationers. Erickson reminded those she’s been working with county and city officials and the U.S. Coast Guard to strengthen the 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday restrictions against bridge openings except for commercial boats like barges and tugs. Now that the 64-year-old

bridge named for Highway Patrolman Richard V. Woods, who was killed in the line of duty, is on the National Register of Historic Places, it would be difficult, if not impossible to replace as the Harbor Island Bridge swing bridge was replaced in 2021 by a fixed-span towering bridge. And for those who believe a third bridge connecting Beaufort and the islands is an alternative, a study of that possibility is on the county’s list of long-range studies. (see Lowcountry Area Transportation Plan, 2045 Long Range Transportation Projects, a 170-page document which guides federal funding for projects throughout Beaufort and Jasper County. LATS LRTP Cover Final - May (revize. com) There have already been studies done, the latest released in 2011 when four

crossing sites were identified, the less intrusive being at Bellamy Curve. But county officials opted not to adopt that plan and it has been sitting on a shelf ever since. In the mean time, it is suggested motorists stopped by the bridge, cut off their engines, take a deep breath and enjoy the scenery. Try to forget you’re late for church or a meeting. “I’m late because of the bridge” is a generally accepted excuse. 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.

New speed limit is being posted in residential streets From staff reports The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the City of Beaufort are in the process of installing new 25 mph speed limit signs throughout downtown Beaufort

neighborhoods. Previously, the speed limit had been higher on certain roads. The new speed limit will be enforced within a perimeter bounded by Ribaut Road to the west, US 21/Boundary Street to the north, Cart-

eret Street to the east, and Bay Street/North Street to the south. The new signs will be posted along the perimeter of this area, a transportation engineer with SCDOT said, and will apply to all

residential streets. Residents, including from neighborhoods such as the Northwest Quadrant, the Old Commons, Uptown and the Bluff, had requested lower speed limits. State Rep. Shannon Erick-

son and City of Beaufort officials asked the Department of Transportation to conduct a speed study of these roads, which was done earlier this year. The SCDOT agreed that a lower speed limit of 25 mph was justified.

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Developer pivots from golf course to a plan for homes on Pine Island By Tony Kukulich The Post And Courier BEAUFORT — For nearly a year, developer Elvio Tropeano has taken different approaches to secure the county’s approval to construct a golf resort on the 502-acre Pine Island Plantation located along the north shore of St. Helena Island. Those efforts have been unsuccessful to date, due in large part to the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay, which prohibits the development of golf courses, gated communities and resorts on much of the island. The developer has asserted along the way that, if denied the golf course, he would instead pursue a residential development plan for the property that is allowable under the applicable zoning rules. Tropeano, true to his word, filed an application for residential development on behalf of the property’s owner, Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC. He presented the plan to the county for conceptual approval last month. It’s the first step in the process to move from a development plan to construction. Tropeano left the hourlong meeting with only a lengthy todo list. Archeological resources The presence of archeological resources on the site proved to be the primary, but not only, stumbling block that stymied approval of the 429-acre, 144-home plan. Rob Merchant, the county’s director of planning, kicked off the Oct. 18 Staff Review Team meeting by enumerating concerns he had with the proposed layout of the homes envisioned by the plan. “Based on the information you provided, and the information that was available to us through the (archeological) study, we believe that the layout of the lots in this green area would have an adverse impact on the archeological resources,” Merchant said, referring to the proposed site map. A qualified archeologist was needed, Merchant said, to provide a recommended course of action to mitigate impact on the resources, though the ultimate responsibility to approve the mitigation plan rests with the county. “We need to know further information about the value of these resources and the best means of mitigating the adverse effects on them,” he said. The county identified approximately 38 lots on the proposed

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Developer Elvio Tropeano advocates for the development of a golf resort on the Pine Island Plantation during an informal meeting with members of the Beaufort County Council in Beaufort, Oct. 24, 2023. Tony Kukulich/Post And Courier site map that potentially infringed upon archeological resources, and county guidelines require that those resources not be divided among multiple lots. County staff noted that the plan’s open spaces did not align with the locations of those resources. Merchant said he was unconvinced that the site plan was sufficient to mitigate the adverse effects of the proposed development. Tropeano argued that the project could be approved with a caveat that a mitigation plan for the approximately 38 lots was required. Merchant disagreed. Staff discussed other problems with the plan, including concern over septic tank permits, stormwater management and lots that didn’t meet the 100-foot minimum width requirement. “There were a number of issues that we would need the applicant to address before a final submission could be considered,” said Hannah Nichols, Beaufort County spokeswoman, in an email to The Post and Courier. The county is expected to provide the developer with an action plan this week identifying the issues that need to be mitigated before another attempt to obtain conceptual approval can be made. “We are pleased with the progress being made on all fronts, both with regard to our by-right residential development and with our desired plan,” wrote Tropeano in an email to The Post and Courier.

Tade’ Oyeilumi of the Community Coalition Action Network speaks in support of developing a golf resort on Pine Island Plantation during a press conference at Barefoot Farms on St. Helena Island, Sept. 22, 2023. In June, Beaufort County Council rejected a request to remove the property from the St. Helena Island Cultural Protection Overlay and the landowners have since appealed the decision to the court system. Tony Kukulich/Post And Courier

The desired plan While Tropeano ostensibly is pursuing residential development on the Pine Island property, efforts to obtain approval to build the golf resort also are ongoing. After months of public hearings, many of which featured standing-room-only crowds protesting the golf course plan, the fight has moved to the courtroom. Attorneys representing Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC and Pine Island GC, LLC, the property’s owner and developer, respectively, took legal action in July on two fronts. One suit took action against Beaufort County over a County Council decision in June that denied a request to remove the Pine Island property from the cultural protection overlay boundary. The suit asks the court to declare the overlay invalid, or as an alternative, compel the county to grant the request on the grounds that the denial was made improperly. The county’s attorney filed a motion to move the case to the U.S. District Court. That motion was approved, and the case is now pending in federal court. Attorneys representing Pine Island’s owners also filed an appeal in the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas contesting a decision by the Beaufort County Planning Commission to uphold a county staff decision that denied an application for three six-hole golf courses on the Pine Island property. Beaufort County and the Planning Commission were named as defendants. In his ruling, Planning Commission Chair Ed Pappas wrote that the overlay “does not, nor was it intended to, permit golf courses of fewer than nine holes,” adding that the applications for three six-hole golf courses were an attempt to “circumvent the purpose and intent” of the cultural protection overlay. The Coastal Conservation League, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and the Penn Center along with several St. Helena Island landowners requested, and were granted, status by the court as interveners. That status allows them to participate in prelitigation mediation and to make their own legal arguments in court proceedings. “All of the parties are intervening to make sure that the (cultural protection overlay) is upheld by

the county and that there are no exceptions,” said St. Helena Island resident Robert New, one of the approved interveners. The prelitigation mediation in this case has yet to be scheduled. A new voice emerges Although the question of a golf resort on Pine Island has moved to the courts, the matter is still front-and-center in the minds of many in county. During an Oct. 24 informal Chat with Council session, members of the public were allowed three minutes to discuss any issue with participating councilmembers. The overlay and the proposed development on the Pine Island Plantation were principle topics of concern. While the majority spoke in favor of upholding the limitations of the cultural protection overlay, a voice that largely has been absent from debate over the last year also was heard. An organization called the Community Coalition Action Network of St. Helena emerged to advocate on behalf of the developer. A handout from the group states that a golf course on Pine Island would be more sustainable and less impactful than residential development. Residents are urged to contact County Council to request that they “negotiate for the plan with the least negative impact that creates community investment,” a reference to the proposed golf resort development. New countered, saying, “Somehow they think that Council is going to reverse their decision. That is not the will of the people of St. Helena in any way, shape or form. The overwhelming majority wants the cultural protection overlay upheld.” The group hosted a September 22 press conference at Barefoot Farms on St. Helena Island and since has made an effort to raise its profile with full-page newspaper ads, a website and yard signs. Founding member Tade’ Oyeilumi told The Post and Courier that the organization will soon open a Community Collaboration Center on Sea Island Parkway. “This center is a testament to our commitment to partnering, promoting and collaboration with local businesses and nonprofits to bolster the overall well-being of our island,” Oyeilumi added. Funding, she said, comes from community members, local businesses and private donors.

Oyeilumi declined to answer whether Tropeano has provided financial support for the organization. Asked if he was providing support to the group, Tropeano declined to respond. In their advocacy for the golf resort, the group has not pulled its punches. A press release issued by the Community Coalition Action Network takes aim squarely at the organizations that have led the effort to uphold the cultural protection overlay. It called the efforts to prevent the development of a golf resort on Pine Island a well-organized public disinformation campaign. “All they’ve done since day one is deliberately mislead the Gullah community to scare them into joining high-profile protests that have generated negative state, regional and national press coverage,” wrote Roy Brown in a press release issued by the organization. Brown continued, saying that Tropeano, a “decent, young, white man with a serious plan to help improve the quality of life of Gullah families on St. Helena,” has been demonized by those who oppose his development plans. Ross Appel is an attorney who represents the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, one of the organizations that has taken a leadership role in the opposition to the golf course. He said that the Coastal Conservation League has been clear and consistent about its position on the overlay since the start, and that its position aligns with County Council, the County Planning Commission and county staff. He categorically rejected any accusation that the league has been untruthful or inaccurate on any matter related to the proposed golf course. “I think the timing of the emergence of this organization is noteworthy given what’s transpired, both in County Council and in court, all of which has been negative for the developer,” Appel added. The Penn Center is another organization that has led the effort to preserve the cultural protection overlay. “The Preservation School brought Blacks and whites together (in the 1990s) to think about how they could they could build trust and be a problem-solving community,” Executive Director Robert Adams said. “The cultural protection overlay emerges from that.” The effort to discredit the Penn Center doesn’t come as a surprise to Adams. “Overall, they’re hoping to mobilize frictions on the island,” he said. “The irony is that Pine Island has ... brought people on the island together in consensus, but it’s also brought Black and white in this county together in a new opportunity for cross-racial dialogue and decision making.” This article is published through The Post And Courier News Collaborative, a partnership created to inform readers across the state.

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Paid for by Richard H. Stewart Richard H. Stewart 2015 Boundary Street, Suite 317 Beaufort, SC 29902 November 8, 2023 Cynthia Jenkins c/o Historic Beaufort Foundation 208 Scott Street Beaufort, SC 29902 Re: You should resign Dear Cynthia: I retired nearly two years ago. Not because I was tired. I retired because I wanted to have more time to read, to think, to travel, and to enjoy my family. I was able to retire because there were seasoned, ethical, capable, managers ready and willing to take on the responsibilities I was leaving. Also, my career in the wireless industry has provided me with the financial security that allows me to retire. That career and my family’s success was made possible by the unique society and government that is the United States. I have been able to participate in the American Dream. The American Dream is based on the promises contained in our founding documents that: (1) everyone will have opportunity to succeed, (2) the rule of law, (3) ownership of private property, and (4) that people who work hard and follow the rules will be able to provide a better life for their children. By your actions, you seek to undermine these promises and our society. You should resign. Lies, half-truths and deception: You have repeatedly lied, told half-truths, and sought to deceive people to promote your agenda. You have used your association with The Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to add credibility to your behavior. Both organizations are damaged by your behavior. The Oxford Language Dictionary defines the full meaning of a lie as “a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive, an intentional untruth, something intended or serving to convey a false impression . . . ” The definition of a half-truth is “a statement that conveys part of the truth, especially one used deliberately in order to deceive someone.”. We may quibble over whether you were lying or simply using half-truths but the consistent pattern of intentional deception is clear. You should resign. Lawsuits: There are pending court actions involving HBF, Graham Trask, George Trask, their companies, the City of Beaufort, and 303 Associates. You have repeatedly said that “you had no other option but to go to court”. That’s a lie. You could have respected the work done before your arrival that led to the approval of the buildings. Everyone else has for fifty years. As you know, HBF representatives were here, HBF nominees served on the Historic District Review Board, HBF attended dozens of meetings over many years where they participated in refining the design and understanding the projects. HBF representatives voted twelve times to approve the buildings. You, however, dismiss the work of those people and thereby damage the reputation of HBF. The legal matters are being resolved in court, with the expected result that the Court confirming that all approvals were granted legally. Other litigation may occur. I have not personally filed a lawsuit against anyone or any organization yet. If you want to continue this deceptive behavior as a private citizen, that is your right, but organizations such as SHPO and HBF are held to a higher standard and are expected to be honorable and honest. You should resign. Examples of how your actions damage people include: Contributing Buildings: At a recent HRB meeting, you were recommending that privately owned buildings be labeled as “contributing” structures. An HRB member asked what the benefit was of labeling these buildings as “contributing”. You responded by saying the buildings, if labeled contributing, could not be demolished. The HRB member followed up and explained that what they were asking was what is the benefit to the building owner. You said labeling a building “contributing” would make the buildings eligible for grants and tax incentives. A few minutes later, a man in the audience explained that he had been trying to get a grant for his church for fourteen years. You responded by telling him that his building wasn’t eligible because there had been changes to the building. He responded by saying that the issue wasn’t the building structure but that the church is the mother church to a series of churches that have spread from Beaufort across the south. You told him that grants are very competitive, and he had virtually no chance of getting a grant. I expressed my surprise that in the space of a few minutes, we had learned that labeling a building “contributing” would restrict the owner’s ability to use the property in exchange for eligibility to apply for grants but that grant funding is not available. I asked how many grants have been given since the contributing structure list was last updated in 2002. Cynthia, you are on the SHPO Foundation Board. SHPO oversees these grants. You could have offered to get the information, but you remained silent. I asked SHPO how many grants have been given. The number is twelve, six to the city, five to HBF and one to David Taub. Were you silent because you knew the facts? Were you silent because you didn’t want the truth to be known? Were you silent because you just don’t care if people lose the right to use their property? I won’t quibble over whether your statement about being “eligible for grants” was a half-truth or a lie. It certainly was deceptive. You should resign. You’re here: Cynthia, you have frequently said that things are different now because “you’re here”. As an example, the parking structure was reviewed many times including significant redesigns at the request of HBF. Parking studies by independent experts have confirmed a shortfall of 450 parking spaces in downtown Beaufort. The proposed site was identified as the ideal location for parking because it is in the center of the commercial core, it has access from Charles Street which relieves traffic on Bay and Carteret streets, it has dimensions suitable for parking and importantly, it has cooperative owners. That last part is interesting because the property was purchased from the Trask family after reading in the newspaper that they planned to sell a portion of the property for a Marriott hotel. During the many public meetings, someone asked if the garage could be made smaller. The answer was yes, but if smaller, there would be no room for public parking and a second garage would be needed. Possible sites mentioned for the second garage were the library site, the Best Western motel site and the marina parking lot. After consideration, everyone agreed that one parking garage at the approved site was best. Cynthia, you weren’t here, you didn’t do the work, you didn’t attend the meetings. However, as HBF staff, you have a responsibility to tell the truth about the process and the result. Instead, you oppose the parking garage. If for some reason the parking garage isn’t built before the hotel is finished, will you be here to explain why a 2nd garage is needed and where it will be located. Be assured that after the hotel opens, the hotel cannot close while additional parking is built. Your failure to tell the truth about the process, the need for parking, and that HBF voted multiple times to approve the parking garage design and location puts the well-being of downtown businesses at risk and it damages the credibility of HBF. Your excuse that “you’re here now” does not remove your responsibility to tell the truth. You should resign. Interference with lawful rights: You have abused your positions to interfere with lawful regulatory processes. Selected examples include: SHPO and DHEC approvals: You used your position on the SHPO Foundation and at HBF to cause SHPO and DHEC to delay permitting. This subversion of established state procedures and lawful processes violates your fiduciary responsibilities as a Board Member. You chose to send deceptive and inflammatory drawings to SHPO rather than the accurate drawings you had in your office. Was manipulating SHPO a violation of your fiduciary duty? Yes, it was. The community, SHPO staff, and all the people that care about Beaufort deserve better. You should resign. Traffic Studies: The City of Beaufort does not require traffic studies in the downtown area. I hope it’s because the City doesn’t want changes to the street plan. HBF never asked that traffic studies be required. But you began loudly demanding that a traffic study be required for the Cannon apartment/retail building proposed for the corner of Port Republic and Charles Street. You loudly criticized City government for not requiring a traffic study. Although under no requirement to do a traffic study, 303 Associates paid to have a traffic study done. The traffic study concluded that the proposed Cannon building would generate 55% fewer car trips than the current retail building. Cynthia, you could have been pleased that the traffic study addressed your concerns but instead, you immediately began complaining that this wasn’t a real traffic study. What did you mean? Do you want changes to downtown street plans. It’s obvious that you only want to criticize, delay and obstruct. That’s not preservation, that’s obstruction and it’s dishonest, that doesn’t make you or HBF trustworthy. You should resign. Archaeological studies: For years, the SHPO office has sold to local governments a list called ARCHSITE. ARCHSITE identifies sites that should have archaeological studies prior to redevelopment. The City used ARCHSITE so that planners and property owners could know if their property should have archaeological study. 303 Associates asked if archaeological studies were required on the downtown building sites and received a letter from SHPO saying studies were not required. Cynthia, you argued that archaeological studies should be required on every lot in the historic district. Perhaps because of your position on the SHPO Foundation, SHPO reversed their position and recommended archaeological studies for every property in the historic district. I met with SHPO to express my concern that this new “Beaufort-only” recommendation could increase costs throughout the district with special concerns about the NW Quadrant. He implied that the issue was some downtown buildings and asked me why 303 Associates didn’t just “do the studies?”. I asked him how he knew the studies had not been done. He seemed surprised and asked why the studies had not been released if they were complete. I described the traffic study experience and told him that you, Cynthia, had been so deceitful in your behavior about traffic studies, that there was no reason to trust you on archeology. I invited the SHPO official to come to Beaufort, to explain in a public session the change in recommendation and to answer questions so that the community could develop the best policy possible. He responded that he never planned to come to Beaufort again because Beaufort had become so full of disagreement and conflict that he planned to stay away. Cynthia, your actions have created the conflict and disagreement he describes. You should resign so that relationships can return to normal. Deceptive images: You have accurate drawings of the approved downtown buildings. Yet, you have distributed out-of-scale, misleading images, and false statements about the buildings. Some of these drawings were prepared for Graham Trask but others may have been prepared for you. Some of those drawings are so ridiculous that some people claim that the buildings will block the view of church spires from the Woods bridge. That’s hogwash and you know it. These drawings were distributed to HBF Board Members, SHPO personnel and others. That behavior fails the truthfulness and honesty standards. You should resign. Misleading Information to National Park Service: You and I have discussed more than once how HBF requested the Beaufort Inn donate the Edmund Rhett Cottage to HBF so that HBF could make it a museum. You say that should not have happened, but it did happen. HBF asked and the Beaufort Inn agreed to relocate the building. Yet when the National Park Service was updating their records, they were told that the owner had moved the building to build a larger building. You know the truth. How many other misleading statements have you inserted into the NPS report? You should resign. The “threatened” Historic District: You have repeatedly said the proposed buildings “threaten” the National Landmark District. Can you provide a list of Historic Districts (Landmark or not) where the Secretary of the Interior has imposed, revoked, disciplined, downgraded or in any way, taken action that might cause us to fear for our Historic District. If you can’t show us a list, then the honest thing to do is to tell the truth. Stop using this worn half-truth to alarm people. Take responsibility for your deception and the ill-will you have created. You should resign. NW Quadrant invitation: In April 2020, I invited you and HBF to join with Sharon and I and work to protect homes and family property ownership in the NW Quadrant. I expected a response such as “HBF has always wanted to do this, but we have limited resources, let me speak with my Board” or “that’s in next year’s plan. Can we work together then?” Your immediate response to my question was that “we are too busy”. I was surprised. It seems HBF has time for multiple court proceedings, and for the Hamar Cup silver chalice but not for one of Beaufort’s most important neighborhoods. Perhaps this is because you are here. You should resign. Preservationist or Obstructionist. Dictionary.com defines a preservationist as someone who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural resources, or historical places. Using this definition, I will match my record as a preservationist against yours. Restoration of several buildings including the Saltus Building, Tabby Place, The Anchorage, multiple buildings in the NW Quadrant and The Bluff Neighborhood, and USCB come to mind, Port Royal Sound Foundations, PIRLS (Pritchards Island Research Living Shorelines) coalition, and contributions to research for natural resource preservation. Most recently we are supporting The Freedman Arts District efforts to help families keep their property. What claim do you have to actual preservation? Obstructionist: Collins Dictionary defines obstructionist as a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress and a person who delays or obstructs the business before a legislative body by parliamentary contrivances or legalistic maneuvers. There is little doubt that you meet the definition of an obstructionist as does Graham Trask. The difference is that you are using HBF’s good name to add credibility to the misleading and deceitful drawings and statements you are distributing. You are using your position at SHPO to influence state agencies to subvert long-standing processes. You should resign. Subverting American and community values: Worst of all, through your actions, you seek to undermine the rule of law, the rights of private property owners, and the promise of opportunity to all citizens in the United States including the community that I love. These pillars of the American Dream are more important than any one person. You should remove yourself from positions with SHPO and HBF. Then HBF and SHPO actions can operate with honor, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and honesty. Let HBF return to what once was, an organization that contributes positively to the future and to the preservation of Beaufort. You should resign. Sincerely,

Richard H. Stewart Richard H. Stewart

NOVEMBER 9–15, 2023

NEWS

Petrucci Grand Marshal for Saturday’s Veterans Day parade

From staff reports Beaufort County has invited the community to come out and say thank you to our veterans with a parade on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the City of Beaufort. The Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. in front of the Beaufort National Cemetery on Boundary Street. From there it will continue down Boundary Street to Cartaret Street, turn onto Bay Street and end at

the intersection of Boundary and Bladen Streets. The floats and participants will begin to line up at 8:30 a.m. Joan This year’s Petrucci Grand Marshal is Joan Petrucci. She will be in the lead car of the parade. Petrucci is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and has lived and

worked in Beaufort County as an active-duty Marine, municipal and county employee, adjunct professor for the Technical College of the Lowcountry and the University of South Carolina and as a 20-year employee of general contractor and construction management firm Strecansky & Company. She graduated from Leadership Beaufort in 2003 and currently serves as President of the Parris

Island Heritage Foundation. “As veterans, we all took the oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We have willingly stepped forward to our Nation’s call to duty and protected the unalienable rights of every American to always pursue life, liberty and happiness,” Putrucci said in a news release. “Let us take time to honor those who unselfishly gave of themselves so that

the children you see around you will never have to live without a sense of pride for their country, their faith and their family. On this eleventh day of the eleventh month, I salute all veterans and I humbly offer thanks of the deepest measure.” In case of inclement weather, the parade will be canceled. For more information, contact Beaufort County Veteran Affairs at 843-255-6880.

39th annual Heritage Days come to Penn Center

From staff reports Heritage Days are back at Penn Center from Thursday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 11. The three-day event has celebrated the culture and heritage of Penn Center on St. Helena Island in the Lowcountry since the idea of a Heritage Days Celebration was born in August of 1981. The celebration was a successor to "Harvest Days," held yearly from the early 1900s until 1948, when Penn School closed. This annual event began because so many individuals and institutions of the Sea Islands have been touched by the activities of Penn School and later Penn Center, and because this honored insti-

tution has been instrumental in preserving and strengthening the Sea Island culture. Since its inception, Penn Center’s Heritage Days Celebration has grown from a single day of events to three days of song, food, performers, seminars, as well as other events. Heritage Days 2023 Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 9 – Celebration begins with the Gullah Roots Village, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • The formal opening of the festival will take place from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. • A powerful and moving Youth Theatrical Performance will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Tickets

About Penn Center are $12 for adults, $8 Friday, Nov. 10 Saturday, Nov. 11 Designated in 1974 as a for students. • Family and Friends Day, • Heritage Days’ Parade, National Historic Landmark • A Lowcountry Supper 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 9 a.m. will unfold at Penn Cen- • Arts, Authors’ Row, 9 • Heritage Days’ Center by the U.S. Department of ter’s Emory Campbell a.m. to 5 p.m. Stage Program, noon to Interior, Penn Center has been a community of histoDining Hall from 4:30 to • Food Vendors, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Soul Slide Dance Party, ry and achievement since 7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 and 5 p.m. Frissell Community House, 1862. Located on St. Heleincludes meal, desert, • Heritage Symposium: 4 to 10 p.m. Cost is $10 in na Island, Penn Center was and a drink. Educator’s Professional advance, $15 at the door. known as Penn School for • An Old Fashion Prayer Development, 8:30 a.m. Service, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. registration; 3 p.m. con- • Crafts and Food Ven- its first 86 years. It was the dors, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. first school for enslaved peo• A Heritage Featured current sessions. Cost Artist Reception titled is $40 – qualifies for • Activities at MLK Park ple in the South. featuring HBCU repreIn 1953, it became Penn “Sam Doyle Coming continuing education sentatives from South Community Services, Inc. Home,” 6:30 to 8 p.m., credits. Carolina, Georgia and Penn Center's current misYork W. Bailey Museum, • “Tied to the Land,” 2 to beyond, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. sion is to promote and pre16 Penn Center Circle 4:30 p.m., Darrah Hall, West, St. Helena Island. Penn Center’s cam- • Reconstruction Park, 11 serve Penn’s true history and a.m. to 5 p.m. culture through its commitLight refreshments will pus. Free and open to • Young Professionals ment to education, commube served. Featured the public. Mixer, Emory Campbell nity development and social speakers include art- • Old School Fish Fry, OysDining Hall, east side justice. For more informaist Mary Mack, Saunter Roast & Crab Crack of the campus, 8 p.m. to tion, call 843-838-2474 or dra “Renee” Smith and and “Soul Music Night,” midnight. visit www.penncenter.com Brenda Singleton. 6 to 10 p.m.

Gunfire terrifies Shadow Moss residents on Halloween

By Delayna Earley The Island News What started as a fun evening with kids and neighbors celebrating Halloween turned into a true-life terrifying experience for many in the community of Shadow Moss on Tuesday night. Just before 9 p.m., several gunshots rang out, sending trick-or-treaters and their families in the area of Saluda Way and Chauga Drive running for cover. According to the report published by Port Royal Police Department (PRPD), police were dispatched to the area after they received an

anonymous 9-1-1 call reporting shots fired. PRPD spokesperson Capt. John Griffith reiterated that only one anonymous call was made regarding the incident. The report goes on to say that police recovered small caliber shell casings at the scene and there was no property damage. The report has labeled the incident as a Town Ordinance Violation, which is standard practice as no one was injured and there was not any damage immediately known to police, according to Griffith. Residents of Shadow Moss

NEWS BRIEFS

BSDC November meeting Thursday, Nov. 9

The Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s November meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7. Director Erin Levesque of the Waddell Mariculture Center will discuss the updated facilities, and how important this research facility is to our local area and state resources. Comments will also be presented on the possibility of adding hatchery-raised Southern Flounder. Levesque will be presented a check to support Waddell stock enhancement efforts and funding of their internship program. Beaufort Boat & Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Danny Walsh and the Achurch Real Estate Group again are the monthly $50 drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at 1734 Ribaut Road, Port Royal during regular hours. Congratulations to Debra Norwood, 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, please contact Captain Frank Gib-

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that witnessed the event say that things happened differently. There were at least two phone calls to the 9-1-1 dispatch regarding the event, one of which was made by newly elected Port Royal Town Council member Jorge Guerrero, who owns a home near where the incident happened. He said that he was at a nearby neighbor’s home when the shots were fired. “I ended up coming to the area because my wife was at home,” Guerrero said. “It happened like 50 feet from my house.”

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Guerrero declined to elaborate on what he witnessed that night because he said that he would prefer to wait until the official police re-

son at 843-522-2122 or email clude all-you-can-eat oysters or pulled pork barbecue platter; one fgibson@islc.net. beer, craft beer or wine; and dessert. Music will be provided by City to close offices Chris Jones. Nov. 10 for Veterans Attendees will be able to bid on some items donated by local busiDay The City of Beaufort offices will nesses – such as vacations, gift be closed to honor Veterans Day cards, fishing charters, golf and more – in the silent auction. There on Friday, Nov. 10. will also be a balloon-pop raffle. Tickets are available Harris to speak at HelpOfBeaufort.org or at HELP’s temporary location at at LIBPA meeting Beaufort County Black Cham- 502 Charles Street in Beaufort, beber of Commerce Executive Di- hind Grace Chapel AME Church. rector Marilyn Harris will be the featured speaker at the next County Assessor Lady’s Island Business & Professional Association meeting hosting events for at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the Quadrennial Property Beaufort Realtors’ Association Reassessment Headquarters at 22 Kemmerlin Beaufort County Assessor EbLane, Lady’s Island. The public ony Sanders is hosting multiple is welcome to stop by for coffee community events at County Liand conversation concerning brary Branches to allow the pubthe community. lic an opportunity to meet with

HELP of Beaufort celebrating 50th birthday with oyster roast

HELP of Beaufort is hosting an oyster roast from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club to celebrate the organization’s 50th birthday. Tickets are $50 each and in-

her staff and share questions and concerns regarding Quadrennial Reassessment Notices. Each event will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The dates are as follows:

November Thursday, Nov. 9 – St. Helena Branch Library Monday, Nov. 13 – Bluffton Branch Library Thursday, Nov. 16 – Hilton Head Island Branch Library

port is completed before making a public statement. Many residents of Shadow Moss have reached out to The Island News to express their anger regarding the response of the PRPD on Halloween night. One resident said that more than 40 people were sheltering in place following the alleged gunfire. They alleged that the PRPD arrived at the scene without lights or sirens and, at first, tried to tell residents that no guns were fired and the sounds that they heard were fireworks. Many of the residents had

December Tuesday, Dec. 5 – Lobeco Branch Library Wednesday, Dec. 6 – St. Helena Branch Library Wednesday, Dec. 13 – Bluffton Branch Library Thursday, Dec. 14 – Hilton Head Island Branch Library In the event of an unforeseeable change in the date, time, or location, the Assessor’s Office webpage will be updated to reflect rescheduling.

Wilsons, Huddle House renew deal for Lady’s Island store

Huddle House recently announced a 10-year renewal agreement for their store in Lady’s Island. Christopher and Stephanie Wilson, the husband-and-wife business duo, are the operators of Huddle House of Lady’s Island and have been serving the community since 2018. The Wilsons recently renewed their agreement with a 10-year commitment, ensuring that Huddle House will continue to be a staple neighborhood gathering place on Lady’s Island for years to come. “As we reflect on our journey with Huddle House of Lady’s Island, we’re not just renewing a franchise agreement but also reaffirming our commitment to

video recorded of the incident on their home security systems and in one of the videos submitted to The Island News you can see what appears to be a gun blast following more rapid gunfire that caused many passersby to go running for cover. Griffith said that the investigation is ongoing. Delayna Earley lives in Beaufort with her husband, two children and Jack Russell. She formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.

this amazing community,” Christopher Wilson said in a news release. “We are thankful to be working with such a dedicated team and we are looking forward to continue being the destination where friends and neighbors come together.”

Lowcountry Food Bank receives grant from Sisters of Charity

In October, Lowcountry Food Bank received a $5,000 grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. The foundation awards grants to nonprofits that strive to reduce poverty throughout the state of South Carolina and beyond. Lowcountry Food Bank was part of the Immediate Needs category. “The Sisters of Charity has helped support Lowcountry Food Bank for more than a decade,” President and CEO of Lowcountry Food Bank Nick Osborne said in a release. "These funds continue to make a difference in the lives of the neighbors we serve." In this cycle of funding, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awarded 100 grants totaling $877,000 to nonprofit organizations across the state. – Compiled from staff reports

NEWS

SCDOT to replace gates on Woods Memorial Bridge

From staff reports Work is underway by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to replace the gates on the Woods Memorial Bridge in Beaufort, according to an SCDOT news release. The Woods Bridge has been closed to traffic several times over the past month for malfunctions, and according to Rep. Shannon Erickson (R-124), the gates were the cause. “The safety gates that close off the bridge roadway when it opens for boat traffic are the culprits of the last few malfunction closures,” Erickson wrote on her Facebook page last week. “Since the last maintenance call a couple of weeks ago, SCDOT has assessed the prob-

lem and ordered new safety gates. This new equipment must be custom made to fit our historic bridge and will be installed as quickly as they arrive. The special order company understands our traffic dilemma but shared that production can take as long as six months. “In the meantime, I have asked SCDOT to request emergency approval from U.S. Coast Guard/Boating Regulators for restricted car traffic closures between 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.” Erickson said she, along with Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort and the SCDOT, have been working on improved opening/closing plans for the bridge “with current traffic flow and popula-

tion date for a periodic review of use and effectiveness.” “I will share more as I know it, but wanted everyone to know this repair/replacement is in progress and will be corrected with new parts as quickly as we can,” Erickson said. “Thank you for your understanding, patience and appreciation of our beloved historic waterfront!” In addition to the installation of new gates, the project includes adding traffic monitoring cameras to help improve the flow of traffic across the bridge. The cameras are being installed this month, and the full project is expected to be complete ahead of the 2024 summer travel season, according to the SCDOT release.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is replacing the gates on the Woods Memorial Bridge in Beaufort. Photo courtesy of SCDOT

Living history at the Arsenal

David Gibson, is the adjutant of the 79th N.Y. Volunteer Infantry. They were recruited in New York and served all over the South during the Civil War. They were deployed in Beaufort from October 1861 to July 1862. Gibson is shown here with equipment typical of gear used during their time here. Jeff Evans/The Island News

Dinielle Brannon and Kathy Vaselopelos at the Arsenal supporting the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry during the living history encampment on Saturday, Nov. 4. Jeff Evans/The Island News

Beaufort Elementary Head Start teacher fired for inappropriate photo

By Mike McCombs The Island News A Beaufort-Jasper EOC Head Start employee who worked at Beaufort Elementary School was arrested last week after admitting she possessed an inappropriate photo of a child. Holli Hodges, a Head Start staff member assigned to Classroom 2 at Beaufort Elementary, was charged with third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. According to a statement from the Beaufort-Jasper EOC, which oversees Head Start, Hodges on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 31, informed a direct supervisor that she possessed an inappropriate photo of a child. That supervisor immediately contacted law enforcement, social services, the school, the Beaufort County School District, and parents of children in Head Start. Hodges was terminated within the hour. The Beaufort Police Department was the law enforcement agency first made aware of a potential criminal incident involving Hodges. According to a statement from the Beaufort Police, officers contacted Hodges, and she responded by voluntarily coming early Tues-

day evening to the Beaufort Police Department, where she was escorted to an interview room. “We called her to come to the Hodges station,” Deputy Chief Stephenie Price, spokesperson for the Beaufort Police said. “But we got to discuss nothing with her.” According to Price, before officers could ask any questions or take any statements, Hodges assaulted them, biting and kicking them. “Though the officers were assaulted, they didn’t require any hospitalization or anything,” Price said. “There were no serious injuries.” According to Beaufort Police, Hodges was taken into custody, and a search at the time of her arrest revealed she was in possession of a Schedule II drug. Price would not immediately confirm what drug Hodges had in her possession. “To be honest, it was all a bit shocking,” Price said. “It usually doesn’t work like that.” Hodges was transported to the

Beaufort County Detention Center and charged with five counts of Assault and Battery, 3rd Degree, one count of Resisting Arrest, and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance. At that point, the investigation was turned over to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). “She lives out in the county, not in the city,” Maj. Angela Viens, a BCSO spokesperson, said. “Given that we had to execute searches, it was clean for us to adopt (the case), for the sake of the investigation.” According to the BCSO, investigators have verified that Hodges possessed at least one inappropriate image of a child, which constitutes a violation of South Carolina law. On Tuesday night, BCSO investigators seized electronic items belonging to Hodges, and the items have been submitted to the S.C. Attorney General’s office for forensic examination. An arrest warrant charging Hodges with third-degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor was obtained on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from a Beaufort County magistrate and served on Hodges, already incar-

cerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center. As of Tuesday night, Nov. 7, Hodges remains at the Beaufort County Detention Center. Her bond has been set at $61,525 – $50,000 for the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor charge; $5,000 for Possession of a Controlled Substance; and $1,087.50 for each of the five Assault and Battery charges and the single Resisting Arrest charge. Head Start services roughly 530 children from all across the Beaufort County School District (BCSD), from birth to 5 years old – typically the most disadvantaged. The program is allotted space in the schools, but the program hires its own people and those people are not employees of the BCSD. “Head Start is committed to the health and safety of the children we serve,” Beaufort-Jasper EOC Executive Director James Williams told The Island News. “Our focus now is the welfare of the families and children possibly impacted by this.” Williams said support services were being made available to those children and families affected by this event. Families were also in-

formed that Head Start classroom would be closed for three days. Because Head Start is a federally funded program, Williams reiterated that the program must follow strict hiring guidelines – both federal and state. Hodges was hired in March. “Our teachers and staff are vetted thoroughly,” he said. Beaufort County School District spokesperson Candace Bruder was clear that the district has no input on who Head Start hires. “Beaufort County School District is unable to comment on an active law enforcement investigation or speak on behalf of Head Start which is an independent, federally funded organization,” Bruder said in a statement. She did confirm that Hodges was formally employed as a BCSD kindergarten assistant at Port Royal Elementary School from August 2020 to October 2021. “This is an active investigation,” Viens said. “Additional charges may be forthcoming as the case progresses.” Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com. NOVEMBER 9–15, 2023

ELECTION 2023

Fripp Island Public Service District bond referendum passes easily

By Mike McCombs The Island News Fripp Island voters overwhelmingly on Tuesday, Nov. 7, approved the Fripp Island Public Service District’s $5.25 million bond referendum. The Fripp Island Public Service District requested the bond referendum, and the Beaufort County

Council ordered it. It was broken into three separate questions on the ballot. Question 1, otherwise known as the Fire Service Project, requested “$1,320,000 to defray the costs of acquiring, designing, constructing, renovating and equipping fire service facilities apparatus, equipment and vehicles, to in-

clude, without limitation, station improvements, beach rescue equipment, squad trucks, and aerial apparatus.” Question 1 passed with 89% of the vote. Question 2, known as the Revetment Project, requested “$870,000 to defray the costs of repairing, reconstructing, and

mitigating certain District revetments and related infrastructure.” It passed with 94.27% of the vote. And Question 3, known as the Bridge Project, requested “$3,060,000 to defray the costs of repairing, reconstructing and improving the Fripp Inlet Bridge and related infrastructure, includ-

ing without limitation, bent retrofits and abutment protection.” Question 3 passed with 96.46% of the vote – just eight Fripp Island residents opposed its approval. Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.

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from page A1 have young families, working families, retiree families, we have people who have lived here their whole life, we have people who have just moved here, so it’s a lot more diverse than most people think of when they think of Port Royal.” He also said that he wants to keep the momentum going on the capital projects that have been started in Port Royal over the past few years. Phillips also said that it is important to continue working on the port development and to remain “vigilant” on that. Overall, Phillips said that he wants to focus on development and growth, and he plans to make sure that residents of Port Royal are heard. Phillips said that DeVito called to concede the race and wish him well around not long after the final update with 100% of the precincts reporting, around 10 p.m. In addition to the mayor-

Incumbent Town of Port Royal Town Councilman Jerry Ashmore does a little last minute campaigning Tuesday, Nov. 7 along Paris Ave. Mayoral candidates Kevin Phillips and Joe Devito were also campaigning along Paris Ave. Bob Sofaly/The Incumbent Town of Port Royal Mayor Joe Devito campaigns for re-election Tuesday morning, Nov. 8. Here, he holds a campaign sign with volunteer Patty Clark. Bob Sofaly/The Island News Island News al race, there were two open seats on the Port Royal Town Council, as well. Jorge Guerrero and incumbent Jerry Ashmore ran unopposed for the two open seats. Guerrero won 645 votes and Ashmore received 826 votes. This will be Ashmore’s

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from page A1 school, attend college, and secure good-paying jobs. A strong education system is also essential to attracting and retaining businesses, which creates better jobs and boosts our local economy. The bottom line: an investment in our schools benefits us all. “ Prior to that 2019 referendum, the BCSD had not passed a bond referendum in 11 years, in part because of voter distrust in an embattled, unpopular superintendent, who was eventually found guilty of ethics violations, and a

third term as a Council member and the first time he has run unopposed for the seat. Ashmore said that even though he ran unopposed, he still wanted to campaign and get out and meet the constituents that he would be representing. “I want to earn this job. I wanted people to see that I’m

Board of Education split in its support for him. Then-new Superintendent Rodriguez said the day after the 2019 Frank election that the Rodriguez approval of the voters by such a large margin was a strong endorsement of the students of Beaufort County. That support was repeated Tuesday night. “This vote of confidence will continue the District’s momentum of improving and securing learning environments for the students and staff of Beaufort County,” Rodriguez said.

willing to work hard to get it and I will work hard once I’m elected,” Ashmore said. This election was particularly special for Ashmore because it was the first time his daughter, who is a senior at Beaufort High School, voted. Guerrero, who is a newcomer to Port Royal’s Town Council, said that he is excit-

What’s in the referendum? Most of the $439 million will go to rebuild Hilton Head Island High School ($167.4 million), replace Lady’s Island Middle School ($65 million) and build a new elementary school in Bluffton ($56.6 million). Career and technical education renovations and additions cost $36.4 million, a new gym for Riverview Charter School will cost $19.2 million and a new Early Childcare Center in Bluffton is $29.7 million. The rest of the money will go toward additional safety and security enhancements, parking lots, drives, sidewalks, furniture, HVAC replacements, constructing a kitchen for Right Choices Alterna-

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more than Paris Avenue and ed to get to work. “I’ve got to learn the role the downtown area. and to see how we can conDelayna Earley lives in Beaufort tribute to the team,” Guerrewith her husband, two children and ro said. Jack Russell. She formerly worked He said that he would like as a photojournalist for The Island to include all the communiPacket/The Beaufort Gazette, as ties that make up Port Royal well as newspapers in Indiana and in the conversation about Virginia. She can be reached at Port Royal’s future and redelayna.theislandnews@gmail.com. iterated that Port Royal is

tive Program and building a technology warehouse imaging center. Rodriguez, has said, if the referendum passee, the BCSD could be moving forward with some of these projects as early as spring 2024.

This committee was called Citizen Led Oversight Committee (CLOC) and was established as an independent group of volunteers who monitored all referendum building projects, schedules, budgets and expenditures. This same committee will over‘Straightforward see the process this time, as well. and transparent’ And once again, taxpayers will Just as he did Tuesday night, not see a change in the amount they when the 2019 referendum passed, pay as a result of this referendum. Rodriguez promised the school district would work in “a straightReporting from The Island News’ Assistant forward and transparent fashion.” Editor Delayna Earley and former reporter One of the keys to this was the Mindy Lucas was used in this story. establishment of a citizen led oversight committee made up of CPAs, Mike McCombs is the Editor of urban planners, civil engineers The Island News and can be reached and project managers. at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.

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Jazzing it up on Fripp Island

By Margit Resch For The Island News Who comes to mind when you think of legendary jazz musicians? You are right, there is not enough space on a newspaper page for such a list. But let’s mention just a few to get into the groove. Louis Armstrong with his magic trumpet, who popularized scat singing with his gravelly voice. Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Jazz, who actually transcends jazz, who performed and recorded extensively until the late 1980s and won 13 Grammy Awards. Nat King Cole, one of the most popular jazz pianists and singers of the 20th century, who sold more than 50 million records and inspires musicians to this day. Duke Ellington, probably the greatest jazz composer in history with tunes like “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” or “Mood Indigo” and hundreds of other jazz standards. Billie Holiday, a vocal pioneer who made her debut at age 18 in 1933 with Benny Goodman. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Nina Simone. OK, OK, enough. Are you now in the jazz mood?

Well, you don’t have to go to New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, to treat yourself to a live concert. The fabulous Robert Robert Lewis Quartet, Lewis most likely consisting of saxophone, drums, bass and keyboard, is coming to Fripp Island on November 12. This group of jazz musicians is representing a major portion of the current music scene in Charleston — you guessed it: JAZZ! Along with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, of course. According to the Charleston Jazz website, this orchestra “is an entertaining and educational example of the rich history and legacy of jazz in Charleston.” It “has become known for unique, enthusiastically received concerts that contribute mightily to the ever-evolving Lowcountry arts scene.” So has the Robert Lewis Quartet, no doubt. Both, the jazz quartet and the jazz orchestra, are directed, not surprisingly, by Robert Lewis, who just loves the sound of jazz, as he put it. “The melodies, harmonic language, and, most importantly, the

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Black Chamber hosting An Evening With Cassandra Gillens

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce is hosting An Evening With Cassandra Gillens from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Black Chamber building at 711 Bladen Street. Step into a world of vibrant colors, cultural narratives, and profound emotions. This event is a unique opportunity to experience Gillens’ soul-stirring artistry and to connect with our rich cultural heritage. According to her website, Gillens is a selftaught artist. She uses the hues of paint to bring to life the traditions of the past and her love for people and culture of the American South. Her work is inspired by the stories she has heard from her grandmother; a native born of Beaufort, S.C., as well as the area where Gillens spent much of her childhood. Learn more about Gillens at CassandraGillensArts.com.

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rhythmic language has captivated me since I was very young,” he says. “Also, the improvisation that is a requisite part of a jazz performance is extremely satisfying. To compose and perform simultaneously is one of the great joys I find in music, and since the entire group is often improvising there is really a conversation (in music) happening all the time.” Lewis, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator, learned to play saxophone in middle school. He went on to study classical and jazz saxophone at the University of Idaho and then earned a master’s degree in saxophone performance from Western Michigan University. He has been teaching, performing and composing in the jazz genre for decades and has been serving as the director of jazz studies at the College of Charleston for longer than 20 years. Being a member of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra from its beginning and, thus, participating in its growth into a major arts entity in Charleston has been one of Lewis’s major pleasures, and he was more than honored to be named

WANT TO GO? Who: Robert Lewis Quartet What: Fripp Island Concert Series When: 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 12 Where: Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Boulevard Tickets: $30 for adults; students are free

its director in 2018. Known around the globe as ambassadors of Charleston’s rich musical heritage, the 18-member Charleston Jazz Orchestra is proud to unveil its 15th season this year with unparalleled big band performances. However, Lewis’s greatest achievements are not garnered in the public music arena, so he says, but on the more personal home stage: “Raising a couple of good kids and having a great marriage.” Cheers to you and your family, Robert. Several of the famous jazz musicians listed above said something similar, like Ella Fitzgerald, who was married to Ray Brown, a jazz legend on double bass and cello, and who had a boy named Ray Brown Jr., Ella’s pride and joy, even though he was adopted from her

sister Frances. Come and tune in to a jazzy “conversation” among the four members of the Robert Lewis Quartet on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. at the Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Boulevard. Attendees get a pass at the Fripp gate. Tickets at the door are $30 for adults, and students are free thanks to the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. It is still worth your while to become a member of Fripp Island Friends of Music. Membership gives you access to the remaining four concerts, including the post-performance reception, where you meet the musicians while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared fresh by Harold’s Chef Services. It also helps fund FIFOM’s Music-in-the-Schools program. The basic FIFOM membership, $100, has not changed. It saves you $20 compared to the sum of four $30-tickets. FIFOM is supported by the S.C. Arts Commission. To become a member, text or call Vanessa Peñaherrera at 704-807-0255 or email vandy116@gmail.com. Go to frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.

Shop ‘til You Drop on Artists Sunday, Nov. 26, in Downtown Beaufort

From staff reports Give something special, unique, and handcrafted this holiday season and support local artists and the local economy. Downtown Beaufort art galleries and private home art studios will be open for business to encourage everyone to “shop art” on Artists Sunday, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26. You might find the perfect one-of-a-kind gift to make someone’s holiday

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truly memorable. The Freedman Arts District, Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, and the Beaufort Cultural District have partnered up to make Artists Sunday festive with sidewalk musicians, whimsical selfie boards, the bike rack design competition winners announcement at USCB’s Visual Art & Design building. Even Santa will make an appearance Have a music lover on your list? How about a min-

iature “Lowcountry” painting on a piano key — you can find it at Rhett Gallery. A handcrafted wood charcutier board for the always gracious host awaits you at the Beaufort Art Association. Galleries along Bay Street and West Street are inviting shoppers to look beyond big box store outlets for unique gifts, and nine private studios on neighboring streets will be hosting open houses. An online map to all the day’s activities happening on

find much to savor in these volumes. In addition to discussing her novels, Walker will also share insights into being a The Pat Conroy Center will host an eve- self-published international author and her ning with visiting Australian fantasy nov- own journey to publication. elist Catherine M. Walker, author of the Being of Dreams and Emergence series. Free and open to the public, this author visit Conroy Center hosting will be held on Monday, Nov. 13, from 5 to Patricia Foster two nights 6:30 p.m. at the Conroy Center, 601 Bladen The Pat Conroy Center will host an eveStreet, Beaufort. ning with award-winning writer Patricia Books will be available for sale and sign- Foster, author of Written in the Sky: Lesing. Register in advance at 843-379-7025. sons of a Southern Daughter, on WednesWalker describes the first three novels day, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m., at the Conroy Center. in her Being of Dreams series – Shatter- Books will be available for sale and signing Dreams, Path of the Broken, and Elder ing. Please reserve your seat in advance at Born — as an epic fantasy in which the 843-379-7025. characters are cursed to become either heFoster will also lead a writing workshop – roes or monsters. Walker’s second series, Strong Currents: Writing About Place – the Emergence, has three novels planned, with following evening, Thursday, Nov. 16, from the first two, Unwanted and Sacrifice, now 5 to 7 p.m. Learn more and register in adavailable. Walker describes this series as a vance at https://bit.ly/473uo2N. fantastic world torn by conflict, in which In Written in the Sky: Lessons of a Souththe Unwanted fight for survival. Readers ern Daughter, Foster provides a double who enjoy perilous magic, royal intrigue, portrait of her family and her native reand tales of betrayal and friendship will gion. A book of deeply personal essays,

Artists Sunday will be posted November 15 on www.FreedmanArtsDistrict.org. Individual gallery and home studio hours vary from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and street activities continue past 5 p.m. Whether it’s adorning a wife’s wrist with a bracelet as unique as she or commissioning a grandchild’s portrait, shopping this holiday season will be so much more special in downtown Beaufort on Artists Sunday, Nov. 26.

Foster interrogates the legacy of racial tension in the South and the way race, class, gender, and white privilege are entwined in her family story. Interviewing girls at Booker T. Washington High School in Tuskegee, Ala.,, visiting the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., and exploring Africatown in Plateau, Ala., Foster reflects on the racial scars and crossroads in her southern past as a way to reckon with the intimate places of her region’s wounding and grief. In this story of the South, a sense of place emerges not only from family histories and cultural traditions but also from wrestling with a culture’s irreconcilable ideas; the hard push to determine what matters. For Foster, what matters are the shadow stories beneath our mythologies, the complicated and radiant narratives that must be excavated and reckoned with. – Compiled from staff reports

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Options & References for a Healthier Life

Has your mood darkened as daylight has shortened?

We said goodbye to seasonal daylight-saving time last weekend. How does less sun affect your mood and level of energy? Well, sunlight can influence the levels of neurochemicals in the brain. "People can feel more tired with less light due to the neurochemical or brain hormonal changes that occur with a change of season or less light. A common

chemical that regulates that is called serotonin," says Dr. Bracamonte. But what happens when you have less exposure to the sun and your serotonin levels are off? "Your mood may be off, your sleep may be off, the way you regulate your mood cycle—whether you're happy or you're feeling a bit down— can be off. And that can have a downstream effect just the

way you feel in general," he says. Dr. Bracamonte says there are things you can do to feel better. "If you can, get sunlight. Get plenty of rest. Get exercise, be active. Make sure to eat a well-balanced diet full of fruits and veggies," he says. And consider a light therapy lamp. They are designed to simulate natural sunlight.

12 ways to have a healthy holiday season

Brighten the holidays by making your health and safety a priority. Take steps to keep you and your loved ones safe and health—and ready to enjoy the holidays. 1.

Wash hands often to help prevent the spread of germs. It’s flu season. Wash your hands with soap and clean running water for at least 20 seconds.

Stay dry and warm. Wear appropriate outdoor clothing: light, warm layers, gloves, hats, scarves if necessary, and waterproof boots.

Manage stress. Give yourself a break if you feel stressed out, overwhelmed, and out of control. Some of the best ways to manage stress are to find support, connect socially, and get plenty of sleep.

Don’t drink and drive or let others drink and drive. Whenever anyone drives drunk, they put everyone on the road in danger. Choose not to drink and drive and help others do the same. Be smoke-free. Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke. Smokers have greater health risks because of their tobacco use, but nonsmokers also are at risk when exposed to tobacco smoke. Fasten seat belts while driving or riding in a motor vehicle. Always buckle your children in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt according to their height, weight, and age. Buckle up every time, no matter how short the trip and encourage passengers to do the same.

Get exams and screenings. Ask your health care provider what exams you need and when to get them. Update your personal and family history.

Get your vaccinations. Vaccinations help prevent diseases and save lives. Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year. Also consider an updated Covid booster, and if appropriate, a RSV vaccination.

Monitor children. Keep potentially dangerous toys, food, drinks, household items, and other objects out of children’s reach. Protect them from drowning, burns, falls, and other potential accidents.

10. Practice fire safety. Most residential fires occur during the winter months, so don’t leave fireplaces, space heaters, food cooking on grills or stoves, or candles unattended. Have an emergency plan and practice it regularly. 11. Prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps: • Wash hands and surfaces often • Avoid cross-contamination • Cook foods to proper temperatures and • Refrigerate foods promptly. 12. Eat healthy, stay active. Eat fruits and vegetables which pack nutrients and help lower the risk for certain diseases. Limit your portion sizes and foods high in fat, salt, and sugar. Also, be active for at least 2½ hours a week and help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour a day. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/ holidayseason/index.html

approaches, here are two things you can do to alleviate the sleep disturbance that may come along with it. • Adjust your internal clock gradually — In the days leading up to the time change, adjust your sleep and wake times in small increments so your body can transition gradHelp your mood ually. Shift your bedtime and wake time in 15- to with good sleep As the time change date 30-minute increments.

"In many cases, I do recommend light therapy for people who aren't getting enough sun to help with mood and balance those neurochemicals out. It's one of the treatments for improving moods, particularly during the gloomy season," says Dr. Bracamonte.

• Spend time outdoors — Sunlight affects your body's circadian rhythm, and spending time outdoors can alleviate feelings of fatigue that often accompany time changes. Source: https://newsnetwork. mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayoclinic-minute-how-change-insunlight-can-affect-your-mood/

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Should you let your pets sleep in your bed?

If you own a cat or dog it may be tempting to cuddle up with them in bed while you’re sleeping. But, is that healthy to do? “There’s no right or wrong answer for this. It really depends on your comfort as the human and your pet’s comfort and what’s best for them,” said Alicia Roth, PhD, sleep psychologist for Cleveland Clinic. “And that might be a learning process when you first get your pet.” Dr. Roth said if your pet is constantly jumping up and down from the bed, making noises or otherwise distracting, it may not be a good

idea to sleep with them. She knows it might be nice to have them by your side, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of your sleep, which is important to your overall health. However, if you and your furry friend have found a comfortable arrangement when sleeping, then she doesn’t see an issue. In fact, for some people it could actually be beneficial. Animals can offer a source of comfort and security — making you feel calmer. “And on the pet side too, it can provide them with great

emotional comfort and security,” said Dr. Roth. “For some people, their pet is like an alarm for waking up in the morning, or an alarm for something happening in the house, or an intruder, or any activity outside, so there are lots of benefits to sleeping with your pet.” What if your partner doesn’t like the idea of having a pet in bed? Dr. Roth said the key is communication. Calmly talk out any concerns so you can reach some kind of solution. Source: ccnewsservice@ccf.org; November 1, 2023

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Knowing is not enough — Act on your family health history

Has your mother or sister had breast cancer? Does your mother, father, sister, or brother have diabetes? Did your mother, father, brother, or sister have colorectal (colon) cancer before age 50? If you answered “yes,” you are more likely to get the same disease as your parent or sibling and should consider earlier screening. Talk to your doctor about when to start screening and what other steps to take to prevent the disease or find it early. Finding disease early can often mean better health in the long run. Family get togethers during the holiday season are a good time to sit down and record your family health history. Even if you don’t have a parent or sibling with cancer or diabetes, you might be more likely to How to Collect Your get a disease if other people in Family Health History your family have or had the dis- • Talk to your family. Write down the names of your close ease. However, having a family relatives from both sides of health history of a disease doesn’t the family: parents, siblings, mean that you will definitely get grandparents, aunts, uncles, it. Knowing your family health nieces, and nephews. Talk to history risk can help you—if you these family members about act on it. Collecting your famiwhat conditions they have or ly health history is an important had, and at what age the condifirst step. Whether you know a lot tions were first diagnosed. You about your family health history might think you know about all or only a little, take time to talk of the conditions in your parto your family about their health ents or siblings, but you might histories. It might not be easy. find out more information if Your family members might not you ask. be used to talking about their diseases or might not want to talk. • Ask questions. To find out about your risk for chronic disBut starting the conversation is eases, ask your relatives about important. Remember, you’re askwhich of these diseases they ing not just for your own health, have had and when they were dibut for the health of everyone in agnosed. Questions can include: your family.

screening tests you need and when those tests should start. If you have a medical condition, such as cancer, heart disease, or diabetes, be sure to let your family members know about your diagnosis. If you have had genetic testing done, share your results with your family members. If you are one of the older members of your family, you may know more about diseases and health conditions in your family, especially in relatives who are no longer living. Be sure to share this information with your younger relatives so that you may all benefit from knowing this family health history information.

» Do you have any chronic diseases, such as heart disease or diabetes, or health conditions, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol? » Have you had any other serious diseases, such as cancer or stroke? What type of cancer? » How old were you when each of these diseases or health conditions was diagnosed? (If your relative doesn’t remember the exact age, knowing the approximate age is still useful.) » What is your family’s ancestry? From what countries or regions did your ancestors come to the United States? » What were the causes and ages of death for relatives who have died?

• Record the information and update it whenever you learn new family health history information. My Family Health Portrait, a free web-based tool, is helpful in organizing the information in your family health history. My Family Health Portrait allows you to share this information easily with your doctor and other family members. • Share family health history information with your doctor and other family members. If you are concerned about diseases that are common in your family, talk with your doctor at your next visit. Even if you don’t know all of your family health history information, share what you do know. Family health history information, even if incomplete, can help your doctor decide which

How to Act on Your Family Health History

Knowing about your family health history of a disease can motivate you to take steps to lower your chances of getting the disease. You can’t change your family health history, but you can change unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, not exercising or being active, and poor eating habits. Talk with your doctor about steps that you can take, including whether you should consider early screening for the disease. If you have a family health history of disease, you may have the most to gain from lifestyle changes and screening tests. Source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Public Health Genomics Branch in the Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics; https:// www.cdc.gov/genomics/famhistory/knowing_ not_enough.htm Last Reviewed: May 5, 2023

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Bucs’ magical ride ends in state final

By Wes Kerr LowcoSports.com As the final ball fell to the court at Dreher High School on Saturday, Bridges Prep head coach Roger Wilson stood on the sideline with a face full of pride. Only two SCHSL 1A teams were left playing volleyball that day, and the Bucs were one of them.

In a span of two thrilling weeks, they gave their fans a lifetime of memories. Wilson guided the Bridges Prep to its first SCHSL state championship volleyball appearance with a dominant three-set win over Lake View at home on Tuesday, but the Bucs met their match in perennial powerhouse St. Joseph’s Catholic

on Saturday, falling 25-15, 25-15, and 25-9 as the Knights captured an incredible 12th state championship in 13 seasons. “It’s been a first for everything this year,” Wilson said. “I am so proud of the girls. They’re down right now, but they just got to

The Bridges Prep volleyball team poses for a photo after finishing as the runner-up in the SCHSL State Championship, falling, 3-0, to powerhouse St. Joseph’s Catholic on Saturday at Dreher High School. SEE RIDE PAGE B3 Submitted photographer

BA earns rematch with Williamsburg LowcoSports.com A promising season took an about-face when Beaufort Academy lost two-way star Devonte Green to a season-ending injury during the team’s first loss of the season following a 5-0 start. But the postseason brought a new beginning, and the Eagles showed their mettle Friday night at Merritt Field, grinding out a 2513 win over Orangeburg Prep to earn a road rematch with top-seeded Williamsburg Academy. Jaxen Porter went into full workhorse mode, racking up 215 yards on 37 carries with two touchdowns along with three tackles on defense, and Dietrich Shuford added 86 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries while going 7-for-11 for 131 yards. He also picked off a pass on defense.

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Beaufort’s Will Codding (5), Dom Camacho (9) and Isaac Smalls (21) bring down a Loris ball carrier during the Eagles’ 30-13 road win Friday in the first round of the SCHSL 3A playoffs. Photo courtesy of Brad and Vernell France-Kelly

Eagles surge in 2 half, survive, advance nd

By Justin Jarrett LowcoSports.com Throughout their state championship run a year ago, the Beaufort Eagles developed a habit of starting slow before allowing a stout defense and dominant ground game to turn things around. The first chapter of their title defense looked awfully familiar. After falling behind by two scores early, the Eagles shut out Loris the rest of the way, and Jadyn Andrews scored four rushing touchdowns to power Beaufort to a 30-13 road win in the first round of the SCHSL 3A playoffs. The Lions (7-3) kept the Eagles off the board in the first quarter and took

a 13-0 lead early in the second before Andrews cashed in the first of his four touchdowns and Brendan Ford added a 34-yard field goal to pull Beaufort within 13-10 at halftime. It was all Eagles after the break, as Andrews rolled up a total of 139 yards on 25 carries and four scores, while Samari Bonds was an efficient 6-for-13 for 90 yards with Amare Patterson snagging two passes for 50 yards. Beaufort’s defense was dominant in the second half, finishing off a strong effort against a Loris team that averaged 33.1 points during the regular season. Jayden Simmons led the charge with nine tackles (three

for loss) and a sack, while Robert Johnson added eight tackles (one for loss) and a sack, and Ford had four tackles (one for loss), two pass breakups and an interception in addition to his work in the kicking game. The Eagles (7-4) will be on the road again Friday for a second-round game at Crestwood (10-1). It will be a rematch of Beaufort’s wild 45-42 comeback win at home in last year’s second round. Andrews and Beaufort super fan Jimmy Searson were guests on the LowcoSports Lowdown on Monday night to reflect on the big win and look ahead to Friday. Find it on the Lowco Media Network on YouTube.

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Lake View ends Warriors’ season again LowcoSports.com After swapping season-ending losses with Lake View the past two postseasons, the Whale Branch Warriors found themselves on the wrong end of the bargain again Friday, falling, 33-28, at home to the Wild Gators. Bradford Thompson and KJ Chisholm each scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, but the Warriors’ fourth-quarter rally fell short after Lake View built a 33-14 lead in the third quarter. Thompson opened the scoring with a long touchdown run before the Wild Gators tied it on a blocked punt. Whale Branch (7-2) lost punter Dayaun Brown, also a two-way starter, to a hip injury in last week’s loss to Bamberg-Ehrhardt. The teams traded scores with Chisholm breaking the first of two long touchdown runs to tie it at 14, but Lake View regained the lead before halftime and tacked on two third-quarter scores to take control.

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District holds ribbon cutting for renovated St. Helena gymnasium

From staff reports School, district, and community leaders cut a ceremonial green and gold ribbon Wednesday, Nov. 1 and then were able to tour St. Helena Elementary School’s newly renovated gymnasium. The event, complete with student-led tours, speakers, and a performance, celebrated the gymnasium renovation that includes a new entrance, signage, transportation office, restrooms, entrance canopy, gym flooring, stage curtains and flooring, interior painting, and electrical and technology upgrades. Fifth grader Zyir Pryor expressed excitement for the new courts and wall mural, emphasizing that it really

encourages students to be reminded, “what school that we are … St. Helena Elementary School.” The renovation holds special historical significance as the gymnasium is a treasured restoration from the former St. Helena High School. “It’s important to honor the past while celebrating the future,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said. “This newly renovated gymnasium will serve our students for many years to come.” This $1.8 million project was funded by 8% capital bond funding. Ajax Building Company completed the renovations, and the designer of record is McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, both based in Charleston.

Dignitaries including Beaufort County Board of Education Chair Christina Gwodz, Beaufort County Board of Education member William Smith, Beaufort County School District (BCSD) Superintendent Frank Rodriguez and St. Helena Elementary School staff and students take part in the gymnasium ribbon-cutting ceremony held on November 1, 2023. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County School District

Riverview Charter seeking nominations for Board members

From staff reports Riverview Charter School (RCS) is now taking nominations for its Board of Directors. It is time for the election of Riverview's Board of Directors. RCS is seeking six board members, each to serve a two-year term from January 2024 to December 2025. Three of the board members will be seated through the election process and the remaining three appointed by the currently seated board. The plurality of the vote will identify the first three candidates to be seated on the board.

Following the election, the Riverview Board of Directors will then select three additional candidates from the nomination pool for appointment to the board. Five of our current board members will be returning to serve the second year of their two-year terms. In order to be most effective, according to RCS Chairman of the Board Directors Kimberly Dudas, the board needs a breadth and depth of experience and specific skills in education, facilities, finance, fundraising, legal, business, human resources, public relations and marketing and previ-

ous governance experience (nonprofit or corporate). The Board Nomination and Election process and timeline is as follows: Nov. 17: Nomination deadline. Nov. 20-24: Candidate eligibility review. Nov. 27: Ballots distributed via email. Dec. 4: Deadline for receiving votes is 6 p.m. Dec. 18: Announcement of election results at regularly scheduled board meeting. For questions or more information, contact me at Dudas at kimberly.dudas@ riverviewcharterschool.org.

Financial Literacy

Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls has been engaging Bridges Preparatory School (BPS) students in financial literacy, the importance of understanding local government and an educational game to give students a better understanding of county taxes and why we pay them. Photo courtesy of Bridges Preparatory School

Registration open for conservation leadership camp

From staff reports It your teenager needs something exciting to do next summer, registration for Camp Wildwood, South Carolina’s conservation leadership camp, opened November 1. The 2024 session of Camp Wildwood is set for June 16 through 22 at Kings Mountain State Park in York County. Camp Wildwood is for rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders, South Carolina's beautiful natural resources are the theme of Camp and its purpose is to help train the Wildwood as teens learn about being leaders in the conservation world. next generation of conservation Registration is open for the 2024 Camp Wildwood session, set for June 16 leaders in South Carolina. Camp Wildwood is $250 per through 22. Photo courtesy of SCDNR week — one of the least expensive camps in the state — and some ter now by visiting https://www. Camp Wildwood gives parscholarships are available. Regis- campwildwoodsc.com. ticipants a basic introduction to

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South Carolina’s wildlife and natural resources and provides an understanding of, and commitment to, the wise use and management of those resources. And the camp provides youth with the opportunity to grow in self-confidence and to develop initiative and leadership skills in a challenging yet supportive environment. Camp Wildwood activities include instruction in fisheries, forestry, firearm safety, orienteering, first aid and wildlife. Campers take classes at Camp Wildwood in wildlife, hunter education, fisheries and forestry. The hands-on classes are conducted outdoors

by professional natural resources staff members. A number of other traditional camp activities, such as swimming, kickball, volleyball, fishing, and nightly dances, are also part of the camp experience. Camp Wildwood is made possible through the generous support of Garden Club of South Carolina, Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund, South Carolina Wildlife Federation and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. For more information about Camp Wildwood, visit https:// www.campwildwoodsc.com or e-mail wildwood@gmail.com.

SPORTS

H o ly T r i n i T y C l as s i C a l C H r i s T i a n s C H o o l

Three local runners qualify for state meet

From staff reports Three area teams and two individuals qualified for the SCHSL Cross Country State Championships in qualifying meets over the weekend. Both the Bridges Prep boys and girls teams, as well as the Whale Branch boys, qualified in SCHSL 1A, while Beaufort High’s Yzeult Antia and Gavin Moore secured individual berths in the state meet. Teams in each classification were divided into two races marked “even” and

“odd” with the top teams and individuals from non-qualifying teams in each race advancing to this weekend’s state meet. The Whale Branch boys were third in the “odd” race with the Bucs in seventh, while Bridges Prep’s girls finished third in their race. Whale Branch senior Jesse Richardson finished fourth in 17:58 with sophomore teammate Wesley White (20:26) in 25th and Bridges freshman Joseph Alvarez (20:40) in 28th in

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the boys race, and Elise Thompson of Bridges finished fifth in the girls race in 21:16. Neither Beaufort High team qualified in Class 3A, but the top runner on each squad advanced. Antia ran 20:18 to finish third in the “even” race while Moore’s time of 17:40 was good for 11th in the boys “odd” race. Antia and Moore will run in the state meet Friday, while the 1A races are set for Saturday at Newberry College.

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JPII upset bid falls short

LowcoSports.com When the John Paul II Golden Warriors were at full strength this season — which wasn’t often — they were a problem, and that was the case Friday at Florence Christian. Christian Tilton had a big game in his swansong for JPII, whose defense gave an outstanding effort in a 30-21 loss to the No. 2 seed Eagles in the first round of the SCISA 3A playoffs. Tilton rushed for 109 yards

and two touchdowns on 17 carries and was 2-for-2 passing for 67 yards and a touchdown. He opened the night with a 56-yard touchdown run and added another touchdown run on fourth-and-goal to give the Golden Warriors a 14-6 lead. But FCS rallied for two scores before halftime to take a 20-14 advantage to the break and added a sustained scoring drive coming out of the locker room to extend it to 27-14. Tilton hit Jackson Sand-

ers for a 49-yard touchdown to cut it to 27-21 going to the fourth, but the Lions mustered a field goal while keeping JPII (2-10) off the board in the final period to seal the win. Brandyn Horton added 60 yards on 18 carries in addition to his contributions on defense, and Sanders had two catches for 59 yards and a score, while Sebastian Slusne and Alex Mercer each had 10 tackles to lead JPII on defense.

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Delaney (6 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks), Tripp Gregory (6 tackles, 2 TFL, sack), and Alex Williams (6 tackles, 2 TFL) led a strong effrom page B1 fort by the front seven. BA (7-5) hits the road Friday for a rematch Devin Fripp was on the receiving end of with the defending SCISA 2A champion four passes for 102 yards and also added Stallions, who beat the Eagles, 26-13, at a pick along with four tackles, while Tres home on Oct. 6.

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from page B1 realize that they got here.” With Wilson’s tremendous leadership, the Bucs enjoyed a 23-6-1 season en route to their first-ever state championship appearance, just two years after this team finished winless in region play. The magic was fueled by a group of seniors that had bonded and grown together, both at the high school level and in the club scene. Gracie Sexton’s leadership was invaluable down the stretch, providing key scoring as a hitter but most importantly making valuable plays defensively and communicating well with teammates. She worked in beautiful rhythm with fellow senior Madeline Cook, who was ultra-reliable at reading plays and making stellar digs at the libero position. With an emotional Lower State semifinal win over Latta in the bank after dropping the first set, the energy and momentum were on the Lady Bucs’ side when the fans returned for a Halloween night showdown with Lake View. It was all Bridges from the jump, replicating their dom-

The Bridges Prep volleyball team poses for a photo after winning the SCHSL Lower State Championship over Lake View on Tuesday in Beaufort. Submitted photographer inant play with crisp passing and sensational serving that helped force a flurry of early Gator mistakes. Gabby Aiken was a force at the net, punishing the opposition from outstanding setter Bree Snyder. The Gators made it interesting in the third set at 23-all, but the resilient Bucs reset and turned to the Punisher one last time. With Aiken waiting, Snyder tossed up a perfect feed before Gabby laid down the hammer to wrap up the Lower State title. With an armada of Bridges Prep fans making the journey to Dreher High School on Saturday, the Bucs proved they belonged with an extraordinary effort against a continued 1A dynasty in St. Joseph’s. After a slow start, the Bucs awoke in the second set as Kami McHale de-

livered a 6-0 serving run to fire up a wild Bridges crowd. But the middle hitters and blockers were too much for the Bucs this time, as Lillie Hecker and Ava Catherine Elder feasted to rally the Knights in the set and complete the 3-0 sweep. As the final point concluded Saturday morning, the Bridges Prep Lady Bucs huddled together one final time and walked off the court to a standing ovation from their fans. They’ve put their program – and Bucs athletics – on the map in South Carolina. And the journey of this small school with big championship dreams is only just beginning. Wes Kerr is a graduate of Hilton Head Island High School and Davidson College. He reports on local sports for LowcoSports.com.

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Napier, C. W.

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Mojica, C. M.

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Ortizescalante, J.

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Pastore, K. X.

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Pearson, A. C.

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Perez, E. M.

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Rivera, J. A.

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Rachal, D. J.

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Prester, S. M.*

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Robert, T. X.

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Richards, G. W.

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Peeks, S. M.

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Baking in the galley

Culinary Specialist Seaman Jada Hulett, a native of Beaufort, S.C., mixes cake batter in the galley aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. The USS Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is under way conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of operations. The U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen/U.S. Navy

Women veteran-owned business opportunities

ccording to an article titled “What women Veteran-owned business entrepreneurs need to know” by Tatjana Christian, a public affairs specialist for VA's Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, found at https://bit.ly/3QOt1zh and VA YouTube video titled “VR5: Women Veteran Owned Business Opportunities,” found at https://bit.ly/40r2dZ0, “the government wants to do business with veteran-owned and womenveteran-owned businesses. The Veterans Administration (and the other departments of the federal government) are increasing their goal to do more business with women veteran-owned businesses. The majority of these opportunities are with federal government agencies such as the VA and Department of Defense, (and their large business contractors).”

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Utilization web page, the Women Veterans-Owned Small Business Initiative (WOSBI), the VA Small Business Liaison Officers, and the Small Business Administration (SBA), and by reading the information on the following web pages: • VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization web page, https://www.va.gov/ osdbu/ • VA Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Commitment to Diversity and Women Veterans in Demographics on women Business web page, https://bit. veteran-owned businesses ly/3u7imXK. WVOSBI aims to Today, about 15% of all veterhelp more women-owned busian-owned businesses are women nesses become prime vendors veteran-owned. Opportunities for and assist the VA in achieving women-owned small businesses, its 5% WOSB contracting goal. and especially women veter• The VA NEWS article titled an-owned small businesses are “VA supports women Veteran growing rapidly. Today, there are entrepreneurs in how to obtain about 2 million women veterans, government contracts,” dated and approximately 9% of veterans March 3, 2022, https://bit. are women. ly/469wbSx. About 30,000 women transi• Executive Order 13985, dated tion from military service back January 20, 2021, titled Exto civilian life each year. Approxecutive Order on Advancing imately 48% of women leaving Racial Equity and Support for the military are women of color. Underserved Communities In recent years, there has been an Through the Federal Governalmost 300% growth in veteran ment, https://bit.ly/40tV76f. women-owned businesses. Covers underserved communities like women veterans. Read these web pages first • U.S. Small Business AdminisIf you are a woman and are trantration S.C. District Office web sitioning out of the military and are page, https://bit.ly/3QrdiFa. interested in starting a business or This office provides help with already own a business and would SBA services including funding like to do business with the federal programs, counseling, federal government, you can find resourccontracting certifications, and es through the VA’s Office of Small disaster recovery. We can also and Disadvantaged Business help you by making referrals

to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed. • Women-Owned Small Business Law, Public Law 106-554, Section 811(m), https://bit. ly/467ZdSC. • Creating a National Women's Business Enterprise Policy and prescribing arrangements for developing, coordinating and implementing a national program for women's business enterprise Executive Order 12138, https://bit.ly/49mW1p3. • SBA Eligible NAICS for the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting program and contract industries where women-owned businesses are severely underrepresented the Federal Government, https:// bit.ly/40ritcK. These contracts are for specific industries where women-owned small businesses are substantially underrepresented. Some contracts are restricted further to economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSBs). SBA maintains a list of those eligible industries and their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Of the 733 eligible industries, 626 are designated for limited competition among all WOSB Program participants, and 107 are eligible for competition among only SBA-certified EDWOSBs. • VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, https://bit.ly/40INJnP. VA Small Business Liaisons (SBLs) are located nationwide to offer advice to Veteran-owned and other small businesses on doing business. The VA Southeast Network SBL is James Wallace Edmondson III, and he can be contacted at 404-414-6305 or wallace.edmondson@va.gov.

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Women veterans the fastestgrowing part of the veteran community VA spokesperson Michelle “GI” Gardner-Ince says, “Women veterans are a national treasure and women are the fastest-growing demographic in the veteran community. The VA has the mandate to award contracts to veterans first but not veterans only. The VA has a women-owned small business goal of 5% to meet.”

certification processes. Once the veteran’s business is certified, their business will be entered in a VA database that VA (and other government) contracting officers use to select your business for a possible contract award. The third step: Women veterans will need to go to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a Women Owned Small Business Certification. The process for women-owned certification is similar to the veteran-owned process. Steps to become a certified Grants, loans, and resources: business with the federal Veterans will find out about government The first step: The first place a federal grants and resources at veteran should go to get help with the SBA, GRANTS.GOV, and learning how to do business with VA’s OSDBU. The SBA has a loan program but the VA does the VA (and other U.S. Governnot give loans or grants to ment Departments) is the Small businesses. The VA does provide Business Administration (SBA), businesses with forecasted specifically the Office of Veteran Business Development. The SBA business opportunities. will take a veteran through how The bottom line to develop a business plan and So, what are you waiting for? the other steps a veteran needs The economy is booming. The to take to become a certified government wants to give you business with the US Federal lucrative contracts. Do your Government. homework, ask the SBA, VA, and The second step: Become a certified veteran-owned business other veteran-owned small business owners for help, and start owner. The VA and other govyour own business! ernment departments want your business to be ready for business Disclaimer as a veteran-owned business, a The process of starting a business with a business license, business and getting certified to a business ready to sell and do business with the government receive electronic payment from is complicated. The more “before the government, and a business opening” planning you do, the registered to do business with less risk your business will fail. the government under specific NAICS (North American Industry Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded System) codes. The government warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted wants your veteran-owned busiInfantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and ness to be procurement-ready. retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Veteran-owned small business certification: Veteran-owned and Service Officer, a Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Hospital, the Fisher House Charleston Good women-veteran-owned are two Will Ambassador, and the VP for Veteran Affairs separate certifications. Veterans for the local Army Association Chapter. Larry is can go to the VA Office of Small the author of the award-winning book Blades of Disadvantaged Business UtiliThunder and a contributing freelance writer with zation (OSDBU) where they will The Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@ find counselors who will walk earthlink.net or 843-276-7164. them through the veteran-owned

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I am woman, hear me roar

re women slowly losing their collective voice in this country? Or maybe not so slowly? I have never thought of myself as a feminist until recently; yet as I stand back and take a look at the larger picture, I have to think it is no coincidence that my so-called awareness of this loss began with the 2016 election of Donald Trump and his subsequent appointees to the Supreme Court. Shortly thereafter, the conservatives’ long-awaited passion to remove Roe-vs. Wade became a reality. This was the first of many efforts to take away a woman’s right to govern her own body, extending itself to contraception as well. Let me interrupt here with a bit of chronology and, in doing so, bring my personal experience into the discussion. First, as a teacher in the 1960s, I admit that I probably experienced less bias because the profession was made up of many more females then, especially in the elementary sector of education. However, when I entered teaching in 1964, I was given a preview of the treatment afforded females. A group of five young female teachers, myself included, were

district to teach in maternity clothes. Ah, progress, thy name is Carol. But the effort to “keep the little woman in her place” isn’t limited to conception and birthing. History shows us that gender bias continues to be a huge barrier for many women. CAROL LUCAS It has been a long and arduous road to get to where we are brought into a room where the today. However, according to the Superintendent gave what could American Civil Liberties Union, only be perceived as a lecture. in the U.S., “Gender bias continWhat he said was this: should ues to create huge barriers for we become pregnant, we had to many women. Ongoing struggles let him know immediately, and include ensuring equal economic that we were to resign upon that opportunities, educational equity, notification. I might add we were and an end to gender-based all married. I will leave to your violence. Women still make just imagination the number of jokes 82 cents for every dollar earned shared among the five of us, all of by men. Black women earn only whom were assertive females. 64 cents and Latina women earn I will add to this a postscript. only 54 cents for each dollar I became pregnant with my first earned by white men. The disdaughter in 1968, at which time parity extends to race as well as the principal came to me to say gender. they wanted me to finish the In the 1960s and 70s, femschool year. I indicated that my inist activists lobbied for the pregnancy would soon become ratification of the Equal Rights obvious. The poor man who was Amendment which would legally sent to tell me of this unexpected guarantee women the same decision, looked everywhere but rights as men. The ERA was at me and answered, “Yes, we unsuccessfully introduced in know.” Thus I had the distinction every session of Congress from 1923 until 1972, when it finally of being the first female in that

passed both houses by a substantial majority. Twenty-two states ratified it in 1972, but a total of only thirty-five states, three short of the number required for the Amendment to take effect, ratified it before the deadline for ratification expired. Polls showed public opinion in favor of the ERA. Since then, the ERA has been reintroduced in every session of Congress, but still has not been ratified. Critics say that we don’t need it anymore, insisting men and women are already seen as equal in our country. Many disagree, now more than ever with the threat of a nationwide abortion law looming on the horizon. With Michael Johnson, the new Speaker of the House, firmly in place, and the majority held by the Republicans in that body, albeit a slim one, women have every reason to be concerned. And yet, if they feel passionately about governing their own bodies, they have the numbers in the voting ranks to squelch this move backward. Women are registered to vote in this country at higher rates than men. In recent years, the number of women registered to vote has typically been about 10

million more than that of men. Sadly, that gap declined to 7.4 million in 2022. Ladies, like it or not, the answer is pretty clear. Ask yourselves why, when the Republicans were floundering for three weeks in a quagmire of their own making, were there no female candidates proposed? Whether or not you liked or disliked the person who previously filled that spot, Democrats weren’t reticent about placing a female in the position … repeatedly. It was Charlotte Whitton who said, “Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” Pause and give that some consideration. I don’t know about you, but I am not ready to go back to the status of being seen but not heard. While I don’t consider myself to be a Betty Freidan or Gloria Steinem, I will conclude this piece by quoting Madeleine Albright: “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” 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.”

Has Soviet architecture crept into Beaufort?

t the September 12 meeting of the Beaufort City Council the discussion turned to the dreariness of some of the buildings that have been built recently in Beaufort. Underlying the discussion certainly were illusions to 303 Associates’ recently permitted downtown hotel, parking garage and apartment building. But those were not the only buildings that were on the minds of the discussion’s participants. Even now-departed Mayor Stephen Murray – who over the past decade stood shoulder-to-shoulder with former-Mayor Keyserling as the most effective proponents of the relaxing of Beaufort’s building and neighborhood standards – expressed his own dismay at some of the recent additions to Beaufort’s built environment. Regular readers of this column may recall references here to a comment made by Jay Weidner, the well-respected Beaufort landscaper, to Council at

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that September 12 meeting. There Weidner lamented the introduction of “Soviet style architecture” into the Beaufort streetscape. Last week I followed up with Weidner about his comment, and reviewed some history including architectural history. Here’s what I found. A century ago – after the Bolsheviks had overthrown the Czar and then settled into power – collectivism was the central concept around which revolved most everything the new government did. Property was confiscated and nationalized, purportedly for the collective good. The rights of individuals were abrogated to the interests of the group. This is when the dehu-

The Harbor Freight Building on the Robert Smalls Parkway. Bill Rauch/For The Island News

manizing term “comrade,” for example, gained popularity. Comrades lived in communes where property was communal. With the new Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) government having complete control of Russia and an increasing number of satellite states, Communist Party General Secretaries Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (18781953) sought to bend virtually every aspect of Soviet life to the new government’s new collectivism, even its architecture. This revolutionary Soviet collectivist spirit gave rise to what became known as constructivist architecture.

its name suggests, the revolutionary apartment building’s function was to provide state-of-the-art housing for Bolshevik revolutionaries who had been imprisoned by the Czarists. To save its residents from the drudgery of cooking, this futuristic and utopian building was built without kitchens in its apartments. All meals were to be taken together in the common dining halls. The constructivist style was applied to commercial buildings as well. A classic example of that application is the Bakhemetev Bus Garage (pictured here), completed in downtown Moscow in 1927. Its function was to provide a terminal

These were no-frills buildings built from the inside out using the least costly industrial materials like concrete, steel and stucco. At the Communist Party’s specific direction, they were designed to celebrate functionality and the revolutionary Soviet social value that the interests of the group always supersede in every respect those of individuals. In housing, a prominent example of constructivist design is still the Political Convicts House in St. Petersburg. Built under Stalin’s watchful eye between 1929 and 1933, the building (pictured here), was considered a luxury residence at the time it was constructed. As

for 104 buses at a time, thus facilitating the smooth transportation of workers to and from their workplaces. The building was recently the subject of a complete restoration. After several conversations with Jay Weidner, I have provided here also several photos of residential and commercial buildings built recently on important corridors into Beaufort. Is he onto something? You decide. Bill Rauch was the Mayor of Beaufort from 1999 to 2008 and has twice won awards from the S.C. Press Association for his Island News columns. He can be reached at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.

Oversight tarnishes rap’s golden anniversary

miss hip-hop’s sillier seasons. I don’t mean like now, when the genre is celebrating its 50th year by being unserious and frustratingly repetitive. Really, how many rappers are out there right now named “Lil” something? So many that I when I challenged a young friend to name his favorite song by Lil Scrappy Dum-Dum, he didn’t know I was ribbing him by using the made-up name of a nonexistent rapper. And I am not referring to this fake “feminist” wave of new girl rappers (they don’t deserve to be called women) who are finding commercial success saying the same oversexed misogynistic nonsense male rappers used to be taken to task for saying. These new girl rappers focus more on hair colors, barely-there outfits, and catchphrases than lyrics, breath control, and having something worth saying. No, I'm talking about the time in hip-hop’s adolescence when listening meant a healthy mix of party anthems, Black consciousness, and novelty records. This was a time when you could hear Kurtis Blow’s

The Bakhemetevsky Bus Garage in Moscow. Photo from ShareAlike 4.0 International

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of artists and the erasure of M.C. Hammer is the conspicuous absence of The Fat Boys’ biggest hits in this year when we are celebrating hip-hop's golden anniversary. Originally known as The Disco 3, the group comprising Prince Markie Dee (Mark Morales), Kool TERRY MANNING Rock-Ski (Damon Wimbley), and Buff Love (Darren Robinson, a.k.a. The Human Beat Box), released “The Breaks” followed by Grandtheir first album in 1984. master Flash and the Furious Five’s To my mind, their debut is a “White Lines” (an anti-drug mesquintessential hip-hop album of sage you could dance to) followed the era, with stark production, by Run-DMC’s “Hard Times” heavy reverb, and 808 drum followed by … Bobby Jimmy and machine sounds overlaid with synthe Critters’ “Roaches”? thesized keyboard flourishes. Mind No one will defend the worst you, 1984 also saw the release of rap novelty record, Rappin’ Duke’s classic albums from Run-DMC self-titled single, which was a (“Run-DMC”), Whodini (“Escape”), spoof of the legendary actor John and The Egyptian Lover’s “On the Wayne. That song is bad. Like, Nile, along with early blockbuster really bad. It’s rap’s “Disco Duck,” singles like Newcleus’ “Jam On if you will. (If you’re younger and It”, The Egyptian Lover’s “And have never heard of “Disco Duck,” My Beat Goes Boom” and Kurtis there’s a reason for that.) Blow’s “Basketball.” For me, the greatest purveyors If you go back and listen to of what some put off as novelty them now, you’ll have two reacrap were The Fat Boys. Even more tions; first, you’ll be surprised egregious to me than the oversight how well all these stand up and, second, unless they’ve been of music from the No Limit roster

remastered you will be amazed at how thin the bass sounds. For sure, the speakers we listened to the music on back then were bigger. What now compares to being in a cousin’s bedroom or buddy’s dorm room listening to big beats on a Pioneer or Technics rack system with oversized Kenwood or Cerwin-Vega speakers? But the Fat Boys’ album offered something else: the recording debut of a sound known as beatboxing: percussive sounds made by blowing air through pursed lips, with high-hat noises involving the teeth and tongue accompanied imitations of telephones, barking dogs, and anything else the song needed. Where Doug E. Fresh, the self-styled “World’s Greatest Entertainer,” and others made their fortunes emulating drum machines, the Human Beat Box always sounded distinctly human. The overweight M.C.’s were large and in charge on their debut, showing surprising vocal dexterity as they alternated between lamenting going to jail for breaking into a pizza shop to

get a midnight snack (“Jail House Rap”); asking kindness from a love interest (“Don’t You Dog Me”); and bragging about being the best M.C.’s (every other track). Their vocal acumen was matched by stellar production and musicianship like that on “Jail House Rap,” where an extended solo by pianist Don Blackman stands unchallenged in the genre. The Fat Boys went on to release four gold albums (one platinum); performed in three feature films; cut one of the first commercial deals for rap performers with Swatch watches; appeared on Miami Vice; and reached the Billboard Top 10 with 1987’s “Wipeout,” a duet with the Beach Boys. Can you get more crosser than that? The Fat Boys rapped they could “never be wack,” but their exclusion from hip-hop’s celebratory year is wack indeed. Terry E. Manning is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.

VOICES Editor’s Note: The opinions of our columnists in the Voices section are not necessarily the opinions of The Island News.

Getting up, getting out, moving on

t is Friday morning, brisk and bright. This morning I’m cleaning up after sharing breakfast and conversation with three Citadel classmates — three boys I met in August of 1963. We were incoming freshmen, “knobs” in Citadel parlance, and as we sat in barber chairs being shorn of our long, summer-bleached locks, we instinctively knew this was going to be a tough time. Each of us wondered whether we could withstand the coming storm; and there were those who did not. Pat Conroy wrote about this particular year in his novel, “Lords of Discipline.” Thereafter his book was turned into a movie and the four of us have gathered together — perhaps for the last time — to view that movie at Beaufort’s Performing Arts Center. Because John Sams, Buff Stansbury, Jack Healan and I were short; we were

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put into India Company — where we would endure seven months of punches to the chest, push-ups in the latrine; running in formation thought the campus at midnight; and screaming criticism of our shoes, brass and facial features. None of us did much studying and none of us knows how we survived physics, chemistry and French. But we did survive, and did graduate, and when we walked back out of the Lesesne Gate we did so with the knowledge we had done something hard, and that this difficult passage had changed us.

But how? John, Buff and Jack went to Vietnam and fought with distinction. I went to law school and while I was learning torts in Washington, D.C., Vietnam came to an end. I didn’t do any shooting (except at the Army’s Infantry School) and my Citadel-learned lessons never got tested. Not in combat. John Sams flew artillery shells and c-rations onto quickly built dirt runways never meant to receive a fully loaded airframe. Jack dropped flares on North Vietnamese trucks. And while they flew Buff was on the ground engaging the North Vietnamese face to face. I have always wondered if their bravery was learned by their time at The Citadel; or had it always been there? John Sams stayed in the Air Force (after Vietnam) and would become a threestar general. Jack Healan

flew airplanes for Sea Pines Plantation and eventually took over the development of Amelia Island Plantation, turning a large tract of beachfront (near Jacksonville, Fla.) into a worldclass resort. Buff Stansbury got his MBA when he came back from Vietnam, then went to work for the State of Maryland becoming its Chief (commercial property) Assessor. I have always wanted to know if their professional success had anything to do with lessons learned on the red and gray checkerboard-painted quadrangle of Law Barracks? Were there any lessons learned on “Hell Night” that made them resilient, focused, more determined? Did going through the plebe year crucible (long before the Marine Corps created its “Crucible” on Parris Island) make us better people? This year’s Conroy Literary Festival is focused on

the “Lords of Discipline” and Pat’s uneven, unhappy years at The Citadel. The “Lords of Discipline” was fiction — there was no secret group within the Corps empowered to terrorized the first Black cadet — but the constant, sustained screaming took its toll. Each of us has memories of midnight “sweat parties” in the latrine; of holding a ninepound rifle at arm’s length; of those who collapsed in the super-heated bathrooms and were dragged away. Later today (before the movie) there will be a panel discussion about those nights of fear and loathing. Earlier this morning we identified, by name, the cadet sergeant who went after each of us. “You don’t belong here, Graber. You will never, as long as I have any say about it, wear the ring. Why don’t you save both of

us time by going down to the guardroom and calling your mother …” (This is the sanitized version.) We all know the old chestnut, “What does not kill you makes you stronger ...” But there is that moment when physical testing crosses a line and becomes sadism. There is that experience that leaves a person damaged, not stronger. At one point Jack Healan sighed and said that “climbing out of the ditch — busted-up and bloody — is more important than successfully jumping the ditch.” And there is no question that each of us fell into a variety of ditches in the course of our lives. Maybe the lesson we learned (Jack continued) “was getting up, getting out, moving on.” Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.

Gratitude for land protection

hallmark of conservation in South Carolina is partnership: partnership between conservation organizations, cities and counties, and most importantly between the private landowner and the public good. Arguably and proudly, this effort started in Beaufort with the first local land trust in the state — our Open Land Trust (OLT) in 1971 — and continued with the first property tax program – Rural and Critical Land Preservation (2002) — and first sales tax program — Beaufort Greenspace Program (2022). Three recent land protection projects continue that model. In May, the South Carolina Conservation Bank, the Open Space Institute and Open Land Trust secured a property known as Cotton Hall — 716 acres in Garden’s Corner, annexed into the Town of Yemassee. Without conservation, two and a half miles of Highway 17 could have been vulnerable to inappropriate commercial and suburban development. With conservation, Beaufort

cept a conservation easement on more than 2,000 acres known as “Buckfield.” This means that the pine forests, waterfowl impoundments and open fields along the Tullifinny River are protected forever. Funding for this easement was once again possible through KATE SCHAEFER private investment — the landowner was willing to donate value to see his property protected forCounty approved the purchase of ever — and a highly competitive 527 acres to create the first-ever grant from State Conservation passive park in the ACE Basin Bank, as well as Nature Conserand a conservation easement was vancy and Ceres Foundation. placed on the remainder of the Here, the private landowner parcel. Understandably, the public directly complemented public ininvestment here will be felt by vestment next door. Buckfield lies future generations who can enjoy between I-95 and the future S.C. the park — fishing, birdwatching, Department of Natural Resources walking along the trails. (SCDNR) Wildlife Management The county park will be surArea. If unprotected, it’s easy to rounded by privately protected imagine a development future property. The property serves for the I-95 corridor. Now with as the physical link between the conservation, we are protecting the ACE Basin and Port Royal Sound areas around public resources and Watersheds, such that land protection protects your water quality adding to the landscape from the ACE Basin to the Savannah River. downstream, whether you’re on Later this summer, 488 acres Harbor Island or Hilton Head. known as Bowers Farm was In June, OLT was proud to ac-

It is easy to get caught up in the paperwork, deadlines, and legal review for each distinct conservation project.” protected forever. The Open Land Trust is proud to hold this easement, and funding came with generous support from the Department of Defense, the South Carolina Conservation Bank and the Bowers Family. Preferring to fly over farms and forest than houses and billboards, the Department of Defense sees public value in privately protected land. This property adds to more than 10,000 protected acres north of MCAS Beaufort and enhances natural resources and military operations here in Beaufort. This type of collaboration is why two million acres in the Lowcountry was designated the “South Carolina Lowcountry Sentinel Landscape,” in other words essential to the mission of the Department of Defense. Working

landscapes under this significant training landscape will benefit from priority support, training and grant dollars to increase conservation outcome. It is easy to get caught up in the paperwork, deadlines, and legal review for each distinct conservation project. But the details matter to the bigger picture: the evolution of our permanently protected coastal greenbelt from the ACE Basin to the Savannah River. This takes conservation-minded citizens, partners, policy makers and landowners to accomplish and the balance between private land protection and the public good. This November, we are thankful to continue that effort. Kate Schaefer is the Director of Land Protection for the Open Land Trust.

St. Helena Island is the Gullah/Geechee epicenter

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ok togedda chillun doncha git weary. Wok togedda chillun doncha git weary. I kin yeddi ta disya day. E likka we da sit pun de wood we ancestas put een de praise house whey we da sway While ebeebodee jayn een and sing een harmony. Yeah, hunnuh chillun, disya da de tru way ob de Gullah/Geechee.”

St. Helena Island in the Gullah/Geechee Nation has been rightfully deemed “the epicenter of Gullah/ Geechee culture.” I can personally assure you that you will not find another Sea Island from Jacksonville, N.C., to Jacksonville, Fla., wherein the living culture of native Gullah/Geechees thrives throughout the entire island as it does on St. Helena. This place has held its serenity and our cultural legacy since the 1500s when our African ancestors set their feet on its soil and the first tear fell into this Sea Island sand. When their blood drained down from the cotton boils sticking their fingers and the midwives buried the placenta of the first babies of African and indigenous ancestry,

QUEEN QUET

the Gullah/Geechee souls became rooted to this place. As I have said for decades, “Hunnuh must tek cyare of de root fa heal de tree.” Our Gullah/Geechee tree is planted by the rivers of the waters and we shall NOT be moved! The movement to ensure that Gullah/Geechee culture would not simply be “preserved” as if it was being placed in a jar to sit on a shelf, but to actually be continued, ... I started longer than four decades ago. I continue to work daily with people throughout the Gullah/Geechee Nation from Jacksonville, N.C., to Jacksonville, Fla., to ensure that long after we depart this earth in the physical realm and our bodies become part of the earth’s physical essence once again, that the Gullah/Geechee culture will authentically be intact. That has been and continues to be accomplished by

collective efforts not those of deceit. Deception is always a tool of genocide. People that look like other people (Not meaning that they live like the people they look like.) are brought in to divide the people with misinformation and propaganda under the guise of some benefit like “economic development.” The psychological attempts to confuse people and distract from the real issues come into play and then an entire cultural community can be divided and each one picked off like the deer that are not running with their pack this season are slain by those hunting them down to only eat of their flesh. Aaaah, as I pause and pray for the many slain animals that I see along the roadsides, I also pray for these folks whose minds and souls would allow them to be a part of such efforts – “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” I am also reminded that “When my enemies came to eat of my flesh, they stumbled and fell,” too. As I pray, I find myself, no matter where I am in the world, being spiritually transported back into the praise house on my beloved St. Helena singing with

family, my elders and my ancestors. I recall the teachings of how we must keep our land and we must take care of one another. We must hold to God’s unchanging hand, which is easy to do on God’s blessed land called “St. Helena.” St. Helena Island’s beauty that allures so many is adorned with togetherness that exists due to the continuation of native Gullah/ Geechee traditions of family love and community unity. We have a balance, respect and appreciation for the open and natural spaces that exist throughout the island. The few fences that are there are often only closed if there are animals within that we want to see corralled so that they don’t run into the roads and get hit or go over and eat other folks crops and such. We are not animals. We do not need to be fenced in nor gated out of spaces. We are stewards of ancestral lands from which the blood, sweat and tears speak of the brutality that our ancestors went through and also sing songs of victory because they endured. The endurance of St. Helena Island’s native Gullah/ Geechee culture is studied and celebrated by people

of indigenous and African ancestry the world over. Many of them stand with St. Helena Island natives and our allies that are fighting to continue to protect our Gullah/Geechee culture and the strengthening of the Cultural Protection Overlay District. We appreciate those that come to our island and respect it as a rural place of open space for everyone. We support having a healthy environment that sustains our quality of life. This can only be done by continuing to prevent rapid infill destructionment that accompanies gated areas and golf courses. These places also harken me back to what my ancestors went through given that the first golf course in the Motherland was at Bunce Island where Africans were chained up to be transported to North America. While folks played, my people suffered. My people still suffer after working at these places of leisure in subservient positions catering to those that would again enslave and this time via wage. Remodeling the plantocracy is hypocrisy! Ef hunnuh Gullah/Geechee, e time fa be free! We owe it to our indigenous and African ancestors

to continue to take a stand and to work together to fight for our land. Our allies of today see this too and on behalf of my ancestors, I thank you. Some may never get to take a journey to physically walk this Sea Island sand with me or to sit in the praise house and sing along. So, I invite you wherever you may be to go to www. SaintHelenaGullahGeechee. com and learn more about the rich legacy of historic St. Helena Island and know in your heart truly why this place of historic legacy is the epicenter for the Gullah/ Geechee. I rest assured that if you have a Godly spirit and soul, you too will find a song in your heart and will also want to work together to protect the Gullah/Geechee legacy. Den hunnuh gwine no fa tru why disya anointed people gladdee WEBE Gullah/ Geechee! GAWD please keep smilin pun we and bless up de Gullah/Geechee Famlee! Queen Quet, Marquetta L. Goodwine, was selected and elected to be the first Queen Mother and official spokesperson for the Gullah/Geechee Nation. She is respectfully referred to as “Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head-ofState for the Gullah/Geechee Nation.”

NOVEMBER 9–15, 2023

WHAT’S HAPPENING 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.

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.

Sharing Hearts Support Group 5:30 to 7 p.m., second Tuesday of every month, 2201 Boundary Street, Suite 208, Beaufort. Free. Come tell your 10-minute story of a life lesson or healing message using your own creative expression through a song, poetry, reading, art or verbal storytelling. Come away with an uplifting sense of support and connections or to just listen. Register by leaving a voicemail with name, phone and number of attendees at 843525-6115 or send email to reneesutton@healthierhealing.com. Notification will be done of any location change due to seat requirements.

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.

The Beaufort Shag Club 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, AmVets Club, 1831 Ribaut Road Port Royal. We also host a Saturday evening dance the second Saturday of each month from 7 to 10 p.m. Interested in learning the Shag dance? Free lessons for members beginning in September through June. Visit our Facebook page; The Beaufort Shag Club. 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.

TECHconnect 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., 3rd Thursday of each month, Beaufort Digital Corridor, 500 Carteret Street, Suite D, Beaufort. Free. The BDC's signature happy hour “meetup” networking event for tech professionals. Connect with like-minded people, fellow entrepreneurs, start-ups and VCs over local food and cold beverages. Call 843470-3506 or visit https:// rb.gy/e7t2h for more information. 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. 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 Trivia with Mike – Pennington Dr, Bluffton. Fat Patties 7:30 p.m., Every Enjoy food and drinks Wednesday, Fat Patties, during Karaoke with Me831 Parris Island Gate- lissa. way, Beaufort. Free. Team trivia event, win Highway 21 Flea Market 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., every house cash prizes! For more information, visit Saturday and Sunday, Highway 21 Drive-In. Sellhttps://rb.gy/o9nhwe. ers, vendors, handmade Eric’s Karaoke Krew items, unique products 9:30 p.m., Wednes- and yard sale items. For days, Rosie O’Grady’s, information, email low2127 Boundary Street, c o u n t r y f l e a m a r k e t @ Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. gmail.com. Enjoy karaoke with either Parker or Eric. Port Royal Farmers Market Trivia with Mike – 9 a.m. to noon, SaturBricks On Boundary days, year round, Naval 7 p.m., Every Thursday, Heritage Park, 1615 RiBricks on Boundary, 1422 baut Road, Port Royal. Boundary St, Beaufort. Rain or shine. You will Free. Team trivia event, find fresh, local, seasonwin house cash and Beer al produce, shrimp, oysBucket prizes! For more ters, poultry, beef, pork, information, visit https:// eggs, bread and cheese, rb.gy/o9nhwe. as well as plants, ferns, camellias, azaleas, citrus Eric’s Karaoke Krew trees and beautiful, fresh 7 p.m., Thursdays, Am- cut flower bouquets. vets Post 70, 1831 Ribaut There are prepared food Road, Port Royal. Free. vendors serving barbePublic is welcome. Enjoy cue, dumplings, she crab Karaoke. Dinner will be soup, crab cakes, paella, available. coffee, baked goods, bagels and breakfast sandBluffton Night Bazaar – wiches. No pets allowed. For more information, a Lowcountry visit http://www.portroyMade Market 5 to 8 p.m., first Thurs- alfarmersmarket.com/, day of each month, Burnt visit @portroyalfarmersChurch Distillery, 120 market on Facebook or Bluffton Road. A highly call 843-295-0058. curated selection of accessories, clothing, home Slip and Splash goods, custom gifts and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 more by local artists and p.m., Saturdays, Battery makers. Creek Pool, 1 Blue DolRooted Beaufort phin Drive, Beaufort, and Bluffton Pool, 55 Yoga classes 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., Pritchard Street, BluffThursdays, Cypress Wet- ton. $5 per person. Stay lands, Port Royal; 9 to busy for hours climbing 10:15 a.m., Whitehall Park on our inflatable chalor Pigeon Point Park. lenge track.

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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.

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 Eric’s Karaoke Krew historicportroyalfounda9:30 p.m., Saturdays, tion@gmail.com or call Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 843-524-4333. Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy ka- Tour Historic raoke with Eric. Fort Fremont Dawn to dusk, MonTeddy Bear Picnic day through Sunday, The Read-Aloud Fort Fremont Preserve, 9 a.m. to noon, 1st Sat- 1124 Land’s End Road, St. urday each month, Port Helena Island. Free and Royal Farmer’s Market, open to the public. The Corner of Ribaut Road & History Center is open Pinckney Blvd, Port Roy- Fridays from 10 a.m. to al. Free. DAYLO Students 2 p.m.; Saturdays from and other volunteers will 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and read to young children, Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. who are encouraged Visitors can learn about to bring their favorite the fort’s history during Spanish-American stuffed animals. The next the Reading is Saturday, War through interpretive signs, self-guided walkAug. 5. ing tours with a smart Karaoke with Melissa phone, exhibits in the 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., 2nd history center, and doand 4th Saturdays of cent-led tours. For more every month, Peaceful information visit www. Henry’s Cigar Bar, 181 fortfremont.org or conBluffton Rd, Bluffton. tact Passive Parks ManEnjoy food and drinks ager Stefanie Nagid at during Karaoke with Me- snagid@bcgov.net. lissa. Forts of Port Royal 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Beaufort Drum Circle 6:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. Nov. 9, Room 213, Uni10, Pavilion, Henry C. versity of South Carolina Chambers Waterfront Beaufort – Hilton Head Park, downtown Beau- Island Campus, 1 Sand fort. No experience nec- Shark Drive, Hilton Head essary, All are welcome. Island. $10 for non-memFamily friendly and free bers, $8 for members. to all. If you don't have With presenter Richard a drum or other per- Thomas. Over 42 fortificussion instrument, we cations of various kinds have a bunch that you have been built along may select from to use. the shores of Port RoyPlease bring a chair and al Sound for protection a desire to enjoy the ca- against hostile natives maraderie and sounds and enemy raids since of our community drum the mid-1500s. This precircle. Or if you wish, sentation covers their locome to just observe, lis- cations, the period they ten, maybe dance, clap existed, and the history or hula -hoop. In case of of the most significant inclement weather, we among them. Register at plan to have an alternate https://heritagelib.org/ indoor site for the winter classes. months. Send an email to BeaufortSCDrumCir- The Southern cle@gmail.com to re- Campaign 1781 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. ceive further information about our activities and/ 14, Room 213, University or check us out on Face- of South Carolina Beaubook/BeaufortSCDrum- fort – Hilton Head Island Campus, 1 Sand Shark Circle. Drive, Hilton Head Island. $10 for non-members, $8 Palmetto Bluff for members. With preFarmers Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., senter Lee J. WilwerdWednesdays, Nov. 29, ing. This is a SemiquinDec. 17, Palmetto Bluff centennial presentation. Farm, 228 Old More- Nathanial Greene was land Road, Bluffton. The second only to George Palmetto Bluff Farmers Washington in the panMarket is back this Oc- oply of Revolutionary tober! FREE and Open War successful Generals. to the Public enjoy local But his campaign in 1781 shopping at the Farm was a series of tactical at Palmetto Bluff. Low- defeats that still resultcountry Made is honored ed in victory for the Pato curate the lineup for triot cause. Register at the Palmetto Bluff Farm- https://heritagelib.org/ ers Market. This will be a classes. wonderful showcase of local growers and mak- Jasper County Historical ers! The market is at ca- Society Meeting 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, pacity but all area farmers, producers, home Nov 14, 10782 South Jabakers, food related cob Smart Blvd, Ridmakers, food trucks, and geland. Includes a preartisans are encouraged sentation by Michael to apply for the wait list. DeWitt, Jr. about his research of Hampton HISTORY County history. DeWitt Beaufort History is a multiple-award-winMuseum at the Arsenal ning journalist, longtime 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tues- editor of the 143-yearday through Friday; 10 old The Hampton County a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays, Guardian, and author of 713 Craven St, Beaufort. Wicked Hampton CounGeneral Admission for ty and Fall of the House Adults $8, Seniors $7, of Murdaugh. To RSVP Active Duty Military and visit https://www.morCollege Students with risheritagecenter.org/ ID $5. Children/Teens event-5190858. younger than 18 Free. Explore and experience Historic Holidays on more than 500 years of Hilton Head Island: Beaufort History with A Celebration of Sea knowledgeable docent Island Traditions guided tours. 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 25, University of The Historic South Carolina BeauPort Royal Museum fort – Hilton Head Island 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or Campus, 1 Sand Shark upon request, Thurs- Drive, Hilton Head Isdays through Sundays, land. $10 Entrance Fee The Historic Port Roy- to Support The Heritage al Museum, 1634 Paris Library, $30 Includes Ave. The museum fea- Entrance & Tea Service, tures the turn-of-the- Children Under 12 are century businesses and free (Only with the pur-

chase of an adult ticket), and must be accompanied by an adult. Support local authors & artists, shop for one-of-a-kind gifts, learn about Hilton Head Island history, and celebrate the start of the holiday season. Register at https://heritagelib. org/historicholidays. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Makerspace & 3D Printing 4 to 5 p.m., Wednesdays through December 6, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena Island. Ages 10 & up, Free. Learn to use 3D modeling software, design and print 3D models, finish models using acrylic paints, create tabletop miniatures (Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.). Law Talk – Family Law 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton. Free. Brief topic overview + Q&A with volunteer attorney. To register please call 843-255-6503.

ed before the program. For further information and upcoming speakers, please visit our website at www.lowcountryrotary.org or contact our President, Bob Bible a reconmc@aol.com or 843-252-8535. OUTDOORS The Beaufort Tree Walk Lady’s Island Garden Club invites you to take a meandering walk through the Historic “Old Point” and enjoy some unique and noteworthy trees. The “Walk” takes about an hour, is a little over a mile starting at the corner of Craven & Carteret streets in Morrall Park and concluding in Waterfront Park. Booklets with map and information about each tree are available free at the Visitors Center in the historic Arsenal on Craven Street.

Tours of Hunting Island Every Tuesday, Hunting Island State Park, 2555 Sea Island Pkwy. Free, park entry fees apply. Sponsored by Friends of Hunting Island Keeper Ted and his team. For Craft Supply Swap more information call the 3 to 5 p.m., Satur- Hunting Island Nature day, Nov. 18, St. Helena Center at 843-838-7437. Branch Library, 6355 The next Tuesday is AuJonathan Francis Senior gust 1. Road, St Helena Island. Free. Bring something, SEWING/QUILTING leave with something American Needlepoint else. Trade any kinds of Guild Meeting craft items; needlecraft, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., paints, etc. 1st Tuesday each month. The Hilton Head Chapter Unrated Chess of the American NeedleTournament point Guild welcomes 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., anyone, beginner or exSaturday, Dec. 2, St. Hel- perienced stitcher, who is ena Branch Library, 6355 interested in needlepoint Jonathan Francis Senior to join us for stitching, Road, St Helena Island. learning and fellowship. Free. Open to all ages Upcoming meetings are and ability levels. Pizza November 7 at Palmetand drinks provided at to Electric Community lunch breaks. Registra- Room, Hardeeville, and tion required, call 843- December 5 at the In255-6487. digo Run Clubhouse, Hilton Head Island. For More Medicinal more information, please contact us at hiltonheadPlants and Teas of the Sea Islands islandchapter@needle3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. point.org. 9, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Embroidery Guild Francis Senior Road, St of America Meeting Helena Island. Join MoSecond Tuesday of nique De LaTour to find every month, Palmetout how local indigenous to Electric Community tribes used plants for Room, Hardeeville. The health benefits. Under- Lowcountry Chapter of stand how to correctly the Embroidery Guild harvest, dry, and pre- of America welcomes pare plants for tea. Dress anyone, beginner or exwarmly-participants perienced stitcher, who will be outside. Bring a is interested in any type mug. Please register at of embroidery including 843-255-6487. needlepoint, cross-stitch, surface and beaded emMEETINGS broidery, hardanger, Zonta Club of Beaufort bargello, sashiko, etc., 6 p.m., 4th Tuesday to join us for stitching, of each month, Smoke- learning and fellowship. For more information, house, Port Royal. please contact us at lowBeaufort Rotary Club countrychapter@egacarNoon, Wednesdays, olinas.org. Sea Island Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, Maye River Quilters 81 Lady’s Island Drive, 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. Lady’s Island. Catered 2, Palmetto Electric Cobuffet lunch, followed operative, 1 Cooperative by a guest speaker. Pro- Way, Hardeeville. To atspective members wel- tend as a guest, RSVP mayeriverquilters@ come. For further infor- to mation and upcoming gmail.com. For more inspeakers, please visit formation or a memberwebsite www.beaufor- ship form, call 987-4640585. trotaryclub.org. The Beaufort Trailblazers – A Volunteer Group 8 a.m., first Thursday each month, Herban Marketplace, Beaufort. Anyone interested in supporting or building o f f - ro a d /d i r t /w i l d e r ness mountain biking/ jogging/walking trails near is encouraged to attend. For more information, call 843-575-0021 or email universitybicycles@hotmail.com. Rotary Club of the Lowcountry 7:30 a.m., Fridays, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island. A light breakfast is provid-

SPORTS/GAMES ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Carteret St. United Methodist Church. Games and events will be held weekly. Director Gene Ogden. Contact Jane Simpson 803-226-3491. 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.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that A 9 Hot Pot intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer and wine at 48 Burnt Church Rd. Ste. 200 D&E, Bluffton, SC 29910. To object to the issuance of this license and/or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than November 9, 2023. Submit protests online at MyDORWAY.dor. sc.dov, or email ABL@dor.sc.gov. NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is herby given that Madre & Mercado intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premise’s consumption of beer, wine and liquor at 890 William Hilton Parkway Unit 74 Hilton Head, SC 29928. To object to the issuance of this license and/ or permit, you must submit Form ABL-20, postmarked no later than November 9, 2023. Submit protest online at MyDORWAY. dor.sc.gov, or email ABL@dor.sc.gov NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address Owner(s): RAY GORDON HODGES UNIT 131 VACATION WEEK 3 DESIGNATED SEASON Bronze: Timeshare Interest consisting of 1 undivided 1/51 interest(s) in fee simple as tenants in common in and to the below described Condominium Unit, together with a corresponding undivided interest in the Common Furnishings which are appurtenant to such Condominium Unit, as well as the recurring (i) exclusive right every calendar year to reserve, use and occupy an Assigned Unit within Royal Dunes Beach Villa sat Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (the “Project”); (ii) exclusive Furnishings located within or otherwise appurtenant to such Assigned Unit; and (iii) non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Elements of the Project, for their intended purpose, during the Vacation Week or one (1) or more Split Vacation Periods (up to maximum of seven (7) days and nights) in the Designated Season identified above as shall properly have been reserved in accordance with the provisions of the then-current Rule and Regulations promulgated by Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., all pursuant to the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime, duly recorded in the RMC Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Record Book 698 at Page 940, as amended from time to time (the “Master Deed”). This being the identical property conveyed to the Defendants recorded on 4/29/2020 in Deed Book 3858, Page 3356, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. You are in DEFAULT under the provisions of the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (“Master Deed”) and ByLaws of the Association filed April 19, 1994, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 698 at Page 940, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 158, at Page 383, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. The total amount due to pay these Assessments in full $5,556.75, along with attorney costs $350 and all fees $485.78. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ANN.§ 27-32-325, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address Owner(s): WILLIAM A. BRADLEY JR. & SHIRLEY L. BRADLEY UNIT 214 VACATION WEEK 7 DESIGNATED SEASON Bronze: Timeshare Interest consisting of 1 undivided 1/51 interest(s) in fee simple as tenants in common in and to the below described Condominium Unit, together with a corresponding undivided interest in the Common Furnishings which are appurtenant to such Condominium Unit, as well as the recurring (i) exclusive right every calendar year to reserve, use and occupy an Assigned Unit within Royal Dunes Beach Villa sat Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (the “Project”); (ii) exclusive Furnishings located within or otherwise appurtenant to such Assigned Unit; and (iii) non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Elements of the Project, for their intended purpose, during the Vacation Week or one (1) or more Split Vacation Periods (up to maximum of seven (7) days and nights) in the Designated Season identified above as shall properly have been reserved in accordance with the provisions of the then-current Rule and Regulations promulgated by Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., all pursuant to the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime, duly recorded in the RMC Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Record Book 698 at Page 940, as amended from time to time (the “Master Deed”). This being the identical property conveyed to the Defendants recorded on 4/3/1995 in Deed Book 769, Page 797, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. You are in DEFAULT under the provisions of the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (“Master Deed”) and ByLaws of the Association filed April 19, 1994, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 698 at Page 940, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 158, at Page 391, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. The total amount due to pay these Assessments in full $7,776.51, along with attorney costs $350 and all fees $485.78. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ANN.§ 27-32-325, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address Owner(s): CHARLES W. BAVIS UNIT 234 VACATION WEEK 6 DESIGNATED SEASON Bronze: Timeshare Interest consisting of 1 undivided 1/102 interest(s) in fee simple as tenants in common in and to the below de-

scribed Condominium Unit, together with a corresponding undivided interest in the Common Furnishings which are appurtenant to such Condominium Unit, as well as the recurring (i) exclusive right every calendar year to reserve, use and occupy an Assigned Unit within Royal Dunes Beach Villa sat Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (the “Project”); (ii) exclusive Furnishings located within or otherwise appurtenant to such Assigned Unit; and (iii) non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Elements of the Project, for their intended purpose, during the Vacation Week or one (1) or more Split Vacation Periods (up to maximum of seven (7) days and nights) in the Designated Season identified above as shall properly have been reserved in accordance with the provisions of the then-current Rule and Regulations promulgated by Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., all pursuant to the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime, duly recorded in the RMC Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Record Book 698 at Page 940, as amended from time to time (the “Master Deed”). This being the identical property conveyed to the Defendants recorded on 7/12/2021 in Deed Book 4036, Page 279, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. You are in DEFAULT under the provisions of the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (“Master Deed”) and By-Laws of the Association filed April 19, 1994, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 698 at Page 940, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 158, at Page 387, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. The total amount due to pay these Assessments in full $3,640.04, along with attorney costs $350 and all fees $485.78. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ANN.§ 27-32-325, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address Owner(s): TIMOTHY M. KOVALCIK & HELENE A. KOVALCIK UNIT 331 VACATION WEEK 4 DESIGNATED SEASON Bronze: Timeshare Interest consisting of 1 undivided 1/51 interest(s) in fee simple as tenants in common in and to the below described Condominium Unit, together with a corresponding undivided interest in the Common Furnishings which are appurtenant to such Condominium Unit, as well as the recurring (i) exclusive right every calendar year to reserve, use and occupy an Assigned Unit within Royal Dunes Beach Villa sat Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (the “Project”); (ii) exclusive Furnishings located within or otherwise appurtenant to such Assigned Unit; and (iii) non-exclusive right to use and enjoy the Common Elements of the Project, for their intended purpose, during the Vacation Week or one (1) or more Split Vacation Periods (up to maximum of seven (7) days and nights) in the Designated Season identified above as shall properly have been reserved in accordance with the provisions of the then-current Rule and Regulations promulgated by Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., all pursuant to the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime, duly recorded in the RMC Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Record Book 698 at Page 940, as amended from time to time (the “Master Deed”). This being the identical property conveyed to the Defendants recorded on 5/8/2018 in Deed Book 3665, Page 3163, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. You are in DEFAULT under the provisions of the Master Deed for Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Horizontal Property Regime (“Master Deed”) and ByLaws of the Association filed April 19, 1994, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 698 at Page 940, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Royal Dunes Beach Villas at Port Royal Resort Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 158, at Page 402, records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. The total amount due to pay these Assessments in full $3,640.04, along with attorney costs $350 and all fees $485.78. PURSUANT TO S.C. CODE ANN.§ 27-32-325, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701833 NOTICE OF SALE Barony Beach Club Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of MARGARET H AHRENS, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of MARGARET H AHRENS Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: An undivided one fifty-first (1/51) fractional interest in Unit No. 9118, respectively, Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying situate and being on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed, establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, being dated March 8, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, on March 11, 1999 in Deed Book 1146

at page 526; as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059, said plat being dated March 3, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 69 at Page 65, as may be further revised from time to time. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Barony Beach Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all rights, title, interest and privileges extending to Time-Sharing Interest Number(s) 9118-S-48; in each of the respective aforedescribed Units, as contained in that certain Time Sharing Declaration, dated March 8, 1999, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, on March 11, 1999 in Deed Book 1146 at Page 526, as amended from time to time. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701850 NOTICE OF SALE Monarch at Sea Pines Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of CHARLOTTE TROXELL aka Charlotte S Troxell, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of CHARLOTTE TROXELL aka Charlotte S Troxell, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: Together with a remainder over in fee simple absolute as tenants in common with the other owners of all the unit weeks in the hereafter described Condominium Unit in that percentage interest determined and established by the aforesaid Declaration of Interval Ownership, Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. for the following described real estate located in the County of Beaufort, State of South Carolina as follows: UNIT WEEK 43 in UNIT NO 3541 in Monarch at Sea Pines, Horizontal Property Regime XXV, Phase IV , according to the Master Deed of American Resort Properties, Inc., dated May 18, 1982, as recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Deed Book 347 at Page 346, et seq. and as amended by Annexation Declaration of Phase IV, recorded in the Beaufort County, Records in Deed Book 361 at Page 1, and all applicable amendments thereto. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701851 NOTICE OF SALE Monarch at Sea Pines Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of CHARLOTTE TROXELL aka Charlotte S Troxell, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of CHARLOTTE TROXELL aka Charlotte S Troxell, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: Together with a remainder over in fee simple absolute as tenants in common with the other owners of all the unit weeks in the hereafter described Condominium Unit in that percentage interest determined and established by the aforesaid Declaration of Interval Ownership, Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. for the following described real estate located in the County of Beaufort, State of South Carolina as follows: UNIT WEEK 51 in UNIT NO 3541 in Monarch at Sea Pines, Horizontal Property Regime XXV, Phase IV , according to the Master Deed of American Resort Properties, Inc., dated May 18, 1982, as recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Deed Book 347 at Page 346, et seq. and as amended by Annexation Declaration of Phase IV, recorded in the Beaufort County, Records in Deed Book 361 at Page 1, and all applicable amendments thereto. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701849 NOTICE OF SALE Monarch at Sea Pines Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of JOHN W. MANSFIELD, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of JOHN W. MANSFIELD, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: Together with a remainder over in fee simple absolute as tenants in common with the other owners of all the unit weeks in the hereafter described Condominium Unit in that percentage interest determined and established by the aforesaid Declaration of Interval Ownership, Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. for the following described real estate located in the County of Beaufort, State of South Carolina as follows: UNIT WEEK 38 in UNIT NO 3731 in Monarch at Sea Pines, Horizontal Property Regime XXV, Phase XIII , according to the Master Deed of American Resort Properties, Inc., dated May 18, 1982, as recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Deed Book 347 at Page 346, et seq. and as amended by Annexation Declaration of Phase XIII, recorded in the Beaufort County, Records in Deed Book 361 at Page 1, and all applicable amendments thereto. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of

all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701843 NOTICE OF SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of CATHERINE E. MOORE, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of CATHERINE E. MOORE Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: An undivided One and Ninety-Nine Hundredths (01.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 513, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended by First Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 390 at Page 1222, and Plat Book 32 at Page 25, and as amended by Second Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 400 at Page 219; and as further amended by Third Amendment to Master Deed dated April 29, 1988 and recorded in Deed Book 501 at Page 1701 and Plat Book 35 at Page 168, and by Fourth Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 536 at Page 2738 and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 7, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 513, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Third Amendment to the Master Deed. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701841 NOTICE OF SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of EDDIE GLENN-BRYANT, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of EDDIE GLENN-BRYANT Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: An undivided One and Ninety-Nine Hundredths (01.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 422, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended by First Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 390 at Page 1222, and Plat Book 32 at Page 25, and as amended by Second Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 400 at Page 219; and as further amended by Third Amendment to Master Deed dated April 29, 1988 and recorded in Deed Book 501 at Page 1701 and Plat Book 35 at Page 168, and by Fourth Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 536 at Page 2738 and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 47, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 422, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Third Amendment to the Master Deed. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701844 NOTICE OF SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of Stanley Charles Bryant, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Stanley Charles Bryant, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: An undivided One and Ninety-Nine Hundredths (01.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 422, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 47, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 422, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Third Amendment to the Master Deed. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. 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Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BEAUFORT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022CP0701842 NOTICE OF SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. Plaintiff, v. Estate of DAVID D. PEW, and John Doe and Richard Roe as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of DAVID D. PEW, Deceased, as Representatives of All Persons Entitled to Claim Under or Through Any or All of the Heirs and Devisees, and as Representatives of Other Unknown Persons or Corporations Claiming Any Right, Title, Interest in or Lien upon the Real Estate Described Herein, Any Unknown Adults or Corporations Being as a Class Designated John Doe, and Any Unknown Infants or Persons in Military Service Designated as a Class Richard Roe,, Defendant(s) I will sell at public auction in front of the Courthouse door in Beaufort County, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale on December 4, 2023 to wit: 11:00 a.m., to the highest bidder the following described property: An undivided One and Ninety-Nine Hundredths (01.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 511, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended by First Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 390 at Page 1222, and Plat Book 32 at Page 25, and as amended by Second Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 400 at Page 219; and as further amended by Third Amendment to Master Deed dated April 29, 1988 and recorded in Deed Book 501 at Page 1701 and Plat Book 35 at Page 168, and by Fourth Amendment to Master Deed recorded in Deed Book 536 at Page 2738 and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 32, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 511, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Third Amendment to the Master Deed. Notice is further given that the successful bidder at said sale, other than either Plaintiff shall be required to deposit with the Master as earnest money and evidence of his good faith an amount equal to five (5%) percent of his bid in cash, certified or cashier's check, to be applied to the costs allowed and the debts found due, with the balance to be remitted after the expiration of ten (10) days from the day of sale. Deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding shall be final on the day of sale, except as otherwise stated herein. Sale shall proceed only if a representative of Plaintiff is present. The purchaser shall pay for the preparation and recording of all papers. /s/ Jude Marvin H. Dukes III, Master-in-Equity for Beaufort County, South Carolina Dated: October 25, 2023 NOTICE OF FILING Be it known, on September 30, 2016 an Affidavit of Beneficial Ownership was executed and thus registered at the Beaufort County Registrar of Titles for the benefit of Wilson III, Johnnie Roosevelt, known as the Affiant. Whereby, Affiant swore under penalty of perjury that: 1. Affiant understood the facts recited, 2. The party on the birth certificate and the owner are the same individuals and, 3. The registered owner had reach the age of majority according to the birth date and the Registrar of Titles shall treat said owner as such, Filed October 14, 2016. File Number 2016055919; BK 3522 Pgs 241-244. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: SEE EXHIBIT A, A fee simple undivided ownership interest (SEE EXHIBIT A) in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 13121365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number (SEE EXHIBIT A). You are currently in default under certain provisions for the mortgage referenced in Exhibit A. The total amount presently delinquent, with Attorney fees and costs is listed below in Exhibit A. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. EXHIBIT “A” Owner(s), Address, TS Interest, Interval Control No. (Unit, Week, OEB), Deed BK/PG, MTG BK/PG, Default Amount, Costs, Attorney Fee, Total Amount Due, Per Diem; SELMA JOANN LUKE&DAVID PICKETT LUKE, III, 128 CHOCTAW RDG S, DAHLONEGA, GA 30533-5627, 0.0147723220820258%, U2310-W25B, 4028/43, 4028/48, $44,534.80, $8.53, $350, $44,609.80, $19.05.; CAROLYNE W. DOUGLAS , 7244 RAVANNA DR, CHARLOTTE, NC 28213, 0.0073861610410129%, U2206-W3E, 4115/639, 4115/644, $10,850.44, $8.53, $350, $10,925.44, $5.2.; KEITH A. 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True Food, True Drink Jesus is the Bread of Life

For the first time, disciples abandoned Jesus and walked away. They said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” (John 6:60) Many left Jesus, although they had been following him for a while. They were dismayed by a sermon unlike any they had ever heard: the Bread of Life discourse found in the sixth chapter of John. The crowd wanted another miracle, but Jesus had other ideas. Jesus had just fed thousands of people with a few loaves of bread, miraculously multiplying the loaves so that all had plenty to eat. The crowd wants him to work another such miracle. Instead, he urges them to seek the bread that comes from heaven and lasts forever. He declares, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” (v. 36) He has come down from heaven to bring eternal life.

When the crowd objects, Jesus emphasizes his point even more. They ask themselves how Jesus can say that he comes down from heaven. Isn’t he just an ordinary man? In response, Jesus continues to speak as if he believes himself to be God: “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died… I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (v. 48-51) His sermon then takes an even more surprising turn: “This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (v. 51) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” The crowd takes Jesus literally and begins to object. At other times when Jesus is misunderstood, he explains that he is speaking metaphorically (see Matt 16:11 or John 11:14). Instead, he does the opposite here, switching to even more forceful language, using words in the original language that mean “to gnaw on,” as animals eat, rather than the usual word for eating or feeding. “My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.” He proclaims: “Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them… Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” (v. 54-58) Many of his followers leave, and Jesus lets them leave. This is the only time in the Gospels when disciples of Jesus leave him due to one of his teachings. He does not run after them and exclaim that it is all an elaborate metaphor. He allows them to leave, for they have understood him correctly. When he asks the apostles if they too will leave, Peter responds, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life.” (v. 68) Their faith would be rewarded a year later at the Last Supper, when Jesus will feed them for the first time with the Bread of Life.

Next Week The Lamb of God

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