that story got its start.”
Summer Estrella, 10, makes an appearance as the Headless Horseman of Coosaw Point on her family's property in Beaufort, South Carolina, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.
Summer conceived the idea and, working with her family, created the legend of the horseman.
Tony Kukulich/ The Island News
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is investigating ev idence that a call threatening gun violence at Whale Branch Middle School earlier this month was placed using a phone associated with a former Beaufort County School District student.
A Sheriff’s Office report sheds new light on the incident that took place shortly before dismissal Thursday, Oct. 6. The threat to Whale Branch Middle School came just one day af ter Beaufort High School and other schools across the state received false reports of an active school shooting.
According to the report, a recep tionist at the middle school located in Seabrook received a call at 3:26 p.m. during which the caller said, “I’m going to shoot up the school.”
The caller immediately hung up, and the receptionist contacted the BCSO school resource office by radio and informed him of the threat.
By Tony Kukulichwill say that it can be nearly impossible to identify the exact moment or place where a legend was born.
Researchers can get close to a story’s origin. But often the trail they hope will lead to the point of origin splits into ten, or a hundred, or a thou sand branches that ultimately make it impossible to point to a place on a map and say, “Here’s where and when
Luckily for residents of Beaufort County, that’s not the case with the Legend of the Coosaw Point – a story in which a headless horseman mounted on an unearthly steed plays a central role. It is known with exacting certainty that the legend came into being in the early fall of 2022 concocted by Summer Estrella,
Summer Estrella
a precocious 10-year-old girl looking to create a bit of Halloween fun for neighborhood kids on Coosaw Island.
By Tony Kukulich
Volunteers for Barb Nash’s polit ical campaign spent all day Thurs day, Oct. 13, installing four brandnew, large campaign signs, but by the following Saturday morning two of those large signs and up to 30 smaller lawn signs had been stolen.
Nash is the Democratic candidate for the 124th District seat in the South Carolina House of Representative. Nash is facing incumbent Republi can Shannon Erickson in that race.
The lawn signs were mostly pulled from yards in the Beaufort’s Northwest Quadrant where they had been placed with the permis sion of homeowners.
The two large signs, measuring four by eight feet and valued at more than $250 each, were cut from the posts where they had been mount ed. One had been placed in the yard of Nora and Charles Kresch on Bay Street in Beaufort, while the second was placed in the yard of Beaufort
Information from the Kresches gave the Nash campaign some idea when the vandalism might have occurred.
“The Kresch’s came home at 10:30 Friday night, and the sign was still in their yard on Bay Street” Nash said. “They went to bed, and when they got up at 7 a.m., they looked out
The investigation into the phone number used to make the threat re vealed it belonged to an individual with an address in Beaufort. The school district searched its database and determined that the number was associated with a former student at Robert Smalls International Acade my. That student is now enrolled in an unspecified school in Georgia. Investigators further determined
Beaufort’s Dick Wallace, 72, en listed in the United States Marine Corps at Parris Island in 1971. Af ter boot camp and infantry train ing he was assigned at Camp Lejeune as an Administrator. His next assignment was in Norfolk at the Armed Forces Staff College in Security followed by duty in Na ples, Italy, first in security, then administration.
From there he transferred to Okinawa and then Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington
To say that our Representa tive Shannon Erickson voted to defund public education is not simply an extortion of the truth for political reasons. It is an inten tional, bald-faced lie.
In a recent letter to the editor, a desperate attempt was made to rally support for Shannon’s politi cal opponent. People informed on education and who actually know Shannon’s record on education saw it for what it was – a politi cal ploy used by candidates to disguise their lack of accomplish ments, original ideas, and credible solutions.
With no positives to share about themselves, they resort to pot shots, transparent smears and spreading mistruths about their opponents. So, let’s set the record straight about our Representative, Shannon Erickson.
An educator and business owner, Shannon was elected to serve us in the S.C. House 15 years ago. Having known her personally and professionally for more than 20 years, I, and other informed citi zens of Beaufort, know her proven, unwavering advocacy for students, teachers, and parents of S.C. Each and every year she has faithfully represented us, support ed and led the charge to repatriate your hard-earned tax dollars back to Beaufort County School District and see classroom funding raised statewide. From 2007 to 2022, Shannon's dedication to education and influence in the House has
brought a 304% increase in state education funding for Beaufort County and an 86% increase state wide.* (*Source- South Carolina Revenue & Fiscal Affairs)
Facts and numbers do not lie, but desperate and misleading politics do.
Shannon has the know-how, passion and position of seniority to work successfully for us and the humility to be available and acces sible to constituents. Let’s not let DC political games infiltrate our community. Let's get back to truth ful, civilized work about important topics like the education and the future of our children. Ignore des perate, political hits to discredit Shannon’s accomplishments.
And if you have an issue, concern or question, I encourage you to do what I do: reach out to Shannon – and vote for Shannon Erickson on Nov 8 for S.C. House District 124!
– Robert Peterson, Beaufort
Reading the ordinance for the Green Space Program, I am amazed at the details. Financial incentives will go to landown ers. LOL. What could go wrong?
Property outside of Beaufort county (could) be included. Unbe lievable. Development rights to property may be purchased by the taxpayers while the landowners continue farming or whatever use is current. Paid to do whatever
where he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer (CWO). Back to Lejeune in admin, he became a Limited Duty Officer (LDO) working at the Administration school. He followed that tour with one with the Marine Expe ditionary Brigade aboard USS Guam (LPH-9) which deployed to the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield/Storm.
His final assignments were back
at Parris Island, first as Director of the Recruit Administration Cen ter and finally as Depot Adjutant as an LDO Captain. He retired in 1997 as a CWO-4 with more than 26 years of service. He’s lived in Beaufort ever since.
– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.
they have been doing all along. All while access by the public is de nied. And hey, it’s not so bad, the tourists will possibly, maybe, pay part of it. Just pick a percentage. No one really knows.
Solution-- simply look at the area from 30,000 feet and decide how much development is wanted on any particular island. And where. For example, maybe only 6,000 homes should be built on St. Helena Island. Only 200,000 feet of commercial space, and 50,000 feet for office space. Everything else will be green space with the taxpayers off the hook.
Not complicated, the islands can only hold so much develop ment. Why not make the decision of how much and where in one motion? Other cities and counties have done it successfully. Is the objective conservation? Or is the business of Beaufort just business?
– Jerry Floyd, St. Helena Island
Shannon Erickson has been invited to participate in more than one forum with her opponent Barb Nash. Shannon always has pre vious commitments that prevent her from attending and apparently does not offer alternate dates for such an event. What is she afraid of?
Perhaps that people will realize that her voting record is stagger ingly extreme? That she is no lon ger (if she ever was) in touch with the people that she is supposed
to be representing? It seems the only time Shannon shows up is when there is a feel-good photo op happening around town and runs on the "she's a nice lady" platform. She might be a nice lady, but it ap pears that some of her supporters are not so nice when large Barb Nash signs disappear within days of them being placed. When our rights and freedoms and even our democracy are on the line, being a nice lady isn't enough.
We need a representative like Barb Nash that will listen to her constituents and fight for their rights. And she will actually SHOW UP to vote on those issues that are most important to many of us!
– Denise Sullivan, Beaufort Golden opportunity, indeed
A library in Port Royal would be a blessing for a huge segment of the community, and it’s the most exciting and sensible proposal I’ve heard from County Council lately. Hopefully, this will be passed quickly, out for bids, contractor in place, and ready for use by late spring. The building appears to be sound and surely we can get it all done in six months. This library would truly fill a need for so many citizens, and we look forward to a big ribbon-cutting ceremony in the spring when Beaufort County is in full bloom.
– Edie Rodgers, Beaufort
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1964: Joe Frazier defeated Germany’s Hans Huber with a broken left thumb by a 3-2 decision to win the gold medal in heavyweight boxing at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. He finished with an amateur record of 38-2.
2021: Seabrook native and Whale Branch Early College High School graduate Dee Delaney made his first career NFL start at cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Chicago Bears and recorded his first career interception.
Cat of the Week: Norman is handsome, and he knows it. He truly enjoys his time looking out the window and watching his kitten friends run around the room. Norman would be the perfect fit for any home. Norman is 2 years old, neutered, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped.
1945: Donald Patrick “Pat” Conroy, an author for whom Beaufort played a prominent role both in his works and his life, is born in Atlanta. Among Conroy’s works were The Water Is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.
2019: The Beaufort Academy volleyball team defeated Cathedral Academy, 3-0 (25-16 25-17, 25-15) a Wilson Hall in Sumter to win the SCISA Class A state championship.
– Compiled by Mike McCombs.
Dog of the Week: Augustus is one of the cool kids. This laid back guy has one very special thing about him. He is deaf. He is a very smart dog who enjoys meeting new friends as often as he can. Augustus is 3 years old, neutered, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped.
If you are interested in adopting Norman, Augustus, or any of our other pets, call our adoption center at 843-645-1725 or email us at info@ palmettoanimalleague. org to set up an appointment.
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David Ross Striebinger, chair of the Beaufort Coun ty School District Board of Education, died Sunday, Oct. 16.
Striebinger, 75, was a resi dent of St. Helena Island.
“Mr. Streibinger was com mitted to making the Beau fort County School District a world-class school dis trict,” wrote Cathy Robine, vice chair of the Board of Education. “His passion for students, respect for educa tors and commitment to the community drove his work. He led by listening and evaluating. He was results focused. He will be missed.”
David StriebingerStriebinger represented the board’s District 2, which covers part of the City of Beau fort, Lady’s Island, Da taw Island, part of St. Helena Island, Harbor Island, and Fripp Island. He was first elected to the board in Feb ruary 2016, when he won a special election to replace Bill Evans and was reelect ed in 2018.
Striebinger, whose term on the board was set to end this year, was not seeking reelection.
Candidates Chloe Gordan
and Terry Thomas will vie for Striebinger’s seat in the Nov. 8 election.
“I originally ran for this seat because I believed I could help the board refocus on the primary board func tions – financial oversight, management of the superin tendent, and setting policy for the district,” Striebinger said in a press release in 2018. “If the board does its job well, the entire organiza tion aligns, and the teachers and students of the district get the support they need both efficiently and effec tively. The board needs to keep its focus on specific, measurable, and time-bound
goals and avoid getting dis tracted from its primary re sponsibilities.”
Striebinger served on active duty in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era. Prior to retirement he spent his career in the health insurance industry and retired as a project offi cer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. He was a former treasurer of ABLE, the Disabilities Foundation of Beaufort County, and served on the boards of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association and Love Farm Therapeutic Riding. He earned an un dergraduate degree in so
ciology from Morgan State University and a Master of Criminal Justice from the University at Albany.
“Mr. Striebenger was an outstanding board member and will be missed tremen dously,” read a statement re leased by the school district. “He will be remembered as an advocate for our educa tors and students and we are extremely grateful for his dedication and service to Beaufort County.”
In his obituary, Striebin ger was remembered as an amazing husband, father, and person of goodwill and compassionate action in our community. He is survived
by his wife Jill and “son” Eric Novoa II, his broth er Scott Striebinger and wife Judy.
A memorial service for Striebinger will be scheduled at a later date In lieu of flowers, please send donations in the name of David Striebinger to The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Beaufort County Animal Shelter Support Fund, P.O. Box 23019, Hilton Head, S.C. 29925, 843-681-9100, or donate at: http://www.cf-low country.org/
Please share your thoughts and stories about David by visiting www.copelandfuner alservice.com.
The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce held its annual Civitas Awards for Business Excellence on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Old Bay Marketplace Rooftop in downtown Beaufort, and Gy.Sgt. Sean Kaspar, winner of the Sentinel Award given to a military citizen, was the highlight of the event.
An Illinois native, Kas par has served in the United States Marine Corps since 2005, according to the Cham ber’s narrative. He deployed to Iraq in 2007 and to Afghan istan in 2008 where he super vised the Afghan National Police and led more than 25 Marine combat patrols.
While severing as lead vehi cle commander on a patrol in June of that year, Kaspar and his Marines were ambushed, and he was wounded by ene my RPG and mortar fire. His
wounds led to his emergency evacuation and ultimately re quired 18 surgeries, three skin grafts, a bone transplant, and constant speech and physical therapy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Kaspar was told he like ly would no longer be able to serve in the Marines. He didn’t listen.
Instead, after a lot of rehabil itation and hard work, Kaspar currently serves as Assistant Chief of Staff for Recruiting at MCRD Parris Island. Since his arrival in the Lowcountry in 2020, he has completed more than 1,000 hours of volunteer service with Operation Patri ot: Forward Operating Base (OPFOB), a Ridgeland-based organization that provides support for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress and helps service members read just after deployment.
The Lifetime Achieve
ment Award was given to Bill Prokop. Prokop, who became Beaufort’s City Manager in 2015 will be retiring in Jan uary.
Here are the rest of this year’s finalists, both business es and individuals, with the winners in italics:
Cornerstone Award For Small Business Excellence 1. Alpha Graphics 2. Brunson Construction 3. The Island News/ Lowcountry Weekly
Torchbearer Award For Regional Impact 1. 303 Associates 2. Eat Local Beaufort 3. Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort
Trailblazer Award For Investment/Innovation 1. Magnus Development Partners
Safe Harbor
Shell Ring Ale Works
Caretaker Award For Non-Profits
DragonBoat Beaufort
Lowcountry Habitat For Humanity
Junior Service League of Beaufort
Sentinel Award For Military Citizen
Gy.Sgt. Sean Kaspar
Sgt. Gabriel George
Sgt. Justin A. Hoey
Pillar Award For Community Leadership
Jonas Gadson
Bennett Schiller
Courtney Worrell
Buzzworthy Award For Rising Professional
Blaire Lent 2. Mike Ponder
Charlie Stone
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The body of a man was re covered from a pond in Port Royal Saturday afternoon, and police there said the death appears to have been accidental.
Officers from the Port Royal Police Department (PRPD) responded to the re port of a person floating in a retention pond near Madrid Avenue just after noon, Sat urday, Oct. 15. With assis tance from the Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, the body of an adult Black man was recovered.
The man was identified by the Beaufort County Cor oner’s Office as Willie Wal Thour, a 66-year-old resident of Port Royal. An autopsy of Willie Wal Thour was sched uled for Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Residents in the area re ported seeing the man in the area of the pond around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Police said the death does not appear to be the result of a crime or due to an animal attack.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call Det. Hogue of the PRPD at 843-986-2220.
The search for a man missing for nearly a week ended with the discovery of the man’s body Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Joe Nathan Glover, an 81-year-old resident of Dale, was reported missing Oct. 6 from his home on Spann Cir cle. He reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
A helicopter piloted by Col. Neil Baxley from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) spotted Glover’s body in the marsh
off Lightsey Road in Dale. “Col. Baxley had been fly ing pretty regularly since Mr. Glover was reported missing,” said Maj. Angela Viens, BCSO public infor mation officer.
The helicopter was part of an extensive search con ducted by the Sheriff’s Of fice that was initiated as soon as Glover was report ed missing. Over the course of the search, the Sheriff’s Office utilized a variety of resources including drones, the Bloodhound Tracking
Team, the Aviation Support Unit, the Marine Pa trol Unit and an urban search and rescue team based on Hilton Head Is land.
“We had a large group out there,” Viens said, add ing that the search area was vast, heavily wooded in some spots and marshy in others.
Beaufort Water Search and Rescue provided an airboat to assist with the re covery of Glover’s body.
An autopsy conducted Thursday by the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office verified Glover’s identity.
Coroner David Ott said the results of the autopsy are still pending.
Viens said that residents in the search area were dil igent in the assistance they provided by checking their properties and wildlife cam eras for a glimpse of the
missing man.
“Everybody out there knows Mr. Glover,” she said. “I think the community came together out there to help support the family. Un fortunately it had a very sad ending.”
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
arrest of Fields.
From staff reports
A man wanted in con nection with a Wednesday shooting that left one man injured was taken into custo dy Thursday afternoon.
Joe Justin Fields, a 29-yearold resident of Beaufort, was arrested and charged with
Law enforcement is seek ing the public’s help locating a Burton man with an out standing arrest warrant for criminal sexual conduct with a minor victim 11 years old or younger.
Burton resident Awildo Ga briel Rivera, 43, is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in connection to a case that was investigated earlier this year.
Investigators believe that Rivera may have fled the area and may be in South America.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Rivera is encouraged to call Sgt. Dustin Kline at 843255-3430 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843554-1111 if wishing to remain anonymous and for a possi ble reward.
By Tony KukulichA 22-year-old St. Hele na Island man received a 37-year prison sentence after he was convicted for the 2020 killing of an unarmed man.
Channon Talon Preston was found guilty Wednes day of the murder of Steven Glover, also of St. Helena Island. The Beaufort County General Sessions Court jury of six men and six women also found Preston guilty of attempted murder and pos session of a weapon during commission of a violent crime.
At about 1 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2020, Preston unleashed a barrage of gunfire at Glov er, who was by his car in the front yard of his friend,
Fields
attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. At this time, he is incarcerated at the
Beaufort County Detention Center.
A report of shots fired in the vicinity of Roberts Lane and Trask Parkway in Dale led Sheriff’s Office deputies to a crime scene on Roberts Lane shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Upon their ar
rival, they learned that a man had been shot and had driven himself to Beaufort Memori al Hospital for treatment. The victim remains in the hospi tal in stable condition.
Through the investigation into the shooting, probable cause was established for the
The investigation is ongo ing. Anyone with information about this event is encour aged to contact Sgt. Kline at 843-255-3430 or, if wishing to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.
Corey Deion Singleton. Singleton walked from his porch into his front yard just as the attack began and took cover behind Glover’s car. He then fled to the house of a neigh bor, who called 9-1-1.
Glover was shot seven times, and his car was struck by more than 30 bullets.
Channon and co-defen dent Xavier Maoshi Polite were arrested within hours of the murder.
Mary Jones of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office prosecuted the case. She called 20 witnesses during three days of testimony at
the Beaufort County Court house, including two ana lysts from the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division and 13 officers and analysts from the Beaufort County Sher iff’s Office.
Circuit Court Judge Bent ley Price handed down the sentence.
In March 2021 Preston was tried on murder charges related to the double killing of Robert Blanding, 25, and his 19-year-old nephew, Chaz Blanding, which oc curred just days after Pres ton’s 18th birthday. The two Blanding men were shot to death during an apparent robbery attempt on a se cluded portion of Lady’s Is land Road just after dark on Nov. 21, 2017.
Preston’s charges were dismissed after the jury in that case could not make a determination of guilt. Two other men, Nashon Pringle and his half-brother Raheem Bennett, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in that case. They were sen tenced to 20 and 18 years in prison, respectively.
“This case illustrates the difficulty – and sometimes, the impossibility – of prov ing a case with only co-de fendant testimony,” Jones, who also prosecuted that case, said at the time the charges were dismissed. “There was little physi cal evidence, and the only eye-witnesses were involved in the homicide.”
Polite, a 28-year-old Port
Royal resident, also faces charges in relation to Glov er’s death. His trial has not been scheduled. Polite re mains incarcerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center, where he has been held since his arrest in No vember 2020.
Jones is a member of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Of fice Career Criminal Unit, which prosecutes the cir cuit’s most violent and ha bitual offenders.
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
A Port Royal man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he shot a man in the face in broad daylight.
Michael Shane Kearney, 37, pleaded guilty as indict ed Monday to the attempted murder of Torian Singleton and to possession of a weap on during commission of a violent crime.
“Mr. Kearney committed an extremely brazen act of
violence,” said Mary Jordan Lem pesis of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “Fortunately, Mr. Singleton survived his in juries, and citizens came forward to help bring the de fendant to justice.”
Beaufort County Sheriff’s
Office deputies responded to Lexxus Lane in Burton on Feb. 27, 2018, after re ceiving a report of shots fired. They arrived to find Singleton motionless on the ground and initially thought he might be dead. He was transported to Beaufort Me morial Hospital, then to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, where he recovered from his injuries.
Video from the securi ty camera of a person who lived near the crime scene showed Kearney walk up to Singleton shortly after Sin gleton had sold a television to another man. Kearney then shot Singleton in the face.
Several eyewitnesses de scribed Kearney and the red SUV he used to flee from the scene.
Kearney’s criminal his
tory includes convictions for second-degree burglary (2005), simple possession of marijuana (2007) and pos session of cocaine (2014, in Florida).
Circuit Court Judge Bent ley Price handed down the sentence.
Lempesis is the first as sistant solicitor for the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. She has been with the office since 2009.
Burton man sought on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a childPreston Kearney
The Beaufort Republican Women’s Club, the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men, and the Beaufort County Re publicans are hosting a lemonade so cial honoring Gov. McMas ter from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednes day, Nov. 2, at 1011 Bay Street (the old Wells Fargo Bank building).
The public is welcome to attend and meet the governor, as well as the rest of Beaufort County’s GOP candidates.
McMaster is running for his second full term as S.C. Governor aganist Democratic challenger Joe Cunningham.
“Reading Fairies” from Beaufort Academy Bella Lippy, far left, and Lyanne Santiago, far right, read stories from children’s books to other children during the Habersham Harvest Fest on Saturday at Habersham.
Hard to tell who is comforting whom while taking a spin on one of the rides during the Habersham Harvest Fest on Saturday at Habersham. Centrifugal forces push the riders back so they can’t fall as the ride spins around.
The children’s petting zoo was one of the more popular attractions on Saturday. Miniature horse Noodle gets a nice brushing from Henry Price, 1, left, and Leah Waninger, 4. Besides Noodle, there were was a pig and several goats available for the children to pet.
Then Lt. Governor, McMas ter succeeded Nikki Haley as Governor in 2017 when she was named U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He won his first full term in 2018 over Democrat James Smith. For further information, visit beaufortrepublicanwom ensc.org.
Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
City Council approved the awarding of $321,110 in ATAX grants to 13 non-profit local organizations at its Oct. 11 Regular Meeting. This was a significant increase over last year’s amount of $182,135 to seven organizations, thanks to greater revenue generated by the State Accommoda tions Tax.
Council modified the rec ommendations of the Tour ism Development Advisory
Committee (TDAC), which considers applications annu ally.
The grants are generated by the State Accommoda tions Tax (ATAX) revenue, and state law governs the dis tribution and use of the mon ies. A certain amount of these revenues is allocated for the grant process to non-profit groups focused on the promo tion, marketing, and advertis ing of tourism. TDAC meets once a year to review, discuss
and score applicant presenta tions for these grants.
The organizations and amounts awarded: Greater Beaufort-Port Royal Convention & Visitors Bureau (the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for the City of Beaufort): $156,000 for destination marketing
Greater Beaufort-Port Royal CVB: $31,000 for sales plan
Beaufort Area Hospital ity Association: $10,000 for Beaufort Oyster Fes tival
Friends of Hunting Is land: $30,000 for exhibits SC Lowcountry & Re sorts Island Tourism Commission: $25,775 for promotion of region Tabernacle Baptist Church: $10,000 for Har riet Tubman Monument and 160th anniversary of Combahee River raid
Port Royal Sound Foun dation: $6,100 for shark exhibit
Beaufort Area Sports Council: $12,000 for sports sales initiatives
Friends of Spanish Moss Trail: $2,185 for various signs
Mather School Museum at Technical College of the Lowcountry: $8,000 for history programming and promotion Gullah Festival: $10,000
for promotion Gullah Kinfolk Travel ing Theater: $15,000 for Christmas and Decora tion Day shows Beaufort History Mu seum: $5,050 for touchscreen kiosks
ATAX grants are awarded as reimbursements for ex penses incurred by the orga nization. The organizations have two years from the date of the award to submit final reports for reimbursement.
Beaufort City Council ap pointed several members to various boards and commit tees at its Oct. 11 meeting.
John Warley: Warley was appointed to a five-year term that expires on Oct. 31, 2027.
Warley, a resident of Beau fort, is a retired attorney. He previously lived in Newport News, Va., where he served two terms on the Redevelop ment and Housing Author ity Board. He also served a four-year term on the Vir ginia Housing Development Authority. Warley is vice
president of the Beaufort History Museum.
Ethan James: James was appointed to a four-year term that expires on Oct. 31, 2026. He is a resident of Beaufort and has worked in real estate for 11 years, most recently with his own agency, Ethan James Real Estate Advisors.
Dick Stewart: Stewart, the former CEO of 303 As sociates, was appointed to a three-year term that expires on Oct. 31, 2025. 303 has built and managed apartments, duplexes, and single-family rental housing. Stewart has been a member of the City’s Design Review Board, and also has been active in many
local non-profits.
Dick Stewart was appoint ed to a two-year term. This board will oversee the new trust fund, which has been established to address the need for affordable housing across the Lowcountry.
Defense Community Partnership Task Force Councilman Mitch Mitch ell was appointed to this task force, which is developing a long-range and communi ty-driven plan for the Naval Hospital.
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that the phone was being used in Georgia.
Names, phone numbers and addresses were redact ed from the Sheriff’s Office report. Maj. Angela Viens, BCSO public information of ficer, declined to provide any further information about the investigation.
After the call, the school was placed on a full lock down, and the Sheriff’s Of
fice dispatched additional resources to the school. A safety search of all class rooms was conducted, and deputies searched an indi vidual who was reported to have been carrying a knife. No weapon was found on the student or with his belong ings. After the building was deemed safe, the lockdown was lifted and students were dismissed without incident.
At Beaufort High the fake report resulted in a massive response of law enforce ment from local, county, state and federal agencies.
The FBI is taking the lead on the investigation into the false reports made statewide while Gov. Henry McMaster ordered the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to examine how schools and first responders reacted to the threats.
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
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The last two years were bumpy ones for the annual book sale run by the Friends of the Beaufort Library (FOL) for the benefit of the library.
The popular event, which is held in the pavilion at Hen ry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pan demic and nearly washed out in 2021 by torrential rains and unusually cold temperatures.
“Last year was rainy and cold,” said volunteer coordi nator Lolita Watson. “We had some blue volunteers.”
This year, organizers are swinging for the fences as they look to put two years of bad luck behind them.
The three-day event returns to the waterfront park Friday, Nov. 4 and runs through Sun day, Nov. 6. The event will fea ture more than 25,000 books for sale in 42 genres.
“The books we’re bringing to the sale are really the best we get,” said Deb Chevas, cochair of the FOL book sale.
“They’re very clean, no bro ken spines. We really wanted to up the game on the quality of the books by filtering out
those books that other non profits would be able to use. The books are going to be great.”
New genres included this year include parenting, teach ing, writing and foreign lan guage titles.
The five genres with the most titles this year, Chevas said, are cookbooks, mystery, general nonfiction, histo ry, and rare and collectable books.
“There are 80 boxes of rare and collectible books and four boxes of signed books,” Chevas said.
Those 25,000 books come from donations to the FOL. The group receives more than 1,000 books a week. One recent donor offered 1,000 books at one time. According to Chevas, a donation that large is not all that unusual. She noted that many people have their own libraries, and those often find their way to the FOL.
Occasionally, when sorting through the donations Chevas will run across a book that she feels is a family heirloom. She recently found a book with an inscription from famed actor
Katherine Hepburn and was able to locate the family Hep burn addressed. Despite the increased value of the book, Chevas returned the book to the family.
“I just felt that it was a family heirloom.” Chevas ex plained. “We do give those back when we see something that really should stay in the family. Knowing the commu nity, we know that they value books. I thought that they’d like it back.”
The FOL book sale is an all-volunteer event, and 160 volunteers – a new record –have signed on to assist with the sale. Watson attributed some of the surge in volun teers to the use of sign-up links on social media plat forms like Facebook.
“No way could we pull this annual book extravaganza off without our volunteers,” Wat son said.
While the book sale is pop ular with county residents, Chevas said it’s also popular with boaters who are passing through the area. They’ll stop in and buy 10 or 15 books to keep them busy while they’re at sea.
What: Friends of the Beaufort Library Book Sale
When: Friday, Nov. 4 – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 5 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 6 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early bird hours are from 9 to 11 a.m., Friday for Friends of the Beaufort Library members only.
Where: Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavillion.
Memberships: Friends of the Beaufort Library memberships can be purchased at the doors –membership fee is $25 a household, $15 for members of the military and students with a valid ID. Pop-up sales: Pop-up book sales will occur around downtown Beaufort during the day Saturday and all books will be half price on Sunday.
More info: For more information about the Friends of the Beaufort Library, visit: https:// friendsofthebeaufortlibrary. givecloud.co/. For more information about the Beaufort County Library system, visit: https://www. beaufortcountylibrary.org/.
“Even people who don’t live here have heard about the
sale,” Chevas said. Books are priced at $2 for a hardback book, $1 for a paper back and two children's books for $1. Rare and collectable books are individually priced between $7 and $45. Major credit cards will be accepted for book purchases. With last year’s bad weather, the event raised about $15,000.
“This year, I’m hoping to kick butt,” Chevas said. “My personal goal is to raise $21,000.”
The book sale is the FOL’s biggest fundraising event of the year. All of the money raised is used to supplement the Beaufort Library’s budget.
“They provide the things that we don’t get through any other funding mechanism,” said Amanda Brewer Dick man, Beaufort County library director. “It’s also a communi ty event that people look for ward to every year. The funds support library programs that aren’t funded through our regular budget.” Hours for the Friends of the Beaufort Library Book Sale are: Friday, Nov. 4 – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 5 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Early bird hours are from 9 to 11 a.m., Friday for Friends of the Beaufort Library mem bers only. Memberships can be purchased at the doors. The membership fee is $25 a household, and $15 for mem bers of the military and stu dents with a valid ID.
Pop-up book sales will oc cur around downtown Beau fort during the day Saturday and all books will be half price on Sunday. For more information about the Friends of the Beau fort Library, visit: https:// friendsofthebeaufortlibrary. givecloud.co/. For more in formation about the Beaufort County Library system, visit: https://www.beaufortcoun tylibrary.org/.
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
“What you are doing here is extremely important,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace said on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the ded ication of the Southern Caro lina Landing Pad in Beaufort.
Congresswoman Mace was referring to the partnerships that have led to yet another economic development mile stone for the City of Beaufort and the region.
The Landing Pad, on the second floor of the City of Beaufort-owned building at 500 Carteret St., allows com panies from out-of-state or
overseas to explore business opportunities in the region. It was created to help “lower barriers to entry,” said John O’Toole, executive director of the Beaufort County Eco nomic Development Corpo ration. The BCEDC is one of the partners behind the Land ing Pad, along with the City of Beaufort, Beaufort County, the Southern Carolina Alli ance, the South Carolina De partment of Commerce, and Hargray.
The City has been involved in multiple economic devel opment efforts to expand its
Monday, October 24, the birthday of Dr. Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine for polio, is celebrated as World Polio Day. Pictured above are Rotarians from Beaufort’s three Rotary Clubs – the Rotary Club of Beaufort, the Lowcountry Rotary, and Sea Island Rotary. These Rotarians and others from the three clubs walked or ran daily from July through October to raise awareness to highlight global efforts towards a polio-free world and to have their miles matched by donations. The EndPolioNow campaign, sponsored by Rotary International, raises money to help eradicate the poliovirus. At the end of the 1980’s, more than 350,000 children were paralyzed by polio every year. Today, Rotary and its partners have reduced the incidence of polio by 99.9%. For more information, contact any local Rotarian. Submitted photo.
and the sign was gone.”
Nash, who lives in the Northwest Quadrant, was notified by a neighbor that signs around the neighbor hood appeared to have dis appeared as well. The timing of their disappearance was less certain.
In a strange twist, the signs didn’t end up in a gar bage bin or abandoned in a pile by the side of the road. Instead, all of the signs were set up on the lawn of one of Nash’s campaign volunteers, a teen who lives on Fripp
Street in Beaufort.
“I happen to have three high school seniors who work for my campaign,” ex plained Nash. “(One of them) got up on Saturday the 15th to find that all of my signs –the two big ones and about 30 little ones – were in her front yard. She tells me that she felt kind of threatened, intimidated by who had done this. And the Kresches had somebody come onto their property, too.”
The teen’s parents gath ered all of the signs and deliv ered them to the Democratic Party headquarters in Beau fort.
“We did get the signs back,” Nash added. “Some of
the small ones are in pretty bad shape.”
It is illegal in South Caroli na to deface, vandalize, tam per with or remove a lawfully placed political campaign sign prior to the election without prior permission of the candidate or party. The misdemeanor charge car ries a penalty of a fine up to $1,000 and jail time of up to 30 days, or both.
Nash is challenging incum bent Shannon Erickson in the November general election for the second time. The two squared off against one an other in 2020 when Erickson defeated Nash handily by earning 63.2% of the vote.
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Both Congresswoman Mace, and State Rep. Shannon Erickson, also at the dedica tion, have helped to secure sig nificant grants for that South Coast Cyber Center.
At the ceremony, Jose Var gas, regional manager of sales for Hargray, presented a check for $30,000 for the Landing Pad to Mayor Stephen Murray.
Rep. Erickson said the ar ea’s southern hospitality was a selling point as economic development initiatives are pursued. State Sen. Chip Campsen, also at the event, said it was important to pre
serve the area’s beauty and resources even as the region grows.
The Landing Pad compris es 3,300 square feet, and in cludes a large training room, small conference room, 7 in dividual offices, kitchen, and high-speed internet. Among other things, it will be used for classes offered by the Beaufort Digital Corridor, also at 500 Carteret.
A Japanese company, Sky Drive Inc., a developer of ver tical takeoff flying vehicles, is a current tenant at the Land ing Pad.
The Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to two motor ve hicle collisions Friday, Oct. 7, both involving three vehi cles, resulting in two occu pants and one canine being transported for medical care.
Just past 9:30 a.m., Burton firefighters and county EMS responded to a three-vehicle collision on Trask Parkway at the Laurel Bay Road inter section. One male occupant was transported by Beaufort County EMS with what ap peared to be non-life threat
with signs disappearing,” Er ickson told The Island News. “I would encourage all cam paigns to give sign volun teers all the local codes and guidelines before they put signs up. I especially con demn interference with the legal placement of any cam paign sign. I trust that my supporters would never in terfere with another person’s freedom of speech.”
Nash said that all volun teers were advised that in terfering with another can didate’s campaign signs is illegal.
This is not the first time that Nash has had problems with her campaign signs. She said that when she ran in 2020, her
ening injuries.
Due to the damage to his vehicle, indicating the force of impact involved, the occu pant’s canine buddy, Missy, was transported by Burton firefighters to a local veter inarian, the Affordable Pet Day Clinic on Parris Island Gateway, as a precaution. The staff at the clinic took Missy back right away, gave her a checkup, and reported she was uninjured.
Burton firefighters then brought a happy and health Missy back to the safety and comfort of her home.
campaign couldn’t afford the larger signs, but smaller lawn signs were stolen, shot at and hacked with what appeared to be a machete.
“This time I was able to invest in some of these big signs, and it is really disap pointing that this type of be havior is going on,” Nash not ed. “No one else’s signs have been touched, only mine.”
Both the City of Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Of fice confirmed that the theft of signs had been reported, though both investigations were just getting under way.
Nash reported Tuesday morning that the two large signs had been cleaned up
Later in the day, just after 2 p.m., Burton firefighters and county EMS again re sponded to a three-vehicle collision, this time at the in tersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Shadow Moss Drive. Emergency crews ar rived on scene to a collision between a minivan and two motorcycles.
One motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported by county EMS personnel as a precaution due to the damages to his motorcycle, which fire crews described as “broken in half.”
and were once again installed in their original locations. The lawn signs that were re coverable were back in cir culation, though some were damaged by repair.
“I want this to be on re cord,” Nash said. “Some peo ple might not know that you can be fined and/or jailed for doing this. This is behavior that is not acceptable.”
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
By Margaret Evans
Supporters of the Port Roy al Sound Foundation gath ered at the Maritime Center on Saturday for the organi zation’s annual fundraiser, Night on the Sound. The eve ning started with cocktails and bluegrass music on the patio, then the guests moved indoors for a wonderful din ner, followed by a presenta tion by keynote speaker, Car ole Baldwin.
Chair of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology and longtime curator of fishes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., Baldwin is one of the world’s leading experts on the “twilight zone,” a little-studied area of the ocean that lies 200 to 1,000 meters below the surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight.
After earning her Ph.D. from William & Mary in 1992,
she became an inspiration to little girls everywhere when she starred in the 1999 3D IMAX documentary, Galapa gos. She has published more than 100 scientific articles about her research, and even has a whole genus of fishes named after her, Baldwinella.
Baldwin grew up in Hamp ton, and her family moved to Beaufort when she was in col lege. In 2015, she bought her own home in Beaufort, where she spends as much time as possible and hopes to retire one day. For now, home is an apartment in Alexandria, Va., filled with treasured memen tos from a lifetime of explo ration.
For more on Carole Bald win, visit https://naturalhisto ry.si.edu/staff/carole-baldwin.
For more on the Port Royal Sound Foundation, visit www. portroyalsoundfoundation. org.
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Beaufort County Storm water Management hosted a public information meeting October 11 to discuss the $7.5M Shell Point Drainage Improvement Project.
“Drainage in the Shellpoint area has been an issue for de cades,” said Julianna Corbin, Beaufort County Stormwa ter Environmental Engineer.
"This well-designed plan will deliver the solutions resi dents have sought.”
Construction dates are tentative, with some projects beginning Summer 2023 SCDOT maintenance has begun and will continue
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“I am going out here on this already spooky island and trying to be the Head less Horseman,” Summer explained.
Summer has already made two appearances as the ghostly horseman with Fayla, her 30-year-old thorough bred quarter horse playing the role of her spirited ride. There are two more appear ances planned for the two remaining Saturdays before Halloween, Oct. 22 and 29.
The legend of the horse man was Summer’s backup plan for marking the Hallow een season. She originally pitched the idea of having haunted tours, hayrides and a pumpkin patch on her family’s 11-acre property off of Judge Island Drive. Her parents, Macey and Alfonso Estrella, gently noted that with only a month left before Halloween, that plan was a little too ambitious. Unde terred, Summer hatched the horseman idea.
Summer’s grandmother created the backstory, drawing from Washington
through 2024.
The project will be funded by Beaufort County Stormwa ter Utility funds. Two grants that are also being reviewed for approval include a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant by FEMA and a South Carolina Office of Resiliency – Ameri can Rescue Plan Act grant.
The improvements will
include major drainage re pairs, SDCOT right of way maintenance, driveway pipe replacements and culvert re placements. SCDOT mainte nance includes cleaning and grading of roadside ditches and driveway pipes within the SCDOT right of way.
Hamrick Drive (Broad River to Shell Point Rec Park) Area bounded by Shell Point Road (north)/ Hickory Street (east)/ Cypress Street and Wal nut Street (south)/Broad
Dogwood Street Area (including Baynard Road, Morning Mist Drive and Magnolia Street)
SCDOT Right of Way Maintenance Broad River Drive from Parris Island Gateway to Dogwood Street Shell Point Road from Sa vannah Highway to Bay nard Road
Baynard Road Green Pond Drive
Palmetto Ridge Road Hickory Street from Dog wood Street to Cypress Street Walnut Street
Ashwood Circle Hickory Street from Cy press Street to Broad Riv er Road
Cypress Street
Culvert Replacements Magnolia Street Dogwood Street Baynard Road Shell Point Roa Walnut Street Broad River Road be tween Hickory Street and Ashwood Circle Ashwood Circle at Broad River Road Ashwood Circle near Whelk Road Broad River Road at
she uses in daylight and at night.
“We do test runs so that she knows where her limits are and where to be at all times,” said Macey. “It’s a small, safe route, and I actually keep eyes on her the whole time. She rides out here so often that the horse can practically do it by itself. She doesn’t ride very fast. She’ll stay in one spot just long enough for the kids to get a glimpse, and then she’ll disappear behind the shrubs. She’ll pop out on the other side real slow.”
Hamrick Drive Hamrick Drive three cul verts Broad River Road near 410 Broad River Road Shell Point Recreation Pike
In partnership with J. Bragg Consulting, the Coun ty has begun public outreach, identified funding and per mitting, and outlined a tenta tive timeline for the drainage improvements.
To learn more about the im provement projects, stay up dated and provide feedback, visit https://shellpointdrain age.beaufortcountysc.gov.
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“She’s a free-spirited kid,” Macey said. “She likes to pack a lunch, get on the horse and just go. She’s a wild one. She doesn’t like to be dictated to. We just let her proceed with caution.”
If all goes according to plan, this year will just be the beginning for Halloween antics at the Estrella property. Summer hopes that, in addi tion to the Headless Horse man appearances, she’ll see her vision of a wide variety of spooky activities come to life.
Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and working in some local history and folklore. Macey put the fin ishing touches on the story and published it on social media. The legend was born, and Summer set out to bring
it to life.
Having taken several years of riding lessons, Summer is a natural on a horse. Still, riding at night in a costume that covers her face is a bit of a challenge.
“It’s not really that easy,”
Summer said. “It’s a lot of stress, but my mom helps me out with it.”
Using walkie-talkies, Macey and Summer’s friend Lydia keep in contact with Summer at all times. And they have practiced the route
For a 10 year old, Summer has surprisingly eclectic interests. She is homes chooled with preference for math and social studies. She said she loves history. With a flair for the dramatic, Summer has acted in theater productions at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. She also plays on a tackle football team, takes gym nastics lessons and loves to bake. Summer also hosts her own YouTube channel, “The Sassy Summer Show,” where she features videos on some of her many interests. The channel has attracted more than 1,500 subscribers with some videos collecting well
“We’re hoping to make this a Halloween tradition where every year the legend has it that the Headless Horseman can be seen out here,” Macey said.
To catch a glimpse of the Headless Horseman, travel to 9 Judge Island Rd. from 7:15 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 22 or 29. There will be hot cocoa avail able for visitors. There is no charge to see the horseman.
Tony Kukulich is a recent transplant to the Lowcountry. A native of Wilmington, Del., he comes to The Island News from the San Francisco Bay Area where he spent seven years as a reporter and photographer for several publications. He can be reached at tony.theislandnews@gmail.com.
Beaufort County Library System is planning to add a sixth library location – in the Town of Port Royal.
“I am very excited for the possibility of a library in the town,” County Council Mem ber Alice Howard, represen tative of District 4, said in a news release. “It will be a great addition to our growing community.”
The Beaufort County Li brary Board approved explor
ing the concept of opening a new location at a vacant Coun ty-owned building at 1408 Par is Avenue on September 14.
The planned library will be the first for the Town of Port Royal.
Adding a library in Port Royal is a timely opportunity relating to both the strategic initiatives of the library and the quick decision timeframe, said Chuck Atkinson, Assis tant County Administrator for Development and Recreation.
The County is currently de veloping the scopes of work for the minor repairs needed for the former Senior Ser vices Office. Renovations for the vacant building are esti mated to cost $250,000 The funding would come from li brary impact fees.
The plan for the new li brary will be brought to the Public Facilities Committee for funding approval in Feb ruary or March 2023.
The goal will be to open
the Port Royal library loca tion by Summer 2023.
Beaufort County Library System currently operates li braries in Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Lobeco and St. Helena Island.
The County is also still ex ploring ideas for new library locations in Burton and the Okatie/Bluffton area.
To learn more about the Beaufort County Library Sys tem, visit www.beaufortcoun tylibrary.org.
The Beaufort County Library Board has approved exploring the concept of opening a new location at a vacant County-owned building at 1408 Paris Ave. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County.
Beaufort County is ac cepting applications to fill nine volunteer positions to be on a committee to review grant applications from or ganizations implementing opiate abatement strategies.
Citizens should have subject matter expertise in substance abuse preven tion and treatment, medical knowledge, or background in grant writing/process.
The committee will assist in deciding how to allocate $1 million in opiate abate ment funds to organizations that better the community.
The funds are available to Beaufort County through the South Carolina Opioid Settlement Funds from the 2022 National Opioids Set tlement and future settle ments.
Reviewers should be com fortable reading a large volume of material in a de
fined period and be capa ble of providing in-depth individual analysis and/or participating in small group discussions about the appli cations with other review ers, which leads to an ag gregated application score and recommendation to the funder.
Potential peer review ers should live in Beaufort County with knowledge and backgrounds in: • Substance abuse pre vention with expertise or experience working with activities that dis courage opioid and oth er substance use dis orders and behaviors that increase the risk of opioid or substance use disorder.
Substance abuse treatment, with exper tise in evidence-based, effective substance use disorder treatment ser
vices, programs, and activities.
• First Responder, Med ical, or related posi tions with knowledge and backgrounds work ing with opiate-related issues.
A background in grant reviews, budgets, and/or performance outcome management or analysis.
Interested candidates should submit their re sumes and a cover letter to sdonaldson@bcgov.net.
After selection, an ori entation of the application scoring sheet and grant por tal access will occur. All can didates will be expected to fully disclose any conflicts of interest to create a fair grant application process.
Questions should be sub mitted to sdonaldson@bc gov.net.
The Lady’s Island Garden Club will be holding its sec ond annual Baked Goods and Fall Floral Arrangements Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, in front of
Grayco Hardware and Home at 136 Sea Island Parkway.
Homemade baked goods will include whole cakes and pies and packages of cookies, snack mix, muffins, cupcakes, brownies, sugar-free and glu
The Beaufort Republican Wom en’s Club will present a series of dis cussions each Friday entitled “The Elephant in the Room” from 8:30 to 9:30 am at GOP Headquaters at 80 Lady’s Island Drive across from Publix. We will discuss an obvious problem that people do not usually like to talk about together. Please join us for one or more of these events:
October 21 – Probate Judge Heather Galvin on “Death & Taxes.”
October 28 – School Board Mem ber Dick Geier on “Separation Of Church and State In Schools.”
For more information, please call Angel Flewelling at 843-525-0102.
On Monday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the League of Women Vot ers Beaufort is presenting a Candi date’s Zoom Greeting to Voters.
The event will not be a debate but rather an opportunity for lo cal North of the Broad candidates to make a presentation to voters about themselves and why they are running for office (School Board, State Legislature and County Council).
ten-free items and treats for man’s best friend. Many of the baked goods will be pack aged for gift giving.
Holiday and seasonal wreaths and fresh floral ar rangements created talented
A moderator will ask 2-3 ques tions of each participant and we hope to give each candidate about 10 minutes to talk to voters.
These are the races and the can didates from each who have com mitted to participate:
School Board District 2: Terry Thomas, Chloe Gordon.
School Board District 5: Cyn thia Hayes, Cynthia K. Hayes.
State Representative District 121: Michael Rivers, Eric Erick son.
State Representative District 124: Barb Nash.
County Council District 2: Mar ilyn Harris, David Bartholomew.
The link to register for the oom is https//bit.ly/3ytdr2n.
HELP of Beaufort is now located at 502 Charles Street in Beaufort at the old Grace Chapel AME Church, in the rear building. The church has allowed HELP to reside there tem porarily until they are able to move into their permanent home.
HELP was located at 1810 Ribaut Road in Port Royal but was forced to move due to circumstances be yond their control.
HELP is the largest volunteer organization and food pantry in Beaufort County. Its goal is to pro vide food, clothing and short-term assistance neighbors in need.
gardeners will be offered.
The Lady’s Island Garden Club is a 501(c) (3) organi zation and proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for community service proj ects. Current projects include
Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that the murder trial of Richard Alexander Murdaugh has been scheduled to start on Jan. 23, 2023, and last until Feb. 10 Judge Clifton Newman will preside over the trial at the Colleton County Courthouse.
An order had been signed last week setting the date for Janu ary 30, as had been discussed by the prosecution and defense, but before the order was filed it was changed to January 23 to better fit with judicial schedules.
The Beaufort Lions Club will hold a Spaghetti Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Is land Drive.
The menu includes spaghetti with meatballs or without, tossed salad, warm garlic bread, sweet/ unsweet tea or water, and a dessert. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for those 12 and younger.
Funds raised from the dinner will support Northern Beaufort Coun ty residents in need of vision ser vices. An eyeglasses donation box will be available to drop off gently used prescription glasses, hearing aids, or cell phones. Cash, check or major credit cards will be accepted.
maintaining the Tree Walk on the Point, planting flowers at the Beaufort National Cem etery, supporting Wreaths Across America and more.
The Club also contributes fi nancially to many charitable
USCB Center for the Arts will host a free workshop and presenta tion by the Center for Heirs Proper ty Preservation on Thursday, Nov. 3.
The event, which will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., is free and open to any one wanting to learn how to manage the legal processes related to resolv ing issues with heirs’ property. Par ticipants will learn about the direct legal services offered by the center to assist families in reaching agree ment, clearing title to family land and probate estates. There will also be information shared about eco nomic opportunities for landown ers who may be interested in using their land for forestry businesses.
Tickets or registration are not re quired to attend this event. For more information visit: www.uscbcenter forthearts.com or call The Center for the Arts at 843-521-3145.
The Rotary Club of the Lowcoun try is once again hosting its 25th an nual Family Oyster Roast from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, at Live Oaks Park, Port Royal.
Tickets are $40 per person and will be available at the gate. Chil dren younger than 10 are free. Tick ets include oysters, beer, wine, soda, hot dogs, chili and desserts. Live
organizations, such as Hab itat for Humanity, Friends of Hunting Island, Friends of Fort Fremont, Port Royal Sound Foundation, Lowcoun try Raptors and Beaufort Open Land Trust.
music will be provided by local fa vorite Mike Kavanaugh.
There will be a live and silent auc tion. Tickets can be purchased at Port Royal Police Department, Bay Street Jewelers, and Palmetto State Bank.
For more information, contact Club President-elect Bob Bible at 843-252-8535 or reconmc@aol.com.
Pool hours around the County will be adjusted to the following: Bluffton Pool – 55 Pritchard Street, Bluffton.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m to noon and 1-7 p.m.
Slip & Splash Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Battery Creek Pool – 1B Blue Dol phin Drive, Beaufort. Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-7 p.m.
Slip & Splash Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Beaufort Pool – 35 Youmans Drive, Lady's Island.
Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-7 p.m.
Charles Lind Brown Pool Closed for the Season
The Parks and Recreation Depart ment is creating a master plan that includes developing the future con cepts for the four Beaufort County pools. For more information, visit https://www.bcscrec.com/.
If you have a desire for an evening of Lowcountry cui sine and jazz music, the op portunity is upon you.
The Gullah Jazz Cafe, along with sponsors – the Beaufort Black Chamber of Commerce, Rent-a-Chef by Sherri, Gul lah-N-Geechie Mahn Tours, and Kawai Piano Gallery by Herrin – are hosting The Gul lah House Revisited: A 30th Year Reunion Celebration featuring Lowcountry cuisine and live jazz from Delbert Fe lix and Richard Clements on Thursday, Oct. 27.
This “pop-up restaurant” style event revisits The Gul lah House Restaurant, which was originally opened in 1991 by the Green family on St. Helena Island as a way to preserve, celebrate, and share their family recipes and cul
ture. Estab lished seem ingly well before it’s time, The Gullah House Restaurant served Gul lah-themed dishes, had a menu written in Gullah language and fea tured live, world class jazz and blues music.
The restaurant gained statewide and national popu larity, earning them a top rat ing. With its unique menu of popular dishes and growing popularity, the Gullah House catered to movies and films such as "Forest Gump" and Disney's "The Jungle Book."
The restaurant was featured in National Geographic, Bon Appetit, and other national magazines and newspapers
across the country.
Two of the featured dish es – Ms. Hannah’s Casserole (shrimp, grits and cheese) and the Da Deacon Gumbo – were featured in Southern Living Magazine.
Although the restaurant closed in early 2000, the Green family – Kitty and Clarence – continues in the food service industry, and the promotion of the Gullah cul ture through their catering business and touring com pany, Rent-a-Chef by Sherri, and Gullah-N-Geechie Mahn Tours.
Kitty Green has spent her adult life as an advocate for Gullah history and cultural preservation. In 1992. Her initial research for the tours included archives in S.C. and Georgia. She then expanded to researching oral history
by interviewing many of the elders that were living on St. Helena Island.
Her collective research ex panded into Africa (Senegal, Ghana), parts of the Caribbe an, and South America, com paring the cultural roots of Gullah with the African dias pora. The same year, the State of S.C. began doing feasibility studies of history and culture tourism in an effort to bring more visitors into the state for activities other than golf and tennis.
These events led Kitty Green to become more active in the community as an activ ist and preservationist of the Gullah culture. She became an advisor on Penn Center’s School of Preservation; a board member on the Eco nomic Development for Beau fort County; a board mem
What: The Gullah House Revisited: A Reunion
various colleges and universi ties across the country.
The dinner and jazz event will reunite some of Gullah House’s past chefs, musicians, patrons and staff as well as al low them to share their collec tive love of food, culture and music with patrons at The Gullah Jazz Cafe at 711 Blad en Street in Beaufort.
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ber on the Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce; a commissioner for tourism for Beaufort County; a judge for the National Endowment for the Arts; and did lecture series of the Gullah culture at
There will be two show ings – 6 to 8 p.m. and 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. The event includes a three-course meal with sev eral choices of appetizers, entrees, side dishes, deserts and wine. Cost is $80 per per son. A cash bar also available. Tickets and meal choices can be found on EventBrite at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/428078623687 and more information can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ gullahouse or 843-263-8994.
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The FOODseum at the Culinary Institute of the South will host an exhibit this fall by Lowcountry art ist Amiri Geuka Farris.
The exhibit, at the Techni
cal College of the Lowcoun try’s newest campus, will feature paintings and origi nal works inspired by Low country cuisine and Gullah culture.
A SCAD alumnus and
foundation studies profes sor, Farris is a contemporary artist whose wide range of work encompasses paint ing, drawing, video, perfor mance and installation. His work has been featured in
more than 50 solo and jur ied exhibitions worldwide.
Farris lives and works in Bluffton and has collaborat ed with the Culinary Insti tute of the South at TCL on previous projects.
The exhibit will open Oct. 21 and run through Dec. 9 and can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon day through Saturday. All pieces will be available for purchase. Proceeds will go
I am Marilyn Harris, and I am running to represent you on the Beaufort County Council in District 2.
Throughout the last year, neighbors just like you have shared concerns about both long-standing and newly evolving issues we must address now. I am listening. I will advocate for your priorities and keep you informed by communicating with you through town halls, emails, and social media.
I hope you will join me in driving some much-needed change in our District and County. To learn more about me and the issues visit my website votemarilynharris.com.
Vote Marilyn Harris for Beaufort County Council District 2 on November 8th.
Any voter can visit an early voting center and vote Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m-6:00 p.m. from October 24th through November 4th
toward educational pro gramming at the culinary institute.
The Culinary Institute of the South is at 1 Venture Drive, in Buckwalter Place, in Bluffton.
If you’ve been told you have dense breast tissue and should have a molec ular breast imaging study, what does it mean? Are you at increased risk for breast cancer? What is this addi tional test, and will it re place mammography in the future?
For years, a mammogram has been the standard test for most women to evaluate their breasts for potential areas of concern. Mammog raphy is not going away and remains the first line of de fense for detecting breast cancer. Rather, new tech nology has been introduced for women who might need more enhanced imaging in addition to a mammogram, which is often referred to as supplemental screening.
Breast density refers to the relative proportion of fatty tissue versus glandular or fi brous tissue when viewed on a mammogram. The tissues look different on a mam mogram. Specifically, fat appears black on a mammo gram, while milk glands and
fibrous tissue of the breast appear white. The more white tissue that is seen on a mammogram, the denser a breast is considered. You cannot see or feel the differ ence yourself.
Dense breast tissue is relatively common and is found in approximately half of women. The presence of dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect abnormalities in the breast since both the tissue and cancer appear white on a mammogram, potentially masking cancer. Statistics also indicate that women with dense breasts are four to six times more likely to develop breast cancer than women without dense tis sue. Therefore, these wom en may benefit from supple mental screening.
Mayo Clinic has devel oped a test called molecu lar breast imaging, or MBI, which looks at the function of the breast tissue rather than the anatomy. Molecu lar breast imaging is more accurate in distinguishing tumors from normal tissue.
With this imaging, tu mors stand out from the background tissue. Several studies showed that molec ular breast imaging con sistently finds about three times more breast cancers in women who have dense breast tissue than screen ing mammography alone. These findings indicate that molecular breast imaging is an important tool for early breast cancer detection in certain women.
One in eight women is go ing to get breast cancer in her lifetime, and the goal is to find those cancers while they are small and most treatable. Molecular breast imaging is one tool that helps do that.
In a molecular breast imaging exam, a woman receives an injection of a radiotracer, which is a ra dioactive agent that goes to active parts of the breast and lights up in areas that have more metabolic activ ity, like cancer. The breasts are placed in mild compres sion to stabilize them while pictures are taken. The com
pression used is less than what occurs with a mammo gram, and most women re port that it is not uncomfort able. Imaging takes about 40 minutes, and patients can watch a show or play a game on their phone while the pictures are taken.
The radiotracer used in molecular breast imaging
has been used for other medical imaging tests for decades, and it is safe. The radiation doses for mam mography and molecular breast imaging are low— below the amount of back ground radiation a person will get in any given year just by walking around out side. Detecting breast can
cer early saves lives and outweighs any theoretical risk from the extremely low doses of radiation incurred by these exams.
Speak with a breast health specialist to understand your specific risk for breast cancer. This can help you gauge whether additional imaging is right for you. At the very least, all women should get a yearly screen ing mammogram. However, women with dense breast tis sue should consider supple mental screening. Molecular breast imaging is an import ant complementary tool that helps find cancers that might otherwise go undetected for a long period of time be cause they are masked on a mammogram.
Dr. Kristin Robinson, Division of Breast Imaging, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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With fall officially here, many people are enjoying the cooler nights outside by cozying up next to a bonfire.
But there are some tips to remember to keep everyone safe around the fire—espe cially kids.
"I think the biggest things are making sure you have the fire in the right place, you have all the equipment to take care of it in case it gets out of hand and you never leave your children unat tended. I think those are three basic cardinal rules," said Purva Grover, M.D., an emergency medicine phy sician for Cleveland Clinic Children’s.
Dr. Grover said it's essen tial to make sure the bonfire is 20 to 25 feet away from houses, decks and other structures.
It's also important to keep the fire distanced from bush es and low-hanging trees.
When building a fire, don't use grass as a base and stay away from softer woods such as construction limber and
pine since they can give off more sparks.
Dr. Grover stressed kids should have adult supervi sion and stay at least three feet away from the bonfire.
Kids also need to wear proper shoes and avoid flam mable clothing like nylon or anything loose fitting.
As for potential injuries, Dr. Grover said children often get hurt when they throw items into the fire like leftover Fourth of July fireworks or squirting lighter fluid on the fire.
"Frankly, I see injuries from the leftover fireworks.
When there are some left over, and they think they are no longer active," Dr. Gro ver said. "We've also seen a bunch of popcorn kernels, and it's not the popcorn per se. It's when the kernel goes in, hits or touches a specific piece of wood, and then the spark comes right back up. But most of these injuries are because we are too close to the fire." Adding lighter fluid or gas to a bonfire can cause a ‘burn forward’ or ‘burn back’ situation, which can be deadly.
If someone suffers a minor burn, Dr. Grover said to try running cool water over the area. Call a doctor if the pain persists. If it’s a more serious burn, take the child immedi ately to the Emergency De partment.
Dr. Grover added there should be access to a gar den hose, fire extinguisher or even sand to douse the flames if needed.
Source: Cleveland Clinic News Service, October 11, 2022We are excited to announce our Memory Care Day Pro gram will be expanding its hours and days beginning in November. This will provide more time for our partici pants to socialize and learn, while caregivers receive addi tional respite.
Beginning November 1, 2022
The Memory Care Day Program will be offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Beginning December 5, 2022
The Memory Care Day Program will be offered Tues days, Wednesdays, Thurs days, and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Tuition 1x weekly - $400 2x weekly - $800 3x weekly - $1,200
4x weekly - $1,550
Families will be billed monthly.
Fee Assistance is Available For questions regarding these expansions, please con tact the Director of Programs and Client Services, Cindy Dimsey at 843-842-2302.
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It’s that time of year: cos tumes, candy, and trick-ortreating. As families cele brate this season, here are a variety of tips to help ensure a safe and fun Halloween.
Navigating COVID-19, the Flu, and the Common Cold With COVID-19, the flu, and the common cold circu lating all at once, how safe are Halloween activities such as trick-or-treating? There are helpful suggestions about vaccines, mask-wear ing, physical distancing and general infection prevention to help keep kids healthy at hopkinsmedicine.org.
Candy and sweets are com mon staples for Halloween. But bringing home too many from trick-or-treating or par ties can be a scary situation, particularly for some parents of children with diabetes or food allergies.
This year more Trick or Treaters are looking for inclu sive treats than ever before. Recent studies found that 1
in 13 children suffer from a serious allergy, making Hal loween more of a trick than a treat for some.
45% of households will be giving out non-candy treats this year
Handing out non-can dy treats (such as small toys or stickers) can help avoid food allergies, in tolerances, or other med
ical conditions.
Majority of respondents plan on giving non-can dy treats to better in clude children with di abetes or other medical conditions.
Majority of parents (nearly ¾) limit candy consumption on Halloween By limiting candy con sumption, parents can
help their kids avoid the dreaded sugar crash, along with health haz ards such as stomach aches, vomiting, and di arrhea.
Only 14% of adults know the meaning behind “teal” pumpkins
Putting a teal pumpkin on your doorstep means you have non-food or allergy-safe treats avail able, promoting inclu sion for trick-or-treaters with food allergies or other sensitivities.
Visit the Teal Pumpkin Project https://www. foodallergy.org/our-ini tiatives/awareness-cam paigns/living-teal/ teal-pumpkin-project where they share helpful tips to make Halloween a treat for everyone!
Halloween decorations, costumes and movies can be thrilling for some children, but frightening for others.
Take your younger children out early just as dusk ap proaches and an hour is long
Board-certified spine surgeon joins BOSS Orthopaedics Board-certified, fellow ship-trained orthopaedic spine specialist B. Andrew Castro, M.D., has joined BOSS Orthopaedics (former ly known as Beaufort Ortho paedic, Sports & Spine).
Dr. Castro brings exten sive experience to the prac tice, having treated a variety of disorders of the spine in both adults and children.
Trained in the latest surgical techniques, including mini mally invasive surgery and disc replacement, he most re cently spent over 20 years in Denver, Colorado, where he built one of the busiest spine practices in the area and was selected as one of Denver’s “Top Docs.”
A graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Sci ence in bioengineering, Dr. Castro earned his medical degree from the Universi ty of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed residency training in ortho paedic surgery at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and went on to complete fellowship training
in complex spinal defor mities at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Castro is active in spinal bio mechanics research and has presented at various national confer ences and published journal articles and book chapters on the subject. Recipient of the John H. Moe Award from the Scoliosis Research Society, he has also designed and pat ented medical implants that are currently in use.
Dr. Castro, who performs surgeries at Beaufort Me morial, joins board-certified orthopaedic surgeons Drs. Mark Dean, Ralph Salzer, Scott Strohmeyer, Douglas Scott, and Daniel Del Gaizo, along with board-certified Physician Assistants Emre Caglayan, James Langford and Paul Linnert. The prac tice has three locations: 1076 Ribaut Road, Suite 101, in Beaufort (843-525-0045); 39 Hospital Center Commons on Hilton Head Island (843681-2363); and 4812 Bluffton Parkway in Bluffton (843837-4300).
Beaufort Memorial physicist receives national recognition for cancer research
As a scientist, Brian Ruiz, PhD, DABR, not only loves to learn, he loves to share what he learns with others. That's why the Beaufort Memorial medical physicist was thrilled to be invited to speak at the 2022 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Clinical Conference earlier this year.
It provided the opportuni ty to share what he and the Beaufort Memorial radiation oncology team have learned about how to best treat breast cancer patients using one of the newest technologies in the radiation oncology field, the Varian Halcyon™ linear accelerator.
Beaufort Memorial’s New River Cancer Center in Oka tie was one of the first centers to use the new technology, designed to simplify and en hance virtually every aspect of image-guided volumet ric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), an advanced radia tion therapy technique that delivers the radiation dose continuously as the treatment
machine ro tates.
According to Ruiz, who refers to the treatment as "surgery with out the knife," the machine is designed to provide treat ments up to four times faster, be more comfortable for the patient, and allow for a more streamlined and efficient clin ical workflow. "Being among the first groups to utilize this Halcyon™ technology, we had to understand it and know how it functions and how to use it to improve clinical out comes and the patient experi ence," says Ruiz.
As a medical physicist, Ruiz performs the import ant role of working along with the radiation oncology team to assure the accurate delivery of all aspects of a treatment prescription. The unique design of the Halcyon made treatment planning dif ferent from traditional radia tion treatments, as it uses a new beam shaping design to deliver treatment from differ ent directions (or continuous arcs), sending a high dose of radiation to the cancerous
tissue. In treatment planning, the team needed to look at each beam individually and analyze how therapy will be delivered.
"We needed to account for this technology’s diverging beam, making key adjust ments to deliver the greatest cancer-fighting dose to the tumor, without providing too much radiation to surround ing, healthy tissues," he said.
By studying the new tech nology and testing unique treatment planning methods, the team was able to develop a process that administers
enough for children under five years. Or host a home Trick or Treat party, where costumes and treats are planned ahead of time. Talk with your children before of the day to help combat fears that they may have.
Children and their parents don’t want to spend Hallow een in the emergency room. For example, with kids roam ing neighborhoods to collect goodies, the risk of a pedes trian-related accident is 43% higher than usual. Also, eating candy may be a choking haz ard for small children. Drop a glow stick in your child’s Hal loween bag and parents, carry a good flashlight. It’s also wise to have a wagon or stroller available for the younger kids, as they will tire easily.
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radiation treatment more uniformly to target both the breast and the lymph node area to reduce the chance that the cancer can spread.
"There are other physicists who are also learning to use this machine,” said Ruiz. “These findings may lead to further improvements in ra diation treatment planning that could be transferrable to other radiation therapy deliv ery systems."
Ruiz is hopeful that his re search will continue to pro vide better outcomes for can cer patients.
The four Gospels were written like other ancient biographies. In the time of the Roman Empire, biographies were often written about the lives of great political leaders or military heroes. It is these biographies that the four Gospels most closely resemble, rather than the poetry or myths of that day. The Gospels were composed as historical biographies of Jesus of Nazareth.
By today’s standards, the Gospels are relatively short. Due to the limitations of writing on a papyrus scroll, ancient biographies tended to be between 10,000-20,000 words. This is the length of a modern short story or two. Mark is the shortest Gospel; with about 11,000 words, it can be read in an afternoon. John is the longest, with about 19,000 words.
The Gospels focus on the essentials of the life of Jesus. Perhaps due to the space constraints, ancient biographies typically focused on the birth, public life, and death of their subject. They did not usually include details that we would expect today, such as descriptions of physical appearance, personality, or childhood. The four Gospels are very light on such personal details about Jesus, but they focus on his birth, public ministry, and the events surrounding his death. His hair color is not mentioned, for example, but his crucifixion and resurrection are treated at great length, since these are at the heart of the Christian message.
The Gospels are concerned with historical truth.
Ancient biographers saw it as their responsibility to accurately convey the words and deeds of the subject, so that the reader can grasp the essence of the person. They saw themselves as reporting history. The Gospel authors took this approach to their writing, seeking to convey the words and deeds of Jesus as they actually happened. Luke, for example, writes at the start of his Gospel that he is writing a narrative based on eyewitness accounts, so that the reader may know the facts concerning Christ. (Luke 1:1-4)
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The Gospels are like four portraits of Jesus. Each was written for a different audience, and each emphasizes different aspects of Jesus. For example, Matthew wrote his Gospel for Jewish readers, so he included many quotations from Scripture to show that Jesus is the long-awaited Savior. Just like we can come to a richer understanding of a modern figure by reading biographies from several different authors, the four Gospels each give us unique insights into the mystery of Jesus.
Jesus is the “Good News” the Gospels writers proclaim. The word Gospel comes from the Greek word meaning “Good News.” The four Gospels share the amazing news that God has entered the world as a human being. This is what sets them apart from all other biographies, past or present. They are not describing the words and actions of an ordinary man, but God in our midst.
Two games into his senior season, Kacy Fields broke character.
“Don’t mean to be like this but watch how disrespect ful I get this season,” Fields posted on Twitter, adding a zipper-face emoji, perhaps to indicate he was done talking. Those 14 words said enough. His play could fill in the rest.
A little over a month lat er, Fields is the breakout star Beaufort High’s offense need ed to blossom back into a state title contender despite graduating tons of talent from last year’s Class 4A runner-up squad, but that single loaded tweet is still fresh in his mind because it has become some thing of a mantra.
“Gotta take it personally,” Fields says. “It’s my last year, and I’ve gotta make a name for myself.”
Despite his best efforts, which have included rushing for 899 yards and 13 touch
A banged-up Warriors team shared the load on offense and rode a dominant defensive effort to a key region road win as Whale Branch shut out Allendale-Fairfax, 21-0 on Friday.
Keith Chisholm carried the ball 12 times for 45 yards and two touch downs and freshman Jayvion Harris added 45 yards on 14 carries to lead the ground game, and freshman quarterback Jermon Bowers added a touchdown run. Alonzo Allen (12 tackles, 3 TFL), Jercurious Block er (8 tackles, 4 TFL), and Bradford Thompson (8 tackles, 3 TFL) an chored a balanced defensive effort as 17 players recorded tackles for Whale Branch and nine had tackles for loss.
legiate offer is from NCAA Division III Anderson Univer sity.
And that motivates him.
“I wouldn’t say I’m better than other people, but I feel like I work harder than most people out there, and I think it’s showing on the field right now,” Fields says. “I’ve got however many games left un til the state championship, so I’m just going to continue to work hard and let my talent speak.”
His play has been scream ing for attention for the past month.
Looking for a spark on of
fense after a 6-0 win at Goose Creek, Beaufort coach Bryce Lybrand shifted Fields to the backfield to give the ground game some more juice and ease the pressure on an inex perienced quarterback. The Eagles’ new workhorse took over in the second half at May River, rallying Beaufort for a 13-7 win with a pair of sec ond-half touchdowns.
That set off a stretch for the ages that included a 341-yard outburst and five touchdowns against Bluffton, another 271 yards and four TDs against
This week: WB (5-3, 2-1) vs. Branchville
The Chargers struck first with a touchdown drive to open the game, but the Golden Warriors took con trol quickly and rolled to a lopsided SCISA 3A win at home. Christian Tilton had another huge game with 185 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries along with 92 passing yards including a 54-yard TD on a swing pass to Tony Hill. Bryant Jolley and Brandyn Horton adding rushing touchdowns, and Horton had four tackles and a forced fumble.
Sebastian Slusne (9 tackles, 4 TFL, sack) and Sam Rembold (9 tackles, PBU, INT) anchored a strong defen sive effort after the opening series.
This week: JPII (4-4, 2-2) at HHCA
The Dolphins hung with the Hawks for most of the first half on the road Friday, but Hanahan used a big turn at the end of the half to spur a second-half surge and stay on course for a region title show down with Beaufort High next week. Nick Underwood scored on a 1-yard run to tie it at 7 and the Dolphins recovered a fumble near midfield but couldn’t take advan tage. The Hawks answered with an 81-yard scoring drive capped by Ja vatre Shepard’s 5-yard run and add ed a field goal from Eric Johnson following a Creek fumble to take a 17-7 halftime lead. The Dolphins couldn’t stop the Hawks’ ground game in the second half, as Kevon Rivera rolled up 140 yards and two TDs on 16 carries.
This week: BCHS (3-6, 1-2) is idle
The frustration was em anating from the Beaufort Academy sideline all night as the dropped passes, penal ties, and turnovers mounted. But the trust in each other never wavered, and it carried the Eagles back to a special win on their home field.
Devonte Green crossed the goal line on fourth-andinches with 40 seconds left, and Beaufort Academy rallied late Friday to edge Thomas Heyward 31-27 for the program’s first 11-man win over the Rebels.
“It started with our of fensive line,” BA quarter back Braydon Dineen said. “They’ve been working ever since May of last year. We really depend on them a lot, and giving the ball to Green and Jaxen Porter really makes it easy for me, too.”
Friday night couldn’t have started out much worse for the Eagles, who went threeand-out on their opening drive before a high snap on the ensuing punt was recovered by Heyward at the 1-yard-line. The Rebels promptly punched it in on the first play from scrim mage, as Anthony Fripp zoomed in for an early 6-0 lead.
Beaufort Academy’s of fense continued to sputter early with a pair of dropped passes, including one in the end zone, but Zeke Gonzalez came through with a 35-yard field goal to put BA on the board. The Eagles offense awoke after a huge Warren Benjamin sack forced a punt, and a spark from Te’Shaun Heyward on a 32-yard run set up a Dineen sneak from the 3 to take a 10-6 advantage.
Benjamin and a hard-work ing BA defense held down the Rebels again, and Dineen got back to work under cen ter. After some tough luck in the first quarter, the se nior veteran caught fire in the second, hooking up with Gonzalez on a clutch thirdand-10 down the left sideline. Dineen then found Porter for 14 more yards before the
quarterback took it himself from the 5 for his second rushing touchdown of the night and a commanding 17-6 lead.
It was crunch time for the Rebels late in the first half, and Tony O’Banner respond ed, showing off his electric speed down the sideline for a 34-yard run and finishing off the drive with a burst into the end zone on fourth down to make it a 17-14 game at the break.
The Eagles got the break they needed to start the sec ond half, as Shuford zinged the ball off the hands of re ceiver TyShon Mansell and into the arms of the diving Dineen for a huge takeaway.
But he handed it right back to Cutter Williams on a pick in the end zone to lose out on a potential two-posses sion lead. Instead, the pen dulum swung the other way, as O’Banner broke loose for a 19-yard run before Williams delivered again on a 35-yard reception from Shuford.
What was nearly a com manding BA advantage was now a 20-17 lead for Thomas Heyward.
BA’s offense showed its mettle on the ensuing drive, taking it 72 yards for a goahead score thanks to two ex plosive plays from Heyward before Dineen’s third touch down sneak of the night put the Eagles back on top 24-20.
But that lead lasted only seconds.
The freshman phenom O’ Banner showed off his wheels yet again on an eye-popping 45-yard touchdown run, hurdling a defender and stiff-arming another to the ground on his way to the end zone and a three-point Rebel lead. Then the defense stepped up for the Rebels, as big Lawson Hewlett stuffed Dineen to force the football out and recovered it himself to set up his offense at the BA 15.
Heyward was just a hand ful of yards away from surely stealing one on the road in the fourth quarter, but BA’s defense had other plans, de vouring the Rebels at the line to make a critical stop. It was deja vu for the Beau fort Academy offense on the next drive with another fum ble, but the Rebels coughed
it up themselves, giving the Eagles another chance from their own 37.
And this time, they made the Rebels pay.
Fueled by an unrelenting effort from the offensive line, Green and Porter led a daz zling march down the field to set up a first-and-goal at the five with under two minutes to play. Porter brought it to
the one on first down, but a stuff and a false start brought it back all the way to the 6 for third down, Porter again fought his way to the one to set the stage for a game-de ciding fourth-and-inches. With the student sec tion holding its breath on the sideline, Green came through in the clutch, pow ering through the Rebel
line and into the end zone to go back on top 31-27 with 40 seconds to play. BA sent numbers deep to defend against the pass, and Gon zalez sealed it in center field, picking off a Shuford prayer to seal a long-awaited victo ry over the Thomas Heyward Rebels.
The one-two punch of Green and Porter came alive down the stretch, as Green totaled 114 rushing yards and the game-winning score on 15 carries while Porter added 20 attempts for 113 yards. Heyward put up a very efficient game for the Eagles, going for 62 yards on 6 car ries and catching a 20-yard pass. Dineen’s leadership and clutch factor was on full display, adding three rushing touchdowns along with an interception on defense O’ Banner paced the of fense for Thomas Heyward, leading all rushers with 173 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.
Beaufort Academy (6-2) hosts undefeated Colleton Prep on Friday in a poten tial region title clash, while Thomas Heyward (5-2) looks to rebound at home Friday against Pinewood Prep.
Wes Kerr is a graduate of Hilton Head Island High School and Davidson College. He reports on local sports for LowcoSports.com.
Philip Simmons, and 125 yards and two scores in a rout of rival Battery Creek.
The damage: 103 carries, 899 yards, and 13 touch downs … and counting.
Fields will look to keep rolling when the Eagles trav el to North Charleston on Thursday in their final tuneup before a region-title clash with Hanahan to end the reg ular season. And with Beau fort’s dominant offensive line leading the way, the odds are good that Fields will put up another spectacular stat line against the Cougars.
“I love my big guys up front. They’ll make the hole, like, a bus can fit through the hole type of thing,” Fields says with a beaming smile.
“It’s hard to miss. They’re get ting the job done, for sure.”
The magical run has in cluded plenty of memorable moments, but none big ger than Fields’ final carry against Bluffton. Needing just 13 yards to reach the 300-yard mark, Fields knew his playing time was going to be limited with the game getting out of hand. Lybrand told him he had two plays.
He only needed one.
“Coach Lybrand was like, ‘You got two plays left,’ and we ran the first play and scored,” Fields laughs.
“When we were running on the field my offensive line was like, ‘You’re gonna score right here,’ and the next
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Fields is the first to say there’s no secret to his suc cess on the field and in the classroom, where he boasts a GPA over 4.0. It’s simply the product of hard work and the support of his parents and brother, Tre, himself a former star for the Eagles.
“We work out almost ev ery weekend, on the beach, on the field, in the weight room, wherever,” Fields says. “Anywhere we can get the work it, just get it in so I can get better.”
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thing you know I scored my fifth touchdown.”
Still, the phone is most ly quiet on the recruiting front. The nature of the sys tem makes it difficult for late-bloomers who break out during their senior season to get on the radars of coach es who are already thinking years ahead, but Lybrand be lieves college coaches have been whiffing on Fields’ raw talent and work ethic since he emerged as a freshman on Beaufort’s varsity squad.
“That kid’s the most slepton kid in South Carolina, I’ll never understand it,” Ly brand said. “He’s just a really hard-working good kid, and if you’re a college coach you should take a shot on him, be
Fields still dreams of playing college football, but he won’t sacrifice his plans to study engineering to do it. His top choices at the mo ment are Appalachian State, where teammate Colton Phares has committed, and South Carolina State. If ei ther offers him a spot on the roster, they’re likely to land a diamond in the rough who won’t rest until reaches his peak.
“I don’t really have a prob lem with walking on,” Fields says. “As long as I get an op portunity, I know I’m gonna show out. I just need an op portunity.”
Kacy Fields will earn the respect he’s due. Even if he has to get disrespectful to do it.
Justin Jarrett is the sports editor of The Island News and the founder of LowcoSports.com. He was the sports editor of the Island Packet and the Beaufort Gazette for 6½ years. He has a passion for sports and community journalism and a questionable sense of humor.
The South Carolina Gov ernor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public, residential high school for artistically talented students, is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year and arts-immersive, over night summer programs. All South Carolina residents in grades 6-11 are eligible to ap ply online at SCGSAH.org.
Students who enjoy cre ative writing, drama, music and visual arts can explore their interests in the oneweek Arts Odyssey program for current 7th and 8th grad ers. The Arts Odyssey mu sic program is offering new specialty sessions including Ensemble Immersion work shops, Solo Intensives, Jazz Improvisation and Songwrit ing and Composition. Cur rent ninth-grade students who desire a more intensive, pre-professional experience can attend the two-week Academy program.
This summer, the Gover nor’s School is also offering a new two-week program, In troduction to Filmmaking, for 7th and 8th-grade students
with an interest in screenwrit ing and film production. Stu dents interested in dance can attend the two-week Dance Immersion program or the five-week Summer Dance in tensive program.
In the nationally renowned, tuition-free, Residential High School, students receive pre-professional training in creative writing, dance, dra ma, music and visual arts.
They explore and refine their talents in a one-of-akind, arts-centered commu nity while receiving a high school education that has been nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Re port, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Niche.
The Governor’s School’s SAT and ACT scores consis tently rank above state and national averages, and many students receive arts and ac ademic scholarships to the most prestigious colleges, universities and conservato ries. The reviews and rank ings site, Niche.com, ranked the Governor’s School as the third “Best College Prep High School” and the fourth “Best Public High School” in South
Carolina.
The high school serves ju niors and seniors, who apply in the 10th grade. The music and dance programs also ac cept sophomores who apply in the 9th grade.
Interested students can apply online at SCGSAH. org. The priority deadline for Arts Odyssey, Dance Im mersion and Introduction to Filmmaking is Dec. 19, 2022. The priority deadline for Academy, Summer Dance and the Residential High School is Jan. 13, 2023. Appli cations will still be received after these deadlines until all openings are filled. Financial assistance is available for all programs through the Gover nor’s School Foundation.
The Governor’s School in vites interested families to come to campus in downtown Greenville for Go Govie! Day on November 5 to learn more about their programs and explore the specialized arts studios, state-of-the-art per formance halls, world-class li brary and dedicated rehears al spaces. Register at SCGSAH.org/ go-govie-day.
From staff reports
The South Carolina Depart ment of Education (SCDE) has invited the public to re view instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s pub lic schools.
In a memo to S.C. Dis trict Superintendents, SCDE Chief Finance Officer Nancy Williams encouraged com munity participation in this process. "We would like to invite
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Several of the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s health sciences programs recently achieved a 100 per cent pass rate on national licensing exams. Those included TCL’s Ra diologic Technology, Physi cal Therapy Assistant, Mas sage Therapy, Nursing (2nd quarter cohort) and Medical Assisting programs.
Of the 49 total students enrolled in these five pro grams, all passed the various national licensing exams re quired to work in their fields, said TCL’s Dean of Health Sciences Joey Swearingen.
“We are very proud, not only of the success of these students, but of our faculty
and staff as well,” Swearin gen said. “This is further in dication of our commitment to providing students in the Lowcountry with quality in struction and an education that meets and exceeds na tional standards.”
Swearingen went on to say that it was particularly note worthy given that the stu dents began their programs during the Covid pandemic.
“They have certainly per severed through difficult times and we couldn’t be more proud of them,” he said.
Beaufort’s Field graduates from Ole Miss Anna Field, of Beaufort, is among the more than 1,000 students who graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2022. Field, who is a Pharmaceutical Sciences major, received a B.S. in Phar maceutical Sciences degree in the School of Pharmacy.
Nov. 14. Instructions for sub mitting comments will be available at the USCB Bluff ton Campus Library at 8 East Campus Drive. Links to access the instruc tional materials virtually and submit public comments can be found at https://bit.ly/3y Q0uzX.
The SCDE will receive pub lic comments before a final decision is made on adopting the instructional materials. The materials will be recom mended to the State Board for adoption on Dec. 13, 2022 by the Instructional Materials Review Panels appointed by the State Board of Education.
For more information, please review the SCDE’s news release at https://bit. ly/3gfEd8v.
August 2022 graduates were invited to walk across the stage at the University of Mississippi 2022 Commence ment exercises, which were held May 4-8. Morning convo cation was held on Saturday, May 7 in the Grove.
Polaris Tech, community leaders break ground for major elementary wing opening August 2023
An elementary wing for Polaris Tech Charter School will open next summer af ter school and community leaders broke ground for the 33,100-square foot addition Thursday morning at Polar is Tech’s property on Grays Highway in Ridgeland.
Information about enroll ing at Polaris Tech for all grades is available at www. polaristech.org or by calling call 843-645-0605.
6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Elevate the party with some spooky hand crafted cookies for Halloween. Rachael of Frosted Artistry will be with us for this cookie decorating workshop. Refreshments and everything needed will be provided. Call 843 379-5900 for details and reservations or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Spend an evening getting to know Peggy Watkins and peruse her paintings, all inspired by the wildlife of the Lowcountry. Enjoy music while viewing her collection. Light food and beverages will be served. For more information, call 843 3795900 or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
Painting at The Social Betty
1 to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Charleston wildlife artist Peggy Watkins will be demonstrating the journey of painting by starting with nothing and creating something magical. She gives voice to her work in deep exploration and experimentation. For more information, call 843 379-5900 or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
Painting at The Social Betty
1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Charleston wildlife artist Peggy Watkins will talk about her style of impressionistic realism. She captures the essence of her subject while her bold use of color and strong brush stroke create a powerful and lasting impression on the imagination. For more information, call 843 379-5900 or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. In Honor of the late Queen Elizabeth, hosted by The Tradition Begins, a mother/daughter team. Cost is $85. Wear your finery and a hat of choice or one provided. Join and learn the history behind this timeless tradition while enjoying the many tea offerings and tiered plates of delectables. For more information, call 843 379-5900 or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
4 to 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, The Social Betty, 204 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Cost is $25. Ages 5 and older are invited to wear a costume and bring a friends to paint their jack-o-lanterns. Refreshments and treat bags will be offered along with plenty of fun entertainment. For more information, call 843 379-5900 or email pbranning458@gmail.com.
Shorts at High Noon at TCL Noon to 1 p.m., every Wednesday, TCL’s Beaufort campus. Free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films were featured at the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival.
Bluffton Night Bazaar — a Lowcountry Made Market 5 to 8 p.m., first Thursday of each month, Burnt Church Distillery, 120 Bluffton Road. A highly curated selection of accessories, clothing, home goods, custom gifts and more by local artists and makers.
Rooted Beaufort Yoga classes 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal; 9 to 10:15 a.m., Whitehall Park or Pigeon Point Park. Rooted Beaufort is a collective of local Yoga teachers who host outdoor yoga classes and donation-based events with proceeds being donated locally on a rotating basis.
Wet Willie's Trivia Night 7 to 10 p.m., every Thursday, Wet Willie's, Beaufort Town Center. Win awesome prizes while you sip the worlds greatest daiquiris and munch on delicious bites.
Wet Willie's Bingo Night 7 to 10 p.m., every Friday, Wet Willie's, Beaufort Town Center. Win free giveaways, merchandise, and more cool prizes.
Port Royal Farmers Market 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, Naval Heritage Park, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. You will find fresh, local, seasonal produce, shrimp, oysters, poultry, beef, pork, eggs, bread and cheese, as well as plants, ferns, camellias, azaleas, citrus trees and beautiful, fresh cut flower bouquets. There are prepared food vendors serving barbecue, dumplings, she crab soup, crab cakes, paella, coffee, baked goods, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. No pets allowed. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., first and third Saturday of each month through December, Buckwalter Place Park, next to Kroger off Buckwalter Place Blvd., Bluffton. Each market includes local vendors, live music, food and drink. The events are free.
Participating vendors include: Gullah Express LLC (food truck), Declan’s Delights, Pick N Paint Pottery, Preservation Tree Art, 7th & Palm, Kara Artman Art, Southern Botanica, Hedone (bath & body), Blue Door Boutique, The Herb Room Organic Apothecary, Juke Joint Sweets, BPC Custom Furniture, Back to Eden Self Care Products, LLC, Shutterbug Custom Designs LLC, Pet Wants Hilton Head, Grind Coffee Roasters, LLC, Fabula Collective, The Artsy Girl, KODA Glass Designs, Lowcountry Livin’, Legacy
HIGHWAY 21 DRIVE-IN
The movies scheduled for this week (Friday, Oct. 21 through Thursday, Oct. 27, closed Wednesdays) at the Highway 21 Drive-In are Black Adam (PG-13, 7:30 p.m.) and Jeepers Creepers (R, 9:45 p.m.) on Screen 1; Halloween Ends (R, 7:30 p.m.) and Smile (R, 9:15 p.m.) on Screen 2; and Lyle, Lyle, Corcodile (PG, 7:30 p.m.) and Black Adam (PG-13, 9:15 p.m.) on Screen 3 (Friday and Saturday).
Online ticketing is available at hwy21drivein. com on the Now Playing page. Patrons are asked to arrive early on Friday and Saturday nights. Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
“Our family at the Hwy. 21 drive in feel a responsibility to our community,” a statement from Highway 21 Drive-In management reads.
“We are concerned about many things in these trying times and in making the right decisions. We are concerned with our employees, our patrons, our business, our community’s businesses, and the health and well-being of all.”
A reminder: no outside food or beverages can be brought into the drive-in.
Upcoming movies include Smile (September) and The Woman King (September).
Art Gallery, Cottonwood Soap Company, Marsh View Candles and Crafted With A Purpose.
9 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25. Wardle Family YMCA, Outdoor pool, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome. Cost is $10 per pup. All proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. Event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Free. Kids (and adults!) are invited to wear their costumes to the park for the celebration, which runs from DJ Donna Smith will be leading the festivities. There will be games with prizes and craft tables. Trickor-treating starts at 12:30 p.m. You’ll be able to purchase food from Teen Challenge, Cappy’s Farm Fresh Food and Blue Sky Italian Ice.
25th Annual Sheldon Township Community Forum
8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 22, James J. Davis Early Childhood Center, 364 Keans Neck Road, Seabrook, Hosted by the Sheldon Township Community Support Partnership.
“Grateful to Be Reunited: Celebrating Our 25th Year of Success.” This free event includes community resources, a continental breakfast, lunch, door prizes, and childcare provided throughout the program. No pre-registration required.
Poe: A Meditation for an Autumn Afternoon 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, Bluffton Library (120 Palmetto Way, in Bluffton Village). All ages are invited to attend this free event. First come, first seated. Doors will open at 12:45 p.m.
9 to 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28; 4 to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13; 4 to 5:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 25. You don't want to miss the Free guided tours of the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands. Master Naturalist Jill Moore is full of information about the alligators, turtles, trees, plants, and the variety of birds that call the wetlands home. This is a great opportunity to learn about this magical place. Tours are limited in size so sign up now – Kat Bray, Tour Coordinator, info@ foprcw.org. Sponsored by Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands.
5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive. Menu includes spaghetti with meatballs or without, tossed salad, warm garlic bread, sweet/ unsweet tea or water, and a dessert. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for those younger than 12. Funds raised from the dinner will support Northern Beaufort County residents in need of vision services. An eyeglasses donation box will be available to drop off gently used prescription glasses, hearing aids, or cell phones. Cash, check or a major card will be accepted.
10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11. Parade lineup begins at Beaufort National Cemetery at 8:30 p.m.. Parade route runs through downtown Beaufort. Parade is sponsored by Beaufort County Veterans Affairs and will be broadcast on The County Channel. Entry application can be found at BeaufortCountySC.com/veteransaffairs.
Registration deadline is Oct. 27.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, in front of Grayco Hardware and Home at 136 Sea Island Parkway. Homemade baked goods will include whole cakes and pies and packages of cookies, snack mix, muffins, cupcakes, brownies, sugarfree and gluten-free items and treats for man’s best friend. Many of the baked goods will be packaged for gift giving. Holiday and seasonal wreaths and fresh floral arrangements created talented gardeners will be offered. The Lady’s Island Garden Club is a 501(c) (3) organization and proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for community service projects. Current projects include maintaining the Tree Walk on the Point, planting flowers at the Beaufort National Cemetery, supporting Wreaths Across America
and more. The Club also contributes financially to many charitable organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Hunting Island, Friends of Fort Fremont, Port Royal Sound Foundation, Lowcountry Raptors and Beaufort Open Land Trust.
Beaufort Oyster Festival
Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 21-22, 2023, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. www. BftOysterFestival.com.
MCAS Beaufort Airshow
Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23, 2023, MCAS Beaufort. Visit BeaufortAirShow.com. General admission is free.
Inaugural Stingray Scramble Saturday, Nov. 12, Ocean Creek Course, Fripp Island. Tournament benefits Riverview Charter School. Event features golf, food, awards and an after party. Details to come.
The Historic Port Royal Museum
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory. org, email historicportroyalfoundation@gmail. com or call 843-524-4333.
Tour Historic Fort Fremont Dawn to dusk, Monday through Sunday, The Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Free and open to the public. The History Center is open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitors can learn about the fort’s history during the Spanish-American War through interpretive signs, self-guided walking tours with a smart phone, exhibits in the history center, and docent-led tours. For more information visit www.fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks Manager Stefanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
4 p.m., Mondays, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-2556441. Ages 12 to 18.
4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Mondays, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island, 843-255-6540. All ages welcome.
3 p.m., 1st Monday of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
10 a.m., 2nd Monday of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
Knitting/Crochet Class
2:30 p.m., 1st Tuesday each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
4 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6441. Ages 12-18.
4 p.m., 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
9 a.m., 1st Wednesday of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456. Coffee with a librarian.
4 p.m., 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6441. Ages 12 to 18.
4 p.m., 4th Wednesday of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
2 to 4 p.m., Thursdays, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island, 843-255-6540. Free help with job searches, interviews.
3:30 p.m., 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
1 to 2 p.m., Saturdays, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island, 843-255-6540. Ages 5 and older.
11 a.m., 2nd Saturday of each month, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street,
Beaufort, 843-255-6456.
Instructor Henry Otto Seim will show beginners the basics or play a friendly game with more experienced players. All skill levels welcome. Extra boards will be set up.
11 a.m., 3rd Saturday of each month, Lobeco Branch Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, 843-2556479. Instructor Henry Otto Seim will show beginners the basics or play a friendly game with more experienced players. All skill levels welcome. Extra boards will be set up.
5 to 6 p.m., select Thursdays, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island, 843-255-6540. Free.
Brief topic overview with volunteer attorney. Sept. 1, Bankruptcy and Credit; Oct. 6, Landlord Tenant Law; Nov. 3, End of Life Issues. Call to register.
10:30 a.m. to noon, select Saturdays, Lobeco Branch Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, 843-2556479. Free. Brief topic overview with volunteer attorney. Sept. 10, Wills, Estates, Probate; Oct. 15, Wills, Estates, Probate; Nov. 5, Real Estate and Foreclosure. Call to register.
Select Tuesdays and Thursdays, Beaufort Downtown Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 843-255-6456. 2:30 p.m., Sept. 13, Civic Awareness; 2:30 p.m., Oct. 20, Friends of the Library Celebration; 2:30 p.m., Nov. 15, Beekeeping; 2:30 p.m., Dec. 13, Gingerbread House Contest.
8 a.m., first Thursday each month, Herban Marketplace, Beaufort. Anyone interested in supporting or building off-road/dirt/ wilderness mountain biking/jogging/walking trails near is encouraged to attend. For more information, call 843-575-0021 or email universitybicycles@hotmail.com.
6:30 to 8 p.m., 2nd Thursday of each month (Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8), Meeting Room of Sea Island Presbyterian Church, Lady’s Island Drive. This is a non-partisan, non-profit organization. All are invited to attend. Please join us to promote voter participation in matters of interest to all of us : locally, state-wide and nationally.
6 p.m., 4th Tuesday of each month, Smokehouse, Port Royal. Until November 22, we are participating in a service project with a global organization called Free the Girls. We are currently collecting new and gently used bras to help women rescued from trafficking start their own businesses selling the bras. Last year our club collected more than 600 bras and we are hoping to beat that number this year. Our collection sites are Amy Bowman State Farm Agency, 1284 Ribaut Rd., Myrna B. Breland, CPA, 1 Professional Drive, Port Royal, and Nourishing Health Acupuncture and Herbs, 34A Savannah Hwy.
6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, Carteret Street
United Methodist Church, 409 Carteret Street, Beaufort.
For this meeting, we will have Karen Kendo, a well known quilting judge, talking about taking the fear out of having your quilts judged and what judges look for. Kendo will be serving as the judge at our quilt show in spring 2023. We look forward to seeing you there. All are welcome.
10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. The wearing of masks is encouraged. For more meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, call 843-705-9590. To attend the meeting as a guest, send an RSVP email to mayeriverquilters@gmail.com.
5 p.m., specific Sundays, Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd., Fripp Island. Individual shows are $30. Consider becoming a member of Fripp Island Friends of Music (FIFOM). Membership gives you access to all five 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 Musicin-the-Schools program. The basic FIFOM membership, $100, has not changed. 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. Schedule: Nov. 13, TAKE3 (highenergy mix of classical, pop and jazz); Jan. 8, Andrew Armstrong (piano); Feb. 26, The Tony Lee Group (jazz); March 26, Kim Richey (singer-songwriter).
Saturday, Oct. 22 – Flying Frog 5K: This unique course is on the runway at beautiful Beaufort Executive Airport. This race supports the Altitude Academy, a Lowcountry program dedicated to educating youth on aviation. Register at bit.ly/FlyingFrog5k. For more information, contact Celeste Pruit, Director of Advancement, Holy Trinity Classical Christian School, at 843-379-9670 or email her at cpruit@htccs.org.
Have you ever won dered if God is lis tening to you? One of His many divine attributes is that He is Omnipresent which means He is every where at the same time. His presence constantly perme ates the atmosphere whether it be on earth, in heaven, or throughout the universe.
This is how He knows everything that happens and every word that is said. He knows every tree that falls in the forest and every thought that has ever been imagined, as well as the motives and intentions of every heart.
I enjoy taking walks so that I can have the privacy to talk to Him. It gives me com fort and peace to know He is there, even though I do not hear Him reply in a literal voice. Like you, I’ve discov ered that it’s easy to share with Him, but difficult to hear and comprehend what He is saying. Sometimes I will just stop talking and listen for Him in the quiet.
As Psalm 46:10 talks about being still and knowing that
BILLY HOLLANDHe is God, we are encour aged to stop allowing stress to make us afraid, and to learn how to rest in His pres ence. A key to developing a strong personal relationship with God is to have a holy reverence for who He is and this begins with being broken before Him.
Since Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” we know that hearing always precedes obedience. Faith can arise when instructions are revealed, however, if we are without the desire to understand, we are without a vision to accomplish His will. We can obtain libraries of knowledge but the gift from heaven that changes
lives is the passion to hear God’s voice.
The next step is deciding just how much of our will we are going to surrender.
During the Welsh Revival of the early 20th centu ry, a song that was heard frequently by those who were seeking a closer walk with God was, “Bend me lower, lower, down at the feet of Jesus.” Yes, spiritual awakenings can become a widespread excitement, but the emphasis is on the indi vidual entering into the holy of holies with God on their own. This spiritual metamor phosis happens through a personal conviction of the Holy Spirit who opens the eyes of the conscience and understand what it means to be saved by grace and become a servant to Christ as Lord and King.
The greatest need in Christendom today is not necessarily more religious seminars, programs, or con ferences. It is for men and women to be broken before God and to realize their
great need to be focused on
His constant presence. Once broken we will be empow ered with divine supernatu ral energy, wisdom, and the anointing from heaven will be overwhelmingly evident.
The fragrance from Mary’s alabaster box could not be released until it was broken. To accomplish His desires, we will need to allow the Lord to break us so the inner fragrance of His presence can be released. It is then we will have revival in our souls and be able to relay and express His compassion to others.
I heard a story years ago from a minister who said one morning he climbed a mountain and was sitting on a boulder contemplating the majesty of God, when nature revealed a profound mes sage about the Christian life. He noticed something very interesting about the grass with fresh dew on it. The blades that stood tall and extended to the sky had no droplets of refreshing water, but the blades that were bent
to the ground had several droplets on them. The bent grass reminds us that sea sons of spiritual refreshing often come when we bow before Him in a state of grat itude and humility. It’s the attitude of descending that enables us to experience the reality of His majesty.
Psalm 51 is one of my favorite chapters and Verses 16-17 declare, “For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
The life that stands tall and arrogant is not in the spiritual position to bask in the presence of His glorious presence.
When the dew drops of heaven fall upon the heart that is calloused and distant, they roll off leaving that soul to remain dry and discon tent.
Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.
It is Friday, and we are finally feeling the first, tentative, restorative breath of autumn. We have survived our hellishly hot season in purgatory and can now give our overworked compressors a rest.
This morning I have my coffee — Eight O’clock Co lumbia Peaks — and a novel titled “The Kingdoms of Savannah” by George Dawes Green.
Green came of age in Georgia, but did most of his writing in New York City. He has written three other novels — “The Juror,” “Ra vens” and “The Caveman’s Valentine”; but in this novel he gives us Savannah, Ga.
For those of us in Beaufort, Savannah is an easy-to-reach weekend destination where one can get French cuisine and a dollop of culture. One can do an hour or two at the Jepson Museum, followed by Frites ($6) and Soupe a L’oignon Gratinee ($11) at Circa 1875.
The Savannah School of Art and Design has incre mentally captured almost every downtown building and filled those buildings with young people who favor
SCOTT GRABERdragon-themed tattoos and magenta-colored hair. These creative kids mix with but largely ignore thousands of tourists who surge through Wright Square and down Broughton Street every weekend.
But for years — as one came down from the Tal madge Bridge — one’s eyes were instinctively drawn to a collection of tents that were almost hidden among the ornamental pittospo rum. One might have also smelled woodsmoke, or coffee brewing in the early morning hours. Until recently this was a homeless encampment — it was one of Green’s “King doms of Savannah.”
Green’s novel has, at its heart, the homeless camps that still surround the City of Savannah. But his story begins with the murder of a young, white man, Luke
Kitchens; and the abduction of a Black woman named Stony.
“A soft spring night in Savannah. In an hour Luke will be murdered, stabbed to death, and Stony will be snatched off the streets and hurled into darkness, but for now it’s just the two of them walking to their favorite bar for a nightcap.”
This opening scene is in dramatic contrast to the serene, antebellum mansions surrounding Forsyth Park; and the huge, moss-draped oaks that sanctify the squares laid-out by Oglethorpe. These camps, and the homeless that live in the camps, have a cen tral, speaking role in Green’s story — especially Ransom Musgrove who descends from Savannah aristocracy.
But there is more.
George Green gives us another “Kingdom” — a longgone encampment of run away slaves who once lived and farmed a nearby island. These particular slaves fought for the British during the War of Independence. When the British lost they freed these soldier-slaves who then estab lished a secret village in the middle of the Savannah River.
Characters, iridescent description and plot twists come at you from different directions making this a complicated read. One has to work a little bit. But if the reader sticks with it there is the rare and redemptive pleasure that comes with total immersion into another world.”
Their island is now slated for development — as is every island in the Lowcountry — and Stony wants to stop that effort.
Other characters include Ransom’s mother, Morgana, as well as developers, police detectives, judges and the business aristocracy that makes Savannah work. Mixed into that large cast of charac ters we have murder, abduc tion, betrayal and slavery.
Slavery?
When James Oglethorpe founded Savannah he banned lawyers, Jews and slavery. But the ban on slavery eventually
gave way and many Savannah fortunes were founded on this trade.
In “Kingdoms of Savannah” Green focuses on one particu lar slave auction and how that auction torments and tears the Musgrove family apart.
George Dawes Green grew up in Georgia and comes by his storytelling honestly — that is to say geographically. He took his storytelling talent to New York City and found ed the “Moth Radio Hour.”
Each and every week “The Moth” — carried by 535 NPR stations nationwide — is ded icated to the craft of storytell
I was wondering today about how in the world a person like Donald J. Trump could possibly wreak such havoc on American so ciety and culture at 76; he's only 4 years older than me.
As a 7th grader I was observing his ilk as high school seniors, basically. I first started watching my brother Jeff; he was 6 years older than me. I started observing Jeff and his friends when I was about 11; I was antsy to be just like Jeff, and he seemed to enjoy grooming me along as well.
I had a lot of fun hanging around with Jeff and his friends but we were awfully tough on our mother. Jeff and I were very close back then, and I never would have dreamed then that I was capable of ending our relationship when we became older. I had idolized Jeff up to around my turn ing 17 or 18, when his shine started to dull through my eyes. But Jeff was always extremely charming and handsome, like Troy Dona
hue.
Trump was brought up on wealth, privilege and social controversies (by way of his father) until he started creating controversies on his own. My brother was a self-made man; Trump is not. Trump has found a way to sustain himself by mak ing money from his image as a ruthless developer and now, politician. Trump's irate, controversial charac ter seems to appeal to a lot of folks, but he certainly is not charming. I don't un derstand how he gets away with deeds that would ruin others.
Trump's popularity is built upon his being social ly incorrect and perhaps that's why the Proud Boys
admire him so much and wish to serve him. My brother and Trump share many of the same character traits – chronic lying, opu lence, misogyny, rudeness and mean sarcasm, to name a few of their worst traits.
Both were sent away to military school as young men. Back in the 60s, many troublesome boys were sent to military academies in hopes the discipline would straighten them out; that was never to be with Jeff and Donald.
In fact, Trump's contro versies had an early start at the New York Military Academy. Quickened promotions were viewed by some cadets as being helped along by Fred Trump's wealth. Donald was reassigned from Captain of A Company to school staff (which was considered to be another accelerated pro motion); the reassignment occurred after a hazing incident within A Company under Trump's watch.
To quote Cadet White,
the school's top cadet of that year: “He (Trump) was singled out as early as Oc tober for special treatment. They were keeping Trump busy and out of mischief.”
My brother graduated from Hargrave Military Academy, also with “hon ors,” howbeit self earned. Both Jeff and Donald had impressive pictures of themselves at graduation.
Jeff was a Navy Corpsman just before the Vietnam draft. Trump got a medical exemption for bone spurs.
Donald went on to work for and then took over his father's business in 1971. He was already considered “A Lady's Man” from military school and grew into a wealthy, jet-set playboy, hanging out with Hugh Hefner, Jeffrey Epstein and Roy Cohn … Sex and Power. He started throwing his weight around New York City and Atlantic City with controversial developments.
Trump stumbled in and out of bankruptcies, dab bled in fraud, finally hitting
the big time in 2004 with reality (?) TV: The Appren tice. I remember everyone started yelling “YOU'RE FIRED!” at each other during the show's success.
During the 80's, my brother Jeff (from his own actions) lost his business and his family. He became distraught and bitter, refus ing to work at any job that he thought was below him (which was any 9-to-5 job). His bitterness and con stant, rude sarcasm became unbearable, and I lost what respect I had left for him. It saddens me to this day. I love our early memories but disliked the man.
In retrospect, I think that is why I have such distaste for Donald J. Trump; he is in so many ways a carbon copy of my brother Jeff. Jeff died a lonely, broken man, rejecting all who tried to lift him out of hole he had en trenched himself in. Trump just plows through any and all instances where the truth of his mean-spiritedness and deceitfulness threatens
ing. Last year these podcasts were downloaded 100 million times underscoring that a good story is addictive — and more than an anecdote. A well-told story is meaningful, transformative and connects with the listener.
“Kingdoms of Savannah” checks all of these boxes.
Characters, iridescent de scription and plot twists come at you from different direc tions making this a compli cated read. One has to work a little bit. But if the reader sticks with it there is the rare and redemptive pleasure that comes with total immersion into another world.
George Dawes Green will be in Beaufort on Oct. 29, 2022 at the USCB Center for the Performing Arts. At 2:30 — in connection with the Pat Conroy Literary Festival — I will interview Mr. Green about “Kingdoms of Savan nah,” “The Moth Radio Hour” and go wherever his rare and inquisitive imagination might take us. Join us!
Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
to expose him.
I never, ever, considered liking or respecting Donald J. Trump. I think he is a wicked man and harmful to our society. Why is he admired? Why do people support his hypocrisies? I have no idea; it is quite the conundrum.
And yet, his supporters continue to send this awful man money. Why? How have those people come to embrace such an odi ous man? Worse yet, they emulate him. Jeff at least had some sense of compas sion or dug deep to find the grace to simply wither away and stop hurting people. He found a final redeeming quality. Trump never will.
Tim and Kristy Wood moved to Beaufort in 1974. He worked as a carpenter in both restoration and new home construction, as well as operating a shop specializing in custom woodwork, Wood on Wood Specs. He is semi-retired, involved with fine woodworking and formerly sat on the City of Beaufort Zoning Board of Appeals.
In the field of cinema, where the most re spected practitioners are known for their visual flair — Kubrick, Spike Lee, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Wes Anderson — director Quen tin Tarantino is known for his ear for dialogue.
From interpreting the lyrics of Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” in his film Reser voir Dogs to a wristwatch’s odyssey in Pulp Fiction to the recounting of an encoun ter with a stranger told by Samuel L. Jackson’s Major Marquis Warren in “The Hateful Eight,” no other film creator captures the music of how people speak like Tarantino does.
A personal favorite is the speech given by Keith Carra dine’s Bill in the 2004 action movie “Kill Bill: Vol. 2.” Here, Bill contrasts Superman with other superheroes: “Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actu ally Peter Parker. When that
character wakes up in the morning, he’s Peter Parker.
He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man, and it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. …
When Superman wakes up in the morning, he’s Superman.
His alter ego is Clark Kent.”
Bill continues, “What Kent wears; the glasses, the business suit, … that’s the costume. That’s the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. … And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent?
He’s weak, he’s unsure of himself, he’s a coward. Clark
Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race.”
It’s so well written you almost forgive how wrong Bill is. Even in Tarantino’s layered fictional realities, anyone should know no one looks down on humanity like the Republican Party. How could they demonstrate their contempt any more than they do with the lineup of grifters, dimwits, racists, misogynists, liars, traitors, petty crooks and homegrown terrorists they give their voters to support?
I'll start with Herschel Walker, though he is hardly the most offensive candidate the GOP is promoting.
The traumatic brain disor der CTE cannot be confirmed until after death, but come on, there is something wrong with that poor man's brain.
Even if you look past his lies about his business acumen and charitable efforts, even if you look past his hypocritical none-for-thee, to-be-usedby-me abortion stance, you have to know that there's
something wrong with a guy who thinks commemorative badges he’s gotten from law agencies make him an actual officer of the law.
The Griot’s Michael Harri ot had the best idea: “What if we just give (Walker) a badge that says, ‘Senator?’” That would be awesome. But no, they are determined to secure that Georgia Senate seat.
What did conservative commentator Dana Loesch say about Walker paying for abortions? “I don’t care if Herschel Walker paid to abort endangered baby eagles. I want control of the Senate.” So 40 years of pretending abortion is a big deal was just to draw conser vative Christian voters and a top symbol of American free dom now is as disposable as an empty beer can? Wonder how “true patriots” feel about that latter part?
Then there are Republicans like Fox News’ Sean Hannity who celebrated Kanye West
for wearing a White Lives Matter shirt and attacking Black Lives Matter (boy, the Fox News crowd really goes for Black guys with busted thinkbones, don’t they?) They seemed to care less about the actual message than the fact it irritated parts of the Black community. Some of stopped listening to Kanye years ago.
You have retired physician Mehmet Oz soothing a dis tressed woman at an event after she detailed how she lost family members to gun violence — without disclos ing she was a paid staffer of his campaign for a Pennsyl vania Senate seat. No matter how much she got paid, that was a cheap move.
The Brookings Institution tallies more than 300 Repub lican candidates who refuse to acknowledge the results of the last general election; most are expected to win next month, according to the Washington Post.
A fair number of these
election-denying candidates are aiming to be in charge of their respective states’ election process, and I ask you, who thinks less of the general public than people who want to take away the majority’s right to have their votes count for something?
Republicans have basi cally given us Dick Tracy’s lineup of bad guys, a league of malformed malcontents ruled by evil mastermind The Turtle! (Sorry, I meant to type “Mitch McConnell”).
No, Clark Kent is not the way he is because of how Su perman sees us; Clark Kent is the way he is because of how Superman sees us treat each other. How the weak are overlooked and usually ignored — until they can be groomed to serve the evil plans of the real villains.
Terry E. Manning is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.
According to the VA Secure Messaging information page at https://www.va.gov/healthcare/secure-messaging/, Veterans with VA secure messaging can communicate privately online with their VA healthcare team. Veterans can find out if they are eligi ble to use VA secure messag ing and how to sign in and begin using this helpful tool at the URL address above.
Veterans can sign in to VA Secure Messaging with their existing Login.gov, ID.me, DS Logon, or My HealtheVet account. If a veteran does not have any of these accounts, they can create a free Login. gov or ID.me account on the VA Secure Messaging page.
How can secure messaging help a veteran manage their health care?
This web/mobile-based service protects veterans’ sensitive information so they can safely and easily commu nicate online with their VA health care team.
Veterans can use secure messaging to: 1. Ask non-urgent, non-emergency health-related ques tions.
2. Give the veteran’s healthcare team up dates.
3. Request VA referrals, test results, and pre scription renewals.
4. Manage VA health appointments.
5. Ask routine administra tive questions.
6. Get health education information from the VA Health Library.
How to determine if a veteran is eligible to use secure messaging?
Veterans can use the VA Messaging tool if they meet ALL of the requirements listed below.
1. The veteran is enrolled in VA health care; and 2. The veteran is regis tered as a patient at a VA health facility; and 3. The veteran’s VA healthcare provider has agreed to communi cate with the veteran through secure messag ing.
How can a veteran find out if they are eligible for VA Health Care?
Veterans can find out if they are eligible for VA Health Care at https://www. va.gov/health-care/eligibili ty/. Veterans may be eligible for VA Health Care benefits if they served in the active military, naval, or air ser vice and did NOT receive a dishonorable discharge. If a veteran enlisted after Sept. 7, 1980, or entered active duty after Oct. 16, 1981, the veteran must have served 24 continu ous months or the full period for which they were called to active duty, unless:
1. The veteran was dis charged for a disability that was caused or made worse by the veteran’s active-duty
service; or 2. The veteran was discharged for hardship or “early out”; or 3. The veteran served prior to Sept. 7, 1980.
The minimum duty re quirement of 24 continuous months may not apply if any of the above three situations are true.
Also, if a veteran is a cur rent or former member of the Reserves or National Guard, the veteran must have been called to active duty by a federal order and completed the full period for which he or she was called to active duty.
How can a veteran apply for VA Health Care?
Veterans can find out how to apply for VA Healthcare at the VA’s ow to apply for VA Health CareE URL, https:// www.va.gov/health-care/ how-to-apply/. Veterans can apply for VA healthcare by phone, online, by mail, in per son, or with the help of an ac credited representative (VSO, agent, or attorney). The veter an will need to fill out a VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Care Benefits, and submit it to their nearest VA Eligibility and Enrollment Office. Veterans will need the following information to fill out the VA Form 10-10EZ:
1. The veteran’s (and de pendents’) social secu rity account numbers.
2. The veteran’s discharge papers (DD214, etc.).
3. Insurance card infor mation for all insurance companies that cover the veteran, including any coverage provided through a spouse.
4. Gross household in come from the previous
calendar year for the veteran, spouse, and de pendents. This includes income from any job and any other sources.
5. The veteran’s de ductible expenses for the past year. These include certain health care and education costs.
Veterans do not have to tell the VA about their income and expenses when they apply, but if the veteran is NOT eligible based on other factors, the VA will need that information.
Veterans can apply by phone at 877-222-8387, by mail to the Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta, in person at their local VA Medical Center or VA Clinic, or with the help of a trained profes sional (accredited represen tative). Read the details at https://www.va.gov/healthcare/how-to-apply/.
How does secure messaging work?
With secure messaging, a veteran can write messag es, save drafts, review their sent messages, and keep a record of their conversations.
Veterans can use the Messag ing Tool to communicate with any VA healthcare team member who has signed up to participate.
Veterans can also send non-urgent, non-emergency messages at any time day or night. The veteran’s health care team should respond within 3 business days.
Veterans can also set up their Secure Messaging Account to send a notification to their
personal email when they re ceive a new secure message.
Can a veteran use secure messaging for medical emergencies or urgent needs?
No. If a veteran has an emergency or urgent need, he or she should NOT use se cure messaging. If a veteran believes they have a medical emergency, they should call 911 or go to the nearest emer gency room. If a veteran does not have an emergency, but they are not sure what type of care they need, the veteran should call their nearest VA health facility. Veterans can find their nearest VA health facility by going online to https://www.va.gov/find-lo cations.
What does a veteran do if they need to talk with someone right away?
The veteran should contact the Veterans Crisis Line. Whatever the veteran is struggling with (chronic pain, anxiety, depression, trouble sleeping, anger, or homelessness), the VA can help.
The Veterans Crisis Line is confidential, free, and avail able 24/7. To connect with a Veterans Crisis Line respond er call 988, then select 1 or start a confidential chat at https://www.veteranscrisis line.net/get-help-now/chat/ or text 838255.
Can a veteran use secure messaging with community (non-VA) providers?
No. You can communicate only with your VA providers.
Will a veteran’s personal health information
be protected?
Yes. VA Secure Messaging is a secure website. The VA follows strict security policies to protect the veteran’s health information. Only the veter an and their VA health care team will have access to the veteran’s secure messages. However, if a veteran decides to print or download any messages, the veteran needs to take responsibility for pro tecting that information.
What if a veteran has more questions?
1. Read the FREQUENT LY ASKED QUES
TIONS (FAQs) on the My HealtheVet portal at https://www. myhealth.va.gov/mhvportal-eb/web/myheal thevet/faqs#smGener alFAQ; or 2. Call the My HealtheVet help desk at 877-3270022 or text 800-8778339. The VA answers Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST; or 3. Contact the VA online at https://www.my health.va.gov/mhv-por tal-web/web/myheal thevet/contact-mhv
Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, a Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Hospital, the Fisher House Charleston Good Will Ambassador, and the VP for Veteran Affairs for the local Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning book Blades of Thunder and a contributing free-lance writer with the Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@earthlink.net or 843-276-7164.
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