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Local student featured in Seventeen

WHAT’S INSIDE?

By Tess Malijenovsky

Seventeen, a popular teen magazine, selected 15 college freshman to keep a blog about their first year away at school. One of the students chosen was Jaymie Baggerly, who graduated from

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Beaufort Academy and is now a freshman at College of Charleston.

Jaymie never thought she’d have her face next to her story in the magazine she grew up reading, and now she’s one of Seventeen’s featured “Freshman 15.”

annual fall book sale

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PROFILE

Attorney Philip Fairbanks specializes in bankruptcy. see page 2

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riends of the Beaufort County Library (FOL) and the City of Beaufort will hold the 2011 Annual Fall Book Sale under the pavilion in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park from Sept. 23-25.

A preview sale for members of FOL is Friday, Sept.

23, from 10 a.m. to noon. The sale will then open to everyone as follows: Friday, Sept. 23 from noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be a large selection of wellpriced gently used books, paperbacks, DVDs, audio tapes and children’s books available for every age and a variety of interests.

All money from the sale will be used to support unfunded programs, projects and materials needed by the Beaufort, St. Helena, and Lobeco libraries. Nonprofit organizations interested in taking unsold books from 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, should call 843-812-3574, and bring boxes to pack your books.

“It feels really weird,” Jaymie said. “You know, you grow up reading that magazine, and I always thought that if I was going to be in it, I’d be in the section with the embarrassing stories.”

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Church presents colorful ‘Joseph’ musical. see page 6

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See images from a variety of events around town, including Gary Sinise (above) as the Grand Marshal in the Beaufort Tricentennial Parade. Pages 10-13

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A fair bankruptcy attorney? It’s all in the name

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hilip Fairbanks grew up in the Philadelphia area, graduated from Temple University, and earned his law degree at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., where he served on the Law Review.

Following graduation in 1977, he hopped on a train headed for his first job as a staff attorney with the federal Legal Services Office in Beaufort. He never looked back and today his deep knowledge of the region informs his judgment.

Phil found his specialty in bankruptcy, an area where he feels he can make a personal difference helping solve financial problems when it is needed most. For the past 15 years, Phil estimates he has filed cases for more than 2,000 people from Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head as well as throughout Hampton, Jasper and Colleton counties.

In his spare time he likes to garden, get on the river, and travel with his wife, Dale Friedman.

Says Phil “We have helped people of all ages, professional achievement, and income levels who come to us because they can no longer keep up with their debt without some help. Many are burdened by medical expenses for themselves or loved ones; some have been laid off in a poor economy; others have experienced family upheavals like death or divorce. Similarly, in this economy, small business owners find

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the pressures of meeting payrolls, tax obligations, suppliers’ demands, while continuing to make a profit, increasingly difficult.

Our clients are a diverse group with a common problem, but each and every case is unique. Our firm enjoys the challenge of designing the right solution for each client, whether it is through bankruptcy or another alternative that will allow them to address their financial difficulties and make a fresh start.”

Adds Phil, “Bankruptcy can be a process full of stress, details and deadlines, and to best meet the needs of our clients, we’ve assembled a seasoned group of co-workers who contribute in any number of ways every day to make

sure our clients are prepared, informed and treated with kindness and respect.”

“When I walked into Phil’s office, I was embarrassed about my bankruptcy and ashamed and feeling like I’d failed.

But when I walked out, I felt a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders and I so appreciated his comforting words and help,” said a client.

Many people drop health insurance, cash in retirement savings, lose homes, and suffer overwhelming stress rather than file. Bankruptcy is a responsible, legal procedure for resolving debt-related problems. The bankruptcy laws provide relief to those who can demonstrate to a federal judge that, despite their best efforts, they will not be able to manage unless their debt is restructured or eliminated.

Most people who file for bankruptcy legally eliminate a substantial amount of their debt that would otherwise show up on their credit report. Overall, the new credit report — minus the discharged debt — looks better to new potential lenders than the old one. Many people find that their credit actually improves following a bankruptcy.

There are two types of debt: ‘Unsecured’ and ‘Secured’. Unsecured debt is not backed up (secured) by collateral and includes things like credit card and finance company accounts, medical bills, utility and cell phone accounts, and some kinds of income

tax debts. Secured debt has something tangible (collateral) behind it: a car, boat, furniture, some installment purchases, and perhaps biggest of all, your home.

Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies, also known as “consumer bankruptcies,” have different requirements as well as advantages and disadvantages.

How Filing for Bankruptcy Can Save Your Home A Chapter 13 can make it possible for homeowners who are several months or more behind on their mortgages to keep their homes by resuming the regular monthly mortgage payment and making a small additional payment to “catch-up” the unpaid balance over a five year period. This is possible because bankruptcy reduces the amounts a homeowner is required to pay on other, usually unsecured debts (credit cards, medical bills, etc.). Typically, those other debt balances can be reduced by up to 95%.

A Chapter 13 bankruptcy can also allow homeowners who are struggling with a home equity loan or second mortgage to substantially reduce the monthly note payment.

Alternatively, a Chapter 7 bankruptcy can simply“wipe out” all unsecured debts, making it possible for a homeowner who is current or only slightly behind on a mortgage to keep the home.

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Exchange Club names top firefighter, investigator Beaufort Firefighter Ross Vezin is the Exchange Club of Beaufort’s Firefighter of the Year and Beaufort Police Investigator George Erdel is the 2011 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.

“This is an exceptional honor and we are proud to have both these fine public servants working in the City of Beaufort,” Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson said.

“It was so appropriate that the Exchange Club of Beaufort presented these awards during the 9-11 ceremonies Sunday in the Waterfront Park,” Dadson said. “At a time when our nation remembered the great sacrifices of first responders during that tragedy, we also got a chance to celebrate the continuing good works of our police and fire departments.”

Vezin joined the City of Beaufort/ Town of Port Royal Fire Department in June 2008 as a recent graduate from the Palm Beach Community College Fire Academy and a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician.

Through aggressive training from the South Carolina Fire Academy on his part, he was promoted through the firefighter ranks quickly and recently earned a “meritorious” promotion to Firefighter III earlier than scheduled.

He is also a 2011 graduate of both the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Columbia Southern University with an Associate’s Degree in Fire Service Management and an

Associate’s Degree in Fire Science.

Vezin expects to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from Columbia S o u t h e r n Ross University in 2012.

Vezin In 2010, Vezin served as a counselor at the MUSC Burned Children’s Fund Camp Can Do. He also was instrumental in accomplishing a “Stuff the Stocking” drive for CAPA during the 2010 holiday season. The Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters donated money with which Vezin bought stocking stuffers.

Then, along with his Engine Company, Vezin took Christmas dinner, stockings, and Santa Claus to the staff and residents of CAPA’s Open Arms Shelter.

He also played a key role in a fairy tale Christmas story in which the firefighters on duty before Christmas Eve learned that a family in the Beaufort community had nothing for Christmas. By noon on Christmas day, with Vezin’s help, that family had a Christmas tree, presents for five children including bicycles for each.

This collaborative effort of firefighters was spearheaded by Vezin and his Engine Company.

Beaufort Police Investigator George Erdel joined the Beaufort Police Department in August of 2006 after an enlistment in the United States

Marine Corp where he was a military policeman. He has been assigned to the investigations unit at the Beaufort Police Department since March 2009.

During his time assigned to investigations, Erdel has been assigned 110 cases of which 108 were Group A offenses – major crimes. He has cleared or closed 96% of those cases assigned. Of those cleared or closed, 36 were cleared by arrest, four were exceptionally cleared, 10 were classified as unfounded and 54 were administratively closed.

Investigator Erdel has taken classes in First Line Supervision, Basic Detective, Reid Technique of police interrogations, a cellular forensics class, and a class on tracking fugitives in the electronic age. He has completed 66 hours during his own time toward a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University.

Investigator Erdel, using his knowledge and interest in the electronic medium, has created and maintained the Beaufort Police Department’s Facebook page.

He takes the lead in cases concerning stolen computers and other technology crimes. His interaction with those in the computer networking field has led to multiple recoveries of stolen computers particularly for the Beaufort County School District and The Technical College of the Lowcountry.

In addition to his criminal investigations, he is an evidence custodian and a marijuana analyzer.

It’s horse carriage war (again)

By Tess Malijenovsky

The Tourism Management Advisory Commission (TMAC) came to Beaufort City Council once again in hopes of passing an ordinance that would, among other things, change hours of operation on Thursdays to accommodate for family day on Paris Island, change the bid process for touring horse carriage slots, and change the point system to allow for stricter violation laws. Tour business owners are upset and fear that these changes will not only take them completely out of business, but that they simply won’t work.

Two-thirds of the complaints that TMAC receives are from the actual touring personnel. It’s carriage war between horse buggy companies.

Local tour carriage companies are out to get one another, dropping manure and urine chalk intentionally onto the streets to frame the competitor. In fact, the biggest challenge that TMAC currently faces is mediating between the two competing tour companies, Carolina Buggy Tours and Southurn Rose Buggy Tours.

Law enforcement is frustrated that current laws don’t allow for immediate citations when one company tattletales on the other; and the tour carriage business owners fear that even with a point system (similar to that of driving licenses) it will always be one man’s word against the other’s and that convictions will never be penalized because they cannot be proved. Furthermore, the bid

process amendment to the ordinance is a cutthroat suggestion that may eliminate this petty competition, but business owners fear will also eliminate their livelihood and investments.

After nearly an hour and a half of debate and raised concerns, Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling motioned to continue the conversation for the following week since it was evident that no solution would be made that night.

In other news, council members will not increase taxes for the 2012 fiscal year Operating Budget. They also approved an extension to an agreement with Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire Department to serve residents on Lady’s Island on a contract basis.

HOT TOPIC Should the city impose stricter laws on Beaufort’s two horse buggy tour companies?

Email your opinions and ideas to this Question of the Week to theislandnews@gmail.com and you could see your response in next week’s edition . Please include your name and contact information.

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news Photos chosen for county calendar A photo of Stony Preserve by Bluffton resident, Stan Abrahamson, was selected for the cover of the 2012 Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands Calendar.

The photo shows a forested lagoon area at the preserve, which was purchased jointly by Beaufort County and the Town of Hilton Head Island for conservation as a passive park. Twelve other photos selected from entries submitted in the county’s annual photo contest include three by Beaufort photographer and artist Karen Peluso, who entered shots of Lands End, The Green in Beaufort’s Old Point neighborhood and White Hall Landing.

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Every other week readers can find Jaymie’s latest blog entries with pictures and videos posted on Seventeen’s website.

Making videos won’t be hard for Jaymie since she’s been making them with her friends for years ever since her grandparents gave her a video camera for Christmas. After all, she won her spot in Seventeen with a blog entry about poaching an egg and a one-minute introductory video highlighting her personality amidst a sunflower field and downtown by the river.

So far Jaymie’s written about the trials of trying out for the crew team and her first time going out to a dance club — Pantheon, a gay club recommended by her upperclassmen as “the most fun place

County Administrator Gary Kubic, the calendar’s executive editor, said he is always impressed with the quality of the pictures taken by local photographers.

“Those who enter the contest year after year are to be applauded regardless of whether they were selected for the calendar or not. Their love for the natural outdoor beauty of Beaufort County is evident in the excellence and the integrity of their work. We are grateful to them all for helping us tell the story of our beloved Rural and Critical Lands with their exceptional photographs.”

The 2012 calendar is expected to be available for sale in October at the county website and several local shops.

in Charleston.” She also plans on giving readers a heads up about the process of signing up for Study Abroad as she intends to go to England.

With a high school graduating class of 17 students, the Charleston city life has a lot to offer Jaymie, and she’s excited to have already made many new friends. Even though Charleston might be “like a big Beaufort,” according to Jaymie, she misses her friends and family from back home.

Jaymie would like high school rising seniors to know that college isn’t the slice of cake her teachers made it out to be and highly recommends that students try to move onto campus as early as possible so that they’re all settled in by the time classes start.

To stay tuned with Jaymie Baggerly’s freshman endeavors as she represents Beaufort, check out her blog: http:// www.seventeen.com/archives/college/ freshman-15/by_author/11703/3;1.

weekend crime REPORT FAMILIAL DISOBEDIENCE: A few officers were dispatched to the area of Monson and Washington streets when a “suspicious” subject was reported causing a disturbance in the middle of the roadway. The male subject had an active family court bench warrant for his arrest, meaning he did not show up for Family Division Court to face his family like he was suppose to. When he was searched the officer also found a small plastic bag with what was suspected to be marijuana (although this must be confirmed with testing). What could this mean? Someone is trying to avoid his mama.

UP, UP AND ARRESTED: At 9:45 p.m. on Sunday night ,a caller phoned the police about a possible burglary. Suspects were spotted loading property into a truck at the incident location. When a responding officer stopped a truck fitting the description, it was revealed that the two suspects had taken a ladder and other miscellaneous items from the yard of a house. They were arrested for trespassing and petit larceny. Yes, we’re in a recession and we must think outside the box, but there must be more inconspicuous things to steal than ladders.

CONVENIENT HOT SPOT: While some may find it surprising that the Smokers Express, off Robert Smalls Parkway, could be the joint for public arguments, on Sunday morning around 1 a.m. it was the 24-hour convenient spot for exactly that. A witness reported two groups of men started arguing in the store and decided to, respectfully, take the matter out to the parking lot.

When one group moved toward the other, things got real bad. A man pulled out a pistol, and everyone ran to cars fleeing the scene before the police arrived.

The cause of the argument is unknown, but one could only imagine it was not because someone was trying to take the last Reese’s Pieces in the store.

REVENGE OF THE WET CAT: On Friday, police filed an account of animal bite crime when a woman was reportedly bitten by her own cat as she tried to bathe it. Enough said?

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Church presents colorful ‘Joseph’ musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber will be presented at The Baptist Church of Beaufort on Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 1 at 3 and 7 p.m.

Based on the “coat of many colors” story of Joseph from the book of Genesis in the Bible, this light-hearted show was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata at the Colet Court School in London on March 1, 1968. It then morphed from a 15-minute production to a 35-minute production and was referred to as a pop oratorio.

In 1970, Lloyd Webber and Rice used the popularity of their second rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, to promote Joseph — which was advertised in America as a “sequel” to Superstar. Its popularity eventually led the show to its first Broadway performance at the Royal Theatre where it ran for 749 performances. The show was restaged in 1991 at the London Palladium in an expanded version which toured off-broadway in America for a

From left: Gregg McLain plays Joseph; Diane and Marshall Smith play Mr. and Mrs. Potiphar; the cast and chorus of the musical production.

decade. This expanded version now runs about two hours and includes the addition of a children’s chorus and prologue, mega-mix dance numbers, and more technical production feats.

In 1995, Northern Kentucky Children’s Ensemble (another community children’s chorus founded by Dr. Melanie Williams) was selected to participate with an off-broadway touring company of Joseph in Cincinnati. The same chorus was later used in a production at her church that year with adults and youths from the church family filling the other roles. In order to afford the same opportunity for LowCountry Children’s Chorus to undergo an exciting musical theater stage experience, to work

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Jim Wooten, Senior Pastor, will be featured in the role of Jacob, and Kiel Seley, Youth Minister at Port Royal Baptist, will play one of the brothers.

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for such productions as Smoke On the Mountain and Sanders Family Christmas, and looks forward to another celebration of community.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for seniors and children under 12. They may be purchased in advance at The Baptist Church of Beaufort (600 Charles St.), Antiques and Such (1600 Burnside, #105, Beaufort Town Center), and Lighthouse Deli and Café, 81 Sea Island Parkway.

Tickets will also be available at the door. This community production is sponsored by The Baptist Church of Beaufort and LowCountry Children’s Chorus, which is celebrating 10 years.

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with other friends and talented colleagues who share the same love of musical theater, and to offer more adults and youths performance opportunities within her church family and the community, the idea to come together was conceived and birthed for the first time in 2007 ... and now once again in 2011.

Through collaborative efforts of the music and drama ministries at The Baptist Church of Beaufort and Port Royal Baptist Church, a very talented and capable direction crew as well as a cast and technical crew has emerged with Melanie Williams, musical director, Lynda McLain, stage director, and Casey Chucta, choreographer. The title role

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Lunch and Listen concert series kicks off exhibit From December 17th through February 4th, the Beaufort Branch Library will be the home of “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” a Smithsonian exhibit that celebrates the music woven into the fabric of American history and culture.

To get ready for the opening of the “New Harmonies,” the Beaufort library, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, and the Friends of the Beaufort County Library have teamed up to present Lunch and Listen, a special music series

featuring local musicians. These one hour lunchtime music performances will be held in the USCB Center for the Arts auditorium on the historic Beaufort campus, 801 Carteret Street.

All Lunch and Listen music performances are free and open to the public. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and performances will last from noon to 1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch or purchase one at Outtakes Cafe next door to the Performing Arts Center.

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The full performance schedule is listed below: • Monday, September 26, folk musicians Laura Lee Rose and Friends will kick off the series with variety of folk songs and Civil War tunes.

• Monday, October 10, guitarist Craig Washington will play his favorite jazz selections on electric guitar.

• Monday, October 26th will feature Kirk Dempsey, of Dempsey Farms, performing soul stirring blues on harmonica and guitar.

• Monday, November 14, showcases one-man band performer Chris Jones tracing the history of the blues guitar covering blues mid-1930’s to the present.

• Monday, December 12th features Chris Jones returning to the stage with a high energy set tracing the evolution of the guitar. This performance will include Jones on his custom double neck guitar and harmonica.

For questions regarding the events listed above, call Amanda Brewer at 255-6439 or email abrewer@bcgov.net.

USCB professors to display works

Now is your chance to find a true treasure at a great price from various collections of eclectic art. Several of the dealers from the Collectors Antique Mall are organizing a one day sale of art ranging from traditional to contemporary. Included will be works from emerging artists of the Lowcountry and art from collections whose owners have travelled internationally. The sale is a one day event on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Collectors Antique Mall is located at 102C Sea Island Parkway, in Lady’s Island Shopping Center.

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Studio Art professors at the University of South Carolina Beaufort will be exhibiting their work through October 14 at the USCB Center for the Arts on the Historic Beaufort Campus. The Studio Art degree program provides students with a focus in visual arts and in the history of art, within the context of the liberal arts. The program prepares graduates both for professional careers and graduate programs in fine arts.

The combination of an intensive liberal arts background with studio arts proficiency skills and practical experience helps students investigate and integrate their knowledge and perspectives in today’s technologically changing world and gives them the background needed for a career in the arts. For more information see www. uscb.edu/art/index.html. The artwork of Amiri Farris will be on display on September 26.

Deanna Mansker, MD, joins Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists

Beaufort Memorial is pleased to welcome general surgeon, Deanna Mansker, MD, who recently joined the practice of Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists.

A Cum Laude graduate of the Honors College of the University of South Carolina (USC) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Medical Humanities, Dr. Mansker completed her medical studies at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and is a member of the American Medical Association and the South Carolina Medical Association.

Dr. Mansker completed her internship and her surgical residency at MUSC, training in a wide variety of surgical specialties including breast, thoracic, abdominal, orthopedic, urologic, endocrine, and vascular surgery. Her training also emphasizes laparoscopic and minimally invasive techniques.

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The U.S. Green Building Council, Lowcountry Branch is pleased to offer the free educational program, “Energy Efficiency Pays!” to the public. “Energy Efficiency Pays!” is a two-part series where businesses and homeowners can learn how energy efficiency can help them earn rebates and incentives offered by several agencies. Presenters include the State Energy Office, Palmetto Power and South Carolina Energy and Gas (SCE&G). The speakers will present information on their programs and explain how businesses and homeowners can apply for the programs.

The first program is designed specifically for businesses. In this program, businesses can learn about incentives and rebates designed specifically for commercial and industrial properties. “Energy Efficiency Pays for Businesses” will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry at 921 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort. The event will be held in the auditorium (Building 12) on September 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Seats are limited and can be reserved at http://tinyurl.com/beaufortgreenbiz.

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Smile for a Lifetime Foundation is a nonprofit, national foundation established to give scholarships for braces to needy, deserving children and young adults. The Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper Chapter of Smile for a Lifetime is receiving applications for two scholarships to be given this trimester.

Applications may be picked up at all eight B-J-H Comprehensive Health sites, The Beaufort, Bluffton, Jasper, and Hampton Health Departments, WBHC 92.1 Radio or The Hampton County Guardian.

The deadline for applications this trimester is October 15, 2011. All completed applications must be postmarked by this date.

A total of six scholarships for braces are awarded each year.

The foundation encourages applicants to reapply if they were not chosen in previous deadlines.

Can the da Vinci robot really shorten recovery time?

Just ask Kathleen Linn, who simply did not want the weeks of “downtime” she expected while recovering from major surgery. Kathleen was thrilled to learn the physicians at Beaufort Memorial use a state-of-the art da Vinci robot surgical system for gynecologic procedures, which enables the surgeon to perform the most precise, minimally invasive procedure available today. That means less pain, less scarring, and days — rather than weeks — of recovery.

- Kathleen Linn Lady’s Island, SC

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lt. dan weekend thursday: conflict zone photography exhibit On Thursday, Sept. 15, the wounded veterans, their caregivers, volunteers and other members of the community were invited to a reception at the Loft in Beaufort’s City Hall to view the national photography exhibit “Conflict Zone.” The images were all taken by some of the most celebrated combat journalists of this generation, and the show was inspired by Joao Silva, the New York Times photographer who lost both legs in an Afghanistan explosion.

The event was catered by Palm Key Catering, and volunteers also brought many other delicious homemade dishes.

It was a wonderful opportunity to mingle, enjoy a good meal and see thoughtprovoking — sometimes even heart wrenching — images from the war zones.

The show is sponsored by The Independence Fund and will be on display through Friday, Sept.

23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www. conflictzone.org.

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Volunteers Norris Laffitte, Jud Adams, Mary Haggy, Ralph Bricker and David Hornsby load trays for serving dinner to the wounded warriors.

Wounded Warrior Dinner

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ever before have the one percent who wear the uniform done so much,” said Col. Stuart Wagner, USMC retired and former chief of staff at Parish Island Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot, Parris Island.

Wagner was addressing nearly 100 wounded warriors who fought in U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and their caregivers. They came from as far away as the California coast, Texas and Pennsylvania. And they were grateful for the reception they received in Beaufort.

“We are really thankful for what this community does for us,” said Hector Medina of Anaheim, Calif., who served in U.S. Army infantry in Iraq. “This is really fantastic.”

The warriors and their caregivers were sung into the dinner by the Huspah Baptist Church choir.

Following the dinner, the warriors were transported to Beaufort’s Waterfront Park, where they were honored as part of the Lt. Dan Band concert to benefit the Independence Fund, which supports wounded veterans and their families.

“It’s amazing,” Army veteran Dennis Leonard of Hummelstown, Pa., said.

“There’s a lot of support, but when you see a turn out like this, it lets you know how much support is really there.”

Leonard, a 29-year-old Army veteran, was in a vehicle struck by an IED in Iraq in 2007. The men in the rear seats were not injured. The soldier sitting next to him died. Leonard lost his legs.

He spent the first few days of Lt. Dan Weekend talking to the other veterans the organization that brought them to Beaufort for the benefit.

“You can talk to people about it, but until they’ve gone through the same thing they just don’t understand it. This

Col Stuart Wagner (USMC retired) addresses wounded warriors at the Parish Church of St. Helena (Episcopal) during a dinner on Friday night. Wagner is a former chief of staff at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot.

gives me an idea of what I can do to give back to other people like everyone has given to us here,” he said.

One veteran who had multiple head wounds and many operations told was appreciative of the dinner. He told Jeff Miller that he thank God and the church for the support. Only his faith in God has gotten him through this ordeal.

About 80 St. Helena parishioners, including Wagner and other retired officers and enlisted men and women, volunteered to serve the warriors at the dinner. The Rev. Jeff Miller, rector the Parish Church of St. Helena, told the assembly that the church has embraced the military community in its nearly 300 years, and it would continue to support men and women who fight America’s battles. “There is not a Sunday that I climb into the pulpit to preach that I don’t think of the sacrifice of military men and women who fight our nation’s battles to ensure that we have the freedom to worship as we do. God bless

you.”

Wagner compared the men to the firemen who responded to the disaster of New York’s Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001. “But the firemen saw the disaster before they went into it; they knew what they were getting into; they made a decision — 353 of them didn’t return home.

“Like the first responders, you made a decision. When you volunteered, there was no doubt where you were going. You wrote a check to our country: “To: The United States of America “Amount: Whatever it takes.

“And you have kept that promise for 10 years, and counting. More than 2 million of our soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen have written that check ...

Hundreds of thousands have deployed again and again, year after year. The average combat deployment for Camp Lejeune is four times — never before has our nation asked so much of our volunteer military force.

Daniel Byrd, accompanied by family, and Sarah Belle, his dog, enjoy fellowship at Wounded Warriors dinner

It’s not only the wounded warriors who have paid a price, Wagner said, “so have your families.”

“It is fitting to ask here tonight: Where do we get these wonderful caregivers wo turn their lives upside down ... to become our chauffeur, cook, case manager, therapist, personal shopper, nurse, legal aide, job coach, and most importantly our friends?”

More than 6,000 families have buried a loved one killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Wagner said. Almost 44,000 have been wounded, and hundreds of thousands of others suffer from invisible wounds.

“We honor our wounded warriors and their families. We will never forget that they are in our community, sprinkled throughout small towns and big cities.

And we will not let their sacrifices go unknown or be forgotten,” Wagner said.

The quality of courage is important, because “it is the cornerstone that preserves all the others,” Wagner said.

“God bless you, and God bless America.”

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lt. dan weekend saturday: 5k run and beaufort 300th parade Photos by Bob Sofaly

Photographer John Wollworth and son get ready to run the 5K.

The Parris Island Marine Band leads the parade.

More than 300 runners take off to start the 5K race on Saturday morning.

Grand Marshal Gary Sinise waves to the crowd during Beaufort’s Tricentennial Parade on Saturday as it makes its way along Bay Street in Beaufort.

Melanie Cain, although very pregnant, gets ready for the 5K race on Saturday with husband Patrick. Cain walked the race to the finish.

Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling, in period clothing, converses with the crowd during Beaufort’s Tricentennial Parade on Saturday.

Rep. Shannon Erickson (R-Beaufort) with husband Kendall, left, and Tom Savage, right.

One of many floats in the Beaufort Tricentennial Parade on Saturday as it makes its way along Bay Street.

Patriotic and historical floats, some pulled by pick-ups and others pulled by tractors, told a story about Beaufort’s 300 years.

Thousands of people watched and waved American flags during Beaufort’s Tricentennial Parade on Saturday as it made its way along Bay Street.

PICK POCKET PLANTATION FARMERS MARKET Step back in time

It was a lovely fall day this Tuesday past at beautiful Pick Pocket Plantation. Open for just two months, and only minutes from downtown, the Farmers Market has already become a regular Tuesday stop for many new friends and families. It’s a great place to drop on by during lunch, after school or work to take a break from the daily grind. You can find wonderful treats and pick up fresh organic vegetables and fruits every Tuesday from 2-7 pm. Enjoy plantation house tours from 2:30-5:30 pm, on the half hour, plus pony rides after 4 pm. See you there! Pick Pocket Plantation is located across from Regions Bank on Robert Smalls Parkway (Rte. 170) in Beaufort. For more information, go to www.pickpocketplantation.com.

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lowcountry social diary Showcasing the most happening events, people and gatherings Beaufort has to offer.

Beaufort’s fall social season begins

By Lanier Laney

Beaufort’s grand “Old Guard” along with younger generations and friends turned out on the first cool day of fall this past weekend for Marjorie Trask’s porch and garden party to watch the 300 Birthday Parade go by on Bay Street.

Beaufortonians seem to go into some sort of hibernation during the hottest, most humid months of summer, and people greeted each other with gusto after not seeing one another for so long.

Thoughts of Beaufort’s history were in the air as the charming parade passed by with costumed float riders. An older gentleman next to me remarked, “You know, if we had never separated from England, Marjorie Trask would be a Duchess!” he said with a smile.

Marjorie Marjorie’s father was Trask Angus Fordham who was Mayor of Beaufort for 17 years and Marjorie’s family, the McLeods, celebrated 100 years in the house with a family picnic this past April. The beautiful, manycolumned home, built in 1813 is featured on the cover of “Beaufort’s Historic Homes” coffee table book and was the headquarters of General Stevens during the Civil War. The wonderful Marjorie Trask, (or “Big Marge’” as she is affectionately known — her daughter being Marjorie Trask also, now married to Herb Gray). Big Marge’s lovely party in honor of Beaufort’s 300th kicked off the Beaufort Fall social season in fine style.

A ‘job well done’ goes to Erin Dean and Councilman Mike Mcfee who spearheaded the successful 300 Parade.

Pat Harvey Palmer and the Lions Club along with the city staff, did the brunt of work. Special thanks to them and all the organizations that worked so hard to pull off such a wonderful parade. “Blessedly free of blatant advertising like usual” said an onlooker to me. Turns out that that was intentional as floats were required to have a theme (with costumes) and not just be a rolling billboard for a business.

It turned out to be a great birthday celebration for Beaufort with a movie star grand marshal in Gary Sinise! Too bad we have to wait another 300 years for the next one.

Thai Restaurant Opens Amato Thai Fusion restaurant just opened this week next to K-Mart in the old Junsei Japanese location.

From coconut shrimp and calamari (with a thai spicey sauce) to all sorts of delicious curry and stir fried entrees featuring shrimp, pork or steak and their signature special peanut sauce.

Amata’s prices look very reasonable and it’s open for lunch starting at 11 a.m. and dinner 4:30 to 9 p.m.

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From fishing to football, the hard work of athletes of all ages deserves recognition beaufort high school happenings: photos by todd stowe

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BEAUFORT COUNTY PALS FALL SOCCER STANDINGS Beaufort County PALS 2011 fall soccer northern league standings as of Sept. 19.

8-9 GIRLS Hurricanes: 3 wins/9 total points Strikers: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Fire: 1 win/3 points Stingrays: 0 wins/1 tie /1 point 8-9 BOYS Blast: 2 wins/6 points Fire: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Strikers: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Cosmos: 1 win/3 points Hurricanes: 0 wins/0 points

The Beaufort High volleyball team beat Beaufort Academy in straight sets Monday. They won 25-11, 25-15 and 25-11.

From left: Senior Mykalah Smalls spikes the ball during the first match; Junior Bailey Layne blocks at the net; Junior Ariana Parker returns a serve during the second match.

swimming Freshman Rebecca Mandell waits on the block for her turn in the B Relay race as teammates Elizabeth Mandell and Kristyn Weidenholf look on.

10-12 BOYS Revolution: 2 wins/1 tie/7 points Stingrays: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Galaxy: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Hurricanes: 1 win/1 tie/4 points Fire: 0 wins/1 tie/1 point Fusion: 0 wins/1 tie/1 point Strikers: 0 wins/0 points

Freshman Maisie Gayken competes in the 200M Individual Medley.

Beaufort placed third in a meet on Thursday against Fort Dorchester, Stratford and Wando.

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The Beaufort High School Lady Eagles are now are 5-3 this season defeating James Island 6-0 and West Ashley 6-0 last week. They were 3-1 this past weekend at the Bishop England Tennis Tournament defeating Spartanburg 5-1, Ashley Ridge 4-2 , and North Myrtle Beach 5-1. Come out and support the Lady Eagles who have an amazing record of 102- 27 since 2006.

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Annual 5K at Hunting Island State Park Friends of Hunting Island (FOHI) announced that the organization is once again joining with Hunting Island State Park to sponsor its third annual 5K Run/Walk along the park’s beautiful, recently-refurbished trails. The Run/ Walk will be held on Saturday, October 8, starting at 10 a.m. Runners, walkers, and supporters will gather at the park’s Nature Center, the entrance is just short of the Fripp Island bridge.

This run is both for the serious runner and it’s a fun, family run or walk if you prefer. The 5K run is timed by Play Hard Timing and is entirely within the park. The event begins and ends at the Nature Center and follows the Nature Center Trail to the Lagoon Trail and then crosses over to the Maritime Forrest Trail back to the Nature Center.

Volunteers will be stationed at each turn. Strollers are permitted but sorry, no pets.

Friends of Hunting Island especially encourages whole families to come out and “take a walk” and enjoy our most popular state park’s lovely trails, some cool breezes, and unparalleled forest views. Funds from this event will be used to support Friends’ work with the Discover Carolina Program, which brings elementary and middle school

students to the park for a day of nature programs and hands-on learning.

Register for the event online at http://www.active.com/running/ hunting-island-sc/hunting-island-5krunwalk-2011-yn877?int=29-6. Online registration closes on October 6 at 11:59 p.m., PST. Walk up registration is welcome on the day of the event.

Please note that park fees will still need

to be paid to join this event. For more information, please contact the event Chair Tom Valentino, 843-379-4895 or cell 912-667-3774.

The Friends of Hunting Island (FOHI) organization began in 1993, dedicated to helping the park enhance the unique natural wonders and educational opportunities that exist on the island.

Friends has a current membership of

nearly 800 families and we continue to grow, matching the park’s increasing need for help initiating and maintaining various projects and functions which otherwise might be scaled back due to fiscal restraints in the state of South Carolina. FOHI is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, nonprofit organization that has an annual of budget of approximately $120,000, which includes the management of grants, donations, and fundraisers. To learn more, visit www. friendsofhuntingisland.org.

sports events Fly fishing tournament to be held for redfish

The Sea Island Fly Fishers will host another semi-annual fly fishing tourney on Oct. 1-7. The target is redfish and the winner is determined by the total number of spots on fly-caught reds hooked and released during a one day outing. The tournament, called Friday and the Tides Right, is the 11th in a series. It is open to club members and to the public, any age or sex. No entry fee, equipment or experience is required.

Sign up sheets are available at Bay Street Outfitters, headquarters for the club and the tournament. In addition to a great day on the water, the winner collects a $100 gift certificate and his name on our trophy. Visit Bay Street Outfitters for further details and to sign up or call Jack Baggette at 522-8911.

More information available at www. flyfishingbeaufort.com.

PALS youth basketball registration begins

Registration for Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services basketball is going on now through October 12 at Burton Wells Recreation Center in Beaufort and Buckwalter Recreation Center in Bluffton for players age 4 to 17. Players must provide a completed application which can be obtained online at www. bcgov.net/PALS or picked up at the Burton Wells or Buckwalter Recreation Center. Birth certificates are required for participation. The registration fee for basketball participation is $55. Cash, check or credit cards in the form of Master Card, Visa or Discover Card are accepted. Late registration will end one week after the deadline and will require a $25 late fee. For more information, visit www.bcgov.net/PALS or call the Burton 16

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Wells center at (843) 255-6680 or the Buckwalter center at (843) 255-6710.

Dataw Island Yacht Club sailing regatta

The Dataw Island Yacht Club is hosting the Dataw Island Cup sailing regatta on October 29. The 22-mile long race will start on the Coosaw River near the Brickyards, proceed down the Coosaw River to St. Helena Sound, then head up the Morgan River to finish at the Dataw Island Marina. The regatta is open to displacement, mono hull sailboats that are at least 18’ LOA. The US Sailing PHRF rating system will be used with a pursuit start format for the race. This means that handicaps will be applied at the start and the actual order of finish will be the official order of finish. The Notice of Race and registration forms are available at the Dataw Island Yacht Club web site at www.Datawyachtclub. com. Registration will be $25 per boat — an additional $5 will be charged for boats that register after October 19.

The Dataw Island Yacht Club will pay the dockage fees for visiting boats at Dataw Island Marina on the day of the race. There will be a welcoming party and skippers meeting at the Gazebo (next to the marina) on Dataw Island at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 28. A dock party with a steel band to welcome the racers will be held at the Dataw Island Marina starting at 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 29. This will be followed by an awards dinner at the Gazebo. The cost for the dinner will be $25 per person.

The Dataw Island Cup with the winners name on it will be displayed in the Yacht Club Room at the Community Center on Dataw Island. For additional information, contact Roy Crocker, Regatta Chairman, at 843-838-2453 or

by E-mail at lcrocker@islc.net.

school news

A focus on students, teachers and educational events in northern Beaufort County

BA recognizes National Merit Semifinalist For the past four years, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized one or more Beaufort Academy seniors as semifinalists. This year was no exception for academic excellence. Michael Bible is the only National Merit Semifinalist chosen in Beaufort.

The National Merit Scholarship is a prestigious award granted to the highest scorers of the Preliminary SAT/

National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests — a standardized test that high school students across the country take.

However, out of more than 1.5 million students, only 16,000 students will become National Merit Semifinalists like Michael. Michael’s high scoring achievement essentially represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors.

“Michael is indeed academically talented and has earned a high A

Michael Bible

average taking a multitude of honors courses throughout his high school years at Beaufort Academy. He is also an outstanding athlete, winning state swimming championships over the last three years,”

said Interim Head of School, Julie Corner. “Beaufort Academy is honored to have Michael as a semifinalist in this prestigious organization and has high hopes that he will go on to even greater recognition.”

Michael is now in the running to become a National Merit Finalist.

Come this spring, he has the chance to receive one of the 8,300 National Merit Scholarships granted annually.

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Middle school students Anna Sheppard, Sarah Sheppard, Ting O’Regan, Kiana Fortner, Katie Smith and Mary Keane enjoy the camaraderie of fellow students.

Shannon Roberts looks on as her first grader, Alex, hopes #63 will be called next.

Sixth graders Abby Dalton and JJ Arnett are all smiles after dinner with JJ’s father, Terrance.

USC president to present results of Beaufort art campaign Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina, will recognize Brantley Harvey, Colden Battey, and Mayor Billy Keyserling and announce the results of their successful “Beaufort College Art Scholarship” campaign on the lawn of Beaufort College on Wednesday, September 28 at 3:30 p.m.

Dr. Pastides will join University of South Carolina Beaufort Chancellor Upshaw and House Representatives Shannon Erickson and Ken Hodges to honor the donors of four-year scholarships that will be exclusively awarded to new students majoring in the Studio Art program on USCB’s Historic Beaufort campus.

In addition, Dr. Pastides will make an announcement regarding future support for the arts program on the campus.

In February 2011, Mayor Keyserling, and longtime state and regional leaders W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. and Colden Battey, challenged the Beaufort community to raise 25 scholarships to encourage talented art students to study the arts in

Beaufort, “one of the top 25 small towns for the arts” in the nation. According to Mayor Keyserling, “Partnering with community leaders to bring exceptional Colden students to a Battey baccalaureate degree that builds on one of our community’s greatest strengths is one of my top priorities as mayor.”

Under the leadership of Chancellor Jane T. Upshaw, USCB has invested over $2.0 million in the Historic Beaufort campus in the past two years to support a strategic vision for that campus that encompasses the arts, the military and the environment. “This campus vision builds on the Beaufort community’s strengths and USCB’s location on the waterfront in the historic district of downtown Beaufort. Achieving this vision will require community support to

attract students and faculty and to build exceptional facilities of the caliber that Beaufort deserves.

We want to offer the opportunity to live, study and develop Brantley their creative talents Harvey in the beauty of the sea islands to students from across South Carolina.”

USCB’s Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art was approved in January of 2009 and began in two new painting and drawing studios renovated with funds from the Heritage Golf Classic Foundation. USCB built its first studios for ceramics and graphic design and significantly upgraded its print-making capabilities in its existing art studio.

A café for students and community members, “Outtakes,” opened in 2010.

In 2011, the library was remodeled. As part of the larger vision for the campus,

USCB purchased the former Bellamy Inn on Carteret Street as a location for its Sea Islands Institute.

USCB also purchased the Grace White house, Billy an historic home Keyserling on Carteret Street, which will open in the Fall of 2012 as the first student housing on the Historic Beaufort campus.

At the September 28 event, Dr. Pastides will announce the total number and dollar value of the scholarships and will honor each donor. He will announce a significant new opportunity for the USCB campus, a gift from another community leader. Community members interested in supporting the arts at USCB are invited to the announcement event, the reception following and to tour the new facilities.

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After big increase in 2010, SAT scores decrease Average SAT scores of graduating seniors dropped across the nation and state in 2011, the College Board reported.

Beaufort County School District scores also decreased after a big increase the previous year.

Average scores for Beaufort County public school seniors dropped 17 points from 1,414 in 2010 to 1,397 in 2011. Last year’s 1,414 district average was a dramatic improvement from 2009, when the average was 1,386. (The College Board did not provide recalculated 2009 scores.)

South Carolina’s 2011 state public school average was down 12 points to 1,427, and the national average dropped 10 points to 1,483.

“Beaufort County Superintendent Valerie Truesdale said that one reason for 2011’s lower scores might be that a much higher percentage of 2011’s graduating

seniors reported having taken the SAT – 67 percent in 2011 compared to 60 percent in 2010. Testing experts say that when more students take a test, scores usually decrease.

Ninety-two percent of Hilton Head High School’s 2011 seniors took the SAT with an average score of 1,473. Bluffton High’s average was 1,395 (72 percent tested), followed by Beaufort High with 1,381 (65 percent tested) and Battery Creek High with 1,285 (42 percent tested).

“Our challenge is stretch our kids toward college academically while also counseling them on what it takes to do well on college entrance exams,” Truesdale said. “The best way to keep these scores up — in fact, the only way — is for students to take the academic courses recommended by the College

Board before they take the SAT. Preparation is the key to doing well and gaining access to more college options.”

Although state and local SAT scores are usually released at the same time, this year national and state scores were released a week earlier than district- and school-level scores. The South Carolina Department of Education said the delay occurred because the College Board changed its score reporting criteria this year and did not recalculate 2010 data so that accurate year-to-year comparisons could be made.

Those recalculated 2010 data were released by the state agency today, along with local scores for high school seniors who graduated in 2011.

This year the College Board included more 2011 test-takers in calculating average scores than it did last year. The College Board, which reports the last score

of each senior, said that students often take the SAT multiple times to improve their scores. After noticing a significant increase in students who waited until May and June to take the SAT for the first time, the College Board decided to include those students’ scores in its annual report.

Adding those test-takers to the calculation lowered average scores across the nation, state and district.

“Traditionally, if you hadn’t taken the SAT by March of your senior year, you weren’t going to college,” College Board spokeswoman Kathleen Steinberg told The Associated Press last week. “The good news is more kids are considering college.

You want as many students as possible going to college.”

A larger and more diverse group of test-takers usually causes lower scores, Steinberg said.

SCHOOL briefs • Thursday, September 22, Battery Creek High School PTSO meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center.

• Thursday, September 22, Beaufort Academy Parents Association Meeting, 7 p.m. Also, junior and senior internship applications due.

• Saturday, September 24, The 19th Annual Beaufort County Youth Conference for middle and high school students will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 9 a.m. -4 p.m.

Please call Carrie (812-4399), Theresa (838-7922) or have your children stop by their guidance office to register for this event.

• September 24-25, Battery Creek High School PowerScore SAT Workshop.

• Monday, September 26, The “Hotlanta Quartet” performance at Beaufort Elementary School, 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria.

• Tuesday, September 27, Beaufort Elementary School holds its first School Improvement Council (SIC) meeting of the year in the principal’s conference room at noon.

Pritchardville Elementary AMES Café The next AMES Café is planned for Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 am in the Discovery Center. The cafés take place the second and fourth Thursdays of each month and provide parents with an opportunity to share ideas and collaborate with the teachers. The topic for this week’s meeting will be “Continental Math League and Wordmasters.”

Duke TIP Qualifiers

Congratulations to the 11 Beaufort Academy seventh graders who were named as Duke TIP Scholars. Scholars qualify by scoring at or above the 95th percentile on the different sections of a designated standardized test taken during fifth and sixth grade. Left to right, back row: Avery May, Quinten Paton-Melland, Will Turner, Gavin Palmer, William Lindsay, Preston Coleman.

Front row: Hope Gray, Ashley Taylor, Skyler Nuelle, Cecillia Williams and Emily O’Regan.

Port Royal Elementary School: A Century of Learning Celebration Port Royal Elementary will celebrate its 100th year anniversary on Saturday, September 24 at 3 p.m. The event will take place in the school multipurpose room in the rear of the school (1214 Paris Avenue, Port Royal) with a ceremony of celebration.

Birthday cake, lemonade and school tours

are promised as well as meet and greets with former school members and staff.

Attendees that have memorabilia of their time at the school are encouraged to bring it and share; there will be safe areas available to display those items for the public to view.

Afterwards, stroll down to Street Music on Paris Ave at 6 p.m. Please contact principal Jo Shirley for any further questions.

Free Oil Change for Single Moms and Moms with Deployed Husbands Moms have enough to do in a day than to worry about changing their car’s oil, but an oil change is necessary every 3,000-5,000 miles. The Link Church would like to help all single moms and moms with deployed husbands by sponsoring free oil changes on September 24, 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Come out and bring your children because there will be a bounce house and refreshments.

Just show up at Love House Ministries (423 Parris Island Gateway Beaufort, SC 29906), and they’ll take your car to Brock’s Automotive for a free oil change.

Shuttle Bus Discontinued From Coosa Elementary to LIMS Buses that shuttle fifth and sixth graders from Coosa Elementary to Lady’s Island Middle and visa versa will discontinue.

Beginning Monday, September 26, buses will pick up and drop off students at their designated bus stop. Please arrive 15 minutes early to your bus stops.

Shell Point Elementary School Two reminders for K-2 Shell Point students: second graders will participate in swimming lessons through October 13 and MAP testing for kindergarten and first graders will continue through October 7.

School briefs are compiled by Tess Malijenovsky. To contact her and to have your school events published in The Island News, email schoolnews@beaufortislandnews.com.

Shell Point Elementary students celebrate whirled peace On Wednesday, September 21, Shell Point Elementary students created a public exhibit of peace for International Peace Day. Taking part in an international art installation project called Pinwheels for Peace, kids made pinwheels of all colors, shapes and sizes, expressing their feelings with paints and collage. On each pinwheel students wrote their thoughts 18

on topics such as tolerance, living in harmony with others, and war and peace.

Pinwheels for Peace was an art installation project created by two art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, of Coconut Creek, Fla., in 2005. The teachers wanted students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives in a compelling

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visual statement that could be re-created around the world. Last year more than 3.5 million pinwheels were whirling in over 3,500 locations, including the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, Africa and South America.

This year, Rebecca Lines and Mary Fisk brought the Pinwheels for Peace

project to Beaufort, and Shell Point Elementary students let all their thoughts and feelings about peace come together and spread throughout the air. Whether it’s associated with conflict of war, nonviolence in our daily lives or simply peace of mind, whether you made a pinwheel or saw one, we can all participate in the freedom from intolerance.

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st. peter catholic school

Kayaking excursion St. Peter Catholic School eighth graders enjoy kayaking excursions, hosted by the science department, during the fall and spring as they get to know local waterways from an environmental standpoint. Science Teacher Heather pairs with the Kayak Farm to make this an exciting part of the 8th grade curriculum.

Third graders experienced the best part of living in the Coastal Zone! They met Ranger Mitch at the Hunting Island boardwalk where they all learned about the salt marsh and maritime forest plants and animals. Next stop was the lighthouse for lunch. Then students enjoyed combing the beach for teasures. They later made projects with their treasures and these are displayed outside the classroom. It was a beautiful day.

school designated certified wildlife habitat The South Carolina Wildlife Federation has designated St. Peter Catholic School as a Certified Wildlife Habitat for the garden on campus. The school received it because the property provides the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to survive: food, water, cover and places to raise young.

The school is proud of this certification and owes a special thanks to Dr. Frank Seguin for making the garden beautiful year round and to Michael Brock for seeking the certification.

Dinner Makes A Difference!

More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.

Did You Know That:

• Frequent family dining is associated with lower rates of teen smoking, drinking, illegal drug use and prescription drug abuse.

• Teens who have frequent family dinners are less likely to currently use marijuana and tobacco, drink alcohol and get drunk.

• Teens who have dinner with their families less than three times a week are three to say half or more of their friends currently use marijuana, comDidtimes Youlikelier Know That: paredfamily to teens who have dinner at least drinking, five times a week.

• Frequent dining is associated with with lowertheir ratesfamilies of teen smoking, illegal drug use and prescription drug abuse.who have infrequent family dinners are twice as likely to report that half or • Teens • Teens whoof have frequent family dinners drink are lessbeer likelyortoother currently use marijuana and tobacco, drink alcohol and more their friends currently alcoholic beverages, compared get drunk. to teens who have frequent family dinners.

• Teens who have dinner with their families less than three times a week are three times likelier to say half or more

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of their friends currently use marijuana, compared to teens who have dinner with their families at least five times a week.

• Teens who have infrequent family dinners are twice as likely to report that half or more of their friends currently drink beer or other alcoholic beverages, compared to teens who have frequent family dinners.

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MOE’S Tuesday, Sept. 29th: Chick-fil-A Friendly’s CASAFamilyDay.org to take& the Family Day STAR Pledge to commit to: Southwest Grill Restaurant & Ice Cream Shop • Spend time with your kids by having dinner together Family Day materials are also available at St. Helena Island, Lobeco and Beaufort libraries.

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My brain is full ... and beyond

By Jack Sparacino

My family moved from Massachusetts to Malibu, Ca., when I was in the eighth grade. Boy, did I love living there. Almost no homework and lots of pretty girls in my classes in Santa Monica. Beautiful weather, great beaches, easy access to the pier where I fished like there was no tomorrow, and the best tasting cheeseburgers I ever remember.

The following year we moved a world away to Milwaukee where I started high school. My dad, a wonderful man who was also a rocket scientist (literally), helped me with algebra after I struggled with it and just about all my other subjects. In frustration, I told him that algebra was too hard and that “my brain is full.” (He laughed and gently pointed out that I was mistaken; then we got back to the equations.)

Eventually, I got my bearings and did all right in high school, better in college

Jack Sparacino has a Ph.D. in psychology from The University of Chicago. He has published over 20 articles in refereed journals in psychology and medicine. He is retired and now lives with his wife, Jane and their three dogs on St. Helena Island. His hobbies include fishing, clamming, crabbing, shrimping and writing.

and beyond. I got through the math and statistics courses. But the best lessons I learned in the decades since all those years in school were also made possible because my Dad was right about my brain not being full after all. Here are some of those lessons.

1. Try to not reach too many conclusions about someone the first time you meet them. Or the second time. Like Steve, during our junior year in college.

Haphazard clothes, all elbows and knees, really goofy sounding. A loopy character.

He turned out to be brilliant, funny and a darned nice person.

2. Don’t make too many job and career decisions based on money.

Getting trapped in a job you hate

because it pays really well is practically a prison sentence. On the other hand, my first job — cleaning bathrooms for the YMCA — wasn’t much fun or lucrative.

Funny how cleaning fish is sort of a mess but after filleting thousands for free, it never gets old for me.

3. Figure out your OWN tolerance for risk, adjust it as you move along through life, and don’t get too hung up comparing yourself to other people and how they handle risk. Did I REALLY ride my bike to my office in grad school every day in Chicago? Even in the ice and snow? Was I nuts? Sort of. I was also 25 years old and indestructible.

4. Always have a Plan B. And when you have time, keep a Plan C handy,

too. Give them more creative names if you can. Write down these great backup plans. (And see if you can remember where you put them better than I do.)

5. If you can’t explain a good idea clearly to your mother in about two minutes, it probably isn’t that good an idea.

6. Think you’re really smart? Then try hanging around with really REALLY smart people for a while and get back your humility.

Working for 20 years at United Technologies Corporation did the trick for me.

7. Ask a lot of questions. Only occasionally will you look like a dope, and most of the time you’ll BE a dope if you stay silent.

So thanks, Dad! My brain never did get full, as far as I can tell. Maybe that’s because I keep forgetting things, which makes more room for new stuff!

To Little Miss Morning Person from Backwoods Barbie Often there are precursors to problematic events that can easily be detected with our glorious God given senses. One can often see a large rock rolling straight for one’s face, sometimes we can even smell the latest Raechel Ray attempted casserole ablaze in our oven, and even as children we knew instantaneously that milk may have expired the moment it touched our tongue. There are, however, some instances where there is simply no precursor, no clue, no preparatory pause, no background horror movie music, and many times no easy way out.

Those are the moments that offer the opportunity to rise righteously or to fail so miserably and have us asking the most basic question: Should I have gotten out of bed this morning?

It is my quick wit, my fast tongue, and often my cute shoes that get me out of (and admittedly into) life’s little mud puddles. If I can’t joke about it or respond with a quality quip, basically my cute shoes and I retreat. Obviously, my life is somewhat public. Through my articles I have basically told the world that I am a work in progress, albeit a painfully slow progress, but progress nonetheless. My follies, fears, and fashion faux pas have unfolded in print and for public scrutiny. My writings are certainly not elaborate exposes or world changing documentaries. I do not fancy myself as Dan Rather or Barbara Walters, but from time to time, my bad days, weird days and wrong days make someone, somewhere smile.

Apparently, my words have the opposite effect as well.

This delectable little nugget of knowledge was sandblasted at me 7:05BC (before coffee). Barely breathing, slightly comatose, and with all of the style and grace of a bull frog, I made my way to my favorite coffee shop. No need for shiny happy Cherimie, they are fully aware that I require coffee before 20

A brutal confirmation that not everyone appreciates my Southern ways or enjoys my commentary of all that is mundane spurs a new pen name. Please look for a new advice column titled “Learning Manners the Hard Way” by Backwoods Barbie.

Cherimie Crane

conversation. It is simply the natural order.

As I am standing patiently in line focusing on maintaining the upright position and anticipating the awesomeness that awaits me, I hear the term “Backwoods Barbie.”

In my pre-caffeine haze, I felt sure I had misunderstood. Certainly they were really saying backyard barbecue or possibly a new flavor I had yet to try? No, in fact, this person went on to demolish, dissect and destroy my perfectly decaffeinated morning.

This polished and poised princess of pretention was explaining to all who would listen about the incredibly horrendous writings of this “Backwoods Barbie.” Good gravy, I thought, who on earth is this poor soul who is being bashed by Little Miss Morning Person?

Through sleep deprived eyes, I leaned over and there it was: and it was me. She had my latest article spread out as if she was potty training a pooch.

Well, this is fun, I thought. Although my photo appears alongside my inappropriate words, Little Miss Morning Person did not make the connection. In her defense, my precoffee self is a tad bit different than shiny, happy Cherimie.

Now, as all Southern women do (even the Backwoods Barbies), I immediately began hearing the voices of my mother, my grandmother, and Nancy Grace: the Southern Trifecta. My mother would say, “Just walk away Cherimie, pray for her and walk away.” My grandmother, in a slightly more stern tone, would ever so eloquently tell me to stand up for myself

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and never run from difficult situations.

Then there is Nancy Grace. The reason I hear the soulful Southern twang of Nancy Grace is for the simple fact that she would be the one leading the search for me after I whop Little Miss Morning Person over the head. It is well known that Nancy Grace always gets her Barbie. (*Disclaimer* For the record, I would never whop anyone over the head, it is just an expression.)

Maybe it was wedding stress, maybe the lack of espresso, or the basic human nature to feel sad when being judged publicly — especially by someone wearing extremely unattractive shoes — but it hurt.

This kind, messenger of morning manners had no idea that Backwoods Barbie was standing right behind her. I suppose I could have clued her in, but doubtful it would have been a pleasant encounter. I suppose there are worse things in the world. I didn’t say anything.

I simply walked out and did what all women do: I steamed like broccoli the entire afternoon. I wish I would have introduced myself and if I see her again (it is Beaufort), I will do just that.

After this brutal confirmation that not everyone appreciates my Southern ways or enjoys my commentary of all that is mundane, I could have decided to retire.

After all, I have a business, a family, and under sometimes thick skin, a heart. I would no longer have to bow out of a coffee shop in tears over comments from a less-than-stellar individual. But that would not be very Cherimie-like.

To Little Miss Morning Person, I thank you. Your words had a tremendous impact and reminded me of exactly who

I am. I am not someone who runs out of a coffee shop. I come from a small town, a small family, and maybe even a small way of life. I can handle most situations with grace and poise, and the rest I can handle with grit.

There are actually many of us who hide the hay-stained heels of our cowboy boots. Lawyers, doctors, teachers, nurses, bartenders, and mothers; there are millions of us. Each day we deal with things that would cause most women a quick trip to the prescription counter.

We are beautifully comfortable in our own skin, even when it is sunburned.

We don’t feel the need to accessorize with pretention. We feel fabulous in flip flops, powerful in plain, and confident in well-worn cotton. Name brands aren’t as important to us as namesakes. We are the women you want on your side when life gets a bit tricky; the women you call when no one else will listen.

I am Backwoods Barbie, I just never quite had the appropriate title. Thanks to this unrequested opinion from this person, I now have a perfect excuse to say whatever it is that I wish to say and I am going to use my gracious Southern roots and the wisdom of my “Southern Trifecta” to educate the ill-mannered.

Make way for a new column: “Learning Manners the Hard Way” by Backwoods Barbie. Now that’s Cherimie-like!

But before I delve into the world of good manners and Southern charm, I need to get one thing off of my chest: “Dear Little Miss Morning Person, I don’t like YOUR accent. And your shoes are ugly.”

Sincerely, Backwoods Barbie

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Designers help transform Boys & Girls Club rooms The Boys & Girls Club of Beaufort and its supporters recently celebrated the grand opening of two newly renovated spaces: the Pat Conroy and Cassandra King Reading Room and the Henry C. Chambers Teen Club. Behind the scenes of this remarkable renovation are two local businesswomen who considered it an opportunity to improve the lives of children in their community.

“When I first heard of the need at the Boys & Girls Club and then seeing the spaces firsthand, we knew we could make a difference by creating vibrant, colorful and age-appropriate spaces for the children,” said Lisa Mykleby, a partner in M Interiors.

Mykleby and her business partner, Muffin Tullos, donated 257 hours designing, coordinating and working on Clockwise from top left: Reading Room before; Reading Room after; Boys & Girls Club Teen Club after make-over. the transformations. “We felt so strongly about the project and the importance of station on Scott Street. home and garden decor shop, M Home symbolic of how our business and maximizing every available dollar that The Historic Beaufort Foundation & Garden, also on Bay Street. “We individual neighbors continuously we decided to volunteer our services awarded Greyhound Flats the Historic consider ourselves fortunate to have the nurture the children of our community. and to extend our wholesale cost on all Preservation Honor Award for taking an shop and our offices located in the heart “Every child, parent, staff member purchases to the club,” said Tullos. old building and renovating it for a new of downtown Beaufort,” said Mykleby. is grateful for the extreme make-over In addition to residential interior purpose. The Municipal Association “Muffin and Lisa created a space of the Reading Room and Teen Club design, Mykleby and Tullos have left of South Carolina also awarded that functions well in the midst of the — both are brilliantly decorated for their mark on several buildings in the the two-suite hotel its Gaines Jontz chaos of hundreds of children and their function and form,” Szpanka said. historic district of Beaufort. The two Rehabilitation Award for renovating the activities,” Debbie Szpanka, director Several national design magazines women created the award-winning former Greyhound station into a hotel. of public relations for the Boys & have also noticed Mykleby and Tullos’ designs of Wren Bistro & Bar, located Each of the two 600-square-feet suites Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, said. design talent. Several publications on Carteret Street, and Greyhound can sleep up to six people.

“Everyone who enters the rooms should including Better Homes & Gardens and Flats, an urban chic hotel created in In addition to their design studio on feel embraced by the bright colors and Southern Living have featured their the dilapidated former Greyhound Bus Bay Street, Mykleby and Tullos own the warm environment. The rooms are works.

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Always moving forward!

lifestyle We’re asking you to share your

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Jeff Althoff of Lowcountry Insurance Services gets a visit at the office from the Grim Reaper on his 50th birthday. The Reaper also brought him a coffin.

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anniversary Daniel and Pamela Brownstein celebrate their two-year wedding anniversary. The couple was married on September 26, 2009, at the bluffs along Bay Street.

With more than 150 friends and family from across the country, the wedding reception was held at the Tabby Gardens outside at The Beaufort Inn and catered by Southern Graces.

Daniel is the communications director for Solicitor Duffie Stone and Pamela is the editor of The Island News. The couple lives in Beaufort and plans on celebrating their anniversary by dining at Southern Graces.

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here are so many wonderful occasions to celebrate in life such as baby birth announcements, birthdays, engagements, weddings and anniversaries. The Island News wants you to send us information about your celebrations so we can share the excitement with the community. You can send a photo and a write up to our email at theislandnews@gmail.com with a tagline that reads: Celebrations. Please keep the write up to less than 150 words. Be sure to send your information before noon on Monday so it will run in that week’s paper.

We look forward to featuring your important celebrations!

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& now: history with holly Sheriff McTeer’s daughters remember

beaufort then My parents were Jane Lucille and James Edwin McTeer. This memory takes place during the Great Depression.

My father was very lucky to have his job as the sheriff of Beaufort County because many people were out of work. So to help his mother with her large family, my parents moved back home to her house on Bladen Street with their young daughter, Jane. I was born at that house on December 28, 1930. I lived there for about six years. My grandmother’s cook bought milk from Ben who lived with his mother not very far from our house. All the neighborhood children thought that Ben’s mother must be the oldest person in Beaufort because she

always told us that she could remember when slavery ended.

Even more amazing to all of us children was that even though Ben was blind he was able to care for Sheriff Ed McTeer his cow. Every day he took the cow to a pasture, and then in the afternoon he brought his cow back home. We children often waited by the old watering trough where Ben always watered his cow on his way home. The old watering trough has been moved at least twice recently.

The first time it was moved just a few

About the memories This moment in Beaufort’s history is an excerpt from the book “Beaufort ... Then and Now,” an anthology of memories compiled by Holly Kearns Lambert.

Copies of this book may be purchased at Beaufort Book Store. For information or to contribute your memory, contact Holly at lowcountrymemories@hotmail.com or beaufortmemories@gmail.com.

feet to a small park where it had been filled with flowers. Presently, it can be located at the waterfront park near the Carriage Tours where it is being used by the carriage horses. I believe that Ben would have approved this solution

Sept. Classic Car Cruise-In

The September 2011 Classic Car & Truck Cruise-In was held at the Grayco parking lot, Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island. The car club holds this cruise-in every first Friday of the month starting around 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. The show is free and open to the public, those attending are encourage to vote for their favorite classic or custom ride. Winners of September 2011 Cruise-In, from left to right, are Best of Cruise: Dudlley Ruffalo, 1966 Cadillac Convertible; First Runner Up: Glenny Ryan, 1957 Ford Thunderbird; Second Runner Up: Ray Sherbert, 1954 5 window 3100 Pickup; Third Runner Up: Woody Rutter, 1949 Plymouth Deluxe Woodie.

to what had become a traffic hazard on Beaufort’s busy streets.

Georgianna McTeer Cooke The Beaufort County jail was new when the 1940 hurricane was about to hit Beaufort. My Dad took our family to the jail to ride out the storm.

McLeod’s dock was across the street from our house on Bay Street.

There could be as many as 30 children swimming there at high tide any summer day. My uncle, Alfred Lengnick, would take my cousin, Paula Lengnick Harrell and me there for wonderful moonlight swims.

Sally McTeer Chaplin

ROTARY HOSTS SHRIMP RACE It only took Beaufort 297 years, but now we can say that we hold the title to the world’s largest shrimp race. The Sea Island Rotary Shrimp Race is now in its third year and raises money for local and international charities.

The world’s largest shrimp race is being held on Saturday, October 1, at noon in the Beaufort River adjacent to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

Shrimp can be adopted for $10 each.

To be part of the world’s largest shrimp race, go to www.RotaryShrimpRace.com or visit any of the local adoption centers.

Only 5,000 rubber floating shrimp will be dropped into the Beaufort River on October 1. Each uniquely numbered shrimp will float naturally with the tide toward the finish line. The first 10 shrimp to cross the finish line will receive cash prizes.

In addition, the top 10 finishing shrimp have a chance to win a $1,000,000 grand prize if their shrimp number correctly matches the randomly selected number

by OddsOn Promotion, a third party insurance company, prior to the start of the race.

Race results will be announced at the conclusion of the race and online.

AMIkids Beaufort participate in service project Young men from AMIkids Beaufort helped to make a difference in South Carolina recently by working with staff and residents at Helena House assisted living in Port Royal.

The effort is part of “Restoring Carolina Through Youth Service,” a statewide project of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice. AMIkids Beaufort, formerly known as Beaufort Marine Institute, provides a second chance at a future for young men involved in nonviolent crimes.

The residential, non-prison cultured

facility in Dale provides not only education but numerous experiential educational components, treatment and behavior modification. AMIkids also partners with eight community service projects throughout Beaufort County.

In the past 12 months, 21 AMIkids Beaufort participants have earned their GEDs and seven of those students have pursued higher education throughout South Carolina. One of those students will have the opportunity to enroll through online college courses at AMIkids Beaufort for the first time.

“It’s an honor and a privilege for these young men to help at Helena House,” said Mike Ingram, chairman of the AMIkids Beaufort Board of Directors. “I know the young men learn an awful lot by helping the seniors there, and I hope the residents enjoy being with us as well.”

The goal of the “Restoring Carolina” project is to make significant contributions to the community, afford an opportunity for Department of Juvenile Justice staff to model good citizenship and to provide an opportunity for young people to give back to their community.

“We seek ways for our kids and our staff to involve themselves in the community, to help make a difference,” said James Rivers, executive director of AMIkids Beaufort. “They have to earn the privilege through good grades and better behavior, but they’re all on the right track.”

Locally, AMIkids Beaufort participants will provide painting and landscaping assistance at Helena House. In groups of four to six, they’ll also help residents enjoy social activities such as fishing, an ice cream social, playing bingo or going shopping, Rivers said.

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lifestyle TRAINING FOR TEAM WENDY Our hearts are heavy at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as we mourn the loss of Teammate Wendy Orozco-Garcia and her two sons Frankie (6) and Jacob (2). A car accident near their home of Ridgeland took their lives last Friday night.

Wendy, a lymphoma survivor, was currently a member of Team in Training’s Nike Women’s Marathon team. She trained with and inspired our Beaufort/Hilton Head TNT groups as their honored hero.

Her loss is deeply felt by all who knew her.

Her local teammates have already held a fundraiser in her honor, and started a fundraising group called Team Wendy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband Pablo, who survived the wreck, and her eldest son, Pablo Jr, who was not in the car at the time. While Wendy’s passing is a tremendous loss to us all, we celebrate her well-lived life. She was a loving mother, devoted wife, loyal friend, and advocate for those in need. After battling lymphoma, she worked tirelessly to raise money to prevent blood cancers from hurting more families.

Over these next few weeks and months, we will be working together to honor Wendy’s memory. We will create photo pins for South Carolina teammates to wear on their singlets during their race, and distribute to any teammates who would like one.

To find out more or make a donation, visit http://pages.teamintraining.org/sc/ rnrsav11/TeamWendy.

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Dancers slide onto Lowcountry scene Amidst the most beautiful backdrop of moss-covered oak trees and the soft waves of the St. Helena Sound, the Family Slide Dancers followed the directives of the lyrics that spewed out from their musical selection: “Love Slide. Love Slide.

Slide, slide, slide, slide. Step to the right, step to the left. Shuffle for me. Freeze.

Shuffle for me. Step it over smooth.”

The Family Slide Dancers were warmly received by the festival-goers that gathered for the Lands End Woodland River Festival on Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the legacy of its Gullah founding fathers.

Many people wondered who was this group of dance enthusiasts.

During the final year of Lynn Bryant’s teaching career in the public school system, she formed Family Slide Dancers with a small group of staff members at St. Helena Elementary in August 2010. The group soon expanded significantly when she began teaching

classes for Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services at their Burton Wells Center, Lind Brown Activity Center, and St. Helena Gym. The Family Slide Dancers perform the classics and latest in slide dancing which is also known as soul line dancing. A few of the dance names may be familiar: “The Electric Slide,” “The Wobble,” and “Cupid Shuffle.” The purpose of the Family Slide Dancers is to encourage people of all ages to come together as a united dance family to enjoy the social experience of slide dance with the added benefit of fitness fun.

Dancing and performing with and for the community

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is what the Family Slide Dancers thoroughly enjoy.

They performed August 3rd at the grand opening of the Melodic Latte Café housed in Artworks. Then on August 6th, approximately 100 attendees were at Penn Center’s Frissell Auditorium, as the Family Slide Dancers held their first Summer Sliders’ Soirée in their signature colors of lavender and black. Coming up September 24th, they will be performing for the Annual Beaufort County Youth Conference at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. Then the highlight of their events will be on September 30th when the Family Slide Dancers

showcase at the Annual South Carolina Classic Soul Line Dance Conference in Myrtle Beach.

Bryant’s love and obsession for dancing to rhythm & blues began in the late 1960’s when she was a majorette in the marching band at St. Helena High School which was a segregated African American school. Her autobiography “I’m Black and I’m Proud,” wished the white girl chronicles these fascinating times. Now Bryant’s life of dance has come full circle. Her vision for Family Slide Dancers is that organized soul line and slide dancing will continue to flourish in the Lowcountry long after she puts her dancing shoes up.

The Family Slide Dancers truly believe in Cupid’s lyrical query in his song Love Slide, “Why would you not want to play music that brings people together?” So for anyone who would like to join in the fun of slide dancing with the Family Slide Dancers, visit www. familyslidedancers.com.

food&drink

A spotlight on fabulous local restaurants, expert wine advice and a dining guide

SUB STATION II: A hot lunch spot for locals

By Pamela Brownstein

Although there are a plethora of places in town to purchase quality sub sandwiches for lunch, Sub Station II on Lady’s Island remains a favorite spot to grab a bite on the go.

The no nonsense decor matches the efficient service because here the focus is on quick food made fresh and to your liking. They offer more than 30 varieties of hot and cold sandwiches.

With a Lunch Bunch of only three, April, Elizabeth and I spent a leisurely time munching and chatting. One thing becomes more obvious with less people: our individual food quirks.

April has been raving about the restaurant for a while because her family loves it and eats here often. She knew exactly what she wanted: the #17 which comes with roast beef, turkey and cheese.

She chose the sweet wheat bread, which was moist and a must-have. April’s

The #17: Roast beef, turkey, cheese, olives, tomatoes, mayo, honey mustard, oil and vinegar on sweet wheat bread.

food quirk was actually a drink quirk, when she mixed the sweet tea and pink lemonade, but it was good!

Elizabeth ordered the #13 — salami, pepperoni, ham and provolone cheese — on rye bread. It proved to be the perfect little sandwich for her. Elizabeth’s food quirk is that she does not like shredded lettuce, especially not on her sandwiches.

The #8: Salami, cappicola, cheese, all the way on sweet wheat.

I chose the #8 with salami, cappicola and provolone cheese on sweet wheat.

I had them make it “all the way,” which includes lettuce, tomato, onions, salt, pepper, oregano and oil and vinegar. My sandwich was outstanding, and filling.

My food quirk is that I don’t like pickles, which seem to be a standard side at most restaurants in town. No thanks!

With great food and reasonable prices,

Cutting fresh meat behind the counter at Sub Station II on Lady’s Island.

spotted by the lunch bunch: Dan Hodges and Arne Huotari it’s easy to see why Sub Station II is so popular. Call (843) 525-1520 to place an order for pick up.

There is another Sub Station II located at 7 Robert Smalls Parkway.

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wine

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Peirano Estates, or just Peirano to make it easier, is a family owned winery in the Lodi area of California. Their history there started in 1879 when Giacomo Peirano came from Genoa, Italy, with $50 in his pockets, to get rich in the California gold rush. When that didn’t work out so well for him, he took his remaining money and moved to Lodi.

At the time, Lodi was full of mining camps. Giacomo realized that with all the miners there, there was a need for a mercantile store. He scrounged up a bit more money, and opened Peirano Provisions. It was a great idea and started making money quickly, enough so that Giacomo could go back to Italy to bring his wife to California. Funny thing, though, he also brought back with him some Zinfandel vines. Back in Lodi, he bought 300 acres and farmed the vineyards he planted while his wife ran the store. Three sons survived to work with their father in the vineyards and, later, a granddaughter and her husband.

Today, Giacomo’s great-grandson still works the same vineyards.

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worked with deficit irrigation, crop thinning and leaf pulling to insure full and proper ripening. The wine is spicy and peppery with hints of red hots candies, strawberries and cloves. Yum, yum, yum! And, not to be left out, we did get in the Peirano Viognier. This is a great white with concentrated flavors of peaches, pineapple, lemon, fresh ginger and more. Always a favorite for some of us.

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I’ve enjoyed sipping glasses of it several times. It too has a long list of flavors — vanilla, lemon meringue pie, tangerines, hints of buttery notes and more. But, it’s the texture of this wine that makes it so seductive. At first it feels full and ripe in your mouth, but then, all of a sudden, you get a kick of acidity. That kick stops it all from becoming a bit too much and dries out your mouth. And you know what that means? A dry mouth? Yep, you need another sip! Imagine being able to figure out how to make a wine work for you like that. I now have my very favorite Peirano wine! But, wait, wait! I almost forgot. All the Peirano wines are on deal — no more $12.99.

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dining guide

A listing of local restaurants in northern Beaufort County:Your resource for where to eat ATHENIAN GARDENS: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-9222; Greek; L.D. BACK PORCH GRILL: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 525-9824; L.D.

SPOTLIGHT ON:

KOOKY MOOKY’S

BARBARA JEANS RESTAURANT & BAR: 47 Ferry Road, Lady’s Island; 524-

RYAN’S FAMOUS PIZZA & SUBS: 14 Savannah Highway, Shell Point Plaza, Beaufort; 379-3479; L.D.

SAKE HOUSE: 274 Robert Smalls

Parkway; Beaufort; 379-5888; Japanese; L.D.

SAN JOSE: 5 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island, 524-4001, and 2149 Boundary St., Beaufort, 524-5016; Mexican; L.D.

2400; Home-style Southern; B.L.D.

BELLA LUNA: 859 Sea Island Parkway,

St. Helena Island; 838-3188; Italian; B.L.D.

SALTUS RIVER GRILL: 802 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-3474; Seafood, upscale; L.D.

BERRY ISLAND CAFE: Newpoint

Corners, 1 Merchant Lane, Lady’s Island; 524-8779; Soups, salads, ice cream; B.L.D.

SAND DOLLAR TAVERN: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3151; L.D.

BERTOS GRILL TEX-MEX:

9 Market, Habersham Marketplace; Mexican; 644-1925; L.D.

SANDBAR & GRILL: 41B Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 524-3663; L.D.

BIG JOE’S BAR-B-Q: 760 Parris Island

SEA ISLAND PIZZA: 136 Sea Island Pkwy, Beaufort; 522-1212; L.D.

Gateway, Beaufort; 770-0711; L.D.

BLACKSTONE’S DELI & CAFE: 205

SGT. WHITE’S: 1908 Boundary St.;

Scott St., Beaufort; 524-4330; B.L.

BLUE DOG CAFE: 736 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island, inside The Lowcountry Store; 838-4646; L.

BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT: 760 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 8380821; D.

Located in the cute little white building just off of Bay Street and across from Saltus, Kooky Mooky’s practically sits in Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Owners Dave and Kelly Marcy have been running the operation and serving up tasty favorites like hot dogs and sandwiches to hungry families and visitors for the past two years. The next time you are downtown and in a hurry for lunch, satisfy your cravings here. They also serve 12 flavors of Blue Bunny ice cream, if you feel like treating yourself.

BREAKWATER RESTAURANT & BAR: 203 Carteret St., Beaufort; 379-0052;

GULLAH GRUB: 877 Sea Island

MAGGIE’S PUB & EATERY: 17 Market, Habersham; 379-1719; L.D.

BRICKS ON BOUNDARY: 1420

HAROLD’S COUNTRY CLUB BAR & GRILL: Highway 17-A & Highway 21,

MAGNOLIA BAKERY CAFE: 703

Upscale dining, tapas; D.

Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-5232; Salads, sandwiches, appetizers, sports bar; L.D.

CAROLINA WINGS & RIB HOUSE: 1714 Ribaut Road, Port Royal;

379-5959; Wings, ribs, sports bar; L.D.

Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3841; L.D.

Yemassee; 589-4360; Steaks, wings; L.D.

HECKLERS: 2121 Boundary St., Suite 100, Beaufort Town Center Beaufort; 3792090; L.D.

CAT ISLAND GRILL & PUB: 8

HEMINGWAY’S BISTRO: 920 Bay

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT: 1699

HOUSE OF TOKYO: 330 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 521-9011; Japanese; L.D.

Waveland Ave., Cat Island; 524-4653; Steaks, seafood, pasta, burgers, more; L.D.

11th St. W, Port Royal; 524-7433; Seafood; D.

EMILY’S TAPAS BAR: 906 Port Republic St., Beaufort; 522.1866; D.

FACTORY CREEK FISH COMPANY: 71 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 379-3288; Seafood; L.D.

FOOLISH FROG: 846 Sea Island

St., Beaufort; 521-4480; bar & grill; L.D.

JADE GARDEN: 2317 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 522-8883; Chinese and Japanese cuisine; L.D.

Beaufort; 524-0918; L.D.

GILLIGANS: 2601 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 838-9300; Seafood, steaks; L.D.

GOURMET ON WHEELS: 812-8870;

Healthy home-cooked meals delivered to your door weekly; D.

GREAT GARDENS CAFE: 3669 Trask Parkway, Beaufort; 521-1900; L.

SOUTHERN GRACES BISTRO:

809 Port Republic St., at The Beaufort Inn, Beaufort; 379-0555; L.D.

STEAMER: 168 Sea Island Parkway; Lady’s Island; 522-0210; L.D.

SUSHI SAKANA: 860 Parris Island Gateway, Port Royal; 379-5300; L.D. SUWAN THAI: 1638 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 379-8383; Thai cuisine; L.D.

Beaufort; 470-0188; Ice cream and sandwich cafe; B.L.

SUZARA’S KITCHEN: Newcastle

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN: 111

SWEETGRASS: 100 Marine Drive,

Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 524-8766; L.D.

MEDICAL PARK DELI: 968 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-0174; B.L.

Square, Beaufort; 379-2160; B, L.

Dataw Island; 838-2151; L.D.

TOOTING EGRET BISTRO: 706 Craven St., Beaufort; 521-4506; B.L.

NIPPY’S: 310 West St., Beaufort; Seafood, burgers; 379-8555; L.D.

UPTOWN GRILL: 1001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-3332; L.D.

KOOKY MOOKY’S: 101 Scott St.,

PALM & MOON BAGELS: 221 Scott

WEEZIE’S CRAB SHACK: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2197; Seafood, burgers; L.D.

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea

FUMIKO SUSHI: 14 Savannah Highway,

MARKETPLACE NEWS: 917 Bay St.,

SHRIMP SHACK: 1929 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2962; L.

2141 Sea Island Parkway, Harbor Island; 838-4166; L.D.

JOHNSON CREEK TAVERN:

FRYED GREEN TOMATOES SOUTHERN EATERY & CAFE:

Parkway, Hamilton Village, Lady’s Island; 524-2662; Japanese steak house; L.D.

Beaufort; 379-0798; Sandwiches, soups; L.

St., Beaufort; 379-9061; B.L.

UPPER CRUST: 97 Sea Island Parkway,

Beaufort; 521-4445; L.D.

FUJI RESTAURANT: 97 Sea Island

MARILYN’S LUNCH AT SOUTHERN SWEETS: 917 Bay St.,

SHOOFLY KITCHEN: 1209 Boundary

MOONDOGGIES CAFE: 930 10th St., Port Royal; 522-1222; Steaks, salads; L.D.

Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-9300; L.D.

2001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9601; Buffet-style Southern cooking; B.L.D.

Congress Street, Beaufort; 524-1961; B.L.

Beaufort; 522-2029; Southern cooking; L.D.

Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 524-3122; L.

St., Beaufort; 379-9300; B.L.

PANINI’S CAFE: 926 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-0300; Italian, wood-fired pizzas; L.D.

LADY’S ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB: 139 Francis Marion Circle, Lady’s

PIACE PIZZA: 5-B Market, Habersham,

LIGHTHOUSE DELI: 81 Sea Island

PIZZA INN: 2121 Boundary St., Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort; 379-8646; L.D.

LA NOPALERA: 1220 Ribaut Road,

PLUMS: 904 1/2 Bay St., Beaufort; 5251946; Sandwiches, seafood, live music;L.D.

Island; 522-9700; L.D.

Parkway, Lady’s Island; L.

Beaufort; 521-4882; Mexican; L.D.

LOS AMIGOS: 14 Savannah Highway; Beaufort; 470-1100; Mexican; L.D.

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE: 910 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-1888; Burgers, salads, seafood, bar and grill; L.D.

Beaufort; 379-3287; L.D.

Q ON BAY: 822 Bay St., Beaufort; 5551212; Barbecue, Southern cooking;L.D. REAVES FISH CAMP: 1509 Salem Road, Beaufort; 522-3474;; L.D.

RED ROOSTER CAFE: 1210 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2253; B.L.

Lady’s Island; 521-1999; L.D.

WREN: 210 Carteret St., Beaufort; 5249463; Local seafood, steaks, pasta; L.D. YES! THAI INDEED: 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort; 986-1185; L.D.

A GUIDE TO DINING • All area codes are 843 • B = Breakfast • L = Lunch • D = Dinner • To feature your restaurant in the SPOTLIGHT, email theislandnews@gmail.com.

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pets

Learn about canine behavior with Tracie Korol, or find a furry friend to adopt PART TWO

The history of dog food Manufacturers soon realized there was big, big money to be made in dog foods. But how were they to sell more of the same old stuff? The next big marketing strategy was to push specialty diets, formulated for specific diseases or disorders in pets. The first diets were developed for kidney and heart disease in 1948.

These have expanded to more than 20 specialty diets being offered today. Mark Morris, DVM, founder of Hill’s Pet Products (Science Diet) was the first in the field to really ramrod this idea. The Purina Company quickly followed, with several other companies not far behind. Only veterinarians offered Hill’s prescription products. This began to portray dog nutrition as frightfully complex; the public relied more on their veterinarian’s advice about nutrition rather than trusting their own judgment or common sense. Shopping for dog food expanded from the feed store, to the supermarket to the veterinarian’s office.

Until 1974, the National Research Council (NRC) developed the protocol for the nutritional values needed in pet food. Following the publication of the article “What’s Really in Pet Food’ from The Animal Protection Institute (API), a new organization was formed, the American Association of Feed Control Officials.

This group was organized and supported by the pet food industry as it is today. They decided to change the standards of the NRC (National Research Council) testing procedures from extending feeding trials of the dog food over a period of time to simple testing of the chemical analysis of the dog food. While this provided results for the percentages and breakdowns in the dog food,

BowWOW!

Facts, observations and musings about Our Best Friends

BowWOW! Is a production of Tracie Korol and wholeDog. Tracie is a holistic behavior coach, a canine massage therapist (CCMT), herbalist, and canine homeopath. Want more information? Have a question? Send a note to Tracie at letstalk@wholedog.biz or visit www.wholedog.biz.

Today, pet companies are still using the 1974 protocol for nutrition. No serious efforts have been made to accept changes. it certainly didn’t address the type of food used, freshness, or digestibility of each of the ingredients. As API states in their article, this left the pet food industry to police itself, without government intervention.

In 1985, the National Research Council updated its guidelines for nutrition, instituting changes requiring manufacturers to verify that their final product be nutritionally sound, after it was cooked and processed. It also recommended that the nutrients of the food be listed in metabolic energy units. The advantage here was to be able to measure the food on a unit energy basis, and to be able to compare foods more accurately.

And what was the response from the pet food companies?

Ben Sheffy, of the James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health at Cornell University, who participated in the 1985 NRC revision, reports the responses ranged from “disappointment to anger.”

Today, pet companies are still using the 1974 protocol for nutrition, and no serious efforts have been made to accept the 1985 proposed changes.

The next trend marketeers invented for the public was the creation of “premium” dog foods.

These foods are advertised to be

more nutritionally complete for dogs, offering different blends for all stages of life, including puppy diets, maintenance diets, performance diets and senior dog diets. While this created new markets for pet foods, it also created a new sense of helplessness for the public.

By the way, these foods are advertised as “premium” but still use the old standards from the NRC 1974 requirements.

The buying public became more confused. Not only couldn’t we be trusted to feed our own dog, now different formulas were “needed” for various life stages of the dog.

As an ex-marketeer, I can personally attest that many lifestyle choices we now accept as The Only Thing To Do were created by a bunch of people sitting around a conference table, drinking coffee late into the night, churning out ideas.

The goal is always to sell the product. Bottom line: dog food has not fundamentally changed in 35 years. It has been and remains to this day dry pellets of brown stuff you wouldn’t eat. Fortunately, many of us are beginning to wake up to what we are putting in our dogs’ mouths. Remember, in the Way Back the only thing to do was to share our food with our Best Friends.

pet-related EVENTS

YMCA kicks off Puppy Plunge

To kick-off this year’s Puppy Plunge event, all canines are invited to take a dip in the YMCA outdoor pool at no cost! The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 1st from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and will continue on the first Saturday of each consecutive month. Following the FREE kick-off event, the cost is only $5 per canine and all proceeds benefit the “Learn to Swim” program at the Y! “As soon as we close the outdoor pool for the summer, we open it up for the dogs!” says Mike Bostwick, CEO of Wardle Family YMCA. Canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome to attend. Humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. For more information, call 843-522-9622.

Beaufort Dog has hurricane plan

Beaufort Dog announced their hurricane policy in early August so that owners traveling could rest assured in leaving beloved family members while on vacation. Owner Kelley Blackston wanted to make sure that not only were no dogs ever left during a storm, but that owners would never have to worry while away. Beaufort Dog has a comprehensive hurricane evacuation plan that involves notifying owners when a voluntary evacuation has been declared as well as transferring dogs that can not be picked up to a safe location in the upper state of S.C. For more details on Beaufort Dog’s training, day care, grooming, and boarding, please call (843)812-5394 or visit www.BeaufortDog.com.

Broad Marsh Animal Hospital The Animal Hospital of Beaufort

PET OF THE WEEK Sasha is a 1 year old female Siberian Husky that was surrendered because her owner passed away. She is wonderful, outgoing and loves to play with the other dogs.

Citizens who visit the Beaufort County Animal Shelter and Control to turn in an animal or look for a lost pet may do so anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Those who wish to adopt an animal must do so between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The shelter is closed on Sunday. The facility is located at 23 Shelter Church Road off US 21, north of the Marine Corps Air Station. For more information, call (843) 255-5010.

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what to do Lowcountry Alumnae of Pi Beta Phi to meet

The Lowcountry Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi will hold their first event of the club year on Thursday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Edie Smith in Beaufort. Tapas, Desserts & a Convention report will be the highlights. For more information and to RSVP please contact Edie at 522-2003.

Beaufort snowboard, ski club to meet

The Beaufort Ski/Snowboard Club will have a meeting/greeting at Brick’s on Boundary on Fri., Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. The owner, Josh Poticha has joined our club as well, and he’s offering great specials! We will be discussing upcoming trips and activities as well as enjoying fellowship and networking. Anyone with interest is welcome! For additional information, contact Julie at tugboatjulie@yahoo.com.

Historic Port Royal Foundation lecture

The Historic Port Royal Foundation is proud to present Dr. Chris Marsh, director of the Low Country Institute on Spring Island. Dr. Marsh will begin the Fall Speaker Series presenting, “Port Royal, Past, Present and Future,” a look at our environment 450 years ago, 100 years ago, and what it might be 100 years from now. Dr. Marsh will speak in the Historic Union Church, 1004 11th Street, Port Royal, September 23, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased by calling Anna Ellerbe at 522-9923, for advanced reservations. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

Author Scott Graber to hold book signing

Scott Graber will be signing his latest book, “Ten Days In Brazzaville,” at a Wine & Sign on Saturday, September 24 from 2 - 6 p.m. at the Beaufort Bookstore, 2127 Boundary St. This book is the second in a mystery series about a small town lawyer.

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Get ready for annual Youth Conference

The 19th Annual Beaufort County Youth Conference will be held September 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 914 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. This free conference is planned by teens, for teens. All middle and high school students are invited to participate. There will be workshops, T-shirts, lunch and entertainment. For more information/registration, call Carrie at 812-4399 or Theresa at 838-7922.

Fripp Island Friends of Music hosts Hotlanta

Hotlanta, Dixieland Jazz Quartet presented by Fripp Island Friends of Music: on 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.. 25, at Fripp Island Community Center, Fripp Island. The cost is $20 a person; $10 for students. Free Fripp pass at gate. Attendees are invited to join the artists at a catered event after the performance. For details, call 843-838-6655.

Plaza Stadium Theater Fri. 9/23 - Thurs. 9/29 Abduction “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:05-7:05-9:05 DRIVE “R” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:15-7:00-9:00 Dolphin Tale “PG” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:25-7:00-9:10 Moneyball “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25 Contagion “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:05-7:05-9:05 41 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort (843) 986-5806

take place at the Beaufort library: • Inspirational Book Club: Wednesday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library. Join the Inspirational Book Club for a book discussion of “Unbroken”

by Lauren Hillenbrand.

Port Royal Farmers Market Lunch & Learn

The Lunch and Learn series will hold its final class of the 2011 season on Saturday, October 1, at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. This free, open air class, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Master Gardener Sandra Educate will conduct a class on Lasagna Gardening. Nope, not pasta, but a no dig, no till, no kill method of starting a garden bed. Lasagna gardens overcome the problems of poor soil, poor drainage and soil preparation. Come to the big oak tree behind the Master Gardener table and be sure to bring a folding chair and a market basket to hold the locally grown produce and flowers. Classes will resume next spring.

Freedom from Smoking series of classes held Fripp Audubon Club to host special field trip

Monday September 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. come on a special Fripp Audubon Field Trip. Meet at Fripp Marina and Captain Ralph Goodison will take the Audubon Club on a special nature cruise on the Fripper. The boat will take 40 people and we will explore the local rivers and streams and talk about all aspects of our nature in this unique environment.

We will have a chance to explore our habitats and the environments of the Beaufort Barrier Islands IBA. We hope to see late migration species coming through.

The boat will hold 40 participants and we ask that you RSVP to hold a seat as soon as possible. There will be a $15 charge per person. Payment for tickets can be prepaid or at the dock (checks to Fripp Audubon Club). For cash exact change would be appreciated. What to bring: Lunch, sun screen, Binoculars, sweaters or jacket if necessary. Contact questions: pete.richards @comcast.net or 441 2153.

Beaufort Writers meet

Beaufort Writers meets every second and fourth Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lady’s Island Airport Conference Room. The next meeting will be Tuesday, September 27.

Lowcountry Writer’s Critique Workshop

Lowcountry Writer’s Critique Workshop with Stephanie Austin Edwards will be held at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center. Restart, refine or finish your creative writing now. The best way to learn to write is to do it. Find out what’s working and what needs work in a supportive, constructive way. Wednesdays, September 28-October 26, 6-8 p.m., $100. steffed65@islc.net, 843-597-3910.

Upcoming events at the Beaufort library

The following library-sponsored event will

The next session of Freedom from Smoking classes begins Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at LifeFit Wellness located at 989 Ribaut Road in Beaufort.

This is the American Lung Association’s program to help people who want to break their tobacco habit and is considered the “gold standard” in smoking cessation programs. The classes last for seen weeks and have eight sessions where you learn your own smoking pattern, and how to deal with triggers and urges before you actually quit smoking! The cost of the program is $60 and preregistration is strongly recommended due to limited space. Please call 522-5635 to secure your seat soon. Kitty Parker CRT/RCP is the program facilitator.

Free notary public training for county

Secretary of State Mark Hammond is offering a free regional notary public seminar Tuesday, October 4 for all Beaufort County and surrounding county notaries and those interested in becoming a notary. Notaries public hold an important position of responsibility. It is critical to understand the duties and responsibilities of notaries under South Carolina law.

Once commissioned as a notary public, it is the responsibility of the notary to maintain a level of training necessary to perform the duties of the position as required by law. This seminar will address state laws governing the duties and responsibilities of notaries. The unauthorized practice of law will also be addressed in a joint session with a representative from the South Carolina Bar. Attending a Notary Public seminar is not required — the seminar is a public service of the Secretary of State’s Office. You may register for the seminar at www.surveymonkey.com/s/7TQLRZG or by emailing rdaggerhart@sos.sc.gov.

Please state your name, the location of the seminar you wish to attend, and a telephone number. The seminar will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Black chamber of commerce to meet

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (BCBCC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 6, at its office at 801 Bladen St., at 11 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to give the public an opportunity to become acquainted with a proposed Rural Development Project on 711 Bladen Street in Beaufort consisting generally of BCBCC new office space, training facilities, business incubators for new small businesses, showroom for local artists and a meeting facility. Citizens will have the opportunity to comment on such items as economic and environmental impact, service area and other alternatives.

AGLOW Area Team has annual conference

South Carolina AGLOW Area Team is having its annual Leadership Development Training Conference on Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Quality Inn at Beaufort Town Center. Speaker will be Joy Green of Florida who serves as the U.S. Director for the Southeast Region giving oversight to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

For cost or additional information, contact Gloria Gourdin at 843 407-6667 or scaglowareateam@yahoo.com.

PaddleFest 2011 will be at Hunting Island

WHAT: PaddleFest 2011 WHERE: Hunting Island State Park, Lagoon, Parking Lot J WHEN: Saturday, November 5, 1 p.m., start time REGISTRATION: 11 a.m. Race Day at Hunting Island State Park DESCRIPTION: 3 and 6 mile kayak, canoe, outrigger canoe and stand up paddleboard races which begin and finish in the Lagoon near Parking Lot J. All events will start together. There are categories (kinds of boats) and divisions (age groups) for everyone! Awards ceremony and cookout will follow the events at Parking Lot J. REGISTRATION: In person at Higher Ground, 2121 Boundary Street, Ste. 101, Beaufort, or www.active.com.

CONTACT: Tim at Higher Ground, 843-379-4327, or Dinah at 843-2524820 Email: higherground@hargray. com, dinahbrock@me.com or visit www.

HigherGroundBeaufort.com and www. active.com.

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security

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Palmetto Smiles

65 Sams Point Road 843-525-6866 New patients welcome!

Collins Pest Control

PLUMBING

Bob Cunningham 522-2777 custsrv4632@merrymaids.net 829 Parris Is Gateway Beaufort, SC

Broad River Construction

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tree service

Southern Tree Svs. of Bft., Inc. Ronnie Reiselt, Jr. P.O. Box 2293 Beaufort, SC 29901 843-522-9553 Office 843-522-2925 Fax

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