Sept 25 final

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SEE&be seen

the busy fall social season has begun! check out the ymca’s boots & bling fundraiser, a bbq for area republicans, and an elegant diner en blanc on dataw island, pages 8-9

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ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH TO OPEN With the start of fall, make this the perfect time to visit Carteret Street United Methodist Church’s annual Pumpkin Patch. Thousands of pumpkins will be delivered to the church on Sunday, Sept. 28, and the pumpkin patch will be open daily beginning Monday, Sept. 29, at 408 Carteret St. The Pumpkin Patch, sponsored by the Carteret Street Youth, is open to the public and offers pumpkins of all colors, shapes and sizes for sale. School trips are also available. All proceeds raised benefit the church’s youth ministries. The church’s Annual Fall Bazaar is also just around the corner on Saturday, October 18, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s bazaar will have the many wonderful things folks have learned to expect and love at a fall bazaar including treasures in the Good Junque, a silent auction, tools, toys, games, baked and frozen foods, a Garden Shop with everything you need to prepare your lawn and garden, books, and handmade crafts. Don’t forget games for the kids and lunch for the whole family including good barbeque, hamburgers and hot dogs. All proceeds benefit the missions of the church. For questions, please call the church office at 5243841.

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teacher of the year

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FOOD Amy Simmons reacts when her name was announced as the 2014-15 District Teacher of the Year. Hugging Amy is her mother, a 30-year retired Beaufort County teacher. Smiling and clapping, center, is Whale Branch Middle School Principal Matt Hunt.

Whale Branch Middle music teacher honored

A music teacher who attended Beaufort County Schools herself, and whose mother was a teacher at Hilton Head Island High School, was named as Beaufort County’s 2014-2015 District Teacher of the Year. The selection of Amy Simmons, band director at Whale Branch Middle School, was announced during a breakfast celebration to honor teachers of the year from all of the district’s schools on Friday, Sept. 19. “Amy exemplifies the key characteristics of a passionate teacher and natural born leader,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Her students succeed because of her skill at engaging them and instilling them with confidence. She encourages, and she

pushes, and she challenges them every day to do their best.” After the announcement, Martha Hartley, chief financial officer of Hilton Head Buick-GMC-Cadillac, offered Simmons her choice of three new cars donated by the dealership for her to use over the coming year, or a $5,000 check. Simmons, who had recently purchased a car, chose the check. Simmons has been teaching music and directing the band at Whale Branch Middle since 2010 and says her proudest moments in teaching are when students find relationships between standards from their core curriculum within their music lessons.

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Co-chairs named for 26th Annual Valentine Ball

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eaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation has tapped longtime BMH boosters Dr. Andy and Laura Beall and Dr. D.J. and Ryan Christian to co-chair the 26th Annual Valentine Ball, the organization’s biggest fundraiser. The black tie event will be held Feb. 7 at the Beaufort Memorial Medical and Administrative Center, located across from the hospital. Both the Christians and Bealls have firsthand

experience with BMH. All three of the Christians’ children were born in the hospital’s Birthing Center. Laura Beall, a breast cancer survivor, was treated at Beaufort Memorial’s Keyserling Cancer Center. A sales consultant for Etcetera clothing, Beall recently joined the foundation’s Board of Trustees. Her husband, Andy, is executive director of the Santa Elena Foundation. BALL continued on page 4

Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation taps Dr. Andy and Laura Beall and Dr. D.J. and Ryan Christian to cochair the annual Valentine Ball.


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