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a day in the life of a

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shrimp boat captain

PROFILE

Noel Garrett talks about Lowcountry Produce Market. see page 9

Kerry Abraham aboard his boat, Miss Kathy.

By Tess Malijenovsky

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t’s 3:30 am, and the alarm clock is going off. He reaches over to it, eyes still closed and tired. It’s time to get back out there for another catch.

First he’s got to pick up his crew, and then they’ll all head over to Miss Kathy, the 33-year-old lady docked at St. Helena Seafood by the grassy shoals of the inlet.

You never know what the waters and the wind will bring. That’s just part

MORE shrimp stuff • Jack Sparacino’s figures your ‘net’ worth, at shrimping. PAGE 20 • The Home Chef introduces simple shrimp recipes. PAGE 26 • Catch the 17th annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival on Friday and Saturday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

of the salt life for a local shrimp boat captain like Kerry Abraham.

When I first set foot in the shrimp

shop of St. Helena’s Seafood, the boys were shoveling ice and handling shrimp as thick as my thumb. Kerry Abraham wastes no time showing me the ropes, as though I’m the new shrimp boat rookie.

He brings me straight into a large walkin freezer, opens up a 50 pound bag of frozen shrimp and asks me, “How come they’re not frozen together?” as though he’s the reporter.

SHRIMP continued on page 16

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Aviation students visit Marine Corps Air Station. see page 12

SPORTS

More Friday night football highlights from Bob Sofaly. see page 14 INDEX

vaden buys old o.c. welch building

By Tess Malijenovsky

After several years of vacancy, the O.C. Welch building was finally purchased last Friday, Sept. 23, by Vaden of Beaufort, the Buick, GMC and Chevrolet dealership currently located at 2811 Boundary St. Since Vaden came to Beaufort three years ago, its sales have grown tremendously. Now they plan to tear down the O.C. Welch building to bring a new “state-of-the-art” facility that will showcase Vaden’s growth and reputable customer service. “In my opinion,” said Executive Manager Shane Gault, “the community needs to be wowed by what Buick, GMC and Chevrolet is all about.”

VADEN continued on page 16

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STRAIGHT TALK

The newspaper myth

By William E.N. Hawkins

National newspaper week, October 2-8, is a time to celebrate the unique role newspapers play in our society and dispel the myth that they are going away.

It may be difficult for some to see through the fog of recession and digital disruption, but if you look closely you’ll see that newspapers remain quite healthy.

Despite the doomsayers, newspapers are actually growing readership as we find new ways to reach consumers.

While overall revenues are down, so are expenses and most newspapers remain profitable. In fact, there are more newspapers in the S.C. Press Association, 115, than there were 10 years ago.

Some of us have had to trim our staffs to adjust to advertising declines tied to the collapse of the housing market and outrageously high unemployment.

But those hard choices have not changed our commitment to the kind of local reporting that keeps people

Hawkins is president of the S.C. Press Association and editor and publisher of The Post and Courier in Charleston.

connected to their communities.

The reality is that on any given day, most of what people in South Carolina know about their community — whether from a newspaper, website, mobile app, local television or radio — likely emanated from a newspaper story.

The other reality, much to the chagrin of some politicians and media critics, is that most of the real watchdog reporting today is still being done by newspapers.

For sure, there is no shortage of bloggers, tweeters, commentators and bloviators.

But the real authoritative reporting, the most credible reporting, comes out of newspapers.

There are countless examples across our state from papers of all sizes that

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That’s almost 59.4 percent of that age group. So much for the stereotype that all they are interested in is video games.

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continue to take seriously our First Amendment role to shed light on government. Newspapers are still doing the probing stories and pursuing legal remedies to make sure that the public’s business is done in the open.

A Post and Courier series on school bus safety forced the state to start replacing the oldest and most dangerous school bus fleet in the nation. Other reporting in Charleston found high school students reading at a third grade level, and prompted the school district to shift its focus to literacy.

Beyond just reporting, The Item in Sumter filed suit to force the release of an autopsy report in a controversial police shooting. The Index-Journal in Greenwood went to court to force the Department of Public Safety to release video of a city council member’s DUI arrest, an issue with statewide implications.

Good newspaper reporting remains a staple at newspapers of all sizes. A small paper in Blythewood, appropriately named The Voice, reported on the passage of a bond issue by town council that would have meant a property tax increase to build a $12 million park.

After their story, a citizens’ petition for a referendum or repeal forced council to rescind the part of the bond issue bringing a tax increase.

And the weekly Free Times in Columbia broke the story of improper campaign spending by the Lieutenant Governor. The transgression, involving more than 100 violations of campaign finance law, is now before a state grand jury.

That kind of watchdog reporting does not always make newspapers popular, especially with politicians. But complementing the day to day reporting of life in our communities, it assures a role for newspapers long after the next digital wave washes ashore.

The digital era has brought with it new opportunities as well as the obvious challenges. When we combine our print, Web and mobile platforms, newspapers are reaching more readers than ever.

Through it all, print remains far and away the preferred choice for both readers and advertisers.

And why not?

Newspapers are an incredible value.

They are easy to navigate, totally portable and delivered to your door seven days a week for less than the price of a bottled water.

That’s part of our resiliency.

Newspapers retain value, and not just for their news content.

Newspapers are still the trusted source for local commerce in most communities. So much so, that on Wednesdays and Sundays in many markets, people are buying up every copy they can find for the coupons.

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A more environmentally, culturally and fiscally sustainable hometown Once the city made changes to provide a higher level of services at less cost, we began investing time and money in ensuring a more environmentally, culturally and fiscally sustainable Beaufort which we mandated through our comprehensive plan.

A first step was to reorganize the Redevelopment Commission by replacing all but one Beaufort City Council member with citizens who have strong backgrounds in redevelopment. The second step was to given them the tools and staff needed to plan for the future and even more importantly implement plans.

The Office of Civic Investment, under the Redevelopment Commission with a close eye on it by City Council, was created to conduct a block by block and neighborhood by neighborhood analysis of Beaufort today with conceptual plans for what it can be tomorrow through engaging and guiding private investment

IF YOU GO • September 27 - October 4 Sectors 2 & 3 Charrette • Thursday, September 29 5-7 p.m.

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Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling can be reached by email at billyk@islc.net.

in the city.

They first divided the city into five sectors. Sector One is the greater downtown, spanning from Ribaut Road on the west to the Point neighborhood to the east and from Pigeon Point to north to the water from Waterfront Park to the south. In recent months, the draft of this plan was created and we are already seeing the private sector address opportunities which were identified in Sector One. If you are interested in previewing some of their work, go to www.cityofbeaufort.org,

click on Redevelopment Commission, then click on Office of Civic Investment.

Sector Two, which spans from City Hall to the North along and west of Ribaut Road to Port Royal at the South, is currently being worked on.

Over the past few weeks, Office of Civic Investment staff has interviewed citizens,

held focus groups )Riverview Charter School, Mossy Oaks Elementary School) met with property owners in the Depot area and with larger institutions including the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Starting this week, they will take all they learned from these citizen-driven meetings and begin putting ideas to paper. The process is called a charrette which will take place at City Hall.

Please take a few minutes to seize on the opportunity to participate in this long-range planning process.

The net result of the Redevelopment Commission’s action plan will only be as good as the citizen input.

This is your hometown. Please work with us to make it more environmentally, culturally and fiscally sustainable so that we can leave the best possible Beaufort to those who follow us.

Department of Disabilities and Special Needs anticipates move

By Pamela Brownstein

In 2005, when the Beaufort County Department of Disabilities and Special Needs first realized it was outgrowing its current facilities, many staff members looked forward to the day they could have a building that would best serve their special needs residents.

Now, after six years, under the leadership of Beaufort County and state officials and many other dedicated people, this dream is becoming a reality.

The much-needed new facility that will

accommodate those with developmental disabilities will open in November.

The department’s Executive Director Mitzi Wagner said the 26,000-squarefoot building, located at 100 Clearwater Way, allows the 114 adult residents enrolled in the county’s day program to be under one roof, instead of being split up due to space limitations as they are today.

Perhaps the highlight of the new center is the courtyard, known as The ABLE Garden, sponsored by the ABLE

Foundation. The garden will feature fountains, bird feeders, benches, but more importantly will provide a safe and peaceful space for the adults with disabilities to enjoy.

Wagner described the purpose of the garden is to “stimulate the senses naturally.”

The courtyard relies entirely by the support of the community, and the ABLE Foundation is still looking for donations from the public to give the garden the tranquil atmosphere that was

originally imagined by the landscape architect.0 Wagner said the facility will also have a pottery shed as well as a greenhouse, where residents can sell the flowers and vegetables that they grow.

The public is invited to the dedication of the new building and an open house on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about how to donate to the garden or for more about the programs offered, call 255-6290 or email mwagner@bcgov.net.

HOUSE FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY

LIGHTNING IS POTENTIAL CAUSE

City asks court to dismiss lawsuit involving sale of Beaufort fire truck

Just after midnight on Monday, Sept. 26, morning, the Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District was dispatched to the report of a structure fire in the Seaside Road area of Sea Island Parkway. Once there, first in units were met by the owners who reported having just returned home after being gone all afternoon and finding a smoldering pile of ruins where just earlier in the day their home had stood.

Firefighters spent the better part of the next four hours tending to the family and picking through the rubble looking for anything that could be salvaged but little was found.

The family of three spent the rest of the night with family nearby and fire personnel coordinated with the Palmetto Chapter of the Red Cross to further assist the family in the days to come. The fire completely destroyed the home without notice until their arrival and while the human occupants were spared injury, the family lost a pet in the fire.

Almost immediately upon arrival, fire personnel requested the Northern Beaufort County Fire Scene Investigation Team in an effort to determine the cause of the fire. In the time frame that the family was gone, there were a few thunderstorm cells that had moved through the area and the team is leaning toward a lightning strike as a potential cause, but no official determination can be made as of yet.

For more information, please contact Lee Levesque, PAO for the Lady’s Island St. Helena Fire District at 843-252-3431.

Palmetto Fire Apparatus LLC made unauthorized claims about the immediate sale availability of Beaufort’s Tower 1 fire truck and knew the equipment couldn’t be sold without approval by the Beaufort City Council voting in open session, Beaufort city officials said this week in a legal response to Palmetto Fire Apparatus’s lawsuit.

Beaufort asks the Court of Common Pleas to dismiss Palmetto Fire Apparatus’s lawsuit with costs.

In entering an agreement with the Beaufort Fire Department to market the fire truck, the Okatie, SC-based company had been informed repeatedly that City Council hadn’t approved the sale and that Fire Chief Sammy Negron simply was checking the market for such a truck.

By failing to share those facts with prospective buyers, the company breached its duties to its client, the Beaufort Fire Department. The legal doctrine of “unclean hands” bars Palmetto Fire Apparatus from winning its

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lawsuit because it acted in bad faith by misrepresenting terms of the possible sale, Beaufort’s response states.

“This case is without basis, without merit and without foundation, and we are asking the court to dismiss it,” Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson said.

Last month, Palmetto Fire Apparatus, a fire truck sales and service center, filed a breach-ofcontract lawsuit against Beaufort, the Fire Department and Chief Negron.

The suit claims the company was hired in May to help market and sell Beaufort’s 1998 Pierce Tower truck, known as “Tower 1.” If they could sell the 100-foot ladder truck for more than $300,000, the company would be entitled to part of the proceeds as commission, the lawsuit said.

In June, Negron met with Beaufort City Council and shared the department’s proposed annual budget and sought permission to sell Tower 1. Money from the sale would be used to buy a new

fire truck with a 75-foot reach and smaller turning radius more suitable to fighting fires in the historic downtown and other neighborhoods, he said.

The City Council approved the Fire Department budget in June, including the proposal to sell the truck.

Further, and contrary to the lawsuit, the company never had a contract from Port Wentworth, Ga., or any other entity to buy Beaufort’s fire truck. The Port Wentworth Fire Department lacked authorization from its city council to enter into any fire truck purchase, and never allocated funds to buy such a truck, Beaufort said in its response, filed last Wednesday in Beaufort County Court of Common Pleas.

Throughout the conversations with Palmetto Fire Apparatus LLC, Chief Negron repeatedly said that no Beaufort firefighting equipment could be sold without the express approval by Beaufort City Council, by vote in open session, the city said in its response.

news weekend crime REPORT THE THREE PHASES OF A B&E: On Friday, September 23, officers responded to a fight at a motel room around 11:30 p.m. A witness reported seeing a woman chase a man with a crutch who was chasing another man whilst trying to hit him with his crutch. What could this be, the witness must’ve wondered. A kinky escapade? Some sort of new adult game? No, this friends, was a well-planned breaking and entering that only looked like a queer ambush.

Phase 1: When breaking and entering, chose your company wisely. B&E criminals always want an accomplice. This particular man’s choice, however, was unconventional yet clever. Since he was breaking and entering a motel, he chose an insider accomplice — the front desk clerk. The clerk, a friend, gave the man the room key he needed. Phase 2: Go disguised as a cripple. No one ever suspects the cripple. Phase 3: Catch your wife with another man in a motel room and chase him down with the crutch. Your disguise conveniently becomes your weapon. Even though the man was charged for his B&E, and the desk clerk for accessory before the fact, I’d have to say, well played sir.

FAR OUT: Two unidentified walking objects, no subjects. Two unidentified walking subjects were going door-to-door selling magazines subscriptions.

They claimed the magazines would be sent to wounded warriors. Aw, how sweet right? After a client of these alleged “unidentified subjects” cut a check for the cause, he later went online and discovered that it was all a scam. Typical — illegal aliens. They knew exactly how to tug at the poor human’s heartstrings, and there goes his money off to space.

VANDALISM OF THE PSYCHE: On Friday, an unknown subject cut a small boat loose from a dock. The boat was later retrieved and tied back up by a citizen. That poor small-boat-owning family — that criminal should be ashamed. He should have just taken it! Not because that family would be happier without their small boat, but because now every time they want to take it out they will ask themselves, Why? Why would someone cut the rope and not even take it?

MEN WHO THINK WITH THEIR GUTS: Late on Saturday night at Panini’s, a man was arrested for assaulting another man. The suspect, under cuffs, was charged with resisting arrest after he kicked an officer in the stomach.

Hopefully he can stomach the law.

Compiled by Tess Malijenovsky. Crime Blotter items are chosen from the files of the Beaufort Police Department. Please contact the police with any insider information on these cases.

news briefS Early morning stabbing at Waffle House

Sunday, September 25, around 2:35 a.m., police officers reported to a call regarding a fight in the parking lot of the Waffle House at 2344 Boundary St. When police arrived, they found a 31-year-old man injured with a stab wound to the abdominal area. The victim was rushed to the hospital by EMS. Soon after the cops broadcasted a description of the suspect and vehicle described by witnesses, Robert Bradham of Lady’s Island, 26, was arrested. He was charged with assault and first degree battery.

Griffin assumes managerial duties at BJWSA

After a month of transition, Ken Griffin has officially assumed General Manager responsibilities at Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA). The change occurred at the September meeting of BJWSA’s Board of Directors. Griffin began his tenure at BJWSA on August 29, but has shared managerial responsibilities with outgoing manager Dean Moss during a transitional period. Griffin comes to BJWSA from Hillsborough County, Fla., and has spent many years in the water and sewer industry.

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The Center for the Arts is located at 801 Carteret Street in Beaufort.

For more information, please contact Bonnie Hargrove at Bhargrov@uscb. edu.

Rebecca Davenport Rebecca Davenport graduated with a BFA from Pratt Institute and an MFA from the University of North Carolina.

She has been painting professionally for the past 30 years. Her paintings are in many private and public collections throughout the country, including the National Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Jo Dye Jo Dye has painted in oils, acrylics, pastels, and scratchboard; crafted pen and ink drawings; worked with printmaking, collage, and papermaking.

Her experimentations with art forms continue to change, as does her life. A native of South Carolina, Jo is a wellknown wildlife artist whose awardwinning wildlife scratchboards having been featured in numerous national shows and East Coast galleries. After many years of detailed and realistic expression, Jo is exploring collage, mixed media, and abstraction.

Scheherazade by Joe Dye.

Memories at 98 by Linda Sheppard

Linda Sheppard Linda Sheppard is an experienced professional artist who exhibits in some of the nation’s most prestigious venues, including the Pastel Society of America, the American Artists Professional League, the National Academy of Design, and the Connecticut Pastel Society. She has held over 25 solo shows in galleries around the country and her work was featured by the Phoenix Symphony in their “Feast of Art, Music, and Nature.” She completed a two-year, full-time commission painting life on a ranch in Colorado.

Her work hangs in public and private collections throughout the United States. She teaches portrait drawing classes using “Old Master Techniques” as well as conducts painting workshops

and classes in drawing, oil, pastel, and watercolor.

Donna Varner Donna Varner is an artist with a camera and an imagination. Her process of creating photographs is analogous to that of a creative writer.

Her documentary images and still life compositions of the artifacts of life and culture suggest a story, recall memories, prompt thought and perhaps, and coax a grin. Her work challenges the viewer to look at the world differently, seeing from her vantage point.

Varner’s formal education is in business with an MBA and PhD from Ohio State University. She learned photography as an adult through workshops books and experimentation.

Caroll Williams Caroll Williams grew up all over America as well as in Germany and Taiwan as a military daughter.

After marriage and graduation from college, Caroll and her husband (soon accompanied by two daughters) continued to lead a very mobile existence courtesy of Mobil Pipeline Company, which landed them in Libya, and other oil rich locations in the U.S. In the late 70s, she began the study of graphic design, leading to a satisfying 30-year career. After her husband’s retirement to Hilton Head Island, and her own semi-retirement, she finally had the time to experiment with making art from the kinds of materials she always loved and collected: peeling and painted boards; rusty objects, scraps of weathered posters and yellowed papers with spidery handwriting, as well as the occasional freshly-minted magazines.

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USCB professors to exhibit art work 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 Phil Dunn will be on display on October 3.

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How Do You Know: A guide to arts The Lowcountry Arts Integration Project was a four year project (plus four pilot years) that brought learning through the arts to teachers and students at St. Helena Elementary, Whale Branch Elementary, and Whale Branch Middle schools.

In math and science classes, artists opened the learning box with the techniques and insights of dance, drawing, batik, weaving, creative writing and painting. In English and social studies classes, and in gymnasiums and music rooms, students participated in hands-on, in-depth, 3D, real-time, standardsbased projects in order to acquire both academic and arts skills.

The How Do You Know guide includes a myriad of pictures and documentation from these classes.

To further strengthen this project, local Gullah community scholars were invited into the schools to share their working knowledge and skills, showing their own arts-infused folkways with sweetgrass baskets, quilts, and ring shouts.

The project ended in June 2011 and was supported by a US Department of Education Arts Education Model Development & Dissemination Grant.

The guide is an overview of what

we did, what the obstacles were, what we accomplished and what we recommend: • How-To from teaching artists: “Arts Integration and the process of Transformation.”

• Reflection from students: “We keep our mouths shut so our muscles can learn.” “I learned that writing long and adventurous stories calms me.” Teachers: “As a middle school science teacher, I am always looking for ways to incorporate real life lessons into my classroom.”

• Tips for teaching artists: “Team teach. Learn each other’s vocabulary and concepts so that modeling integrated learning can occur for the students.”

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• Reflection and action from Gullah Cultural Community Scholars: “They are proud of who they are. We are helping to build their confidence and self-esteem.”

• Resources for the betterment and advocacy of learning through the arts: “Leaping the Implementation Hurdle.”

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For additional perspective on the Lowcountry Arts Integration Porject, the Fall 2011 issue of the Oxford American has an essay called “Writing with Boys” in Beaufort, wherein a teaching artist explains the importance of learning the creative writing process in schools with high percentages of students on free and reduced lunches, in a county that ranked #5 in the nation for millionaires in the past decade. (www.oxfordamerican.org) The How Do You Know guide will remain online at http://eatgoodbread. com/laip.html for public use. Educator Lois Lewis best summarized the lasting effects of the project in Beaufort and arts integration everywhere: “I am extremely proud of my students’ products. The marriage of their skills in art and understanding of nature demonstrates how both specialties are enhanced. Additionally, my teaching skills are improved when I can reach students in new ways, encourage success in students who have not responded to traditional approaches. We must remember that every child has a unique way of learning.”

FRIDAY ORGAN CONCERTS RETURN AT ST. HELENA John Cummins, organist and choirmaster at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., performs the initial 45-minute concert of the Fall Series of “Friday Organ Concerts at Noon” at the Parish Church of St. Helena (Episcopal) in Beaufort on October 7. The concerts are free and open to the public.

Cummins is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the Eastman School of Music, where he earned a Doctor of Music Arts Degree in Organ Performance. Before moving to Winston-Salem he was John the Organist/Choirmaster Cummins at Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, KY, and First Plymouth Congregational UCC in Lincoln, NE. An active recitalist, he has performed throughout the United States, and has been a featured performer at national conventions of the Organ Historical Society. In March of this year he was a featured recitalist and presented a master class for the Knoxville, Tenn., chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In June, he was a featured recitalist on the organ series at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston and on the summer recital series for the Charlotte, NC AGO chapter.

For more information, contact the Pat Gould, the music director at the church, at patgould@ islc.net or 843-522-1712 or visit www. sthelenas1712.org.

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2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 SPORT

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

Beaufort’s ‘quiet’ charity rings up big sales

By Lanier Laney

In the tradition of the libraries they work for, Beaufort’s Friends of the Library’s Annual Fall Book Sale is one of the “quietest” charity fundraising events in Beaufort’s Social Calendar. But quiet work brings in big returns as more than $25,000 of much-needed funds is raised each year, with all of those funds used directly for summer reading programs, and even things like a $20,000 gift to the Lobeco branch for furniture and shelving.

Geni Flowers, assistant director of libraries at USCB and book sale chairman, deserves a big thank you from users of the three northern Beaufort County library branches — downtown Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena — for all the money she and her hard working group of volunteers have quietly raised over the years. Geni credits Fred Wilson and Dave Peterson along with a cadre of wonderful volunteers for their diligent year-round work taking in donated books and getting the books organized and ready for the yearly fall sale that always occurs the last weekend in September. A smaller spring sale will be held at the library in April.

It only costs $10 a year ($15 for a family) to become a member of Friends of the Library and this allows you to participate in the special Members Preview day on Friday before the annual book sale, giving you first pick at the books. Ask at the circulation desk of the library for a membership form or contact Elena Mosakowski at mosakowski@ hotmail.com. Bernie Kole is current

Above: Sandi Fast of Lady’s Island browses through the fiction section of the annual Friends of the Beaufort County Library Book Sale on Saturday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Right: Kayla Neal, 9, and her brother Kamar Jameson, 4, search through the children’s section. Photos by Bob Sofaly

board president of FOL. Beaufort’s Boy Scout Troop #1 also deserves a big thanks for doing such a good job protecting the books at night from rain storms during the three-day event at the Waterfront Park Pavilion.

This event survives and succeeds on your donated books. Donations can be dropped off at the main downtown branch and they will give you a signed

DEBRA FAULKNER

A Beaufort native, Debra opened Halo Salon in 2011 to accomodate and expand her loyal client base. With over 28 years of expeience, Debra brings knowledge and expertise to her craft. Specializing in dimensional coloring, make-up applications and formal hairstyles, Debra is dedicated to client satisfaction.

DANYEL BOLDING

With deep South Carolina roots, Danyel studied cosmotology locally and has over 13 years in the industry.

Danyel offers a wide variety of services that include custom color and cuts. She specializes in complete gray coverage, as well as gray blending and multi-dimensional shading, hair smoothing treatments and clipper and razor cuts.

sheet at the circulation desk that you can use as part of your donations on your taxes. The library does not determine the value of your donated books, you do.

Please remember the library before the end of the tax year this year.

Money raised helps so many, both the upcoming generations and everyone else who uses and benefits from programs at the libraries. The Beaufort branch

JENNIFER LONG

A Beaufort transplant from the Midwest, Jennifer has found her niche here in South Carolina.

She has over 10 years in the business, making her confident that she can meet the needs of her clients. Jennifer’s specialties include dimensional hair color, razor cutting and the Keratin Complex hair straightener offered at Halo Salon.

HEATHER CALLENDER

Originally from Texas, Heather relocated to Beaufort seven years ago.

In 2004, she became a massage therapist.

Licensed in deep tissue, Swedish massage, Heather specializes in customized massages that are as unique as each of her clients.

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businessprofile

An in-depth look at the people, businesses and organizations that shape our community

noel garrett describes the vision and drive behind

Lowcountry Produce Market & Cafe

By Lanier Laney

Like everyone else in town, here at The Island News we have been fascinated by what’s happening at the Old City Hall building at 302 Carteret St. (across from Wren and City Loft Hotel). It will be the new Lowcountry Produce Market & Cafe and is scheduled to open this November, selling everything from baked goods to fresh produce to wine and prepared foods. It’s an extension of the very successful Lowcountry Produce in Lobeco and will feature their full line of products. I interviewed Noel Garrett, son of the founders, about the history of Lowcountry Produce and their plans for the new venture. Here’s what he had to say: “My brother Dwight and my parents, Martha and Dwight Garrett, bought eight to 10 recipes from Steve Dowdney in Charleston in the late 90’s that became the Lowcountry Produce line. Since then, my brother Dwight has developed an additional 30 plus products. Steve still works closely with us and is a great friend.

My parents came to Beaufort during the early days of Bray’s Island. I believe it was 1987. My father sold most of the original lots. My parents opened the store in the mid 1990’s. My brother Dwight moved here from Greenville, N.C., and became involved soon after.

About 10 years ago, Dwight began producing products for a few local companies and products for them to sell at the farmstand in Lobeco. The products were exceptional. All of us saw the potential for a specialty food line based in the Lowcountry. Campbell Thorp and I got involved with the marketing and sales end of the business about eight years ago.

My brother Dwight has the difficult job. He is responsible for manufacturing all of our products. I am in charge of the ‘look and feel‘ of the products and the retail stores. Also to make sure that we stay true to what we originally set out to do. Campbell has put the financial structure in place and at this point is overseeing the national sales.

An early boost for us was with New York-based Dean & Deluca, a national chain of gourmet food stores. They saw us at the New York Gift Show. They pulled in our line to all of their stores giving us a national presence. Since then, we have really worked all of the shows.

We have a permanent showroom in Atlanta at AmericasMart. We exhibit at the Fancy Food Show as well.

new retail location will also include a cafe Depending on the day of the week, we will be offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Market and Cafe will open around 8:00 am and close around 8:00 pm (times may change).

We will be open 7 days a week.

The first question or concern everyone has is about parking. We have 17 spaces of free parking at the back of the building as well as curbside loading. We will also be a real neighborhood market, so we will have bike racks and are exploring the idea of grocery delivery.

Campbell Thorp, Dwight Garrett and Noel Garrett.

We feel that the food of the Lowcountry is on the cusp of becoming the next big thing in the culinary world — similar to what Louisiana experienced a decade ago when everyone went crazy over Cajun food. The Lowcountry has such a rich culinary history — African, English, French Huguenot all combine to create a unique cuisine. We are not just fried chicken and grits any longer. Just look at the restaurant Husk in Charleston.

They are James Beard winners as well as being named ‘Best New Restaurant in America’ by Bon Appétit for 2011.

We are extremely fortunate in the Lowcountry to have a long growing season. It allows all of us to truly embrace the buy local movement that is so strong now. As manufacturers of a specialty food line, this is a dream. We get the best local grown produce gathered at the height of the season to make our products.We sell our products anywhere from a roadside produce market to Dean & Deluca to the New York Botanical Garden. Our products are now offered in around 2,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada. We have strived to stay away from conventional grocery stores and to focus on the smaller independent gift and gourmet stores. Recently, 16 of our products have been introduced at all of The Fresh Market’s across the country. All of our products can be seen and purchased on our website, www. lowcountryproduce.com.

We had a wonderful surprise last year when our Sweet Potato Butter was chosen as one of ‘Oprah’s Favorites’ at Christmas. It really was amazing. Oh, the power of Oprah! We are still feeling the effects of being included on her list.

Country Living Magazine named us one of the ‘Best American Pickle Brands’ last year as well. All of this press led to several segments on ‘Good Morning America’ and the ‘Today’ show.

Last year, Beaufortonians John and Erica Dickerson suggested opening a second location somewhere downtown in Beaufort. They felt that we would do well. This was at the time the city was conducting the charettes regarding the 100 year master plan. Neighborhood groups involved said that there was a need for some type of grocery/market in the city core. We toured the old City Hall and immediately knew this was the place for us to expand. We then began meeting with the Redevelopment Commission and the Office of Civic Investment. The process took three to four months.

As we are working to build a national brand, we feel that expansion on a retail level here at home makes a lot of sense.

We are fortunate to own a business that people have really embraced. Much of this is due to the years of hard work my parents put in to the business. Beaufort is the heart of the Lowcountry and we wanted a presence here in addition to our farmstand in Lobeco. We want this new market to be a celebration of everything ‘Lowcountry’ — from the food, to the people, to the lifestyle and its culinary history.

As far as hiring staff for the new retail location, we will begin the interview process in early October. Interested applicants can email us at info@ lowcountryproduce.com.

We really want it to be a true neighborhood market and have something for everyone. We will offer

The restoration of this amazing building has been an unbelievable process. Chuck Ferguson with Meridian Construction is our contractor and their work has been impeccable. During construction, we have discovered so much about the building - from hidden rooms to an ornate floor that was original to the 1917 lobby. We feel so fortunate to bring this building ‘back to life’.

As silly as it sounds, the building is becoming a dear old friend. We strongly feel that Beaufort will be proud of what we have done.

Lowcountry Produce Market and Cafe will be located at 302 Carteret Street. Parking entrance at the back of building on Port Republic Street.

Their phone number: 843-322-1900 Products and their descriptions are online at: www.lowcountryproduce. com.

local produce during the growing season, as well as dairy, meat, seafood and cheese. We are developing relationships with local and regional purveyors of interesting artisan food products, like Sweet Vivi’s wonderful sweet treats and others. Of course, we will have plenty of our locally famous Tomato Pies, just made Key Lime Pies and fresh baked breads. Just pop-in and pick up your dinner for the evening! We will also offer a selection of beer and wine.

Aside from offering general grocery items, we will also offer some products that have yet to make their way to Beaufort. We are in a unique position because we go to all of the food shows.

We are constantly seeing what’s new and wonderful.”

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It does to Catherine Salkowitz, who didn’t have to take time from her favorite activities to travel for breast cancer treatment. Instead she turned to the Keyserling Cancer Center, where a new, state-of-theart linear accelerator ensured the latest and best in radiation therapy. And our affiliation with Duke Medicine means that all Keyserling patients benefit from Duke’s top-rated cancer care — close to home.

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school news

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

Beaufort Elementary’s AMES program expands

By Valerie Truesdale

Beaufort County School District Superintendent Four years ago, the wide variety of math programs used in Beaufort County’s elementary schools contributed to a lack of consistent instruction. We lacked a clear district-wide focus on improving math achievement, which simply was not at the levels where it should have been.

When data analysis showed that math results in Bluffton (M.C. Riley, Okatie and Bluffton Elementary Schools) were stronger than in other attendance areas, the district adopted the math curriculum used in Bluffton for all of the county’s schools.

Extensive teacher training provided the tools needed for the best results, and math achievement has improved significantly across the district.

One particularly bright spot in this effort was the district’s creation of a magnet program in Advanced Mathematics, Engineering and Science (AMES) at Beaufort Elementary School that now serves 120 students in grades three to five. Teaching units and best practices developed at the academy

Learning happens everywhere, all the time. Our intent is to identify “future-ready” skills for children while we simultaneously build a solid foundation in reading comprehension to support learning in all content areas. have been shared with elementary schools across the county, and last month we expanded the AMES concept to Pritchardville Elementary School as “AMES South.”

AMES uses hands-on activities and technology-based projects for students, emphasizing reading comprehension of non-fiction and fiction books related to the themes of units of study. Thirdgraders at Pritchardville started this year with the unit “Featuring Planet Earth,” which has the students explore physical changes that affect our planet. Fourthgraders are focusing on the “Weather; Whether or Not?” which has students building and using weather instruments to collect and interpret weather data.

Fifth-graders are studying “Surf and Turf,” which focuses on the relationships among the living and nonliving factors within earth and aquatic ecosystems.

Students share their presentations

during monthly “interactive” parent nights. Community members such as engineers, doctors, scientists serve as valuable resources as they share experiences and mentor student projects. At Beaufort Elementary’s AMES program, for example, students participate in an “Invention Fair” that is unlike a traditional science fair.

Students create inventions following the engineering design process. The projects are judged by community professionals from the engineering field. Fifth-grade invention projects are presented digitally, giving the students the opportunity to showcase their technology skills.

AMES is structured so that if parents choose, students can continue the approach in middle school through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs at Lady’s Island Middle or at their home middle school through gifted/talented

programs. Bluffton Middle is already planning ways to smooth the transition of this year’s Pritchardville AMES students when they graduate from elementary school and move on to middle school in 2012.

In this second decade of the digital age, it is vital that we maintain a laserlike focus on providing learners with skills and competencies in mathematics and science that they will need to be successful in college and careers.

Learning happens everywhere, all the time. Our intent is to identify “futureready” skills for children while we simultaneously build a solid foundation in reading comprehension to support learning in all content areas.

We truly appreciate the community’s support for our 20,000 students, and all of our schools have standing invitations for local residents to get involved by serving as mentors or guest speakers, or by attending concerts and presentations of student learning. There are a multitude of ways to support our students and teachers, and I firmly believe that everyone has something valuable to contribute. Come watch us grow!

BA averages on SAT scores rise for fifth year

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his week the children from the kindergarten class of The Parish Church of St. Helena Preschool and Kindergarten in downtown Beaufort visited the store “Totally Beachin” on Bay Street. Ms. Lana Rast, the store owner, and Ms. Carol Evans, were on hand to welcome the children and to show and explain the large variety of shells and coral. Ms. Evans lives in Edisto and has been interested in collecting and studying shells from a very young age. The short walk from the school to the store located at 720 Bay Street made it an excellent location for the 5 year olds to visit.

“This field trip provided hands on experience for the children who are learning about ocean life,” said their teacher Mrs. Joanne Sinisi. “Each child got to observe the homes of animals that lived in these shells. This makes learning very personal and exciting for them.”

Beaufort Academy’s SAT scores rose for the fifth consecutive year, exceeding the national average by 284 points, while 11 students earned AP Scholar Awards on Advanced Placement tests last spring.

Despite the national trend of dipping SAT scores, Beaufort Academy students once again raised their scores. All BA students take the nationally-administered Scholastic Assessment Test by the College Board, and scored a cumulative 1,784 on the three parts of the exam last spring. By comparision, the state score was 1,436 and the national score is 1,500.

According to the College Board, 43% of 2011 College-Bound seniors met the SAT college and career readiness benchmark score of 1550. Of BA graduates, 94% met or exceeded the benchmark score. The SAT Benchmark score of 1550 (Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing score combined) indicates a 65% likelihood of achieving a B- average or higher during the first year of college, which in turn is indicative of a high likelihood of college success and completion.

In addition to a high average, senior Chris Huckabee scored a perfect 800 on the math portion of the exam.

“Every year we are very proud of the SAT results of our students,” said Interim Head of School, Julie Corner. “This is accomplished by focusing on our core values of integrity, intellect, leadership, pride and respect and by providing a rigorous academic program. For almost

fifty years we have stayed true to this mission that is to help all students reach their highest potential and move on to the college of their choice.”

Beaufort Academy students have also earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Pete Olsson and Lily Westergaard.

Four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Michael Bible, Nathan Cheung, Katherine Neal, and Eric Nguyen.

Five students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. These students are Jaymie Baggerly, Matthew Bass, Patrick Ferri, Madeline Griffith and Bianca Sanchez.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performances on the AP Exams.

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school news

Aviation students visit Marine Corps Air Station

By Tess Malijenvosky

Students had a unique opportunity on Friday, September 23 to visit the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort as part of Battery Creek High School’s new aerospace magnet program. As part of their “Introduction to Aviation” class, these students received clearance to a restricted zone of the Marine Corps base for a close-up glimpse of F/A-18 fighter jets. Not only could students talk to the pilots about flying and the mechanics about maintaining the jets, but they could even put themselves to the test in the multimillion-dollar flight simulators. And, much to their excitement, the aviation technician leading the tour, Sgt. Jeffrey Grant, was also once Battery Creek high school student.

This promising aerospace program is just one of the few components of the Beaufort Board of Education’s newly approved Tri-Academy model for 20112012 at Battery Creak High, which also includes military science, information

Aviation students learn about the complex electronic systems of an F/A-18 jet at the Marine Corps Air Station. Photo by James Foster

technology and engineering, as well as arts and humanities.

Leading the military element of the aerospace program is Col. (Ret.) Jack

Snider, a veteran Marine pilot who retired as the Air Station’s commander in May. “The high school’s first-year ‘Introduction to Aviation’ course is opening the door to

students interested in aircraft maintenance, aviation electrons and even pilot training,” Snider said.

Teaching the introductory course is aviation avionics mechanic Master Gunnery Sgt. (Ret.) Anthony Petrucci who previously taught college courses for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Students will learn the history of aviation, from hot-air balloons to the Wright Brothers’ first flight to the new F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that’s expected to replace the F/A18 Hornets that local Marine pilots currently fly.

Battery Creek Principal Ed Burnes plans to expand the number of aviationrelated course in the next year so that current students can pursue more advanced studies, and eventually may even earn college credits. Burnes would also like to emphasize that although the military and aviation academy is housed at Battery Creek, any student in Beaufort County can enroll.

e.c. montessori school Grandparents Day celebration Children at E. C. Montessori & Grade School on Lady’s Island celebrated Grandparents Day on Friday, September 9th. Primary children, ages 3 to 6, enjoyed showing grandparents their favorite Montessori work, giving them lessons, and singing songs in honor of their grandparents. Elementary students, grades first through sixth, gave their grandparents a tour of the classroom, showed them their favorite work, and presented them with birdhouses made from gourds. Mr. Bobby Malphrus of Ridgeland graciously donated the gourds, which the children then decorated.

Afterwards, grandparents were served refreshments provided by the Community Relations Committee of E. C. Montessori & Grade School.

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Children at E. C. Montessori & Grade School celebrated the International Day of Peace on Wednesday by holding hands and singing “Peace Is The World Smiling.”

The first Peace Day was celebrated in September of 1982 and established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly.

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school news SCHOOL briefs • Thursday, September 29, freshman and sophomore assemblies for Archie Tally speech at Battery Creek high school.

• Thursday, September 29, is the Community Blood Drive at Beaufort Academy from noon-4pm. Give blood and register for the chance to win a 2012 Honda Civic! Walk-ins and appointments welcome. Anyone 17 years and older can be a donor (16 years old with parent consent).

• Thursday, September 29, the Parents Association gift wrap fundraiser begins at Beaufort Academy; also, internship applications for juniors and seniors are due.

• Friday, September 30, First Trimester Progress Reports for Beaufort Academy middle school students are sent home.

(Need to be signed by parents and returned to the school.)

• Saturday, October 1, Good luck to all SAT test-takers!

• Tuesday, October 4, Make-up day for school pictures for Beaufort Academy.

Port Royal celebrates a “Century of Learning” On September 24, Port Royal Elementary School celebrated its 100th year anniversary. More than 200 student alumni, students, teachers, former administrators, Port Royal Town Council Members, County Council Members and community supporters attended the event to honor this historic school. Port Royal Elementary is believed to be the second oldest

continuously operated school in South Carolina. Guests were encouraged to bring photos and artifacts to share the history with the community. A raised flag flew over the US Capitol and an autographed photo of the Blue Angels was presented to the school. Staff pitched in by conducting tours of the school, the Parent Teacher Organization served up birthday cake and lemonade, and kids joined in to sing “Happy Birthday” in celebration of Port Royal Elementary’s centennial birthday.

Beaufort Elementary Hotlanta Performance Students kicked off their Monday morning, September 26, with a performance by Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz Quartet. The Friends of Fripp Island sponsored the performance as part of their music series.

Students learned to appreciate and recognize Dixieland music and the key instruments that make up this unique sound.

Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz Quartet performs at Beaufort Elementary.

Artsonia at Beaufort Elementary Beaufort Elementary participates in Artsonia, the world’s largest kids’ art museum. There mission is that all children will have a special art gallery online, reflecting their masterpieces from preschool through high-school, preserved for all time. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Mrs. Dollman, the visual art teacher at 843-322-2604 or rebecca.dollman@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

Battery Creek High’s “Scholar Athletes” Many students participating in our athletic program are demonstrating the true concept of being a “scholar athlete.”

A good number of football players, cross country runners and swim team members have visited several of our feeder schools

to offer academic support and mentorship for students at Beaufort Elementary, Broad River Elementary, Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary and Robert Smalls Middle schools. Students participating in other sporting events will be joining this effort.

HSAP Exit Exam Prep In preparation for the October administration of the HSAP Exit Exam, extra help sessions are being offered from 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm, Mondays through Thursdays for applicable seniors and juniors attending Battery Creek high school.

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.

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sports&recreation

From fishing to football, the hard work of athletes of all ages deserves recognition

FrIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Photos by Bob Sofaly

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Beaufort High School’s JaClay Mixon returns a punt during the second half Friday night against West Ashley High School.

Beaufort High School’s Keith Carpenter, center, goes over the top to gain extra yards during the first half against West Ashley High School. The Eagles won 13-0.

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Wade Hampton High School’s James Youmans gets tackled for a loss by a host of Battery Creek defenders during the second half last Friday night against Wade Hampton. The Dolphins lost to the Red Devils, 47-6.

Battery Creek quarterback Leroy Jennette, dives for extra yardage during the second half against the Hampton High School Red Devils.

PICK POCKET PLANTATION FARMERS MARKET LEE LAMBERT’S GREAT FOOD CO-OP

We’ve met so many friendly people at Pick Pocket Plantation, and nobody’s more friendly than Lee Lambert. His Great Food Co-Op provides a wonderful variety of Southern treats, including Red Heat Relish, Back Eyed-Pea Dip and Sweet Baby Corn, to name just a few. Pick up fresh organic vegetables, fruits and so much more every Tuesday from 2-7 pm, at Pick Pocket Plantation Farmers Market. Enjoy plantation house tours from 2:30-5:30 pm, on the half hour, plus pony rides after 4 pm. And be sure to say hi to Lee!! Pick Pocket Plantation is located across from Regions Bank on Robert Smalls Parkway (Rte. 170) in Beaufort.

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sports

Beaufort hosts national sailing championship The MC Scow Masters Championship will be held at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on October 12-15. The sailing event will be held in front of the club on Lady’s Island, between the McTeer Bridge and the marsh in front of downtown, or off the Sands in Port Royal, depending on wind conditions.

The MC Scow is a single handed, single sail 16’ boat with a flattish bottom and is a powerful, fun boat to sail. The Masters Championship is for sailors over the age of 50 and there will be sub classes for those in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Yes, 80 years of age. We have two sailors registered in this Old Salt category, one of whom is from Beaufort, Guy McSweeney. There are seven sailors registered in the 70s age group, several from Beaufort.

Of the 35 sailors pre-registered, half are from Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, N.Y. and Texas, and six will be sailing from Beaufort.

For more information, contact Regatta Chairman Frank Pontious at 843-5223320 or at 843-252-4900.

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On Sept. 24, Beaufort Academy chess club traveled to Statesboro, Ga., to play some of Georgia’s best chess players. The BA 2010 SC state champion team was only able to send five of its team players: Kevin Rogers, Alex Mazzeo, Thomas Mazzeo, Kendra Rogers and Sophis Martin. Alex Mazzeo was the only BA player in the middle school section; the other players played in the Kindergarten-5th grade section. The BA chess team played teams with 10 and more players per team. The team battled these heavy odds and still won second place. BA team captian Kevin Rogers was undefeated in the K-5 grade section, winning first place. Seen above, front row, left to right: Thomas Mazzeo with 3.5 wins, Kendra Rogers with 3.0 wins, Sophia Martin with 1.5 wins, and Kevin Rogers, Tournament Champion. Back row, left to right, middle school player Alex Mazzeo with 3.5 wins and Coach Rogers.

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Shrimp

continued from page 1 Stepping on board Miss Kathy, named after his wife, Kerry has me stick my finger in a tank of zero degree brine salt water.

That’ll freeze the fresh shrimp in seven to eight minutes, and the salinity is what keeps the shrimp from freezing together.

Raised with three uncles who worked on shrimp boats, Kerry’s been in the shrimping business ever since he was a deck ant.

“First I was a nuisance,” he says, “then I learned.”

By 17-years-old Kerry had his first trawler, Miss Sherrie — the famous boat that would one day, six months after he sold it, be featured in “Forrest Gump.”

In fact, he recalls watching the hurricane scene in “Forrest Gump” being filmed, describing how the film crew used water canons and pulled down on the outriggers on either side of the trawler to make it look like a worse storm.

In the case of most captains and crew, shrimping is a profession usually passed down for generations in the family. “It’s all about the head start,” says Kerry. “When I got my own boat,

it was like I caught myself an education in shrimpin’.”

According to Kerry, the line ends with his generation.

“Now there’s not any rookies in the business, top-of-the-line fishermen only. The fuel is killin’ us,” he claims. At 15 gallons to the mile on a 10-hour day, with the labor cost of a crew, the cost of a freezer and place to dock the boat, and the competitive prices of farm-raised shrimp, there’s no room for wasteful errors out at sea when it comes to turning a profit.

Kerry Abraham will be around because he owns his own freezer and dock and sells directly to his customers who appreciate seeing their shrimp come straight off the boat.

For customers like Sandi Carstetter of Columbia, “There

ain’t nothing like this shrimp!”

Sandi, along with her husband, Jeff, and children, make a trip once a year from Columbia to buy 100 pounds of Kerry Abraham’s shrimp.

However, while some agree that the taste of fresh caught shrimp can’t compete with the farm-raised shrimp that “tastes like cardboard,” as Kerry puts it, the supply of fresh shrimp simply can’t meet the demand of America’s appetite.

What consumers may not realize when they purchase imported farm-raised shrimp is that shrimp farms in foreign countries, such as those in Southeast Asia, host viruses and bacteria due to overcrowding and poor sanity conditions.

Antibiotics, steroids and chemicals are then pumped in

these shrimp pools to discourage disease.

As the former president of the South Carolina Shrimp Association and member of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), Kerry not only informed me of this information, but also that only 2% of all seafood is checked by the FDA. And, according to the SSA, “the lenient U.S. imported food safety regime and the widespread use of banned substances to increase the production of foreign pondraised shrimp combine to make the United States market a dumping ground for likely contaminated shrimp imports.”

For shrimp boat captains there are other problems and perils, but those regard the sea.

Kerry’s taken me throughout the trawler, and now we’re in the wheelhouse where he shows me our location on the navigational radar and informs me of his daily dangers. “You’ve got heavy equipment back there. You’ve got rope you can get tangled up in, have to watch where you’re driving — don’t drive up on the sandbar,” he warns.

The by-catch isn’t an issue with the turtle excluder that keeps out sea turtles and larger fish. The jelly balls, on the other hand, are the problem. The small jellyfish,

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One of the ways Vaden gives back to the community is with its Extra Mile Reward of $500 to teams, groups, individuals or organizations that go the “extra mile” in the community or field.

One of the ways Vaden Some of these groups in the past have gives back to the been Habitat for Humanity, Lt. Dan community is through Independence Fund, Help Beaufort, Pillows for Patriots, Second its Extra Mile Reward YMAC, Helpings, CAPA, CODA, FRIENDS of $500 to local teams, of Caroline Hospice, Literacy groups, individuals or Volunteers of the Lowcountry, Little organizations. Red Dog Foundation, Beaufort Police Movie Club, Family Promise of Beaufort County and the Boys & Girls Club of Beaufort. Vaden has also been a sponsor of military appreciation at Laurel Bay for the past three years and provided 80 vehicles to the Blue Angels Air Show last spring.

Needless to say, this dealership has its customers in mind, and its new dealership building will be modeled to better serve its customers. Future Vaden of Beaufort will have one centralized design featuring a new service department, a lounge area with Wi-Fi for customer interaction and an inside delivery area to provide customers with a comfortable, controlled environment no matter the heat or rain. Construction is pending on the design approval by General Motors and the city of Beaufort.

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common off the coast of South Carolina, fill up the nets, making it a pain in the rear to sort through for the shrimp.

Kerry entertains with his Navy tales about the frenzies of sharks that feed behind his boat, about the porpoise that follows closeby, and the pelicans and gulls that hover. “When you’ve been doing this all your life,” he says, “the ocean is like a road.”

He knows the dips and valleys of the ocean floor, and he certainly knows his shrimp. I realize that a keen fisherman is much like the scientist: he catches his shrimp because he observes them day after day and questions their behavior. He knows which way the shrimp move according to the wind and the cycle of the moon.

He’s traveled as far south as the Mississippi because he knows shrimp will travel to warmer waters, and he knows not to bother going out when the water is rough because shrimp don’t like rough waters. He can even tell you how a shrimp’s taste will change depending on the time of the year and the temperature of the water.

“In the winter, when the water’s real cold, the brown shrimp get a sweet taste, like you poured sugar on them,” he says, spoken a true shrimp boat captain.

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Figuring your ‘net’ worth (at shrimping)

By Jack Sparacino

I’ve been fishing for a long time. Lakes, rivers, creeks, oceans. Very shallow (1 foot) to very deep (600 feet). Ultra light tackle to the really heavy stuff. I’ve been sunburned, seasick, rained on, beaten up by tuna, badly tangled with other people’s lines, even bitten. I’ve also had a ball, caught lots of fish and enjoyed some of the nicest weather and people in my life.

That’s fishing. Now we come to shrimping, a more recent activity for me. Since I love seafood and just being around the water, learning to throw a cast net for shrimp seemed like a wonderful new hobby when we moved here. I’d seen lots of people do it, including up North, and some of them were kids and darned good at it. With kids who really know how to throw a net, it’s like watching them skateboard. They look great — graceful and athletic, but mostly natural.

Their fluid, balanced movements seem

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.

like they were born to do it. How hard could it be to learn to throw that net or to skateboard? (Although hearing little kids speak beautiful French in France doesn’t mean it’s at all easy to pick up as an adult, I got that part.)

So I bought a net, took a couple of lessons, found a good spot with lots of shrimp around, and cast away. Pretty soon I stopped laughing at a friend who said she only caught one at a time and not that often. Hey, I wondered, where’s my one? And how come the net doesn’t open up in a nice circle? Well, I just need more practice.

And practice I did. Tried variations on my technique, studied my mistakes, then finally got the net to open just right. Once here, once there, and lo and behold, I hit paydirt! What a thrill

seeing that shiny little grey mass kicking at the edge of the net, kneeling down for a closer look and discovering I had caught my first shrimp. Yahoo! Now all I had to do was repeat the process.

Sadly, I have failed to get consistent with my cast netting ever since. Some days, especially on the first dozen throws, it seems fluid and natural and the shrimp go from net to pail. Then I get tired and even cranky at myself, though the occasional fish that gets caught in my net is always a source of enjoyment. One day, I caught several dozen small bait fish and put them aside as I was being watched by a beautiful adult blue heron. He watched me intently, pondering my every move. He looked hungry, so I tried an experiment, wondering just how many little fish

a hungry bird like that might eat at one sitting. One by one he practically inhaled my little fish. He reminded me of a kid eating potato chips and before he was done he had finished off 30 fish.

So I know how to catch fish and harvest clams and crabs, though am still learning the elusive art of throwing my cast net just right. But guess what. It’s one of the things I like best that I do worst. Maybe it’s because of the almost zen-like feeling you get when you get into a good rhythm, before my back hurts or I’m just too tired.

But it’s a good thing I never had to earn my keep catching shrimp with that net. A dinner for us here and there and that’s about it, along with the exercise and fresh air. So what is my “net” worth exactly? Well, net net as my father used to say, it’s all good. On an average day, I get maybe $5 worth of shrimp, $10 worth of exercise, and $50 worth of humility.

Not a bad deal at all.

Backwoods Barbie on things NOT to say to a bride

By Cherimie Crane

It wasn’t the stares, the whispers, or the calling of security that made me realize that sitting in the produce section of Piggly Wiggly, petting a peach and crying like Tammy Faye Baker may have been an inappropriate way to handle stress.

It was the realization (and possibly the calling of security) that at some point all women, especially those staring down the barrel of a huge white dress and awkward family speeches do, in fact, at some point reach their limit. When this limit is reached it wouldn’t matter if she is addressing Congress or counting cookies: a meltdown of monumental proportions happens every darn time.

The peach isle of the produce section was my time and place. What can you do? After assuring the kindly confused, somewhat sympathetic, and obviously terrified produce protecting security guard, that I had no intentions of harming the fuzzy little nutrient, or throwing it at any unsuspecting produce prowler, he saw the signs of the pending commencement of the monumental breakdown and

politely, yet with commanding conviction, asked me if I needed a ride home.

Walking back to my car, (well, being escorted back to my car,) I realized that there is a positive to this somewhat humiliating event. Hiding amidst the possible incarceration, the loss of all selfrespect, and the refusal to surrender the peach in question, there is a public service announcement that seriously needs to be announced.

I have organized a list that very well may save your life, or, at the very least, your produce, on things NOT to say to a stressed out, overwhelmed, underfed, and teetering-on-advice overload and boundto-break-down bride.

1. Have you chosen your (insert any wedding term here) yet? We realize you mean well or maybe just don’t have anything else to say, but truth is we haven’t chosen anything, because everyone else is choosing it for us and telling us how much we like it. This question only reminds us, that we, in fact, have no choice.

2. You have to have the (insert any wedding term here)! It could be bouquet

toss, cake cutting, sword swashing, or Olympic size toasting flutes ... don’t say it. Although these things are greatly important to the solidity of our marriage, we are more focused on not puking on anyone telling us of the grand importance of these celebratory salutes. Personally, it would somewhat freak me out if my hubby-to-be has his hand up my dress looking for a garter in front of 175 people.

Maybe that’s just me.

3. I hope you guys make it. Well now if that just isn’t the cotton on Peter’s tail!

Thank you, we hope we make it too, otherwise this overly expensive dinner party would seem a wee bit ostentatious.

4. What is your theme? Maybe I have been in a coma for 20 years, not sure. I had no idea that we needed a theme. I thought the huge white dress, the overdose of flowers and the elevator music would give it away!

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way all about the bride. The bride is the social planner, the mediator, the Emmy deserved statue of smiles, the robot of reassurance, the princess of pleasantries, the family counselor, and the only one who suffers from bouts of severe panic every 17 minutes. The bride is just the one who is praying the dress fits, the families agree, the bridesmaid behave and the groomsmen show. (There are 597 more items on this list, but they won’t let me have the entire newspaper!)

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Some tips on healthy use of eyelid makeup I was thinking about eyeliner the other day while I was examining a patient. I noticed that the patient’s eyelids were fairly red, especially where the lashes emerge from the eyelids, and that her oil glands looked quite obstructed. She mentioned that she has noticed more ocular irritation and foreign-body sensation. These findings are very common, especially in women who frequently wear eyelid makeup (eyeliner, mascara). While not a huge public health hazard, a few recommendations about eyelid makeup are worth mentioning.

Follow these tips to keep your eyes healthy as well as beautiful: • Throw away eye makeup after three months. Infection-causing bacteria grow easily in creamy or liquid eye makeup. If you develop an eye infection, immediately toss all of your eye makeup.

• Never share eye makeup, and when sampling makeup in stores, use only fresh applicators and samples that have not been contaminated by multiple users.

• If you tend to be allergic, introduce only one new eye makeup or care product at a

Mark Siegel, MD, FAAO Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology, www. seaislandophthalmology. com time. If there is no reaction, add another new product, and so on. If you notice an allergic reaction, find out the ingredients are and let your doctor know.

• Before applying makeup, be sure your face and eyelids are very clean. Always apply makeup outside the lash line, away from the eye, to avoid blocking the oil glands of the upper or lower eyelid. These glands secrete oil that protects the eye’s surface.

• If you tend to have dry eyes, avoid metallic/glitter, powder or other makeup that flakes. Flakes can get into the tear film and increase your eyes’ irritation. Glitter eye makeup is a common cause of corneal irritation or infection.

The Beauty of the Beast He say, she say, we all feel as if we should have a say ... right? Or at least somewhere in the deep recesses of our intricate minds, we gather some sense that we have a claim or stake in verbalizing our opinions, thoughts, and ideals on matters from “what not to wear” to who we feel needs to be the “biggest loser.” Yet, who are we to decide, judge a matter or, far worse, each other?

For so long, the issue of gossip, labels, stereotypes and the backlash of negative media images has plagued our society, particularly our young girls. Though the response and support has taken and made tremendous strides, all too

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common is the advice given directly to the initiator and instigators to pipe down and back off. Well, ladies, gals, Southern belles, divas and bombshells, my approach goes a little something like this: Obviously the nay-sayers, haters and discriminators will always be there,

so why not grab the bull by the horns and stare it menacingly back, dead in its eyes? Embrace who you are with all the ease, confidence and splendor that you have been chosen to be.

Growing up, I was all too familiar with my less-than-acceptable looks, such as being categorized as ugly, because I wasn’t light and fair skinned like my baby sister, but rather darker toned and subjected to taunts and ridicules of words like “darkie” by my own race. As life went on, I found that this deeply rooted slur had spun me into a deeper, mixed web of low self-esteem with issues that this article could not

Ready for some Monday night football in the hood?

Lady’s Island Country Club is the place to be on Mondays to watch NFL football.

We lay out some free chicken wings and run happy hour drink prices all night long. Only three weeks into the season and it’s attracting quite the crowd.

We open at 8 p.m. on Mondays, so that gives you time to drag in from work, grab some dinner and join us at Lady’s Island Country Club for some relaxation and fun.

You can’t go wrong. The club, at which the public is always welcome, is right in Royal Pines and a stone’s throw from Telfair, Coosaw Point, Walling Grove, Deer Run, Magnolia Court and Pleasant Point. It’s nice not to have to drive into town to enjoy the game. Plus, you’ll be able to meet some of your neighbors.

Monday night. Lady’s Island Country Club. Football. Be there.

Of course, Monday night isn’t the only time the club draws sports fans.

Come on in for lunch on Saturdays and enjoy a mahi mahi BLT, a blue cheese burger, soup or a chicken-laden Caesar’s salad while you check on some college football games. We have plenty of orange and crimson in attendance with a few misplaced Buckeyes, Spartans and Irish, too.

Drop in Sunday afternoon for NFL games or the last round of whatever golf tournament is under way during the PGA “silly season.” We’re open until 6 p.m. on most nights, (remember: open late Mondays and for dinner on Thursdays) but our staff understands the need for camaraderie and are easily talked into sticking around if the score is close or the conversation is riveting.

Don’t miss our Thursday dinner until 8 p.m. The menu is divine, from lobster ravioli to New York strip steak adorned with a blue cheese-Tabasco sauce or liver and onions.

Don’t forget, we’re open for lunch every day except Monday and we host a prime rib dinner on the third Friday of each month.

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possibly contain. Yet, in my growth and with some words of wisdom that I will share with you, I was able to accept my personal beauty mark.

Often times, the ones dishing the dirt are just swiftly scooping it off themselves to not appear dirty. Now, how we choose to react is key. Claws out and teeth showing, we can retaliate, or, like the ladies that we are, we can assist them in getting the dirt off and helping to clean them up. The latter, coupled with a constant reminder that if people are talking, then I am simply something to talk about, has helped keep me mindful of the beauty of the beast.

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The Federal Reserve and the economy

By Whitney McDaniel

You may have been hearing a lot lately about the Federal Reserve, better known the “Fed”, and its chairman, Ben Bernanke. You may also already know that the Fed has an influence on interest rates, which in turn influences the economy. But there is more to the Fed than meets the eye, and the reasons behind the interest rate changes may interest you as an investor.

The Fed was established in 1913 and consists of a seven-member board of governors, including the chairman.

All are appointed by the president and approved by the senate. The nation is divided into 12 Federal Reserve districts represented by 12 Federal Reserve banks. Since its establishment, the Fed has become responsible for directing the nation’s monetary policy. The Fed also regulates the nation’s banks and other depository institutions and supervises directly many commercial banks.

The Fed also tries to support other financial markets by maintaining stable conditions for financial transactions.

Although the Fed has many responsibilities, most investors only think of the Fed as having control over the interest rates that affect the U.S. financial markets. There are many different interest rates, but the Fed has direct control over only one of those interest rates, the “discount rate.” The

discount rate is the interest rate the Fed charges its member banks on money borrowed for certain short-term loans.

The Fed also has influence over the federal funds rate. The fed funds rate is the rate for one bank to borrow from another. Banks keep money deposited with the Fed to meet the Fed’s reserve requirement. During a normal business day, a bank may end up with more or less in its reserve account than the required amount. If it has too little, it may borrow from other banks. If reserves are above the minimum, the bank can loan the excess to a bank that is below minimum.

The market for federal funds determines the federal funds rate.

By controlling the discount rate, the Fed can influence the nation’s economic cycles, to some extent. Let’s look at some scenarios: If the nation’s economy expands rapidly, historically the threat of inflation becomes a worry for consumers.

Inflation — the general increase in the price of services and goods — lowers consumers’ purchasing power. The Fed fights inflation by increasing these key interest rates.

By raising the fed funds rate, the Fed decreases the amount of money available to the national banking system.

Banks tend to base the rates charged for business and consumer loans on their own cost of funds. So an increase in the

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discount rate and fed funds rates will usually lead to banks increasing their lending rates. This makes borrowed money more expensive for businesses and consumers. By making borrowed money more expensive, the Fed hopes to slow inflation by slowing down the rate at which money is spent.

When the economy is dragging and needs an extra monetary boost, the Fed “loosens” the nation’s money supply by decreasing the discount and fed funds rates. By lowering these rates, the Fed makes more money available to the nation’s banks. This leads to borrowed money becoming cheaper for consumers and businesses. The extra money helps stimulate consumer spending and promote economic growth.

You may want to pay close attention to the actions of the Federal Reserve, especially if you have interest-sensitive investments. Your Financial Advisor can assist you in understanding how interest rate changes can affect the performance of your portfolio.

On September 17, CrossFit Beaufort along with more than 1,000 other CrossFit affiliates around the world, participated in a workout known as “Fight Gone Bad” to benefit our military and their families.

“Fight Gone Bad” is five exercises done for one minute each for three rounds with a one minute rest between each round. Beneficiaries of this year’s event are the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Camp Patriot and Infant Rescue Swimming. Money raised will go to provide financial assistance to families of wounded soldiers, scholarships for the children of soldiers killed in action and outdoor adventures for disabled veterans.

CrossFit Beaufort was honored to be a part of this fundraiser and would like to thank all of the athletes and supporters who participated and/or donated. CrossFit Beaufort is a core strength and conditioning facility at 1000 Hamar St. in Beaufort.

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Y GIVES FREE SWIMSUITS

By Peggy Chandler

More than 100 children receiving YMCA financial assistance and program scholarships will be given a free swimsuit and matching swim cap thanks to a generous donation from an organization wishing to remain anonymous.

More than 100 swimsuits and caps, in multiple sizes and supertrendy colors were shipped to the YMCA with directions on how to distribute the items. Valuing nearly $1,700, this donation is designed to encourage swimming among Beaufort and Port Royal youth by providing quality swimsuits and trunks for those children most in need.

Wardle Family YMCA provides free swim lessons to Port Royal Elementary children throughout the school year and provided free swim lessons to more than 200 children this past summer. Moreover, the Y offers monthly youth swim lessons priced at $40 for Y members and $60 for community participants.

The YMCA is a charitable organization open to people of all abilities, ages, beliefs, cultures, faiths and incomes.

Financial assistance is available based on need. For more information, visit www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com or call 843-522-9622. The YMCA is located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal.

On Thursday, a group of Royal Pines friends celebrated a “Big Birthday” for Amy Stoeffler. The group assembled at Lady’s Island Country Club for luncheon where they spent two hours eating, drinking and being merry. The birthday girl was not surprised by her birthday luncheon, she was shocked!

Amy received lovely gifts from her friends, all different and unique.

Celebrating with Amy was Cathy Wilson, Nancy Steeves, Marie Colucci, Marianne Hamilton, Carol Clark, Marisa Sherard, Peggy Chandler, Marie Spencer, Audrey Novicki, Sherrie Suback and Mary Cieplowski. A long anticipated visit from Amy’s brother Robert Neill will add to her special day.

The Royal Readers met to discuss their most recent book club selection. Pat Davidyock has taken over

as leader of the book club and provided this review of their meeting: “We met, yesterday at the home of Carol Wenzel.

A wonderful lunch was provided by Carol followed by a discussion of the book, “Old Wives Tales” written

by Arnold Bennett. This book was weighty but all the members agreed that the beauty of the book club is that we read books we might not have chosen for ourselves and a stimulating conversation ensues. All enjoyed the book and look forward to the next book “Room” by Emma Donoghue at our

next meeting at the beach on Hunting Island.” If you are interested in joining the Royal Readers, please contact Pat at pdavidyock@ yahoo.com. Pat also extends the invitation to former members who would like to return.

Several Royal Pines residents recently spent a wonderful evening at the Waterfront Park to enjoy a concert by the Lt. Dan Band. Then, on Saturday, at the parade celebrating the 300th birthday of Beaufort, the ladies of the Royal Pines Garden Club were carried along in a beautifully decorated float representing

The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs.

Marianne and Don Hamilton look forward to a visit by their son Jack. Jack, who resides in Chicago, is a seafood lover and fishing enthusiast, and what better place to visit and at the perfect time of the year.

Ryan Johnston, grandson of Carol and John Clark, recently won “Lexington Blueberry Festival Idol” contest. Ryan competed with the song “God Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts. This was Ryan’s first time competing in the Blueberry Idol contest. He was quoted as saying, ”I just like to sing. I want to do it professionally someday”.

Ryan’s mom Sherri is also a talented singer as is his Grandma Carol. If any in the family ever wins a dance contest, we’ll give Grandpa John the credit!

If you have a tidbit to share, contact buddysoma@ embarqmail.com.

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lifestyle

beaufort then

& now: history with holly

Memories of Tabernacle Baptist and life downtown Beaufort Then & Now

By Michael Keyserling

One of my fondest memories of growing up in Beaufort in the 1940s and ’50s is that of listening to the Gospel music emanating from the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Craven Street. It’s still there and pretty much in the same shape as it was those 60 years past.

Our house, now a parking lot, directly across Craven Street from the church, had the typical wrap-around front and side porches with the big rocking chairs and a swing. During the warmer months, the church doors and windows were always opened for ventilation and during the services the music would just flow out. We would sit on the porch and listen to that wonderful music, so

‘blues and brews’ slated for first friday event at habersham The Habersham Marketplace in Beaufort will host a “Blues and Brews” night during its next ‘First Fridays’ event October 7, beginning at 4 p.m. In addition to an expanded farmer’s market and arts, crafts and specialty food vendors, the event will feature live music by blues artist Jeff Norwood and various craft beer offerings.

‘First Fridays’ events are part of an ongoing event and entertainment series that is free to attend and organized by the merchants of The Habersham Marketplace.

Blues artist Jeff Norwood is a South Carolina native who can be found performing weekly throughout the Southeastern United States.

The “Blues and Brews” event schedule is as follows: • Expanded Farmer’s Market: 4-7 p.m.

• Live Local Music: 4-5:30 p.m.; Jeff Norwood, 6- 9 p.m.

• Kid’s activities, including Jumpin Jaxx bouncer and outdoor games: 5-8 p.m.

• Craft brews and specialty food available for purchase from Habersham Marketplace restaurants and regional vendors and distributors.

• The grand opening ceremony for Pearls Before Noon, an antique store featuring affordable antiques, vintage and one-of-akind finds: 5:45 p.m.

• The Habersham Green Committee will “resale” books: 4-9 p.m. This book sale fundraiser will offset the 2012 Earth Day activities.

The Habersham Marketplace is at 13 Market St., off of Joe Frazier Road.

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.

beautiful and moving and so unlike the music that we had in our church.

Then once the services were over we would walk down Charles Street headed toward Bay. On the way, we would pass by a house on the west side of Charles that faced south and abutted the sidewalk.

On its front porch was a large bird cage that contained a parrot that to this day

was the most colorful bird I have ever seen. Its cage was in the corner next to the sidewalk and we would always stop and try to get the bird to say, “Polly wants a cracker.” Every great once in a while we would be successful, but most of the time we would be rewarded only with a squawk of annoyance.

Then it was on to Luther’s Drug Store, where they had what is now considered an old-fashioned soda fountain where for a nickel you could get a six-ounce glass of Coca-Cola and for another penny, a squirt of cherry syrup and, voila, cherry coke. They sold comic books there, so you would then gather up a few comics, find an empty booth and while away the afternoon reading comics and nursing your cherry coke.

Robert Smalls

memorabilia on display at Verdier House A quintessential American story, The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls, 1839 – 1915, will be on exhibit at the Verdier House, beginning Tuesday, October 4. The traveling exhibit from the South Carolina State Museum is sponsored

by Historic Beaufort Foundation and has appeared in museums along the East Coast since it debuted in 2008 at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture in Charleston.

The story of Smalls, born a slave in Beaufort, represents the experience of the first generation of African Americans who emerged from enslavement to live full and productive lives. His life also exemplifies how African Americans helped to shape the country’s history for the short, but very important, period after the Civil War called Reconstruction.

Smalls’ heroic exploits on behalf of Union forces in 1862 provided his entrée into the U.S. military and politics. By the time he died in 1915, Smalls had served five terms in the United States Congress and was the dominant political leader in Beaufort County for 45 years. Smalls ended his career as Collector of Customs on Bay

Street in Beaufort. In 2009, he was named to the S.C. Hall of Fame.

The exhibit, curated by Smalls’ direct descendant Helen B. Moore, contains the family’s collections of artifacts, documents and other memorabilia related to his life, including: • Furniture and other artifacts from the McKee-Smalls House at 511 Prince Street where Smalls and his mother were enslaved (HBF will include Robert Smalls’ Custom House desk which the foundation owns.)

• Scaled replicas of the CSS Planter and the USS Keokuk, two ships piloted by Smalls during the

Civil War; • Letters written by Smalls to dignitaries of the time; • 35 framed and matted photographs of Smalls and his descendants, as well as copies of legislative acts he introduced and other period documents; • 12 exhibit panels with text and graphics.

The exhibit will occupy three rooms of the Verdier House, Mondays – Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until December 20. Admission is free to HBF members and groups of schoolchildren; $10 per person for non-members and includes a tour of the house. Call 379-6335 for more information.

United Methodist Church opens annual pumpkin patch Carteret Street United Methodist Church’s annual Fall Bazaar will be held Saturday, October 15, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 408 Carteret St. in Beaufort.

The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will be able to purchase baked goods, frozen foods and other edible delicacies, participate in the 22

silent auction, prepare for fall planting with sod and bedding plants from the Garden Shop or find treasure in the good “junque”, tools, crafts, toys and games booths. Concessions will be sold throughout the day. The Pumpkin Patch will also be open, and there will be kids’ games. This event is fun for the entire family. All proceeds benefit church

missions and programs.

The Pumpkin Patch will be open daily beginning October 3. Thousands of pumpkins will be delivered October 2 at 3 p.m. The Pumpkin Patch, sponsored by the Carteret Street Youth, is open to the public and offers pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for sale. School trips are also available. All proceeds raised benefit

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Carteret Street’s youth ministries.

The pumpkins are grown in New Mexico by Navajo Indians and are shipped directly to Carteret Street as a gesture of faith. Carteret Street, in turn, sells the pumpkins, reports the sales and receives a portion of the overall sales.

For questions, the church office can be reached at 524-3841.

games page

Stay busy and entertained with crossword puzzles, Sudoku and weekly horoscopes weekly horoscope Libra (Sept. 23Oct. 22): You have a strong desire to share your ideas, initiate projects, and get valuable feedback. The New Moon in Libra on Tuesday is one of the best of the year for you. It brings the chance to create change on a number of levels.

However, you seem to be at odds with family members.

They may be pressuring you to conform to their wishes. If you can wait until the end of the week, you may find it easier to compromise.

THEME: WORLD WARS ACROSS 1. Peter in Russian 6. Actress ___ Thompson 9. UPS competitor 13. Light-weight hat for protection from sun 14. Will Ferrell’s 2003 Christmas character 15. Aka Little Mermaid 16. In the least bit 17. One of a pair for biathlon competitor 18. Nincompoop 19. *Axis opposition 21. *Third _____ 23. Male or female, e.g.

24. *FDR’s third ____ was dominated

by WWII 25. Popular locale in Ireland 28. Generic dog name 30. Male name of old Swedish origin 35. “Aid and ____” 37. Syrian neighbor 39. PDA pens 40. ____ contendere 41. Substitute for currency 43. Homer’s “Iliad,” e.g.

44. Dance named after horse’s gallop 46. “Wilhelm ____” 47. ____ school 48. *Infamous war camp 50. A person, place or thing 52. She played Laurie Partridge 53. *____ Germany, formed by Soviets after WWII 55. Uno ___ or one more 57. *FDR/Churchill/Stalin conference site 59. *Big ______, howitzer used by Germans in WWI 62. Undersized 64. *Japan’s target, 12/7/41 66. *Rolls _____ armored car 68. Blood vessel 69. Often hailed 70. Like days gone by

71. Famously extinct bird 72. Ostrich-like bird 73. Summertime pests DOWN 1. Parent organization 2. Smidgen 3. October birthstone 4. One who “_____ it like it is” 5. Type of baseball pitcher 6. More is ____?

7. Mountain animal 8. Aflame 9. Relating to urine 10. Hyperbolic sine 11. Put it to paper?

12. ___ and the Family Stone 15. Bad blood 20. Highway departures 22. Energy or work unit 24. Heavy downpour 25. Stabs of pain 26. *Lusitania’s destroyer 27. “Twilight” protagonist 29. ____ tape 31. Editor’s mark for “let it stand” 32. As opposed to written 33. Lewis Carroll’s character 34. *Capital of unoccupied France 36. Saw or awl, e.g.

38. 1,000 grams 42. D’Artagnan’s hat decoration 45. Saffron-flavored rice dish 49. Gangster’s pistol 51. Limited in scope 54. Pasta complement 56. Fur shawl 57. Equal to 4th and 1 58. Lowest female singing voice 59. Hindu Mr. 60. Robert Louis Stevenson’s evil character 61. Passed with flying colors 62. Melancholy 63. Bovine sound 65. *He always seems to be pointing 67. Half the width of an em, pl.

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food&drink

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

Val’s Heavenly Wings puts Lunch Bunch on Cloud 9

By Pamela Brownstein On a dreary, rainy Thursday afternoon, the Lunch Bunch had its spirits lifted by the cozy atmosphere and comfort food provided by Val’s Heavenly Wings & Seafood.

The restaurant just opened on September 10 at 7 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite #1, in the small shopping center next to Staples.

We welcomed our new General Sales Manager Buck Boone to his first Lunch Bunch, and we were treated to a giant sampling — it was more than the five of us could even finish.

From the 10 flavors of buffalo wings, we tried the mild, lemon pepper, garlic pepper and teriyaki. They were all fingerlicking good, but April and Elizabeth liked the teriyaki the best.

Valerie Donaldson, the vivacious

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Lemon pepper wings.

Two kinds of Nathan’s hot dogs.

Owner Valerie Donaldson.

owner, kept bringing out more yummy plates. We had chicken tenders with honey mustard sauce, fried shrimp as well as fried whiting filets, which Kim declared her favorite.

The two all-beef Nathan’s hot dogs were as good as those found at the ball park. If you like your dog with a little

spice, try Val’s special red onion sauce.

Elizabeth and I devoured the plate of cheese fries — so satisfying for my preggie cravings.

If you can save room for dessert, several flavors of ice cream are offered.

Valerie has every reason to be proud of her menu. She said her family has

always run restaurants, so cooking is in her blood, and she’s always dreamed of opening an establishment of her own.

Val’s is open Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 843-379-8257 to place a pick up order or visit www. valsheavenlywings.com.

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wine

Once again, the Duck wines rule

By Celia Strong

Valley, in the western, cooler part of n Mendocino.

What do ducks have to do with wine?

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100 miles north of San Francisco. The Celia Strong works Vineyards in Napa Valley will make it SCHUG FRANCISCAN SWANSON CHANDON FOUR VINES at Bill’s Liquor valley is known to have huge temperature MAVERICK CARNEROS clear why duck wines rule. & Fine Wines on variations, from 40 to 50 degrees First, let’s look at a wine-producing 97 $ $2399 $1297 $13 $1997 Lady’s Island.

1797 Fahrenheit, and long Indian summers, area of California — Mendocino ESTANCIA TOASTEDcan give the grapes a last ripening which County. This is one of northernmost HEAD Black & White spurt. wine grape regions in California and 1968, Fetzer Scotch Vineyards was founded. $ 97 The Anderson Valley is actually $ 97 1.75lt 9 makes some really phenomenal wines. (This8winery grew to$16.99 become the largest one of the coolest wine grape growing areas in California. Cool-climate grape Most of us just don’t know it as well as in the county.)

1 3 2 S e a And, I s l a n soon, d P a r kmany w a y .others 522-3700 varieties like pinot noir, chardonnay, other areas, but within the county there followed. are 10 designated viticultural areas and Mendocino County has a wide range Riesling and Gewurztraminer flourish together they are one of the leading of geographic and climatic conditions. in this cooler area. This cooler climate regions for organically grown wine On the eastern edge of the county, has also made the area a great source for grapes. The name “Mendocino” comes the Mayacamus Mountains separate high quality sparkling wines.

Now, finally, it’s time to look at this from the family name, Mendoza, for the Mendocino from Lake County. The week’ s wine. Its parent is Duckhorn 16th century Spaniard who explored Mendocino Range, part of the Coast this coastline. The first vineyards in Ranges, divides the region into two Vineyards in Napa. Duckhorn was Mendocino were established in the distinct separate climate zones. In the founded in 1976 by Dan and Margaret 1850’s in the Redwood Valley by west, the Pacific fog plays a dominant Duckhorn and for more than a quarter farmers who didn’t find success and role in the climate, particularly for the century now, they have worked to wealth in the great Gold Rush. Most of Anderson Valley. This western part establish themselves as one of the very the vineyards stayed small and, because of the county tends to have a more best producers of Bordeaux grape of that, were basically eradicated by maritime climate, thanks to the cooling varieties in North America. Duckhorn’s Prohibition. Vines were ripped up and and rain influences from the ocean. On concentration on high quality fruit from replaced with fruit and nut trees. (Not the eastern side of the range, the climate great vineyard locations played a large nearly as fun or tasty as vineyards!) In is warmer and more Mediterranean. (It part in their success. At the end of the 1931, while Prohibition was still in is here that the Russian River starts and 20th century, they expanded not only place, the Parducci family founded a runs south into Sonoma.) Today, we’re their vineyards but their variety of wines winery in Mendocino County. Later, in going to look more at the Anderson and grapes as well. In 2001, they made their first Anderson Valley Pinot Noir.

(It is the Pinot Noir we want to pay attention to today. Yum yum!) voted “best dentist” Because Duckhorn was the name (brand) established with merlot, in the island news every year sauvignon blanc and other Bordeaux varieties in Napa Valley, a new name was chosen for the new wines from a new location. “Migration” defines the idea of movement and is dedicated to ctio Sele

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the exploration of these new grapes and vineyards. In the Anderson Valley, Migration is surrounded by soil and climate that is very much like those of the Burgundy region of eastern France.

These similarities are clear when you taste some of these wines. And, lucky us, there are three levels of Anderson Valley Pinot Noir. The top level, and most expensive, is Goldeneye. (Yes, all Duckhorn wines have names associated, somehow, with ducks. Spectacular marketing.)

The Goldeneye is probably one of the best Pinot Noirs from California that I’ve tasted in the last couple of years. Its price is slightly more than $50, which, all things considered, is not much for how good it really is. The lower level is Decoy Pinot Noir. This wine, for much less at $20, is layered with flavors including cherry, anise, mint, some vanilla from the oak barrels and much more. Full but not heavy, it is a great example of what Anderson Valley Pinots can be.

In between the Goldeneye and the Decoy is the Migration Pinot Noir.

This wine is just lovely, rich in flavors, smooth textured, great for sipping or enjoying with many foods — roast ducks, turkey, seafood, lean red meats, Asian flavors. There’s no limit to it!

I’m sure you can guess that the price on Migration is in between the other two. Actually, it is listed on its website at $34 dollars, right in the middle. But what would you think if you could get it for $23.99? Wouldn’t that just make you love to try it this weekend when the temperatures are going to be lower again? Yes? Good! The ducks do rule.

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food

The Home Chef ... cooks shrimp

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By Harlene Deane he Deane Family has experienced through the years the joy of eating and preparing shrimp from the local waters of Southern California, Mexico and now the Lowcountry. We hope you and your family love these tasty and oh-so-easy recipes as much as we do.

shrimp scampi

shrimp and cheddar cheese grits

Ingredients 3/4 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined 6 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon minced green onion 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 to 5 cloves minced garlic (the more, the better) 2 teaspoons minced flat leaf parsley 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1/4 teaspoon salt Dash of hot pepper seasoning (Tabasco’s Chipotle, made with smoked red jalapenos) Makes: 2 servings

Ingredients 4 cups water salt and pepper 1 cup stone-ground grits 3 tablespoons butter 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 6 slices bacon, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 cup thinly sliced green onions 1 large garlic clove, minced Makes: 4 servings

Directions Pat shrimp dry. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add green onion, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt; cook until bubbly. Lower heat if butter is getting brown. Add shrimp; stirring occasionally, until shrimp turn pink. Stir in parsley, lemon peel and hot pepper seasoning.

Pour into a deep serving dish and serve with warm crusty bread and artichokes to soak up that delicious garlic butter.

Add a nice glass of your favorite chilled white wine and what more could you ask for?

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Scampi is a type of shrimp only available in Italy and her Adriatic neighbors, but hey, this recipe works and tastes like the real thing. Enjoy!

about the chef As an international flight attendant for 28 years, Harlene wrote a column for flight attendants on where to go and what to eat while on layover in various cities. After retiring, she started her personal chef business — the home chef on Fripp Island. Contact her for recipe ideas or questions at harlene@thehomechef.com This weekend, head over to the Shrimp Festival and enjoy local dishes knowing you too will soon be creating your own shrimp specialties.

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Directions Boil water, season with salt and pepper. Add grits and cook until water is absorbed, 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in butter and cheese.

Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Fry bacon in large skillet until browned; drain well.

In grease, add shrimp. Cook until shrimp turn pink. Add lemon juice, chopped bacon, green onions, parsley and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes. Spoon grits into serving bowl. Top with shrimp mixture.

Grits Tip: Let’s talk saving time. Instead of stone-ground grits, try Bob’s Red Mill corn grits. Simply follow the directions for cereal on the back of the package. Available at Publix.

Shrimp Tips: Buy medium to large shrimp and do not overcook them, unless you like tires and grits. Also, when you see shrimp (especially local) at a great price, weigh it and store it in zip lock freezer bags (1 pound per bag), fill the bags with water, seal and stash in your freezer. Then the next time you get a craving for shrimp, you’re set.

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.

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

SPOTLIGHT ON:

SUB STATION II

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.

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 great food and reasonable prices, it’s easy to see why Sub Station II is so popular. Call (843) 525-1520 to place an order for pick up.

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

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.

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.

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

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

MARKETPLACE NEWS: 917 Bay St.,

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,

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.

UPPER CRUST: 97 Sea Island Parkway,

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

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.

JOHNSON CREEK TAVERN:

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea

FUMIKO SUSHI: 14 Savannah Highway,

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

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

FRYED GREEN TOMATOES SOUTHERN EATERY & CAFE:

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

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

MEDICAL PARK DELI: 968 Ribaut

JADE GARDEN: 2317 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 521-4445; L.D.

FUJI RESTAURANT: 97 Sea Island

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

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

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

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

SHOOFLY KITCHEN: 1209 Boundary

SOUTHERN GRACES BISTRO:

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

Upscale dining, tapas; D.

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

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

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

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

For females, the heat is on

T

here have been quite a few unknown dogs appearing in the neighborhood lately. I tried to grab the rangy Walker hound (he had a collar) but he darted away too quickly, heading in the direction of the end of the road.

Later, I watched a Shepherdysort and his Chow-ish buddy cross my driveway, heading the same direction. The next day, Pooh, my neighbor dog, went AWOL. When a dirty, scratched, scabby, smelly, exhausted Pooh staggered in my back door 24 hours later, I figured he had tangled with a varmint, been rolled by a car or, as we later discovered, sojourned in the thrall of the Lab at the end of the street. Yes, word was out in the ‘hood — but a little late — Miss Coco was in heat.

The heat cycle, or estrus, is the time of sexual receptivity in un-spayed female dogs. When estrus occurs, animals are said to be “in heat” or “in season.”

Dogs generally have their first estrus cycle at 6-12 months of age. Some females of the large breeds, however, may not have their first estrus until they are 12-24 months of age. Miss Coco is about 1 year old. The complete cycle takes about six months, resulting in two estrus periods each year. Individual variation occurs, but it’s a pattern that repeats regularly.

Twice a year, when a dog goes into cycle, she may become snappish and irritable. Her vulva will swell slightly and she will excrete a bloody discharge.

At this point, the irresponsible pet owner will chuck the dog outdoors because she smells, is picking at the kids and making a mess on the carpet. It’s only a matter of moments before all the neighborhood dogs know. The news, the smells, the pheromones, travel through the air faster than you can imagine.

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.

If you are not a professional breeder, there is no reason to have a pet that is not neutered. Given that more than 5,000 animals are euthanized at our local shelter, risking an unwanted pregnancy is a purely un-conscious act.

With scent receptors 400 to 4,000 times more effective than ours, it’s a guarantee that every intact, slack-jawed Darryl dog from miles around is going to show up in your yard pining for love before the end of Day One. If you live in the country, as I do, it’s possible to see a few coyotes loitering, too.

There is a myth that female dogs need to experience a heat or even have a litter to complete their womanhood.

Not true. Estrus is a simple biological fact, not a chapter from a Harlequin romance.

There is another myth that a dog cannot get pregnant on her first cycle. Again, not true.

Responsible breeders generally will not breed a dog that early, waiting at least two years to see if serious problems — genetic defects, hip conditions — present in the line. Another myth is that dogs will no longer go into heat once they reach the age of menopause. Female dogs cycle throughout their life, they do not experience menopause (reproductive cycles ceasing with age) as human females do.

Given the opportunity, a female in heat will succumb to hormones every time, no matter the suitor or how many suitors.

Given the opportunity, a male dog will jump over or tunnel under fences, or even leap through windows to complete his mission. I have heard the Romeos serenading Miss Coco every night for the better part of the month. It is a hazard to your dog and a danger to your family and neighbors to have unknown, intact, possibly aggressive dogs hanging around for upwards of three weeks — the average length of a heat cycle. Plus, it’s a nuisance.

I am adamant that if you are not a professional breeder, there is no reason to have a pet — male or female — that is not neutered.

There are myriad health-related and behavioral benefits of neutering your pet. Plus, given that upwards onto 5,000 animals are euthanized annually at our local shelter alone, risking an unwanted pregnancy is a purely un-conscious act. And at the very least, please consider your neighbors.

pet-related EVENTS

Palmetto Animal League reopens in new location Palmetto Animal League Thrift has re-opened in a new and improved location in Sheridan Park, Bluffton, and to welcome old friends and introduce new friends, there will be a Grand Opening event on Saturday October 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The new location, adjacent to Tuesday Morning, offers an improved shopping environment, a large selection of items to choose from, at the same incredible low prices. While the store has been open since September 15, PAL has made significant improvements and upgrades and is ready for a formal introduction to the public. The new 4,300-square-foot store offers a large variety of furniture, home goods, clothing, antiques, jewelry and much more.

As always, all purchases benefit Palmetto Animal League’s Adoption Center for homeless pets, located in the Riverwalk Business Park in Okatie.

During the event, the first 15 customers will receive a balloon which gives them a discount of up to 50% off their total purchase.

There will also be free refreshments. Because PAL is a nonprofit organization, there is no sales tax charged on any purchase.

For more information, or to arrange pick-up of a furniture donation, please call 843-837-MEOW (6369).

Broad Marsh Animal Hospital The Animal Hospital of Beaufort

PET OF THE WEEK

24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE & MEDICAL STAFFING SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE

Betty is a 4 month old female American Shorthaired kitten that is looking for her Barney ... or Wilma will do too! Come in and take her home to play with your Dino! 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 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.

YMCA kicks off Puppy Plunge this Saturday

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.

Freedom from Smoking series of classes held

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

Plaza Stadium Theater Fri. 9/23 - Thurs. 9/29 Abduction “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:05-4:05-7:05-9:05 What’s Your Number? “R” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:00-7:00-9:10 Dolphin Tale “PG” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:20-7:00-9:10 Moneyball “PG13” Showing DAILY 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:25

All Pro Dad will host Dad’s Day Breakfast

All Pro Dad will host its next Dad’s Day Breakfast on Friday, October 7 at 7 a.m. in the Coosa Elementary School Cafeteria.

Team up with other Coosa Elementary dads and kids for a quick, before-school breakfast and 45-minute program of fatherhood and family topics. This month’s topic is about “being humble.” All area dads and their kids are invited to attend this free event. Space is limited so please RSVP to www.allprodad.com/dd/2508. Breakfast to be provided by Chick-fil-A. For more information, please email Mike Mashke at mmashke@cbcnationalbank.com.

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 meetings will be Tuesday, October 11 and 25.

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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.

Give blood at American Red Cross Blood Drive

The next Carteret Street United Methodist Church-sponsored American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2011 in the Fellowship Hall from noon until 6 p.m.

ARC blood is distributed locally and around the world, wherever and whenever needed. To make an appointment please, call 1-866-611-7137 or log onto www. givelife.org. For the 1-866 number, after you get an answer press 2 (Option 2) for a Savannah-based operator. For questions, please call Merle Hoagland (522-2073) or e-mail merle13@embarqmail.com.

Lunch and Listen series sponsored by library

To get ready for the opening of the “New Harmonies” exhibit, 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, 801 Carteret St. 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. Upcoming performances are: • 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.

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.

Get tickets today for fall Auldbrass tour

Tickets are on sale now for the 2011 Auldbrass Plantation Tour in Yemassee held on November 5 and 6.. Tickets are $85 per person and there will also be a picnic lunch available at Tomotley Plantation for $15 per person. Although Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 projects during his long and prolific career, Auldbrass in Yemassee is the only

plantation among them. It is also one of the largest and most complex projects he ever undertook. Wright had an unusually intense commitment to Auldbrass, and worked on it, off and on, for over twenty years, from 1938 until his death in 1959.

On Saturday, November 5, the Land Trust is excited to host Eric Lloyd Wright (the grandson of the famed Frank Lloyd Wright) during a Special Lecture Event at the USCB Performing Arts Center in Beaufort. Tickets for the Lecture Event are $50 per person. All tickets can be purchase via our website at www.openlandtrust. org (80% of the ticket purchases are tax deductible.) Any questions, please call the Open Land Trust office at 843-521-2175.

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.

Historical society holds Fall Speaker Series

The Beaufort County Historical Society is pleased to announce their Fall Speaker Series. All meetings are held at noon at the Beaufort Yacht & Sailing Club, Meridian Rd., Lady’s Island. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend free. On Nov. 10 Kristine Dunn Johnson will speak on her book “No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments and Cemeteries of South Carolina” and the history of the Beaufort U.S. National Cemetery. For more information, contact Pamela Ovens at sail@singlestar.us or call 843-785-2767.

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John C. Haynie President 843-524-0996 www.beaufortairconditioning.com

Attorney

Christopher J. Geier

Attorney at Law, LLC Criminal Defense & Civil Litigation Located on the corner of Carteret and North Street Office: 843-986-9449 Fax: 843-986-9450 appointments@geierlaw.com http://geierlaw.com

Travis A. Newton, PA Attorney at Law Specializing in DUI and CDV By appointment only 843-217-4884 www.LapTopLawFirm.com

auction/estate sales

Damn Yankees Auction House

Steve Allen Always buying or consigning quality itemswww.dyauction.com • info@dyauction.com 843-784-5006 • 843-784-2828 • 843-784-5007 Fax

CLEANING SERVICES

Merry Maids

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

driving lessons

First Step Driver Training, LLC

Tommy Collins, Instructor Teen/Adult/Fleet/ and 4 Point Reduction Classes 843.812.1389 www.firststepdrivertraining.com Licensed/Bonded/Insured Over 27 years law enforcement experience

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

The Beaufort Day Spa 843.470.1777 304 Scott St. massage ~ facial ~ mani/pedi waxing ~ spa packages spa packages

INSURANCE

For All Your Insurance Needs Andy Corriveau phone: (843) 524-1717

Chandler Trask (C): 843.321.9625 (P): 843.522.9757 Chandler@BroadRiverConstruction.com www.BroadRiverConstruction.com

COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY

Dawn H Freeman MSW LISW-CP

Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy 43 Sea Island Parkway 843-441-0627 dawnhfreeman@gmail.com

DENTISTs

Palmetto Smiles

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Dr. Jack Mcgill Family Dentistry

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

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Collins Pest Control

Tommy Collins 843-524-5544 Complete Termite and Pest Control Residential, Commercial, Free Estimates, Licensed and Insured PEt grooming

Annie B’s Bed + Biscuit Owner Bobbie Grayson Grooming • Daycare • Boarding 820 Parris Island Gateway Beaufort, SC, 29906 843-379-3647 mobile: 843-812-1457 annieb3855@yahoo.com

Furbulas Dog Grooming and Pet Sitting Brittany Riedmayer 843-476-2989 • 843-522-3047 furbulasdoggrooming@hotmail.com • Member of National Dog Groomers Association of America.

• Change your dog from Fabulous to Furbulas with a personal touch.

PHYSICIANS Randy Royal, MD- OBGYN and Pelvic Surgery

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PLUMBING

For All Your Insurance Needs Amy Bowman phone: (843) 524-7531

INTERIOR DESIGN

Carol Waters Interiors

12 Celadon Drive Lady’s Island - Off Sam’s Point Road at the Clock Tower 843-524-2329 * M-F 10-5:30

CONSTRUCTION

Broad River Construction

PEST CONTROL

LAWN CARE

Lawn Solutions Jim Colman 843-522-9578

www.lawnsolutions.us Design, Installation, Maintenance

Walker’s Lawn Maintenance Walker DuRant 843-252-7622

46 Cedar Crest Circle, Beaufort Cutting • Edging • Blowing Weed Eating • Small Clean Up Licensed and insured

Lohr Plumbing, Inc.

Brett Doran Serving the Lowcountry for over 20 years.

Service, New Construction, and Remodeling.

(843) 522-8600 www.lohrplumbing.com

Pressure washing

Palmetto Custom Cleaning

“The Powerwashing Professionals” Call Brad at (843) 441-3678 Licensed and Insured See the difference at www.powerwashingbeaufort.com

property management

Palmetto Shores Property Managment

Lura Holman McIntosh Call 525-1677 or fax 524-1376 lura@palmettoshores.com PROPERTY MANAGEMEN www.palmettoshores.com

security

Southern Sentry, LLC LURA HOLMAN McINTOSH OFF. 8 Security & Fire Alarms, Video Broker-In-Charge FAX 8 Surveillance, Access Control E-Mail: lura@palmettoshores.com Locally owned.

Personal service.

Call Davewww.palmettoshores.com Roos @ 470-0700 or email info@ Southern-Sentry.com

Marketing

Gene Brancho

Marketing Consultant Full service marketing consulting for your smaller business. Social Media Marketing • Marketing Representation • Networking ...and more. Phone: 843-441-7485 email: genebrancho@hargray.com

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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