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People around town boarded-up windows in preparation for Tropical Storm Irma, which at one point was forecast to make landfall in Beaufort County as a catastrophic hurricane. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Irma causes stress and havoc

By Sally Mahan

BY THE NUMBERS

After days and days of stress and waiting, Irma finally took aim at Northern Beaufort County.

And she could have been worse. Much, much worse.

At the height of Irma in Beaufort County (which by then had been downgraded to a tropical storm) on Sept. 11, more than 40,000 homes and businesses were without power.

Almost 100 roads in Northern Beaufort County were closed due to flooding, downed power lines and fallen trees, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office.

Thousands of people on Fripp, Hunting, Harbor, Daufuskie and Hilton Head islands had been ordered to evacuate on Sept. 9 by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Evacuations of Parris Island were ordered at one point, but then officials decided to stand down.

And while all of those things were extremely difficult, consider the alternative.

On Sept. 7, Beaufort County was in the crosshairs. Forecasts were showing the county getting a direct hit by a catastrophic hurricane.

But from the Caribbean to South Carolina, Irma played havoc with her victims.

Irma started off on Aug. 28 as a tropical wave

Here are the number of people who were ordered to evacuate on Sept. 9 in Beaufort County: • 468 on Dafuskie Island • 743 on Fripp Island • 105 Harbor Island • 168 Hunting Island • 42,000 Hilton Head Island

Here are the number of law enforcement and other officials on duty during Irma: • 1,349 National Guardsmen • 1,696 troopers and local law enforcement on duty • 107 state guardsmen on duty • 264 SLED, PPP, DNR agents on duty

A sign is blown over by Tropical Storm Irma, which had high winds and a 12-foot storm surge.

near the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa, according to the National Weather Service.

Over the course of several days, her strength fluctuated, but she continued to grow stronger.

Hurricane Irma made its first landfall in the northeast Caribbean early on Sept. 8 after becom-

Irma was: • The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.

ing the most powerful storms ever recorded over the Atlantic Ocean with 185 mph winds.

She destroyed most everything in her path.

More than 90 percent of the structures on the See HURRICANE, page 2

Seabrook blaze claims three lives Staff reports

Before Hurricane Irma struck, another tragedy took place in Beaufort County: Two children and one adult died in a mobile home fire.

Just after 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 8, the Burton Fire District and the Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a residential fire on Chisolm Hill Road in Seabrook.

Initial reports stated two adults and two children could possibly be trapped inside.

Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a mobile home fully involved in fire with large portions of the roof having already collapsed. The blaze was also spreading to a vehicle

Firefighters battle a mobile home fire in Seabrook. Photo provided.

parked in front of the home.

Firefighters were unable to enter the home due to the intense heat

HARVEY + IRMA Local first responders return home to Irma after helping victims of Hurricane Harvey.

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and flames and the instability of the remaining structure, forcing them to battle the fire from the outside.

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Due to the lack of hydrants in the Seabrook area, water supply was an issue. However, the Sheldon Fire District responded with a water tanker to assist.

The Beaufort Fire Department and Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services also responded to the scene.

The fire was brought under control in 15 minutes, however it took over an hour to put out the full fire.

After the fire was extinguished, emergency personnel found three deceased people inside the home.

Beaufort County Coroner Edward Allen identified the three who died in the fire as Johnathan Sand-

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ers, 23, Ja’Kyla Reid, 10, and Jaylyn Sanders-Nelson, 4.

Forensic autopsies on the three victims were performed at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office investigators contacted South Carolina Law Enforcement (SLED) arson investigators, who responded to assist in determining cause of the fire.

Although the cause of the fire has not been ruled accidental, nothing suspicious to indicate the fire was set intentionally was found during the investigation of the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatics Rescue Team (HART) has returned home after assisting Texans during Hurricane Harvey disaster response, and is now assisting their own citizens affected by Irma.

The SC HART team was deployed to Texas at the request of the Texas governor to assist in search-and-rescue operations after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

Three South Carolina firefighters deployed to Texas as part of the HART team; Burton Fire District Deputy Chief Tom Webb and Engineer/EMT Jennifer Williams, and Bluffton Fire District Captain Emerson Kovalanchik.

The SC HART team, combined with both the North Carolina and Texas HART teams, and along with the U.S. Coast Guard, worked 16-hour days and flew 47 missions, with four of those missions resulting in rescues.

Both SC and NC HART were released early due to Hurricane Irma.

The most notable SC HART mission was the rescue of a family of three, including an 8-week-old infant, who was ill and required medical attention. Their home had been cut off by flooding. Prior to the family’s rescue, SC HART had just completed the rescue of an elderly woman who was also trapped by flood waters.

SC HART was started in 2008 and is a collaboration between the South Carolina National Guard and the South Carolina Urban Search & Rescue Team (USAR). SC USAR is comprised of firefighters throughout the state who volunteer to be a part of the team and receive specialized rescue training.

A HART team is comprised of an SC Army Guard helicopter crewed by specially trained pilots and aircrew, and is complemented by three firefighters; with one serving as a team leader, and two rescue/swimmer specialists.

Hurricane Harvey is the first time SC HART has deployed out of state. Prior to Harvey, SC HART assisted in Columbia in what has become known as the “1,000 Year Flood” in 2015, and Hurricane Matthew

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Beaufort Reporter Kat Walsh kat@katwrites.com Burton Fire District Deputy Chief Webb (right) and Engineer/EMT Jennifer Williams were part of the team deployed to help in search-and-rescue operations in Texas.

in 2016.

Meanwhile, officers with the SC Department of Natural Resources who deployed to Texas for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts on Aug. 31 have demobilized and have returned to South Carolina.

The South Carolina game wardens, along with officers from other state fish and wildlife agencies, were requested by Texas Parks and Wildlife for search and rescue and security patrol. The officers worked the floodwaters of Jasper and Newton counties upon arrival in East Texas, checking homes and transporting people and their pets to safety.

General Assignment Reporter Burton Fire District Deputy Chief Webb evaluates a rescued infant in Texas.

As the water levels decreased and residents willing to evacuate have done so, Texas Parks and Wildlife gave the go-ahead for the game wardens to return home.

The officers completed their duties through Monday night and began the trip home Tuesday. They will spend the night in Mississippi and planmed to arrive in South Carolina sometime Wednesday afternoon.

AFTER THE STORM: DOS AND DON’TS

Port Royal Town Councilwoman Mary Beth Gray-Hayward can’t go any farther along the Henry Robinson Boardwalk during an inspection by town officials on Sept. 12. Sections of the dock were destroyed and have to be replaced. Some sections were not as heavily damaged. Engineer Dan’l Molten said the damage was caused by the storm surge created by Tropical Storm Irma. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

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northeastern Caribbean island of Barbuda were demolished. She hit Antigua, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other islands.

As of Sept. 12, the hurricane has caused one death in Anguilla, one in Barbados, three in Barbuda, 10 in Cuba, 11 in the French West Indies, one in Haiti, three in Puerto Rico, four on St. Maarten and four in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Then Irma took aim at Florida. As people scrambled to evacuate, I-96 and I-75 became parking lots. Originally forecast to hit hardest on the east side of the state, Irma, by now a dangerous and catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, once again played games and hit hardest on the west side. But she was as big as the state itself, so everyone felt the effects.

In the Florida Keys, more than a quarter of all of the homes were destroyed, according to Florida officials.

Video from the Keys showed portions of U.S. A1A, the only road out of the Keys, lifted up by incoming flooding. Boats ended up in the middle of roads and cars ended up on beaches.

The Navy has sent the USS Iwo Jima, USS New York and the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln to help with search and rescue and other relief efforts in the Keys.

As Irma weakened after traveling the 400mile length of Florida, she left destruction and death in her path. In Florida, at least six people were killed, and one person was killed in Georgia.

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ence on Sept. 12. Neither was from Beaufort County.

Also on Sept. 12, McMaster lifted the evacuation order for Beaufort County barrier islands.

Most of the flooding on the barrier islands receded overnight and the roadways were largely clear on Sept. 12, when the evacuation order was lifted. There was damage to the causeway/ roadway on the north end of the Harbor Island bridge, which resulted in temporary restricted access to residents only of Harbor, Hunting and Fripp islands.

Starting at 8 a.m. Sept. 13, Beaufort County initiated an inspection and damage assessment of conditions stemming from Irma, with teams working countywide.

Led by the county’s offices of the Assessor and Building Codes, the county is working in conjunction with the city of Beaufort, and the towns of Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Port Royal.

County and municipal employees were set to perform a quick assessment and inventory of damage to all structures.

These teams are traveling in Beaufort County vehicles (marked with the county logo), in teams of two, or in municipal vehicles.

They are wearing reflective vests, making preliminary exterior inspections of any damaged structures and general value of loss/damage, including structural and water damage from flooding.

The county said it anticipates that this initial process will be completed by the end of the week.

As of Sept. 12, Irma had caused an estimated $30 billion in damages and 49 deaths. The counting continues.

• Save receipts if you have or will purchase items such as tarps, plywood or other supplies to make repairs. If you have a covered loss, these repairs may be reimbursed.

• Take pictures of your property and any damage that can be seen.

• Work with your insurance agent or claims adjustor to fully understand the claims process.

• Choose licensed and bonded contractors and request references or contact the Better Business Bureau for assistance in locating a professional contractor in a specific geographic area.

• Do not pay for repairs in full up front and never pay more than half of the cost of repairs up front. Also, consider paying with a credit card or check made out to the business rather than cash.

• For those with a flood-damaged car, contact your agent or insurance company and advise them that your vehicle has been flooded. The sooner the vehicle can be evaluated and dried out, the less damage the vehicle will sustain.

• If you don't have the right training and personal protective equipment, it's safer in most cases to leave the cleaning up to professionals.

Some floodwaters contain raw or untreated sewage and other contaminants that may pose serious health hazards during cleanup.

• Avoid standing water. It can hide dangerous toxins and chemicals.

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HURRICANE IRMA

Hurricane stress can be overwhelming The recent weeks have brought stress to many people, not only here in Beaufort, but the Gulf of Mexico and up and down the East Coast.

The Weather Cannel carries us into the impending storm vortex, with all the numerous spaghetti models, and it is hard to escape.

“Turn it off ” we would say to one another, hoping to get a breather from the devastating news coming out of the Caribbean.

Ultimately, we had to pay attention and monitor evacuation orders.

But how do we handle all this stress?

I tried the Serenity Prayer multiple times. You know, the one that starts out “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.”

My heart tells me that there is nothing I can do about it, but my brain is hard at work worrying about safety issues, both my own and others.

Then there is the worry about loss of personal

Now what?

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property. After talking to some of my neighbors, I realized that I was not alone in this stress boat.

Then I started hearing about people with medical issues which hinder their ability to travel. That added stress is really tough on them.

Irma is my fourth hurricane. There was Hurricane Agnes when I was living in Daytona Beach that slipped by us and slammed into the states up north. Then there was Is-

abel that brought water up to an inch of my front porch in Maryland before slowly backing away. During both these storms, I was younger and more naïve. Maybe even callous in my worry about others. Matthew cured me of my attitude.

Matthew changed everything. I now understand the impact of a strong storm.

I know more people that need to be close to medical facilities and also people who

must have electricity to generate lifesaving machines. The inconvenience of losing electric for most of us is nothing compared to those that need it to keep themselves alive.

Their stress puts mine to shame.

Then there is the whole pet issue. Can the dogs or cats stay with you at a hotel? What if they are boarded and that place must evacuate? Many people stay in their homes because of their pets.

So, I have put together my personal “stress box,” filling it with a list of all the things I was worried about with Hurricane Irma and shutting the lid. Wind damage to my house and boat; trees down; what to take and where to go during an evacuation.

Once I started putting it all down, I realized that the Serenity Prayer came back into place and that there were some things I just cannot change.

‘What can we do for those poor people?’ like Biloxi — because they were on the storm’s “dirty” side.

Just on a whim I called the Mississippi Municipal Association Bill Rauch and said to the guy who answered the phone: “I’m the mayor of a town of 13,000 in the South Carolina Lowcountry, and we’ve got some able-bodied folks who’d like to come over and help out. In our town we have shrimpers, farmers, government workers, active and retired military folks, and some retirees. Of your towns, which one sounds like a good match for us?”

He didn’t hesitate. “Long Beach,” he said. “They’ve got a new mayor there, Billy Skellie, and they got creamed. Here’s his number.”

Of course all the phones were down, but as good fortune would have it my friend Perry Hall stopped by and said he was heading down to New Orleans to help.

I said to him: “Please stop by Long Beach, Mississippi, on your way and find the mayor there, Billy Skellie, and put him on the phone with me. Tell him we want to help.”

Well, the next day Perry had the mayor on the phone. I asked Mayor Skellie what he needed and he said, “Two things: a tanker or two of gasoline so the people who want to leave can get out, and as many guys with chainsaws as you can get down here.”

“Okay, mayor, let me get to work on it.”

I called the Beaufort County United Way and they raised with a phone call the money for two tankers to pull up in front of the Long Beach Central Fire Station two days later and give out gas. Then I put the word out on the need for chainsaws.

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with a refrigerated trailer full of food, a man appeared mysteriously who said his mission was to sharpen chainsaw blades, and each of them and others supplied the essential support for the 150 or so “Beaufort Chainsaw Brigade” volunteers who drove in a convoy the eight hours to Long Beach for a three-day workweek there the next weekend.

My dear wife, Sarah, the indomitable Steve Brown, and another half dozen volunteers got up at 4 a.m. those mornings to put breakfast on the table at sunup for the 150 as they arose from their sleeping bags and camping tents. The Mess Crew supplied them with bag lunches each morning to be taken into the field too. Dinners were three-course and five-star.

Beaufort’s chainsaws ground away all day, and all night their blades were sharpened by the mysterious man so they could grind away again the next day.

The good Beaufort’s chainsaws did getting Long Beach moving again was incalculable, a forever grateful Mayor Skellie has said repeatedly.

But the chainsaws were just the beginning. The 150 came from every corner of the Beaufort community. There were church members, of course, and as if by Divine Intervention they found their Long Beach counterparts. Our churches adopted their churches and as time went by Beaufort’s churches helped rebuild Long Beach’s churches.

Schools adopted schools. Even our Boys & Girls Club adopted Long Beach’s Boys & Girls Club.

The Baptist Church of Beaufort put on a “Harvest Festival” in Long Beach where they gave out candy at Halloween. Then they were back at Christmas with gifts for Long Beach’s young people.

Because good makes for more good, good things happened between Beaufort and Long Beach

in unanticipated, unplanned and wonderful ways. We gave a lot.

And, as is always the case, because we did we got back a lot.

So this morning I called the Florida League of Cities in Tallahassee.

They didn’t answer, because Irma’s eye had passed over them on Sunday night. But asking around elsewhere I learned the Florida coastal cities from south of Daytona to north of Jacksonville had taken a particular beating from Irma, especially from her storm surge.

Right in the middle of that coast-

line is Flagler County, so I called their Emergency Management line.

There I learned that many residents, especially elderly residents, in the towns of Palm Coast and Flagler Beach were badly in need of chainsaws and chainsaw operators, money and gasoline.

If you’re interested in going down and giving these people a hand, please be in touch with me at therauchreport@gmail.com.

Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.

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I’m not saying it wasn’t bad.

It was bad.

Those of us whose homes are in the lower-lying areas will be sawing, digging, hauling, raking, blowing and mopping our way out of the soggy mess Irma left in Beaufort County for some time.

Those on the higher ground will clean up sooner.

But all of us, when we have a minute (and power!), will find a video screen and see what has happened in Florida. And when we do, we will all say: “That could have been us!”

And but for a stout cold front that stood a silent but powerful sentry above us, it would have been.

Feeling Florida’s pain, some of us will then ask: “What can we do to help our neighbors?”

The following short history is for you.

In the days after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, when I walked down Beaufort’s Bay Street people would come up to me and say, “Oh, mayor, it could so easily have been us. What can we do for those poor people?”

I could see from the television how it was going. All the cameras were in New Orleans, and yet there were dozens of smaller towns — towns with populations of 10,000 to 20,000, towns like Beaufort — that were likewise devastated, but they weren’t big enough to make the news. So they weren’t getting help.

They were going it alone.

And they weren’t making much headway. It is impossible to manage a crisis when your own life is in crisis.

That’s us, I thought. All the cameras would go to Charleston or Savannah, and Beaufort’s situation — dire as it might be — would be lost in the larger city’s mayhem.

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A woman walks down Harrington Street in Beaufort on Sept. 12. She can’t get too far as a large tree, seen in the background, was topped by heavy winds and covers the street.

A look around town

Throughout Northern Beaufort County storefronts were boarded up and preparations made for Irma.

When Tropical Storm Irma came in like a lion on Sept. 11, she caused downed trees and power lines and flooding throughout the area. On Sept. 12, folks surveyed the damage and got to work cleaning up.

Layla Manning and her son Logan Chase walk along a boarded-up Thibault Gallery on Bay Street on Friday.

Gas was hard to come by before Tropical Storm Irma struck Northern Beaufort County. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Jamie Woody splices what seem to be endless number of Century Link wires after a pine tree fell, taking out the cable and a utility pole along Ribaut Road in Port Royal.

This section of the Henry Robinson Boardwalk was destroyed by Tropical Storm Irma. Town officials said some sections of the popular boardwalk were destroyed while others suffered only minimal damage.

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John Kozlowski hauls away his yard debris at his Pie Court North home on Sept. 12 in the Mossy Oaks area of Beaufort.

An early victim of Tropical Storm Irma was this utility pole at the foot of the Bell Bridge.

Natasha Gaddy piles up the debris left in her yard from Tropical Storm Irma. Gaddy said her Mossy Oaks home gets flooded regularly but said only her drive way was flooded by Irma. “Matthew was worse,” she said.

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THEME: COMIC BOOK VILLAINS ACROSS 1. Coffee + chocolate 6. "____ the season ..."

9. ____ ex machina 13. Tim or Woody 14. Thou, today 15. *Fire or Fear or Mortis or Death 16. "_____ came the spider..."

17. Pimple fluid 18. Two under par 19. *X-Men's mutant foe 21. *____ Quinn 23. Aladdin's alias 24. Piglet sound 25. Irish folk dance 28. Sultanate on Arabian Peninsula 30. Farm tool 35. Fail to mention 37. Crumbs 39. Nary a soul 40. Curly-leafed cabbage 41. Betty Ford Center, e.g.

43. Pacific Islands' ceremonial drink 44. Opposite of digest 46. "Que Sera ____" 47. Revered one 48. Team list 50. "Cliffs Notes," e.g.

52. Phone card acronym

53. A grand theft 55. Charged particle 57. *Norman Osborn's organization 60. *"Spider-Man" villainous doctor 64. Last European colony in China 65. Belonging to you and me 67. Tennis great Chris ____ 68. Like anchor aweigh 69. Springsteen's "Born in the ____" 70. Join companies 71. *Deathstroke is an enemy of the "___ Titans" 72. ____ Aviv 73. Human necessity DOWN 1. Hat-tipper's word 2. Paella pot 3. Heidi's "Magic Wooden Shoe" 4. Temporary tattoo ink 5. Angel, in Rome 6. Editor's oversight 7. Debtor's letter 8. Uncooked seafood 9. Like Jekyll and Hyde's personality 10. *Superman enemy, Morgan ____ 11. Like Andersen's duckling 12. Perceive

15. "Game of Thrones" vest 20. Sea near Australia 22. It marches?

24. One always busy and moving 25. *"Batman" foe 26. Idealized image 27. Rupert ____ from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" 29. *Wonder Woman's nemesis 31. *Thor's brother 32. Dump truck quantities 33. End of a poem 34. Camelot to King Arthur 36. Reason to cram 38. Delhi dress 42. Early computer language 45. *What villains of the Suicide Squad did 49. "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" 51. Native American sacred objects 54. Rainbow swimmer 56. Fictitious prose 57. Love-____ relationship 58. 43,560 square feet 59. Street in Anytown, USA 60. Like word of mouth 61. Fils' father 62. Strong desire 63. Flight segment 64. Yoga accessory 66. Wear and tear

LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

THURSDAY’S CHUCKLE

Read with caution; not necessarily the opinions of the editorial staff.

SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2017

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WHAT TO DO Second dinner, lecture at Verdier House offered

Due to the overwhelming response, an additional Dinner & a Lecture at the Verdier House has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept.

24. The lecture on Monday, Sept. 25, is sold out.

The featured speaker will be Dr. Mollie Barnes, English professor at USCB, who teaches a course on historical novels published in the first half of the 20th century.

Her topic will be “Reading Nineteenth-Century Beaufort in Francis Griswold’s A Sea Island Lady.”

Dinner & a Lecture will be start at 5:30 p.m. with wine and hors d’oeuvres.

The lecture by Barnes will be held from 6-7 p.m.

The Verdier House is at 208 Scott St. in Beaufort.

Admission for members is $15/$25 per member/couple.

Nonmember admission is $20/$30 per person/couple. Call 843-379-3331 to make reservations.

Reservations for Saltus River Grill’s discounted prices for participants may be made by calling Saltus at 843-379-3474.

Friends of library to hold book sale

The 2017 Friends of the Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale is right around the corner, with thousands of boxes of donated books plus audio-visual materials (books, music, and movies) available at give-away prices for the annual fundraiser.

As in years past, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in historic downtown Beaufort will be the site of the sale, which begins Friday, Sept. 22, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 24.

On Friday a two-hour preview for all members of The Friends will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.

Nonmembers can sign up before or during the preview at the membership table for $15.

The sale then opens to the public from noon to 6 p.m., and will reopen from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Everything is half off from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, including rare and collectible books.

The popular Silent Auction will again be conducted during this year's book sale, with bids being accepted between 10 a.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, when bidding closes.

Included in this year’s Silent Auction are a number of signed Pat Conroy books, a selection of natural history books on birds, gardens, freshwater fish, tropical plants, wildflowers and aquarium fish. Many similar books will also be found in the Rare & Collectible section, as well as on the Natural History, Gardening and other tables.

The Book Sale is the main fundraising event held by the Friends with all proceeds benefiting the Beaufort County Public Library branches in Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Island.

For more information, email FriendsBeaufort@gmail.com or visit the friendsofthebeaufortlibrary.com.

Dog agility club to get underway

The Beaufort Dog Agility Club’s six-week fall session will get underway at 5:45 Thursday, Sept. 28.

Agility is a team sport designed to provide dogs with a purpose, exercise and bond with owners.

No experience is necessary.

The Beaufort Dog Agility Club is a nonprofit.

Attendees of the event and will meet at Beaufort Dog at 1307 Boundary St. in Beaufort It is led by head trainer and owner, Kelley Blackston. Email her at Kelley@BeaufortDog.com or call 843-812-5394 to get more details.

Plaza Stadium Theater Friday, Sept. 15-Thursday, Sept. 21 Home Again: Rated PG13 Noon, 2, 4, 7, 9 Logan Lucky: Rated PG13 Noon, 4, 7, 9:15 It: Rated R Noon, 2:45, 4, 7, 9:35 American Assassin: Rated R Noon, 4, 7, 9:15

Visit beaufortmovie.com 41 Robert Smalls Pkwy. 843-986-5806

Classic country music coming to arts center

The USCB Center for the Arts will host a Classic Nashville Roadshow at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29.

The show will feature classic country hits from Johnny, Dolly, Patsy, Tammy, Loretta and more.

Admission is $30 for adults; $25 for seniors and military; and $15 for children.

Visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.

Shrimp festival coming to Beaufort

The Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park will be the backdrop for The Beaufort Shrimp Festival produced by Main Street Beaufort, USA, in downtown Beaufort.

The event will be held from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.

Up to 15 local restaurants will be featuring their best shrimp dishes and competing for the Silver Cup award.

Admission is free. Tickets for food and beverage booths will be $1 each and can be used at food and beverage booths. Items usually cost two to eight tickets.

Attendees can also vote for their favorite restaurant in the People’s Choice Award, compete in the Shrimp Heading or Shrimp Peeling (for children) competition, and adopt a Shrimp in Sea Island Rotary’s Charity Rubber Shrimp Race.

Visit www.beaufortshrimpfestival.com.

Day of Mindfulness to be held on Oct. 7

A Day of Mindfulness will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort, 178 Sams Point Road on Lady’s Island.

A light vegetarian lunch will be served.

Beginning and experienced meditators are welcome.

There is no fee to attend, but reservations are requested. Contact Frances Kuzinski at 843-597-4418 or kuzkats@ embarqmail; or Jim Miller at 912-667-9650 or miljaa8844@ gmail.com.

Alzheimer’s fundraiser coming to The Shed

Dueling Pianos, Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort‘s 10th Annual Dinner Theatre, will be held on Friday, Oct. 8, at The Shed in Port Royal.

The evening will offer music, dinner stations provided by local chefs, a full open bar sponsored by Gilbert Law Firm, both a silent and live auction and a retro photo booth to record your memories of the night.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and the silent auction.

Tickets are $65 in advance and $75 at the door.

For more information or to order tickets, visit www.afsgb.org or call 843-521-9190.

Port Royal to hold annual OktoPRfest

Get ready for some festival fun, beer, food and more beer in Port Royal as the Old Village Association hosts its 4th Annual OktoPRfest "Party Port Royal-style" festival

starting at 11 a.m. Saturay, Oct. 28.

Paris Avenue will be packed with a little bit of everything for everyone all day long including a classic car show, tons of craft vendors, a music stage, dancers, food vendors and one huge OktoPRfest beer garden.

There will also be live music and a Kids Zone.

Visit oldvillageportroyal.com.

Artists showcase work at Beaufort Art Association

“Dueling Studios: Two Friends Feature Their Favorites – Flora & Fauna” is the name of the current Beaufort Art Association (BAA) show, featuring the artwork of local artists Marilee Sartori and Dusty Conner.

The show runs through Sunday, Oct. 29.

Also on exhibit will be the artwork of other local artists who are members of the gallery.

Habitat for Humanity in need of volunteers

Wondering how you might be able to help LowCountry Habitat for Humanity?

Attend their Volunteer Orientation held at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.

Volunteer opportunities exist in every area of operations at LowCountry Habitat; there is a need for all types of abilities and skill levels, from construction to volunteering at the ReStore to serving on various committees and more.

For more information, contact Lee McSavaney, volunteer coordinator at 843-5223500 or email info@lowcountryhabitat.org.

Sign up for library card

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month and the Beaufort County Library is encouraging those without a card to sign up.

“Our library cards open a whole new world to readers both new and expert readers,” according to a release. “Children can get a library card with parental signature and proof of mailing address when they are 4 years old. Children/teens will need a parent's signature until 18 years of age; unless the teen is an emancipated minor with court-supported papers.”

If children ages 4-6 are getting their first library card, the library will arrange for a special treat to celebrate their reading journey.

Visit beaufortcountylibrary.org for more information.

Weekly historic tours available at Fort Mitchel

Join The Heritage Library for weekly tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek built to protect Port Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station.

The cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FtMitchelTours.

Pan-African group seeks volunteers

The nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.

Among other things, the Beaufort-based public charity provides financial and technical assistance to help Gullah-Geechee, and other African-descent families save their ancestral homes and land for current and future generations.

They have an immediate need for an experienced webmaster, grant writers and administrative assistants.

Also needed are committed fundraising volunteers; community outreach presenters; and office clerks willing to assist landowners with homestead exemptions; tax rate reductions; installment property tax payment qualification; and referrals to various heirs’

property and/or land use programs that generate income to pay property taxes and create generational wealth.

Training for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office.

It is located in the Landmark (Regions Bank) Building, 69 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 3B, Beaufort.

For more information, call 843-592-6076, or email volunteers@panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org.

Hospice in need of volunteers

Friends of Caroline Hospice Thrift Store is seeking a variety of volunteers to assist in the overall operation of the store.

Opportunities include assisting in sorting/pricing donations, organizing, social media monitoring and customer service.

Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday.

For more information, contact Sara, volunteer coordinator at 843-525-6257 or visit www.friendsofcarolinehospice.org for an online volunteer application.

Christian theater performances offered

Music of Forever, a Christian theater production, is being held at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grace AME Chapel on Charles Street in Beaufort.

According to Hillary Lathan, who puts on the show with her husband, Alan, the show puts Jesus on a personal level that everyone can relate to.

“People that may never walk into a church will come to the drama and experience the gospel in a way that is real and fresh to them,” she said.

The show includes seven characters and seven pieces of music. The irony of the number is intentional, as seven is a biblically significant number, according to Hillary.

For more information, visit www.musicofforever.org. The performances are free, but donations are accepted.

Library to offer curbside service

In an effort to expand customer service, the Beaufort County Library System will test a new Curbside Hold Pickup Service at its branch in downtown Beaufort.

The service will be available only to Beaufort Branch customers who have a previously reserved item (considered a “hold”) and have been notified by the system that the item is ready for pick up. To all library cardholders, the online catalog sends an automatic message (via text or email) that a reserved item is ready for pick up at their branch library.

With the new curbside hold pickup service, Beaufort customers call the branch prior to arriving and library staff will confirm that their reserved item is available. Upon arrival, customers call the library again at which point a staff member will deliver the hold to the vehicle.

The pilot will run for two months. Service began Sept. 5.

Second Helpings volunteers needed

Second Helpings, a nonprofit that rescues food from area restaurants and grocery stores and delivers the food to local agencies to stop hunger, is in need of volunteers.

Shifts are available on Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort.

Volunteers can sign up for one day a week or month.

Also needed are on-call, last-minute volunteers for a SWAT team to help on the truck for special runs.

For more information, contact Lili Coleman at execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org or call 843-689-3689.

Visit secondhelpingslc.org.

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