September 29 edition

save big!

DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE UP TO $100 WORTH OF SAVINGS INSIDE?

PRSRT STD ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID BLUFFTON, SC PERMIT NO. 37

POSTAL CUSTOMER

Thank you for shopping at your locally owned Piggly Wiggly!

Port Royal Piggly Wiggly 1347 Ribaut Rd. Port Royal, SC 29935 (843) 524-2750

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

Ridgeland Piggly Wiggly 10847 N. Jacob Smart Blvd.

Ridgeland, SC 29936 (843) 726-8626

Hardeeville Price Wise 7 Main St. Hardeeville, SC 29927 (843) 784-3201

WWW.YOURISLANDNEWS.COM

COVERING BEAUFORT COUNTY

School board seats are up for grabs

By Sally Mahan

Trust. It seems to be the word that defines the 2016 general election from the local level to the national level.

Locally, that word particularly applies to the Beaufort County School District board of education.

The district has been plagued by scandal over the last several months, with

charges of nepotism and ethics violations against the superintendent, Jeff Moss, along with tense relations among school board members.

In the midst of those issues, the school district is asking voters to OK a referendum on the November ballot calling for a 1 percent sales tax increase to raise about $217

million over 10 years to fund new schools and to upgrade buildings.

Additionally, there are three school board seats up for grabs representing districts in northern Beaufort, Sun City/Okatie/ Pritchardville, and portions of Bluffton. A fourth seat representing Hilton Head will also be on the ballot, but it is an uncontested

seat that will be filled by JoAnn Orischak.

All school board members are non-partisan, that is, they don’t run as Republicans or Democrats.

The 11 school board members serve for four years and meet twice a month. They earn $7,500 a year, with the board chair earning an additional $1,000.

The candidates, the issues For an in-depth look at the candidates for the three seats on the Beaufort County School District board of education and where they stand on the issues, see page A8.

More on the election For a look at more local election stories, visit yourislandnews.com and click on “Election 2016.”

REGISTRATION DEADLINE LOOMS The deadline to register to vote in South Carolina is Saturday, Oct. 8.

To register, visit www.scvotes. com. A valid driver’s license or DMV identification is required to register online.

To register in person, go to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort or 61B Ulmer Road in Bluffton.

To get an absentee ballot, visit SCAbsentee.com or go to one of the offices above (call to make sure they are available at 843255-6900).

It may still be hot, but fall is in the air

By Bob Sofaly

Ah, the start of the fall season, when pumpkins will be ready for picking at patches from Hilton Head to Ridgeland to Beaufort.

For many, fall officially arrived on Sept. 25 when a tractor-trailer fully loaded with pumpkins hissed its way to a stop in front of Carteret Street Methodist Church in Beaufort.

An uproar of cheering broke the quiet for the 15th annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser to benefit the church’s youth program.

The pumpkins, which went on sale on Sept.

26, will continue to be available through Halloween or until they run out.

The “patch” will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Other pumpkin patches in the area include Holiday Farms in Ridgeland (holidayfarmssc. com), where there will be pig races, a jump pad

for kids and more.

On Friday, Oct. 28, there will be a pumpkin patch at Shelter Cove Community Park on Hilton Head Island. The event will be held from 4-8 p.m. The target age for the event is 3-12, but everyone is welcome. The cost is $10 for children (2-15), and free for adults. For more information, call the Island Recreation Center at 843-681-7273 or visit islandreccenter.org.

Above from left: More than 2,250 pumpkins were unloaded at Carteret Street Methodist Church in Beaufort on Sept. 25; Ed Howel pushes a wheelbarrow full of little pumpkins, while Scott Blair, left, and sons help out. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

Shrimp Festival is big deal in Beaufort for 22nd year The Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival is back for its 22nd year in Beaufort, and once again promises to be a great time.

The Lowcountry event at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park will feature local cuisine, live music, contests and much more.

The free festival officially kicks off at 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30, with a party in the park.

There will be live music featuring regional favorite, Deas Guyz. Local restaurants will preview their best shrimp dishes in preparation for Saturday's culinary competition.

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Run, Forrest, Run 5K Bridge Run/Walk will kick off at 8 a.m. Even the little ones can take part in the

OH HONEY!

Popcorn Shrimp run at 8:45 a.m. for ages 7 and under. Participants will begin at the Freedom Mall on Bay Street. Advanced registration is required.

Saturday's festivities continue at 11 a.m. with food and beverage vendors and an arts and crafts market. There will be live music all day by Broke Locals, The Bull Grapes and Steel Rail Express. Local restaurants will put their unique spins on fresh, local shrimp and will compete for multiple awards.

Saturday's culinary competition is one of the festival highlights each year, featuring the Silver Cup award, one of the most coveted restaurant awards in the area. The

A local beekeeper talks about why bees are so important to the environment in the Lowcountry.

PAGE B1

CYAN-AOOO

MAGENTA-OAOO

YELLOW-OOAO

Silver Cup, along with "Best Shrimp Dish," "People's Choice," and "Best Booth Decoration," are presented during Saturday's festival celebrations. Adults can participate in a shrimp heading competition, and children in a shrimp peeling competition for various prizes.

In addition to the annual run and culinary competitions, the Sea Island Rotary Club's Annual Charity Shrimp Race provides spectators the opportunity to adopt one or more of its 5,000 rubber floating shrimp that are dropped into the Beaufort River.

Shrimp will float toward a designated finish line and the owners of the first 10

STUDENT OF THE WEEK We shine the light on some of the great kids in our local schools with this new feature.

PAGE B2

BLACK

012908

shrimp to finish will share $5,000 in cash prizes. The first 100 shrimp to cross the finish line will give their owners a chance to win a car or boat worth $39,000. For more information or to adopt a shrimp, visit www. rotaryshrimprace.com.

For more information or to register for the Run, Forrest, Run 5k Bridge Run/Walk, visit www.BeaufortShrimpFestival.com or call 843-525-8537.

The Beaufort Shrimp Festival is produced

by Main Street Beaufort, USA, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, the South Carolina Shrimpers Association and multiple sponsors.

INSIDE Lowcountry Life A2 In Other News A3 Health A4 Business A6 Election 2016 A8 Community B1

School B2 Sports B4 Voices B5-6 B7 Events Directory B8 Classifieds B9

LOWCOUNTRY LIFE

SISTERS' PUBLISHING INC.

PUBLISHERS

Elizabeth Harding Newberry Kim Harding Newton

EDITORIAL/DESIGN Editor-In-Chief Sally Mahan theislandnews@ gmail.com

Art Director Hope Falls ads.theislandnews@ gmail.com 843-321-8029

North of the Broad Reporter Kat Walsh kat@katwrites.com

South of the Broad Reporter Aileen Goldstein aileengator@ gmail.com 904-625-1068 Tradd Makar shot this beautiful Lowcountry photo.

To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News or The Bluffton News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.

POLICE BLOTTER School resource officer sentenced to 15 years

A former middle school resource officer (SRO) in Hampton County has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

After a three-day trial, the jury found Larry Heyward, 55, guilty on Sept.

21 of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, engaging in a lewd act with a minor and misconduct in office by a Larry Heyward public official.

Heyward is a former Hampton County sheriff ’s deputy who was assigned as the SRO at Estill Middle School.

The assaults against the child in the case began when the boy was a student at the middle school. The victim recorded an explicit phone conversation between himself and the defendant, which was a key piece of evidence, according to the chief prosecutor Deputy Solicitor Sean Thornton.

“The defendant used his position as a school resource officer to gain access to the victim in this case,” Thornton said. “So often victims of sexual assault are never heard; in this case the victim was heard and justice was done.”

Circuit Court Judge Thomas Cooper handed down the sentence and imposed the maximum sentence for each charge. Heyward will have to register as a sex offender for life.

Sheriff ’s office is investigating shooting

The Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office continues to investigate the Sept. 5 Laurel Village shooting death of 36-year-old Hikeem Barnwell.

Investigators are asking for information from the public on the identity of the suspect and circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Sgt. Andrew Rice at 843-255-3429, or to remain anonymous and collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC.

Public help sought ' in ID’ing suspect

At about midnight on Sept. 20, a person forcibly entered the Little Island Preschool, at 77 Arrow Road on Hilton Head Island, by damaging the back door.

The suspect is seen walking through the business and stealing a pink backpack and $300 worth of frozen food from the freezer.

The person is between 5 feet, 8 inches, and 6 feet tall, and weighs about 160 A2

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

to 180 pounds.

A similar incident occurred on Sept.

8 when an unidentified male entered the school through a window, stealing a cash bag and laptop.

Anyone with information is urged to call Cpl. W. Bates at 843-255-3722 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.

Two shoplifters take off with $500 cooler

At about 9 p.m. Sept. 12, two women stole a $500 soft-sided Yeti Hopper cooler from Palmetto Moon on 1460 Fording Island Road in Bluffton.

The first woman, described as having a shaved head and approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall, was wearing a blue shirt, shorts and blue shoes. Her head was shaved and she had a metal grill in her mouth.

When she entered the store, she asked the clerk about the Salt Life display.

She made a phone call and a short time later a second woman entered the store. The second female was tall, thin, had long hair and was wearing a gray shirt with Victoria’s Secret pink leggings.

The women grabbed the cooler and ran out the front door with an employee giving chase.

They were seen getting into a black Ford Fusion with no lights.

Anyone with information is urged to call Cpl. C. Gibson at 843-255-3310 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.

Woman is stabbed on St. Helena Island

The Beaufort County Sheriff 's Office is investigating a Sept. 21 stabbing near Island Plaza on St. Helena Island.

The female victim was treated for her wounds and is recovering in Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Cpl. Jennifer Snider at 843-255-3421, or to remain anonymous and collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC.

Multiple people hurt in motorcycle crashes

The Burton Fire District responded to two separate motorcycle accidents on Sept. 23 that resulted in five people being taken to hospitals with serious to critical injuries.

The first wreck was reported just before 7 p.m. on Laurel Bay Road involving four mo-

torcycles. Burton and MCAS Beaufort firefighters assisted four motorcyclists who sustained serious to critical injuries. Two of those cyclists were flown from the scene by medical transport helicopters.

The second wreck occurred just before 11 p.m. on Trask Parkway by Roseida Road. The two-vehicle accident involved a motorcyclist and passenger vehicle. The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Man arrested in Hardeeville homicide

Kelly Lamont Anderson, 20, has been arrested in the slaying of Kenyatta Austin, 43.

While conducting a search within the Hardeeville area on Sept. 17, investigators received information that Anderson was at a motel off of exit 5 on Interstate 95.

Anderson is being charged with murder and use of a Kelly Lamont weapon during the com- Anderson mission of a violent crime.

He is being held at the Jasper County Detention Center.

This case is still under investigation by the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office and SLED. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office at 843-726-7779 or the Silent Witness Tip Hotline at 1-800-446-1006.

Bluffton man sentenced in child sex abuse case

A Bluffton man who sexually abused a 5-year-old child has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

A jury found Justin Paul Adams, 25, guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor following a two-day trial at the Beaufort County Courthouse. The jury deliberated for about an hour.

The abuse, which occurred over the course of Justin Paul several weeks in 2013, was Adams initially disclosed to the child’s grandmother.

The child testified that Adams “hurt him,” said Assistant Solicitor Alex Joseph.

“I told the jury that they needed to listen to the child in this case,” said Joseph. “What the child said has been consistent. The facts and details the child provided were not ordinary and would not have been something a child would have known.”

SALES/BUSINESS Advertising Sales Betty Davis betty.islandnews@ gmail.com 843-252-9076

Advertising Sales Aaron Hodgkins hodgkinsaaron@ gmail.com 803-645-3258 Island Girls Night Out

Advertising Sales

Irene Goodnight ireneicu@gmail.com 615-243-4684

Accounting April Ackerman aandb@hargray.com 843-575-1816 Contact for accounting & billing questions only.

Web Design Ginger Wareham ginger@ picklejuice.com 843-641-9478

Delivery Lou Vellia

DISCLAIMER

Unless otherwise credited, all content of The Island News, including articles, photos, editorial content, letters, art and advertisements, is copyrighted

by The Island News, The Bluffton News, and Sisters' Publishing Inc., all rights reserved. The Island News and The Bluffton News encourage reader submissions via email to theislandnews@ gmail.com. All content submitted is considered approved for publication by the owner unless otherwise stated.

The Island News and The Bluffton News are designed to inform and entertain readers; all efforts for accuracy are made. The Island News and The Bluffton News provided a community forum for news, events, straight talk opinions and advertisements. The Island News and The Bluffton News reserve the right to refuse to sell advertising space, or to publish information, for any business or activity the newspaper deems inappropriate for the publication.

WEBSITE

YourIslandNews.com YourBlufftonNews.com

DEADLINE

Press releases & advertising – noon on Friday for the next week’s paper.

IN OTHER NEWS NEWS BRIEFS

Adopt-A-Highway group leaders are Bill Carpenter, Melanie Gentile and Neville Patterson. They are shown here with Beaufort County Councilman Bill McBride.

Dataw group honored for anti-litter program

The Dataw Island Adopt-A-Highway group received the 2015 Adopt-A-Highway County Group of the Year Award, presented in partnership with Palmetto Pride and the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

The event took place at the Beaufort County Public Works Department annual Adopt-A-Highway meetings and award ceremony on Sept. 13.

Dataw Island Adopt-A-Highway group leaders Bill Carpenter, Melanie Gentile and Neville Patterson accepted the award. Beaufort County Councilman Bill McBride, who represents District 3, thanked the group and its members for a job well done.

Dataw Island Adopt-A-Highway group covers a 6-mile stretch of S.C. 21 on St. Helena Island. It has 11 group leaders and 40 volunteers that pick up litter monthly.

In 2015, the group picked up 510 bags of litter, which is equivalent to 7,650 pounds of trash.

Anyone interested in adopting a 2-mile section of road in Beaufort County and forming a new Adopt-A-Highway volunteer group should contact Caroline Jordan by phone at 843-255-2734 or by email at cjordan@bcgov.net.

Bluffton begins Phase 4 of local sewer project

Construction is underway for Phase 4 of the Buck Island-Simmonsville Community Sewer Project. This phase, also known as the Possum Point Sewer extension, will bring more than 30 homes sewer service and remove those homes from septic tanks.

At the completion of this phase, this project will have provided sewer service to more than 700 residents in the Buck Island-Simmonsville community.

This multi-year, multi-phase project began in 2010.

The Phase 4 sewer project begins at the intersection of Simmonsville Road and Douglas Lane and ends at Sugaree Drive. It includes homes between those points along Simmonsville Road as well as homes on Little Possum Lane and Possum Point Lane.

Jordan Construction is the contractor for this phase, which is scheduled to be complete in early spring 2017.

More than a third of this project is funded through a Community Development Block Grant, which is awarded and administered by the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

For more information, call Project Manager John Hutchinson at 843-706-4535.

Marine Corps completes Parris Island investigation

The Marine Corps has completed three command-level investigations into allegations of abuse and maltreatment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island regarding the circumstances surrounding the March 18 death of Recruit Raheel Siddiqui.

Findings from the Siddiqui investigation conclude that Siddiqui’s death was the result of suicide.

Additionally, the investigations revealed departures from the policies and procedures established for Marine Corps recruit training, specifically within three platoons within Third Recruit Training Battalion.

Commanders and senior enlisted advisors at the series, company, battalion and regimental level were relieved in the wake of Siddiqui’s death and a number of drill instructors have been suspended.

Currently, 20 recruit training regiment personnel have been identified for possible military justice or administrative action.

The findings of the investigations include allegations of: • Recurrent physical and verbal abuse of recruits by drill instructors, with a noted insufficiency of oversight and supervision at various command levels;

• Improper assignment of a drill instructor for duty while under investigation for previous allegations of assault and hazing; • Maltreatment of new drill instructors by more experienced drill instructors; • Gaps in awareness by commanders regarding their roles within the command investigation process; and, • Anomalies and inconsistencies in the policies and procedures responding to suicidal ideations or statements.

Training and Education Command officials have initiated immediate actions at recruit training depots to prevent the recurrence of issues identified in the investigations, to include: • Mandatory suspension of personnel who are being investigated for recruit abuse, hazing or maltreatment; • Additional visibility and reviews of investigations above the regimental level; • Modification of the assignment process for drill instructors and officers; • The cessation of any practice that is based on differentiating between drill instructors of differing experience levels (with the exception of the senior drill instructor billet); • Establish and enforce a zero-tolerance policy for “hat-hazing” (or hazing among drill instructors); • Increased officer presence and supervision of training; • And review and revise mental health processes, procedures and suicide prevention protocols.

"I fully support and endorse these initial actions,” said Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller.

“When America's men and women commit to becoming Marines, we make a promise to them. We pledge to train them with firmness, fairness, dignity and compassion.”

Fripp Island earns national award

The National Wildlife Federation has recertified Fripp Island as a Community Wildlife Habitat.

This is the third year it has been nationally certified.

“This recognition is the result of hard work by the Naturally Fripp Community Wildlife Habitat Team, a diverse group of volunteers including Fripp Audubon, the Fripp Island Property Owners Association and Fripp Island Resort, partnering with government, commercial and nonprofit organizations,” according to a release. “The team is dedicated to building our barrier island’s widening reputation as a nature lover’s paradise.”

The Naturally Fripp team sought certification in 2013, submitting exhaustive documentation of Fripp’s extensive wildlife projects and programs.

Fripp Island is one of just four certified South Carolina communities and one of only 90 nationwide.

Public is invited to roadway meeting

Citizens are invited to attend a public information meeting on Thursday, Sept. 29, at Lady’s Island Middle School on a corridor plan being developed for Lady’s Island.

The roadway corridors being studied include U.S. 21 (Sea Island Parkway), S.C. 802 (Sam’s Point Road) and U.S. 21 (Lady’s Island Drive).

The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the study’s goals and objectives and to allow citizens the opportunity to share their input on how these roadway corridors can be improved.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a brief, formal presentation about the study.

The presentation will be followed by informal group discussions about options for improvements.

Persons with disabilities who may require special accommodations should contact the Department of Planning and Development Services at 843-525-7011.

Bluffton Republican Club to hear from candidates

The Greater Bluffton Republican will hold a forum for the candidates running for the Beaufort County School District board, District 6, on Monday, Oct. 3. There will be moderated questions for each candidate and questions from the audience.

The meeting will be held at Rose Hill Golf Club at 4 Clubhouse Drive in Bluffton.

The social hour begins at 5 p.m. and the forum will start promptly at 5:45 p.m.

The public is welcome.

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

A3

HEALTH

BMH Foundation names 2017 Valentine Ball co-chairmen The Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation recently announced that the 2017 Valentine Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, will be co-chaired by Chris and Amy Geier along with Drs. Andrea Hucks and Dan Ripley.

Both couples have been actively involved in volunteering for the ball since they were first stationed in the area years ago by the military -- Chris Geier as a JAG attorney in Savannah and Dan Ripley as a physician at the Naval Hospital.

As often happens, both couples fell in love with Beaufort and decided to make it their permanent home when their military careers came to a close.

For South Carolina natives Hucks and Ripley, it was a natural choice. The couple had met in medical school at MUSC, and though residencies and Ripley’s tour in Iraq had taken them out of state for several years, they were eager to return the first chance they got.

SAVE THE DATE!

The 2017 Valentine Ball will be held Saturday, Feb. 11. Tickets to the ball and the private dinner parties start at $150 per person and include an invitation to a private dinner party prior to the ball.

This year organizers have added a cocktail party the night before the ball, with tickets starting at $75 per person. There is a discount for those wishing to “make a weekend of it” by attending both events.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please valentineball. org or call the Beaufort Memorial Foundation at 843-522-5774.

When Ripley was stationed at Parris Island 16 years ago, Hucks started working as an internist at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, a job she still does today.

“It has been the most wonderful place to practice,” she said. “I don’t know if people really understand how rare or special a community-based hospital is these days.”

In Chris and Amy Geier’s case, both of their fathers were in the

From left are Dan Ripley, Andrea Hucks and Amy and Chris Geier.

Army and they had moved around all their lives. Although the transient nature of military life led to their first meeting, they knew they wanted something different for their family.

The small town feel of Beaufort appealed to them, meaning their two small boys could grow up with friends they had known since pre-

school.

When Chris Geier returned from his tour in Iraq, he transitioned into civilian practice and, like Hucks, Amy Geier began working for Beaufort Memorial.

As a nursery and labor and delivery nurse, she especially appreciates how much the hospital embraces military as well as civilian families,

and she’s justifiably proud of the services the hospital provides.

Hucks’ and Amy Geier’s commitment to the not-for-profit hospital they work for extends far beyond patient care, for they know that it depends heavily on donations raised through the Foundation.

Now in its 28th year, the Valentine Ball -- the Foundation’s signature event -- has raised nearly $4.8 million for the hospital.

To continue to build upon the phenomenal level of philanthropic support that has underwritten fully half of all capital and equipment for the hospital’s Keyserling Cancer Center, proceeds of the 2017 Valentine Ball will support cancer services.

“In some form or fashion, whether it’s ourselves or a friend or family member, cancer touches all of us,” Andrea Hucks said.“With community support, and neighbors helping neighbors, we’re able to deliver state of the art cancer care right here in our backyard.”

HEALTH BRIEFS

Jeremy Clark, of Coastal Carolina Hospital, accepts the Excellence In Donation (EID) Public Outreach Program award.

From left are Dr. Eve Ashby, regional director for Medical Education, Victoria Calvelage, Navid Mahabadi, Stephen Ingle, Ashley Doucet, Osman Lodhi and Dr. Faith Polkey, co-regional director for Medical Education. In the back row from left are Elizabeth Cornell, Ashley Coaston and Jordan Rosenberg.

Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services Inc. (BJHCHS) hosted a reception for its ninth entering class of AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona-South Carolina campus at Saltus River Grill recently.

BJHCHS has had a partnership with AT Still since 2008 to educate students in the Lowcountry. The students rotate with BJHCHS and BMH physicians, private physicians, and all the area hospitals in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.

“Most people don’t know that we have a medical school in Beaufort.” said pediatrician Dr. Faith Polkey, regional director for Medical Education along with Dr. Eve Ashby.

“The students spend year 1 in Mesa, Ariz., and then relocate to Beaufort for years 2-4 to complete their education. Our

goal is to increase the number of physicians entering primary care and returning to underserved communities.”

Reduce your risk of mosquito-borne disease

Beaufort County Mosquito Control offers the following recommendations to reduce the risk of Zika virus and West Nile virus in the Lowcountry: • Eliminate or replenish water-holding containers on properties, such as waste tires, buckets, cans, flower pot saucers, bird baths, baby pools, grill covers, boat covers, pet dishes, cemetery urns/vases, roof gutters, tree holes, etc.

• Use screens on all windows and doors; repair even the smallest tear or hole.

• Wear protective clothing (long-sleeve shirts, long pants, socks) while working or playing outdoors.

• Use insect repellants containing the ac-

for Sept. 29-Oct. 5 provided by

Butler Marine is the largest full service dealer in the Lowcountry and the largest Key West Dealer in the world! We also sell Stingray Boats, World Cat Catamarans, Everglades Boats, and Yamaha Outboards. We are also an authorized service center for Yamaha, Mercury, Suzuki, Evinrude, and Honda Outboards.

You can view our entire inventory of new and used boats at

Butlermarineinc.com 843-522-9461 70 Sea Island Parkway Beaufort, SC 29907 A4

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

TIDES FOR BROAD CREEK, HILTON HEAD ISLAND

TIDE CHART

tive ingredient DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon-eucalyptus or IR 3535.

• Avoid peak mosquito biting activities; the mosquito associated with Zika virus is a daytime biter and its peak feeding times are during morning and late afternoon whereas the West Nile virus mosquito is typically active during sunrise and sunset.

For additional information, visit bcgov.net or call Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.

Hospital recognized for organ donation efforts

Coastal Carolina Hospital was among three South Carolina hospitals recognized recently for promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through the Excellence In Donation (EID) Public Outreach Program at the South Carolina Hospital Association/ South Carolina Medical Association’s 36th Annual TAP Conference.

DAY DATE HIGH TIDE HEIGHT /LOW TIME FEET

DAY DATE HIGH TIDE HEIGHT /LOW TIME FEET

Th 29 High 8:11 AM 8.3 29 Low 1:54 AM 0.5

29 High 8:25 PM 8.5 29 Low 2:14 PM 0.3 F 30 High 8:53 AM 8.4 30 Low 2:35 AM 0.4

30 High 9:06 PM 8.4

30 Low 2:58 PM 0.3 Sa 1 High 9:33 AM 8.4

1 Low 3:14AM 0.4

1 High 9:44 PM 8.3

1 Low 3:40 PM 0.4 Su 2 High 10:11 AM 8.4

2 Low 3:51 AM 0.5

2 High 10:22 PM 8.5

2 Low 4:19 PM 0.6 M 3 High 10:48 AM 8.3

3 Low 4:26 AM 0.6

3 High 11 PM 7.8 Tu 4 Low 5 AM 0.8

4 High 11:25 AM 8.1

4 Low 5:34 PM 1.1

4 High 11:39 PM 7.5 W 5 Low 5:35 AM 1.1

5 High 12:05 AM 7.9

5 Low 6:13 PM 1.4

5 High XX X

Th

F

Sa

Su

M

Tu

W

TIDES FOR BEAUFORT

Beaufort welcomes 2019 med school class

The EID Public Outreach Program launched in September of 2015 as an effort to save more lives by renewing and building on the relationship between hospitals in the state, the South Carolina Hospital Association, LifePoint and Donate Life South Carolina to support organ, eye and tissue donation.

Because of their commitment, Coastal Carolina Hospital joins Hampton Regional Medical Center and Spartanburg Medical Center as the only three hospitals in South Carolina that met the criteria for an Excellence In Donation Public Outreach Award.

Coastal Carolina Hospital conducted an awareness and registry campaign to educate staff, patients, visitors and community members about the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donors with the goal of increasing the number of registered donors.

“The program unites donation advocates at hospitals with representatives from LifePoint,” said LifePoint President and CEO Nancy A. Kay. “By working together we can be more effective in educating about the critical need for organ, eye and tissue donors.”

29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5

High Low High Low High Low High Low High Low Low High Low High Low High Low High Low Low High Low High Low High Low

8:47AM 2:28 AM 9:01 PM 2:48 PM 9:29 AM 3:09 AM 9:42 PM 3:32 PM 10:09 AM 3:48 PM 4:14 PM 10:47 AM 4:25 AM 10:58 PM 4:53 PM 11:24 AM 5 AM 11:36 PM 5:31 PM 5:34 AM 12:01 PM 6:08 PM 12:15 AM 6:09 AM 12:41PM 6:47 PM

8.2 0.5 8.5 0.3 8.3 0.4 8.3 0.3 8.3 0.4 0.4 8.3 0.6 8.5 0.6 8.2 0.6 7.7 0.8 0.8 8.0 0.9 7.4 0.9 7.8 1.2

Dear Lowcountry residents, My name is Russell Baxley, and I’m proud to introduce myself as the new president and CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital, and to say how excited I am to be a part of this tremendous organization and the communities we serve.

In my very brief time in this new role I have already met hundreds of hospital team members, providers, patients and their family members, and it is clear to me why Beaufort Memorial is so well regarded and supported by you all.

As a native South Carolinian from Johnsonville—just outside of Florence—I appreciate the value of a supportive community and the critical role a hospital plays in the health and well-being of its residents. In addition to my most recent role as CEO of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa., I’ve had broadly ranging experience as chief operating officer, assistant chief financial officer and practice administrator in small and mid-size hospitals and medical practices in both South Carolina and Texas.

My goal—and the goal of the hospital’s whole leadership team—is to be of service to the patients, providers and employees at BMH and continue to support the safe and exemplary care you expect and deserve. I know that by working together we will build on the successes of my predecessor, Rick Toomey, and do great things for our community.

In the coming days and weeks my wife, Stephanie, and I hope to meet many of you.

Till then, please know how much we appreciate the hospitality that has been extended to us and how committed we are to supporting the health of the community.

With best regards,

Baxley, MHA Russell Baxley President & Chief Executive Officer

B E AU F O R TM E M O R I A L . O R G

BMH_PhysicianLevelAds_LetterCEO_MASTER.indd 1

9/26/16 10:34 AM SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016 A5

BUSINESS

Sick or dying trees can harm people and homes Provide by State Farm

Trees are beautiful additions to any property — if they’re healthy, that is.

Unhealthy trees can shed limbs or topple over, harming your home or family members along the way.

But just because a tree isn’t looking its best doesn’t mean it’s a goner. Learn the symptoms of sick and dead trees so you can choose the best course of action.

Give Your Trees a Checkup A sick or dying tree can display a variety of easy-to-spot symptoms that may help you save it before it’s too late. Here are some things to look for: • Leaves Generally, the tree should have a full, lush crown. If a tree’s leaves begin to fall off before autumn, it’s

a primary indicator of a problem.

Leaves on an unhealthy tree sometimes will stay attached but may discolor or simply shrivel up.

• Branches Dead limbs are a big red flag. If you notice the growth is lopsided or unusual, this also could mean there is a serious problem on a portion of the tree.

• Trunk Look for cracks or large holes in the trunk which may be accompanied by flaky, weak or missing bark. Sawdust around the base of your tree may also be a sign that carpenter ants have moved in.

• Roots Your tree should have a healthy “root flare”— the base of the trunk where the tree swells and roots dive underground. Trees with no root

flare indicate a problem; fungus or mushrooms growing around the trunk may signal decay.

Call a Professional If any of these signs are present on your tree, don’t try to fix the problem yourself. Your best and safest option is to call a local tree service company.

An ISA-certified arborist will be able to tell you what the problem is and describe the steps to take to save the tree or recommend its removal if it’s a lost cause.

Keep Your Trees Healthy If your tree isn’t sick, there are several things you can do — or not do — to help it stay that way. Try these tree-care tips: • Avoid digging near trees which can damage their root systems.

• Keep heavy objects and vehi-

cles away from tree areas to prevent compacting the soil, which can deplete oxygen levels.

• Don’t overfertilize or overwater. Consult a landscaper or tree company to determine the best levels of each for your particular tree species.

• Regularly apply a 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch at the base to control weeds and help retain moisture around the tree. Avoid applying mulch directly against the tree trunk.

• Be careful not to cut roots with your mower or string trimmer.

• Prune your trees carefully to encourage new growth.

• Don’t “top” your trees by removing large leader branches near the crown. This can remove leaves and starve a tree of valuable nutri-

ents, as well as stress the tree.

If your home has been damaged by falling limbs or trees, contact your State Farm agent as soon as possible.

The information in this article was obtained from various sources. While State Farm believes it to be reliable and accurate, it does not warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information.

These suggestions are not a complete list of every loss control measure. The information is not intended to replace manuals or instructions provided by the manufacturer or the advice of a qualified professional, nor is it intended to effect coverage under any policy.

State Farm makes no guarantees of results from use of this information and assumes no liability in connection with the information nor the suggestions made.

BUSINESS BRIEFS First Command expands at Beaufort Town Center

Michael Fleischbein has expanded and relocated the First Command offices in Beaufort Town Center. It is now located on the second floor to off the elevator exit.

Fleischbein is a chartered financial consultant, chartered life underwriter and retirement income certified professional.

For additional information or to schedule an appointment, call 843-521-1128 or visit www.firstcommand.com for more information.

Weichert welcomes new salesperson

Kim St. John has joined Weichert Realtors as a member of its sales team.

St. John was born and raised in South Florida. In 1996, she moved to Charlotte and continued her career in quality management. During her time in Charlotte, she regularly vacationed in Beaufort and fell in love with the Lowcountry.

In 2014 she moved to Beaufort, and after 30 years, she retired from the client service industry and decided to pursue a second ca-

reer in real estate.

St. John is a member of the Beaufort County Association of Realtors and the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce. She is also certified in the US Military on the Move pro- Kim St. John gram.

She is based in the Beaufort office and can be reached at 704-618-4133.

New graphic design firm opens its doors

PicNinja, a Ridgeland company offering graphic design subscription plans and individual projects at affordable rates, opened on Sept. 9.

PicNinja’s founders, Kelsey Price and Logan Bertram, started the firm to “address a shortage of affordable, high-quality graphic design services available to small businesses.”

"More than anyone, small business owners need to be able to market themselves effectively, and one of the most expensive parts of a successful marketing strategy is often the design work. We decided pretty

early on that we wanted PicNinja to help small businesses by offering graphic design options they could afford," said Bertram.

They offer larger plans to accommodate businesses of all types and sizes.

Visit thepicninja.com or facebook.com/ thepicninja.

Wet Willie’s coming to Beaufort Town Center

Wet Willie's will become the second bar in Beaufort Town Center, accompanying Rosie O' Grady's.

Located in the former Beaufort Arts Council space, Wet Willie's is currently undergoing renovations and hopes to open later this year.

Beaufort Town Center is at 2015 Boundary St. in Beaufort.

Gladyses have joined Hilton Head Properties

Robert Gladys, a Realtor with 14 years experience in Ohio, and his wife, Catherine Gladys, have joined the Hilton Head Properties Real Estate and Rentals team.

The couple recently moved to Bluffton.

Robert and Catherine Gladys

They bring long-time experience in real estate marketing and negotiation. Robert Gladys previously worked for two real estate firms. Catherine Gladys is Robert Gladys’ real estate assistant.

Their focus will be on the Bluffton and Hilton Head markets.

Hilton Head Properties is located at 12 New Orleans Road on Hilton Head Island.

For more information, call 843-785-7111 or e-mail Info@HiltonHeadProperties.biz.

CHAMBER CORNER New overtime rules focus of upcoming program

Diedri Garrett, of WebsterRogers LLP, and Emma Ruth Brittain, of Thomas & Brittain Law Firm, will present a program on the new overtime rule that will take effect on Dec. 1.

The event will be held from 8-9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Beaufort Hilton Garden Inn at 1500 Queen St. in Beaufort.

It is being hosted by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Issues that will be addressed include: • What are the proposed overtime rule changes?

• What are the effects of on my bottom line?

• A look at some strategic considerations.

• How to classify your employees – exempt or nonexempt.

A6

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

• How to prepare, implement changes and stay out of trouble.

The cost is $10 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

To register, visit www.beaufortchamber. org or email Carolyn Rennix at carolyn@ beaufortsc.org.

Networking event will have football theme

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will a Conversation & Cocktail networking event called Tailgate at the Tavern to usher in fall and football.

The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Hickory Tavern at 44 Shelter Cove Lane on Hilton Head Island. There will be casual networking, complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine. Attendees are encouraged to show their team spirit and

dress in their favorite team's colors.

The cost is $10 for chamber members and $20 for future members. RSVP to www.hiltonheadchamber.org/chamber-events/conversation-cocktails-tailgate-at-the-tavern.

Beaufort chamber to host ribbon-cutting

Camelot Farms will be celebrating its new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at 101 Tom & Mike Road, St. Helena Island.

The event will be hosted by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The ribbon-cutting will be open to the public and will feature refreshments and door prizes. Mark and Anne Kennedy, founders of Camelot Farms, will speak and then cut the ribbon.

Camelot Farms has been in business for

15 years, and offers trail rides, training, lessons, boarding and trick horse training.

The new, state-of-the-art barn features a full commercial fire suppression system, custom feeders and automatic waters, matted stalls, fans and lights in each stall, a special vent system and full wash area.

The barn has a full fly-spray system and is treated by a commercial company for insects on a routine basis. A full tack room with cold-water fountain and restroom is offered for boarders.

Camelot Farms features a full dressage arena, exercise arena, jump arena, cover lighted arena, trails with jumps, 20 pastures and more.

Camelot Farms is also happy to give a home to horses of Beaufort County that have been severely injured and abused.

For more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org.

FWDG AND FURNITURE FIRST

National National Furniture Sale Furniture Sale Sale WD DG G AND FUR FF W RN N II TTUURREE FFI IRRSSTT

As a member of the premiere furniture buying group, Furniture First, FWDG a member of the furniture buying group, Furniture FWDG isAs able to buy like thepremiere mac-daddy furniture stores.

Once a year,First, Furniture First As a member of the premiere furniture buying group, Furniture First, FWDG is able to buy like the mac-daddy stores. to Once a year, Furniture Firstis partner manufacturers offer even furniture larger discounts members.

And FWDG is able to buy like the mac-daddy furniture stores. Once a year, Furniture First partnerthose manufacturers evenour larger discounts to members.

Anddiscounts FWDG iswill passing savings onoffer to you, friends.

But these additional partner manufacturers offer even larger discounts to members. And FWDG is passing savings on to you, our friends. But these additional discounts will last for a those very short time. passing those savings on to you, our friends. But these additional discounts will last for a very short time. last for a very short time.

For a limited are offering offering additional additionaldiscounts. discounts.

For a limitedtime, time,Furniture FurnitureFirst’s First’spartner partner manufacturers manufacturers are For a limited time, Furniture First’s arepurchase offering additional discounts. $100 off ofof$499 or more $300 purchase of $2199 $2199 more $100 offpurchase purchase $499 orpartner more manufacturers $300 off of orormore

$200 or more $500 purchase of of $4199 $4199orormore more $100 off purchase of $499 $300 $2199 $200off offpurchase purchaseof of$1199 $1199or ormore more $500 off purchase One discount perper family/household. include mattress accessories or blue bluetagged taggeditems. items.$4199 or more One discount family/household.

Does includeprior priorsales, sales,mattresses, mattresses, mattress accessories or $200 off purchase of $1199Does ornotnotmore $500 off purchase of One discount per family/household. Does not include prior sales,Parkway mattresses, mattress accessories or blue tagged items.

745 Robert Smalls Mon-Sat 10am-6pm 745 Robert Smalls Parkway 10am-6pm

Beaufort,SC SC29906 29906 Beaufort, Sun 1pm-5pm 1pm-5pm 745 Robert Smalls Parkway Mon-Sat 10am-6pm 843.524.8695 843.524.8695 Beaufort, SC 29906 Sun 1pm-5pm You’llLove Love What What You See At FWDG! You’ll FWDG! 843.524.8695

22st Annual 22st Annual 22st Annual 22st Annual Annual Ghost Tours Ghost Ghost Tours GhostTours Tours Tours

You’ll Love What You See At FWDG!

toto Benefit Benefit CAPA CAPA (Child (ChildAbuse Abuse Prevention Prevention Association) Association) to Benefitto CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association) Benefit CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association) to Benefit CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association) to Benefit CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association)

October October 14-16, 14-16, 21-23, 21-23, 28-30 28-30 October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 October 14-16, 21-23, 28-30

Take Takea acarriage carriageride rideororwalking walking

Take a carriage ride orlined walking Take ride or walking walking Takea acarriage carriage ride or tour tour tourathrough through the the moss moss lined Take carriage ride ormoss walking tour through the lined tour through the moss lined through the moss lined streets of streets streets of of Beaufort’s Beaufort’s historic historic Take a carriage ride walking tour through theor moss lined streets of Beaufort’s historic streets oftour Beaufort’s historic district district while while listening listening to to Beaufort’s historic district while through the moss lined streets of Beaufort’s historic district while listening districtstorytellers while listening tohaunting storytellers tell tell haunting haunting tales tales of listening to storytellers tell streets of Beaufort’s historic district while listening to ofto the the area area shared shared by by residents residents of of storytellers tell haunting tales storytellers tell haunting tales of district while listening to tales of the area shared by residents storytellers tell haunting tales of of Beaufort.

Beaufort.

You You may may witness aof a of the area shared by residents the area shared byshared residents ofwitness storytellers tell haunting tales of of Beaufort.

You may witness a the area by residents “vision” “vision” or or two two along along the the way! way! the area shared by residents of Beaufort.

You may witness Beaufort.

You may witness a You the mayway! witness a a “vision”Beaufort. or two along You may witness a way! “vision” or two along “vision” orBeaufort. two along the way! “vision” or two along the the way! “vision” or two along the way!

Carriage Rides Carriage Carriage Rides Rides

Carriage Rides Carriage Rides Carriage Rides $22 $22 per perRides adult, adult, $22 per adult, Carriage $12 child ages 3-11 $22 perper adult, $12 $12 per per$22 child child ages ages 3-11 3-11 adult, $22per per adult,

$22 per adult,

Carriage tours leave every 20ages minutes $12 per child 3-11 $12 per child ages 3-11 $12 perCarriage child ages 3-11 Carriage tours tours leave leaveevery every 20 20 per child ages 3-11 starting at$12 6:30 pm from the parking minutes minutes starting starting at at 6:30 6:30 pm pm Carriage tours leave every 20 lot at 1006 Bay Street.

Each tour lasts Carriage tours leave every Carriage tours leave every 20 Carriage tours leave every 20 from from the the parking parking lot lot at at6:30 1006 1006 Bay Bay20 minutes starting at pm approximately minutes. minutes starting at 6:30 pm minutes starting atapproxi6:30 pm minutes starting at45tour 6:30 pm Street.

Street.

Each Each tour lasts lasts approxi-

from the parking lot at 1006 Bay

themately parking lot atBay 1006 from the parking lot at Bay 1006 Bay mately 45 45 minutes. minutes. from the from parking lot at 1006 Carriage sponsor: First Citizens Bank Street.

Each tour lasts approxiStreet.

Each tour lasts approxiStreet.

Each tour lasts Street. Each tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. approximately 45 minutes.

Walking Tours mately 45 minutes. mately 45 minutes.

Walking Walking Tours Tours $12 all ages Walking Tours $12 $12allallTours ages ages Walking Walking tours begin at 7:00 pm and $12 all ages Walking Walking tours tours begin begin atat7:00 7:00pm pm leave every 15 minutes $12 allfrom agesCannon

WalkingWalking Tours Tours

$12 all611 ages Walking tours begin at 7:00 $12 all street ages Park (across the from Bay Walking tours begin atthe 7:00 pmpm Cannon Cannon Park Park (across (across the street street and leave every 15 minutes from Street).and Each tour lasts approximately Walking tours begin attour 7:00 leave every 15 minutes from Walking tours begin at 7:00 pm from from 611 611 Bay Bay Street).

Street).

Each Each tour pm Cannon Park (across the street Cannon Park (across the street one hour.

New this year – a stroller and and leave every 15 minutes and leave every 15 minutes from lasts lasts approximately approximately one one hour. hour. from 611 Bay Street).

Each tourfrom from 611 Bay Street).

Each tour Cannon Park (across the street friendly walking tour New New this this year year – – a a stroller stroller and and Cannonpet Park (across the street lasts approximately one hour. lasts approximately one hour. pet pet friendly friendly walking walking tour tour that that from 611 Bay Street).

Each starts atyear 6:40 from 611that Bay Street).

Each New this –pm. atour stroller and tour and andleave leaveevery every1515minutes minutesfrom from

Newlasts this yearat–at6:40 a6:40 stroller and hour. starts starts pm. pm. approximately one lasts approximately one hour. pet friendly walking tour that pet friendly walking tour that Reservations New – pm. a stroller and at 6:40 New this year –starts athis stroller and starts at year 6:40 pm. friendly walking Reservations Reservations petMake friendly walking tour that yourpet reservation by calling tour that starts at 6:40 pm. starts at 6:40 pm.

843.524.GHOST (843.524.4678) Reservations Make Makeyour yourreservation reservationbybyor calling calling

Reservations

843.52.GHOST (843.524.4678) (843.524.4678) oror visiting843.52.GHOST www.capabeaufort.org.

Allcalling Make your reservation by Make your reservation by calling visiting visiting www.capabeaufort.org. www.capabeaufort.org. proceeds benefit CAPA (Child Abuse 843.52.GHOST (843.524.4678) 843.52.GHOST (843.524.4678) or or All Allproceeds proceeds benefit benefitCAPA CAPA visiting www.capabeaufort.org.

Prevention Association).

Tours run visiting www.capabeaufort.org.

(Child (Child Abuse Abuse Prevention Prevention Make your by reservation by calling Make your calling All proceeds benefit CAPA All proceeds benefit CAPA rain reservation or shine.

No refunds.

Association).

Association).

843.52.GHOST (843.524.4678) or 843.52.GHOST (843.524.4678) or (Child Abuse Prevention (Child Abuse Prevention Tours Tours run run rain rain or or shine. shine. visiting www.capabeaufort.org.

Association). visitingsponsors: www.capabeaufort.org.

Association).

Annual Bitty’s Flower Shop & No No refunds. refunds.

All proceeds Tours run rain or shine.CAPA All proceeds benefit CAPA Tours run rain orbenefit shine.

Clark-Troutman Group Merrill Lynch refunds.

Abuse Prevention NoNo refunds.

(Child Abuse(Child Prevention

Reservations Reservations

Online Online reservations reservations reservationscan can canbe be bemade made madeat at at Online reservations can be made at Online www.capabeaufort.org www.capabeaufort.org

Association).Association).

Tours run rain or shine.

Tours run rain or shine.

No refunds. No refunds.

www.capabeaufort.org www.capabeaufort.org Online reservations canmade be made Online reservations can be at at Sponsored SponsoredBy: By:Downtown DowntownMarina MarinaofofBeaufort, Beaufort,Yes! Yes!Thai ThaiIndeed, Indeed,Plums, Plums, Saltus SaltusRiver River Grill, Grill,Panini’s Panini’s Café, Café,Luther’s Luther’s &&Well WellYes! Done, Done, QQon onIndeed, Bay, Bay,Southern Southern Sweets, Sponsored By:Downtown Downtown MarinaRare ofBeaufort, Beaufort, Yes! Thai Plums, Sweets, Sponsored By: Marina ofRare Thai Indeed, Plums, Common Common Grounds Grounds Coffeehouse Coffeehouse &&Market Market Southurn Southurn Rose Rose Buggy Buggy Tours Tours SaltusRiver River Grill, Panini’s Café,Luther’s Luther’s Rare&Café, &Café, Well Done,QQon onBay, Bay, Southern Sweets, Saltus Grill, Panini’s Café, Rare Well Done, Southern Sweets, CommonGrounds GroundsCoffeehouse Coffeehouse&&Market MarketCafé, Café,Southurn SouthurnRose RoseBuggy BuggyTours Tours Common

www.capabeaufort.org www.capabeaufort.org

Sponsored By: Downtown Marina ofYes! Beaufort, Yes! Thai Indeed, Plums, Sponsored By: Downtown Marina of Beaufort, Thai Indeed, Plums, Saltus River Grill, Panini’s Café, Luther’s Rare & Well Done, Q on Bay,Sweets, Southern Sweets, Saltus River Grill, Panini’s Café, Luther’s Rare & Well Done, Q on Bay, Southern Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Market Café, Southurn Rose Buggy Tours Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Market Café, Southurn Rose Buggy Tours

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

A7

ELECTION 2016 For more questions and answers with the school board candidates, visit yourislandnews.com and click on Election 2016.

DISTRICT 1 (Northern Beaufort County)

Source: Citizens Advocating Responsible Education

Earl Campbell (incumbent)

Caleb Brown

DISTRICT 6 (Okatie, some Pritchardville and most of Sun City)

Paul Roth (incumbent)

THE CANDIDATES DISTRICT 9 (Portions of Bluffton)

Patricia Montgomery

Christina Gwozcz

Chris Epps

Bridgette Frazier

Bill Fletcher

The school board has proposed raising the sales tax by 1 percent to finance new school construction and other projects. The sales tax increase would generate more than $300 million over 10 years. What’s your position on asking the taxpayers to approve this increase?

I am in favor of this sales tax

I am against this sales tax. Initially, one issue (before it was voted against) was the funding of higher institutions. The Beaufort County School District is having a hard time managing K-12 and isn’t doing it due diligence to bridge the academic achievement gap. Many children are being passed along unable to perform on grade level. Funds should go to programs to help. There are also multiple Title I schools in Northern Beaufort in need of renovations.

We are building newer schools and neglecting others. This is also not a good time for the school district to ask the public to trust that they are operating in the people’s best interest.

Did not respond.

I am against this sales tax. As an educator with over 40 years of experience in public school education, I have been an advocate, when appropriate, for the financial support of our schools so that students, teachers and staff have state-of-theart facilities capable of supporting academic, personal and social development programs necessary for success in today’s world. The criteria for my support have been based on the age of the facilities; the safety of the facilities; the capacity of the facilities; whether the facilities are congruent with the overall goals of the school district, namely, improvements in the teaching and learning paradigm; whether the economics of a tax increase/referendum or budgetary expenditure can be justified by sound fiscal policy over the term of the referendum; and whether the need for a tax increase/referendum can be clearly explained to the public.

I am against this sales tax. Schools don't build themselves, but the current board is asking for a huge increase in sales taxes (from 6 percent to 7 percent) for a decade. Existing taxes are already collecting more money as the county grows without any increase in the sales tax rate. $300 million is such an enormous amount of money it can't possibly be spent judiciously. The district's "wish list" has projects totaling $217 million yet an additional $83 million would be collected and available to the district. The “penny tax” exclusively funds building projects.

Not a dime goes to operations, student instruction, improving academic performance, etc. If the district is going to spend nearly one third of one billion dollars on buildings, the operational costs of the school district will increase astronomically and where will those funds come from?

I am against this sales tax. We need to fix the spending problem first before we look at additional funding avenues.

I am against this sales tax. Without certain stipulations in place, I would be against the proposed sales tax.

Though the sales tax initiative is indeed one of the methods used to bolster revenue for local funding for the school system to cover capitol building and improvements, other factors must be considered first. The current budget that the board oversees is not being dictated in the most optimal way, I believe that until the board shows a greater plan on its current fiscal operation that a sales tax initiative without a clear plan and with too much ambiguity would further enhance public mistrust. Make no mistake about it, however, the sales tax would garner revenue for one of my platform issues, which is to build a school in Beaufort County that focuses solely on the arts. So without explicit details and without restoring trust, this will be a difficult task.

I am in favor of the sales tax. The sales tax is actually projected to generate $28 million per year ($280 million total over the 10-year period). Of the $280 million, approximately $100 million will be paid by non-residents who visit and spend money in our county. I have provided a more detailed explanation outlining my support for this measure on my website, www.voteforfletcher.com.

There has been a huge achievement gap between whites and blacks for the last 15 years. What remedies would you advocate to close the gap that have not been tried before?

Working with parents and community more closely.

We need more programs that target African Americans (males especially). The regular curriculum is not enough. Exposure is key. I created a program that affords students the opportunity to visit colleges, hear from college students/athletes and reps. They’re able to visit businesses, talk to businessmen and see how businesses are run.

These types of outlets, along with others, will subsequently help this issue. There are programs like the Extra Mile Club that seek to build student athletes with leadership skills, confidence and character. Other programs, like the Neighborhood Outreach program, work in communities along with teachers who agree to continue teaching and tutoring after school.

Did not respond.

First, the district must make closing the achievement gap a district priority.

The Beaufort County School District has given lip service to closing the gap but has not established this goal as its major priority. ... Our educational research is replete with school districts that have successfully closed the achievement gap, with most having taken these steps. ...

BCSD can and should implement these steps this academic year: enhanced cultural competence. Consider students' diversity to be an asset to increase faculty's cultural competence; be sensitive to students' home cultures; and understand and capitalize on students' culture, abilities, resilience and effort. …

Also support students via mentors, tutoring, peer support networks and role models.

At the Aug. 16 board meeting, Dr. Dereck Rhoads presented a program called “100 Voices” which is being implemented to address this very issue.

One-hundred African-American students who are identified as “nearly proficient” in grades 3-5 will receive additional attention and instruction from certain teachers in an attempt to improve their academic performance.

I think parental support is critical for this program, or any other like it, to succeed. Outreach programs are needed to help the parents/ guardians create a home environment which is conducive to learning.

Learning must go on at home for the student to be successful in school.

I wish this 100 Voices program was not limited to one race. I imagine there are other minority and non-minority students who would benefit from it.

We need to look within our education system for answers to these types of problems. For one, teachers have great insight into areas where we can improve. We need to support and give them tools to be successful in solving issues like this.

As a certified teacher of 11 years who is reading-endorsed and has developed plans for teaching struggling readers, there are many ideas available to close the gap. One idea would be to identify the schools with the highest achievement gap percentages and place a reading specialist at each of those schools who will work with core class teachers to facilitate strategies and tactics to work directly with low readers. Another strategy would be to add reading as a class to the district's curriculum that would be individualized to raise struggling readers and challenge advanced readers. …

The most important of all of these would be to adopt reading programs that are student driven … . Bringing parents on board to show them how to reinforce and aid their child will be another advantageous instrument.

The district’s recent announcement of launching the “100 Voices” initiative is an encouraging step in addressing the achievement gap. The earlier we identify at-risk students, the better chance we have of helping them to ultimately succeed in the classroom.

If elected to the school board, what would be your top three priorities?

Priority 1 is student achievement and making sure we have the best teachers in the classroom, and improve students behavior, working with the parents and community and all the churches.

Priority 2 is to make sure tax funds in the classroom are used properly. Priority 3 is to improve relationships with the community.

Bridging the academic achievement gap; teacher recruitment and retention; and accountability and transparency.

Did not respond.

Working with my fellow board members to establish transparency in board operations and deliberations and respect for the public in interactions at board meetings, as well as improved communications so that trust is re-established between the board and the community it serves. Priority 2: Having staff provide the board with detailed, ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of established and new programs and at public meetings so that the board and the public can determine whether dollars spent are achieving set academic goals.

Priority 3: Increasing diversity in the staff and administration of the schools and policy to support school leadership teams to address the achievement gap.

Priority 1: Put more value on the community’s input. The current school board ignored the public outcry last year regarding the whole nepotism issue.

There is no dialogue between the board and taxpayers and there should be. Priority 2: Be transparent and not hide behind executive closed-door sessions.

Priority 3: Be fiscally responsible while making student instruction and academic performance THE priority.

Priority 1: Restore confidence in the school board. Priority 2: Economic development through education.

Priority 3: Provide students tools they need to be successful in their education and life.

Priority 1: Restoring public trust. Priority 2: Closing the achievement gap. Priority 3: Reducing the teacher turnover rate.

Priority 1: Trust: Take pro-active steps to rebuild trust between the community and the board of education. The BoE will not need to issue public statements or press releases defending their integrity if they act with integrity.

Actions speak louder than words. Priority 2: Growth: Ensure fiscally responsible solutions to address the projected increase in student enrollment, particularly in the Bluffton/Hilton Head cluster, as well as exploring innovative solutions to retaining quality teachers. Priority 3: Learning: The district has seen measurable improvements in many areas the past few years, but more work needs to be done, particularly with regard to closing the achievement gap. ...

But there is more work to be done.

Now that Superintendent Jeff Moss has admitted guilt to two of the three ethics charges against him, has been reprimanded by the state ethics commission and fined, do you think the issue is now over? If yes, why and if not, what should the school board do now?

No. The board has to sit down with the community, and do what is best for all the students and show the community we will change the way we have been doing business, and gain the community trust once again.

The issue is not over.

It is my belief and the belief of many of the people I have spoken with all over Beaufort County that he must go. It is my hope that either his evaluation or with the new board, post election, it will be decided that he most go. … The school board should do what is right and not focus on what he has done right. As of now, it is unclear who works for who.

Did not respond.

It is indeed more than unfortunate that our superintendent had to admit guilt on two of the three ethics charges against him, and it is clear that the ethics commission had strong reservations about the third charge of changing the nepotism policy as well. I admit that I am astounded that the BCSD board has not issued its own reprimand in light of the state ethics commission actions. We do not know whether the board is prevented from sharing its actions relative to the superintendent with the public or whether no action was taken by the board. As a result, I do not think that significant segments of the public see the issue as being over.

Yes, only because the current school board has decided that they will not take any action on Moss’ ethics violations. The board is his employer. If I was on the board, I would consider violations of the state ethics acts as grounds for discipline or dismissal.

Let Mr. Moss go and move forward on gaining back the trust of the people of Beaufort County.

The issue of unethical practices will forever be an issue without a plan of accountability. If the atmosphere remains on the board where one is able to perpetuate unethical behavior, it will forever be a problem.

The board should address to the public how it plans to deal with any further breaches of that type of behavior.

The current board has already made the determination that there will be no further action taken regarding this matter.

A8

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

Golf

$2

ticke5t &

5 for

$100

Buy at t he

le ff

FUNDRAISER& SILENT AUCTION

Cart Ra

Y!

Presented by

ANNUAL FUNDRAISER & SILENT AUCTION

T IC K E T S

SATURDAY

$50/Individual • $90/Couple

TO BENEFIT YMCA OF BEAUFORT COUNTY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

OCTOBER 22, 2016

6PM @ TABBY PLACE IN DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT

INSURANCE IS COMPLICATED OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE; LET US HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR INSURANCE!

PURCHASE AT THE Y OR YMCABEAUFORTCOUNTY.COM OR 843-522-9622

Best Outdoor and Travel Clothing on the Planet!

Men’s ExOfficio Travel Pants 30 % off !

Turbeville Insurance Agency believes that insurance is not a commodity and when it comes to insuring your business it is important to rely on an agent that understands your specific needs. Each business has a unique set of challenges that can be difficult to insure; we sit down with you to make sure you are covered for no matter what is thrown your way. We realize when you need your insurance most it won’t matter how much you saved in 15 minutes, that is why we make sure we provide the most competitive coverages and provide the best service to our clients. Our local and knowledgeable staff and our partners at Phenix Mutual Insurance Company are here to help. We know insurance is complicated and we are committed to making sure our clients understand their coverages. Call us today, we want to answer your insurance questions.

INSURANCE IS COMPLICATED SO OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE; WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING AND EDUCATING OUR CLIENTS

tiasc.biz Beaufort:(843)524-4500 Bluffton:(843) 941-4500

CLASSIC GIFT WRAP AND FREE PARKING TILL 11 AM.

BEAUFORT | BLUFFTON | CHARLESTON | COLUMBIA | LEXINGTON

WWW.BAYSTREETOUTFITTERS.COM

FALL ARRIVALS COMING IN DAILY, NOW! 825 Bay St. Historic Beaufort

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

A9

Every story has a beginning.

When you’re pregnant, you learn a lot about what to expect.

But no matter what, you know that having your baby is only the beginning of the story. And even though things rarely happen just how you imagined them, there’s no denying: bringing a new life into the world is one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever experience. With labor and delivery facilities designed just for you, plus an entire team of OB/GYN physicians, nurses, and birthing specialists dedicated to caring for mother and baby, everything we do at Coastal Carolina Hospital is designed to make your beginning a happy one.

Find your happy beginning with us.

To schedule a tour or find out more visit ichoosecoastal.com or call 800-454-7899.

SOMERSET POINT Somerset Point proudly releases homesite/home packages for sale in phase two. Beautiful, spacious homes in one of Beaufort’s most sought after communities are now available starting at $299,000.

NOW OFFERING PHASE 2 HOMES

Proudly Offer Military Incentives

CHERIMIE C WEATHERFORD

Manorhouse Builders of SC | Cherimie@Eastbaycompany.com | 843-812-2090 | www.somersetpointbeaufort.com Office located at 5 Osprey Road open Wednesday-Saturday 11-5pm and other times by appointment.

A10

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY

B1

Beehive keeper: Bees are sweeter than honey

By Aileen Goldstein

David Arnal is the beekeeper at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn Plantation on Hilton Head Island. At least one million beehives were lost in 2015. Bees are extremely important to the overall health of the environment. Photos by Aileen Goldstein.

David Arnal tends to his bees at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island.

Participants of a segway tour make their way along a trail through the property of Honey Horn, where the Coastal Discovery Museum is located on Hilton Head Island.

Along the path, the tour guide points out the museum’s beehive and David Arnal, the beekeeper, smiles and waves from within the fenced in area.

Arnal is tending to five beehives at the museum.

He stuffs dried pine straw into the barrel of a beekeeper’s smoker and lights a fire so the needles smolder. The result is a cold smoke that mimics a wildfire and the bees then begin to gorge themselves on honey in preparation to swarm, the bee’s natural response to the threat of a wildfire.

Once full of honey, the bees are less likely to sting, allowing Arnal the opportunity to check on the health of hives.

As Arnal removes the trays of the hive, he is searching for the queen bee. The bees are busy and continue working, unbothered by the intrusion.

He locates the queen in the middle of the hive and he gently plucks her from the tray.

He marks her with a dab of a white paint pen on her thorax to indicate she is the queen of the hive for 2016.

Arnal explains that it is important to be able to spot the queen easily, as it indicates if a new queen is present or the hive has been taken over by an invasive species of bees known as Africanized bees.

Africanized bees are one of several dangers that threaten the future of honeybees.

“The best line of defense against Africanized honey bees are our managed European colonies,” Arnal says.

Pesticides, a certain mite and a gut parasite also pose threats to the honeybee population in the United States.

Arnal’s passion for the honeybee, after nearly 30 years of beekeeping, has driven him to action to save the bees.

“Every year we are losing 800,000 to 1 million colonies of honeybees in the United States. Last year, we lost 42 percent,” he says.

Arnal says this is significant, since bees are the proverbial canary in the coalmine in regards to the health of our environment.

In an effort to reverse the effects of colony

collapse, Arnal founded Bees Across America, a grassroots effort to save honey bees.

“Our goal is to have one million wild colonies of honey bees in the United States in the next 10 years,” he says.

Bees Across America will sell bee houses, a box that is mounted about 15 feet in the air that will attract and provide shelter for swarming bees. The houses will be available in 2017.

“With Bees Across America, we are working to repopulate North America with honey bees, and we are using a beehive that you don’t need to be a beekeeper to use,” Arnal explains.

The bee houses are a way to help grow the wild bee population to ensure the continuation of pollination.

According to Arnal, one out of every three bites of food is directly or indirectly dependant on honey bees or other pollinators.

The obvious examples are vegetable and fruits grown by farmers that end up on the dinner plate.

“Up and down the food chain, there are a number of different things that honey bees pollinate that you’re benefiting from, like hops in your beer,” he says, or the alfalfa hay that feeds the cows.

Arnal is also passionate about helping budding beekeepers and is the director of the Master Beekeeping Program for South Carolina and teaches at the FUNdamentals of Beekeeping School held each February at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah. The daylong class teaches new beekeepers everything they need to know to start a backyard beehive.

At the Coastal Discovery Museum’s beehive, Arnal gently pumps the smoker, creating a stream of smoke that he directs into the hive built by local Girl Scouts.

Another beehive at the museum is a smaller hive that houses Russian honey bees, a strain resistant to the mites and gut parasite that plague the European honey bees. This hive will soon become an exhibit inside the museum.

“We are putting an observation beehive in the Discovery House so you can look through the glass and watch,” Arnal says as he lifts the lid off the hive to check on his beloved honeybees.

For more information, visit www.beesacrossamerica.com.

David Arnal marks the queen of one of the hives at the Coastal Discovery Museum with a paint pen to easily identify her; the bees in David Arnal’s hives gorge on honey while he checks on the health of the hive.

SCHOOLS SCHOOL BRIEFS STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Rosemary Wells, author and illustrator of the popular children’s series “Max & Ruby,” selected Cross Schools as the first stop in a tour to promote her latest book, “Hand in Hand.” The event featured a meet-and-greet and book signing, as well as a Young Artists Workshop for grades K-4, and a Young Writers Workshop for grades 5-8. Cross Schools is an independent Christian school in Bluffton serving children from 18 months through eighth grade. Wells is shown here with kindergartener Zoe Vermilyea, daughter of Kate and Jody Vermilyea.

Beaufort Academy freshman Cal Harvey, son of Bert and Juliet Harvey, was named the recipient of the third annual Emerging Leader Scholarship. The ELS scholarship was designed by an anonymous donor to identify and support a rising ninth-grade student throughout their upper school tenure at BA. Eighth-graders from all over Beaufort County were invited to apply. Its unique focus is to cultivate the leadership skills of the recipients, with the intent that these students will both show academic prowess as well as participate in leadership roles at BA and in the community. From left are BA Headmaster Stephen Schools, Juliet Harvey, Cal Harvey and Bert Harvey.

Riverview Charter holds ribbon-cutting

Riverview Charter School celebrated its new middle school building and newly renovated cafeteria on Sept. 27 with a rib-

AUFORT AUFORT

The Bluffton Rotary awarded two scholarships for student involvement in the USCB Rotaract Club at its Sept. 14 meeting. Mahogany Hickman and Mariah Rogers were honored for their involvement as president and vice president of the Rotaract club at USCB. Rotaract is the college division of Rotary International. Both students were leaders in the development of the Rotaract Club at USCB, which is committed to community service.

bon-cutting ceremony at the school at 81 Savannah Highway in Beaufort.

The event was hosted by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. An open house for students and their families took place following the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Riverview Charter School opened on Aug. 17, 2009. It is a free public school open to all residents of Beaufort County, and it was the first charter school to open in Beaufort County. It is sponsored by the Beaufort County School District.

There is no tuition fee and no pre-admission testing or interviewing required for prospective students.

Riverview Charter School has expanded by one grade per year, and it now serves K-8 students. The maximum class size is 19 students. Applications for the following school year are accepted from Jan. 1-31 of the preceding school year, and available seats are filled through a public lottery.

For more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org or call 843-525-8500.

Superintendent to hold town hall meetings

Parents and community members will

have several opportunities to meet with Beaufort County School District Superintendent Jeff Moss.

Moss holds a cycle of informal town hall meetings twice each year with parents and citizens in each of the district’s “clusters” of schools.

“With the beginning of a new school year as well as with encouraging student achievement results being released this fall, there’s a lot to celebrate and discuss,” Moss said. “The opportunity to connect with parents and community members is something I truly value.”

The town hall meetings for the fall semester will be held at 6 p.m. at each of the following schools: • Thursday, Sept. 29, at Whale Branch Early College High School • Thursday, Oct. 6, at Beaufort High School • Monday, Oct. 10, at May River High School • Monday, Oct. 24, at Battery Creek High School (to include Islands Academy) The fall town hall meeting for the Bluffton cluster will be the Oct. 10 event at May River High; the spring town hall meeting for the cluster will be at Bluffton High.

BEAUFORT COUNTY DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT COUNTY ELECTRONIC RECYCLING COUNTY ELECTRONIC RECYCLING and (NO DOCUMENT SHREDDING) COLLECTION ofSHREDDING) MEDICINES (NO DOCUMENT (NO ELECTRONICS WILL BE COLLECTED)

Saturday, September 12, 2015 Saturday, September 12, 2015 October 8, 2016 Event hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

BEAUFORT COUNTY ELECTRONIC RECYCLING Event hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 EVENT pm (or until trucks are (NO DOCUMENT SHREDDING)

filled) BEAUFORT COUNTY ELECTRONIC RECYCLING EVENT This EventWorks includes: Public (NO DOCUMENT SHREDDING) Public Works Medicine Collection by 2015 Beaufort County Saturday, September 12, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort, SC Sheriff’s Office 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort, SC Event hours are 9:00 am29906 to 3:00 pm Saturday, September 12, 2015

29906 Shanklin Convenience Center AND Public Works AND 140 Shanklin 80 Road,Shanklin Beaufort, SC Road Public Works Event hours are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

29906140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort, SC Public Works South 29906 Beaufort, SC 29906 Public Works South SC AND 9 Benton Field Road,AND Bluffton, 9 Benton Field29910 Road, Bluffton, SC **Residential Quantities Only** Public Works South Public Works South

29910 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton, 9 Benton FieldSC Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 29910

**Residential Quantities Only** **Residential Quantities Only** Only** For moreQuantities information **Residential **Residential Quantities Only** call 843.255.2736 or For more information call 843.255.2736

information call 843.255.2736 ForFor moremore information call 843.255.2736 or visit us online at: visit us online at: or visit us online at: or visit us online For more information call at: 843.255.2736 www.bcgov.net/recycle

www.bcgov.net/recycle or visit us online at:

www.bcgov.net/recycle www.bcgov.net/recycle www.bcgov.net/recycle

B2

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

EVENT EVENT

Welcome to our newest weekly feature: Student of the Week, which gives us an opportunity to shine the light on some of the great kids in our local schools.

This week’s Student of the Week is seventh-grader Jamari Young of Beaufort Middle School.

He was nominated by his principal, Carole Ingram, who said, “Jamari is one of those students that is friendly and always smiling, sharing kindness Jamari Young with all he encounters throughout his day, whether a longtime friend, a new acquaintance or a stranger.

Jamari’s kindness and friendship with a new student have been noteworthy. He has made a mark that now is positively imitated by his peers. His behavior exemplifies friendship and kindness."

Jamari took some time recently to answer some questions: Q: What’s your favorite subject and why?

A: My favorite subject is English/Language Arts. It’s fun for me because I love to write.

Q: What are some of your accomplishments?

A: One of my accomplishments is making the TriM Honors Choir.

Q: What clubs and activities are you involved in?

A: I’m in chorus and in the school’s production of “The Lion King.”

Q: Who do you admire and why?

A: I admire Tre’ Melvin because he is inspiration.

Q: What’s your favorite thing to do outside of school?

A: Outside of school I love to sing and dance.

Q: What’s your favorite movie?

A: My favorite movie is “The Purge.”

Q: What’s your favorite TV show?

A: My favorite TV show is “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.”

Q: What’s your favorite music?

A: My favorite music is R&B and hip hop.

l a u n n A 57th

Picture Perfect

October 1, 2016 9 am - 3 pm Rain or Shine

White Elephant Linens Toys Silent Auction Raffle Baskets Multi-Gift Prizes International Foot Court Sweet Shoppe Handicrafts Jewelry Boutique Grandma’s Pantry Christmas Items Kids World and Games Greenhouse Furniture

Beaufort's Premier Children's Boutique is now partnering with Nadia Hurtt Photography. Visit Lily & Lou before your next session to create your most beautiful and stylish portrait.

910 Port Republic St, Beaufort, SC

Lily & Lou's Children's Boutique 818 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

B3

SPORTS SPORTS BRIEFS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Whale Branch wide receiver Jordan Reeves goes up for the ball as Bluffton High’s Reggie Brown, left, tries to bat it away during the closing minutes of the first half of the game on Sept. 23. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

Bluffton unbeaten; levels Whale Branch

Remaining unbeaten, Bluffton pulled away to beat host Whale Branch 63-6 in a high school football game on Sept. 23.

With the win, Bluffton moved to 6-0.

Whale Branch dropped to 2-3 with the loss.

The Bobcats took control early. Bluffton, under the direction of veteran head coach Ken Cribb, led 35-6 at halftime.

Versatile Bluffton featured four different players at quarterback in the first half. The Bobcats scored first and never trailed en route to the victory.

Through the air, Bluffton was 25-for-37 passing for 412 yards.

Leading Bluffton's aerial attack, Lee Kirkland completed 9-of-15 passes for 169 yards.

Hunter Eldridge finished 9-for-12 for 136 yards and three touchdowns in the Bobcats' win.

Another Bluffton signal-caller, Jermaine Patterson, completed 7-of-9 passes for 107 yards.

Defensive lineman Jhabias Johnson also played quarterback for the Bobcats in the triumph.

Ashby Cribb led Bluffton in receiving, hauling in 10 receptions for 220 yards and two touchdowns.

Following Ashby Cribb in the Bluffton receiving column, Tyrese Sandgren hauled in seven receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown.

Another Bluffton receiver, Emauni Thompson, hauled in a touchdown catch.

The Bobcats also featured a 100-yard rusher. Pacing Bluffton on the ground, I'kiem Jefferson rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.

Bluffton won easily despite committing five turnovers, three of which were first half interceptions.

Irvin Mulligan led Whale Branch's offensive attack, rushing 21 times for 111 yards and the Warriors' lone touchdown. Mulligan scored for Whale Branch on a 47-yard rush in the second quarter.

Defensively for Whale Branch, C.J. Brown delivered an interception and a fumble recovery.

Both Bluffton and Whale Branch are due back in action on Friday, Sept. 30. Bluffton is slated to visit May River while Whale Branch hosts Woodland.

John Paul II falls to Thomas Heyward

John Paul II remained winless following its latest outing on the gridiron.

Thomas Heyward Academy pulled away to shut out John Paul II 48-0 on Sept. 23.

With the loss, John Paul II dropped to 0-6 overall and 0-3 in the region.

Thomas Heyward Academy improved to 3-2 overall and 3-0 in the region with the win.

The Warriors were forced to play from behind throughout the mid-season matchup as Thomas Heyward took control early.

Struggling offensively, homestanding John Paul II was limited to minus 19 yards of total offense in the first half.

Thomas Heyward took a commanding 35-0 lead into halftime after amassing 330 yards of total offense in the first half.

Helping to lead the Rebels prior to intermission, quarterbacks Logan Thomas (starter) and Jacob Masters (backup) both

completed a scoring pass.

Thomas Heyward finished strong, stretching its lead after the break to win even more convincingly.

All John Paul II running backs found themselves held to no yardage or negative yards in the setback.

Senior Karl Johnson provided 48 receiving yards for the Warriors, who have dropped additional games to Dorchester Academy, Hilton Head Prep, Palmetto Christian Academy, St. Andrew's and Hilton Head Christian Academy.

The Warriors have regular season games remaining versus Carolina Academy, Christian Academy, Colleton Prep Academy and Calhoun Academy.

John Paul II is scheduled to visit Carolina Academy (2-3 overall, 2-0 in the region) on Friday, Sept. 30. Kickoff for the John Paul II-Carolina Academy football game is set for 7:30 p.m. in Lake City.

HHCA falls to Northwood Academy

Visiting Hilton Head Christian Academy's bid to knock off Region 1-2A nemesis Northwood Academy fell short as the host team pulled away to win 42-14 in a mid-season high school football region matchup on Sept. 23.

With the loss, Hilton Head Christian Academy dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in Region 1-2A. Northwood Academy improved to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the region with the win.

Hilton Head Christian Academy, continuing to look to return to the win column, suffered its fourth straight setback.

The Eagles were forced to play from behind in the region game.

Special teams hindered Hilton Head Christian Academy's progress as the Eagles allowed two punts to be returned for touchdowns.

Zach Doe rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles in the short effort.

The Eagles struggled to convert offensively throughout the contest. Hilton Head Christian Academy quarterback Dargan Cherry finished 3-of-14 passing.

Pacing Hilton Head Christian Academy defensively, Craig Oliver posted six tackles.

Directly behind Oliver in the Hilton Head Christian Academy defensive category, Cole Webster and Ben Vlijac contributed four tackles apiece.

Hilton Head Christian Academy has regular season games remaining versus Thomas Heyward Academy, Laurence Manning Academy, St. Andrew's, Bethesda Academy and Hilton Head Prep.

The Eagles are slated to host Thomas Heyward Academy on Friday, Sept. 30.

Kickoff for the Hilton Head Christian Academy-Thomas Heyward Academy football game is slated for 7 p.m.

Hilton Head shuts out Ridgeland-Hardeeville

Hilton Head Island rolled past Ridgeland-Hardeeville 50-0 in a mid-season high school football game on Sept. 23.

The determined Seahawks won without starting quarterback Collin Kaiser. Bryce Singleton took over for an injured Kaiser and led Hilton Head Island to the win.

Kaiser was sidelined with an injury to his right foot. The Hilton Head Island starting

B4

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Welcome to our newest weekly feature: Student Athlete of the Week.

This week’s student/athlete is Molly Smith, an eighth-grader at Beaufort Middle School.

She was nominated by her coach, Pat Starr, “for her leadership, hard work, dedication and the willingness to do anything the team needs of her.”

Molly Smith Molly took some time recently to answer a few questions: Q: What sports are you involved with and what drew you to that sport?

A: I play soccer, volleyball and I do Olympic weightlifting. I play soccer because one of my older sisters plays in college. I play volleyball because I just thought it would be fun to do. I lift because my oldest sister did and it’s a lot of fun.

Q: What movie inspires you as an athlete?

A: The movie “Unbroken” inspires me because it showed me anything is possible.

Q: What athletes do you try to emulate and why?

A: I try to emulate Morghan King because she inspires me and she shows that girls are strong too.

Q: What life lessons have you learned from sports?

A: The best life lesson I’ve learned from sports is that if you fall, just get right back up and keep trying.

quarterback suffered the injury on the final play of the game versus Bluffton one week earlier.

With the win, Hilton Head improved to 5-1.

Ridgeland-Hardeeville dropped to 2-4 with the loss.

The Seahawks rolled up 405 yards of total offense in the win.

Singleton excelled throughout the matchup, passing for 120 yards, rushing for 93 yards and hauling in a 28-yard scoring reception.

Aiding Hilton Head on the ground, Tyler Hamilton rushed for 40 yards and one touchdown. Hamilton returned a kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown to start the second half.

Taquan Pope added three receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown for the Seahawks.

Diante Richard, playing out of a reserve role, completed scoring passes to Singleton and Sterling White.

P.J. Franklin added a touchdown run as Hilton Head pulled away to win easily.

Leading limited Ridgeland-Hardeeville offensively, Freddie Aiken rushed for 38 yards. As a team, Ridgeland-Hardeeville rushed for 136 yards. The Jaguars didn't pick up any yards through the air.

Hilton Head returned to the win column after suffering a three-point loss to rival Bluffton one week earlier. The Seahawks have regular season games remaining versus Berkeley, Cane Bay, Colleton County, Stall and Beaufort High.

Hilton Head is scheduled to visit Berkeley on Friday, Sept. 30. Kickoff for the Hilton Head-Berkeley football game is slated for 7:30 p.m. in Moncks Corner.

VOICES

Hypersensitive sense of smell holds memories Now what?

HIGHLIGHTING DAILY LIFE OBSERVATIONS

Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She recently moved to St. Helena Island with her husband and two cocker spaniels. She enjoys boating, traveling and reading.

The other morning when I walked out into the yard, I thought I could feel autumn. After months of hot weather, the 73- degree air was a big change.

However, the real difference for me was the smell. The fresh north breeze blowing across the marsh had replaced the smell of the southern-ocean breeze. I inhaled it deeply.

But it was not only the outside morning air that was different. The air inside my home had changed.

Our old friend and constant companion, Bailey, is gone.

And although his dog hair and scent is still scattered throughout the house, I have noticed that it is slowly disappearing and the air we breathe is changing.

My spouse says I have a hypersensitive sense of smell. If we ever had a gas leak, he is confident that I could pick it up early.

For me, the sense of smell is extremely important. When I have not seen my children for a while, I make sure to hug them close and breathe in their scent. Even as adults, they are used to me pressing my face into them.

Now my grandchildren have become accustomed to their grandmother leaning into their necks and inhaling.

There are times when my spouse wishes I did not have such a good nose. Occasionally I walk in our house and find myself seeking out an unfamiliar odor. “What is that smell?”

I will ask him as he shakes his head. “Only the nose knows!” he will respond back, knowing that I will continue sniffing until I find the source.

And I confess that when he is gone on a

“For me, the sense of smell is extremely important. When I have not seen my children for a while, I make sure to hug them close and breathe in their scent. Even as adults, they are used to me pressing my face into them.” trip, I sleep on his side of the bed and place my head on his pillow so that I can still inhale Eau de Jacques.

It is only now that I notice Brandy, our younger cocker spaniel, going around the house seeking out Bailey’s presence in the form of the smells he left behind. She licks his stuffed animals and sleeps in the bed he used to occupy.

Soon, I will no longer have Bailey’s scent around. Brandy and I will stop seeking him and learn to live in this house without him.

But for now I appreciate my hypersensitive sense of smell more as his blanket goes unwashed until it loses the memory of him.

COSY Trust Presents:

21

To purchase tickets...

Mail Checks to:

Learn More @

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

B5

VOICES

On its sesquicentennial, Beaufort let Reconstruction slide Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008.

Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.

W

hen it comes to understanding the difference between talking about Beaufort’s Reconstruction past and actually doing something to emphasize it, I don’t think my friend David Lauderdale at The Island Packet has got it yet.

To educate themselves, here’s what I suggest he, and the others who think they’ve done a lot, consider doing.

First, they should go to the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s website and check out the “50 Things to do in Beaufort” section. There’s nothing there that might tip visitors to Beaufort’s Reconstruction history.

Then, just to be sure, break out “Tours.” When you do that, here’s the clickable list that comes up in this order: “Historical Church self-guided tour,” “Captain Dick’s River Tour,” “Self-guided tree walk,” “Kazoo factory tour,” “Beaufort walking tour,” “Carriage tour,” and finally “Sunset harbor tour.”

If, as Lauderdale wrote on Sept.

25, Beaufort is the “cradle of African-American freedom,” and it is, a reasonable person might conclude the city’s designated marketing organization (for which it is paid $317,252.76 last year, according to the city manager) might emphasize that fact more than, say, a kazoo factory tour.

Or, Lauderdale could try this.

Call the Visitor’s Center where they will probably tell him, as they

The legendary birthplace of Robert Smalls in the "slave cottage" at 508 Duke St. is not registered with the Secretary of the Interior, nor is there any plaque or sign at or near the house that might help visitors find it. Photo by Bill Rauch.

told me, that there is a picture of Robert Smalls’ house in the chamber’s history museum (in the Beaufort Arsenal which the chamber of commerce rents from the city for $1 a year) upstairs from the Visitor’s Center.

The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, which the city of Beaufort also supports, isn’t much more helpful.

Its website does include a chronology that emphasizes Beaufort’s Reconstruction past, but for a visitor who wanted to actually

find the few sites that are described there, there is little or no help provided.

Or, Lauderdale could try this.

Congressman James Clyburn says Beaufort’s Robert Smalls is “the most consequential figure in Reconstruction history,” and indeed Lauderdale has got the story about Smalls being born a slave in the cottage behind the big house who later ended up buying the big house.

But here’s the thing: Go find the houses at 511 Prince St. and 508 Duke St.. The houses are there,

but there’s no self-guided tour to show a visitor where to go to find them, and there are no plaques or other indications at the houses that might tell a visitor who Robert Smalls was and why his life was of significance.

By the way, Lauderdale’s dead wrong about this. In the story I wrote that appeared in The Atlantic recently, I didn’t write Beaufort’s “still pushing the story of the Lost Cause.” I didn’t write that because I don’t believe Beaufort’s “pushing” that story either. On the

sesquicentennial of Reconstruction, when it comes to Civil War and Reconstruction era history, Beaufort’s just not marketing.

Here’s why: Van Willis in Port Royal said it best. Speaking of what Mayor Billy Keyserling told him, Willis told me: “Billy and his brother have a building they want the feds to buy to be the ‘Reconstruction Era Interpretive Center.’

What he told me was ‘I’m not doing Reconstruction as mayor, I’m doing it personally.’”

It shows.

NOW HIRING

Guest Services Manager Chief Engineer Maintenance Technician Housekeepers Line Cooks Benefits Offered

Please stop by 2225 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC to fill out an application and drop off your resume.

Serving Breakfast and Dinner Monday - Saturday : 6:00am - 10:30am and 5:00pm - 9:00pm Saturday, Oct. 1 | 10am - 6pm Sunday : 6:00am - 10:30am

A celebration for the entire family!

Come enjoy our amazing views!

German Cuisine & Biergarten

Live Entertainment | Kindertown Arts & Crafts Vendors | Classic Cars

NewberryOktoberfest.com

B6

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

WHAT TO DO Plaza Stadium Theater Friday, Sept. 30-Thursday, Oct. 6 Deepwater Horizon: rated PG13 Daily at noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:10 When The Bough Breaks: rated PG13 Daily at noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:10 Storks: rated PG Daily at noon, 2, 4, 7, 9 Magnificent Seven: rated PG13 Daily at noon, 4, 7, 9:30 Miss Peregrine’s Home: rated PG13 Daily at noon, 4:15, 7, 9:25

Visit beaufortmovie.com

41 Robert Smalls Pkwy. 843-986-5806

Fort Fremont to hold fundraiser

In order to bring more awareness to historic Fort Fremont, the Friends of Fort Fremont will hold Down Caribbean Way, an evening of entertainment on Friday, Sept.

30, to raise funds for the interpretive center for the site.

The event will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Celadon Club on Lady's Island. There will be music mixed by DJ Kwame Sha of All Mobile Productions, dancing, a buffet, drinks and more.

For tickets, visit macoracle. com/fortfremont/social01.html or email GullGeeCo@aol.com or wendywilson@hargray.com.

Find our what your treasures are worth

Do you love Antique Road Show? Want to find out what your "treasures" are worth? Now is your chance!

What’s It Worth, an event to benefit Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort, will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Holiday Inn’s Palmetto Ballroom

on Boundary Street in Beaufort.

Admission is $20 per person or $30 per couple. It includes the evaluation of one item. Up to three additional items can be evaluated for $15 each. For more information, visit www.afsgb.org.

forthearts.com, or by calling 843521-4145. The box office opens at noon. The USCB Center for the Performing Arts is at 801 Carteret St. in Beaufort.

Richard Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde,” a lyric tale of tragic passion, is the first of 10 live presentations by the Metropolitan Opera, beginning its 10th season at the USCB Center for the Performing Arts.

“Tristan und Isolde” will be held at noon Saturday, Oct. 8.

Tickets for all opera presentations are now available. All seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for OLLI members; and $10 for students.

Order online at www.center-

the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept.

30, with "The Second City Hits Home," a new show featuring hilarious sketches, songs and improvisation about Beaufort as well as material from the famed Second City archives. This is a must-see night of comedy featuring some of Chicago's brightest comedy stars in a special one-evening-only engagement.

Tickets are $35 for adults; $30 for seniors and military; and $15 for students. For more information, visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.

Second City improv to Beaufort ‘Tristan und Isolde’ coming Improv comedy theater Second to open opera season City is coming to USCB Center for

Tickets on sale for Boots & Bling

The 7th Annual Boots & Bling Fundraiser & Silent Auction presented by CBC National Bank will be Saturday, Oct. 22, at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort. This event raises funds for the YMCA of Beaufort County capital campaign.

Boots & Bling is an evening of food, music, dancing, an enticing silent auction and new this year will be a live auction. Also, back again by popular demand is the golf cart raffle. Tickets are on sale at the YMCA and will be available at the event. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn at Boots & Bling but ticket-holders do not need to be present to win.

Event tickets are $50 per person and $90 per couple and can be purchased at the Y or online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com.

ORDER BY SEPT. 30TH, DELIVERY ON OCT. 4TH Country Fried Steak

Ranch Chicken Breast Vegetable Lasagna Thai Chicken (peanutty) Egg Salad over Fresh Greens and a Side Cod with Ginger Scallions Cold Gazpacho (last time this year) with Western Quiche

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

B7

SERVICE DIRECTORY AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING

Beaufort Air Conditioning Beaufort Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC John C. Haynie President 843-524-0996 www.beaufortairconditioning.com ATTORNEY

Christopher ll us today to troubleshoot your heating and air J. Geier Attorney oblems and use this coupon for BIG Savings! at Law, LLC

44.50

$

Criminal Defense & Civil Litigation

Located on the corner of Carteret and North St. Office: 843-986-9449 • Fax: 843-986-9450 geierlaw@gmail.com • www.geierlaw.com

Discount Diagnostic Coupon

AUCTION/ESTATE SALES

Gallery 95 Auction

24022 Whyte Hardee Blvd. Hardeeville, SC 29927 843-784-5006 • www.gallery95auction.com for complete auction schedule/catalogs Always accepting your quality consignments from one item to an entire estate. Buying Gold and Silver

843-524-0996 • beaufortairconditioning.com CLEANING SERVICES

Merry Maids

Bob Cunningham 843-522-2777 custsrv4632@merrymaids.net 829 Parris Is Gateway, Beaufort, SC

Speedy Clean

Residential & Commercial Services Licensed and Insured

Front

PRINTING

HAIR STYLISTS

Hot Heads Salon

102 Sea Island Pkwy Suite R • Lady’s Island

843-524-4323

(843) 525-6603

Hours: Tues. to Fri. 9 - 5; Sat. 8 - 12 843.524.4323 Stylists: Theresa Przbys & Connie Singletary 102 Sea Island Parkway

www.MurrPrintingBeaufort.com orders@MurrPrintingBeaufort.biz

Lady’s Island Shopping Center

Back

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

INSURANCE

Palmetto Shores property managment

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

Lura Holman McIntosh, BIC

BLANK

843-525-1677 • www.palmettoshores.com PROPERTY MANAGEMENT marshview@palmettoshores.com

For All Your Insurance Needs

PSYCHOLOGIST

Andy Corriveau phone: (843) 524-1717

Dr. Barbara A. Clarke, PsyD is a LURA HOLMAN McINTOSH OFF. 843-525-1677 Licensed Psychologist offering PsychoBroker-In-Charge FAX 843-524-1376 therapy to Adults and Adolescents for E-Mail: lura@palmettoshores.com depression, grief and loss, anxiety, life www.palmettoshores.com transition, and spiritual emptiness.

LAWN CARE

For additional information or to make an appointment, please call (843) 379-8696.

Lawn Solutions Jim Colman 843-522-9578

1 Beaufort Town Center-Executive Suite 337 2015 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC

www.lawnsolutions.us Design, Installation, Maintenance

REALTOR

Beale Cummings

MOBILE HOME INSURANCE

Realtor-Broker E-Pro

John D. Polk Agency

Manufactured Housing Insurance 242 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort, SC • Fax: 843-524-6928 John D. Polk: 843-524-3172 • Leslie Lynam: 843-524-3172

Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners 1211 Boundary St., Beaufort, 29902

42 Years Full Time Experience representing buyers and sellers

www.beauforthomes.com

Cell: 843-812-2787 • Beale@BeaufortHomes.com

PEST CONTROL

ROOFING

$25 Off Initial Cleaning

DA Roofing Company

843-597-0581 • speedycleantoo@yahoo.com

Call us for ALL of your roofing needs. New Construction, Residential and Commercial, Shingles, Metal, Hot Tar & Hydrostop.

All repairs and new additions.

FREE ESTIMATES — 843-524-1325

(when you mention this ad) COUNSELING

Counseling Services of BeaufortBenton Lutz

“Children and Adults — Play, Art, and Talk Therapy”

843-986-0569 • blutz@islc.net www.BentonLutz.com Address: 811 North St., Beaufort

DENTIST

Rob Van Etta, DMD

134 Lady's Island Drive, Beaufort, SC 29907

843-379-3631 • Islanddentalbeaufort.com • dmdvanetta@aol.com

ENTERTAINMENT

The Irene Goodnight Band

Beaufort Pest Control

Ash Milner, IV - Owner/operator 843-379-0185 | beaufortpestcontrol@gmail.com

TECHNICAL SERVICE

Tech Savvy

Collins Pest Control

Mark Alexander

Tommy Collins | 843-524-5544

Providing in-home technical service for computers, TVs, sound systems, and more!

Complete Termite and Pest Control Residential & Commercial Free Estimates!

Licensed and Insured

843-252-2309 techsavvy@embarqmail.com TREE SERVICE

PET BOARDING

Red Woof Inn

Acadia Tree Service

843-379-9005 • 843-816-1245 26 Sunset Blvd • Lady's Island, SC

Licensed | Insured | References

Jeff Siegfried | Lady’s Island, SC 843-714-1536

Dog Day Care and Boarding

CLIMB. CUT. PRUNE. REMOVE.

Heat & air, yard to play, attendant day & night

www.acadiatreeservice.com

$18 day & $25 night

USMC

Southern Tree Services of Beaufort, Inc.

PET GROOMING

With Bob Guinn

615 615--243 243--4684

Ronnie Reiselt, Jr. P.O. Box 2293 | Beaufort, SC 29901 843-522-9553 Office 843-522-2925 Fax www.southerntreeservices.com

Furbulas Dog Grooming and Pet Sitting

www.reverbnation.com/ irenegoodnight

MUSIC FOR MUSIC FOR PARTIES & WEDDINGS ALL OCCASIONS

Donnie Daughtry, Owner

LICENSED CALL 843-525-1109 843- 525-1109

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

Proof Approval F

103 Pinecrest Dr., Bluffton, sunsaverdigest @gma

Publisher ~ Elise C

843-290-4208 ~ Fax: 843-

This is a proof of your ad as it will appear on the new edition of The Sun Saver Digest WEBSITE DESIGN Please read it carefully, checking for layout, spelling and content.

This proof shows the approximate colors of your ad. There may be some variation between this pro

PET BURIAL SUPPLIES

WITH JONI FLORIST

FarmCity Flowers

Wild to Refined Design Melissa Florence | melissa@farmcityflowers.com 843.812.1882 | www.farmcityflowers.com Find us on Facebook! ~ Call Melissa to place an order.

Serving all of Beaufort County

FURNITURE

MAMASFURNITURE.COM Mama’s Mattress Outlet Twin $99 Full $178 Queen $189

New Solid Wood King Bed $199

Over 100,000 satisfied customers

Memorial • Cremation • Burial Bags

WINDOW TINTING

843-633-1115 Voi-ij.com

LOWCOUNTRY

PHYSICIANS

Riverside Women’s Care

Randy Royal, MD, OB/GYN 843-540-5857

13 Marshellen Drive, Beaufort 75 Baylor Drive, Suite 200, Bluffton www.riversidewomenscare.com

Top-quality Window for TOP-Quality Window TintingTinting Services Services 843-525-1710 Your Home, Business, and Automobile for Your Home, Business & Automobile

FREE 10% Off All Residential Window Tint www.lowcountrywindowtint.com Minimum square footage required. With coupon. Cannot be Estimates!

combined with any other offer. Expires 11/15/15.

YOUR AD HERE 843-525-1710 | www.lowcountrywindowtint.com

PLUMBING

Lohr Plumbing, Inc.

Brett Doran Serving the Lowcountry for over 20 years.

Advertise your business alongside other professional throughout the lowcountry!

Service, New Construction, and Remodeling (843) 522-8600 | www.lohrplumbing.com

Interested in placing your ad here?

Contact Betty Davis at betty.islandnews@gmail.com.

PLACE YOUR AD IN 101 S.C. NEWSPAPERS

and reach more than 2.1 million readers Signature:__________________________________________________ Date:__ using our small space display ad network

Thisavailable proof is accepted as shown.

Statewide or regional buys

This proof is accepted with changes indicated.

Alanna Ritchie 888.727.7377 scnewspapernetwork.com

Please make corrections and send another proof.

South Carolina

Newspaper Network

B8

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

Please Sign And Return Prompt

Please note that we may not be able to accommodate changes fo too late. Please respond promptly! Thank You.

CLASSIFIEDS & GAMES ANNOUNCEMENTS Struggling with DRUGS or ALCOHOL? Addicted to PILLS? Talk to someone who cares. Call The Addiction Hope & Help Line for a free assessment. 866-604-6857 Lung Cancer? And Age 60+? You And Your Family May Be Entitled To Significant Cash Award. Call 855-664-5681 for information.

No Risk. No money out-of-pocket.

HIGH RISK DRIVER? HAD A DUI? Stop paying too much for SR-22, FR-44, or similar High-Risk Car Insurance! Call our FREE hotline today & SAVE money! 844-288-8190 Tuesday, October 4, 2016, is the last day to redeem winning tickets in the following South Carolina Education Lottery Instant Games: (SC788) JUMBO BUCKS, (SC820) THE MONEY GAME, (SC822) TWISTED BINGO AUCTIONS ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION in 101 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.1 million readers. Call Alanna Ritchie at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

AUCTION, Online Only, Restoration Equipment, Vehicles, Office Equipment & Much More, Monroe, NC - Union County, Begins Closing September 26th at 12pm, Iron Horse Auction Company, Inc., ironhorseauction. com, 800.997.2248, NCAL3936

more information. EOE. MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Protect your home with fully customizable security and 24/7 monitoring right from your smartphone. Receive up to $1500 in equipment, free (restrictions apply). Call 1-800-795-0237 NFL Sunday Ticket (FREE!) w/Choice Package - includes 200 channels. $60/mo for 12 months. No upfront costs or equipment to buy. Ask about next day installation! 1-800-291-6954 DISH Network - NEW FLEX PACK- Select the Channels You Want. FREE Installation. FREE Streaming. $39.99/24 months.

ADD Internet for $14.95 a month. CALL 1-800-635-0278 FAST Internet! HughesNet Satellite Internet.

High-Speed. Avail Anywhere. Speeds to 15 mbps. Starting at $59.99/mo. Call for Limited Time Price. 1-800-280-9221 SAVE on internet and TV bundles! Order the best exclusive cable and satellite deals in your area! If eligible, get up to $300 in Visa Gift Cards. CALL NOW! 1-800-685-9730 MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE Move in ready mobile homes. Owner financing on select homes with approved credit. No rent option, but buying could be cheaper than rent! 803-454-2433 (DL35711)

EDUCATION AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING - Get FAA certification. No HS Diploma or GED We can help. Approved for military benefits.

Financial Aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513

REAL ESTATE Huge Online Real Estate Auction - 64 pieces of property, over 150 acres of land in 2 states and 4 counties in Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, SC and Elberton, GA. BrooksAuctionServices.Com, 864-3791011. SCRE#82950, SCAUC#4316

HELP WANTED HIGH-TECH CAREER with U.S. Navy.

Elite tech training w/great pay, benefits, vacation, $ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 800-662-7419

SCHOOLS MEDICAL BILLING & INSURANCE Train at home to process insurance claims, billing & more! ONLINE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM AVAILABLE! Call for more information! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed. 1-888-512-7118

HELP WANTED - DRIVERS Home Weekly, Benefits, Vacation - OTR Drivers, CDL, Clean MVR, 2yrs exp. J & J Farms, 808 Byron Hicks Rd., Jefferson, SC. Call Glen or Ronnie: (843) 672-5003.

ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 101 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25word classified ad will reach more than 2.1 million readers. Call Alanna Ritchie at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

HELP WANTED - HEALTH CARE Join Our Team! Agape @ Home is seeking part time caregivers and housekeepers in the Conway area. Competitive pay and flexible hours. Send resumes to staub@ agapesenior.com. Call 843-234-2220 for

SERVICES - MISCELLANEOUS DIVORCE WITH OR WITHOUT children $125.00. Includes name change and property settlement agreement. SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. 1-888-733-7165, call us toll FREE 24/7 VACATION RENTALS ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE to more than 2.1 million S.C. newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 101 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Alanna Ritchie at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

THEME: HORROR MOVIES ACROSS 1. Necklace lock 6. Put into service 9. Slovenly one 13. Center of iris 14. "Platoon" setting 15. Ben Franklin's invention 16. Naked protozoa 17. First prime number 18. Trail follower 19. *Norman Bates/Janet Leigh movie 21. *2002 horror flick starring Naomi Watts 23. Actress ____ Michele 24. Potato's soup mate 25. Not hook or cross 28. Fodder holder 30. Before Reuse and Recycle 35. Reunion attendee 37. Baptism or shiva 39. Enter user name and password 40. Delhi wrap 41. Abominable snowmen 43. Swine and avian diseases 44. Signs of things to come 46. "Will be," according to Doris Day 47. Cohen brothers' "Barton ____" 48. Public announcement

50. Bit attachment 52. #9 Across' digs 53. Like pinkish cheeks 55. Boston ____ Party 57. Go off on a ____, or deviate 61. *Jeff Goldblum's unfortunate teleportation experiment 64. La ____ opera house 65. Freudian topic 67. Sag 69. Per ____, or yearly 70. Black and white sea bird 71. "Number the Stars" author 72. None of this for the weary 73. Soap-making ingredient 74. English county DOWN 1. Number cruncher 2. Coal in a stocking 3. *Killer ones attacked in 1995's "Congo" 4. Female oracle 5. "Oh, The ____ You'll go!"

6. "Do ____ others as..."

7. *Movie featuring the killer Jigsaw 8. Be theatrical 9. Recipe command 10. Mischievous Scandinavian god 11. Baker's baker 12. Shipping hazard

15. Israeli money 20. *Like "The Wolf Man" 22. Of a female 24. 50-50 draw, e.g.

25. *Avenger in a hockey mask 26. Remember this battle site?

27. Chemistry lab glass device 29. *"What ____ Beneath" with Michelle Pfeiffer 31. Remove, as a hat 32. a.k.a. tangelos 33. *Dracula's title 34. Glorify 36. Short skirt 38. Michael Collins' country 42. Says, archaic 45. *Neve Campbell vs. Ghostface flick 49. Long period of time 51. Found in a haystack?

54. Diamond datum 56. 1970s big dos 57. Russia's 1917 abdicator 58. High school breakout 59. Grannies 60. Pig out 61. Puff of marijuana 62. Blues 63. Bygone era 66. Laroche or de Maupassant 68. Eucharist vessel

LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

THURSDAY’S CHUCKLE

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

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016

B9

W W W. M R C H E V R O L E T. CO M | 8 4 3 - 2 0 8 - 8 8 0 0 MOST AWARDED CAR COMPANY TWO YEARS IN A ROW.1 MOST AWARDED CAR ALL-NEW 2016 CRUZE ALL-NEW 2016 MALIBU 1 COMPANY TWO YEARS IN A ROW. LT

LT

10000 mile per year lease, stock number CG7316963

189

$

39

MONTHS

199

$

PER MONTH

2190

$

10000 mile per year lease, stock number CF328595

39

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

MONTHS

PER MONTH

2701

$

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

ALL-NEW 2016 CRUZE LT

ALL-NEW 2016 MALIBU LT

10000 mile per year lease, stock number CG7316963

10000 mile per year lease, stock number CF328595

189

$

39 MONTHS 2190 2017 EQUINOX LS FWD DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS $

199

$

PER MONTH

$ 2701 39 2017 TRAVERSE MONTHS

2

Tax, title,MILE licensePER and YER dealerLEASE fees extra.

No security deposit required.

10000 STOCK NUMBER C6109814 Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

215 MOST AWARDED CAR

$

39

MONTHS

PER MONTH

2717

$

PER MONTH DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2 LT FWD

Tax, title,miles licenseper and year dealerlease, fees extra.

No security deposit required.

10000 stock number CJ62137 Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

299

$

39

PER MONTH

2806

$

COMPANY TWO YEARS IN A ROW.1 DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 3

MONTHS

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 3

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

2017 EQUINOX LS FWD 2016 SILVERADO 1500 CABC6109814 LT ALL STAR 4WD 10000 MILE PER YER LEASE STOCKDOUBLE NUMBER

2017 TRAVERSE LT FWD

10000 MILE PER YEAR LEASE STOCK NUMBER C6104814

215 349 2717 39

$ $

$

2849

AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS Tax, title,MONTHS license and dealer fees extra.DUE No security deposit required.

10000 charge mile per$.25/mile year lease, stockmiles. number CG7316963 Mileage over 32500 Tax, title, licenseofand dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

189

299

$

PER MONTH PER MONTH

MONTHS 2016 CRUZE DUE AT ALL-NEW LT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS $

39

3 2

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

$

PER MONTH

39 2190 10000 MILE PER YEAR LEASE STOCK NUMBER C6104814

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

349

$

DEALER NAME

39

$

3

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

10000 mile per year lease, stock number CF328595 Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

199

39

MONTHS

PER MONTH

2701

$

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

PER MONTH

2849

$

PER MONTH

39 MONTHS 2016 2806 DUE ATLT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS ALL-NEW MALIBU

$

2016 SILVERADO 1500 DOUBLE CAB LT ALL STAR 4WD $ MONTHS

10000 miles per year lease, stock number CJ62137

Street Address MONTHS City, State

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required. miles.

Dealer URLMileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500

1 Based on recognized industry awards for 2014/2015 year-end totals. 2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in LSeaFWD LT FWD culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in 10000 MILE PER YER LEASE STOCK NUMBER C6109814 10000 miles per year lease, Excepteur stock number CJ62137 culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. © General Motors.

2017 EQUINOX

2017 TRAVERSE

215

$ YOUR FOR PER MONTH DEALER NAME CENTER 39

2717

Street Address City, State $ MONTHS

299IN THE LOWCOUNTRY

$ PRE-OWNED VEHICLES

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 3

39

MONTHS

PER MONTH

2806

$

DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 3

TO VIEW PHOTOS AND INFO ON THE CARS BELOW, TEXT THE KEYWORD TO 72727

Dealer URLTax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Tax, title, license and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

1 Based on recognized industry awards for 2014/2015 year-end totals. 2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud CAB LTaute ALLirure STAR 4WD exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodoDOUBLE consequat.

Duis dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. © General Motors.

2016 SILVERADO 1500

10000 MILE PER YEAR LEASE STOCK NUMBER C6104814

349 $27,999

$

2012 JEEP WRANGLER 4WD

39

PER MONTH 2016 DODGE

2849

$ C7117150A STOCK# MONTHS

CHARGER

$21,956

STOCK# PCH126261 DUE AT SIGNING AFTER ALL OFFERS 2

TEXTTax, MRCHEVY1 72727 TEXT MRCHEVY2 TO 72727 title, licenseTO and dealer fees extra. No security deposit required.

2015 NISSAN ALTIMA

$14,624

STOCK# PCC193012

TEXT MRCHEVY3 TO 72727

2016 GMC TERRAIN FWD

$25,475

STOCK# PC6125803

TEXT MRCHEVY4 TO 72727

Mileage charge of $.25/mile over 32500 miles.

While every effort is made to provide this information accurately, some errors may occur. Please visit MR Chevrolet with any questions and for details.

HWY 278 @ University Pkwy (Across from Walmart) 843.208.8800

/LowcountryChevy

@LowcountryChevy

DEALER NAME

Street Address City, State

Dealer URL

W W W. M R C H E V R O L E T. CO M | 8 4 3 - 2 0 8 - 8 8 0 0

1 Based on recognized industry awards for 2014/2015 year-end totals. 2 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud B10exercitation SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2016 ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. © General Motors.