Beaufort Lifestyle - July 2018

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WATER AL FESTIV ISSUE

JULY 2018 A Water Festival First Team Canaday

Phyllis Fabian Skiing Her Way Into Her 74th Birthday

Colden Battey, Jr. Once A Water Festival Commodore...

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CONTRIBUTORS Cindy Reid

Susan Deloach

Cindy Reid has been published in About Town, skirt!, Salon.com and The Coastal Mariner. A graduate of Mills College in Oakland, CA, she spent most of her career working with authors in the retail book business before becoming one herself. She has a daughter who lives in the state of Washington. A native of New York’s Hudson Valley, she now makes her home on St. Helena Island.

Susan Deloach was born Susan Bessinger in Beaufort, where she still resides with her husband, Larry, and sons Hudson and Tucker.

Susan has a gift for capturing the personality and unique essence of her subject whether on location or in the studio. Her portraits are as diverse as the personalities of the people she photographs - some are edgy, some joyful, but all have one thing in common: the sensitive, skilled and thoughtful approach of the artist behind the camera.

Carol Lauvray

John Wollwerth

Carol Lauvray relocated from Ohio to Beaufort in 2011 to enjoy the pristine coastal beauty of the Lowcountry and this friendly, welcoming community. In Beaufort, Carol’s found more than a home--she’s found the ideal place to pursue her passions for history and writing. She became a docent for the Beaufort History Museum in 2013 and now serves as the President of the Museum’s Board of Directors. Carol has more than 20 years of experience in writing marketing communications and holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Communication from Ohio University.

Her daughter Cristin and son-in-law Kevin live near Columbus, Ohio.

John Wollwerth is a photographer raised in New York, now living in Beaufort. He specializes in wedding and commercial photography, with additional background in portrait and stock photography. His work has appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, the Minneapolis Tribune, Coastal Living and South Carolina Homes and Gardens. John is involved with the Photography Club of Beaufort and the Professional Photographer of South Carolina.

He lives with his wife and three children.

Emily Burgess

Paul Nurnberg

Emily Burgess received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She is currently a stay-at-home mom to three boys and writes freelance. She moved to Beaufort in 2013 for her husband’s job and enjoys all the lowcountry has to offer.

Paul Nurnberg, whose studio is in Beaufort, SC, specializes in architectural and lifestyle advertising photography. He photographs a variety of subjects including people, products, food, nature and travel for ad agencies, large corporations and magazines. Local clients include Beaufort Memorial Hospital, The Vegetable Kingdom and Swanky J Boutique.

Other clients include JCB, (UK/Savannah), Johnson Matthey, Parker’s Markets and Stertil­ Koni. Paul also teaches photography and camera classes and one on one lessons to individuals.

He just finished a two-year term as president of the SC chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers

Lindsey Lenoir Lindsey Lenoir is a Mississippi transplant living in the Lowcountry. She lives in Beaufort with her husband, a Marine, and their four children. She is currently working on her first novel and enjoys writing poetry, children’s books, painting, and Friday night dance parties with her family.

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JULY 2018

IN THIS ISSUE 10 Salt Marshes and Bay Breezes Commodore Stacey Canaday

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A Water Festival First Team Canaday

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Phyllis Fabian

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Once A Water Festival Commodore, Always A Water Festival Commodore

Skiing Her Way Into Her 74th Birthday

Colden Battey, Jr.

30 Everyone Has a Pat Story

The Making of the Our Prince of Scribes

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History Sams Family Reunion

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United Way of the Lowcountry and Cathloic HEART Work Camp Partner to Help Our Neighbors

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OUR PRINCE of SCRIBES

14Remember Pat Conroy 20 riters

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PUBLISHER’S Thoughts

It's Water Festival Time!

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eaufort is definitely known for its festivals...there is no doubt. And, each of them brings community fun and new visitors into town.

But, there just isn't much that compares to the Beaufort Water Festival - ten full days of summertime fun. This event literally 'lights up the sky' on Friday, July 13 as the Opening Ceremony takes place...followed by a magnificent fireworks display. This kicks off the festival in style...Beaufort Life Style!

We, at Beaufort Lifestyle, love to bring you the life style of Beaufort. In this issue, we have created a style, a Water Festival style, for our readers.

Julie Hales, PUBLISHER On the next pages, you will read about some folks that are a part of this year's festival, like Commodore Stacey Canaday...and her husband, past Commodore Chris Canaday.

You will also read some great feature stories from past water festivals...Colden Battry, Jr, Water Festival Commodore in 1966 and Phyllis Fabian, member of the Beaufort Ski Team that performed in the 1960 Beaufort Water Festival.

And, as always, we have a complete Water Festival schedule for you included in the magazine. Be sure to hold onto this issue and plan the events you will be attending this year...or better yet, come on out to all of them.

It's hard to believe that a festival of this magnitude has been going on in Beaufort for 63 years...just amazing. My hat goes off to Stacey Canaday, as well as all past Commodores...and the 400 volunteers in our community that make this happen. What a great community!

So, enjoy this issue...and I look forward to seeing you next week at the festival!

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COMMODORE STACEY CANADAY

ABOUT THE COVER Meet Commodore Stacey Canaday... and past Commodore Chris Canaday.

They will tell you their history with the Water Festival and Stacey gives you a heads up on what to expect this year!

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JULY 2018 A Water Festival First Team Canaday

Phyllis Fabian Skiing Her Way Into Her 74th Birthday

Colden Battey, Jr. Once A Water Festival Commodore...

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Salt Marshes and Bay Breezes Commodore Stacey Canaday

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story by Cindy Reid

eet Stacey Canaday, the 63rd Annual Beaufort Water Festival Commodore.

The Commodore and her talented team of Coordinators and Directors put on South Carolina’s premier festival, the Beaufort Water Festival, which really is , “10 incredible days of Lowcountry fun and memories that last a lifetime.”

That is not an overstatement as the renowned Beaufort Water Festival is a community event, staffed entirely by approximately 400 volunteers, taken to the highest level. The events are a combination of annual traditions, new ideas, and world class entertainment.

Above all it is a celebration of Beaufort’s lively waterfront and friendly hometown community.

The events start with the Parris Island Marine Band concert and Fireworks, the exciting Raft Race, the Children’s Toad Fishing Tournament, and the always great Ski Show. Don’t forget the country music Concert in the Park, perennial favorite Motown Monday, Hometown Tuesday, the sweet local Talent Show, the Lowcountry Supper and the Commodore’s Ball.

Let’s not leave out the sporting events, the Water Festival Grand Parade, the sponsor’s expo, the Festival Arts and Crafts Market, the Blessing of the Fleet and the Parade of Boats. And then there is the Whistlers ( you have to see it to believe it), the popular Teen and River Dances, the non-profit expo, the thrilling air show, bed race and shrimp boat tours.

The list of fun and entertaining things to do at the Water Festival is so long that we can’t even put it all here- you will have to check out the schedule of events to see the full list of activities available.

When she not wearing her Commodore’s jacket, Stacey is a practicing attorney and a partner in the law firm of Tupper, Grimsley, Dean & Canaday, PA in Beaufort. Recently

photos by Paul Nurnberg

Beaufort Lifestyle caught up with Commodore Canaday to talk about this year’s Water Festival.

Traditions play an important role in the events but the Water Festival stays current by adding new and exciting events from time to time.

What is new or different at this year's Annual Beaufort Water Festival (BWF)?

We will have three acts for Concert in the Park this year, and so we are opening gates at 6:00 pm for a show time of 7:00pm.

One of the Commodore’s many tasks is to design the popular annual tee shirt. Tell us about this year's tee shirt design.

I had a clear vision of the theme for the 63rd Water Festival, and how I wanted it conveyed through the official artwork.

I knew I wanted my sister to create the painting, and fortunately for me she obliged! Amanda captured Beaufort in that painting and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.

How long have you been involved with the BWF? 16 years.

How did you first get involved?

I was a Pirette many, many years ago. When I returned to Beaufort after law school. I joined a few civic organizations - Zonta, The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry, and Young Lawyers all of which participated in the Festival.

Once I joined my current firm, my now partner, Erin Dean, suggested I help with Children’s Day back in 2002.

Why did you continue as a volunteer with the BWF? The people and the fun kept me coming back, with the bonus of having learned organization and leadership skills along the way.

What is your BWF favorite memory?

There are too many memories and moments to count! One of my favorites, though, was watching my two children steal the show during Commodore’s Ball when Chris became the 61st Commodore.

Our normally reserved Hayden just went all out on stage and performed dance moves we didn’t know he had!

What is your favorite event?

Choosing one is difficult. Opening Ceremonies is always exciting, what with the fly over, the Parris Island Marine Band and fireworks. Knowing how many moving parts are involved with Opening Ceremonies, and watching it go off without a hitch, is fantastic.

What entertainment do you have lined up for this year?

We’ve got wonderful and exciting acts this year! Our headliner for Concert in the Park is Grainger Smith, featuring Earl Dibbles, Jr. (check him out on YouTube and ESPN), with opening acts of John King and Walker County. To accommodate all three, we are opening gates at 6:00 pm. We will also have crowd favorites Deas-Guyz for Motown Monday and Steel Rail Express for Tuesday (which is also a FREE night), Zac Brown tribute band 20 Ride will join us Thursday for Lowcountry Supper, Groove Town Assault will get the party started Friday, and rounding out the week on Commodore’s Ball will be Emerald Empire Band.

Tell our readers something they may not know about the BWF. We can’t say it enough: all of our staff are volunteers, and we work year round to put the Festival together. Even with an all-volunteer staff, Water Festival makes a significant economic impact upon the City of Beaufort during the ten days of events, bringing thousands of visitors to Beaufort to stay in our hotels, enjoy our

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wonderful restaurants and participate in the many activities we have to offer.

Tell us something about yourself we may not know.

We have chickens; in fact we have five chickens, which are more like pets than farm animals. We have White Leghorns, Americanas and Bard Rocks. My son Hayden takes care of them, we call him the ‘chick wrangler!’ Another thing you may not know is that I absolutely love working out at Crossfit.

Where were you born and raised?

I was born in Tennessee, but raised in Beaufort since about the age of three.

How did you come to live in Beaufort?

My parents moved here with my sister and me after my dad retired from the Air Force.

Tell us about your family.

My husband, Chris, was the Commodore of the 61st Annual Water Festival. He is the government finance officer for the Town of Port Royal and has been there for about fourteen years. Chris and I attended school together since elementary school, though never dated until our last semester in college! We have two boys, Hayden who is 14 years old and a rising ninth grader at Beaufort High School, and Rowan who is ten years old and a rising fifth grader at Riverview Charter School. Both boys have been around Festival since they were born, and they usually pitch in during set up and take down.

My father, Charles, served in the Air Force during Vietnam, and was a police officer for the City of Beaufort for about twenty years before retiring. I remember when he used to work extra shifts at the Water Festival. My dad passed away in 2007, and we miss him daily. My mom, Paula, worked many years in human resources for the National Water Lift plant that existed at what is now the industrial park before moving to Hargray where she retired as Human Resources manager several years ago. She is now remarried to David Hoffman and they live in Bluffton. My sister, Amanda Paige, lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband Jeff and my niece, Savannah. The last few years they have indulged me and have come to visit us during Water Festival! Finally, my brother, CB Patterson, lives in Kathleen, GA with his wife Kim and my three nieces Katherine, Caroline and Charlie. CB followed in our dad’s footsteps, and is a Technical Sergeant at Warner Robbins Air

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Force Base in Georgia. I’m also fortunate to have my in-laws, Kelvin and Linda Canaday, here in Beaufort, too.

Beaufort is fortunate to have our newest Commodore and if you see Commodore Canaday at the Water Festival be sure and stop and say hello!

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A Beaufort Water Festival “First”

Team Canaday

story by Cindy Reid photos by Paul Nurnberg

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he Annual Beaufort Water Festival usually has a new ‘first’ every year and this year is no different- it is the first year that both a husband and wife have been elected Commodores. For Chris Canaday (Commodore 2016) and Stacey Canaday (Commodore 2018) this is the culmination of being dedicated Beaufort Water Festival volunteers for many years.

As this year’s Commodore, Stacey has much to do, and as she says, “Chris is my biggest fan, and is always my biggest help. He was Treasurer and gave me good pointers as far as that piece of the Water Festival is concerned. He is a great sounding board, as are all of our Past Commodores, but I really rely on ‘my table,’ my staff of very experienced and dedicated Coordinators, to make sure it all runs smoothly.”

Stacey had been a Beaufort Water Festival volunteer for several years when she brought her husband Chris (Finance Manager for the Town of Port Royal) to a crew picnic. As he tells it, “Stacey was the Children’s Day Chairperson for two years before I got involved. After her second year, I went with her to the Water Festival Crew Picnic. The Treasurer at the time, Jack Little, was talking at the picnic about how he was looking for an Assistant Treasurer. I volunteered for the position that day and the rest as they say is history."

After many years of volunteering, Chris was the 2016 Commodore.

Stacey says, “I started out at ground level as a volunteer. In fact I was pregnant with our son Hayden when I first started volunteering, and later with our son Rowan, so the boys have essentially been at every Water Festival in their lives.

Although volunteering means we are busy every summer, we wouldn’t do it if we didn’t love it, and I like to think we are instilling a sense of volunteerism in our sons.”

Chris says, “My favorite moment of every Festival is the Opening Ceremony. It is the culmination of ten months of hard work and planning by our volunteers.

Seeing families and friends smiling, laughing and having a good time while watching the Parris Island Marine Band and the fireworks show makes all the time spent planning more than worth it.”

Stacey says, "I love the Opening Ceremony because it is your first event, which makes it so special and meaningful.

I see people from over the decades, so I get to see people I haven’t seen in many years, and the Opening Ceremony itself gives me chills.”

Every Commodore becomes Chairman

of the Board for the year following their time as Commodore, and then they officially retire from being actively involved as a volunteer with the festival.

But Commodore Stacey hints that husband Chris may not be fully retired from the Water Festival just yet. She says everyone at the Lowcountry Supper (Thursday, July 19) should keep their eyes on the popular Whistlers act, ‘Stay tuned for a possible surprise.” So we might see former Commodore Chris one more time? She will only say, “I promise it will be fun!”

When her time ends, Stacey says, “It will be hard to go from weeks and months of being focused and busy to ‘phone silence.’ I am sure I will miss it, because I have been thrilled and proud to be involved with the Water Festival for so many years.”

A little history…..

“Once a year, in mid-summer, the sea island that holds Beaufort becomes a gigantic stage for one of the South's biggest outdoor events. Successful from its beginning, the Beaufort Water Festival has grown each year in importance and entertainment value, but is still worked as a community, non-profit project. The first Festival was held in July 1956, with John Bigbee serving as the first President and Gladys Thompson in charge of the visiting queens. The Lions Club took the job of putting on the first parade and has been doing so every year since.

In the early days of the Festival, it cost fifty cents to attend the Beauty Pageant, one dollar per couple to attend the Water

Festival Ball (which was later changed to the Commodore’s Ball) and two dollars to attend the Regatta Ball. The first weekend featured two days of sailboat races and the Regatta Ball. The following weekend began with the Beauty Pageant on Friday where the Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands was crowned. The parade and ski show, put on by the Beaufort Water Ski Club, and an air show highlighted the second weekend, in addition to the Water Festival Ball. ​ As the years went by, the Festival began to draw more and more people to Beaufort from other parts of the state and on a national level. Events such as fishing and golf tournaments as well as a craft market and Sponsors’ and Community Non-Profit expos were added to the lineup so the Festival had something to offer for every age and interest.

All events were held on or adjacent to the municipal parking lot and in case of inclement weather (the word “rain” is never used during the Festival), the pageant would move indoors to the Beaufort Elementary School and the Balls would be held in the Community Club.

The Festival continues to add new events and drop some events to keep current with the interests of festivalgoers. Over 400 volunteers work long hours to bring the events to the Festival.

The Festival is able to offer first class entertainment at reasonable prices because of the generosity of our loyal sponsors.​​“ From www.bftwaterfestival.com/ history

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TO PURCHASE EVENT TICKETS & FOR MORE INFO VISIT: BFTWaterFestival.com Friday, July 13 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at Waterfront Park Event Details: Noon – 7pm OPENING CEREMONY Sponsored by The Preserve at Port Royal Entertainment: The Parris Island Marine Band & Fireworks at Dusk Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: FREE EVENT​ Gates open at 6pm, Ceremony at 7pm FREE Shuttle Service from the Beaufort County Government Center

Saturday, July 14 Raft Race Sponsored by CPM Federal Credit Union Location: Waterfront Park Seawall Event Details: 8:30am – Noon Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 9am – 7pm Bocce Tournament Sponsored by JoCo Construction and Sea Island Elevators Location: Waterfront Park Main Field Event Details: Play starts at 9am Badminton Tournament Sponsored by A.C. Harvey’s Screenprinting Location: Waterfront Park Stage Field Event Details: Play starts at 9am

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Children’s Toad Fishing Tournament Sponsored by Plair Enterprises, Inc Location: Waterfront Park Seawall Event Details: FREE EVENT 10am – Noon Ages 12 and under only Bring your own rod, reel and tackle Bait provided Sponsor’s Expo Location: Waterfront Park Pavilion Event Details: FREE EVENT 10am – 2pm Shrimp Boat Tours Sponsored by Sea Eagle Market Location: Waterfront Park Seawall Event Details: FREE EVENT Noon – 4pm Ski Show Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: FREE EVENT 1pm & 3:30pm CONCERT IN THE PARK Sponsored by New Country Bob 106.9 Headline Performer GRANGER SMITH featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. with SPECIAL GUESTS country entertainer JOHN KING and new rising country act WALKER COUNTY Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $30 Gates open at 6pm, Show at 7pm No strollers, coolers, outside food or beverages or professional photography No Refunds FREE Shuttle service from Beaufort

County Government Center Children age 5 and under FREE

Sunday, July 15 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 9am – 5pm River Rally Sponsored by Butler Marine Location: Local Waters Event Details: 9am – 1pm Children’s Day Sponsored by Coastal Orthodontics Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: FREE EVENT 11am – 3pm Featuring Games, Activities, Shows, Bounce Houses and Prizes Shrimp Boat Tours Sponsored by Sea Eagle Market Location: Waterfront Park Seawall Event Details: FREE EVENT | Noon – 4pm TEEN DANCE Sponsored by JOHN 3:16 Entertainment: DJ Donna Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $10 | 6pm – 9pm Gates open 6pm – 9pm, No entry after 8pm (NO RE-ENTRY ALLOWED) Ages 13 – 17 only, ID Required Clutch Purses Only (6” x 9” size) | Please Wear Appropriate Clothing | No refunds, outside food or beverages, or coolers

Monday, July 16

Thursday, July 19

Event Details: 9am – 7pm

Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 10am – 7pm

Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 10am – 7pm

Water Festival Grand Parade Organized by: The Beaufort Lions Club Location: Downtown Beaufort Event Details: FREE EVENT 10am – Noon

MOTOWN MONDAY Sponsored by South State Bank Entertainment: Deaz-Guyz Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $15 Gates open 7pm, Show at 8pm No refunds, outside food or beverages, or coolers FREE Shuttle Service from the Beaufort County Government Center Children age 5 and under FREE

LOWCOUNTRY SUPPER Sponsored by Waste Pro Headline Entertainment: 20 Ride Opening Entertainment: Andrew Beam Featuring: The Whistlers Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $15 Gates open at 6pm Supper served 6pm – 7:30pm No refunds, outside food or beverages, or coolers Children age 5 and under FREE

Tuesday, July 17 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 10am – 7pm HOMETOWN TUESDAY Sponsored by Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Headline Entertainment: Steel Rail Express Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: FREE EVENT Gates open 7pm, Show at 8pm No outside food or beverages, or coolers

Wednesday, July 18 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 10am – 7pm TALENT SHOW Sponsored by Landon’s LP Hosted by: The Preceptor Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $10 or FREE with Official 2018 63rd Annual Water Festival T-Shirt Gates open at 6pm, Show at 7pm No refunds, outside food or beverages, or coolers Children age 5 and under FREE

Friday, July 20 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 10am – 7pm Bed Race Sponsored by Starr Distribution Location: Corner of Bay & Harrington Event Details: $25 entry per team 4:30pm check-in 5pm start time Same day registration based on space availability RIVER DANCE Sponsored by City Electric Supply Entertainment: Groove Town Assault Opening Entertainment: Souls Harbor Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $15 Gates open at 7pm, Show at 8pm Must be 18 or Older with Valid ID to attend No refunds, outside food or beverages, coolers or strollers FREE Shuttle service from Beaufort County Government Center

Saturday, July 21 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park

Non-Profit Expo Location: Waterfront Park Pavilion Event Details: FREE EVENT Noon – 4pm ​Air Show Sponsored by Executive Flight Training Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: FREE EVENT 1pm – 4pm Stunt Planes | US Coast Guard Search & Rescue Demo COMMODORE’S BALL Sponsored by Mike’s Marine Entertainment: Emerald Empire Band Location: Waterfront Park Event Details: $10 Gates open at 7pm, Show at 8pm No refunds, outside food or beverages or coolers Children age 5 and under FREE

Sunday, July 22 Festival Arts & Crafts Market Location: Promenade at the Waterfront Park Event Details: 9am – 3pm Blessing of the Fleet and Parade of Boats Sponsored by The Past Commodores of the Beaufort Water Festival Location: Beaufort River in front of Waterfront Park Seawall Event Details: Noon – 2pm FREE registration Boats must register to be eligible for prizes All applications must be at the judge’s table prior to Noon

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hyllis DeLoach Fabian has a birthday coming up and she plans on celebrating in somewhat of an unconventional way. This year will mark her 24th consecutive year of strapping on a life vest, water ski, and her trusty doublehandled rope to get out on the river and celebrate another year of life and health; a

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subject that is very important to her. “I still exercise, I firmly believe that is how I’ve been able to continue this every year, by keeping moving.”

Born right here on Beaufort’s very own Parris Island, on July 5, 1944, Phyllis lived in Beaufort with her parents and siblings until she was in the first grade. The family moved away for a few years but eventually

returned to the Beaufort Waterfront. “My father was in the United States Marine Corps at that point and we ended up leaving Beaufort when I was in the first grade. One of the places we lived during that time was Florida. That is where my father taught us how to ski.” Her father always loved boating, fishing and skiing, and when she was around nine years old,

he taught his children how to ski. In 1955, the family moved back to Beaufort. Shortly after Phyllis’ father would deploy and then return home where he was assigned to the newly dedicated Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort as its first Sgt. Major. Phyllis remembers how they would take the boat out, she and her sister would practice skiing, and even attempt stunts.

At the time, the Beaufort Ski Club was the Water Festivals only ski show. They would pull stunts including 2, 3, and some 5-person pyramids. She and her sister began training and performing with the ski club in 1960. Phyllis’ father had been working with the ski club for a few years.

“Daddy knew people in the Beaufort Ski Club and he would often times pull some of the skiers and pyramids with his boat because he had a pretty good size boat.”

She chuckles, “You know, we didn’t exactly do it like the professionals today build pyramids. I saw one person flip a person up on shoulders and then back down… when I was skiing we built a pyramid by climbing on each other.. and how we got down…oh goodness! 1…2…3… the bottom skiers went left, the other went right and you just jumped in the water…it was a lot of fun though!”

Phyllis recalls, “I was in the club at only 16 and 17, and in high school at the time.

I was in the band and a majorette, but when I graduated high school water skiing stayed with me.”

It took a lot of time and practice for Phyllis and her sister to master many of the stunts they performed. Her favorite stunt, “...was probably the pyramid.”

Although she prefers to slalom now, that wasn’t always the case. “I got a couple of trophies when I was around 17, one of those was skiing a slalom course. I was talked into competing and ended up getting 3rd place in the event, but when I was first on the team I couldn’t slalom.

In the club everybody could get up on one ski but not Phyllis! One time the team had to get back to another area in a hurry and I only had one ski and I said, “you know I can’t get up on one ski!” and they said, “Well, you’re just going to have to!” So, they threw out a double handled rope that was brand new and hadn’t been tied up. “I put the ski between the two ropes holding the handles which seemed pretty balanced, and I pulled it off so now that’s the only way I can get up on one ski is by using that double handled technique.”

“The last year I was with the ski team was 1961...” Phyllis would graduate from Beaufort High School in 1962 and begin a career working at the Port Royal docks in the accounting department. That is where

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she met her husband, Robert C. “Bob” Fabian. The young couple would marry in 1966. “My husband loved boating too. He loved fishing and did some skiing.” Having served in the United States Army and the Air Force before they met, Bob would eventually go on to work with the SC Air National Guard. “We moved around a good bit after we got married. We ended up moving back to Beaufort in 1993.”

The couple moved away for a while during Bob’s career as a plant manager and “overall troubleshooter” with Lifetime Doors, Inc. “ We have had quite a few moves,” Phyllis lamented, “18 times, 18 moves... SC, TX, CA, IL, FL, MS, then back to SC.” They would frequently come back to Beaufort on the weekends and go out skiing. “The waterfront was so different then, we would ski near the sand bar but there weren’t nearly as many boats and there was no waterfront park at the time.

It seemed like every time we came home something new was being built.” Beaufort would continue to grow and change over the 26 ½ years that they lived away. They returned in 1993 right before Phyllis’ 49th birthday. “My husband had decided that we needed to get a boat. He loved fishing. He came to me and said, let’s get a boat and then take you out on your 50th birthday and see if you can still ski! He was really the one that started me on this journey. That year I got up, no problem, and then the next year we did the same and then the next, and so on…this year will be my 24th year in a row that I have been able to get out on or around my birthday to

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go skiing!”

Her helmsman, and loving husband of almost 50 years passed away three years ago, her son Michael has since taken over as her boat driver. Some years they have all the family: her daughter LaNelle, son Michael, and 3 grandchildren there to see her ski. Some years only a few are there, but rest assured Phyllis will be there until she decides it’s time for her to “retire.”

Phyllis comments, “I want to get to 25 years before I retire from this journey, but who knows…”

For Phyllis, placing a lot of importance

on keeping up with her health and fitness continues to make this goal attainable.

“I wouldn’t say I have really a hobby anymore. Most of my extra time is spent taking care of the yard and I work out at the YMCA. Exercise has always been a consistent thing in my life. I don’t try to overdo it. I do believe it has made a big difference in what I’m still able to do with my body.” She does admit however, “I like going to the gym, but I absolutely hate doing jumping jacks… don’t do those! I figure, at 74 years old I don’t have to do those if I don’t want to!”

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Once a Water Festival Commodore, Always a Water Festival Commodore

Colden Battey, Jr. story by Lindsey Lenoir photos by John Wollwerth

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ver 50 years ago, during the summer of 1966 the sounds of the Beatles, Petula Clark, Simon and Garfunkel and the Monkees were heard over the airwaves. The United States had just officially placed the first combat troops on the shores of Vietnam the year before, and we were still in the “space race” with the Soviet Union in putting a man on the moon.

In the sleepy little coastal town of Beaufort, SC, the waterfront was teaming with festival goers, there to experience the city’s 11th annual Water Festival. Leading the charge that year was Beaufort’s very own Colden Battey, Jr. As many before and after him, the honor of being chosen to be the festival’s Commodore was bestowed upon him because of his many contributions to the town of Beaufort.

Battey recalls, “The Water Festival at that point was not nearly on the scale of what it is today.” He paints a picture, “First of all, most of the events were held at the bandshell, or on the water. Where the parking lot for the marina is now, there was a bandshell up on the hill there and all of that space there was vacant and people would bring in chairs…the venue was right there...that’s where the beauty pageant and even the dance were held.” Unlike the unobstructed view that we now enjoy of the waterfront, there were only a few places that one could set up and see the

water shows.

Today, over the span of 10 days, the Water Festival offers a lineup of concerts in the park, shrimp boat tours, fireworks, air show, an arts and crafts market, and yes, even a Bed Race. These, along with many more activities allow festival-goers to have the full “Beaufort” experience.

However, in 1966, when Colden Battey, Jr. was Commodore, the festival only lasted four days. “We still have many of the same activities we did back then, but a few have gone by the wayside, and a few have been added.” Colden reminisces, “Even at that time we kicked off with the golf tournament. The festival then was Friday through Sunday and most of the events were free. The golf tournament was a big deal because most of the people involved were big golfers.” On Friday night, the bandshell stage hosted the beauty pageant, “A lot was centered around the beauty pageant.” The Water Festival date was actually set to fall on the weekend before the Miss South Carolina pageant. There were normally between 30 and 50 girls that would participate and they did so to get themselves ready for Miss SC. Saturday was the parade. “The parade was a big deal at the time. All of the pageant queens were in it. We had a heck of a time finding convertibles for all of them them!” Along with the pageant queens were around 6 to 8 elaborately decorated floats.

“One year we had the Army, Navy, and

Marine Corps bands.” Battey ponders, “We also had a good many politicians that would come. We even had James F. “Jimmy” Byrnes who had been Secretary of State, United States Senator, Supreme Court Justice, and eventually the Governor of South Carolina. He always came to the parade.” There would be a luncheon after the parade in which all of the politicians were invited. “It was a big deal and we usually had about 90 people there. It used to be held at the National Guard Armory, but was later held at the St. Helena Parrish House.” The rest of the day consisted of air shows, skydivers, and stunt planes. “When we first started doing the festival, we even had the Blue Angels come and fly over the bridge.” One year, it was a very windy day.

“As some of the parachuters were coming down during the air show, the wind kicked up and we ended up with one guy on the roof of the police station and another in the St. Helena church yard.”

Accompanying the air show was always a ski show. “We began to have the Silver Springs Professional Skiers perform along with the local ski club.” Saturday night, the beauty pageant would feature evening gowns and the announcement of the winner, followed by the dance. “The year that I was Commodore there wasn’t much for the young people to do, the dance was more for the adults. One thing I did was to put in a dance at the armory. Later it became the street dance.”

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On Sunday, there was a repeat of the air show and then the blessing of the fleet.

“There would be a dozen or so shrimp boats all decorated, then we would have the speed boat races. Those speedboats sure made a helluva lot of noise, but I miss them!”

In 1966, Beaufort was on the cusp of undergoing many changes. Modern neighborhoods, golf courses, and commercial buildings were springing up everywhere, all while taking great strides to still preserve the natural landscape and beauty of the sea islands. “Beaufort was just so much smaller then. It was mainly just the local community in those days.”

Back in the 40’s and early 50’s, sailboat racing was popular in Beaufort. Colden recalls, “ By the mid 50’s it had sort of died out, and everybody knows how hot it is here in the summer. We all thought, ‘Now what are we going to do?’ That’s basically how it all got started.” Festival organizers wanted to make sure that most of the events were free. “We tried to get everybody there. We wanted the whole community to come out and have a good time and not worry about the cost.”

It clearly takes a lot of time and dedication to put on an event of this magnitude. “It’s really a big job being the Commodore. If things don’t go well, it falls on you. Back then it was pretty much a one-man job. I had a secretary, and maybe one or two fellows that would help out, and of course the Rotary Club and Lion’s Club.

We didn’t have the cavalry of people that it takes now. The Commodore is generally responsible for pretty much everything, getting sponsors, and of course making sure everyone is working together.” There are program directors, which are often times Commodore-elects, and many other different directors who handle the logistics of the air show, water show, band etc. “It makes a big difference when everyone works together.”

Colden Battey, Jr. currently serves on the Water Festival’s Board of Directors.

All past Commodores are automatically on the Board and meet a couple of times over the year. The responsibility of selecting a new Commodore each year resides with them. He still practices law in the heart of downtown Beaufort. He was chairman of the County Council for 8 years and is now the chairman of the Nemours Wildlife Foundation. The foundation maintains 10,000 acres, that houses a rich diversity of natural habitats. It offers an educational outreach program for people who are looking to receive a Master’s or PhD in Wildlife Biology and Conservation. Among his many commitments, he is also on the

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Jasper Port Authority and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Beaufort County Open Land Trust.

Although born in Augusta, Colden’s family is from Beaufort and they moved back here when he was in high school. “I went to the college, was in the Navy for four years, and then went to law school. I got the opportunity to travel around when I was first out of law school. I decided, ‘Why would I want to live anywhere else?’

I've got family, can make a good living, hunt, fish, do whatever I want. I’ve been back here now for over 55 years.”

When asked what he would like to see return to the Water Festival he replied, “I miss the parade, like it used to be…a lot of decorated floats, and bands…it was such a

big deal. I miss the speed boats too. I miss having the politicians being a big part of it.

I’d also like to see more free things for the public, so everyone would have the ability to participate.”

The former Commodore has seen many changes over the years. He laments, “It’s amazing that the festival has gone on for 63 years continuously. The public support is phenomenal. We have so many dedicated volunteers: people that have been doing this for 10 or 15 years.

They often use their vacation time from work to come work the festival. It’s really amazing to me that a festival of this scale has lasted all of these years. It is definitely a testament to the dedication of the volunteers and residents of Beaufort.”

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Everyone Has a Pat Story

The Making of the Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy

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ow does a dedicated flock of wordsmiths pay tribute to a beloved friend, an impassioned teacher, a world-renowned author, and a mentor who guided them? They put words to the page and share stories about him. Pat Conroy (1945–2016) was many things to many people—husband, father, brother, instigator, truth-teller— but he remained foremost a teacher and mentor.

He taught people to savor the beauty and power of language, to champion those who could not always advocate for themselves, and to make art that empowers and challenges.

The sixty-seven writers who lend their remembrances of Pat to Our Prince of Scribes run the gamut—from Pulitzer Prize winners Rick Bragg and Kathleen Parker to National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney to a pantheon of Pat’s close friends and family members, many who live and write here in Beaufort County.

The book was conceived of and nurtured

by Charleston novelist and artist Nicole Seitz and Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt. It will be published on September 18 by the University of Georgia Press (directed by another of Jonathan’s mentors, Lisa M. Bayer) with the support of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, which inducted Pat in 2004. Royalties from sales of Our Prince of Scribes will benefit the Conroy Center and Friends of Story River Books.

Nicole and Jonathan envisioned the book as a chorus of voices from across the full span of Pat’s writing life, from his boyhood to his final years. The collection is meticulously and poetically structured. Pat’s life and books are divided chronologically into three nautical sections: Headwaters; Flow and Floodplains; and, Tributaries and Delta.

Each section centers on a different era and place in Pat’s life and charts the varied roles that he assumed. The reader sees Pat as a young man in the 1960’s and 70’s, as student and teacher, bucking the flow, going against the tide. He then ventures from his treasured South and heads first to Europe then to San Francisco, swept away by fame and loose moorings. Finally, Pat returns home again to his beloved lowcountry and embraces the anchorages

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story by Maura Connelly

OUR PRINCE of SCRIBES

Writers Remember Pat Conroy

teacher, our Prince of Scribes.” that led to some of his most productive Anthology. In its Greek origins, the and fulfilling years and gave him the word meant a collection of “flowers”, or opportunity to serve as sage elder to his by various authors.

Our tribe of edited writers. by nicole seitz short andwritings jonathan haupt Prince of Scribes brings together many In her preface Nicole notes, “Pat’s was a could beof better thanfrom so many togetherflowers, to celebrate PatinConroy?

This book not mourning of a isfallen messy“What fellowship people allvoices walkscomingliterary a testament to the enormous hold heartsbut andin minds.”—ANN friend, celebrationPATCHETT of him and to of life.” Those myriad storytellers havehe had on our blossom anew so that others might also collectively captured a vibrant vision of find inspiration in these recollections. In Pat, not as he saw himself, but as others his memoir My Losing Season, Pat wrote came to view him. As Jonathan remarks of one of his own mentors, “The great in his introduction, “This collection is our teachers of the world fill you up with hope gift to writers and readers; we honor Pat and shower you with a thousand reasons by sharing his stories and our own—our to embrace all aspects of life.” Pat was that truths as we know them to be. ‘Tell me a kind of great teacher too, in the classroom story,’ Pat would say. These are the stories and beyond. Sixty-seven of the writers writers tell of Pat Conroy, our friend, our

he inspired remember him fondly and powerfully in this anthology, a treasure trove for fans of exceptional teachers and storytellers.

Featuring essays by: • Dottie Ashley • William A. Balk Jr. • Rick Bragg • Sonny Brewer • Sandra Brown • Jonathan Carroll • Ryder Carroll • Mark Childress • Katherine Clark • John Connor Cleveland • Cassandra King Conroy • Melissa Conroy • Tim Conroy • Debbi Covington • Nathalie Dupree • Walter Edgar • Stephanie Austin Edwards • Margaret Evans • Nikky Finney • Connie May Fowler • Jonathan Galassi • Judy Goldman • Scott Graber • Cliff Graubart • Cynthia Graubart • Anthony Grooms • Jonathan Haupt • Alexia Jones Helsley

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Patti Callahan Henry Mary Hood Josephine Humphreys Janis Ian Terry Kay John Lane David Lauderdale Ellen Malphrus Andy Marlette Bren McClain Teresa Miller Wendell Minor Mary Alice Monroe Michael Morris Kathy L. Murphy Michael O’Keefe Steve Oney Kathleen Parker Mark Powell Ron Rash Sallie Ann Robinson Lawrence S. Rowland Jonathan Sanchez Alex Sanders Valerie Sayers Sean Scapellato Bernie Schein Maggie Schein Nicole Seitz Lynn Seldon Catherine Seltzer Anne Rivers Siddons George Singleton Barbra Streisand

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Conroy --My Losing Season. Pat nurtured and coaxed children and adults into new lands, always pushing the familiar boundaries, handing them new passports, while always reminding them to never forget home. He started as a humble, impassioned teacher in a small Daufuskie classroom with 18 children in 1969 and went on to become a best-selling author, a mythical literary figure, replete with scars and tragic flaws. Throughout his journey, his venture to many ports of call, he never forgot what he revered as his true calling: teacher. This book is an embrace by many to one man: their Prince of Scribes.

SIDEBAR: Featuring the editors and a dozen of the local contributing writers, a book signing reception is planned for Our Prince of Scribes for the evening of Tuesday, September 18, the official publication date. Details will be posted later this summer on the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s website and Facebook feed: www.patconroyliterarycenter. org and www.facebook.com/ patconroyliterarycenter

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Sams Family Gather at at Dataw Island for First Reunion

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ams Point Road. BB Sams Drive.

How many times have you passed these roads with nary a thought? Recently more than 100 descendants of William and Elizabeth Sams gathered at Dataw Island at their first ever full family reunion to learn about their family history which began here in the 1700s.

Thanks to the efforts of the non-profit Dataw Historic Foundation (DHF), several historic sites on Dataw Island have been preserved and improved with interpretive

signage, including the Sams Plantation Ruins, which appear on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as other sites on the island, most notably the slave cemetery. DHF has also built a History and Learning Center to display artifacts and offer further interpretation of the sites.

Several generations (at least 5) of the Sams family, many of whom had dispersed across the country, met family members (in what was quite a unique setting – after all, not many families have volunteers working to preserve their history or

museums with their families’ portraits.

“It is so rewarding that so many people who are not even related to the Sams family are willing to spend so much of their own time, and work so hard, preserving our family home,” says John Bonum Sams, Jr. (fourth generation to BB Sams). “We are indebted to the Dataw family. It just keeps getting better!”

Reading through the family history almost feels like walking through a map of Beaufort, sprinkled with names like Sams, Fripp and Barnwell. And, indeed, the reunion attendees were treated to a downtown Historic Beaufort Walking Tour featuring almost 30 homes and points of interest that are all tied to the Sams family.

DHF volunteer Joe Roney wrote and led the tour.

“It really is fantastic to share our city’s rich history,” said Roney. “The family is so appreciative and have been wonderful to work with.”

The city of Beaufort was founded by Col. John “Tuscarora Jack” Barnwell, grandfather to William Sams, whose local story began in 1783 when he purchased Dataw Island (then Datha Island) to escape the political tension in Charleston following the American Revolution. He acquired Dataw Island, situated along the sea island corridor just outside Beaufort, and thrived with growing Sea Island Cotton. In 1798, William Sams died and

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From left to right: Bonum Barnwell Sams, Jr., Wlliam L. Sams, Sara (wife), Annalise (daughter), William C. Sams and John Sams left the island to his two sons, Berners Barnwell Sams (BB) and Lewis Reeve Sams (LR); the island was then split between them. BB retained the original family home (now known as the Sams Plantation) and later added the east and west wings.

LR built a new home along Morgan River, but all that can be seen now of Lewis Reeve’s home is what local boaters refer to as “the chimney,” a stick of bricks peeking through the marsh only at low tide.

Sams family members came from near and far to learn of their family history, and many were surprised of what else they

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gained while here.

“This is so wonderful to experience,” said attendee William L. Sams. “It is such a great opportunity for my children to meet their family and a great time to connect.”

He also spoke of the ruins saying, “The preservation is just amazing.”

John Colgan, DHF, gave lectures throughout the day on the history of the Sams Family; beginning with Bonum Sams who was born in Somerset, England in 1663 and came to Charles Towne in 1681.

All of the the Sams today, descend from Bonum.

The day wrapped up with a presentation from a few Sams family members sharing how they met and how this reunion came to fruition. The family then presented Joe Roney with a check for $2300 and thanked Dataw and the DHF for all their hard work and dedication in preserving the Sams Family Plantation.

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United Way of the Lowcountry and Catholic HEART Work Camp partner to Help Our Neighbors

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hile many kids spend their summer break playing video games and swimming, others from around the country take one week out of their summer to lend a helping hand to neighbors in our community through the Catholic HEART (Helping Everyone Attain Repairs Today) Work Camp.

Earlier this summer, more than 285 students from across the nation came together here in the Lowcountry for the 19th Annual Catholic Heart Work Camp.

United Way of the Lowcountry coordinates the one-week camp to help make life better for people throughout Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

"This program's mission is to revitalize communities and beautify the homes of the elderly, the disabled and those who are unable to afford needed repairs," says Bethany Marcinkowski, United Way of the Lowcountry's Vice President of Education Impact.

During the Catholic HEART Work Camp program, the students, along with more than 100 adult leaders and several local volunteers worked together on 45

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projects throughout the community. The students did everything from yard work and minor home repairs to installing handicap ramps. In addition to working on residential homes, some of the groups also worked on projects with agencies throughout the community.

“They did a lot of things I couldn’t do,” says Mr. Singleton, who is wheelchairbound. In just a few days, the campers

replaced boards and painted his wheelchair ramp, repaired his front porch and worked in the yard.“I appreciate it very much.”

"These young people make a big impact in just a few short days by doing simple home repairs including painting, yard work, cleaning, repairing screens, and anything else that is difficult for an elderly or handicapped person to

accomplish. There is a big need for these types of services in our community and we're excited to have this wonderful group of students in the Lowcountry each year, helping to meet the needs of our neighbors, says Marcinkowski.

Ms. Lucy couldn’t have been more excited to have a crew at her house. “It meant a whole lot to me,” says Ms. Lucy.

She says her home has been in bad shape for several years after a tree fell on it. But living on a fixed income, making the costly

repairs was challenging. Ms. Lucy says she is grateful for her church stepping in to help and last month students with the Catholic Heart Work Camp helped give her home a facelift with new paint and minor repairs. “I call them my little angels,” says Ms. Lucy. Hilton Head Glidden donates all the paint, as they have every year since the first group of HEART Work campers arrived in 1999, brightening spirits like Ms. Lucy’s through the Lowcountry. “The house is so bright now and it reminds me

of how it looked when my children were young, says Ms. Lucy.

Students with the Catholic HEART Work Camp volunteer their time from Monday – Thursday and then have a free day on Friday to enjoy the amenities of the Lowcountry including beach visits, touring and other activities. Throughout their time here, they stay at the Hardeeville School Complex. After working throughout the day, they attend spiritual programs in the evenings.

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story by Lindsey Lenoir

he dinner table is the heartbeat of all Italian life.

Family and friends gather together to savor the moment, decompress, and reconnect.

This traditional and familial experience is what owner Maria Jackson wanted to bring to Beaufort when she opened Bella Luna 10 years ago. “I was involved in the food industry when I lived in Los Angeles.

When you are coming in from the outside, you tend to run towards what you are used to, you go to your comfort zone.

That was Italian food for me. I never had a big epiphany, I just thought, 'Ok, what resources do I need to bring it here? I tried to figure out why it was not already here, and is there a need for it?' Maria decided there was a need. “I really just wanted to give the community some good food.”

Just off of Sea Island Parkway, in St. Helena, Bella Luna is conveniently located on the tourism tract of the islands.

“People come from all over to experience the Sea Islands and it is nice for them to have options along the way.” When it first opened, Maria says there were no other businesses out there. “Now, with all of the other restaurants and shops, it makes it more of a destination for people.”

Although grateful to the many tourists

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that stop by the restaurant, Jackson says, “ We have tremendous support from the locals. Breakfast is like the watering hole.”

Generations of families pass through the doors of Bella Luna. “It’s so nice to see grandparents, children, and grandchildren

coming together. It gives the community a connection and to do it over a good meal, that is one of the best compliments!”

Maria and most of the kitchen staff at Bella Luna have been together from the beginning, “changing, refining and

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evolving” their traditional dishes. “We work together, developing and refining our recipes, what works, what doesn’t work…. we are willing to try it all.”

Traditional Italian cuisine is an ovation of produce and seasoning. “We take pride in everything we do. I think we do a really good job with what we have locally. We get our eggs from Myers Family Farm and Dempsey Farms has been so generous and kind to us.” Deriving inspiration from the local farming community and their laborintensive work, Maria believes, “Buying something processed is just a disgrace.

You can’t beat using ingredients that are locally grown and harvested. Our vegetable omelets are literally made from the eggs and produce down the road and that is amazing!” Bella Luna serves breakfast from 8am-11am, “or whenever you see

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my car out there.” admits Maria. “Our intention with serving breakfast is that people would come back for dinner, and they do!”

Maria is happy to see “Southern food” trends shifting to include more fresh ingredients with less and less “fried, battered, and over-processed foods.”

Nothing at Bella Luna is pre-made, and they change their specials on a nightly basis. “We do a lot of different things with our specials, but we are able to accomodate most any request or dietary needs.” Maria explains that “Along with our specials we have traditional dishes, but, if we have the ingredients and you have had a dish from Italy that you absolutely love that isn’t on the menu…” give them a little direction and they will certainly create a plate for you.

Bella Luna also invites patrons to bring their own wine. “We enjoy tailoring a meal to pair with what people choose to bring in.” They also have a variety of drink options, infusing many with the classic Italian liqueur, “Limoncello,” which is apparently “molto delizioso!”

Maria relates, “There is an influence here from everyone in my family, which in many ways has kept the integrity of the food.” She wants her customers to have an inviting, interactive, familial experience.

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