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On Whippoorwill farm, regenerated forest is primary crop

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

At Whippoorwill Farms in Ridgeland, every person and every animal – several thousand of them – works on the farm.

Farmer Marissa Paykos is turning her invasive plant-laden, neglected 40 acres into a regenerative farm, making it an ecologically balanced forest system that maintains itself and feeds its inhabitants without the use of tractors, fertilizers or pesticides.

“I wanted to raise animals regeneratively, and I wanted to regenerate a forest

system,” Paykos said. “When we bought the property, it had been clear-cut 20 years ago, and then neglected. There were invasive trees, invasive plants, kudzu vines taking over. It was the perfect ecosystem to fix.”

Regenerative farming is based off the principles of healthy soil, water retention, carbon negativity and biodiversity.

“And it’s not just biodiversity of plants.

It’s biodiversity of animals, and not just native animals, but domestic animals when you’re farming,” she said.

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Marissa Paykos takes a moment to welcome visitors to her “pay what you can” produce stand near the road to Whippoorwill Farms in Ridgeland.

Here she is! Miss South Carolina – and she’s from Bluffton

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

Fans of the Miss South Carolina 2021 pageant, held at Columbia’s Township Auditorium June 26, might have watched the contest on television, but one Bluffton resident experienced it from the stage.

At the end of the show, no one was more surprised than she was when the winner was announced.

It was her.

Julia Herrin, 19, daughter of Jennifer and Jeff Herrin of Bluffton, was visibly overwhelmed when her name was called. “If you saw it, you saw my disbelief when they called my name,” she said in a phone interview after returning home. Three days after the event, she was still exuberant. “I’m so excited! It’s been a dream of mine for a long time,” the Auburn University student said.

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I just wanted to do the best I could and have fun,” she said.

Early in the evening, she was named to the top 16, then the top 10, then the top five.

Julia Herrin, Miss South Carolina 2021

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SUNNY SIDE UP

Fond memories of childhood years bring loved ones closer

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

I recently spent most of a Saturday celebrating my cousin June’s 85th birthday at her party in Blythewood, hosted by her three daughters, Beverly, Robin and Kim (my first cousins once removed, I’ve learned), in the Fellowship Hall at their church.

Two of my sisters were there, along with four more cousins, and a number of June’s friends. After the delicious luncheon, we all had the opportunity to paint a small canvas, led step-by-step by an art teacher. My tree looks weird, and I didn’t follow instructions well, but I enjoyed the time spent with my sisters and cousins.

After the party broke up and we helped clean up, several of us went back to June’s house to continue our visit.

June still lives in the house she and her late husband built when they were

newly married, down the hill from “Rock Haven,” the house in which she grew up.

Her father, my Uncle C.D., bought some acreage there decades ago and built a home with large stones he dug up from the fields.

June’s nephew still lives there with his family, and her brother Douglas lives in a smaller place across the way.

As a child, I spent many a fun day there in the country. My dad and June’s mom (my Aunt Gwen) were brother and sister, so we visited often. The younger kids – Bev, Robin, Kim, my brother, sister and I – played together, while the older folks talked.

During our visit, we talked a lot about our growing up years and memories of our parents, but we also chatted about our current families, jobs and hobbies.

It was fun to reminisce about the “old days,” when we had acres and acres of yard to play in, but riding in the back of Uncle C.D.’s pickup through the cow

pasture was more fun.

My sister Shirley and I stayed ... and stayed ... and stayed, enjoying the time with our cousins, whom we don’t see too often, until someone supposed it was time to eat again. So, we brought out all the leftover party food. It was just as good as it had been 7 hours earlier.

The talking and laughing continued until we saw that it was after 9 p.m. and time to go home. I was staying the night at Shirley’s house on the other side of Columbia, and we had a half-hour drive ahead.

As I drove, I replayed some of the day’s conversations in my head. There was a lot of love coursing through our chatter.

Later that night, as I lay down to sleep in my sister’s guest room, I smelled a light scent of our father. Shirley had kept Mom and Dad’s bedroom furniture, and I was on his side of the bed.

I have slept there a number of times over the years and never noticed it, but

his aroma must have been in the mattress. It was suddenly all around me, strangely real and powerful. A flood of memories spilled over me all at once, like a movie on fast forward.

I could see him and Mom, in that very bed, waking up on a lazy Saturday morning to three kids wanting breakfast.

Then he was playing horseshoes in the backyard and teaching me to drive and laughing at a dumb joke and pushing me on the swing and walking, with Mom, beside me on the beach at my wedding.

He was with me. It might have been because his birthday was just six days prior, having fallen on Father’s Day as it does every few years, and I had thought about him a lot that day. It might have been because of that day’s activities with his closest sister’s children and grandchildren.

Whatever the impetus, it was sweet and comforting, and I smiled as I drifted off to sleep.

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State budget highlights include pay raises

By Weston Newton CONTRIBUTOR

The House convened for the final times this summer over the past few weeks, first to review and vote on a conference report from the joint Senate-House Budget Conference Committee, which met to iron out differences between the two chambers’ versions of the state budget, and then Weston Newton to vote on Governor McMaster’s vetoes.

With all the hard work of staff, members of the committee, my colleagues, and with the leadership of the Speaker, we were able to pass the most conservative budget in South Carolina history. This budget funds only the essential functions of the state while protecting taxpayers and preparing for weather or health-related disasters.

Some of this year’s highlights include: $50 million in a Preparedness Relief Fund in the case of a natural disaster; investment in rebuilding tourism to recover the pandemic’s hardest-hit industry; $650 million to local governments to allow them to cut taxes on residents; 75% expansion of the state’s 4K program and

$1,000 raise for every teacher (in addition to a STEP increase), bringing teacher pay in our state above the Southeast average; $36 million for the growth of the charter school system; a full-time nurse and school resource officer in every school; 2.5% pay raise for state employees; STEP pay raise for law enforcement officers and PTSD treatment for law enforcement and firefighters; $8.3 million to pay down state debt; and $200 million for the S.C. Port to avoid high-interest debt.

Additionally, conservative budgeting and years of responsible planning allowed for more than $643 million in reserves.

While the Governor vetoed a number of earmarked appropriations, totaling $152.5 million dollars, not on the merits of the individual projects but because projects (including funding for the Jasper Port, Beaufort Jasper Comp Health and Port Royal Shrimp Dock Repairs) were bundled, he also applauded the General Assembly for passing “the most transparent and accountable budget in modern times.”

(You can see the full budget at scstatehouse.gov/committeeinfo/housewaysandmeans.php.)

In addition to finishing the work on the budget this week, my Legislative Oversight Committee held a public hearing to review the State Election Commission’s process for maintaining the accuracy

of voter rolls with regards to qualified electors, including but not limited to, removing deceased people from the state’s active voter registration list. Special thanks to Laurie Zapp and Xiodian Lee, both from Beaufort County, for their extensive research and testimony before the committee.

In this politically charged environment, it is easy to get caught up in partisan politics whenever the topic of voter rolls comes up. Our meeting was not without passion from various sides, but fortunately we are were able to agree that insuring the integrity and accuracy of our voter rolls is tantamount to free and fair elections where every legal vote counts.

The committee’s review and testimony offered afforded a better understanding of the process and resulted in identification of ways to help close some of the gaps and find solutions to get better access to more death records, specifically involving state residents dying across state lines.

While the Oversight Committee, which I chair, meets year-round, typically the House would not reconvene until January; however this year, we will return in September to begin work on reapportionment and redistricting.

Weston Newton is the representative for District 120 in the State House of Representatives. WestonNewton@schouse.gov

Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I thoroughly enjoyed Lynne Hummell’s recent “ephemera” column. It reminded me of the moment long ago I learned the meaning of that word.

I had come across a beautiful menu from the cruise my parents had taken on their honeymoon (1930s) from New York to Bermuda. How elegant that menu was.

I started some research to see if there was any interest somewhere (e.g., the cruise line?) for the menu. In reply to my query, someone mentioned the word “ephemera.”

I never went further with it and figured I might frame it to hang next to their honeymoon photo, taken on that ship.

That menu is still in my special memory box; I cannot toss it. The memory it evokes, the pleasure it brings from looking at it, even just once a year, when again trying to cull that box.

Another factor entering the equation could be family. I’ve none left (no parents, siblings or children). So, if I pass on to the Great Beyond before my mate, it’s left to him to toss that box. He probably won’t even pore through it, item by item, like I do on an annual basis.

During each culling I truly do finally say “Oh Lord, why am I keeping THIS?” and toss something. But there are just those menus/receipts/ticket stubs/article published

of one of my work achievements/extra special sympathy cards sent on death of beloved parents/handwritten notes – on and on. It’s personal.

And though you may be the only surviving member of a family, it’s your history. If it’s important enough to keep in a memory box, to look at only once a year, and if it brings a smile and good memories, well ... it ain’t taking up much real estate while I’m still here.

Barbara Costa Bluffton

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Anytime is a good time for hobbies that bring joy With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, is-

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seeking out folks who are willing to participate. If we find you, we hope you will want to respond.

Melissa Dawson, Bluffton: “Pickleball and tennis. We moved here for the weather and the taxes.”

At lunchtime at Okatie Ale House, we asked: “Which of your hobbies gives you the most joy?”

Kevin Fennell, Washington, D.C. (but moving to Bluffton in September): “I like to fish inshore.”

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FARM from page 1A Once Paykos and her husband, James Young, cleared a section and set up their systems, they moved from their 2-acre farm 19 months ago. Since then, they have cycled their animals through one section at a time, gradually working their way deeper into the property as the animals do their jobs of naturally clearing it.

“We begin at 5:30 a.m., especially now that it’s our busy season,” said Paykos.

“Everything we do is super laborious. We spend three hours a day in the garden, and when we’re pruning tomatoes, it’s another two hours.”

Paykos’ sister, Alicia Paykos Theurer, was proof that no vacation comes for free.

The morning after she and her family arrived for a visit, Theurer was working in the garden.

“There is a team of volunteers and staff that take care of feeding the animals so I can focus on the big picture,” Paykos said.

“I think it’s important that people know the way that we farm is very laborious.

There is no easy way of working through the forest with the animals. And the cost is very high for us because what we are

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All the animals at Whippoorwill Farms have a job to do in the cycle of a regenerative farm. Marissa Paykos explains how her pigs root out invasive plants and expose the soil.

doing is very intensive on top of all the expenses that it takes to farm.”

Ambling up to Paykos was another staff

member.

“That’s Johnny, our pig herder,” she said. “I couldn’t run the farm without

him.” The German shepherd apparently has mad skills corralling pigs and spotting the occasional AWOL chicken that escapes from its fence. The farm is also home to bees, rabbits, ducks, goats, cows and guinea hens.

“The idea is that we might have 40 acres of property but at the same time we might use only 5 acres of that for the animals. We have thousands of animals.

Right now we have 2,000 chickens, 150 pigs, a small herd of goats, cows, and so there’s a lot of animals, but they only use a small space at a time,” said Paykos.

No job is too big or too small that it can’t be done by one resident or another.

The chickens and the ducks crush and eat the invasive weeds, such as sickle pods. The chickens also cluster under the weeds in the forested sections, sheltered from prying hawk eyes, and eat all the bugs and grubs. Then Paykos decides whether to move the fowls out and plant a cover crop such as cowpeas, sun hemp, clover or perennial grasses, or move the

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LETTERS from page 4A To the Editor: The idea of living a life of trustworthiness in our society is currently under increasing attack.

As Americans, we have been taught to respect the qualities of trust, including good character, honesty and fairness. Unfortunately, in today’s world, we must deal with the many contradictions and challenges of fake news, social and media bias, alternate facts and “truth is not the truth.”

In “The Death of Truth,” author Michiko Kokitani explains it this way: “Too many people are gullible, stubborn and often in denial, willing to accept for truth that which suits their personal view-regardless of factual basis.” As an example, a recent Edelman poll showed less than 50% of Americans trust chief executives; yes, distrustfulness permeates society.

A key to this dilemma is understanding “foundational ethics,” says Kokitani, which encompasses four recognized qualities: trust, truth,

honesty and fairness. Further, this level of ethical judgement can be applied to a person, religion, profession, group or country. In short, the level of trustworthiness.

So, how has society failed and how do we fix it?

Parents can start at home with foundational ethics as we raise our children and interact with our neighbors and friend, thus complementing our schools.

Citizens have the responsibility to speak out against distrust, lies and dishonesty.

Voters must not tolerate politicians locally and in Washington that violate the truth and their oath of office.

We all know what is right and correct. What we must do is actually live it in the Lowcountry every day.

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cows in and feed them hay. As the cows eat the hay, the seeds fall to the ground and soon begin to grow.

When Paykos moves the pigs, the first thing she has to do is turn off the electricity to the movable fence, roll the wires and move the stakes. After she finishes moving and reinstalling the fence, the pigs get to work on the 20 years’ worth of leaf litter covering the soil.

“The pigs come on, they clear, they expose the soil, they help to decompose the leaf litter, and then we cover crop. Cover cropping feeds the pigs, and prevents erosion,” she said. “Hurricane Matthew came through before we bought the place and a lot of the trees fell all in the same direction, so we let them stay and rot.

They produce mushrooms, and who likes mushrooms? The pigs.”

All of the animals move on a weekly schedule. Usually.

“If the pigs don’t do enough damage to a section, if they’re being lazy and there’s still a lot of kudzu, we won’t move them.

The pigs actually root the kudzu up and they eat the root balls. It’s super fibrous and they’ll eat that before they eat the spent grain we get from the distilleries,” said Paykos. “They sever all those vines which then die on the trees, and then the trees will start to grow strong again.”

The cows and goats also help in keeping down the weeds and spreading the grain from the hay, but the goats have an additional job. At least one rather spectacular goat does.

Hanging out with a number of large sows was a goat pretending to be one of

the group.

“That goat is a pig. His name is Cowboy. He will mount you. His ladies don’t even want him in with them. He’s friendly, too. He’ll let you pet him, and then he’ll pee on you. He is so hardy, but he’s so pretty and he makes really pretty babies,” Paykos said. “Cowboy does a really important job. He eats all the foliage from his chest up, but the other thing that he does that’s really important is he comes in and he knocks those saplings, and breaks them in half. That helps open up our forest canopy.”

An invasive forest such as the one near Whippoorwill’s front gate is not a working ecosystem. With the trees growing so closely together, they can’t reach maturity to drop fruit, nuts, blossoms for pollinators. Paykos called it a toothpick syndrome.

“In the forest system, it’s a lot cooler. It’s not cooler because of the shade. It’s cooler because of transpiration cooling from our trees. So when we talk about climate change, and we talk about how hot it is or how the climate is changing, and it’s hotter in the summer times or we’re in the city or we’re in our developments and there’s no trees, and it’s all houses and our electricity bills are through the roof, it’s because there’s nothing letting vapor off into the air that actually cools the temperature,” she said. “So if I could take my 40 acres, and I could create a cooler climate in the summer then that, to me, is helping.”

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FARM from page 12A To regenerate the forest system, once a year so far, an excavator comes through and pulls the invasive trees such as sweetgum and popcorn, stacking them in huge piles that Paykos and the staff will eventually burn and turn into biochar to put into the soil for its nutrients. Those saplings and larger trees that are native and worth keeping – such as oaks, pecans, pine trees and loblollies – will either be pulled and potted for a future replanting or marked and kept in place.

Paykos will eventually plant loquats, fig trees and a number of others that she is collecting, such as redbuds for the pollinators.

In the garden, she hopes to see an increase in the bumble bees, butterflies, and moths hovering over her plants. At any time, Paykos might have zucchini, lemon basil, parsley, greens, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, summer veggies, and sunflowers.

Proof that there is no free lunch on the farm, even the worms serve a dual purpose.

“We have a little worm farm where we harvest their worm castings – worm poop. We put them in bags to dry and then into the garden. Even the water that drains from watering the worms becomes a compost tea,” Paykos said. “Everything has a purpose and nothing is wasted.”

That includes produce and pig parts that don’t get to the farmers’ markets.

Outside the front gate is a sheltered produce stand that is stocked a couple of times a week with whatever is ripe in the garden. It’s pay-as-you-can opportunity, keeping in mind those neighbors who might not be able to afford a lot of fresh goods.

“Every week we try to put 100 pounds of produce out on the stand. When we sell at market, we sell our tomatoes, for example, at $8 a pound. If we put 50 pounds on the stand, I’m donating $400 to the community each week,” Paykos said. The herbs gathered in the morning sit in jars near baskets of onions, cucumbers and tomatoes of all kinds. There’s also a freezer of meat products.

“I hope those in the community that can afford it might put a little more money in the box to help cover those who can’t,” she said. “I felt like the people that are in need are more open to stopping somewhere that nobody is judging. It’s a

guilt-free zone.”

Whippoorwill Farms sells at four farmer’s markets, restaurants and the produce stand, but also promotes agrotourism.

“It is a huge part of what we do,” Paykos said. “We like to bring people here so they can understand what regenerative farming looks like, why keeping your forest ecosystem intact is important, and what that looks like for the future.”

Guests can stay a couple of nights, tour the farm, and/or take a class. She gives a farm tour every night around the property. Some nights she will have 15 to 20 groups of people staying in the tent sites, RV sites, or the farm’s tiny house AirBnB. “The end goal for me is to get people interested in what we are doing here, so that they want to come shop. They see the value in how hard we work, they want to support us by shopping with us because it’s so important that people see this is the future of farming,” said Paykos.

“Factory farms, yes, they feed a lot of people, but if we all just made small adjustments, we could really make a difference environmentally.”

Whippoorwill offers classes in organic gardening once a month, beekeeping, mushroom foraging (Paykos is a licensed forager), how to butcher a chicken (they process chickens four times a week), or pig butchering in January and February.

There is also a local healer who will come to the farm and do sound healing, reiki or meditation.

“We do garden meditations for free.

We’ve done a sunrise meditation, a sunset drum circle, so just all kinds of ways to get the community involved,” said Paykos. “This is wellness over all, that’s the idea here. What we put in our bodies, how we treat our environment, how we treat our communities, with the paywhat-you-can produce stand. It’s all about wellness as a whole.”

Paykos takes her produce and meats to farmers markets at Hilton Head Coastal Discovery Museum on Tuesdays, Edisto Island on Wednesday, Savannah on Saturday, and the new Root and Bloom Sundays at Oyster Factory Park.

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Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

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Julia Herrin of Bluffton shows her overwhelming joy at being named Miss South Carolina 2021 during her crowning June 26 at Township Auditorium in Columbia.

The five finalists were given questions to answer on the spot, and then each had a chance to tell judges why she should be the next Miss South Carolina.

Herrin said she wanted to help grow the non-profit organization, raise more money for scholarships, and increase participation.

“I have a three-, six- and nine-month plan,” she said confidently. She also credited the organization with her success so far. “I’m a product of this organization. I’ve been a part of the Miss America team for five years,” she said of her years in Miss Teen pageants.

As the top five contestants were named fourth, then third, then second runners up and escorted to the side, Herrin was still standing center stage with Lindsey Burrell, Miss Spartanburg. Herrin competed as Miss Clarendon County.

“When it got down to the two of us, I was thinking, ‘Oh no, not again. I’ll be first runner-up again.’ Because there was no way I was going to win,” she said.

But she was wrong.

“When they called my name, I kind of freaked out and lost control of my emotions,” she said. It took some effort to get

the crown on her head, placed by the previous Miss South Carolina, Morgan Nichols.

“They kept telling me I needed to stoop down a little bit so they could get the crown on my head.”

Moments later, there was a microphone in front of her and someone was asking her what she was feeling. Herrin recalled that moment: “I said ‘I have no words!’ but what I was thinking was more like ‘This is a dream – this isn’t real! It’s way too good to be true! Am I Miss South Carolina?! Is it me?’ My brain was just overflowing.”

Herrin said her parents were shocked too.

“They have been on this journey with me for six years,” she said. “They are so excited for me and are ready to help serve.”

Her mother, Jennifer, said that four days post-pageant, she is “starting to come back down to earth.” She and her husband, who own a piano business in Bluffton, are proud of their daughter’s hard work and accomplishments, especially this one, which took them by surprise as well. “It was incredible,” she said of her daughter’s win. “She per-

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MISS SC from page 16A formed so solidly. She relied on all the skills she had developed as a Teen, and brushed up her platform. She went in very relaxed, and I think that helped.”

Herrin’s talent was a piano performance of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement. She won top scores in the talent portion of the event.

Some might wonder how a resident of Bluffton can represent another area of the state. The rules of the pageant allow contestants to compete in any pageant throughout the state, as long as they meet other requirements such as age and residency in the state.

Herrin said she has already hit the ground running with a media tour and interviews.

Then the work begins on promoting her social impact platform – #realnotperfect, focused on empowering young people to use social media in a positive way, build self-esteem, and be a catalyst for change.

Herrin is excited also to start preparing for her next pageant competition: “The 100th-anniversary Miss America Pageant will be held in December,” she said, “and I will be working on preparations for that –

Jennifer Herrin, mother of Julia Herrin, the newly crowned Miss South Carolina 2021, shows complete surprise and shock that her daughter won the title June 26 in Columbia.

The newly crowned Miss South Carolina 2021, Julia Herrin of Bluffton, with her family. From left are sister Jenna Joy, brother Joel, Julia, mother Jennifer and father Jeff Herrin.

my talent, wardrobe and such.”

At the same time, her life for the next year is dedicated to serving as Miss South Carolina, which is a full-time job.

“As you know, I’m a student at Auburn University, so I will be taking a year off my studies to fulfill my duties as Miss South

Carolina,” Herrin said.

She expects to divide much of her time between home in Bluffton and Columbia, where many of her commitments will take place, as well as traveling throughout the state for appearances.

Herrin is eager and ready for all the work

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ahead. “I’m mostly looking forward to representing South Carolina and the Miss South Carolina Scholarship Organization,” she said. “I attribute the development of so many of my life skills to this organization.

Having the opportunity to give back to them is so humbling.”

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When Reconstruction began in 1865 following the Civil War, Beaufort County was at the heart of it. A new interactive app – Free & Equal – tells that story from the perspective of a formerly enslaved man who became a freedman, a landowner and a Union soldier.

Isaiah Brown’s descendent Darius Brown is the protagonist in the app, and talks about his ancestor’s rise from slavery to freedom.

“I remember my great-grandfather saying that Isaiah was a sergeant in the Civil War,” said Brown, a Gray’s Hill native. “My great-grandfather also talked about Isaiah’s two brothers who fought in the Civil War with him. One was named Abel, and he died in the war. Isaiah and Abel were in the same regiment – the 33rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment. And the other brother, Harry, was in the 34th regiment, and he died in the war, too.”

Both regiments were founded in February 1864.

Isaiah was a leader in the community after the war, Brown said.

“My great-grandfather told me that Isaiah started the Mount Zion Society in 1869.

They used to go around and help the poor in Beaufort.”

Free & Equal is a tour of Beaufort’s Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, with visits to the home of a future Harriet Tubman monument at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, and the Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island. The tour experience was directed by Michael Epstein of Walking Cinema, an innovative San Francisco-based studio that combines real world experiences with handheld media. The project included support from the University of South Carolina-Beaufort.

“Scholars from USCB were involved as historical consultants from the beginning of the project in 2018 when it was initiated through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities,” said J. Brent Morris, professor of history and Humanities Department Chair at the university.

Once the app was created, USCB faculty

Darius Brown of Gray’s Hill

and history students tested out the app as it was in development, and assisted with troubleshooting and fact-checking. The project took three years to complete.

“The Reconstruction Era was literally a period of rebuilding – it entailed the reshaping of the ideologies of the defeated Old South, and the physical re-construction of the region so desolated by the ravages of war,” said Morris, “and, as a nation, developing policies that thoroughly remade and modernized America and laid the foundation for the ‘Second Reconstruction’ – the Civil Rights Movements of the 1950s and ’60s.”

A public launch for the app was held in Port Royal on June 17, ahead of Juneteenth Day, the newest federal holiday.

“Reconstruction began in Beaufort County, and arguably lasted longer here than anywhere else in America” Morris said.

“This is a remarkable opportunity to bring technology and scholarship together to tell this inspiring story, and showcase our own exciting history.”

For Brown, a budding genealogist, Free & Equal is an opportunity to share the history of his family and of many others who shared the same experiences.

“To me it means that I am able to tell my ancestors’ story,” said Brown. “I get to tell the story of Reconstruction from the perspective of a black person that was enslaved and transitioning from slave to free, became a Union soldier, and was able to purchase land.”

The app is in the Apple app store now and will be available in Goggle Play in the fall.

Gwyneth J. Saunders is a veteran journalist and freelance writer living in Bluffton.

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Story of preemie daughter also story of faith restored

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Before his daughter was born prematurely, Bob Krech had never read the Bible. He had been to church and heard Bible verses read aloud, but had never studied the Bible prior to that point in his life.

Krech’s wife, Karen, had an uneventful pregnancy until she began bleeding one morning in November 1992. Karen went to the doctor, who said she had begun to dilate.

She was immediately sent to the hospital, where a medical team worked to slow down the birth.

Their daughter Faith was born two days later, at just 23 weeks gestation. She weighed 450 grams – four grams shy of a pound.

“The baby was born fairly quickly, and all of a sudden she was kind of whisked away into a corner surrounded by nurses,” Bob recalled. “We had just gotten a glimpse of the baby, and I’d never seen

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The Krech family, from left, Faith, Bob, Karen and Andrew.

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Faith had a lot to overcome over that time: she had a heart defect, developed an infection, had extremely high potassium at one point, and had to remain on a respirator for two months.

But Faith continued to fight, and her parents never gave up hope.

Just a couple of days after Faith was born, her father got down on his knees and prayed.

When he stood up, he said, he looked out at the back yard, and portions of two Bible verses came to his mind. The first was from Matthew 17:20, where Jesus said faith as small as a mustard seed could move a mountain. The second was from Matthew 7:7, where Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

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Mom and son create cookbooks for college students

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As high school graduations conclude and summer jobs begin, students heading off to college in a couple of months might be focused on choosing a roommate, how to outfit a dorm room, and – oh yes – which classes to take.

They probably won’t think about making their own meals while away at college – until they get hungry night after night.

Not to worry, though, if thoughtful friends and loved ones gave their favorite student a copy of either “The College Man’s Cookbook” or its newly released counterpart, “The College Woman’s Cookbook.”

She can’t cook, you say? He can’t even boil water?

These cookbooks promise to help college students learn their way around the grocery store, the kitchen and their budgets.

Co-authored by mother and son team Carrie Hirsch of Hilton Head Island and

skills. Ideas for cooking with friends and hosting dinner parties are included.

Cooking had long been one of his hobbies, and George tried in college to replicated his mother’s delectable meals.

Among other talents, Carrie is known in the Lowcountry as a creative cook who can whip up a gourmet meal in a matter of hours. She has also written about food for various publications, including the South Carolina Living magazine published statewide by the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina.

Restricted to a tiny kitchen in the apartment he shared with five roommates, George figured out ways to make do, and do so creatively.

“The College Man’s Cookbook” was the result of his experimentation and his BUTCH HIRSCH mother’s generous input. The book was The recipe for Tofu Coconut Curry can be found on page 40 of “The College Woman’s Cookbook.” successful.

“After we wrote The College Man’s eggs!), saving money (buy one, get one Cookbook, George and I had not actually George Hirsch Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y., the free or discounted), choosing produce, discussed doing a follow-up cookbook,” two books offer not only simple recipes and how to impress one’ s friends and crafted for the budget-conscious chef, but Please see COOKBOOK on page 26A ’rents (parents) with one’s new culinary tips for buying foods (don’t buy cracked

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FAITH from page 22A “I remember thinking, ‘Wow, these are important,’” Bob said. “‘Where do I find these?’”

He pulled out the one Bible he had in the house and began looking through it.

He had no idea where to find the words that were going through his head, so he called a friend who was in seminary at the time. He found the verses and began praying over them.

“I basically was saying to God, ‘These are promises from you, and I’m claiming these promises,” Bob said. “All of a sudden, I felt a peace and a contentment. …

That changed everything for me.”

Bob began praying like he had never prayed before. He believes those prayers worked and God healed his daughter.

Faith is now a healthy 28-year-old woman living in Colorado, working for

website design and optimization companies.

Faith’s father, an author and educational consultant on Hilton Head Island, recently published a book about his daughter’s fight for her life. “A Little Faith: A Father’s Miracle Story of Faith, Hope, Love, and a Micro Preemie” can be purchased through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indie Bound. For more information on the book, visit beliefbooks.com.

“To folks who might read the book or be in similar situations,” Bob said, “I would say, ‘Turn to God. Bring it to God, and seek his support, counsel, wisdom, help and power because he can do miracles.’ And this was a miracle.”

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COOKBOOK from page 24A Carrie said, “but then once the first cookbook got out there and became popular, people of all ages actually came back to George and me and asked us to write ‘The College Woman’s Cookbook,’ because men aren’t the only ones who need help in the kitchen.”

Carrie said the central idea of the new book is to help college women learn how to cook, which saves tons of money instead of constantly eating out and ordering in, and also allows women to make choices about the quality of ingredients they consume.

“Plus, cooking is such fun and is a bonding experience!,” she said.

The work started in 2017 and mother and son worked on the recipes as often as they could. Not only are recipes created, but they must be tested and retested, carefully written with instructions – long process.

“During the pandemic, when we were in the final stages, George and I worked on the cookbook both virtually and in person,” Carrie said. “It was challenging … We were constantly testing and retesting recipes and coming up with new ideas together for tips and advice and also asking others to test the recipes to be extra sure they were clear and user friendly.”

“The College Woman’s Cookbook” was published in May this year, with a foreword by Cynthia Graubart, author of 11

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by Nathalie Dupree, queen of Southern cooking.

“The main difference between our two cookbooks … is that “The College Woman’s Cookbook” recipes are a little more complex with more ingredients, and some of the dishes are lighter with a focus more on salads. There is also a chapter on ideas for what to make for special celebrations like birthdays and sorority events, which we think college women are more prone to do than college men!”

George now lives in Brooklyn and works in sales for the Brooklyn Nets (basketball team), while Carrie remains on Hilton Head and works for the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and volunteers in various capacities.

“It was so wonderful to work on these cookbooks with my son,” she said. “We both have such a passion for eating well and cooking from scratch and we love to share this passion with others. People think cooking is more challenging than it actually is. My kids and grandkids tease me because they say I have more photos of food than of them which, I must admit, is true. So I tell them I don’t love them any less than that yummy grilled cheese on my phone!”

The books are available on Amazon or Etsy for $19.95.

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The perfect burger, hot and juicy, and just minutes away

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What makes the perfect burger for you?

Is it the mix of meat cuts used? Is it the bun? Is it the cheese? Is it just everything, the full experience?

It’s been a minute since we’ve tackled food in this space. Our blue-ribbon panel earned much praise for their French fries recommendations so, as we rounded the July 4 corner into the prime of summer, we hit them up to chime in on the best spots for the ultimate sandwich.

Here is our top 10, in no particular order (though many of you were champing at the bit to give us your hands-down top 3).

• R-Bar and Grill, 70 Pennington Drive, Bluffton, 843-757-7264, RBarBluffton.com: So we went there off a rec for a great chicken quesadilla for my son. I asked server and owner Tanya Capria to help me narrow down a handful of choices. She said, “Oh,

• Lunch Lady, 51 Riverwalk Blvd., Ridgeland, thelunchladysc.com: There is nothing that Mindi Meyaard and her chef husband Brandon don’t do well. What began off of Argent Boulevard in 2007 and migrated to Riverwalk soon after has evolved from breakfast and lunch to just lunch to, currently, just takeout (they hope to re-open the dining room soon). But what’s always been consistent is the high quality of the food. In the burger category, the Cheddar Crisp burger won the most raves from our panel, but you can’t go wrong with any combo offered. Amazing owners, friendly staff and out-of-this-world food.

you must try our burger. All happy bellies start there.” And she was not lying. This was, hands down, the best burger I have had in recent memory. Perfectly cooked, a mix of beef cuts, the bacon and cheese were in perfect proportion to the halfpound burger. More adventurous panelists have recommended the Piggy Back (topped with their BBQ braised pork) and the Trailer Park (topped with homemade peanut butter sauce, bacon and potato chips).

• Southern Barrel Brewing Company, 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd., Bluffton, 843-837-2337, southernbarrelbrewingco. com: Come for the craft brews and Hodge’s Tuesday night trivia, but the food is the secret weapon at this Buckwalter Parkway staple hangout. All the burgers start with an 8-ounce mix of brisket, chuck rib and ground beef. There are five different base burgers, but the one earning the most raves is the beer cheese burger. It’s just heaven on a bun, what every backyard griller wishes

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• HogsHead Kitchen and Wine Bar, 1555 Fording Island Road, Suite D, Hilton Head Island, 843-837-4647, hogsheadkitchen.com: This acclaimed eatery in the Moss Creek Village shopping center

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The All-American is loaded with pimento cheese, spinach, tomato, chipotle ketchup, a flour-top bun and a side of hand-cut fries.

Add an egg, bacon or shoestring onions to take this creation to the next level.

• Kelly’s Tavern, 11 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Bluffton, 843-837-3353: They are literally across the street from HogsHead, but somehow in a different town.

But no mistake on how to categorize Kelly’s food. The claims to fame for this long-time local fave may be the longest bar in the Lowcountry, the corn beef and cabbage and the “mini” reuben, but it’s the monster burgers that have so many fans among our eaters. The Patty Melt (swiss, onion on rye), Irish Burger (thin-sliced baby red potatoes and cheese) and Jersey Burger (topped with baked ham and American cheese) are all can’t-miss delicious.

• Bluffton Room, 15 Promenade St., Bluffton, 843-757-3525, theblufftonroom. com: So the steaks are epic (and the bill can be at times as well), but we have heard from countless sources that this is the burger to beat on our list (though I personally will argue for R-Bar). The custom beef blend with cheddar cheese, mustard, Duke’s mayo, tomato and onion served on a brioche bun is both affordable and delectable.

• Harold’s Diner, 641 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, 843-3847855, haroldsdinerhiltonhead.com: The place is the OG of Lowcountry burger titans. The owners have since opened Bacon Diner on the Bluffton Parkway, which has the same self-serve menu style and the same high-quality burgers. But Harold’s, it’s an experience. The seating is tight but it is so worth stopping in. The half-pound burger should be on Guy Fieri’s “Triple D” by now. These guys put together such a perfect burger, you will walk away thinking, “If this is so simply perfect, why can’t I do it?”

And the truth is, you can’t. I’ve been trying to replicate a Harold’s burger at home for 15 years and still am not even close.

• Okatie Ale House, 25 William Pope Court, Bluffton, 843-706-2537, okatiealehouse.com: This is one of those staple Bluffton eateries that is easy to forget

because it’s been around forever. But the Ale House Burger has to be included on our top 10. The 8-ounce Angus is one of the most affordable burgers on our list, and thus, the best bang for the buck. Our panel likes to add the blue cheese crumbles and some grilled onion. Me, I’m more middle of the lane. This masterpiece with bacon and American cheese is foodie bliss.

• Time To Eat Food Truck, Time To Eat LLC on Facebook, found in a neighborhood or brewery parking lot near you, 843-812-8348: We caught such heat on the LowCoTri Facebook foodie page for ranking these comfort food masters so low in our cheesesteak bracket seedings. We’re not making that mistake again. This food truck delivers a mobile foodie experience that feels like the kind of meal you’d save up all month to eat. The burgers are just that good. You may need to roll out to Beaufort to get them, but it’s worth the trip.

• Old Town Dispensary, 15 Captains Cove, Bluffton, 843-837-1893, OTDBluffton.com: It’s the ultimate outdoor get-together chill space, has amazing live music six nights a week most weeks and just happens to have a burger that our panelists repeatedly insist be in our top 10. Their house burger with carmelized onion, bacon and chipotle mayo is a star, but the Palmetto Burger with homemade pimento cheese, fried green tomato, spinach and arugula is the Hall of Famer here.

Honorable Mention: My wife joked that our panel named off so many restaurants, they’d picked every joint that offers a burger. That’s just how good our local restaurants are at this easy-to-ruin menu staple.

Tailgaters in Ridgeland earned a handful of shoutouts. In Bluffton, British Open Pub, Cahill’s, Sippin Cow Café, Downtown Deli, Chow Daddy’s and Craft Kitchen won plenty of praise. On the island, Charbar, Gr8 Bites and Jane Bistro earned repeat mentions. And one side note: Omelette Café, we see you. I love them for breakfast, but they keep creeping up in shoutouts for their lunch items too, like their cheesesteak, and yes, their burgers.

Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun. com.

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Ever since the new Publix at May River Crossing was announced, the ever-growing population at the intersection of S.C. 170 and May River Road have been curious as to the businesses that would follow into the new plaza.

Starbucks was the first business to hang their sign, but has yet to open. An AT&T corporate store is the first business other than Publix to officially open, but the rest of the plaza has been a bit of a mystery … until now.

We have the official lineup of stores, businesses and eateries coming to the Crossing, direct from the development staff (with an assist from town finance director Chris Forster).

Here’s what to expect to populate the plaza in the coming months.

• Great Clips is planning an opening in the coming weeks in the spot immediately adjacent to Publix. The hair-cutting chain is filling out their roster of stylists as they work to open their third Bluffton location by mid-summer.

• The Ice Cream Stop: Owners Bill and Gayle Pollard have been in search of towns that appreciate tradition, simple joys and an after-dinner ice cream. They found that earlier in Richmond Hill and Pooler, Ga., and are now prepping to open their third location in Bluffton.

The store has become a local staple with

their commitment to family, with a padded play area with chalkboards, free ice cream for dogs, free wifi, and an O-scale, threerail train rolling around the shop above customers’ heads. Pollard promises an array of 30-plus flavors of hard ice cream plus a unique and popular soft serve, mango and pineapple Dole Whip. The couple hopes to open in early to mid-August.

• New York City Pizza is prepping its fifth location in a 20-mile radius and third in Bluffton. The popular local chain has no timetable on the restaurant build-out, but officials said to watch their Facebook page for updates.

• Long-time Kitties Crossing libation expert Bill’s Liquors is working on an expansion long-hoped-for by their loyal customers. The new location should be open in the next six to eight weeks.

• BenchMark Physical Therapy is opening their third area location, to go with their popular Best Buy plaza New River Crossing offices.

• A nail salon chain, Q Nails, has also signed a lease, but no details on buildout plans have been released.

• Starbucks is prepping its stand-alone location in one of the corners of the plaza and company officials anticipate an early 2022 opening. • There is also currently one 2,800-square-foot bookend restaurant parcel with an outdoor dining patio avail-

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UPDATE from page 30A able for lease. Plaza development officials said multiple eateries have inquired about the space and they hope to have a partner signed in the coming weeks.

New and re-opening businesses in progress • K1 Speed revs up reno: You might have noticed the billboard island-bound near Island West on U.S. 278. With town approval for the indoor electric go-karts, Paul and Nikki McBride are putting pedal to the metal to get their K1 Speed indoor go-kart park open in the old Stein Mart building in the Belfair Towne Village plaza.

The couple is hoping for a late summer opening, with late September/early October the target.

• Rumors confirmed, Nectar coming to Old Town: There have been rumblings for six weeks now, and SERG has confirmed what we’ve been hearing. Nectar Farm Kitchen is taking over the building currently occupied by Fat Patties. The group debuted the concept in Park Plaza on the island in February to huge acclaim, with a focus on breakfast, lunch and supper entrees using ingredients locally sourced from farmers around the region. Officials plan to start renovations in July with a plan for an early September 2021 opening.

• A pair of fan favorites nearing re-opening: If you’re a fan of Facebook groups like What’s Happening in Bluffton or Hilton Head/Bluffton Ask and Answer, you know it’s one of the constant questions asked: When is Chic-Fil-A re-opening? What happened to the Bluffton Dairy Queen?

Well, we are nearing the end of a hungry fan base’s long journey back to light.

The Chic-Fil-A at 9 Malphrus Road is in the final stages of its renovation and plans to re-open in mid-July, according to restaurant officials. The store is holding constant hiring events in their parking lot in the meantime.

Meanwhile, Dairy Queen’s new owner Jake Higgins – the owner of a slew of Bluffton eateries such as Which Wich, Bluffton Pizza Company and Kilwin’s – is busy assembling a new staff and making needed equipment upgrades before opening the 30 Plantation Park location. Check both of the eateries’ Facebook pages for the latest on in-stone reopening dates.

Recently opened new businesses • Nantucket’s Meat and Fish Market, 1414 Fording Island Road, Suite D100, Bluffton, 843-706-2500, nantucketsmarket.com: This is a locally owned version of similar markets on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The market, which took over part of the old Nike Outlet building in Tanger Outlet 2, specializes in fresh seafood, prime meat, sushi and prepared foods and offers a bagel bakery, café and a grocery section. The market is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• House Market, 4371 Bluffton Parkway, Bluffton, 843-548-0510, shophousemarket.com: Owners Don and Serra Deville recently celebrated the grand re-opening of their Southern style home décor shop in their new location next to another relocated favorite, Coastal Gymnastics. The shop originally opened at 201 Bluffton Road in 2020, but was only open for a couple of months before the pandemic. The store offers casual and coastal living furniture, housewares, farmhouse finds, lighting, jewelry and a constantly evolving inventory.

• Okatie Nutrition, 149 Riverwalk Blvd., Okatie, 843-298-3655: Island Nutrition became a fast favorite of both Hilton Head Island locals and tourists when it opened in October 2020. The unique mix of flavorful protein shakes and soothing teas struck a cord with a fan base looking for a new way to get proper nutrition in their diet. Owner Melonie Hackman has opened a landlubber’s version for those not wanting to cross the bridge, with an array of flavored shakes like Aloha Delight, Oreo Peanut Butter Pie and Cake Batter and teas like Strawberry Breeze and Green Gusher. Read more at Instagram.com/okatienutrition.

• Lowcountry Furniture, 1541 Fording Island Road, Suite 6, Hilton Head Island, 843-837-9920, lowcountryfurnituresc.com: This locally owned store led by a couple of friends with a passion for furnishings opened in 2019 but closed early on during the COVID pandemic.

They are back open, offering brands such as Jackson Furniture and Crown Mark and furnishing for every room in the house.

Tim Wood is a veteran journalist based in Bluffton. Contact him at timwood@blufftonsun.com.

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Business Briefs • Dr. Cassandra Beard has joined the staff of Dr. Oswald L. Mikell’s Dermatology Associates of the Lowcountry.

Dr. Beard earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, and her Master of Public Health degree, simultaneously, at the A. T. Still University School of Osteopathic Dr. C. Beard Medicine in Arizona.

She completed her dermatology residency at Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park, Fla. Dr. Beard will begin seeing patients beginning Sept. 7, where she will join Dr. Mikell, Elizabeth Liggitt, APRN, and Taylor Owens, PA-C. Dermatology Associates has three locations in Beaufort County: 3901 Main St., Suite D on Hilton Head Island, 843689-5259; 40 Okatie Center Blvd. South, Suite 210, 843-705-0840; and 242 Lady’s Island Drive in Beaufort, 843-525-9277.

For more information, visit dalcdermatology.com.

• Lighthouse CBD will celebrate the opening of its second location, at 2311 Boundary St., in Beaufort from noon to 2 p.m. July 10.

The grand opening event will feature a live remote broadcast with T-Bone Taylor of 104.9 The Surf, as well as free hot dogs, soda, gummies and an opportunity to meet the staff.

The new store, Lighthouse Dispensary, features a full line of CBD products, as well as smoke shop supplies.

Manufacturer’s reps will be on hand to provide educational advice on different product lines. The event is open to the public.

• Joan Flynn is now associated with Valerie Wilson Travel as a travel agent.

Flynn has more than 20 years’ experience selling travel, beginning with Classic Travel for 20 years and, when they closed, with Island Travel, which was sold to

Valerie Wilson.

Valerie Wilson Travel is headquartered in New York but has an office on Hilton Head Island and one in Riverwalk Business Park on Hwy. 170 in Okatie, where Flynn is based.

Flynn can book cruises, tours, or plan independent and Joan Flynn group vacations as well as airfare, hotels and insurance.

For more information, contact her at 843-368-2470 or joan.flynn@vwti.com.

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Business Briefs

Kate Brown

DeLeon Jackson

• Kate Brown and DeLeon Jackson have joined the staff of Cross Schools in positions recently created to address the growing student population.

Brown will serve as director of admissions. In her new role, she will meet with prospective families, give tours of Cross Schools, and facilitate testing of incoming students.

Brown earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Davidson College in North Carolina, where she studied French and theatre. Following her graduation, she taught English in Cambodia with the Peace Corps.

Brown began her admissions career as an admissions officer at Princeton University. She later served as a senior admissions counselor for Expert Admissions in New York City, where she guided students through the college application process.

Upon relocating to the South, Brown worked as an admissions representative for Savannah College of Art and Design, specializing in group tours and serving as an athletic liaison for admissions.

Brown and her husband, Dan, both serve in Christian-based educational settings. Contact her at k.brown@crossschools.org.

DeLeon Johnson joins the staff as athletic director and head basketball coach for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic school year. He is tasked with building a strong athletics program for students in various sports.

Johnson has an extensive background as both an athletic director and coach, having worked as a coach for the past 10 years at the collegiate, high school, and middle school levels.

Johnson also has worked for the parks and recreations department in both Orangeburg and Beaufort counties.

Johnson previously was a behavior

management specialist at H.E. McCracken Middle School in Bluffton, in addition to his coaching duties at several levels with local sports programs.

Johnson and his wife, Tremelia, have three children: son DeLeon Jr., daughter Ayana Denver, and son Dakota.

Located in Bluffton, Cross Schools was established in 1998 as an independent Christian school. The school expanded to its Buckwalter Campus, at 495 Buckwalter Parkway, and serves more than 500 students in preschool through high school.

For more information, visit crossschools.org or call 843-706-2000.

• Daniel Prize has joined the team of professionals at Group 3 Designs on Hilton Head Island.

Prize graduated with a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Notre Dame.

While at Notre Dame, Prize gained architectural experience during his internship Daniel Prize at Duncan G. Stroik.

Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College.

At Group 3, Daniel will be a member of the architecture team, designing a wide-array of residential architecture from concept to completion. He will contribute in all phases from schematic design to contract bidding.

Group 3 Design is an award-winning, full-service design firm whose services include architecture, interior design and renovations. In addition to their wide variety of services, Group 3 also operates the retail store, Pyramids, in two Hilton Head locations.

For more information, visit group3designs.net or call 843-689-9060.

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to Beaufort Memorial Bluffton Primary Care Beaufort Memorial Bluffton Primary Care has added Kimberly Bean, FNP-C, an experienced board-certified family nurse practitioner, to its team of providers, thus increasing access to primary care for residents south of the Broad River.

Bean holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the Clemson University School of Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. Since relocating to the Lowcountry in 2017, she has served as a nurse practitioner in a family medicine practice and with hospice and long-term care agencies.

A New Jersey native, Bean was previously affiliated with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, where she managed patient treatment in the facility’s wound care center and on its inpatient orthopaedic unit, and in the internal medicine department of Medical Group of the Carolinas, also in Spartanburg.

CALL 843-706-8690 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. Kimberly Bean joins board-certified primary care physicians Drs. Johnna Stevens, Roger Ulrich, Robert Webb and Rhonda Wallace at Bluffton Primary Care.

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LEGAL

What happens to your ‘internet self’ once you have died?

By Rebekah Thompson CONTRIBUTOR

The term “internet self” means your digital footprint or your digital identity. As a society, we are accumulating more and more digital assets. Yet, nobody thinks about “What is going to happen to my internet self?”

Nobody likes to talk about death, and Rebekah Thompson less than one third of all Americans have an estate plan at all. On top of that, the legal world has yet to catch up with the technological world in regard to legislation and regulations. Laws designated to dealing with digital assets in terms of estate planning are developing even slower.

All of that amounts to a constant “ehhh” attitude when it comes to estate planning for digital assets.

Why should we plan for my internet selves? In a 2011 New York Times article by Rob Walker titled “Cyberspace When You’re Dead,” Walker wrote, “… increasingly we’re not leaving a record of life by culling and stowing away physical journals or shoeboxes of letters and photographs for heirs or the future. Instead, we are, collectively, busy producing fresh masses of life-affirming digital stuff …”

According to Walker, there are “five billion images and counting on Flickr; hundreds of thousands of YouTube videos uploaded every day; oceans of content from 20 million bloggers and 500 million Facebook members; two billion tweets a month … We pile up digital possessions and expressions, and we tend to leave them piled up, like virtual hoarders.”

The question becomes then, what do I want done with all of my digital stuff?

One of the most common questions I receive as an estate planning attorney is, “Why should I plan?” My simple answer is always “Because you do not want somebody else to dictate where your estate goes.” The same holds true for digital assets.

So, how do we start planning for our internet selves? The first step to planning is to acknowledge that you do, in fact, need a plan. Once you have decided to take action, the rest of the process just involves some motivation.

The first step I would recommend is to create a list of every single one of your online accounts – bank accounts, social media accounts, blogs, Netflix, Hulu, Ebay, email accounts, etc. You do not have to list any identifying information about these accounts right off; just get a list going.

From that list, I would then go back through each account and decide what should be done with each account.

Then, once you have an idea about what you want with each account, you need to think about who you trust to ensure these desires are met. Who is going to have the wherewithal to ensure your digital accounts and files are managed properly?

Next, you should make sure that any estate planning document you have created has digital asset language included in it, with specifics about the person whom you wish to handle those assets.

Being proactive about planning for your internet self is necessary. We all have “virtual litter” as Walker called it, and it is just as important to plan for your internet self as it is for your physical self.

Do not let you internet self be left unprotected. Talk to a qualified estate planning attorney about your estate plan, including a plan for digital assets.

Rebekah Thompson is an associate attorney with Elder Law & Estate Planning Center. hiltonheadelderlaw.com

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Members of American Legion, Post 205 and the Marine Club of Moss Creek performed a flag disposal ceremony on Flag Day, June 14. Pictured are Courtney Peeples, left, and Dale Bennett, right, of Post 205, with Ken Merkey of Moss Creek, center. Worn and tattered flags that were left at the Bluffton Township Fire Department stations were collected and disposed of in the proper military code. Flags may be dropped off at any of the fire stations, as burning ceremonies are held at various times during the year.

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Good estate plan will avoid ‘last-minute switcheroo’

By Mark F. Winn CONTRIBUTOR

If you want to structure your legal affairs so as to: 1. keep your assets in your family, 2. leave assets to loved ones protected from lawsuits, 3. have your loved ones be able to take steps to qualify you for government benefits such as medicaid, Mark F. Winn 4. avoid the acceleration of income taxes on retirement accounts, 5. avoid estate taxes, and 6. keep your affairs private and out of the view of the general public, then you need a good estate plan.

A good estate plan for you and your family will also avoid the last- minute switcheroo. What is that?

Without careful guidance and representation from a qualified attorney, then you will not achieve all of the above benefits. After having represented more than 2,000 people over the course of more than a decade, I have seen many cases where the survivor altered the ultimate distribution of assets.

This can disinherit people (usually children) that the first spouse to pass did not want to disinherit. Most people want to avoid this ability to do a “last-minute switcheroo.”

There are two solutions: 1. leave assets “in trust” with vested remainder interests, and 2. use an agreement not to alter the plan.

Let’s say, for example, Malcolm and Eleanor (the clients) have two children: Jack and Samuel. The clients are in their late 60s and they want to make sure Jack and Samuel will inherit what is left over in equal shares.

They also want to make sure that it

will not be subject to loss in divorce if either of their children get divorced.

They also want to make sure their kids can try to qualify them for Medicaid should they become disabled.

So what should they do?

Malcolm and Eleanor should each make sure their papers direct their assets (upon survivor’s passing) go to their children in two separate trusts. Each child can be the trustee of their own trust.

Each child will therefore have total control of the trust which is for their benefit. It will be protected from loss if they get sued (exceptions: IRS and child support). But, in all other cases, the creditors will be out of luck.

This is like a built-in prenuptial agreement for your assets.

Malcolm and Eleanor can also make sure that when their kids pass, the remaining funds will go to grandchildren and not in-laws.

If Malcolm and Eleanor do not sign an agreement not to alter the plan, then if Eleanor survives, there is nothing preventing her from being taken advantage of by someone else in the future or from her getting remarried and her changing the disposition of her property.

Under South Carolina law, an agreement not to alter the plan gives the children rights that are enforceable in court.

So, if Eleanor survives, and then redirects her property to a new love interest, or if she is unduly influenced to change her papers, the children (Jack and Samuel) will be able to assert their rights in court. They could have Eleanor’s new will or amendment to her trust set aside.

This preserves their inheritance and avoids the last-minute switcheroo.

Mark F. Winn, J.D., Master of Laws (LL.M.) in estate planning, is a local asset protection, estate and elder law planning attorney. mwinnesq.com

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In keeping with the commitment of the Bluffton American Legion Auxiliary to serve the youth of our community, five young women from local schools were chosen to attend the Girls State program this year. Pictured are participants Emma Moore, Hilton Head Prep; Abigail Mendoza, Hilton Head Prep; Jacqueline Lowrey, Hilton Head Christian; Hadley Helmstetter, Hilton Head Christian; and Candace Reilley, Hardeeville Ridgeland High School. Due to COVID, the program was done virtually. Despite the setback, these five women were able to learn and participate in a hands-on governing process within the State of South Carolina. They left the program with a new understanding and respect of the democratic process of governing.

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Moving can be a hassle. But there are ways that technology can make the transition a little easier on you.

1. Schedule a virtual tour of potential homes. We’ve learned how to adapt to remote living with the help of technology.

People and things that are physically distant away are now viewable at the click of a button.

If you are looking to relocate, it can be inconvenient or impossible to travel to tour homes that are far away. Many real estate websites offer virtual tours of homes for sale so that you don’t need to travel. Virtual tours help buyers expand their search and sellers reach a bigger pool of potential buyers.

2. Track your moving truck. Sending your precious belongings off in a truck and waiting for them to arrive can be stressful.

Many moving truck companies offer the option to track your moving truck online.

Choose a company that offers this tool to follow your truck’s progress and plan accordingly. You can also get text message updates of your truck’s location and when it is scheduled to arrive.

3. Entertainment on the go. Sometimes moving requires a long drive to another state or lots of trips to stores, like the hardware and home décor store. If you have children, more time in the car be unpleasant.

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tablet and turn the car into a mobile movie theatre. Now the kids can watch movies and help pass the time while you get where you need to go.

4. Keep track of critical items. It is easy for things to get messy when moving. Unpacking endless boxes takes time and things get misplaced easily. Smart tracking tiles can help you locate important items or boxes quickly. Attach one to your keys or pack one into a critical box so you can locate it easily using the paired app on your phone.

5. Design hack. Making a new home look and feel great can be a challenge. Interior decorating takes time and a careful eye that not everyone has. A smart color-matching device connects to a mobile app that helps you match paint colors, flooring and fabrics. This tool will make choosing your color scheme easier than ever.

6. Outdoor security. It can be stressful not being able to keep an eye on your home, especially if it is being renovated or built. Smart cameras can give you peace of mind that your property is secure when you are not there.

Once you move in, you can check in on your home when you are not there.

Outdoor cameras are also a great extra set of eyes for when the children are playing outside.

Connected devices and live streams work best with premium internet speed. Ask your internet service provider if you have the fastest internet in town.

Lynn Hall is the general manager of Hargray.

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Quite often the temporary would come off requiring additional visits. Because of possible unforeseen distortion of the impression, if the crown does not fit, it requires an additional impression and visit.

With Cerec, the crown is milled in the office out of a solid block. The fit is very intimate. If for some reason it does not, it can be milled again. This one-visit technique saves a lot of time.

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The event is free and open to the public.

A complimentary meal will be provided by Time to Eat food truck.

Participants can meet the staff, see the Memory Lane area of the building, and learn more about its individualized abilities-based memory care program. Guests can make an activity box to take home.

Bloom at Belfair is one of of several Bloom communities, established in 1965 with a goal to help residents flourish. Residents continue to live life to its fullest potential, enjoying favorite activities and discovering new ones. Personalized service and care enable residents to enjoy the privacy of home with the security and convenience of assistance and a maintenance-free environment.

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Physician assistant joins BMH Express Care team in Bluffton In a continuing effort to meet community demand for walk-in care for minor injuries and illnesses, Beaufort Memorial Express Care & Occupational Health in Bluffton has added a board-certified physician assistant to its team of providers.

Nikki Newman, PAC, brings more than a Nikki Newman decade of experience in urgent and primary care to the practice.

Before coming to Beaufort Memorial, she worked as a physician assistant in several local urgent care clinics and at Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga., treating illness and injury in patients of all ages.

Newman’s experience includes the full range of urgent care practice, especially pediatric medicine, among her professional interests.

The Albany, Wisc., native holds a Master of Medical Science degree with a physician assistant specialty from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Myers, Fla., and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.

Newman joins board-certified family medicine specialist Dr. Randall Castor, board-certified emergency medicine specialist Dr. Chip Fowlkes, and certified nurse practitioner Miranda Moss.

Located in the May River Medical Pavilion at 1 Burnt Church Road in Bluffton, the practice offers urgent care services, including same-day appointments and walk-in visits, for adults and children, as well as employee health services as part of the Occupational Health Well at Work program. The practice is open seven days a week, including weekday evenings until 8 p.m.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 843-706-2185 or visit BeaufortMemorial.org/ExpressCare.

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HEALTH

Yes, the COVID-19 vaccine works and can save your life

By Matthew McLaughlin CONTRIBUTOR

As a doctor on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am often asked, “Do the COVID-19 vaccines really work?”

Personally, I never doubted their efficacy. I was so confident the shots would prove to be both safe and effective, I immediately signed up Dr. McLaughlin to be inoculated as soon as one of the authorized COVID vaccines became available at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH).

Now, after more than 15 months treating COVID-19 patients in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), I have empirical evidence to back up my initial assumption.

At the peak of the pandemic, it was not unusual for most of the beds in the ICU to be occupied by COVID patients, many of them on ventilators. But in recent months, Beaufort Memorial – like most hospitals across the country – has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID patients requiring critical care.

More importantly, we have not seen a single COVID patient in the Beaufort Memorial ICU who has received the vaccine. Every COVID patient we have treated in the last several months has been unvaccinated. Clearly, the vaccines are doing their job to reduce the spread of the virus and help prevent serious illness or death in those very rare “breakthrough” cases where vaccinated patients become infected.

It’s hard to argue the success of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States when you consider these statistics: On Jan. 10, 2021, there were 312,247 new COVID cases reported in

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As of late June, 45.2% of the U.S. population are fully vaccinated, while in South Carolina, only 40.6% of residents are. Fortunately, Beaufort ranks No. 5 among the state’s 46 counties for its COVID inoculation rates, according to recent data from the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).

But we can do better. While South Carolina’s numbers are low compared to several other states, the vaccines are already proving to be a lifesaver in our own backyard. But we’d like to treat even fewer COVID patients in the ICU. As a physician, it’s disheartening to see seriously ill or dying patients, who could have spared themselves and their families the trauma of this deadly disease. Every time I put a patient on a ventilator, I can’t help but wonder if the outcome would have been different if

that patient had been vaccinated.

With vaccines now readily available in virtually every community in the state, getting the shot is as easy as walking into your neighborhood Walgreens, CVS or Publix. And it’s free.

Visit VaxLocator.dhec.sc.gov to find locations. At BMH, appointments can be made at the Port Royal Medical Pavilion by visiting BeaufortMemorial. org/VaxPR. Health insurance is not required.

If you have not received your COVID vaccine, I strongly encourage you to get it done. It could save your life.

A board-certified specialist in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease, Dr. Matthew McLaughlin works in the Intensive Care Unit at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He is part of the Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists practice that will open in Okatie this fall.

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HEALTH

What you should know about burns, treatment

By Oswald Lightsey Mikell CONTRIBUTOR

Burns are injuries to the skin and underlying tissues that can lead to pain, blistering, swelling and loss of skin. They are usually caused by heat from fire, steam or hot liquids. However, they might also result from chemicals (acids), ultraviolet radiation (sun exposure), radiation and electricity.

Q: How are burns classified?

A: Burns are classified as minor, moderate or severe. This classification is based on two factors: a) depth of the burn and b) total area burned.

Burn depth. The depth of injury from a burn is described as first, second, or third degree: • First-degree burns affect only the top layer of skin (epidermis). These are described as “superficial” burns. First-degree burns are red, swollen and painful.

• Second-degree burns extend into the

middle layer of skin (dermis). These may be referred to as “partial-thickness” burns.

Second-degree burns are pink or red, swollen and painful, and they develop blisters that may ooze a clear fluid.

• Third-degree burns extend through all three layers of skin (epidermis, dermis, and fat/muscle). These burns also harm the sweat glands, hair follicles, and nerves. These are called “full-thickness” burns. Third-degree burns usually are not painful because the nerves have been destroyed. The skin becomes leathery and may be white, black or bright red.

Burn area • Minor burns: All first-degree burns as well as second-degree burns that involve less than 10% of the body surface usually are classified as minor.

• Moderate and severe burns: Burns involving the hands, feet, face or genitals, second-degree burns involving more than 10% of the body surface area, and all third-degree burns involving more than

1% of the body are classified as moderate or severe.

Q: What is the best treatment for burns?

A: First-aid measures at home might be all that is necessary to treat small, shallow burns.

Running cold water over the burn can help relieve pain. Additionally, covering the burn with an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment and a nonstick, sterile bandage can help prevent infection.

If the burn has the following traits, you should consult a physician for immediate treatment: • The burn is larger than the size of the person’s open hand • Blisters appear at the site of the burn • The burn involves the face, hand, foot, genitals or skin folds • The wound is not entirely clean • Pain persists longer that one day after the burn A serious burn may require admission

to a hospital or frequent re-examination at a doctor’s office, possibly as often as daily for the first few days.

Q: What are the complications of a burn?

A: Minor burns are usually superficial and do not cause significant complications. First- and some second-degree burns heal in days to weeks without scarring. Second-degree and third-degree burns can cause scar tissue to form. Deep second-degree and small third-degree burns take weeks to heal and usually cause scarring.

Most require skin grafting. Severe burns (and some moderate burns) can cause serious complications due to extensive fluid loss and tissue damage.

Dr. Oswald Lightsey Mikell, certified by the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, is the owner of Dermatology Associates of the Lowcountry.

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Massage technique with bare feet is like a dance on your back

By Brittny Valburg CONTRIBUTOR

As you may know, the Lowcountry boasts a myriad of activities, making this one of best areas for an active lifestyle.

What you might not know is that Ashiatsu barefoot massage includes a dynamic range of benefits for those with an active lifestyle to help keep you at the top of your game.

From increasing circulation to improving tissue elasticity, the benefits go on and on. After exercise, the rate of recovery increases by moving lactic acid built up in the overworked muscle.

In this specialized style of massage, the therapist utilizes gravity to provide consistent pressure using their feet and body weight. The therapist’s feet replace their hands to perform a deep therapeutic treatment. Ashiatsu allows the artful strokes of the therapists feet to sink deep into the muscles with a broad and even pressure.

This massage can be very effective by reaching all the layers of the tissue of an active body. Ashiatsu is received like a dance, flowing from one end of the body to the other.

In traditional deep tissue massage, the therapist uses forearms and thumbs which may be painful for clients, triggering muscle guarding. Because the depth of pressure is consistent throughout the entire length of the muscle the pain responses are curbed, allowing new sensory stimulation, helping speed up the muscle recovery.

People with sports or repetitive-use injuries who receive this type of massage often find that they are even more flexible after the session than before they were injured. Many clients experience noticeable improvement in range of motion and performance.

Ashiatsu barefoot massage has been known to improve posture and range of motion after only a few treatments. It will significantly reduce or eliminate chronic

muscle pain, and improve bodily functions, which will create a higher sense of balance and wellbeing for the client.

Ashiatsu stimulates the lymphatic and parasympathetic nervous system faster by using long head to toe strokes. This is a slower and more forceful application of massage.

Deep compressions also allow for myofascial work to be accomplished within the treatment relaxing and stretching contracted muscles. Soft skeletal adjustments sometimes occur during the session, realigning the body and providing relief.

Although this work is deep, it is also extremely relaxing. After this unique session, you may very well experience improvement of bodily functions, and the best night of sleep that you have ever had.

Brittny Valburg holds advanced certifications in Thai massage, Ashiatsu barefoot Ashiatsu massage involves the barefoot massage and hot stone massage. She practices practitioner using gravity to work muscles with the feet. at Inner Peace Massage & Spa in Bluffton.

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Liposuction procedures much improved since early 1980s

By E. Ronald Finger CONTRIBUTOR

Although there were efforts toward removing fat in the early 1900s, the modern liposuction techniques upon which we base modern practices was started by Dr. Illouz from France in the early 1980s.

I read my first article on liposuction in 1982, and purchased E. Ronald Finger my first cannulas from a company in Germany. For the suction device, we used standard “wall suction.”

My first case was liposuction of the outer thighs, often called “riding breeches.” The case was very successful. Prior to liposuction, the fat had to be excised with overlying skin, leaving

a long scar. Liposuction was a monumental advancement in fat removal with minimal scarring.

One of the biggest advancements in liposuction has been in the anesthesia, called tumescent anesthesia. This allows removal of much more fat and with minimal blood loss and discomfort.

Improvement has also been in the size and design of the cannulas, which are much smaller in diameter and with multiple designs in the holes. These are energy-based liposuction cannulas, such as lasers and ultrasound, which, in my opinion, have added more complication risks without benefit.

The Tickle liposuction or Micro-Aire cannulas enable the plastic surgeon to perform the procedure with less effort and fatigue, and appear to make refinement of the results easier to achieve.

Post-operative dressings have been improved as well leading to better results.

There are numerous areas of the body that can be liposuctioned. These include neck, arms, breasts, back, waist, “love handles,” “muffin tops,” abdomen, thighs, ankles, and anywhere there is excess fat. The fat can be used to inject in areas such as the buttocks if desired; this procedure is sometimes called “Brazilian Butt Lift.”

Like every procedure, the plastic surgeon’s technique, experience, and skill are at the top of the list for safety and a smooth, shapely result. In the hands of a true professional, it is among the safest of all procedures.

It is important to understand that liposuction removes only fat. Liposuction can tighten skin only slightly, providing the patient has skin without stretch marks or excess sun damage.

For more skin tightening, technology such as the Renuvion, ThermiTight, etc. can be used. These instruments tighten the skin with radiofrequency

heat, creating renewed collagen and elastin, which tightens the skin.

One treatment should be performed simultaneously with liposuction. The alternative procedure for loose skin is surgical excision, as in a tummy tuck.

Some patients wonder if fat that is removed can “grow back.” When a person gains weight, fat cells increase fat content. They do not grow more fat cells. So, if weight is gained, the remaining fat cells can still increase in size.

If one does not watch their diet by eating healthy and controlling portions and doing some form of exercise, they can enlarge in the areas that have been liposuctioned and other areas of the body as well.

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GIVING

Taking care of what makes our Lowcountry so special

By Scott Wierman CONTRIBUTOR

I’m a relative newcomer to the Lowcountry. Prior to moving here this past December, I spent 32 years in Winston-Salem, N.C., a landlocked city. But I grew up near the water – in Maryland – and, in some ways, moving to Hilton Head Island felt like coming home.

Many of us move here because of the proximity to the water; we’re drawn to the sand, the surf and the abundant wildlife that inhabit the region. However, with that enjoyment comes responsibility.

Amber Kuehn, who manages Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island and who leads the Spartina Dolphin and Sea Turtle Stranding Response Team, has made it her mission to educate the public about how we can live in harmony with marine creatures.

“It’s difficult for people to understand that everything they do has an impact on

the environment,” she tells us. “They allow trash to make its way into the ocean and forget about it. But when a dead dolphin washes up on one of our beaches and I find a blockage in their intestine, that human action has created a dire consequence.” She says that before turtles lay their first eggs around age 30, they’ve overcome incredible odds of survival. To die after all of that, simply because a human left a plastic bag on the beach that made it into the ocean, is devastating.

Kuehn grew up on the May River, a childhood that practically guaranteed a lifetime devoted to the water. After college and graduate school, where she studied marine biology, a chance underwater encounter with a sea turtle changed her life, propelling her to work with these magnificent creatures.

But Kuehn does more than monitor sea turtle nests. She also manages the stranding response for all of our local marine life. That means she’s authorized by the

Amber Kuehn at work with a sea turtle.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to rescue sick or injured marine life and to conduct necropsies on those that wash ashore. It can be grueling and heartbreaking work.

Though she’s the only person authorized to do this in Beaufort County, she receives no funding from the government.

She needed a way to offset the costs, so she established the Spartina Dolphin and Sea Turtle Stranding Response Fund at the Community Foundation.

Kuehn tells us that before she established the fund she was using her own money to purchase gloves, masks, supplies, fuel – and even a vehicle. Donations to the fund now help cover many of those expenses. The fund made it possible for her to continue her work, which she says is something she feels compelled to do. “It’s important that we take care of what makes this place so special,” she said.

There are priceless resources in the Lowcountry and it’s important that, collectively, we ensure those resources remain healthy and unharmed. Community Foundation is proud to provide philanthropic tools that allow motivated people like Amber Kuehn to continue this vital work.

Scott Wierman is the president and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.

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It’s good to sing praises to God, even in our suffering

By Juan Rivera CONTRIBUTOR

The Finger Lakes winds had changed to the cooler, prophetic voice of the seasons, announcing the coming return of winter.

My friend Rabbi Grossman arrived to the Seneca Lake park in Geneva, N.Y., with two very hot black coffees.

Not only was it a gray, chilly morning, but my heart was also gray due to the direction the small church I was trying to save was headed. It seemed that in spite of all our efforts to save our dying little church, in a few months we would have to close down for the winter in order to keep the utilities going.

“Shalom Aleichem, Juan!” Rabbi Grossman’s big smile was warm and his eyes twinkled. “Aleichem Shalom, Rabbi!”

Before uttering anything else, Rabbi Grossman threw his arm around me, and with a big smile said, “Juan, you just

gotta learn how to sing a new song.” Like always, I knew in my heart that the Rabbi had a special word for me from God, even if he didn’t know it at the time.

After chanting a few psalms together, my Rabbi friend began to tell me a story about his deceased “bubbe” (“grandmother” in Yiddish). My friend recounted how difficult it was for him when she passed; he described her as a radiant, strong-gentled soul who, although she had suffered beyond his comprehension, was always the “bubbly bubbe” around her family and friends.

As he described her hardships in a concentration camp, tears burst from his eyes and rolled down his big beard like rivers of love as he recounted her experience. “Bubbe always used to tell us that no matter the circumstances that God allows, that we should choose to approach Hashem with happiness.”

She sang happy songs she had learned in her synagogue as a child before her

Bat Mitzvah. Bubbe’s philosophy was simple yet profound. “Hashem is good – it’s not his fault there are people who choose to do evil.”

Bubbe sang these happy songs to God because, she believed, “God hears terrible things everyday from almost everyone.” I had never heard about a person who actually cared about God’s feelings!

Rather than complaining to God, Bubbe believed that by praising Him in the midst of her sufferings, she could have Him take special notice of her in the midst of an ocean of tears, and give her the power to give hope to those who had lost it.

After our exchange, Rabbi Grossman began to lowly sing a simple Hebrew song that I fell in love with. Little by little, the Rabbi began to raise his voice incrementally, until the soft melody morphed into ecstatic praises to God and dancing. The song was “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem” which means: “We bring

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Face-to-face bridge is back The Hilton Head Island Bridge Club (located in Port Royal Shopping Center) recently celebrated on June 14 their one-year anniversary of reopening postCOVID. Determination and hard work have been the key to successfully getting the club up and running again. The club president Beth Dresher and club manager Sandy Ritchey spent endless hours coming up with a plan. They contacted members and realized that they were eager to get back to the club as long as safety requirements were implemented.

A number of factors have contributed to the return of normal play, supervised play, lessons, and weekly games. The first game was held June 15, 2020, and 24 players participated.

The club is now offering five games a week plus a weekend Swiss Team event.

People have indicated an interest and eagerness to get back to the table, hold cards in their hands and to have interaction with other players and friends.

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The club has added 20 new members over the past year, indicating a continuing interest in the game of bridge.

New members are welcome. The club is located at 95 Mathews Drive, Suite A8 in Port Royal Plaza.

For more information, visit bridgewebs. com/hiltonheadisland or call 843-8427529.

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NATURE’S WAY

Remembering a childhood filled with Lowcountry adventure

By Collins Doughtie CONTRIBUTOR

Since I am new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in one’s so-called “Golden Years.”

Before my dad passed away, I remember hearing the same story umpteen times but it really didn’t bother me much. The way I figured it was if he got a kick out of telling me about some speck from his interesting life, then I should just shut up and listen because it obviously made one heck of an imprint on his memory.

Maybe it’s some odd alignment of the stars or some wayward neuron that fired in a part of my brain rarely used, but whatever it is, I have been thinking a lot lately about my life thus far. Quite honestly, if I were to keel over right this minute, I would go down happy as a clam.

What a neat life I have lived – and I owe it all to my folks making the decision to bag the mundane 9-to-5 working life and move all of us kids to a relatively unknown island off the coast of South Carolina. Of course, that island was Hilton Head.

I was only 6 years old but I can still remember driving by cotton field after cotton field as we headed to our new home. I didn’t know that cotton balls still in the field will rip you to shreds, but I do remember that I begged my parents to stop so I could roll in that fluffy cotton.

Luckily, they opted to keep going, no doubt because there were five kids piled in that old Ford Galaxy station wagon and

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The swing bridge connecting Hilton Head Island to the mainland was the only to get to the island by car. This photo is from 1963.

the South Carolina state line couldn’t come quick enough.

If only you could have seen this area back then. If you think it is paradise now, it was heaven then. The swing bridge coming onto the island had just been built and the twolane road was lined with monster oaks that had so much Spanish moss on them that it draped all the way to the ground. Highway 278 was paved but pretty much every other road was dirt.

Even at age 6, I was hooked on fishing so you can imagine what was going through my mind when I realized that every lagoon was chock full of shrimp and fish. Crabbing was as simple as walking down to the beach and filling a bucket with crabs that would

be in the tide pools at low tide.

Deer, wild turkeys, pigs, ducks and lots of rattlesnakes and alligators were absolutely everywhere you looked. I often got spooked during the night when I would wake to a noise. With my curtains drawn, all I could see were the moving silhouettes of herds of deer in our yard. At times there would be as many as 30 deer at one time. As you can imagine, landscaping didn’t stand a chance.

With so few people around, and even fewer kids, entertainment was what you made it. Friday nights were for ’coon hunting. We would meet up at the Plantation Club in Sea Pines and then follow the baying dogs through swamps and woods alike. I was never big on ’coon hunting but

I’ll admit it was educational, especially when the dogs would tree a big one. PETA would have a field day if I were to tell you the finale of these hunts.

Bluffton was not just a sleepy town; it was more like it was asleep. The sound of cicadas and tree frogs was deafening. Besides the brick schoolhouse where the courthouse now sits, Messex Store on Calhoun Street (where the original Eggs ’n’ Tricities was located) was about the only other place to go, especially if you wanted an RC Cola, which was definitely the drink of choice in these parts.

I attended Bluffton High from the second through six grades and then commuted to school in Savannah every day with my brothers and sisters. It was weird going to school in Savannah because those city kids regarded any of us from Hilton Head as country bumpkins. That view didn’t change until the late ’70s when Hilton Head’s fame exploded. From then on, we were the “rich kids.” Yeah, right.

I wish I had more space to write but I don’t, so I guess I’ll have to continue in the next issue. Just telling some of these stories has brought out other quirky things about my life here in the Lowcountry that I haven’t thought about in years.

So, hold onto this issue so you can remember how I started this reminiscing of days gone by.

Collins Doughtie, a 60-year resident of the Lowcountry, is a sportsman, graphic artist, and lover of nature. collinsdoughtie@icloud.com

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May River Shrimp Festival kicks off with Sunset 5K Run The Bluffton Sunset Party Series continues with the May River Shrimp Festival, a three-day event to be held July 14-16.

The Shrimp Fest Sunset 5K will open festival weekend July 14, starting at Oyster Factory Park and taking walkers and runners through the streets of Old Town Bluffton, to finish at Bluffton Trading Post.

Participants in the 5K will receive an event T-shirt and enjoy a post-race party at Bluffton Trading Post with music and refreshments.

The May River Shrimp Festival will be held at Oyster Factory Park from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 15 and 16. Entertainers scheduled to perform include Wayne & Co. and Groove Town Assault on Thursday, with The Chiggers and The Horan Brothers Band Friday night.

“The May River Shrimp Festival is our

marquee Bluffton Sunset Party, truly a celebration of the summer in Bluffton,” said Mark Weisner, event organizer.

Bluffton Sunset Parties are held once a month on Friday nights during the summer, overlooking the May River at Oyster Factory Park.

Each celebration features a different theme, with food court, sweet snacks, wine bar, craft beer garden, hard ciders, vendors and more.

Lawn chairs and leashed pets are permitted, but no outside food or drinks will be allowed.

Tickets are available at blufftonsunsetparty.com or $10 cash at the door, while children 12 and under get in free.

The May River Shrimp Fest will benefit two local charities. For more information visit the website or call Bear Foot Sports at 843-757-8520.

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SPORTS

Caddies prep, encourage, step back so pros can shine

By Jean Harris CONTRIBUTOR

Jesse Emerick started in the golf industry at age 15, building clubs for friends. He worked various golf jobs through high school. He came to Bluffton to attend the Professional Golfers Career College and has worked at Palmetto Dunes and at Congaree in member services.

When Club Champion opened in Bluffton, he knew that fitting clubs was an area that he liked most in the golf business.

One day a young man walked into Club Champion with a very expensive putter and needed it bent to a certain degree. Emerick, being an expert in putter fitting, was happy to do it.

The man, Bryson Nimmer, came back a few days later and wanted to go through a putter fitting lab. The two spent four hours together going

through the fitting, and eventually became good friends. Nimmer finally had Emerick fit all his clubs.

Their friendship grew and Nimmer wanted Emerick to be his caddy on tour. They both have very positive attitudes and Emerick knew Nimmer’s game. “I know how to calm him down after bad shots. We have the same attitude about losing your temper,” Emerick said. “Bryson knows that young kids look up to the players and he doesn’t want to disappoint them by losing his temper.”

Emerick has caddied for Nimmer for Pro AMs, Korn Ferry Tournaments and three PGA tournaments.

Being a caddy has many responsibilities. Prior to a tournament, Emerick has to know the golf course, yardages, hazards, etc. “I have become a Google Earth fanatic,” he said. “It gives me the yardages and hazards prior to us getting to the course.”

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The players and caddies are given a green book once they arrive at the course.

Emerick has many duties prior and during the round. He makes sure they have 14 clubs, at least five balls of the same type with different numbers, water, snacks, towels and rain suit for inclement weather. During the round, his job is to give Nimmer the right clubs for the yardage, say something positive, repair divots, rake the bunkers.

I asked Emerick if he has an exercise routine to enable him to carry a bag that weighs 50 pounds for 4 to 5 hours. “I don’t do anything special,” he said, “but I realize that it is physically exhausting and I may need to start one.”

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Jesse Emerick, left, caddy for PGA Tour professional Bryson Nimmer of Bluffton, right, pauses during play to offer words of encouragement.

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Veterinarians don’t know all the triggers for anxieties related to storms and celebratory fireworks, but they suspect the dogs are set off by some combination of wind, thunder, lightning, barometric pressure changes, static electricity, and low-frequency rumbles that humans can’t hear.

According to one theory, dogs experience painful shocks from static buildup before a storm. The anxiety often gets worse throughout the season as storms become more frequent.

Herding breeds and dogs that might exhibit fearful behaviors such as separation anxiety seem more prone to panic. Some dogs are also frightened of other loud noises, such as fireworks or gunshots, but others are only afraid of storms.

What to do? There’s no easy fix, and unless your dog is only mildly affected, it can be difficult to treat, vets say. But there are lots of tools to reduce your dog’s distress during storm season.

Many owners make the mistake of trying to console and pet a fearful dog that’s whimpering or climbing on them, but rewarding it just encourages the panic. Instead, practice getting your dog to relax and lie down inside.

Have the dog wear a leash inside and be still by your feet where you are sitting.

Praise the calm behavior. Practice this when there is no storm so he gets used to the routine. During the storm you can try

distracting the dog by playing with a favorite toy, playing fetch, petting it, and giving treats as long as the dog remains calm.

Another option is to create a safe space for the dog to go in a storm. It might be a crate or an interior quiet room with no windows, or you can turn up the TV or play white noise. Let your dog decide by noticing where he goes during a storm or fireworks and allow access to it.

Do not let your dog have any access to outside. Dogs take off and get lost during these times. Some are better loose in a room while others do better confined. Snug-fitting shirts and wraps, like a Thundershirt, designed to calm anxious dogs are also worth a try.

Play a CD of thunder and firework recordings at low enough levels that don’t frighten your dog, while giving him treats or playing a game. Gradually increase the volume over the course of several months, stopping if your dog shows any signs of anxiety. The goal is to get your dog used to the sounds and associate it with good things.

Experts caution that desensitization can have limited success in an actual storm because you can only recreate the noise, and not the other factors that might be bothering the dog, such as the static electricity or changes in barometric pressure.

Lastly, ask your veterinarian for advice on calming medication, both holistic and prescriptive, that might help.

Abby Bird is owner of Alphadog Training Academy. AlphadogTrainingAcademy@gmail. com

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PETS

PAL’s vet clinic goes to great lengths to heal homeless cat

By Amy Campanini CONTRIBUTOR

Sometimes with animals, looks can be very deceiving. If you had seen Armando when he first arrived at Palmetto Animal League, you probably would have thought him to be the cranky sort. As a stray cat, just trying to survive, he had likely been through any number of untold horrors, but being abandoned and alone was just one of Armando’s problems.

“He was skin and bones but sweet as can be,” said Sally Dawkins, PAL adoption specialist. “He was experiencing severe fur loss, so our team at the PAL Veterinary Clinic started helping him right away.”

When a specialized diet, weekly baths, and medication did not give him total relief, we decided it was time for 3-yearold Armando to see a dermatologist in Charleston.

“As I was waiting for them to take pictures of Armando and run some tests, I

overheard everyone at the front desk loving on him and telling him how sweet he is,” recalled Dawkins.

The veterinarians at PAL will continue collaborating with the specialists in Charleston to devise a comprehensive treatment plan with one goal in mind – to make sure Armando can live his happiest life.

“He has the sweetest little meow,” Dawkins said. “And he enjoys snuggling up in a warm bed, or better yet, a warm lap. He is available for adoption and would make a wonderful companion.”

PAL rescues hundreds of cats and dogs like Armando each year, many with costly needs. Proceeds from our clinic help make this possible. As a no kill rescue, it is imperative that we establish compassionate, life-saving programs. When you bring your pet to the PAL Veterinary Clinic, you are COURTESY PALMETTO ANIMAL LEAGUE helping us rescue more animals.

At the helm of PAL’s skilled veteriArmando looks and feel much better after nary team is Dr. Leighanne Wright. Dr. loving care at the PAL Veterinary Clinic.

Leighanne has worked in equine and farm animal care, university-level teaching of equestrian studies, welfare of film and TV animal actors, and at a small animal wellness practice. She brings to PAL a breadth of experience and an eagerness to contribute to the well-being of the beloved pets of our clients, as well as PAL’s adoptable pets.

The PAL Vet Clinic is an accessible resource for every pet and every family, offering wellness exams, vaccines, microchipping, nail trims and more at affordable prices.

Help other abandoned, abused and neglected animals like Armando when you care for your pet at the Palmetto Animal League Veterinary Clinic in Okatie’s Riverwalk Business Park. For details on our services and to learn more about Dr. Leighanne, call 843-645-1727 or visit PalmettoAnimalLeague.org.

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REAL ESTATE

Woof-woof, meow-meow a no-no when trying to sell your home

By Larry Stoller CONTRIBUTOR

So what’s the problem with having pets in a house that is for sale?

We all love our pets, most everyone loves pets, but the buyers for your home might not. Having potential buyers look at houses when pets are present in the home is a big no-no.

If you want to get the highest price for your home, don’t let that dog or cat bother your home-buyer prospects. As loveable and well-behaved as your pets are to you, they can be very inhospitable to strangers.

The best thing that you can do is to remove your pets while the house is on the market or being shown. Let them stay with a friend or relative or bring them to pet day care. If this is not an option, take the dog or cat for a walk or a drive when the house is being shown.

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Cherie the poodle takes it easy on the sofa with her dad, Larry Stoller, who wears his “poodle jacket” so he can look more like his “daughter.”

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if they don’t see them.

If you have pet stains on the carpet or

floors, get rid of them. If you can’t get the stains out, replace the floor covering.

Cat litter boxes, dog’s potty, cat trees and pet toys should be kept out of sight.

Pet odors and smells must be non-existent. Don’t trust your own nose – have a friend do a whiff test. It makes good sense to remove all signs of your pet.

Remove pet photos, doggie doors, food and water bowls, dog or cat hair (vacuum very frequently), cages, carriers, and so forth. First impressions are so very important, so don’t risk turning off an interested buyer.

On a personal note, my wife and I have a very loveable 52-pound standard poodle. Her name is Cherie, and if we ever decided to sell our home, all three of us would probably go on vacation – together!

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BYO chair. hhso.org or 843-842-2055 Through July 30 “Popqop” by Amiri Farris and “Exploration” by Abraham Brown, art exhibits by two contemporary artists at Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 843-8425738 or academy@artleaguehhi.org July 30-31, Aug. 1, 6-8 “Crazy for You,” a new Gershwin musical comedy, produced by Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute at Seahawk Cultural Center, 70 Wilborn Road, Hilton Head Island. Shows 7:30 p.m. July 30-31 and Aug. 6-7; 8 p.m.

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Pines Resort and the Liberty Oak. 8-9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. seapines.com/events Through Aug. 22 “Mamma Mia,” directed by Casey Colgan, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Nominated for five Tony Awards, music by Abba.

Tickets $46-$56 adults, $33$43 children. Artshhi.com or 843-842-2787 Through Aug. 22 “Conservation in the Classroom,” exhibit of environmental art and educational experience, at Coastal Discovery Museum, 70 Honey Horn Drive, Hilton Head Island. Gallery hours 9 am.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sunday. coastaldiscovery.org or 843-689-3035 July 7-31 “Audio Visuals,” exhibit of paintings by Kristin Griffis, Art League of Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Artist reception 5-7 p.m. July 7.

RSVP at gallery@artleaguehhi.org. Gallery hours Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday noon-4 p.m., and 90 minutes before Arts Center productions. artleaguehhi.org or 843-681-5060

July 7, 2021 July 7 Awards reception, 5-7 p.m., for 27th annual Judged Show at Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA), 6 Church St., Old Town Bluffton. Cash awards in acrylic, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, watercolor and 3D. More information at sobagallery.com or 843-757-3776.

Through July 15 “Artistic Enchantment: Fiber and Fabric Creations,” works

by Suzanne Aulds and Dot Schaphorst. USCB Beaufort Performing Arts Center Gallery, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.

Free and open to public, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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Through July 30 Summer Art Camps, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Performing and visual arts camps, ages 6 and up, tuition varies. artshhi. com or 843-842-2787

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Crowd favorite ‘Mamma Mia!’ great show for summer fun

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Merrill Peiffer, Meredith Inglesby, and Natalie Charlé Ellis in the Arts Center production of “Mamma Mia!”

It’s a “guaranteed, get-happy, dancingin-the-aisles-hit!” – because what’s more fun than the upbeat music of ABBA, set on a sun-kissed Greek island as we ready for a summertime wedding?

“Mamma Mia!” has all of the above in the Arts Center’s summer production, onstage through Aug. 22. Cleverly crafted, British playwright Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise.

On the verge of her wedding, 20-yearold Sophie wants her father to walk her down the aisle, but doesn’t know his identity. Sophie (Regan White) discovers her mother’s old diary and finds entries which describe intimate dates (“dot, dot, dot”) with three men.

Sophie believes one of these men could be her father and, three months prior to the wedding, sends each an invitation to her wedding, surreptitiously written in the name of her mother, Donna (played

by Broadway star Meredith Inglesby, who grew up on Hilton Head Island).

Sophie’s quest brings these three very different men from her mother’s past back to the island they had last visited 20 years ago, and that’s where the fun starts. Donna is beyond surprised.

The story-telling magic of ABBA’s songs

propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship … and everyone’s having the time of their lives.

The Arts Center’s production, directed

by New York City’s Casey Colgan, will delight and thrill audiences – visitors and residents alike. Starring in this musical, alongside exceptional cast, are the addictively fun songs of ABBA, with music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The music includes “Honey, Honey,” “Dancing Queen,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” and many more.

Nominated for five Tony Awards, “Mamma Mia!” is a story about love and self-discovery, but also the touching story of a mother and daughter, each with a few secrets of her own. The story sung by magnificent voices takes the audience on a journey from sweet and sentimental to laughter and pure joy.

Wear your own dancing shoes, because you might just end up dancing in the aisles.

Tickets are $56 for adults and $43 for children and are available by calling the Arts Center box office at 843-842-2787 or by visiting artshhi.com.

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Free concerts invite listeners to chill out with cool jazz The Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and Coligny Plaza have joined their creatives forces to launch a free outdoor series of weekly jazz concerts, to held several Tuesdays during the summer at 8 p.m.

The next event is July 20, featuring the Martin Lesch Band. Following in August are the John Bracket Trio Aug. 3 and Eric Jones Trio Aug. 17.

The HHSO’s SoundWaves patio, at 7 Lagoon Road on Hilton Head Island, will serve as the stage, and Lagoon Road will be closed from Pope Avenue to the Piggly Wiggly parking lot entrance to create a safe environment for tourists, visitors and patrons who can bring a chair and enjoy some great music.

“Lee Lucier, COO of The Richardson Group, and I have been working on this idea for a long time,” said Alan Jordan, president and CEO of HHSO. “Our outdoor Holiday Pops concerts were a great

success last November, and it got us thinking about a series that would create a ‘downtown’ feeling here at Coligny.”

Audience members can bring chairs, grab an ice cream, candy, fudge, or a cold beverage and enjoy the music in the open-air acoustic chamber formed by the buildings on either side of Lagoon Road.

Lagoon Road will be closed from Pope Avenue to the Piggly Wiggly parking lot entrance from 6 to 10 p.m. on all concert evenings. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Deputies will be on duty to guide cars to their desired destinations.

“We are so grateful to Coligny Plaza for teaming up with us and serving as our exclusive series sponsors,” Jordan said. “Their support makes it possible for us to offer these concerts free of charge.”

For more information, contact Jordan at 843-842-2055 or ajordan@hhso.org.

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Experience colorful, lively music in Art League show

“Audio Visuals,” an exhibit by Kristin Griffis, will be on exhibit this month at Art League of Hilton Head Gallery.

Inspired by music, the art is child-like and fun, with bright colors and bold strokes. “‘Audio Visuals’ is about seeing music portrayed in art, overlapping the senses, seeing something in a new perspective,” Griffis said. “This will be a very colorful exhibit; just as music is lively, ‘Audio Visuals’ will be an exciting sensory experience.”

As a synesthete – someone sees different colors when she hears music – Griffis always paints to music. Most of her paintings are inspired by what she hears and many of them feature musicians.

Griffis, a Hilton Head Island native, is a self-taught, life-long painter unafraid to experiment. From hand-painted clothing to be sold in national clothing catalogs, to musical instrument design, her career and passions have been wide ranging.

Her artwork hangs in the private collections of musicians and music lovers, and graces the cover of Martin Lesch’s jazz CD

“Just Another Day in Paradise” by Kristin Griffis “Oh Happy Day” by Kristin Griffis

“Journey Through Jazz.” Two of her paintings can be seen on General Mills’ Immaculate Baking food packaging.

“Audio Visuals” will be on exhibit at Art League Gallery through July 31. An artist reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 7 in the gallery.

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Griffis will be holding live painting demos from 10- am. to noon July 14 and 21.

Guests should RSVP for the reception and demos at gallery@artleaguehhi.org to prevent overcrowding. Masks are mandatory for employees and patrons.

Gallery hours are Monday through Satur-

“Life’s a Peach” by Kristin Griffis

day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday noon-4 p.m., and 90 minutes before Arts Center productions. For more information visit artleaguehhi.org or call 843-681-5060.

Art League is located at 14 Shelter Cove Lane on Hilton Head Island, inside the Art Center of Coastal Carolina.

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Two local artists showcase their bold, contemporary work This summer, Art League Academy will be exhibiting the works of local contemporary artists Amiri Farris and Abraham Brown.

Farris’s series, entitled “Popqop,” presents an art movement influenced by pop art that combines his digital printmaking with traditional modes of representation.

The work is a collection of vivid, graphic compositions in both paint and non-traditional media, hearkening back to his background in illustration and graphic design.

Farris is a highly collected artist whose work is in private collections worldwide. He has taught at Georgia Southern University, Savannah State University, and is currently a professor at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

“Job and a Potsherd” by Abraham Brown In addition to the exhibit, original handmade items by Farris will be available for inative. Brown, a retired Marine with a BFA sale at Amiri Pop!, a pop-up shop designed in painting from Savannah College of Art by the artist. and Design, mines his memories to create Brown’s series, “Exploration,” features narrative art that explores inventiveness, highly detailed mixed-media work that is abstract themes, and distant memories. often spiritually expressive and always imagBrown utilizes a wide range of media,

“Carousel” by Amiri Farris

including sculpture, video and complex installations. “I start with an idea, and as that idea begins to play out on the canvas, each piece becomes an individual story,” Brown said.

The exhibits will run through July 30 at

Art League Academy, located at 106 Cordillo Parkway on Hilton Head Island.

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Monroe’s latest book comforting, timely beach read

By Glenda Harris Mary Alice Monroe’s latest work, “The Summer of Lost and Found,” is the seventh novel in her Beach House series, a long-time favorite among her many bestsellers.

Written during the 2020 pandemic, the story is set in real time. The tone is positive as Monroe’s characters thoughtfully find ways to meet the challenges and make the best of all the changes. A timely story, readers, both first-timers and her legion of fans will find “The Summer of Lost and Found” comforting and enjoyable.

“I wrote this novel in real time – and what a roller coaster journey it has been,” Monroe said. “Set against the backdrop of coronavirus, this book explores the meaningful family and life lessons learned, and the joyful memories created, during a season of opportunities lost and found.”

As the summer of 2020 arrives, it

bears little resemblance to the plans laid out by Cara and her niece, Linnea. Cara rents Primrose cottage (the “beach house”) to her niece Linnea, who was recently furloughed from her job. Awaiting her boyfriend, Gordon’s, imminent return from his overseas work, everything starts changing when her former love interest shows up unexpectedly, and is quarantined next door.

Cara’s husband becomes ill and Linnea takes on the job of nanny to Cara’s daughter, Hope, as a precaution. An old friend moves in to the cottage with Linnea and a dearly loved older friend struggles with dementia. With patience, and remembering their matriarch’s legacy of Primrose Cottage as a place of fostering care, the Rutledge women strengthen the bonds of family and friendship.

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