VOLUME 11, ISSUE 8 • AUGUST 3, 2022

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Availability of affordable housing reaches critical deficit

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

The local housing market is on a collision course with local workers’ paychecks, and that’s a problem for Southern Beaufort County’s tourist industry.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “affordable housing is … housing on which the occupant is paying no more than 30% of gross income for housing costs, including utilities.”

According to the inventory on Apartments.com recently, there were 113 places to rent in zip code 29910. They ranged from studios to a four-bedroom house. Out of those listed, only one unit was available for less than $1,700 per month. Another 37 were priced at $2,100 or less.

“I make decent money and cannot afford the current rent increases. I have to move before my rent goes up,” said Jessica Snider, a chef. “I’m short-staffed where I work because nobody can afford to live here. It’s really sad. Everyone comes here to be waited on hand and foot, but when we are all priced out of homes and places to live, we will go elsewhere. I don’t want to leave but the way growth has been handled in this area means people like me who want to stay, cannot, because people who have the means are pricing us out. It’s really disheartening.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers data annually from employers in every industry sector in the United States.

In 2021, average salaries were: waiters $20,010; fast food counter workers

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In a community where rental properties are hard to find, fewer moving trucks have been seen on local roads.

TCL to offer free tuition again this fall Those interested in learning a new skill, improving career options or securing a brighter future, take note. The Technical College of the Lowcountry is once again offering free tuition and fees for its fall 2022 semester.

First launched in November of 2021, TCL’s free tuition program is made possible through a combination of federal, state and private funding sources.

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TCL’s free tuition program is available to South Carolina residents with a desire to begin or continue their education, including: • Adults with some college • Adults with no college • Recent high school graduates All college-eligible students who enroll in a TCL academic program for six credit hours or more this fall are eligible for TCL’s free tuition program.

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The program includes required fees but does not include books or required supplies and does not apply to Dual Enrollment and/ or Transient Students.

To qualify for TCL’s free tuition program, students must complete a 2022-2023 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or FAFSA waiver (if applicable). Some types of aid require students complete an additional signed affidavit.

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The Technical College of the Lowcountry is the region’s primary provider of higher education and workforce training. The public, two-year, multi-campus community college serves approximately 5,000 students annually. TCL has campuses in Beaufort, Bluffton and Hampton and serves Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties.

For more information visit tcl.edu/free.

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Sunny Side Up 3A • Editorial 4A • Sun on the Street 6A • Business 37A • Health 38A • Wellness 40A • Giving 43A • Faith 45A • Pets 46A • food 47A • Nature 50A • Home 53A • Real Estate 54A

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o advance the treatment of breast cancer for area residents, Beaufort Memorial has added a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist to its medical staff. Tara L. Grahovac, M.D., has joined the new Beaufort Memorial Breast Care & Surgery Program, seeing patients at the hospital’s Breast Health Center in Okatie and performing surgeries at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Board Certified – American Board of Surgery

As a breast surgical oncologist—commonly known as a breast surgeon— Dr. Grahovac specializes in the diagnosis, staging and removal of cancerous growths in the breast.

Residency

Since 2015 she has served as the first specialty-trained breast surgeon within St. Clair Health, an independent tertiary care center in Pittsburgh’s South Hills community. There she helped to expand oncology services while providing direct patient care.

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Care & Surgery Program

One of several cancer care initiatives between Beaufort Memorial and MUSC Health, the Breast Care & Surgery Program offers expert, comprehensive breast care for a full range of diseases, from benign breast conditions to breast cancer.

The program’s board-certified surgeon works with a team of clinicians—among them radiation and medical oncologists, breast nurse navigators and social workers—to address both the physical

and emotional aspects of breast disease and to ensure optimal outcomes for every patient.

Through the affiliation, patients have access to a local, fellowshiptrained breast oncology surgeon, promising clinical trials and subspecialists experienced in treating rare or complex cancers.

A full complement of screening and diagnostic services, as well as genetics testing and high risk assessment, is also available.

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SUNNY SIDE UP

Please pardon this interruption as we bring you an update

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Interrupting cow.

Interrupting co…

Moo. That has long been one of my favorite “knock knock” jokes. I find it hysterical ¬– perhaps because it pokes fun at so many people in my world: the interrupters.

I’ve tried to be patient with those closest to my orbit. But it’s becoming more and more difficult to remain calm and overlook the blurted insertion into a conversation, a story, or even a focused concentration on one’s work.

I’ve gotten to the point that when someone in my tribe interrupts me to point out a similarity to what happened to him – or even to fully validate what I’m saying – I just stop talking.

I had first thought it was my issue, that I took too long to relay a story, or concept, or get to the point. But I’m not sure now. I think most people are just impatient and need to jump in right NOW so they can tell their similar story.

Or maybe they feel like they are “sharing,” which seems to be gaining in popularity.

Thank you, social media!

We used to call those people a Buttinski.

They can’t listen to someone else’s entire story without adding their own experience, interjected at whatever random point they choose, even steering the story away from the original point.

This kind of behavior drives me crazy.

And, as I read recently, I’m not the only one.

A recent study found that “interrupting” is the most common annoying issue that people have with their coworkers.

Back in March, a promotions company, Quality Logo Products, conducted a survey of some 2,000 Americans to find out what behaviors they found most irritating in their

coworkers. I recently read about the survey on LinkedIn, where the repost got a fair amount of attention from my peers.

Want to guess what was the most-often cited annoying habit? Well, let me interrupt you here and tell you: It was interrupting.

The margin wasn’t huge: 48% said coworkers who constantly interrupt others are the most annoying, while a close second at 47% was “taking credit for someone else’s work,” followed almost as closely (45%) by “oversharing.”

The study continued asking questions about annoying coworkers: Have you ever confronted a coworker about being annoying? How often do you get annoyed? What topics of conversation are most annoying?

(Interrupt me here if you know the answer.

Of course you do: politics.)

Since we brought up coworkers, I have to say that working mostly from home for the past two years has been a blessing for me.

Not only can I work in my jammies, at odd hours, and tackle the laundry between edit-

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ing articles, but I don’t have any coworkers in the next room.

Not that my coworkers in the office are annoying. They truly aren’t. We have a mostly quiet atmosphere when we all are there for production days.

Turns out, some of the above issues about interrupting might just be true of me as well. I’ve caught myself a few times recently jumping into the middle of a companion’s story. For me, it’s almost always questions (like a true journalist): Who was there?

What did you do after that? When did that happen? Where was this?

But that depth of interest doesn’t mean I should interrupt to ask questions. My experience doesn’t matter to the story being told, the experience of the speaker.

All this discussion calls to mind something my mother pointed out when I was much younger: God gave you two ears and only one mouth. That means you should listen twice as much as you talk.

That about covers it, doesn’t it?

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EDITORIAL Current Circulation Via USPS is 25,266

E-bikes, parks among improvement of amenities

By John McCann

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CONTRIBUTOR

The Town of Hilton Head Island provides 60 miles of public pathways and multiple beach and community parks where people seek opportunities to recreate and relax.

While people enjoy these amenities, the Town must consider ways to improve them and make them John McCann accessible for various uses.

That involves making way for electric bicycles (E-bikes), creating more parks, and connecting with our community so we know what’s on your mind about our amenities.

Last month, Town Council approved first reading of an ordinance allowing lower-speed electric bicycles, commonly referred to as E-bikes, on the Town’s public pathways. I voted to pass this ordinance, which will come before Town Council this month for second and final reading.

E-bikes have many positive attributes that allow older individuals, individuals with disabilities, commuting

workers, and people who may be new to biking the ability to ride a bicycle and enjoy the Town’s recreational pathways. With input from our biking community, our staff was able to put together an ordinance that permits the use of E-bikes in a safe manner.

The Town’s Parks and Recreation Commission wishes to hear from the island community this summer. Your responses on a short survey will help the commission understand the parks and recreation trends and preferences from our residents and visitors. The commission will use survey results to make recommendations to Town Council about the future for parks and recreation.

The topics covered by the survey include existing and future parks, programming, recreation facilities, funding, and maintenance and operations.

Your input in the survey is valuable towards the on-going implementation of the Town’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan. You can access the survey on the Town’s website at hiltonheadislandsc.gov/opentownhall.

Speaking of future parks, the Town is the process of developing two small neighborhood parks. One will be located on the three-acre Patterson Family tract the town owns at 23

Marshland Road. This land was once owned by the Pattersons, a prominent native islander family.

Town staff recently held a community meeting to get input from community residents and other stakeholders on the design and construction of this new park. A robust discussion took place and generated ideas for the park. After plans are developed, Town staff will share them with the community.

The other is the Taylor Family tract on Wild Horse Road. It too was owned by a Gullah family and later sold to the Taylor Family. The Taylor Family deeded the land to the Town specifically for a park. Town staff will schedule a community meeting for this park soon. Your ideas will be welcomed.

A part or our Parks and Recreation Master Plan includes redevelopment work for the Chaplin Community Park and the Crossings Park. Plans for these parks will be discussed at an upcoming Town Council workshop in September. I hope you will tune in for that meeting.

John McCann is the mayor of the Town of Hilton Head Island. JohnM@hiltonheadislandsc.gov

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: M is for Meatless Mondays.

It’s not a hard sacrifice to give up eating some other animal, just on Mondays. And probably one of the most efficient means of getting the heat down on this planet. Of course, lots of people have to participate, but you can start now.

A new study from the highly esteemed financial Boston Consulting Group reports scientists have concluded that avoiding meat and dairy is the single biggest way to reduce our environmental impact on this planet.

About half the world’s greenhouse gas emissions comes from food, land use and agriculture. More than half of this is from beef alone. The consulting group encourages investment in “alternative proteins” such as substitute meat and plant-based operations, i.e., put your money where your mouth is.

Meat and dairy production uses 83% of farm land and causes 60% of greenhouse gas emissions while providing only 18% calories and 37% protein. About 56 million acres in the U.S. are used to grow animal feed, with only 4 million acres producing

plants for direct human consumption.

What to do? Eliminate the middleman, i.e., the animal. Consume “alternative meat,” plant-based dairy, and the nutritious unprocessed fieldgrown greens and grains.

You will save your money, water, forests, help preserve cooler weather, your health, and precious animal lives, all by a Meatless Monday. It’s cheaper than buying a Tesla or retrofitting your house.

How about Tuesday too?

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SUN ON THE STREET

Unusual, classic things have a way of capturing our interest With this feature, we seek to capture a glimpse of what you and your neighbors have to say about a variety of topics, issues, events – and just

Victoria Labar, Bluffton: “Going to Harry Potter World in Orlando.”

plain fun questions.

You might see us anywhere around town, with notepad and camera, randomly seeking out folks who are

Dalton Hawley, Bluffton: “Snakes.

I’ve always had some as pets.

willing to participate. If we find you, we hope you will want to respond.

At the July 23 fundraiser event for Walter Sumner at Cheap Seats 2 in

David Pratt, Bluffton: “Coins and currency. I’m a collector.”

Bluffton, we asked: “What is something that interests you, but does not interest most of your friends?”

Dawn Pratt, Bluffton: “I used to be a nursery assistant, so I’d say nature – all kinds of plants, flowers, garden arrangements.”

Larry Bundy, Bluffton: “Ancient history, U.S. history, the Constitution – I keep a copy of the Federalist Papers on my table.”

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND SALES RESULTS FOR JUNE 2022 AND YEAR TO DATE

Hilton Head Totals Detached Homes Only

June

Hilton Head Totals

Year to Date 2022

Percent Change

832

712

-19.9%

804

547

$949,000

+11.6%

$770,000

99.8%

101.2%

+1.5%

98.4%

100.8%

Days on Market Until Sale

102

77

- 24.7%

104

Inventory of Homes for Sale

161

192

+19.3%

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2022

Percent Change

2021

146

104

- 28.8%

141

113

$850,000

Percent of List Price Received*

Key Metrics

2021

New Listings Closed Sales Median Sales Price*

Condos / Villas Only

June

Year to Date

Key Metrics

2021

2022

Percent Change

2021

- 14.4%

New Listings

173

127

-26.6%

- 32.0%

Closed Sales

135

109

- 19.3%

Median Sales Price*

$400,000

$500,000

+ 25.0%

+2.5%

Percent of List Price Received*

100.4%

100.3%

-0.1%

99.2%

100.8%

+ 1.6%

79

- 23.4%

71

55

- 21.8%

80

65

- 18.2%

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Days on Market Until Sale Inventory of Homes for Sale

160

197

+ 23.1%

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$902,100 +17.2%

* Does not account for sale concessions and/or downpayment assistance. | Percent changes are calculated using rounded figures and can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

2022

Percent Change

926

785

- 15.2%

824

676

- 18.0%

$329,950 $446,900

+ 35.4%

* Does not account for sale concessions and/or downpayment assistance. | Percent changes are calculated using rounded figures and can sometimes look extreme due to small sample size.

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EDITORIAL

Bipartisan achievement in our new state election reform

By Jeff Bradley CONTRIBUTOR

With Hilton Head Island’s Town Council non-partisan election campaigns beginning in earnest this month, it’s an appropriate moment to stop and reflect on the major achievement our South Carolina General Assembly recently reached regarding election integrity with its new 2022 Election Jeff Bradley Reform Legislation.

We are all aware of the chaos that was caused by the 2020 general election in many states across our nation. And, while that election was largely without controversy here in South Carolina, voting procedures in some counties (due to COVID-19) prompted a few legal challenges to state election

laws and highlighted the disparate ways various officials in our 46 counties handle election operations.

What became clear to our legislature was that even though South Carolina did a good job overall, election commissions in our 46 counties have not all been on the same page. Therefore, down the road, it could become a recipe for disaster with similar headaches about election fraud that has occurred in other states.

The good news is that at a time where debates over elections and voting have been ending up in partisan altercations elsewhere, here in our state Republicans and Democrats were able to unanimously come together in bipartisan fashion to pass and codify our state’s first comprehensive voting reform legislation.

This new legislation expands the opportunity for all South Carolina voters to cast a ballot, while making that ballot more secure.

As Gov. Henry McMaster stated, “This

new law makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat.” Indeed, I believe this new South Carolina voting law should serve as a model for the nation.

Among other things, the new law expands voting access by: • Establishing early in-person voting Monday through Saturday, excluding legal holidays, for a two-week period immediately preceding statewide general elections.

• Mandating that early voting centers be established and uniform application of election regulations be followed in all 46 counties.

• Additionally, the law also tightens a number of absentee voting provisions to better eliminate voter fraud and ballot harvesting: • Only citizens above the age of 65 can vote by mail without a reason. If you are out of state on Election Day, sick, hospitalized, in jail or in the military, you must make arrangements to vote by

mail. Otherwise, you must vote in person on Election Day or during the in-person early voting period.

• Voter I.D. requirements apply to all voters including those voting early, by mail, or dropping off a ballot. And, if you are turning in a ballot other than your own, you must be officially authorized to do so.

• Anyone who voted or attempted to vote fraudulently, or who helps someone else do so is now guilty of a felony, and if convicted faces a fine ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 and a maximum fiveyear prison sentence.

Some other security measures include expansion of local election audits, regulations for voting machines, instituting voter role maintenance procedures and establishing a voter fraud hotline.

Jeff Bradley is the representative for District 123 in the State House of Representatives.

How Your Equity Can Grow over Time

It’s true that record levels of home price appreciation have spurred significant equity gains for homeowners over the past few years. As Diana Olick, Real Estate Correspondent at CNBC, says: “The stunning jump in home values over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic has given U.S. homeowners record amounts of housing wealth.”

That’s great for your home’s value over the last couple of years, but what if you’ve lived in your home for longer than that? You may be wondering how much equity you truly have.

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HOUSING from page 1A $26,060; chefs $56,920; bartenders $30,340; housekeepers $29,580; cashiers $26,770; and retail sales workers $30,060.

Even if someone could snag one of those $2,100 apartments, a cashier would have $125 left over each month for utilities, gas, food, car payment, etc.

“I don’t know what we’re going to do when there’s no one to wait. We’re not going to slow down on serving people, but the service will be slow. Eventually the small businesses are going to close, and it won’t be a tourist town anymore,” Snider said.

She wants to buy a home because she wants to become part of the community, but it’s difficult. “I am paycheck to paycheck. It’s impossible to save when you’re pouring half of your income into your apartment.”

Robin Kaeding grew up on Hilton Head.

She was living in Orlando and wanted to move back, but ended up in a one-bedroom for $1,200 in Savannah, utilities not included.

“It’s crazy to me that Bluffton is even more expensive than Hilton Head, and on top of the prices, there just aren’t that many choices in either place,” she said. “Prices

are definitely the biggest obstacle. I’ve been looking for about four months. There’s one place in Bluffton that’s not too bad, but their wait list is until the end of fall, and that wasn’t going to work.”

She is moving to Hilton Head and will share an apartment with a friend, but it’s not her first choice.

“Roommates seem to be the only option if you want to rent an apartment on Hilton Head or in Bluffton,” Kaeding said.

The cost of living is a sticker shock to newcomers. Sallee Barnett was hired in December for a local job, and had three weeks to move with her cat from Evansville, Indiana, and find an apartment. She rented a room on Whitmarsh Island with a twice-daily, hour-long commute over the Talmadge Bridge.

“I did that for about six months and found a little studio apartment in Bluffton for about $1,200 a month. Eventually I am going to buy and settle in, because everywhere I did look they wanted a high rent.

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Even for those who are long-time residents, the prospect of finding another place to rent is frightening. Heather Price, who works for the 14th Circuit Court, and runs the Bluffton Hilton Head Ask/Answer (original) Facebook page, has lived in the area since she was 11.

“I am sick to my stomach about what is happening. I would like to know how many corporations have bought up single-family homes and driven up the price of renting here,” Price said. “I have to work three jobs to pay rent here, and if anything happens to my rental, I will literally have to move away, like ‘away, away,’ as Jasper County schools are [terrible]. I am now priced out of buying – which I just tried to do.”

Price believes the future is bleak for many folks like her. “I lay awake at night scared, and I’m mad. Single mothers are being forced out. This is turning into an elitist town. But make no mistake. Small businesses are suffering because there is no one to man them, and they are leaving, too,” she said. “Diverse, quirky Bluffton is turning into white elitist USA, and the county/town

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Price went to the University of South Carolina-Beaufort for a degree in human services and served as a paramedic in the county. She knows how important it is to live and serve in the community.

“College-educated people like teachers, police, etc., should be able to live where they work, and not have roommates. These people are grown professionals, not 19-yearold college students. People are living in hotels: teachers, workers, and others with children. All their stuff is in storage,” she said. “I’ve lived here almost my whole life, and I will have to move if my living situation changes. I love my job and am damn good at it. That would be so sad.”

For some long-time residents, the hunt for a local place is over. Tayloe Cook currently lives with his parents because rent is so high on Hilton Head Island. Cook made the decision about a year ago to move up to western North Carolina and in May bought 4.5 acres.

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A professional potter, Cook just finished a commissioned project of 350 pieces for the Hampton Inn in Cashiers, N.C., west of Brevard and Asheville, near his property.

“I’m not the exception to the rule. Very few of my friends have stayed here,” he said.

“My parents live here, my brother lives here, so I’ll come back and visit, do the farmer’s market and other vendor opportunities,” Cook said, “but I am out of here.”

If apartment seekers think there ought to be more places available than they are seeing on rental websites, they’re right. Whole communities that once served renters were converted into condominiums, and are now hiding in plain sight.

“We have a number of communities that were developed with the purpose of being multifamily. On Hilton Head, a number of those were converted from apartments into condos in the early 2000s, and sold,” said Kevin Quat, president and chief solutions expert of AIM Real Estate Management Company. “When you convert to condos, you create a shadow leasing market, which means that while a lot of those units exist as long-term rentals, they’re not uniformly published. Currently on Hilton Head there are a few apartment communities such as Marshside, Shelter Cove, Aquatera and Cedar Wells. There also used to be Indigo Run, Summer House and Summerfield. Just right there are 1,000 units that are now condos and part of the shadow market.”

The conversions, though, aren’t the real problem, said Quat.

“I think from the get-go, we probably didn’t have enough long-term rental housing units based on the number of workforce, young professionals, people who maybe aren’t buyers. Add to that the fact that it’s the resort market,” Quat said. “A condo can be long-term or short-term rental, or used as a second home. We have so many second-home owners who don’t rent, and come here with their families. Those properties that are owned by investors, they

can make twice the amount of revenue – if done properly – on the short-term side to vacationers and potentially use it themselves, than they can on the long-term side.”

There was a “however” to the choice of short-term over long-term rentals.

“What a lot of investors don’t realize is just because the gross revenue of an asset is larger, short-term costs a lot more to operate. A two-bedroom condo that would rent today for $2,000 a month on the long-term side has the same fixed costs as far as dues, taxes, insurance. The tenant will typically pay all utilities,” he said.

With short-term rentals, the property owner pays not only the utilities, but property management costs to clean and maintain, and provide internet, cable TV – all the expected resort amenities.

“When you run that kind of model, unless you have almost no vacancy, your net take-away would be better as a long-term play than a short-term play,” said Quat.

“And a lot of investors don’t realize that because they think ‘Oh, well, let’s look at a short-term run, and then we can use it,’ that actually is not really a solid plan, given the fact that the time you want to use it is often the time that it’ll generate the most revenue.”

Even when there are rental properties on the market, Quat noted that the competition is intense. His company has 200 long-term rentals on the market, and in the past 30 days there were 545 inquiries from 394 people for 31 properties, including storage units. There were 55 applications, 25 showings, 15 applications approved, and seven converted into renters.

Bluffton Town Councilman Fred Hamilton, a life-long resident and dedicated advocate for creating affordable housing for Bluffton’s workers, said, “That is what we would call the problem, and you know that the solution falls back into the hands of the municipalities or the government.”

Hamilton attended a meeting July 26 with Southern Lowcountry Regional Board to try to establish criteria for the town’s housing trust fund, and to give guidance on how to move forward with affordable housing in the region.

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“The Town of Bluffton has purchased some property where we’ve been in negotiation with a contractor to build some units,” Hamilton said. “There’s a lot that has happened within the last two years ...(and) we haven’t quite gotten to the place where we feel like we can do as much as we’d like to do in the first round, but we have a project that is hopefully going to be under contract that we can sign off on before the next council meeting Aug. 9, and get started on Buck Island Road.”

That project will have 12 to 14 units.

There are two other properties, one of which he said could probably go up to 70 units and the other, six to eight units.

Hamilton added that the town will not be going into the realty business.

“We won’t be in the business of property management. Whoever we partner with will be responsible to manage the sales as well as the rental components,” said Hamilton.

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He added that there just isn’t the supply available to fill the demand for housing.

“I truly believe that Bluffton leaders are serious about affordable housing, and our affordable housing committee has that same ambition: that we want to move the needle again.”

Hamilton said affordable housing advocates need to continue challenging the area’s leaders, reminding them why it’s important to have affordable housing components.

“Don’t get me wrong, but conversation is not enough. We’ve been doing that for the past 30 years, but the political will is definitely in Bluffton, and SoLoCo is fully engaged in trying to make this come to fruition throughout the region.”

“It’s so our community can have the citizens being able to live, work and play in their same community,” Hamilton said, “and be inclusive to all citizens.”

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Young entrepreneur follows sneaker passion to solid success

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These are definitely not your Grandpa’s Keds.

And his pop-up store, Gorilla Kickz, at Fresh Market Shops on Hilton Head where 15-year-old Miller Cornell sells top brand sneakers is definitely not Sears.

It’s a whole new world of shoe culture out there for buyers and sellers of stylish, limited edition and unique sneakers. Nike is a leader in the market, and Miller’s store has plenty of them to sell.

He acquired his inventory in a way unknown to those guys back in the Sears shoe department: Miller – along with thousands of other sneakerheads – enters a sort of lottery on new releases through an app on his phone.

But let’s back up a bit.

Miller lives with his family in Atlanta during the school year, and they spend summers at their home on Hilton Head Island, where his grandparents live full time.

He said he became interested in sneakers,

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mostly Nike Air Jordans and Yeezys (a shoe collaboration between Adidas and Kanye West), when he was 12.

“I bought a pair of Yeezys back then and still remember how excited I was to have them,” he said. His interest evolved into a passion for the shoes, especially the Jordans in all its many iterations. He was hooked.

“I love the look of sneakers and following the sneaker market,” Miller said. “It’s cool how something will be released at a certain price, then increase in value.”

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SNEAKS from page 16A Miller said. So he decided he should try to do the same.

“I started selling a year ago and it was slow at first with just a couple pairs,” he said. “When I sold one, I’d buy another.”

Then something amazing happened.

“One day, I won two pairs of Off White Air Jordans, and by selling those, that allowed me to add a lot more stock to my inventory,” Miller said.

Off White is not a color; it’s the name of a line of clothing and accessories by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who collaborated with Nike to create a line of sneakers.

Off White Jordans are among the most expensive sneakers on the market.

With that success, and more inventory, Miller started selling on eBay and on Instagram. Last October, he and some friends got a booth at Sneaker Con in Atlanta.

“I sold 44 pairs that day and loved it,” he said. “I then started doing monthly local conventions in Atlanta where I sell 100 to 200 pairs on a Sunday each time – and I also still sell through Instagram.”

The conventions were more work than the young man could handle, so his parents, Dan and Dominique Cornell, stepped in to help. Soon his grandparents joined in.

“A year ago, I didn’t know anything about this,” said Dominique. “Now I have a whole new appreciation for these shoes. I know the lingo, the styles – and it has been fun.”

After the success of the sneaker conventions, Miller set his sights higher.

“I’ve dreamed about having a store one day, then thought maybe it could really happen,” he said. “Since I spend my summers on Hilton Head, I wanted to try something new with renting space and having a popup store front.”

Thus was born the Gorilla Kickz store on the island. The family secured an eightweek lease and helped him outfit the store.

He has been open since July 1 on Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Miller’s mom and grandmother, whom he and all his friends call “Gaga,” help out at the store. On a recent Saturday, Gaga was fitting shoes on one customer and finding a pair of Jordans for another. She is also the go-to for sneaker cleaning. “The secret is a toothbrush and Dawn dish detergent – but not on the leather,” said Gaga, aka Cynthia Hartley-Leonard.

Miller keeps the inventory fresh by entering the drop draws frequently. One recent

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Customers at Gorilla Kickz peruse the wall of stylish and sometimes unique Nikes available for sale.

acquisition is a particular source of pride – and potential revenue. A pair of Air Jordan 1 Off White’s, circa 1985, with the “Carolina Blue” colorway of Michael Jordan’s alma mater, the University of North Carolina, sits on a pedestal in the office. The price? $2,450.

But most of the sneakers are far less expensive. Miller said his average price for Nikes is about $175.

He also buys shoes from customers, after checking the shoes with a blacklight to see if they are authentic, or have been worn.

On that Saturday, a young man brought in a pair of Nike Dunk Low Panda Reverse shoes. Miller bought them for $120 and said he will likely sell them for $150. “I just want people to enjoy the experience,” he said.

But the fun is ending soon – at least for this season. Miller said they will close the store Aug. 7, because he has to go back to school in Atlanta.

“It’s been so great. I love seeing how happy people are when they come in the door,” Miller said. “I’ve met so many nice people.

I’m grateful for all the support locals and tourists have given me by coming into the store. It has been the best experience and I hope to be back next summer.”

Though the brick and mortar is closing for now, customers can still always find the coolest sneaks on Instagram @Gorilla.kickz. ga.

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On Aug. 11, Signe Gardo will celebrate her 50th year of owning and operating Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery Café on Hilton Head Island.

In doing so, Signe becomes the first island restaurant owner to achieve such a milestone. She attributes her longevity in Hilton Head Island’s extremely competitive restaurant scene in part to her willingness adapt and try new things to spark her business when sales begin to soften, and in part to a deeply loyal base of patrons – both residents and vacationers who return annually to the island.

A slim, 88-pound blonde with a whimsical smile and twinkling bright blue eyes that belie her 81 years, Signe is quick to admit: “I have never followed a business plan other than making my customers happy and living by faith in Jesus. God has blessed me with a servant’s heart, and this is what I’m gifted to do. I consider this more than a business. It’s a calling!”

Indeed, although the bakery café is located off the beaten path on Arrow Road, it has outlasted many dozens of competitors in the breakfast and lunch space on the island since the early 1970’s, including such national chains as Cracker Barrel, Shoney’s and Waffle House.

The earliest days Originally Signe’s establishment was named Signe’s World – A World of Good Things. It was located inside the gates of Sea Pines Resort in a former lighthouse keeper’s cottage, which still sits off to the right on the approach to the iconic Harbour Town Lighthouse.

Back then it was more of a convenience store than a café except for its handmade sandwiches and giant chocolate chip cookies baked fresh – one dozen at a time.

“Although our place was very small, it was exciting for me,” said Signe. “It’s hard to imagine when I think back about it. I had a 3-year-old toddler and was six months

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SIGNE from page 20A pregnant. Why on earth was I starting a business? We made $28 dollars on the first day. It felt like a thousand!”

Dyane Lee, one of Signe’s earliest managers, remembers the staff was largely teenagers from Sea Pines Academy.

“In the spring and summer we were open from 8 in the morning until 10 p.m. or later at night – but during the Heritage and Family Circle Cup tournaments it got really crazy,” said Dyane. “We would arrive before 6 in the morning and prepare hundreds and hundreds of sandwiches. People would be lined out the cottage door and down the street. Evonne Goolagong always had to have her egg salad sandwich, and Martina Navratilova a ham hobnob.”

Moving out of Sea Pines However, as good as things were during tournament times and through the summer Signe puts finishing touches on a wild specialty cake for a customer. vacation season 40 years ago, there were obstacles. As soon as September arrived significant enterprise on Arrow Road with and until mid-March, times were tough for small independent businesses that operated large freezers for storage, a walk-in doubehind the Sea Pines gate. So Signe took the ble-rack rotating oven (named Brutus), and huge 80-quart mixers. This was also when bold step to move, expand her floor space, island resident Sandy Beall, founder of Ruby and focus more on the baking side of her Tuesdays Restaurants, became enamored enterprise, since Hilton Head had no real with Signe’s skills and contracted with her bakery at that time. to create and prepare several desserts for his She moved the cafe out of Sea Pines in 1979 and, with her new husband, Tom Gar- new 16-unit chain. The big Ruby Tuesday 18-wheeler trucks would roll up to every do, built a commercial building on Arrow week or so and fill up with brownies and Road in the early 1980s. Signe had 5,000 pies – until the restaurant chain grew just square feet on the ground level for her café too big for Signe to handle. and bakery, while Tom used the second Beall made an offer to help Signe expand floor for his new PR and marketing firm, her bakery-café concept into a national Gardo, Doughtie & Rose. chain of its own. But Signe turned him Good fortune began smiling on Signe’s down because of her desire to be home operation during that time, when Egon Lorenzen, a trained German baker, showed every evening with Tom and their blended family of four young daughters. up and taught Signe how to bake bread “Sandy made it clear that I would have to and pastries from scratch. She added these do a lot of traveling around the country, and baked goods to the pies, cookies and cakes I quickly realized all the time it would take already on her menu. from the girls,” Signe said. “It just wasn’t “Our place became quite an impressive something God wanted me to do.” operation, thanks to the support of Hilton Head Bank & Trust who believed in us,” Celebrity and wedding cakes said Signe. “Not only were we serving our As Hilton Head Island steadily became own customers breakfast and lunch, but we started selling wholesale baked goods to known as one of America’s best year-round vacation destinations, Signe’s unique Hilton Head’s Hotel Intercontinental (now bakery-café concept also achieved a bit of The Westin), the Hyatt Hotel (now Marricelebrity status in the 1980s and 1990s. ott) and the old Hilton Head Inn (now site of Marriott’s Grande Ocean Resort on South Travel writers from around the world were Forest Beach Road).

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captivated not only by the island’s exquisitely planned oceanfront setting with great golf courses, but also by charming and delicious eateries like Hudson’s on the Docks and Signe’s.

Travel & Leisure Magazine’s editor Pam Fiori became a fan of Signe’s style, as did Southern Living’s travel writers. Soon there were multiple write-ups in leading publications like Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and the New York Times. Even US Magazine featured Signe as “an erstwhile housewife who is baking up a storm in South Carolina.”

Nothing, however, did more for business than Rachel Ray and her Food Network show “$40 a Day” in 2004, when Ray “flipped out” over Signe’s Deep Dish Blackberry French Toast and made it famous.

“For years afterwards Rachel Ray foodies would find their way to our place and ask for our Deep Dish Blackberry French Toast,” said Signe. “It happens even today, 20 years later.”

Laura Clark, once a kitchen manager for Signe and now a bank manager, attributes Signe’s success with recipes to “a talent for tasting food with her eyes and in her mind before it’s made. She imagines combinations and the chemistry of what it takes to create something delicious.”

Another of Signe’s proficiencies became wedding cakes. This part of her operation began generating a significant revenue stream in the 1990s when on some weekends she would deliver cakes to as many as a dozen weddings or more. The bakery has been featured in Destination Weddings Magazine and named one of the top wedding cake makers in the Southeast by The Knot.

Today, however, Signe admits her wedding cake business has diminished – the result of fierce competition from a combination of resort hotels and more supermarkets doing their own cakes, plus an increased number of local homemakers selling cakes from their kitchens. “Nonetheless, I’m blessed today with a really good cake maker, Elizabeth from Costa Rica,” Signe said, “and I think we still create the best-tasting wedding and specialty cakes in this region.”

Signe estimates she has made more than 4,000 wedding cakes since the first few in the late 1970s, and notes that lots of her former brides show up today with their daughters to make their wedding cake. “Ev-

ery bride is important to me,” said Signe, “no matter if her cake is $250 or $1,000. It is her special day, and I want to do my very best.”

Keeping pace with take-home dinners Looking to keep pace with the growing competition over the past decade, Signe has been continuously astute at adapting to changing circumstances, whether it be creating new products – like biscotti – or expanding into new areas.

Eight years ago, she began offering takehome dinners. New weekly menus are announced each Monday morning by email and on Facebook. Locals call by 2 p.m. and pick up by 6 p.m.

The popularity is highest with seniors and working women. Signe said comfort food like meat loaf, chicken piccata, and “anything Bolognese” is most popular, with salmon always on Friday. “I’ve made lots of new friends with the dinners,” she said. “It’s been a blessing for me.”

The idea for dinners started when she began roasting turkeys in her big stand-up oven more than 20 years ago. That evolved into making full take-home turkey dinners for Thanksgiving. During COVID, she made 84 turkey dinners and roasted 23 whole 18-pound turkeys.

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What Signe likes best is seeing the generations of customers returning year after year. She frequently welcomes children brought by their grandmothers to meet her and have a chocolate chip cookie or brownie, like grandma enjoyed when she was a youngster.

The past 18 months have been difficult for Signe because of labor shortages and her recovery from a broken leg and hip replacement surgery. “Many days I get physically tired, but I don’t begrudge a day of it,” she said. “People ask what’s my exit plan. I’m 81 and still don’t have one. I know the Lord will show me when it’s time. Until then, I try to be a blessing to those around me.”

On Aug. 11 Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery Café will celebrate its 50th anniversary by offering cookies at 1972 prices – maximum four cookies per person.

Freelance writer Michelle Thomas grew up on Hilton Head Island, where Signe’s Heaven Bound Bakery Café was part of her childhood.

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‘Ragtime’ Aug. 5, 6, 7 • Seahawk Cultural Center Se’Lah Jackson stars as Sarah in Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute’s production of “Ragtime.”

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Aug. 5-6, 1 pm. Aug. 7. Tickets at HHISummerMusicals.com or 866-749-2228.

Through Aug. 7 “Heathers: The Musical,” May River Theatre, 20 Bridge St., Bluffton. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $25, available at mayrivertheatre.com.

Through Aug. 13 “How We Git Gullah,” exhibition of art by Saundra Renee Smith at Art League of Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. artleaguehhi.org or 843-681-5060 Through Aug. 14 “Rock of Ages,” blockbuster ’80s rock musical, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island.

Includes iconic music of Styx, Twisted Sister and Journey. $56 adult, $51 children. Recommended for age 13 and up. Group rates available by calling box office, 843-842-2787. artshhi.com

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Through Aug. 18 “The Beauty of Nature,” exhibit of photographers by Sun City nature photographers Kathy Leonard and Gracene Peluso, at Hilton Head Library, 1 Beach City Road. Open during library hours, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Saturday 9 a.m-5 p.m.

Through Aug. 28 “Perception & Interpretation,” exhibit by Lynne Drake, at Society of Bluffton Artists (SOBA) gallery.

Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the gallery, 8 Church St., Bluffton.

Aug.12-Sept. 30 “Ebb & Flow: The Fluidity of Paint,” an exhibit of art by Jean Macaluso, Art League Academy, 1076 Cordillo Pkwy., Hilton Head Island. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Sept. 7 at the gallery.

Aug. 15 Guest Night with Hilton Head Shore Notes Chorus, women singers invited to explore their inner diva, sing along and learn about a cappella singing and potential membership. 7-8:30 p.m. at Okatee Baptist Church, 5467 N. Okatie Hwy (Route 170)

in Ridgeland. Proof of COVID vaccination will be required. hiltonheadshorenotes.com or Barbara at 843-705-6852 Through Sept. 23 “The Ties that Bind: The Paradox of Cultural Survival Amid Climate Events,” art exhibition that explores notions of life in the sea islands. Ceramics and photography by artists in residence Anina Major and Tamika Galanis, at York W. Bailey Museum at Penn Center, Beaufort. Penncenter.uga.edu Sept. 23-24 Lowcountry Book Club Convention, presented by Pat Conroy Literary Center. Free virtual visit with author Zibby Owens Friday at 6 p.m.; author discussions, lunch, tours from 10 a.m to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Culinary Institute of the South.

Tickets, schedule at patconroyliterarycenter.org.

Through Oct. 5 Oil paintings by plein air impressionist Carol Iglesias on display at Driftwood Eatery, 5 Waterway Lane, Hilton Head Island. Hours 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily. Reception to be held at later date. caroliglesias.com

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La Petite Gallerie welcomes experienced artist to gallery There’s a new artist in town, and her works are now on exhibit at La Petite Gallerie.

Sue Grilli has joined the roster of outstanding artists in the small gallery at 56 Calhoun St. in Old Town Bluffton.

Grilli’s work is a joyful treat to experience.

Her florals as well as her abstract creations elicit more than just visual pleasure. Describing her florals she says, “A garden filled with flowers presents an everlasting inspiration for art. Although there is so much beauty in nature, I am not just painting the flowers. I am painting how the flowers make you feel.”

Grilli’s love for the arts began at a young age and blossomed as she majored in art education. She studied at the Atlanta College of Art as well as under several recognized artists. Now, based in her home studio in Bluffton, she has continued to grow and explore the beauty of nature.

Grilli has always been active in her local community arts centers in the Atlanta area,

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and is looking forward to doing the same in Bluffton. Sharing her joy of painting with others, she invites that spark of creativity within all of us.

At La Petite, visitors will find sculpture, acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings, blown and fused glass, whimsical and soulful clay pieces, wonderful copper “spinners,” fish, turtles, birds and other fun garden art.

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Summer theatre company closes 15th season with ‘Ragtime’ The Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute will close its 15th anniversary season at Hilton Head Island High School’s Seahawk Cultural Center with the hit musical, “Ragtime,” with final performances Aug. 5-7.

“Ragtime” tells a sweeping story, based on the novel by E.L. Doctrow. Though fictional, the production is littered with historical titans like Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, and Evelyn Nesbit.

But, the heart of the musical centers around three distinct racial and social groups at this pivitol time in our country’s history. With soaring anthems like “Make Them Hear You’” and the iconic title number, producer Ben Wolfe says “Audiences can expect to be not only entertained, but leave moved or even changed by the powerful message and performances.”

“This is a challenging musical, and as a result, it’s not often produced outside of big Broadway productions,” Wolfe said.

“The score is 400 pages and nearly sungthrough. A lot is expected of the actors, and a great maturity is required to tackle this difficult material. Our audiences are going

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Sydney Mistretta as Evelyn Nesbit, one of many historical figures portrayed on stage in “Ragtime,” a production of the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute.

to be blown away.”

“Ragtime” features a cast and a crew of young people assembled from more than 40 states, and a production team featuring

directors from Broadway and beyond.

Remaining performances are Aug. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. and are held at Hilton Head Island High School, 70

Wilborn Road.

Tickets are available at HHISummerMusicals.com or 866-749-2228.

NOTICE: This production contains racist and adult language crafted by the authors to historically depict the time and the setting.

The Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute is an intensive musical theatre training program for elite and exceptional young performers and technicians from across the globe. The auditioned students participate in a three-week professional rehearsal process, followed by the performance and production of a full-scale musical.

During their time here, students are led by a professional faculty and staff from the stages of Broadway and beyond. Founded

by Program Director Benjamin Wolfe, SSTI was named one of the top five summer theatre programs by Educational Theatre Magazine.

SSTI is located at the Seahawk Cultural Center on Hilton Head Island High School’s campus. For more information about SSTI visit SummerTheatreInstitute.com.

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Ross’ impressionistic paintings featured at Art League “Surroundings: Capturing the Lowcountry on Canvas,” an exhibit of works in acrylics and oil pastels by Robin Sue Ross, is being featured at Art League of Hilton Head Aug 16-Sept.

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Ross’ paintings are a colorful, impressionistic tribute to the Lowcountry landscape and its wildlife. Her bold colors and loose brushstrokes capture moments in time that might otherwise be overlooked.

“My goal as a colorist is to successfully evoke a reaction of delight and wonder,” Ross said. “I would hope that this exhibit reminds us to never forget to focus on the absolute beauty we have around us.”

Ross has degrees in visual arts and art education, and briefly taught public school art and gave private studio lessons before embarking on a 30-year career as a professional musician.

She recently rediscovered her love of painting during the pandemic, and is grateful to have done so amidst the

beauty of the Lowcountry. “I feel that my ‘alla prima’ (all at once) approach more fully evokes the emotion of an ever-changing landscape,” she said.

An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Art League Gallery, 14 Shelter Cove Lane on Hilton Head Island. It is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, and 90 minutes before all Arts Center performances.

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Art League Academy welcomes artists and students in all media at all skill levels, including true beginners. Taught by professional art educators, students can choose from many art classes and workshops that change monthly.

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An exhibit of a dozen oil paintings by island artist Carol Iglesias, a plein air impressionist, are now on display at the new Driftwood Eatery, 5 Waterway Lane on Hilton Head Island.

An opening reception will be held at a later date. The works will be on display through Oct. 5. The eatery is open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

Almost the entire subject matter of the show is painted from somewhere around the island, Iglesias said.

Relocating to the island has been the inspiration for much of her recent work. Her passion for plein air painting has recently led her to painting palm trees, marshes, sunsets and boats around Hilton Head. You may see her plein air painting at Shelter Cove, Sea Pines, The Rowing Center or somewhere around Hilton Head Plantation.

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which have traveled around the U.S. In 2012, she was awarded a prestigious Artist Residency for one month at “Les Amis de la Grande Vigne” in Dinan, France, the former home and studio of famous French artist Yvonne Jean-Haffen. One of Carol’s paintings was selected for the Museum’s collection and was on exhibit in France during 2013 and again in 2019.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Iglesias grew up in the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Olympic College in Washington State, and continued her study of art at The New School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Throughout her career, she has lived in various parts of the country. She enjoyed a successful career for 20 years as a graphic designer and art director, and co-founded an award-winning design company in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Hilton Head Preparatory School students will return to classes Aug. 10 with a new head of school. Paul Horgan has joined the staff as the eighth head of school at the private school. He was hired last October, with a start date this year of July 1.

Originally from Northeast Massachusetts, Horgan was born into a family of educators.

His father was a guidance counselor at a public vocational school, and his mother was a librarian at a small Catholic school.

For the past 27 years, Horgan has worked as an independent school educator in one capacity or another. He has been a teacher, a department chair, a coach, a college counselor and a principal over that time.

When Horgan began searching nationwide for a position as head of school, Hilton Head Prep immediately stood out to him.

“The feel of the school, the people, the size and the coastal environment felt like the right fit from the first conversation,” Horgan said. “There are so many great things already in place and even more opportunities ahead for this school.”

Horgan comes to Prep from Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he served 11 years as Head of the Upper School at Cape Henry Collegiate.

Horgan completed his undergraduate work at Villanova University, and his

Master’s in Education at the University of Virginia.

Horgan’s first goal at Prep is to assess the short-term and long-term needs of the school. He said he will do that by listening to what the students, faculty and families have to say. He has already met with student council leaders, his leadership team and summer staff.

Horgan hopes to build relationships and create a foundation for years to come. He promises to have an open-door policy for anyone in the community who wants to meet with him.

“I’m especially excited to get to know our students,” Horgan said.

Student mental health is a priority for Horgan, who wants to make sure the school continues to foster a joyful environment. He promises to ensure the safety and security of his students.

“What has been evident in my short time here is that Prep has a faculty and staff that cares deeply for the children in our school,” Horgan said. “They are passionate educators and come to work each day with the goal of serving each student well. It is a wonderful place to grow up, with adults who are here to have positive impacts on the lives of their students. Kids at Prep are known.”

Amy Coyne Bredeson of Bluffton is a freelance writer, a mother of two and a volunteer with the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.

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Noteworthy • The Maye River Quilters will meet at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 at Church of the Palms, 1425 Okatie Hwy. in Okatie.

To attend the meeting as a guest, send an RSVP email to mayeriverquilters@ gmail.com.

For more information and for membership forms to join the group, call 843-705-9590.

• For HHI, whose mission is to celebrate and serve the Hilton Head Island community, will mark its 15th anniversary by hosting a free community event from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Lowcountry Celebration Park, 94 Pope Ave. Guests can enjoy free food from local vendors, obstacle courses and games for kids, giveaways, and live music provided by the Junior Jazz Foundation of Hilton Head and local band Cranford Hollow.

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For more information about the organization, visit forhhi.org.

• The monthly Palm Trees & Pistons car show will be held from 9 to 11 a.m.

Aug. 13 at Sea Turtle Marketplace on Hilton Head Island, in the parking lot of the former SteinMart store.

The show will feature vintage, antique, exotic, muscle and unique cars owned by area locals.

Any car owners who would like to display their vehicles are welcome to bring them for show and tell, and to meet others of like mind.

The show is held the second Saturday of each month and is free and open to the public.

• Lowcountry GRASP, a grief support group for those who have lost loved ones

to drug or alcohol addiction, will host its monthly meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 13 at the Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way in Bluffton Village.

GRASP is specially for those who have lost loved ones to drugs, alcohol, or any type of substance abuse. Often, because of the stigma associated with substance abuse, there is little help for those who have lost a loved one this way.

Meetings are generally held on the third Saturday of each month. For more information, email sweber7151@gmail. com. For information about the national group, visit grasphelp.org.

• The Hilton Head Island Carolina Shag Club will offer beginner shag lessons this fall, with a four-week series of classes starting Sept. 9. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with lessons at 6 p.m., prior to the Club’s weekly Friday Social dance.

Classes will meet in Heinrichs Hall at Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island.

Lessons are open to couples, singles and anyone who loves to dance.

Club annual dues of $30 entitle members to free lessons that can be repeated throughout the year. The Club also hosts Friday Social Dances at Heinrichs Hall 6-9:30 p.m. Entry is $5. For more information visit hiltonheadshagclub.com, facebook.com/HHICSC, or call Bruce Zimmermann at 843-363-6008.

• Save the date for the Sept. 29 Memory Matters 25th Anniversary celebration, to be held from 4:40 to 7 p.m. at the organization’s headquarters, 117 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island.

Local artists Amos Hummell, HeeJune Shin and Pam White will exhibit their art, along with original art from Memory Matters participants. Authors Nelle and Ora Smith will be on hand with copies of their book, “Paradise: Memories of Hilton Head in the Early Days.”

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Love cars? Want to hang out around some classics?

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As the second largest event on Hilton Head Island, hosting over 20,000 spectators and nearly 750 vehicles, a big part of the success of the Con-

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Business Briefs • The Technical College of the Lowcountry will hold an Early Childhood Development Job Fair from 5 to 7 p.m.

Aug. 2 at the college’s New River campus.

Representatives from area businesses and organizations will be on hand to network and talk about career opportunities and hiring needs. Those interested in studying early childhood development and education are invited to attend to learn more about TCL’s associate and certificate programs, how to apply and more about TCL’s free tuition program.

Teachers, daycare managers and other professionals in this field continue to be in demand as workers transfer to other occupations or retire from the workforce.

Employment of preschool teachers was projected to grow 18% from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The event is free and open to the public.

The New River campus is at 100 Community College Drive in Bluffton.

• Heather Brougham-Cook, an English language arts and social studies teacher at Cross Schools, was selected to attend the World Congress of Teachers July 25-27 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

The Korean War Legacy Foundation H. Brougham-Cook (KWLF), sponsored by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of the Republic of Korea, hosted the annual event. This event serves to honor the sacrifice of our Korean War veterans and the importance of teaching about the war and its legacy in our schools.

The conference will engage teachers from across the United States on the history of the war and its significant legacy.

Teachers will actively engage with a new, free curriculum book, “Honoring Sacrifice: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Korean War,” while also attending

historic events marking the anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War. As part of the event, Brougham-Cook will also attend the Korean War Veterans Wall of Remembrance Dedication Ceremony and witness the unveiling of the new memorial with the families of the fallen.

• Suzie Hollings has been named interim athletic director of Cross Schools for the 2022-2023 school year.

Hollings, her husband Robert, and their four daughters have been part of Stingrays Nation for 10 years.

For the past five years, she has been teaching fifth grade math and Suzie Hollings science in addition to coaching girls basketball, softball, and sporting clays for Cross Schools.

Prior to her teaching career, Coach Hollings was a 23-year veteran of the U.S.

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As interim athletic director, she plans to build a top-flight athletic program at Cross Schools based on quality relationships and community connectedness, building a top-flight athletic program at Cross Schools based on quality relationships, community connectedness, and operational effectiveness, while encouraging student-athletes to try things that they haven’t before.

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HEALTH

Beaufort Memorial adds three specialists to medical staff Beaufort Memorial (BMH) has added three new physicians to its medical staff. All three will see patients at the hospital’s Okatie Medical Pavilion at 122 Okatie Center Blvd.

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Tara L. Grahovac Tara L. Grahovac, M.D., a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist, specializing in the diagnosis, staging and removal of cancerous growths in the breast, has joined the new Breast Care & Surgery Program. Thanks to an affiliation between Beaufort Memorial and MUSC Health in Charleston, Dr. Grahovac, an MUSC Health doctor, will practice exclusively at Beaufort Memorial.

Dr. Grahovac earned a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, then completed a residency in general surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Magee-Womens Hospital.

Since 2015 she has served as the first specialty-trained breast surgeon within St. Clair Health, an independent tertiary care center in Pittsburgh’s South Hills community. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Grahovac, call 843-707-8085.

Dr. Elisabeth Chapaton-Rivard, a board-certified, fellowship-trained specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, has joined Beaufort Memorial Pulmonary Specialists. She comes to the Lowcountry from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Detroit, where, as an assistant professor, she taught courses in interventional pulmonology while also working as the ICU at area hospitals.

Dr. Chapaton-Rivard earned a Bachelor of Arts in physical therapy from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Mich., and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from

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General surgeon C. Schilling Nechtman, M.D. has joined Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists, following completion of his residency in general surgery at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.

Dr. Nechtman earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and a Doctor of Medicine from University of South Alabama in Mobile. Skilled in advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques, he brings both training and experience in a broad range of surgeries to the practice.

With an anesthesiologist mother and an ENT specialist father, the Birmingham native says he “grew up doing rounds.”

He and his brother are the fourth generation in their family to devote their careers to medicine. An Eagle Scout with a long history of community service, he has taken part in mission trips to Honduras and Rwanda and helped manage a student-run free clinic while in medical school. Call 843- 524-8171 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Nechtman.

For more information about any of the physicians or their practices, visit BeaufortMemorial.org.

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HEALTH

New technology leads to faster recovery for joint replacement

By Vandit Sardana CONTRIBUTOR

As an orthopedic surgeon specializing in total joint replacements, my goal is to help my patients get back on their feet as quickly as possible.

Thankfully, continuous improvements in surgical technology and techniques have allowed me to do just that.

For years, patients Vandit Sardana undergoing minor orthopedic procedures could do so in an outpatient surgery center, leaving just an hour or two after surgery. Patients undergoing total joint replacements, however, had a much different experience – often staying in the hospital for two to four days following surgery.

But all of that has changed. Today, joint replacement patients can go from the operating room to the living room in one day – or less.

In recent years some hospitals have begun to use robot-assisted technology for knee and hip replacement, allowing surgeons to replace joints with pinpoint precision.

Clinical studies have shown the robotic surgery system improves outcomes by allowing the surgeon to customize the placement and alignment of the implant components to the patients’ unique anatomy, providing more natural movement of the joint and increasing its longevity.

For instance, at Beaufort Memorial, we use the Mako SmartRobotics Arm-Assisted Surgery System. This sophisticated technology allows me to replace a joint with much better precision, impacting far fewer internal structures, resulting in less post-operative pain and a faster return to normal activities.

In addition, many orthopedic sur-

geons are also using “muscle-sparing” techniques, like the Direct Anterior Approach, to improve hip replacement outcomes. With this technique, we are able to avoid cutting and then reattaching the key muscle group that enables patients to walk and bend.

These new approaches to surgery often allow us to replace a patient’s joints in the morning and discharge them the same day, getting them up and on their feet and on their way home where they can fully recover in comfort.

Moving from an inpatient to an outpatient surgery isn’t for everyone, but patients who are healthy and who have family and other support measures in place have the same outcomes as patients who stay in the hospital.

Thorough pre-surgical evaluation can be helpful in identifying patients who can be released the same day. For example, at BMH, our orthopedic team has created the Preoperative Assessment Clinic to thoroughly screen for any issue that may complicate a patient’s surgery or recovery.

By identifying and resolving issues in advance, we’re able to promote greater patient safety and ensure the best possible outcomes through a detailed workup and communication with the team.

This extra level of screening and intervention has increased my comfort level and confidence in the patients’ ability to be discharged more quickly.

Today, a majority of our joint replacement patients have an overnight stay, but up to 30% are discharged the very same day. And while joint replacement surgery has been moving in this direction for several years, we now have the tools we need and the support services in place to make it a reality – and that’s better for everyone.

Vandit Sardana, M.D., FRCS, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists in Okatie and Port Royal.

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How a plastic surgeon conducts a first-look assessment

By E. Ronald Finger CONTRIBUTOR

Many plastic surgeons, including myself, try to determine right away what best fills a patient’s needs when he or she first sees the patient. When it involves the head and neck area, the assessment questions what feature ages the patient the most.

Most commonly it’s the eyelids or the jowl and/or neck, but, of course, it can be any feature from the bottom of the neck up to and including the hair.

After the “first look” when entering the room, the patient is asked the reason for their consultation.

For the eye area, the problem may be upper or lower eyelids or both. With upper eyelids, typically there is excess skin, which can be so excessive that the skin rests on the lashes. Surgery may be indicated, even in less severe cases.

These require a procedure called an upper lid blepharoplasty, a minor procedure

If the problem is lower eyelids, it is usually “bags,” which are pseudo-hernias of orbital fat, and these bags result in shadows under them, making a person look tired and older. There can also be excess skin, causing wrinkles.

When the “bags” are the only problem an This patient of Dr. Ron Finger underwent a liposuction and Renuvion incision to remove the of lower face and neck one year ago. These are before and after fat is made inside the photos. lower eyelid. If there is that can be done under local anesthesia. also excess skin, the incision may be in the Basically, the skin to be excised (removed) is skin just under the eyelashes or the skin can marked with ink and local anesthetic is inbe tightened with a laser or proper chemical jected into the skin very slowly to minimize peel. Lower eyelid surgery can also be done discomfort. under local anesthesia or general, according The excess skin is removed, and the skin to the patient’s preference. edges are brought together with fine sutures.

For necks, there is excess fat and/or skin Sutures are typically removed on the fifth or, in those with excess sun damage, fine day after surgery. wrinkles. The treatments vary according

to the problem. In patients in their 20s to 40s, liposuction may be all that is needed to remove fat.

If skin is saggy, tightening skin is accomplished with probes that emit heat, e.g., Renuvion or ThermiTight. The intense heat tightens the skin with one treatment. These instruments are usually used with liposuction. For severe face and neck sagging, a facelift might still be indicated.

In younger patients who are concerned with sagging of the jowl area, fillers to the cheek area and/or PDO threads may result in a refreshed look without having to undergo surgery.

These are some of the many options for addressing signs of aging without major surgery. A patient must be properly assessed, and options explained in detail in order for patients to choose what’s best for them.

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Beaufort Memorial launches COVID recovery program

Beaufort Memorial has launched a multi-faceted program for patients recovering from and experiencing long-term and limiting symptoms related to COVID-19 infection(s).

The COVID-19 Recovery Program, with clinics in both Okatie and Beaufort, is designed to address the physical and cognitive effects of the virus that impact strength, cardiovascular endurance, joint mobility, speech, swallowing and cognition. The program is designed for patients recover- ing from a hospital stay, as well as those who did not require hospitalization but are recovering from COVID-19 and bed-rest-related impairments. , “People recovering from COVID-19 can experience a variety of symptoms – general fatigue, shortness of breath, decreased blood oxygen levels, balance issues, and cognitive deficits/brain fog,” said Megan Mack, director of Beaufort Memorial Rehabilitation Services. “Our COVID-19 Recovery Program

helps patients understand their symptoms and work through their limitations to help them move beyond the virus.”

The recovery program team includes physicians, pulmonary rehabilitation specialists, and physical, occupational and speech therapists who have unique experience working with COVID-19 patients both in the hospital and in outpatient settings.

Their experience with and understanding of patients’ progression and symptoms during recovery led to the program’s development and a comprehensive model of care for patients with COVID-19-related complications.

The program’s services are covered by most health insurance carriers, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients must be referred to the program by their primary care provider or specialist.

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Summer skincare tips for scorching hot dog days season

By Jennifer C. Wolfe CONTRIBUTOR

It’s hot out there and the sun is shining bright most days in our beautiful Lowcountry. That means it’s time to notch up your skin protection program.

As you spend more time outside soaking up that Vitamin D sunshine, it’s important to remember that most skin cancers are directly related to sun radiation and many signs of aging are caused by daily sun exposure. Even on cloudy days, the sun’s rays are still penetrating those clouds to damage your skin.

A daily sun and skin care regimen can help reduce your risks and reduce signs of aging. According to Merry Opperman, lead esthetician at Whisper Creek Spa, “It’s estimated that 90% of skin aging is due to effects of ultraviolet rays from the sun.

Breaking down collagen and elastin, it leaves the skin thinning and wrinkling. Always wear a broad-spectrum sunscreen with

an SPF of 30 or higher. Avoid sun midday by wearing a hat and light long sleeves that also cover your décolleté. And don’t forget your vitamin C serum!”

A good sunscreen regimen is the starting point to protecting your skin. There are many great products. If you follow a regimen using Jan Marini and Eminence, these systems incorporate an SPF-based product.

SuperGoop is a line of products that don’t smell like the old school sunscreen products and absorb better into the skin.

To avoid baking in the sun, wear a widebrimmed hat and sit under an umbrella or find some shade while enjoying the outdoors. We all love the great look of a bronzed tan, but consider the safer alternative of a spray tan or self-tanners for the look you love without the risks.

Also, keep in mind the environmental impact of sunscreen. Whether you are in a pool or in our beautiful oceans, putting on sunscreen right before diving in might make sense to you, but is really not good for the

creates the cloudy look and can damage the pool systems.

Our oceans are also suffering. There is a growing body of research that show that when millions of people lather themselves in sunscreen and enter the ocean, they are harming the ocean’s ecosystem. Consider wearing a lightweight shirt with sun protection instead of loading up on sunscreen.

Sometimes even with the best of intentions, we miss a spot – the tops of your ears, a stray streak on your arms or missing pieces of your back you can’t quite reach. When that happens, stay out of the sun until your skin can heal. Consider a sunburn treatment including home remedies such as a cool bath with baking soda, moisturizing soothers, drinking lots of water – or consider a post-sunburn spa treatment. water or water creatures. Sunscreen can affect the chemistry of your pool, particularly if a lot of people are jumping in and out and then applying more sunscreen – that’s what

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By Scott Wierman CONTRIBUTOR

The astronomical cost of higher education is on the minds of every high school student interested in attending college, along with their parents. At the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, we are honored to provide students with opportunities to help alleviate the financial toll a college education can have on a family.

Since 1995, CFL has been a trusted scholarship resource for students in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties. We have the unique privilege of helping generous donors set up scholarship funds, and providing guidance to students throughout the application process.

CFL currently has more than 50 scholarship funds – each one unique. Our experienced team can help a donor launch a new scholarship or expand an established scholarship. We handle the majority of the administrative work for the scholarship

Joan and Wade Webster, center front and back, pause for a photo with recent Joan and Wade Webster Scholarship recipients. From left are Olivia Waters, Jackson Sacha, Joseph Hutchinson, Alora Orr, Ella Maldonado, Joan Webster, Wade Webster, Hope Dobbelaere, Julia Herrin, Ryan Andrews, Anthony Senouillet and Hayden Bird.

funds and schedule scholarship committee meetings to review student applications.

For the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, the Community Foundation distributed 200-plus scholarship awards to more than 150 students. The total amount awarded was more than $790,000. CFL staff had the honor of attending various high school

senior award ceremonies to announce the scholarship awards.

While many of the Foundation-managed scholarship funds are limited to students residing in Southern Beaufort County, the Community Foundation has made donors aware of the extreme need for financial aid in neighboring Jasper, Colleton and

Hampton Counties. One of our new funds, Promise of the Lowcountry Scholarship, awarded its inaugural scholarships this spring to a Hampton County student and a Jasper County student.

A select group of scholarships administered by CFL look beyond four years of college and help students prepare for adulthood. In 1996, the Joan and Wade Webster Scholarship Program was created to not only help Southern Beaufort County students defray the cost of higher education but also to teach the recipients financial wisdom through required readings, a yearly in-person financial planning class taught by Wade Webster, and investment news and information. The Webster Scholarship students, which included new and returning scholarship recipients, recently took part in the class at the Foundation offices.

To learn more about Community Foundation scholarships, visit cf-lowcountry.org.

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

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MUSC opens primary care clinic in greater Bluffton MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), opened a new primary care location in Bluffton on Aug. 1.

With the continued growth and health care needs of the Beaufort County community in mind, the clinic is positioned to meet patients where they live and work, with enhanced resources. The practice will serve as a medical home for people needing high-quality primary care that is both convenient and affordable.

The new clinic, located at 1 Burnt Church Road, will offer comprehensive health care to patients. Board-certified providers Donna Roberts, M.D., and Nina Paletta, M.D., and their team of compassionate medical professionals will provide routine wellness and preventive care appointments and guide patients through diagnosis and treatment planning for various diseases and

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The team will also serve as a liaison between any other health care providers and specialists that patients may see.

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FAITH

What to do when God seemingly doesn’t hear or answer

By Brett Myers CONTRIBUTOR

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saw sin abounding, and the law of God appears “paralyzed.”

Though Habakkuk continually called out to God to intervene, God seemingly kept silent. When God finally answers Habakkuk, it’s not the answer that the prophet wants.

God effectively answered first that He was using these godless people to bring about His plan (God is capable of using anyone for His plan). But in the long run, far beyond Habakkuk’s time, this would be a story of

go on strike. We stand still and refuse to continue following until God answers that prayer or reveals the next answer.

We, in our finite minds, imagine that we deserve to know why God does what he does or doesn’t do what He doesn’t do. We expect or even demand to see the results of our prayers.

But living in righteousness is this: Following God and continuing to be obedient to Him even when we don’t see results. If we would comprehend all that God was doing, we also could not imagine it. It is not our role as followers of Christ to comprehend God’s plan. It is our role simply to follow Him and to be part of His big plan.

Practicing walking in obedience to Him, even when – especially when – you don’t understand what He’s doing. God may well be doing something that is beyond your wildest imagination!

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These past several months, God has taught us both many things about Himself that I’m convinced we could not have learned through the absence of a trial such as this. The chief of those has been through the book of Habakkuk. Those lessons have been so powerful and effective for me that I’m preparing to launch into a sermon series on the book.

Habakkuk was a prophet of God around 600 BC. This was an incredibly difficult time for the people of God. They were being overwhelmed by the Egyptians and the Babylonians. It was a time in which Habakkuk

redemption and restoration.

God said, “I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.” (Habakkuk 1:5) When Habakkuk again pleads with God, really complaining that He still isn’t doing anything about the abounding sin and persecution against His own people, he finishes his prayer by essentially saying that he will not sit and wait to see how God answers.

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PETS

Homeless dog’s survival instincts help save her seven puppies

By Amy Campanini CONTRIBUTOR

This animal rescue story starts in a despairing and lonely place. Imagine being homeless, pregnant and alone, unable to protect yourself and never knowing when your next meal will come.

Mama June had been wandering around a construction site in Jasper County for weeks, hoping each day that the humans she encountered would mean her no harm. Doing her best to stay alive, battle the elements, and find food, she must have been under unimaginable stress.

Luckily, this dismal existence was just the beginning of June’s story.

“One day the crew at the construction site noticed that her round tummy had disappeared,” said PAL Adoption Coordinator Sally Dawkins. “When the authorities arrived, the crew let them know there were puppies as well.”

Mama June and her seven puppies were

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first taken to a shelter that wasn’t prepared for so many newborns. Then, on June 11 (hence the name Mama June) this sweet, scared, exhausted mother dog came to Palmetto Animal League in search of the peace and tranquility that had eluded her for so long.

Both mother and babies quickly adjusted to life at PAL, but soon June and her devoted caretakers at our adoption center faced a new hurdle.

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FOOD

Chilled ceviche is perfect way to enjoy local fish this summer

By Charles J. Russo III CONTRIBUTOR

It’s another hot and humid summer in the Lowcountry, which brings us to the perfect time to push pause on hearty seafood chowders and try something that will literally cool you off: chilled ceviche.

Ceviche is a South American seafood dish typically made from fresh raw fish cured in citrus juices. The name originates from the Quechuan word “siwichi,” which means “fresh” or “tender fish.”

The origination story is unknown, with one theory being the practice of curing fish with vinegar or citrus coming from Moorish-era Spanish cuisine. A competing theory points to archeological records suggesting something similar to ceviche in western South America as far back as 2,000 years.

Whichever is true, the dish became very popular and spread throughout the hemisphere, especially in coastal areas where fresh fish is more abundant. And here we

are today, serving it as a delightful summer dish with fresh fish caught in our Lowcountry waters.

My first experience with this citrusy concoction was in the Bahamas while fishing with a friend. Our local guide pulled a conch straight out of the water, threw it in a bag with some juice, and cured it for a while. What came out of that bag was phenomenal.

My wife and I often travel to Costa Rica, and we always buy ceviche on the beach, sold by locals on bicycles who sell it fresh out of a cooler. I’ve since learned how to prepare it at home, using a “secret tip” from a Jamaican man I met in culinary school – cinnamon!

A beautiful presentation and the concept of “cooking” without heat might make it seem like an exotic dish. Thankfully, preparing ceviche is quite easy. If you can chop, dice, juice and stir, you can make ceviche.

And once you do, you’re going to want to make it all summer long!

Ceviche is often served as an appetizer with plantain or tortilla chips, and it pairs well with a light white wine, sparkling rosé or a margarita. The variations are endless, and we’ll get to that.

First, here’s a basic recipe to get you started: Ingredients: 1 lb. white fish (raw filet, skin off) – sea bass, snapper or flounder are excellent local choices 1 medium red or white onion, finely diced 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 2 lemons 2 limes 1 large orange Pinch of cinnamon Salt and pepper to taste Preparation: 1. Cut the fish into 1/4” cubes and place into a mixing bowl 2. Stir in onion, cilantro, tomatoes, cinna-

mon, salt and pepper 3. Juice the lemons, limes and orange (removing seeds) into the bowl and stir 4. Be sure juice covers the fish, then cover and refrigerate 5. Stir every 30 minutes for 90 minutes, then let sit covered in refrigerator for four hours If you want to venture out from local sea bass, snapper or flounder, you can make ceviche with shrimp, scallops, octopus, or any meaty white fish like cod or mahi-mahi.

Ceviche gives you the opportunity to experiment. You can spice it up with diced jalapeno or other chilies, bell peppers add freshness, celery adds cool crunch, and avocado adds creaminess. If you don’t like cilantro, try Italian parsley. You can add cumin or vary the citrus juice combination.

Discover how easy it is to make ceviche, and let us know which variation is your favorite.

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SAFETY

Drivers, pay closer attention to traffic as kids go back to school

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school’s protocol and follow it.

• Don’t load or unload children across the street from the school.

• Consider carpooling with someone in your neighborhood. This can reduce the number of vehicles at the school.

• When school zone flashers are on, stop and yield to pedestrians crossing the intersection.

• Pay attention to the crossing guards and follow their guidance.

• Never pass a vehicle stopped for pedestrians.

• Never pass a school bus from behind on an undivided road – it is probably stopped to load or unload children.

• When stopping behind a school bus, stop far enough back to let children enter and exit the bus safely.

• Be alert – children can be unpredictable.

• Pay extra attention to children riding their bikes to school. They are not really able to properly determine traffic conditions.

Drivers have a lot to pay attention to in school zones. When school starts, exercise a little extra care and caution and remember: head up, phone down!

Cinda Seamon is the fire and life safety educator for Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue.

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NATURE

Banner year for sea turtle nests; hatching continues

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Upon completing their inventory of a loggerhead turtle nest, Sea Turtle Patrol volunteers discovered the mama turtle was an over-achiever: She laid 169 eggs. An average nest has about 120 eggs.

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With 378 turtle nests identified on the island as of July 27, this year has surpassed the last year’s number of nests by nearly 100. More than 5,000 hatchlings have left their nests. The hatchling emergence success rate is 78%.

The first turtle nest was found on Sea Pines beach by Sea Turtle Patrol HHI on May 5, just as the season opened. This nest was also the first to hatch, which is an unusual occurrence. Nest No. 1 not only introduced the beginning of the 2022 nesting season here, it also initiated hatching season.

I was thrilled to have nest No. 1 be so significant this year because we dedicated it in memory of Scott Liggett, the Town’s director of public projects and facilities, and a personal friend and mentor, who passed away in Feb 2021.

Officially, we are midway through the turtle season, which runs May through October, and also in the height of the tourist season with increased beach activity. There are several instances where well-meaning visitors interfered with the hatchling’s journey to the sea.

This usually involves flashlights, both white and red beamed. It is important to

understand that the hatchling can see the red light and will be confused if it is pointed directly at them.

The white light will not only confuse them, but also cause them to redirect their path toward the beam. It is illegal to “harass” an endangered species – and leading a hatchling to water with a white beamed flashlight is considered harassment.

Another unintentional interference is standing between the hatchling and the ocean. The hatchlings will do their best to avoid anything in their path, which causes them to crawl away from or parallel to the surf. A 70-mile swim to the Gulf Stream lies ahead of them, and they need to put all of their energy toward that three-day journey.

For those who live in or are visiting beachfront properties, it is critical to turn off the exterior lights facing the ocean and draw the shades on interior lights that can be seen from the beach.

As always, please remember to fill holes on the beach before you leave for the day to avoid trapping hatchlings that fall into the hole before reaching the surf.

You can follow our nest count on our website seaturtlepatrolhhi.com.

Amber Kuehn is executive director of Sea Turtle Patrol HHI, and is the SCDNR permit holder for the island.

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NATURE’S WAY

Family get-together in mountains just what the doctor ordered

By Collins Doughtie

lifestyles, it is rare for us to gather together, as I am sure most of you know.

Surprisingly, there was soon a knock on the door and there stood my brother. It had been some time since the last gathering with my siblings, so this spur of the moment trip was starting out better than I could have possibly imagined.

After an evening The Doughtie siblings, from left, Dan, Collins and Grace, with pups Butterof swapping stories bean and Woobie, during a side trip to Brevard, North Carolina. and raucous laughter, I made it clear that come sunrise I was I said “Sure,” and I believe it didn’t take going fly fishing for trout whether anybody her but a minute to pack a bag and her dog else cared to join me or not. That declaration Woobie and head to my house in Bluffton. came as no surprise to my wife or sister, The three of us took off the next morning. since it is usually my M.O. if water is within As the miles melted away, we would occaspitting distance anywhere I go. sionally crack the car window and stick a Though not an avid angler, brother Dan hand out until we encountered the blissfully expressed an interest to join me. Knowing he cool mountain air – at which time all the wasn’t at all familiar with a fly rod, I rigged windows were rolled down and we took up an ultralight spinning rod for him to use. turns hanging our heads out the window We fished quite a lot together when we were much like a dog would do. young but as the years passed, his interests Arriving at Lake Toxaway, I phoned my headed elsewhere. Maybe, just maybe, I brother Dan who lives nearby in Saluda, could reignite that dormant passion he once North Carolina, and suggested we get had for angling. together at some point during our stay.

Up early, we hit the Davidson River near Living in different places and with different

CONTRIBUTOR

If you read my last column about the suicide rate among young people, you probably surmised it was off course from my usual jovial self. But something happened between then and now that has me feeling like my old self.

I took a vacation.

Many of you living in one of the top vacation spots along the East Coast no are saying, “Why on earth would you go anywhere else?

This is paradise!”

I totally agree that the Lowcountry is one of the most beautiful places on earth. But, the oppressive heat and humidity during I these dog days of summer finally got to me.

This year in particular has been brutal.

The thought of lying on one of our white sandy beaches when it is 95 degrees outside doesn’t appeal to me one bit. It’s hot, there are too many people, and I got to the point where all I could think about was grabbing my wife Karen, my beagle Butterbean, and my trusty fly rod and heading to the mountains in North Carolina or north Georgia.

Thanks to a friend of mine who graciously said I could use his house overlooking Lake Toxaway in North Carolina, I loaded up the car and headed for the hills.

A few days before departing, I was chatting with my sister Grace who lives in Florida, and when I told her about my vacation plans she instantly asked if she could join us because she, too, was struggling with this summer’s higher than average temperatures.

Pisgah National Forest. The temperature was at most 70 degrees and, combined with a delightful breeze and the sound of fast flowing water, it almost put me in a trance. “This is heaven!” I thought as I slipped into the cool water without waders and nothing but a pair of ratty sneakers on.

Instead of grabbing the rod I had rigged for him, Dan announced that he preferred to follow me along and watch, and possibly learn, the basics of fly fishing.

Having done this for years and years, it didn’t take me any time at all to land one rainbow trout after another, along with a few nice brown trout. Taking a break, Dan and I sat down and I could tell I had stoked that dormant fire because he was ready right then and there to buy his own fly rod.

There is an art to fly fishing that took me years to perfect but living so close to these trout streams, Dan was definitely up for such a peaceful and bountiful style of fishing.

Every day I limited out and released most of the fish I caught, but I did keep enough for a family trout meal that got rave reviews – making it even more attractive to my brother.

All I can say is those five days were just what the doctor ordered. I had family, fishing and the cool mountain air refreshed my heat-damaged psyche. I may live in paradise, but during these dog days, another paradise is only four or five hours away.

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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Second Helpings appeals to community to fill food gap Second Helpings, a nonprofit food rescue organization serving Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties, reports that the need for food has increased in 2022, as the highest rate of inflation in 40 years has significantly impacted lower-income families.

At the same time, supply chain challenges have reduced the amount of food available for rescue. This creates a “food gap” that Second Helpings is raising funds to address.

“Many of our agencies are serving more people in need,” said Marcus Tanner, Second Helpings executive director. “Some are seeing an increase of 10% or even more.”

The food pantries, soup kitchens and programs that Second Helpings serves are helping households to stretch their budgets to cover increased fuel, utilities and housing costs.

Through their annual Share the

Bounty fundraiser, Second Helpings is working to provide more healthy food.

“For $30, we are able to purchase 20 pounds of fresh produce and proteins to supplement the rescued food that we provide to our agencies,” Tanner said. The organization is targeting the purchase of 60,000 pounds of healthy food.

Tanner, who has led Second Helpings since late 2021, has been impressed by the generosity of the local community.

“We are fortunate to have so many individuals and organizations who donate their time and money to help us feed our neighbors who need it,” he said.

To assist Second Helpings in reaching the goal of 60,000 pounds of food, visit secondhelpingslc.org and click the “Fill the Food Gap” button. Donors can also send a check to Second Helpings, PO Box 23621, Hilton Head Island, SC 29925.

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HOME

Test your home’s water to know its quality, safety

By Chris Lane CONTRIBUTOR

Do you know how much chlorine is in your water? The hardness of your water?

How many dissolved solids are in your water? Do you have any idea what other toxins might be in your water?

These are all questions that you should be able to answer sooner rather than later. A recent consumer survey indicated that homeowners wanted four things for their family’s water: Overall water quality from every faucet throughout their home; water that is virtually free of toxins; softer water for softer, healthier skin; and water that makes appliances last longer and work better.

A one-size-fits-all home water filtration system just won’t deliver the desired water quality for your home to meet the four criteria desired. Hardness, chlorine, total dissolved solids, pH, pharmaceuticals or any other contaminants will vary from home to home and time of the year.

To provide the quality water your family deserves throughout the home, toxin-free water, softer water and better water for appliances, every homeowner must have their

water tested. Once the water is tested and water problems identified, a water filtration system can be recommended to reduce the contaminants in your family’s water.

Local public service districts’ annual tap water quality reports are public record and posted on their respective websites. We recommend every homeowner reads this report, as well as researching your tap water supply on the Environmental Working Groups National Tap Water Database at ewg.org/tapwater.

Regardless of your tap water source, we recommend having it tested at the kitchen sink to ensure your family has high quality, safer water. And when choosing a filter for your home, make sure the filter is certified to reduce any contaminants found in your tap water.

For more information on how you can safeguard your home’s water supply, visit the Water Quality Association at wqa.org or call a local water treatment professional.

Chris Lane is the owner of Culligan Water Conditioning of the Lowcountry, serving Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. culliganhhi. com (Disclaimer: Contaminants might not be in your water.)

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REAL ESTATE

Watch out for contingencies when selling or buying a home

By Larry Stoller CONTRIBUTOR

Most real estate contracts have contingencies that will allow the buyer (or sometimes the seller) to terminate the agreement if the house appraisal falls short of the purchase price or if the home requires repairs that cannot be agreed upon.

These contingencies are conditions that must be met to close the real estate deal.

Contingencies can be negotiated. In many cases, the price can be adjusted and the repairs can be agreed upon. But if sellers and buyers cannot reach agreement, the contract might become null and void.

The most common types of contingencies include: • Property sales contingency – where the purchaser must sell his or her current home before closing the transaction on the home they are buying.

• Mortgage contingency – which allows

the buyer a refund of the earnest money deposit if the lender does not commit to the mortgage (this can happen if the buyer is not fully approved).

• Inspection contingency – which allows the buyer to inspect the property to ensure that there are no major defects, items that require repair, or systems that need to be certified in good working condition.

Inspection contingencies are sometimes more difficult to negotiate, as they can be

both objective and subjective. For example, if the air-conditioning system is 10 years old but still working fine, the buyer might want the system to be inspected by a licensed HVAC specialist. Based upon that inspection, the buyer might request that repairs be made or that a new system be installed.

Other types of contingencies for the buyer include: • Approval of property lines and lot size according to a survey

• Property appraisal comes in less than the contract price • Review and acceptance of restrictive covenants or deed restrictions • Review of any leases between the current owner and tenants • Buyer has to sell another property to complete the purchase • Verification that there are no environmental or mold problems If a buyer has too many contingencies, the seller may demand an escape clause, allowing them to continue marketing the property and accept another offer.

In today’s hot market, the seller might request a flexible closing date or a leaseback agreement that would give them sufficient time to find a place to buy or rent.

Larry Stoller is a broker and Realtor with Real Estate Five of the Lowcountry. Larry@ RealEstateFive.com, RealEstateFive.com, SunCityOpenHouses247.com

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