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INSIDE • Organization seeks help to stop human trafficking in Lowcountry 18A • Bluffton Fire Department opens new station at New Riverside 20A • Bluffton woman enjoys collecting body parts 22A • On the Porch with an equality activist 28A • Newbies Guide to Bluffton: All about the grits 36A

Veterans still serve community long after uniform comes off

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Americans pause to acknowledge the service and sacrifice made by thousands of their fellow citizens.

Without a special ball cap, or a jacket or shirt with their military branch insignia, veterans are indistinguishable from their neighbors. Veterans do their jobs, blend into their surroundings, and many don’t make a point of saying they served in the military.

Some continue in public service for the good of their community in varied positions that don’t require polished brass and hand salutes.

They have a servant’s heart.

These residents, listed alphabeti-

cally, spoke about why they entered the military, and what inspires them to continue working for their fellow citizens through public service.

Lt. Walt Arlt Bluffton Township Fire District U.S. Army, Tank Commander, Iraq Walt Arlt knew what he wanted to do from a young age.

“I always wanted to be a soldier.

Honestly, my mother still has an elementary school project that listed what top three things do you want to be. Mine was soldier, fireman and garbage man,” said Arlt. “I have two of the three, and when I retire I may

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The Bluffton Veterans Memorial Park is located at Buckwalter Place off Buckwalter Parkway.

The plaza includes emblems of six branches of services, flags, and memorial bricks to remember veterans. The memorial was dedicated on Veterans Day 2020.

Veterans Day Parade set for Nov. 11 in Old Town Bluffton American Legion Dennis J. Becker Post 205 of Bluffton will host a Veterans Day Parade at 10 a.m. Nov. 11, starting at Pritchard Street and ending at Dr. Mellichamp Drive.

Spectators are invited to view the parade along Alljoy Road to Calhoun Street and through the Promenade.

Those wishing to march or drive in the parade may apply to register at no charge.

Bands are requested to play patriotic music.

Participants are encouraged to decorate vehicles with patriotic décor.

Registration forms may be obtained by emailing americanlegionpost205@yahoo.

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Accepted entries will be assigned a specific position number. All marching units and other participants are requested to line up on Pritchard Street by 9 a.m.

Participants may not throw any items or candy from floats or vehicles. Items must

be passed out by a person walking near the curb to keep children from running into the street.

In the event of inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled.

For more information about Post 205, visit alpost205.org.

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SUNNY SIDE UP

Confused song lyrics are often more fun than the real ones

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

Not long ago, on a mild evening, my husband Amos and I were sitting outside at a local establishment, enjoying cold beverages, chatting about life, and halfway listening to the musician across the deck.

At one point, we perked up at the same time and looked at each other, puzzled.

“What was that last line in her song?”

I vaguely recalled that she had been singing a song from Creedence (aka Creedence Clearwater Revival or CCR, for you youngsters out there), “Bad Moon Rising.” The last line is “There’s a bad moon on the rise.”

But we were both certain we heard, “There’s a bathroom on the right.”

We laughed out loud, because we have long kept an on-going list of misheard and incorrect lyrics, and this was a jewel! We had never heard it before.

(Turns out, everybody else had already heard it a million times; some vocalists sing

it on purpose – including John Fogarty, the CCR lead man who wrote the darn song!)

As we laughed, we recalled some of our other favorite wonky lyrics, something Amos calls “il-lyric-acy.”

For me, it all started in church. As a child, I learned a song about the Bible and all its stories, and one of the lines was “marvels wherever we look.” As a fan of my brother’s colorful ones, I thought we were singing about “marbles” and I wanted to find that story! Did Jesus play with marbles?

Cool!

The mishearing started early for Amos too, with his elementary school singing of “America the Beautiful.” You know that second line, “For amber waves of grain”?

He thought it was “Forever waves of gray.”

That’s not so beautiful, is it?

Youthful mis-hearings continued with the Flintstones cartoon on TV. Amos said he sang along about the “modern storage family” instead of a “modern stone age family.”

He also thought Little Miss Muffet was

“eating her curds away.”

Misheard lyrics or lines in poetry and other literature are called “mondegreens.” That fabulous word came from a misheard line in a 17th century Scottish ballad. Writer Sylvia Wright coined it in 1954, after confessing that she always heard the line “layd him on the green” as “Lady Mondegreen.”

The internet offers numerous sites and listings of misheard lyrics and poems, but we think our list is just as much fun.

Some of our favorite and funny personal mondegreens include: • “I found your Daddy underneath the tree” from the well-known “Diary” song by Bread • “Little eyes of Jane,” more commonly known as “Little Liza Jane” • “Put another dime in the juice box, baby,” maybe because there were little kids in our lives at the time?

• Courtesy of the Eagles backup singers, we have “Pipe in the vaseline” instead of “Life in the fast lane”

• Surely you’ve heard this one: Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” had this great line “You can’t have me for your pen pal, I’m going back to my house.”

• Another Sir Elton favorite of mine comes from “Tiny Dancer.” I always sang along: “Hold me close, now, Tony Danza.”

• “Northerner Woman” started out as the BeeGees song “More than a Woman” • How about Robert Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With Insults”?

• While some want “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” one of us wanted “Popcorn.”

• Jimi Hendrix is well known for asking us to “Excuse me while I kiss the sky,” though it’s often heard as “’Scuse me while I kiss this guy.”

• Finally, here’s a double for you: The Beatles sang about Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, right? And in that song is a line about “a girl with colitis goes by.”

If you have some favorite mondegreens, share them with us. We’ll add them to the list.

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Legislative process should be open and fair

By Weston Newton CONTRIBUTOR

For the past couple of months in this space, I have commented on the once-adecade process known as reapportionment and redistricting, essentially equalizing and reconfiguring the various legislative districts based on the latest population figures to ensure equal voting rights.

Weston Newton Much of September and early October was devoted to holding public hearings across the state, and our sub-committee is now beginning the process of developing a plan to present to the House Judiciary Committee, and ultimately the full House of Representatives, with the expectation of deliberation and passage before the General Assembly returns to regular session in January.

In addition, the time between now and the end of year will involve the prefiling periods for new legislation to be filed and assigned to committees for work on both the bills that did not get fully processed last year and “prefiled” legislation to begin in earnest as soon as we return to Columbia.

During the “off session,” a number of us have been working on election-relat-

ed bills, not to quell participation but to ensure that our voter rolls accurately reflect only living voters and to make sure that all legal votes are properly counted.

Unfortunately, the notions of honesty, fairness and integrity in the voting process is often the subject of political spin doctors, resulting in high emotion.

I believe in an open and transparent legislative process and have confidence that Republicans, Democrats and independents all ultimately want and support the idea that we have a responsibility to promote the public’s trust and confidence in government; I hope we can do the same with our voter rolls and election laws.

As chairman of the House Legislative Oversight Committee, in describing our work, I often quote President Woodrow Wilson, who in 1885 said that “[i]t is the proper duty of a representative body to look diligently into every affair of government and to talk much about what it sees.

It is meant to be the eyes and the voice, and to embody the wisdom and will of its constituents … [and further that] the informing function of … [the legislature] should be preferred even to its legislative function.”

A few years ago I received a national award for Effective Legislative Oversight from the Levin Institute at Wayne Law School. As part of the award presentation, retired Sen. Carl Levin and I spent an

hour or so on CSPAN talking about the importance of this notion of effective legislative oversight. While the senator and I were from different political parties, we shared a mutual belief that government at every level should be held to account and in a public fashion.

Regretfully, Sen. Levin passed away this summer. It was an honor for me not only to be recognized with his namesake award but to spend time and share a stage with this lifelong public servant focusing on areas of agreement rather than political differences.

Oversight is not and should not be a partisan issue. Fortunately, the Levin Institute will carry on the senator’s legacy of promoting oversight and accountability.

In closing, I am pleased to report that I was one of five House members and two senators who received a 100% score in the recently released 2021 Americans For Prosperity-South Carolina Legislative Scorecard. This is another honor of which I am proud, but no award or score is as important to me as the confidence placed in me to represent you in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Please do not hesitate to contact me here or in Columbia if I may be of service to you.

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

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Our American flag is a symbol of pride and freedom for all Americans, ideally viewed by the world to represent diplomacy and democratic principles while serving to give hope in the face of diversity.

On June 16, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the official act of accepting our national flag. It contains 50 stars representing our 50 states, 13 stripes, representing our original 13 British colonies; red for courage, white for purity, and blue for vigilance. Incidentally, the evolving

Federal Flag Code guidelines on taking the flag down or illuminating it refers to public/municipal instillations and not on your private property.

As individual citizens, we are limited as to how we can support these high ideals, particularly during these challenging times. However, here is something we can do. Display an American flag in a prominent location on your property. In our gated community, more and more flags are now seen hanging permanently from a tree or building. A majority of my neighbor’s homes are “flagged”; mine has

been flying for 15 years.

Be part of this renewed spirit of unity.

Purchase a flag kit at your local hardware store and mount it .

If mounting the flag kit is too challenging, I will mount it free of charge in my gated community. Perhaps other handy volunteers will come forward in their own communities.

Be a proud American every day. Display our nation’s flag 24/7/365.

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Jeff Burns, Charleston: “Underwater seascapes – it would have to be done in watercolors.”

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Explanation of local options sales taxes on today’s ballot

By Lisa Sulka CONTRIBUTOR

What if a tax, which citizens can vote for, has the potential to reduce your biggest tax bill?

I am writing this column to inform you how the local option sales tax works. You will vote on this tax in Beaufort County Nov. 2.

The 1% local option sales tax, also known Lisa Sulka as LOST, is designed to give Beaufort County residents a tax credit.

If voters decide to approve the 1% local option sales tax, 71% of the proceeds from the local option sales tax is converted into a tax credit or a tax reduction for Beaufort County taxpayers.

The other 29% of the proceeds comes

back to your local governments to help fund public projects such as more parks, sidewalks, lighting and environmental projects.

If approved, a 1% sales tax will be added to purchases made in Beaufort County in May 2022. Since tourists and visitors are also buying items in Beaufort County, many out-of-towners are contributing to the tax. This is what makes this tax different than your property taxes.

More people adding to the tax proceeds means Beaufort County residents are carrying less of a burden. Add in the fact about three-quarters of the tax proceeds are banked for a tax credit for Beaufort County taxpayers.

This tax lets the visitors, residents of other counties and out-of-towners, who are buying items in Beaufort County, help you with your tax bill.

According to the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, the sales tax would generate “approximately $49 million

in revenue in Beaufort County” for the 2022-23 fiscal year. It is estimated Bluffton would receive about $7 million in revenue from this tax.

If you want to see what the possible tax savings could be for you, use the calculator here: boostourcommunities.com/ calculator.

For more details about how the potential portion of this tax will help Bluffton specifically, visit boostourcommunities. com/bluffton.

It is among my duties to help explain what taxes mean. I am fully aware many people are confused about ballot questions. Many times, they are written with language that leaves people guessing what they voted for or against.

Please inform yourself about this issue and ask questions. You have the power to choose or reject it. A “yes” vote means you agree this tax should be implemented. A “no” tax is a vote against this tax.

Remember, what makes this tax different from your property taxes is that it is shared with all people who purchase items in our region, and part of the proceeds are applied as a credit to the tax bills of those who live here.

Lisa Sulka is the mayor of the Town of Bluffton. lsulka@townofbluffton.com

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VETERANS from page 1A do that, too. I never wanted to be in an office. I always wanted to do the community work, to do a blue-collar job.”

He joined the Army and became Lt. Walt Arlt a tank commander on an M1A1 Abrams tank. After 8 1/2 years in service, which included two tours in Iraq for the initial invasion and a follow-on tour, Arlt felt it was time for a change and to be around family.

“I got out and immediately applied for a local department here because this is where my mother and father retired to. Bluffton called me first so that’s where I went,” said Arlt, joining the district in 2006. “What is it about the fire service? It’s awesome. Big red trucks, lights, sirens. That’s the child answer, but the adult answer is being there to serve your community. You want to be there to help people on their hardest days.”

He serves as part of the BTFD honor guard and as part of the hiring board.

“I have the best of both worlds. I get to participate in the honors, and I get to recruit people to be part of our organization,” Arlt said. “The best part is the brotherhood, and the self-pride to know that you’re there for everybody.”

Capt. Helen Burke Bluffton Police Department U.S. Army Reserve, Ordnance Officer Helen Burke’s father was in the Navy, her brother retired as an E8 from the U.S. Army and is now a civilian recruiter for the Army, but it wasn’t until she arrived on Capt. Helen Burke campus at Central Missouri State University that she considered the military as a career option.

“The Reserve Officer Training Corps was really big at my college, and they started talking about the benefits of

ROTC. It pays for the college, you get the VA benefits, so I joined. Then I kind of fell in love with it, and progressed through the program,” said Burke. “I went through basic training as a chaplain’s assistant, but once I got through basic and got my commission, I became an ordnance officer, so anything to do with ammunition, bombs, all of that was my job.”

Burke was stationed with the 189th Ordnance Reserve Unit in St. Joseph, Mo. At the same time she was in the reserves, she was also working as an officer with the Kansas City, Mo., police department.

“I just got promoted to sergeant, I had a son who was 2 years old. The next step if I got promoted to Army captain was to take over command of a reserve unit, and I just didn’t have the time,” said Burke. So she resigned her commission after 11 years’ service.

“Nobody else in my family had been in policing. When I was in college, there was a police officer by the name of Deana Rose who worked in the Overland Park, Kans., department.

She’d gone out on a traffic stop, the traffic stop went bad. The suspect ran over her and killed her,” she said. “For some reason that kind of flipped the switch for me. I started taking criminal justice courses and fell in love with policing. It’s kind of a calling.”

After 28 years in Kansas City, Burke retired six weeks ago, and began her job as the new captain with the Bluffton Police Department.

“I think I was just ready for a change. I wasn’t ready to leave law enforcement completely, but I came here in May to visit,” said Burke. “I drove all over, I talked to people, people waved, people were so nice, and I always hear that there’s something in the air. It’s either in the water or in the air here, but it just pulls people in, and when I found out there was an opening, I talked to my husband and he’s like, ‘Let’s do it.’ It’s nice to be in a place where the citizens love the police, and it’s not that way all over the place.”

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VETERANS from page 10A Cpl. Jeff Dickson Bluffton Police Department U.S. Marine Corps, Military Police Nobody in Jeff Dickson’s family had worked in law enforcement, but as a teenager, he had the opportunity to see some of the ways police officers help.

“When I was 14 Cpl. Jeff Dickson or 15, I was going through some rough times, being that derelict juvenile against my family and getting in trouble. But we knew this one cop who worked in our township. He would come by and say ‘Hey, climb in the car. Let’s go have a talk.’ He’d be talking while driving around in the patrol car,” said Dickson. “I thought that was pretty good, especially him being a mentor, because I kind of looked up to him as that older brother.”

Dickson and some friends began talking about joining the military, going in under the Combat Arms Bonus, which was $2,500.

“Back in 1979 that was a lot of money. Then I started thinking I really don’t want to go in to be a grunt. I want to go in for something I want to do, which was law enforcement.

I signed the delayed entry program because I failed my last year of high school,” he said.

He chose the U.S. Marine Corps working as a military police officer.

At nine years, he had to reenlist or get out.

“At 13 years, if you don’t make staff sergeant, you get dismissed from the Corps. At the time, the MP field in 1984 was closed when I reenlisted, and most of the old timers from Vietnam were still staying in, so advancement for promotion was kind of like nil.”

Dickson decided to leave and join a police department. He didn’t want to lose the service time, so he joined the

Army National Guard in 1991, chose the basic armory unit in his town, and was sent to Fort Dix, N.J., for tanker school.

“As soon as I got out of tanker school, that’s when Desert Storm came up and they said, ‘Guess what?

You guys are on standby.’ I got out of the Marines thinking, OK, I’m not going to see any war, and now it’s like I might. I guess things happen for a reason.”

Dickson had applications into the Honolulu, Santa Ana and Los Angeles police departments as well as the Los Angeles and San Diego sheriff’s departments. Turning down the offer in Hawaii, he was waiting for other calls when he was involved in a bad motorcycle accident that laid him up. After healing at his sister’s home in New Jersey, he worked on a multi-million-dollar security system for a major pharmaceutical company.

“I did that for about four years, and when my parents retired down here, they said ‘Why don’t you come down

here and work for the sheriff’s department? They’ve got like 52 openings.’

I was like OK. I moved down here, and never looked back. I worked for the sheriff’s department for almost 10 years and then switched to Bluffton.

That was December 2005. When I got to Bluffton there were only about 14 of us.”

Zach Green, USMC Don Ryan Center for Innovation, HEROES program director U.S. Marine Corps, Infantry Zach Green chose to enter the U.S. Marine Corps Marines because he knew it was the toughest.

“I was a very young man, always dreamed of being in the Marines. No one in my family was in the military and I was drawn to the dress blues,” Green said. “I knew that if I wanted to do it, I wanted to do the toughest one out there. It really sent me on a

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“The HEROES mission was the life trajectory. My same thing as my book. So now I life would be very different right now if have the opportunity to work with I had not done that.” first responders, veterans and the town, and use my adversity to help Green enlisted them grow,” said Green. “It’s a special in 1991 and spent thing, because I started here at 18 at eight years in the Parris Island as a kid and now, at 48, Corps in the infanI am here 8 miles from Parris Island try, handling fire and I have a chance to give back direction duties with Zach Green, USMC 81mm mortars. He everything they taught me by working was stationed at Marine Corps Rewith the town.” cruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort, Corrine Greer, USMC Marine Corps bases Camp Lejeune in Bluffton High School English teacher North Carolina, and Camp Pendleton U.S. Marine Corps, Combat corresponand Twentynine Palms in California.

Green said he had a lot of “rough dent, legal officer, General Staff secretary edges which the Marine Corps fixed.”

“The biggest thing I learned in the “I graduated high Marines is (that) adversity shapes you school in 1990 and and makes you grow. We all have a spent almost a year crucible in our lives, and we go to the floundering,” said edge. And if you don’t have that warCorrine Greer. “I was rior spirit, you’re either going to be dissatisfied with the stronger for that or it’s going to crush path I was creating you,” he said. “The Marines taught me for myself, and I to grow. Reset and start over.” wanted to serve my Despite working as a firefighter Corrine Greer, USMC country. I chose the for 15 years, plus eight years in the Marines because I Corps, Green said there nothing was wanted a challenge. I was not making tougher than starting his own busithe best decisions getting out of high school. I learned in the Marines that ness. our own expectations for ourselves “My crucible was my business. I are all in our head.” almost went bankrupt, but I used my experience in the military to turn my Greer spent a total of 12 years in the business around. I went from nearly Marines, half enlisted and the other bankrupt to a $30 million business,” half as an officer. When she was ache said. “I knew I had to change cepted into the Naval Enlisted Scienthings and make this thing work.” tific Education Program, she was asOne of the results of turning his signed to Old Dominion University in business around was analyzing a Norfolk, Va., to finish her bachelor’s whole series of crucibles experienced degree. She went from being a combat by warriors such as Navy SEALS, Ma- correspondent with a broadcasting tour at the Armed Forces Network rines, members of the CIA and FBI, and turning those stories into a book. station in Okinawa, Japan, to legal officer, equal opportunity officer and “ ‘Warrior Entrepreneur: Lessons staff secretary in the general’s office at from the Battlefield to the BoardTwentynine Palms, Calif. room’ analyzes how you grow from Her bachelor’s degree was an your own crucibles,” he said. As English major with an emphasis on he prepared to launch his book he journalism and a minor in communiheard of the HEROES job at the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, an cations. When she decided to teach economic development department and left the Marines, she began workfor the Town of Bluffton. HEROES ing on her master’s for cross cultural is a business program that supports teaching at National University, comfirst responders and the military who Please see VETERANS on page 16A innovate.

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VETERANS from page 14A pleting everything but the teaching practicum.

She left California and moved to this area in 2006 when her then-future husband was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. She has taught at Hilton Head High School, Bluffton High School, McCracken Middle School, Thomas Heyward Academy and has spent the past four years again at Bluffton High School.

“One of the things I like the best about teaching is every day is different. I scored very high on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, and I tell people who are thinking about going into the military that they need work hard to get high scores so they have lots of options available to them for career paths,” said Greer. “It takes me by surprise sometimes when I hear students who say they’re not worried about doing well in school because they’re just going into the military.”

Scott Marshall, USAF Beaufort County Director of Human Resources U.S. Air Force, Personnel Officer In 1985 at age 18, Scott Marshall joined the U.S. Air Force because none of the other branches appealed to him.

“I had a lot of jobs.

I enlisted after high school and after I’d Scott Marshall, USAF been in for almost 5 years, the Air Force granted me a scholarship to finish my undergraduate degree in 1993,” he said. “I had a double major in psychology and political science, and I was a second lieutenant. I became a personnel officer, and after 23 years I retired as a major.”

Not everyone is cut out to go to college, at least not right away. Marshall was one of those individuals.

“I didn’t think I was ready to sit

down in a classroom in college. I knew I wanted to go at some point, but I knew I could gain some skills, have some good experiences, and put some worthwhile activities under my belt,” he said, “but ironically I started going to school as soon as I could in the Air Force, going to night school.”

Marshall said he gained a different perspective on the world from than the one in which he grew up.

“I learned to appreciate people in different ways. I guess it was just my exposure to a new way of thinking, and it opened my eyes to the world. I found a lot of great opportunities that I don’t think I would have gotten anywhere else,” said Marshall.

While stationed in the Tidewater area of Virginia, Marshall took terminal leave, using up vacation days not taken, and started applying for jobs.

“One of the many jobs I applied for was director of voter registration here in Beaufort County because my wife’s family lived down here, and that was the connection,” he said. “I was

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After a successful interview, he and his family moved down to Beaufort County, serving also as Bluffton’s assistant town manager before becoming the county’s director of human resources. He’s a proponent of public service.

“It’s cliché but when you’re in the military you kind of gain a passion for public service, and it was an opportunity to apply the real world leadership lessons that the military provided me,” said Marshall. “Public service gets in your blood. The most satisfying thing about that is just knowing that I’m exercising my ability to give back to the community in some way.”

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Organization seeks support to stop local human trafficking

Sheila Roemeling of Fresh Start Healing Heart appeared on “Talk of the Town” on WHHI-TV in January.

By Amy Coyne Bredeson CONTRIBUTOR

The founder and director of a local nonprofit organization wants to educate the public about human trafficking and make people aware that the practice is happening right here in Beaufort County.

Sheila Roemeling of Fresh Start Healing Heart is organizing a fundraiser, Feast for Freedom: One Night You Can Make a Difference, planned for 6-8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the North End Pour House on Hilton Head Island.

The event will include food, music, an auction and most importantly, valuable information about human trafficking. The Pour House is located at 95 Mathews Drive.

According to the Fresh Start Healing Heart website, human trafficking is “a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against his/her will.”

Fresh Start Healing Heart works to help survivors of human trafficking by giving them a safe place to live and connecting them with the services they need to begin the healing process.

“Our mission says we walk alongside them,” Roemeling said. “That’s what we do, as well as mentoring them. We’re helping them through each situation, learning how to handle things in a different way, learning how to work through the stress level, the

anxiety.”

Roemeling said in order to help victims of human trafficking, people in the community need to know the signs and they need to get to know other people in the community.

Victims are often too ashamed to ask for help, but if asked the right questions, they just might open up.

Roemeling shared some of the signs that someone might be a victim of human trafficking. Those include: anxious or paranoid behavior, lack of eye contact, not being able to speak for themselves, responding to questions as if the person has been coached, not being able to show identifying documents, unexplained injuries, isolation from loved ones and drug addiction.

Additional signs seen in youth include: falling asleep in class, truancy, a drop in grades, a drastic change in appearance and a child who has two phones.

Roemeling said the average age of sex trafficking victims is 12-14 worldwide. She encourages parents to talk with their children about human trafficking, and to keep an eye on their phones and social media accounts.

Want to help? The organization needs volunteer mentors, host families and helpers to put together gift baskets for Christmas. For more information on Fresh Start Healing Heart or to make a donation, visit freshstarthealingheart.org or call 843-338-8896.

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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Bluffton opens Red Barn fire station to serve New Riverside

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At the grand opening of Bluffton Township Fire Department’s newest station, Red Barn Station 31, town and county officials and staff ceremoniously separate two linked fire hoses – the equivalent of a ribbon-cutting.

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

Even before the ceremony began Oct. 26, the atmosphere around Bluffton Township Fire Department’s brand new fire station was electric.

“It’s extremely exciting,” said BTFD Chief John Thompson. “I can’t even put into words how happy we are today. It seemed like the project took a while, but we made it.”

Red Barn Station 31 will be staffed 24/7/365 with four firefighters on the engine, two emergency medical service personnel on the ambulance and an EMS supervisor.

The station project, which was one of two new stations proposed by the county in 2014, came in on the $3.4 million budget, and a little delayed, said the chief, due to COVID-19 with the contractor having supply issues.

“And this is interesting: We split the cost with the county. This is a cooperative event,” Thompson said. “The town owns the road, and we and the county EMS own the station. So there are three agencies working together.”

District 9 County Councilman Mark Lawson, who represents the New River area, pointed out that while he gets to speak as representative, it’s the staff and everyone else who actually made it happen.

“The cool thing is this was actually

designed and built by two local Bluffton companies, Court Atkins architect and Fraser Construction, so it’s also great that we have local people working here and doing a phenomenal job for us,” said Lawson. “This facility will aid in response times, which we know will save lives and save property and keep our public safe. The fire station here will be covering areas from Bluffton parkway, Pritchardville, Palmetto Bluff, and then our ever-growing New Riverside here, which is expanding every day.”

Beaufort County EMS Director Donna Ownby opened her remarks by saying that public safety people were the most unique group of people anyone could find.

“They put themselves out there every day for strangers they don’t know, never knowing what the day is going to bring. But they don’t mind,” she said. “It’s not for the glory, it’s not for the money. It’s because they care about people and they want to help them.”

When the speakers finished, board and active members of both the EMS and fire departments officially opened the new station by participating in the traditional fire service hose uncoupling ceremony – separating two linked fire hoses – the equivalent of ribbon-cutting.

The Red Barn Station 31 has 8,088 square feet of space, and is at 31 Red Barn Drive off New Riverside Road, adjacent to the large Red Barn.

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

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Unique collection brings all hands on deck – or dresser

By Lynne Cope Hummell EDITOR

Conversation among six ladies at the back table at a recent bridal shower ran the gamut from volunteer work to hobbies, to the game being played and the food and wine being served.

During a brief lull, out of nowhere, one woman said, “I have a collection of body parts all over my house.”

Since she now held everyone’s rapt attention – in her hand, so to speak – Joan Moreau McKeever continued.

“It started when my kids were young. I’d become a single parent and, to supplement my income, I started a side business – “My Favorite Things” – selling little vintage items that I could transport, along with my boys, to flea markets and craft fairs,” she said.

McKeever, who now lives in Bluffton, said she loved all things vintage and had a penchant for jewelry, which she would wear while displaying her

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This grouping of mostly ceramic and glass hands on a table in Joan McKeever’s home recently welcomed a new addition, the hard plastic “reclining” hand in front.

wares at the markets.

“I stored the rings on an old porcelain hand vase I had purchased in an antique store,” she said. “When that one filled up, my sister bought me one ... then my mom got into the act and gave me another ... and so my collection of hands was born.”

It was unclear from an internet search when ring holders in the shape of human hands became popular, though some were found from as early as the 1930s. They can be made of ceramic, porcelain, glass, metal, wood – and even marble and jade.

McKeever began to look for various kinds of hands.

“It became a game – finding hands that were one-of-a-kind,” she said.

Then the collection expanded to other body parts. “When my stockpile of necklaces and pins got too large to fit in a drawer, I purchased a vintage mannequin, dressed her in my white

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Miss South Carolina send-off for Miss America The South Carolina Yacht Club will host Miss South Carolina 2021 Julia Herrin, a Bluffton native, at a community-wide Send Off to Miss America tea party from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 21.

Friends and organizers invite their fellow locals to join them in sending Herrin best wishes before representing the state of South Carolina in the 100th Miss America competition on Dec. 16 in Uncasville, Conn.

A lifelong resident of Bluffton, Herrin was homeschooled through high school and matriculated to Auburn University Honors College to study piano performance and communications. She became involved in the Miss America organization at 13 to build self-confidence. Today, she runs a nonprofit organization and social impact initiative.

Attendees will have an opportunity to interact with Herrin, who has centered her platform on the message, #RealNot-

Perfect. As a social media mentor and advocate for young women, she will share her timely and critical message: “Turning Social Media Illiteracy into Empowerment: On the Effects of Social Media in Youth.”

Herrin will also include a piano performance, and there will be photo opportunities with her at the event.

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This event is open to the public, but space is limited. Tickets are $20 for individuals and $30 for families. The proceeds from ticket prices will be donated to Herrin’s #RealNotPerfect platform. To purchase tickets, visit miss-sc.org/shop and click on Tea Party Tickets.

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She continued to sell vintage items at markets and fairs for several years.

“This was a wonderful outlet, but life changes,” McKeever said. “I got busy with a real job and no longer loaded up the car to schlep to the market.”

But that didn’t quite stop the urge to collect.

“Roll the clock forward to when my kids wanted to learn how to play golf,” McKeever said. “The teaching pro convinced me to buy a set of clubs so I could play with my sons.”

The sport was enjoyable, but McKeever was less than thrilled with the attire she expected to wear. “The worst part of golf? The clothes for women,” she said. “We look like fire hydrants in men’s polos and shorts, with the balls sticking out sideways in too tight pockets.” No woman wants her hips to look wider, after all.

McKeever, who had learned how to

Wooden and metal hands gather on a dresser in a guest room in Joan McKeever’s home.

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women golfers.

“And for that,” she said, “I needed another mannequin.”

Another one arrived soon after, and then another. “Sometimes when people know you collect certain objects, they feel compelled to gift you more of the same. I ended up with four full-size mannequins and a couple of miniatures for good measure,” McKeever said.

Though her dream of the clothing line didn’t materialize, she kept the mannequins around for fun and display. She still has all but one of her original group of bodies.

The hands, on the other hand, continue to appear.

“The last time I counted, I have 36 hands,” McKeever said. “All my hands are one-of-kind, made from porcelain, milk glass, metal or wood. My latest addition was a hand I found made of hard plastic. It had been unscrewed from the rest of its body. I checked with the gang first to ensure they were OK with this new addition: ‘All in favor of adding her to the collection, raise your hand,’ I said.”

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Local activist speaks out, plans events for equality causes

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Chip Jenkins, left, with fellow members of the 2019 Pride Committee on the porch of the Garvin-Garvey House before the inaugural parade and festival in Bluffton.

By Gwyneth J. Saunders CONTRIBUTOR

Charles-Robert “Chip” Jenkins always felt he would return to Beaufort County.

A marketing and technical specialist at Shelter Cove Harbour, Jenkins is the chairperson of Lowcountry Pride, a local nonprofit that promotes equality and visibility of the LGBTQ+ community through education, heritage, advocacy and celebration.

He was born in Statesville, N.C., while his father, Charles Jenkins, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps, was stationed at Camp LeJeune. The family moved soon after his birth, when his father was transferred to Beaufort County. When he was 8, his father retired and the family moved to Williamstown, north of Syracuse, N.Y., but Jenkins looked forward to trips south.

“I lived in New York until I was 18, but every time we made a trip back, I knew what to look for,” he said. “I knew when I was coming into Beaufort when I could see the air station tower,

and I’d know I was coming close to home.”

Jenkins wanted to go to the University of South Carolina and set his sights on living with his uncle so he could enroll at the Beaufort campus.

“My father taught me that a Marine is loyal, dedicated and tough, to say the least,” said Jenkins, now a resident of Bluffton. “My father did teach me to do to others as you wish done to you.

He asked me to go to college, and to use my skills for good.”

While attending USCB from 2009 to 2013, Jenkins worked toward a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in management. At the same time, he was gaining experience in organizing community events as president of the Sand Sharks activities board.

“We hosted events all year long except for summer. I had my hands in that kind of event planning and getting things off the ground, having events that succeeded, and some that failed,”

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PORCH from page 28A said Jenkins.

He considered moving after college but found work in technology and started falling in love with the Lowcountry.

“I started getting active in the community. My partner and I were at a Latino festival, walking around, and I said to him why can’t we have this but for Pride? So I started working toward that, and I didn’t know what I got myself into,” said Jenkins.

He didn’t start the local Pride festival that was held in Bluffton in June 2019; for that, he gives credit to his friend Kathleen Hughes Mardell.

“I did not have the pleasure of starting that at the very beginning. It began at Kathy’s kitchen table. She was with some of her friends, and two of them were planning on getting married and looking at different Pride events coming up,” Jenkins recalled. “One of them said ‘Why can’t we have this here?’ Kathy went down, got the form, filled it out, and started having the first meetings in March for a June event.”

Mardell’s small group had 90 days to plan it, with zero funding.

“I probably came in on the second or third meeting after they had it conceptualized about what they wanted do,” Jenkins said. “I came in to see what they had and what they needed, but she had everything organized and she just needed volunteers.”

Jenkins said he took notes at the meetings and ended up managing the stage events so Mardell could deal with the whole day’s schedule.

The Pride Parade and Celebration took place June 22, 2019, at Oscar Frazier Park, and included musical performances, vendors, and various nonprofits. Speakers included Rabbi Tzipi Radonsky of Beaufort; Mitch Siegel of Bluffton, who spoke on activism and how to get involved in local issues; and artist Mac McCusker of North Carolina, a transgender man who spoke about transgender rights and activism.

Despite the morning rain and afternoon heat, Jenkins said the celebration was quite successful.

“It was planned to be big, and we didn’t know what the attendance was

going to be, but we had 800 people there,” he said. “The parade was beautiful.”

Once the Pride Parade and Celebration happened, Jenkins and a few others involved members took on further planning and built an organization with bylaws. By Oct. 20, 2019, LowcountryPride.org was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

“All we knew at the time was we were going to hold an annual event and see what we could do to boost advocacy and unity and visibility,” said Jenkins.

But, alas, COVID-19 was on the way. Before they could get a good start with planning for 2020, everything shut down and social gatherings were stopped.

“We had to figure out how we could keep a connection. That’s when we decided we were going to do a virtual book club with virtual monthly meetings,” Jenkins said. “As soon as things got warmer so people could be outside, we started going out to the beaches when the state gave the beaches back.”

Lowcountry Pride also held a car parade in June last year with about 60 cars that looped around Bluffton from Eagles Field and back.

“It was just a really good time to give people a feeling that we were visible and let them know we were still here.

Then we also had a photo contest and had people submit photos, and tag them with #lowcountrypride and #wearelowcountrypride,” said Jenkins.

He was also involved in the Black Lives Matter Bluffton car parade and marches last year, and in the peaceful protests on Hilton Head Island.

“There was a group standing at the front of Hilton Head Island holding signs. I stood there by Darien Allen, who’s also my first vice-chair in the (Pride) group,” said Jenkins. “He’s like my brother, and I’m not going to let him go do something dangerous without my being here. And if he’s out there, I’m going to be out there, too.

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Jenkins believes that it doesn’t take a lot of time to do something good to build community.

“If you put out just a little bit of effort, if everybody gave an hour of community service in Beaufort County, imagine what could be done,” he said.

“We have a lot we can do.”

Now that venues are open for parties, festivals and special functions, Lowcountry Pride has scheduled its 2021 festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dec. 11-12 at Oyster Factory Park.

The parade will be held at 10 a.m.

Dec. 11, and the event will include vendors, nonprofits, a drag show, a family area, and free HIV testing.

“What our huge focus is that we want people to be more aware. We’ve moved to a lot of events. We’re meeting monthly, we’re revamping the books club. What I want the community to build is more visibility so people can see it, and I want people to feel seen and not be scared,” Jenkins said. “I’m so stoked about that because

we’re doing it, and I’m looking forward to keep doing things each year and add more. For nearly a century, many in the LGBTQ+ community have fought for rights that all people should have. Many of these leaders and warriors have left this world and it is up to us to keep up their fights and protect our families and friends. Some in our community cannot speak up, but I do for them, as I have a strong and loud voice.”

As active as he is, life isn’t all about activism, networking or technology.

Jenkins also enjoys free time as a PC gamer, playing a lot of Zelda and Mario Kart on Nintendo Switch.

But, “I don’t like to be on technology all the time. One of the other things I like to do is go camping with tents,” he said. “Go out in the woods, enjoying nature, walking, having a fire and enjoying each other’s company.”

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

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Local company earns Tesla solar roof installation certification

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

His name is synonymous with innovation, and now, he has decided to partner with a local company to introduce his latest game-changing product to the Lowcountry.

Elon Musk’s Tesla solar roofs will be exclusively installed in South Carolina and Georgia by Hilton Head Solar and Roofing.

Yes, we said “solar roof.” Tesla has taken the technology behind solar panels and applied it to create roof tiles that become a full roof system.

“We could not be more excited and honored to be the team trusted to bring this innovation to the East Coast and the Lowcountry,” said Hilton Head Solar and Roofing regional manager Douglas Paige.

“Tesla is looking to introduce this to the masses and we fought hard to show them that we were worthy of being a certified and premier installer of these roofs.”

Tesla’s car design has led a revolution in the automobile industry toward sustainable energy vehicles. They have been just as

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In its place is a patented rubberized underlayment and solar roof tile system that is engineered specifically to the client’s home

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“Pitch, shading and a family’s specific kilowatt consumption are all factors that make this install unique for each home,” Paige said.

The solar cells are embedded in each individual textured solar roof tile. The end result is a full-roof system producing solar energy.

And the tiles themselves provide a highend look that Paige said has design boards smiling in his early consultations.

“The aesthetic concern of your standard solar panel is now gone. The design here is now adding value to the overall aesthetic of the neighborhoods. It is a gorgeous looking product as well as being a new chapter for preservation of our natural resources,” he said.

The installation process is more involved than a typical solar transition due to ensuring the engineering fit for each individual household. And many of the same qualifiers that make homes the right fit for solar panels apply here as well – including the pitch

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The product has become a must-have in western-U.S. home builds and renovations both for the design innovation and the durability of the roofs, with more than 400,000 home installs and roof conversions done providing the equivalent clean solar energy of 10 million traditional solar panels.

The solar roof tiles paired with Tesla’s Powerwall battery storage system provide a new sustainable energy alternative to powering homes – especially during power outages.

The tiles utilize smart panel management systems from SPAN and Lumin, and combined with the Tesla app, owners can control and monitor energy production from a smartphone.

The tempered glass roof tiles have a Class A fire rating (the highest rating possible) and last up to five times longer than a standard asphalt shingle roofing system. The Tesla so-

lar roof comes with a 25-year manufacturing warranty and, whereas typical roofs often need replacing every 15 years, Paige said the Tesla roofs have been tested to endure for 50 years and beyond.

The intensity and duration of sunlight in the South mean Lowcountry homeowners (and their respective homeowners’ associations) are especially concerned with the glare coming off the roof. The Tesla roof tiles have grooves that help absorb the light instead of reflect it, and they deflect water more easily toward a home’s eaves and gutters.

Thus, the systems have shown to create less than two percent reflexivity, performing even better than standard metal and asphalt roofing systems. So, golfers concerned with facing roof glare during their round will be thanking homeowners as well.

Tesla did extensive vetting as they move from in-house installers to partnering with companies nationwide to roll out the roofing system coast to coast.

“We have a long history and a strong reputation, and all of our installers and project managers are full-time employees, so we

knew we would live up to their standards,” Paige said. His team traveled to California for extensive weeks-long training with Tesla officials.

“Between the courses and the mock roof installs, our team rocked it and impressed their team,” said Paige, who was even more impressed in person with the roofing system. “All the reading, all the research we did, to see it in person, see the tech and meet the minds behind it, we were as sold on them as they were on us. This is truly going to take renewable energy to a whole new level for the mainstream.”

Paige said that while the Hilton Head Solar team will continue offering solar panels, the benefits of a solar roof system make this a win-win concept to sell to the real estate community.

“The tax incentives and rising utility company costs made solar a real winner for homeowners. And whereas you lease the panels, you own the roofing system. It’s part of the house,” Paige said.

That eliminates one of the barriers that many solar panel homeowners we talked to have found frustrating – transferring the

lease of the panels when you sell the house.

The Hilton Head Solar team has completed a year-long certification process with Tesla, including the first live installation of a Tesla roof on a home in South Carolina – in Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island.

Paige said he and his team will spend the next 12 to 18 months educating the Lowcountry real estate community about the benefits of the Tesla roofing system.

That education begins with a two-day-long launch event at the company’s Ridgeland headquarters from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4.

“It’s now a matter of just getting this in front of builders, engineers, architects, designers and homeowners associations,” Paige said. “We feel like we have an amazing story to tell and are presenting a pivotal moment in the evolution of home building. We could not be prouder to be leading that charge.”

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In fantasy football, it’s all about being the legend of the fall

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Once a game seen as a refuge for stat nerds, fantasy football has become a mainstay among the mainstream, spawning a billion-dollar industry with more than 80 million players in the U.S. expected to field a team in 2021.

Dr. John Aita is a Lowcountry microcosm of the fervor behind the fever that is fantasy football.

“The draft day in my leagues is the adult Christmas Day,” Aita told me during a recent visit to Bluffton Family Chiropractic.

“It is a day filled with possibility, hope and unadulterated joy.”

I share John’s excitement. I’ve been playing fantasy sports since I was a teen copying stats out of the USA Today Baseball Weekly. Oddly enough, it is the nerds that have made the ‘sport’ far more accessible to the masses.

Between instant access to stats that exploded in the 1990s and a bevy of apps that make playing GM of your team as simple

The author checks his lineup from the patio, as his wife and kids have prohibited off-day app checks.

as texting, the barriers stopping folks from giving fantasy football have all but been eliminated.

“I have so many friends that mocked me 25 years ago that now hit me up every fall to ask if there’s a spot in my league,” said long-time player and recent Bluffton transplant Jason Tubbs. “For me now, it’s like Facebook combined with sports. All my

friends have gone in 20 different directions, but this is a spot where we can reconvene each year, catch up on our lives and talk endless trash about each other’s teams.”

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ESPN and Yahoo had a monopoly on the fantasy market for years. Commissioners would have to pay a yearly fee to run the league through their service. Now, all the sites are free (diehard players now spend that money to pay experts for lineup advice) and there are many more players in the space.

We used the Sleeper app this year, as I’ve tried it out in other leagues and found a much simpler user interface and a number of options that create cool challenges for the league members.

One of the many complaints during my multiple stints as league commish through the years is that I like to make things too complicated. When it comes to tech and sports, guilty as charged. It’s a bit of an addiction.

Back in the early days, most leagues operated by giving points for each stat category included in the league (for baseball, the base stats were homers, RBI, team batting

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FANTASY from page 34A average, total steals, total pitcher wins, total pitcher saves and a stat called WHIP (walked and hits allowed divided by innings pitched). If you were in a 10-team league and you led in homers, you’d get 10 points.

The last place team would get 1 point. Tally your points among all categories to find out who wins your league.

The stats and tech explosion led to head-to-head play being possible. In fantasy football, your players all earn points for all the different feats they accomplish in a game. The team with the most points in the head-to-head matchup gets the “win” for the week. That’s why your mate is often glued to a smartphone screen throughout from 1 p.m. Sunday through the end of Monday Night Football. The head-to-head points are updated instantaneously when running backs, receivers, quarterbacks and defensive units make plays on the real-world field.

“I used to say that my biggest struggle after draft day is getting free agents that other teams haven’t taken after each week,” said Bluffton fantasy football addict Yves Michaels. “Now, it’s keeping my marriage intact from September through February. I know I only get so many Sundays I can be sitting on the couch watching NFL Redzone and tracking stats. Then I get a couple Sundays when I can go out with friends to watch games and suffer together as we watch our teams succeed and fail. The rest of the Sundays, I have to make sure no matter what activity we’re out doing, there has to be strong cell service or Wi-Fi so I can track my team.”

It sounds nuts, we know. For a long time, when mates referred to themselves as football widows, it was purely wives speaking.

Over the past 10 years, the fantasy player makeup has shifted from less than one percent female to just over 23 percent in 2021, according to industry estimates. We have four women among the 12 owners in one of my leagues. (Oh, did I mention I’m in four leagues myself this fall?)

“I’m the football widow in the relationship now,” said Hilton Head Island resident Chris Aiken. “I used to play in six leagues at once but I had to give it up. And now, my wife has gone from hating it to playing it herself. Now, she’s the one trying not to get addicted.”

This is rarely just for fun and games.

Most leagues have an entry fee and there is a payoff for the winner (or so I’ve been told;

I wouldn’t know anything personally about these pay-for-play leagues).

And a new kind of fantasy has further grown the player base. Daily fantasy sports allow you to make daily and even in-game lineup changes to maximize your points in an effort to win real money – at times, upwards of $1 million for certain contests.

I can’t do that. My niece is amazing at DFS, like a card-counting savant at a blackjack table. Me, I know I’m already walking a fine line between fun and addiction. That, and I tried it a few times and I stink at it.

Not that I’m any kind of prize playing fantasy football. I’ve won a couple titles through the years, but I am often the butt of jokes in Alan Arseneau’s league. I swear that the man I call the unofficial mayor of Bluffton hexed me long ago during a draft at the former Beef O’Brady’s and that voodoo curse has never been lifted.

I added a wrinkle in our local league this year, utilizing a Sleeper app feature that gives an extra “win” to each owner that scores above the league median each week.

Stupid, stupid me. I’d be leading the league without that idiotic change.

The trash talk and instant rivalries and blood feuds among our players is what makes this game so fun for me. Though interesting enough, players clam up when it comes to sharing information about potential pickups – or wanting to comment publicly about their teams for this article.

Turns out, superstition runs rampant among fantasy players as well. The league leaders are on streaks and don’t want to mess with the shine of the fantasy gods.

(Sadly, Dr. John is in “wait until next year” mode in our league and less superstitious about public comment. Luckily, he’s in one other league – that I know of.)

We haven’t crossed the midpoint of this season, though it’s going ridiculously quick.

And so I’m sorry in advance to my incredibly understanding wife. Trade deadline is coming up in the next couple weeks. And if I make the playoffs in any of my leagues, I know I’ll be unbearable.

And for that, I apologize. Oh, I also apologize for the whooping I think I put on Dr. John this week. I wrote this before the Week 7 games. If you see me around town pouting and sulking, it’s because the fantasy gods punished me for such hubris.

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

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Newbies Guide To Bluffton: The big deal about grits

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

When you actually strike up a conversation with a Bluffton newbie and get beyond the pleasantries, there is one thing that most folks can simply not grasp.

It doesn’t matter if they like the dish or not. What fascinates the outsiders wanting to earn their Blufftonian card is the “why”: Why are Blufftonians so infatuated with grits?

Why does the very mention of the word incite Clemson-South Carolina level rivalries (more on that in a later piece) as to who makes it better?

And don’t dare question the culinary integrity of the dish. The quickest way to earn COURTESY HALEY FRAZIE a one-way ticket out of the 29910 is to say, No self-respecting chef does shrimp and grits right down the middle. One of the more exciting “I do not get the big deal about grits.” variations in these parts is Bridgette “Chef B” Frazier’s ox tail shrimp and grits.

Trust me, I’ve seen it.

The diner is carried out, never to be seen to know how to navigate that, read our I have been dining out, heard someone again. Rumor has it they dump the offender Newbies Guide from the last edition). from a table nearby utter those eight words out past the town limits sign headed to I’ve been told that deep in the woods and felt the instant chill around me. A Savannah, out past where the New Riverout there where May River Road magically stillness and hush comes over the room. morphs into S.C. 46, there is a campsite side roundabout is now (and if you need Minutes later, an unmarked car shows up.

where the eight-word-utterers live. That a producer on “Survivor” found the site once and used it as their inspiration for Exile Island.

So, yes, I’m kidding. But we do take this stuff seriously down here, and for good reason.

Food historian Erin Byers Murray wrote an amazing read, “Grits: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through the South,” and she learned that the milled corn at the root of the dish can be traced back to 8700 B.C.E. Walter Raleigh’s explorer crew boasted of a “very white, faire and well tasted” boiled corn served by the hosts. Not to throw soap water on that fine observation from 1584, but when you’ve been at sea for months at a time, anything other than the same old ship slop is going to taste like heaven.

Grits comes from “grist,” a ground corn dish that native Virginians passed on to British colonists.

Folks can say grits is similar to hominy all they want, but they’re crazy. That’s a North-

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NEWBIES from page 36A ern attempt at getting to grits and it’s a flop.

Hominy is at best the base.

“This is what we had to work with. We worked the land, we worked the sea and we all experimented,” said long-time Blufftonian and life-long fisherman Larry Toomer.

“I had grits every morning, shrimp and grits most days for lunch. Throw in some rice and that’s pretty much my diet for most of my childhood. It’s what the land gave us and we were grateful.”

And the experiments, they were fruitful.

The Cahill farm was the center of Bluffton commerce back in the 1940s and 1950s, when hourly passing traffic was counted by spotting horse poop and passersby were counted on one hand.

The Cahills had the lone grist mill in the region, so tradesmen would trek two or three days from Savannah and Charleston to crack corn for grits, cornmeal and moonshine.

So it should be a shock to no one that John and Robbie Cahill have what many believe to be the quintessential grits in the Lowcountry. A microcosm survey of online foodies brought the Cahill’s praise out in droves.

“It’s just the perfect consistency, not too thick, not too runny. Creamy,” said Facebook poster Candace Powell. “Everywhere else I ‘need’ to add butter, salt and peppers.

Theirs need nothing.”

When it’s right, you’ll have a hard time getting the exact recipe out of the chef.

Every gritsmaster has their own little tweak.

One thing most experts will agree on: using water or broth as the base is blasphemy.

However, local Facebook group poster Richard Dauchert shared the recipe from the Old Post Office on Edisto Island that was adored by true locals, and it’s what I’d call a fair compromise: “Made for two, ¼ cup grits, 1¼ cup water, ½ cup whole milk, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Last five minutes, add a quarter cup of cream.

Double as needed.”

Still, I have been told time and again that only milk and heavy cream and a Paula Deen-level dash of butter is going to get you to the promised land. Salt and pepper to taste, but don’t skimp there either. This dish is not meant for counting points on a Weight Watchers diet.

You want to bump it up, add a little pimento cheese, I was told by local chef Kevin

Anderson. Oh, the cheese. That’s really what took grits from a Southern secret to a worldwide foodie sensation. The New York times published Chapel Hill, N.C., chef Bill Neal’s shrimp and cheese grits recipe in 1985 and even long before the internet, tales of sojourns to eat the dish at Crook’s Corner and try to mimic the recipe from taste became the stuff of legend among gourmet diners.

Those in the Lowcountry know this was never gourmet. This is life. This is sustenance. Food is love. It’s history, sometimes not exactly worth celebrating, but important to remember. Grits was known to be the staple of plantation slaves’ diets. It truly was life sustaining for them, and they could catch creek shrimp without their owners knowing and create true balanced nutritional energy to survive the next day.

Every ethnicity, every color of skin here has tales of the meal meaning different levels of love and life to them. THAT’S why it matters so much, why folks are so heated.

And it’s why kitchens from Port Royal to Old Town to South Beach have been handing out their take on it for decades.

Who has the best? That’s personal preference but will certainly create a verbal ruckus once you’re brave enough to voice your favorite. Because it is a near lock that the person next to you will disagree.

It amused me to see folks like Tommy Crenshaw chime in online to say making this stuff from home isn’t rocket science.

He’s not wrong. But part of the fun is the pursuit of the next great take on grits, or shrimp and grits, or what the next chef is brave enough or crazy enough to combine with grits.

It’s like a treasure hunt. Squat and Gobble is on the map. Many, like my wife, would put a newcomer like Omelette Café on the map. Sippin Cow, Cornerstone Café, Calhoun’s, Nectar Farm Kitchen, Hudson’s, Captain Woody’s, The Cottage, The Pearl … they’ve all earned enough consistent praise to inform your pursuit of your own personal perfection.

Just please, do not mutter “grits” and “why” within an hour of each other in public conversation. I really don’t want to have to send the search team out to Exile Island to find you.

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Beaufort Memorial Hospital might be able to put them back into service at no cost to patients.

A global aluminum shortage, causing delayed or canceled orders, has left hospitals like Beaufort Memorial without much-needed supplies of crutches for patients, prompting officials to ask for community donations of gently used adult crutches.

“The impacts of the global pandemic continue to affect so many aspects of healthcare,” BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley said. “We’re hopeful that there are plenty of used crutches gathering dust in closets that can be put to good use for our patients.”

Donations can be made Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., in two locations: Okatie: Beaufort Memorial Okatie Medical Pavilion, 122 Okatie Center Blvd. North,

first floor (Security Desk) Beaufort: LifeFit Wellness Center, Beaufort Memorial Medical & Administrative Center, 990 Ribaut Road, first floor All donated crutches will be thoroughly sanitized and inspected for safety before being given to patients at no cost.

For more information, contact Phillip Mock, director of materials management, at 843-522-5616 or via email at phillip. mock@bmhsc.org.

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Holiday Market set for Nov. 22-24 at Coastal Discovery Museum Luxury Day Spa

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Sweetgrass basket makers Michael Smalls, right, and Dino Badger will be on the grounds Nov. 24 for the Holiday Market.

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island will host a Holiday Market Nov. 22-24 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Each day has a different theme, with lots to offer shoppers who want to get a head start on the holidays.

Monday is Sea Turtle Day, when the museum’s “turtle lady” Terri Johnson will help attendees Adopt-A-Nest for 2022. The first 50 adopters will receive an extra turtle gift.

Doreen Baumann, author of “Sid and the Fiddler Crab” and Susan Diamond Riley, author of “The Sea Turtle’s Curse” and “The Sea Island Secret,” will be on hand with their books. Ann Lilly, author of “Scoot’s New Home” and “Scoot’s Savannah Rescue,” will also be at the museum. The gift shop will have unique ornaments, toys, puzzles, art and other turtle items.

The lab will be open for “Discovery Time in the Lab,” with sessions at 2, 2:30, 3 and 3:30 p.m. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 843-689-6767 ext.

223. Cost is $4 adult, $2 child (ages 2-12).

In addition, a turtle craft can be made in the lab that day.

Tuesday is themed “Food Gifts.” Roland Washington from We Island Gumbo will be in the kitchen with his Lowcountry gumbo.

Samples from Charleston Tea, Honey Horn Honey and preserves and pickles from Lowcountry Produce will also be available.

Bev Jennings will be in the museum from

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sign her coffee table book, “Shrimp Tales.” Capt. Woody Collins’ book “Where Have all the Shrimp Boats Gone?” will be available for purchase as well.

The Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the field and many of those vendors will have items to purchase for gifts.

Wednesday is “Art and Book Gifts” day.

Sweetgrass baskets from Michael Smalls and Dino Badger, shell ornaments by Mary, Ornate Oyster Shells from Jackie Pierce, prints from Marquita Willis, jewelry from Rose Willis and sweetgrass ornaments and jewelry from Daurus Niles will all be on site with their gift items.

The latest exhibit, “Volumes of Light: The Amazing Lanterns of Chantelle Rytter,” will be on display in the Gallery. Rytter is the artist behind the Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade and her lanterns, puppets, drawings, sketchbooks, photographs, and other ephemera will be on display.

Masks are required for attendees over the age of 3 years old inside the Discovery House and Discovery Lab and we ask that social distancing be observed.

The Coastal Discovery Museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive on Hilton Head Island. For more information, visit coastaldiscovery.org.

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• Lowcountry Legal Volunteers will expand its services to those living and working in Jasper County with the opening of a second office in Hardeeville.

A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting for the nonprofit’s newest office will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 at 36 Main St. Lowcountry Legal Volunteers assists with adoptions, child custody, visitation, guardianships, divorce, name changes, simple consumer matters, eviction actions, lease termination, non-refund of security deposits, simple wills, and probate. New volunteers are needed to help us provide services.

LCLV’s newest office will be in the Jasper County Chamber of Commerce building, thanks to a new partnership with the City of Hardeeville.

Guest speakers at the Nov. 4 ceremony will include Hardeeville Mayor Harry Williams and 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone.

This year, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers has served more than 200 clients and impacted more than 700 family members, provided more than 2,000 hours of administrative, legal and client support and held twelve free legal clinics.

To volunteer or to learn more about LCLV, call 843-815-1570.

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• Maye River Quilters will meet via Zoom at 10 a.m. Nov. 6. To get a link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild. com.

For more meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-5301244.

• The Liberal Men of the Lowcountry will be hosting Joe Cunningham, former U.S. Representative of the 1st District of South Carolina and current Democratic candidate for Governor of the State.

Cunningham will address the group after lunch at the Hilton Head Country Club at noon Nov. 10. The cost of the luncheon is $23.

Anyone who is interested in attending as a guest should contact Richard Moniuszko at rmoniuszko@gmail.com.

• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walks raise awareness and let people know they are not alone. The local walk will be held Nov. 7 at Bluffton’s Oyster Factory Park.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, and it can be prevented.

Register for the walk at AFSP.org/hiltonhead.

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• Memory Matters will host a Brain Boosters course from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 9, 17 and 23 at Okatie Pines Retirement Community, 142 Okatie Center Blvd.

The course is designed for anyone interested in improving their overall brain health, Students will learn ways to sharpen focus relax the brain, and acquire memory-enhancing techniques.

Cost for the course is $99. For more information visit mymemorymatters.org or call 843-842-6688.

• The League of Women Voters of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area will host a Zoom meeting at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 to educate the public about the process of the re-drafting of voting districts in the state.

The state Senate and House Redistricting committees are seeking public input.

This meeting will discuss a number of possible maps and how redistricting will impact citizens and their votes.

For more information and to register, visit lwvhhi.org and click on the meeting link.

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Boys & Girls Club, MLK Committee sponsor drive-thru vaccine clinic The Boys & Girls Club of Bluffton and the Hilton Head MLK Committee for Justice are partnering to sponsor a drive-thru/walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Boys & Girls Club, 100 H.E. McCracken Circle. The event and all vaccinations are free of charge.

The Beaufort/Jasper/Hampton Mobile Vaccination Unit will be on site giving the shots. The unit travels with a doctor and a bilingual professional staff. The unit will be in the parking lot of the club.

The Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available for all adults and children 12 years and older.

Booster shots also will be available. No formal identification is needed, but participants will be asked for their name, address, and date of birth.

“We are pleased to make this opportunity available to the community,” said

Molly O. Hornbeak, director of the Boys & Girls Club of Bluffton. “As an organization that is committed to providing a safe place for children and teens, we urge each person to consult your family physician and assess if this is the right time for you to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.”

Since 1998, the Boys & Girls Club of Bluffton has provided thousands of children and teens, ages 6-18 years old, with a safe place, caring adults and proven programs to support academic success, character and leadership development and healthy lifestyles. Learn more at bgcbluffton.org.

The mission of the Hilton Head MLK Committee for Justice is to strengthen the community by promoting Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy of love, equality, peace and civil rights. Email hhimlkcommittee@gmail.com for more information.

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Erin Levesque, director of the Waddell Mariculture Center, will discuss the updates facilities and how important the research facility is to the local area and state resources. Dr. Al Stokes, former director, also will share information about our waterways and their marine life.

Guests are welcome. For more information, call Capt. Frank Gibson at 843-5222122 or email fgibson@islc.net.

• The 2021 Holiday Craft and Bake Sale sponsored by the Hilton Head Plantation Crafters will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 13 at Christ Lutheran Church, 829 William Hilton Parkway on Hilton Head Island.

Hundreds of unique handmade items and home-baked goods for sale. Admission is free. Come early for the best selection.

All proceeds benefit Hospice Care of the Lowcountry.

• Beaufort Jasper ACE will hold a Friends and Family Day from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 13 at the campus, 80 Lowcountry Drive in Ridgeland (intersection of Hwy. 462 and Hwy. 170).

A flea market will be offered, along with tours of the school, student presentations, and services from school programs.

The ACE food truck will be open.

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• A grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Culinary Institute of the South will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 on the new campus in Buckwalter Place.

The event will mark the official opening of the school, though classes have already begun for the fall semester.

The public is invited to attend.

Self-guided tours of the 29,000 squarefoot facility will begin after the ribbon cutting.

The Culinary Institute of the South is at 1 Venture Drive, Buckwalter Place, in Bluffton.

• The Palmetto Dunes Property Owners Association (PDPOA) will host its second annual Thanksgiving Turtle Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, starting at 9 a.m. at the Dunes House, 14 Dunes House Lane.

The family-friendly Turtle Trot is a 5K run/walk on the beach in Palmetto Dunes Resort.

Registration is $25 and includes a T-shirt. Kids under 12 run for free and can purchase at T-shirt for $10.

Advance registration is required at pdpoa.run. Race packet pick-up will be Nov. 22-24 at the PDPOA Admin Office, 16 Queens Folly Rd. Arrive early on race day as parking is limited.

Race proceeds benefit the Palmetto Dunes Cares Fund, a charitable giving initiative providing resources and grants which benefit the greater Hilton Head Island area. Since inception in 2018, Palmetto Dunes cares has awarded over $90,000 to local nonprofits.

Funds raised by Palmetto Dunes Cares are awarded as grants through the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (CFL), a 501(c)(3) organization.

• The Belfair Charitable Fund will be accepting applications for our 2022 Grant Recipients through Dec. 31. The applicants will be reviewed by the Belfair 1811 Charitable Fund Grant Committee in early 2022, and grants will be announced

by April 1, 2022.

The mission of the Belfair 1811 Charitable Fund is to embrace the pride, passion and commitment of the Belfair members to help nonprofit organizations that have an urgent need and provide a large impact in the Greater Bluffton and Beaufort County community.

The Belfair 1811 Charitable Fund works in partnership with Community Foundation of the Lowcountry for grant distribution.

Grant applications are available at belfair1811.com, in the Activities drop down.

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Changing of the gooey guard, plus blast from the past in Okatie

By Tim Wood CONTRIBUTOR

Alljoy Donuts changing hands, in good hands: So, first, the rumors are true. Bill and Donna Ellis have sold the cinder-block haven on Heyward Street known as Alljoy Donut Company. Since coming onto the scene in 2018, the Ellis duo and their team of baking magicians have captivated the taste buds of long-timers and visitors alike.

It is truly hard to believe it was just a three-plus year journey with Bill and Donna.

That’s how amazing their donuts and their fritters and all the creations are. They are open just three days a week, but when your day starts at midnight each day, time adds up quick.

The couple met at a restaurant, and they’ve lived their lives in eateries. This was actually the fourth restaurant venture they’ve owned together, and it was never meant to be a long-term endeavor.

This is more a capper, the living of a life-

long dream for the couple and a perfect spot for Donna, a trained cake artiste, to showcase her passion.

Bill was so masterful at guerilla marketing out of the gates, delivering to police and firehouses and posting all his creations on social media. It’s largely why it feels like Alljoy Donuts is a 25-year institution, because of the hustle that engrained the couple to the community so quickly.

They are now headed for retirement in Florida, but not before passing the torch to an unlikely successor.

Troy and Kristie Derda were Midwestern empty nesters looking for a place for the next chapter of life. They’d visited Bluffton many times and decided this was the spot.

Troy is a VP for a computer company based in Chicago and can work from anywhere. Kristie’s family was in the restaurant business, she worked at The Four Seasons as a waitress through college, and most recently worked as a dental hygienist and an ACT high school test prep instructor.

So, how do they end up in a donut shop?

A realtor showed them the Ellis house, and told them that the owners, Bill and Donna, owned Alljoy as well.

“It really intrigued us. We ended up buying the house and the more we looked at Alljoy, the more we just couldn’t pass up the chance. It just felt like a perfect next step for us, an amazing way to jump right into Bluffton life,” Kristie said in a recent phone interview as the couple worked on the “Grand Passing of the Torch.”

The Derdas have been working with the Ellises, training for the past months. Part of the sale included all of the 40-plus recipes and equipment in the shop.

It’s really about the base recipe of Ellis’ mystical glazed and chocolate donut madness. Everything else, from the Froot Loops and Fruity Pebbles donuts to the maple bacon donut to the Yoda donut to celebrate May the Fourth, that’s the creativity of Ellis on display.

It’s not just Bill and Donna though.

Baker Rob has been with Bill since the beginning, coming in at midnight to get the stand mixers and dough fired up. Baker Noah is a more recent addition over the past few months and is not far behind at 1 a.m.

They’ll both be staying on, as will Cathy and Kelli as the front-of-house team.

“We’re going to add our flair to the scenery, but the product isn’t changing. The attention to the customer isn’t changing,” Kristie Derda said. “We’re not going to micromanage and mess up what’s working, we’re just looking to foster the next chapter.”

Could that include an expansion of the enterprise beyond Heyward Street? Let the couple get their hands sauced up in flour for a few months already, will ya? An Alljoy Donut on every street corner is the Bluffton sweet tooth’s dream, but all things in due time.

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Jason Carnes, general manager of Hargray, is joined by Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill Miles, other Hargray staffers and members of the Chamber for a ribbon cutting Oct. 21 of Hargray’s new Customer Engagement Center, 925 Fording Island Road in Bluffton. The building, which had sat vacant for some time, was remodeled by Hargray to be a more comfortable space for customers to meet, visit and have any service issues addressed.

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UPDATE from page 44A Okatie: Some of you not old enough to know might think we’re talking about a drug store with a Coca-Cola Freestyle touchscreen machine. Oh, no. We’re talking about the old-school Woolworth’s-style effort that Ron, Judy, Jacob and Megan Dotson have started outside the Sun City gates at 16 William Pope Drive.

Beaufort Drug Company will have a full-service pharmacy, a gift shop full of unique offerings and a counter to sit at and enjoy ice cream sodas, milkshakes and egg creams. The spot opened up in early October and is already causing a buzz among the Sun City crowd.

I am thrilled to introduce my kids to a taste of how I grew up. What a cool addition to the already eclectic Bluffton business landscape. They’re open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out their Facebook page to hear about their latest events, such as a Tuesday Ladies’ Night event.

• Whisper Creek officially open: Bluffton’s only luxury day spa has opened in the old Golden Corral location on Fording Island Road. Whisper Creek Spa celebrated its ribbon cutting Oct. 28 after a few months of

soft opening service. Cincinnati transplants Robert and Jennifer Wolfe have travelled the globe to draw inspiration to bring five-star luxury to the Lowcountry.

For more information, check them out at whispercreekspa.com.

• We finally have a quickie oil change spot: You’ve seen it coming from below the ground up for months now in the Sam’s Club/Walmart plaza on Bluffton Road. Many correctly posited that it was going to be an oil change location.

Would it be a chain or a local dipping their oil stick into the local economy? We have our answer.

Express Oil and Tire Engineers will open their second Beaufort County location on Nov. 5. Yes, you will be able to get that coveted 15-minute oil change, but the shop will offer full-service car care as well – everything from state inspections to tire rotations, new tires, brake service and transmission work.

Check out their full array of service and schedule an appointment at expressoil.com.

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

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As the Thanksgiving Season Approaches

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• A successful transition, simplifying life from salon owner, to stylist @ Bluffton Rootz Salon

• Inspiration received from the Orlando Hair Show to benefit all of my clients • An exciting new hair product line with 26 Dead Sea minerals for extra healthy hair

A very warm and special thank you to my loyal clients, especially during this transition.

As the holidays approach, Cindy looks forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new faces.

To enjoy a complimentary gift from this exciting new product line, call Cindy for an appointment.

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• Dr. Gregory Haidemenos has joined the practice of South Carolina Cancer Specialists and will serve with Dr. Gary Thomas.

Dr. Haidemenos who is a native of Rhode Island, served as the chief hematology oncology fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina where he completed his hematology/oncology training.

In addition he completed a fellowship in palliative care medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Haidemenos has relocated to the Lowcountry with his wife Emily and their two dogs Penny and Lola. He will be practicing at both the Hilton Head and Bluffton locations. He is now accepting new patients at these locations.

For more information, call the Hilton Head campus at 843-689-2895, or the Bluffton campus at 843-836-7100.

• Janet “Jan” Smith has joined the Art Center of Coastal Carolina as senior director of development.

Smith has a career in nonprofit management and development. Career highlights include tenure as the executive director of The Children’s Center, where she led a successful capital campaign. She also worked with the international organization Save the Children, facilitating childrens’ humanitarian projects for the border immigration crisis. Most recently, she was development director for Memory Matters, serving persons with dementia and their families.

In her new position, Smith is responsible for raising support for educational offerings at the Arts Center, and the organization as a whole.

For more information, call 843-6863945, ext.303 or email jsmith@artshhi. com.

• Nia Faucette, Tierney Femovich and Edith Quinonez have joined the team at J. Banks Design Group.

Faucette joins J. Banks as a design assistant after relocating to the Lowcountry from Charleston, where she worked in flooring sales. Faucette was previously a custom project designer with Darran Furniture in High Point, N.C., and a drafting assistant with Model Home Interiors in Durham, N.C., after attending The Art Institute of Raleigh.

Femovich joins the company as a commercial design assistant. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from SCAD in interior design, maintaining Dean’s List throughout. In addition, she has a BA in creative writing from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Quinonez comes to the business as a procurement coordinator with 10 years of experience in administration/office managerial roles within the furniture industry. She brings a strong background in supply management, which is a great asset to the procurement team.

J. Banks Design Group is located on Hilton Head Island. For more information call 843-681-5122 or visit jbanksdesign.com.

• Kathleen Carmody has opened Senior Matters Home Health Care, offering in-home care and personalized support for seniors in the Bluffton and Hilton Head Island area.

Senior Matters Home Health Care provides compassionate professional in-home care and support to seniors at every level of need. Its mission is to ensure that those facing the challenges of aging and illness can remain in the comfort of their homes while receiving the quality of care they need and deserve.

Before establishing Senior Matters Home Health Care in Columbus, Ohio, in 2010, Carmody worked for large companies in the elder care industry.

Motivated by what she saw as a lack of compassionate person-centered care in corporate-run facilities, she was inspired to create a different kind of company to serve in-need seniors and their families, one that works from the philosophy that quality of life depends on the quality of care one receives.

For more information, visit seniormattershomehealthcare.com, call 614327-9743 or email kathleencw@gmail. com.

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Business Briefs • The Professional Women in Building of the Lowcountry (PWB) will host its first-ever Fall PWB Retreat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at Rowe Farm in Estill.

Emily Cox, founder of Building Badasses of Charleston, headlines the event as the keynote speaker.

The PWB Retreat includes the keynote address, breakout sessions, skeet shooting, hay rides, and lunch. It is an opportunity for local women (and men) to network, gain knowledge about navigating the industry in successful ways, and team-building, with some fun thrown in along the way.

The National Association of Home Builders’ Professional Women in Building Council (PWB) is the voice of women in the building industry, dedicated to promoting industry professionalism and supporting members at the local, state and national levels.

Professional Women in the Building of the Lowcountry, which is the local affiliate chapter established in 2020, is a committed group of inspiring building industry professionals who share a common mission. The group strives to promote, enhance and support professional women in today’s building industry.

The cost is $85, and space is limited.

For more information and to register, call Meg James at 843-681-9240 or email meg@hhahba.com.

• Burr & Forman LLP has announced the addition of Hilton Head-based partner Bret Pruehs and counsel Jennie Cerrati.

Pruehs has practiced law in the Hilton Head Island area since 2005. He joins the Real Estate Practice Group and handles residential and commercial real estate transactions and general corporate law.

Pruehs represents clients in the real estate, hospitality, food and beverage, construction, and non-profit industries.

In addition, he represents horizontal property regimes and property owners associations as well as property owners in various property tax-related issues.

He received his JD from Tulane University School of Law. Cerrati joins the Corporate Practice Group and focuses her practice on estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration as well as tax matters.

Cerrati counsels clients in all areas of estate planning including gift and estate tax planning, business succession planning, life insurance planning, lifetime giving, charitable planning, and prenuptial agreements. She also handles all aspects of probate and trust administration, including advising fiduciaries throughout the administrative process.

Cerrati represents clients of all kinds, whether high net worth individuals and families or families looking to adapt to life changes, such as marriages, children and expanding businesses. In addition, she has experience in the areas of civil litigation, and family law.

Cerrati received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and JD from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.

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Real estate is precious, unique, poses unique planning issues

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When making your estate plan regarding real property that you own, there are some unique items to think about.

First, consider whether or not you might need Medicaid at some point. If you do not have long term care insurance, and your net worth is less than $1 million, the Mark F. Winn answer is – possibly – yes.

If your home is paid off, you can take steps now to make sure the state will not be able to get your house when it seeks estate recovery, by filing a lien against your house.

How? You can keep the full legal right to use and enjoy your home during your life

or joint lives (for husbands and wives) and at the same time give away the rest to your children or to trusts for your children. If this is done sufficiently in advance (at least five years), then the state will not be able to recover your home and the home will not be lost to estate recovery if you ever qualify for Medicaid.

Second, it must be determined “how” real estate is owned. This is important because the manner of ownership dictates who it passes to, and whether it goes through probate or not.

A perfectly good plan can be derailed if real estate is not owned properly. For example, assume Jack’s will says all his assets are to be given to his children, Florence and Liz, in equal shares; and the real estate Jack owns is owned by Jack and Liz as “joint tenants with the right of survivorship.” Florence is not on the title.

When Jack dies, who gets his real estate?

The answer is Liz. Florence was disinherited as to the real estate – by mistake. It

avoided probate, but a child was disinherited.

It would have been better to put the home in a revocable trust, and direct trust assets to the two children in equal shares on Jack’s passing. Also, if Liz were sued, her ownership in the house could be taken. That would not be good either.

Third, it must be determined what the real estate’s value might be (now and in the future), what it cost, and whether there will be unnecessary administrative burden if it is kept in one person’s individual name.

For purposes of the federal estate tax, the value of real estate is important for determining who, within a couple, should own the real estate. Transfers can be made between U.S. citizen spouses (or their trusts) with no adverse tax consequences with deeds. Certain steps need to be taken to insure homestead exemption is not lost and special assessments are not lost.

The cost of real estate is important for

determining how best to utilize the current law which steps up basis of assets to date of death value. If Mom and Dad paid $200,000 for a house and it was worth $500,000 when the survivor died, then the kids get the house with an income tax basis of $500,000.

This translates into little or no capital gains tax being due when the kids sell the house.

Also, if one owns real estate (even a timeshare) in another state, one should consider creating a revocable trust that will own that real estate so it avoids probate proceedings, and the related costs and delay, with another lawyer in another state.

As always, a little bit of advance planning can avoid many problems.

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

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LEGAL

Seek legal help with estate plan after Alzheimer’s diagnosis

By Rebekah Thompson

plan in place.

But what might a plan look like?

CONTRIBUTOR A Durable Power of Attorney is a docuAccording to the Alzheimer’s Association, ment in which you name an agent to act on every 65 seconds, someone in the United your behalf in the event of incapacity and/ States develops Alzheior incompetency to manage your affairs.

Depending on the terms of the durable mer’s Disease. Some power of attorney, the document could give 5.7 million Americans the agent access to bank accounts, safety currently suffer from deposit boxes, buying/selling property, paythis disease.

Alzheimer’s is a deing bills, assisting with nursing care, etc.

A Healthcare Power of Attorney is a generative brain disease document where you name an agent to act caused by brain cell on your behalf in the event of incapacity damage; as it progresses, cognitive ability deRebekah Thompson and/or incompetency to make all general medical decisions and end of life decisions clines, and simple tasks on your behalf. become troublesome.

A person recently diagnosed with AlzReceiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be overwhelming, causing a ton of questions heimer’s disease should have these docuto arise – including questions regarding ments in place. The nature of the disease how to plan for your future with such a will make them necessary at some point in diagnosis. The best course of action after the future, because the disease will leave such a diagnosis is to speak to qualified the person unable to make healthcare and elder law attorney who can help your get a financial decisions on their own.

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It is important to know that a person must have legal capacity to sign a Power of Attorney. Legal capacity, in general, means a person understands the document they are signing, as well as the consequences of signing the document. This is why acting early is vitally important.

If Powers of Attorney are not in place and a person lacks the legal capacity to execute the documents, then the person’s family will have to seek court intervention to declare the person incapacitated and appoint the person’s guardian and conservator to make financial and medical decisions.

The court process can be expensive for the family and time-consuming.

Alzheimer’s Disease causes people to lose the ability to care for themselves and the decline usually requires some level of inhome care and eventually 24-hour skilled nursing care. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates the average nursing home in the United States can cost approximately $9,000 a month.

Long-term care is not covered under standard medical insurance policies. An elder law attorney can help a client explore various long-term options that can be put in place to assist with the cost of care.

In conjunction with ensuring the proper paperwork and long-term care planning are in place, it is good to have resources to assist with the actual caring of the individual. An elder law attorney can also provide invaluable resources for counseling, in home caregivers, health professionals, and more.

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be devasting and leave one feeling lost. Seeking help and taking charge of ensuring there is a plan in place is a vital part of dealing with the disease.

When you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

Talk to a qualified elder law attorney today.

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HEALTH

Something getting under your skin? Maybe it’s mites

By Oswald Lightsey Mikell CONTRIBUTOR

Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies or mites) is a common skin condition caused by the human itch mite. These mites burrow under the top layer of the skin and lay eggs.

This infestation leads to relentless itching and an angry rash.

Q: How do I know if I have mites?

A: Mites are not visible to the human eye. A dermatologist can identify them by examining your skin, looking for signs of mites, including the characteristic burrows. When your doctor locates a mite burrow, he or she might take a scraping from that area of your skin to examine under a microscope. The microscopic examination can determine the presence of mites or their eggs.

Q: What are the symptoms?

A: You’ll experience itching, often severe and usually worse at night, and thin, irregular burrow tracks made up

of tiny blisters or bumps on your skin.

If you’ve had scabies before, signs and symptoms may develop within a few days of exposure. If you’ve never had scabies, it can take as long as six weeks for signs and symptoms to begin. You can still spread scabies even if you don’t have any signs or symptoms yet.

Q: How do you get mites?

A: Physical contact and sharing clothes or bed linens with someone can cause

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Mites may also come from stays in hospitals and nursing homes, and child care facilities. It’s very hard to get scabies from quick, casual touching, like handshakes or hugs. You also can’t get scabies from toilet seats.

Q: Are mites contagious?

A: Yes, very! Since mites are so contagious, people who you live with or have close contact will need to be treated as well.

Q: What can you do to treat mites?

A: Scabies can be readily treated. While they can be really uncomfortable, they are typically not dangerous. They can be cured with prescription medicated creams

or pills. You might still have some itching for several weeks after treatment.

Q: What can be done in addition to the treatment?

A: Mites can survive a few days without contact to human skin. After treatment, you’ll need to wash all clothing, bedding, towels, and other items, and you should also vacuum carpeting, area rugs and all upholstered furniture.

Q: How long does it take to get rid of scabies?

A: Usually scabies will be gone as soon as you’re done with the treatment.

Depending on how serious your scabies outbreak is, you may need to treat it again, and you’ll also need to repeat your treatment if new burrows and/or a rash appear.

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

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HEALTH

Beaufort Memorial now offers state of the art hip replacement Following almost two years of highly successful knee replacements with the Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgery System, Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) is now offering the leading-edge technology for hip replacements, one of the most common elective orthopedic procedures in the U.S. With the advanced robotic system, orthopedic surgeons can implant the prosthetic hip components with greater precision resulting in a better functioning joint.

“The Mako robot has been a game changer for knee replacements,” said board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Jones.

“The results have been amazing. Patients are recovering faster. I think we’ll see a similar effect with hip replacements.”

Jones has used the robotic technology to perform more than 200 total knee replacements and was the first surgeon to perform hip replacement at BMH using the new system.

Clinical studies have shown the robotic surgery system improves outcomes by

a more natural feel.”

Prior to surgery, a CT scan is taken of the hip joint to create a 3-D virtual model of the patient’s anatomy. The surgeon uses the model to evaluate bone structure, disease severity, joint alignment and the surrounding bone and tissue to determine Dr. Kevin Jones, center, performs hip replacement surgery at Beau- the optimal size, placement and alignment of the fort Memorial using the Mako robotic-assisted technology. implant components. allowing the surgeon to customize the During the operation, placement and alignment of hip implant the surgeon follows the preoperative plan, components to the patient’s unique anatguiding the robotic instrument arm. As with all robotic surgeries, the doctor is in control omy, providing more natural movement of the robot at all times during the surgery. of the joint and reducing the risk of hip “I had great outcomes with the Mako hip dislocation following surgery. replacement surgeries I performed during “We used to eyeball the placement of the my fellowship in New York,” said BMH prosthetic cup that goes in the hip socket,” said Jones. “Now we can place it more accu- orthopedic surgeon Dr. Vandit Sardana, who completed his training in 2018 at rately, which ensures optimal function and

Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. “Using the robot helps the surgeon place the joint components in the right position. With well-positioned hip components, there’s less likelihood of hip dislocation after the surgery.”

Beaufort Memorial physicians are also using minimally invasive “muscle-sparing” techniques, like the Direct Superior Approach, to improve hip replacement outcomes. Less trauma to the hip’s surrounding muscle and ligaments can result in less pain following surgery and a faster recovery.

“Right now, about 60 percent of my hip replacement patients go home the same day,” Sardana said. “I hope to bump it up to 90 percent using the Mako surgery system.”

Along with Jones and Sardana, Dr. Leland Stoddard and BMH orthopedic department chairman Dr. Edward Blocker will be offering Mako hip replacement surgery.

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WELLNESS

Non-surgical cosmetic ‘bloopers’ have opposite of desired affect

By E. Ronald Finger

when untrained injectors of Botox or Dysport inject the frown lines between the brows (known as the “elevens”).

If the injection extends above the inner brow closest to the nose, the result is drooping of

CONTRIBUTOR

With the advent of Botox and Dysport and various fillers, such as the Juvederm, Restylane, and Sculptra, to restore facial volume, men and women alike have jumped on the bandwagon to take advantage of these products to look more youthful.

The goal should be to look younger and better, but not look “freakish” or different.

The goal is to enhance one’s looks and look more youthful, but not to have others look at you to wonder “Why do you look strange and disfigured?”

One of the most common “bloopers” is overfilling the lips to the point they appear they have been stung by bees, although some patients actually do request overfilling.

The injector putting too much filler in the lips or putting it too deep or even into the cutaneous part of the lips (the skin between the red part of the lip and the nose)

results in the “duck-like” lips. For a natural appearance, the fillers should be added to the mucosa of the lips (the red part) and not into the muscle above the lips.

This results in a “shelf” of filler above the lips that gives the person a Simian-like appearance, because the cutaneous upper lip now can extend beyond the red part of the lip.

Another frequent “blooper” can occur

the brow in this area.

Then, when raising the brow, the inner part cannot elevate, so the outer brow over-compensates and elevates too much, giving one the Dr. Spock appearance. This also makes the patient have a brow that looks surprised all the time, which is not a normal appearance.

Body dysmorphia, such as over-sized rearends, overfilled lips, overfilled facial areas

with fillers, and incorrectly injected Botox or Dysport, is linked to some celebrities.

Many younger patients see these results as the norm and often request the obviously overdone look.

This results in many patients shying away from using these products. However, if done by skilled injectors, the actual results can make one look years younger with little if any downtime. If the injector understands the anatomy of the face and can re-volumize the areas that are causing the sagging and wrinkles instead of just filling in the wrinkles, results are dramatic and look totally natural.

In most cases, loss of facial volume contributes to the aged look as much as or more than loss of elasticity. To turn back the clock naturally, the fillers must be placed skillfully and artfully into the areas of volume loss.

E. Ronald Finger, MD, FACS is a board certified plastic surgeon with offices in Savannah and Bluffton. fingerandassociates.com

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FAITH

Even pastors call become vulnerable to sinful ways

By Juan Rivera CONTRIBUTOR

After four years of vigorous seminary education, Mr. Jones was ordained as a priest, landing a huge job as an assistant pastor for a big Anglican Church. As you can imagine, Father Jones and his wife were excited. The years of sacrifice had finally paid off … or so it seemed.

Father Jones had felt “the call” to serve God as a priest since he could remember.

As a young boy, Johnny loved to serve as an acolyte and to pretend to be a priest like Father Richard. As a young man, Johnny always knew where he was headed, even when it seemed that at times he was lost while in college.

After he married his best friend, he knew it was time to become what he was predestined to be: a priest.

After a year of serving in the priesthood, unexpected misfortune knocked on Father Jones’ door in the form of a

tragic car accident that took the life of their 2-year-old daughter. For months, Father Jones suffered a deeply entrenched depression that consumed him.

The worst part of his suffering was not his emotional pain, but rather the daily effort to mask his pain from the people he was serving.

Months of insomnia led to seeking mental solace during a family vacation. Two nights of insomnia while on vacation led to seeking relief in the use of marijuana, which was legal in the state where he was vacationing. On the night Father Jones smoked his first marijuana cigarette he was hooked, due to his addictive nature.

He felt relieved from his depression and was able to laugh for the first time in what had seemed to be an eternity.

Little did Father Jones know that the loss of their baby girl would not be the only tragedy that would knock on his

door. Rather than seeking professional counseling, Father Jones harbored a secret drug addiction that he justified to himself as mature and wise self-medication. His private marijuana use seemed to make him a kinder, gentler and more concerned shepherd in his own eyes, and the eyes of his parishioners.

But Father Jones’ untreated depression left him vulnerable to the flirtatious antics of a middle-aged divorcee with a tumultuous life. The affair was so toxic that it slapped him into reason.

Father Jones realized that in order to be the man of God that he always wanted to be, he needed professional counseling.

He submitted his resignation, confessed his sin to his wife and family, and sought the counseling that he needed for so long. After much hard work and tears, Father Jones has healed and is living happily with his wife and new baby. He no longer desires to serve as a church

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What happens to pastors after they fall?

That depends on the pastor, but in the case of many, these fallen soldiers of the Cross often become the best of servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many “fallen angels” move on to live private lives that are focused on the things that really matter: God and family.

Adultery is never justified in the eyes of God, but neither is pride, nor slander, nor judging, nor thinking we are better or less susceptible to sin than others.

Pastors who “fall” are reminders to all of us that anyone can fall – regardless of how much Bible we know. They are also living reminders that repentance is for everyone by the power of the blood of Christ.

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NATURE’S WAY

Hail to the king! Now is perfect time to fish for mackerel

By Collins Doughtie CONTRIBUTOR

Sitting here at my computer I started thinking about all the people I guide and how each has their favorite fish they would like to catch. For inshore enthusiasts, catching redfish is the first thing out of their mouth.

I get it because they are strong, often visual when caught in skinny water but, having caught thousands in my lifetime, I often sigh when folks I fish with say, “Let’s target reds today.” Almost always I try to convince them to target other inshore residents like tripletail, sheepshead or gator trout on top water plugs.

It usually doesn’t work but for those that give in to my suggestion, they get to experience a day that they will never forget.

I doubt that many of you get to fish the cobalt blue waters of the Gulf Stream as much as I am fortunate to experience, but one nearshore fish comes to mind that closely mimics the excitement and thrill of most any blue water pelagic.

With so many boats around in the 18- to 26-foot range, this fish is sadly overlooked by most of you. That fish is the king mackerel. For whatever reason, anglers these days pass them by and, in my opinion, they are missing out on the most spectacular member – by far – of the mackerel family.

Adding some local history about this great fish might inspire you to give it a shot.

Throughout the 1970s, ’80s and into the ’90s, king mackerel were simply the king.

If you are wondering why I am so jacked up about kings, there are several reasons why I hold these fish in such high regard.

Talk about fast, a big king can dump hundreds of yards of line off your reel in a heartbeat.

A short wire leader is a must because that mouth of theirs is jam packed with razor-sharp teeth Carlyle Cornell, left, and Collins Doughtie with a smoker king. and they sure as heck know how to use them. The bite is Every charter boat fished for them, king brutal and vicious and, especially during the tournaments were the norm, and on any fall months, kings just love to skyrocket a given day from May until late November bait. It’s like they see the bait being trolled, kings were the target species.

At first we used drone spoons with No. 3 dive straight to the bottom, and then shoot straight up – reaching 8 to 10 feet in the planers, then we began trolling with ballyhoo and a Sea Witch. Like any other fishery, air with your bait in their mouth. It’s a jaw-dropper that will forever stick in your techniques improved with “bump trolling” memory bank. What a great fish! with live menhaden or mullet the chosen Here is the best part: My largest king to method these days. date weighed 49 pounds and I caught it With that said, I seriously doubt king near the mouth of Port Royal Sound. Even mackerel have gotten any smarter over the years, so for those of you who don’t want to with marginal conditions, a 24-foot boat can mess with the fine art of bump trolling with catch kings as close as a couple of miles off the beach. live bait, trolling with a ballyhoo and a Sea Just a week ago my friends Will ThompWitch would work just fine in the 2020s.

son and Larry Watts were king fishing near Gaskin Banks and caught a bunch of kings, along with a sailfish! Both the Savannah ship channel and Port Royal ship channel hold a bunch of kings, including some more than 40 pounds that are referred to as “smoker kings.” I don’t care how close to shore you are but if you see schools of bait, chances are good a smoker is surely lurking close by.

If you are wondering why I chose king mackerel as the subject of this column, it’s because this is probably the very best time of year to catch them. Remember my column a couple of weeks back when I talked about the mullet run? That is when huge schools of mullet, menhaden and other fishes are slowly making their way offshore for the winter, and standing in their way are kings aplenty.

Places like the Tire Reef, Eagle’s Nest and Betsy Ross reefs are probably stacked up with kings looking for an easy meal. Even as close as the Whitewater Reef, I guarantee kings are prowling around.

Just like so many other species that are looking to fatten up before winter hits, cool weather strikes by king mackerel are off-thechart spectacular. Just writing about these fabulous critters has me drooling like an old bloodhound and, come the first nice day, I’ll be long gone with rods in hand.

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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Enjoy the Holidays in Old Town Bluffton.

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PETS

Understand reasons for dog’s barking in order to correct it

By Abby Bird CONTRIBUTOR

Owning dogs means accepting some of their behaviors or trying to work on changing unwanted behaviors. Many behaviors affect only the owners, while others may have an impact on neighbors and others.

When dealing with barking dogs it is important to differentiate conditions under which dogs may bark.

Is your dog a breed which you can expect to bark due to their DNA? Many dogs bark according to their nature, such as terriers or herding breeds.

What was your dog bred to do? Is barking part of what is necessary to do their job properly? Can you change this? Probably not. Can you modify it? Generally, yes.

You can’t eradicate behaviors that are instinctual but you can modify behavior due to circumstances.

The specific situation will dictate the approach. When dogs are barking out on

the street while walking we tend to begin with positive skill-based training such as Sit Stay, Focus and/or treats. This retrains dogs to positive approaches to the distractions they are barking at.

However, knowing why they are barking is critical to the tools you may use, such as turning away, spray or sound deterrents, or other corrections. In other cases, you can work on desensitization by flooding the dog with distractions they bark at to get them used to them.

Indoors dog might bark territorially or excitedly. If you are right there, you can begin working on desensitizing them by blocking windows and teaching them to go to a spot where you give them something positive to do.

If people are coming in the house, then designating a spot for greeting is important. Using a mild deterrent such as noise correctors or spray bottles, along with positives such as attention, toys, treats and play can help to change their indoor attitudes.

However, there are many more situations when training them not to bark that using redirections and desensitization are not going to help in the short run. These situations are when you are not there to train, or when there are time considerations where the dog needs to stop barking immediately.

If neighbors can hear your dog barking when you are not home and they complain

about it, then training becomes secondary.

In some cases landlords may advise getting rid of the dog unless you can control the barking. What to do if you are not there to control it? You might be evicted if you don’t solve this issue.

This doesn’t mean training should not take place, but if you are not there to do it, you may need a deterrent training collar in the meantime. Depending on the dog this means options such as sound, vibration, spray or stimulation.

Each dog is different and finding out which works for your dog takes a bit of work. But, keeping your dog or keeping your living place means finding out quickly. If incessant barking has put you in this situation, contact a knowledgeable trainer.

Excessively barking dogs can be a challenge, but don’t give up!

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

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COLLECTING

Collectors serve as temporary caretakers of history

By Jerry Glenn CONTRIBUTOR

In the late 1970s my wife and I were collectors of country store artifacts, and to support our hobby we became “weekend warrior dealers.”

Late one night we received a call from a customer from Philadelphia inviting us to his home, as he just purchased a quantity of small tin signs advertising a tobacco company. He knew they were saleable but wanted to sell the whole lot.

We made the trip and were met by his wife at the door who insisted we have lunch before even seeing these signs. This luncheon changed our collecting lives as we got into heavy historic facts.

My wife, a history major, was intrigued by our senior hosts knowledge and a statement by our customer, “Joe.” He said, “When you look around at our collection we, after all, are just temporary caretakers of history.”

This couple had a magnificent collection of 1900s graphics in the form of posters, packaging, and Heinz crocks. It was the latter that created the most interest. The rarity of these containers of the 57 brands were a sight to behold.

It was at that point that Joe made his statement, as he said he wanted to pass his collection on to the next caretaker. At this point of our hobby, we couldn’t afford to purchase his wares, so we bought the signs and returned home.

On our trip home, we discussed an alternate, that being old packaging of any product because of the graphics.

Country stores like this one were featured in several 1980s issues of Collector’s Showcase. Note the Heinz crocks.

Result: we outfitted a complete country store and enjoyed it for 20 some years.

When it came time for a decision, “an exit strategy,” we contacted several younger collectors that would become the next “caretakers.”

This column was prompted by my coming upon several issues of 1980s Collectors Showcase, a high-quality glossy magazine that devoted each issue to collections of everything from ice cream scoops and Kewpie dolls to coffee cans and talcum powder tins and more. These items of beauty are no doubt no longer

in the hands of the featured collector but with a new “caretaker.” They are some-

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We vividly recall a young lady that regularly visited our booth searching for any soap-related packaging, as she decorated her utility room with shelves of soap packages. Until you see the vast number of products, you soon realize the selection you had access to in your youth.

This young lady still has her soap collection and probably is looking for a new caretaker.

Joe, who passed on several years ago, sold his Heinz 57 crocks for many thousands to someone that we are certain is very proud of their temporary piece of history.

For today’s collectors, enjoy what you have but consider your long-term exit strategy. In the meantime, reminisce and add to your list of “do you remember” and relish the history of each.

Collecting can be so much fun when you consider the history of your collectible category.

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GIVING

Making a personal investment for long-term community success

By Scott Wierman CONTRIBUTOR

As I meet community members, I’m fascinated to discover what shapes their views on philanthropy. Members of our Legacy Society – those who’ve written the Community Foundation into their estate plans – are particularly interesting because of their long-term vision and focus on planning. Scott Wierman David and Nancy Ames are members of that group, and I enjoyed learning what makes them tick.

Planning is a big part of David’s persona. He’s a land planner by trade and a pilot by hobby, and both activities require extraordinary attention to detail and exacting preparation.

David and Nancy have been Hilton

Head Island residents for almost half a century. Right out of graduate school, David joined Charles Fraser’s Sea Pines Company in 1973, where he focused on developing Hilton Head Plantation. Later, he went on to develop Long Cove Club.

He served on the Community Foundation board from 1998 to 2003. And in 2016 he was elected to Town Council, where he represents Ward 3.

After 48 years here, the Ameses are grounded in the community. During this time, they’ve cultivated a reflective, yet forward-looking philosophy that shapes their views about the importance of volunteerism and philanthropy. Personally experiencing the evolution of the island – how it emerged from a series of blueprints to a destination bustling with tourists and an influx of new residents – strongly influences how they’re planning for the future.

History plays a role, too. “Before the island was developed, the native island-

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He believes this spirit of community and volunteerism permeated island newcomers. “When Charles Fraser started developing Hilton Head, there were no community service organizations; everything had to be created. So, by necessity, the ‘early people’ had to volunteer.” That sense of volunteerism was important to David and Nancy and they believe it continues to be one of Hilton Head’s core values.

Being part of something from the beginning forges a deeper connection and cultivates a personal investment. “If you’re part of something, you want it to survive,” David says. That’s why they’ve practiced philanthropy from the very beginning.

And that’s why they’ve made the Community Foundation part of their estate plan.

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that needs to grow and continue to be part of the community going forward,” David said. “Government is never going to be able to respond to 100% of community needs. The Community Foundation and an endowment creates a safety net, and we want that safety net to be a little bigger through our estate plan.”

“We feel such a deep connection to this community,” Nancy said. “We came here in our 20s so we’ve been here a long time.

We’re deeply ingrained in it and we want this community to continue to prosper.

Building the Community Foundation into our estate plan allows us to continue to invest in the community we love, even after we’re gone.”

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SPORTS

Follow fundamentals and rules for more efficient swimming

By Bob Colyer CONTRIBUTOR

Rarely does a column go by that I don’t mention one of my two fundamentals for greater swimming efficiency. A swimmer who wants to “Swim Better” (the title of my book) needs to understand that to do so requires decreasing resistance or increasing propulsion (or both).

The second understanding is that stroking is not a matter of moving the hand (or, more properly, the handarm lever) past the body, but instead that stroking is levering the body past the anchored hand.

Knowing what to do to improve a swimmer’s skills is not enough. My book also has two rules to be followed in order to eliminate bad habits and replace them with more efficient skills.

The first is to make it different.

Make it a new habit, not just a modification of the old. For instance, I can tell a swimmer who points his fingers up (more resistance and less propulsive surface) just to point his fingers down when they enter the water.

He will do that, but only for a few strokes, after which he is back to his old, long-developed habit.

That’s the reason for my second rule: Quality over quantity. Swim only more efficient strokes, and stop when you can’t. This is the greatest barrier toward swimmers becoming more

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For better, more efficient strokes, a swimmer must assume a different attitude, replacing laps by swimming at first just one or two “new” strokes at a time.

Additionally, there are drills to practice a new stroke or its aspects, though not necessarily the supposed 10,000 repetitions needed to ingrain a new habit.

Otherwise, the swimmer keeps on

reinforcing old, less efficient habits.

The swimmer’s changed attitude should include not regretting the temporary loss of laps. Instead, there is the long-term benefit of a more efficient stroke. Such a stroke enables the swimmer to complete more laps in the same time with less energy expended. Over the course of a swimming lifetime, that temporary loss becomes insignificant.

An old swimming friend once gave me this sequence to follow: Unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, unconscious competence. Maybe that will work for you, too.

Dr. Bob Colyer of Bluffton is an actively retired college professor, coach and author of “Swim Better: A Guide to Greater Efficiency for Swimmers & Instructors,” directed primarily to non-competitors. bobcolyer@yahoo.com

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SPORTS

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I went to an LPGA teaching professionals seminar last month, where one of the speakers talked about finding a niche for your teaching. I found my role as a teaching professional when I moved to the Lowcountry 14 years ago.

My background included being a college professor for 20 years with a doctorate degree in adult education. I began a Learning in Retirement Institute at my college for seniors looking to continue their education.

I have been teaching golf for 45 years to all ages and levels of golfers.

I have taught juniors, college golfers, men and women of all ages.

When I moved to Bluffton in 2007, there were many golf professionals in the area. Many of them teach at facilities that have great technology. For the advanced golfer, I find these tools very valuable.

For the beginner and many senior golfers, however, I have found that they want simple instruction that they can understand. I know that I can make the game of golf understandable.

I use simple teaching aides that are very visual as well as items that they can feel. I also send them home with notes and practice ideas.

Golf teaching has been letting senior golfers down for a long time – and they represent 60% of all the players in the world. If you are a senior, over the age of 50, you need to make sure you pick a golf professional that knows about the senior learner.

The pro must interview you prior to the lesson. They need to know if you have had any surgeries or physical limitations. Do you exercise? Have you played other sports? What are your golf goals? The pro needs to help you set realistic and achievable goals.

In 2012, I was fortunate to meet Ha-

Hazel Burger started golf lessons with Dr. Jean Harris at age 101.

zel Burger. She signed up for a Starting New at Golf Clinic I was teaching at Sun City. At that time, Hazel was 101 years old. I interviewed Hazel and found out that she went to the fitness center three days a week and participated in Karaoke Club weekly, where she danced with her boyfriend.

Hazel wrote me an email to me on Jan. 12, 2014, that I saved and treasure. “Dear Dr. Jean, I am very grateful if I have helped anyone and have helped your program in any way. You have been an inspiration to me and everyone else who has been in your classes. I am so very fortunate to know you and for my golf lessons. I hope I can continue.”

Hazel passed away at age 105 and hundreds of people celebrated her life. Meeting Hazel and realizing that I made a difference in her life proved to me that I finally found my niche.

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Delaying minor plumbing issues can lead to major damage

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Most homeowners don’t realize that plumbing repairs should be at the top of their to-do list. Unfortunately, too many homeowners make the mistake of procrastinating when it comes to plumbing, which only makes matters worse.

Minor repair needs can quickly develop into a catastrophe and significant repair problems if not addressed in the correct amount of time. “Quick fix-its” are temporary and can increase damage when not done by professionals.

The best way to avoid major plumbing and/or emergency repairs is with inspections and tune-ups as soon as necessary. It is imperative to use a professional plumber to look at your plumbing for any potential red flags.

They can troubleshoot and find ways to improve the performance of your current system and will even locate minor repair needs you might not even realize existed.

Having a professional can provide cost-savings repairs in the long-term and expert knowledge that many property owners will not have.

Be sure that you choose established, reputable, and properly licensed professionals for any plumbing tasks.

Unfortunately, not every plumbing problem can be quickly ascertained. You might not be aware of the slow drips, leaks, or problems hidden behind walls or under

your floorboards until they present as larger problems.

This includes dealing with the drainage in bathrooms and even kitchens that should not be mistaken for clogged drains. Water that pools in your sink and doesn’t drain quickly enough can leak onto the floor, or constant moisture can indicate that you have an issue with drainage. This is certainly something to address before it leads to mildew, mold and rot. These are problems you might not even see until you get into the walls or floorboards.

Preventative plumbing care helps to prevent bigger and more severe problems from arising, including those middle of the night emergencies that no household wants to endure. As essential as your plumbing is, the last thing you want to do is neglect to maintain it.

Take care of your plumbing and it will continue to give you reliable service that you and your family need.

Dave Miller, owner of Superior Services, has been providing whole-home services in the Lowcountry for more than 20 years. gotosuperior.com

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REAL ESTATE

Career in real estate can be rewarding and gratifying

By Larry Stoller CONTRIBUTOR

Can you imagine working in a flexible career where you can decide how many hours to work and how much money to make?

Here are some pros and cons of being a real estate agent: • Becoming a real estate agent is quick and easy Pros: In South Carolina, you can complete the required education, training, and get licensed in a matter of months.

Cons: There’s an investment of time, effort and money before licensure, more after you are licensed, and no income guarantees.

• As a real estate agent, you’re the boss Pros: Once you start working, you are an independent contractor, and you run your business. There are really no limits to growing your business.

Cons: As an independent contractor, you have to market your business, get leads, get listings, prospect for buyers and sellers,

satisfy your client’s needs, and manage day-to-day business operations. Many new agents don’t realize how much work it takes to be successful.

• A real estate agent makes good income Pros: A real estate agent is not salaried and not bound by an hourly wage. Your income is based upon how hard and smart you work and the productive time that you invest in your business.

Cons: In the beginning, cash flow will be negative. Getting your first sale may take some time – and then a month or two more before you get paid. New agents need to have money to live on when starting their real estate careers.

• A real estate agent’s schedule is flexible Pros: Selling real estate is NOT a 9 to 5 job! Successful real estate agents spend a lot of time socializing, networking, meeting

people, and continually prospecting for business.

Cons: While you do control your own work schedule, you must satisfy your client’s needs. That means working when they are not working, which could be evenings and weekends.

• A real estate agent’s gratification is huge Pros: Helping buyers or sellers with their largest transaction in life is exciting for them and gratifying for you. As their agent, you are their expert, and when it all comes together, you all share in the satisfaction.

Cons: Real estate transactions can become difficult and emotional, so it’s imperative that you, the agent, have outstanding negotiating and people skills to help clients when things don’t go as planned.

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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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Page 2B Nov. 2-27 “Shell Shocked: Inspirations ... from Nature’s Shell Game,” exhibit of ceramics by Sheri Farbstein, Art League of Hilton Head, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. Opening reception 5-7 pm. Nov. 10. Gallery Walk with artist 11 a.m. Nov. 18. RSVP for events at gallery@artleaguehhi.org. Gallery hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, and 90 minutes before Arts Center performances.

Nov. 4-7 Sixth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival, with Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling authors, various locations. Author events, workshops, discussions.

Festival closes with Patti Callahan in conversation with Margaret Evans Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at Lowcountry Presbyterian Church, 10 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton.

Events also live-streamed at facebook.com/PatConroyFestival. patconroyliteraryfestival.org Nov. 4-7 “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” presented by Seahawk Theatre Guild at Hilton Head Island High School. Performances 7 p.m. Nov. 4-6; 4 p.m.

Nov. 7, Seahawk Cultural Center, 70 Wilborn Rd., Hilton Head. $20 adults, $10 students. hhihstheatre.org/tickets Nov. 5-6 “Cliquot: A Revolutionary Musical, in Concert,” Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. $53 adult. artshhi.com or 843842-2787

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Nov. 5-7 Friends of Beaufort Library Fall Book Sale, Waterfront Park, Beaufort, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (with all remaining items 50% off).

Nov. 7 “Saluting America’s Veterans VI,” by Lowcountry Wind Symphony, 4 p.m. at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort. Free, donations appreciated.

Nov. 9-30 “Recycled Collage Scavenger Art,” four-week class with instructor Joanna Chalson, Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway. Turn junk mail and other paper into works of art. $160 for students of all levels. Register at artleaguehhi.org.

Nov. 11-12 “The Music of Aretha Franklin: Tribute by Candice Glover,” Beaufort County native and American Idol winner, at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island. $56 adult. artshhi.com or 843-842-2787 Nov. 12-14 “All Together Now!,” a global event celebrating local theatre, presented by

May River Theatre, joining thousands of other groups around the world. Song and dance from favorite musicals. Tickets $15 adults, $10 students and seniors, mayrivertheatre.com.

Nov. 12-21 “Always Patsy Cline,” featuring Bluffton resident Misty Rowe, former “Hee-Haw” Honey, at Historic Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Tickets at savannahtheatre.com or call 912-233-7764.

Nov. 12-21 “The Nutcracker,” presented by Hilton Head Dance Theatre for 36 years.

Seahawk Cultural Center, six shows only. Show times 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, 19, 20; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 21. Tickets 843-842-3262 or hiltonheaddance.com.

Through Dec. 13 “Visual Conversations: Our Voices,” USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.

Collection of abstracts by 31 artists from three states. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Nov. 18. USCBCenterForTheArts.com or 843521-4145

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Farbstein’s ceramic shell sculptures featured at Art League

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“Dior Conus Shell” by Sheri Farbstein

“Sea Flower” by Sheri Farbstein

The ceramic shell sculptures of Hilton Head Island artist Sheri Farbstein swirl and undulate, with colors both muted and strong, a tribute to the infinite design variations to be found in nature itself. The sculptures will be on display in “Shell Shocked: Inspirations ...from Nature’s Shell Game,” an exhibit at Art League of Hilton Head Nov. 2-27.

An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 10.

“Working with shells has inspired me to creatively express nature’s variety and encouraged new ways of seeing and thinking,” said Farbstein.

“My work is always changing, even as I create a piece. Try new ways of doing and thinking and you will always have something interesting to say.”

Farbstein has exhibited extensively and won numerous awards, including Best of Show at Charleston’s Spoleto Festival. Her pieces range in size from tabletop figurines to large sculptures, teapots to outdoor fountains.

She is the founder of the Fine Arts Craft Guild of Hilton Head and an

exhibiting artist of Art League of Hilton Head. Her work is displayed in galleries, museums, and private and corporate collections across the eastern U.S. She works from her home studio in Hilton Head.

Farbstein will also host a Gallery Walk at 11 a.m. Nov. 18. RSVP for the reception and gallery walk at gallery@artleaguehhi.org to prevent overcrowding.

Art League gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and 90 minutes before Arts Center performances.

The gallery is located at 14 Shelter Cove Lane on Hilton Head Island.

For more information, visit artleaguehhi.org or call 843-681-5060.

Art League of Hilton Head is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organization on Hilton Head Island with a synergistic art gallery and teaching academy.

Art League Gallery features local artwork in all media created by more than 170 member artists. All artwork on display is for sale and exhibits change every month.

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Wally Palmer sculptures reflect nature’s vibe in his hometown

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Wally Palmer with his “Pearl,” a stone and tabby fountain.

La Petite Gallerie, an intimate Old Town Bluffton shop featuring local art, continues to introduce its gallery artists.

This month’s spotlight artist is Wally Palmer, a sculptor who has been immersed in the art world his entire life. The son of famed sculptor Walter Palmer, he spent his childhood working in his father’s studio.

After studying at the Atlanta College of Art, Palmer moved to New York City, where he held the much-coveted position of studio manager at Rocca Noto Sculpture Studio.

While at Rocca Noto, Palmer worked alongside Frederick Hart and many other world renowned sculptors. Palmer would eventually move back to his beloved hometown of Bluffton to start his own art career.

Once settled in the Lowcountry, he created his idyllic Smoking Bird Studio along the banks of the Okatie River.

There, never satisfied with working in a single medium, Pamer has created a

diverse collection of work including “Lowcountry” bas reliefs, mosaics, and large conceptual fountains.

Palmer’s pieces available at La Petite Gallerie include “bonded bronze” relief sculptures. He creates them with a hearty resin material, poured into molds (cast), and finished with a bronze coating.

The bronze takes on a gorgeous green patina and weathers beautifully. These pieces are finished with a wax and clear coat seal that will protect the finish whether displayed indoors or out.

In addition to his skills as a visual artist Palmer is a talented musician – you can enjoy his Southern charm and guitar playing on festival days and on Fridays on the La Petite Gallerie decks.

Stop by to see Palmer’s latest creations at 56 Calhoun St. in Bluffton. Gallery hours are 11 a.m-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday. For more information, visit lapetitegallerie.com.

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.

With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.

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NOVEMBER 20 (3:00–5:00 p m ) Santa kicks off the holidays with carols, crafts, yummy treats, an art market, and performances from Elf, the Musical! Our furry friends from Palmetto Animal League will be on-site!

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Local theatre joins in global production of musical revue Over the weekend of Nov. 12, the cast and crew members at May River Theatre will be joining thousands of theatrical organizations around the globe by producing their own local production of the Music Theatre International (MTI) show “All Together Now! A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre.”

Theatrical licensor MTI created this revue for theatres across the globe to use as a local fundraising event, to be performed over the same weekend. May River Theatre’s performances will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 2 p.m. Nov. 13-14.

“All Together Now!” features songs from MTI’s catalogue of favorite musicals, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins,” Disney’s “Newsies,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Les Misérables,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Mamma Mia!,” “Matilda,” and “Rent.”

MTI’s President and CEO Drew Cohen said, “MTI’s ‘All Together Now!’ is about bringing people back to the theatre,

The cast of May River Theatre’s local production of the global show “All Together Now!” represents characters from a number of favorite musicals, including “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Mary Poppins” and “Little Women.”

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whether as audience members or cast, crew and musicians. The revue features songs from the world’s most iconic musicals, so there is definitely something for everyone to enjoy. Our goal with this worldwide event is for organizations to provide hope, inspiration and excitement to their communities through the transformative power of musical theatre.”

“All Together Now!” will showcase 20 performers from the Bluffton community.

A mixture of May River Theatre newcomers and seasoned alumni, ranging in age from 12 to 60, will make up the talented cast.

The creative team is guided by director Michelle McElroy Cox with Joshua Wall as music director and choreographer Jamal Edwards leading the cast. This will be the first MRT event held in the newly renovated Ulmer Auditorium at Bluffton Town Hall.

Tickets are $10 for students/adults and $15 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at mayrivertheatre.com.

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Holiday magic returns with ‘The Nutcracker’ Nov. 12-21

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The Hilton Head Dance Theatre will once again present the holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” at the Seahawk Cultural Center for six shows only, opening Nov. 12 and running through Nov. 21.

With instantly recognizable music by Tchaikovsky, and the charming story by E.T.A. Hoffman, “The Nutcracker” has become synonymous with the holiday season.

Hilton Head Dance Theatre first presented this classic on Hilton Head Island in 1985, and in the years since, these holiday productions have delighted tens of thousands of residents and visitors alike. At the helm for each of these productions have been artistic directors Karena Brock-Carlyle and her husband, John Carlyle.

The ballet tells the story of a young girl named Marie who is given a magical nutcracker as a Christmas gift. She faces the comically frightening Mouse King (Philip Ingrassia) before setting out on a journey through the Snow Forest and then on to the Land of Sweets.

Last year’s 35th Anniversary production of

“The Nutcracker” was filmed on the stage of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina without an audience, and then shown on the big screens of Park Plaza Cinemas. This year, dancers and audience members alike will enjoy a return to live performances of this holiday classic.

For this year’s production, Will Scott of Ballet Spartanburg will dance the Grand Pas de deux with Alexandra Wiegel and Avery Wallace in alternating performances. Sydney Cullen and Katelyn Vergakis will share the role of the Snow Queen, dancing with Hilton Head Dance Theatre Ballet Master Jamal Edwards as the Snow King.

Also featured will be Sydney Cullen and Katelyn Vergakis sharing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Sharing the role of the Dew Drop Fairy will be Alexandra Wiegel and Sydney Cullen .

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 1920, and 2:30 p.m. Nov 14 and 21.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit hiltonheaddance.com or call 843-842-3262.

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‘Little Women’ to be staged at Hilton Head Island High School “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic American novel by the same name, will be staged by students and faculty of Hilton Head Island High School Nov. 4-7 at the school’s Seahawk Cultural Center.

“Little Women” tells a story of love and family during the Civil War through the adventures of the March sisters: Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy. Jo is a budding author and is obsessed with selling her stories for publication. However, publishers are not interested – until she weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in 19th century America. This enduring, mesmerizing story comes to life on stage in this magnificent musical filled with self-discovery, heartache and courage.

The HHIHS production is co-directed by Kimberly Guinn, theatre director at the school; and Josh Wall,

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The cast includes Laney Hawkins as Jo, Laurel Hawkins as Meg, Meagan Berger as Beth, Channing Coulter as Amy, Kit Crosby as Aunt March, Coulson Geltz as Laurie, Ben Gutierrez as John Brooke, George Hussey as Professor Bhaer, Marisa Martucci as Marmie, and Joshua Wall as Mr. Lawrence.

The show was written by Allan Knee, with Jason Howland’s music, and Mindi Dickstein’s lyrics.

Show times are 7 p.m. Nov. 4-6 and 4 p.m. Nov. 7. Tickets are $20 adult, $10 student, and are available at hhihstheatre.org/tickets.

The Seahawk Cultural Center is located on the school campus, 70 Wilborn Road on Hilton Head Island.

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Patti Callahan discussion in Bluffton closes Conroy festival As part of the 6th annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patti Callahan will discuss her newest book, “Once Upon a Wardrobe,” in an event at 4 p.m. Nov. 7 in Bluffton.

The event features Callahan’s conversation with Lowcountry Weekly publisher Margaret Evans at and in partnership with Lowcountry Presbyterian Church, 10 Simmonsville Road. The event is free and open to the public.

Books will be available for sale through the Beaufort Bookstore. The author conversation will also be live-streamed on the church’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Callahan, a part-time resident of Bluffton and the bestselling author of “Becoming Mrs. Lewis,” brings readers another enchanting story that pulls back the curtain on the early life of C. S. Lewis. “Where did Narnia come from?” The answer will change everything. Megs Devonshire is brilliant with numbers and equations, on a scholar-

Patti Callahan will discuss her latest book, “Once Upon a Wardrobe,” Nov. 7 at Lowcountry Presbyterian Church in Bluffton, as the closing event for the Pat Conroy Literary Festival.

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Callahan is the New York Times, USA Today, and Globe and Mail bestselling novelist of 15 novels. A recipient of the Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year, the Christy Book of the Year, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year, Callahan is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series and podcast Friends & Fiction.

Evans is the publisher and editor of Lowcountry Weekly, where she has been penning her award–winning column, Rants & Raves, for more than 20 years. She and her husband Jeff also publish The Island News, where she dabbles in reporting.

Evans’ essays have appeared in various Southern anthologies, including “State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love” and “Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy,” and she’s a regular contributor to Southbound magazine. Evans is the former editor of Beaufort Magazine and former editorial assistant to Pat Conroy.

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Fall Book Sale returns to Beaufort

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The Friends of the Beaufort Library (FOL) presents the return of its annual Fall Book Sale Nov. 5-7 at Waterfront Park in Beaufort. Because of the pandemic, the 2020 sale was cancelled, so this year’s sale promises to be bigger and better than ever.

The event kicks off to the public on from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 5, after a 9-11 a.m. special Members-only preview sale. Those wishing to join the FOL to attend the preview sale can do so at the gate for $25. The sale resumes on Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and concludes Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All items on

Sunday will be priced at 50% off.

“We have a wide range of book genres, something for everyone, including hundreds of rare and collectible items,” said Deb Chevas, book sale co-chair.

The 2021 event has something new: a Meet the Authors program. Throughout the three-day sale, local authors will be on hand to meet the public, sign and sell their books, and answer questions.

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