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New school attendance zones approved The Beaufort County Board of Education approved a comprehensive set of attendance zones for schools across the district on Tuesday, April 1.

The zones for northern Beaufort County schools will go into effect next school year, while those for schools in the southern part of the county will take

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To see maps of all school attendance zones, visit www.beaufort.k12.sc.us.

effect when new schools open in the Bluffton community.

The district-wide realignment process began with an initial proposal

by Superintendent Jeff Moss that was amended during months of discussion by board members as well as an extended series of town hall meetings where parents and community members offered their feedback.

ZONES continued on page 10

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PROFILE

Get to know Melanie and Brian McCafree see page 6

SPORTS

The Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club hosted the annual Jean Ribaut Cup on the Beaufort River

Beaufort Academy boys soccer team beats St. Andrews soundly, 6-1. see page 17

American Idol winner and St. Helena Island native Candice Glover (above, second from right) was in Beaufort last weekend to sign copies of her debut album “Music Speaks.” Here she poses with siblings (from left) Sam, Lissy and Molly Rembold. Find out more about her visit on page 3.

ARTS

USCB Center for the Arts presents Puccini’s opera ‘La Boheme.’ see page 19 INDEX

Don’t miss Island Girls Night Out Join The Island News this Wednesday, April 9, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for our monthly Island Girls Night Out. We will be celebrating at Nuances, located at 8th Street and Paris Avenue in Port Royal.

If you haven’t been to an Island Girls Night Out event yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. It’s an opportunity to shop, preview spring fashions and meet other fun, local women. There will also be a lot of amazing door prizes as well as tasty treats and yummy drinks.

To donate a door prize or for more information about this free fabulous event, contact Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.

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ABOVE: Sailboat “LOKI,” owned

by Ricky Akers, gets her spinnaker up as she maneuvers in the less than optimal wind during the Jean Ribaut Cup on Saturday, March 28 in the Beaufort River, near Parris Island. LEFT: A line of birds coasts past a sailboat racing her way down the Beaufort River on Saturday as part of the Beaufort Race Weekend sponsored by Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island.

Photos by Bob Sofaly.

the niña, the pinta and the beaufort marina: replicas of columbus’ ships will be in town. see page 21

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Crews to install new mooring field

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Located in the Beaufort River, the field could open for boaters by end of April Beaufort’s new mooring field could be open later this month as crews from American Underwater Contractors were starting to install the first anchors this week at the bend in the Beaufort River, city leaders said.

The mooring field, in the Beaufort River harbor near the Downtown Marina, eventually will consist of three rows of 16, 16 and 14 moorings for the total 46 allowed by federal permit. Rick Griffin, manager of the Downtown Marina, and the Beaufort City Council agreed to install all 16 transient boat moorings, which will be located at the outer edge of the field.

In addition, the work crews will install 14 long-term moorings, which already have been leased to area

boaters, and 16 anchors for future use, Griffin said. Terms of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grant require that the initial 16 moorings be for transient boats.

Beaufort is using funding from a federal $100,000 Boat Infrastructure Grant (BIG) for the first 16 moorings matched with $31,715 of city resources and $33,408 from Griffin Enterprises for the first 16 transient moorings.

Griffin’s marina management company is paying an additional $64,534 to expand the mooring field.

“This is an exciting project that helps reconnect the city and our Waterfront Park with the people who use the Intracoastal Waterway and our local boaters,” Beaufort Mayor Billy

Keyserling said.

Based on plans approved by the city and Griffin, the mooring project will proceed as follows: • The outer row (closest to the channel) will be designated as Row T for transient vessels. All 16 complete moorings on that row will be installed.

• The other rows (middle and closest to the marsh) will be designated as Rows A and B. The first seven moorings on each of these rows will be installed.

• For the remaining nine spots on Row A and seven on Row B, only the anchors will be installed at this time.

When there’s a need to complete those moorings, divers can easily — and inexpensively — attach the buoys and additional hardware.

Three fires in three days keep firefighters busy Three fires in three days kept Beaufort-Port Royal firefighters busy last week, but prompt actions helped minimize damage and avoid injuries to residents or responders, fire officials said today.

“Damage was minimized because of early notification, quick fire department response and the proper firefighting strategies,” Beaufort Fire Chief Sammy Negron said. “We are fortunate to have highly trained and highly capable firefighters. That makes a huge difference.”

In one incident this week, firefighters used the city’s Quick Response Squad to “knock back” a fire through a window, significantly reducing fire damage and the risk to occupants and firefighters, Negron said. Firefighters then used the pumper truck to fight back the fire inside and extinguish it.

“Every fire is different so we have to respond according to the conditions.

news briefS Hospital CFO Jeff White to talk to LIBPA

Mr. Jeff White, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, will be the guest speaker for the Tuesday, April 8 meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association to be held at 8 a.m. in the Beaufort County Association of Realtor’s Headquarters located in the Palmetto Business Park on Lady’s Island Drive (behind BB&T) and is open to the public.

Mr. White arrived in Beaufort in 1992 when he assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. At the time of his arrival the hospital possessed a 99 bed acute care capacity and has since grown to a 197 acute care bed capacity while increasing its annual revenue from $37 million to $500 million.

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We’ve had some gusty winds which can make it difficult to contain a fire,” Negron said.

Something that has stayed the same is the statistics on the cause of residential fires. Kitchen fires, electrical fires and improper use of space heaters are always near the top of the list. Local fire investigators couldn’t rule out those causes for each of the three fires this week, Negron said.

Fires occurred: • Monday, March 24, on Washington Street. There was a fire in the laundry room and firefighters found combustibles stored too close to a gas water heater.

• Tuesday, March 25, on Drayton Drive, firefighters responded to a stovetop fire.

• Wednesday, March 27, a space heater placed too close to combustible materials sparked a fire at Battery Creek Road.

“All three of these fires were unintentional, but preventable,” said Capt. John Robinson, training and education officer for the BeaufortPort Royal Fire Department. “None of these structures had working smoke alarms — they were installed but weren’t working or had been disabled.

That’s a huge concern. Smoke alarms are one of the best tools to save lives once a fire starts.”

The Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department routinely offers fire safety education to help people protect their homes and businesses from fire.

They offer free installation of batterypowered smoke alarms as well as fire extinguishers and smoke alarms specifically designed for the hearing impaired.

For more information contact the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department at 854-525-7055 or City-Fire@ cityofbeaufort.org, or on Facebook.

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Number of new U.S. Marines graduating on Friday, April 4. This includes 300 male Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, and 125 female Marines from Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion.

accounting from Wofford College and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University.

Mr. White has been requested to discuss several topics, including the initial impact of the Affordable Care Act on Beaufort Memorial Hospital; the fiscal impact on hospitals as a result of South Carolina not participating in the Affordable Care Act; and the effect on the hospital of the Naval Hospital closing its emergency room and referring

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County offering new poll manager training

The Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration will be conducting New Poll Manager training.

All persons interested in working the polls for the first time may enroll in one of these sessions.

• Tuesday, April 22, 1 to 5 p.m., Bluffton Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton • Wednesday, April 23, 6 to 10 p.m., County Council Chambers, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.

The sessions will last approximately four hours. To register for the training, call 843-255-6900 or 255-6902; or send an email to include the preferred date of the training you wish to attend and a phone number where you can be reached during the day to: voter@bcgov.net.

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Deadline: Friday noon for the next week’s paper.

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BUSINESS OF THE WEEK

Each week, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce chooses a chamber business to honor and surprises them with a free breakfast courtesy of Sonic.

Pictured above is the Business of the Week, Sweet Bay, at 915 Bay Street. From left, Myrna Crews, Linda Dobens, Maggie Engstrom and Valerie Althoff.

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Representative Shannon Erickson presented a special South Carolina House resolution to Candice Glover in Beaufort.

The Candice Glover VIP Meet & Greet at The Arsenal was held Saturday, March 29. The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a special Meet and Greet event with Candice Glover before her signing at Walmart to promote her debut album, “Music Speaks”. Glover spoke to the crowd, answered questions from the audience, as well as took pictures and signed autographs with fans.

Upcoming events: • Thursday, April 3: Beaufort Networking: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at the Beaufort Hilton Garden Inn, 1500 Queen Street, Beaufort. Topic will be “The Spanish Moss Trail — Preserving a Path of Beauty.” Speaker Dean Moss, Executive Director of Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail will take us from the history of the Magnolia Railroad Line to how this abandoned rail bed between Port Royal and Yemassee is developing into the pedestrian and bike trail connecting 14 miles of our community, known as the Spanish Moss Trail.

• Thursday, April 10: Business After Hours: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hosted by The Oaks at Broad River Landing Apartments, 100 Riverchase Boulevard, Beaufort. This event is free, all are welcome!

• Friday, April 18: Coffee With Colleagues: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Hosted by YMCA of Beaufort County, 1801 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal. Free networking opportunity for members. Bring your business cards.

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Exercise and lifestyle can affect visual impairment

By Mark S. Siegel, MD

In 2020, the number of people in the United States with visual impairment — sight loss often caused by eye disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses — is projected to increase to at least four million. This is a 70 percent increase from 2000 and is due to the growing aging population and prevalence of age-related eye diseases.

To help determine ways to decrease the incidence of visual impairment, researchers at the University of Wisconsin examined the relationships between the incidence of visual impairment and three modifiable lifestyle behaviors: smoking, drinking alcohol and staying physically active.

The research was conducted as part of

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the Beaver Dam Eye Study, a long-term population-based cohort study from 1988 to 2013 of nearly 5,000 adults aged 43 to 84 years.

The researchers found that regular physical activity and an alcoholic beverage every now and then is associated with a lower risk of visual impairment. The data showed that over 20 years, visual impairment developed in 5.4 percent of the population and

The researchers found that regular physical activity and an alcoholic beverage every now and then is associated with a lower risk of visual impairment. varied based on lifestyle behaviors. For example, people who were physically active had a 58 percent decrease in the odds of developing visual impairment compared to people who were not physically active.

The researchers also found that people who drank alcohol occasionally (defined

as those who have consumed alcohol in the past year, but reported fewer than one serving in an average week) had a 49 percent decrease in the odds of developing visual impairment compared to people who had consumed no alcohol in the past year.

As with most epidemiologic research, the researchers caution that a limitation to their study is that the findings may be due, in part, to unmeasured factors related to both lifestyle behaviors and development of visual impairment. The data does not prove that these lifestyle behaviors are directly responsible for increased risk. The researchers still believe the research shows good promise for indicating ways that people can lessen their risk of visual impairment through lifestyle changes.

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Uncovering your hidden passion

By Dr. Anthony Mattis

If the headline made you think, “Passion, what passion? I’m just surviving here. How can I possibly think about finding time or money for following my passion?,” then read on.

If you are holding on to the limiting belief that passion is something you have to follow or find time for, then hold on for some great news — you already have it!

You were born with it and it is inside you, just waiting to be revealed and Anthony activated.

The Mattis definition of passion is simply “something that produces a strong enthusiasm or interest in you.”

So, what does that mean for you?

As a holistic chiropractor and Passion Test facilitator, I regularly read articles about the increase in pharmaceutical sales to treat anxiety and depression.

The Harris Interactive Study reports that 80 percent of working Americans are unfulfilled and dissatisfied with their jobs. No wonder more people are on antidepressants.

Unfortunately, we are taught from a young age to get a good job with benefits. Many times our parents, teachers and other authorities in our life

Do you ever feel like you were put on this earth for a reason? Are you living that purpose?

Do you feel like your gifts and talents are not being recognized, valued and utilized at your current job and life situation? What would your relationships at home and work look like if you were passionate about your life? will unknowingly crush our dreams or dismiss the things we are most passionate about. The result is we grow up and forget about or are totally unaware of our gifts, talents and passions. Your time has come to remember and re-discover.

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Do you ever feel like you were put on this earth for a reason? Are you living that purpose? Do you feel like your gifts and talents are not being recognized, valued, and utilized at your current job/life situation? What would your relationships at home and work look like if you were passionate about your life?

Some of you may not have a clue of what brings you passion or even know where to start discovering it. Take out a piece of paper and just begin writing down your responses to the following questions. Respond from the heart

rather than the head and have some fun with it.

Begin by asking yourself what has the most meaning in your life or what brings you the greatest joy. It could be anything from eating a spinach salad, to spending time with your children, to drifting down the river holding a fishing pole.

Next, visualize the kind of environment or people you would choose to surround yourself with. What would you like your financial status, relationships, or health to feel like? Where would you like to travel? Just create your dream list without too much thought or judgments about why you can’t, shouldn’t, etc.

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So, doesn’t it make more sense to wake up every day to something you are passionate about or something that creates joy? Of course it does! People who are the happiest and most successful over the long haul are living their top five passions. They have discovered or rediscovered those gifts and talents and put them to work in their daily life.

When you are clear about your passions, and only to the extent you are clear, will your life begin to transform into your purpose? Whenever you are faced with a choice, decision, or opportunity, always choose in favor of your passions!

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MEET THE McCAFREES

By Lanier Laney

If you haven’t met Brian and Melanie McCafree yet, then you absolutely must. They win my vote as one of Beaufort’s 2014 most captivatingly fun young couples.

Kentucky native Melanie grew up on a horse farm outside of Louisville — the Thoroughbred Capital of the World. As Melanie says, “Horses and Bourbon run in my veins.”

Her father was a renowned trainer and breeder of Tennessee Walking Horses and her grandfather was a legendary Louisville “horse whisperer” long before it became a popular term in today’s world.

Melanie is a successful horse trainer and teacher here now in the Lowcountry having opened Short Stirrup Stables for Children just outside of Habersham in a beautiful historic barn.

Says Melanie, “Horses are so healing for children and adults.

There’s an old saying, ‘the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man’. I can be having a terrible day that turns around with a quick nuzzle from my horse.”

Her husband of eight years, Brian McCafree, from a distinguished Montana family, also has a horse filled past, having grown up raised by cowboys on a ranch in Billings, Montana.

Melanie says, “Brian grew up ranching in Montana’s big sky country, with snowy winters and trout streams — a boy’s idea of heaven. He was fly fishing by the age 7 and was just as ‘hooked’ as the trout he caught.”

Brian and his parents’ love of the ocean brought him to Spring Island from land-locked Montana,

Melanie and Brian McCafree at the Kentucky Derby.

where he got a Captains license and started a charter fishing business called Holden On Charters (see all the big fish they catch on their Facebook page).

Melanie teaches the children of the Lowcountry elite to ride horses for the first time; lessons are for beginner to intermediate. She says, “Safety, safety, safety is our motto!

Both Marianne (her fellow teacher) and I are safety nuts when riding or being around horses.”

Then she adds, “Secondly, it has to be fun! Recently, one of our students turned 10 and had a huge birthday party at the barn.

Pony rides, games and lots of cake. Probably the best birthday party ever. All the kids were completely enthralled with not only the horses but the barn life itself.”

The party gave children who wouldn’t normally ride a chance to have a pony ride and build a confidence that was instant the

minute they were in the saddle.

In describing her fellow teacher Marianne, Melanie said, “If ever I had a mentor it was Marianne Murphy. As luck would have it, Marianne has moved to Beaufort and is training children at Short Stirrup. If my family gave me ‘horse sense,’ Marianne gave me style.”

Melanie, who used to run the equestrian program at Spring Island, met her future husband Brian there.

“We met during a trail ride on mules, of all things. Brian, fresh from Montana, wore skin tight Wranglers and a tall black cowboy hat — something he would never be caught in now, which is a shame because it’s a smoking HOT look,” Melanie recalled with a smile. “In an attempt to impress me, he fell off his mule on his butt. That was it. I fell in love and we got married — that was eight happy years ago!”

Brian now works for Gulfstream and loves it. He said, “It’s a great company and I’m proud to be a part of its growth.”

In his spare time, Brian’s still on the river, running fishing charters.

Melanie and Brian also love Jack Russell Terriors. Even though early in their marriage Brian pronounced, “We are not small dog owners!,” he now adores them.

And Melanie claims the dogs have given her a life mission saying, “Live life like a Jack Russell — fearless, intuitive, energetic, devoted, and above all comical!”

When it comes to Beaufort, they said, “Beaufort has everything we love. The land is beautiful, the water is beautiful and the people are beautiful!”

Melanie and Brian have also both worked hard this year on Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree to be held at Alison and Mark Guilloud’s beautiful home this Saturday, April 5. Melanie is head of the decorations committee and Brian helped Mark build the 18th century French village for the theme “April in Paris.”

Adds Melanie, “Most recently, I’ve had the pleasure of working with an incredibly smart team for a great cause, The Lafayette Soirée for Historic Beaufort Foundation.”

Melanie has done such a superb job as committee head this year that she has been asked to be next year’s chairperson for the 45th annual Lafayette Soiree to be held at the spectacular Marsha Williams and Scott Sonic home in the historic Point neighborhood.

Something to look forward to!

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1970’s supermodel Lisa Taylor visits Beaufort

By Lanier Laney

If you came of age in the 1970’s like I did, then you had to be familiar with the sleek looks of Boston Society beauty, Lisa Taylor. Her face graced the cover of every fashion magazine from Vogue to Elle multiple times, as well as the pages of Helmut Newton’s groundbreaking photo books for a decade. She embodied the healthy, unadorned face of the young awakening women’s movement at the time. This past week she was in Beaufort staying in a cottage of The Rhett House Inn. She was in town visiting her sister, lovely Barbara Cochrain (who just bought a house on the Point across from Ann Helm and Beth Grace). “I loved Beaufort and loved my stay in the cottage (of The Rhett House Inn)” said Lisa to me. All who met her agreed what a lovely person Lisa is, both inside and out, and we hope she returns for a visit soon!

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icket sales to date show that more than 250 people will be attending Historic Beaufort Foundation’s annual Lafayette Soiree this Saturday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m.

The theme this year will be “April in Paris” in recognition of the Major General Marquis de Lafayette’s home and the important role he and France played in helping America win the Revolutionary War against England. This is going to be a great memorable party at the gorgeous home of Alison and Mark Guilloud, the historic Elizabeth Barnwell Gough House, 705 Washington Street. There will be an 18th century Paris market street storefront that will serve a French-inspired menu from Beaufort’s top chefs from Breakwater, Saltus, Old Bull Tavern and Beaufort Bread Company. Wonderful Champagne and French wine will be served in addition to two full bars, and Atlanta’s best show band will perform. And don’t miss the great silent auction — check out some of the incredible items at Historic Beaufort Foundation’s website.

There is still time for you to join the fun by purchasing tax deductible tickets online at www.historicbeaufort.org, or at the door if you are late to the game. Hope to see you there!

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around town

Beaufort Beauties was certainly not a ‘drag’ The winner of the 2014 Beaufort Beauties was Lulu LaRue (Greg Rawls).

Guyly Cyrus (Christopher Geier) was named Miss Congeniality and second runner up. Anita Cocktail ( Joel Garrett) was named first runner up.

Main Street Beaufort, USA; Dragon Boat Beaufort; Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity; and Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry Fund were the four

nonprofits that will benefit from this year’s annual fundraiser. We had over 300 in attendance. All the profits have not been determined yet, but the beauties raised over $6,000 on their own, not including ticket, drink or silent auction sales.

The opening number was “Addicted to Love” by Robert Palmer. This was the first year the emcee and wives (or girlfriends) participated in the opening

number. This was also the first year onstage VIP seating was offered.

There were many funny moments at Beaufort’s biggest drag show, where more than 300 people gathered at The Shed in Port Royal on Saturday, March 29.

Beth Caron, of Main Street Beaufort, said, “Two of the funniest moments for me were wardrobe malfunctions when the beauties were all on stage awaiting

the announcements of the winners.

Christopher Geier’s ‘water balloon’ fell out of the top of his dress and another beauty stuffed it back in. Jose Vergara’s wig fell off and another beauty tried to help him put it back on but it was on sideways. It was funny these seven men went all night with few hiccups and two of the seven had malfunctions at the very end.”

Photos by Captured Moments Photography

All of the brave members of the 2014 Beaufort Beauties with Master of Ceremonies Mike McFee.

Lots of laughs coming from the Judges’ Table. From left: Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson, Nan Sutton of Lulu Burgess, Kevin Cuppia of Modern Jewelers, and Rep. Shannon Erickson.

Lulu LaRue (Greg Rawls) celebrates winning the 2014 Beaufort Beauties contest.

Jose Vergara struts his stuff in a blue sequined ballgown.

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school news

A focus on students, teachers and educational events in northern Beaufort County school notes BATTERY CREEK HIGH • Calling Battery Creek High School Dolphins of classes 1979 and 1980 to save the dates August 29 -31, 2014. There is going to be a class reunion. Please contact Iris Hines at 561-222-9290, ihines9221@gmail.com; Pam Raber 843-476-0449, pamraber@ ymail.com; Pastor Norman Jenkins 843-263-4356; and Rachel Pinckney 843-263-9254.

BEAUFORT ACADEMY • Friday, April 4: Father-Daughter Dance for PreK-3 – 6th grade.

• Tuesday, April 8: BA parents of the class of 2015 should plan to attend a College Advising meeting, 6 p.m.

• Through April 9: The 8th grade will be collecting canned food for HELP of Beaufort.

LADY’S ISLAND MIDDLE • Lady’s Island Middle School is holding the Coastal Connection Art Show on Thursday, April 10, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The show will feature a visual art display and performances by participating schools Lady’s Island Middle, Lady’s Island Elementary, Coosa Elementary and St. Helena Elementary • Spring MAP is already just around the corner. Testing for Spring MAP began on April 1 and will go through April 11. Students are going to be tested on Science, Math, Language and Reading.

Please contact the school if you have any questions at 843-322-3100.

• The “Relay for Life” is coming up on April 26. If you want to be involved, contact Ms. Tracy Beach at 843-322-3100 or email at Tracy.

Beach@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

• Saturday, April 5: Girls softball game 10 a.m., come out to Beaufort High School and support the team, students that come get to wear their favorite sports team shirt Monday.

• The Lady’s Island 5th grade Team is sponsoring a Yard Sale. The team is raising money to fund their STEM field trip in May to North Carolina. The cost is $10 per table and you keep the proceeds. Want to simply donate items to sell? The fifth grade team is also accepting donations. A link for information and registration is located center at

Beaufort High seniors Ali Fraley and Olivia Durbin recently won the prestigious Heritage Classic Foundation Scholarship, which provides $4,500 each year during their four year college careers. Ali has decided to attend Clemson University, and Olivia has not made a final choice about her college. Not pictured, Finalist James Rider. So proud of these stellar students!

The kitchen at the Beaufort Academy PreK/K Building got a complete renovation. The teachers and students are thrilled! BA would like to thank everyone who participated in the fundraiser Beaufort Cooks for Thanksgiving — especially chairs Maggie Mitchell and Virginia Rhodes and owner of The Kitchen, Leigh Ann Pingree, which helped to fund the project. And many thanks to Billy O’Herron, owner of Set For Life (a company that specializes in outfitting homes for the aging and disabled), who both tore out the old kitchen and installed the new one. Above, happy PreK and Kindergarten faces in part of the new kitchen. the bottom of the schools web page (www.lims.beaufort.k12.sc.us) For questions and registration, please contact Ms. Portia Johnson at 843322-3100 or email her at Portia. vaughn@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

• The “Cougar Prowl e-Newsletter” for the Spring is out. It can be accessed by going to the Lady’s Island Middle School’s district web page (www.lims.beaufort.k12.sc.us).

The link is located in the lower left hand corner right below the link for the Lady’s Island Middle School Blog, “Cougar Corner”.

MISCELLANEOUS • Parents of Special Needs Students: Attend a parent

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continued from page 1 “I think we’ve put together a plan that allows room for growing numbers of students and room for an expanded variety of instructional choices,” said Board Chairman Bill Evans. “I also think we’ve done a good job of balancing the district’s logistical challenges with the wishes of parents and community members who’ve spoken with us over the past few months.”

The final two changes to the plan will: 10

workshop, Transitioning Out of Special Education. This workshop is designed for parents of students leaving high school and have questions of what their Special Needs child will do next. Topics of discussion include definition of transition services, how families can get involved, and vocational assessment. The workshop will be Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Robert Smalls Middle School, Room J-1, from 6 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by Beaufort County School Parent/ Community REACH Center and presented by Parents Reaching Out to Parents of South Carolina (PRO-Parents). This is a free workshop. All participants will

• Allow students who live within a mile of Coosa Elementary School to remain there instead of moving to Lady’s Island Elementary. That includes the neighborhoods of Newpoint, Bluff Farms and Magnolia Court.

• Keep students from The Gatherings, Moss Creek and Buckingham Landing neighborhoods enrolled at Hilton Head Island schools. Students from the Old South community will be enrolled at Bluffton schools beginning in August 2015.

In the Bluffton community: • For next school year (2014-15) fifthgraders currently enrolled at Bluffton

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Beaufort Academy Film club members presented a GoPro to Head of School, Ms. Julie Corner. The club raised the money through their Movie Night fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who participated, and of course to the Film Club for this wonderful gift. Pictured from left: Jeffrey Miller, Ms. Corner, Walker Floyd and Brandon Massalon. receive a two hour certificate of attendance. Call to register: 1-800759-4776 or 803-772-5688.

• America’s young people are its most precious resource. This is why, for many years, The Exchange Club of Beaufort has sponsored a Youth of the Month program.

The Exchange Club of Beaufort is looking for any high school senior demonstrating excellence in leadership, community service and academics to be recognized as a Youth of the Month. Selection of the Youth of the Year will be made from the club’s Youth of the Month recipients for this school year. The club’s Youth of the Year will receive

Elementary will remain there for sixth grade, Bluffton Middle will continue to serve grades 6-7, H.E. McCracken Middle will continue to serve grades 8-9 and Bluffton High will continue to serve grades 10-12.

• The 2015-16 school year will begin with the opening of the new PreK-8 school on Davis Road. When the new school opens, Bluffton Elementary will return to a PK-5 configuration but the middle and high schools will continue to serve the same grades.

The 2016-17 school year will begin with the opening of the new high school in New Riverside. When that school

a $500 scholarship and s/he will advance to the district competition for a $2,000 possible scholarship, and ultimately, an opportunity to vie for the prestigious National Youth of the Year Award of $10,000. For information, contact club President Darlene Douglas at 522-1872 or email your nomination letter to her at dtdouglas@embarqmail.com. st. peter’S • Wednesday, April 9 take a night off from dinner duty and join St. Peter Catholic School at ChickFil-A for a school spirit night. That evening, between 5-7 p.m., a portion of sales will go back to the school.

opens, the two middle schools will move to traditional 6-8 grade configurations and the two high schools will operate with traditional 9-12 configurations.

Evans said that board committees would review the district’s policies on “grandfathering” students in specific school attendance zones. Also to be reviewed, Evans said, would be criteria for students to transfer out of their assigned attendance zones to attend magnet or “choice schools” such as Whale Branch Early College High School for its college credit program or Hilton Head Island High School for its International Baccalaureate program.

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LIBPA thanks principal of Coosa Elementary At the March meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association (LIBPA), Ms. Carmen Dillard, principal of Coosa Elementary School since 2008, was presented a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of her significant contribution to the community.

She has recently been selected to be the Beaufort County School District’s Director of Elementary Academic Assistance but will continue as principal of Coosa for the remainder of this school year.

As only the second principal in Coosa’s history, she inherited a school with a reputation for educational

excellence which, as a result of her exceptional leadership, continued to even higher plateaus of educational achievement. Especially noteworthy was her introduction and implementation, throughout the school, of the “Leader in Me” program which provides students with the self- confidence and skills needed to thrive in a 21st century economy.

On behalf of the Lady’s Island community, the LIBPA thanks her for her dedication to academic excellence, promotion of good citizenship and sincere concern for the welfare of each student placed in her charge. They wish Ms. Dillard every success in her new job.

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LIVE THE DREAM.

‘The Insiders’ visit LIMS

By Hailey Boltin

On Thursday, March 27, a group from the Department of Juvenile Justice located in Columbia, S.C., visited our school. The group is called “The Insiders” and is led by coordinator Charles Chandler.

After hearing their inspiring story at an anti-bullying summit in October, we invited The Insiders to our school to tell their motivating story. Each of the young men in the group described how they struggled with behavior and poor choices early in their life that eventually led to their incarceration until their 21st birthday. Each one of The Insiders then went on to describe how they turned their lives around and what they plan to do with their lives once they are released from the Department of Juvenile Justice.

It’s Working.

Mr. Chandler summed up the meeting perfectly by stating, “You can’t change your past but you can change your future.”

Lady’s Island Middle is very thankful for the inspiring message from The Insiders.

Hailey Boltin is a seventh grader at Lady’s Island Middle School.

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Bridges Prep holds STEM Professional Development Day Bridges Preparatory school just held its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professional development day on Monday, March 24, 2014, led by Assistant Academic Administrator Kay Keeler. It will be followed by a STEM Night for Kindergarten and first grade parents on Monday, April 7, at 6 p.m. at 1001 Hamar St. in downtown Beaufort, where they will get to familiarize themselves with their children’s projects.

STEM is conceived to promote student engagement and deepen their interest in science and mathematics from an early age, by using specialized ways of talking, writing and representing phenomena. In elementary school, Fourth grade students assemble an electric students explore the natural world, and circuit; students know they are successful familiarize themselves with field-specific when the light bulb goes off. vocabulary and processes that will enable them to be ready to develop more class or Spanish. In ELA Ms. Ruth’s fourth grade class presented their complex skills in upper grades.

At Bridges Prep, students just finished a research projects, also using technology. unit on the Galapagos Islands in Spanish Students were asked to choose a topic, class, where they learned about habitats generate leading questions, investigate, and local species, all in the target language, determine relevant information, and thanks to the KITE-LL program. While create a visual media presentation, third through fifth graders created a poster in order to convey the ideas and about their favorite Galapagos Island information clearly to their fellow animal through a written exposition, students. Presentations ranged from in Spanish, fifth grade also integrated robotics, to sports, to history.

Fourth graders have been curriculum by creating science boards with electricity describing worldwide endangered species experimenting and circuits, and learning how it in science class.

But STEM is not reduced to science works through hands-on engaging

ABOVE: Fifth graders test their vehicles on a rough outdoor surface and measure time and the distance traveled to see if their hypothesis on the effects of friction on moving bodies are correct.

LEFT: Fifth graders test their vehicles on a smooth indoor surface and measure time and the distance traveled to apply the scientific method to their predictions.

experiments. These 40 young architects are also creating their dream homes while identifying the area and perimeter in each design. Fifth graders are seen indoors and outdoors, testing the effects of friction on a toy race car depending on its sliding surface, for which they are applying the scientific method.

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New president Dr. Richard Gough brings higher education, military experience to TCL The Technical College of the Lowcountry welcomed Dr. Richard J. Gough as President in early January.

Though Gough has been with TCL for only a few short months, he is already one of its biggest champions.

“TCL has all the parts that a great community college should have,” Gough said. “TCL gives people the opportunity to improve their lives. It provides open access for those who would otherwise not have it.”

Gough says that it’s this idea of educational opportunity that specifically attracted him to a career in community colleges.

“Perhaps it was a sense of giving back to the community after this country had given me so much,” he said.

Gough’s career began with 25 years in the United States Marine Corps, where

his primary duties were in aviation, logistics, and training and education. He served at every level of command prior to retiring as colonel in 2000. Gough Richard went on to work for Gough a defense contractor installing computer networks at air stations and on ships.

He then started his career in higher education as the Dean of Business and Administrative Services at Montgomery Community College in Troy, N.C. He most recently served as Executive Vice President at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C. While there, Gough was instrumental in expanding enrollment

and outreach and focused on economic development partnerships that helped attract new businesses and enterprises to the area while meeting the training needs of existing industry and business partners.

Gough credits his father for instilling in him a value for education and a belief that it’s never too late. His father could not go to college right after high school but did earn an associate degree later in life..

“Like him, I believe that education is the key to a better life. Giving back and making a difference are important to me and certainly have given me great job satisfaction,” Gough said.

He says his personal mission is to assist students in clarifying their lifelong goals, developing their interpersonal skills, fostering their entrepreneurship

skills, and maximizing their career potential.

Gough says that TCL is one of the Lowcountry’s most valuable assets and wants to see more financial support for the College. “We need additional funding from a variety of resources to ensure that we can break into the next level of excellence,” he said.

Gough holds a Doctor of Education from East Carolina University, a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University, a Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Finance and Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Michigan State University.

He and his wife Judy, have three children and seven grandchildren.

Okatie Elementary is named ‘Palmetto’s Finest’ School earns an unprecedented third major award during one academic year

Just six months after being honored by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School — and just days after having its School Improvement Council earn statewide recognition — Okatie Elementary was named a Palmetto’s Finest school for 2014.

The announcement marked the first time that a South Carolina school had earned all three recognitions during the same academic year.

The announcement during a live statewide telecast was greeted with loud cheers from Okatie students, parents, staff and community supporters gathered in the school’s cafeteria. The event was also held to celebrate last Saturday’s announcement that the School Improvement Council at Okatie had won the 2014 Dick and Tunky Riley Award from the South Carolina School Improvement Council Association.

“Wow,” said Principal Jamie Pinckney.

“Just, wow. This is so exciting, and it’s a testament to a lot of hard work and teamwork by everyone involved.”

Superintendent Jeff Moss made certain that the assembly was aware of Okatie’s three major awards this school year: National Blue Ribbon, Palmetto’s Finest and the Riley Award.

“It’s unprecedented,” Moss said. “No South Carolina school has ever done it. It should be no secret by now that Okatie has a terrific leadership team, an outstanding faculty and staff, hardworking students and tremendous support from parents and community partners.”

Okatie’s victory marked the third Palmetto’s Finest win for Beaufort County schools in just three years.

Beaufort Middle and Hilton Head Island High School were named as Palmetto’s Finest schools in 2012, making Beaufort only the third South Carolina district in the award’s 34-year

history to have had two winners in the same year. A fourth district was a double winner last year.

The extensive judging process, coordinated by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, includes evaluations by educators and previous Palmetto’s Finest winners who focus on elements of student achievement, faculty training, program goals, teaching quality, office practices and community involvement.

Okatie submitted a 20-page application in September and received an on-site visit November 12 from a review committee after being named as a semifinalist. The school received a second site visit in February.

Okatie Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in September 2013. The school received an Average rating on its 2008 state School Report Card but improved to a Good rating in 2009 and an Excellent

rating in 2010. The school maintained its Excellent state rating in 2011 and 2012 and received an “A” for 2012 and 2013 under South Carolina’s new federal accountability rating system.

Okatie also won a Palmetto Gold state award in 2012 for overall academic achievement and a Palmetto Silver for closing achievement gaps.

The school was one of only five across South Carolina honored by the South Carolina Department of Education in 2012 with an Exemplary Writing Program award. The recognition was based on an intensive five-month evaluation of the schools’ instructional programs, with a particular emphasis on the teaching of writing.

The South Carolina Association of School Administrators presents Palmetto’s Finest awards each year to schools that it says “offer the best in innovative, effective educational programs.”

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school news bhs senior wins american cancer society contest

Beaufort High School Interact Club member Maria Carrera won the American Cancer Society’s “Children’s Walk” T-shirt contest. She is seen above at right holding her winning design with cancer survivor Heather Lanning at a recent Interact Club meeting.

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Marlena Smalls performs through Adopt-a-School Adopt-a-School is a nonprofit that was started approximately 18 years ago to support St. Helena Elementary School. Presently, there are over 50 volunteers working in different capacities at the school. Twice a year they have a book distribution and give every child at the school a new book to take home. Adopt-a-School provides three cultural enrichment performances throughout the school year. Marlena Small’s performance last week was one of those and she included singing, dancing, and storytelling with an emphasis on culture. For more information about Adopt-a-School, contact coordinator Alison Barton.

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More than 130 junior scholars honored at banquet One hundred and thirty-nine Beaufort County eighth-graders were honored recently for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education.

The students and their parents were recognized at a Junior Scholars Banquet sponsored by the Beaufort County School District.

“Tonight’s honor is about recognizing your potential,” Superintendent Jeff Moss told the students who attended

the banquet. “It identifies each of you as someone who has the academic ability to succeed in a big way.”

“My bet is that you will succeed,” Moss said. “My bet is that four years from now, each one of you will be preparing to graduate from high school with honors — and preparing to move on to successful college careers and successful lives after college.”

The Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina

Department of Education to identify eighth-graders with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs. The program includes a process for screening, identifying and recognizing students with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability.

Eligible students include those who score 50 or higher on the PSAT (preliminary SAT) in verbal, math, or writing, or those who participated in

Duke University’s Talent Identification Program (TIP) during their seventhgrade years.

Students who qualify as Junior Scholars receive an award of merit from the South Carolina Department of Education as well as information regarding summer academic experiences sponsored by South Carolina colleges and universities. They can use that special recognition to bolster their applications to colleges and universities.

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Beaufort Academy hosted its Science Expo on Thursday, March 27. Projects were displayed by students in first through 12th grades.

From left: Witt Compton, John Dastous, William Tumlin, and Langdon Taylor observe one of the many hands-on science projects.

BA senior Brandon Massalon presents his project to a group.

SAR Awards Good Citizenship Medal to fifth grader Giammatteo At its quarterly meeting on March 21, the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) awarded Jake Giammatteo with the SAR bronze Good Citizenship Medal. Jake is a fifth grade student at Lady’s Island Middle School in Beaufort. Last year Giammatteo spearheaded a movement to have the Beaufort County School District and Board of Education recognize Veteran’s Day as a school holiday. At the recent SAR meeting he announced that he is initiating a campaign to have Veterans Day established as a South Carolina schools holiday observance.

Pictured at left, Jake Giammatteo of Lady’s Island Middle School addresses the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution during the Good Citizenship Medal ceremony. Photo by Hazen Culley.

Foundation awards teachers with grants to support classroom innovations Surprised by balloons and oversized checks, 13 Beaufort County public school teachers from nine schools and the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence learned recently that they had won Innovative teacher grants from the Foundation for Educational Excellence, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.

Foundation officials visited teachers’ classrooms to deliver the news in person.

The 13 grants announced ranged from $250 to $500 and totaled more than $5,500. Funded projects ranged from a classroom butterfly project to programmable robots.

“We’re privileged to recognize and reward teachers who approach their work in such creative ways,” said Peggy May, the foundation’s chair. “The big winners, of course, are the students who benefit from these innovative and

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effective classroom projects.”

The Foundation for Educational Excellence Fund was established in 2007, and the first grants were awarded in 2009. The primary function of the foundation is to raise funds for teacher grants that spur innovation. Grants of up to $500 are awarded twice each year, and thousands of students have benefitted since 2009. The foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Here are some of the Innovative Teacher Grants from spring 2014 awards cycle: • Torey Conner, Whale Branch Elementary: Fun with Facts • Amy Fallon, Port Royal Elementary: Fraction Towers • Helen Goodman, Okatie Elementary: Reading is Factual • Ashike Lewis, Mossy Oaks Elementary: Ladybug Library.

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From fishing to football, the hard work of athletes of all ages deserves recognition

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Beaufort High golfer Josh Fickes headed to Clemson Beaufort High School senior Josh Fickes is a member of the Clemson University men’s golf team’s latest recruiting class. Fickes will begin competing for Clemson during the 2014-15 season Earlier this year, Fickes won the South Carolina Golf Association Junior Championship at the Country Club of Lexington when he made a 10-foot birdie putt on the last hole. He shot a six under par 210 for the event.

Fickes also tied for third at the Carolinas Junior at High Point and was a quarterfinalist at the Carolinas Golf Association Junior Match Play. He teamed

with another junior golfer to win the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Four Ball this past October when he made a birdie on the second playoff hole. Current Clemson golfers Austin Langdale and Carson Young won that event in 2011.

Josh Fickes also qualified for the Fickes Georgia vs. South Carolina Junior Team Matches. Ranked sixth in the class of 2014 by the South Carolina Junior Golf

Association, Fickes finished fifth at last year’s Jimmy Self Tournament in Greenwood and was 19th at he Junior Azalea at Briar Creek.

Larry Penley is in his 31st season as Clemson’s Head Golf Coach. He was inducted into the Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame at the age of 44 and has also won an NCAA Championship (2003), coached two Ben Hogan Award winners (D.J. Trahan and Kyle Stanley), three US Public Links Champions (Kevin Johnson, DJ Trahan and Corbin Mills) and lead the Tigers to 21 Top 20 seasons, more than any coach in any sport in Clemson history.

Beaufort High bests Bluffton, Hilton Head High in tri-match Beaufort High golfer Josh Fickes turned in another dominant performance last Thursday, March 27. Fickes fired a 34 and earned the medalist honor as he led Beaufort High past Bluffton and Hilton Head High in

a tri-match at Island West in Bluffton.

Beaufort High finished out in front with 157. Bluffton followed, finishing second with 161. Hilton Head High finished third among the three local boys’ high school golf teams with 165.

Fickes, who earned his fourth straight individual win, dominated the match.

The Beaufort High standout was five shots out in front of second-place finishers Keaton Butler (Beaufort High), Alec Weary (Bluffton), Elliott Johnson

(Bluffton) and Gavin Lindstrom (Hilton Head High).

A breakdown of the individual scoring for Beaufort High: Josh Fickes 34, Keaton Butler 39, Matthew Campbell 41, Alex Porter 43, Nick Horne 48.

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Beaufort High boys blank Ashley Ridge, remain perfect The Beaufort High boys’ tennis team continues to roll in Region 8-AAAA as they shut out Ashley Ridge, 7-0, last Thursday, March 27.

The Eagles played ahead in all matches.

Singles: No. 1 Alex Angus def. Harrison Pinckney 6-0, 6-2; No. 2 James Bachety def. Michael Marshall 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Jack

Louw def. Blake Ackerman 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 Quinton Paton def. Zack Rabon 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 Owen Stovall def. Charles Zeng 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles: No. 1 Angus/Bachety def.

Harrison/Michael; No. 2 Daniel Lange/ Kam Olin def. Duncan Lockley/Bryce Johnson 6-0, 6-0.

Whale Branch, Beaufort Academy boys teams win matches The Whale Branch and Beaufort Academy boys tennis teams won matches on Wednesday, March 26.

Whale Branch doubled up Battery Creek 4-2 and Beaufort Academy doubled up St. Andrews 6-3.

The local tennis results follow.

Whale Branch 4, Battery Creek 2 Singles: No. 1 Dustin Jagos (WB)

def. DeQuan Robinson 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 Landon Morgan (BC) def. Nathan Green 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Jonathan Wright (BC) def. Mark Hatcher 7-5, 6-1; No. 4 James Oates (BC) def. Marcus Bell 6-2, 6-1; No. 5 Kevin Young (WB) def.

Justin Brown 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: No. 1 Jagos/Eryck Walton (WB) def. Robinson/Morgan 6-2, 4-6,

10-2; No. 2 Thomas Heatherdale/ Bell (WB) def. Garrett Morgan/Ryan Ackerman 6-2, 2-6, 16-14.

Beaufort Academy 6, St. Andrews 3 Singles: No. 1 Jack Wylly (SA) def.

William Lindsey 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Joseph Holenstien (SA) def. Kane Richards 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 James Carden def.

Matthew Hall 6-2, 6-2; No. 4 Daniel

Richards def. Sam Towers 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 Will Dukes def. Ben Cooper 6-1, 6-1; No. 6 Larry Lindsey def. Sam Cooper 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles: No. 1 Wylly/Holenstein (SA) def. W. Lindsey/Carden 8-4; No. 2 Richards/Dukes def. Towers/Hall 8-5; No. 3 L. Lindsey/D. Richards def.

Cooper/Cooper 8-1.

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Whale Branch doubles up Bethune-Bowman in slugfest Whale Branch pulled away to beat Bethune-Bowman in a high-scoring high school softball game, prevailing 2412 in five innings Thursday, March 27.

Following the win, Whale Branch improved to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in Region 5-A.

The Warriors, who thrived offensively throughout the regular-season game, also received a solid pitching performance from Olivia Walker. In three innings, Walker allowed no earned runs and registered three strikeouts to claim the win. As a result of the win,

Walker moved to 5-2.

Four different Whale Branch batters were perfect at the plate. Leading the Whale Branch offensive onslaught, Nya Simmons and Tanasia Campbell each went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Campbell connected on a home run for Whale

Branch, convincing the victory.

Marissa Roberts was 3-for-3 for the Warriors while batters Autumn Moon and Witney Salters each went 2-for-2.

Moon connected on a home run of her own. Salters used her two hits to drive in a pair of runs for the Warriors.

Battery Creek High honors winter sports athletes The following athletes were recognized at the Winter Sports Awards Ceremony.

Varsity Boys Basketball: • Most Versatile: Devontae Wilson • MVP Defense: Raheem Cooper • MVP Offense: Eric Freeman • Highest GPA: Wendell Roberson Wrestling: 16

• Team Captains for BCHS 2014 State Championship Wrestling team: Joseph Cuevas, Brian Labean, Isaiah Sloan and Johnathan Wright • Highest GPA: Liam Payne Varsity Girls Basketball: • MVP: Daisja Cannon • Most Improved: Shanice Pusha-Powell

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• Dolphin Award: Matalyn Dearsman • Highest GPA: Deja Moultrie Cheerleading: • Coach’s Choice: Tenesha Grayson • Rookie of the Season: Kayla Stewart • Spirit of BC: April Stibitz • Most Versatile: Savannah Silvagnoli • Highest GPA: Jasmine Drake

JV Girls Basketball: • MVP: Cierra Cohen • Most Improved: Laquasha Haten • Highest GPA: Christian Carter JV Boys Basketball: • MVP: Tyrone Dilbert • Most Improved: Timothy Ford • Highest GPA: Clinton Taylor

sports & recreation high school soccer

Hilton Head Hospital Spine Center Presents a Free Seminar

Everything you wanted to know about your back but were afraid to ask.

Presented by K. Craig Boatright, MD and Jeffery Reuben, MD Board certified and fellowship trained spine surgeons

Members of the Beaufort Academy boys varsity soccer team after their game Tuesday.

Six BA players score in win over St. Andrews

The Beaufort Academy boys soccer team notched its eighth win in the 2014 season last Tuesday, April 1. Six players scored goals as host Beaufort Academy defeated St. Andrews 6-1 in a boys’ high school soccer match played between familiar foes.

With the win, Beaufort Academy improved to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in SCISAA Region 2-AA. Clay Melville, George Sanford, Drummond Koppernaes, William Gallant, Jack Olsson and Nicky Macuch provided Beaufort Academy with one goal apiece in the convincing victory.

Defensively, Beaufort Academy limited St. Andrews to the lone goal. The Eagles controlled the boys’ high school soccer contest from start to finish.

Beaufort Academy remains one of the top teams in Region 2-AA. In a girls soccer game between the two schools, Beaufort Academy beat St. Andrews 7-1.

In other area boys’ high school soccer games on Tuesday, Battery Creek blanked Burke 12-0 and Beaufort High edged Summerville 2-1 on penalty kicks.

It’s estimated that eight out of ten Americans will suffer from a form of back pain at some point in their lives.

It can be caused by a wide variety of issues, from simple muscle sprains and strains to more serious ailments like a herniated disc, spinal disc degeneration, or spinal fractures.

Join Dr. Boatright and Dr. Reuben in a discussion on conservative therapies for relieving pain and surgical interventions to help bring relief and improve the quality of life for sufferers of back pain.

Wednesday, April 9 The Dataw Island Club 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Battery Creek blanks North Charleston girls

Complimentary dinner and cash bar.

RSVP required 1-877-670-2399.

Limited seating is available.

The Battery Creek girls soccer team claimed a key Region 6-AA win last Thursday, March 27, blanking familiar foe North Charleston 7-0.

Taniqua Mungin paced Battery Creek in the win. The productive Mungin delivered two goals and an assist for the Battery Creek girls’ soccer team. Callie Calder also delivered two goals for the Dolphins while Kim Vigil netted a goal and pushed out two assists. Tiffany Nova followed, scoring one goal and dishing out an assist, while Caroline Vido and Missy Sharew exited the game with a goal and an assist apiece.

Defensively, Taylor Jones registered five saves for Battery Creek.

With the win, Battery Creek improved to 4-1.

upcoming sports fundraisers • Croquet Picnic: The annual Croquet Picnic fundraiser to benefit AMIkids — from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, on Bray’s Island — is both beautiful and fun. Plus there is a special “Captain’s Party” event for supporters at Brantley Harvey’s historic Marshlands downtown on Friday, May 9. The entry fee for teams is $400, and teams can range from four to more than eight members. Co-chairs Mike Ingram and Dr. Mike Harris ask for a $50 spectator fee made out to AMIkids Beaufort (tax-deductible) for the croquet picnic. They also encourage people with teams to invite others to join for the picnic side (good food, good drinks) side of things. For more information, to offer silent auction items or to sign up a croquet team, call Dr. Mike Harris at 843-524-1762 or Mike Ingram at 843-846-3149.

• Gamecock Classic Golf Tournament: The Beaufort County Gamecock Classic Golf Tournament sponsored by DuPriest Construction Co. will be on Saturday, June 14. It will be held at the Sanctuary Golf Club at Cat Island. This is a 4 person scramble, Captain’s Choice format starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds benefit USC scholarship athletes. Entry fee of $100 per player includes a green fee and golf cart, gift bag, sausage or chicken biscuits for breakfast, awards lunch, beverages (on the course), and hole contests and prizes. If you would like to play or get a team together, please call Linda McCarty 843-521-1445 or send to Beaufort County Gamecock Club, 2 Carolina Lane, Beaufort, SC, 29907.

Dr. Jeffery Reuben is a boardcertified, fellowship trained spine surgeon. He graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis before attending The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a fellowship at the Emory Spine Center.

Dr. K. Craig Boatright is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon. After graduating magna cum laude from Emory University in Atlanta, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University in England. Upon returning from England, he attended Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts where he received his medical degree. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle and completed a fellowship at the Emory Spine Center.

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arts&entertainment the indie film corner: ‘shoot me’ The Indie Film “Shoot Me” will be shown at USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., on Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m.

Directed by Chiemi Karasawa, “Shoot Me” stars Elaine Stritch, Alec Baldwin, Hal Prince, George C. Wolfe, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, Tina Fey, James Gandolfini and John Turturro.

Now in her late 80s, Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains as ferociously funny as ever. In

this bold, hilarious and poignant portrait, the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Awardwinner is revealed both on and off stage.

Candid reflections about her life are punctuated with words from friends and archival footage that showcases some of the great moments from her career. Whether dominating the stage, tormenting Alec Baldwin on the set of “30 Rock,” or sharing her struggles with aging,

diabetes and alcoholism, “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me” reaches beyond the icon’s brassy exterior and reveals an inspiring portrait of a complex woman and artist.

Tickets are adults $7, seniors $6, and students $7. Contact the box office at 843-5214145 or email Bonnie Hargrove at bhargrov@ uscb.edu, or visit them online at www. uscbcenterforthearts.com.

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he 53rd Annual Beaufort Art Association Spring Show was at Old Bay Marketplace Loft from March 15-22. Nationally known oil and watercolor artist Alan Campbell judged more than 150 entries from 95 participants. Judged Best in Show was “Lake Como” by Steve Weeks. First Place was awarded to Cheryl Eppolito for “Nantucket Blue” (seen at right); Second Place to Mary Segars for “Late Day” and Third Place to Sandra Baggette for “Red Chair Color Study”. The J. Carroll Stevenson Memorial Watercolor award was presented to Polly Swenson for “Lowcountry Luncheon” and the Rick Stevenson Photography Award was presented to Karen M. Peluso for “Slave Cabins”. The Gay Torrey Memorial Award for Mixed Media went to Linda Tully for “Sanctify.” BAA Founders award was presented to Michael Pearson for “Memories”. Memorial awards were also presented to Tei Tober for “Lowcountry Marsh”, Sharon Barry Logan for “Bridge from the Bay”, Linda K. Cole for “Road to the Sands”, and Patricia Walsh for “Two Hats.” For more information, www.beaufortartassociation.com.

Parish Church of St. Helena features organ concert series Adam Pajan of the University of Oklahoma will present the second in a series of Friday organ concerts at noon on Friday, April 11 at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort.

Pajan is beginning his doctoral work at the University of Oklahoma’s American Organ Institute as a graduate assistant and Fellow of the Graduate College. He recently completed his Master of Music in Organ Performance and Certificate in Church Music Studies at the Yale University School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music.

While at Yale he received the Robert Baker Scholarship, the Julia R. Sherman

Organist Adam Pajan.

Prize for “excellence in organ playing,” the Richard Paul DeLong Prize as “the student whose work best exemplifies the dedication and the use of those special gifts required of practicing church musicians,” and was awarded the 2009-2010 Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship, granted through the

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.

He graduated magna cum laude from Furman University in Greenville in 2008 with a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance.

Pajan has played extensively in the Southeast, including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, a previous appearance at the Parish Church of St. Helena and across the Upstate.

Pajan will perform on the church’s historic Taylor & Boody organ as the second guest organist in this year’s series.

The two-manual organ has 19 stops and more than 1,150 pipes housed in a beautifully crafted oak case.

Concerts are free and open to the public.

The remainder of the 2014 concert series includes: • April 25: Dr. Scott Bennett, Charleston, S.C. • May 2: Dr. Stephen Hamilton, New York, N.Y. • May 9: Kevin Edens, student of Dr. Charles Tompkins, Furman University.

The concert series is funded by private donations from parishioners and music lovers all over the Lowcountry. To become a Friend of Music at St. Helena’s, send your tax-deductible gift to: Music at St. Helena’s, The Parish Church of St. Helena, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, SC 29901.

For more information, visit www. sthelenas1712.org.

Baptist Church of Beaufort presents ‘Celebrate Life’ musical drama The Music Ministry at The Baptist Church of Beaufort invites the community to join the for Meet the Composer/Lyricist Weekend on Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m., as the church presents “Celebrate Life, A Musical Drama” by Buryl Red and Ragan Courtney.

Pastor and lyricist Ragan Courtney will be “in residence” at the Baptist Church of Beaufort the weekend to help put on the “finishing touches” for the presentation and share his faith story with the congregation on Sunday morning at 11 a.m.

Many lives have been touched by “Celebrate Life” over the years as the work premiered in 1972, underwent a revival for its 25th anniversary, and most recently rose to the forefront of church music circles for its 40th anniversary, following the death of its musical

composer, Buryl Red. Charlie Sinclair states that “Red was a pioneer church musician who thought that guitars and drums and almost anything else that could be played had a place in the sanctuary next to the pipe organ. He loved virtually every style of music as long as the presentations of it reached a level of excellence befitting the glorious Savior that we love.”

The Life of Christ is revealed through music and drama beginning with Jesus’ birth, his ministry, his death, and his resurrection. The musical numbers and the drama are closely intertwined as the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, share more of the Christ story through their diaologue between musical numbers. Their parts

are played by Alan Lathan, Paul Capps, Dennis Wilkins, and Pastor Jim Wooten, respectively. The musical numbers feature the Celebrate Life Choir and several soloists, supported by keyboards, guitar, and percussion.

Comedic relief is also a part of this presentation as our “Three Kings” — sung and played by Ted Barber, Larry Leming and Kiel Seley — drop in from the East for a visit.

The community is encouraged to include “Celebrate Life” as a part of the 2014 Lenten journey on Palm Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. The Baptist Church of Beaufort is at 600 Charles Street. For more information, contact Dr. Melanie Williams, Minister of Music, at mnwilliams51@gmail.com or 843-252-4104.

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Becoming a Travel Writer: Travel Right ... Travel Write!: Becoming a Travel Writer. How would you like to manifest trips to exotic destinations on someone else’s nickel, or to travel on your own and earn back your expenses, just by writing a story about your experience? Freelance travel writers do both, and this class shows you how. Through in-class

and take-home exercises you’ll learn the qualities that make a good travel writer, types of stories and markets, tips to make travel easy and fun, and the nuts and bolts of writing a travel story that publications will snap right up. Instructor Katherine Tandy Brown has been a successful freelance travel writer for 24 years. She leads workshops in freelance writing for magazines, travel writing, memoir writing, nature writing, and Summer Scribes, a writing camp for 5th through 7th graders. The class will meet Mondays, April 7 through April 28, 6 to 8 p.m., at TCL Beaufort Campus, $89. To register: 843-525-8205 or www.tcl.edu/life.

arts events Beckon to the Beacon: Beckon to the Beacon: Poetry at the Charles Street Gallery will be held Saturday, April 5 at 3 p.m., free and open to the public. The Otram Slabess Poetry Group’s annual reading is in recognition of National Poetry Month. Members Teresa Bruce, Steve Johnson, Jacquelyn Markham, Warren Slesinger, and Olivia Stiffler will share their work, as well as Quitman Marshall whose book “You Were Born One Time” won the 2013 SC Poetry Archives prize. The Otram Slabess Group formed in Beaufort in 2003. The group’s namesake was a great Persian poet of the thirteenth century who said that poetry, by means of a certain determined

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arts & entertainment the met opera live in hd at uscb center for the arts

A preview of Puccini’s masterpiece ‘La Boheme’

By Alan Schuster

Giuseppe Verdi claimed that there were three imperatives which advised his works: Truth, clarity and brevity.

And with “La Boheme,” composer Giacomo Puccini abided by the great one’s rules when he composed this vivid masterpiece, perhaps the most popular opera ever written. After its 1896 debut in Turin — conducted by a 28-year-old named Arturo Toscanini — a reviewer wrote that “Boheme expresses sweet sentiments of the soul and speaks in exquisite melodies of eternal human passions.”

What makes Boheme such a wonderful experience is the almost unique quality of being instantly likable.

It seems to flow almost continuously from mood to mood, from melody to This is tenor Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo. melody, and always enriched by the composer’s superb dramatic instincts.

Act II: The lovers join Rodolfo’s friends Another Verdi rule was that no act at the Cafe Momus. Musetta, formerly should last more than 40 minutes. Marcello’s mistress, appears with a Boheme’s longest? The first — at 35! wealthy old man named Alcindoro. She Act I: It’s Christmas Eve in Paris in sees Marcello and entices him to return 1830. Rodolfo, a poet, and Marcello, to her. When she sends the old man off a painter, are at work in their modest to buy her new shoes, they join together garret. They’re soon joined by Schaunard, and sneak off, leaving the old man with a musician, and Colline, a philosopher, the bill. who joke about their poverty and their Act III: A cold February day. Mimi arts. When the landlord arrives to claim sees Marcello and asks for advice about back rent, they chide him and then dealing with Rodolfo’s jealousy, which shuffle him off. Rodolfo, left alone when is ruining their life together. When she the others leave for the Cafe Momus, sees Rodolfo coming, she hides and hears a knock on the door. It’s Mimi, a listens while he accuses her of being fragile seamstress who lives down the a flirt, but then admits that he has no hall. She asks Rodolfo to re-light her money to provide for her failing health. candle. He obliges, and when she drops When he hears Mimi coughing, they her key, they reach for it together. Their reunite and promise to remain together hands touch and they fall in love. until spring. As they embrace, Musetta

upcoming operas Following this Puccini masterpiece, two outstanding comic operas will end this Met HD series: Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” on April 26 and Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) on May 10.

appears and engages Marcello in a dustup over problems of their own.

Act IV: The four friends are back in Rodolfo’s garret, reflecting on wonderful times and trying to forget their troubles.

Musetta enters, telling them that Mimi is outside, and drastically ill. Rodolfo rushes to get her and then stays by her side as the others leave to find help and a muff to warm Mimi’s freezing hands. Alone, the lovers recall their first meeting. Soon, their friends return, only to find Mimi dead as Rodolfo falls to her bedside crying out her name.

The Music Act I: From the moment Rodolfo hears Mimi’s knock until their final glorious “amor” is heard as they are leaving, Puccini concludes what is no doubt the finest single act he ever wrote.

His lyrical genius reveals itself when Rodolfo touches Mimi’s hand, leading to one of opera’s finest tenor arias, “Che gelida manina,” telling her about his life as a poet. She responds, delicately explaining how she longs for the warmth of spring. Already in love, they join in an enchanting duet, “O soave fanciulla” (O, lovely girl) which author Charles Osborne wrote “is as impassioned as any that has ever echoed through the corridors of operatic palaces.” Together they slowly leave the room, ecstatically

expressing their love in soaring phrases.

There are very few moments in opera when the word “heavenly” can be used to describe the emotions that a setting of musical drama can convey to an audience. And this is one of its best.

Act II: The impressive highlight of this brief 18-minute act is another well-known tune: Musetta’s Waltz. It’s a terrific crowd-pleaser at the cafe — and in opera houses as well. Originally, Puccini had written this piece for a ceremony in Genoa for the launching of a battleship.

Act III: Outside a tavern, Rodolfo and Mimi express the anguish of hopeless love in a moving duet. It ends abruptly when Marcello and Musetta come storming out of a tavern in a jealous rage, leading to a quartet which merges two sharply contrasting moods. It’s another Puccini masterpiece of dramatic invention.

Act IV: “Sono andati? (“Have they gone?” Mimi asks Rodolfo, “I’ve been waiting for them to leave”). Thus begins a heart-rending duet in hushed tones as the orchestra recalls melodies from their first meeting. It’s an unforgettable scene, ending with his despairing cry of “Mimi, Mimi!”

Singing the role of Rodolfo, Vittorio Grigolo; Marcello, Massimo Cavalletti; and two young sopranos making their Met debuts, Anita Hartig as Mimi and Jennifer Rowling as Musetta.

“La Boheme” will be at USCB Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 5, at 12:55 p.m. Tickets: Adults $22; OLLI members $18; Students under 18, $15.

All seats are assigned and the box office opens at noon, or call 521-4145.

director looking for photos from women who served in vietnam USCB Center for the Arts will present the play, “A Piece of My Heart” by Shirley Lauro on May 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and May 18 at 3 p.m. The play follows the true stories of six young women and their service during the Vietnam War, and has been called “...the nation’s most enduring theatrical production that deals with the Vietnam War” by The Vietnam Veterans of America. Director Gail Westerfield is asking Beaufort County women who served during the conflict to send her photos of themselves taken during that time with their name and where they served to be used in a slideshow at each performance while audiences are seated. Send your photos in jpg format, 300 dpi to bhargrov@uscb.edu, or mail to Bonnie Hargrove, Director, USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St, Beaufort, SC 29902.

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Ladies and gentlemen, get ready to laugh! “Parallel Lives: The Kathy & Mo Show” is coming to USCB Center for the Arts on April 11 and 13, giving audiences a decidedly wicked and hilarious look at men, women and modern life.

Written and first performed in 1991 by comedians Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney, this playfully satirical series of sketches achieved cult status in its offBroadway 20-year run and garnered the Elena Martinez-Vidal and Dewey Scottartists Obie awards for both writing and Wiley perform in the skit, “senior citizens taking a course in women’s studies.” acting. It was also an HBO television special the first year of its run. The non- routine, senior citizens taking a course stop comedy lends unique perspective to in women’s studies, teenagers on a date, a variety of female and male characters a man and woman in a country-andin situations that leave audiences western bar and two little girls trying to make sense of Catholicism. breathless with laughter.

In a review of the Trustus production, Now featured in community theatres across the country, the play T.D. Smith, critic for Eventful website, will be brought to Beaufort by Trustus said, “The joy of this piece is that we can Theatre actors Dewey Scott-Wiley and all see ourselves — or someone close to Elena Martinez-Vidal, who have been us in one or more of these characters. performing together for almost 20 years. OK, it’s harder for a man. But I contend Their characters range from that any guy that can’t laugh at this play adolescence to midlife crisis to the is in desperate need of it.”

Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse golden years, with strong views on topics (CODA) and Child Abuse Prevention such as feminism, gender roles, gay rights and religion. The show opens with two Association (CAPA) will benefit from Supreme Beings planning the beginning contributions at both performances. of the world with the relish of two CODA will receive a $1 donation for slightly sadistic suburban housewives every ticket sold to support their mission decorating a living room, and it just gets of breaking the cycle of domestic abuse. better and better. We get a glimpse into CODA provides outreach services such situations as a woman’s morning such as counseling, case management

and legal assistance, as well as a shelter, transitional housing and community education.

CAPA’s Closet will benefit with donations made by attendees of one or more articles of gently worn women’s clothing. Income from the thrift store supports CAPA’s mission to break the destructive cycle of child abuse and neglect by equipping parents, children and their caregivers with necessary skills, knowledge and values. They provide over 40 outreach programs and operate the Open Arms Shelter.

On Opening Night, Friday, April 11, there will be an after party with the actors at a private home in Beaufort. There will be a limit of 50 reservations at $40 per person. You can make reservations with your ticket purchase. So get your friends together and plan to attend this entertaining source of historical, social and political commentary from a distinctly female point of view.

Performances are at USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St. in downtown Beaufort on Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m.

Tickets for adults $22; seniors $20; students $15, all seats reserved. For tickets go to www.uscbcenterforthearts. com or call the box office at 843-5214145 Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or purchase at the door one hour prior to curtain.

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Columbus’ ships coming to downtown Beaufort

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he Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce two Christopher Columbus replica ships, The Niña and the Pinta will be docking at the Downtown Beaufort Marina in Beaufort from April 8 to April 13. They will be open for tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The public is invited to take a tour. Groups of 15 or more can call in advance to 787-672-2152 to reserve a guided tour for $5 per person. Tuesday, April 8 is Student Appreciation Day sponsored by the chamber and the Downtown Marina. Special discounted admission prices on that day will be $4 for school children and $5 for adults. Children 4 and under are free. Wednesday, April 9 through Sunday, April 13, the prices to tour the ships will be $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for kids, and 4 years and under are free.

Photo courtesy of The Columbus Foundation

Whale Branch Early College High School Warriors gather with their public private partners for a safe and thorough roadway cleanup Saturday, March 29.

Whale Branch Warriors lead by example The Whale Branch Early Learning College High School Football Team members, led by Coach Jerry Hatcher, participate in community service through a variety of projects. Coach Hatcher wants his team to excel at football and learn values by helping others.

Early March 29, 2014, a dreary Saturday morning, team members gathered for their latest project; cleanup of several highly littered roadways in their community. Coach Hatcher’s vision has drawn many members of the public to assist and support the Warriors.

Before the Warriors went on the road, Cpl. JP Cooper of the Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office reviewed safety rules for roadway

cleanup. Adam Fazio, owner of Mattress Firm and former high school player, gave the team a powerful talk about the importance of values as they go forward to college and careers. Mr. Fazio, inspired by Coach Hatcher’s program will be a supporter of all future efforts. SC Department of Transportation and Keep Beaufort County Beautiful representatives participated by providing supplies, coordination and information for the cleanup.

The more than 30 players and volunteers removed 40 bags of litter from the highway.

Another project on Coach Hatcher’s list is reading to Whale Branch Elementary students. This big brother approach not only

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helps the young readers but gives his Warriors an opportunity to teach and help younger students. Coach Hatcher summed it up by calling it “a win-win project for all.”

Whale Branch’s Junior ROTC program also participates in roadway cleanup around their school by participating in the Adopt A Highway program. Other schools have adopted their connecting roadways including: Whale Branch Middle School, Battery Creek High School JROTC, Robert Smalls JROTC, Shanklin Elementary, St. Helena Elementary and Beaufort Academy. For more information about litter reduction and Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, contact 255-2734.

SAR Chapter awards Eagle Scout of the Year The Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution presented Jackson Canaday of Beaufort with its Eagle Scout of the Year award at the March 21 quarterly meeting.

Jackson has been in scouting for 10 years including six as a Boy Scout, and is a member of Troop #1, Coastal Carolina #550 Boy Scouts of America.

Currently, he is a senior at Battery Creek High School and captain of the Marine JROTC Unit Rifle Team.

Two local artists from the Beaufort Art Association have done lessons for the Thumbs Up students. Above, Charlotte Kay’s lesson targeted color mixing and landscape painting. For more information on the “Thumbs Up” project for children, contact Claudia E. Cornett at ccornett@exchange.wittenberg.edu.

Donations of art supplies are requested for the continuation of this program and supplies can be dropped off at the BAA Gallery at 913 Bay Street.

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Friends of Library holds annual Spring Book Sale If you’re looking for a great deal on books, The Friends of the Beaufort Library: Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Branches (FOL) will hold its annual Spring Book Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The Spring Book Sale will be held at the downtown Beaufort Branch Library located at 311 Scott Street in Beaufort.

The sale will include thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and more. All hardback books are $2 unless marked otherwise with regular paperbacks

priced at $.50 and trade paperbacks at $1.50 each. The library bookstore will also be open and offer its current inventory at the same prices.

With summer approaching it is a great time to freshen up your home bookshelf for beach reading, enhance your kids (and grandkids) summer reading list, all the while giving our public libraries a boost.

“The Spring Book Sale is about more than just finding your next great book, though” said Neil Ames, FOL Book Sale co-chair. “It’s about contributing to the

improved literacy of children and adults across Northern Beaufort County. As with all our book sales, the proceeds will help fund programs for children, teens and adults at the three branches we service — downtown Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Island. Programs we fund include the Summer Reading Programs for all age groups, special events like Books Sandwiched In, and of course, purchase and lease of reading materials. All are among the many materials and programs the FOL helps underwrite.”

YMCA keeps kids reading over Spring Break The YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, is offering learning activities during the Beaufort County School District’s Spring Break week of April 14-18. As part of a national YMCA initiative called “Camp Readers,” the Y is adding 30 minutes of reading per day to daily activities for kids in grades K-5 to help prevent learning loss during out-of-school time.

Research shows that incorporating more reading time into kids’ daily routines can positively impact their development.

In fact, 30 minutes of reading each day can boost kids’ literacy skills and increase

success in school, which is especially critical during spring and summer school breaks when some kids are without access to educational opportunities and can experience learning loss. Through Camp Readers, the Y makes it possible, fun and simple to continue reading by providing a variety of materials that match kids’ interests.

“Outside of the classroom, many youth are not as engaged in learning and reading activities as they would be while in school, which statistics show can result in learning loss. Combining fun camp activities with academic enrichment is a wonderful way

to keep kids’ bodies and minds active,” said Kaylin Garst, Operations Director, YMCA of Beaufort County. “Through Camp Readers, we will use reading daily to help more kids stay on course developmentally, so they return to school reading at grade-level.”

As a leading nonprofit for strengthening community through youth development, the Y is addressing the academic achievement gap to help more youth succeed in school.

To learn more about Camp Readers and how to enroll your child, visit www. ymcabeaufortcounty.com.

The Friends of the Beaufort Library: Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena Branches (FOL) is a non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1979 to provide financial support to northern Beaufort County libraries with services to the community through additional funding of programs and projects that enhance learning, leisure and life.

To become a member of FOL, contact Lee Martin at 843-838-7438 or to volunteer contact Lynn Kittson at 843379-7040.

EASTER RELATED EVENTS Easter Sunrise Service in Waterfront Park: First Scots Independent Presbyterian Church of Beaufort is pleased to invite the Beaufort community to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Sunday, April 20 at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort. Sunrise is around 6:45 a.m., and the worship service will begin at 7 a.m. Visitors and residents of Beaufort are welcome and there is no cost to attend.

For more information, contact First Scots at 593-0176 or firstscotsbft@gmail.com.

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Family Easter Carnival: Saturday, April 19, from 2-4 p.m., The Link and the YMCA are partnering together to host a free Family Easter Carnival at the YMCA in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Avenue). There will be bouncers, games, food, snow cones, popcorn, door prizes, food vendors and much more! The Y will open the pool as well as the playground and climbing wall.

They are also having a donation drive for the YMCA’s Preschool. Donations of Kleenex, Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, Styrofoam bowls, plastic forks and spoons will be greatly appreciated.

The Blood Alliance will be there from 1-5 p.m. Appointments are every 15 min. from 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. Make an appointment by contacting Lynn Green with The Link at blooddrivecarnival@ gmail.com. To volunteer, contact Lynn Green at 592-0456.

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Bishop Barnett to teach classes, preach on Easter Sunday: Anglican Bishop Paul Barnett will visit Beaufort during Holy Week, teaching classes and preaching at all Easter Sunday services at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort.

Bishop Barnett will teach a two-day class on “The Importance of Peter in Earliest Christianity” on Tuesday (April 15) and Wednesday (April 16) of Holy Week. All are welcome to attend the classes at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall, 507 Newcastle St. A light luncheon will be served about 12:30 p.m. both days.

Please call the church office at 522-1712 to reserve a space for the teachings and luncheons. Paul William Barnett is an Anglican bishop, ancient historian, and New Testament scholar. He was the Bishop of North Sydney Australia from 1990 to 2001. Bishop Barnett will preach at the Parish Church of St. Helena on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Services will be at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 6 p.m.

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Dems hold convention at Penn Center More than 100 local Democrats attended the Beaufort County Democratic Party Convention last weekend at Penn Center’s Darrah Hall.

State Representative Bakari Sellers (D-Denmark), Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, was the keynote speaker. The son of civil rights leader Dr. Cleveland Sellers, he has served in the South Carolina Statehouse since 2006. At the time of his election, Sellers was the youngest serving member of the SC House.

In addition to the election of officers, as well as delegates to the State Democratic Convention and approval of several resolutions, the party honored local Democrats who have earned recognition and remembered those who passed on.

Anyone interested in participating in the local party should contact Beaufort County Party Chairman Blaine Lotz at gblotz@yahoo.com or 843-363-5204.

State Rep. Bakari Sellers, the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor, middle, meets Beaufort County Party Chairman Blaine Lotz and Peter Post, Democratic Party executive committee member from Dataw Island.

Beaufort County Councilwoman Laura Von Harten, middle, is with Sun City Democratic Club President Paul Russo and SC Democratic Party Regional Field Director Eva Sieupersad.

hope haven invites community to ‘take back the night’ In 2013, Hope Haven of the Lowcountry served 521 primary victims of sexual assault and child abuse. In honor of April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month, please join Hope Haven on Friday, April 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort for the 2014 Take Back the Night event to build communities intolerant of sexual violence and child abuse. Through spoken words of hope and healing from survivors, performers, and speakers young and old, and slam poets with their poetry to raise awareness, the event will shatter the silence of child abuse and sexual violence. The event is free and all are welcome to attend and speak or perform.

Lighting of luminaries will follow the event to honor the 521 survivors Hope Haven served last year. Come out to support this night of hope and inspiration! For more information, please contact Leigh-Ann Shoupe at 843-524-2256.

best bets IN BEAUFORT APRIL 4-6: : ‘A Date With Patsy Cline’: Don’t miss local performer Maggie Norden in the one-woman show, “A Date With Patsy Cline.” It will feature 20 of the country singer’s biggest hits and her life story, including both personal tidbits and the impact she made on country and pop music. The show will be onstage at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center on Boundary Street on April 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and April 6 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $21 and available online at www. beaufortcountyarts.com/theater.htm or by calling 843-379-2787.

APRIL 5: KidFest: The 19th annual KidFest is a large, one-day event held each spring by Marine Corps Community Services South Carolina in partnership with CAPA, The Exchange Club of Beaufort and Beaufort County Department of Social Services. KidFest will be Saturday, April 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cross Creek Shopping Center (Belk, Best Buy, etc.) on Robert Smalls Parkway.

APRIL 6: Band Jam & BBQ: Spend Sunday, April 6, from 3 to 7 p.m. enjoying live music and great food at the Band Jam & BBQ benefiting the Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail and hosted by Hemingway’s Bistro, 920 Bay Street, facing Beaufort’s downtown Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Come enjoy barbecue for $10 a plate and $2 beers while listening to live, homegrown bands including The Bull Grapes, Fripp N Friends, The Sometimes Later Band and The Rose Family Band.

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The Lunch Bunch had its own mini Friday fiesta last week at Agave Mexican Grill, the brightly colored restaurant located right on Ribaut Road next to SugarBelle boutique.

As Kim, Elizabeth and I waited for Nikki, we chatted and hungrily munched on the tasty tortilla chips served with salsa and guacamole. We talked and ate and lost track of time, and before we knew it, all the chips were gone, the guacamole bowl was empty, and we were really full. Don’t make the same mistake we did: Enjoy the chips, but go slow and leave room for the delicious variety of entrees that range from burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, and many other specialty Mexican dishes.

So we waited a while before ordering Clockwise from above: Molcajete; Quesadilla Fajita; Chorizo Sopes. our main meal, and Elizabeth chose the The menu is packed with so many like a never-ending bowl of amazingness, sopes from the appetizer menu. Sopes enticing items, that I was torn about especially with the onions and cactus, are bowls of corn-based dough topped with refried beans, lettuce, salsa, queso what to order. I finally decided to go unique flavors that make it addicting.

A Friday afternoon lunch at a Mexican fresco and a slice of avocado. She chose with the same dish I had the last time I dined here — the Molcajete.

This restaurant would not be complete chorizo as an additional topping, but they also offer chicken, steak or carnitas. house special comes with carne asada, without a South of the Border-inspired Nikki enjoyed her Quesadilla Fajita Mexican sausage, chicken, cactus, white adult beverage. Kim had a Corona Light, — a 10 inch flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and cambray onions packed while the rest of us enjoyed a classic lime strips of steaks, grilled onions, tomatoes into a big stone bowl and topped with margarita on the rocks. slices. All 2:17 mixed PM together, this1 There is an attractive bar with happy and bell peppers, and a side of rice and avocado B.Cunningham (4x5.25):Layout 1 6/14/10 Page combination of interesting ingredients is hour specials, and many beers and guacamole salad.

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Agave Mexican Grill is located at 1430 Ribaut Road, Port Royal, SC, 29935. Open for lunch and dinner, lunch is served between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 843-379-0232.

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Pecorino, isn’t that a cheese?

By Celia Strong

When almost anyone first comes in contact with this week’s wine, their reaction is almost always some confusion. With all the Italian food we cook, we have become well aware of and familiar with some of their great cheeses — Parmesan, obviously, but also Pecorino. But, and this is the fun part, Pecorino is also the name of a grape variety from Italy. So, off we go, on to another lesson that takes us to another new good wine.

We’re going to visit the Marche (that’s pronounced “mar-kay”) region of Italy. Marche, or Marches as it is also known, is located on the western Adriatic coast of Italy, right where the back of your knee would be if you think of the country as a boot. (A good Italian leather boot, of course.) The name for this region comes from the Latin for the plural name of “marches” — “marca.” The rough translation into English means boundaries or borders of a district or province.

This area was colonized by the Romans in the third century BC, and invaded by the Goths when the Roman Empire fell.

In the sixth century, the northern part of the region was under Byzantine rule and the southern part was under the powerful Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

In the eighth century, in two steps, the region was donated to the Papacy by Pepin the Short, the first Carolingian king of the Franks, and then by his son, Charlemagne, in 774. The name Marche came in the tenth century when the region was named as the border of the Holy Roman Empire.

Popes and emperors fought back and forth over control in the area, but between the 13th and 16th centuries, the popes gradually regained political rule. Then, for a short 18 years, from 1797 to 1815, the French occupied Marche. And, then, the papacy took over again. For a time, Marche was part of the kingdom of Sardinia along with Tuscany and Umbria. Marche is now, and always really was, slightly separate from mainstream Italy. Fewer tourists, too.

Along the Adriatic coast, a thin strip

Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor & Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.

Pecorino is a white grape, probably native to the Marche region of Italy, where this week’s wine, Velenosi Pecorino, was produced. Its name is probably related to the Italian word “pecora” for sheep. Of course, the cheese also got its name from the same word. of Marche is relatively flat, but the rest of the region is hilly and mountainous.

Farming and agriculture are the main occupations of the residents of Marche.

They specialize in olives, grapes and livestock. In addition, Marche produces ships, textile, chemicals, pottery, hand-made musical instruments, and they have four fishing ports on their coast. Their climate is temperate, with moderating breezes from the Adriatic.

Vines have been grown here since before the Romans, as the rolling hills are well suited to them. The wines produced in Marche are relatively simple compared to some other Italian regions. They have about 60,000 acres of vines and produce over 50 million gallons of wine each year. Only 20 percent of all this wine is DOC or DOCG level. Most of it is released as IGT or Vino di Tavola, both lesser levels in Italian wine laws. (Don’t forget: Lesser levels do not necessarily mean lesser wines. Remember the Super Tuscans.) They make about half whites and half reds, each from predominantly one variety — Montepuciano for the red and Verdicchio for the white. But, we

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The Velenosi Pecorino is made from 100 percent Pecorino grapes.

have a wine from a much lesser known variety. Pecorino. Yes, that is the grape’s name. Not a cheese this time.

Pecorino is a white grape, probably native to Marche. It is believed to be a very old variety. Its name is probably related to the Italian word “pecora” for sheep. (Of course, the cheese also got its name from the same word. Pecorino is a hard cheese made from ewe’s milk and has four legal types: Pecorino Romano from Sardinia, Pecorino Sardo also from Sardinia, Pecorino Toscano from Tuscany, and Pecorino Siciliano from Sicily. None from Marche. Humph!)

Pecorino, the grape, is early ripening and tends to produce low yields. Even without strict pruning it is also a healthy variety, with a natural resistance to mildews and grows well at slight elevations. These grapes are naturally high in sugar, which explains the ancient stories of the sheep grazing on the hillsides and eating them. They are also naturally high in acidity.

In 2000, a little more than 200 acres of Pecorino were planted in Marche. The first producer of Pecorino DOC wine,

Offida DOC, was Guido Cocci Grifoni in the 1980’s. He was doing research on native grapes and tried to save heirloom varieties By researching old records, Grifoni found a tiny vineyard, about 3,200 feet above sea level, on the right bank of the Tronto River. This vineyard was owned by an 80-year-old man and had a few, struggling, old Pecorino vines. When he visited the site, in 1982, Grifoni took some cuttings and grafted them onto newer rootstocks. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s that these vines started to really produce. And he had enough to make and sell some of his first Pecorino wines. These were Vino di Tavola level wines. But, Grifoni campaigned for official recognition of his wine and received it in 2001 — DOC Offida.

In the various DOC wines of Marche, different percentages of Pecorino are allowed, mixed with Verdicchio and Chardonnay and Trebbiano. In the Offida DOC, our Pecorino must be up to at least 85 percent of the blend. The rest of these wines can be made from local, non-aromatic varieties.

Our Velenosi Pecorino is 100 percent Pecorino; a true opportunity to learn this grape. For our wine, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperatures. And, then, the wine is aged for five months in stainless steel as well. It is straw yellow colored with hints of green. It has aromas of exotic fruits, citrus, jasmine flowers and even tropical notes of lime and bananas — similar flavors to a medium body dry wine, and very different from our usual range of flavors.

But, a quick look at traditional Marche region food and the doors open. There is a lot of seafood from the Adriatic, as well as poultry and chunks of pork, cream sauces, flavorful meat sauces, sausages, fennel, olives, and wide egg noodles such as lasagna and pappardelle, and, of course, cow and sheep cheeses. These all sound like a lot of what we love to eat anyhow, and our wine of the week pairs well with these foods. My thinking is our new Pecorino fits right in.

This wine is available now at Bill’s Liquor for only $15.49. Enjoy.

Morning coffee with friends at a hometown café. School ball games. The changing of the seasons. The County Fair. Spending time with family or just a simple drive through the country side. There is a character and quality of life here in our area we all love. We’re proud to be a part of it.

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dining guide

A listing of local restaurants in northern Beaufort County:Your resource for where to eat AGAVE MEXICAN GRILL: 1430 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 843-379-0232; L.D. ALVIN ORD’S: 1514 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 843-524-8222; L.D.

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BIG JOE’S BBQ

RANCHO GRANDE MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 41-B Robert Smalls

Parkway, Beaufort, 322-9909. 136 Sea Island Parkway, Suite 4 & 6, Lady’s Island, 5240405.

RED ROOSTER CAFE: 1210 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2253; B.L.D.

ATHENIAN GARDENS: 950 Ribaut

Road, Beaufort; 379-9222; Greek; L.D.

ROSIE O’GRADYS PUB: Suite 3,

BACK PORCH GRILL: 1 Landing Dr, Port Royal,; 525-9824; L.D.

Beaufort Town Center, Boundary Street; 843-379-7676 Irish-American cuisine; L.D.

BEAUFORT BREAD COMPANY:

RYAN’S FAMOUS PIZZA & SUBS:

102 Lady’s Island Shopping Center, Lady’s Island; 843-522-0213; B.L.

14 Savannah Highway, Shell Point Plaza, Beaufort; 379-3479; L.D.

BELLA LUNA: 859 Sea Island Parkway,

SAKE HOUSE: 274 Robert Smalls

St. Helena Island; 838-3188; Italian; B.L.D.

Parkway; Beaufort; 379-5888; Japanese; L.D.

BERTOS GRILL TEX-MEX:

SALTUS RIVER GRILL: 802 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-3474; Seafood, upscale; L.D.

9 Market, Habersham Marketplace; Mexican; 644-1925; L.D.

BIG JOE’S BAR-B-Q: 760 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort; 770-0711; L.D.

BLACKSTONE’S DELI & CAFE: 205

Scott St., Beaufort; 524-4330; B.L.

Big Joe’s Bar-B-Q is located at 780D Parris Island Gateway, Port Royal, SC, 29906. They are open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 843-770-0711 for take out or catering. Visit online at www.bigjoesbbq.net. The restaurant is very military friendly. There is a military discount every day, and Marine graduates eat free on Friday. They even deliver to Parris Island.

BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT:

1760 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-0821; D.

BOUNDARY STREET CAFE: 1209

Boundary St., Suite C, Beaufort; 379-1811; B. L. Brunch.

BREAKWATER RESTAURANT & BAR: 203 Carteret St., Beaufort; 379-0052;

Upscale dining, tapas; D.

BRICKS ON BOUNDARY: 1420

Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-5232; L.D.

BURLAP: 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort; B, L.

CAROLINA DOG & DELI: 968

Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2122; L.

CAROLINA TAVERN: 1714 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 379-5959; Wings, ribs, sports bar; L.D.

CAT ISLAND GRILL & PUB: 8

Waveland Ave., Cat Island; 524-4653; Steaks, seafood, pasta, burgers, more; L.D.

CITY JAVA & NEWS: 301 Carteret St.,

Beaufort; 379-JAVA (5282); Sandwiches, soups, muffins, desserts, coffee drinks,; B. L.

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT: 71 Sea

Island Parkway, Lady’s Island, Beaufort; 5247433; Seafood; D.

THE DOG HOUSE: 381 Sea Island

Parkway, Lady’s Island Beaufort; 770-0013; L.

DUKE’S BBQ: 1509 Salem Road, Beaufort; 379-4744; L.D.: Thursday and Friday only.

EMILY’S TAPAS BAR: 906 Port Republic St., Beaufort; 522.1866; D.

FAT PATTIES: 831 Parris Island

Gateway, Port Roya; 843-379-1500; L.D.

FILLIN’ STATION: 57 Sea Island

Parkway, Lady’s Island; 522-0230; L.D

FOOLISH FROG: 846 Sea Island

Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-9300; L.D.

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SAND DOLLAR TAVERN: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3151; L.D. SGT. WHITE’S: 1908 Boundary St.;

Beaufort; 522-2029; Southern cooking; L.D.

SHRIMP SHACK: 1929 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2962; L.

FUJI RESTAURANT: 97 Sea Island Parkway, Hamilton Village, Lady’s Island; 524-2662; Japanese steak house; L.D.

LOWCOUNTRY PRODUCE & CAFE: 302 Carteret St.; Beaufort; 3221900; B.L.

SMOKIN’ PLANKS BBQ: 914 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 843-522-0322; L.D.

FUMIKO SUSHI: 14 Savannah Highway, Beaufort; 524-0918; L.D.

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE:

SO HOT MONGOLIAN GRILL:

GILLIGANS: 2601 Boundary St.,

MAGGIE’S PUB & EATERY: 17 Market, Habersham; 379-1719; L.D.

Beaufort; 838-9300; Seafood, steaks; L.D.

GRIFFIN MARKET: 403 Carteret St., Beaufort; 524-0240; Authentic Italian; L.D.

GOURMET ON WHEELS: 812-8870;

Healthy home-cooked meals delivered to your door weekly; D.

GREAT GARDENS CAFE: 3669 Trask Parkway, Beaufort; 521-1900; L.

GROUCHO’S DELI: 81 Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort; 524-4545; L.

HAROLD’S COUNTRY CLUB BAR & GRILL: Highway 17-A & Highway 21, Yemassee; 589-4360; Steaks, wings; L.D.

HEMINGWAY’S BISTRO: 920 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-4480; bar & grill; L.D.

HOUSE OF TOKYO: 330 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 521-9011; L.D. JADE GARDEN: 2317 Boundary St.,

Beaufort; 522-8883; Chinese and Japanese cuisine; L.D.

JIMMY JOHN’S: 2015 Boundary St., Beaufort Town Center; 379-3009; Sub sandwiches; L.D.

JOHNSON CREEK TAVERN:

910 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-1888; L.D.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY CAFE: 703

Congress Street, Beaufort; 524-1961; B.L.

MARILYN’S LUNCH AT SOUTHERN SWEETS: 917 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-0798; Sandwiches, soups; L.

MARKETPLACE NEWS: 917 Bay St., Beaufort; 470-0188; Sandwich cafe; B.L. MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN: 111 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 524-8766; L.D.

MIKKI’S: 1638 Paris Ave., Port Royal; 379-

4322; All-American Cuisine; B. L.D.

MOONDOGGIES CAFE: 930 10th

St., Port Royal; 522-1222; L.D.

MUCHO MARGARITS: 5 Sams Point

Road, Lady’s Island, 524-4001; Mexican; L.D.

OLD SCHOOL PIZZERIA: 1638

Paris Ave., Port Royal; 843-524-1995; L.D.

PALM & MOON BAGEL: 221 Scott St., Beaufort; 379-9300; B.L.

PANINI’S CAFE: 926 Bay St., Beaufort;

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea

PIACE PIZZA: 5-B Market, Habersham,

Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 524-3122; L.

Beaufort; 379-3287; L.D.

LADY’S ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB: 139 Francis Marion Circle, Lady’s

PLUMS: 904 1/2 Bay St., Beaufort; 5251946; Sandwiches, seafood, live music;L.D.

LA NOPALERA: 1220 Ribaut Road,

Q ON BAY: 822 Bay St., Beaufort; 524-7771; Barbecue, Southern cooking;L.D.

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STEAMER: 168 Sea Island Parkway; Lady’s Island; 522-0210; L.D.

SUSHI SAKANA: 860 Parris Island Gateway, Port Royal; 379-5300; L.D. SUWAN THAI: Paris Ave., Port Royal; 379-8383; Thai cuisine; L.D.

SUZARA’S KITCHEN: Newcastle Square, Beaufort; 379-2160; B, L.

SWEETGRASS: 100 Marine Drive, Dataw Island; 838-2151; L.D.

UPPER CRUST: 97 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 521-1999; L.D.

WINED IT UP: 705 Bay St., Beaufort; wine bar, tapas; L.D. WREN: 210 Carteret St., Beaufort; 5249463; Local seafood, steaks, pasta; L.D. YES! THAI INDEED: 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort; 986-1185; L.D.

PAPAYA THAI AND SUSHI: 1001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9099; L.D.

Beaufort; 521-4882; Mexican; L.D.

SOUTHERN GRACES BISTRO:

809 Port Republic St., at The Beaufort Inn, Beaufort; 379-0555; L.D.

379-0300; Italian, wood-fired pizzas; L.D.

2141 Sea Island Parkway, Harbor Island; 838-4166; L.D.

Island; 522-9700; L.D.

2121 Boundary Street, Suite 103, Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort; 843-379-5559; L.D.

A GUIDE TO DINING • All area codes are 843 • B = Breakfast • L = Lunch • D = Dinner • To feature your restaurant in the SPOTLIGHT, email theislandnews@gmail.com.

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Stay busy and entertained with themed crossword puzzles and Sudoku THEME: THE TWENTIES ACROSS 1. Hidden, also “lost” in French 6. ___ and flow 9. Beehive basket 13. “Private Parts” author 14. ___ v. Wade 15. The Great Muppet 16. _____ peak 17. ___-Wan Kenobi 18. Bedazzle, e.g.

19. *”The Jazz Singer” and such 21. Honeymoon, e.g.

23. Finale 24. RPMs 25. Electric guitar hookup 28. *Art ____ 30. Kindle editions 35. Figure of worship 37. Margaret behind sexual revolution 39. *Flashy ocean ride in “The Great Gatsby” 40. *This “biscuit” was renamed a “sandwich” cookie in 1921 41. Supplemented 43. Salty drop 44. Chronic disease in homeopathy 46. Pitcher with handle and spout for pouring 47. Maori war dance 48. ______ weight in boxing 50. Actor Sandler 52. Frostiness 53. To fix, as in cat 55. Bygone bird 57. *Musical name for the 1920s 61. *”Return to Normalcy” President 65. Architectural projection 66. “Wow!” 68. Cowboy sport 69. Female gossip 70. Feeling of anger 71. Corpulent 72. *”The Foresyte ____” 73. Down in the dumps 74. Adam and Mae

DOWN 1. Attention grabber 2. Tallest volcano in Europe 3. Movie roll 4. *Famous Chicago hotel, opened in 1920 5. Uncharitable or cruel 6. Son of Aphrodite 7. *Roaring Twenties hairstyle 8. Neutral shade 9. *”Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime ____,” a.k.a. “7Up” 10. Be aware of a fact 11. Poet Pound 12. Child’s dream gift?

15. *Fitzgerald’s famous character 20. Swelling 22. Adam’s partner 24. *Route 66, e.g.

25. Mushroom cloud maker 26. Journalist Shriver 27. Song of joy 29. Relinquish or abandon 31. The Hippocratic ____ 32. *Lindbergh’s first solo crossing of Atlantic ____ 33. Popular pant style for men 34. Seatbelt 36. *Like Hemingway’s generation 38. Owner’s acquisition 42. _____ queen 45. Indian spice mix 49. Auto unit 51. The next day 54. Breastplate 56. Sun-dried brick 57. Pleasures 58. Domain 59. Pizzazz 60. Actress ___-Jones 61. Pay attention 62. Bad day for Caesar 63. Home on a limb 64. “What ____ around comes around” 67. *Babe Ruth, star of the “Live-Ball ___”

last week’s crossword & sudoku solutions

(843) 812-4656

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pets

Learn about canine behavior with Tracie Korol or adopt a furry friend

Off to a good start

By Tracie Korol

“We just got a puppy this weekend!” is a sentence I hear more often than a nondog person would. I wade cautiously into these exchanges curious to know if the new owner was overcome with spontaneous puppy desire, shelter guilt or had they actually planned for what could become a 16-year commitment.

Unfortunately, many of these new dog ventures fail because people do not take adequate time at the very beginning to evaluate the desired dog or their own abilities to deal with it once it becomes a part of the family.

Practically speaking, if you’re considering adding a puppy to the family, ask the question, “How much time do I have?’” If you bring a baby dog home on a whim, you will spend weeks, months or even years playing catch-up struggling to recover from mistakes made in the first few weeks. It may even grow into the problem of “how-do-we-get-rid-of ” if the concerns become chronic. There are way too many of those poor pets at any shelter.

First, when you get the itch for a puppy, resist. Instead, begin your search by visualizing the whole package of dogness: the ideal age, size, coat, breed or breed cross, energy level, attention span, ability to give and receive attention, sociability, portability, genetics and current AND down-theroad health status. With that vision in

BowWOW!

Facts, observations and musings about Our Best Friends

BowWOW! Is a production of Tracie Korol and wholeDog. She is a canine behavior coach, Reiki practitioner, a canine massage therapist (CMT), herbalist and canine homeopath.

Want more information? Have a question? Send a note to Tracie at letstalk@wholedog.biz or visit www.wholedog.biz.

mind, visit shelters frequently without bringing a dog home. It will be a killer to walk past all those pleading eyes, but keep the vision of your perfect dog in mind each time you visit. Be flexible to a degree but stick with it because little deviations from your ideal can become huge problems in the long run.

For instance, you like to keep your house tidy and you finally have white furniture now that the kids are gone, your vision of the perfect dog is a medium-sized, shorthaired white dog that is content to stand around on a dropcloth. However, you fall in love with a shaggy black puppy that grows into a 70-pound kind-of-a-shepherd that spends most of its free time off-loading long hair and tracking in sand. In time, the relationship with the dog will suffer because your desire for a grimefree living room may confine the dog to the kitchen or, worse, the backyard.

DO NOT settle for a dog that doesn’t gladden your heart in every way and you won’t find yourself returning an older,

PET OF THE WEEK Maskey is very sweet and mellow; she’s the cozy tabby who is just a little shy. Current on her vaccinations, spayed, microchipped and all snuggled up waiting for her new home. Come visit her MondaySaturday from 12 to 7 p.m. at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center. Call 843-645-1725 or email info@palmettoanimalleague.org for more info on Maskey.

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less adoptable dog to the shelter when it doesn’t work out.

While you are visiting shelters, prepare your house and your personal lifestyle for your little addition.

Purchase ALL the things you’ll need to make the transition easier before you bring the puppy home: get a crate, make some good puppy food, get a good leash (not one of those retractable thingys), stock up on grooming equipment, toys, Nature’s Miracle, and lots of paper towels. Think about containment.

Do you need a portable pen? (yes) Do you need to make a major household improvement by fencing the backyard? (yes) Think long and hard about your commitment to time spent with the dog. Are you committed to taking walks several times a day no matter what the

weather or your social obligations? (yes) Are you committed to constantly supervising your pup for the first weeks? (yes) Are you committed to paring down your environment to absolute basics to protect your puppy from the temptation of desirable objects? (yes) Occasionally, I have the pleasure of hosting puppies. Before a visit, I roll up the carpets, close off all but the assigned area, tie up any exposed cords, put plants out of danger-range, and have the paper towels and cleaner readily at hand.

Yet, invariably, I still have to run down Master Pup when he speeds past with some kind of contraband in his mouth.

Even when “completely prepared,” these crafty little creatures have a knack for finding the forgotten and unknown ... and then eating it. I might have tended a few thousand puppies in my time, and trust me, they all find contraband.

These considerations are only the beginning of accepting responsibility for the life of another living creature.

The way you prepare and care for your pup in the first few weeks will determine your success of a life-long relationship of companionship and love. I think the Boy Scouts summed it up: Be Prepared.

what to do Beaufort Agility Club starts spring session

Beaufort Agility Club will start a new Spring session on Sunday, April 6 at 10 a.m. Come out for fun and exercise, not to mention socialization at Beaufort Dog’s play yard, 1307 Boundary Street. Contact: Kelley-BeaufotDog.com or stop in to preregister and receive a discount. Obedience classes also now enrolling.

Hospice hosts support bereavement groups

FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice offers bereavement services for individuals who are dealing with the loss of a loved one.

The groups are open to anyone who has experienced a loss regardless of whether their loved one was a patient of FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice. FRIENDS hosts a one-hour bereavement support group for adults at their offices located at 1110 13th St., Port Royal, on the third Thursday of each month. Group members learn from each other and share their thoughts and feelings with compassionate listeners who have also experienced significant loss.

FRIENDS will also host a four-week Bereavement Series on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in April — April 9, 23 and 30. This series is designed to help understand your grief journey and learn ways to cope. For questions, call 843-525-6257.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month. On Saturday, April 5, national Parkinson’s Disease lecturer Mary Sprumelli will discuss non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s at the Lowcountry Parkinson’s support group symposium at the Colleton River Club in Bluffton.

Seating is limited; pre-registration is required. The cost is $7.50 per person and includes lunch at the Colleton River Club.

Event exhibition tables open at 10 a.m. and the symposium begins promptly at 10:30 a.m. To register, call 843-525-0354 or email pdawaresc@gmail.com.

Stork’s Nest is holding free baby shower drives

Stork’s Nest, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is holding a free event called “Pregnant Pause: Brunch and Learn.” If you are expecting a baby, then you’re invited to a special celebration and annual baby shower donation drive from 10 a.m. to noon at the following locations: • Tuesday, April 8: Chelsea Medical Clinic, 721 Okatie Highway, Ridgeland • Monday, April 14: Port Royal Medical Clinic, 1320 S. Ribaut Road, Port Royal • Saturday, April 19: Wesley United Methodist, 810 Duke Street, Beaufort.

There will be food, door prizes and a lot of information. For details, please call 843263-4664.

Sportfishing & Diving Club to have meeting

The Beaufort Sportfishing & Diving Club’s April meeting will be held Thursday, April 10 at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island, off Meridian Road.

The social begins at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Captain Jim Clarke of Straycat Fishing Charters who will be giving his presentation on Cobia.

This presentation will include rods and

Plaza Stadium Theater Friday 4/4 - Thursday 4/10

Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2D “PG” 2:00-4:10-7:00-9:00 Noah “PG13” 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40 Divergent “PG13” 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40

The group has preserved well over 172,000 acres that were under the threat of development, with a goal of saving 250,000 acres. The meeting will take place in the Frissell House of Penn Center, located at 16 Penn Center Circle West on St. Helena Island. Lunch will be provided.

Beaufort ProWriters to meet at City Java

reels, baits, the importance of chumming and anchoring. Guests are always welcome.

For more information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122.

The next meeting of the Beaufort ProWriters will be Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at City Java on Carteret Street in downtown Beaufort. They will check in with current writing projects and talk about topics writers would like addressed in upcoming meetings, whether through internal discussion or via outside speakers.

Beaufort ProWriters is open to all professional writers and writers who strive to become pros on any level in any genre, whether that be magazine articles, fiction or nonfiction books, technical writing, et al.

There is no membership charge. The only requirements are an open, engaged mind and an enthusiasm for your craft.

Beaufort County holds April Air Day events

ArtiZen Yoga provides ‘Being of Service’ class

Captain America 2D 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40 Captain America 3D 1:30-4:15-7:00-9:40

Visit beaufortmovie.com for upcoming movies.

41 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort (843) 986-5806

In April, Beaufort County will be hosting two unique events to raise awareness of aviation in our community and its critical role in local businesses and economic development. Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the first Air Day event will take place at the Beaufort County Airport located on Lady’s Island.

A variety of aircraft will be on display.

There will also be static displays from the Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office, Beaufort County EMS and the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire Department. In addition, several aeronautical organizations will have table displays allowing the public to learn more about their product or service.

Sea Island Fly Fishers meet to talk about cobia

The Wednesday, April 9 meeting of the Sea Island Fly Fishers will feature Paul Burton as speaker. Paul is the club’s resident expert on cobia, having won every single club-fly-only competition for cobia. He knows how to do it and will share his techniques and tactics. Cobia will be arriving in our waters in the next two months and offer exciting sport for the many area pursuers. The program will follow a social hour and the public is welcome to join for free refreshments and fish talk. Anyone interested in fly fishing should plan to join the group, 6 p.m., Bay Street Outfitters, 825 Bay St., Beaufort.

Call Jack Baggette at 843-522-8911 or visit www.flyfishbeaufort.com.

Open Land Trust holds annual luncheon

The Open Land Trust’s Annual Luncheon will feature Charles Lane discussing “The ACE Basin and the rise of the Lowcountry conservation movement, a historical context.” The meeting will be Tuesday, April 8 at 12 p.m. on the grounds of historic Penn Center. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 843-5212175 or going to www.openlandtrust.org.

Mr. Lane helped form the ACE Basin Task Force in 1989, hoping to protect 90,000 acres surrounding the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto River estuaries.

On the second Thursday of every month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ArtiZen Yoga provides “Being of Service,” a free all-level yoga class exclusively for active military and their spouses. This month’s class will be held Thursday, April 10, and it will be taught by Ayren Pfeifer, certified Ashtanga teacher and a military spouse of 13 years. Childcare will be available for a small fee: $5 for one child/$3 for each additional child. ArtiZen Yoga is located in Newcastle Square in Uptown Beaufort.

Dr. Larry Rowland to speak at DAR meeting

The April meeting of the Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will take place on Thursday, April 10 at the St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort Public Library, Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island at 2 p.m. This meeting will be held together with the Governor Paul Hamilton Chapter, South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution, and the highlight of afternoon will be a talk

by Dr. Larry Rowland, noted historian, about “The American Revolution in the Lowcountry.” Members of both groups will have an opportunity to visit with Dr. Rowland after the talk as they gather for refreshments. Contact Charlene Shufelt at 525-0158 for more information.

Take a spring tour of Penn Center campus

The spring tour of the historic campus of Penn Center on St. Helena Island will be held Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The full day of events will include: • 10 a.m.: PBS Documentary, “Against All Odds.”

• 11 a.m.: Tour Museum Exhibit “Harlem on my Mind.”

• Noon: Guided campus tour • 1 p.m.: Lowcountry Fried Fish lunch • 2 p.m.: More guided campus tours.

• 2 to 4 p.m.: Artist demonstrations and book signings.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for kids 12 and under. Call Penn Center at 843838-2432.

upcoming events at the libraries Storytimes with Miss Kathleen: Join Miss Kathleen for songs and stories you will love singing and dancing to!

• For children ages 2-4 years and their adult caregiver: Every Monday in April from 4 to 4:45 p.m.

• For children ages 5-6 years and their adult caregiver: Every Tuesday in April from 4 to 4:45 p.m.

Activity Room, St. Helena Library.

Family Literacy Night: Join us for activities and fun for the family that will help to build the love of reading and to improve literacy skills. Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. St. Helena Branch Library Activity Room, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road. Contact 843-255-6558 or email kmcteer@bcgov.net.

“You Haiku Beaufort County”: April is National Poetry Month and the Beaufort County Library is encouraging everyone to help celebrate. Starting April 1 and continuing through April 30, all ages are invited to create a haiku that celebrates Beaufort County, and submit it online at beaufortcountylibrary.org/haiku. Instructions will be available. Contact: 843-2556431 or tcox@bcgov.net.

Open Lab: Digital Drawing: Come learn how to use our Wacom tablets and sketch on the computer via Sketchbook Express. Materials provided. Open to 4 students ages 8+. Registration required.

Monday, April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. St. Helena Windows Lab, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.

Contact 843-255-6587 or mflorencio@ bcgov.net.

Advanced Internet Searching: Want to learn more about the World Wide Web? Let us help you and get you started with various search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, Wikipedia, and more! Open to 10 students ages 18+. Registration required. Tuesday, April 8, 10:30 a.m. to noon at St. Helena Windows Computer Lab, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Rd, St. Helena Island, SC 29920. Contact: 843255-6587 or fhays@bcgov.net.

Intro to the Internet: Learn how to browse the World Wide Web for adults and teens. Saturday, April 5 at 9:30 a.m., and every first Saturday of the month at St. Helena library. Contact 843-255-6544 or carmeng@bcgov.net.

Homework Center: During the school year, every Saturday help for children in grades 1-12. Help from live tutors at Brainfuse is also available from 2 to 11 p.m. daily. The free homework center will be available April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2-4 PM and May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Contact 843255-6541, kmcteer@bcgov.net.

First Fridays Crafting Hour: Free demonstration of making a pine straw basket for adults. Friday, April 5, at 3 p.m. at St. Helena library. Contact: 843-255-6559, mkilgore@bcgov.net.

Cooking Club: Adults and teens share dishes from a country’s cuisine or a theme.

Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. Contact 843-255-6544, carmeng@bcgov.net.

Free Movies: Watch a free movie and eat popcorn too! First Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library for everyone. Contact 843-255-6558, kmcteer@bcgov.net.

Maker Monday Club: Arduino Night: Do you like to code? Learn how to make a blinking circuit using a combination of our Arduino prototyoping boards and Arduino programming language. Open to ages 13-17. Registration required.

Monday, April 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Helena Windows Lab. Contact 843-2556587, mflorencio@bcgov.net.

Find out more about these and other events at www.beaufortcountylibrary.org.

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service directory AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING

hair stylists

KFI Mechanical, LLC Air conditioning Tel. 843-322-0018

Lime Lite Salon

Lohr Plumbing, Inc.

INSURANCE

podiatry

Alyson Boggess, stylist A True Balance of Substance & Style 843-379-5463 612 Carteret Street www.limelitesalon.net

Beaufort Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC

John C. Haynie President 843-524-0996 www.beaufortairconditioning.com

For All Your Insurance Needs

antiques & consignment

Amy Bowman phone: (843) 524-7531

The Collectors Antique Mall

Jane Tarrance Furniture, Glassware, Collectibles 843524-2769 102 C Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island Center Beaufort, South Carolina 29907

For All Your Insurance Needs Andy Corriveau phone: (843) 524-1717

Robbie Holmquist

robbieh@tiasc.biz Turbeville Insurance Agency 33 Professional Village Circle Beaufort, SC 29907 843.524.4500 ext 310 843.812.7148

Consignment Gallery & Estate Sales Of Beaufort

We handle deceased and living Estate Sales. Store full of Furniture/ Accessories/ Gifts Consignment 60% to you 1013 Charles Street, Beaufort, SC 843-812-8899 ask for Kathy Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

LAWN CARE

Lawn Solutions Jim Colman 843-522-9578

www.lawnsolutions.us Design, Installation, Maintenance

Attorney

Christopher J. Geier

PEST CONTROL

Attorney at Law, LLC Criminal Defense & Civil Litigation Located on the corner of Carteret and North Street Office: 843-986-9449 Fax: 843-986-9450 geierlaw@gmail.com http://geierlaw.com

Collins Pest Control

Tommy Collins 843-524-5544 Complete Termite and Pest Control Residential, Commercial, Free Estimates, Licensed and Insured PEt grooming

auction/estate sales

Furbulas Dog Grooming and Pet Sitting

Gallery 95 Auction

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

• Change your dog from Fabulous to Furbulas with a personal touch.

24022 Whyte Hardee Blvd.

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

Broad Marsh Animal Hospital

CLEANING SERVICES

A professional animal stylist with many years of experience, Sarah Ellis grooms all breeds, including cats. To reduce anxiety, we offer twilight sleep with medical supervision at no extra charge.

Early drop offs and late pickups are not a problem.

Boundary Street: 843-524-2224 843-524-0014

Merry Maids

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

Speedy Clean

Residential & Commercial Services Licensed and Insured $25 Off Initial Cleaning (when you mention this ad) (843) 597-0581 speedycleantoo@yahoo.com

PHYSICIANS Randy Royal, MD- OBGYN and Pelvic Surgery

843-524-5455 www.wernerandroyal.com We’re now providing a new level of patient comfort.

CONSTRUCTION

Chandler Trask Construction

Chandler Trask 843.321.9625 Chandlertraskconstruction@gmail.com ChandlerTraskConstruction.com

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Amazing Idol

community rejoices over return of american idol’s candice glover

may 9-15, 2013

WHAT’S INSIDE?

NEWS

Beaufort named “America’s Happiest Seaside Town.” see page 3

HEALTH

New column teaches some helpful, basic yoga poses. see page 4

ARTS

see more photos and stories, pages 11-13

Photos by Captured Moments Photography

Sanford wins 1st Congressional seat Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was chosen by voters to fill the U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, seat in the special general election held Tuesday, May 7.

Unofficial results, with all five counties reporting, show the Republican Sanford at 54 percent

over his opponent Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

In Beaufort County, Sanford collected about 53 percent, with Colbert Busch at nearly 47 percent.

With all 80 precincts reporting, voter turnout was deemed high by election officials at 33 percent.

Sanford beat out 15 other

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candidates in the primary to represent the Republican Party in his first return to politics since he resigned as governor in 2009. He previously served as the First Congressional District representative from 1995-2001.

Sanford grew up in Beaufort and his family still lives in the area.

PLUMBING

Mark Sanford

Beaufort Children’s Theatre presents Little Mermaid, Jr. see page 18 INDEX

News Health Social Diary Sports School Lunch Bunch Wine Dine Guide Obituaries Games Pets Events Directory Classified

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Brett Doran Serving the Lowcountry for over 20 years.

Service, New Construction, and Remodeling.

(843) 522-8600 www.lohrplumbing.com

Island Podiatry

Dr. Jill C. Blau 3 Celadon Drive, Suite A Beaufort, SC, 29907 843-379-9913 Two convenient locations, Beaufort & Bluffton islandpodiatry@gmail.com

property management

Palmetto Shores

property managment

Lura Holman McIntosh, BIC Telephone: 843-525-1677 Website: www.palmettoshores.com PROPERTY MANAGEME Email: marshview@palmettoshores. com

realtor LURA HOLMAN McINTOSH Carolina Realty of the OFF Broker-In-Charge Lowcountry FAX E-Mail: lura@palmettoshores.com Bill Hatcher www.palmettoshores.com 843-521-7429 billhatchersells@gmail.com www.carolinarealtyotl.com “Selling the Lowcountry one dream at a time” Call me today for a free market analysis of your property.

ROOFING

DA Roofing Co.

Donnie Daughtry, Owner

Call us for ALL of your roofing needs.

New Construction, Residential and Commercial, Shingles, Metal, Hot Tar & Hydrostop.

All repairs and new additions.

FREE ESTIMATES 524-1325

tree service

Southern Tree Services of Beaufort, Inc. Ronnie Reiselt, Jr. P.O. Box 2293 Beaufort, SC 29901 843-522-9553 Office 843-522-2925 Fax

websites

Beaufort Mobile Website Design Paul Richardson 843-441-8213

beaufortwebsitedesign@gmail.com http://beaufortmobilewebsitedesign. com

zumba classes

GG’s Zumba Fit

www.ggmack.zumba.com ggzumbafit@gmail.com 843-473-8222 Held at TCL, 921 Ribaut Rd, Continuing Education Building 22

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Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

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COMPUTER/ELECTRONICS My Computer Works. Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections - FIX IT NOW! Professional, U.S.-based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 1-888-269-7891.

HELP WANTED Help wanted for Sakana Japanese Restaurant and Sushi, 860 Parris Island Gateway, Ste. C-1, Port Royal, SC 29906. Please call 843-379-5300.

Help Needed- Bindery & Sign Production Operator. 35 hours per week. Will train, resume required. Apply at Murr

Printing & Signs, 1012 Boundary St. Beaufort SC 29902. Contact Bob Murr for details 843-525-6603.

HIGH-TECH CAREER with U.S. Navy. Elite tech training w/great pay, benefits, vacation, $ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 800662-7419.

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Experienced OTR Flatbed Drivers earn 50 up to 55 cpm loaded. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Home most weekends.

Call: 843-266-3731 / www.bulldoghiway. com EOE. New Pay-For-Experience program pays up to $0.41/mile. Class A Professional Drivers Call 866-501-0946 for more details or visit SuperServiceLLC.com.

GUARANTEED PAY! CLASS-A -CDL FLATBED DRIVERS NEEDED! Local, regional, OTR. Great pay package/ benefits/401k match. 1yr exp. required. Call JGR 864-488-9030 Ext. 319, Greenville and Gaffney SC locations. www.jgr-inc.com.

WE NEED DRIVERS!! Immediate openings. OTR drivers, minimum 1yr.

OTR experience. Late model conventional tractors/48’ flatbed trailers. Top pay, insurance. Home most weekends. Senn Freight 1-800-477-0792.

ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 105 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Jimmie Haynes at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-

7377.

Superior Transportation New Careers for OTR Drivers Class A CDL 2yrs Exp Flatbed. Get paid for your Experience! Weekly Salary & Extra pay for weekends! Call 800736-9486 Ext266.

MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE CAREERS begin here - Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students.

Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513.

HVAC Careers Start here - Heat things up with hands on training in months not years.

Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. Call Centura College 888-8911658.

Healthcare CAREERS - Looking for caring people to train for work in hospitals, clinics, health. Financial aid if qualified.

Call Centura College Charleston 888242-3623/ Columbia 888-891-1658.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DirectTV. 2 Year Savings Event! Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Only DirecTV gives you 2 YEARS of savings and a FREE Genie upgrade! Call 1-800908-5974.

DISH TV Retailer - Starting at $19.99/ month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800635-0278.

REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL!* Get a whole-home Satellite system installed at NO COST and programming starting at

$19.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade to new callers, SO CALL NOW 1-866981-7319.

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SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888-733-7165, 24/7.

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Wood Floors.. Cooks Kitchen, Family Room/Fireplace, Glass Carolina Porch, 2 Car Garage, Brick Terrace, Southern Gardens Front & Back. $2,200 mo. Cassy Denton, 843-271-0500 Ballenger Realty.

Western NC Mtns Owner must sell custom built 1,300sf cabin on 1.39ac. w/ huge loft, lots of glass, rock fpl, hickory cabinets and much more. $132,900. Must see! 828-286-1666.

VACATION RENTALS ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY to more than 2.6 million South Carolina newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 112 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Jimmie Haynes at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7 3 7 7 .

Order by 4-4 ~ Delivery on 4-8 South Carolina

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Attention! Federal Workers If you have or wish to file a claim for work-related hearing loss with the U.S. Department of Labor - OWCP.

You may be eligible for compensation and continuing benefits

• Vegetable Lasagna • Pork Tenderloin Stew • Stuffed Cabbage • Chicken Kiev • Shrimp Salad over Fresh Greens and Side • Zarina (shrimp & scallops in a spicy cream sauce) • Pasta and Pea Soup with Brocolli and Cheddar Quiche

Don’t want every meal every week? Pick and order only the meals you want.

Eligible Civil Service Employees, Naval Shipyard, Air Force Base, FBI, etc. should

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H. Kevin Jones, MD

Edward R. Blocker, MD

Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists and Drs. Edward R. Blocker and H. Kevin Jones are the regional experts in total joint replacement.

Board-certified in orthopaedics, Drs. Blocker and Jones offer the latest minimally invasive solutions for your hip and knee pain, and the newest generation of computer-assisted surgical planning and guidance, including:

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Custom Fit Oxford minimally invasive partial knee replacement

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Signature Custom Fit total knee replacement Anterior hip replacement with quicker recovery and less pain.

And, with offices in three locations you can find the care you need where you need it most.

Office Locations:

300 Midtown Drive, Beaufort 1251 Ribaut Road, Beaufort 11 Arley Way in Westbury Park, Bluffton To schedule an appointment, call (843) 522-7100 (Dr. Blocker) (843) 524-3015 (Dr. Jones) Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists accepts most major medical health insurance plans, including commercial insurance, Medicare and Tricare.

Beaufort Memorial is a BEAUFORT MEMORIAL ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality and safety.

To learn more about Beaufort Memorial visit www.bmhsc.org.