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School District central offices Grinding of moving to old Battery Creek High the Greens

by John C. Williams

Jan. 9

After a decade of debate, the moving vans are warming up: The Beaufort County School District administration and Board of Education are moving from King Street in downtown Beaufort to the former Battery Creek High near Shell Point, outside the city limits, to marshfront property valued at more than $10 million.

The $2 million move is an attempt to consolidate all district administrators and support staff in one location, rather than spread across multiple buildings in Beaufort, Burton and Lady’s Island, school officials said.

The project renovations will cost about $1,981,500, according to the school district’s Capital Improvement Plan posted on the system’s website.

Renovations include partitioning off classrooms so they can be used as offices, interior painting and carpeting, and upgrading technology throughout the 35-year-old building.

The current school office at 1300 King Street, two blocks off the river bluffs of Bay Street in a residential area, is going to be sold, said Phyllis White said, chief financial and operations officer for the Beaufort County School District.

The property is being appraised but no real estate agent has been chosen to handle the listing, she said.

The “new” offices for the Beaufort County School District will be in the former Battery Creek High, known as the District Instructional Support Center or DISC. It is located on Mink Point Boulevard on about 70 acres of marshfront

Please bring Christmas trees for grinding to Jan 9 to any of these locations: Beaufort Plaza at Plaza Theaters Naval Heritage Park, Port Royal (near the Naval Hospital, Ribaut Road) Family Christmas Tree Farm, (Lady’s Island), Pleasant Point Road Sea Island Parkway (Lady’s Island) next to Huddle House where the Frosty was.

The actual grinding will be on Saturday, Jan 9, from 9 – 11 a.m. Free mulch will be available.

Please bring a container to carry it off.

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Pleasant Point property owners buy golf course, amenities – and plan to add a swimming pool in coming months The Pleasant Point Property Owners Association bought the community’s golf course and other amenities in a deal that closed Dec. 29, Pleasant Point leaders said.

of 2006 and the previous owners neglected the property allowing it to become overgrown with six to 10-foot tall weeds and undergrowth.

The purchase gives the Property Owners Association control of the 18-hole golf course, a, 8,500 square foot clubhouse, tennis courts and a maintenance facility – and the POA plans to add a community swimming pool this spring, said Lisa O’Brien, president of the Pleasant Point Property Owners Association.

In December 2008 the Pleasant Point community voted to purchase the property and that was accomplished on Dec. 29. The first order of business will be to clean up and repair the clubhouse and cut the golf course grass, O’Brien said.

The golf course and clubhouse have been closed since May

A community swimming pool will be installed and is planned to be open by this spring, she added. The continued on page 7

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When the impact fee bucket ran dry Courtesy LIBPA Newsletter

In 2006 the residents of Beaufort County voted to authorize, through use of a 1% sales tax, the collection of $152 million for the purpose of funding 12 transportation projects.

The projected cost of these projects was actually $206 million. The difference ($54 million) was to be generated from transportation impact fees (fees paid on new homes or commercial buildings to offset the impact on public roads).

These impact fees were divided into two categories (1) those derived from construction occurring south of the Broad River which could only be used for projects south of the Broad River and (2) funds derived from construction north of the Broad River which could only be used on projects north of the Broad River.

In 2006, it was projected that in the next 6 years transportation impact fees would generate $43 million south of the Broad River and $11.5 million north of the Broad River. What was not anticipated was the crash in the housing market and the downturn in the overall economy. The severity of the slowdown in construction of single family homes can be seen by the fact that in 2005 Beaufort County issued almost 4,000 building permits and this year will probably issue less than 1000 permits.

If new homes aren’t being built, transportation impact fees are not being paid. For example, in 2007 there was $3.4 million generated from transportation impact fees in southern Beaufort County and the next year there was less than $60,000 generated. In northern Beaufort County transportation impact fees generated $408,000 in 2008.

In southern Beaufort County 4 of their 7 projects were scheduled to be partially funded with $43 million in impact fees. In northern Beaufort County the 1% sales tax projects which were scheduled to be partially funded with transportation impact fees were as follows: Sales Tax Impact Projected

Project Funds (mil) Funds (mil) Cost (mil) US 17 Widening $5.0 $2.0 $7.0 US 21 (Boundary Street) Improvements $9.5 $3.75 $13.25 Boundary Street Parallel Road $4.2 $4.55 $4.75 SC 802 (Ribaut Road) Improvements $0.6 $1.22 $1.82 Total $19.3 $11.52 $30.82

Northern Beaufort County 1% sales tax projects which were scheduled using only funds from the sales tax were as follows: Sales Tax Impact Projected Funds (mil) Funds (mil) Cost (mil)

Project 2nd McTeer Bridge and Widening of Lady’s Island Drive) $35.5 Northern Beaufort Bypass Study $6.0 S. C. 802 (Savannah Highway) Widening $7.2 Total $48.7

The Northern Bypass Study, which was budgeted for $6 million, was executed in phases.

The first phase (feasibility/cost benefit study), which cost $488,591, indicated the cost of a northern bypass could not be justified by the benefit which would be derived from it and recommended no further action be taken on the project.

Although this will probably not be the last heard from those that support a northern bypass, it is the last action that will be taken as part of the 1% sales tax referendum.

The handwriting on the wall is very clear – construction of new homes and commercial buildings in Beaufort County is not going to generate $54 million worth of impact fees in the next few years. County Council has been advised it can legally do whatever is necessary to ensure that funds which do not exist and are not anticipated to exist in the future are not obligated.

For those projects scheduled to be funded totally by proceeds from the 1% sales tax – the money will be there. For those projects scheduled to be partially funded by impact fees - the impact fee money is not going to be there.

Something has to give and none of the choices are pleasant. Over the next few months some very tough decisions will be required. One thing is for sure, whether it is county, city or state government, this is not the last time plans are going to have to be adapted to how much money is really available.

Five Lady’s Island families decided to share some Christmas cheer with River Oaks Assisted Living residents on Christmas Eve. “We thought it would be nice to bring families together on Christmas and share some of the excitement with the seniors who may not have family to share the season,” said coordinator Debbie Dabney.

Kat Sutcliffe put together 35 rosebud arrangements in vases which were handed out by the elves after a Christmas Eve cafeteria lunch. After three rehearsals, the elves performed a skit, singing and dancing to “Santa Clause is coming to Town.” The Grinch appeared with his theme song and tried to steal Christmas. Santa had the elves wrap the Grinch like a tight present with garlands and lead him down the hall where residents participated by singing along and dancing. A good time was had by all (except the Grinch)!

The photo shows Tom Dabney as Santa, Jerry Sutcliffe - Grinch, Barbara Sutcliffe - Ms. Clause, Debbie Dabney, Dawn Higgins, Taylor Higgins, Tara Dawn Higgins, Helen Collier, Amanda Sutcliffe, Allison Sutcliffe, Kat Sutcliffe, Sully Sullivan, Emmy Sullivan, Samantha Sullivan, Jill Griswal and Tony Greco -- elves.

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$35.5 $6.0 $7.2 $48.7

As can be seen, the contract for building the second McTeer Bridge and widening of Lady’s Island Drive does not involve the use of impact fees and these projects will be completed.

Christmas cheer at River Oaks

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News Options for recycling at Lady’s Island Intermediate/Middle With the permanent closure this weekend of the Lady’s Island trash and recycling center by the airport, where do you turn?

The next nearest county dump is about 2.5 miles away on St. Helena Island. Just follow U.S. 21 eastward and look for the signs – but it’s at a curve in the road, so keep your eyes peeled.

If you’re looking for recycling options, visit the campus of Lady’s Island Intermediate and Middle Schools, also off U.S. 21 but before you reach the marsh and airport. Here’s what they offer: 1. Paper -Lady’s Island Intermediate and Middle School collects newspaper, magazines, phone books, and clean office and school paper. They have a collection bin on campus. Principal Terry Bennett said “we encourage families to collect at home and more importantly, we expect students and teachers to collect every day at school. The paper will be recycled. This keeps the waste out of the landfills and earns a small amount of money for the school.

This is a great community service project for our students.”

2. Ink cartridges - Used and empty printer cartridges are collected and recycled at Lady’s Island Intermediate and Middle School. Teachers use these to obtain credits at the local office supply

store to purchase additional teaching supplies.

3. Campbell Soup labels - These have a value of one or two cents each. The school’s PTO collects these and uses the money for various school projects. In the past, the PTO has purchased chairs for events, speaker systems, paid for student rewards, etc.

4. General Mills box tops - These have a value of 10 cents each. These are very valuable and add up quickly for the Lady’s Island Intermediate/Middle PTO. Often the PTO will hold contests for students collecting these. Contest winners usually get a special off-campus lunch with Bennett.

5. Aluminum can pull-tabs – The school Guidance department is coordinating this collection this school year. The aluminum pull tabs are collected for the Ronald McDonald House in Savannah.

“This is a great community service project for our students,” Bennett said.

6. Books - Used student books are always accepted by the media center. Used books may be used in the media center or in classroom libraries.

7. Used student uniforms - Donate clean uniform items to the school social worker and they are maintained in a clothes closet for students in need and for emergencies. “Don’t forget about items like belts, we need them too,” Bennett said.

Free tax help offered to low to middle income citizens through USCB Student volunteers at the University of South Carolina Beaufort are teaming up with the IRS’s VITA program this year to help low to moderate income families prepare their tax returns and take advantage of tax breaks they may not know about.

The VITA program is the IRS’s largest anti-poverty initiative with offices throughout the United States. The program aims to assist families earning $49,000 or less per year. Clients processing their taxes through the VITA program generally receive their refunds in seven to ten days and the audit rate associated with the program is traditionally low.

Read more about VITA at: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/ article/0,,id=107626,00.html Beginning January 15, free tax preparation and counseling will be available for citizens wishing to take advantage of the free tax preparation service.

Appointments will be available on Saturdays through April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multi-purpose room in the Campus Center on USCB’s Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton Dates and times for appointments on the Historic Beaufort campus are being set.

Benefits to USCB students volunteering to help with the VITA program include the opportunity to become certified as a tax preparer by the IRS as well as potentially earn academic credits.

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Update: Foreclosure and bankruptcy Courtesy LIBPA Newsletter

What a difference a year makes in the case of the number of Beaufort County homes involved in foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings.

Since last November there has been a jump of 171% in the total number of homes involved in either bankruptcy or foreclosure.

Northern Beaufort County experienced an 80% increase but in southern Beaufort County the number increased by 206%. Based on these numbers it would appear we have a way to go before seeing the housing market stabilize.

Following is a comparison of the number of homes in Beaufort County involved in either foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings in November 2009 as compared to November 2008.

Foreclosure Bankruptcy Location Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 08 Nov 09 City of Beaufort 12 26 18 11 Town of Port Royal 1 10 2 6 Lady’s Island 8 13 9 23 St. Helena 5 18 7 13 Seabrook 4 1 3 3 Total Northern Bft. Cty 30 68 39 56 Total Southern Bft. Cty 140 390 40 168 Total Beaufort County 170 458 79 216

Total Nov 08 Nov 09 30 37 3 16 17 36 12 31 7 4 69 124 180 550 249 674

All data contained in the above chart is derived from www.foreclosure.com.

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IT’S YOUR MONEY –

BUT WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Every day, it seems, you read about the problems of the socalled “giants” of Wall Street.

Are they “too big to fail” or “too big for their britches”?

But where can you actually count on steady, reliable, and prudent attention to your own financial future? Right here in Beaufort – that’s where! At Hand and Tanner Financial Group, Inc. Owen Hand and Ronny Tanner have over three decades of combined experience in financial services.

That’s 30 years of helping their Lowcountry neighbors meet their financial goals and objectives.

Owen Hand, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ , grew up here in Beaufort. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. Owen is very involved in our community – in organizations like Rotary and the Honor Flight for WWII veterans. He also teaches financial planning at the USC-Beaufort.

Ronny, also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, is a fellow Southerner from Hemingway, South Carolina. He graduated from USC with a B.S. in Business Administration … and from the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking. He, too, has taught financial planning at USCBeaufort. Ronny’s an active local member of the United Way, Rotary and his church.

Hand and Tanner celebrates the firm’s 20th anniversary this year. They’re not only the longest established financial planning firm in Beaufort, but one of the oldest in the Lowcountry.

What does that mean to you?

Experience. Stability. And a proven record with your neighbors.

Among the firm’s experienced team members: Phil Salleme, Ben Tanner, Kathy Hodges, Allen Freeman CFP® , and Bill Fournier CRPS Why Choose Us to Help You? Ask anyone we’ve helped! You’ll find that we’ve worked hard to deserve our reputation for comprehensive financial planning and wealth management.

Our philosophy is simple: “allowing you to live your life, and giving life to your dreams.” We believe in personal service and personal relationships, and we live that way each day.

Who do we work with? A wide array of individuals, families and business owners. We help them protect and make the most of their assets as they plan for the future.

We hope that you’ll consider giving us the chance to serve you.

Hand and Tanner Financial Group, Inc. 524-6310 39 Professional Village Cir. Lady’s Island www.handandtanner.com

News Real estate tidbits

by Mary McClaskey

Taking the new 2009 Homebuyer’s Credit for first-time and repeat homebuyers

by Mary McClaskey

The First-Time Homebuyer’s Credit has helped make buying a home more affordable for many buyers. The $8,000 credit doesn’t need to be repaid with specific stipulations. For purchases after November 7, 2009, a $6,500 credit is also available to qualifying repeat buyers.

Buy a first home and earn a tax credit of up to $8,000.

This provision of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the “stimulus” bill, can put $8,000 in your pocket to help pay for your new digs. Better yet, under legislation signed into law in November 2009, the credit has been expanded and made easier to qualify for.

The rules as they were: For 2009 buyers, the credit really is a credit that doesn’t have to be repaid. (One exception: You have to pay back the credit if you sell the house within three years of buying it.)

There are income limits for qualifying buyers. The right to use the credit was gradually phased out as Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) rises from $75,000 to $95,000 on a single return, or $150,000 to $170,000 on a joint return.

(AGI is basically taxable income before subtracting your personal and dependent exemptions, and your standard or itemized deductions.) If you report $160,000 of AGI on a 2009 tax return, you’d be halfway through the phase-out zone, so you’d qualify for just $4,000 of credit which is half of the $8,000 maximum amount.

New rules now apply: As amended in November 2009, the First-Time Homebuyer’s Credit has been extended to purchases in contract by April 30, 2010 and closed by June 30, 2010. For members of the armed forces serving at least 90 days outside the United States, the credit can be used until June 30, 2011.

For purchases made after November 7, 2009, the income limits for eligibility have also been expanded. The credit does not start to phase out until Modified Adjusted Gross Income exceeds $125,000 for single taxpayers and $225,000 for married couples filing jointly.

In addition, for purchases made after November 7, 2009, the credit can be claimed by homeowners purchasing a new principal residence so long as they have lived in their current home for at least five out of the last eight years.

For repeat purchasers, the credit is capped at $6,500.

If you want to amend your tax return to claim the credit: Under both the old and the new versions of the law, you can treat the purchase as having taken place on December 31 of the prior year if you want to claim the credit against that year’s taxes. You are also permitted to file an amended return for the prior year, if you’ve already filed, so that you can receive the credit immediately rather than waiting to file your 2009 tax return in 2010.

Congress has also provided that taxpayers won’t have to repay 2009 credits they took on their 2008 tax returns.

Your money. Most qualifying taxpayers will claim the credit of $8,000 for purchases through May 1, 2010 on their tax returns (Form 5405).

This should put money in your pocket within weeks of the time you file your tax return. If you owe more tax with your return than your credit amount, it will instantly reduce your tax bill dollar-for-dollar. If you owe less than your first-time homebuyer’s credit, you’ll get the balance as a tax refund.

Getting your money even faster with government help: Most people who use the First-Time Homebuyer Credit will not receive it until after they buy their homes and claim the credit on their tax returns.

However, some buyers can get all or part of their credit up front, to pay for closing costs and all or part of their down payments, thanks to federal and state housing programs. For more information, visit www.hud.gov.

McClaskey is a broker/Realtor with RE/MAX Sea Island Realty. For more real estate trends information, visit www.

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News Renowned historians return for Tricentennial Lecture Series: Take Two Three nationally-renowned historians will come together again in January and February to repeat the Tricentennial Lecture Series as Beaufort begins the final year countdown to the 300th anniversary of the City’s founding.

The lecture topics will include: Friday, Jan. 15 – “Spanish, French and English Colonial Era ... Revolutionary War” Friday, Jan. 22 – “Sea Island Cotton Kingdom and The Idea of a Southern Nation” Friday, Jan. 29 – “The Civil War in the Sea Islands and the Port Royal Experiment” Friday, Feb. 5 – “Reconstruction and 20th Century Beaufort.”

The University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) and the Beaufort Three-Century Project (B3C) are copresenting four nights of lectures that will span Beaufort County’s history from the early European explorers through the 20th Century. Dr. John McCardell Jr., Dr. Lawrence S. Rowland, and Dr. Stephen R. Wise will present the seminar-style series from 7-9 p.m. on Friday nights, January 15, January 22, January 29, and February 5, 2010 at the USCB Performing Arts Center, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, S.C.

Admission to each lecture is $10 with ticket sales handled by the Beaufort Performing Arts Box Office, PH: 5214145 or www.beaufortscperformingarts.com Advanced ticket purchases are recommended, though tickets will be available at the door if still available on the evening of each lecture.

This series was first presented in February 2009 to a sold out house and several hundred people had to be turned away at the door the night of the first lecture.

The panelists hold doctoral degrees in history and have been published in their respective areas of expertise.

“We are delighted that these noted historians are willing Larry Rowland to repeat this series for those who missed out last year and that USCB and B3C are able to partner again in 2010 to bring this back,” said Deborah Johnson, project coordinator for the Beaufort Three-Century Project. The program is also sponsored in part by a grant from The Humanities Council SC, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dr. John M. McCardell Jr. retired as the 15th president of Middlebury College, VT. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, he did his graduate work at Johns Hopkins and Harvard University where he received a Ph.D. in history. In 1976, McCardell joined Middlebury as a history professor and has worked in academic development and planning, dean of the faculty, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and acting president.

The 2010 Tricentennial Lecture Series: Take Two will help kick off the final year of the Beaufort Three-Century Project and coincides with the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Golden Jubilee Celebration. “As people have been reflecting on the past as we approach this significant landmark commemorative date of our city’s founding, there has been a remarkable increase in the community’s interest in learning about our long and storied history,” Johnson said.

McCardell’s doctorate dissertation was published by Norton & Co. under the title The Idea of a Southern Nation, a book that after 18 years continues to be one of the most cogent discussions of the rise of Southern nationalists and Southern nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century.

“It is fortuitous to have these historians with their range of scholarship and knowledge in Beaufort, and that they each have the extraordinary ability of conveying this knowledge Dr. John McCardell in a manner that all can enjoy and appreciate. It is a rare opportunity to have three scholars of this magnitude as part of one cohesive telling of history,” she said.

Dr. Lawrence S. Rowland is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina Beaufort where he was professor of history for 26 years. He completed a doctoral degree at the University of South Carolina with a dissertation on Eighteenth Century Beaufort: A Study of South Carolina’s Southern Parishes to 1800.

Rowland is the author of The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume I, 1514-1861, with Alexander Moore and George C. Rogers Jr., and Window on the Atlantic: The Rise and Fall of Santa Elena, South Carolina Spanish City. Currently, he is working on The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume II, 1861-1990, with Dr. Steven R. Wise and Gerhard Spieler.

The Beaufort Three-Century Project began in 2008 and is conducting public events and projects to engage the community in understanding and learning about our history. Jan. 17, 2011, will mark the 300th anniversary of Beaufort’s charter.

This lecture series will inform those who have an interest in researching projects and others by providing the overall context of Beaufort’s history. The first lecture precedes the annual January 17th event in 2010 which will highlight some of the projects completed to date and commence a year-long series of public presentations.

Dr. Stephen R. Wise is director of the museum and cultural resource manager for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island. Wise earned doctoral degree from the University of South Carolina studying under noted Civil War historian Thomas L. Connelly.

The Beaufort Three-Century Project is an effort to tap the community’s cultural memory through exploration, studies and special events that honor the past to better chart the future. It will culminate with a tricentennial celebration on Jan. 17, 2011.

Dr. Stephen Wise

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Wise’s first book, Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War, was acclaimed as a comprehensive account of the Confederate effort to deliver supplies through the Northern blockade. A second book entitled Gate of Hell: The Campaign for Charleston Harbor 1863 received an award from the S.C. Historical Society for the best book written in 1994 on state history.

A PBS documentary based on Gate of Hell was presented in the summer of 2006.

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Happy (organized) New Year!

by Roxanne W. Cheney

I once heard someone observe, “Nobody likes change except a wet baby.” It’s true -- change isn’t easy. I was recently reminded of that when helping a friend deliver a large box of books to the library – items she was donating to the Friends of the Library for their semi-annual sale. I chuckled when I noticed one entitled How to Change Your Husband. I asked whether it had worked; she said she stopped reading after she realized it was suggesting that she change!

Every year, “getting organized” is on just about every New Year resolution “Top Ten” list.

Perhaps you want your home organized enough that you can invite someone over on a whim; or, your office organized enough that you can find the stapler when you need it. These are perfectly reasonable and achievable goals – if you are committed to changing the behavior(s) that created the clutter and disorganization in the first place.

Maintaining an organized and clutter-free (or, at least clutter-controlled) environment is an essential aspect of creating a peaceful household or productive work setting. Your surroundings have a strong influence on your ability to function properly on a daily basis.

For most people, living in a disorganized space only leads to more clutter and chaos. If you’re always losing things or are constantly searching for important papers, it’s time to de-clutter.

This is the perfect time of year to sort through your belongings and let go of things that don’t serve you well. Not only will clearing out and kicking the clutter habit clean up the visual appearance of your home or office, but it will make room for new things and experiences that aid you in creating the life of your dreams.

Naturally, your whole life won’t change overnight just because the date on the calendar changed, but managing clutter is one way to instantly improve your surroundings and your mood. If you are realistic about your expectations and are committed to making changes, you will be able to focus on the more important issues in your life with new energy.

And doesn’t that sound like a great way to start the New Year?

Roxanne Cheney is a retired Marine Colonel who is available to help control clutter and organize your home or office. She can be reached at cluttermanagement@ymail.com or 843-252-1118.

For more information, visit http://cluttermanagement.vpweb.com.

Local Realtor Pat Harvey-Palmer completes mediation program Pat Harvey-Palmer returned from Chicago after successfully completing a 24-hour comprehensive course of instruction on mediation skills and procedures authorized and presented under the auspices of the Professional Standards Committee of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The seminar featured NAR expert faculty and a full day of three-person mediation simulations guided by individual mediation coaches. Training included comprehensive supporting materials enabling participants to serve as mediators and train others.

Notable speakers included: Lynn Cohn, Northwestern University Law School; Rene Stemple Ellis, Duke University Law School; and Bruce Aydt, NAR Educator of the Year.

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clubhouse, tennis facility and swimming pool will be available for the enjoyment of all Pleasant Point residents.

The community will seek a professional partner to improve, maintain and operate the golf course.

“With the Pleasant Point ownership of the facilities, outside interests can never again damage the community. Pleasant Point finally has become the first class community that it was meant to be,” O’Brien said.

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property near the upscale Islands of Beaufort community.

“It is much more efficient for us to use that space than to build new or to lease.

The renovations will probably hold us for five years or even 10. We are very inefficient when our core business, instructional services (department), isn’t even in the same building with the superintendent,” White said.

The facility’s former media center is being converted to a new meeting space for the Beaufort County Board of Education.

“I hadn’t heard about that happening, moving their offices,” said Paul Sommerville, vice chairman of the Beaufort County Council who represents Lady’s Island. “If they need that much space, then maybe it’s the best decision, but I haven’t heard anything about it.”

Several years ago the DISC property was appraised at more than $12 million, in part because of its marshfront acreage and also because of its location near the high-end Islands of Beaufort development where some homes exceed $1 million.

In 2000, voters approved more than $6 million to build a new district office in Okatie. That project, however, became mired in zoning issues as Beaufort

County officials refused to authorize construction of the office, even though it was on the site of Okatie Elementary School. The school district still holds that land.

In the past 10 years, the issue of relocating the School Board and administrative offices has erupted, sometimes in public, sometimes behind closed doors. Former Beaufort Mayor Bill Rauch and many on County Council previously objected to efforts to move the school headquarters southward into the geographic center of Beaufort County and the heart of the growth – and out of the seat of government.

The need for consolidated space became more pressing when the School Board last summer gave up its Burroughs Avenue administrative offices to house the Riverview Charter School, White said.

Several school administrative functions already have moved to the partly remodeled former high school, and the remaining personnel will make the shift in the next three weeks, school district managers said recently.

The DISC property had a multitude of challenges that have been – or will be – addressed, including a heavily damaged roof that allowed frequent water intrusion and outdated plumbing and bathrooms.

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College Planning: Start early, be prepared

by Sheldon Clark

If you want to go to the “College of your choice” you better start thinking about it in the eighth or ninth grade.

Getting into college is more competitive (and complicated) than ever, and it is getting tougher. All colleges including those in South Carolina are tightening their requirements. State supported colleges and universities who once were content crunching SAT scores and grade point averages suddenly want more. They are looking for academic rigor evidenced by a full course load all four years. If a student wants to go to a top college, taking only one or two courses in the senior year strongly jeopardize one’s chances.

Private colleges and universities have long evaluated prospective students holistically (grades, SAT/ACT scores, as well as recommendations, essays, community service, rigor of courses taken, and extra -curricular involvement). Now state colleges, with a dramatically increased applicant pool, are doing the same.

State colleges and universities are looking at the “whole person.”

College planning should start in the ninth grade if not sooner. It starts with a plan of action.

Getting started in the ninth grade: Talk to your college counselor and plan the courses you hope to take over the next four years. Remember that colleges want four years of English, three years of science (including as lab science), three if not four years of the same foreign language, history, mathematics at least up to, if not including pre-cal, and of course, meaningful electives. Most high schools offer AP courses which suggest rigor. Take as many as possible.

Get involved in extra-curricular activities, leadership and community service opportunities. Do something significant with your church, the boy or girl scouts, and/or your school.

Set goals and stay focused as you begin to develop a resume of activities, honors, awards, jobs and athletics.

Remember that the grades you earn in the ninth grade count just as much as those you receive in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades.

College planning checklist for the sophomore year:

Review your course selection and goals with your college counselor.

Continue with your extra-curricular activities with an eye toward gaining more responsibility and leadership options. Remember colleges want to see sustained commitment.

Take the PSAT’s in October. (You will take them again your junior year).

Consider a college visit or two to get a feel for college life.

Plan on taking the June SAT’s and of course AP tests as you conclude the course.

Study for the SAT/ACT’s over the summer. Take several on-line free practice tests. Consider a summer enrichment program or job.

College planning check list for the junior year:

In October you will take the PSAT’s for real. Once the results are known you’ll have an idea, and only an idea, what you might expect to score on the SAT’s. Although some colleges make SAT/ ACT’s optional, for your purposes you’ll have an idea where you might fit academically.

Meet with your college advisor and begin investigating and exploring potential colleges that fit your criteria as to size, tuition, majors, location etc.

Register on line for the Nov. or Dec. SAT’s.

Continue your involvement with your extra-curricular agenda.

Remember colleges want to see sustained commitment.

Visit with college admissions representatives as they come to your school.

Determine if SAT II tests are required for the colleges you are considering; if so, take them in May or June.

Plan your summer activities that enhance your college application.

Consider taking a college course or getting a meaningful job.

Schedule on campus visits and interviews for the spring or summer. Remember colleges want to see “demonstrated interest.”

Take the SAT’s and the ACT’s in June. Be sure you are scheduled to take the AP exams in May. Prepare an outline and a rough draft of your essay. Ask your college advisor or English teacher to review it. Revise, revise…

Note: Essays are read. Never send an essay in without revision.

College planning checklist for the senior year:

Narrow your list of colleges where you plan to apply noting deadlines. Consider ED or EA. Consider the Common Application if you are applying to any of the nearly 400 members.

Also note many colleges wave the application fee if you apply on line.

Complete your resume and final version of your essay.

Ask teachers for their recommendations -- usually two.

Keep your college advisor informed so that he/she can forward all supporting materials including your transcript, the school profile, teacher recommendations, your essay and resume.

Take the SAT’s one more time if needed in Nov. and have the scores sent to the final list of colleges where you are applying.

In May take the appropriate AP exams.

Before May t let the colleges know of you decision; and, if you are unsure, go for an over -night visit.

Kiss Mom and Dad goodbye!

Sheldon Clark is Director of College Advising at Beaufort Academy

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Beaufort High students give back Tthe Beaufort High School National Honor Society and National Honor Society for Dance Arts teamed up to help at this year's 41st annual Senior Tea. This give-back day to the community is sponsored by the Officer's Spouse Club and was held at the Officer's Club, on the Marine Corps Air Station.

As the National Honor Society helped serve food and beverages as well as tending to the senior citizens, National Honor Society for Dance Arts entertained them with a few dances up their sleeves.

National Honor Society for Dance Arts advisor, Teresa Baker, thought it was a great way to give back to the community.

"Giving back to the community is just one of the many ways our students in the National Honor Society for Dance Arts learn about the community in which we live. Our students enjoy helping others and one of the best ways they feel they can do that is by performing in our community. Seeing the smiles on the faces of our audience brings smiles to us all, especially during the holiday season," Baker said.

National Honor Society students helped serve sandwiches, desserts, and beverages, while National Honor Society for Dance Arts performed Broadway pieces from their recent performance, "A Tribute to Broadway," which was presented in late November.

Riverview Charter School’s principal is out, search starts for new director

by John C. Williams

In a surprising move announced before dawn on the first day back from winter vacation, Riverview Charter School’s first director is gone from the school and an interim director is expected to take charge while the school seeks a new principal.

In an emailed letter to Riverview parents sent at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Alison Thomas, chair of the Riverview board of directors, said Eleanore Bednarsh’s departure came “after carefully considering all available facts and information.” She said employee confidentiality rules kept her from being more specific.

A charter school in South Carolina is an independent school with its own governance and board of directors that operates with greater freedom than traditional public schools. Charter schools are paid for with public money and must still meet most state and federal regulations, such as the federal desegregation agreement that covers all public schools in Beaufort County.

Here is the complete text of Thomas’s letter to Riverview Charter School parents: Dear Parents-

“… The Board agreed - unanimously and with support from its incoming members - that this step was necessary for the short-term and long-term success of the school,” Thomas said.

Bednarsh came late to the Riverview project, which was organized by a grassroots effort led largely by parents from the Habersham community.

Bednarsh earned her Bachelor’s degree in cinema from Hunter College, City University of New York, and her Master’s degree in teaching and curriculum from Teachers College at Columbia University.

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Before taking the job at Beaufort County’s first – and only – charter school last summer, Bednarsh had been a lifelong New Yorker.

We are writing to inform you that Riverview’s director will not be returning to school for the remainder of the year. As with any personnel matter we are precluded from going into great detail about the reasons for this action, but after carefully considering all available facts and information the Board agreed - unanimously and with support from its incoming members - that this step was necessary for the short-term and long-term success of the school.

We are working very diligently to make this transition as seamless as possible, and we are very excited about all that Riverview has on its horizon. We will be naming an interim director shortly who will serve through the transition period, and we look forward to introducing him/her to each and every one of you.

At the same time a search committee will be convened with the obvious aim of finding an administrator to continue the progress we’ve made. It’s critical for us to continue to move forward with the fulfillment of our school’s mission and that our students continue to accomplish and achieve all that we know they can.

As always, we appreciate your unwavering support and understanding during this time of transition.

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Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon set for March 6 Expect the unexpected at the Sea Island Rotary’s sixth annual Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon.

The popular event is set for a noon start on March 6 at the state park. The event features a scenic six-mile kayak race from the Hunting Island lagoon and a 4.5-mile trail run through the maritime forest.

Proceeds from the Adventure Biathlon benefit local and international children’s charities supported by the Sea Island Rotary, said Marc Fisher, president of the organization.

“It’s a wonderful event that showcases our Lowcountry in a special way, and for a great cause,” Fischer said. “We’ve run this event now for five years and we look forward to making this sixth Adventure Biathlon our very best.”

Registration is $40 per person or $55 for a team.

To register, visit www.active.com. Late registration will be available the day of the race starting at 10 a.m. The race kicks off at noon and an awards ceremony is set for 3 p.m. at Hunting Island.

Hunting Island State Park is located east of Beaufort on U.S. Highway 21.

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Profile Hunting Island Biathlon lures veteran and newcomer / new mom to kayak and trail race

By John C. Williams

In preparation for the March 6 Adventure Biathlon at Hunting Island led by the Sea Island Rotary, two local athletes are documenting their training for The Island News. One is a veteran of different races, the other is a relative newcomer – and a new mom.

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I’m a 44-year old professor of history at USCB, specializing in 17th century Scotland. I grew up in Colorado where my folks had me out on skis as soon as I could walk. I live in the flat, permanent summer of coastal South Carolina now, but I still snowshoe, climb, and hike as much as I can.

My name is Lauren Pearson, Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch. I’m 29 with a nine-month-old daughter.

My husband, Andrew Pearson, is a minister at the Parish Church of St. Helena’s, and I have lived in Beaufort for a little over three years.

I found my way to triathlon as an undergraduate, and competed in my first multi-sport race in 1987. In the run leg of that event I sworetagod that I would never, ever do one of these things again.

I’ve never competed in the biathlon before. The extent of my race history is completing the Charlottesville (Va.) half marathon and a few 5k’s here and there. As a new mother and a working mother I have invested very little time in working out over the last nine months.

The next year I went back and won my age group.

I went to graduate school in Wisconsin, where I fell into the company of a multi-sport club and a few sweat enthusiasts from the Human Performance department. I was able to train and compete at a fairly high level for several years, all on a strictly civilian, agegroup basis. Summers I worked as an adventure-travel guide, cycling and hiking in the mountain west.

I came to Beaufort in 1999, and for a time was able to win many of the local 5Ks and other running races. I completed marathons in Chicago, Boston and Athens (yes, Athens Greece, on the course that Phidippides pioneered).

All those miles, however, came at a price. I had a small knee procedure in 2002, another in 2003, then had a shoulder fixed in 2007. I’ve slowed down quite a bit, I no longer win races, and my latest (and final) marathon, this year’s New York, was 48 minutes slower than my best -- even so, I was pleased with the result and my performance. I still enjoy a good run, an epic road ride, or a steeply-sloping carpet of toothy moguls cascading below a gnarly cornice, but I’m not what I once was.

For 2010 I’m looking forward to the Peidmont Winter Challenge in late February, the Rotary Club Hunting Island Biathlon in early March, a weeklong Everglades kayak trip and the Parris Island triathlon. It may also be possible for me to get to Kenya, where I can fulfill a lifelong goal of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro.

My training is based on these, but the races are the product of a lifestyle, rather than the culmination of a program--the process is indeed more important than the goal. It begins with a running base, usually three outings a week with one longer (10K or better) run on weekends. I also enjoy riding the bike to work when possible, and sneaking in a few extra miles on the way home.

I swim and lift every week, though not as much as I ought. I have a few training partners, but the most dependable is my yellow Labrador dog, who boasts several sub20 5Ks herself, and absolutely owns the local dog-jog race circuit.

I’m in Colorado now, reconnecting with my track-skiing and snowshoeing past, but I will be crafting a few New Year’s resolutions for upcoming events. I’ll turn in a couple of progress reports as they evolve,

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My hope is that this biathlon will help me get back into the routine of physical health and fitness.

I’m worried about the kayak portion of the race. I don’t own a kayak and so preparing for this portion of the biathlon will be my greatest challenge. I currently work out at CityFit and I’m hoping the trainers there may be able to give me some good tips to condition and strengthen the muscles I’ll need to use during the kayak portion of the race.

Over the last few weeks the concentration of my workouts has been running, running, running. Beginning January 1 I’m following the Novice training schedule by Hal Higdon for a 10K race. I want to feel comfortable with more mileage than I will need because of the kayaking portion of the race.

It involves an eight-week build-up of increasing mileage combined with stretching and cross-training. Equally important, it provides rest days for the body to recover from the rigors of training.

If you’re interested in learning more about his training programs for 5ks, 10ks, halfmarathons and marathons, visit his site at www.halhigdon.com .

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Basketball Cheer Clinic set for Saturday Learn cheers, chants, jumps and dance from the Beaufort High School Cheerleaders during a winter cheer clinic. All participants will be invited to perform at half-time of a Beaufort High School varsity basketball game.

Who: All students in grades Pre-K through 8.

When: Saturday, January 16, 1-4 p.m. Registration starts a half hour before the session. Performance will be on Friday, January 22 during half-time.

Where: Beaufort High School gym, Lady’s Island Cost: $35, fee includes instruction, Cheer Clinic t-shirt, souvenir photo, and refreshments. Forms may be turned in by the cheerleader to Beaufort High.

You may also drop at BHS office. Checks should be made out to BHS Varsity Cheer.

For more information contact Candi Pender at 843-321-0851 or candip@ tiasc.biz; Carol Brediger at 843-525-0155 or brediger@embarqmail.com ; or Vicki Goude at 843-846-6385.

Beaufort High hosts Lowcountry Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Beaufort High will host five teams in the annual Lowcountry Wrestling Tournament, including region powerhouse Fort Dorchester, ranked #1 in AAAA competition.

Local YMCA earns $1,058 from JCPenney customers rounding up Thanks to funds raised through a recent “Round-Up” campaign at the JCPenney at Cross Creek Plaza, more Beaufort county children in need will have access to afterschool care.

From December 4-13, JCPenney customers were invited to “round-up” their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference to the Beaufort County YMCA. Donations raised at JCPenney’s most recent “Round-Up” event generated $399 for the Beaufort County YMCA bringing the 2009 total to $1057.64 raised through four “Round-Up” events.

One hundred percent of the contributions collected directly benefit the Beaufort County YMCA in an effort to make affordable afterschool programs accessible for local families.

Recent studies show that more than a quarter of America’s school children are on their own between the hours of 3 - 6 p.m. each day. More parents seek the resources to enroll their children in an afterschool program that help kids develop social skills, provide opportunities to be physically active and achieve academic success in school.

The tournament starts Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the main gym. The tournament will be a round-robin format and also features Hilton Head Island High School, ranked third in AAA competition.

“So far, we had a great December going 5-2 in dual meets and winning the Dutch Fork tournament (with) our JV winning the James Island tournament. We have finished second in two other tournaments,” Beaufort High Wrestling Coach Bill Damude said.

“I will be happy to finish in the top three at our tournament and the BC Duals tournament,” he said.

On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Beaufort High’s wrestlers host Fort Dorchester at the Eagle mats starting at 7 p.m.

The next major local wrestling event will be the Battery Creek Duals Jan. 15-16.

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Eve Miller paintings at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery

by Donna Kirkpatrick

Eve Miller, painter of emotional illusions inspired by the South Carolina lowcountry, is the star of the next Beaufort Art Association (BAA) featured artist exhibit. The exhibit, entitled Visual Poetry, will run from January 11 - February 20.

The opening reception will be held on Friday, Jan. 15 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at 1001 Bay Street in the George Elliott House.

Most of Eve’s works are pastel paintings of amazing South Carolina lowcountry panoramas. “My goal is to create an illusion that elicits an emotion from the viewer.

This communication is visual poetry,” says Eve. If this communication occurs successfully, then the viewer experiences an emotion that she tries to evoke. A mood or feeling is thus established through color, composition and design to create harmony and beauty.

Born in Belgium, Eve has always had a penchant for the arts. European galleries intrigued her on her many travels between Europe and the Middle East. Meanwhile she pursued an active career teaching French and Spanish at the secondary and college levels before retiring and settling in South Carolina with her husband.

After moving to the South Carolina Lowcountry, Eve began her painting career after taking advantage of the rich abundance of quality courses taught by local artists. Pam Hagen, one of her first watercolor instructors, was very impressed with how Eve immediately took to painting and creating art. Hagen’s encouragement was a catalyst to continue exploring the arts and she began to study various mediums.

A class with Mary Grayson Segars allowed the investigation of shapes, light and shadow. It was, however, instruction from Linda Sheppard that exposed her to the beauty of pastels; Sheppard’s enormous patience helped Eve find a ‘voice’ in painting pastel landscapes.

She continues to develop her ‘vocal chords’ by participating in art classes and workshops. She has also leapt into the local art teaching scene by teaching pastel classes for beginners. Her work is in private collection in the United States, Italy, Australia and Great Britain.

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As an added bonus to Eve Miller’s paintings, attendees of the opening reception on January 15 can enjoy the music of The Laizee Rivers Band. The band has been performing in Beaufort for many years under the direction of Bonita Wreden, who plays jazz and blues improvisations on piano.

The band also includes Keith Wells on saxophone, Dennis Glaston on drums, and Tom Davis on bass. They will perform on the veranda of the George Elliott House, which allows people strolling on the sidewalk near the marina to hear the music and feel welcome to walk up to the mansion, view the art and enjoy refreshments with pleasant conversation. It is soft background music, where one does not have to scream to be heard. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

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Caroll Williams’ 30-year career in graphic design gave her a strong foundation for the work she does now with assemblage and collage. She blends these three elements, and their shades of communication, repurposing, and onion-peeling, into objects of fine art.

“I believe in the serendipity of found objects—their perfectly imperfect shapes, the colors that I couldn’t create myself, the precise amount of weathering needed,” Williams said. “In my work, I try to evoke in the viewer a respect for the naked honesty of old and discarded objects given new life.

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by Celia Strong

Manifesto Destiny Hello, hello, hello. And don’t think that’s not saying a lot because I’m writing this last year and you’re reading it this year, and I’m having a glass of wine now, which is last year to you reading this but not now to me drinking and writing. Does that help? Hello? No!!!

So, don’t know how or when or where we are, but I am sure that at some point we’ll all meet in 2010 and hopefully have a glass to talk about.

Just so you know, I’ve had some time off this holiday season, gone to a tasting or two, and made a point of tasting and re-tasting previous favorites. So far, I completely agree with myself. They’re all good. Of course, we need to keep moving forward, and, so, I’ve re-tasted a pair of California wines: Manifesto Sauvignon Blanc and Manifesto Cabernet Sauvignon.

Just as a bit of background on these wines. They are the “brain children” of a Charleston wine wholesaler. This is a really young guy who has been in the wine business for many years -- he’s half my age and been doing wine at least as long as I have. Having worked in restaurants doing wine lists, at other wholesale distributors in North and South Carolina, about six years ago he started his own wholesale company. Besides having his own company, the “idea” of Manifesto was one of his dreams. With the right contacts in California, a good tasting palate, and the ability to sell, dreams can come true.

The name “Manifesto” is partly from the idea of “manifest destiny” that kept our country growing and partly from his belief that your dreams are your manifest destiny.

The Manifesto Sauvignon Blanc became available for the first time about two and a half years ago. Probably some of you will recognize the bottle - it has a bright flame red/ orange label and screwtop. Style-wise it is very similar to some New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. That means it is dry and crisp, clean, citrusy and salivating. Actually, you salivate when you drink it. It’s the kind of glass you sit down to after a long day, a hot afternoon, an afternoon run, running around town all day, no time for yourself day, etc., etc., etc.

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When a white wine delivers this kind of satisfaction and gratification we tend to drink it all year long. At $12, why bother looking for a summer version and a winter version?

This is one of the white wines I always have some of waiting at the house in case I need it in short notice. You never know when a day or an event will demand the perfect salivator!

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The Manifesto Cabernet Sauvignon is less well known than the Sauvignon Blanc only because it came along a year or so later, like a younger brother. Also dressed in the red/ orange flame colored label and screwtop, the Cab costs $18. In the world of $20 Cabs, give or take a few dollars, this one is a real sleeper. This Cab is so juicy fruity that it will make you take a second sip right away. Second sip, third, fourth, pretty soon you’ve had your dinner and life is good.

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On a purely aesthetic note, these matching red/flame orange screwtop bottles make a nice matched pair for company or hostess gifts, and they’re not hard to find fast in the wine rack either.

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The screwtops make sure the unfinished open bottles keep better. What unfinished bottles am I talking about? So, what do you think, it might be your destiny to try one or both of these wines? Manifesto is as Manifesto does. My destiny right now is to go and fill my glass again. Enjoy yours too!

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What 2 Do Lowcountry Writer’s Critique Group starts Jan. 6 Consciously guided-supportive critiquing: Improve your work, find your voice and direction, connect with other local writers. Bring that memoir, novel, short story, article, or essay you are working on.

Each Wednesday, Jan. 6 – Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m. at ARTworks; $90. For registration and information: contact Stephanie Austin Edwards at 322-0380.

Black Chamber of Commerce hosts ‘First Friday’ The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will have its First Friday networking event at the Sea Island Conference Center located at 178 Sams Point Road on Friday, January 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On the following Saturday, January 9, they will have their annual meeting at the same location beginning at 9 a.m. All members are encouraged to attend. For details call 843-986-1102.

Winter art class scholarships available Scholarships for ARTworks afterschool are still available. To get a scholarship, simply ask during the short and easy sign-up process: 379-2787 and in-person at ARTworks Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 6, and Saturdays 11 to 3.

These art classes for 6-16 year-olds begin January 12: $45 per child, per class, for seven weeks of Quality Arts Education. Family Discounts also available-- just ask!

Tuesdays: Introduction to Ceramics with C.J. Norwood, for ages 6-9-- FULL Printmaking with Deanna Bowdish, for ages 10-16; Musical Theater with Kirsten Hill, for ages 10-13.

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Thursdays: Basic Sewing with Pat Willcox, for ages 6-9; Jewelry Making, Hammered Metal with Peggy Carvell, for ages 10-16.

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The history of dog food

by Tracie Korol

When early wolf-derivatives first joined us around the fire back in the Way Back, they were eating the same foods we were. And the other way around. But as we moved indoors and our methods of consumption became more evolved, so did that of our dogs.

During the Middle Ages both man and dog ate via “trencher feeding.” As only the very rich had table service and cutlery, common man would eat his meals from a trencher.

A trencher was a long flat loaf of bread.

When finished with a meal, he would toss the trencher and any remaining bones to the dogs. Not a bad deal.

Dogs generally ate whatever food was available in their environment. For farm dogs, this could include raw meat scraps, raw milk, eggs and food found scavenging. City dogs probably depended on scraps from the owners’ table, vermin, and offal and cheap cuts of raw meat from the butcher. Only those dogs owned by the very rich or royalty had meals specially prepared for them, with great attention to the quality and addition of seasonings to the diet.

The first processed dog food was the brainchild of an Ohio electrician named James Spratt. In 1860, while in London selling his lightning rods, Mr. Spratt noticed a pack of stray dogs swarming the London docks eating the discarded, moldy hard tack thrown off the ships by sailors. Spratt went home and concocted a biscuit of wheat, beetroot, vegetables and beef blood. The name of this new product was called Spratt’s Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes. (Fibrine?)

His biscuits came in a tin decorated with pictures of terriers, and sported the legend “My Faithful Friend’s Own Biscuit Box.” In 1907, F.H. Bennett introduced “Milk Bone” dog biscuits as a “complete food.”

Mr. Spratt’s Patent Fibrine Dog Cakes and Milk Bone biscuits remained the big guns in the dog food game until the 1920’s. As automobile power soon replaced horsepower, sad for the horses, Ken-L-Ration introduced canned horsemeat as dog food. World War I cramped Ken-L-Ration’s canned horsemeat business, not because horses were needed on the battlefield but because of the shortage of tin for the cans.

Dry food was introduced in 1946. In the post-war boom, mill operators and grain dealers found a good source for their byproducts in the dog food industry.

Slaughterhouses found they were able to sell non-human grade, diseased meats, unusable parts, and meat byproducts to pet food manufacturers. This created a market for products that previously had been garbage.

Since many of these meat sources were nonhuman grade, the practice became common to mix these with the grains and cook them together for many hours or days to kill bacteria and disease. The final mix was then formed into pellets that were easily bagged for convenience of feeding.

In 1957 Purina perfected the extrusion method of manufacture. The extrusion process combined and cooked the ingredients together in a liquid form, and then mechanically pushed it through an extruder that expanded the piece of dog food with air, and then baked them again. These dog food pieces were much larger and lighter than the pellets, giving an appearance of “more for your money.” Most of us have little memory of dog food before Purina Dog “Chow.”

An active campaign was developed in 1964 through the “Pet Food Institute,” the organization representing pet food manufacturers, to inform the public of the dangers of table food scraps, and the importance of feeding processed dog food.

This was accomplished through press releases to 1,000 newspapers, articles in 16 magazines, including Redbook and Good Housekeeping, and airing this information on 91 radio stations.

Continuing marketing strategies included using celebrities in television commercials, making dog foods that produced their own “gravy,” making dog kibble into various shapes, and using dyes in the dog food so it would look “natural” and pleasing to a dog owner’s eyes. Pet food ads were appearing regularly in the media and designs were developed more to attract the owner’s idea of a tasty and visually attractive meal than for the dogs’ health.

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Pet food sales moved from the feed stores to the grocery stores, with bright labels and appealing pictures.

The marketing strategies were paying off, and soon pet food sales were surpassing the amount of money spent on baby food. Interestingly, at the same time, on the human food front, colorful and sugary cereals for children were also making inroads.

Next time: From then ‘til now.

BowWOW! is a production of Tracie Korol and wholeDog. She is a trainer, holistic behavior coach, 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.

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