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beaufort beauties, civitas awards and salon open house, pages 8-11
The Island News covering northern beaufort county
www.yourislandnews.com
june 23-30, 2011
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shrimp trawling
PROFILE
“Short Story America” debuts in Beaufort. see page 6-7
season starts SPORTS
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he commercial shrimp trawling season opened in South Carolina state waters within the General Trawl Zone at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 22. The commercial trawling season opened in federal waters on June 7. The shrimp season normally opens in late May or early June after the peak spawning period of white shrimp. However, as a result of the extremely cold water temperatures this past winter, which caused a drastic decrease in the abundance of white shrimp, this year’s opening was delayed by several weeks to allow additional spawning time. The opening date of the trawl season has not been this late since 2001, which was preceded by a similar cold winter.
Sites selected for 2012 calendar photo contest Beaufort County’s public boat landings and six selected undeveloped parcels of land will serve as locations for the annual Beaufort County Calendar photo contest. Winning photos taken at these locations will be used for the County’s 2012 Land Preservation Calendar. County Administrator Gary Kubic said the theme should inspire photographers. “There is little that is more precious to our citizens than the health and beauty of our land and water. This will present an exquisite opportunity for our gifted local shutterbugs to capture the essence of what we all hold so dear. I have no
Russ Dimke’s “Quiet Time at Jones Landing” was submitted in 2011.
doubt the photos they capture will be spectacular. ” Beaufort County operates 25 public boat landings, eight public access points,
two bluffs and seven piers. All are eligible locations for photo shoots. Locations and descriptions may be found at bcgov. net. Mash the “Public Service” button on the home page, then “Public Works” and “Water Access.” The six selected rural properties are owned by the people of Beaufort County and were acquired through the County’s Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program for public parks, future parks and protection of the environment. Funding for the program was overwhelmingly approved by voters on two occasions. CALENDAR continued on page 2
Local captain breaks state record with grouper catch. see page 15
FOOD
The Lunch Bunch dines at SuZara’s Kitchen. see page 24 INDEX
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