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a birthday party for baby birds drew a fun crowd to the port royal rookery and cypress wetlands trail, page 8
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Wi-Fi welcome in Waterfront Park
may 22-28, 2014
WHAT’S INSIDE?
By Bob Sofaly
Main Street Beaufort, USA, the city of Beaufort and Hargray held an official “wire cutting” to announce wireless free internet access on Friday, May 17 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Main Street Beaufort Executive Director LaNelle Fabian said the project was years in the making and the plan is to eventually extend coverage from the current “playground to parking lot” at the waterfront park to include all of downtown’s business core. Pictured, from left: Everette Ballenger, Main Street Beaufort board member; Charlie Williams, chairman of the board; Beverly Lloyd, board member; Mayor Billy Keyserling; LaNelle Fabian, executive director; and Jason Carnes of Hargray.
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS CELEBRATE SERVICE The Woman’s Relief Corps, and Sons and Daughters of Civil War Veterans extend an invitation for the community to join in the Annual Memorial Day Weekend Celebration 2014. There will be a church service on Sunday, May 25, sponsored by the Woman’s Relief Corps, at First African Baptist Church where Rev. Alexander McBride is the pastor. T h e church is located at 601 New Street, Beaufort. T h e service begins at 3 p.m. and the speaker will be Rev. James Moore, Pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Dale. Following this service, there will be a gathering at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park where flowers will be cast into the water in memory of those service persons who died at sea. There will also be the annual parade on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Rogers and Boundary streets in downtown Beaufort and will follow the traditional parade route. The Marine Corps Band will play and march, as will active duty personnel from area bases and local high school marching bands. MEMORIAL continued on page 15
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HEALTH
Friends of Caroline Hospice hires Dr. Gordon Krueger, MD, as new medical director. see page 4
PROFILE
Building a better Beaufort: Chandler and Amy Trask. see page 6
COMMUNITY Beaufort Garden Club celebrates 20 years of Garden-aDay tours. see page 15 The 8th annual Street Music on Paris Avenue series kicked off with the local band Reckless Mercy on Saturday, May 17, in Port Royal. The weather was perfect for the crowd of more than 200 people who attended the first of four free spring concerts.
ABOVE: Reckless Mercy drummer Tony Cox plays on stage to a crowd of more than 200 in downtown Port Royal. The next performer in the Street Music on Paris Avenue series will be the Lauren Mitchell Band on Saturday, May 31. TOP: Members of the contemporary Christian band Reckless Mercy guitarist Stephen Jeffrey, left, and bassist Adam Brinks play on. Hidden is guitarist Alex Castillo. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
This boy found a perfect vantage point perched on the top of a golf cart to watch the band Reckless Mercy last Saturday in Port Royal.
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