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LIBRARY continued on page 17

LIGHTS continued on page 16

SEE&BESEENit’s holiday party time, 10

PROFILEDeena and Will McCullough are a real estate team.see page 11

SCHOOLKids tell Santa what they want for Christmas.see page 12-13

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Library exhibit celebrates American roots musicBy Tess Malijenovsky

Through February 4, 2012, the Beaufort library presents the Smithsonian exhibition New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.

The exhibit has several interactive kiosks dedicated to the music genres of America’s history: jazz, blues, gospel, country, bluegrass, zydeco, Cajun and folk. The roots music reflects American values such as freedom, democracy and diversity, music that often bridged the immigrant experience and the process of becoming an American.

The Humanities Council of South Carolina worked with the Smithsonian museum of Washington, D.C., to bring the exhibit to the state. The library began the grant process over two years ago to bring New Harmonies to Beaufort and was selected as one of the 12 cities for the tour. “This is the first time the library has had an exhibit of this kind,” said librarian Amanda Brewer, who applied for the grant.

By Tess Malijenovsky

Christmas — the one special time of the year that American families like to dress up their houses. We’ll put a tall tree in the living room, a wreath just outside the front door or maybe we’ll get dad to nail the icicle lights along the roof gutter. Others say, forget it. Let’s just take a drive, because we’d rather hop in a car with some family and check out the

house that never lets us down. That one special house so decked out in Christmas spirit that it looks like Kris Kringle himself descended upon it and said: “Let there be light!”

Homeowners deck their halls with lights Charles and Ester Daniel take pride in their display at their house on Westwood Circle on Lady’s Island.

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Beaufort leverages penny sales tax with $12.6M federal grant

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Boundary Street RedevelopmentA newly-announced $12.6 million

federal grant will jumpstart Beaufort’s Boundary Street Master Plan with major roadway improvements at the intersection of highways SC 170 and US 21 and kick-off long awaited changes to one of the area’s primary retail centers, Beaufort leaders said.

The goal: Build a better Beaufort through strategic investment in Boundary Street that will create a more scenic entry to the city, provide better commercial and retail locations, improve traffic conditions and make it possible to better utilize privately-owned adjoining properties.

About $13.7 million in local money from the voter-approved penny sales tax originally designated for Beaufort road projects will serve as match funding for the federal grant, officials said.

Early phases of the project, including realigning the intersection of SC 170 and US 21, will start within months, and most of the heavy work could be completed within three years. The federal grant announced will cover the intersection improvements, purchase of rights of way and the start of work to reshape key strip shopping centers.

“In this economic environment, receiving more than $12 million in federal Department of Transportation funds for our project is huge,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said. “This is the injection of capital we needed to get this major retrofit moving and lay the groundwork for more business and residential opportunities along the important Boundary Street gateway.

“We appreciate the strong support from Senator Lindsey Graham and his capable staff for their support in making this grant possible. We also appreciate the huge investment of time and energy by the Beaufort Redevelopment Commission, and its Office of Civic Investment which researched and wrote our grant application. It was a stellar collaboration by all,” Keyserling said.

“We’re putting our long-range plans into action to build a better Beaufort in our fourth century. We are confident this is one plan that will not linger on a shelf gathering dust,” the mayor said.

The Boundary Street Redevelopment project is part of a larger effort to reconfigure Beaufort from near the Marine Corps Air Station to annexed areas of Lady’s Island, creating unified and connected neighborhoods designed for people and not just for cars.

A financial impact analysis indicates the local economy will see $5 in benefits for every $1 invested in the Boundary Street Redevelopment District, Beaufort City Manager Scott Dadson said.

“Even in this down economy, we’re seeing good investment in the city. We have new businesses opening, new homes being built and a renewed sense of opportunity,” Dadson said. “When you add in this federal grant and the five-to-one economic impact of the

Boundary Street project, we are poised for great things.”

Since 2009, Beaufort issued 51 new business licenses within the Boundary Street corridor, including 25 new licenses in 2011. Additionally, since 2009 there have been 391 building permits issued in the same redevelopment area, valued at more than $22 million.

At the same time, public investment in projects such as the City Hall and Municipal Courts complex anchor the Boundary Street Redevelopment corridor.

Beaufort City Council adopted the Boundary Street Master Plan in 2006. Since that time, work in progress and in the pipeline includes the partnership with Beaufort County, Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority and private investors to convert the former railroad line into a rail-trail for walkers and bicyclists.

Other priorities have been to improve street crosswalks and accelerating the infill of Beaufort, including retrofitting the former City Hall into a fresh market grocery expected to open soon.

Throughout the redevelopment project is the intent to create commercial nodes along Boundary Street that can be safely reached by foot, bicycle, baby strollers, wheelchairs and vehicles.

Designing shopping centers and retail shops only for vehicular access limits their potential for success, said Jon Verity, chairman of the Beaufort Redevelopment Commission.

“The Boundary Street Redevelopment District is the transformational project that will help reshape the entrance to Beaufort for decades and create the best future for business and residential opportunities,” Verity said.

The area included in the DOT grant is bound by Marsh Street to the east and Robert Smalls Parkway (SC 170) to the west, bordered on the north by the marshes of Albergotti Creek and on the south by Battery Creek. Boundary Street (U.S. Highway 21) is the primary entrance to the city of Beaufort and the City’s National Landmark Historic District. Beaufort City Hall and the County Government

Center anchor the east end of the district while the Beaufort Plaza shopping center frames the west end.

The total cost to construct the Boundary Street Redevelopment District is estimated at $30,393,700. The federal DOT grant will fund almost half of that, with the city’s portion of the Beaufort County One Percent Sales and Use Tax providing another $13.7 million.

Communities across the country are emphasizing the retrofit of their suburbs, said Craig Lewis from the Beaufort Redevelopment Commission’s Office of Civic Investment. The “retrofit” is needed because of a growing market for multi-unit housing in the suburbs; continued growth in the percentage of jobs in suburban locations; rising gas prices making housing on the periphery less affordable; and local smart growth policies that limit sprawl and redirect growth to what’s already built, he said.

Making the change locally involves using the form-based zoning codes, working with the S.C. Department of Transportation on road improvements, partnering with the Lowcountry Housing Trust to assist with housing revitalization, rehabbing existing buildings to new uses, and working alongside SCE&G to bury overhead lines.

Over the past year, Beaufort has seen building permits rebound to pre-2008 levels for both commercial and residential construction.

Since last spring, hundreds of Beaufort-area residents and business people have participated in charrettes led by the Beaufort Redevelopment Commission. Already, block-by-block studies are complete for downtown Beaufort and Ribaut Road. The remaining areas of the city will be studied during 2012 and will include additional public meetings for input.

The conversion of the former Port Royal Railroad line into a recreational trail ties into the Boundary Street project at Beaufort Plaza and provides alternate ways for people to reach destinations, Lewis said. The city is working with Beaufort County to complete the first section of the paved trail by next summer.

A map of the Boundary Street plan.

To Chief Matt Clancy and the men and women police officers, detectives and investigators who work under your leadership: During this holiday season, and in light of this week’s accomplishments, I want to take a moment to join the citizens of Beaufort in thanking your team for a job well done.

No matter the circumstance, your officers are on the spot upholding the highest level of public safety possible for the people of our hometown.

We are fortunate to have a great law enforcement team under your leadership.

Here are some Beaufort Police Department press releases describing recent accomplishments:

DEcEMBER 14: ARREST MADE In SHOOTInG cASEBeaufort Police Department investigators arrested 20 year-old Roquel

Connors in connection with the December 11 fatal shooting that took place at 1700 Salem Road. The incident stemmed from a drug deal that turned into an attempted robbery. The victim drove two other men to meet with Connors in the parking lot of Canal Apartments for a prearranged narcotics purchase. It is alleged that at some point a passenger in the victim’s vehicle attempted to steal drugs and money from Connors and a struggle ensued. Connors is accused of pulling a 9 mm pistol from her purse and firing a shot that struck 51-year-old Mark Kevin Jones who was driving the vehicle, fatally wounding him. Connors has been charged with manslaughter, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. The investigation is still ongoing and additional charges and suspects are pending.

BURGLARY SUSPEcT cAUGHT AFTER cHASE AnD SEARcHAt approximately 10 a.m. on December 14, Beaufort Police officers responded

to a report of a suspicious person in the area of North Street and Linton Lane. When officers arrived, they observed a man walking towards the old train trestle. The man had a back pack and appeared to be attempting to conceal items under his jacket. When an officer attempted to make contact with the man, he dropped the items and back pack and began to run. Officers lost sight of him in the wooded are behind 1505 Salem Road. A perimeter was set up and Beaufort County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 tracking unit was called. The tracking dog picked up the suspect’s scent and he was located and taken into custody. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Shane Frazier of Burton who was wanted on several warrants. Additional investigation revealed that Frazier had broken into a house on North Street and stolen the items that were in his back pack when he fled the officer. He will be charged in connection to this case as well. Chief Clancy said, “This is an excellent example of neighbors looking out for one another and the community partnership with the police. The witness, patrol officers and K-9 unit worked together seamlessly and a wanted criminal is off the street.”

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Three Burton Fire District firefighters received honors and recognition from their peers for their dedication and commitment to the department and the citizens they serve during their annual awards banquet this week.

Captain Tom Cooper was selected by department members as Burton’s 2011 Officer of the Year. Captain Cooper started with the Burton Fire District in 1985 as a volunteer, and eventually made the fire service a career; rising through the ranks to captain.

A highly respected fire officer, instructor and investigator both within the department and throughout Beaufort County’s Fire Service, this year Tom spearheaded a home repair project for a fellow firefighter who was injured off duty.

“Capt. Cooper is an integral part of our organization,” stated Burton Fire Chief Harry Rountree, “Capt. Cooper is an experienced emergency scene officer and

makes sure his people go home safe at the end of their shift. He loves them and they love him; he is the heart of our Burton family.”

Nick D’Angelo was selected by his peers as Burton’s 2011 Firefighter of the Year. Nick was hired in 2008 and has quickly ascended to the rank of Engineer/Emergency Medical Technician. Nick is known for willingly accepting any project that needs to be done,

especially using his roofing skills to make station repairs and saving the Burton Fire District and tax payers thousands of dollars in preventive maintenance fees.

“Engineer D’Angelo always represents himself and the District as a professional,” said Chief Rountree. “Nick is a go-to guy. At Burton we believe in duty, honor and pride, D’Angelo exemplifies those words every day.”

Assistant Chief Randy Wells, Burton’s Medical Operations Officer since 2003, was recognized for his graduation from the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program, a coveted four year national executive leadership program that is attended by fire officers and graduates only a handful of students each year.

“Assistant Chief Wells has achieved something very few in our country’s fire service have, and he will without a doubt increase the exceptional service the Burton Fire District is known for. We are all very proud of him.”

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Kicking off Beaufort’s fourth century and saluting its 300 years of history with a bang will be the focus of Founders’ Night II in the city’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park on Dec. 31. The event is free and family oriented.

The event, produced by and featuring noted singer Marlena Smalls, will include musical performances by choirs from Tabernacle Baptist, Carteret Street United Methodist and First Presbyterian churches, Sumitra Stewart, Marlena Smalls and the Delbert Felix Trio; and historical interludes by locals Anita Singleton-Prather, Bill Harvey Jr. and Jeff Evans.

Starting at 4:30 p.m. in Waterfront Park, the closing ceremony will end at sunset, around 6, with the bang of booming fireworks over the Beaufort River.

“This is a birthday celebration for our wonderful city, not just to celebrate its founding in 1711 but also to kick off its fourth century of progress,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said. “We want this to be a family affair and we’ll end early enough so people can go out to dinner or get home for New Year’s Eve festivities.”

Between musical productions, the three readers will present brief snapshots

of Beaufort’s history, including the city’s humble beginnings in 1711, economic growth and wars.

Beaufort was founded in 1711 by the English, although its beginnings date back to Spanish explorers in 1514. Beaufort was named for Englishman Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. It was on Jan. 17, 1711, that Beaufort’s formal charter was created.

During the closing ceremony, shirts, hats and other memorabilia with the unique Beaufort Tricentennial logo will be sold at a special booth.

Also, organizers of the Beaufort 300 project are in the final stretch to raise funds for new historical markers in the Waterfront Park. For a $300 investment in Beaufort’s future, donors’ names will be featured on permanent historical monuments in the park commemorating the Tricentennial. Corporate and non-profit sponsorships also are available. For details, call Erin Dean at 524-1116 or visit www.cityofbeaufort.org.

Throughout the year, numerous activities have spotlighted the city’s history, including the first Founders’ Night on Dec. 31, 2010, a “birthday party” featuring the Parris Island Marine

Corps Band on Jan. 17, recognitions by area festivals and a November production by Beaufort County public school students that raised money for the Beaufort 300 fund and for teacher mini-grants.

In the event of rain on Dec. 31, the event will be moved to The Arts Center at Beaufort High, located on Lady’s Island.

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Athlete of the weekBeaufort High School wrestling

Coach Bill Damude presents this week’s “Athlete of the Week” to Jake Sharp. Jake was the 106 lbs champion at the Silver Fox Invitational Tournament at Dutch Fork. Jake also set a new school record for the quickest pin with a 7 second pin. “Jake has a tremendous work ethic, he works hard in practice from beginning to end. He is smart on the mat and is learning how to win very quickly,” said the coach. Opponents watch out for a swift slam by Jake Sharp.

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At the 2011 National Youth Chess tournament (east) in Miami, local chess players Jack McDougall (at left above) and Kevin Rogers (right) played their hearts out to place nationally. Jack, a first grader at Beaufort Academy, placed 12th in the nation. Kevin, a third grader also at Beaufort Academy, placed ninth in the nation. Both boys had the highest score for their team. The BA team was National Champion runner-up, missing the national title by only 3 points. These young men have shown the nation that South Carolina is a chess state.

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Team name: Real Madrid (U10 Boys) Victory: Champion in the less competition division Coach: Imer HernandezMembers: Jeffrey Hernandez, Kevin Morazan, Leandro Hernandez, Alejandro Rodriguez, Brian Canales, Ty’Zah White, Ramiro Garcia and Steven Flores.

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How Will and Deena McCullough met, in Deena’s own words:

“I was driving back from visiting my dad in Vero Beach, Fa., to my home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, on Dec. 30,1995. I had been traveling for about nine hours with a good hour or more of it in sync with a green Camaro. The sun was starting to set, and I was hitting a curve on I-77 with the Camaro in front of me. I could see the cropped hair cut. Always being attracted to a buzz cut, I pulled aside of the green Camaro to check out the driver. Luckily he chose to glance over and smile, which put me on the spot of either trying to play off like I wasn’t looking or smile back and wave. Which is what I did. He beckoned me later down the road to pull off because he needed gas. Deciding I must be out of my mind, I did. I didn’t get out of my car though, credit for that! He came over to my car, my window down just a bit, with me checking him out in my side view mirror gasping “he’s so gorgeous!” He told me he wasn’t an axe murderer or anything. (Phew, I was glad we got that all cleared up!) and asked if I would get a bite to eat with him a little down the road and I did. We have been blissfully married for 14 years.”

Fast forward to 2011 and all the cute new houses in Midtown Square — or as I like to call it “McCulloughville” — where Deena and Will are the listing agents who’ve been responsible for marketing and sales in this new downtown community. The project, launched early this past summer, has been an incredible success, with only three residential properties now remaining available. Who knew a chance meeting on the interstate would help lead Beaufort out of its economic slump 14 years later, not to mention bring two wonderful new souls into the world, their kids Keara (13) and Cooper (6).

After meeting and dating, Deena followed Will back to Beaufort where he was a drill instructor at Parris Island. Deena had a degree in accounting and got a job with a local bookkeeping agency. She and Will decided Beaufort was an ideal place to call home and raise a family, so after 10 years of service, Will left the Marine Corps and together

they opened a local martial arts school called “McCullough Submission Fighting.” The school did quite well and they eventually got to the point where they were able to begin purchasing investment property for themselves. Will initially got his real estate license just in order to better manage their own transactions.

But after awhile, friends began asking them to assist them with their transactions too. Pretty soon, everything snowballed and they made the decision to sell their school and pursue real estate full time. They haven’t looked back since.

Today they work together, side by side, as a real estate team at Lowcountry Real Estate.

Says Will, “We don’t do separate projects. Instead, we work as a single unit, with each of us focusing on the aspects of a given project, transaction or task that best suits our individual strengths. We’re very ‘Yin-Yang’ so this works exceptionally well for us and, as we’ve worked side by side so long together, we can pretty much

look at a given task, say ‘go’ and just automatically start putting it together from our own individual perspectives. It’s a lot of fun.”

Says Will, “It’s been an absolute pleasure being responsible for the marketing and sales at Midtown Square and we both very much look forward to having the opportunity to represent comparable future projects in the local community.”

They both love Beaufort and are very happy to be Beaufortonians by choice. Says Will, “We really connect with the small town ‘everyone knows everyone’ atmosphere and very much enjoy spending time relaxing with friends — especially on and near the water. We appreciate the history, culture and climate of the Beaufort area and, having lived all over the world, could never again comprehend calling anywhere else home.”

Adds Deena, “I love living in a town where you are always going to run into someone you know but there is always a chance to meet someone new with the tourists and military regularly coming through. I love the mix of Beaufortonians coming from all parts of the country and that friends come from many different walks of life. I find it a privilege to live in this beautiful place and am happy to know that I found the town I always want to call home.”

Their daughter Keara has done competitive gymnastics and is currently a cheerleader for her school and has a natural talent for running. She is going to be competing in track this February for her school (Lady’s Island Middle). Cooper just entered kindergarten at Lady’s Island Elementary this year. “He is a genuinely kind and sweet little boy,” says Deena and a natural swimmer whom she swears must sprout gills. Keara and Cooper also love practicing martial arts with Dad. Both parents have multiple black belts, so don’t even think about crossing these two in a real estate deal.

We can all take pride that the McCulloughs chose to call Beaufort home.

Will and Deena McCullough can be reached at Lowcountry Real Estate in Beaufort Direct Line: 843-441-8286.

By Lanier Laney

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Miguel SuarezSt. Peters Catholic School

“I want a WWE steel cage ring, a Monopoly

game too, a pocket rocket too.”

Nadia FernandesSt. Peters Catholic School

“I want a Just Dance Three and an Alvin and

The chipmunks Just Dance.”

Lilah DelbosRiverview Charter School

“First an iPod touch, second an American Girl

doll, third lipstick pack and a penguin stuffed animal.”

Gracie CunninghamRiverview Charter School “For christmas I would

like cotton candy maker. I want to make all different colors of cotton candy. ”

Craig CulbertsonSt. Peters Catholic School

“I want a DS, fishing pole, zip line, compound

bow with arrows, biosphere living

ecosystem, seascope.”

William WinburnRiverview Charter School

“I want a north carolina Tarheel pillow pet. I

would also like under armour basketball shoes that are blue and white. ”

Jill RayRiverview Charter School

“All I want for christmas is an

American Girl doll, the game Twister, a mood

ring and other things. ”

Madison GwinSt. Peters Catholic School

“Barbie dream town house, Laguna’s

hydration station, a bike with training wheels.”

Caroline Josephine KeenanSt. Peters Catholic School “What I would like for christmas is a fish, air swimmer and helium tank, DS and games.”

Lissy RemboldSt. Peters Catholic School

“can you tell the reindeer hi? I want

to meet the reindeer. Here is what I want for christmas: A Kindle or

a nook”

Evan CoatesSt. Peters Catholic School

“I would like four football games, a real

baseball mitt and a bike.”

Rachel CainSt. Peters Catholic School

“I’d like not to have milk allergies because when my friends have cupcakes I can’t have

one.”

Latoya Green Whale Branch Elementary “A walkie-talkie, a doll

baby and nintendo DS.”

James Popp Whale Branch Elementary “Pencils, color pencils, world peace, markers, and drawing pencils.”

Jalen GarrisonWhale Branch Elementary

“A laptop, an iPod, jewelry, a puppy, a password journal,

Bezzs.”

James Carles Whale Branch Elementary

“A piano.”

Nathan Smith Whale Branch Elementary

“A computer.”

Brian Rhatigan Beaufort Academy

Fourth Grade “Xbox Halo game.”

William Tumlin Beaufort Academy

Fourth Grade “cup stacking gear.”

Thomas Tram Beaufort Academy

Second Grade “Japanese war figurines”

Jack Carter Worrell Beaufort Academy

Second Grade “A video camera for my

tree house.”

“What I want for Christmas is a motor scooter. Am I on the

good list? May I have a remote control car?” Alex,

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Morgan Yoder Whale Branch Elementary

“A DSI.”

Davin Benson Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “ninjago five temple.”

Ella Gordon Lady’s Island Elementary

“nutcracker and building blocks.”

William Caldwell Lady’s Island Elementary

“DSI.”

Christian Smith Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “A helicopter that

works.”

Marcellus Booker Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “Bay Blades.”

Spencer Szalai Lady’s Island Elementary

“An iPod touch.”

Sage Pocy Lady’s Island Elementary

“An American Girl doll.”

Jordan Porter Lady’s Island Elementary

“Guitar, laptop, DSI 3D.”

Ruthanna Heape Lady’s Island Elementary

“American Girl doll, DSI and a guitar.”

Lia Sergeant Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “An iPad.”

Cooper Heins Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “Xbox 360 games and

DSI.”

Jessie Parker Boatwright Broad River Elementary

Second Grade “A robot.”

Luis García Whale Branch Elementary

“A game for my nintendo DS.”

Coosa Elementary (clockwise from top left) Gracie Walling: “Open Season 2 movie.”

James Dennison: “DaVinci’s Challenge board game.”Jake Alvarez: “A trampoline.”

Holland Perriman: “I don’t know, but there’s so many things I don’t want. My mom said I might like an iPod.”

Charlotte Freeman: “Just being with my family and friends.”

Coosa Elementary (clockwise from top left) Daniel Phares: “Super Mario Brothers video game.”

Natalie Morrow: “An electric scooter.”Jackson Fleming: “A trampoline.”

Sarah Olivarri: “An electric scooter.”

Coosa Elementary (clockwise from top left) Madison Levesque: “A Barbie.”

Joseph Patterson: “Nintendo 3DS.”Tyson Atkins: “A bike.”

Reese McKnight: “I want a pet dog, a big dog. I’m going to take it on walks.”

Jada Jenkins Whale Branch Elementary

“A nintendo DS.”

“I would like a horse and an iPod Touch. I would like a bay pony and my own saddle, lead rope and a bridle. If you can’t get everything, just get me a horse.” Mariah Midyette, Riverview

“A wand so that I can make my sister disappear.” Brayden Sheehan, Lady’s Island Elementary

“A new wrestling rind so that I can wrestle with my dad.” Arthur

Singleton, Lady’s Island Elementary

December 19, 2011, through January 2, 2012: SCHOOL IS OUT!

Lady’s Island Elementary’s christmas Food DriveThe last week of school before winter break Lady’s

Island Elementary School students in grades K-4 collected over 1,000 nonperishable food items. These items were donated to HELP of Beaufort to be distributed to families in need in our community. Mrs. Black’s 4th class was the overall winner, collect-ing over 120 food items.

Way to go Ospreys!

Poinsettia composting projectBeaufort Elementary School is doing a pumpkin and poinsettia composting project and are in need of poin-settias. Don’t throw out any dying poinsettias. Give them to the front office and they will make sure students add it to the composting bin.

Interns with Habitat for HumanityBeaufort Academy students spent three days working with Habitat for Humanity on the construction (mostly roofing) of the Penn House

on St. Helena, and two days working on campus. From left to right: Project advisor Dennis Smith, high school students Tommy Fang, Courtney Smith, Finn Kopper-naes, Conner Akers, Billy Dailey, and Mary Catherine Carmody.

The Polar Express at Broad River Elementary SchoolAfter reading “The Polar Express,” Mrs. Ruge’s 5th grade students from Broad River Elementary enjoyed building their own village. They made edible graham

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Driving down Parris Island Gateway, Charles and Ester’s luminescent property pops into your line of vision like an airport out of nowhere. A large light-up sign cheers on traffic: “Merry Christmas.” Santa is on the roof in his sleigh with his seven reindeer rigged and preparing for take off, Rudolph’s red shiny nose ready to lead the way. LED reindeer graze the lawn, and bright white lights dust their trees and fence like star snow.

“This is our fifth year and I think we’re going to be doing it forever,” Charles laughed. “The first year that I did it, it was just lights around a couple of trees. Then the grandkids came over the next year and we added more.”

The beautiful display does come at a cost. The family spends about a month setting up and forks up an extra $250-$400 for the electric bill. But, it’s a feat that the Daniels know the neighbors and children anticipate each year now. The reindeer on the roof is usually the first thing Charles tackles with his engineered pulley system. However, their Christmas display is a gift that in return brings priceless joy.

“I love Christmas because I get joy out of watching everybody else be happy. And I tell you, with these lights I get to see so many kids come back here and they got these big smiles on their faces and it just lights up my whole life,” said Charles.

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TOM AnD SHERIn FLORIO“It’s very much tradition,” says Tom

Florio. He and his wife, Sherin, have been setting up their fanfare Christmas

wherever they’ve lived along the 40 years of their marriage. “Everyone expects it. It’s almost like the people themselves can’t wait to see it for their own babies.”

Along with flashing tree lights of all colors, there are giant snow globes sitting in the front yard just beyond the candy-cane fence. Inflatable Santas and Santa dolls are scaling ladders and chimneys. Toy trains circle around his living room and the doorbell chimes Christmas carols! Tom is even known to throw on a Saint Nick suit from time to time and bellow out a great “Ho, Ho, Ho” from the bottom of his heart. Onlookers are welcomed to pull into the semi-circle driveway to get a better look at the animated dolls. Animation, says Tom, is what separates his house from the others.

“The whole issue of this, lighting and all, is for the children, not only mine but the neighborhood children,” says Tom. It brings him the greatest joy to watch the cars stop all day long and have people tell him, “It’s beautiful. We knew you wouldn’t let us down!”

After one Christmas, Tom recalls, a family he’d never met left a set of lights by the door with a note that said: Use ‘em next year. It goes to show that the Florios have an expectation to live up to, and each year after Halloween Tom puts in 100 man-hours decorating his house. Eventually the Florios would like to have a backdrop of lights to bring out their “penguin center,” a designated corner of inflatable penguins with toboggans peeping out of their igloos.

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AMAnDA AnD DAvID cADDThe Cadd family gets to work just after

Halloween to host an equally impressive display much like a Christmas theme park. Amanda, mother of Dawson, 9, and Andrew, 7, says they do it for their

kids. “There’s always that house that you have to have that makes memories for the kids when they’re little,” said Amanda. Her kids like to run around in the Christmas park that is their front yard and ask mom if they can come out again, just once more, before bedtime.

There are multiple scenes scattered across the yard from a gingerbread house to Mr. and Mrs. Claus to friendly snowmen. “We’re already talking about what to do next year,” Amanda said. The Cadd family actually builds many of their own decorations from wood like the Snoopy and Charlie Brown gang.

It’s indeed a tradition that comes from another: “I grew up out in the country where there wasn’t a lot of houses, so when we would go to look at lights it was very memorable,” Amanda recalls. “Since we’re able to do this in a location where people will be able to see it, I think that’s what makes it special too.”

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DAWn AnD BRYAn RAnDELNewlyweds Dawn and Bryan Randel

get the honorable mention for the Most Modern Design. “It’s our first Christmas together and we just wanted to make it special,” said Dawn. Thick strands of white lights coil around the giant pillars in front of their house on Sunset Boulevard to bring out its structure. Large stars also hang at the middle of the pillars. “We used the stars from our wedding reception, so we were recycling too,” laughed Dawn. The combination compliments the house’s architecture with a simple and chic alternative look to seasonal lighting.

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Gullah ChristmasFAR LEFT: Marlena Small, left, and Ezhan Joyce of the Hallelujah Singers do a little dancing during their Gullah Christmas matinee performance at the Boys & Girls Club on Boundary Street. LEFT: Smalls tells a story about learning a Gullah Christmas song from her grandmother many years ago in Charleston. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

port royal winnersThe Old Village Association of the Town of Port Royal announces the winners of the 2nd Annual Holiday House Decorating and Golf Cart Parade:Holiday House Decorating• 1st Place: 914A 16th St.• 2nd Place: 908 Madrid Ave• 3rd Place: 1608 Edinburgh• Honorable Mention: Madrid Avenue residents between 9th and 11th: Every Inch an Elf, 909 16th St., Columbia Street deadend, 908th 10th St.Holiday Golf Cart Parade:• 1st Place: Thorpe Family, 10th St, Away in a Manger• 2nd Place: Juanita Finley, London Avenue, Frosty the Snow Man• 3rd Place, Starr Mills, 13th Street, Lowcountry Christmas

The music timeline ranges from the sacred songs of Native Americans and African gospel to the Roots Revival with artists like Bob Dylan. While visitors walk around they can pick up instruments like the banjo, Diddley bow, spoons, washboard or drums and start to jam. Or they can tune into the hillbilly station on Nashville’s WSM radio station from 1927.

Locals will see that the touring exhibit actually holds ties to the region, like the backdrop of the famous painting “That Old Plantation” by John Rose of Beaufort. “The aim of the Smithsonian is that we not only celebrate America’s

root music but also our region’s music,” Brewer said.

In addition, local partners and friends of the Beaufort library have matched the grant and made in-kind donations so that the community can enjoy free concerts, hands-on workshops, lectures and art displays during the exhibit’s stay in town.

Accompanying exhibits that are paying tribute to New Harmonies include “Music within the Art” at Red Piano Too (870 Sea Island Pkwy) and “Celebration of American Music” at the Photography Club of Beaufort (311 Scott Street).

The exhibit is free and open during library hours. To learn more information or see a schedule of the free music concerts and events, log on to www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/newharmonies.

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The Happy Winos: Zin the Spirit of christmasBy Terry Sweeney

Around the Christmas holidays on the first chilly evening of the year, I like to break out a bottle of my peppery, tummy-warming, ruby-colored old friend ... Zinfandel. It pairs beautifully with turkey, or duck, or chicken and even more magnificently with all three at the same time in the infamous “Turducken!” (A turkey with a whole chicken and a whole duck stuffed inside it.) Zinfandel and Turducken are a match made in gourmet heaven! I dare even Martha Stewart to challenge that culinary observation. Fry a turkey in your backyard and break out the Zinfandel and I guarantee you’ll have the entire trailer park eating out of your hand.

But Zinfandel is a magical elixir that for some reason has not always been that popular down in these parts, which is crazy because its smokey, yet supple, dark cherry goodness also pairs beautifully with that Southern staple barbecue. And talk about national pride — Zinfandel is American as a wine can be. Well, at least that’s what everyone in the wine world believed for years till some nosey body did some DNA testing on some old zin vines and discovered it was from Croatia. Zinfandel may be the first illegal alien wine to have sneaked past our borders. I don’t care. I need it. I want it and it’s not Christmas without it!

So when I was addressing my Christmas cards this year, I broke out a $25 bottle of the stuff that a friend had given me as a gift. It was a mighty tasty 2007 Zinfandel from the Green and Red Vineyard in Napa Valley. The vineyard is named for its “red iron soils veined with green serpentine” or so it says on their website. But more important to my palate was

that it had a yummy dark cherry/raspberry silky feel to it with just a hint of the sage that grows on the steep hills on the east side of Napa.

Popping pieces of aged parmagiano into my mouth, I joyfully hummed along with the Christmas carols on my iPod thinking contentedly that my rich friend cherished me enough to give me a bottle of this divinely spiced stellar wine. That is until — there suddenly wasn’t a drop left. Couldn’t she have cherished me a little more?! Would it have killed her to give me two bottles of this stuff?!! She’s a one percenter for God’s sake!!! Hey ... it says right on the website you get 10% discount on six bottles! Now that I think about it, I’ve been “Scrooged!”

Now here I am high and dry and still have a rotten pile of feel good Merry Christmas cards to address. I definitely feel a dark cloud hovering over my former holiday good spirits. I pity the next Christmas card addressee. Suddenly realizing I don’t have their new address, I call my friends Lois and Frank in L.A. to get it. Instead all I get is a machine. I leave them a polite message but there is a slight edge to my voice. “Hi guys ... Merry Christmas ... it’s Terry ... I need to know where to send your Christmas card ... call me.”

“Really!” I say to Lanier “I don’t know why I bother.

We haven’t heard a peep out of them for two years.”“Out of who?” Lanier asks. Me: “Lois and Frank ... It’s been two years.” Lanier: “Maybe they dropped us.” Me: “That would be the best present I ever got from

those two losers.” Lanier: “They’re both crazy!” Me: “All aboard the crazy train!!! She’s the

locomotive and he’s the caboose!!” Lanier: (singing) “Craaaazy!!!” Me: “They both belong in the nut house!” Lanier: ( still singing) “Craaaazy!” Me: “Insane! The two of them!! Two self absorbed

narcissists that think they’re so great! Yeah! Two great big A-holes!!!!”

Lanier and I join together for a final chorus of “CRAAAA-ZY!”

Suddenly we hear a tiny automated voice on my cell phone say: “If you are satisfied with your message, press 1.”

OH SWEET JESUS IN THE MORNING!!!! THIS WAS ALL RECORDED ON THEIR ANSWERING MACHINE!!!

I quickly press a different button to erase my message and rerecord: “Just thinking of you two like we always do this time of year. Merry Christmas.” Whew!

The obvious moral of this story is that it is better to run out of Christmas cards than wine.

Merry Christmas, everybody!!P.S. My gift to y’all is this tip: The Bogle Old Vine

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Around the holidays I like to break out a bottle of my tummy-warming, ruby-colored, old friend Zinfandel.

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On Saturday, December 17, some 15 avid carolers, including Mrs. Claus, serenaded neighbors in Royal Pines with Christmas and holiday songs. The Royal Pines Homeowners Association organized the event, and the Royal Pines Garden Club gave gifts of decorated potted pines at the homes they visited. Jeff Fisher, owner of the Lady’s Island Country Club, provided golf carts for the carolers and hot chocolate in the clubhouse after their rounds.


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The newly formed social club ‘Diamonds in the Rough’, have adopted a section of U.S. Highway 21/Trask Parkway for monthly litter pick-ups. This is just one of the ways the members will serve the community. Other projects include Toys for Tots and delivering dinners to the elderly. Members pictured from left are Cornelia Talbert, Bernadette Watson, Matella White and Latisha Moorer.

The Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution held its Annual Dinner Meeting on Thursday, December 15 at the Dataw Island Club.

Featured speaker for the evening was Mark Anthony, President of the South Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution who shared with the members news that South Carolina will host the 124th Annual Congress of the SAR in Greenville in July 2014. Extensive preparations are already underway to welcome more than 500 members of the SAR from across the United States for the annual weeklong event.

Outgoing President H. Wayne Cousar reported that the Chapter had gained 11 new members in the Society this year, bringing the number for the Gov. Hamilton Chapter here in Beaufort to 54 compatriots. During the meeting President Cousar swore in two new members, compatriots Bob Sadler and Paul Steele. Andy Beall, SC State Chairman of the Eagle Scout

Scholarship program reported on the growing interest in the scholarships offered to Eagle Scouts by the Society.

SC President Anthony swore in Joseph B. “Jody” Henson, Jr. as President of the Gov. Hamilton Chapter for 2012, as well as the following officers of the chapter: Michael H. Keyserling, Vice President; J. Thomas Mikell, Secretary/Treasurer; Carroll L. Crowther, Registrar; C. Dean Cullison, Genealogist; Walter F. Lubkin, Chaplain; Franklin L. Wood, Color Sgt.; Claude N. Dinkins, JROTC Chairman; Andrew J. Beall, Eagle Scout Scholarship; and Peter A. Dickerson, Historian,-Public Relations.

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Beaufortonian; I’ve lived here since 1978 — 31 of my 50 years — when my family moved here from Louisiana. I was a college student when we came across country, and though Beaufort was a very small town, it was an exciting move for me. My hometown was even smaller, a town filled with industry and pollution, and the same people I had known all of my life. I had never seen such beauty in nature and architecture, known such rich history and culture, or met so many interesting people. I immediately fell in love with the Lowcountry. I loved its forts and its church ruins, its antebellum homes and plantations, Penn Center, the Atlantic Ocean, the “mushroom houses” on Fripp Island, the lighthouses on Hunting Island and Sea Pines, the ghost stories about the Castle and Fort Fremont and day trips to romantic Savannah and Charleston.

My dad had bought Royal Pines Country Club and we lived there for over 15 years. In those days, you could drive down Sams Point Road and never pass another car. The only grocery store on Lady’s Island was the Red and White. Captain Geech’s and The Lighthouse Deli were the only

restaurants. But just like it is now, Beaufort was populated then with warm, welcoming and enlightening people who had lived all over the world. Royal Pines, at that time, was largely inhabited by retired military — many of them Marines, but other branches as well. There were a slew of four and five star generals who had played major roles in World War II and had some stories to tell. Beaufort had people who wrote books and people about whom books were written; politicians from the world stage like Bill Verity, Ronald Regan’s Secretary of Commerce.

Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park was fairly new. We ate at the Yankee and in the hospital cafeteria — pretty much the only places you could get a “plate lunch” for a while. We shopped at Bay Street Fashions and Foxbow downtown. Tootie led the

city parades and swept Bay Street. Not long after we moved here, Hollywood discovered Beaufort and began to make movies on our islands, like “The Great Santini” and “The Big Chill” and we all enjoyed the tales of “who saw what celebrity where.” Steve and Marianne Harrison moved from New York, opened the Rhett House Inn and used their connections to feature Beaufort in high profile publications in New York and throughout the northeast. Alcoa Corporation started developing Dataw Island and Bill Cochrane spurred the Main Street Beaufort program which revitalized downtown Beaufort.

Those were exciting days as we watched Beaufort start to grow and grow and grow. We have celebrated many happy times here like weddings and births, and we have buried two of our beloved family members.

Beaufort has changed tremendously — our Catholic parish has grown from just 30 families to over 1,000 families in that time — but for me it still retains the charm and wonder. The small town spirit with the metropolitan flavor, the richness of character and history and the astounding God-given and man-made beauty that keeps us counting our blessings that we have been given the gift of living here.

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Beaufort Then & nowThis moment in Beaufort’s history is an excerpt from the book “Beaufort ... Then and Now,” an anthology of memories compiled by Holly Kearns Lambert. Copies of this book may be purchased at Beaufort Book Store. For information or to contribute your memory, contact Holly at [email protected] or [email protected].

By Jack SparacinoWhile enjoying a piece of (you guessed

it) sliced bread recently, it occurred to me that mankind really has made progress lately, despite all the doom and gloom in the news. We’ve been fortunate, it seems, to have had so many great inventions and product developments make our lives better. Or at least more interesting. In the spirit of the holiday season, here’s my list, from best to even better, and I’m sure you’ve got yours. Maybe we can compare notes.

10. Microwave ovens. I first encountered one of these interesting gadgets while on line for a late snack in college years ago. There we were, on the ground floor of an archaic cement block dormitory, and a customer just ahead of me was served a hot dog heated up for him in just a few seconds. Holy mackerel, er, hot dog! Seemed like magic to 20 year old me. Today we take them for granted and their relative cost has come down nicely, plus they’re designed for more versatile cooking, not just nuking a potato or boiling water. Why a friend recently told me she uses her microwave to steam open oysters!

9. Almond M&M’s. Like almonds? Like chocolate? Been doing nice things for others lately? Then it’s time to find a bag to share, these are just too good to

leave on the shelf.8. Large print books. Where in

the world have these things been all my life? (Yes, we actually had these in kindergarten, complete with pictures, but you know what I mean.) I LOVE being able to read a (grown-up) book without squinting and without needing perfect lighting conditions. Now how about large print everything else?

7. cell phones. This is a tough “call” since they are easily misused, overused, lost, and a potential source of dangerous distractions. But it’s become difficult to imagine life without them, especially when you’re stranded in a remote area and need help. Or you want to order a pizza on the fly. Smart phones have turned a cute little gizmo into a modern day must-have.

6. Mapquest, GPS and related high tech ways to find out how to get somewhere. Anywhere. Even though I

think they’ve taken 55% (I did the math) of the fun out of getting lost, since there’s not as much of an excuse for it anymore and you can miss some neat stuff that wasn’t on your route. Mind you, I can still get lost at the drop of a hat. Any hat.

5. Sneakers. How can you enjoy the Lowcountry to the fullest without having something really comfortable on your feet? Sneakers don’t have to be expensive, they come in cool colors, and are machine washable. (I admit they make a racket in the dryer.) Want to look like a celebrity? Wear them with a suit.

5a. Hair gel. Just kidding. Wanted to see if you were paying attention!

4. Online shopping. You name it and it’s available on the internet. Don’t want to leave your house or get out of your pajamas? Want tons of choices? Want to charge it? Just point and click and

away you go.3. Air conditioners. Now this

invention was an absolute game changer, especially for people trying to live comfortably in hot and humid climates like ours. Willis Carrier, born in 1876 in Angola, N.Y., for you history buffs, should have more statues dedicated to him and his fabulous invention, which saw its first installation when he was all of 26 years old.

2. Google’s search engine (in an absolute SQUEAKER over #3). Anyone who’s got a computer and can get on the internet now has easy access to an almost unimaginable amount of information on just about any conceivable subject under the sun, moon, stars, or surface of the ocean. It’s almost too easy now to find and learn something quickly. Almost.

1. All the amazing new medical technology now used to diagnose and treat everything from minor fractures to cancer. Just imagine turning the clock back a couple hundred years and you really don’t feel well, why it’s enough to make you sick when you contemplate what you would have been up against. Then consider all that’s available to help you today.

There. Ten wonderful new things to be grateful for. Life is good. Pass the bread, please. And happy holidays!


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Knowing that financial markets are constantly changing, it’s often hard to gauge when the best time would be to jump in. Trying to time your investments in this way can cause you undue stress and cost you financially when you try to invest by guessing when the market has hit the “top” or the “bottom.” Fortunately, however, there are several timeless strategies that can help you eliminate the emotional component, and get you on the right track to successful investing.

Think long term. While past performance is never a guarantee of future results, the markets have historically performed well over the long run. Investors who have developed the discipline and patience to stay the course over the long run, despite market fluctuations, have generally experienced more favorable results.

Patiently accept volatility. Building on the last point, it’s important to realize that market highs and lows are a natural occurrence, and should be considered a normal part of investing. Once you accept that fact, you can prepare yourself to resist the emotional urges to jump in and out of the market based solely on its current direction.

Stay in the market. Some investors

attempt to time the market. When it’s down, they sit on the sidelines waiting for it to rally before they get in on the action. Conversely, when the market is up, they wait for a correction so they can buy at

what they see as bargain rates. Moving in and out of the market by timing its ups and downs is a skill not even the most seasoned investment professionals have mastered. Consistent investment — in both up and down markets — should produce more reliable results over time.

Diversify. Possibly one of the most important investment principles —and at the same time most overlooked — is the need for careful asset allocation. The popular adage that tells you not to keep all your eggs in one basket is especially true when it comes to your investments. A well-diversified portfolio should include complementary asset classes, so they can cushion each other against the effects of market downturns and lower your portfolio’s overall risk.

Watch your asset allocation. Even if you properly diversify your portfolio in the

beginning, changing markets will affect the value of your investments and could alter your actual allocation. Consistent reviews will help you identify when your portfolio needs to be rebalanced, helping you maintain a proper asset mix. Bear in mind that asset allocation does not protect against fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.

Pay yourself first. You may have heard this before, but it’s certainly worth repeating: Save first and then spend what you have left, rather than spending first and saving what you have left. Inevitably, if you attempt to do the latter, you’ll often find there’s nothing left to save.

Reinvest dividends. Many quality companies have a history of paying dividends, regardless of overall stock

market performance. Reinvesting these dividends offers you an excellent way to easily build your stock positions.

Set goals. While this may seem like the most basic idea, it’s still one of the most important. When considering your investments, you need to have a clear idea of where you are, a goal in mind of where you want to go, and then put strategies in place to help you get there. By incorporating all of the above-mentioned ideas, you will have a guide to help you in all your important investment decisions.

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By Danette vernonFirst, why do people get fat? We are all suffering from an overload

of sugar that we consume, overtly and covertly. We are heavy on dessert and snacks in this country. It is however, the sugar in average foods outside of dessert, and the carbohydrates we tend to serve with each meal — bread, pasta, etc — that really add to our daily “sugar load.”

Some of this sugar, once ingested, will be used immediately as energy, but the rest must be dealt with right away as it is toxic to the cells, arteries, and tissues. Insulin is secreted and the insulin runs this excess sugar to the liver and muscles. But there is only so much “room at the inn,” and when our liver and muscles are “full,” the excess ends up in fat cells.

Insulin then keeps this fat stored, right along with the last piece of pie we ate, for later use. This storage unit of “locked in” fat and sugar will never be accessed because before we get a chance to use it, we have another snack, or a heaping helping of red rice, or a big sub sandwich! And if most of what we eat is stored away due to the high sugar content, there will not be much energy circulating to keep our body going. So now we need more food just to keep moving!

But how much can we eat to keep up with this cycle of eating sugar and storing sugar? Our body must make a choice, and make a choice it will. Your body will slow way down at the cellular level to conserve energy, with the end result being a slow metabolism. Now we are hungry, feel tired, AND we’re over-

weight! Sound familiar?Go on a diet, exercise, right? Well, if

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Take the advice of the U.S. government: 50% of your diet should be fruits and vegetables, and then tweek that number a bit to 75%, focusing on vegetables first and gradually adding fruits. Eat simply, fruits, vegetables, and lean meats, cutting back or eliminating sugar and carbs in the form of bread and pasta, etc.. Exercise? Use the same method that high end athletes do —high intensity, short-duration exercise. This type of exercise has a stimulating effect on our metabolism, while long-duration workouts serve as an unrelenting stressor to the body, cueing it to shut down metabolic activity, to once again conserve energy. Twenty minutes twice a week is all you need to get started.

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With Christmas less than a week away, the smell of fresh pine, the sound of the season and the look of holiday cheer aglow decorate our homes and hearts. The countdown is now on for that final phase of shopping that needs to be completed, but for some, shopping is more a task than enjoyment. The Christmas season can be a time of daunting struggles when it comes to finding that perfect or just right gift. What do you get the person that has everything? Or better yet, what does the person who has nothing get anybody? Budgets can be tight and ideas can be limited, so why not give the gift of time?

According to www.thefreedictionary.com, the definition of time is defined as “a nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.”

What is so validating about time and this definition are the words “nonspatial” and “irreversible.” When we give of our time, it is unlimited and is something that can not be taken back with a receipt. Our time, among many things, is invaluable, precious and vital in defining the past, present and future, which exists to shape ours and the lives of others.

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The possibilities are endless and the sentiment is sincere, so what could be better than giving the gift of time? This holiday season and for many more to come, start a tradition of giving for it is truly better to give than to receive.

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Beaufort Memorial is pleased to announce the addition of Coastal CareMD, the private practice of Clark Trask, MD, to the hospital’s growing network of physician practices. Dr. Trask and his staff have joined Beaufort Memorial Hospital, and the practice will be managed by Beaufort Physician Partners, a division of the hospital. The office will remain at its current location, 974 Ribaut Rd., Beaufort. “My staff and I are very excited about this,” Dr. Trask said. A native of Beaufort, Dr. Trask received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, and his M.D. from

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The holiday shopping season is in full swing for retailers as well as shoppers who are eager to purchase everything on their lists. But, when it comes to toys and gifts, the lowest sale price may not be the safest for children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates in its most recent report that hospital emergency rooms treated 251,700 toy-related injuries in 2010 throughout the United States. Of that number, 72 percent of injuries were to those less than 15 years of age.

Additionally, the CPSC found that 46 percent of the estimated 251,700 ER-treated injuries occurred to the head and face area. Lacerations, abrasions and contusions made up most of these injuries.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has declared December as Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month. The group encourages everyone to make conscientious purchasing decisions based on what is best for each individual child.

In the excitement of the season, sometimes we may forget that not every gift is appropriate for every child. By taking a few, easy safety precautions, we can keep the holidays happy for everyone!

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• For younger children, avoid play sets with small magnets and make sure batteries are secured within the toy. If magnets or batteries are ingested, serious injuries and/or death can occur.

• Gifts of sports equipment should always be accompanied by protective gear (such as a basketball along with eye goggles or a face guard with a new batting helmet for baseball or softball).

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Co-owner Patty Hilton is always friendly and accommodating and she makes sure her patrons are well fed.

We started with the appetizer sampler piled high with onion rings, cheese sticks, mini corn dogs and homemade chips.

Elizabeth ordered the Chinese Chicken Salad made with shredded lettuce, crispy rice noodles, chicken chunks, slivered almonds, green onion and snow peas served with an Asian teriyaki dressing. It’s a unique and tasty salad and she really enjoyed it.

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So here we are, one more holiday on our backs. A couple of days to go, not done shopping, too many parties and late nights, too much to do at work but who cares, blah blah blah. Sometimes it’s a stretch to say “Merry” Christmas or “Happy” Holidays. And, then, as if all that’s not enough, there’s another big one a week after. Yikes! Of course, though, an extra little glass of this or that does tend to help. If that glass is bubbly, even better. And, if you have enough to share with everyone around you, then we all are happy, bubbly, have a nice time together and the holidays are the way they should be. So off to see our bubbly we go!

We are going to Argentina for our glass this week. To Trapiche, which if you haven’t drunk and liked a wine from them yet, it’s really time. Trapiche has been in the wine producing business in Argentina for 125 years. Founded in 1883, they are located in Mendoza, in the foothills of the Andes. They are Argentina’s largest exported brand of premium wines.

The huge array of wines from Trapiche represent the diversity of Argentina itself. Trapiche owns more than 2,500 acres of vineyards and gets more grapes from more than 200 independent growers in the best grape growing areas of the country. In the past years, Trapiche has made investments to

enlarge their crushing, fermentation and storage facilities. In November 2008, along with the celebration of their 125th anniversary, Trapiche opened its new winery — a renovated older winery from 1912 located on a ten hectare estate with vineyards and olive trees. This older winery was sold by the founding family in 1970, but was abandoned shortly after that. Trapiche acquired it in 2006. Today, it is the basis for Trapiche’s great production capacity, state-of-the-art technology, and revolutionary design and facilities as they pursue the highest standards in viticulture and wine making.

As Trapiche continues to grow, they are experimenting with biodynamics, the most extreme approach in biological and ecological agricultural practices. They forbid the use of chemicals, herbicides and fungicides, they aim for a balanced ecosystem and they assume that the moon cycles and the position of the other planets influence the vines. Work in their vineyards is planned by

taking into account the different moon phases and stellar dynamics.

Many of Trapiche’s 2,500 acres of vineyards are spread throughout the Mendoza region. There are near perfect grape growing conditions there — hot days, cool nights, scant rainfall and tightly controlled irrigation. These conditions also let Trapiche consistently grow and source (buy for others) top quality grapes. The grapes are hand harvested and vinified in their new facility.

Under the direction of Chief Winemaker, Daniel Pi, the wines are made to retain their fresh pure character of fruit and natural ripeness. At the winery, the grapes are de-stemmed and vinified at cool temperatures for a period of 10 to 15 days to extract color, aroma and ripe fruit flavors. To help retain varietal character and freshness, the wines are aged for a short period of time in stainless steel tanks before a light filtration and bottling. The second fermentation is done with the “Charmat Lungo” method in small 50 hectoliter tanks at 14 degrees Celsius. The wine stays in contact with the lees for 120 days before bottling.

Trapiche Extra Brut is made from

70% chardonnay, 20% semillon and 10% malbec. The malbec brings a fuller mouth feel to this wine and adds many layers of complexity to it as well. The wine is fresh, clean and vibrant with apple, pear, melon and citrus flavors.

Over the years, since Trapiche Extra Brut first became available to us, I have used it many times for many occasions — parties, birthdays big and small, Sunday afternoon golf cart rides, Wednesday night “Oh, goodie, I’m off tomorrow” toasts, and any other excuse for a glass I have found. The crispness in it is always refreshing. And, of course, the price is not daunting. At $13.99 a bottle, it really costs less than many bottles I drink without bubbles. And I thought good bubbles cost more. Nope!

And, now the Wizard has come to make this wine even harder to avoid. ( Just so you know, someone in Beaufort has called me the Wizard for years.) The Wizard has coupons for you — if you buy three bottles or more of this wine, you get them all for $10.99. So come see the Wizard, get your three or four or however many bottles, share the bubbles and have a great holiday season. Enjoy!


dining guideA listing of local restaurants in northern Beaufort County:Your resource for where to eat

AMATA THAI FUSION: 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort Town Center; 843-379-9197; L.D.

ATHENIAN GARDENS: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-9222; Greek; L.D.

BACK PORCH GRILL: 950 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 525-9824; L.D.

BARBARA JEANS RESTAURANT & BAR: 47 Ferry Road, Lady’s Island; 524-2400; Home-style Southern; B.L.D.

BELLA LUNA: 859 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3188; Italian; B.L.D.

BERRY ISLAND CAFE: Newpoint Corners, 1 Merchant Lane, Lady’s Island; 524-8779; Soups, salads, ice cream; B.L.D.

BERTOS GRILL TEX-MEX: 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.

BLUE DOG CAFE: 736 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island, inside The Lowcountry Store; 838-4646; L.

BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT: 760 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-0821; D.

BREAKWATER RESTAURANT & BAR: 203 Carteret St., Beaufort; 379-0052; Upscale dining, tapas; D.

BRICKS ON BOUNDARY: 1420 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-5232; Salads, sandwiches, appetizers, sports bar; L.D.

CAROLINA DOG & DELI: 968 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-2122; L.

CAROLINA WINGS & RIB HOUSE: 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.

DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT: 1699 11th St. W, Port Royal; 524-7433; Seafood; D.

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

FACTORY CREEK FISH COMPANY: 71 Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 379-3288; Seafood; L.D.

FOOLISH FROG: 846 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-9300; L.D.

FRYED GREEN TOMATOES SOUTHERN EATERY & CAFE: 2001 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9601; Buffet-style Southern cooking; B.L.D.

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

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

GILLIGANS: 2601 Boundary St., Beaufort; 838-9300; Seafood, steaks; 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.

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

HECKLERS: 2121 Boundary St., Suite 100, Beaufort Town Center Beaufort; 379-2090; 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; Japanese; 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: 2141 Sea Island Parkway, Harbor Island; 838-4166; L.D.

KOOKY MOOKY’S: 101 Scott St., Beaufort; 521-4445; L.D.

L.T.’s HOMECOOKED MEALS: Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island; 524-3122; L.

LADY’S ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB: 139 Francis Marion Circle, Lady’s Island; 522-9700; L.D.

LA NOPALERA: 1220 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 521-4882; Mexican; L.D.

LOS AMIGOS: 14 Savannah Highway; Beaufort; 470-1100; Mexican; L.D.

LUTHER’S RARE & WELL DONE: 910 Bay St., Beaufort; 521-1888; Burgers, salads, seafood, bar and grill; L.D.

MAGGIE’S PUB & EATERY: 17 Market, Habersham; 379-1719; 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; Ice cream and sandwich cafe; B.L.

MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN: 111 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 524-8766; L.D.

MEDICAL PARK DELI: 968 Ribaut Road, Beaufort; 379-0174; B.L.

MOONDOGGIES CAFE: 930 10th St., Port Royal; 522-1222; Steaks, salads; L.D.

NIPPY’S: 310 West St., Beaufort; Seafood, burgers; 379-8555; L.D.

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

PANINI’S CAFE: 926 Bay St., Beaufort; 379-0300; Italian, wood-fired pizzas; L.D.

PIACE PIZZA: 5-B Market, Habersham, Beaufort; 379-3287; L.D.

PIZZA INN: 2121 Boundary St., Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort; 379-8646; L.D.

PLUMS: 904 1/2 Bay St., Beaufort; 525-1946; Sandwiches, seafood, live music;L.D.

PORT ROYAL PASTA COMPANY: 1340 Ribaut Road, Port Royal; 379-0146; D

Q ON BAY: 822 Bay St., Beaufort; 555-

1212; Barbecue, Southern cooking;L.D.

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

RYAN’S FAMOUS PIZZA & SUBS: 14 Savannah Highway, Shell Point Plaza, Beaufort; 379-3479; L.D.

SAKE HOUSE: 274 Robert Smalls Parkway; Beaufort; 379-5888; Japanese; L.D.

SAN JOSE: 5 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island, 524-4001, and 2149 Boundary St., Beaufort, 524-5016; Mexican; L.D.

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

SAND DOLLAR TAVERN: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-3151; L.D.

SANDBAR & GRILL: 41B Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort; 524-3663; L.D.

SEA ISLAND PIZZA: 136 Sea Island Pkwy, Beaufort; 522-1212; L.D.

SGT. WHITE’S: 1908 Boundary St.; Beaufort; 522-2029; Southern cooking; L.D.

SHOOFLY KITCHEN: 1209 Boundary St., Beaufort; 379-9061; B.L.

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

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

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: 1638 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.

TOOTING EGRET BISTRO: 706 Craven St., Beaufort; 521-4506; B.L.

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

WEEZIE’S CRAB SHACK: 1634 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island; 838-2197; Seafood, burgers; L.D.

WREN: 210 Carteret St., Beaufort; 524-9463; Local seafood, steaks, pasta; L.D.

YES! THAI INDEED: 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort; 986-1185; L.D.

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• All area codes are 843 • B = Breakfast • L = Lunch• D = Dinner • To feature your restaurant in the SPOTLIGHT, email [email protected].

Executive Chef Paul Donella and owner Paul Thompson stress their focus on farm to table ingredients. Panini’s is located at 926 Bay St., on Waterfront Park. Lunch is served daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner from 5 p.m. Call 843-379-0300 or visit www.paniniscafe.net.

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THEME: 2011 in ReviewACROSS1. Presumptuously daring6. He has final say at the plate9. Where to get pampered, pl.13. Scoundrel14. Needlefish15. Diver’s lung16. Independent African ruler17. Big Island necklace18. Type of paint19. *Deposed despot21. *Atlantis was the last one23. Right-angle building extension24. Another spelling for #16 Across25. ___ Bon Jovi28. Like Jekyll and Hyde’s personality30. *Arab ______35. Stratfor-upon-____, Shakespeare’s birthplace37. “The Man Who ____ Too Much”39. Become established40. Holy Father41. It cuts edge of yard43. ____ Verde National Park44. A rooster to farmers?46. Ready and eager47. Eurasian duck48. Scandinavian, e.g.50. It can be wringed?52. Greed or sloth, e.g.53. Diamonds or hearts, e.g.55. Nervous twitching57. *They were super61. *Royal beau65. Autumn color66. Witness68. Polynesian kingdom69. Like a new car70. Employ71. Homework assignment72. *Pitched at Occupy Wall Street73. 6th sense?74. Reminiscent of the past

DOWN1. Big talk2. “Rome” in Italy3. Matured, as in wine4. Like Elvis’s famous shoes5. Official messenger of news6. Tangerine/grapefruit hybrid7. Legendary West8. Rainbow-producing device9. Jazz singing10. Stroke on a green11. Cain’s unfortunate brother12. Original home of the Saxons15. Eats noisily20. Stroke of luck22. Her counterpart24. Graceful or refined25. *Site of nuclear disaster26. Convex molding27. With no face value29. *Retired from “60 Minutes”31. Roentgen Equivalent Man, pl.32. Particulars33. One born to Japanese immigrants34. Chewed on36. Smart but awkward38. “The Way We ____”42. Straight muscles45. It loves company49. Mixed breed puppy51. Out of ______54. October’s “Time,” e.g.56. Bring to an end57. Well-mannered Emily58. Heart feeling59. Body part that can double60. Superman’s last name61. “Read’em and ____”62. In or of the present month63. Petri dish gel64. ____ Clinic67. Female suffix

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Punctuating the back-to-back Christmas TV movies and holiday specials are the heartfelt appeals by various celebrities to pleasepleaseplease adopt an animal for Christmas. Every commercial is loaded with heart-tugging film of sad-eyed pets behind bars, little paws against chain link. I can’t watch them.

Christmas IS the season for giving, but it’s not the season to gift anyone with a pet. Sure, puppies look cute in the beribboned basket under the tree. The kids squealing in paroxysms of delight is worthy of a YouTube viral video. However, a living creature should never be gifted because they require a commitment from the owner (the giftee) that surpasses the longevity of anything one could purchase at a big box store. We’re looking at a 15-year, time-money-space intensive commitment following a split-second exclamation of “let’s get her a puppy!”

Sure, owning a pet is one of the most rewarding things life can offer and it’s the start of a friendship that will last for years. But pets also come with serious responsibilities and a commitment to their health and happiness. Consider this: is the giftee ready for the responsibility of pet ownership? If the answers end up being no, are you prepared to take on full responsibility yourself? Has the giftee expressed a clear desire for a new pet? If you’re not sure, don’t even think about it.

The highest incidence of pet abandonment arises from animals given as gifts. Manoj Oswal, head of People For Animals, says, “When we receive

complaints of animal cruelty, 85% of the time, the pet will have been received as a gift. In such cases, the owner is not really an animal lover, but finds that abandoning the pet is morally wrong and will hurt the sentiments of the person who presented the pet.”

In such a case, the owner doesn’t devote his time to care for the pet and simply ties it up and gives it meals but deprives it of any human companionship.

Here’s an idea: take the time this holiday season to have a serious discussion, or even a series of discussions, concerning your family’s thoughts about adding a four-legged member to your pack. Consider the ages of all family members — are they too young for a pet or are they too old? Who will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance, who will be responsible for exercise and play and who will be responsible for the less fun

occasions — the heaps in the yard or the hair all over the couch. What is the “style’ of your family? Is your family high energy, on the go all the time? Do you even have time for a pet? See, it’s not a spur of the moment decision.

Should your family decide that they are ready to get a pet, make Christmas the time for preparation. Make your gifts for your dog-to-be useful, practical and fun. Leash, collar, chew toys, grooming gear, Nature’s Miracle, food and water bowls, a gift certificate for a new puppy

exam from your favorite vet, and perhaps a chic dog sweater are good pre-presents. Create a file with all the info you’ll need to keep for the pet. Get a crate. Give each other these gifts because a pet is a family present. As family members unwrap the various pieces of the “puzzle,” their delight and anticipation will grow. This will increase the family’s mutual commitment to, and investment in, the well being of the newest family member. It will be a project the family has done together which is a wonderful way for any adoption to begin.

Then, when the drama and chaos of the holidays has morphed into the chilly doldrums of January and February, THEN visit the local shelters and shelters in neighboring communities to find your new Best Friend. A dog with a good introduction to its adoptive family is much more likely to become a long-term companion rather than another tragic holiday mistake.

Note: This article is in tribute to the family of Miss M, a charmingly polite terrier mix with Cleopatra eyes, whom I met in the Walmart parking lot this week. They refer to Miss M. as a “Bamberg Terrier” that came from the Bamberg shelter.

When the drama and chaos of the holidays has morphed into the chilly doldrums of January and February, THEN visit the local shelters to find your new Best Friend.

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vic varner to perform many holiday gigsVic Varner’s band with Blue Mudd includes Beek Webb on mandolin/vocal, Adam Granade on bass, and Varner on voice/guitar. They get to pull out their holiday charts, which include a couple dozen obscure tunes from the season, such as “Christmas Island” and Louis Armstrong’s “Cool Yule.”• Dec. 23: Saltus from 9 p.m. to midnight with Jevon Daly• Jan. 22: “New Harmonies Show” at ARTworks from 3 to 4:30 p.m. with Roger Bellow.

Gullah Festival presents Brandyfoot AwardsGullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc.Presents The Brandyfoot Awards on Thursday, December 29, at 6 p.m., at the University of South Carolina BeaufortPerforming Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at the USCB Box Office or a Gullah Festival Representative. Tickets are $30 at the door. The Brandyfoot Awards are named for William Bradford Frazier, a world renowned musician and leader who was nationally recognized in music by John Phillip Sousa for performing his compositions. The evening’s event will consist of the following:• A Jazz Band performance featuring saxophonist Edward “Eddie” Pazant of the famous Pazant Brothers and the Manhattans as well as Seborn Westbrook formally of the Drifters. • An appearance and performance by the former Miss Black USA Renee Roberts.• A special performance by the world renowned Gullah Storyteller Anita Singleton Prather, aka Aunt Pearlie Sue.• The event will also include the presentation of the Brandyfoot Awards. For more information, call 843.636.3788.

All Pro Dads group to meet for new yearStart your new year off right by being an All Pro Dad. The next monthly breakfast gathering is Friday, January 6, 2012, at 7 a.m. in the Coosa Elementary School Gym. This month’s meeting topic is “Encouraging Your Child” where you’ll learn practical methods to be a better dad. There is no charge for this event, but please RSVP to www.allprodad.com/dd/2508 as space is limited and a good headcount in needed for breakfast, complements of Chick-fil-A. For more information please contact Mike Mashke, Team Captain at 843.525.5154.

Beaufort Agility club to start new sessionThe Beaufort Agility Club announces that it will begin a new session of agility classes, practices, and trials for novice and expert handlers beginning January 14th at 10 a.m. to be held at Beaufort Dog- 1307 Boundary St. Cost $120 for six session. The Beaufort Agility Club is non-profit. Call Beaufort Dog at 812-5394 or e-mail [email protected] for more details.

Sign up now for Senior Leadership ProgramA new group is forming now for the January 2012 Program conducted by Clemson University’s Beaufort Extension office.. Space is limited to 35 participants, and applications are already being received. The one day per week, 13 week, Senior Leadership Program includes presentations about Beaufort County and local government with presentations by County Council members, mayors of Beaufort’s incorporated municipalities (there are four you know!), Economic

Development with business leaders, county school and local university Education personnel, Arts, Human Services, Health. If you are interested in joining the new 2012 group starting Jan. 10, please contact Bob Guinn at Clemson Extension: 843-255-6060, X-116 or go to the program website: www.beaufortseniorleadership.com.

Parish church of St. Helena save the dateWhat: The Parish Church of St. Helena, the oldest public building in Beaufort and one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the country, celebrates its 300th anniversary next year with a special ceremony.When: January 22, 2012, 9:15 – 10 a.m. for opening celebration ceremonies. January 22, 2012, noon, Lord Bishop, presentations and proclamations to the Reverend Jeff Miller, rector.Who: The Right Reverend and Right Honorable Richard Chartres, Lord Bishop of London, will be a special guest and will preach at the worship service. Bishop Chartres recently officiated at the royal wedding earlier this year.About the event: Ringing of the 1726 church bell begins at 9:15 a.m. calling all to worship as they did in the 18th century. Flag bearers with various historic flags and in period costumes will line the front walkway of the church as a town crier will “cry” a greeting from Queen Elizabeth and the Archbishop of Canterbury. A special worship service will follow with sermon by Bishop Chartres, and original Tricentennial music composed by renowned English composer Malcolm Archer and performed by the St. Helena’s choir, accompanied by special orchestral musicians.Where: The Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church Street, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902. Please visit: www.StHelenas1712.org. For more information contact: [email protected]@gmail.com

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christopher J. Geier Attorney at Law, LLCCriminal Defense & Civil LitigationLocated on the corner of Carteret and North StreetOffice: 843-986-9449 Fax: [email protected]://geierlaw.com

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CLEANING SERVICES

Merry Maids Bob Cunningham [email protected] Parris Is Gateway Beaufort, SC

AUTOMOBILE SERVICES

Great American car Wash/Detailing The former owner of A-1 Detailing, Ricki Heape, has now opened Great American Car Wash at 145 Sea Island Pkwy, Lady’s Island at Zippy Lube. Enjoy a Hand Wash/Vac, a Full Detail, or something in between. Come and see Ricki and have a great job done at a fair price. (843)263-3474

collins Pest controlTommy Collins843-524-5544Complete Termite and Pest Control Residential, Commercial, Free Estimates, Licensed and Insured

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Lohr Plumbing, Inc.Brett DoranServing the Lowcountry for over 20 years.Service, New Construction, and Remodeling. (843) 522-8600www.lohrplumbing.com

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Southern Tree Svs. of Bft., Inc. Ronnie Reiselt, Jr.P.O. Box 2293 Beaufort, SC 29901843-522-9553 Office843-522-2925 Fax

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carol Waters Interiors12 Celadon DriveLady’s Island - Off Sam’s Point Road at the Clock Tower843-524-2329 * M-F 10-5:30

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Randy Royal, MD- OBGYn and Pelvic Surgery843-524-5455www.wernerandroyal.comWe’re now providing a new level of patient comfort.

Lawn SolutionsJim Colman843-522-9578www.lawnsolutions.usDesign, Installation, Maintenance

Walker’s Lawn MaintenanceWalker DuRant843-252-762246 Cedar Crest Circle, BeaufortCutting • Edging • BlowingWeed Eating • Small Clean Up Licensed and insured

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First Step Driver Training, LLc Tommy Collins, InstructorTeen/Adult/Fleet/ and 4 Point Reduction Classes 843.812.1389

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Gene Brancho Marketing ConsultantFull service marketing consulting for your smaller business. Social Media Marketing • Marketing Representation • Networking...and more. Phone: 843-441-7485email: [email protected]

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

For All Your Insurance needsAmy Bowmanphone: (843) 524-7531

DENTISTS

Palmetto SmilesJennifer Wallace, DMD 843-524-7645palmettosmilesofbeaufort.com

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Damn Yankees Auction House Steve AllenAlways accepting quality consignments

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The collectors Antique Mall Jane Tarrance Furniture, Glassware, Collectibles, Multi-dealer, 5,900 sq. ft full of antiques, art

Free parking! 843-524-2769102 C Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island Center Beaufort, South Carolina, 29907

Dawn H Freeman MSW LISW-cPIndividual, Marriage and Family Therapy43 Sea Island [email protected]

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