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PROFILELocal beekeeper is quite the busy queen bee.see page 17

SPORTSBeaufort High hosts wrestling tournament.see page 13

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Dance, shimmy, and rock out to a live zydeco beat with Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers at this grand fundraiser for ARTworks, the arts council of Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands. � e event is a bead-swinging bash, in celebration of ARTworks’ mission to apply the many creative tools of the arts to strengthen artists and to enrich audiences, collectors and visitors through high quality arts experiences and arts education programs.

Mardi Gras Beaufort is Saturday, January 29, 7 to 11 p.m., at � e Lyceum on Parris Island. For the festively-dressed guests, the 20-member committee has put together a parade of surprises: dinner, live music, spacious dance fl oor, creative camaraderie and a silent auction.

In the auction, guests will have a chance to peruse the treasures and then bid to win original art, from tribal beat leopard god masks donated by a private collector to contemporary abstractions by Carol Kamm.

� e Hellraisers, direct from New Orleans, play the meanest washboard and the hunkiest squeezebox around.

Tickets are $75 per person and tables of eight are $600, available at 843-379-2787 and ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.

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Main Street Beaufort has created its own version of the popular Restaurant Week in Hilton Head with Culinary Month, a time to experience the cuisine of the Lowcountry and all of its in� uences during the

next two weekends, January 27-30 and February 3-6. � e Prix Fixe (� xed price) Menus feature three courses, the chef ’s choices, for only $25 (does not include tax or gratuity). � e specials are available by reservation only from 6-10 p.m. Enjoy a delicious and inexpensive meal at Breakwater Restaurant and Bar (379-0052), Bricks on Boundary (379-5232), Panini’s Cafe (379-0300), Plums (525-1946), and Saltus River Grill (379-3474).

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� e Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce off ers free foreclosure prevention counseling in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper counties. � e South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority’s nonprofi t arm, SC HELP, has contracted with the chamber to provide this service.

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Lee-Jackson Banquet held at Dataw Island

On Saturday, Jan. 15, the Gen. Richard H. Anderson Camp #47 of Beaufort’s Sons of Confederate Veterans held their annual Lee-Jackson Banquet at the Dataw Island Club. Ninety-fi ve attendees shared

the grand evening honoring two great Southern military leaders, Robert E. Lee and � omas “Stonewall” Jackson.

Democratic Women donate to nonprofi t

� e newly-formed Democratic Women of Beaufort turned out to sponsor a lunch in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King on Wednesday, Jan. 19. � e event hosted 65 people who came to the Second Helpings distribution site at the Franciscan Center on St. Helena Island. Democratic Women of Beaufort is a group of women from the Beaufort area who live the Democratic Party’s ideals through philanthropic and educational activities. Call 441-3809 for more details. Call 263-6934 to contact Second Helpings.

� e Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry donated more than 3,000 cans of food to the Salvation Army. � e Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry selected the Salvation Army as its recipient because it serves Beaufort and Jasper counties, which is the same jurisdiction as the Boys & Girls Club. � e food drive worked in tandem with the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” as spectators were asked to bring a can of food as their “ticket” to the bus, which shuttled them to the build site.

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Dr. Katherine Hefner is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina Dental School. She and her husband Ashley, an architect, are also involved in Beaufort. They have two sons, Vann and Ford. Katherine most recently was co-chair of St. Helena's Church Tour of Homes. Dr Grace and Dr. Hefner have been here for a long time and will continue to live and serve Beaufort. "It's important in our minds to give back to this wonderful community that has been good to us," says Dr. Grace.

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Beaufort is a memorable place. It is not Anytown, USA.

Our community is renowned for its built environment and sense of place. What has helped foster and preserve our sense of place is a commitment to taking unattractive locations and turning them into places of dignity. What were once abandoned docks became a nationally renowned Waterfront Park. What was once an unsightly motel is now the top-ranked boutique hotel in the state. What was once an abandoned furniture store is now a four-star restaurant.

Simply put — we are a community that demands dignity in our appearance and in our urban design. � is is among several reasons why we develop plans for the future: to protect what’s beautiful and to enhance what isn’t.

In 2006, the city of Beaufort took a bold and unprecedented move by adopting a master plan for Boundary Street. � e vision was a bold, yet clear one: “� e plan envisions that Boundary

Street can be more than just improved; it can be one of the most memorable streets in America.”

Also in the plan, two relative points were made with regard to essential characteristics for commercial development:

1. Redevelopment must be visionary: � e redevelopment approach must change the corridor into an area that will be an invigorating commercial environment.

2. Character must be a key component: � e Boundary Street corridor has little in the way of unique character: it diff ers little from a commercial corridor that might be found anywhere. With redevelopment, the Boundary Street corridor must be infused with character that is authentic and rooted in the unique environment, history, and design of Beaufort

� e city has made strides in adopting a zoning overlay and a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district to help encourage “character development,” with some successes. We are now faced with

the fi rst real challenge to this plan: a restaurant building that conforms more with suburban-style blueprints than with innovative urban corridors.

� e planning staff and the Metropolitan Planning Commission, which are tasked to defend the spirit of the plans, rightfully recommended denial. Remember, their concern revolves around planning function, not job creation.

Public outrage has generally been critical of “bureaucratic meddling” and “not respecting the public.” � e unfortunate target of this criticism has been the planning staff and the Metropolitan Planning Commission. However, this criticism is misguided. � ese entities are defending plans that took hundreds of citizens’ input and

thousands of tax dollars to put together. If that does not fall under “respecting the public,” then I am not sure what does.

If the applicants are as interested in investing in the community as they claim, wouldn’t they at least show a measure of respect for the community vision for Boundary Street? Should we just throw this vision away? If the answer is yes, then why are we even planning?

Compromise is a fi ne objective and is imperative in community planning. However, compromising to the extent that it undermines the spirit and intentions of plans is not the right answer. � is sort of compromise signals that the city is, in fact, not serious about transforming Boundary Street into one of the most memorable streets in America.

� e ultimate question is this: Is Beaufort still a community that demands dignity, or will we compromise and become Anytown, USA?

Chris Damgen is a professional planner in the region and resides in the Pigeon Point community in Beaufort.

Beaufort still needs to plan with dignityCompromising to the extent that it

undermines the spirit and intentions of plans is not the right answer.

By Chris Damgen

Well, my fi rst three weeks on the Beaufort County School Board have certainly been busy and we have already begun to tackle the really important issues out there. After induction on January 4, the board met with the County Council and the Legislative Delegation to discuss the budget process; I thought the information was clear and it will give the legislators some good information to digest. � e council representative, Stu Rodman from Hilton Head, referred repeatedly to granting the school district “fi scal autonomy” (the right to determine their own budget and taxing rather than going through the council); I want to make it clear, although I believe the district should have fi scal autonomy as a duly elected group, the district is not seeking such authority. I think it is clear and understood by all on the board that in this political and economic climate a referendum on fi scal autonomy would probably not succeed with the voters.

� e two biggest issues we face right now are the budget, as we have a $6.8 million shortfall projected for 2011-12, and attendance re-zoning. � e passage of Act 388 several years ago has hamstrung the district signifi cantly. It put a cap on taxation and last August the County Council voted not to let the district have the increase in millage it was entitled to under law; instead we are spending down our fund balance (savings). But prudent planning tells us that we cannot go further than the $4 million we are using this year without jeopardizing our bond rating and causing the district — and you, the taxpayers — to pay higher interest when we borrow money.

Another issue of contention is the Charter School Law that requires us to give Riverview Charter School “EFA” or Educational Finance Act funds that we do not receive from the state (this year it amounts to about $530,000); this funding must then come directly from our general operating funds. I think charter schools are basically a good idea, but there is something wrong with a law that requires a district to support a program with money that it does not receive from the state; we are

one of the few, if not the only district in the state that does not receive EFA funding from the state (this is an issue that I believe Senator Davis and Rep. Erickson are both trying to resolve).

Right now, the board has a list of roughly $10.5 million to $11 million in potential cuts that it is considering (remember, we need to save about $6.8 million). Most of the news has been about closing schools, but that only comprises about 10% of the potential cuts. I don’t think there is anyone on the board who wants to close a school, but I think the only way to go about this properly is to look at all the possible cuts, weigh their impact on students and instruction, and then try to make the best decisions from a lot of bad choices.

Changing attendance zone is another problem that impacts directly on the Beaufort Cluster of schools (all those schools that feed into Beaufort High School). � ere is a proposal that would move the traditional neighborhoods of Mossy Oaks and Port Royal to Battery Creek High School; this move would have no fi nancial impact and is apparently targeted to relieve overcrowding at Beaufort High School. One of the big contributors to that overcrowding is out-of-zone transfers

(there are in excess of 150 right now at Beaufort High, mostly from Battery Creek High School), so closing the transfer door would help signifi cantly with the overcrowding and help fi ll some empty seats at Battery Creek High. Beaufort High’s capacity is listed as 1,595 students, last year it housed over 1,700 and on the 45th day this year had 1,606. Removing the out-of-zone transfers could drop the enrollment into the 1,400’s and leave room for growth. A plan has also been suggested to the administration and the other board members that could make better use of existing buildings and relieve overcrowding at the high school; the plan models a concept already implemented in the Bluff ton area last year.

One of the most important things that I have seen happening is the impact of parent and community involvement with school issues. It is unfortunate that it took the potential of closing schools to bring this to the forefront but it pointed out a glaring shortcoming in school-to-home and home-to-school dialogue (it is a two way street). Chairman Washington and other board members are working along with the administration to correct this on what I can only hope is a permanent basis. Locally we have had meetings at Coosa Elementary and Beaufort High and a second meeting at Coosa that involved representatives from Coosa, Lady’s Island Elementary and Middle, St. Helena Elementary and Beaufort High.

� e board will be holding a two hour meeting with all district School Improvement Councils before its February 1 meeting (3:30-5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers). If you are a member of a school council, I encourage your attendance; if you are not a member, contact your local school and see how you can join. Under state guidelines, Student Improvement Councils are required to have not only parents and teachers but community members, so you don’t have to have a child in school to participate.

Bill Evans can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 843-301-6858.

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Bill Evans was recently elected to the Beaufort County Board of Education to represent Lady’s Island, District 7

The Beaufort County School Board is

holding a two-hour meeting with all School Improvement Councils before its meeting on Tuesday, February 1, to discuss parent and

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I believe many share my view that economic and cultural issues as well as outdated zoning and government regulation pose a threat to Beaufort becoming Anywhere, USA and losing the essence that makes us special.

I also believe that many of the answers to challenges to our future can be uncovered from our past. � is is why I’ve spent the past three years learning about our history which I call the “Beaufort Way.” I invite you to do the same throughout 2011.

I ask you to take pause from your everyday activities to think about what is important in our community and then to share your thoughts with us. You can do this by sending City Council a birthday note with your thoughts about what you want to see Beaufort like in say fi fty or one hundred years. And please do not be bashful.

You can send it to my attention at City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902. Or, you can send me an email that I will take to City Hall where the notes are being collected.

Wishing you a thoughtful Tricentennial Year! (� e word is actually “tercentennial” but most of us have tricentennial in our minds.)

With that in mind, I want to share some of the eloquent words of Bishop Alden Hathaway who clearly took a thorough look at our past and shared through prayer his sense of the essence of Beaufort.

Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling can also be reached by email at [email protected].

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Father God, Creator of heaven and earth,

Maker of sea and sky and river deep,

Of Islands fair and gold marsh creeks.

We gather here because we love this land.

Sovereign Lord over all peoples and nations,

Author of Freedom and Prince of Peace

Gathered we have come from far and near;

From Spain and France and England,

Africans in Chains, Original Yemassee;

From north and south, east and west;

� ose who came

early and those of us who came late.

We are together here today because

We are Beaufort.

And so dear Lord, abide with us we do pray

As together in joy we celebrate

Our 300th Birthday.

� at as you have been guiding, and chiding, and inspiring our past.

So in thanksgiving and hope we may look to the future.

Content and at peace that You

Bless, Preserve and Keep Beaufort Town.

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“In an exclusive report tonight.” When the news anchors said those words, there was a viewer in Beaufort who turned up the volume. If the pictures matched the story he fi rst heard across one of his three noisy scanners that dangled from his hip or sat by his ear at night, this would go down as a good day. Our viewer in Beaufort had a duty, he thought, to fi nd out what was happening and send it to the people who could get the word out.

Let’s get this straight: � ere was nothing normal about our viewer in Beaufort. He prided himself by the number of HAZMAT events, structure fi res and bomb scares in which he responded in some fashion. � ere was that time, years ago, he carried a hose for the Beaufort Fire Department. He liked telling that story. He could give you the name of every offi cer from Colleton to Beaufort counties who died in the line of duty over the past 25 years. Not just that, he knew the intersection where it happened. And it’s quite possible he had footage of the scene. He just couldn’t part with it on a throw-away day at his former job, WJWJ-TV. He knew exactly where I was in Yemassee when I referenced a “really big curve,” and if on Hilton Head he reminded me how

long it would take to get from point A to point B, his favorite restaurant, One Hot Mama’s.

Our viewer in Beaufort was really a teacher. � ree-and-a-half years of journalism school didn’t give me the need-to-know our viewer in Beaufort did. � ere they don’t tell you how breaking news can do a wonder on your adrenaline and give you a heavy foot. � at was covered on day one

by our viewer. “Keep an eye on your speedometer,” he’d say. “You’re going to get the same story if you go the speed limit.” Let’s face it, that may not be exactly true, but our viewer wanted me to stay safe, above all.

� ough probably tough for the radio enthusiast to admit, our viewer realized the best news stories don’t come from a press release or even a scanner. Day two of our viewer’s journalism school was a

lesson on listening more than talking. He didn’t drink, but suggested hanging out at bars: “Just sit there and listen. You’ll get a story.”

You’re probably tired of reading “our viewer” by now, and I thought after fi ve years he would have been, too. But our viewer in Beaufort, known as “Scanner Billy” in the WSAV newsroom, didn’t need to hear his name. He’d give the news tip, talk me to the scene, send a “good work” email after it aired. And on several occasions, he covered the story. He took the pictures, captured the video, handed over the footage. It was always attributed to “a viewer in Beaufort.”

But now, Billy Palmer, as I mourn your loss, I get to break the story I’ve held in so long. It was you who taught me how to slow down, how to listen and how to tell the people what happened. � ose were your top stories. It’s time our viewer in Beaufort get the credit.

Holly Bounds Jackson is the SC Lowcountry Reporter and Anchor for My Lowcountry 3 at WSAV News 3.

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William Matthew “Billy” Palmer was the former chief videographer for “� e Local News at 6” at WJWJ TV. He died Tuesday, Jan. 18, at age 62 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

By Holly Bounds Jackson Our viewer in Beaufort, Billy Palmer, was really a teacher. Three-and-a-half years of journalism school didn’t give me the need-to-know that he did.

� e Kresge Foundation announced the award of $750,000 to Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (BJHCHS) for a Sheldon Township Health and Fitness program. � e grant begins January 1 with funding provided through 2013. � e award supports a three-year program that was developed and proposed by the residents of Sheldon Township and a consortium that includes the comprehensive health organization, Beaufort County School District and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Region 8, (DHEC Region 8). Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. has been providing primary health care service in the family practice model for residents of Beaufort County since 1970.

� e residents of Sheldon Township and the consortium entered a national competition for a planning grant and the right to submit a program proposal. � ey won one of the 12 $75,000 planning grants last January. Of the 12 planning grant fi nalists, seven proposals were selected for a three-year $750,000 program grant.

“� e residents of Sheldon Township, the three consortium partners, along with other community partners including Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort County Alliance for Human Services, and Eat Smart Move More Low Country met throughout the nine months of the planning grant to develop a proposal to address the community’s health and well being,” said Roland J. Gardner, CEO, BJHCHS. “� e unique aspect of this proposal is that the programs proposed to � e Kresge Foundation not only refl ect the wishes of the community, but calls for the residents to engage in the management of the programs over the next three years.”

Like many towns in South Carolina, Sheldon Township has a high rate of chronic hypertension, higher than normal blood pressure. � e resulting impact of high blood pressure can

lead to stroke, heart disease, and complications in diabetes management. � is program focuses on the prevention and care of hypertension.

“� e residents and consortium members realized that access to care would be an essential element necessary to enable residents to address their health,” said LaFrance Ferguson, M.D., Chief Medical Offi cer of BJHCHS. “An expanded care model School Based Healthcare Program (SBHP) is proposed for the new Whale Branch Early College High School. In addition to medical, dental, and behavioral health services, the plan calls for extended hours convenient for Sheldon Township residents, and special programs focused on nutrition, exercise, mentoring, and men’s health. � e existing SBHP programs in the other schools that serve Sheldon Township will continue.”

“The residents and consortium members realized that access to care would be an essential element necessary

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A campaign is what people in the business call a “media mix” — the use of more than one medium, from the complete media spectrum of TV, radio, Internet, print, outdoor, social media and more. � ere are a number of reasons why mixing media can deliver better results than using a single one. Among them are:

• You reach people not reached using just one. Example: You can’t reach people driving their cars with a newspaper (although I’ve seen drivers reading them). For commuters, you are better off with radio or billboards.

• You’ll be able to take advantage of the intrinsic values of each medium to extend creativity. Television is audio/visual (you see and hear bacon sizzling), radio is sound (you can hear it and imagine what it looks and smells like ... the theater of the mind is a powerful tool. Newspaper is strictly visual (you can only see it; however,

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• You’ll experience the chemistry of the mix. Kind of like cooking. � e eff ect produced when the sum of the parts is greater than that delivered by any single medium. For example, if you are advertising in the newspaper and are reaching 50% of the customers you need to reach, then perhaps the Internet or television or direct mail will reach that missing percentage, or at least most of them. � is is when your message takes on a new life. See it, hear it, imagine it. Mixing two mediums doesn’t just double response, it may triple or even quadruple it.

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So, how can you aff ord a campaign you ask? By dividing up your ad dollars into more than one ad medium. Where possible, try cutting at least 30% from the exclusive medium you are presently using (like newspaper, or radio, or television.) Take that 30% and utilize a second medium like cable, Internet, outdoor, etc. Take the one big message (� e Million Dollar Sale, for example) you used in your primary medium and repeat it as the big message in your new one (or two). Always wear the same face everywhere you go. Step back and watch what happens.

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Tickets to the event are $10 (under 12 admitted free) and will be available for purchase on site February 5 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to listen to live music, sample chili from competitors throughout the day and vote for their favorite. Beverages will be available for purchase from Maggie’s Pub and Piace Pizza. Children’s activities will also be available.

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The 4th annual Beaufort Irish Festival is kicking off! The festival was founded by a small group of interested citizens and local sponsors who wanted to bring the Beaufort community an awareness of Irish culture, music, art, history and traditions. The event has grown to more than 10 unique activities this year. All benefits and proceeds are donated to Hope Haven of the Lowcountry, the children’s advocacy and rape crisis center. Last year, Beaufort Irish Festival donated $1,300 from the festival proceeds to Hope Haven.

A Ceili Irish Dance group, the Sun City Irish Dancers, led participants of all ages in learning various Irish dances on January 8. More than 30 participants showed up to kick up their heels and learn the dance steps.

On Tuesday, Feb. 8, a second Ceili Irish Dance will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Quality Inn Hotel at the Beaufort Towne Center located on Boundary near the new city offices. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family.

On Saturday, Feb. 19, legendary Irish musician Sean O’ Se’ will perform. His name is synonymous with Irish music. Join Sean for a lecture and musical performance on Irish History and Celtic Musicians. The event will be hosted at St John’s Lutheran Church on Lady’s Island near Barbara Jeans and across from St Peter’s. Ticket costs for the musical

evening are $15 per family, $10 per person, $5 for students 10 or older. This is a great night’s entertainment for anyone who has a love of Irish music and an interest in history. The program runs from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Find more information online at www.beaufortirishfestival.org.

The main body of the festival will be February 25-27, so stay tuned for more events.

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Students from Lowcountry School of Performing Arts recently attended the Showstopper Dance Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC. Twenty four girls from Beaufort traveled up the coast to learn new moves and perfect traditional steps in ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap and more. They were Deanna F Kraszewski, Megan Howe, Nonie Yeager, Lili Walker, Celene Lampright, Madison Mullen, MaryMargaret Achurch, Erin Filler, Olivia Givens, Briley Langehans, Brie Trezevant, Abbie Pollitzer, Ella Danyluk, Kayla Johnson, Abigail Freeman, Gracie Cunningham, Keating Reichel, Amelia Huebel, Caroline Ann Lampright, Chloe Nickles, Peyton Polk, Gina Dukes and Jennings Tumlin.

Students also participated in Beyond the Dream, a lecture with Broadway Producer and casting Director, Peter Sklar. The lecture included tips on how to make it and stay in the business and keys to success while staying healthy and happy.

Congratulations to the seven local students who were chosen by Sklar to participate in a weeklong intensive workshop in either London or New York, where they will take classes in theatre, dance and music; tour the areas theaters; take in shows; and perform. They are Macy Mullen, Madison Mullen, Olivia Givens, Briley Langehans, Lili Walker, Tammy Suire and Morgan Waters.

Participants were treated to a kid-friendly disco party at Broadway on the Beach. They are Keating Reichel, Caroline Lampright, Chloe Nickels, Mary Margaret Achurch, Celene Lampright and Lili Walker.

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Craig Bickhardt, a folk/Americana singer-songwriter with major Nashville songwriting credits, a poet’s voice, a virtuoso guitar style and a veteran’s experience, will perform at ARTworks, 2127 Boundary St. in Beaufort Town Center, on Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m. For tickets, call 843-379-2787 or order them online at www.artworksinbeaufort.org. Native Pennsylvanian Craig Bickhardt’s fi rst big break came in 1982, when he wrote and sang two songs for Robert Duvall’s Academy Award-winning fi lm “Tender Mercies.” Bickhardt’s songs found their way onto platinum and Grammy-winning recordings by legends such as Johnny Cash, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Pam Tillis, Tony Rice, � e Judds, Kathy Mattea and Alison Krauss.

Representatives of Dataw Island Club today announced that the club’s Cotton Dike and Morgan River golf courses have retained designation as a “Certifi ed Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Dataw Island Club is one of 25 clubs in South Carolina and one of 816 clubs in the world to receive the honor. Dataw island Club fi rst received the Audubon designation in 2008.

� e Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and Audubon International are not endorsed or supported by the National Audubon Society.

To become certifi ed, Dataw’s Cotton Dike and Morgan River courses had to complete six program components including: environmental planning; wildlife and habitat management; chemical use reduction and safety; water conservation; water quality management; and outreach and education.

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Wed., Feb. 16: Opening night reception 6- 8 p.m. (Invitation Only: Join the Beaufort Film Society to ensure an invitation to this event) at � e Arsenal, or purchase an All Events Ticket by Feb. 14. � e ceremony will be held outside in the courtyard so dress warmly.

� urs. Feb. 17-Fri., Feb. 18:Screenings and Workshops, 8-11 p.m. at (Seaside Vineyard Cinema).

� urs., Feb. 17-Fri., Feb. 18: Walking/Van Tours of Movie Sites.

Tours start at the Spirit of Old Beaufort in downtown Beaufort. Two tours: 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Call 843-525-0459 to reserve space.

Sat., Feb. 19: Screenings and Workshops 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Seaside Vineyard Cinema).

Sat., Feb. 19: Awards Gala. 7 p.m., Cocktail hour; 8-10 p.m., Awards Ceremony, informal attire Location: University of South Carolina Beaufort Performing Center for the Arts, Carteret Street.

Sun., Feb. 20: Filmmaker Farewell Brunch, 11 a.m. -1 p.m. Location: Blackstones Deli & Café, 205 Scott’s St., Beaufort.

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It is our individual strengths that give us identity, our weaknesses which give us character, and our ability to decipher the two that give us hope. It only took 243 self-help books for me to be able to proudly say, “I have strengths.” Only two glasses of Merlot and my weaknesses shine like the North Star. As I mature (aka get older), my weaknesses become more comic relief than a road block to perfection. Having spent the majority of my life tucking my tail underneath the prettiest ruffles, holding my tongue to appease the norm, and applying every gosh darn lotion, tonic, and serum to cover my freckles, it is quite possible I am too tired to care. There is a certain

comfort in total imperfection.

Just one slight problem, the road to a Southern wedding lends no pit stops for the socially awkward, no directional signs for the lavishly lost, and the only exit

is covered in bubbles, rice, or some previously caged bird. One month into planning and there is absolutely no doubt that my smart girl façade is in eminent danger. My usual defense mechanism of blending in will be most difficult in this particular situation. It

seems that being the bride is somewhat of a leading role.

My survival skills have peaked as I sit, as well behaved as can be expected, in meeting after meeting where I am absolutely certain everyone is speaking a completely different language. It is similar to English yet always ends with the words “perfect, formal, tradition, and/or cash.” I manage to speak when deemed necessary, yet mostly just stare in utter confusion. My typical take-charge personality is morphing quickly into a take cover stance. Advice, suggestions, recommendations, and warnings are coming at me at the speed of light. If it weren’t for the support of my

consistently calm fiancé, I would most likely be found underneath an extremely formal table with a lovely bottle of the house red. He is to be commended for keeping a strong hand on my shoulder at all times, what appears to most to be a sign of loving affection is more of a precautionary measure. Very smart man.

As if there weren’t enough variables to attend to, South Carolina will be playing Auburn, and downtown Beaufort will be covered in shrimp. What woman in her right mind would ever dare to compete with both food and football on her wedding day? Exactly, my point. October 1 shall be a most interesting day.

Mrs. Penny Russell hosted the Royal Pines Garden Club on January 13. The speaker was Alice Massey, who gave an informative talk on summer/fall flowering bulbs. On February 10, the Royal Pines Garden Club will meet at Moondoggies. The speaker will be Nancy Vista who plans to present a program called Hanging Tea Lights. A buffet lunch will follow.

The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs annual meeting will be held at Traditions on Parris Island February 1,

hosted by Palmetto Garden Club. The guest speaker will be Dr. Stephen Wise, PhD, Director of Parris Island Museum.

The Royal Readers met to discuss “The Good Earth” by Pearl Buck. Everyone enjoyed the book, especially the themes that the author presented.

Marisa Sherard, Carol Nocilla and Nancy Steeves were VIP Guests of ABC during the recent filming of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The ladies toured the home before the big reveal and had a front row spot to

watch and cheer “MOVE THAT BUS”. They met the show’s producer, Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine and the host Ty Pennington.

Many of us have grandchildren who “say the darndest things.” I received this beaut from my daughter-in-law, Kristen, about our 4-year-old grandson, Aaron. Just want to share the laugh: “We were going through one of his old photo books and he ran across the photo of me very pregnant with a shirt on that was fitting pretty snug. He thought it was

the coolest thing that he could finally see a picture of when he was in my belly. So after talking about him being in my belly for a good 3-4 minutes, he pointed to my chest and asked, “Are those my two eyes?”

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Beaufort Academy is lucky to have the three daughters of Doug and Sara Kahn as students and athletes. Megan is a junior and is the starting center for the varsity basketball team while eighth grader Casey and sixth grader Amanda are both regular starters for the middle school team.

Casey and Hope Gray were high scorers with six points apiece in a tough 31-23 loss to a strong Hilton Head Prep squad. � e youngest players then came back with a dominating victory, 24-3, over Riverside Charter School holding the visitors without a fi eld goal. Sixth graders Mary Keane and Hope Gray scored six points each while Amanda Kahn chipped in with four and played a solid defensive game as BA improved to 10-4.

� e Eagles will conclude January play with two games against Patrick Henry Academy and games with St. Francis Catholic School and � omas Heyward Academy. For more information about Beaufort Academy teams, go to beaufort academy.org.

Kahn sisters love BA-sketball

Amanda Kahn worms her way past a Riverside defender as #11, Shelly Vest sets a screen.

Casey Kahn gets ready to initiate a fast break for the Beaufort Academy Eagles.

Beaufort High hosted the Beaufort Duals where they wrestled North Charleston, Wando, West Ashley and James Island.

Sophomore Clint Wright (171) stacks a North Charleston Cougar on the way to a Beaufort win over the Cougars, 42-12. Wright went 4-0 for the day.

Junior � yrik Legree (189) drags a Wando Warrior back in bounds. Beaufort defeated the Warriors, 40-36.

Freshman Jamie Ferreri (125) rolls a James Island Trojan to his back. Beaufort beat Trojans, 78-0.


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� ese days, top colleges want well-focused high school graduates, not the well-rounded grads of a few decades ago, according to Sheldon Clark, Beaufort Academy’s accomplished college advisor.

� ere’s more to getting into college than fi lling out an application and taking the SAT — a lot more. At Beaufort Academy, Clark shares those secrets with students as young as kindergarten.

“Our students aren’t any diff erent from middle of the road kids anywhere,” he said. “� e diff erence we make is that we cajole them, we prompt them, we teach them, we raise their ambition and expectation to go to a four-year college.”

Last year, Beaufort Academy’s seniors averaged 1770 on the college-entrance SAT, which was 261 points above the national average and 323 points above South Carolina’s average. � e mean AP test score for Beaufort Academy was a 3.4; scores of 3 or higher may earn an incoming freshman college credit.

� ose scores, plus the holistic approach to education at BA, combine to boost the school’s college acceptance rates.

To Beaufort Academy Headmaster Randy Wall, having an expert such as Clark on staff helps students, staff and parents succeed. “We work together to create a successful outcome for each student, which means getting them into a four-year college where they are well prepared for success,” Wall said.

Beaufort Academy graduates in recent years have been

accepted at Georgetown, military academies, Washington and Lee, Sewannee, Carnegie Mellon, Colgate, major schools in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and other conferences, along with top-tier private schools. Clark makes it a point to visit as many campuses as he can. His offi ce features a U.S. map with pinpoints marking his travels.

”In my nine years at Beaufort Academy, we’ve never failed to get every student into a four-year college, and many of our seniors are accepted into several universities,” Clark said.

Beaufort Academy starts the formal college advising process as students transition from eighth to ninth grade. Clark and teachers reinforce the renewed importance of grade point average, of proper course selection, the need for three to four years of the same foreign language and the math requirements to be accepted into diff erent types of schools.

Among the changes he’s seen in the college entrance game: South Carolina’s major schools are seeing more and more out of state applicants, raising the bar for in-state students.

“What does this mean to a kid in South Carolina? It means the South Carolina colleges can be more selective in who they admit, and that means our students have to be more focused on their work,” Clark said.

� e typical Beaufort Academy senior applies to four or fi ve colleges. BA students take the SAT at least three times before they graduate, with their top scores being counted for their college applications.

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Beaufort Academy students tour Washington and Lee University.

SCHOOL OPENS COOSA CLOSET

Coosa Elementary School is proud to announce the Coosa Closet. � e school will be accepting donations of new or used uniforms (even those in disrepair that can be mended) to build a closet of uniforms and school supplies for children who need them.

Volunteers are needed to sort and wash donated items, solicit and pick up donations from families and businesses, and help run the “store” at the school.

Other useful donations include bookshelves, winter coats, book bags, school supplies and clothing dye in school colors (hunter green, yellow, khaki, blue and black.)

If you would like to help the school stock its closet, contact Angi Smith or Kim Fickes at 706-872-9690 or [email protected].

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Lady’s Island Elementary School will be hosting a Kindergarten Open House/Orientation on Tuesday, February 15 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. We will meet in the cafeteria promptly at 6:30 for an overview of our school and the kindergarten curriculum. Following that, we will take a tour of the facility, visiting each kindergarten classroom. Kindergarten teachers, as well as our fine arts teachers, will be available to answer any questions and discuss the arts integrated focus at Lady’s Island Elementary. Please join us if you have a child who will turn 5 on or before September 1, 2011. Our school is a school of choice which allows students from across the district to attend Lady’s Island Elementary from kindergarten through fourth grade. Please call the school at 322-2240 with questions. The contact person is Ms. Molly Kingma.

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Beaufort Academy celebrated homecoming with the presentation of the Homecoming Court and a victory by the Boys Basketball team over Patrick

Henry by a score of 50-30. During half time, the Homecoming Court was presented and Callie Rhodin was crowned Homecoming Queen by last year’s Queen Mary Beth Mitchell, now a student at Winthrop. Other members of the court were Natalie Aitken, Jaymie Baggerly, Bianca Sanchez and Lily Westergaard.

The Homecoming Court, from left, Lily Westergaard, Bianca Sanchez, Natalie Aitkin, Jaymie Baggerly and Queen Callie Rhodin

Everything in the world has a past; even things that you may think have always been the same. When you think of Lady’s Island Middle School, you may think of just a place where you learn or where you may work. But what was the history of this land before the school was built?

The land was purchased by Ralph and Louise Porter in March of 1950. Three generations of Porters resided on the land that was used as a landscaping nursery, a mink farm, and for raising pigs, hens, geese, cows and goats. In addition, the land was also the home of a Feed and Seed store. The 46 acres include the two ponds that can still be seen today. The pond nearest to the school was used as irrigation for the landscaping nursery. It was also dug to supply dirt for the Lady’s Island Boat Ramp. The pond during that time was stocked with bass, catfish and bream.

In December of 1981, the Beaufort County School Board condemned the land and used the power of eminent domain for the construction of Lady’s Island Middle School.

The original Porter home on Lady’s Island, circa 1954.

By Riley Porter 7th Grade, Lady’s Island Middle School

Learning the history of Lady’s Island Middle

A very successful fundraising oyster roast was held this past weekend by Historic Beaufort Foundation on

the grounds of beautiful ‘Marshlands’ on the Point. Isabella Reeves and Julie Good were the event’s hard-working organizers and Sandy Patterson did a great job organizing a fine group of volunteers. Beek Webb’s Sea Island Ramblers did a great job keeping spirits high and toes tapping. And the food and catering by Reeves Catering was very much enjoyed. Many thanks to all the folks who attended! Money raised by the event will be used to further Historic Beaufort Foundation’s mission to preserve the Beaufort’s past. A nice birthday gift for Beaufort’s 300th year!

Warm Night, Cold HeartsA much sadder scene played out

across town earlier in the weekend, (and on a warmer night) at the kick-off party for the traveling show “The African-American Voice” which opened in the art galleries at USCB. The exhibition includes 26 works of art from the State Art Collection of many of South Carolina’s most celebrated African-American artists. I was told that the pall

over the event was due to Gov. Nikki Haley’s announcement earlier in the day that she and her supporters intend to cut all art funding in the state, thus de-funding shows like this one and the entire State Art collection which has “been a snapshot of the best of South Carolina

artists over the past 50 years and belongs to the people,” said Ken May, Director of the S.C. Arts Commission (who will also lose his job if the legislation goes through). He seemed to be in a state of shock (and who wouldn’t be if you had just learned everything you worked for was disappearing — including your job and all the artist education programs in the state.)

“This definitely marks the beginning of a big decline in the future of this state,” said a history professor standing next to me at USCB. “Look at all the great civilizations. Rome, Greece, their decline started at the level of the arts first, when support for that goes, it’s the beginning of the end.” Folks attending bravely smiled for my camera amid the ‘funereal’ atmosphere. It was the saddest art opening I think I have ever attended in Beaufort. Unfortunately, I think the cuts are really going to impact a town like Beaufort whose identity is so based on the arts. If arts in South Carolina are important to you, be sure and tell your local representatives your feelings.

The beautiful exhibit is up until Feb. 28. Check it out — it may be the last for a long, long time.

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Historic Beaufort Foundation’s oyster roast was held on the Point in front of ‘Marshlands.’ Oyster roast photos courtesy of Paul Keyserling.

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OVERHEARD: “Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce and the other 50 percent are just too lazy to go get one.”

You might have noticed her place on St. Helena Island on your way to the sea islands on U.S.

21. Her home/offi ce is a cute, cedar-shake sided, two-story cottage on the right as you come off the Cowan Creek Bridge. CPA by day, musician by night, soon-to-be pilot on the weekends and full-time beekeeper, Dawn Frank is a woman of many talents.

When I went to visit Dawn, I thought to myself, “how cool is this girl?” She was on the phone with her fl ying instructor from Anderson Aviation at Frogmore International, discussing the wind and the probability of fl ying. For someone so ambitious, Dawn’s disposition was quite calming. Her motto? “We cannot direct the winds, but we can adjust our sails.”

She off ered me coff ee, and I mentioned that she looked familiar.

She said, “Well, you might have seen me play acoustic at Nippy’s.”

I remember seeing her at the restaurant during the summer. She plays a mix of every decade, from the 40’s and 50’s to today. Bruno Mars is her current favorite cover.

See what I mean. Cool, huh? And we hadn’t even started talking bees yet.

Dawn suff ered from unbearable allergies a few years ago. She’d heard that local honey helps with the dreadful symptoms. And, her brother-in-law was a beekeeper, so she thought she’d start a beehive.

It became an obsession. She has one hive in her back yard, with 11 more coming in the spring. She also has fi ve on her farm in Hampton County.

Dawn started her own label, Frogmore Farmaceuticals, in October. � e label has become a local favorite. � ere are three varieties: Wildfl ower, Sweet Melon and Tupelo Honey. Each takes on the fl avor of the item that the bees pollinate. � e Wildfl ower

and Sweet Melon (Watermelon and Cantaloupe) varieties come from local hives, while the Tupelo Honey comes from trees along the Edisto River.

As soon as she gets the OK from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she’ll expand her label to include hand and lip balms too.

Currently, Lulu Burgess on Bay Street, Mangoes on Fripp Island, � erapeutic Solutions on Lady’s Island and Higher Ground in Beaufort Town Center sell Frogmore Farmaceuticals. She also sells out of her offi ce and online at www.frogmorebee.com.

She’s so intrigued with beekeeping, she wants to start a local Beekeeping Club in an eff ort to share equipment and information and simply help fellow beekeepers. � e closest club is the Lowcountry Beekeeper’s Association in Cottageville. Dawn believes there are enough local beekeepers here to start a similar club. If you’re interested, shoot Dawn an email at [email protected].

Dawn is quite a determined soul and one who makes others smile. She’s my kind of cool gal.


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WHAT’S THE BUZZDawn shared some interesting facts from “Beekeeping for Dummies,” her bible. Fact 1: � e bees are delivered through the U.S. Postal Service in a 3 lb. package in May. By mid-summer, a hive will multiply to 60,000 bees.Fact 2: A healthy hive will produce 100 lbs. of honey per year. To give you an idea of size, one gallon equals 11 lbs.Fact 3: During the busy season, worker bees (females) will live six weeks. But, in the winter, worker bees can live 4-8 months.Fact 4: Male bees are called drones. � eir only purpose is to mate with the queen. By the Fall, all drones have been kicked out of the hive.

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Above: Jars of honey from Frogmore Farmaceuticals. Below: Beekeeper Dawn Frank stands by her hive.

On the wall behind the wide, open counter at Red Rooster Café, large letters read “Together, A Great Place to Be.” This phrase seems like the new restaurant’s mission statement: bringing people together with a casual, welcoming atmosphere to enjoy delicious food.

The warm colors and whimsical décor are a blend between a French country kitchen and a chic café. Owner Courtney Keith said she chose an eclectic, homey feel because “I just wanted something different, unique.”

The unique touches shine through on the menu where homemade strawberry sauce, sweet guava jam and many specialty cheeses also emphasize the café’s use of fresh, quality ingredients.

Kim ordered the Fried Green Tomato BLT made with honey smoked bacon, organic lettuce, crunchy fried green tomatoes, ranch sauce and smoked provolone cheese on a toasted hoagie. She ordered a side of homemade potato chips, with more ranch to dip them in, and loved every bite.

Barry tried the Toasted Disco. Piled with turkey, ham, honey smoked bacon, mushrooms, provolone cheese and alfalfa sprouts on a toasted hoagie, this awesome sandwich was no match for Barry’s appetite.

April was very satisfied with her egg salad sandwich, but was particularly excited about the basket of homemade baked goods filled with a variety of muffins, a brownie and an excellent pecan-caramel Danish. She even got

another pastry to take home.Elizabeth was head over heels for her

Guava Lava sandwich. With all-natural shaved chicken breast, creamy Havarti cheese, roasted red peppers and sweet guava jam served on sourdough bread and a side of shoestring fries, everyone agreed that this was a must-have.

Since I was running late (someone has to put out the paper!), they ordered me a Curried Rooster Waldorf. The curried chicken salad with toasted walnuts, grapes and lettuce wrapped in a warm tortilla with a side of sweet potato fries was the perfect meal after a busy morning; I pretty much devoured it.

For those who like to sleep in and enjoy a mid-morning meal, the Red Rooster serves breakfast all day. (Yea!

Beaufort’s choices of good breakfast options sometimes seem limited.) From Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a twist on the traditional French toast, to Maui Cakes, white chocolate macadamia nut pancakes, these dishes are great way to start the day, even if it is a late start.

The friendly staff and multitude of savory selections will have customers coming back for more, which is only right since it is A Great Place To Be.

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Above: The fashionable staff at Red Rooster Cafe. Below, from left: Guava Lava with fries; Fried Green Tomato BLT with chips; Egg Salad Sandwich with sweet potato fries.

Gentle on my mind and hopefully yours too! “Gentle” is really only a way to remember the name of our wine for this week from the Alsace region of France. Alsace is located on the western banks of the Rhine river and the towns and vineyards look to the east into Germany. Geography, geology, history and culture all come together to make the wines of this region unique and special.

So, starting with geography and topography, the wine growing area of Alsace is formed by two main factors: the Vosges mountains on the western side of the region and the Rhine River on the east. � ese mountains block the cold winds and storms coming from northern France. � e vineyards are mostly located on the lower eastern and southeastern facing slopes, a narrow strip at 175 to 420 meters of elevation. At this altitude there is a good balance of temperature, drainage and sun exposure. Getting the morning sun from the eastern exposure is really important to warm the grapes up after the cool nights. � e soils of the vineyards are very varied with infl uences from both sides of the river. � e rainfall is low, but it is enough for the grapes.

Alsace, one of the most northern regions of French wines, produces predominantly white wines because of the shorter growing season and its cooler climate. (Both of these are better

for white grapes than red ones.) � ere is one red grape variety grown in Alsace, Pinot Noir, which is usually a lighter version of the grape, and often can be rose. Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc (also known as Klevner in the region) and Tokay (Pinot Gris) are the four main white grapes grown here now. � ese are all basically aromatic varieties, with fl oral and spicy characteristics, all of which are supported by the Alsatian style of dry, minimal if any oak barrel aging, tremendous balance and great complexity in their wines. Other grapes that are grown here include Muscat (yep, the French name for Moscato) and Sylvaner. Any Alsatian wine that is labeled with the name of one of these grapes is, by French wine laws, 100% that grape.

History and cultures have played their part in making the wines of this region special too. Repeatedly over the years, the region has gone back and forth from

being French to German to French to German, well you get it, I guess. It’s only since the end of World War II that it has remained French. And, in this time, Alsace’s wine style has become what it is today — dry and more oriented to pairing with food. You can see the French infl uence there. But, German infl uences still play their part — the legal Alsatian bottle is the tall green bottle used in the Mosel region of Germany, the grapes used are usually recognized as those of Germany, and foods loved in Alsace like pork, sausages, goose, cabbage and sauerkraut (It’s made with wine on the French side of the river!) and more are also found in Germany. Sometimes, when we have certain menus for dinner parties, we only use Alsatian wines.

Other wines from Alsace are known as edelzwickers. (Pronounce that ed-ells- vicker. “W” in German is pronounced like a “V,” so more German infl uence in Alsace is their language.) Edelzwickers are blends of more than one white grape, they are legal with a very old history in Alsatian winemaking, and they are, like our blends, the best of all their grapes with the added dimensions of more fl avors and textures.

Our edelzwicker is from Hugel, a family-owned winery in Alsace for 370 years. � at makes the current owners the 12th generation. If they don’t have

a feel for this region and these wines, I have to fi gure no one does. In fact, Hugel calls their edelzwicker “Gentil,”which is the ancient name for these blended wines. (In French, “gentil” means nice but “gentle on my mind” works for me.) � is wine is a blend of mostly Gewurztraminer with varying amounts of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat and Sylvaner grapes. It is fermented in temperature controlled vats, followed by natural clarifi cation in neutral vats (no oak), lightly fi ned and gently fi ltered. � is wine is always released the spring after its harvest. It is full of fresh fruit aromas with fl oral undertones. It is a great sipping wine, but has for a long time been chosen as a perfect pairing with Asian fl avors. According to Etienne Hugel, it is best enjoyed with fresh water and salt water fi sh, shellfi sh and hors d’oeuvres. I’ve had it with poached salmon on choucroute (Alsatian sauerkraut) and it’s wonderful. Makes me eat a lot of salmon, which is good for you too. Another reason to keep it gentle on my mind! Right now we are in the 2008 vintage, but stay tuned for the 2009 vintage. Not sure when we’ll get it here, but they are no longer using a cork, nor screw top. I’ve seen a sample bottle, but you wait and see for yourself. It’s the latest and greatest and belongs with a wine this good. Enjoy!

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Give a dog a bone and after a few cursory licks, he’ll tote it out to the backyard to bury his treasure for another day. He’ll hide his chew in the couch cushions, or maybe try to bury his cookie in the deep pile of the bedroom carpet. He gets enough to eat, you reason, why does he feel the need to save something for later?

To understand why domestic dogs bury bones, it helps to look at how wolves hunt in the wild. Small prey — mice, voles or chipmunks — are stalked, chased and pounced upon by wolves hunting solo. � e pounce traps the prey with the front paws; it is then seized, bitten and quickly gobbled down. Slightly larger prey, such as rabbits all the way up to an animal the size of a small deer, represent manageable sized food units that can be consumed quickly alone or shared with the hunting pack. An adult wolf is capable of consuming as much as twenty pounds of meat in a single sitting and as much as forty-four pounds in 24 hours.

Only with very large prey — big deer, moose or cattle—do wolves have a serious surplus of food. � ey will immediately consume their fi ll, usually leaving the carcass but then take the precaution of saving a few chunks by burying it near the kill, protecting the remains from scavengers, insects and direct sunlight.

� e burying action consists of digging a hole with the front feet while holding the meat in the jaws. When the hole is big enough, the wolf will open its jaws, drop the meat and then

use its snout to push the dirt over his stash, pressing the dirt down fi rmly.

Flashing laterally to our over-indulged house pets, we now see what conditions must be present to encourage our Best Friends to bury bones. In the fi rst instance, there must be a surplus of food. A hungry dog, like its wolf ancestors, will eat everything it can. Only when there is something left over will he carry it to the garden or the couch.

Commercial dog food is impossible to carry and hold in the jaws while digging a hole. Dogs fed soft food in bowls will never have the opportunity to bury anything. But if they are given large bones, they do, at last, have something to service the genetic matrix of the inner wild canid.

� e reason bones are so popular as burying objects is that a large bone, impossible to break up and consume in one sitting, has about it the essential quality of “cannot be eaten now”. It is the “left-over” quality that trips the “must bury” primal switch even in our tiniest of dog friends.

Some dogs, overfed with commercial foods, can be seen occasionally performing an odd remnant of ritual burying. One

dog friend of mine will, with each meal, carry mouthfuls of food onto the living room carpet, to be eaten later. Another dog friend will attempt to bury his entire bowl, with food still in it, in the corner of the kitchen. Usually he can only make “covering up” motions with his nose. He gives up after a while realizing his action has no eff ect other than scooting his bowl around the room and irritating his owner. � ese animals are telling their humans that they have too much to eat. Rather than leave the surplus to imaginary scavengers, these dogs go through the motions of saving food for the future.

Note: For those who want to service their dogs’ inner wild thing, � e Island Meat Market stocks fabulous, fresh large meaty femur bones. If you shop before 4:30, the kindly butchers will gladly portion the bones into manageable hunks. If you’re anxious about bacteria, freeze them.

Please avoid bones treated with preservatives and “natural fl avorings” found in bins at pet or big box stores. We don’t know where or how the donors died and we don’t know what they are treated with that prevents them from decomposing without refrigeration.

Beaufort Chamber of Commerce forum • Friday, January 28: State of Education ForumBreakfast: 8 a.m.Program: 8:30 - 10 a.m.Program highlights: Beaufort County School District , Dr. Valerie Truesdale;Technical College of the Lowcountry, Dr. Tom Leitzel; University of South Carolina Beaufort, Dr. Jane Upshaw.Price: $10 members, $20 non-membersPlease RSVP by � ursday, January 27 at noon.Location: Hilton Garden Inn (1500 Queen Street, Beaufort)

History on Stage at ARTworks • “Harriet Tubman” one-woman show with Natalie DaiseUsing grace and blazing insight, Daise enacts stories of the incomparable and mythic Harriet Tubman. � e synergy is breathtaking as the 21st Century career artist-educator takes on the 19th century activist-humanitarian: what motivates a woman? What are the consequences? How do we all persevere? February 4-5, 2011, 8 pm; February 6, 3 p.m., in the black box theater at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center. All shows are $15 per person, $10 for students (13+), $5 for children (12 under) $10 for groups of 10 or more. Call 843-379-2787 for tickets or visit www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.

Owner of online site for writers to speakC. Hope Clark, founder and editor of FundsforWriters.com — an online resource for grants, contests, markets and funding sources for writers and one of Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 10 years — will speak at Beaufort ProWriters’ meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 7-8:30 p.m. at � e Old Towne Coff ee Haus on Paris Ave. in Port Royal. Open to the public, a $10 person to cover speaker’s fee is required, cash or check payment at the door. Make reservations by Feb. 7. For more information, contact Katherine Brown, (843) 379-5886, [email protected].

Genealogy workshop to be held at libraryTo celebrate “Black History Month”, the Beaufort District Collection is off ering a reprise of its African-American Genealogy Workshop, presented by the BDC, Hilton Head Branch Library, Wed., February 2, from 2-4 p.m. � e program is free. Anyone over age 12 interested in learning how to do genealogy research is encouraged to register. Pre-registration is required.

Visit the Hilton Head Branch Reference desk to register in person or call 255-6525 to reserve a seat. .

Beaufort library off ers inspirational book clubInspirational Book Club: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library, 2nd Floor Lobby. Join the Inspirational Book Club for a book discussion of “Snow Day,” by Billy Coff ey. Please contact Amanda Brewer at 255-6439 or by email at [email protected].

Cheerleading clinic announced Learn cheers, chants, jumps and dance from the Beaufort High School Cheerleaders. All participants will be invited to perform at a basketball game. For all students in grades Pre-K through 8, the cost is $35 and includes instruction, T-shirt, souvenir photo and refreshments. The clinic will be Saturday, Jan. 29 from noon - 3 p.m. Registration starts a half hour before the session. Performance will be on Friday, Feb. 4 during half-time of the varsity basketball game at Beaufort High School gym, Lady’s Island. Forms may be turned in by the cheerleader to Beaufort High or mailed to Trish Caudle, 4 Indigo Loop, Beaufort, SC, 29907. You may also drop it at BHS office in c/o Kelli Mahan. Checks should be made out to BHS Cheer. Pre-registration is highly recommended. Each session is limited. Please call Trish Caudle at 843-524-4788 or [email protected], or Carol Brediger at 843-525-0155 or [email protected].

County has shredding, electronics recyclingBeaufort County is offering residents the opportunity to dispose of their broken computers, TVs and other electronic appliances on Sat., January 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two county public works sites will be prepared to accept the items; the Shanklin Road site near the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort and in Bluffton at the Ulmer/Benton Field Road location off Burnt Church Road.

Classic car “cruise-in” to be held at SonicA “Cruise-In” is planned at Sonic on Lady’s Island on Sunday, February 6. Classic Car and Truck Club of Beaufort and Lowcountry Mopars of North Charleston plan to show off their special rides from 2-4 pm. � is event is open to the public and admission is free. For more information, contact Chuck

Quattlebaum at 843.986.9607.

Stress Reduction program to be heldAnnouncing the third Annual Mid-Year Stress Reduction presentation for anyone — area counselor, social worker, employee in human services, etc. who needs a boost to make it through the second half of the fi scal/school year. � e presentation will feature two Beaufort locals, Jan Spencer and Janice Lyle, off ering humor, music, activities and fun. � e free event will be � ursday, Feb. 17, at USCB Performing Arts Center from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth and Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department. To pre-register, call Paula at 843-521-3150.

Red Piano Too Gallery exhibit celebrates love � is year the Red Piano Too gallery will feature the art of St. Helena Island native, Victoria Smalls in its third annual “Celebration of Love.” � e collection will primarily showcase paintings in the artist’s favorite medium — soft pastels. � e work of artist Saundra “Renee” Smith, another St. Helena Island native,

will also be featured. � is exhibit will open on Saturday, February 12, at the art gallery at 870 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island with a “Meet the Artists Reception” from 12 – 5 p.m. � e exhibit is free and open to the public, so come out and support this dynamic duo. For more information call (843) 838-2241 and visit www.RedPianoToo.com.

Calling all cookers for Bands, Brews & BBQAnnouncing Bands, Brews & BBQ, a South Carolina Barbecue Association sanctioned Cook-Off event hosted by Beaufort Town Center and sponsored by Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort. Bands, Brews & BBQ will take place on Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 at the Beaufort Town Center proceeds to benefi t FRIENDS of Caroline HOSPICE. � ere is still time to be part of this FUN event. Please contact Janie Lackman at 843-525-6257 or by email at [email protected].

Celadon Arts Festival seeks artist applicants� e Celadon Fine Arts Festival — produced by the Celadon Community Arts Trust Association and ARTworks, the Arts Council of Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands — seeks applicants. Artist application deadline is March 1. � e festival is May 20, 21 and 22. � e goal of this three-day juried show is to select and present the highest caliber of fi ne art and crafts. Artists will compete for cash prizes totaling $3,000. For questions, contact 843-379-2787.

Register now for River Quest 2011WHAT: River Quest 2011WHERE: Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, downtown BeaufortWHEN: Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m.REGISTRATION: 8 a.m. Race Day at Waterfront Park, or in person at Higher Ground 2121 Boundary Street, Suite 101, Beaufort, or www.active.comDESCRIPTION: � ree and 7.4 mile kayak, canoe, outrigger canoe and paddleboard races which begin and fi nish at the Waterfront Park. All events will start together. � ere are categories and divisions for everyone with an awards ceremony afterward.CONTACT: Tim at Higher Ground, 843-379-4327, or Kersty at 843-986-0233. Email: [email protected], or [email protected] or visit www.HigherGround Beaufort.com and www.active.com.

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Broad River ConstructionChandler Trask (C): 843.321.9625 (P): 843.522.9757Chandler@BroadRiverConstruction.comwww.BroadRiverConstruction.com

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

Furbulas Dog Grooming and Pet Sitting Brittany Riedmayer843-476-2989 • [email protected]• Member of National Dog Groomers Association of America. • Change your dog from Fabulous to Furbulas with a personal touch.

DENTISTS

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

PET GROOMING

INTERIOR DESIGN

INSURANCE

Tom Aydlette- Nationwide125 Sea Island Pkwy843-521-4663Better Prices. Better Coverage

Dr. Jack Mcgill Family Dentistry65 Sams Point Road843-525-6866New patients welcome!

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

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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FURNITURE

Mama’s FurnitureCloseouts • Bargains • DealsOver 21 years in Beaufort and Savannah $451,285 donated to Local Churches and USO.Mamasfurniture.com

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PLUMBING

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

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

TREE SERVICE

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

PRESSURE WASHING

Palmetto Custom Cleaning“The Powerwashing Professionals”Call Brad at (843) 441-3678Licensed and InsuredSee the difference atwww.powerwashingbeaufort.com

PIANO LESSONS

Private Piano Instruction Andrea G. Heys over 25 years experience, BA, MM & Doctoral Work in Music. All ages welcome! Beginner • Intermediate LIMITED OPENINGSCall or email NOW: [email protected] Pleasant Point

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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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