Archive for May, 2012

YMCA Exercise-A-Thon

0 / May 31, 2012 12:39 am

The Wardle Family YMCA will host its second annual Exercise-A Thon on Saturday, June 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to assist the 2012 Annual Scholarship Campaign goal for the year. This four-hour event invites everyone to participate in [...]

Register for PALS fall youth sports

0 / May 31, 2012 12:38 am

Registration for Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services fall sports is going on now at Burton Wells Recreation Center in Beaufort and Buckwalter Recreation Center in Bluffton.  Participants can register in Beaufort for flag and tackle football, cheerleading, soccer and [...]

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

0 / May 31, 2012 12:37 am

Reese Bowles, of Riverview Charter School, has been a key component of the soccer team’s offense as a goal scorer and set-up man. He has played nearly every minute on the field as a team co-captain. With his seven goals [...]

Beach reads

0 / May 31, 2012 12:36 am

These new releases are just in time for beach season in Beaufort. Put one of these in your beach bag to enjoy during your next beach day! “Porch Lights” by Dorothea Benton Frank (releases June 12) In “Porch Lights,” the [...]

150 years of education, leadership and service: Penn Center hosts Founder’s Day Celebration

0 / May 31, 2012 12:35 am

Penn Center is one of the oldest and most historically significant African American cultural and educational institutions in the United States.   Founded in 1862 as one of the first schools established in the South to educate newly freed African slaves, [...]

SC historical figure Eliza Lucas Pinckney visits Beaufort Colonial Dames XVII Century Chapter

SC historical figure Eliza Lucas Pinckney visits Beaufort Colonial Dames XVII Century Chapter

0 / May 31, 2012 12:34 am

Beaufort’s Dr. Henry Woodward Colonial Dames XVII Century Chapter met on May 17 at the home of Laura Beall at Oldfield Plantation in Okatie. Chapter President Anita Henson invited Donna Waller, President of the Hilton Head Island Colonial Dames XVII [...]

History with Holly: It takes a village…

0 / May 31, 2012 12:33 am

By Harry John Chakides, Jr. Growing up in Beaufort was a joy for any young boy and girl. We had no boundaries; our backyard was the Beaufort River and the river shore. On the bluff, we had a long rope [...]

Sea Island Quilters celebrate 25 years

Sea Island Quilters celebrate 25 years

0 / May 31, 2012 12:31 am

  With founding members Mary Campbell, Helen Dill and Trudy Flanagan present, the Sea Island Quilters celebrated their 25th anniversary. Members celebrated with cake and other delicious refreshments. Monthly meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at [...]

The Indie Film Corner: ‘We have a Pope’ and ‘In Darkness’

0 / May 31, 2012 12:27 am

“We have a Pope” from The World Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Monday, June 4 and Friday, June 8,  both at 6:30 p.m. Synopsis: A cardinal suddenly finds himself elected as [...]

the home chef … on avocados

0 / May 31, 2012 12:25 am

By Harlene Deane As a California native with a hass avocado tree in my backyard, it didn’t take long to learn when to pick and how to ripen and use these wonderful green, creamy gems. Now that they have dropped [...]