SEE&be seen
the 28th annual original gullah festival was held over long weekend at technical college of lowcountry, page 9
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MEMORIAL DAY 2014
may 29 - june 4, 2014
WHATâS INSIDE?
a time to pay tribute
photos by bob sofaly
NEWS
Beaufort County Sheriff âs Office gives tips on how to stay prepared for hurricane season. see page 2
Cindy Baxter took a few minutes to visit with her husband Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth Baxter on Friday, May 23, at Beaufort National Cemetery. Baxter said her husband died two years ago this month but it feels like it was just yesterday.
PROFILE ABOVE: Hunter Graves, 3, son of Diana and Bobby Graves of Beaufort, helps sort out American flags on Thursday, May 22 at Beaufort National Cemetery. The flags were placed at the grave markers at the cemetery. BELOW: Mike Melton, a Patriot Guard Rider from Charleston, holds a red rose with his American flag during the Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Beaufort National Cemetery.
ABOVE: Memorial Day kicked off with the traditional parade led by the Parris Island Marine Band on Monday. RIGHT: A girl places an American flag at one of the graves Thursday, May 22 at Beaufort National Cemetery in preparation for the annual Memorial Day Ceremony.
FOOD + WINE
The Lunch Bunch dines at the amazing Italian restaurant, Griffin Market. see page 19 INDEX
celebrating survivorship
Beaufort Memorial hosts annual Cancer Survivors Day Celebration When Starr Spearman marched across Charlestonâs Ravenel Bridge last month in the Cooper River Bridge Run, it made no matter she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. The debilitating treatment didnât stop her from going deep sea fishing last week either. âThe big C isnât a scarlet letter,â the 54-year-old Spearman said. âIt will always be hanging over my head, but Iâm getting on with my life.â On Sunday, June 1, the Ladyâs Island
Pat Gallagher and Ann Gassenheimer are the owners of Vegetable Kingdom. see page 6
resident will join dozens of others who have battled cancer at the Fifth Annual Beaufort Memorial Hospital Cancer Survivorsâ Day Celebration. âToday, a diagnosis of cancer is not a death sentenceâ said Connie Duke, cancer program director for Beaufort Memorial Hospital. âMore than 60 percent of patients are cured of cancer, and the statistics are getting better every year.â SURVIVORS continued on page 4
Starr Spearman didnât let chemotherapy stop her from deep sea fishing last week.
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