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School district sets Jan. 4 date to resume face-to-face instruction five days a week From staff reports The Beaufort County School District will resume face-to-face educational instruction five days a week beginning Jan. 4. The announcement came at the Friday, Nov. 13 Board of Education meeting. “It’s always been our goal to resume five days a week of face-to-face instruction,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez noted the challenges of hybrid instruction. “It’s hard for some students academically and socio-emotionally,” he said. “It’s hard for teachers who are delivering both virtual and in-person instruction, and it’s hard for parents to try and juggle it all.” The district decided to return to face-to-face instruction after reviewing COVID-19 infection rates in other South Carolina school dis-

tricts that have resumed face-to-face instruction. “What we and other districts are finding,” Rodriguez said, “is that most COVID-19 cases among students and staff are from engagement in outside events and activities.” “While we have many safety precautions in place at schools, I urge our citizens to continue taking the necessary precautions against the COVID-19 virus so we can open our

buildings and keep children and educators safe.” Rodriguez acknowledged the physical distancing challenges of returning to a traditional schedule in some of the district’s more crowded schools. “District and school-based administrators are working to mitigate these challenges.” Sixty-two percent of Beaufort County School District students currently participate in hybrid instruc-

tion, with the remaining 38 percent receiving virtual instruction. If a family wishes to change their student’s preference from virtual to face-to-face instruction, they will be able to do so for the second semester, which commences Feb. 2. All requests for changes will be handled by schools directly during the window of Nov. 16-24, allowing administrators and educators sufficient time to plan accordingly.

McFee says he’ll run for Murray’s Council seat

Joe Pilon, right, salutes during the playing of Taps by Spec. 4 Travis Daughtry of Hunter Army Airfield, during the funeral for Vietnam veteran Glenn R. Goff III of Hardeville in 2019 at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Paying our respects

Four unclaimed veterans to be laid to rest Friday at Beaufort National Cemetery

he public is invited to pay tribute to the lives of four military veterans whose remains have gone unclaimed and who will be laid to rest with full military honors at noon Friday, Nov. 20, in the Beaufort National Cemetery. Two of the veterans are from Beaufort County and two are from Dorchester County. The memorial was arranged by Beaufort County Coroner Edward Allen and Dorchester County

Coroner Paul Brouthers. Veterans, VFW members and American Legion members are invited to attend the tribute with their covers. If you plan on attending the memorial service, for your own safety and for the safety of others, please wear face coverings and observe social distancing recommendations per the Centers for Disease Control.

By Lolita Huckaby Roadside political signs may be down and stored, but City Councilman Mike McFee is getting his ready for another run. McFee, a member of Council since 2008, announced at Tuesday night's Council meeting he will be running for the seat now held by Stephen Murray. Murray will give up his council seat to take the Mayor's office Mike on Dec. 8, offi- McFee cially leaving one of the four council seats empty. And McFee, who finished third in the six-way race for two council seats on Nov. 3, is interested in it. "I've been encouraged by a number of friends and associates who think I should go for it," McFee said. State law says the special election will take place in late Febuary or early March, 13 weeks after Murray officially resigns. Top council vote-getters were retired Bay Street business owner Neil Lipsitz and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Mitch Mitchell who will be sworn in on Dec. 8. With two new faces on

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Plan for Lady’s Island Harris Teeter continues to move forward By Mindy Lucas Plans to build a Harris Teeter grocery and convenience store on the corner of Sea Island Parkway and Sams Point Road took another step forward last week. The City of Beaufort’s Design Review Board (DRB) gave preliminary approval at their regular meeting on Nov. 12 to a revised site and landscape plan for the project. A building on the site has sat empty after Publix moved across the road in 2014. Plans for a Harris Teeter on the corner lot have been in the works since 2016.

Previous plans showed a 56,000 square-foot grocery store which sits back from the intersection with parking in front. In addition, a sixpump gas station/convenience store will be built on the corner of Sams Point Way, across from a Wendy’s currently under construction. Design plans submitted on Thursday remained mostly the same with only slight changes to a loading dock in the rear of the store and slight changes to landscaping and lighting throughout the site. Project planners with Andrews Engineering said they reconfigured

the loading dock to make it easier for semi-trucks backing into the docks off Sams Point Way, a two-lane road between the site and neighboring Food Lion. The new configuration will also save more trees, they noted. In August, a spokesperson for the North Carolina-based grocery said it did not have an opening date or any additional details to share yet, though did confirm the company still holds the lease for the property. Final plans including architectural renderings will be submitted to the DRB in December, project representatives said.

Photo to right: An overlay of a planned Harris Teeter on the corner of Sea Island Parkway and Sams Point Road show where the store would be located in relation to a building currently on the property. A convenience store/ gas station is also planned for the site. Image from plans submitted to City of Beaufort.

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Ron Callari snapped this photo of the Tabernacle Baptist Church on 901 Craven Street. This church is an iconic setting for two historic events. The first is being the resting place for Beaufort’s home son, Robert Smalls. And the second was appearing in “Forrest Gump” when Tom Hanks sings with Gospel Choir inside this church. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.

PAL PETS OF THE WEEK Cat of the Week: Bessie loves to meet new people who enter her cat room. She will roll around with joy to show you her belly. Bessie likes her friend/roommate Poppy and adores sitting in your lap for pets. She is 2 years old, spayed, up to date on vaccines and microchipped.

nience Center. Included with each decal will be directions on where to place the decal. Decals will need to go in the top passenger corner. Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, decals will be required for all Beaufort County property owners in order to use county Convenience Centers. The decal system is being introduced to prevent contractor and out-of-county abuse of our waste collection locations. Increased enforcement presence will be pro-

Dog of the Week: Maverick knows how handsome he is. We don't have the heart to tell him his bowtie is hidden under his fluff. Maverick would love a home where he has a yard to run and play. He likes everyone he meets. He would love to find his home before the holidays. He is 6 years old, neutered, up to date on vaccines and microchipped.

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GGIF will provide turkey meals to 100 families From staff reports The Gullah Geechee Initiative Foundation (GGIF) will be hosting "A Day of Thanks & Giving" on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at 711 Bladen Street. GGIF’s goal for the event is to provide a turkey – along with food items that are typically used when

preparing a Thanksgiving meal – to 100 individuals/households. Food distribution starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until supplies last. There will also be free on-site COVID testing and flu shots. GGIF is a nonprofit organization that provides programs to promote cultural enrichment, character development, academic excellence,

athletics, and community outreach programs to residents living in the Lowcountry. In a release, GGIF founder Kamal Mandela Wigfall said the organization was sponsoring the event to support additional communities “after such great support and participation for our Food Distribution to individuals and families on St.

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East or West of Beaufort River? Mirror developments represent change

BEAUFORT t's been in the Boundary Street Redevelopment plan from the start, but city officials are closing in on removal of Wendy's, one of the two remaining structures on what was the former Civil War defense post Battery Saxton. City Manager Bill Prokop outlined a $3 million-plus-financing plan last week to purchase the fast-food restaurant property, a plan which includes money from the city, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and the county's Rural and Critical Lands program. The goal has been to create a passive park, basically an open space for motorists navigating Boundary Street to get a glimpse of the scenic Battery Creek headwaters. But Prokop noted there has

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been some discussion about using the building as something of a welcome center – bathrooms, maybe a historic kiosk about the location, etc. No decision has been made on the future use of the Wendy's building or what the county plans to do with the other structure in the redevelopment area, the former home of United Way which is being used for the county engineering department. But for those worrried "where can I get my Wendy's Frosty" on the western side

of the Beaufort River, fear not. The city is also in the process of annexing and rezoning property one-half mile down Boundary Street toward the MCAS. Plans are for a new Wendy's at the corner of Boundary and Neil Road, with different owners than the new Wendy's under construction on Lady's Island. So not only with residents west of the River have a new Publix in 2021, just like their comrades east of the river, they'll have a Wendy's too. The city of Beaufort, thanks to selective annexation, already has two Walmarts, two Taco Bells, two McDonald's. Of course, West of the River is getting a new Harris Teeter … wouldn't the Boundary Street Bi-Lo, rumored to be closing by the end of the year, be a lovely location?

Marina Village looking at changes LADY’S ISLAND -- The Lady's Island Marina Village, like every place else, is looking to grow. Owners of the 5.6 acre tract, whose center is the 80-slip marina and Dockside restaurant, are petitioning the Beaufort City Council for some flexibility in their 2006 development plans. Changes to planned unit development (PUD) opens the potential for a second restaurant and an "events center" on the site Thomas Daniels said last week, during a public hearing, the owners have purchased vacant lots within the area to provide additional parking. Council will take action on the request later this month.

Seawall around Parris Island? PORT ROAL – The future of Parris Island is a subject near and dear to this community’s heart, as was seen last month during the First Congressional District campaign when Republican challenger Nancy Mace accused the incumbent Joe Cunningham of putting the training depot "on the chopping block." Politics aside, concerns about the impact of rising sea levels on the federally owned island are ongoing, as the former commanding general of Parris Island contended in a recent article with Military.com. Retired Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney said during a meeting of national policy analysts he was well aware of the impact of global warming on coastal bases such as Parris Island. "They are going to have to

put a sea wall around parts of Parris Island, otherwise it's going to go under water," Cheney said. The former Beaufort resident pointed out Parris Island already floods in places during normal rainfall. Cheney currently works with a nonprofit research organization that studies climate change, the American Security Project. Officials at Parris Island, which is still closed to the public because of COVID, also has relocated recruits from the depot when hurricanes threaten the area because of concerns about flooding. Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and a former reporter/editorial assistant with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.

Beaufort Film Festival taps Sinise for role on Advisory Board

From staff reports Lt. Dan is coming back to Beaufort. Sort of. The Beaufort Film Society announced Thursday Nov. 12 that actor, musician and veteran's advocate Gary Sinise has agreed to serve on the nonprofit organization's Advisory Board. Sinise’s four-decade film and television career is highlighted by his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, much of which was filmed in and around Beaufort. Sinise re-

ceived nominations for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards, and Gary earned the Sinise Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Board of Review and the Commander's Award from the Disabled American Veterans. According to the release, for nearly 40 years, Sinise has stood as an advocate on behalf of America's service

members, from supporting Chicago-area Vietnam veterans groups in the early '80s to his portrayal of Lt. Dan in the '90s, when he formed an enduring connection with service members throughout the military community and as he worked on behalf of the Disabled American Veterans organization, which he actively supports today. Following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the release said, Sinise's dedication to our nation's active duty defenders, veterans, first responders and

their families has become a tireless crusade of support, service and gratitude for all those who protect our freedom and serve our country. "With the recent addition of a Duty & Honor Category to our Beaufort International Film Festival, we believe that Gary Sinise's association with our organization will be the spark needed for filmmakers to make films that tell the proud stories or our military, law enforcement and first responders,” Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said

in the release. “We need for those stories to be told.” In addition to Forrest Gump, Sinise’s film credits include Apollo 13, Ransom, Snake Eyes, Impostor, The Green Mile, Mission to Mars and The Human Stain. Sinise is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and two-time SAG Award winner for his roles in Truman and George Wallace. He also received a SAG Award nomination for his role in The Stand. Sinise has most recently starred as Jack Garrett on

the series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and for nine seasons as Detective "Mac" Taylor on the hit series CSI: NY, both of which aired on CBS. Sinise serves as the Founder, President and Chairman of the Gary Sinise Foundation. The Beaufort Film Society is a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3, member-supported organization dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry.

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To further enhance heart health services for residents of the Lowcountry, Beaufort Memorial has added board-certified interventional cardiologist Dr. Stephen Fedec, to its team at Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists. Dr. Fedec brings extensive clinical experience to the practice. Most recently affiliated with Heart and Vascular Care in Johns Creek, Georgia, he was in private practice in Southwest Florida for a decade before relocating to the Atlanta metro area. Previously Dr. Fedec served as the medical director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Community Medical Center in Toms River, New Jersey, where he also owned his own cardiology practice for 12 years.

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SC AG Wilson quarantining for COVID-19

From staff reports South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced in an email Tuesday afternoon that he had been in contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Wil-

son announced he will quarantine himself and work from home for the next 14 days. Wilson says he feels fine and has no symptoms but is taking this precaution to comply with CDC guidelines on COVID-19, and he wants

to encourage everyone to do the same. Wilson’s announcement comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in new cases of coronavirus, as well as deaths as a result. According to the New York

Times, there has been an average of 155,442 cases per day over the past week, an increase of 82 percent from the average two weeks earlier. For the first time since August, the U.S. is averaging more than 1,000 deaths per

day from the virus. A little less than two weeks ago, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster's office said it has no plans to enact any new statewide restrictions. State health officials have warned that South Carolina,

which does not have a statewide mask mandate, could be in the midst of a fall surge. Beaufort County – as well as the municipalities of Beaufort, Port Royal, Bluffton and Hilton Head – still have mask ordinances in place.

Old Fashioned Oysters Moose Lodge hosts oyster roast fundraiser

John Fletcher, left, serves up a few freshly roasted oysters for Anne Mobley and Roland Moore during the first annual Old Fashioned Oyster Roast on Saturday at the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1855 on Broad River Road. Photos by Bob Sofaly.

By Bob Sofaly Around 75 people attended the first annual Old Fashioned Oyster Roast on Saturday at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1855 on Broad River Road. The oyster roast was called old fashioned because the oysters were roasted under a burlap covered sheet of metal over an open fire. Now, oysters are typically steamed in deep cookers, which is a lot faster,

but the oysters don’t have that outdoor, smokey taste. Tommy O’Brien, Junior Governor of Lodge No. 1855, said the event was a fundraiser to help offset the cost of a new roof for their Lodge building. “It was a huge success in that we’d never done an oyster roast before,” O’Brien said. “In fact, many stuck around late and came inside the Lodge for ‘Karaoke Night.”

Becky Piacente, left, and Scott Lettich make short work of a batch of freshly roasted oysters during the first annual Old Fashioned Oyster Roast.

HBF’s Lafayette Soiree Auction going virtual this year

From staff reports Historic Beaufort Foundation has announced that the popular Lafayette Soiree Auction will go virtual this year due to the ongoing challenges with COVID-19. The fundraiser will take place from Thursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6, allowing supporters to get ahead of the holiday rush with unique gifts. HBF has transformed the 2020 auction into an exciting online event, with nearly 60 items and experiences to enjoy now or plan for 2021. Living up to the Soiree auction’s stellar reputation, this year’s auction lots include such unique experiences as a sumptuous “Mixta Paella”

dinner party for 20 at a private residence on the bluff overlooking Factory Creek and the Beaufort River and a week for two in the charming wine country village of Duras, France near Bordeaux. Those wishing for experiences closer to home will love the many outdoor and eco-friendly options presented this year including fishing charters, fly casting classes, and golf and kayak outings. The auction offers something for every taste and pocketbook from the spectacular vacations and staycations to spa days, Lowcountry art and photography, silk florals, Lowcountry cooking and spice collections, and

NEWS BRIEFS

Heritage gives to 2 food charities that service Beaufort

The Heritage Classic Foundation recently distributed $20,000 of Plaid Pledge donations to food banks throughout South Carolina. The Plaid Pledge was a campaign that encouraged donors to make a contribution to those impacted by COVID-19. A total of $40,000 was divided between the South Carolina Hospital Association Foundation and Heritage Classic Foundation registered charities impacted by the pandemic. Two groups that service Beaufort were among the nine that each re-

ceived $2,000 thanks to the generosity of RBC Heritage fans and the Plaid Pledge campaign – HELP of Beaufort and Lowcountry Food Bank of Charleston. The groups all used the funding to help stop food insecurity in this unprecedented time.

County may spray for mosquitoes

Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Friday, Nov. 20. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Habersham Southern Living Showcase Home tours

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Wednesday to Sunday, through Dec. 27 (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays), 10 North Loudon Street, Habersham. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale at SouthernLivingShowcase.com. A portion of all ticket sales goes to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice (www.focHospice.org). Allen Patterson Builders, Habersham Land Company and K. Lo Designs announce the completion and opening of “The Loudon,” built with innovative quality, functionality, and an elevated interior design featuring the iconic colors and textures of the Lowcountry. For more information about the partners and tours, visit SouthernLivingShowcase. com.

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much, much more. HBF encourages patrons to host “at home soirees” this year from the comfort of their front porches, family rooms and parlors, and to bid on items, or make monetary donations, to support HBF’s mission of preserving, protecting, and presenting sites and artifacts of historic, architectural, and cultural interest throughout Beaufort County. The Lafayette Soiree is one of two major fundraising events HBF hosts annually to generate revenue vital to meeting its preservation mission. The Soiree, which originated as a garden party more than three decades ago, is named in honor of the 1825

4th annual Holiday Market

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, Beaufort Academy Outdoor Courtyard, 240 Sams Point Road Lady’s Island. There will be 40 unique local vendors. The event will take place under two large event tents on the Beaufort Academy courtyard, rain or shine. There will be plenty of free parking on campus. Family friendly event, no dogs please. All guests are asked to follow proper social distancing guidelines and are asked to wear a mask during the event. Admission is free but reserve an Eventbrite admission ticket online to be entered into multiple prize drawings. One ticket per person, per entry. Drawings will be held during the event and include prizes and gift certificates from participating vendors. Reserve your tickets before 11/19 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ ho l i day - ma r ke t - o f - b eau fort-sc-tickets-124457426513.

visit to Beaufort by General Lafayette. Funds generated at the event have been used to save significant Beaufort buildings from demolition and ensure the preservation of many others. “We were all disappointed not be able to host the 2020 Lafayette Soiree in the garden at Tidewater as originally planned. As we adjust to life with COVID-19, HBF is truly excited to announce that the always anticipated auction will be held virtually in December. The revenue HBF generates from the Soiree auction is essential to supporting our preservation mission,” Historic Beaufort Foundation Executive Direc-

about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.

Riverview Baptist is the drop-off for Operation Christmas Child

Beaufort’s Riverview Baptist Church at 2209 Boundary Street is the area drop-off center for Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child through Nov. 23. Every year, Samaritan’s Purse collects shoe box gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world.

Little Women

2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at USC Beaufort’s Center For The Arts or streaming. The Beaufort Children’s Theater presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Limited live tickets are available or the production can be streamed at home. Limited live tickets can be purchased for both shows at https://bit.ly/38Upbzg for $14, $18 or $20 apiece. Live streaming tickets for the 7 p.m. show can be purchased at https://bit.ly/32VVMRf for $35 apiece.

Junior Service League of Beaufort virtual BINGO fundraiser

7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 on Facebook Live. Cards are $2 or $25 for 15. There will be a total of five games and there will be prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.jslbeaufort.com and payments are accepted through PayPal. Port

tor Cynthia Cole Jenkins said in a release. “We are grateful to the many members, friends and businesses who annually support HBF by graciously donating auction items each year. This will be our first virtual event, and we encourage everyone to join in bidding on the many special auction items that are available this year. Plans are already under way for the 2021 Lafayette Soiree which will be announced in the New Year.” The Historic Beaufort Foundation has 28 sponsors for this year’s Lafayette Soiree online auction event. Silver and Gold sponsors this year include Farm Bureau Insurance; John and Danielle

Since 1993, more than 178 million children in more than 150 countries have received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box. The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love. For more information, visit samaritanspurse.org.

Wreaths still available for Wreaths Across America

American Legion, Beaufort Post 9 is once again a sponsoring group for “Wreaths Across America.” The objective is to get as many wreaths

Royal Town Councilman Kevin Phillips will be announcing the game results during the event. Interested players can log in and join the Facebook Live event on JSLB’s page or at https://www.facebook.com/ events/1009712146119615 to participate. All money raised will go toward the JSLB’s commitment to serving the women, children, and families of Beaufort. For information about sponsoring the event, contact Communications Director Hannah Nichols at communication.jslb@gmail.com or visit www.jslbeaufort.com.

Turkey Trot 5K

8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, Downtown Beaufort. Registration – limited to 250 in-person runners – available at runsignup.com. Pet and stroller friendly event.

Bluffton Artisan Christmas Market

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 27-28, Southern Barrel parking lot,

Troutman, The Clark-Troutman Group – Merrill Lynch; Lynn & Wheeler; O’Quinn Marine Construction; Phifer Construction; Powell Brothers Construction; Southern Tree Service; First Federal Bank; J. H. Hiers Construction; Mercedes Benz of Hilton Head; Modern Jewelers; Lesley Francis PR; and Amazing Rental. Be sure to check the HBF website for unique auction items highlighted each day until it’s time to open bids on Dec. 3. For information on the Historic Beaufort Foundation and the Lafayette Soiree Online Auction, visit https:// www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020.

as possible to the graves of veterans buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Post 9 will not receive any funds for this effort but will receive one extra wreath for every two donated. Last year there were 12,500 wreaths donated for 26,000 graves in the Beaufort National Cemetery. As of Nov. 16, a total of 7,022 wreaths have been ordered through all sponsoring groups. Wreaths cost $15 each and may be ordered online at https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/SC0174 or by mailed check to American Legion Beaufort Post 9, P.O. Box 2540, Beaufort, S.C. 29901-2540. The deadline to order is Nov. 30.

Buckwalter Plaza, Bluffton. An open-air shopping event with live music that features local makers. Vendor registration for booths is $55; and $30 per market for Lowcountry Made members. To register, visit lcmade.com.

Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree Auction

Thursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6 at https://www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020. HBF has transformed the 2020 auction into an exciting online event, with nearly 60 items and experiences to enjoy now or plan for 2021. Check the HBF website for unique auction items highlighted each day until it’s time to open bids on Dec. 3.

A Christmas Carol

7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. A live streaming event sponsored by the Beaufort Theater

Company. Tickets are $100 for Christmas Morning Ebenezers – it includes a tax-dedctable donation to the USCB CFA – or $35 for normal streaming. Visit https://bit.ly/2UPy7hb to purchase tickets.

Maye River Quilters Guild

10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, via ZOOM. Membership forms are available on the website for those interested in joining. For meeting dates and times, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com or call 843-530-1244.

The Nutcracker

10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, USCB Center for the Arts via live stream. The Bolshoi Ballet is on the big screen in HD. Tickets are $10.

MCAS Beaufort Airshow

Saturday-Sunday, April 2425, 2021, MCAS Beaufort. Visit BeaufortAirShow.com.

NEWS & BUSINESS

Beaufort County Sheriff ’s deputy arrested, charged with DUI From staff reports Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Corporal Todd Ferguson was arrested Sunday, Nov. 15 and charged with Driving Under the Influence. At approximately 11 a.m.

Sunday, following calls to Sheriff's Office Dispatch of a Toyota pickup truck being driven recklessly, deputies located and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection Broad River Road and Parris Island

Gateway in Burton, according to a BCSO release. When they approached the vehicle, deputies identified the driver as Ferguson, an off-duty Sheriff's Office Corporal. Deputies then requested that South Caroli-

na Highway Patrol troopers respond and assume the investigation, as they suspected Ferguson may have been driving under the influence of alcohol. When troopers arrived at the traffic stop, they admin-

istered a field sobriety test to Ferguson. Following the field sobriety test, troopers arrested Ferguson for Driving Under the Influence and transported him to the Beaufort County Detention Center, where he was incar-

cerated. Ferguson was released from the Detention Center following a bond hearing Monday morning. Disciplinary action regarding his employment at the Sheriff's Office is pending.

BACK TO THE BEACH

Cottage on Bay Point falls after King Tide rolls in

By Mindy Lucas In a dramatic twist of fate, a building owned and used by those involved with a highend resort project proposed on Bay Point Island, appears to have succumbed to high tides over the weekend. It is unclear exactly when the building fell on the island south of St. Helena Island, but the remains of the small, cottage-like structure could be seen as recently as Sunday, Nov. 15 by boaters passing by. It is also unclear where the building once stood in relation to where it ended up after tides retreated, but photos taken on Sunday by Beaufort resident John Trask showed the building had fallen almost entirely on its front and lying in sand. What is known is that the area saw higher than usual tides over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. In fact, Saturday, Nov. 14 was marked not only by a New Moon but a perigee, meaning the moon was at its closest point to the Earth in its monthly orbit, the weather

service noted. The phenomenon, known as a supermoon, can produce King Tides and result in not only higher tides but stronger tides as the moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth is at its strongest. The National Weather Service tracks area tides using two gauges – one in Charleston Harbor and the other at Fort Pulaski National Monument near Savannah. Friday’s high tide came crested at 7.7 feet while Saturday’s measured 7.86 feet, according to measurements taken from the gauge in Charleston Harbor. “Any tide above 7.5 is considerate moderate flood level in Charleston,” said Courtney Maskell with the weather service. The weather service, which also keeps records on any structural damage caused by flooding events, uses three categories to describe flooding – minor, moderate and major levels, Maskell said. “Eight feet is the threshold for major coastal flooding,” she said. Sunday’s high tide came in at 8.13 feet. The high tides and struc-

Photos taken from a distance show the remains of a cottage-like structure on Bay Point Island, thought to have fallen over the weekend as a result of King Tides. Photo courtesy of John Trask. tural damage on the property is significant in that erosion, rising sea levels, increased storm activity in the Atlantic and the changing face of the island were at the core of arguments made by area conservation groups and others

opposing plans for a luxury “ecotourism” resort. The project, which was to feature 50 cottages among other buildings that developers said would blend in with the tree line and have little impact on the surrounding en-

vironment, was denied in September by Beaufort County’s Zoning Board of Appeals. Bay Point Island LLC has since filed an appeal in Beaufort County Court. In addition, the county has tentatively agreed to enter

into a mediation process with developers though no meetings have happened on that yet, interim Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway confirmed on Tuesday. “No time frame has been set or schedule set for that mediation to occur,” he said. Calls to owners involved in the project were not returned before press time on Tuesday, though landscape architect Josh Tiller who worked on the project confirmed that the owners were aware of the building’s collapse over the weekend. He did not know how the building’s fall might affect things going forward with the project. “All of that is in the hands of the attorneys,” he said. The Island News has also submitted questions about the structure’s collapse to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. A spokesperson for the department said they would not have answers back by press time on Tuesday but were looking into them.

Managing your investments during difficult times

By Wells Fargo Advisors In recent times, the combination of a pandemic, economic difficulties, political unrest, and natural disasters have all presented their respective challenges. Besides grappling with the near-term effects of these situations, investors may be wondering what effect these events could have on their investments. Which is why it’s helpful for investors to focus on three fundamental actions that could help them work toward meeting their investment goals— know yourself, build a plan, and keep an eye on the long term.

Know Yourself When stocks drop by 20% or more, some investors might ignore the drop, others might feel the urge to

sell, while still others might see it as a good time to buy. This range of reactions illustrates different levels of risk tolerance, or how sensitive investors are to market volatility. Risk tolerance varies from one investor to another, and no level of tolerance is considered the “right” level—there’s only the right risk tolerance for each investor. Talking with financial advisors or completing online questionnaires can help investors determine their risk tolerance. While understanding your risk tolerance is essential, it should not be considered in isolation. Risk tolerance, goals, and time horizon all play a role in setting an investment plan. Investing more aggressively may yield more rewards but the length of time

available for investing also plays a part. A longer time horizon could give investors the potential for compound growth. And setting specific goals can help to determine how much an investor should accumulate to support their goals. Build a plan Dwight D. Eisenhower may have said it best—“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” Even though a plan may need to be modified to adapt to changes, the very process of setting a plan will help investors to discover and focus on their most important investment goals. For a plan to be useful, it’s important for investors to clearly detail which goals they are trying to achieve. Some of an investor’s goals

Junior Service League to host virtual BINGO

From staff reports The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) will host a BINGO fundraiser at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 on Facebook Live. Cards are only $2 or $25 for 15. There will be a total of five games and there will be prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.jslbeaufort.com and payments are accepted through PayPal. Port Royal Town Councilman Kevin Phillips will be announcing the game results during the event. In-

Seat

from page A1 the council and a new mayor, many have conjectured that McFee, who served as May-

terested players can log in and join the Facebook Live event on JSLB’s page or at https://www.facebook.com/ events/1009712146119615 to participate. All money raised will go toward the JSLB’s commitment to serving the women, children, and families of Beaufort. Event proceeds will be distributed in the Beaufort community through a formal request-for-funds process, in which JSLB selects nonprofit agencies that complement the organization’s mission.

For information about sponsoring the event, contact Communications Director Hannah Nichols at communication.jslb@gmail.com or visit www.jslbeaufort.com. JSLB is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005. Since its founding, the league has donated more than $125,000 and provides regular volunteers to organizations such as the Child Abuse Prevention Association and Hopeful Horizons. For more information, please visit www.jslbeaufort.com.

or pro-tem during Billy Keyserling's administration, will bring experience to the five member governing board. Nan Sutton, the only woman on the council, opted not to run again meaning the council will have no women but does get its first

African American member in more than 20 years. Filing for the special election has not opened and as of yet, no other candidates have announced. The council seats are non-partisan and represent city-wide districts.

will be shorter term, such as building a rainy day fund. Intermediate-term goals might include buying a house or paying for a child’s education. Longer-term goals might include planning for retirement and potentially leaving a legacy for charities or family. Investor assets can then be matched to those various goals. For example, investors might own shortterm bonds to meet a nearterm expense, and a mixture of stocks and longer-term bonds to meet needs that are further in the future. The investor’s risk tolerance will help determine the mix of more volatile assets—such as stocks—to less volatile assets such as bonds. Keep an eye on the long term

Once a plan is in place, it’s important to maintain it over the long term. This process includes regularly rebalancing the portfolio if allocations move too far away from targets, a task that in many cases can be automated. Maintenance also includes revisiting plans as investor goals or situations change. A plan is meant to be a living document. While market drops can be troublesome, unpredictable economic events have presented challenges in the past. With resilience and creativity, America’s businesses and households have managed to overcome them. While there are no guarantees that past performance will repeat itself, history has shown us that investors who reach their goals are often

those who stick to their investment plans and take a long-term view of the markets. This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Associate Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at 843-982-1506. Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. © 2019 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved. CAR-1120-01508

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Options & References for a Healthier Life

How to make Thanksgiving dinner healthier

Thanksgiving is not often associated with healthy eating. From candied sweet potatoes to sausage-filled stuffing, Thanksgiving dinner is full of flavor, but also full of calories and fat. The Calorie Control Council claims the average American will consume more than 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. Even if you won’t come close to consuming 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving, you may want to take the following steps to make your Thanksgiving feast healthier. Shop early for supplies so that you have healthier alternatives on hand when the preparation and cooking begins. • Create a calorie deficit. A key to maintaining a healthy weight or losing a few pounds is to exercise more and eat less, a strategy that can be employed during the holiday season. Such a regimen will improve your metabolism, and your body will be better at handling the extra caloric load of Thanksgiving without packing on

the pounds. Once Thanksgiving dinner is over, go for a walk around the neighborhood. This can facilitate digestion and burn even more calories. • Practice portion control. It’s not necessarily what you eat on Thanksgiving, but how much you eat that makes the meal so unhealthy. The American Heart Association advises holiday celebrants to practice portion control. In addition, eat fewer high-calorie foods and fill up on lighter fare, such as vegetables and lean turkey. This way you get to enjoy a taste of everything without overdoing it. • Cut down on bread. Bread can be both delicious and filling. But bread is often full of empty calories, particularly if you’re eating refined, white breads. Opt for less bread in stuffing recipes and incorporate more celery, raisins, cranberries, and apples to give bulk to the stuffing. Choose whole-grain rolls and crackers to complement the main course.

• Choose healthier ingredients. Substitute lowfat milk or stocks for cream and whole milk in recipes. Include steamed cauliflower in mashed potatoes recipes to make them more filling and healthier. Sweet potatoes tend to be sweet enough without the need for butter, sugar and marshmallows. Skim the fat and oils out of gravies and sauces before serving. Olive oil is a healthier fat that can be used in place of butter or margarine. • Focus on fruit for dessert. Thanksgiving dinner is usually followed with a decadent spread of desserts. These pies and cakes can be delicious but laden with calories. In lieu of traditional fare, serve poached fruits sprinkled with a little brown sugar and oatmeal for a tasty and healthy dessert. Low-fat sherbet, fresh fruit salad and rice pudding also make for healthier desserts. • Choose healthy beverages. It’s easy to overlook the calorie content of beverages. Whenever possible, choose

water or a low-calorie drink. Children can sip on diluted apple juice. Be mindful of how many alcoholic beverag-

es you consume. Spirits can be 100 calories per serving and are high in sugar. Thanksgiving dinner tends

to be high in calories. But there are ways to cut calories from your holiday meal without sacrificing flavor.

SEASONAL RECIPE

Health food afficionados are no doubt aware of the benefits of eating a diet rich in antioxidants. While some antioxidants are produced naturally by the body, others known as exogenous antioxidants can be obtained through the foods we eat.

That’s important to know, as the National Cancer Institute notes that research has shown exogenous antioxidants can help prevent the type of cell damage linked to the development of cancer. Perhaps the best thing about antioxidants and diet is

that foods rich in antioxidants are often healthy and delicious. Such is the case with the following antioxidant-rich recipe for “Curried Pumpkin Soup With Cauliflower” from David Ricketts’ “Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang).

Curried Pumpkin Soup With Cauliflower Makes 6 servings

Diabetics must learn how to enjoy their favorite holiday foods without compromising their overall health.

Navigating the holidays with diabetes

Amid a season of sweets and special foods, it sometimes can be challenging for diabetics to maintain their dietary discipline. But eating certain foods in moderation can help people with diabetes enjoy the flavors of the holidays without compromising their health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, while another 86 million adults have pre-diabetes. One in four people with diabetes do not know they have the disease. Managing diabetes is more than just avoiding candy and cookies. Foods with a lot of fat or those that are high in carbohydrates also can be problematic. Such foods may not be so easy to avoid come the holiday season, but the following are a few tips to help men and women with diabetes maintain their health through the holidays. • Anticipate foods. Certain foods are staples of the

holiday season. If you anticipate potentially problematic foods, then you can develop a plan to avoid them or eat them in moderation in advance of a holiday dinner. • Eat a healthy snack. Prior to partaking of a holiday meal, eat something that will satisfy your hunger to avoid overeating once you are there. • Ask about foods. Don’t be shy to ask the host or hostess about what will be served. This will help you develop a strategy that will fit with your meal plan. • Limit or avoid alcohol consumption. Only drink in moderation and eat something beforehand to prevent low blood glucose levels later. Avoid any beverage with high calorie mixers or ones packed with extra sugar. • Make a special dish. Make something that is diabetic-friendly to serve at the feast. Chances are someone else attending the meal is diabetic and will appreciate having a healthy choice as well. • Opt for diet-approved

fruit. Choose fruit over sweets at the dessert table. If you bring a baked good, consider recipes with reduced sugar or ones that use a sugar substitute. • Control your portions. Fill up your dish with healthy foods, leaving only a small spot for something indulgent. • Test diligently. Now is the time to monitor your blood-sugar levels like a hawk. Monitor your levels more closely so you can see how holiday foods are affecting your levels and so you know if you need to make any adjustments. • Rebound quickly. Experts advise that if you go overboard on a particular day, get back on your feet the next. Exercise, revisit meal plans and cut portion sizes. Diabetics cannot stop monitoring their diets just because the holidays have arrived. With planning and diligence, it’s possible to enjoy the foods and flavors of the holidays without compromising your health.

Everywhere That People Care The trusted Care magazine is now back in print as a regular contributor to The Island News, with Karen Mozzo as editor. Together we’ll deliver information, references, and options for a healthier life.

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Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups coarsely chopped, trimmed cauliflower 1 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon curry powder 4 cups vegetable broth 1 16-ounce can solid-pack pumpkin purée (not pie filling) ¾ teaspoon salt 1. In a large, nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Remove cauliflower to a bowl. 2. Add onion and curry powder to the saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Let cool slightly. 3. Working in batches, purée the onion mixture in a blender or small food processor until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan. 4. Stir in the remaining 2 cups broth, pumpkin, salt, and cauliflower. Bring to a boil. Then lower heat, cover, and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes. Make-ahead tip: Soup can be refrigerated for up to three days.

Updated screening guidelines for Colorectal cancer By Cynthia Weiss, newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Colorectal cancer, cancer that arises from the skin that lines the inner surface of the colon and rectum, is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. But it is also one of the only cancers that can be prevented with screening. The number of people diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer has dropped over the past several decades, but data indicate that the number of deaths and the number of new cases in patients under 50 are increasing, and it's not known why, says Dr. John Kisiel, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. In response, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

updated its recommendations for screening to start at 45 — five years earlier than the previous recommendation. The recommendations acknowledge the importance for earlier screening in certain populations, including African Americans, who are more likely to die from colon cancer. "African Americans are often diagnosed with either more advanced disease or may have more aggressive disease when they are diagnosed," says Dr. Kisiel. It is also important that those with a family history and certain inherited syndromes should consider testing at an earlier age. For most people, a colonoscopy is the best test to exam the colon to detect changes or abnormalities in the large

intestine and rectum. Stool DNA tests and blood tests are available, as well. "Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most effective types of screening for a cancer because not only can we detect an early-stage cancer, but we can actually prevent a cancer from developing," says Dr. David Etzioni, a Mayo Clinic colorectal surgeon. "If a polyp is found, which is a precursor to cancer, it can be removed before it becomes malignant." For additional information visit these links: • "Mayo Clinic Minute: Who should be screened for colorectal cancer?" • "Mayo Clinic Minute: Symptoms of colorectal cancer" • "Mayo Clinic Minute: How colonoscopies save lives

ARTS & EDUCATION

“Heron Through the Looking Grass” by Dave Gottschall “Monks at Play” by Bob Norwood

“It’s Cold” by Karen Norwood

Photography Club overcomes Covid setbacks

From staff reports Twice a year, members of the Photography Club of Beaufort submit their best photos in competition among their peers. This year, the club – meeting monthly via Zoom – found the process of judging needed to be more creative. Normally the club chooses judges who are in the geographic proximity of Beaufort. In October, since the club was meeting virtually, competition chair, Sandy Dimke realized that they could uses judges from any-

where in the country, or in this case, North America. The club selected the best three judges available on the night of the competition. The 2020 judges were Jeff Amberg, a commercial photographer from Columbia; Donald Brown, a landscape photographer from Charlotte; and Viki Gaul, a nature photographer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The group of international judges had the opportunity to review the images a few days prior to the judging and came prepared to cast their votes.

Winners this year were: Novice – 1st place: Dave Gottschall for “Heron Through the Looking Grass” Intermediate – 1st Place: Karen Norwood for “It’s Cold”. Also receiving awards in this division were: Peter Ferrier for “Doll at Old Car City”, Jim Bright for “Fire on the Lake” and Jack Beaucaire for “Dragonfly”. Advanced – 1st Place: Bob Norwood for “Monks at Play.” Also receiving awards in this division were: Rich Matheny for “Let Go My Shrimp”, Karen Gottschall for “Painted

Bunting” and Gregg Hunt for “Rice Field Trunk” Expert – 1st Place: Joan Eckhardt for “Golden Hour.” Also receiving awards in this division were: Lynn Long for “Off to Dinner;” Paul Nurnberg for “Daniella” and Randy Thompson for “Laotian Rice Paddy”. The club will meet virtually the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. through Spring 2021 when hopefully life will begin to return to normalcy. For more information, visit www.beaufortphotoclub.com.

“Golden Hour” by Joan Eckkhardt

Forensic audit of Beaufort County School District comes up clean From staff reports A forensic audit of Beaufort County School District debt service accounts found no improper transactions, an auditing firm hired by the Board of Education reported Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Board voted in June to conduct the special forensic audit after Beaufort County Auditor Jim Beckert

expressed concerns about “unscheduled overpayment of debt,” “unaccounted for” changes in fund balances and other issues related to cash flow. The New Mexico-based Jaramillo Accounting Group said it had reviewed “all debt service revenue and expense accounts for the district and accounting for all tax revenue

and all state reimbursements for fiscal year (FY) 20192020, FY 2018-2019, and FY 2017-2018.” “As a result of our detailed procedures performed over debt service funds, we did not identify any instances of fraudulent behavior or transactions,” the accounting firm’s report to the Board of Education said. The firm

made several recommendations for improving communication between the county and district. The forensic audit was the third special review conducted in addition to the regular independent audits that are conducted each year by outside firms. The other two were: – Savannah-based Mauldin

& Jenkins reported in May that all purchases made using school district credit cards between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 were properly authorized and documented. The district makes most of its purchases of goods and services electronically – everything from classroom supplies to school furniture to monthly utility bills – using

“purchase cards” provided by Bank of America. – Virginia-based Reed & Associates reported in 2018 that it had sampled purchase card transactions from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and found no unauthorized purchases or improper documentation. The total cost of the three special audits was $103,000.

This Holiday Season Share Your Gratitude 2020 has been a challenging year. Through it all, we have learned about our ability to persevere and keep faith and hope alive – and to find that undeniable attitude of GRATITUDE. Take a moment and share what you’re grateful for – health, family, friends, pets or anything else – by using the power of social and local media.

Join the Gratitude Movement!

Tell your friends and family what you’re grateful for this holiday season. Post your message on our social media pages using #sharegratitude2020.

Take Your Message National!

Share your message with people across the country and around the world on the ShareGratitude2020 website. 1. Visit ShareGratitude2020.com. 2. Click “Share Your Gratitude” – write about what you’re grateful for and decide if you want to share a photo or video. • To share an image, upload it using the “Upload Now” button. • To share a video, share the link to the video in the field provided. 3. Click “Submit!” 4. Once your gratitude submission is uploaded, tell your friends and family via social media by clicking any of the “Share” buttons. Tag three people and include #ShareGratitude2020 to spread the word!

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SPORTS&RECREATION

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Round 2

Two local teams win first-round of the SCHSL playoffs WHALE BRANCH

Undefeated Warriors roar into second round

Whale Branch’s Jalen Reeves gets a good block on his way to scoring a touchdown Friday during the first-round 1A playoff game against the Johnsonville Flashes. The Warriors went on to win 52-12 and will travel to Bamberg-Ehrhardt on Friday for Round 2. Photo by Bob Sofaly.

By Justin Jarrett During the game Friday night, Whale Branch coach Jerry Hatcher was his ordinary self — animated and agitated with every minor mistake, even with his Warriors in control from the outset. But after the Warriors wrapped up a thoroughly impressive 52-12 win over seventh-ranked Johnsonville in the first round of the SCHSL Class 1A playoffs, Hatcher relaxed and stated the obvious. The Warriors are as good as they want to be. And on Friday night, it looked like they wanted to win it all. Joseph Hicks and Jadon Grant each scored twice as Whale Branch ran the ball at will, and the Warriors locked down a dangerous Johnsonville offense, quickly turning a matchup of the sixth- and seventh-ranked teams in the state into a rout. A blocked punt set up the first of two touchdown runs from Hicks, and Ray Pryor’s scoop-and-score on the Flashes’ next possession gave the Warriors a quick 14-0 lead.

Whale Branch’s powerful ground game took over from there, with quarterback Jaylen Reeves and running backs Grant and Hicks surging down the field behind a strong offensive line. Grant capped off one touchdown drive, Reeves another, and it was 28-0 just three minutes into the second quarter. “It really brought our confidence up, coming out strong and actually executing what we wanted to do,” Hicks said. “The blocked punt, that was amazing. It really got our energy level up.” Johnsonville showed flashes — both from speedy senior Quez Lewis — but they were few and far between thanks to a swarming Whale Branch defense. Lewis got loose on a slant and bolted to the end zone to get the Flashes on the board, and he followed Hicks’ second TD run with a 98-yard kickoff return for a score to give Johnsonville a glimmer of hope late in the first half, but the Flashes didn’t sniff the end zone in the second half. Jaylen Roberts and Xavier Chaplin were consistently in

the backfield making life difficult for Flashes quarterback Malik Shippy, and Hicks and the linebacking corps contained DaQuan Burroughs. Austin Stephens put the finishing touches on a dominant defensive performance with an interception that he returned to the end zone before it was called back for an unnecessary block in the back away from the play. Clifton Major capped the scoring with a touchdown run, clinching the Warriors eighth straight win — the longest streak in program history — and setting up a showdown at Bamberg-Ehrhardt next Friday. The Warriors and Red Raiders were region rivals in Class 2A before both moved to different Class 1A regions this season, and Whale Branch has a sour taste from its last trip to Bamberg for a 14-7 defeat last October. “Last year we took a hard ‘L,’” Hicks said. “We shouldn’t have lost that game. We’re ready to play this team. We’re gonna come out next week and try to do the same thing.”

BEAUFORT HIGH

Eagles clobber Knights, lock in date with Myrtle Beach

By Gabriel Jenkins LowcoSports.com Beaufort High coach Bryce Lybrand said his team needed to be locked in for its first-round SCHSL Class 4A playoff matchup against West Florence on Friday. The Eagles were locked and loaded. The Eagles dominated on both sides of the ball like they have all season at home, rolling to a 45-14 victory to move on to the Lower State semifinals. Amariee Morris rushed for 100 yards and four touchdowns, Tyler Haley passed for 217 yards and added 89 rushing yards and a TD, and Beaufort’s defense shut out the Knights in the first half in its most impressive performance of the season. The Eagles were determined and maintained their focus throughout all four quarters, but they set the tone early.

On the first offensive drive for West Florence, the Eagles’ defense forced a three-andout — a theme that was repeated throughout the night — while Beaufort’s offense moved the ball down the field quickly and finished the drive off with a gashing run up the middle from Kacy Fields. The quick score ignited a spark for the rest of the night. The defense came up with another stop and gave the ball back to the Eagles’ offense, which needed just two plays to add to the lead on Haley’s 33-yard TD run to make it 14-0 midway through the first quarter. The Eagles continued to control the line of scrimmage and forced the Knights to punt deep in their own territory, and a botched snap resulted in a safety, setting up another impressive offensive series. Beaufort started

to ramp up the run game and pounded the ball down the field, culminating with the first of Morris’ four TDs and a 23-0 lead. The Knights finally came up with a stop early in the second quarter and drove to the Beaufort 4-yard line with a chance to cut into the deficit before halftime. But the Eagles’ defense came in clutch with a crucial stop when linebacker Daniel Phares picked off a pass to preserve the first-half shutout. The Eagles came back with the same energy in the second half with another breakout rushing TD from Morris, who broke out of several tackles for a 49-yard TD to make it 30-0. The Knights responded with a quick drive down the field that ended with a 10-yard TD reception by Stephen Smalls, but Terence Wilson blocked the PAT

Beaufort High quarterback Matthew Hastings, right, looks for a receiver as running back Jaeon Allen, center, fakes the run behind lineman Lucas Kinsey during the first round of the 4A playoffs against West Florence on Friday at Eagles Stadium. Photo by Bob Sofaly. attempt, and it was 30-6 midway through the third quarter. West Florence recovered an onside kick and drove to the 20-yard line before turning over the ball, and the Eagles rolled down the field and handed the ball to Morris and he rumbled in for a 27-yard TD to put it out of reach. Beaufort’s defense kept

up its dominance and forced another punt from deep in Knights territory that resulted in a second safety thanks to a high snap. The Eagles took advantage of the ensuing possession, as Haley hooked up with McLeod Reichel for a 50-yard pass, setting up Morris’ fourth TD run of the night. Reichel and Fields combined for more

than 200 receiving yards. The Eagles will host the Myrtle Beach Seahawks in the second round of the playoffs Friday. The teams haven’t met since the Seahawks’ 48-7 home win over the Eagles in the 2017 playoffs. This time, having the home-field advantage might come in handy for the Eagles, who are 5-0 on their home turf in 2020.

USCB Sand Sharks rally past STU, earn 2nd shot at Fire

The last time the USCB women’s soccer team went to overtime, the Sand Sharks let an opportunity to knock off undefeated Southeastern slip away. This time, the Sand Sharks found the golden goal that earned them a rematch with the Fire. Mari Kalvatn netted the game-winner in double overtime to lift USCB to a 3-2 win over St. Thomas on Sunday in the Sun Conference quarterfi-

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nals, sending the Sand Sharks through to a semifinal showdown with Southeastern on Tuesday. Down 2-0 at halftime, the Sand Sharks recorded three unanswered goals, including Kalvatn’s game-winner to extend the home team’s season. The first half favored STU, as the Bobcats connected with a pair of early goals from Andrea Manzur and Kayla Jackson. Just 10 minutes

into the second session, Aurya Downey cut the deficit in half when Madeline Matusik ripped a shot from close distance, and after deflecting off the STU keeper, Downey flicked the ball into the net to make the game 2-1. Just five minutes later, Matusik found the equalizer with her third goal of 2020. Dina Stalnacke took a corner from the left side and put a cross towards the back post. Matusik

found the ball and ripped a shot that was blocked. After corralling the rebound, Matusik again connected and booted it past the keeper and into the back of the net to tie the game at 2. USCB continued to maintain pressure in regulation, including a solid chance in the 78th minute when Marcela Shartouny hit the left post. The freshman curled a shot from the 18-yard line, but the

attempt hit the post to keep the game tied, 2-2. The first 10-minute, golden-goal session didn’t have a lot of chances at goal for either team. Both teams combined for three shots with two being on frame. STU connected with a pair of shots within the first four minutes of the second extra session, but both attempts were blocked. Countering after the second blocked shot, Matusik worked to the left

corner and fed a cross into the middle of the 18-yard box. Splitting two defenders, Kalvatn controlled the ball and struck the ball past the STU goalkeeper to lift USCB to its 3-2 quarterfinal win. The Sand Sharks (5-5) now get another shot at the Fire (11-0), who escaped Fin Land Field with a 3-2 overtime win Oct. 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida.

VOICES Editor’s Note: The opinions of our columnists in the Voices section are not necessarily the opinions of The Island News.

We have a winner and our system worked this time

t is Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, and it is early, still dark, but we have a winner — Joe Biden. It was not the easy, elegant early-morning decision we have known in the past. The television networks — reeling from imprecise, misleading polling during the campaign — held back. So we got our results piecemeal – almost precinct by precinct, the counting becoming a teachable moment. The teachers being Steve Kornacki at MSNBC and John King at CNN. When my wife and I arrived in Beaufort (1971), we were interested in elections and election results. In those days we lived on Port Republic Street and we could walk to the Arsenal where the ballots were counted. In fact, we would usually be drafted into the counting process which involved pencils, legal pads and paper ballots. The ballot boxes were, in fact, locked wooden boxes

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that were carried to the Arsenal in pick-up trucks. Although we always waited for the boxes from Hilton Head Island, and the single box from Daufuskie, they contained few votes and never changed the outcome. But Arthur Horne, then Chairman of the Democratic Party, couldn’t “call” the election until they arrived and those 16 or 17 votes were counted. In 1971, local and statewide governance was entirely within the ownership of the Democratic Party — in those faded, sepia tinted days you could count the Republicans in Beaufort on one hand. The electoral arithmetic acknowledged that the

African-American vote was sometimes 35 or 40 percent of the popular vote. In 1971 The City of Beaufort had its conservative precincts; but they were overwhelmed by the liberal precincts on St. Helena Island, Seabrook, Burton and Sheldon. Other parts of South Carolina, Greenville in particular, were drifting into the Republican orbit sending a few of these strange folk (Carroll Campbell) to the General Assembly. But our representatives — Jimmy Waddell, Jim Moss, Harriet Keyserling — were Democrats. By the late 1980s the South Carolina General Assembly was beginning to change. At first it was long-tenured Democrats who said they were tired; that things had changed and now they were ready to go home and fish off their docks. Younger members simply changed their party affiliation, often saying, “I didn’t leave the Party. It

left me.” And something else was happening. Beaufort County, along with Horry and Charleston counties, was seeing an influx of northern retirees. These folks were lured to Beaufort by lower taxes; golf courses where one could get a 10 o’clock tee time; and winters that rarely involved the shoveling of snow. In the 1970s and 80s, this southern migration was a trickle; but in the 1990s it was an unrelenting wave. These retirees arrived in Beaufort County with a pension, a desire to spend more time with their grandchildren, and a desire to make the last quarter of their lives meaningful. And they arrived with their Country Club Republican conservatism intact. By the turn of the century they had completely erased the “African-American advantage” and had built a Republican majority.

Mr. Trump is blaming his defeat on bad ballots, cheating and corrupt vote-counting officials. But if one watched Kornacki or King, one got a granular tutorial on the mathematics of this particular election. It wasn’t hard to understand. The essential divide — the battleground this time around — was between the large Democratic cities (Philadelphia, Atlanta and Las Vegas) and the Republican-held counties in between. The cities were blue blobs; the rural countryside was colored red; and a first glance it was hard to understand how this red mass could represent a Democratic victory. But Kornacki and King explained that vote-rich cities were not yet counted. These voters, mostly Democrats, voted early (or by mail) and that the election-day votes were being counted first. This tutorial went from city to city explaining the total votes cast; the proba-

ble breakdown between the Democratic and Republican voting; and why that number would likely overtake the votes cast on election day. It might have been confusing had they done this arithmetic once, or twice, but they did it over and over again as “tranches” of votes were released by the vote counters in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Donald Trump is not going down graciously in the manner of Al Gore or George H.W. Bush. He will preach his homily of vote-counting treachery until the day he dies. But the math learned between Nov. 4 and Nov. 6 is indelibly etched into the brains of the serious, sentient Americans who believe our system worked this time around. Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.

Race and its Evil Twin, Racism: Chapter 1, The Falsehood of Biological Race

good novelist keeps his/her readers turning pages until the last chapter, perhaps even the last page by kidnapping the reader to live in the novel’s imaginary world. And a good journalist hooks his/her readers quickly; perhaps even the first sentence or paragraph. I am neither, so I am going to give you the bottom line about “race” straightaway. Why? Because I want this TRUTH to etch a permanent place in your cerebral cortex. And for it to remain there. Now and forever. There are NO biological or genetic-based human races; nor have there been for hundreds of thousands of years, since the evolution of Homo sapiens (modern humans, although the sapiens part – Latin for “smart” or “intelligent” -- may be problematic). Period. All so-called human “races” are subjective creations of other humans. These human races are a socio-cultural or political chimera (an illusion or fabrication), often masquerading as pseudo-sci-

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entific conclusions or facts. The Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment, beginning in the 16th century, gave us the rapid development of science. Primarily driven by dedicated endeavors of European men, geology, zoology, physics, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and other disciplines stormed onto our intellectual horizons. When the European explorers brought back strange animals (and people), zoology dominated the description and categorization (typology) of the novel creatures from a world previously unknown to the dominant white civilization of Western Europe. In the early years of the biological sciences, biologists/zoologists/paleontol-

ogists used the term “race” as a typological category to classify different groups of plants and animals, including humans. It was typically used to identify geographic populations belonging to a single species, and thus became a vernacular or generic synonym for “subspecies.” Unlocking the secrets of our genetic code in the middle of the 20th century produced major advances in our knowledge of evolutionary biology. Today, there is scientific certainty that species are real biological phenomena. Species are factual reproductively organized evolutionary units; for example, even though dogs evolved from wolves, all the various varieties (breeds) of dogs belong to only one species, lupus. As bio-genetic insights increased our understanding of human variation, use of “race” as a categorical concept lost its validity and thus, its scientific utility. Why? Because it lacked a clear definition as a biological/ taxonomic rank, having been arbitrarily and subjectively

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defined and then applied. Genetic variation in a species, what geneticists call the genotype, underwrites the differences we observe in critters, what is referred to as the phenotype. While environmental factors may have some minor influences on the phenotype, fundamentally the genome determines what we look like. It is an evolutionary biology maxim, which still allows for the substantial variation that is exhibited in all plant and animal species, a product of inherent genetic variation. Homo sapiens rank in the lower end of species variation, but variable nonetheless. All species possess differing degrees of genetic variability, as reflected in their physical appearance and such differences as hair tint and type, eye and skin color, facial features, etc. These physical differences among humans are the most commonly used criteria for constructing “races,” which are really just social compositions. Highlighting the subjectivity and imprecise defini-

tion of races, the artificially created list of human races have been fashioned based on physical, linguistic, ecological, geographical, climatic, physiological and even seasonal criteria. There have been classes of sub-races, local races, race populations and micro-geographic and macro-geographic races; even ethnic or religious “races.” But races are NOT real biological phenomena. Species represent genuine “breaks” in nature, whereas so-called races are part of a continuum and can only ever have arbitrary and subjective boundaries. As a biological phenomenon or typological category, “race” is on precarious ground; it is not based on good science and its usage in the biological sciences, by and large, has been abandoned. Its lack of credibility derives from a desire to remove subjectivity and fuzzy thinking from the science of understanding the nature of Nature. Nonetheless, human “races” as socio-cultural clas-

sifications have been and remain common place in many cultures around the world. The notion of human races has a long, profound and, too often, an ugly, ignominious and bloody history. Herculean advances in the biological sciences of the 20th century provides us with the following axioms or rules as they regard manmade human racial categories: No. 1: Human Races do not exist as biologically definable classes. Human races are a bio-genetic fiction, even if they are a social fact (see No. 2). No. 2: A socially constituted definition (and identification) of a human race is an arbitrary and capricious grouping, usually based on differences in physical appearances, with no value in the scientific universe. “Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com. START READING

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Two sets of sisters – Maria, Melissa and Vanessa Placido Jaramillo and Amber and Ashley Valentine – graduated from MCRD Parris Island on Friday, Nov. 13. Now they not only share the bond of sisterhood, but the pride of becoming United States Marines side-by-side. Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley, USMC.

Sisters by blood, sisters in arms By Sgt. Dana Beesley, USMC

Two sets of sisters graduate recruit training at Parris Island

hree days before her grandfather passed away, Ashley Valentine, 19, made a promise to carry on his legacy in the United States armed services. After she decided to join the Marine Corps, her sister Amber, 22, made the decision to enlist as well. “After talking with the recruiter about how it would impact my life, I was committed,” Amber said. “I was ready to go no matter what.” Amber waited for her sister to be approved medically before she went to recruit training. The Manassas, Va. natives both agreed that having each other to rely on through recruit training helped during some of their highest highs and lowest lows. “I went through a moment during first phase where I received some bad news in a

letter, and she was there to be a shoulder for me to lean on,” Amber said. The two will not be attending Marine Combat Training together however – Ashley suffered a hip fracture prior to graduation and will be remaining on the island while she heals. The sisters both have faith and confidence in each other on the next step of their lives, despite being physically distant. After they complete Combat Training, Amber will continue on in the Communications field and Ashley will be certified as a Motor Transportation Operator. “I know she’s going to be ok,” Ashley said of her sister. “She’s always been independent and I know she’s going to succeed in her career.” An unbreakable bond When Maria, Vanessa and Melissa Placido Jaramillo were young children, they made a pact to join the military together, and it was their unbreakable bond that got

them through the trials of recruit training. The three sisters were born in Panama and moved to Las Vegas at a young age. Maria, 21, said she loved war movies growing up; When she saw “Tears of the Sun” for the first time, she said she was truly inspired the join the military. After learning about the ROTC program, she found her true motivation to become a Marine – to honor her family and give back the country who gave her so much. Her other two sisters, identical twins Melissa and Vanessa, 22, were also in the ROTC program exploring their options with different branches, but it was their younger sister who first spoke with a Marine Corps recruiter. During recruit training, it was friendly competition and daily positive affirmation that keep their relationship with each other strong, Melissa said. “When one of us is lacking and the other is strong in that area, we always push each other to become to best we can be,” Melissa said.

“We have an unbreakable bond,” Maria said. “We are always together, but we know how to live separately. I know that my sisters will always be there for me, even when they are not physically with me.” The three sisters have yet to find out what Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) they will be assigned, but are looking forward to what the Marine Corps has in store for them. Maria says she is excited to expand her knowledge of a new occupation while completing her education. Melissa and Vanessa also both intend to complete their education, Melissa as a double major in Political Science and Medical Science, and Vanessa in Political Science and Legal Science. They all three will become nationalized as American citizens. These two sets of sisters, with stories of resilience, may have come to Parris Island with different mindsets and from different background, but they will forever share the bond of becoming Marines side-by-side.

Why military members should keep good records of injuries and illnesses

very wound, injury, illness, and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) contamination that a US military man or women has may very well cause some kind of serious service-connected disability. As time goes by these injuries, illnesses and HAZMAT encounters may prevent the veteran and his or her family from working and enjoying life. These harmful events may also cause employment problems, disease, and deformity in offspring, domestic problems, and divorces. If a veteran or active duty member cannot show the military service or the VA strong proof that these injuries, illnesses, and HAZMAT encounters happened while on active duty and cannot show that their disabilities are military service-connected, the military medical and the VA compensation and pension folks will likely not award service-connected disability compensation and other benefits. To ensure a veteran and his or her family receives the benefits they earned, every active duty Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Airman, and Coast Guardsman needs to: 1. Make certain he or she prepares for and takes maximum advantage of the Separation Health Assessment, which is a single exam that supports the VA disability compensation program and Department of Defense (DoD) mandatory separation, history, and physical exam. The VA conducts the exam when the service member is applying for disability compensation and has at least 90 days remaining on active duty. DoD

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conducts the exam for service members who aren’t filing a disability compensation claim or have less than 90 days remaining on active duty. The assessment provides a complete medical evaluation at separation, which documents any medical concerns identified during the service member’s military career For more information see the following web site file:///C:/Users/Owner/ Documents/Free%20 Lance%20Writing/SeparationHealthAssessment%20(1).pdf 2. Report in detail all injuries (including hearing damage, significant emotional events, and mental trauma), illnesses, wounds, and HAZMAT contamination to his or her chain of command and to their medical team. 3. Make sure these injuries (including sprains, cuts, blunt trauma, etc.), wounds, illnesses, and HAZMAT contaminations are documented in as much detail as possible in the service member’s medical and personnel records. HAZMAT includes such things as Agent Orange and other rainbow chemicals, radiation, asbestos, lead and

smoke; chemicals like solvents, asbestos, fuel, lubricants, and cleaning materials; contact with pathogens (like exposure to body fluids from needle pricks, administering first aid and CPR, etc.), and many others. If proper protective equipment (PPE) is used, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is followed, and no contamination takes place then the service member need not document. 4. Obtain copies of all medical records, personnel records, and line-of-duty reports, accident reports, operational hazard reports (OHRs), serious incident reports, OSHA Injury & Illness Incident Reports, efficiency reports (performance evaluations), news articles, unit history reports, and other reports for any service-connected injury. 5. Take pictures of any injuries and exposures that are service connected and record all witness names, addresses, and phone numbers and the dates, times, places, and circumstances of the event. It is also wise to get a copy of the HAZMAT label, tag, markings, and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) if HAZMAT is involved. 6. As soon as possible after any wounds, injuries, illnesses, or HAZMAT contamination, obtain detailed lay witness (eye witness) signed and dated statements from witnesses to the event, injuries, illness, and contamination. The service

member should then keep these pictures and lay witness statements in a safe place for the rest of his or her life. The service member should also ensure his or her spouse knows where the lay witness statements and other evidence are stored. 7. Obtain a paper or digitized copy of his or her Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, military personnel records, military medical records, and other military records when he or she is separated or retired from the military. Veterans can request a copy of their DD214, personnel records, and medical records by online, by fax, by phone, or letter by following the instructions at the National Archives web site at https://www.archives. gov/veterans. Military men and women have historically not done a good job of keeping proof of their injuries, wounds, illnesses, exposure to loud noise, and HAZMAT contaminations. They frequently live to regret this terribly as they get older. These injuries and exposures frequently cause worsening health related conditions. They also cause secondary health problems, may cause health problems in their children, and result in many premature deaths. Without firm evidence of injuries and contaminations, the application of VA and State Veterans benefits could be delayed and have a much higher probability of being denied.

Military men and women have historically also not done a good job of taking advantage of his or her Separation Health Assessment and, especially filing for VA health benefits and disability. Adding to the problem of missed benefits, the joint VA and DOD Separation Health Assessment was not available until half way through the war in Iraq. Some military members are so anxious to get out of the military, as fast as they can, they forgo applying for VA benefits and the VA Separation Health Assessment ----- and applying for VA Disability benefits is not mandatory. Don’t miss out on your hard-earned Veterans state and federal benefits and military benefits, like Service-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) because you do not have PROOF of in-service wounds, injuries, illnesses, and contaminations. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force have separate addresses to submit CRSC claims to. The Navy and US Marine Corps CRSC web site is at https://www. secnav.navy.mil/mra/CORB/ Pages/CRSCB/default.aspx. Read all about applying for CRSC at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) website https:// www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/ disability/applyforcrsc/. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force have separate addresses to submit CRSC claims to. The Navy and US Marine Corps web site is at https://www.secnav. navy.mil/mra/CORB/Pages/ CRSCB/default.aspx. Don’t miss out on the best and free medical care in the world, the best family assistance available, employment

EDITOR’S NOTE This is the first article of a series of 12 helpful articles on State of SC and Federal Veterans Benefits to be published in the Lowcountry Weekly and Island News over the next three months.

assistance and advantages, and dozens of other VA benefits. Do not miss out on potentially tens of thousands of dollars of VA service-connected disability pay (100% disabled veterans are eligible for over $36,000.00 per year in disability compensation and free medical care), because you cannot prove you were injured, ill, wounded, or contaminated with HAZMAT and disabled while serving your country. The old saying of “If it is not written down officially somewhere, it did not happen!” is especially true with filing a successful claim for service-connected disability and other related benefits with the VA and with filing a successful claim for Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam era wounded warrior, a combat 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a Veterans Service Officer, volunteer Patient Adviser and CEO Advisory Council Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center; the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador; the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter; the Author of the award winning BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One), and contributing writer with the Island News. You can email him at: LDandridge@ earthlink.net

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Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, 20 November 2020 Recruit Training Regiment • Commanding Officer, Colonel C. P. O’Connor 1st Recruit Training Battalion • Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Pattay 4th Recruit Training Battalion • Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Mestemacher Commander of Troops, Captain B. L. Lunsford • Parade Adjutant, Captain A. D. McBride Company “A”, 1st Recruit Training Battalion • Commanding Officer, Captain B. L. Lunsford Company “O”, 4th Recruit Training Battalion • Commanding Officer, Captain J. A. Teasdale Drill Masters • Staff Sergeant G. North, Staff Sergeant R. W. Perry, Staff Sergeant C. R. Rutherford PLATOON 1080

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Dominguez, Kayla M.

PFC

Lopez, O. R.

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Duman, Grace G. Fernandez, Jennifer M.

Lohne, K. R.

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Lopez, J. F.

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Portillo, P. J.

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Wilkins, M. B.

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Penabeato, E. D.

Brown, G. B.

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Levert, H. B.

PFC

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Pitts Jr., C. D.

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Watson, J. J.

PFC

Scott Jr., R. T.

Lowe, H. L.

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Racine, C. J.

PFC

Smith, A. R.

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Luna, S. P.

PFC

Ramsey, J. A.

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Smith, A. J.

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Maxey, .G. M.

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Regazzi II, D. D.

PFC

Smith, S. L.

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Brinn, E. M.

Mcallister, M. S.

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Rinehart, C. A.

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Stokes, A. J.

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Mercado, E. G.

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Sapia, P. H.

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Uribe Jr., J. D.

PFC

Moles, J. M.

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Saucedo, C.

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Wagner, S. L.

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Moore, J. W.

PFC

Shaffer, E. M.

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Wilson, T. F.

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Mosley, J. D.

PFC

Smith Jr., J. B.

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Woodie, E. N.

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Curry, J .C.

PFC

Muncey, T. D.

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Stout, J. A.

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Delaguilacuba, S.

PFC

Murphy, C. R.

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Stroh, N .A.

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Neely, H. J.

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Tapia, M. E.

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Parker, A. W.

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Thawng, T. L.

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Parker, F. N.

PFC

Thomasson, D. L.

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Parker, R. A.

PFC*

Tisdale, K. M.

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Parsons, Q. J.

PFC

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Pelaez, J. A.

PFC

PLATOON 1084

Senior Drill Instructor SSgt M. GarciaRabagan

Carranza, I. M.

Castillo, John A.

Castro, A. E.

PFC

Cruz, E.

Dubon, J. M.

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Duncan, T. G.

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Durling, R. A.

Alexanderwilson, J. C.

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Fernandez, L. D.

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Andradealvarado, L. M.

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Galvismolina, M.

Torres, G. D.

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Andreasen Jr., J. E.

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Garcia, M. I.

PFC*

Toth, J. J.

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Barr, N. A.

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Garciatorres, J.

Perezlandaverde, R. A.

PFC

Varo, M. T.

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Brown III, J. M.

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Garone III, C. T.

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Perry, M. G.

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Vernon, H. R.

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Bryant, X. D.

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Genebroso, H. G.

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Pocklington, B. R.

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Weber, S. P.

PFC*

Cass, M. A.

PFC

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Purvis, W. C.

PFC

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Ratliff, J. W.

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Reyes, A. E.

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Rich, Z. W.

PFC*

Rodicio, M. A.

PFC

Rollins, A. N.

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Rosas, M. L.

PFC*

Rosati, V. D.

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Green, G. A.

Westfall, E. M.

PFC*

Cespedes, A. G.

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Harvey, C. H.

Zamora, E. M.

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Corson, R. W.

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Hormigotcastillo, J.

Zito, T. Z.

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Cottoclavijo, A.

PFC

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Cowan, M. F.

PFC*

Jones, C. H.

Crawford Jr., H. J.

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Keough, M. B.

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Cronin, J. J.

PFC

Laforge, T. E.

PFC

Diaz, T. J.

PFC

Leary, J. A.

Beers, A. M.

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Dominguezmagdaleno, B. A.

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Dunlap, B. F.

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Eubanks, J. C.

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Felice, C. A.

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Mayorgamartinez, S.

PLATOON 1082

Senior Drill Instructor Sgt A. D. Offredi

PFC

Hytinen, W. C.

Magill, M. J.

Martin IV, H. W.

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Mason, T. L.

PFC

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Nolen, M. V.

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Gutierrez, Lauren M.

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Nunez, J. S.

PFC

Houghtaling, Alisha K.

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Pacheco, C. S.

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Johnson, Rebecca L.

Russell, Z. C.

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Benegyani, C. K.

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Shaw, C. A.

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Carroll, B. M.

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Smith, R. P.

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Charlenord, C.

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Rivera, M. S.

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Keene, Veronica A.

Stanley, M. A.

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Chasteen, P. M.

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Foster, J. T.

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McMahon, J. A.

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Riveralopez, J. L.

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Matuszczak, Hannah J.

Suttles, J. B.

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Cordova, S. J.

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Garcia, J. A.

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Melozapata, K. J.

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Romerogomez, I.

Debrou, T. S.

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Gauntro, C. M.

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Miele, M. J.

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Mayes, Madison T.

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Schwark, A. K.

Decoteau, S. B.

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Gist, J. C.

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Miller, C. A.

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Mcgee, Emily R.

PFC*

Sherpa, P. G.

Dedreuchenault, K. M.

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Hamm, A. J.

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Monge, J. O.

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Medina, Marilyn D.

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Simpson, S. A.

Moralesferrer, W.

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Mills, Alexis A.

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Neuberger, C. C.

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Miser, Crystal

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Taylor, D. G.

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Morrow, Azariah S.

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Mullen, Megan L.

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Oviedo, Soledad R.*

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Rowley, Jezzebelle D.

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Thomas, Deja D.

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Senior Drill Instructor SSgt R. Santiago Jr. Pvt Pvt

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PLATOON 4043

Senior Drill Instructor SSgt H. L. Bilardo

Mascaro, M. P.

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Delisle, D. A.

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Handy, H. C.

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Dunford, A. K.

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Hankins, A. T.

PFC*

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Fernatt, S. J.

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Harris, S. M.

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Olivaresjavier, L.

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Terry Jr., C. L.

Finch, D. J.

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Hatzidakis, T. G.

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Ortegaaltamirano, E. J.

PFC*

Vansyckle Jr., W. T.

Aguilar, A.

PFC

Alsammarraie, A. H.

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Floyd III, J. M.

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Henry, J. R.

PFC

Perretta, C. S.

PFC*

Vaugh, D. R.

Baker, D. A.

Pvt

Franco, E.

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Hogan, J. A.

PFC

Quick, J. R.

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Velasquezalvarez, N. F.

Fry, M. D.

PFC*

Hutchinson, J. A.

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Requenes, J. A.

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Wells, M. S.

Gavilaneschiles, B. J.

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Ionkin, M. A.

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Rodriguezchundia, R.

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Williams, K. M.

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Williamson, D. A.

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Brown, .J. S.

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Bucknam, G. M.

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Burgos, I. S.

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Cascio, .N. C.

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Collins, K. L.

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Cook, Z. E.

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Cruz Jr., J.

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Dobem, A. S.

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Dugan, A. M.

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Ivy, A. J.

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Ruedamontes, J.

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Kenyon, C. T.

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Russell, W. D.

Hatgidek, J. B.

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Khosravi, S.

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Sandovalmarte, A. L.

Hays, S.W.

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Knudson, J. E.

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Scott, J. J.

Hill, D. L.

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Leonard, D. S.

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Hoffman, J.

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Lopez, J. P.

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Taylor, E. C.

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Ames, Jocelyn J.

Horner, B. J.

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Magalhaes, T. J.

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Taylor, R. L.

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Aragon, Vivian K.*

Gregrich, R. J.

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Senior Drill Instructor SSgt E. J. Patiño

Shepard, C. A.

* Denotes meritoriously promoted

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SPARTENBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NUMBER: 2019-DR-42- 1728 KELLY NICOLE BURNETT and DEBORAH BURNETT, Plaintiffs vs LINDA CAROLYN WOLFENBARGER and MICHAEL LYNN WOLFENBARGER Defendant(s). TO: Carolyn and Michael Wolfenbarger: The above matter is scheduled for a Temporary Hearing on December 4, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. This matter will be heard in the Spartanburg County Courthouse (Family Court Division) located at 180 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, S.C. The issues before the Court are child custody, visitation, child support, restraining orders, and attorney fees and costs. THOMPSON LAW FIRM Christopher P. Thompson 22165 Chesnee Highway Spartenburg, SC 29303 AMENDED SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SPARTENBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NUMBER: 2019-DR-42- 1728 KELLY NICOLE BURNETT and DEBORAH BURNETT, Plaintiffs vs LINDA CAROLYN WOLFENBARGER and MICHAEL LYNN WOLFENBARGER Defendant(s). TO: Carolyn and Michael Wolfenbarger: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to reply to the Amended Complaint, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your reply to the Answer and Counterclaim upon the subscriber, at his office at 2165 Chesnee Highway Spartanburg, SC 29303 within thirty (30) days (or P.O. Box 70, Mayo, SC 29368 if by mail within 35 days) after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to reply within the time aforesaid, the Defendant will apply to the Court for the relief demanded. THOMPSON LAW FIRM Christopher P. Thompson 22165 Chesnee Highway Spartenburg, SC 29303 AMENDED COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SPARTENBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NUMBER: 2019-DR-42- 1728 KELLY NICOLE BURNETT and DEBORAH BURNETT, Plaintiffs vs LINDA CAROLYN WOLFENBARGER and MICHAEL LYNN WOLFENBARGER Defendant(s). COMES NOW the Plaintiff, by and through her undersigned attorney, and would complain of the Defendants as follows: 1. The Plaintiff, Kelly Nicole Burnett is a citizen and resident of Spartanburg County, State of South Carolina. 2. The Defendants, Michael Wolfenbarger and Carolyn Wolfenbarger are citizens and residents of Beaufort County, State of South Carolina. 3. The Plaintiff, Kelly Nicole Burnett and Defendant Michael Wolfenbarger are the biological parents of one minor child, K.W. born in 2012. 4. The minor child, K.W last resided in Beaufort County, State of South Carolina. 5. The Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger, is the paternal grandparent of the minor child. The Defendant, Deborah Burnett, is the maternal grandmother of the minor child. 6. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court the Plaintiff and Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger were previously involved in a contested custody action, case # 2013-DR-42-1666, involving the minor child. The Defendants Carolyn Wolfenbarger and Deborah Burnett were subsequently added as parties to said action. This Court has continuing jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter herein. 7. The Plaintiff hereby requests Deborah Burnett be added as a Plaintiff in this matter. 8. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court, the Defendant Carolyn Wolfenbarger was granted custody of the minor child at the conclusion of case # 2013-DR-42-1666. The Plaintiff will further show prior to the conclusion of case # 2013-DR-42-1666, Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger remained a resident of Spartanburg County and Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger was sentenced to federal prison in South Carolina. 9. The Plaintiff will show, pursuant to case # 2013-DR-42-1666, the Court imposed the following terms and conditions, among others, to the exercise of custody and visitation: a. “The paternal grandmother, Carolyn Wolfenbarger shall have sole custody and will be the sole legal guardian of the minor child. She shall not transfer custody of the minor child to any third party without Order from the Court.” b. “The Paternal Grandmother shall have discretion over any and all visitation with the minor child and any other individual.” 10. The Plaintiffs will show unto the Court, the parties were again before this Court whereby Order # 2017-DR-07-0404 was made an order of the Court. Pursuant to said order, the Plaintiff, Kelly Nicloe Burnett was ordered to provide three (3) clean drug screens unto the Court and to participate in co-parenting classes. 11. The Plaintiffs will show unto the Court a material and substantial change in circumstances whereby either Kelly Burnett, or in the alternative, Deborah Burnett, is the fit and proper parent to exercise care, custody, and control of the minor child, both pendent lite and permanently. 12. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court the following changes in circumstances: a. The Plaintiff completed the Court ordered psychological evaluation. b. The Plaintiff completed parenting class. c. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court she has attended co-parenting sessions. d. The Plaintiff has provided three (3) clean, negative hair strand drug screens unto her attorney of record, pursuant to Case # 2017-DR-070404. e. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger has been released from federal incarceration and is currently on federal probation. The Plaintiff will further show the Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger has since violated said federal probation and has a warrant for his arrest with federal law enforcement. f. The Plaintiff is informed and believes the Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger and Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger last resided in Beaufort County and their last known address is in Beaufort County. The Plaintiffs will further show the Defendants’ last known address with the U.S. Postal Service is Beaufort, South Carolina. g. The Plaintiffs verily believe the Defendants have left Beaufort County and re-located to outside of the United States with the minor child. h. The Plaintiffs verily believe Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger is no longer exercising custody of the minor child and has transferred physical custody unto Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger. The Plaintiff requests an order finding Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger in contempt of the prior order. i. The Plaintiff, despite being granted visitation and maintaining parental

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rights, has not visited with the minor child for over one (1) year. The Plaintiff will show unto the Court Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger informs the Plaintiff the minor child will remain out of the country indefinitely and the Defendants have no plans to return to the United States. j. The Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger, has imposed unreasonable demands on the Plaintiff whereby the Plaintiff is unable to exercise any visitation with the minor child. The Plaintiff is informed and believes Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger’s terms and conditions placed on visitation are contrary to the letter and spirit of the prior order, thus resulting in an abuse of discretion and contempt court. 12. The Plaintiffs will show unto the Court they the fit and proper parties exercise custody of the minor child. The Plaintiff further believes the Defendant, Carolyn Wolfenbarger and Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger are in violation of the South Carolina UCCJA. 13. The Plaintiffs will show unto the Court all contact with the minor child is limited to cell phone calls at random times as allowed by the Defendants. The Plaintiffs will further show the Defendants claim to be in Thailand but will not provide any address. 14. The Plaintiffs are informed and believe Thailand is currently under a state of emergency due to coronavirus and the child is at risk of illness or death while in the Defendant’s custody. 15. The Plaintiffs verily believe it is in the child’s best interest the Plaintiffs be granted custody. Defendant Carolyn Wolfenbarger has demonstrated a lack of concern for the welfare of the minor child by exposing the child to Michael Wolfenbarger, a convicted felon with a history of fraud and theft. Further, Michael Wolfenbarger has absconded federal probation and remains indebted for over one million dollars in restitution to past victims of his crimes. 16. The Plaintiffs will show unto the Court they have exercised due diligence in attempting the locate the Defendants and the minor child and are unable to do so. Therefore, the Plaintiffs request an order of the Court allowing the Plaintiffs to serve the Defendants via publication pursuant to S.C. Code Section 15-9-710(b)(8), 17. The Plaintiffs requests an order granting them custody and allowing said order be enforced in any foreign jurisdiction in order to return the minor child to the United States. 18. The Plaintiff requests an order appointing a guardian-ad-litem to represent the interests of the minor child herein and to make recommendations unto the Court concerning the best interest of the minor child. 19. The Plaintiff requests jurisdiction concerning the minor child be transferred to Spartanburg County following issuance of an order granting the Plaintiff custody. 20. The Plaintiff requests an order requiring the Defendant, Michael Wolfenbarger to pay child support unto the Plaintiff pursuant to the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines, payable through the Office of the Clerk of Court in Beaufort County. 21. The Plaintiff requests an order requiring the Defendants to pay the Plaintiff’s attorney fees and costs associated with these proceedings. WHEREFORE the Petitioner prays that the Court inquire into the matter allegations set forth herein and issue an Order of the Court granting the relief sought in paragraphs 1-21 above and further relief this Court may deem just and proper.

be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 12/3/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1605-W34E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: WILLIAM BRYANT EARLY, JR. & JEAN CULLER EARLY, 801 ARBORDALE AVE, HIGH POINT, NC 27262-4623. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3797 at Pages 1140, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $33,542.61 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.30 Total Amount Due $ 34,711.91 With a per diem of $ 9.72 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property Christopher P. Thompson at Public Auction on the 12/3/2020, beginning at 22165 Chesnee Highway 9:30 A.M.. Spartenburg, SC 29303 The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Spartenburg, SC Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, BluffPhone: 864-301-4292 ton, SC 29910. Mailing Address: Property Description: A fee simple undivided P.O. Box 70 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Mayo, SC 29368 Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as esPursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., tablished by that certain Declaration of Covenants, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership at Public Auction on the 12/3/2020, beginning at Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 9:30 A.M.. 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffamended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), havton, SC 29910. ing Interval Control Number U1301-W14B. Property Description: A fee simple undivided Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: KENNETH W. BARNETT, JR & KIMBERProject as tenants(s) in common with the holders of LEY L. BARNETT, 4240 WOODSIDE DR, FREDERICKSother undivided interests in and to the timeshare BURG, VA 22407. property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Junior Lienholder: , . Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3586 at 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the Pages 3136, records of Beaufort County, SC. R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U2508-W13O. Amount currently in default (including interest) Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if $19,602.31 different from the Obligor; and any Junior LienholdTrustee’s Fee $ 350.00 ers is as follows: BRANDYE KEISA CREW , 3397 BAYCosts $ 819.40 MOUNT WAY, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043. Total Amount Due $ 20,771.71 Junior Lienholder: , . With a per diem of $ 6.75 The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3715 at The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall Pages 2748, records of Beaufort County, SC. be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder Amount currently in default (including interest) at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for $17,372.90 the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. Costs $ 819.30 This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, enTotal Amount Due $ 18,542.20 With a per diem of $ 6.13 cumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage Together with any and all additional principal, interliens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no est, costs coming due and payable hereafter. opinion thereto. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall for HHI Development, LLC, by also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, enW. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 cumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no (843)-249-0777 opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a JuTRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE nior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. at Public Auction on the 12/3/2020, beginning at King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney 9:30 A.M.. for HHI Development, LLC, by The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, BluffW. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 ton, SC 29910. P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 Property Description: A fee simple undivided (843)-249-0777 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE other undivided interests in and to the timeshare Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as esNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property tablished by that certain Declaration of Covenants, at Public Auction on the 12/3/2020, beginning at Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership 9:30 A.M.. Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, BluffR.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as ton, SC 29910. amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U2509-W38B. Property Description: A fee simple undivided Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the if different from the Obligor; and any Junior LienProject as tenants(s) in common with the holders of holders is as follows: MAURICE W. MISSICK , 1722 other undivided interests in and to the timeshare PINEHURST DR, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33407-3542. property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Junior Lienholder: , . Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3701 at 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the Pages 1504, records of Beaufort County, SC. R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1407-W37B. Amount currently in default (including interest) Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if $29,272.65 different from the Obligor; and any Junior LienholdTrustee’s Fee $ 350.00 ers is as follows: TANYA MICHELLE ORTIZ , 2803 CAMCosts $ 819.40 BRIC DR, HOPE MILLS, NC 28348-8014. Total Amount Due $ 30,442.05 Junior Lienholder: , . With a per diem of $ 11.78 The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3482 at The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall Pages 1285, records of Beaufort County, SC. be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder Amount currently in default (including interest) at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for $32,212.77 the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. Costs $ 819.30 This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, enTotal Amount Due $ 33,382.07 cumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage With a per diem of $ 9.16 liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. opinion thereto. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a JuCHRIS THOMPSON LAW FIRM

nior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: DORCAS TINCH BLOCKER, 7515 CRESTSIDE LN, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227-1046 A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1307-W16E. Deed recorded in Book 3711, Pages 680, Mortgage in Book 3711, Pages 685. Total amount presently delinquent $16,268.48, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.80. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: JORGE S. BARZALLO & NATHALY BETANCOURT, 95 BOSTON AVE, EAST HAVEN, CT 06512-2659 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1301 -W51B. Deed recorded in Book 3609, Pages 1975, Mortgage in Book 3609, Pages 1980. Total amount presently delinquent $24,763.67, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: ALEXIS V. COLE , 484 E HOUSTON ST 11F, NEW YORK, NY 10002 A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1305 -W2O. Deed recorded in Book 3625, Pages 986, Mortgage in Book 3625, Pages 991. Total amount presently delinquent $12,046.10, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MAT-

TER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: MARVIN L. JONES & LESA GAYLE JONES, 202 LAUREL ST, GIRARD, KS 66743-2304 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1609 -W1B. Deed recorded in Book 3620, Pages 746, Mortgage in Book 3620, Pages 751. Total amount presently delinquent $18,705.78, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: ANNA K. THOMAS INGRAM , 3640 HIGH POINT LN SW, ATLANTA, GA 30331-7905 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1403 -W4B. Deed recorded in Book 3705, Pages 1826, Mortgage in Book 3705, Pages 1831. Total amount presently delinquent $19,876.56, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS,

IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: JESSICA ROSE ELZEY & DANIEL KEITH ELZEY, 350 CUMMING ST, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004-3851 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U2202 -W35B. Deed recorded in Book 3754, Pages 1468, Mortgage in Book 3754, Pages 1473. Total amount presently delinquent $43,980.91, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: GLENN MURRY & FELICIA ANN FORMOSA, 9026 POSEY DR, WHITMORE LAKE,MI 48189 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1102 -18B. Deed recorded in Book 3586, Pages 2971, Mortgage in Book 3586, Pages 2976. Total amount presently delinquent $21,859.67, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: SHARON R. MACK & ERIC L. MACK, 19474 RIVERWOOD AVE, ROCKY RIVER,OH 44116 A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1402 -2E. Deed recorded in Book 3596, Pages 1992, Mortgage in Book 3596, Pages 1997. Total amount presently delinquent $9,427.87, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER

LEGAL NOTICES THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: BRITTANY E. FRANGELLA & CHARLENE BREEDLOVE, 672 NEW STATE RD, NORWALK,OH 44857 A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1302 -23O. Deed recorded in Book 3695, Pages 2264, Mortgage in Book 3695, Pages 2269. Total amount presently delinquent $27,990.76, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: VERONICA HALEK & JOSEPH R. HALEK, 2332 NW 35TH AVE, CAPE CORAL,FL 33993 A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1203-10B. Deed recorded in Book 3612, Pages 1933, Mortgage in Book 3612, Pages 1938. Total amount presently delinquent $13,307.17, Attorneys fees $350.00, Costs $406.90. You are currently in default under certain provisions of the above referenced mortgage and timeshare instrument. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of

the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

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Traveling Through Time Worship in the Early Church

About the year 150, Justin wrote to the Roman Emperor. Justin Martyr was a renowned Christian author and teacher in the second century. Seeking to end the Roman Empire’s persecution of Christians, Justin wrote an open letter to the emperor explaining and defending the Christian faith. Although he was eventually beheaded for refusing to renounce Jesus, Justin’s letter allows us to travel back in time and see a fascinating glimpse of Christianity in its early years.

The worship Justin describes is very familiar to Catholics. Each Sunday, Catholics around the world experience what Justin outlined. After we are nourished by God’s word in Scripture and preaching, we are nourished by Jesus himself in the Eucharist. Like the Christians of Justin’s day, we believe that Jesus works a miracle and becomes truly present in Holy Communion. He nourishes us spiritually and allows us to be united with him, body and soul.

Justin describes the Christian worship and practices of his day. He writes that they gather together every Sunday, for “Jesus Christ our Savior rose from the dead on the same day.” There are readings from “the memoirs of the Apostles and the Prophets.” The leader verbally instructs those present, “exhorting the imitation of these good things.” Then bread and wine are brought forward, and the leader prays over them at considerable length, using the words of Jesus at the Last Supper. The bread and wine are then given to the people to receive. Afterward, deacons take a portion of this bread to those who are too sick to come to the worship.

Justin is one of many authors known as the “Early Church Fathers.” Many were taught by the apostles themselves, or by someone who learned directly from an apostle. As one read their works from the first and second centuries, one recognizes beliefs and practices that are still associated with the Catholic Church today. This shows that the Catholic faith was not invented sometime along the way, but stretches all the way back to the first generations of Christians. The Eucharist, for example, is reflected in John 6 and other writings of the New Testament, and can be traced clearly through each century of Christian history.

Justin explains, “This food is called among us the Eucharist.” Not everyone is allowed to receive the Eucharist, he explains, but only those who share their beliefs, have been baptized, and are living a holy life. This is because they do not receive the bread and wine “as common bread and common drink,” but rather they have been taught that when this food is “blessed by the prayer of his word,” it “is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh.”

Our Catholic faith unites us with the people of Justin’s time. In the previous message, we explored how the Catholic Church is a worldwide family of faith. Catholics can travel anywhere in the world and, even if we don’t understand the language, we can feel completely at home. Similarly, if we had an opportunity to travel back in time and join Justin’s congregation for a day, we would feel completely at home. It would be the same worship, the same Eucharist, and they would be our brothers and sisters. Jesus unites us as one beautiful family of faith, stretching across the centuries. One can read Justin’s letter by searching online for “The Apology of Justin Martyr.” (“Apology” here means “explanation.”) He describes Sunday worship in paragraphs 65-67.

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