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Ashton Pointe Apartments is teaming up with the “Breast Friends” team to support the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure.

On October 15, 2011, “Breast Friends” and Ashton Pointe will be running/walking in the race to help raise money and awareness.

If you are interested in joining or making a donation, please visit our site at http://www.komenlowcountry.org/ and be sure to click on the “Register Online” link and join the existing team, “Breast Friends” or simply click here.

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There are many things to do out and around Beaufort, South Carolina. This is a beautiful area with beautiful scenery and beautiful weather, so get outside. The barrier islands of northern Beaufort County are famous for their beautiful, unspoiled, white-sandy shorelines. Spend the day building castles or catching rays at The Sands in Port Royal or Hunting Island State Park, honored as one of the “Top 10 Beaches in America” by Trip Advisor in 2008.

One of the most beautiful beaches in Beaufort County is The Sands, a peninsula jutting into the Beaufort River. This is a perfect spot to spend a relaxing day on or by the water.

The Sands is a free, drive-on beach and boat ramp. The shoreline is plentiful with aquatic life. There is a boardwalk stretching along the marshy shore next to the beach and boat ramp. A protected reef along the walkway harbors an oyster colony, and an observation tower offers views of the islands between Port Royal and the ocean.

There are a lot of fishers here of its proximity to the Intracoastal Waterway and boaters looking to go fishing, shrimping, crabbing or just to enjoy a day out on the water won't be disappointed. In a county full of coastline, islands and waterways, The Sands is one of the few free beaches in northern Beaufort County. There also are not usually a lot of people. So get outside, enjoy the weather and the scenery and relax.

The Blue Angels are returning to Beaufort to celebrate 100 Years of Naval Aviation at the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station on April 29 & May 1. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort will host nearly 150,000 people at the 2011 Beaufort Air Show. There is no cost to the general public to attend the show.

The show will showcase naval aviation at its best with a demonstration by the United States Naval Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels! Joining them will be the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the Geico Skytypers, the Disabled American Veterans Flight Team, Red Eagle Air Sports and Aerobatics Champion Patty Wagstaff along with other top performers.

The Air Show has two missions; to promote Marine Corps and Navy recruiting efforts and to say "thank-you" to the members of the surrounding communities who support the men and women who serve this nation.

Bring the family for this exciting and entertaining show. There will also be a variety of Warbirds and static displays, a Business Expo and a Mobile Mountain kid’s zone. Parking, admission and blanket seating are free for all shows.
 

Join St. Helena’s Women of the Parish for the 55^th Annual Spring Tour of Homes. On April 8^th, from 5: 30 to 8:30 p.m., take a candlelit tour of homes in the Historic Point Neighborhood. There will be refreshments at the reception.

Beaufort is full of beautiful, historic homes.

St. Helena’s Women of the Parish have been holding the Spring Tour of homes since 1956 in order to raise funds for a new Parish house. Now visitors from all over North America come to see these historic homes.

The Spring Tour of Homes is a great chance to walk through some gorgeous homes!

You may reserve your tickets online or purchase them at the check-in table at the Parish Church of St. Helena on the day of the tour.

I'm proud to be a Beaufort Dog!

Beaufort Dog at Habersham offers a doggie daycare, boarding, grooming, and training services. You’ll be hard pressed to find a doggie daycare that offers all of those features!

It’s important to send your dog to the right places. You want your dog to be treated like family, but you also want him or her to have fun!

When you need to go run some errands, drop your dog off early and they’ll give him or her a nice bath with all the trimmings!

When you’re at work or on vacation and you can’t give your pooch all the love it needs, the staff at Beaufort Dog will make sure your dog has a blast and is treated like royalty!

The daycare is headed by a professional behaviorist, so your dog will get optimum play and discipline. By the time you come to get your pet, they will be all played out!

Visit Beaufort Dog at Habersham online to find out more about this great doggy daycare!

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Many beautiful weddings are held at the old Sheldon Church

William Wordsworth drew inspiration from the ruins at Tintern Abbey in Britain. The Old Sheldon Church has this kind of impact when you see it in person—breathtaking, picturesque, and peaceful. The Church was built in the mid 18^th century by William Bull whose  Newberry Plantation bordered the church grounds.

During the Revolutionary War, Sheldon Church was set on fire and rebuilt in the remaining walls in 1826. Thirty-nine years later, Sherman’s troops burned the church for a second time, and it was never repaired again.

After Sherman’s army left, the people in the surrounding towns gutted the inside of the church to rebuild their own homes.

Visit these beautiful ruins and see a piece of Beaufort history.

Visit South Carolina’s Information Highway to find directions to the Old Sheldon Church.

Sheldon Church is Beaufort's Tintern Abbey!

Feeling nostalgic at the Highway 21 Drive in!

Next time you go to the movies, try something different and go to the drive-in. Drive-is make me feel nostalgic for the 50s (even though I was born much later!) because they were so popular back then. They are fun and romantic at the same time because you get your own private viewing booth—your car! At the Highway 21 Drive-in Movie Theater, located at 55 Parker Dr in Beaufort, they really want to keep the memories alive and hope that everyone feels a little nostalgic now and then. You can call 843-846-4500 (movie line) or 846-4021 after 6pm for general information.

Tonight, you can see Rango, True Grit, Just Go With It, and Big Momma’s House: Like Father, Like Son. I have to admit, I really want to see Rango. Highway 21 Drive In is open Friday through Sunday. This Friday will start a whole new movie schedule so store the number in you cell phone and be on the lookout!

Image: George Stojkovic / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Founded in 1711, Beaufort is celebrating its 300^th birthday this year! You can celebrate all year long by learning more about Beaufort with the Historic Beaufort Foundation. Beaufort has some of the most well-preserved houses in the country. Verdier House, located at 801 Bay Street, is one of those special houses in Beaufort that symbolize the wealth that could be acquired in 1800s Beaufort.

Verdier House, a Federal-style mansion built around 1804, was built and owned by John Mark Verdier. Verdier was a planter and a merchant. After he was sent to debtor’s prison, the house was left to his son and daughter-in-law, Caroling. The house was taken over by the Union army after Verdier’s son died and was taken back again by Caroline at a tax sale. Years later, the people of Beaufort rallied together to save the house from destruction, and now it is a house museum. Those valiant people formed what is now the Historic Beaufort Foundation.

Take a tour of the Verdier House! Tours are held everyday except Sunday, on the half hour from 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM

Verdier House is one of the most well preserved in Beaufort

The Violin, an Instrumental Piece of an Orchestra

You are already aware of the Jazz events in Beaufort. If you do not remember “Visit the Jazz Corner in Beaufort for Live Jazz” blog, it gives information about live Jazz in Beaufort. Today, we are going to talk about the symphony.

If you have not had a chance to hear the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra, its season has begun. (Beaufort Tribune) In fact, the performance “Dvorak and Haydn with the Beaufort Symphony” started yesterday. This performance focuses on the works of two classical music icons. The talented Fred Devyatkin leads the exceptional Beaufort Orchestra during the concerts in the USCB Performing Arts Center Auditorium.

If you would like ticket information or show information, visit the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra website. Call 912-232-7250 if you are a musician interested in joining the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra.

Image courtesy of Steve Snodgrass via Flickr

Beaufort has a lot to offer and plenty of sights to see. Have you ever taken a tour of your own city? If you haven’t or you think that sounds silly, you would be surprised at how much fun it is, and how much there is to learn about Beaufort.

Let the SouthurnRose Buggy tour teach you a little something about beaufort

Take a SouthurnRose Buggy tour through Beaufort and you’ll see beautiful houses, The Castle, an antebellum mansion, as well as where hit movies were filmed, like Forrest Gump and G.I Jane. The horses that pull the carriages are friendly and playful, and the owners take good care of them. You can see some pictures of the horses on the Southurn Rose website.

You’ll really feel like you’ve been taken back in time. Hearing the clip-clop of the horses hooves and the seeing the old Victorian style architecture is perfect for a romantic afternoon, or just to relax and learn a little more about Beaufort.

Call 843-524-2900 or email southurnrose@hotmail.com to make reservations. Ask about their wedding carriages!