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When I tell people I’ve created a non-profit organization called Help the Hoo-Hahs, there is inevitably that look of confusion, followed by questions. I chose the word Hoo-Hahs as a broad term to describe that area below the belt for women. Let’s face it, most people aren’t comfortable using anatomically correct terms like ovarian or cervical, and certainly not vaginal. Then go and add the word cancer and you’ve really made people uncomfortable. However, the harsh reality is, every 7 seconds a woman is diagnosed with a gynecological cancer. More than 90,000 women will be diagnosed this year and more than 22,000 will die.
Beaufort Resident Christopher Conefry, a former equities trader who lost 17 friends on September 11, 2001, tells his story.
Friday is Market Day in Habersham, the award-winning master plan community on the bluffs of the Broad River. The streets running through the Marketplace – the quaint, village-like epicenter – are blocked off. The Farmers Market takes shape as tents, tables, booths and vendors appear beneath the sprawling branches of live oaks. Musicians set up amplifiers and microphones next to the tiny post office. The shops and restaurants flow with a rising tide of customers and patrons well into the evening. The sound of playing children mixes with music, conversation, laughter and competing aromas drifting from the local kitchens.
Last Saturday night, I was sitting with some friends on our second-story office porch overlooking Waterfront Park. The air was thick with August, but the sun had finally dipped behind the river and the breeze was rising and we had wine. Muted laughter wafted up from below – people strolling past restaurants and bars – and somewhere down the block, a band was just starting sound check. Life was good. 
Earlier this month, a group of our friends came over to help Vince and me test some new recipes. Local photographer, John Wollwerth, joined us and took these great photos! Thank you to our models Mark and Audra Alexander, Mike and Kim Clark, Steve Danko and Vince Covington. And, a special thank you to Sue Merrill for the beautiful flowers! I have so many recipes and photographs that I'm going to share them in two parts. Be sure to pick up the next edition of Lowcountry Weekly to read Mexican Fiesta – Part II.
Often, it takes stepping back from one’s home environment to really understand it – to understand how and why things work or don’t work, and what makes it a truly great place to live. I recently took a vacation to the beautiful mountain town of Jackson Hole, WY. While most of the trip was dedicated to nature (T1 if you’d like to classify it by transect zone!), I went to town - the actual town of Jackson Hole – a couple of times to enjoy dinner, shopping and the Saturday Farmer’s Market. Those trips, along with a few statistics I picked up while visiting, led me to compare this western town with the City of Beaufort. Here’s what I discovered:
As the Beaufort County Open Land Trust begins its fifth decade and continues to expand its land preservation efforts, it also undergoes a change of leadership. Patricia R. Kennedy is the new Executive Director of the Trust as Ann Bluntzer steps down to relocate to Texas with her family. Kennedy leaves the same post at the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy after eight years, serving on the board of the Land Trust for most of that time. Both women see a seamless transition as the role of the Land Trust continues to widen and evolve, expanding its role beyond the boundaries of Beaufort County.
Linda Lovely heads to Beaufort to promote“Dear Killer,”a thrilling new mystery set in the SC Lowcountry.
Photographs by Jean-Marie Côté at the Art League Gallery 
Who better to open the USCB Lunch With Author 2011-2012 series than New York Times bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews, whose latest hit, Summer Rental, debuted at Number 5? Andrews, a series favorite, will be making her fourth appearance when she speaks at the Colleton River Clubhouse on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Lunch will be served at noon followed by her talk, Q&A and book signing. Books are available for purchase at the luncheon. The all-inclusive price is $42. Reservations can be made at 843-521-4147 or
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