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1 12 Years, 6 Months, 17 Days since the Port of Port Royal was ordered to be sold... Sunday, April 2nd This week in Port Royal: Sunday 4/2 8:00am to 3:00pm Low Cost Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic at Port Royal Veterinary Hospital Location: 1502 Paris Ave. For further info: Monday 4/3 Tuesday 4/4 ***GARBAGE DAY*** 9:00am - 12:00pm & 5:30pm - 7:30pm Pickleball Shed, 809 Paris Ave Location: The Wednesday 4/5 **** RECYCLE DAY **** 7:30am to 9:00am Coffee and Conversation Weekly get-together of neighbors and friends to discuss various topics regarding Port Royal over Coffee. Location: Pluff Mudd Coffee, 1632A Paris Ave. 5:30pm to 7:30pm Pickleball Location: The Shed, 809 Paris Ave. 6:30pm Public Hearing Location: Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. (Immediately Following the Public Hearing) Council Workshop Location: Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave.

2 Thursday 4/6 9:00am - 12:00pm & 5:30pm - 7:30pm Pickleball Location: The Shed, 809 Paris Ave 4:30pm to 6:30pm Grand Opening of Jennifer J L Jones Studio Location: 828A Paris Ave, Port Royal Friday 4/7 Saturday 4/8 9:00am to 12:00pm Port Royal s Farmers Market Location: Naval Heritage Park. To get on their newsletter, visit their website here 9:00am to 3:00pm Beaufort County Shredding Secure Document Event 12:00pm to 5:00pm Bridges Prep Shrimp & Grits Cook-off on Paris Ave Location: Great American Cleanup Port Royal - Thank You We had a great turnout for yesterday's GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP here in Port Royal. Here's a message from the coordinator Kat Bray: GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP STARRING

3 THE VILLAGE PEOPLE PLUFF MUDD COFFEE LITTLE BROWN SCHOOL MANY NEW VOLUNTEERS PORT ROYAL FIRE DEPT. JACYEES CASABLANCA WILLOW POINT WRIGHTS POINT PICKET FENCES NAVAL HOSPITAL WOW!!! What an effort from so many people who care about keeping Port Royal clean and beautiful!! WE PICKED UP 63 BAGS OF LITTER!!! Amazing what we can do as a group! Let's keep it up! Special thanks to Nick Gregoire, owner of Pluff Mudd Coffee for letting us end our pickup at his great coffeehouse on Paris Avenue. The Village people meet every 1st Saturday of the month at 8:30 am. at St. Mark's church office at 1110 Paris Ave. We pick up for 1 hour, grab a piece of coffeecake and we are done. Our next pick up will be Saturday, May 6th. If you can't join us but would like to keep an area around you litter free please contact me for a pickup stick, vest and bag. Many thanks to so many for a terrific Great American Cleanup. Give yourselves a pat on the back... YOU DESERVE IT!!! KAT BRAY katkatbray@gmail.com Port Auction Update

4 This past Friday was the day that "Best and Final" offers for the Port of Port Royal were supposed to be submitted. We are anxiously awaiting the word tomorrow, Monday April 3rd, as to who the winning bidder was. As soon as we know more regarding the offer, we will send out an update. The winning Bidder will have until July 2 for due diligence, and closing is scheduled Aug. 1. Public Hearing on Wednesday

5 Council Workshop on Wednesday Council will hold their monthly Workshop in preparation for next week's Council meeting. The meeting will begin promptly after the Public Hearing at Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. This might also be a good time to come and hear any additional information that may be available regarding the sale of the Port. As usual, questions by the public are encouraged and appreciated, so it is a good time to come and ask either the Town Manager, Council or Town Staff for answers to those questions.

6 Beware of Aligators Spring is here and that means we all should be careful around the many wetland areas here in Port Royal. Not only are there many nesting birds around but it is the time of year that the Alligators tend to be on the move and more active as it is their mating season. As such, please be careful as you approach near the edges of the many wetland areas around the Town. As a precaution, it is best to keep your distance from these areas. Also, please do not let children play next to the water and keep your pets leashed and away from the potential danger areas. As a reminder, it is against State law to feed the Alligators and as such this saying needs to be repeated. "A fed Gator is a dead Gator." State law prohibits the relocation of any Alligator and as such, nuisance Alligators are "Tagged". This is a pleasant way of saying... exterminated. The Town is allocated a number of tags for the purpose of removing Alligators that are a menace. These tend to be the ones that have been fed. Please use common sense and stay away from them along with not allowing anyone to feed them. They are an important part of our environment and we must respect all of the wildlife here in Port Royal.

7 Spring Street Music Line-up Announced This week, we received the musical line-up for the Spring Season of Street Music on Paris Ave. Looks like it's a great start and hope to see you there!

8 Beaufort County Shredding Event Beaufort County will hold a secure document shredding event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this coming Staurday, April 8 at the Shanklin Convenience Center, 80 Shanklin Road, Beaufort. Any types or colors of paper, file folders or envelopes are acceptable. Staples or paper clips do not need to be removed, according to a county news release. No commercial waste or electronics will be collected at this event. Materials can be brought in any container or bag and will be emptied into roll carts for immediate shredding, the release said. All materials will be shredded on site until trucks reach capacity. For more information contact the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling Division at or visit Directions to the site is as follows: North of the Broad Shanklin Public Works Site 120 Shanklin Rd, Use the USMC Air Station as a land mark As they pass the Jets at the traffic light (Hwy 116) heading toward Charleston Take the first LEFT; Shanklin Road (There will be a green sign noting the SWR Convenience Center) Site will be on the right hand side Follow White/Red directional signs Bridges Prep Shrimp & Grits on Saturday

9 Need to get some Shrimp and Grits? If so, then next Saturday, Paris Ave will be the place to be as local chefs will compete at the Bridges Prep School Block Party - Shrimp & Grits Cook-off. The event will run from noon until 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue. The cook-off will start at 12:30 p.m., and the shrimp and grits will be served from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Tickets or ballots for the cook-off will be available to purchase the day of for $20 each. The ballot allows each guest to sample participating chefs dishes and then vote for their top dish. The event will also include other food vendors, beer and wine, raffles and a kids zone. Jennifer JL Jones Studio Grand Opening Don't forget to attend the Grand Opening this Thursday, April 6th of Jennifer J L

10 Jones Studio. The Studio is located at 828A Paris Avenue. There will be a door prize, libations & light bites, an unveiling of new art and an exclusive sale on available studio art. The official Ribbon Cutting will be at 4:30 p.m. while the celebration will continue until 6:30 p.m. Jones is an American artist, whose long-established career is highlighted by exhibitions in select national and international galleries, including a 2013 group exhibition in Paris, France. Jones currently resides in Port Royal, South Carolina. Date: April 6, 2017 Time: 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM EDT Website: Jennifer J L Jones Studios SoftShell Crab Festival!! Volunteers Needed!! Don't forget! In less than 2 weeks, Paris Ave will be full of Soft-shell Crab delicacies!

11 This will be the 14th Annual Soft Shell Crab Fest! Delicious food, live music, an expanded kids fun zone & a classic car show all in one spot! Plus the Beaufort Rotary Club will be hosting their annual crab race with cash prizes! We are also in need of a few volunteers over the age of 21 to staff the Wine booth. 3 Teams of 2 people each are need starting at 11:00am and ending at 5:00pm. The slots are 11am to 1pm; 1pm to 3pm; 3pm to 5pm. Please contact Mary Klein via at: maryjklein@gmail.com Adopt your Crab today: Newsletter Format Change You may have noticed that the format of the newsletter has changed slightly. This is because we have changed content providers as the list outgrew the previous provider. Formatting changes will occur over the next few weeks as we work out the details of using the new provider's editing functions. Upcoming Events (more details to follow) APRIL 4/11 6:00pm Historic Port Royal Foundation Meeting, Union Church th Street 4/12 6:30pm Council Meeting Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave.

12 4/13 5:30 to 7:00pm Port Royal Porch the Germer- Brown's 4/15 11:00am to 5:00pm 14th Annual Port Royal Soft Shell Crab Festival 4/17 5:30pm Metro Planning Commission,Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street 4/18 4:00pm Redevelopment Commission Meeting, Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. 4/18 5:30pm Parks & Recreation Meeting, Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. 4/22 Earth Day at the Farmer's Market 4/22 Port Royal Elementary School SuperHero 5K Race 4/25 6:00pm Parris Island Historic and Museum Society and Historic Port Royal Foundation Union Church: Author Mike Millers will discuss his newest book on the history of the Marines in WWI 4/ MCAS Beaufort Airshow 4/ MCAS Beaufort Airshow MAY 5/3 6:30pm Council Workshop Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. 5/6 8:30am Village People Trash Pickup 5/10 6:30pm Council Meeting Town Hall, 700 Paris Ave. 5/13 6:30pm Street Music on Paris Ave - The Sue Foley Band 5/16 Election Day for open Council Seat 5/27 6:30pm Street Music on Paris Ave - Cedrick Burnside Project JUNE 6/10 6:30pm Street Music on Paris Ave - Shelly Waters 6/24 6:30pm Street Music on Paris Ave - Dwayne Dopsie

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