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By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Thursday, October 21, 2010 19 Comments Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here The future of the bankrupt Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa remains unknownafter no one bid on the property, despitea standing-room-only crowd atan auction Thursday. Twelve potential bidders had pre-registered for the auction, but none presented the $1 million cashier's check necessary to participate, said trustee Robert C. Onorato, who is overseeing the bankruptcy. The minimum allowable bid was $16.5 million. "At this point, we have no bidders," Craig King, president of J.P. King Auction Co. of Gadsden, Ala., told the crowd gathered in a ballroom at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa. Auction organizers considered breaking the assets into groups and allowing secured creditors to claim them, but decided to wait for an already scheduled hearing...

I normally only publish business ventures that bring in direct revenue to daufuskie island like the local island merchants but I am the blogster so I wanted to let everyone on the island know that I have left my vice president position at Charles Schwab, Inc. and formed my own Registered Investment Advisory Business in Atlanta, clearing all the investments through Fidelity Investments. I am very excited about my new venture. My company contact info: Platinum Investment Advisors, Inc. Kristine Suber Hanchar, President, Wealth Strategist 6065 Lake Forrest Drive Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328 404-593-7707 I will edit this post with my new website once it is up and running, and this is the last post I will make that is not exclusively about Daufuskie Island because that truely is where my heart and mind is at. I pray that one day I will have a Daufuskie Satalite Office.

Daufuskie Island residents work together to get home-grown foods By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Sunday, June 27, 2010 Comments (0) | Recommend (0)Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Mouse over the photo to enlarge When you live on an island without a grocery store or a bridge to the mainland, getting necessities such as milk and eggs can be a frustrating chore. Milk is heavy to lug to and from a boat, and eggs often break during the journey. That's one reason many residents of Daufuskie Island's sparsely developed 5,000 acres have collaborated to create a cooperative farm they expect will diminish their need to venture off the island. Since February, aided by more than 100 volunteers from all corners of the sometimes fractious community, organizers have built a goat barn, chicken and turkey coops and established beehives at what they call Green Wood Farm. They also have...

Daufuskie residents chip in to save bankrupt golf course By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Monday, June 28, 2010 Comments (3) | Recommend (3)Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Mouse over the photo to enlarge The Melrose golf course on Daufuskie Island looks remarkably lush and green considering it has operated without electricity for more than two months. The course shut down for about a month and a half after the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2009, but a skeleton crew of workers has since reopened it and kept it alive on a shoestring with dues voluntarily paid by a loyal group of members. To ensure the ocean-side course continues to receive such care, its annual tournament for members has morphed into a fundraiser. Organizers of this year's Firecracker Open, scheduled for Saturday, plan to put all proceeds toward the cours...

Residents trying to save coastal SC golf course The Associated Press Published Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Comments (0) | Email Article | Print Article | Feeds | | Search the Archive tool nameclose tool goes here Related Content http://www.islandpacket.com DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. — Residents are trying to keep a South Carolina island golf course in shape even though it's been under bankruptcy protection. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported the Melrose course on Daufuskie Island is lush even though it's operated without electricity for more than two months. The course closed for about six weeks after the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Head pro Patrick Ford and superintendent Nick Bright reopened the course and are maintaining it with dues voluntarily paid by residents. But the course is getting only about 10 rounds per day, compared with an average of 160 rounds before bankruptcy. The annual members' tourname...

Coastal Discovery Series: Daufuskie Island Waterside is pleased to bring you a new monthly series spotlighting coastal communities. First up this month is Daufuskie Island, S.C., just a short boat ride from Savannah. Daufuskie Island: History, wildlife, regular folks, and good times. By Amy Reynolds I set out with my friend Jodi Arledge on a beautiful sunny spring morning, destination: Daufuskie. The island is only accessible by boat, and Bubba Strickland was kind enough to give us a lift to the county docks. Our starting point was Marshside Mama’s, at the top of the docks, which served as our home base for the day. Owner Beth Shipman gave us phone numbers, directions, loaned us a golf cart, and sent us on our way with a promise of lunch when we got hungry. Jodi took the wheel so I could take pictures, and as we pulled away from Marshside Mama’s, Beth’s black lab, Cornbread, hopped on the back to serve as our guide dog. Our first stop was a local art gallery, The Iron Fish, ow...