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Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following: From the Daufuskie Island Elementary School Holiday Festival at Daufuskie Island Elementary School Saturday, December 1st Noon to 3:00 PM At noon students will present a choral program to kick off the fun! Come and enjoy a Smokehouse Pulled Pork Dinner- $10 / Hot Dog Dinner-$5 (Dine-in or Take-out) We will also have a Silent Auction and Fun Games and Activities—Pony Rides, Cake Walk, Teddy-Bear Walk, Bouncy House, Face Painting, and much more! ($10 Wristband for Unlimited Play) Please join us to celebrate the holidays and get into the spirit of the season! Holiday Festival at Daufuskie Island Elementary School Saturday, December 1st Noon to 3:00 PM At noon students will present a choral program to kick off the fun! From the Daufuskie Island Elementary School If you love making baked goodies for people here’s your chance to get your aprons out and have fun! Daufuskie Island Elementary School needs volunteers to make ...

Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following: From the Daufuksie Island Conservancy: The Daufuskie Island Conservancy Presents Shrimping on the “Tammy Jane” Monday, November 12, 2012 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks 1 Hudson Road off of Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Open to the first 25 with paid reservations DIC members: $40 Non-members: $65.00 While we’re underway to the trawling grounds, learn about the estuary around us and the shells and sponges in our local waters. When we reach the trawling grounds, the nets will be deployed. Our captain will tell us about the physics and theory of the net system, the history of shrimping, the shrimp’s life cycle and a day in the life of a shrimper. The nets will then be pulled aboard and we will learn about what we’ve caught! FYI, if shrimp are caught, they will be shared with us!! Allow 3 hours for this very special event. Afterwards, stay for lunch ...

Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the results of today's elections: Election Results for Daufuskie Precinct A total of 234 people voted today at the Janie Hamilton School.
 A total of 39 people voted absentee. Of those voting today on Daufuskie, vote totals for contested races were as follows: President:
 Romney 147
 Obama 81 
Johnson 5 House of Representatives:
 Scott 153 
Rose 7 2
Blandford 6 Amendment 1 to State Constitution:
 Yes 111
No 91 Form of County Government:
Yes 94 
No 104 Rural and Critical Lands:
Yes 13 0
No 78 Ferry Tax District:
Yes 41
No 60
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Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following: Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th at the Janie Hamilton School next to the Billie Burn Museum. Voting takes place between 7 AM and 7 PM. If this is your first time to vote in Beaufort County and you did not provide ID with your Voter Registration Application, you will be asked to show a current valid ID. That ID could be a “current valid photo ID or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address in this county”. Voters who are age 65 and over, voters with disabilities, members of the U.S. Uniformed Services or Merchant Marines and their families…are exempt from this requirement”*. If you have voted in Beaufort County in the past, you will be asked to show an ID with your current address. That ID could be any of the items listed above or your voter registration card. Everyone will vote for Federal, State and Local races as well as Local Questions and S...

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Dear Front Porch Readers, Just a reminder.... From Bloody Point Come to The Eagle's Nest Restaurant on Halloween (Wednesday, October 31) for a Bloody good time! The festivities begin at 6pm and last till 9pm. There will be candy and games for the kids, as well as drink and appetizer specials for the adults (come in costume to receive a discount!). We will also be awarding gift certificates to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best costumes! See ya there! ********************* From the Oceanfront Residence Club The Oceanfront Residence Club is hosting a pumpkin painting party! All residence of Daufuskie Island are welcome to join. Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 5:00pm – 6:00pm at The Oceanfront Residence Club’s Office (Cottage 99 Ave of Oaks). Pumpkins, paints, snacks, and drinks are provided! The fun doesn’t stop there; Sea Grass Stables with Melrose on the Beach will be picking up the kids from the party for a Haunted Hay Ride at 6:00pm ending at the Equestrian Center where the win...