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CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORD COUNTY, BEFOR COUNTY CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY VIEWERS WATCHING.ON OUR BROADCAST TODAY, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS, REPRESENTATIVE SHANNON ERICKSON AND CHAIRMAN JOE PAMAN.
WHO IS THAT? MY NAME IS SIERRA HALL.
I'M YOUR PROUD HOST THIS EVENING, AND ALSO A PROUD EMPLOYEE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY.
CHRISTMAS TIME IS A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR ME BECAUSE THIS IS A TIME WHERE I CAN ENJOY MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
NOW LET'S GET THIS THING STARTED TODAY.
MS. SHANNON AND THE CHILDREN FROM HY HOBBIT HEALS DAYCARE WILL LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE TURN TO YOUR RIGHT FOR THEM TO SPEAK.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA PUT THE PICTURE.
LET'S GET INTO THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT.
WE HAVE RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL CHORUS TODAY THAT'S GONNA SING THREE SONGS FOR US.
CHRISTMAS MELODY, EVERY HUNDRED YEARS AND THE GREATEST SEASON, THE SEASON TO HAPPY, GENTLE.
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I GOT SOME SONGS THAT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG FROM OUR RIVERVIEW CHARTER SCHOOL CHORUS.NOW I HAVE WITH ME CHAIRMAN PASSMAN, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A COUPLE OF NICE REMO WARS WITH US.
WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING EVENT.
THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS FOR YOU TO DO TONIGHT.
THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL TREES AROUND FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND VOTE WHICH ONE IS THE BEST TREE.
SO NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON, CHRISTINA REESE FROM THE DISABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM.
WHO IS GOING TO LIGHT OUR CHRISTMAS TREE? CHRISTINA, ARE YOU READY? YEP.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA READY TO COUNT DOWN.
THE TREE IS 14 FEET TALL WITH 1200 LIGHT BULBS ON IT.
ISN'T THIS A BEAUTIFUL TREE, GUYS? YES.
THIS REMINDS ME OF MY TIME WHEN WE ACTUALLY CELEBRATE WITH MY GRANDMA.
WE DECORATE THE CUSHION TREE AS A FAMILY AND WE GET AROUND AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ARE ENJOYING YOU GUYS' TIME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRISTINA? WHAT? YOU LIKE IT? AWESOME.
NOW, THE BEST WAY FOR TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER IS SINGING OUT LOUD.
SO IF YOU GUYS CAN SING WITH ME, WHAT THE HECK? WHAT THE HECK? YOU CAN SING WITH ME.
SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN, SO IF YOU ALL CAN COME IN AND IF YOU ALL CAN SING WITH ME, I WOULD REALLY ENJOY THAT.
I DON'T EVEN WHAT THE
HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT WHO'S N NICE SANTA CLAUSE COMING TWO TOWN.
YOU BETTER NOT CARL, I'M TELLING YOU WHAT.
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.
HEY, ARE YOU THE ONE THAT WORKS HERE HAS JUST ARRIVED.
THERE'S SANTA CLAUS YOU SANTA CLAUS CLAUS.
THE COUNTY CHANNEL IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON VIDEO ON DEMAND.
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SCROLL DOWN TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.CLICK WATCH NOW AND THEN CLICK THE VIDEO ON DEMAND BUTTON AND SELECT YOUR PROGRAM FROM THE LIST.
IF YOU'D LIKE A DVD OF THIS PROGRAM, CLICK ON THE LINK ON THE RIGHT AND FILL OUT THE ORDER FORM.
AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE COUNTY CHANNEL.
NICHOLAS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY CLEMENT C MOORE WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING.
THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG BY THE CHIMNEY WITH KAREN, IN HOPES THAT ST.
THE CHILDREN WERE NESTLED ALL SNUG IN THEIR BEDS.
WHILE VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS DANCED IN THEIR HEADS.
WHEN OUT ON THE LAWN THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER, I SPRANG FROM MY BED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER AWAY TO THE WINDOW.
I FLEW LIKE A FLASH, TORE OPEN THE SHUTTERS AND THREW UP THE SASH.
THE MOON ON THE BREAST OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW GAVE A LUSTER OF MIDDAY TO OBJECTS BELOW.
AND WHAT TO MY WONDERING, I SHOULD APPEAR, BUT A MINIATURE SLEIGH AND EIGHT TINY REINDEER WITH A LITTLE OLD DRIVER.
SO LIVELY AND QUICK, I KNEW IN THE MOMENT IT MUST BE SAINT NICK, MORE RAPID THAN EAGLES.
THEY CAME AND HE WHISTLED AND SHOUTED AND CALLED THEM BY NAME.
CUPID ON DON AND BLITZING TO THE TOP OF THE PORCH TO THE TOP OF THE WALL.
DASH, DASH, DASH AS DRY LEAVES THAT BEFORE THE WILD HURRICANE FLY, WHEN THEY MEET WITH AN OBSTACLE MOUNT TO THE SKY.
SO UP TO THE HOUSETOP, THE CORS, THEY FLEW WITH A SLAVE FULL OF TOYS AND ST.
AND THEN IN THE TWINKLING, I HEARD ON THE ROOF THE PRANCING AND POURING OF EACH LITTLE HOOF.
AS I DREW IN MY HEAD AND WAS TURNING AROUND DOWN THE CHIMNEY, ST.
HE WAS DRESSED ALL IN FUR FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FOOT AND HIS CLOTHES.
THEY ARE ALL TARNISHED WITH ASHES AND SOOT, A BUNDLE OF TOYS.
HE HAD FLUNG ON HIS BACK AND HE LOOKED LIKE A PEDDLER JUST OPENING HIS PACK, HIS EYES, HOW THEY TWINKLED HIS DIMPLES.
HOW MARY, HIS CHEEKS WERE LIKE ROSES.
HIS TROLL LITTLE MOUTH WAS DRAWN UP LIKE A BOW.
AND THE BEARD ON HIS CHIN WAS AS WHITE AS THE SNOW.
HE HELD TIGHT IN HIS TEETH, HANDED THE SMOKE.
IT ENCIRCLES HIS HEAD LIKE A WREATH.
HE HAD A BROAD FACE AND A LITTLE ROUND BELLY THAT SHOOK WHEN HE LAUGHED LIKE A BOWL FULL OF JELLY.
HE WAS CHUBBY AND PLUMPER, RIGHT? JOLLY OLD ELEPHANT.
AND I LAUGHED WHEN I SAW HIM IN SPITE OF MYSELF, A WINK OF HIS EYE AND A TWIST OF HIS HEAD SOON GAVE ME TO KNOW I HAD NOTHING TO DREAD.
HE SPOKE NOT A WORD, BUT WENT STRAIGHT TO HIS WORK AND FILLED ALL THE STOCKINGS, THEN TURNED WITH A JERK AND LAYING A FINGER ASIDE OF HIS NOSE AND GIVING A NOD UP THE CHIMNEY.
HE ROSE, HE SPRANG TO HIS SLEIGH, TO HIS TEAM, GAVE A WHISTLE AND THE WAY THEY ALL FLEW, LIKE THE DOWN OF A THISTLE.
BUT I HEARD HIM EXCLAIM THERE.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.
COME CHECK OUT OUR HOLIDAY OFFERINGS AT YOUR NEAREST BRANCH OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY.
WE HAVE BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, KWANZA, AND JUST FOR FUN ALL YEAR ROUND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LOCATIONS IN BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON, HILTON HEAD, LICO, AND ST.
HELEN ISLAND, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.BEAUFORTCOUNTYLIBRARY.ORG.
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ORG G AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.SPREADING SCHOOL SPIRIT OR EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S.
CAROLINE MAYERS IS NOT ALLOWING DOWN SYNDROME TO STAND IN HER WAY.
THE STUDENT ATHLETE WAS RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO THE SCHOOL'S NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.
AND I FEEL HAPPY FOR MYSELF AND I FEEL ACCOMPLISHED WHAT I'M DOING AND GET HIGH GRADES I THOUGHT WOULD BE, AND I FEEL LIKE MORE HAPPY AND I JUST MAKES A THING.
CAROLINE'S TEACHERS AND FAMILY ARE PROUD OF HER ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE DAY SHE WAS BORN.
HER FATHER AND I DECIDED WE'RE GONNA TREAT HER NO DIFFERENTLY.
WE'RE GONNA SET THE BAR THE SAME LEVEL THAT WE DO FOR OUR OTHER CHILDREN, FOR HER.
AND IF WE HAVE TO ADJUST IT FOR SOME REASON, THE OTHER, WE WILL ADJUST IT.
BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO START LOW AND TRY TO WORK HIGH.
WE'RE GONNA AIM HIGH AND THEN ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.
AND SO ALL OUR OTHER CHILDREN HAVE A FOUR YEAR EDUCATION.
WE FELT CAROLINE SHOULD HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TOO.
AND, AND IF WE HAD TO ADJUST, WE WOULD.
BUT WE WANTED HER TO START OFF WITH THE IDEA SHE WAS GONNA HAVE A FOUR YEAR EDUCATION.
SHE CARES ABOUT SCHOOL SPIRIT.
SHE CARES ABOUT OTHER STUDENTS.
SHE ASKS THINGS ABOUT MY LIFE.
SHE IS JUST A VERY GENUINE PERSON.
AND IT'S VERY RARE TO MEET SOMEONE LIKE CAROLINE WHEN CAROLINE'S NOT STUDYING.
SHE'S CHEERING AT ATHLETIC EVENTS OR COMPETING IN CHEER COMPETITIONS TO BE GOOSE SPIRIT AND TO SUPPORT ALL THE ON THE FIELD AND ON THE MAT.
SO AT FIRST I PUT HER ON THE JV SIDELINE TEAM AND THEN I REALIZED AS SHE WAS DOING MORE, SHE IS SO CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE HER ABILITY OVER A DISABILITY.
SHE STARTED PICKING UP ON CHOREOGRAPHY, LEARNING HOW TO STUNT.
SO WE PLACED HER ON THE JV COMPETITION TEAM.
CAROLINE PLANS TO GO TO COLLEGE, BUT FOR NOW, SHE'S ENJOYING BEING A MEMBER OF SEAHAWK NATION.
I WANNA BE A FRIEND, PLANNER AND BIOGRAPHY.
I LOVE MY TEACHERS CAUSE TEACHERS THE MOST PART TO ME.
I HAD TONS OF TEACHER KNOW, AND I'M GLAD TO BE IN A SCHOOL, TO BE IN SEAHAWK AND SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL OUT THERE SPIRIT.
WHATEVER CAROLINE DECIDES TO DO IN THE FUTURE, HER TEACHERS AND FAMILY KNOW SHE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL, WHICH SHE HAS GIVEN ME AND GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE AROUND HER IS ARE THESE IMMEASURABLE GIFTS THAT WE'LL SPEND THE REST OF OUR LIVES REAPING THE BENEFITS FROM? I THINK SHE'S A TREMENDOUS INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS NOT YET BEGUN TO SHOW US WHO SHE CAN BE.
YOU REALLY CAN'T JUST SAY THAT SOMEONE HAS THIS MUCH POTENTIAL.
AND I DON'T WANNA BE THE PERSON TO SAY, THIS IS ALL SHE CAN DO.
I WANNA BE THE PERSON BEHIND HER THAT BELIEVES IN HER.
CAROLINE'S FAMILY ALSO HAS A WEBSITE, CAROLINE ANN FRIENDS.COM.
IT HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME.
AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL, RON LOES.
DUE FOR COUNTY SCHOOL THIS WEEK, I'M SA SERGEANT JOSEPH BOZEMAN.
I'M REGION THREE MOBILE, ALABAMA TOYS TO COORDINATOR.
TODAY WE CONDUCTED OPERATIONS CENTER DROP.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAD, UH, SANTA CLAUS JUMP OUT OF A C ONE 30 WITH SOME MARINES IN THEIR DRESS BLUES TO HONOR THE SANTA FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY POTS.
WE'RE OUT HERE TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM AND LET PEOPLE KNOW HOW IT CAN HELP CHILDREN AND NEED ACROSS THE NATION.
SO CHILDREN ALL ACROSS THE NATION WHO ARE IN NEED CAN SIGN UP AND RECEIVE TOYS FROM TOYS FOR TOTS.
UH, WE'RE BASICALLY SANTA'S HELPERS.
EVERY CHILD DESERVES A LITTLE CHRISTMAS.