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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BUFORT COUNTY.
WELCOME TO THE TOWN'S 52ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE.
DON'T LET A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES RUIN THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY DOWNPOUR LATER ON.
I'M DEBBIE SPANKER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS ROOM TOWN WITH MARK ROBERTSON, 98.7, THE RIVER RADIO PERSONALITY, AND WE WE'LL BE LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH EACH ENTRY.
WE JUST HAVE THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT START LEADING THE PARADE.
WE WANNA WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO'S EITHER WATCHING ON THE COUNTY CHANNEL OR ONLINE AT BEAUFORT COUNTY TV BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT IN THE EVENT OF RAIN.
WHEREVER YOU'RE WATCHING THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, PURE SIMON MARCHING BAND IS NEXT.
ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE BRA HAIR.
IS ISLAND MARCHING BAND ALWAYS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THEM IN THE BLUFFED PARADE.
NO BETTER WAY TO START A PARADE.
WELCOME OUR, UH, GRAND MARSHALS.
WE HAVE THREE GRAND MARSHALS THIS YEAR.
MAYOR SKA SELECTED KRISTEN LAC AND HEIDI HANSON.
MOTHERS OF GRACE SULAK AND JUAN FIELDS'S.
AS GRAND MARSHALLS OF THE PARADE, JUAN, KRISTEN AND HEIDI ALL SUFFERED, UNIMAGINABLE, UNIMAGINABLE LOSSES OF THE LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN.
THEY TRANSFORMED THEIR IMMEASURABLE GRIEF INTO VENUES TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT BLUFFTON STUDENTS AND INSPIRE AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHILE HONORING THE MEMORY OF THEIR CHILDREN.
ALL THREE OF OUR GRAND MARSHALS HAVE FORMED FOUNDATIONS IN HONOR OF THEIR CHILDREN FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND MEMORY MENTORING.
AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM, OF COURSE, SENATOR TOM DAVIS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WESTON NEWTON AND MAKING HER SWAN SONG THIS YEAR.
MAYOR LISA SKA, MAYOR LISA SAKA.
SHE'LL BE JOINING US LATER ON.
LISA DID NOT RUN FOR REELECTION, AND SO THIS IS HER LAST PARADE FOR A WHILE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GONNA RUN AGAIN, BUT SHE DID 20 YEARS OF ELECTED, UH, ELECTED SERVICE AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
SAM AS TOWN COUNCIL AND ALSO AS MAYOR.
15 YEARS AS MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON.
AND MAYOR ELECT LARRY MARY TRU.
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO SEE THE CROWD OUT, NOT LETTING THE RAIN AVERT ANYONE.
WE WERE ALL CHITCHATTING ABOUT HOW MUCH RAIN WE'RE GONNA SEE, IF ANY AND EVERYBODY'S PHONE SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL BRIDGET FRAZIER.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRIDGET FRAZIER.
I DON'T, WHERE IS BRIDGET? SHE'S PROBABLY TRAILING
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BUT FART.NEXT I CAN TELL BY THE CORVETTE IS FRED HAMILTON, COUNCIL MEMBER FRED HAMILTON.
HE IS A PART OF THE CORVETTE CLUB THAT'S HE'S DRIVING THE CORVETTE.
I THINK HE, I THINK HE BROUGHT A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS.
I BELIEVE THERE'S 25 CORVETTES BEHIND HIM.
BUT IF, YES, THERE ARE 25 CORVETTES.
FRED HAMILTON AND HIS 25 FRIENDS WITH 25 CORVETTES.
I WONDER IF THEY'D WANT TO JUST PART WITH ONE OF THEM.
BY THE WAY, OFFICIALLY WE HAVE OVERCAST SKIES.
THE LAST TIME IT RAINED WAS ON THIS PARADE WAS 2018.
AND OF COURSE, THE FORECAST WHERE IT'S GONNA RAIN THE ENTIRE TIME, IT REALLY WAS NOTHING.
WE'RE HOPING IT, WE'RE HOPING IT STAYS OFF UNTIL ABOUT ONE O'CLOCK.
IT LOOKS CLOUDY, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, DARK CLOUDS OR ANYTHING.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK, WHEN IT'S OVERCAST, YOU CAN RIDE THE RIDES QUICKER.
SO DON'T LET THE RAIN SCARE YOU.
IT'S STILL A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GO TO A PARADE.
I DO BELIEVE FRED HAS BROUGHT ALL 25 EVERY MEMBER OF THE CORVETTE CLUB.
THIS IS, UH, THIS EVENT IS ONE OF BLUFFTON SIGNATURE EVENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW,
WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS, IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE THOUGH.
MANY OF MANY OF THEM RETURN HOME TODAY.
SOME OF THEM ARE WATCHING ONLINE.
SEEING A LITTLE TASTE OF HOME.
UH, WE'VE GOT CIVIC GROUPS, DANCE SCHOOLS, EXTRA CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, CHEERLEADERS, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT 125 ENTRIES EACH YEAR.
WE DID HAVE ABOUT A DOZEN DROPOUT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT RAIN, EXACTLY WHAT RAIN.
AND SOME OF THE ENTRIES SUCH AS THE ONE IN FRONT OF US HAVE 25 ENTRIES WITHIN THE ONE ENTRY.
NO MATTER HOW OLD SOMEBODY IS WITH A CORVETTE, THEY DO LIKE THE, THE LOUD NOISES DOESN'T YEAH.
OUR FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO PAY THE BILLS.
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OH WOW.PHYSICAL IS TON HIGH SCHOOL FROM TON SOUTH CAROLINA.
REPORTING IN FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING PERMISSION TO UTILIZE YOUR AREA, MA'AM.
SEE IF I CAN FIX THE FEEDBACK.
WITH THE GRINCH RIDING IN THE BACK, APPARENTLY THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ARREST AND DETAINED THE GRINCH.
THEY SAY THEY HOPE TO KEEP THE GRINCH IN CUSTODY THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO NOT SPOIL THE FESTIVE MOOD IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
SO THANK THE WOMEN AND MEN OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND YOU SAID THEY ARRESTED THE GRINCH.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING THE SHERIFF WAS IN THERE, BUT, UH, NO, I, I MEAN,
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WE'LL, WE'LL GET A VISUAL IN A MINUTE, BUT I, I THINK IT'S JUST THE GRINCH.THE SHERIFF IS NOT IN CUSTODY WITH THE GRINCH.
HE IS ACTUALLY OUT WALKING, GIVING OUT CANDY
THERE IS, THAT'S A GOOD LOOKING.
THE GRINCH MAY NEED A HAMBURGER.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE FEEDING THEM THAT TOO.
AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THEY ARE A CHRISTIAN SCOUTING PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AGES FIVE TO 18.
THE TROOP IN BLUFFTON HAS MORE THAN CHRISTMAS.
40 YOUNG WOMEN HAVE BEEN SERVING THE BLUFFTON COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS.
AND THEIR CHRISTMAS, THEIR CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FLOAT WAS PLANNED AND ORGANIZED BY THE SCOUTS.
AND WHEN THE TROOP IS NOT SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR PROJECTS, YOU CAN FIND THEM PROBABLY OUT CAMPING.
HIDDEN TREASURES IS A GOLF CART TOUR COMPANY BASED IN BLUFFTON.
THE FOLKS THAT OWN IT, THE CRINKLE FAMILY ARE LIFELONG BLUFFTON.
AND TALK ABOUT THEIR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH WHILE TOURING AROUND BLUFFTON.
AND THERE'S A HOW DID THE GRINCH GET FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO HERE? I THINK, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE.
I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE GRINCHES.
HOW MEADOW PEDIATRICS OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
OH, LOOK AT THE CUTE LITTLE, THE WHO GIRLS ARE HERE.
WHAT? OH, STEAL THE WRENCH IS STEALING THE POINTS.
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS RIGHT UP THERE.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER GRINCH IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL.
THEY'RE NOT IN THEIR BATHING SUITS, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE FOR THE RAIN.
JUDGES ARE NEXT DOOR JUDGES NEXT DOOR.
MERRY KEEP SWIMMING SWITCH WHILE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LAW.
MARK, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR JUDGES THIS YEAR.
I DO BELIEVE I HEAR A HELICOPTER.
AND LAST YEAR THEY WERE AN ENTRY IN THE PARADE.
AND THEY GAVE US, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BRIEF ABOUT THEM.
I DO NOT HAVE A BRIEF THIS YEAR, BUT I'M GONNA GUESS THAT THAT HELICOPTER IS FOR THE PARADE AND NOT FOR, YOU KNOW, SEARCH AND RESCUE.
I WANNA SEE THEM LAND RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US.
THAT IS REALLY KIND OF COOL IN FRONT OF US.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE FLYING SIDEWAYS RIGHT OVER OUR HEAD.
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THAT'S COOL.IS THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 0 5? THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE POST.
THEY PARTNER WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON MARK.
UM, THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE BLUFFTON VETERANS MEMORIAL, WHICH IS AT BUCK WALTER PLACE PARK.
AND THEY HAVE SOLD THE BRICKS, THE MEMORIAL BRICKS, AND ARE ABLE TO DO OTHER PROJECTS WITH THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT.
ARE THEY IN ADVANCE?
THIS POST 2 0 5 IS CALLED THE DENNIS BECKER POST.
THEY UM, THEY ASSIST US WITH THE NINE 11 CEREMONY.
THEY HOST THE VETERANS PARADE ON VETERANS DAY THROUGH THE TOWN OF LEFTON.
AND THEY'RE ALSO VERY ACTIVE WITH THE SELLING OF THE BRICKS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS SCIENTIFIC TREE CARE SINCE 1907.
AND THEY ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR COOL EQUIPMENT HERE.
THEY HAVE BEEN IN BLUFFTON FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, SINCE 2005.
IT DESCRIBED AS A LOCAL BUSINESS WHOSE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ALL THINGS TO HELP MAINTAIN LOVELY LANDSCAPES AND HARDSCAPES.
WELL, AND FOLLOWING THE TRUCK, WE HAVE TWO MINI SKID STEERS WITH BUCKETS FULL OF CANDY.
THOSE TWO MACHINES ARE BEING DRIVEN BY OUR TRUCK DRIVER.
MIKE RICHBURG AND ITS OWNER, THE MAN WHO MAKES THE COMPANY AND IT'S DAY SO MUCH BRIGHTER.
APPARENTLY SOMEBODY WANTS A RAISE.
TRY TO BUTTER UP HIS BOSS WITH THAT GREAT TALKING POINT THERE.
COAST GUARD JUST WENT BY US AGAIN.
VERY COOL THAT THEY, WE HAVE AN AERIAL ENTRY.
AMERICA'S, YOU KNOW WHAT? AND EVERYBODY'S DRY SO FAR.
DISNEY'S HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESORT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOW COUNTRY SINCE 1996.
THEY'RE RIGHT IN SHELTER COVE.
THEY WANNA SPREAD MAGIC ALL ACROSS THE LOW COUNTRY TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
THEY HAVE A NEW TOY STORY VAN AND IS MAKING ITS APPEARANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE RIGHT HERE.
ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO ALWAYS REACH FOR THE SKY.
CHECK THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESORT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOME HELP.
DISNEY, I LIKE THAT TOUR STORY LOGO.
MAY RIVER HIGH WINTER CHEER TEAM.
THE WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP? I THE ARMY TO THE, THE, WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP? IB THE ARMY RIVER SHARK.
WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP? RIB ARMY RIVER SHARKS.
WHAT? WHAT'S UP? WHAT? FOLLOWING THE MAY RIVER HIGH WINTER CHEER TEAM IS SENT GREGORY, THE GREAT CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
WHAT? WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S UP? A-I-V-E-R MADE RIVER SHARKS TO THE A.
Y WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP? ART? IER MADE RIVER SHARKS.
SHARKS ALL MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU JUST GOT, YOU JUST GOT YOU JUST GOT ROCKS.
YOU KNOW MARGARET SEEMS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
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YOUR TIME IS UP.YOU CAN'T BE TESTED WHO YOU WANNA BE AND A AS FOR WHO YOU WANNA BE AND A AS FOR WHO YOU WANNA BE.
OUR HOUSE WE EAT THOSE SHARKS DON'T PLAY AT, WE THROW SHARKS.
COME DO YOU HAVE TO GEEK OUT OR GEEK OUT OR GEE OUT OR WAIT.
AND IF YOU FROM THIS SAY WHICH CHEST THIS IS OUR TALENT.
YOU CAN TAKE ME ARI, YOU'RE GONNA RESPECT ME.
YOU CAN TAKE ME ARI, YOU'RE GONNA RESPECT ME.
AND IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM, THEN SAY WITH YOUR CHEST, SAY WITH YOUR CHEST.
YOU NOTICE THERE'S ONLY ONE GUY IN THE WHOLE GROUP.
HE IS REPRESENTING, HE'S REPRESENTING.
GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
THE LIGHT OF CHRIS LET THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS SHINE.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED MASCOTS.
YOU WANT A GOOD QUESTION FOR TRIVIA? MM-HMM.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE G? THE GECKO.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT IT VERY MUCH, BUT YES.
BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEIR FLOAT IS ACTUALLY A GOLF CART WITH A BED.
AND IF SANTA LIVED IN BLUFFTON, HE WOULD BE DRIVING A GOLF CART.
AND SANTA SLEIGH IS BEHIND THE BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.
THE STREET, THE BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTUALLY HAS A FLOAT CLUB WHICH MEETS JUST TO PRODUCE AND, AND CONSTRUCT THE FLOAT ENTRY FOR THE BLUFFING CHRISTMAS.
AND THE KIDS MADE EVERYTHING WITH THAT FLOAT.
MUSTY IS CHANNELING THE BARBIE MOVIE AND HE THINKS HE'S MALIBU KIN.
SO HE WANTS PEOPLE TO TAKE PICTURES IN THE FRAME WITH MUST MUSTY THE MUSTANG.
HAVE IN 2019, THE BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL DID WIN.
BEST FLOAT IN THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
I WOULD THINK THEY WERE, THEY'RE GONNA BE A COMPETITOR.
NEXT DOOR TO US ARE THE JUDGES.
AND WE HAVE FOUR JUDGES THIS YEAR.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THEM FIRST.
ERT REALTORS, COASTAL PROPERTIES, ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL REAL ESTATE COMPANIES IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
WITH OVER 250 AGENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED SERVICING BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
WET IS PROUD TO BE NAMED THE LOW COUNTRY'S BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY AND THE LOW COUNTRY'S BEST AWARDS.
SUN CITY'S BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY AND THE SUN SELECT AWARDS.
AND HILTON HAD FAVORITE REAL ESTATE COMPANY IN THE READER'S CHOICE AWARD.
WE HAD ALL THOSE CORVETTES EARLIER.
NOW WE HAVE PALMETTO WHOLESALE CARS, A THIRD GENERATION FAMILY BUSINESS.
HERE COMES SOME MINIATURE CARS.
THEY'VE BEEN SELLING CARS SINCE 1969.
EXPRESS YOURSELF, EXPRESSO YOURSELF.
DON'T FORGET TO STOMP ON THE GROUND.
WE ARE IS THIS SHARON VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT? YEP.
SHARON VIEW CREDIT CREDIT UNION.
THEY'RE IN THE BE FAIR SHOPPING CENTER ON CLARK SUMMIT DRIVE.
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 1955.
AND I'VE USED THESE GUYS TO CLEAN MY RUGS.
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A CARPET CLEANING BUSINESS THAT SPECIALIZES IN CARPET, TILE, STONE, UPHOLSTERY, DEODORIZING, AND MUCH MORE.THE CLEANING ELVES ARE DANIEL AND NATE, WHO ARE ALSO CO-OWNERS WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
SO YOU WANT THEM CLEANING YOUR RUGS.
THE CLEANING BUBBLE MACHINE TOOK THEM ENTIRE DAY TO PUT TOGETHER.
LET'S, LET'S SEE THAT BUBBLE MACHINE.
AND IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON TV, YOU SEE A COUPLE OF BUBBLES.
COMING UP NEXT, LOOKS LIKE IT'S LITTLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA AND YOUNG.
MISS LOWCOUNTRY 2024 EMERY COOLER.
EMERY IS THE SIXTH GRADER AT BLUFF BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SHE COMPETED IN THE LITTLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA PRELIMINARY IN OCTOBER.
SHE WON THE TITLE OF YOUNG MISS LOW COUNTRY 2024.
AND WE'LL COMPETE AT THE LITTLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PAGEANT NEXT JULY.
HAVE A BOATER SOFTBALL PLAYER.
SHE HAS STARTED A, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT AND SHE CALLS HER PROJECT EMORY'S ANIMALS.
SHE STARTED THIS THREE YEARS AGO AND HAS WORKED TO RAISE MONEY AND DONATIONS FOR AREA ANIMAL SHELTERS IN NEED TO DATE.
SHE HAS COLLECTED OVER $3,000 AND MORE THAN 2000 POUNDS OF SUPPLIES.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WATCHING THE, UH, COVERAGE OF THE 2023 BLUFFING CHRISTMAS PARADE ON THE COUNTY CHANNEL OR AFTER IT AIRS LIVE ON DEMAND AT BEAUFORT COUNTY TV.
AND MARK, UH, OUR COLLEAGUES AT BCT HAS CORRECTED ME.
IT'S NOW BCTV, NOT THE COUNTY CHANNEL.
SO I'M SO USED TO SAYING I KNOW.
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO CHECK AND BALANCE ME AND 'CAUSE SHE, THEY WILL PROBABLY SLAP MY, SLAP MY HAND.
THIS ENTRY IS CALLED DANCING THROUGH THE BLUFF, WHICH IS A BUNCH OF NEIGHBORS THAT GOT TOGETHER FROM WOODBRIDGE.
AND THIS IS JUST A GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT WANTED TO DO A FLOAT THIS YEAR.
NO, THEY WERE TOGETHER FOR 210 HOURS AND DID THE FLOAT IN 30 HOURS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID FOR THE OTHER 180 OTHER HOURS.
I, I HAVE AN IDEA, BUT I CAN'T DISCUSS IT.
DO YOU? BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS.
UH, THE NEW BLUFFTON WORKSHOP, IT'S A FLOAT THAT FEATURES CHURCH MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE HOST OF THE SPIKE IVORY BAND.
THE BAND IS A LOCAL LEGEND WITHIN THE CHURCH AND IS THE CHURCH'S WORSHIP BAND EVERY SUNDAY.
THE NEW BLUFFTON WORSHIP CHURCH HAS SERVICES SUNDAY AT NINE AND AT 10 30 LOCATED ON HER SIMMONS STREET IN SHERIDAN PARK.
MARK, HERE'S A FUN FACT ABOUT THAT ENTRY THERE.
WORSHIP SPACE WAS A BAR JUST A FEW YEARS AGO AGO, AND THEY STILL HAVE A DISCO BAR, A DISCO BALL FROM THEIR FORMER DAYS AS A BAR.
THIS IS A CHIMNEY SWIFT'S OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
THE FIRST WE HAVE THE COASTAL ALARM.
EVERYONE WITH WAVE SOFTBALL NEXT TABLE.
THEY'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE JUDGES.
AND NOW WE HAVE CHIMNEY SWIFTS OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
THEY'VE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY GETTING CHIMNEY SINCE 1979.
A PLUS RATED WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CHIMNEY SWEEP KIL.
AND THEY HAVE A CHIMNEY SWEEP RIGHT BEHIND.
AND ALL THEIR FACES ARE HAVE ASH ON 'EM.
THE NELSON FAMILY LOVES THIS COMMUNITY.
THEY SAY THEY WORK, THEY PLAY AND THEY GO TO SCHOOL HERE IN BLUFFTON.
MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL ANIMAL WELFARE CLUB.
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IS THAT, DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS ONE? YES.BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PARADE BEFORE, SO THEY WORK REAL CLOSELY.
THE MAY RIVER GROUP WORKS REAL CLOSELY WITH PALMETTO ANIMAL LEAGUE, PALMETTO ANIMAL, WHICH OF COURSE IS A NON-PROFIT, NO KILL RESCUE.
AND THEIR MEMBERS BELIEVE EVERY ANIMAL DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.
THIS IS OUR SEVENTH YEAR AS A CLUB PROVIDING MEMBERS.
UH, SUPPORTING PALMETTO ANIMAL LEAGUE AND FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
THE FLOAT THEME IS WELCOME TO PAULVILLE.
GRINCH IS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF CAUSING HOLIDAY CHAOS.
HE STEALS CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS CHEWS ON PRESENTS.
OH MY, UH, UH, HE HOWLS WHEN THE CHRISTMAS CAROLERS ARE IN TOWN AND MOSTLY OFF KEY.
THEY HAVE CINDY LOU, THEY HAVE DOGS, THEY HAVE STUDENTS, THEY HAVE IT ALL HERE.
THEIR STUDENTS SPEND HOURS AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE PARADE ENDING THEIR HARD WORK WITH A PIZZA PARTY THE NIGHT BEFORE.
THERE'S THE GRINCH WHO'S CAUSING CHAOS, CHEWING ON THE GIFTS, HOWLING DURING CAROL'S.
ANY GROUP THAT DOES ANYTHING TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE IS OKAY WITH ME.
LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES.
AH, THERE'S A REAL PUPPY COMING.
RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS RED CEDAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAND.
CORLEY, PRINCIPAL ALWAYS LEADS THIS BAND AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB EVERY YEAR.
A LOT OF LITTLE DRUMMER, BOYS AND GIRLS IN THIS ENTRY.
OH, I THINK WE'RE GETTING A PERFORMANCE, MAYBE.
CORLEY, THE PRINCIPAL AS THE LEADER OF THE SCHOOL AND OF THE BAND.
SO LET'S SEE, AS WE ARE LIVE, IT'S 11 O'CLOCK.
JUST FYI FOR, FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE AT HOME.
STILL A WE NEED TO FIND A LULL IN THE PARADE.
WE REALLY HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET, BUT WE WILL.
AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE FOUR JUDGES, NOT THREE.
UM, AND I'M JUST GONNA SNEAK THIS IN AND WE'LL, WE'LL HIT A LITTLE BIO ABOUT EACH OF THEM.
BUT WE WANTED TO HONOR OUR THEME OF FISHING.
SO ONE JUDGE IS A CAREER COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN WHO HAS SPENT HIS WHOLE CAREER IN LOCAL WATERS.
ANOTHER JUDGE IS A SEAFOOD EXPERT.
AND THEN WE GOT A LITTLE CREATIVE.
THE THIRD JUDGE, DR. RODRIGUEZ, IS A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
SO HE TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO FISH FOR KNOWLEDGE
AND THE FINAL JUDGE IS THE NEW EDITOR OF THE BLUFFTON THE SUN,
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WHO IS ALWAYS FISHING FOR LOCAL INFORMATION.THIS IS ALLIANCE ROOFING, LOCAL ROOFING COMPANY ON HILTON HEAD.
SERVING THE LOW COUNTRY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
THEY CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR ROOF READY FOR SANTA'S ARRIVAL.
AND THEN DILLARD JONES BUILDERS RENOVATIONS AND SERVICE.
DILLARD JONES IS ALWAYS REP IS ALSO REPRESENTING MARK LAWSON, WHO IS A BUFORD COUNTY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO HE CHOSE TO NOT BE IN THE DIGNITARIES, BUT KIND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARADE WITH HIS COMPANY.
WELL, LOOK AT THIS BIG OLD GUY IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
HERE COMES LAWTON STABLES LOCATED IN SEA PINES ON HILTON HEAD.
THEY'VE SERVED HORSES AND HUMANS IN THIS AREA FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
CLYDESDALE VERY NICE IS SIX YEARS OLD AND WAS DONATED BY WOODY'S SUNGLASS SHOP AT SHELTER COVE TOWN CENTER ON HILTON NECK.
WHO LIVES HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY? THEY DO OFFER TRAIL RIDES, PONY RIDES, CARRIAGE RIDES, AND A PETTING ZOO.
THAT'S WHY ONE GET ONE FREE TRAIL RIDES IN JANUARY FOR LOCALS.
I RECOGNIZE MICHAEL BERRY'S VOICE THERE.
THIS IS, UH, THE CROSS SCHOOLS FROM LITTLE ONES TO TEENAGERS.
THEIR MASCOT IS THE STINGRAYS.
RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS, UH, BOY SCOUT TROOP 2 41.
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BOY SCOUTS BECOME EAGLE SCOUTS HERE IN THE BLUFFING COMMUNITY.
SUPER PROUD OF ALL OF THEM AND WHAT THEY DO FOR THEIR OWN LIVES AS WELL AS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PATRICK'S DAY FOUNDATION AS A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FUNCTION.
ANOTHER BIG EVENT IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
AND ANOTHER CORVETTE CANT WAS ON THE WINDSHIELD.
JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING.
THEY'RE, WE WANNA SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY A COUPLE DAYS EARLY FOR US.
SEE PATRICK'S DAY FROM OUR PARADE.
DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THEIR PARADE.
SEE IRISH CONCERT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH ON HILTON HOOD.
AND IF YOU COULD READ THAT MARK ON ST.
SOMETIMES THEY USUALLY DO IT THE WEEKEND BEFORE, DON'T THEY? SO THEY DON'T CLASH WITH SAVANNAH'S, BUT APPARENTLY THEY'RE DOING IT THIS YEAR ON, BECAUSE SAVANNAH DOESN'T DO IT ON A SUNDAY.
HARD RATE COMMUNICATIONS, CONNECTING CUSTOMERS TO EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS FROM WITHIN 70 YEARS, THEY'VE CHANGED A LOT.
THEY'VE GROWN FROM A LOCAL PHONE COMPANY TO A MAJOR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION.
THEY PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS AND CARRIER WHOLESALE COMMUNICATION SERVICES, TV, INTERNET THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA
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AND GEORGIA.AND TODAY THEY'RE HANDING OUT BEAD NECKLACES.
HE'S HE'S FALLING DOWN ON HIS BEAD.
AS THE COAST GUARD HELICOPTER FLEW OVER.
SO WE HAVE ACTIVE COAST GUARD AND ALSO THE AUXILIARY, THE LOCAL GROUP REPRESENTING THE COAST GUARD TYBEE STATION AND COAST GUARD AIR STATION IN SAVANNAH.
COAST GUARD TBY STATION HAS EXECUTED ABOUT 1900 BOARDINGS IN THREE YEARS.
225 SEARCH AND RESCUES, SAVING MORE THAN A HUNDRED LIVES.
AND THIS STATION HAS LOGGED MORE THAN 37,000 HOURS ON THE WATER.
AND THANK YOU COAST GUARD FOR BEING OUR, OUR SAFETY NET ON THE WATER.
IT'S A FITNESS CLUB AT THIR 15 30, 40 ISLAND ROAD.
THEY'RE 22,000 SQUARE FEET OF A GYM.
THEY OFFER 24 HOUR ACCESS, UH, WITH CARDIO MACHINES, WEIGHTS, FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND LEADS MORE THAN 50 CLASSES PER WEEK.
MEALS ON WHEELS IS FOLLOWING OLOGY, MEALS ON WHEELS, A WONDERFUL NON-PROFIT SERVICE.
THEY'RE NOT ONLY DELIVER MEALS, BUT ALSO HELP WITH, WITH KEEPING PEOPLE COMPANY.
AND THEY HAVE A THING CALLED, UH, KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
MEALS ON WHEELS HAS BEEN ADDED TO SERVICES TO THE GROWING COMMUNITY.
JUST OPEN AN OFFICIAL BLUFFTON LOCATION.
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLUFFTON SOUP KITCHEN, WHICH IS BASED OUT OF THE CHAPEL.
CAMPBELL, A ME CHURCH ON BOUNDARY STREET.
THEY ALSO ARE PARTNERING WITH SUBARU LOVE SHARE THE LOVE EVENT.
UH, AND THEY ARE DRIVING A SUBARU IN TODAY'S PARADE.
THEY SURE ARE RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
WE HAVE THE KIWANIS CLUB OF BLUFFTON, A COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB FOCUSING ON SERVING CHILDREN.
THEIR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE WORLD.
ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME.
WE HAD A, WE GOT A, A BIG ENTRY COMING UP NEXT CURRY CREEK.
THIS IS A NEW COMPANY AND A NEW GRINCH IN TOWN, APPARENTLY.
HE'S BEEN ON THREE FLOATS SO FAR.
IT'S A NEW STATE OF THE ART CONCRETE COMPANY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE SAME FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED LOW COUNTRY PAVER OWNERS.
THAT IS, THAT IS A LARGE TRUCK.
COULD THAT BE TOM CURRY AND THE, I DON'T THINK CURRY CREEK FLOAT WILL BE A GRINCH THEMED PARADE BOAT, OBVIOUSLY.
CURRY CREEK NEW COMPANY OWNED BY THE CURRY FAMILY.
THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING HUNGER AND FOOD WASTE FOR 31 YEARS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT SOME OF THE SUPERMARKETS AND WHATEVER, THEY HAVE LEFTOVER FOOD THEY DONATED TO THEM.
AND THEY RESCUE FOOD FOR MORE THAN 40 GROCERY STORES IN THE AREA TO COVER 54 LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.
AND WE DO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.
CELEBRITY, HOW DID YOU GET BEHIND THERE AND NOT MONTY JET IS NEXT.
HE GETS A GOOD DUTY EVERY TIME.
WE'LL, LET MONTE JACK GIVE HIS OWN BIO.
MONTE JACK BEING DRIVEN BY DR. BRADLEY MARS.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE THOSE.
I THINK TIME MERRY ANOTHER LOCAL LEGEND IN RADIO INDIE CARTING AND AMUSEMENT.
THEY JUST RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR FIRST YEAR IN BLUFFTON, LOCATED IN BELL FAIR TOWN VILLAGE.
PERFECT PLACE FOR FAMILY AND TEAM BUILDING EVENTS.
THEY HAVE THE FASTEST GO CARTS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS AXE THROWING, UH, OH N AN ARCADE.
THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THEIR GOLD CARTS.
I SEE A COUPLE OF DROPS OF RAIN ON THEM, BUT BARELY DRY.
SHAKES, GREAT COASTAL DANCE WORKS.
ARE THEY DOING IT? YEAH, THEY ARE.
THEY'RE GONNA DO A PERFORMANCE, I THINK.
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ARE SO FANCY.OUR FUTURE ROCKETS RIGHT THERE.
WOLFGANG BAKERY AND GROOMING IS COMING UP WITH A PRECIOUS LOOK AT THAT DOGGY GOLDEN RETRIEVER.
UM, I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT? IT'S A RETRIEVER.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOLDEN, BUT MM.
LOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES.
THAT'S A, THEY SERVE, I'M SORRY.
THEY SERVE, UH, COACHES, TEAMS AND ATHLETES IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CLUB AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS WE'RE GOOD.
FCA IS ACTIVE IN 37 DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
IS THIS YOU IN VIEW FOR JASPER AND HAMPTON COUNTIES? I'M JUST GONNA PULL UP, I'M PULLING FOR YOUR TEAM TODAY.
MAYOR LISA SKA HAS MADE HER THREE MILES AND SHE IS JOINING US.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TURN ON YOUR MIC.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU MAYOR? I HAVE COFFEE,
SO I GOTTA GO SOAK THIS AND BLEACH.
MAYOR LEAH'S AKA'S WHITE CHRISTMAS SWEATSHIRT.
WHAT DO I DO? NO, YOU'RE DONE.
AND THEY HAVE BROUGHT THEIR TABLES WITH US.
THEY SEEM TO BE DRINKING FROM CHRISTMAS BOWLS.
NOW THAT IS A GROUP THAT SHOWS THEY CAN COME TO THE TOWN AND WE CAN KEEP 'EM IN BUSINESS.
THEY HAD A BAD SITUATION AND NOW THEY'RE BACK AND RUNNING.
IS THIS WHAT WE'RE SEEING? THAT'S YEAH.
THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 26 YEARS.
THEY'VE EXPANDED PAST BLUFFTON NOW THEY'RE IN HILTON HEAD.
THEY'RE IN GEORGIA, IN BUFORD AND IN POOLER.
MER THEY'RE THE FIRST BUSINESS TO GET A MOBILE BARBERSHOP LICENSE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
IT'S VERY UNIQUE AND I'VE SEEN THEM IN OPERATION.
AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE THEIR MEN'S PAMPERING SERVICES.
THEY DO MEN'S FACIALS AND OF COURSE GREAT HAIRCUTS.
AND THEY'RE A, A COMPANY FROM THE DON RYAN CENTER.
AND THE DON RYAN CENTER OF INNOVATION IS OF COURSE, THE TOWN'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARM IS THEY MENTOR COMPANIES AND GROW COMPANIES IN OUR REGION.
THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS A BIG BOILED PEANUT BE SO HAPPY.
WORLD'S LARGEST BOILED PEANUT.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING.
IT IS BUILT BY BLUFFTON LOCALS.
IT'S NOW OWNED BY LERAY LERAY PEANUT COMPANY.
CALLED BALL PEANUTS,
YOU CAN FIND THESE PEANUTS AT THE NANTUCKET MARKET IN THE, UH, TANKER OUTLETS.
FOOD LION HARRIS IS TEETER PARKER'S AND ROLLINS RAW GRAINS AND LOW COUNTRY.
FRESH MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL'S MARCHING BAND.
I BET WE GET A PRESENTATION FROM THAT.
OH, LOVE THE LOVE THE COSTUMES CUTE AS CAN BE.
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GREAT JOB.MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL MAYOR, WHEN DID MAY RIVER START? IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY AND NOW THEY'RE BURSTING AT THE SEA.
WELL, YES, ALL OF THEM ARE, BUT WE HAVE A FABULOUS SUPERINTENDENT WHO'S LOOKING SO FORWARD.
AND I THINK AN ANNOUNCEMENT'S GONNA COME SOON ON MAYBE A WAY WE'RE GONNA FIGURE OUT THIS.
AT LEAST SENIOR CITIZENS ARE NOT GOING TO SCHOOL.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY STARTED.
AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS ONE OF OUR JUDGES.
SO YEAH, IT DOES SEEM LIKE YESTERDAY, DOESN'T IT? GABBY SILVER SOUND JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
COMING DOWN THE ROAD IS THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH.
THEY'RE MEMBERS ALL ABOUT SHOWING AND SHARING THE GOODNESS OF THEIR FAITH WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND PART OF THAT GOODNESS INCLUDES THE CHURCH MEMBERS GIVING OUT HOT CHOCOLATE.
I GOTTA SEE THESE BACKPACK DISPENSERS.
WHERE ARE THESE BACKPACK DISPENSERS? I DUNNO.
TRYING TO, THE JUDGES, THEY PLAN TO SERVE A THOUSAND CUPS OF COFFEE TODAY.
LOOK AT THAT'S LIKE A HUGE THERMOS DISPENSING A THOU OH, HERE WE GO.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ELF COMING OUT.
THEY'RE ALSO HANDING OUT CANDY CANES.
I MEAN, I YES, I'M, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THIS DISPENSER LOOK.
HE'S DISPENSING THE HOT CHOCOLATE RIGHT NOW.
ARE WE BEING BROAD? NO, YOU'RE BEING, UM, TREATED.
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YEAH.WHICH ONE? HE SAID HE'S A CHURCH GOING MAN.
HE'S A CHURCH GOING MAN WITH HOT CHOCOLATE.
HISTORIC BLUFFTON FOUNDATION IS.
THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1981, OWNS AND OPERATES THE HAYWARD HOUSE AND WELCOME CENTER.
AND THEIR MEMBERS ARE DRESSED IN PERIOD COSTUME TODAY, THE FOUNDATION IS ALWAYS WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS TO HELP PRESERVE HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND BLUFFTON HISTORY.
FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS FOR 20 YEARS.
HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM THAT STARTED IT.
AND MORE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE ON IT.
COULD YOU TAKE A PICTURE OR THING? YEAH.
WHAT I THINK THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR.
THE WIFE AND THE DAUGHTERS MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS TO THE HUSBAND DELIVERS THEM.
THEY HAVE THEIR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, ANSWERING THE PHONES AND TAKING ORDERS.
OLD TOWN FLOWERS MAKES BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANY OCCASION.
AND THEY ALSO SELL CHOCOLATES, BALLOONS, AND STUFFED ANIMALS.
NOT CHOCOLATE BALLOONS, THEY SELL CHOCOLATE ANDS COMMA.
LIKE THE IDEA THE GOLF CART AS WE SAW AS DECORATED FRESH FLOWERS.
AND ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL OLD BLUFFTON FLOWER AND GIFTS.
TEENS FOR HEALTHY YOUTH DEDICATED TO PROMOTING POSITIVE TEEN HEALTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PEER TO PEER, PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
THIS TEEN GROUP IS ALSO A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON AND OUR 5K RACES AND JUST PARTNERING A LOT WITH OTHER YOUTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. AND THEY HAVE A SITTING IN THE FRONT LOOK.
AND THEY HAVE A GR UH, TEENS FOR HEALTHY YOUTH IN EVERY SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY NOW.
MAY RIVER THEATER, WHICH RESIDES IN TOWN HALL.
AND DO, AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
MAY RIVER THEATER AND PS THE HOT CHOCOLATE IS DELICIOUS.
IS IT OKAY? WAS IT HOT? IT'S HOT WITH FOAM.
REALLY? I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE HEAT LEVEL BECAUSE I LIKE HOT CHOCOLATE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, TIDE WATERED.
I THINK THEY'RE STILL, UM, OH, AREN'T THEY? SO THAT'S TIDEWATER TRAILER SUPPLY.
THEY'RE IN SAVANNAH, BY THE WAY.
THEY SELL UTIL THEY SELL UTILITY AND CARGO TRAILERS TO DUMP TRAILER AND EQUIP HAULERS OFFERING A LARGE SELECTION OF TRAILER REPAIR AS WELL.
WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GIVEN OUT.
WHERE'S OUR ICE? NO ICE BRA US.
NO, THEY ARE GIVING OUT, THEY'RE GIVING OUT KONA ICE.
I'M AT THE, UH, TRAILER ACROSS FROM, UH, MAY RIVER GRILL, HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER.
THEY PROVIDE PERSONALIZED TUTORING AND READING MATH PHONICS STUDY SKILLS.
S-A-T-A-C-T PREP MISSION IS TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND NURTURING A GENUINE LOVE OF LEARNING.
THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS THAT EVERY STUDENT IS LIKE A UNIQUE SNOWFLAKE.
SO THAT'S WHY ORTHODONTICS THE SMILE DOCTORS.
NO, I THINK WE BETTER, BUT I WOULD I DIDN'T WANNA TURN IT DOWN WHEN WE KILLED TO WHAT? THAT IS NOT THE GRINCH.
WHAT? THEY TAKE OUTTA THE, THE, IS THAT WHAT COMES OUTTA THE SEWER FOR WATER SEWER AUTHORITY? OUT OF THE SWAMP.
YOU WERE ON THEIR MISSION, UH, SINCE THE BEGINNING IN 1943 TILL NOW IS TO TREAT SURFACE.
THEY ARE OUR OFFICIAL WATER AUTHORITY FOR THE LOW COUNTRY.
IT PROVIDES 8.3 BILLION GALLONS OF DRINKING WATER A DAY.
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FAMILY PROMISE.NOW THIS IS A FANTASTIC MERRY CHRISTMAS, FANTASTIC NON-PROFIT PROVIDING PEOPLE SHELTER IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
APPARENTLY THEY ROTATE BETWEEN, UH, CHURCHES.
SO IF YOU ARE, IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH SHELTER, THAT IS WHO YOU CALL.
IT'S THE BRIDGE CHURCH GIVING US LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT TO SANTA CLAUS.
NO, I'M GOING DOWN TO, I'M GOING DOWN TO SEE IT IN OTHER PLACES BECAUSE Y'ALL GOTTA Y'ALL GOTTA A HANDLE ON IT.
THANK YOU DEBBIE, FOR ALL YOU DO.
WELL, YOU, I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERYONE THINKS YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME.
THEY'RE GONNA SAY, AREN'T YOU HAVEN'T? ARE YOU NOT? AREN'T YOU NO LONGER MAYOR? HERE'S WHAT TALL GOES DOWN.
HERE'S OUR FRIEND BILLY WATERSON.
WATERSON WATERSON BRANDS, ALSO KNOWN AS MOON KING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.
HE IS THE OWNER OF THE DISTILLERY, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR, I THINK THREE YEARS.
AND HE ALSO OPENED, GIMME A SECOND.
THE NEW VENUE ON HILTON HEAD CALLED THE BANK.
THEY SHOULD BE HITTING A BURGER.
THEY SHOOT BURGERS OR BOURBON.
I'LL TAKE A BURGER OR WHISKEY.
I'M GONNA GO HAVE A, AN ADULT COFFEE.
THIS IS THE BOOKMOBILE MARK, ALSO KNOWN AS BOOK MOBILE SOUTH VISITS 27 STOPS IN BLUFFTON.
HILTON HAD AND OKEE AND IS A FULL LIBRARY ON WHEELS.
THEY CAN CHECK OUT, THEY CAN RETURN, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A LIBRARY CARD AND GET ASSISTANCE FROM ONBOARD LIBRARIAN.
I DID NOT KNOW THERE WERE STILL BOOKMOBILES.
I REMEMBER THAT WHEN I WAS A KID.
AND ACTUALLY, THEY COME TO A LOT OF TOWN EVENTS SUCH AS THE SAFETY SPECTACULAR AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE INVITE, LIKE NONPROFITS CAN COME, THEY COME.
THIS IS THE HARAN BROTHERS BAND.
THEY'RE VERY LOUD BUT FANTASTIC.
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GREAT JOB.AND WE ALL NEED TO HAVE OUR HOMES PRESSURE WASHED.
THIRD YEAR IN BUSINESS, RAISED IN BLUFFTON.
THE OWNERS DESCRIBED THE PARADE AS A CHILDHOOD TRADITION.
THEY'RE PASSING ALONG TO THEIR KIDS THIS THEME, THEIR, THEIR THEME ON THEIR FLOAT IS CHILLING WITH THE NOSES.
WE DO WANNA MENTION HIS HONOR OF HIS DAD, BEAUFORT.
EASY GO OF HILTON HEAD IS THE FIRST FACTORY DIRECT EASY GO GOLF CART DEALERSHIP IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS HILTON HEAD FENCE.
A LOCAL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS SERVING BLUFFTON HILTON, HEAD AND HARDY.
DAN SAYS, FROM HIS FAMILY TO YOURS.
HE WISHES EVERYONE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON COMING UP, COMING TO BLUFFTON IS EGGS UP GRILL COMING TO BLUFFTON? COME INTO BLUFFTON.
I'M GONNA TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM.
GEORGE AND LORI HUDSON TODAY ARE LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF BLUFFTON.
I'M BRINGING EGGS UP GRILL TO THE NEW RIVERSIDE VILLAGE.
CATER TO CHICK-FIL-A ALL RIGHT.
THEY'LL SEED UP TO ALMOST A HUNDRED PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR SEEDING UP TO ABOUT 30.
ACTUALLY, THEY STARTED IN POLLY'S ISLAND.
THE RESTAURANT SAYS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH DAILY.
AND EGGS UP GRILL HAS ABOUT 7, 7 0 70 LOCATIONS.
UH, I THINK THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST.
SO THEY OH, THEY'RE GONNA BE, OH MY GOODNESS.
WHO IS THIS? THIS IS, I FEEL THAT HEAT.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THEIR BALLOONS.
RE MAX HAS ABOUT 120 BALLOONS IN OPERATION, MAKING IT THE LARGEST CORPORATE HOT AIR BALLOON FLEET IN THE WORLD.
DOUBLING AS A HEATER FOR THE PARADE.
I FELT THAT HEAT EVEN BEFORE THEY GOT HERE.
PEG WANTS, THIS IS SOMETHING I I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
THIS PET WANTS PET FOOD DELIVERED.
PET WANTS.COM/HILTON HEAD, UH, WITH PUPPIES THAT ARE BEING CARRIED.
OH, PUPPIES FOR THE THREE MILES.
WHERE'S THE BABY? OH, LIKE A RIGHT THERE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND WE'VE GOT THE WATER FESTIVAL.
THE WATER FESTIVAL IS WHAT, A TWO WEEK, TWO WEEK FESTIVAL? I BELIEVE IT'S TWO WEEKS.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? I JUST ALONE CORNER PARK, BLUFFTON COFFEE PLACE.
THEY'RE THEY'RE EXPANDING TOO.
AREN'T THEY PUTTING ONE IN AT, UM, BUCK WALTER? I HAVE SEEN THE SIGN.
I WONDER IF THEY'RE GIVING OUT COFFEE.
OH, LOOK, 52ND ANNUAL BLUFFTON PARADE AND MARKET IS NOW 11.
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INCLUDING HERE.THIS IS TIGHTEN UP MEN WITH TIGHTS.
I GUESS THAT'S A DIFFERENT, ANOTHER.
FET YVETTE, ANOTHER VERY POPULAR FLOAT WITH PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO DRAG THEIR PETS OUT.
AND I BELIEVE THE VETERINARIAN IS DRIVING.
THIS HELPS A LOT WITH NERVOUS PETS.
JESSICA FORESTER, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR FIRST MO, FIRST MOBILE PET SERVICE IN THE AREA.
THEY A VAN THAT CAN DO ALL KINDS OF SERVICES RIGHT THERE AT YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO GO TO THE VET.
MY, MY PET THINKS IT'S A PARTY TO GO TO THE VET
THAT'S PART OF OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RIGHT IN THE AREA.
I WAS JUST GONNA, THE TROLLEYS OPERATE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND DURING THE BUSY TRAVEL SEASON TO REDUCE CONGESTION.
SO YOU CAN GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING THIS FALL.
THE BLUFFTON BREEZE LAUNCHED A WHOLE NEW ROUTE TO GET THOSE WHO LIVE IN OKEE AND SUN CITY INTO BLUFFTON.
IT'S FREE TO RIDE THROUGH MARCH.
SO IF YOU WANNA RUN YOUR ERRANDS AND NOT GET INTO A CAR, THEY DO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A, A CIRCUIT UHHUH THAT THEY DRIVE THROUGH TO RUN YOUR ERRANDS.
PERFECT WAY TO GET TO AND FROM OLD TOWN AND THE WEEKLY MARKETS.
AND IT SAYS THE TROLLEYS FIT HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY MADE IN THE NORTHWEST, NORTHERN MIDWEST.
SO, SO FAR, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PARADE SO FAR? I THINK BLUFFTON ALWAYS SHOWS UP.
AND, UH, THE LOVELY LADIES ARE WEARING, I BELIEVE THEY'RE SOME OF THEIR PRODUCT, WHICH IS VERY COLORFUL HERE.
THEY COME WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND SHE IS WEARING HEELS FOR THREE MILES.
AND, WELL, YOU MADE ME THINKING, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT? MARK BEAUFORT COUNTY.
JEEPERS IS A GROUP AROUND BLUFFTON.
IF YOU'VE EVER RIDDEN IN A JEEP, YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN THEM.
THEY STARTED BACK IN 2018 AND THEY HAVE MORE THAN 175 MEMBERS.
THEY'RE ALL BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENTS.
AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE JEEPERS DID BIRTHDAY PARADES FOR LOCAL KIDS.
JEEPS WOULD GET TOGETHER WITH OTHER CAR JUNKIES.
THEY WOULD DRIVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BRING GIFTS, CRANKING HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH ALL THE VEHICLES.
AND, UH, THEY ARE JOINED TOGETHER BY THE LOVE OF THE JEEP.
BUT THEY ARE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
THEY HAVE TEACHERS, DOCTORS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, MALE CARRIERS, ACTIVE MILITARY, RETIRED MILITARY, STAY AT MOMS JUST SHARING THE LOVE OF THE JEEP.
THEY EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN WAVE, WHICH, WHICH I KNOW WHAT THAT WAVE IS.
DO YOU THEY GO TO SHOWS ALL OVER THE AREA SHOWING OFF THOSE JEEPS, I BELIEVE.
IS THAT THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE? YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THEIR NEWEST DIVISIONS.
THE CULINARY SCHOOL, UH, OFFERING, UH, EVEN UH, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT CLASSES, COOKING CLASSES.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE MORRIS GARAGE AND TOWING ANOTHER GARAGE.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GRINCHES TODAY.
I WONDER WHY
THERE'S ONLY, THERE IS ONLY ONE SANTA CLAUS.
ALWAYS EVERY YEAR FOR THE STAGES.
WE EVEN ASKED THEM TO COME AN HOUR AND A HALF EARLY THIS MORNING.
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ENTRIES THAT IT'S ONE ENTRY, BUT MULTIPLE TRUCKS.YOU KNOW, HEAVEN FORBID SOMEBODY HAD AN ACCIDENT TODAY.
THEY DO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE FLEET AND ALL VERY IMPRESSIVE TRUCKS.
THAT HAS SOME HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT.
AH, YOU GOT A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK COMING UP.
EMS. BEAUFORT COUNTY EMS HAS BEEN GIVEN SERVICES SINCE 1974, HELPING FOLKS AROUND THE, AROUND THE LOW COUNTRY.
THEY ARE CLOSE TO CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE.
LAST YEAR THEY HELPED ABOUT 19,000 PEOPLE.
AND THIS MEANS IT'S THE, THE FINAL ENTRY OF THE PARADE BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT.
THEY HAVE PROVIDED, UH, THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE END OF THE PARADE BECAUSE WHO DO THEY HAVE ON THEIR LAST TRUCK? OH, THAT MAN.
THIS YEAR, THEY'RE ALSO INTRODUCING, UH, SPARKY.
SPARKY IS THEIR MASCOT AND WILL BE HELPING OUT WITH THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PROGRAMMING.
SPARKY IS ACTUALLY A MASCOT FOR MANY, MANY FIRE DE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
THEY GO THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.
CHECK OUT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THEIR SCHEDULE.
I'M GONNA SAY REALLY COOL THING THAT THEY DO.
AND THEY EVEN HAVE A SANTA TRACKER AGAIN.
SO YOU KNOW WHERE SANTA IS AND SANTA IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
I THINK THEY'RE IN, THEY USUALLY ARE IN THE, UH, WHAT DO YOU OH HO.
I THINK SANTA WAS AFRAID OF GETTING, THERE'S MRS. CLAUDE'S.
I THINK THEY WERE AFRAID OF GETTING WET AND STILL NO RAIN.
THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT IS THEIR OWN AGENCY.
THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON GOVERNMENT.
SO THEY ARE A SEPARATE AGENCY AND THEY DO SOUTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN BEAUFORT COUNTY.
I THEY WERE PART OF THE COUNTY MARK.
AND I'M STILL GONNA SAY THERE'S NO RAIN.
IT WAS ALL JUST UNDER TWO HOURS.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
A HORSE BRINGING UP, I, LET ME JUST WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S NO, WE STILL HAVE SOME NO PUBLIC SERVICES.
THEY'RE PUBLIC PICKING UP, THEY'RE PICKING UP THE CONES.
BEFORE WE SIGN OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE PARADE JUDGES.
AND HE IS THE REAL DEAL AS A LOW CO COUNTRY FISHERMAN.
HE, UM, HE WAS TRAINED BY HIS GRANDFATHER WHO TAUGHT HIM HOW TO FISH.
READ THE MOON, THE WIND AND THE RIVER.
HE MOVED TO NEW YORK BUT HAD AN INJURY.
HE HAS, UM, HE HAS, HE'S AN AMPUTEE AND DID HIS ENTIRE COMMERCIAL FISHING CAREER WITH ONE LEG.
HE REMEMBERS DAYS WHEN HE WOULD PULL 125 CRAB POT CRAB POTS FROM THE WATER FROM TIM.
REAL QUICKLY, WE'RE FINISHING UP HERE.
UH, TAMMY LANE IS A FAMILIAR FACE AT THE BLUFFTON OYSTER COMPANY.
SHE'S WORKED THERE FOR TWO DECADES.
SHANNON COP COTT IS THE NEW EDITOR OF THE BL AND SUN, THE SUN TAKING OVER FOR LYNN HUM.
AND DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ, WHO TEACHES
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STUDENTS HOW TO FISH FOR KNOWLEDGE EVERY DAY IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK, FOR JOINING ME.
AND THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO JOINED US EITHER ONLINE, ON TV, OR IN PERSON.
KEEP AN EYE ON THE, UM, BCTV YOUTUBE PAGE.
WE'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO SEE THIS PARADE RERUN AND MANY OTHER MM-HMM.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL.
WE'LL, WE'LL BE HERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S IN INTERESTING.
RIGHT BEFORE WE WENT ON THE AIR, WE WERE COMPARING OUR DIFFERENT PHONES AND WHAT THE PHONE SAID.
MY PHONE SAID IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN AT NOON.
AND LOOK AT THAT DARK CLOUD RIGHT THERE.
WELL, ME, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.