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CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY.
AND WELCOME TO THE 2025 BLUFFED AND CHRISTMAS PARADE.
IT IS A COLD AND RAINY DAY, BUT SPIRITS HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER.
I'M MATT GOLDEN, AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU AROUND TO MEET SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR'S FLOAT.
NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PARADES IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR CHRISTMAS.
A GREAT TRADITION, AND THE WEATHER CANNOT KEEP THESE PEOPLE AWAY.
SO LET'S GO TALK TO SOME FLOATS.
WE'RE NOW HERE ON THE PARADE ROUTE.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? RAY TAYLOR.
AND YOU GOT A WHOLE GROUP HERE.
WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? YES, THIS IS ALL FAMILY RIGHT HERE.
SO Y'ALL GOT A PRETTY NICE LITTLE SETUP.
DO Y'ALL DO THIS EVERY YEAR? I TAKE IT? YES SIR.
HOW MANY YEARS HAS THIS BEEN, UH, GOING ON? ON THIRD? I BELIEVE SO.
ARE, UH, SO Y'ALL ARE ALL BLUFF AND LOCALS? YES, SIR.
AND, UH, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE PARADE? I WANNA SAY ALL OF IT, MY MAN.
YOU LIKE ALL OF IT? ABSOLUTELY.
Y'ALL SEEM TO ALWAYS LOOK LIKE Y'ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME.
IT'S A GREAT BLUFFING TRADITION.
ANYTHING, UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? UH, JUST STAY HEALTHY AND, UH, WE'RE, UH, I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT.
SAW MY FAMILY OUT THERE AND BEHIND ME, YOU KNOW.
CAN Y'ALL, Y'ALL GIMME A SHOUT UP BACK HERE.
A LOT OF GREAT HAPPY PEOPLE OUT HERE ENJOYING
SEE YOU AROUND AND HAVE A GOOD PARADE.
AND WE ARE HERE UNDER A DRY COVERING, WHICH HAS BEEN NICE.
UM, WE'RE HERE WITH REALTY ONE GROUP AND WHO WE GOT HERE.
AND Y'ALL GOT PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS OF THE PARADE I THINK I'VE SEEN ALL DAY.
SO WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING A BUSINESS RIGHT HERE ON THE PARADE ROUTE? OH, IT'S FABULOUS.
WE CAN BE HERE IN THE RAIN AND STILL ENJOY THE PARADE AND HAVE A RESTROOM.
SO IT'S A FABULOUS WAY TO WATCH THE PARADE.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE Y'ALL BEEN HERE? UH, WE OPENED THIS OFFICE THIS YEAR, BUT WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN THE PROMENADE AS WELL, AND ONE ON HILTON HEAD.
SO THIS IS KIND OF A NICE WAY TO BREAK IN THE NEW OFFICE.
SO, SO NOW, WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT THE PARADE? UM, MY FRIENDS ARE IN IT, SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THEM.
MY NIECE IS IN IT, MY SISTER'S IN IT.
I JUST LOVE SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL LIKE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.
IT IS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND I LOVE THE FACT THEY'RE SHOWING OUT, HAVING A GOOD TIME, EVEN WITH ALL THIS WEATHER.
YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY'S GOT THE NICE PORCH LIKE Y'ALL DO, BUT EVERYBODY'S OUT HERE HAVING A GREAT TIME.
WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL TALKING TO US AND I HOPE Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT PARADE.
WELCOME TO THE 54TH BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
I'M DEBBIE SPAN, I'M THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, AND I'M HONORED THIS YEAR TO HAVE ANCHOR REPORTER FROM WSAV, ANDREW DAVIS.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES EVERY YEAR FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
USUALLY I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF OLD TOWN, IN MIDDLE OF THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE D BUT THIS IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SEE PAST RICE BIAS INSTEAD.
AND IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PARADE IN, IN MY ABOUT 20 YEARS IN BLUFFTON.
THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD ONE THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS AN ENTRY.
I LOVE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE FIRST STEP.
I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.
SO, BUT THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT, DEBBIE.
YOU GUYS HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
AND IT ALL STARTED LAST NIGHT WITH THE TREE LIGHTING.
THE TREE LIGHTING IS ALWAYS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF DECEMBER.
AND THE PARADE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF DECEMBER AT THE TREE LIGHTING.
WE ANNOUNCED THE GRAND MARSHAL OF THE PARADE THIS YEAR.
HE IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BLUFFTON AND OPENED THE FIRST LAW FIRM IN BLUFFTON.
VERY, VERY WELL KNOWN AND IMPORTANT PERSON IN OUR AREA.
NO DOUBT IN THE ALL OF BLUFFTON, YOU SEE THE STREETS RIGHT THERE.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL STILL COME OUT AS THEY DID LAST NIGHT.
YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD CROWD CONSIDERING THE WEATHER, DIDN'T YOU? IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN YESTERDAY, BUT I SAW SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK THAT SAID IT IS STILL MAGICAL.
GO BRING YOUR KIDS, GET A PHOTO WITH SANTA.
LOOK AT THAT POURING DOWN RAIN.
WELL, THAT'S SNOW ACTUALLY, I THINK WHAT THAT IS, DEBBIE.
SO THAT IS A NEW ADDITION THIS YEAR THAT THOSE TWO STREETLIGHTS ARE STREAMING OUT FAKE SNOW.
'CAUSE SNOW COMES ONCE A GENERATION IN BLUFFTON.
BUT THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF ALL THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN BLUFFTON.
I LOOK AT MY NOTES HERE THAT YOU CREATED 2,944 TOTAL HOURS.
THAT'S A VERY SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU CREATED THERE,
SO I THINK THOSE HOURS ARE ABOUT TRANSFORMING BLUFFTON
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INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND.I'VE HEARD THE STATEMENT THAT BLUFFTON IS A HALLMARK MOVIE THAT HAS WANDERED INTO A NORMAN ROCKWELL PORTRAIT.
SOME PR PERSON WROTE THAT PROBABLY SO I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WOULD BE, BUT YEAH.
AND THEN SOME KID CAME ALONG AND, AND THREW A COUPLE OF WATER ON THE PORTRAIT.
WE USUALLY HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT PARADE AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE STREET.
I THINK I CAN COUNT 10 NO MORE THAN THAT.
AND I'M SURE THERE ARE LOTS IN OTHER AREAS TOO.
IT'S NOT JUST US HERE, THEY'RE ALL WATCHING AT HOME ON TV INSTEAD.
COMMISSIONING THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMFORTABLE AND WARM IN THEIR PAJAMAS, SIPPING THEIR COFFEE OR HOT CHOCOLATE ON THE COUCH.
WE ARE THRILLED THEY ARE HERE.
THE PEOPLE IN THE, WITH THE UMBRELLAS AND THE RAINCOATS ARE HERE.
WE'RE THRILLED THAT OF COURSE, ANDREW DAVIS IS HERE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO, WE HAVE SEVEN MINUTES LEFT.
IMPORTANT TO HAVE SANTA HERE NO MATTER WHAT.
HE COMES RAIN OR SHINE AS WELL.
HE'S KINDA LIKE THE POSTAL SERVICE THAT WAY HE'LL SHOW UP NO MATTER WHAT AND HE ALWAYS DELIVERS.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THE FABULOUS THINGS THAT BLUFFTON IS DOING WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS AND SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU GAVE US EARLIER TOO.
WELL TAKE A GUESS ON HOW MANY MILES OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IT TAKES TO TRANSFORM BLUFFTON INTO THE WINTER WONDERLAND.
GUESS 7,000 MILES, MILES OF LIGHTS.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE AN OVERACHIEVER ONCE AGAIN.
SO OUR DEPARTMENT CALLED PUB IN, IN THE TOWN CALLED PUBLIC SERVICES IS THE FOLKS THAT WORK ON THE DECORATIONS, THE PARKS, THAT KIND OF THING.
THEY HAVE SEVEN MILES OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HUNG ACROSS PARKS, BUILDINGS, GATEWAYS, EVENT SPACES, SEVEN MILES.
THEY HAVE DECORATED EVERY MAJOR TOWN PARK, WHICH INCLUDES OYSTER FACTORY PARK, WRIGHT FAMILY PARK, MARTIN FAMILY PARK, DUBOSE PARK, NEW RIVERSIDE BARN PARK, BUCKWALTER PLACE PARK, THE TOWN GROUNDS.
AND NEW THIS YEAR IS PUBLIC SERVICES.
AGAIN, MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE PARKS ALSO HAD IN THEIR SPARE TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHEN
WHICH WILL DEBUT IN THE PARADE.
THEY'RE ALL WORKING THE PARADE, SO THEY ARE NOT GONNA BE ON THAT FLOAT.
THE, UH, THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH WILL BE ON THAT, BUT JUST, I WILL CALL IT OUT.
AND GIVING THEM CREDIT FOR ALL THAT WORK THEY DID.
SO THEY'VE GOT TOO MUCH TO DO STILL AND STILL MADE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE ON TOP OF IT.
I THINK THEY DID THAT IN THEIR SPARE TIME.
SO I WANDERED INTO THEIR WORKSHOP AND I'M LIKE, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS GINGERBREAD HOUSE? IT IS SO ADORABLE.
BUT OTHERWISE, AND ACROSS THE TOWN WE OF COURSE HAVE UH, THE BIG CHRISTMAS TREE THAT WAS LIT LAST NIGHT, 30 FOOT LIVE TREE FROM NORTH CAROLINA AT MARTIN FAMILY PARK, HAS ALL NEW DIRECTIONS AND A CUSTOM TREE TOPPER.
THEY ALSO DID A NEW TREE AT THE RIVERSIDE BARN PARK, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST PARK.
AND THAT BARN IS OPEN FOR VENUES, LIFE EVENTS PROMS STARTING IN FEBRUARY.
DO YOU KNOW THE, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW RIVERSIDE BARN? IT LOOKS GORGEOUS OVER THERE.
I CAN'T WAIT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT, YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO TRY TO DO EVENTS THERE BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE SPACE SO MUCH AND WHAT YOU'VE CREATED TOO, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT IN AN AREA THAT WAS SORT OF THIS, IT WASN'T AN EYESORE AS MUCH, BUT IT WAS JUST A PLACE THAT PEOPLE GO, OH LOOK, IT'S A BARN AND NOW YOU'VE MADE IT INTO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL AND 37 ACRES THAT SURROUND THE BARN.
WE ALREADY HAVE 40 RESERVATIONS, PROMS, LIFE EVENTS, WEDDINGS, AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE SLAMMED.
YEAH, I KNOW CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.
I JUST DID THEIR EVENT A COUPLE, ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO.
THEY'VE ALREADY DECIDED THEY'RE GOING BIGGER AND BETTER NEXT YEAR AND MOVING OVER TO THE BARN.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT THEN IF I DON'T SEE IT BEFORE.
SO I LOVE IT THAT NEW RIVERSIDE BARN PARK IS THE TOWN'S LARGEST PARK AT 37 ACRES.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE THE NEW EVENT SPACE FOR PUBLIC EVENTS AS WELL AS PRIVATE FAMILY EVENTS.
AND I LOVE THE PLAY STRUCTURES, PLACES FOR KIDS TO PLAY TOO.
SO IMPORTANT WITH EVERYTHING WE DO KEEP THE KIDS IN MIND.
SO HAVE YOU TRIED THE ZIP LINE? I I HAVE NOT TRIED THE ZIP LINE YET OVER WAIT, WOW.
IT'S EARLY ALREADY AND I GOT THAT.
AND THEY WON'T LET ME ON THE PLAY STRUCTURES EITHER, BUT I RESPECT THAT TOO.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A FANTASTIC, IT'S
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FOR ALL AGES, ALL SKILLS.BUT I WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 1400 FEET OF GARLAND AROUND THAT PARK TOO, I SAW ON THE FENCE.
SO IF YOU'RE HEADED FROM HERE TOWARDS SAVANNAH, WHICH I'M SURE YOU HEAD TOWARDS SAVANNAH EVERY DAY, BASICALLY EVERY DAY ALMOST TO WORK AT WSAV, YOU'LL SEE THE 1400 FEET OF GARLAND THAT IS NEW THIS YEAR.
WELL, I LOVE THAT YOU CREATED A DIFFERENT WINTER SIDE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST MARTIN FAMILY PARK, IT'S NOT JUST HERE, BUT YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH THE WHOLE TOWN AND RESPECT THE LOVE OF, OF THE HOLIDAYS.
SO AMONG THE MANY REASONS WHY THE TOWN DEVELOPED THAT PARK, IS THAT AS A, IT IS IN THE NEW RIVERSIDE SECTION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS OF THE TOWN.
SO MOST OF OUR PARKS, MOST OF THE TOWN PARKS ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT PARK FOR BEYOND THE FEATURES BEYOND THE BARN IS THAT IT IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AREAS OF BLACKTON.
WELL, THE WHOLE TOWN IS GROWING SO FAST.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN JUST THE 10 PLUS YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AROUND.
EITHER YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH OR GOING THROUGH AND SEEING THE AMOUNT OF HOMES THAT ARE HERE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A GOOD WAY, YOU'VE REALLY WORKED ON TRYING TO KEEP THAT GROWTH AT A LEVEL THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT ALSO ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE WONDERFUL PLACE IT IS BLUFFTON, IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE THAT WE WORK ON EVERY DAY.
SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT TOTALLY PLEASED, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S THINGS WE CAN CONTROL AS A TOWN, THERE'S THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL AND PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THOSE LEGAL PARAMETERS.
BUT AGAIN, WE'LL ALWAYS BE A TOWN.
NEVER REFER TO BLUFFTON AS A CITY
WHEN PEOPLE SAY THE CITY OF BLUFFTON, YOU CAN HEAR EVERYTHING STOPS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE TOWN AND ATMOSPHERE.
BUT THIS IS WHY TIMES LIKE THE HOLIDAYS ARE SO SPECIAL TO WALK THROUGH OLD TOWN ALSO, OR GO TO THE BARN OR SEE THE TREE AT MARTIN FAMILY PARK AND JUST ENJOY EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE WEATHER WILL GET BETTER EVERY DAY.
NOT WELL LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME.
SO, UM, GREAT PLACE TO BE THOUGH.
I MEAN THAT'S WHY WE LOVE LI MEAN I LOVE HILTON THAT I LOVE LOVED IN THE WHOLE LOW COUNTRY BUFORT TOO.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY REALLY SHOWS OUT AT THE HOLIDAYS TO REALLY TRY TO PROVE TO EVERYBODY, HEY, IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE IN THE WINTER TOO.
I'M WEARING MY GRIT SWEATSHIRT.
I KNOW BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, MY HEART WILL GROW THREE SIZES THOUGH.
THANK YOU ANDREW, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN THE, AT THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING AND, AND JOINING US.
BUT IT'S SUCH A GREAT DAY AND I LOVE SEEING THE KIDS OUT HERE TOO.
RAIN DOESN'T STOP KIDS FROM DOING THESE KIND OF THINGS.
NO, AND WE HAVE THE, THE CROWD IS BUILDING, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT THE TENS OF THOUSANDS THAT WE USUALLY HAVE.
IT IS 51 FUN LOVING DEGREES RIGHT NOW.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE RAIN, ANDREW? THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
SEE, EVERYBODY THINKS I'M THE WEATHER GUY, BUT I, THAT'S NOT WHAT I DO.
I DO SEE SOME FLASHING LIGHTS COMING, WHICH IS THE GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY GETTING SOME OF THAT PARADE STARTED JUST A LITTLE BIT ON TIME.
IT WOULDN'T BE THE LOW COUNTRY IF WE WEREN'T AT LEAST 10 MINUTES LATE.
SO THE PARADE DID START AT TOWN HALL, WHICH IS BOUNDARY AND PRICHARD STREET.
IT HAS WOUND ITS WAY DOWN CALHOUN STREET.
IT HAS THEN TAKES A LEFT ON MAY RIVER ROAD.
WE ARE ON MAY RIVER ROAD RIGHT NOW.
THE JUDGE'S SECTION IS RIGHT NEXT TO US.
YOU'LL SEE THE RED CARPET AND THEN THEY GO DOWN TO THE BLUFFTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, TAKE A RIGHT ON PIN OAK AND END AT RED CEDAR ELEMENTARY.
BY THE WAY, SHE DID THAT ALL BY MEMORY, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
SO YOU CAN TELL SHE'S WORKED ON THIS JUST FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS.
NOW
SO, BUT I LOVE SEEING THIS MAY RIVER ROAD SO NICE TOO BECAUSE THIS IS AN AREA THAT CONTINUES TO GROW FOR, FOR EVERYBODY OUT HERE.
YEAH, I CAN SEE THE BANDS PLAYING ALREADY.
I HEAR SOME OF THE MUSIC, WHICH IS GOOD.
THE TOWN WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MARINE CORPS MARCHING BAND WOULD NOT BE JOINING US DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THINGS HAVE OPENED.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY ARE LEADING THE PARADE AFTER THEY LEFT IN POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, SO WE START AS WE ALWAYS DO WITH THE PARIS ISLAND BAND.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR, APPARENTLY.
BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE.
IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL MARINE CORPS BAND, BUT IT'S OUR MARINE CORPS BAND.
FROM PARIS ISLAND, THIRD ID, ET CETERA.
WE LOVE THEM AND SUPPORT THEM.
SO ANDREW, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME STRAIGHT.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING PAID.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU GOT POLICE OFFICERS HANDING OUT SOME LITTLE THINGS WALKING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD IN THEIR SANTA HATS.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THEM ABLE TO DO THAT INSTEAD OF THEIR DAY JOB.
BUT PART OF BEING A BLUFFTON POLICE OFFICER IS INTERACTING WITH
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COMMUNITY AND DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB OF IT.AS SOON AS THEY COME INTO VIEW, WE WILL LET THEM TAKE OVER THE SHOW.
WE ARE HONORED AS ALWAYS FOR THEM TO START BLUFFTON.
THANK YOU ISLAND MARCHING BAND STARTING THE 54TH.
I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THEM DOING THEIR DAY JOBS OUT THERE AND STILL ABLE TO PLAY THE INSTRUMENTS AND DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR OUR COUNTRY AS WELL AS HAVING SOME FUN BY PLAYING THESE.
AND MAYOR LARRY TUBER IS JOINING US WITH HIS WIFE ON THE GOLF CART COMING INTERVIEW.
AND HERE'S OUR GRAND MARSHALL ROBERTS VOX AS WELL HANGING OUT IN THE BIG TRUCK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS MES, HIS SON TABOR DRIVING FOR HIM THERE FOR THE BIG EVENT.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ROBERTS BOX.
HE WAS NAMED YESTERDAY AT THE TREE LIGHTING THE GRAND MARSHALL.
HE OPENED BLUFFS FIRST LAW FIRM IN 1978.
IT IS NOW BOX MARSHALL AND UND.
HE HAS SERVED AS BLUFFS MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND BEAUFORT COUNTY'S ASSISTANT SOLICITOR.
AND AS FOLKS KNOW A SOLICITOR HERE, HE IS A PROSECUTOR.
HE IS FAMOUS FOR BRINGING TOGETHER, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, INCLUDING HIS LEGENDARY TOWN WIDE CHRISTMAS PARTY WHERE HE IS FEATURED WHOLE HOGS, A WHOLE COW AND MOUNTAINS OF COLLARED GREENS.
HE IS KNOWN AS THE COLLARED CHEF AND HAS MADE PILES OF COLLARED GREENS FOR NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS EVENTS AND IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR.
EMILY BURDEN, OF COURSE, EMILY BURDEN VOX AS IT WAS TO SEE HER RIGHT BEHIND HER, HER DAD THERE AND TABOR AND ALL THE CREWS.
SO YES, SHE WAS JUST REELECTED LAST MONTH.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EMILY BURDEN FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.
SHE'S RUNNING AROUND CHECKING OUT FOR EVERYTHING.
SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING MOVES WELL.
LOVE THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE TOWN.
HIGHLY EFFICIENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
NOW RIGHT BEHIND THEM, ONCE WE'RE GETTING THROUGH SOME OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOU HAVE THE MAYOR PROM, DAN WOOD AS WELL, WHO'S RIGHT NEXT TO US IN THIS TRUCK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU GUYS TOO.
I THINK THAT'S THE WORD OF THE DAY.
I DON'T KNOW, A THOUSAND TIMES PROBABLY.
THE NEXT TWO HOURS WE'LL SAY IT A THOUSAND MORE TOO.
SO RIGHT BEHIND THEM WE WILL START INTO THE FLOATS AND UH, EVENTS AS THEY WERE WITH THE ONE LOVE CORVETTE CLUB.
ONE OF EVERYBODY'S FAVORITES TO SEE THE OLD ONES, THE NEW ONES, THE CELEBRITIES.
YOU SEE BRIDGET FRAZIER THERE AS WELL.
HEY BRIDGETTE, I OFFICIALS MERY CHRISTMAS BRIDGET DON'T WANT ALL THE COUNCILS COMING ONE BY ONE.
SO WANNA GET THROUGH THE DIGNITARIES FIRST.
AND THEN I GOT EXCITED TO SEE THE CORVETTES.
THEY'RE A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE THEY DO ONE ENTRY, BUT LAST YEAR THEY HAD ABOUT 40 CORTES.
LOOK AT FRED HAMILTON DRIVING HIMSELF FOR THIS ONE TOO.
YOU KNOW, HE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE OF PEOPLE.
HE WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2005 AND HE WAS REELECTED LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH WITH NO CHALLENGER.
YOU HEAR FROM THE CORVETTE NOW YOU CAN HEAR THE CORVETTE, YOU HEAR THE RUMBLE OF THE ENGINES.
SO THE GROUP IS CALLED ONE LOVE CORVETTE CLUB.
IT'S NOT FROM THE BOB MARLEY SONG THOUGH IT'S PROBABLY NOT.
BUT STILL THEY DO LOVE THEIR CORVETTES AND THEY LOVE THE PARADE EVEN MORE BECAUSE THEY CAME OUT AFTER THEY WASHED THEIR CAR, WHICH IS NICE.
THEY CAN'T UH, DROP THEIR CONVERTIBLE TOPS THOUGH BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S PART OF THE FUN WHEN IT COMES TO THE CORVETTES.
BUT YOU SEE A VARIETY FROM ALL YEARS.
OKAY, WE ONLY HAVE THREE CORVETTES THIS YEAR.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAD ABOUT 40 LAST YEAR.
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT STYLES TOO.
SO YOU GET A GOOD LOOK AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN TELL HOW THE WATER'S BEATING ON THE CARS THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY WASH THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ONCE A WEEK? OH AT LEAST.
SO RIGHT BEHIND THEM YOU SEE HIM THROWING OUT SOME CANDY.
SENATOR TOM DAVIS, ONE OF OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES.
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JUST GOT BACK FROM SWEDEN.HE'S WORKING ON HYDROFOIL FOR THAT.
COULD POTENTIALLY TRAVEL FROM THE BEAUFORT ST.
HELENA AREA DOWN TO THE HILTON HEAD, BLUFFTON AREA TO GET PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH.
WE'RE HOPING WE BEAT OUT FLORIDA FOR THAT ONE.
AND IT COULD BE A BIG, BIG PROJECT.
COULD RESULT IN HUNDREDS OF JOBS TOO.
TOM DAVIS NUMBER ONE, BILL HERB KERMAN SAYS HE'S NUMBER ONE RIGHT THERE.
SO THERE'S BILL HERB PERMAN, TON'S DISTRICT ONE 18 AND HAS SERVED IN THE STATE HOUSE FROM 2003 AND RIGHT BEHIND HIM, STATE REPRESENTATIVE WESTON NEWTON, ANOTHER ONE OF OUR FINE REPRESENTATIVES WORKING FOR THE LOW COUNTRY EVERY SINGLE DAY.
HE HAS SERVED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SINCE 2001.
I THINK WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE ONE LOVE CORVETTE CLUB HAS INFILTRATED THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE DIGNITARIES FOR A SPECIAL ENTRY IN THE PARADE.
HERE WE HAVE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION.
THEY HAVE HELPED PRIVATE LAND OVERS MANAGE FOREST AND SUPPORTS FOREST BASED INDUSTRY ACROSS THE CITY THAT WORKS YEAR ROUND TO PREVENT AND SUPPRESS WILDFIRES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR.
$23 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR OUR AREA SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT GREEN SPACE AND THE FOREST AND THE BEAUTIFUL AREAS THAT WE HAVE HERE MEAN.
THEY HAVE BROUGHT, OH WE GOT SMOKEY, SMOKEY SMOKEY'S HERE.
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS NEARLY 13 MILLION ACRES OF FOREST LAND, WHICH IS ACTUALLY 2 MILLION MORE COMPARED TO A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
SO DESPITE THE GROWTH AND THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESSES, WE, WE HAVE MORE OPEN SPACE OF FOREST LAND THAN WE DID A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING FOR IS THE MOST OPEN SPACE POSSIBLE HERE.
THE BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL ARMY JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS.
NOW THE ARMY J-R-O-T-C PROGRAM.
THEY'VE GOTTA MOTIVE, MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE BETTER CITIZENS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR.
SO ARE WE GOOD TO DO A QUICK PERFORMANCE HERE? ABSOLUTELY.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO A QUICK PERFORMANCE IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING PERFORMANCE HERE.
A ROBUST RUTH GROUP OF OUR YOUNG LEADERS.
FIGHT, FIGHT, GET A LITTLE RIFLE PERFORMANCE HERE IS I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN JUST A MOMENT.
I DO ALWAYS LIKE THE YELL LEADERS FOR, THESE ARE USUALLY THE SMALLEST PEOPLE OF THEM ALL.
THEY HAVE THE BIGGEST VOICE, THEY'RE LITTLE DYNAMITES.
THE COAST GUARD IS RIGHT BEHIND THEM HERE.
THE JRTC ABOUT TO PUT ON THEIR PERFORMANCE THOUGH COURT REQUEST PERMISSION.
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IT MAKES ME THINK OF UH, THE MOVIE STRIPES FROM BACK IN THE EIGHTIES WITH A LITTLE RAZZLE DAZZLE FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE.VERY GOOD FOR THE GATHERED CROWD.
AND THERE IS NOW A CROWD, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN STRIPES, GO WATCH IT.
BILL MURRAY BACK IN THE DAY ABOUT 19 80, 81, LONG BEFORE MOST OF YOU WERE BORN.
SO NOW WE HAVE THE US COAST GUARD DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM, THE AUXILIARY PATROL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER COPY TOO.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE COAST GUARD.
MERRY CHRISTMAS BRINGING THE BOATS BECAUSE OF COURSE THE BOAT'S IMPORTANT PART OF OUR WATERWAYS AND OUR LIFE HERE AND IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE ON THE WATERS MERRY.
I HAVE HEARD ANDREW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT PERCENTAGE IS, BUT BUFORD COUNTY I'VE HEARD IS 80% WATER AND THAT, YOU KNOW, AS THE CLO FRIES YOU COULD GET TO, YOU COULD GET TO PLACES BY BOAT QUICKER THAN YOU CAN BY CAR.
THAT'S PART OF WHY TOM DAVIS WAS TALKING ABOUT THE HYDROFOIL.
THEY'RE SAYING IT'LL TAKE YOU AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES FROM ST.
HELENA TO GET BASICALLY HERE, BUT THE HYDRO FLOW COULD TAKE 20 MINUTES.
BUT, SO WE'RE HOPING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT JUST HAPPENED THAT I DID THAT STORY THIS WEEK SO I GET TO TALK ABOUT IT AND SOUND LIKE I'M SMART.
THIS MAY BE THE CUTEST ENTRY OF THE PARADE AND THIS IS NEW.
WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ABOUT 40, 40 LITTLE DOTS AND DOGS DRESSED IN THEIR CHRISTMAS SWEATERS.
I THINK THAT NUMBER HAS PROBABLY BEEN REDUCED TO ABOUT TWO DOGS IN THEIR CHRISTMAS SWEATERS.
THE CUTENESS IS, NO, THERE'S MORE COMING RIGHT HERE THOUGH.
DON'T UNDERCUT THE DOGS HERE, DEBBIE.
THEY'RE ALL STAYING WARM LITTLE DOGS WITH THEIR SWEATERS ON PROUDLY CALLING THEMSELVES.
YOU READY FOR THIS? THE LOW RIDER OF THE LOW.
AND THE INFLATABLE GUY IN THE DOG COSTUME GETS EXTRA BONUS CREDIT FOR BEING OUT HERE ON THAT.
SO MOST LADIES THEY'VE EVER HAD AT ONE EVENT WAS 31, BUT THEY'RE TOPPING THAT TODAY.
THEY TAKE NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND HERE'S THE STUDENTS AND COACHES OF THE MAY RIVER BEAT BRAZILIAN JUUJITSU.
IT'S OWNED BY JOHN KIRKLAND, ONE OF OUR JUDGES TODAY.
STUDENTS AND COACHES LOVE ANY EXCUSE TO GET TOGETHER IN A SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
SO THEY SPEND PLENTY OF TIME TOGETHER ON THE MATS.
DRESSED AS A MARTIAL ARTS SANTA.
HE TEACHES EVERY STUDENT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF DOING HARD THINGS BOTH IN TRAINING AND IN LIFE.
AND WE ARE BACK HERE WITH A VERY FESTIVE FLOW.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? WE HAVE THE CULINARY TO THE SOUTH AT TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF LOW COUNTRY.
WE ARE THE CHEFS OF THE LOW COUNTRY AND THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING GROUP.
Y'ALL GOT A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH IS.
SO WE ARE A SCHOOL THAT IS OFFERING CULINARY DEGREES, MAKING A PASTRY AND HOSPITALITY DEGREES AS WELL AS CERTIFICATES.
UM, EDUCATING THE WORKFORCE FOR THE LOW COUNTRY AREA.
SO COME ON DOWN, CHECK US OUT.
THE SCHOOL'S OPEN WAS MADE IN 22, UH, EXCUSE ME, 2022.
AND YOU'RE THE DEAN OF IT, CORRECT? I'M THE DEAN OF THE CULINARY TWO SOUTH.
AND I HEARD THAT LAST NIGHT YOU WERE AT THE UH, TREE LIGHTING.
YES, WE HAD THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES WITH SANTA AND IT WAS AMAZING.
THE RAIN HELD OUT FOR US JUST FOR ABOUT THOSE TWO HOURS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DIDN'T GET THAT LUCK TODAY, BUT IT'S STILL GONNA BE A GREAT DAY DESPITE THE RAIN.
COME RAIN OR SHINE IF YOU HAVEN'T COME SEEN US.
WE'RE GIVING OUT COOKIES, MERINGUES AND COOKIES TO ER, EXCUSE ME, COUPON STORE AT CLIFF CAFE.
WELL THAT, THAT SOUNDS GREAT AND YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT PARADE.
THIS IS THE ADORABLE GINGERBREAD HOUSE THAT MY COLLEAGUES IN PUBLIC SERVICES DID TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
ANDREW, IS THAT NOT ADORABLE? I JUST DID THEIR EVENT.
THEIR FRIENDS WEEKS AT THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH ARE RIDING THE PARADE SINCE THEY ARE WORKING.
BUT LOOK HOW ADORABLE THAT GINGERBREAD HOUSE IS.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO DO THEIR CHARITY EVENT THE OTHER DAY.
THEY PUT ON A GREAT SHOW AND PUT ON SOME AMAZING FOOD EVERY DAY.
WE ARE ACTUALLY, OUR BUREAU IS INSIDE THE CULINARY INSTITUTE RIGHT THERE IN TON.
SO I'M NOT GETTING AS MUCH FOOD AS I THOUGHT, BUT IT MEANS I'M NOT GAINING AS MUCH WEIGHT AS I THOUGHT EITHER, SO IT'S GOOD.
SO, AND WE ARE HERE WITH PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE FLOATS I'VE SEEN.
UH, MY NAME'S AUSTIN PIERCE WITH BLUFF FISHING COMPANY.
SO TALK A LITTLE BIT, IS THIS Y'ALL'S FIRST YEAR IN THE PARADE? YES SIR.
AND WHAT KIND OF BOAT DO WE HAVE HERE? 'CAUSE THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE VESSEL.
I USE IT FOR INSHORE FISHING CHARTERS.
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INSHORE NEARSHORE.SO BLUFFTON, UH, FISHING COMPANY, Y'ALL ARE A CHARTER COMPANY.
WHAT ALL DOES THAT MEAN FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW? UH, WE PRIMARILY TAKE PEOPLE FISHING, UM, OF ALL SKILL LEVELS, ANYWHERE FROM KIDS TO EXPERIENCE ANGLERS.
UM, TAKE 'EM TWO TO SIX HOURS OR ALL DAY IF THEY WANT TO GO AND DO MULTIPLE DAYS, MULTIPLE BOATS AS WELL.
AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE KIND OF THINK OF FISHING BEING A SUMMER THING, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD TIME.
IF YOU CAN BRAVE THE COLD OR THE RAIN, THE FISHING CAN BE REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW.
AND AND IT ABSOLUTELY IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN BEAUFORT COUNTY IS JUST SOME OF THE BEST FISHING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.
AND IT'S YEAR ROUND, SO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TOURISTS GET TO FISH IN THE, IN THE SUMMERTIME AND ALL THE LOCALS GET TO ENJOY THE RED FISH AND STUFF IN THE WINTERTIME, SO IT IS GREAT.
WELL, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN BLUFFTON? CHRISTMAS IN BLUFFTON? UM, PART OF IT IS, LIKE YOU SAID, WE CAN BE ON THE BOAT ONE DAY AND IT COULD BE 75 DEGREES, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE COLD.
BUT YOU CAN KIND OF BOAT YEAR ROUND AND THERE NOTHING BEATS A CHRISTMAS BOAT RIDE.
WE KNOW YOU BRAVE THE WEATHER A LOT AND YOU HAVE TO BRAVE A LITTLE BIT TODAY, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD DAY.
EXCITED TO SEE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT.
LOUGHTON FISHING COMPANY IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
I LOVE THE BIG TRUCKS USING PALMETTO PEDIATRICS IS NEXT ON THE LIST HERE.
THEIR TITLE IS A GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS AS YOU CAN WELL TELL FROM A BEAUTIFUL GINGERBREAD HOUSE.
THEY'VE GOT SIX BOARD CERTIFIED PROVIDERS CARING FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE REGION.
IT'S BEEN SERVING OUR AREA SINCE 2002.
HOW ARE YOU? THE INFLATABLE GINGERBREAD MEN IN FULL EFFECT AS WELL.
IT'S A GOOD WAY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A RAIN JACKET JUST TO BE IN THE INFLATABLE COSTUME INSTEAD ONE NEEDS EVERYTHING JUST WICKS RIGHT OFF.
ONE NEEDS AN INFLATABLE GINGERBREAD COSTUME IN EVERY WARDROBE FUNCTION.
DISNEY'S HILTON, HEAD ISLAND FUNCTION AND FASHION.
DISNEY HILTON HEAD ISLAND RIGHT HERE CELEBRATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR.
IT REMAINS THE ONLY DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
BRINGING A LITTLE DISNEY MAGIC TO THE LOW COUNTRY.
SO MANY THINGS YOU FORGET, IT'S KIND OF BACK THERE.
IT'S TUCKED BACK IN HILTON HEAD, BUT MEANS SO MUCH, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY IS NEXT TO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
OF COURSE WE LOVE ALL OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES.
THE LIBRARY ON WHEELS BRINGS BOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS AND DVDS RIGHT TO YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS ONE SERVES THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND HAS BEEN SERVING FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
PATRONS CAN SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY, CAR, CHECK OUT MATERIALS, OR EVEN GET READING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF.
WE LOVE BEING OUT THE LIBRARY.
I MEAN, I SPENT MANY AN HOUR THERE, ESPECIALLY AS A YOUNG PERSON SEEING THAT.
AND THEY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES NOW AND DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE MEDIA, UH, WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH DV.
YOU KNOW, NOT JUST DVD BUT YOUR ABILITY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS.
AND THERE'S THE BUG GUY, THERE'S THE BUG GUY.
THE BUG GUY HAS BEEN SERVING OUR AREA FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, PROVIDING FULL PEST CONTROL, MIKE SERVICES AND HE IS A VETERAN AS WELL.
AND CHRISTMAS EVE UNDER THE STARS, ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT.
THAT'S COMING DECEMBER 24TH AT OYSTER FACTORY PARK.
A GREAT WAY FOR MULTIPLE CHURCHES TO GET TOGETHER AND WORSHIP FOR THE SEASON, WHICH I ALWAYS LOVE.
I SUPPORT THEM EVERY YEAR TRYING TO MAKE SURE I AT LEAST GET THEM ON TV SO PEOPLE KNOW AND THEY GET HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT.
BEAUTIFUL TO HAVE THAT CELEBRATION IN THE BEAUTIFUL CAR.
IS WHAT YOU'RE HEARING BEHIND US RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL LET THE VAN PLAY ALWAYS A TREE.
THE NEW BELOVED WORSHIP VAN, IT'S COMING INTO BEAUTY.
THEY WANNA WORSHIP TOGETHER, LEARN TOGETHER, AND SERVE TOGETHER.
DEBBIE SANTA CLAUS IS ACTUALLY COMING TO TOWN.
SHE'LL BE HERE TODAY, MULTIPLE SANTA MULTIPLES, BUT JUST BUT TO REPORT THE REAL ONES.
HE'S HERE BUT HE'S ALSO WORKING IN SOUTH THE NORTH, NORTH TOO.
SO REMEMBER THERE ARE A LOT OF SANTA HELPERS THAT ARE HERE.
MAY NOT BE THE ACTUAL SANTA BECAUSE HE'S GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THE LIMO SERVICE HERE OUT OF BLUFFTON.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS, THE LOCAL CHAUFFEUR SERVICE.
WE SHOULD HAVE SERVED CHAUFFEUR YOU HERE TODAY.
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT WOULD'VE WORKED FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF IMPORTANT THAT WAY.
SO WE CAN GET YOU A CHAUFFEUR AND
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BRING YOU AROUND ON PART OF YOUR CONTRACT FOR MY NEXT YEAR.I'M GONNA NEED THE FIRST AND PERSON SOUR SERVICE.
HHI BUILDERS HERE FOR EVERYBODY.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST SPRINKLING RIGHT NOW.
SO GOOD FOR MORE PEOPLE COME OUT BECAUSE THEY REALIZE IT'S NOT SORT OF THE DELUGE THAT THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE.
HERE'S THE GRIND ROASTERS AS WELL.
TOWING THEIR COFFEE CART BEHIND THEM.
COULD USE ABOUT THREE MORE CUPS OF THAT THIS MORNING.
I KNOW, BUT THERE'S NO MORE DRINKING BECAUSE YOU'RE STUCK UP HERE FOR TWO MORE HOURS.
I REMEMBER THAT RIGHT HERE IN BLUFFTON GRIND IS THE LARGEST COFFEE ROASTER IN THE LOW COUNTRY AND PORTING AND ROASTING ABOUT 2000 POUNDS OF COFFEE EACH WEEK.
NOW DEBBIE, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
ISN'T IT FUN FOR YOU TO SEE SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES GROW AND REALIZE THAT YOU WERE LIKE, OH YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT COFFEE CARD AND NOW SEE WHAT THEY'VE BECOME.
AND WE DO HAVE A VERY ROBUST BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL ABOUT BLUFFTON IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF, AGAIN, EVERY EVERY STORE HAS ITS PLACE, BUT MOST OF OUR ROBUST BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS MADE OF INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE CREATIVITY IN THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT THAN A, LET'S SAY A BIG BOX STORE.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT THE BEST PART IS THE RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE, WHICH ARE JUST SPECTACULAR, FANTASTIC NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AND AS WELL AS ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO GET THE THINGS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS TIME WHEN MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T GET THAT FROM A BIG BOX STORE INSTEAD.
BUT THERE'S THE, THE, THE ARTS AND CRAFTS, THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE MAKE OR THE THINGS THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO OUR AREA OF BLUFFTON HILTON HEAD AND BEYOND.
PEOPLE TAKING THEIR OWN CREATIVITY AND THEN MAKING A BUSINESS OUT OF THAT.
TAKING A LOOK HERE, YOU SEE SOME OF MY GR PEOPLE HERE, THEY'RE WITH ME TODAY, SO, ALRIGHT, LOOKING GOOD.
THIS IS EXTERMINATORS THE EXTERMINATORS DRIVING THE BOAT.
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE BUGS ON THE WATER AS WELL.
THIS COMPANY WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF THEIR SON, WHO UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY IN 2018.
A MEANINGFUL TRIBUTE CARRIED FORWARD THE WORK AGAIN, AS WE WERE SAYING, TAKING A MEANINGFUL OR A CREATIVE WAY.
CAN I PLEASE SEND, YOU CAN READ THIS ONE.
HELLO, THIS IS FINGER MELNICK BROOKS AND LABUS LAW FIRM.
THEY CLAIM THE MOST HANDSOME ATTORNEYS IN ALL OF BUFORT COUNTY.
THEY ARE VERY HANDSOME, THERE'S NO QUESTION.
ALL LEGAL STAFF APPEARING IN TODAY'S PARADE HAVE BEEN VOLUNTOLD TO TAKE PART IN THIS TRADITION.
AND THERE IS A LEGAL DISCLAIMER, ANDREW, NO ATTORNEYS WERE HARMED, COERCED, OR BILLED BY THE HOUR DURING THE MAKING OF THIS PARADE TRAINING.
ALRIGHT, SO HERE WITH ANOTHER FLOAT WHO WE GOT HERE.
SO Y'ALL, Y'ALL GOT A PRETTY NICE LITTLE LITTLE SHARK THEME HERE.
YEAH, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD GIVEN THAT WE'RE THE FINS.
SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO THE FINS ARE.
WE ARE A TEAM THAT STARTED IN 2006 IN THE HOPES OF GETTING KIDS INTO A MORE COMPETITIVE SPORT OF SWIMMING AND PROGRESSIVELY GETTING THEM TOWARDS COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL SWIMMING OR ANYTHING RELATED.
AND UM, WE'VE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.
WE'RE ABOUT TO REACH 20 YEARS.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A WHOLE RANGE OF KIDS OUT HERE.
YEAH, SO WE AVERAGE, UM, WELL NOT AVERAGE.
OUR RANGE IS FROM SIX YEARS OLD UP TO 21, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
AND UM, IT'S DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, DIFFERENT ABILITY LEVELS, DIFFERENT STANDARDS, DIFFERENT EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S JUST, IT JUST PROGRESSES 'EM THROUGH THE, JUST ALL THE WAY UP TO WHATEVER GOAL THEY HAVE.
SO IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE PARADE? NO, THIS IS OUR FIFTH TIME IN THE PARADE.
SO WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE BLUFFING CHRISTMAS PARADE? HOW MUCH IT CHANGES OVER THE YEARS, UM, GIVEN THAT THERE'S MORE AND MORE EACH YEAR AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S RAINING TODAY, THERE'S STILL MORE THIS YEAR THAN THERE WERE LAST YEAR.
AND SINCE BLUFFTON IS GROWING, ESPECIALLY IN THAT DOWNTOWN AREA, IT'S JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS MOVING AND GROWING.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH IT HAS CHANGED AND IT IS, IT IS A REALLY GOOD ATMOSPHERE OUT HERE TODAY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS COLD AND RAINY.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT BEFORE WE GET OFF? NO, I WAS JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE AND HAPPY TO SEE ANOTHER YEAR.
UH, AND HAPPY TO SEE SO MANY NEW FACES AND HAPPY TO SHARE IT.
A GREAT GROUP SPIRITED GROUP HERE WITH THE FINS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM IN THE PARADE.
HERE'S THE FINS SWIM TEAM AS WELL, WHICH IS PROBABLY GOOD WITH THE WEATHER TODAY.
THEY COULD USE THE SWIMMING IN THE, UH, TIME.
THEY'RE USED TO BEING IN THE WATER CANDY SO THEY LOOK GREAT IN THEIR SHARK COSTUMES.
THE THIN SWIM TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006.
IT OFFERS A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP SWIMMERS GROW INTO COMPETITIVE
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ATHLETES, WHETHER THEY CONTINUE INTO COLLEGE SWIMMING, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, OR THE ARM SURFACE.NOW WE GOT THE SWING FOUNDATION, SO WE ARE HERE AT THE POLAR EXPRESS.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? SO JUNIOR WAY, OUTDOOR EMPIRE AND LIZ WITH EZRAS.
SO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS FLOAT, WHAT, WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING AND, AND HOW Y'ALL CREATED THIS.
SO IT TOOK ME A WEEK TO DO IT.
UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, HAD SOME TIME AND WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE IT FOR THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE KIDS SOMETHING GOOD TO WATCH AND SOMETHING NICE TO WATCH.
SO WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISES DOWN THE ROAD.
SO THAT SOUNDS, THAT SOUNDS EXCITING.
SO IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE PARADE? YES, IT IS.
UM, WE ARE, WE'VE BEEN HERE PRETTY MUCH 30 YEARS IN BLUFFTON, SO IT'D BE NICE TO PURSUE JOIN IN IN.
AND AND HOW DID Y'ALL GET THE IDEA FOR A POLAR EXPRESS? WE WENT ON TIKTOK.
TIKTOK AND THEN WE BOTH CAME UP, LIKE HE CAME UP WITH, HE DID THE OUTLINE AND THEN WE DESIGNED IT.
SO WE JUST DID THE DECORATIONS ON IT.
SO DID WE BOTH DID IT TOGETHER.
SO WHAT IS Y'ALL'S FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE PARADE AND ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN GENERAL? OH, IT'S JUST FUN.
GIVING TO EVERYBODY AND JUST CELEBRATING WHERE EVERYBODY ELSE.
ALRIGHT, WELL THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT FLOAT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT AND HOPE Y'ALL HAVE A BLOSSOM TIME.
EH? THE TWO COME SMOKES COMES OUT.
THEY GOT THE SMOKE AND EVERYTHING.
WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING OUT HERE AND Y'ALL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT DAY.
UH, THIS IS OUTDOOR EMPIRE FIRST.
SO OUTDOOR EMPIRE, OUTDOOR EMPIRE, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE LAWNMOWERS LOG MORE MILES THAN THE AVERAGE JOGGER ON A BUSY WEEK.
THEY COVER MORE GROUND THAN A 5K.
THEY SAID THE FLOAT DIY MADE IT THEMSELVES DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE FAMILY FROM THE GROUND UP.
THEY'RE ONLY THE POLAR EXPRESS.
THEY'RE POLAR EXPRESS, ADORABLE DOGS.
GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY OUT HERE, SOME CANDY FOR YOU IN CASE YOU NEED THAT WHILE WE'RE HERE.
COME ON DEBBIE, YOU MIGHT NEED THAT LATER.
YOU'RE CRACKING UP THE UH, STAGE CREW.
THAT'S, I'M HERE TO ENTERTAIN.
WHO KNOWS IF THE FOLKS AT YOU'RE HERE TO ENTER INFORM.
I'M HERE TO ENTERTAIN AND HERE'S SPARK LIFE FOR EVERYBODY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SPARK LIGHTS.
GOOD MORNING IN THEIR TRADITIONAL PURPLE TODAY.
SPARK LIGHT HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES PROVIDING PHONE, TELEVISION, AND INTERNET SERVICES.
THEY'RE ALWAYS WORKING FOR YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THAT OR NOT, THAT'S, I JUST READ THINGS AND I SAY THEM LIGHTS.
SO TRYING TO REV UP THE JUDGES OVER HERE.
THIS IS A BLATANT ATTEMPT TO WIN OVER THE JUDGES.
I JUST WATCHED IT IN FRONT OF ME.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK OR NOT, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO CHEER DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE'S TABLE.
WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE RULES TO SEE IF THAT'S ALLOWED OR NOT.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THEY DO SIGN A, A FORM THAT SAYS NO DIRECT ADVERTISING, BUT, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT WAS JUST TO SELL THEM ON SPARK LIGHT TO TRY TO GET TO THE WINNING ONE FOR THE UH, FOR THE PARADE TODAY.
I BELIEVE THE JUDGES AND WE'RE HERE AT THE PARADE IS A GREAT HIGHLY SPIRITED PARADE.
SEEN A LOT OF BOATS OUT HERE, WHICH WE MIGHT NEED IF IT KEEPS UP RAINING LIKE THIS.
BUT MAN, THIS HAS BEEN A FUN MORNING SO FAR.
WE'VE GOT PLENTY MORE COMING UP AND LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT SPARK LIGHT COMING THROUGH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AFTER THIS.
ALWAYS A GREAT PLACE TO GO IF YOU NEED TO GET YOUR ANIMALS CHECKED ON AND WE WILL HAVE MORE EXCITING STUFF COMING UP.
LOOK SMILING AND HAPPY ABOUT THIS SO FAR.
THEY HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT JOB TO DO, JUDGE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS JUDGE ALL THESE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SPECIFIC CRITERIA, THEY, THEY PROBABLY GET A POINT FOR ENTHUSIASM.
HOW DO YOU PICK BETWEEN ALL THESE GREAT, GREAT FLOATS AND VARIOUS THINGS WE'VE DONE? THEY TAKE A LOT OF NOTES DURING THE BREAK.
HERE ARE THE LOW COUNTRY VETS.
THE DOG'S DOING A GREAT JOB DRIVING, SO HE'S REALLY A GOOD DRIVER.
MY DOG BARLEY ALSO WOULD BE THERE IF HE COULD.
LOW COUNTRY VET SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FOUR BRICK AND MURDER CLINICS AND A MOBILE CLINIC, WHICH I'M SURE WAS WAS THE ONE THAT JUST PASSED US.
THAT BRINGS VETERINARY CARE RIGHT INTO LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND HERE'S THE BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
THEY'RE CALLED THE TREE MENES TEAM, JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE.
SO, AND RIGHT THERE IT'S A BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THE HOME OF THE MUSTANGS, THE MUSTANGS GOTTA LOVE THE MUSTANGS.
I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE, THERE'S YOUR MASCOT RIGHT THERE.
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HE'S REPRESENTING BLUFFTON AND SKIING AT THE 2026 MILANO CORTINA OLYMPIC GAMES HEADED TO THE NORTH POLE TO TRAIN WITH SANTA AS WELL.AND THE ELVES WANNA SEE YOU STOP AND SHAKE IT.
EXCELLENT JOB LADIES AND MUSTY DON'T WANT TO ANDY.
AND WE GOTTA REPRESENT MUSTY B OUT.
FAB UP F MUST A LOOK AT THE TEAM USA HOLDING THE BARBELLS AS THEY GO.
I GIVE ALL THESE FOLKS CREDIT THE BANDS ESPECIALLY AND THE CHEERLEADERS.
THIS IS NOT THE BEST DAY TO BE OUT HERE, BUT THEY STILL HAVE SPIRIT.
THEY DO, THEY STILL HAVE SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND I LOVE THAT THEY'RE DOING IT.
AND IT'S ABOUT A THREE MILE RIDE.
IT'S A GOOD WALK FOR EVERYBODY.
MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL IS NEXT.
THE WINTER CHEER TEAM IN FRONT OF US.
I HAVE A FEELING THEY MAY PUT ON A LITTLE PERFORMANCE AS WELL.
12 AND A HALF HOURS OF PRACTICE EVERY WEEK FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY.
THIS IS WHAT THEY GET TO SEE AT THE BASKETBALL GAMES.
NOW WE GET TO SEE IT RIGHT HERE FOR US.
LOOK, YOU MAYBE WE D-R-R-D-L-R.
WE CK YOU JUST GOT, YOU JUST GOT, YOU JUST GOT ROCKS, RIGHT? JINGLE BELL ROCKED OFFICIALLY.
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES THAT THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S YES? YOU KNOW WHAT'S UP.
MAY RIVER SHARKS MAY RIVER SHARKS OVER THERE.
THE WINTER CHEERLEADING TEAM DOING THEIR PART.
I'M READY TO GO SEE SOME SHARK BASKETBALL.
SO SALON KARMA'S RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
SO GOOD KARMA FROM THE MAY RIVER TEAM AND SALON KARMA RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
THAT'S WHERE GO VOTED A BEST OF WHERE BEAUFORT COUNTY WINNER IN 2025.
IT'S GOT SOME GOOD HAIR, BEST HAIR SALON AND BEST PLACE TO WORK BOTH.
AND LOOK AT, YOU CAN TELL THEY'VE GOT ENERGY, THEY GOT HAIR TOO.
WE HAVE A WHOLE TEAM OF DINOSAURS PULLING OUR NEXT CART HERE FROM COAST.
COAST RAIN GATORS COAST BROKERED BY THE EXP REALTY IS LED BY TWO POWERHOUSE BLUFFING WOMEN.
AND THIS YEAR THEY SOMEHOW CONVINCED A TEAM OF RAIN GATORS TO PULL THEIR GOLF CARTS.
SO THEY WERE GATORS, NOT DINOSAURS.
I I DIDN'T SEE THEM WELL ENOUGH.
I I GOT IT NOW SO I SO RAIN GEAR OR RAIN WEATHER.
YOU'RE GONNA BREAK THIS DOWN TO THAT POINT FOR US IN CASE WE WANTED TO KNOW.
WE, WE JUST MISSED IN CASE ANYTHING WE MISSED.
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MISSED BECAUSE IT COULD BE RAIN GATORS OR RAIN GATORS AS IN RAIN DEER.BUT SOUTHERN SIBLING JUST PASSED US.
THEY'RE THE NEWEST MOBILE BARTENDING SERVICE, WHICH MAY BE HELPFUL, MIGHT BE NEEDED BY THE TIME WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS.
SO IT'S CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT RAIN GATORS THING TO ME ONE MORE TIME? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK RAIN GATORS, I GOT IT THE FIRST THREE TIMES.
SO, HEY, WE'RE HERE WITH THE BOOTCAMP.
WE CAN ALL GET SOME EXERCISE TODAY.
THE BURN BOOTCAMP OUT BLUFFTON, THEY OFFER 45 MINUTE GROUP TRAININGS.
THEY CAN ALSO SUPPORT FAMILIES.
THEY PROVIDE COMPLIMENTARY CHILD WATCH FOR MEMBERS DURING THE CAMP TIMES TOO.
THEY'VE BEEN A PART OF BLUFFTON COMMUNITY FOR EIGHT YEARS, DOING SOME BURPEES HERE FOR EVERYBODY.
I KNOW CHIEF BABITZ TELLING STORIES OUT OF SCHOOL HERE IS A BURN GROW.
HE'S A BURN GUY, HUH? YEAH, HE'S THERE ABOUT SIX DAYS A WEEK.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMING INTO VIEW AS THE OWNER OF BURN BOOTCAMP WAVE.
REALLY PROUD HILTON HAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IS NOW UP HERE.
THEY'VE BEEN PART OF THE LOW COUNTRY SINCE 1979.
MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF SERVICE.
THEIR FINE ARTS DIRECTOR JAMES BARRY.
WHAT, JUST THE OTHER DAY OVER AT THE JAZZ CORNER.
JUMPING IN ALONGSIDE HIS STUDENTS TODAY AS WELL.
SO PLAYING SOME FINE JAZZ AND CHRISTMAS DUNES.
HE'S A PERFORMER AND A TEACHER.
I LOVE THAT HE DOES A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING SO YOU CAN GO SEE HIM SOMETIMES AT THE JAZZ CORNER.
TODAY'S FLOAT ALSO FEATURES THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY'S EAGLE MASCOT AND VARSITY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.
AS YOU HEAR, OH, HERE THE CHEERLEADER'S GONNA PERFORM FOR US A GOOD ADDITION TO THE BLUFFTON AREA.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THEY MOVED THEIR BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS AND THEY CONTINUE EXPANDING AND GROWING OUT THERE TOO.
YOU CAN SAY THIS ONE, RANCHO EL ELTO, THE DANCING HORSE SEEN HORSE IS HE IS THE HORSE.
YOU SEE SANTA AND THE DANCING HORSES.
YOU'LL SEE 'EM ON YOUR SCREEN IN JUST A SECOND.
WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW TO TELL YOU WHAT WAS COMING UP.
VERY NICE, BEAUTIFUL, SUCH MAJESTIC ANIMALS.
IF WE CAN'T GET THE LIMO FOR YOU, MAYBE WE CAN GET YOU IN ON THE DANCING HORSE NEXT YEAR INSTEAD.
I WOULD LIKE THAT FROM MY HOUSE TO, FROM FROM YOUR HOUSE TO HERE.
JUST YOU AND THE DANCING HORSE.
I KNOW PEOPLE, I KNOW RANCHO EL KENTO, SO I, YOU KNOW, I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU.
SHOUT OUT TO OUR CAMERA PEOPLE OUT THERE.
THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE RAIN.
CRAIG HOLDING THE, THE UMBRELLA FOR TIM THE WHOLE TIME TRYING TO KEEP HIM IN THE CAMERA DRY.
SO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THOSE BEAUTIFUL SHOTS FROM THE STREETS YOU GET TO CHANCE.
UH, HE'S JUST GONNA GO, JUST START GETTING GOOSEBUMPS FROM US.
HE'S SWITCHING ARMS. THANKFULLY, WHICH IS SMART FAMILY PROMISE HAS BEEN HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE LOW COUNTRY SINCE 2008.
A WONDERFUL CAUSE THERE AS WELL.
I'VE HELPED THEM A COUPLE TIMES WITH SOME STORIES AND VARIOUS THINGS.
THIS IS THE BLUFF IN'S ONLY HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICE READY ENABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE LOW COUNTRY.
FAMILY PROMISE WALMART HERE ARE THE EMPLOYEES OF WALMART.
THEY'RE KNOWN AS REGION MARKET 29.
WALMART HAS BEEN SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS SAVANNAH, BLUFFTON, AND HILTON HEAD SINCE 1980.
AND BY THE WAY, I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEIR ASSISTANT MANAGERS FROM BLUFFTON AND HILTON HEAD ACTUALLY USED TO LIVE IN NORTH POLE, ALASKA.
SO THEY MAY HAVE A DIRECT LINE TO SANTA.
SO YOU MAY WANT TO CONTACT THEM TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET YOU UP TIGHT WITH SANTA.
WHAT THEY DO WITH THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HELP SPONSORS SHOP WITH A COP WHEN WE TAKE SOME CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND LET THEM SHOP FOR THEIR FAMILY CHRISTMAS.
IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT EVERY YEAR.
LOVE TO SEE THE SMILES ON THE POLICE OFFICERS FACES ARE JUST AS BIG AS THE, UH, THE KIDS THEMSELVES.
THE MARINE RESCUE SQUADRON HERE PLAYING US INTO SOME GREAT MUSIC FOR THE SEASON.
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NOW SAY THIS ONE THREE TIMES FAST.YOU VET FET YOUR VET AS WE'RE PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE TO THE GREATER BLUFFTON AREA FOR FOUR YEARS.
THE PRACTICE WAS STARTED BY DR.
JESSICA FORSTER, WHO SET OUT TO OFFER COMPASSIONATE, CONVENIENT, AND QUALITY CARE FOR PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
AND I'D LIKE TO STATE THAT ANY ANIMALS WE OWN ALSO AGREE WITH DR.
AND THEY HEARD IT SAYS IT'S A GOOD REMINDER THAT WHEN YOU SEE THE TRUCK, EVEN THE PETS DESERVE A CHRISTMAS TREAT.
YOU KNOW, WE HOURLY AS I SECOND SHOUT OUT FOR BARLEY, BUT HE DOES NOT EVER FORGET TREATS.
SO THE BEACH PATROL SOUTH BEACH RIGHT HERE.
MIKE WAGNER WEARING A HAT OF SOME SORT.
HE'S NOT A, HE MISSED, HE'S NOT A GOOD THROW AT ALL.
SO HE IS GOT TROUBLE THROWING.
SO, BUT ALWAYS APPRECIATE THEM.
EVERYTHING THEY DO TO HELP KEEP US ALL SAFE ON THE BEACHES.
AND YOU GOT THE CUB SCOUTS PACK 2 41.
SO THAT'S BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE LOW COUNTRY, I GUESS, ALONG WITH THE CUB SCOUTS.
AND NOW YOU HAVE TROOP 4 2 41 OF THE CUB SCOUTS OUT HERE AND ALL THE, WE ALWAYS LOVE THE ADULTS WHO HELP OUT EVERY DAY TOO, TO MAKE CUB SCOUTS A POSSIBILITY FOR THEM.
THEY HAVE A ROBUST PROGRAM DOING A LOT OF FIELD TRIPS.
I BELIEVE THIS GROUP OR A GROUP AFFILIATED WITH THEM WENT WHERE THEY GO NEW MEXICO AND HIKED A HUGE MOUNTAIN AND THEN HAD TO GET USED TO THE ALTITUDE.
OF COURSE LAST YEAR WE HAD STORIES ABOUT THAT.
BUT GIVING THESE CHILDREN WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES, VERY FUN.
THE BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA LIONS CLUB IS NEXT.
THUS THE LION MASCOT THAT IS WALKING DOWN THE STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THEM.
TRYING TO GAIN SOME FAVOR WITH THE JUDGES AS WELL.
I LIKE THE, UH, THE SETUP HERE.
EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR KONA ICE, ISN'T IT? EVEN WHEN IT'S A LITTLE CHILLY OUTSIDE.
THEY OFFER MORE THAN 70, THAT'S SEVEN ZERO FLAVORS WITH NEW OPTIONS ADDED SEASONALLY.
ALL FLAVORS ARE SMART, SNACK APPROVED AND CAN BE MADE WITH DYE FREE.
WELL AND EVEN BETTER, THEY'VE GIVEN BACK MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO LOCAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN 2024 AND 2025.
IT'S THE LOVING AND GIVING SPIRIT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN BLUFFTON.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT FLAVORED ICE DOES TO PEOPLE.
IS THAT WHAT
SO EAT FLAVORED ICE AND YOU GET MORE CHARITABLE OR EAT SOME EGGS INSTEAD FROM EGGS UP GRILL IN NEW RIVERSIDE VILLAGE, LORI AND GEORGE HUDSON, ONE OF OUR SUCCESSFUL, OH, SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU, YOU OFF.
THEY HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS AND THEY ARRIVE.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT NEW RIVERSIDE VILLAGE, LOCALLY OWNED BY LORI AND GEORGE HUDSON.
QUICKLY GET YOUR PUNS IN BEFORE THE NEXT FLOAT.
THEY ARE ECSTATIC TO BE IN THE PARADE WITH AN EXCITING PARADE ENTRY, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARY AND EXCELLENT AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
I KNOW YOU WOULD BE VERY SAD IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT.
GET THAT ONE IN SO HILL NET INSURANCE AND BROKERAGE THAT YOU CAN SEE THE INFLATABLE RIGHT THERE.
WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE FOR THE 10 YEARS OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND FARM BUREAU INSURANCE RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
I HEAR A GOOD COMING UP, ADDING SOME HOLIDAY SPIRIT TODAY IS MATT, LEADER OF THE PEACH PATROL BAND.
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I LIKE THE LEAD SINGER ALSO GOT INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BY DYING HIS HAIR WHITE FOR AT LEAST PUTTING LIGHT IN HIS HAIR FOR THE SNOW.HERE'S ONE OF THE FIRST SANTA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DASHING THROUGH THE BLUFF COMES FROM THE WOODBRIDGE COMMUNITY.
THEIR FLOAT HELD TOGETHER WITH ZIP TIES, DUCT TAPE AND PURE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
SOUNDS LIKE A 48 HOUR SPECIAL.
HANDS-ON CLASSES AND PRIVATE EVENTS, RIGHT TO YOU.
IT'S A GREAT FIT FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, TEAM BUILDING OR MORE.
WE CAN GET YOUR COMMERCIAL GAME UP A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE WORKING ON IT SO WE CAN MAKE YOU OVER SOME TEAM BUILDING.
TEAM BUILD SHOP, CRAFTY CRUISER, LEFT AND BULLDOGS YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER SQUAD.
GOT LOTS OF SPIRIT THERE AND CROWNS TOO.
AND EVERYBODY WALKING THIS BLUFFTON BULLDOGS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE FUTURE OF BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL AND MANY OF THE FOOTBALL TEAMS AROUND THE AREA.
WHO KNOWS? THERE COULD BE SOME GREAT CHEERLEADERS WHO GO ON TO FABULOUS THINGS AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL MOVE ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS TOO.
LAKES LIKE THOSE NOW IT'S THE BRIDGE CHURCH HERE TOO.
NOW SEE THAT GUY? WE GOT A SUIT COMING UP.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO SEE HIM, BUT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CHOIR LEADING TODAY'S CHRISTMAS.
CORAL IS JACOB, THEIR WORSHIP DIRECTOR.
I DON'T SEE A MICROPHONE THOUGH.
TEENS FOR HEALTHY YOUTH, RIGHT BEHIND THEM AS WELL.
ALL PART OF THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRAM.
THIS IS ANOTHER GROUP PERFORMING FOR FUTURE LEADERS OF THE LOW COUNTRY.
THEY'RE ACTIVE AT FIVE LOCAL HIGHS PLUS HILTON HEAD, BAY RIVER CROSS SCHOOLS, AND HILTON HEAD ACADEMY.
AND THE HAYWARD HOUSE MUSEUM RIGHT BEHIND THEM, THE OLDEST ANTEBELLUM HOME IN BLUFFTON.
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY OFFER FREE TOURS FOR EVERYBODY.
THE MUSEUM IS OPERATED BY THE HISTORIC BLUFFTON FOUNDATION AND YES, THE BUILDING SURVIVED THE 1863 BURNING OF BLUFFTON.
ONLY A FEW BUILDINGS IN BLUFFTON JUST PASSING BY US A MOMENT AGO.
IN THAT CAR THAT YOU JUST SAW WAS DR. FRANK RODRIGUEZ TO BEAVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
HE WAS THE 2025 SOUTH CAROLINA SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. RODRIGUEZ GREEN COAST LANDSCAPING.
OH, VERY NICE FLOAT WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUND DOG.
THEY ARE A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS.
THE OWNER WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.
A PROUD MEXICAN AMERICAN WHO LOVES HIS WORK AND FOLLOWS FOOTSTEPS.
TODAY'S PARADE ENTRY FEATURES THE FIRST, SECOND GENERATIONS WITH HOPES OF A THIRD GENERATION JOINING THE BUSINESS IN YEARS AHEAD.
I HOPE THAT WORKS TO KEEP IT GOING.
SO SOME BEAUTIFUL, OH, THE TRUCKS LOOK GREAT.
BOY, THE MONEY THAT THEY SPENT, BUT THEY'RE WORTH IT TODAY.
I FEEL COLOR IN THE TIRES RIGHT HERE.
YOU GOT THE PURPLE UNDER IT TOO.
THEY'RE THE AUTO, AUTO DETAILING SERVICE BASED RIGHT HERE IN THE LOW COUNTRY.
HOW DO THEY GET UP THERE? A LADDER VERY CAREFULLY.
WHICH ONE? WHICH WAS THE ANSWER TO THAT?
I LOVE THE WAVES AND THE HAPPINESS FROM EVERYBODY.
THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF WEATHER THAT'S GONNA STOP ANYBODY FROM HAVING A GOOD TIME TODAY.
BLUFFTON SHOWS UP AND SHOWS OUT AT THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TAKING A PICTURE.
THERE'S MARTINA SEAMLESS GUTTERS COMING INTO VIEW ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT AND TCL OF THE LOW COUNTRY RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
WE SAW THE CULINARY INSTITUTE.
THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE, OF COURSE, THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE LOW COUNTRY IN BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON AS WELL AS HAMPTON AND THE CULINARY INSTITUTE ITSELF.
LOVE TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE CREATING.
THIS IS HOW OUR RESTAURANTS ARE GETTING A LOT OF OUR PEOPLE ALONG WITH OUR NURSES.
UH, PRETTY INCREDIBLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO AND HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY'RE PLACING IN OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW IN A VARIETY OF THINGS.
AND MORE AND MORE STUDENTS ARE LOOKING TO THAT TECHNICAL SIDE MAYBE INSTEAD OF COLLEGE AND REALIZING THAT THEY CAN MAKE A GREAT CAREER AND A GREAT LIFE RIGHT HERE.
TCL IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THEN OF COURSE FEEDS INTO OUR ROBUST BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
SO A VERY IMPORTANT PARTNER IN KEEPING OUR ECONOMY HEALTHY.
AND SPEAKING OF STAYING HEALTHY, HOW ABOUT YOU FOR MEMORIAL, THEY'RE ALWAYS HERE TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY.
BEEN SERVING THE LOW COUNTRY SINCE 1944.
THE BLUFFTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
I WAS JUST THERE FOR THEIR TOPPING OFF ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 26.
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EH, MAYBE JANUARY WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED.THEY SAID MERRY MARCHING WITH THEM TODAY ARE FAMILIES AND YOUNG PATIENTS FROM HEALTHLINK FOR CHILDREN, NEWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC REHAB FACILITIES IN BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORD AND CROSS SCHOOLS.
STARTED WITH JUST A FEW STUDENTS IN 1998.
NOW THEY'RE GROWN TO MORE THAN 700 WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED.
IT'S RIGHT OVER AROUND BUCKWALTER PARKLEY, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF LEPTONS GROWTH THERE.
OF COURSE, THEY ARE THE STING RAYS AND VERY PROUD TO BE OUT THERE.
NOW THIS JUST MAKES ME HUNGRY, DEBBIE, AS ALL THIS DOES.
SEEING THE GIRL SCOUTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY.
IT'S NOT, OH, IT'S TIME FOR GIRL SCOUT HOLIDAY COOKIES.
THEY SAID SO THEY SHOULD DO PRE-ORDER FOR 'EM.
THEY, THEY SHOULD DO 'EM ON THE SPOT.
I THINK THEY COULD MAKE MILLIONS ON THIS PARADE ROUTE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE GET READY.
IT'S TIME FOR GIRL SCOUT HOLIDAY COOKIES.
DO THEY HAVE HOLIDAY COOKIES? I, I WANT TO KNOW NOW.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY DO AND I WANT SOME IMMEDIATELY.
MARCHING WITH US TODAY ARE GIRL SCOUTS FROM BLUFFTON, HILTON HEAD, BEAUFORD AND THE OT AREAS.
GRINCH IS HERE FOR THE PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY.
HE'S HERE FOR A LOT MORE THAN THAT THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, HERE'S A FUN FACT ABOUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1976, IT JUST HAD ONE EMPLOYEE.
THAT EMPLOYEE WAS THE SHERIFF.
TODAY THERE'S 300 DEPUTIES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND THANKS TO THEM FOR ALL THEIR SERVICE AS WELL.
FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR US EVERY SINGLE DAY.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE, WE JUST, THEY'RE ROLLING HERE.
EVERYBODY'S MOVING PRETTY QUICK.
SO, AND WE ARE HERE WITH ANOTHER PARTICIPANT IN THE BLUFFTON CHRISTMAS PARADE.
AND WHERE, WHO ARE YOU WITH? I'M THE BLUFFTON BOBCAT STATE CHAMPION CROSS COUNTRY TEAM.
THE BLUFF AND BOBCAT STATE CHAMPION.
SO, UH, WHEN DID Y'ALL WIN STATE? HOW LONG AGO HAS THAT BEEN? UM, SO WE WON IN NOVEMBER, LIKE THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
SO YEAH, I IMAGINE SO WAS, WERE Y'ALL ALREADY PLANNING TO DO THE PARADE OR WAS THIS ONLY A WINNERS GET THE PARADE TYPE THING? WELL WE WON LAST YEAR TOO AND WE DID THE PARADE AFTER WE WON.
SO I THINK THIS WAS LIKE JUST IF YOU WIN SO
SO, UM, SO I SEE YOU GOT A LOT OF YOUR TEAMMATES.
IT'S A COLD, RAINY DAY, BUT I KNOW WITH CROSS COUNTRY Y'ALL ARE USED TO THIS.
IT'S, I DON'T EVEN THINK IT'S THAT COLDS NOW.
THEY WERE SAYING YOU'RE THE CAPTAIN.
SO HOW EXCITING WAS IT TO BE THE CAPTAIN GET TO LEAD THE TEAM FOR A STATE TITLE? UM, IT WAS LIKE, IT WAS PRETTY REWARDING.
THIS IS MY LAST YEAR 'CAUSE I'M A SENIOR SO IT KIND OF FELT LIKE ALL OF OUR HARD WORK FOR LIKE THE PAST FOUR YEARS HAVE REALLY PAID OFF.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? UM, GOING TO COLLEGE SOMEWHERE.
PROBABLY EITHER USC OR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
UH, TWO PRETTY GOOD SEC CHOICES.
AND UH, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT THE PARADE AND JUST ABOUT CHRISTMAS AND BLUFFING? UM, I THINK MY FAVORITE PART OF THE PARADE IS JUST GETTING TO SEE LIKE ALL THE COMMUNITY COME OUT TOGETHER AND GETTING TO SEE LIKE, UM, EVERYONE JUST REALLY LIKE JOY FILLED TIME.
WELL WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO TALK TO US AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND ENJOY THE PARADE.
THIS IS THE BRUTON HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM.
NOT RUNNING BUT WALKING, BUT THEY ALL HAVE THEIR MEDALS VERY PROUDLY FROM STATE TITLES AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE WON IN THE PAST.
I'M NOT RUNNING ANYTIME SOON UNLESS SOMEONE'S CHASING ME.
THAT'S REALLY THE RULE THAT I HAVE ANYMORE.
SO THERE COMES A POINT WHEN ONE EVOLVES, NOT AGES, BUT EVOLVES THAT OUR KNEES HAVE OTHER PLANS.
AND THEY'VE DECIDED RUNNING MAY NOT BE IT.
SO ACES PLUMBING, FAMILY OWNED AND VETERAN OPERATED FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
THEY WANNA SERVE WITH BOTH HONOR AND HEART THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GET YOUR DANCING SHOES ON HERE FOR US.
DEBBIE, WHO'S RIGHT BEHIND ACE PLUMBING IS THE OKEE YOUTH BALLET.
I KNOW YOU WERE PROBABLY A BALLERINA BACK IN YOUR DAY BACK IN THE DAY.
YOU DON'T BALLET MUCH ANYMORE.
WHEN I WAS WHAT'S THE ELTON UH, WHAT'S THE UH, ELTON JOHN SONG? UH, SOMETHING.
I'M NOT BITTER THAT I'M NEITHER ANYMORE.
SO THESE ARE BUT YOU, THIS GROUP GO AHEAD.
UH, THIS GROUP, THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL FIRST OF ALL, BUT THEY ALSO HELPED THE TOWN DO A BALLET AND BRUNCH EVENT IN THE PARK AT BUCK WALTER PLACE LAST YEAR.
THEY CAN DO, THEY'RE DOING THE NUTCRACKER NEXT SATURDAY AT THE CREATIVE CHURCH.
SO YOU WANNA SEE THAT TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
THESE ARE THE CHARACTERS FROM THE LAND OF THE SWEETS, INCLUDING THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY SNOW QUEEN DO DROP CIARA CLARA AND THE NUTCRACKER CIARA IS A SINGER MARY TO
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RUSSELL WILSON NOT HERE TODAY IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING.THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR IS TO TRY TO BRING YOU THESE IMPORTANT NUGGETS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TOWN OF BL.
AND THERE'S A NUTCRACKER QUESTION.
I'M HERE FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON THAT I'VE CREATED BRIGHT MINDS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
WHAT IS THAT ONE MISSION, ANDREW? SUPPORTING LEARNING WHAT OR BUILDING STRONG READERS.
SO YEAH, THEY DO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR READING AND MATH SKILLS THROUGH FOCUSED, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING.
SEE THE PROBLEM IS, I I READ ONE PARAGRAPH AHEAD.
THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE.
BRING IN THE POOLS AND THE SNOW TODAY.
THIS IS THE TIME TO PLAN TO BUILD THE POOL IN YOUR BACKYARD AND THE HOT TUB TOO.
YEAH, I BOTH OF THEM WORKED TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
THEY ARE TRULY IN THE HEART OF BLUFFTON WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY ALSO, SORRY, I WAS JUST GONNA GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THE STAGE, BUT THAT'S TOMMY'S TOWING.
BUT THEY DO HELP US EVERY DAY ON THE ROAD.
MOORE'S GARAGE AND TOWING, DOING A GREAT JOB.
LOVELY TREE ON THE BACK THERE TO MAKE SURE, HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO TOW ANYBODY TODAY.
THAT'S REALLY THE GOAL WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS.
THEY'RE LOCATED ON MAY RIVER ROAD.
THEY ALSO DO OIL CHANGES AND TIRE REPAIRS RIGHT BEHIND THEM.
MORRIS IS STOPPING AS IT HAS A TENDENCY TO PROTECT, TO MAKE SURE GET THOSE CARS UP THERE.
BUT NOW WE ALSO HAVE GEAR HEADS GARAGE RIGHT BACK THAT BEHIND THEM.
SO THE GEARHEAD GARAGE, LOCALLY OWNED AUTO REPAIR AND SALES BUSINESS.
THEY MAKE ALL MAKES AND SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS KEEP LEFT AND ROLLING ALL YEAR ROUND.
THE THEME IS CARL THE DRIVER AND ALSO THE GRINCH BECAUSE HE'S APPARENTLY STOLEN CHRISTMAS.
WHEN YOU PUT IT IN FRONT OF US, WE'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THIS.
CURRY FAMILY BAND BRANDS COMING UP THE CURRY CHRISTMAS DRAIN.
YOU'VE GOT SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS.
GOOD TO SEE MRS. CLAUS UP THERE AS WELL.
IF YOU SEE ONE OF THEIR MIXER TRUCKS AROUND TOWN, IT PROBABLY MEANS A BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY SOMEWHERE IN BLUFFTON.
THAT'S A BIG TRUCK TOO TO DO THOSE.
AND WE HAVE ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION GOING AROUND ON THE CURRY CREEK RIGHT HERE.
THE COLORS VERY BRIGHT AND SHINY FOR EVERYBODY FOR THE PARADE.
REMEMBER THAT LIVE TREE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT? I SAW IN HERE 185 HOURS OF WORK BY TOWN STAFF.
WANNA MAKE SURE TOWN STAFF GET CREDIT THAT THEY ARE DUE FOR THE TREE THAT IS, THAT WAS THE TREE LIGHTING ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN TREE AT MARTIN FAMILY PARK.
LOW COUNTRY PAVER RIGHT HERE WITH ANOTHER VERSION OF THE GRINCH AND SANTA PUT ON A COUPLE POUNDS I BELIEVE HERE.
HE GOT SHORTER TOO, BUT HIS LITTLE HEAD'S SO TINY.
THERE'S OSCAR THE GROUCH COMING UP AS WELL IN HIS TRASH CAN FOLLOWED BY THAT LOW COUNTRY PAVER.
NOW YOU SEE THE LITTLE SANTA THERE.
SO THE PAVER CURRY CREEK, THEY'RE ALL UNDER THE FURRY FAMILY BUSINESSES.
BUT I MEAN YOU WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TOWN STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE.
FIVE FULL WORK WEEKS IT SAYS OF CLIMBING WIRING, CHECKING LIGHTS AND BALANCING ORNAMENTS.
ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE WHAT EVERYTHING LOOKS HERE.
PUBLIC SERVICES, BLUFFTON OWN TEAM OF HOLIDAY ELVES.
IT SAYS WE, IF I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, WE LOVE DECORATING THE TOWN.
IT'S A LOT AND WE ARE TIRED AND WE'RE READY TO DO OUR OWN SHOPPING BY THE END OF THIS PARADE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU STILL GOT THREE MORE WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS TO ENJOY IT.
NOW SEE THAT'S THE BEST PART IS IF YOU GET DONE EARLY, YOU CAN DO IT.
IT'S LIKE PUTTING UP THE TREE AND THE DECORATIONS.
NOW YOU CAN ENJOY THEM FOR A FEW WEEKS.
YOU DO NEED TO FIT IN A NAP SOMEWHERE.
YES, PROBABLY A NAP FOR YOU WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
THERE'S BEAUFORT COUNTY EMS AS WELL.
REMEMBER THEY'RE DOING THEIR FOOD DRIVE ALL THE WAY UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH.
GINGER MARSHALL AT THE HELM OF THAT.
SO YOU CAN DROP IT OFF AT THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, I BELIEVE.
UH, VARIOUS SPOTS IN BLUFFTON AS
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WELL AS THROUGHOUT BEAUFORT.BLUFFTON, INCLUDING THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THERE ARE VARIETY AND THERE'S OUR FIRE DISTRICT RIGHT BEHIND THERE.
VARIETY OF SPOTS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE THIS YEAR WE'RE NOW WITH A LEFT IN TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS WE'RE ENDING CLOSE TO THE END PARADE.
MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE WE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH AND SPARKY'S HERE TO MAKE SURE HE THE MASK OFF.
DON'T WE GET TO SANTA MRS. SOMEWHERE IN THERE TOO.
OR SPARKY'S GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT OUT EITHER WAY.
SO SPARKY SPARK, THANK YOU TO FIREFIGHTERS AND HAVE LEFT TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT KEEPING US SAFE AND FOR GOING AROUND TO NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SANTA THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
THERE'S SANTA RIGHT THERE AND MRS. CLAWS INSIDE THE TRUCK AND SANTA ON TOP OF THE TRUCK.
LOOK, SANTA'S GOTTA STAY DRY TOO.
HE'S, HE CAN'T GET SICK IN THIS SEASON.
MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE BLUFFTON SERVICES DEPARTMENT, A STREET CLEANER HAS ENDED THE PARADE.
A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT TO TOWN COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS PARADE IS THEIR ANNUAL GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY.
HONESTLY, IT'S BETTER THAN SO.
SO THANK YOU TOWN COUNCIL FOR DOING THIS AND PUTTING THE BUDGET TO TOWN STAFF, INCLUDING THE BLUFFED POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM, WHICH DECORATES THE WHOLE TOWN.
CARRIE GUZMAN, OUR STAGE DIRECTOR, LINDY SEMINO AND ALL HER CREW FOR EVENTS AND VENUES.
TOMMY'S TOWING FOR DELIVERING THE STAGE AT SUNRISE.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A BROADCAST FROM
THANK YOU ANDREW DAVIS FOR BRINGING THE FUN AND KEEPING THE BROADCAST TRACK TO BE HERE ON TRACK.
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MARK ROBERTSON, LONGTIME VOICE OF 98.7 THE RIVER NOW ENJOYING RETIREMENT.
AND I BELOVED CO-ANCHOR OF THIS BROADCAST FOR MANY YEARS.
WISHING MARK ALL THE BEST WISH HE WAS HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
WE DO HAVE A THIRD BIKE IN CASE HE WANTS TO JOIN US.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS WHOLE BROADCAST COME TO LIFE.
WHETHER YOU'RE WET ON THE STREET OR HOME, COMFORTABLE WARM WITH COFFEE OR HOT CHOCOLATE, THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SO SPECIAL.
IT'S ALL THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND THE HAPPINESS AND THE JOY, THE SMILES ON EVERYBODY'S FACES, BOTH ON THE STREET AND IN THE PARADE ROUTE.
SO, AND ANDREW, YOU MAKE ME SMILE.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AT THE 55TH BLUFFING CHRISTMAS PARADE.
HOW ARE MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEETHEART? MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND WE JUST FINISHED UP THE 2025 BLUFFING CHRISTMAS PARADE.
HOW WAS IT HOSTING THIS YEAR? IT WAS GREAT.
I HAVE
MARK ROBERTSON'S BEEN DOING IT FOR THE PAST HANDFUL OF YEARS BEFORE.
SO I WAS THRILLED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SUCH A PROFESSIONAL WITH ME.
YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER DIDN'T STOP ANYBODY.
EVERYBODY HAD A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
THEY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
YOU SAW THE FLOATS GO BY OR THE TRUCKS OR ANYTHING THEY HAD.
IT'S REALLY SEEING EVERYBODY GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF THINGS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT, OH THE RAIN'S GONNA KEEP AWAY.
WE HAD A CROWD AND WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO LOVED IT.
SO IT WAS THE BEST PART OF IT TO ME.
YEAH, AND THERE WERE SOME REALLY GREAT PERFORMANCES.
I KNOW WE HAD A FEW FLOATS WITH SOME LIVE MUSIC, A COUPLE OF THE MARCHING BANDS.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST A REALLY NEAT THING TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT CREATIVITY OUT THERE.
I THINK DEBBIE AND I WILL COME UP WITH OUR OWN CHEERLEADING ROUTINE FOR NEXT YEAR, IS WHAT WE'LL PROBABLY DO SINCE I SAW MAY RIVER AND BLUFFTON.
MM-HMM
I MEAN ALL THE PERFORMANCES, BUT THE, IT'S ALL THE GRINCH PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE WERE DRESSED UP IN THE INFLATABLES.
SO LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
A LOT OF GINGERBREAD HOUSES THIS YEAR.
A LOT OF INFLATABLE GINGERBREAD.
I JUST WANNA SAY A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE.
A LITTLE RAIN IS NOT GONNA SCARE THEM AWAY, BUT IT SHOWS THE RESILIENCE OF THE BLUFF IN SPIRIT.
AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD IN THE RAIN AND PERFORMED IN THE RAIN.
AND YOU GUYS HERE AT BCTV TOO, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS WITH A LOT OF RAIN COMING DOWN ON YOU TOO.
SO, AND YOU GUYS HAVE THE WIRES.
WE WERE UNDER THE TENT SO WE WERE REALLY LUCKY THAT WAY.
BUT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING ABLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, HOST THIS EVENT AND KIND OF SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW, WHO ARE ABLE TO WATCH IN.
I KNOW WHEN WE GET THE NUMBERS LATER, I'M SURE IT'LL BE AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE WATCHED ONLINE.
IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF OUR MOST WATCHED THINGS OF THE YEAR.
SO I THINK SOMEBODY FROM YOUR TEAM SHARED THE NUMBERS.
WE GET ABOUT 3000 LIVE VIEWERS ON A SUNNY DAY.
SO I THINK THIS SERVICE, SO THANK YOU BEAUFORT COUNTY TV FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE THIS SERVICE HELPS PEOPLE TO SIT ON THEIR COUCH IN ANY WAY THEY WANT IN TERMS OF PAJAMAS OR DRINKING THEIR COFFEE OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND HAVING THE CHOICE TO EITHER COME OUT AND STAND IN THE RAIN OR STAY AT HOME AND CELEBRATE BLUFFTON,
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CELEBRATE THE LOW COUNTRY IN GENERAL.BUT WE LOVE BLUFFTON AND EVERYTHING THAT IT HAS TO OFFER.
SO IT'S A GREAT CHANCE FOR ME TO COME OVER HERE AND DO THIS, THIS AND ENJOY IT WITH DEBBIE A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS A SPECIAL COMMUNITY, A SPECIAL COUNTY.
AND DEBBIE AND ANDREW, WE THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING OUT HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE HOLIDAY FUN THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
WE, I'M ALREADY EXCITED FOR IT.
OBVIOUSLY RAIN OR SHINE, WE ONLY CANCEL THE PARADE ON THAT FIRST SATURDAY IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, UNSAFE DUE TO LIGHTNING.
SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS RIGHT NOW.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET, GET READY.
MAYBE WE'LL GET, UH, WE'LL GET NEW JACKETS.