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From the Island Packet

Get ready to put your eyes to the sky this weekend for the Beaufort Marine Corps air show featuring the Blue Angels. This year’s show promises to be a can’t-miss event as it is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps. With over 10 different aircraft performing, skydivers, a kids zone, monster trucks, helicopters and more, this event is perfect for the whole family.

The show stretches over two days, April 12 and 13, at the MCAS Beaufort on Geiger Boulevard. If you plan to attend in person, tickets are required for entry due to safety protocols, but free general admission tickets are available. If you’re planning to attend in person, here are a few safety tips to keep in mind: Gates open at 8:30 a.m. and the show is set to start at 9 a.m. on both dates.

Parking is available on a first come, first served basis & handicapped parking will be available for those who have an official handicap placard or license plate. Make sure to review the list of prohibited items and do’s and don’ts before you visit. Attendees should be prepared for ID checks and bag inspections.

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From Bluffton Today

Burton Educators and local responders partnered together April 4 to deliver an important message to the Whale Branch Early College High School students who are preparing for their upcoming proms.

Local emergency responder agencies partnered with Whale Branch Early College High School educators to stage a realistic crash scene involving an “intoxicated” driver, along with seriously injured students and one who was deceased. Students watched as firefighters cut their fellow students out of a vehicle, provide aid to critically injured students, and placed another in the body bag to be driven away in a coroner’s van.

Following the crash scene, students filed back inside and received educational material from Nexus Care of Beaufort County, and listened to a guest speaker, Jennifer Klepesky of Madison’s Miracles Inc, tell the story of her daughter Madison and her boyfriend JohnPaul Christopher who were killed by a drunk driver in 2021.

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From WSAV

Queenie Gadson Jenkins — knows at the matriarch of Bluffton — was added to the town’s Wall of Honor Tuesday at the town council meeting.

According to a press release, the Wall of Honor committee members selected Queenie Gadson Jenkins for the honor because her life represents ‘a person of Bluffton who made a difference in the daily life of others and helped create Bluffton’s unique sense of place.’

She assisted in the birth of countless children as a midwife, cared for many Bluffton families as a caregiver, raised seven children and served unforgettable hot meals as a beloved cook for Michael C. Riley School. Born in 1905 to Susie Murray and Ben Gadson, Queenie was a cherished Gullah matriarch who touched many lives in her many roles.

Her memory is honored through storytelling and cultural tributes. Her oral history was recorded by Bluffton author Fran Heyward Marscher in her 2005 book, “Remembering the Way It Was: At Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Daufuskie.” Queenie died July 25, 1990, at Hilton Head Hospital and is buried in Jaxville Cemetery located on Pinckney Colony Road in Bluffton.