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Dr. Robert Saul, follows Brian HarmanÕs tee-off shot while on the ninth hole during the Pro-Am at the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing on April 16, 2014.

Heritage Notebook: Cold weather has fans bundling up, buying more gear

Also: Memory Matters recognition, a blimp ride, blue for Els - and autism

Crime & Public Safety

Thursday's Crime Reports April 17

The following reports were released Wednesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Bluffton Police Department:

Sports

Graeme McDowell poses with his tournament trophy, while wearing the winner's tartan jacket, on the green of No. 18 on Sunday afternoon after the final round of the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing at Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Graeme McDowell returns to RBC Heritage as defending champ and with life in order

When Graeme McDowell tugged on a tartan jacket for the first time, it was with his fiancee nearby and his new restaurant's bar on speed dial.

Living

Matzo balls are one way to use matzo, which is a staple of Passover celebrations.

Congregation Beth Yam shares recipes of Passover

The annual Women's Seder, hosted by The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Yam on Hilton Head Island, celebrates the role of women in the story of Passover. The group recognizes biblical women as well as those who continue to keep the faith today.

Entertainment

Thomas Ravenel and Kathryn Dennis are the parents of a baby girl.

Thomas Ravenel is a baby daddy after all

Surprise! Thomas Ravenel and Kathryn Dennis, who became romantically involved on Bravo TV's reality show "Southern Charm," welcomed a baby last month.

Opinion/Letters

Medicare database provides important, but limited, information

This week's release by the federal government of a massive national database provides patients with more information than they have ever had about their doctors.

Nation/World

South Korean Coast Guard officers try to rescue missing passengers from a sunken ferry in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Fears rose Thursday for the fate of more than 280 passengers still missing more than 24 hours after their ferry flipped onto its side and filled with water off the southern coast of South Korea. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT

Fears rise for missing in SKorea ferry sinking

Strong currents, rain and bad visibility hampered an increasingly anxious search Thursday for 287 passengers still missing a day after their ferry flipped onto its side and sank in cold waters off the southern coast of South Korea.

State

<span>The Port of Port Royal</span>

Ports Authority, Port Royal continue talks about possible sale of port property to town

Although an update on the sale of the Port of Port Royal merited only a few minutes of a S.C. State Ports Authority meeting Wednesday, chairman Bill Stern said it remains a priority.