Beaufort Features

• Found-object artist Terry Brennan sees potential all around him
  An old water spout, a broken crutch and a beat-up toy gun might look like trash to most. But Terry Brennan sees art.

• Hilton Head couple helps Ukranian piano prodigy Dasha Bukhartseva find success
  The first time they saw her, she was just a little girl in a long white dress sitting before a piano.

• Share story of slavery through the kitchen
  In the early 1600s, European settlers began to build plantations in the American colonies. They grew tobacco and indigo to sell in Europe.

• Beaufort County man to reach 26 gallons of donated blood Thursday
  He may have the most common blood type, O Positive, but Jamie "Marty" Martinez is a rare breed.

• Perfect Complement: Evan Williams Honey Reserve and Woodbridge Cabernet-Merlot
  SPIRIT

• Religion News: Central Christian Church celebrates 25 years on Hilton Head
  Central Christian Church will celebrate its silver anniversary Sunday with Michael Carr, the church's founding pastor and one of the longest-serving pastors on Hilton Head Island.

• Grandparents must act as faith diplomats in changing times
  How much has religion in America changed?

• IT guy: Galaxy Nexus a leap forward for Android platform
  I'm a little late to the party, but I was finally able to get my hands on the Galaxy Nexus, the latest "one Android phone to rule them all" that was released in December.

• Singer-songwriter Rob Crosby to play in Bluffton on Friday
  Rob Crosby knew he made it for good in Nashville when his song, "Holdin' a Good Hand," became a No. 1 single on the country charts in 1990. He didn't record it. Country music legend Lee Greenwood did. But, all the same, he had a chart-topping hit to call his own.

• From the Beacon: What's a 5-letter word for crossword puzzle fans? Books
  Did you know that crossword puzzles have been around for nearly 100 years? The first such puzzle, created by Arthur Wynne at the request of his editor, appeared in the New York World in December 1913. Other newspapers picked it up, and crosswords can now be found in print media, as well as online. If you're a fan of crossword puzzles, you are a cruciverbalist.

• Novelist Jessica Speart to talk this week about endangered species trade
  The butterfly effect theorizes that something as small as the flap of a butterfly's wings can create something as large as a tornado halfway across the globe.

• Get your wine bottles ready for Uncork the Festival
  The Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival is more than a month away, but the time to pop that bottle is now.

• Sweet potatoes versatile for any meal
  Sweet potatoes are high-carbohydrate foods, rich in starch and high in dietary fiber. They are an extraordinary source of vitamin A derived from the carotene pigments that make the potato orange-yellow. The deeper the color, the higher the vitamin A content. Sweet potatoes are also a good source of B vitamin folate, vitamin C and potassium.

• Perfect Complement: 2009 Edmeades Zinfandel and Admiral Nelson Cherry Spiced Rum
  WINE

• SEA FOAM: Zeke Wilson stands up for what he believes in 'The Eighth Round'
  Thanks to Frogmore native Zeke Wilson for sending the latest chapter on his life.

• SEA FOAM: Retired attorney shares stage with Romney
  Thanks to retired attorney Ray Berberian of Bluffton for sharing his story from the South Carolina GOP primary.

• Gazette Class Notes for Jan. 23
  MISCELLANEOUS

• Holiday season a great time for spiritual renewal
  This is the one time of the year when America takes a moment to reflect about its spiritual nature. This is especially relevant since Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this year.

• Recipient of Legion of Honor medal thankful for community
  I wish to thank you for your news accounts of the French award of the Legion of Honor medal for my service in France in World War II. It was a tremendous surprise to me and something I am extremely proud and honored to wear. The ceremony was in the French Consulate in Atlanta on Jan. 12, and included other World War II veterans.

• RELIGION NEWS: The Parish Church of St. Helena starts celebrating tricentennial Sunday
  History will be made -- and celebrated -- Sunday when The Parish Church of St. Helena in Beaufort kicks off its 300th anniversary. Services are at 7:30 and 10:15 a.m., with the outside dedication at 9:30 a.m.