Today's Top Stories

• Photo: Patricia Green, right, a counselor at Camp Treasure Chest, helps Rikki Young and A.J. Lehe with their game cards Thursday afternoon at Robert Smalls Middle School. The summer camp for special-needs children nearly didn't happen because of state budget cuts.
  BOB SOFALY | The Beaufort Gazette

Camp Treasure Chest survives budget cuts, helps disabled campers thrive

Kirsten Cosby and her peers at Camp Treasure Chest carefully studied their nutrition-themed bingo cards as a volunteer announced the next square: Watermelon. (full story)

• Water Festival gives no quarter to economic doldrums -- the show must go on
• Suit over Waterfront Park work an attempt to end payment dispute, company says
• Savannah River Commission seeks counsel on dredging proposal
• Two Hilton Head men arrested trying to pawn stolen items
• Multi-county team arrests two on drug charges
• Sheriff's officer under investigation after fight
• Hilton Head man charged with criminal sexual conduct
• County building gets $500,000 federal grant to make it greener
• Garfield Moss, Bluffton at odds over unlicensed bed-and-breakfast

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• Photo: Jill Keyes gently sews together delicate fabrics for the dress she designed in “Art of Couture,” a class at ARTworks in Beaufort. The students will present their designs tonight at ARTworks’ Project Runway. Each of the 10 students designed a costume for a Broadway character and a piece of formal wear.
  

All sewn up: Fashion students present designs at 'Project Runway'-style show

Students have been gathering at ARTworks in Beaufort the past several weeks sewing and etching, fitting mannequins with fabric, taking something used and turning it into something new. The 10 students were discovering the "Art of Couture." (full story)

• After long delay, 16 'Runway' contestants revealed
• Preserving Civil War landmarks: Area round table named best in the country
• Option limited for troops, families
• Study: More soldiers' kids seeking mental help
• Sea Island Quilt Guild to meet July 16
• Rotary club names new board of directors
• Concours tickets now available online
• Knights of Columbus donate to area group
• Coming This Week, July 9

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Sports

• Photo: Jay Karr/The Island Packet Beaufort's Ted Malinowski fouls one off during Wednesday's first game with the Lowcountry Heat.
  Jay Karr | The Island Packet

American Legion: Ospreys pound out 12-4 win over Heat

Rarely, if ever, does Ted Malinowski need a reason to pick up his third base coach as he heads toward second base. In fact, a triple is so infrequent for the Beaufort Ospreys' first baseman that he doesn't even consider rounding second base on most occasions. (full story)

• Only two former champs, but Players Am field still loaded
• Local Golf Notebook
• Dixie Youth Baseball: Minors sub-district down to 4 teams
• Hilton Head High picks Updike to take over boys basketball team
• Shift to West Course should bring Players Am scores back to earth
• American Legion: Heat rained out, Junior Ospreys win
• Anderson readies for defense of Players Amateur title
• Beaufort's Marshall sailing through summer
• Legion baseball notebook: Ospreys taking travel in stride

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