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- Photo: Twelve-year-old Bluffton resident Gwen Laizer, left, shows Thumper to 11-year-old Sydney Dyga, far right, as 9-year-old Paige Frank, center, looks on before the start of the Ugly Dog Contest at Saturday's Bluffton Village Festival. Sydney said Thumper, a 6-year-old Chinese Crested, should win because he is cute and ugly, coining the phrase "cugly." Thumper didn't disappoint his fans -- he won first prize for Ugliest Dog.
Drew Martin | The Island Packet
Tradition meets the weird at 30th annual celebration
When Bluffton's first homes were built along the May River in the early 1800s, it seems unlikely that dwellers could predict the Lowcountry sanctuary of Southern winds and high bluffs would eventually become home to an annual Ugly Dog Contest. (full story)
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- Welcome to the Bluffton Farmers Market
- Son's role reversal reminds dad why life is good here -- bad back or not
- Former mayor sees development from the other side of the fence
- Some fantasies aren't as harmless as we might think
Bluffton Packet Columnists
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- Behind the lens
- On the Town: Couple has one child in Iraq, another headed up the aisle
- Cast & Blast: Speak up for the wetlands before they're all silenced
- The Shelf: Biographies offer intimate look at some of history's biggest figures
- Sentiments: Initials can be etched in concrete, but memories leave a lasting legacy
- Bluffton tour of homes adds art giveaway to fundraiser
About the Bluffton Packet
The Bluffton Packet is published Wednesdays. To contact The Bluffton Packet, e-mail editor Robyn Passante at rpassante@islandpacket.com.
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