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Cranford & Sons plays first Summer Concert Series at Palmetto Bluff

John Cranford, lead singer and guitarist of the Hilton Head Island band Cranford & Sons, sings during the first Summer Concert Series at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton on Tuesday night on the Village Green. Concert goers paid $25 per car and proceeds from the concert series will benefit Bluffton Self Help. The next concert will be on July 23 and will feature the Earl Williams Band. For more information, go to palmettobluff.com. To see more photos go to islandpacket.com/lowcountrylens.

The first Summer Concert Series at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton was Tuesday night on the Village Green with an evening performance by Hilton Head Island band Cranford & Sons. Concert goers paid $25 per car and proceeds from the concert series will ...

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BABBIE GUSCIO

Lots of great memories from the early days of living in Bluffton

When we moved to Bluffton in 1972, it was quite a small town. There were only about 500 people living in the original square-mile village. Don had taken a job with Sea Pines, and we preferred living here rather than on the island.
BABBIE GUSCIO

Knee-replacement surgery leads to a friendly coincidence

I have two friends who have just undergone knee replacement surgery. They each had operations in different hospitals and each had different doctors. After their operations they had a three- to four-week recovery process.
BABBIE GUSCIO

It was a week of celebration in Old Town Bluffton

All of Calhoun Street was a hopping place to be this past week. On Wednesday, there was a celebration for Brooks Cobb at Vineyard 55. The party was given by his parents, George and Debbie Cobb , their daughter, Allison , and her husband, David Hussey , to showcase the beautiful guitars that...
BABBIE GUSCIO

It was a week of great fun in Old Town Bluffton

This past week was full of fun. On Thursday evening, Lynn Miller Hicks performed a wedding in her front yard. Lynn is also a celebrity chef, among many other pursuits.
BABBIE GUSCIO

Fun times to be had when you spend the day with delightful people

My sister, Catherine, and her husband, Jan, have lived all over the world. Jan is an architect and, as such, has been in charge of building many beautiful structures. They have many friends in many places.
BABBIE GUSCIO

Honoring Bluffton's Mary and Jerry Reeves for contribution to area's children, parents

Several hundred guests gathered on a beautiful Saturday evening at a garden party to honor Mary and Jerry Reeves commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Bluffton Children's Center. The Children's Center has served the needs of many Bluffton parents as a safe haven for children 6 weeks to 6...
BABBIE GUSCIO

Mattie Belle Cantrell honored at Bluffton Town Hall

We have a wall at Bluffton Town Hall that is devoted to residents of Bluffton who have contributed in some wonderful way to the fabric of our town.
BABBIE GUSCIO

This world is filled with interesting, creative people

My niece Sarah was in Bluffton for a week's visit. She and her husband, Topaz Wong, live in New Jersey. They are a hop and a skip away from New York City. Sarah teaches the seventh grade at a school nearby, and Topaz works in New York.
BABBIE GUSCIO

A beautiful Easter in Bluffton yields a weeklong supply of egg salad sandwiches

Easter Sunday turned into a delightful day for all of us in Bluffton.
BABBIE GUSCIO

Stormy Sunday clears up just in time for Bluffton wedding

The weather this past weekend was too bizarre for words. Sunday morning we were jolted awake by thunder and a terrific downpour.