Author: Margaret Evans

The Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church invite you, once again, to take time off from your holiday hustle and bustle to enjoy some moments of quiet wonder at the annual Nativity Celebration. In just a few short years, this exhibit of crèches from around the world has become one of Beaufort’s favorite downtown Christmas events.

June, 1944: Saipan, Mariana Islands: “After a sleepless night, [U.S. Marine] Robert E. Wolin, an amtanker with the Second amphibious Tractor Battalion, considered being alive at sunrise ‘one of the great experiences of my life.’ He didn’t wish to move from his foxhole, fearing that if he did ‘all hell would rain down.’ But a senior officer happened by then, swagger stick under his arm, and said his unit was a hundred or so yards out of position. ‘He suggested we move south, collecting men as we went. Then he concluded: After all, Lieutenant, you don’t want to live forever.’” – James D. Hornfischer, The Fleet At Flood Tide (Random House, 2016)

  In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, an insurance agent explains what he can do for his clients – year-round. Insurance is not straighforward and I find myself, an insurance agent, having to read and re-read policy forms to determine exactly what they say . . . or don’t say. When you purchase an insurance policy, you are buying something that is often expensive, intangible, you hope you never have to use, and when you do need it, you are terrified that it won’t work the way it should. Therein lies the reason a relationship with an insurance agent can truly benefit you as the buyer – if you take advantage of it.