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Dear Front Porch Readers, Please note the following announcements and reminders: From the Daufuskie Island Elementary School Oyster Roast & BBQ All donations benefit the Daufuskie Island Elementary School Sunday, April 17th 3:30 - 7:30 PM Live entertainment: Stewart & Winfield Roasted oysters, pulled pork, hotdogs, hamburgers & lots of fun! For more information call the school at (843) 842-1251 or email: billscotthh@aol.com SWEETGRASS BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOP Barbara McCormick gave a fascinating presentation about sweetgrass baskets at the Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Annual Meeting…and many in attendance bought her beautiful creations. She is returning to the island to conduct an all-day sweetgrass basket weaving workshop on Saturday, May 21. The class will be from 9 am to 4 pm at the Mary Fields School. Adults, as well as children 8 years of age or older, are invited to attend. Bring your own scissors. All other materials and tools will be provided. Bring

Daufuskie Island resort parceled off to creditors By JOSH McCANN jmccann@islandpacket.com 843-706-8145 Published Monday, March 28, 2011 Bankruptcy judge says Daufuskie resort can be sold in parcels, Nov. 10, 2010 The Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa is being broken up after more than two years in bankruptcy. Two secured creditors on Friday each took back a chunk of the resort's assets, splitting what was once a major employer on the sparsely developed island. A judge had authorized the creditors' moves late last year, but the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy had continued to try to sell the entire resort to a single buyer until the creditors' deals closed. "Despite every best effort and two years of very hard work during extremely difficult economic times, a single qualified purchaser simply did not materialize," said Tobin Spirer, a spokesman for trustee Robert C. Onorato. Onorato and associates provided information to almost 400 prospective

Take the insider's tour with Roger Pinckney, celebrated author, environmentalist and gifted storyteller. Visit historic sites, hear tales of Indians, wars, hurricanes, romance and island voodoo. Learn about efforts to preserve this very special place, visit galleries run by local artisans. Roger's tours are limited to 15 persons Tuesday-Thursday weekly. If you are traveling with a group of 20 or more, or wish a tour on another day, contact Calibogue Cruises to make arrangements. Self-guided golf cart tours are also available daily. Reservations required. Leave Broad Creek Marina on Hilton Head Island aboard a comfortable Coast Guard certified passenger ferry. Enjoy stunning views of river and marsh, watch Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin at play. Arrive at Freeport Marina on Daufuskie, enjoy an authentic Gullah buffet at the Old Daufuskie Crab Company, where African recipes have been passed down the generations since slave times. After a three hour tour, return to Freeport where

John Mellencamp’s Lonely New Year: Rocker John Mellencamp Saw in 2011 All on His Own!Wednesday January 5, 2011 JOHN Mellencamp spent New Year’s all on his own. The rocker — whose wife, Elaine, recently filed for divorce and is now said to be dating actress Meg Ryan — saw in 2011 at his Daufuskie Island, S.C., home, People magazine reports. “John and Elaine spent a great deal of time in the house over the summer and they looked to be very happy,” said one nosy neighbor. “They both love the area, especially Savannah. We were surprised to hear of the split as Elaine has taken good care of John since he had his heart attack [in 1994].” Meanwhile, Elaine has devoted quite a bit of time to local charity work in Bloomington, Ind., near their main home on Lake Monroe. In addition to work with Indiana’s historic society, she is also involved with a school for dyslexic kids in Bloomington. “Everyone is impressed with the amount of work Elaine does for others. “She shares John’s intere