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School menus -- Sept. 16, 2011
The following are menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of Sept. 19-23:
Andrew L. Carraway I
Funeral service for Andrew Lemuel Carraway, I, 72, of Cassatt, will be held Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Atkerson and the Rev. Homer Hinson will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff.
Advance tickets on sale for L-E at CHS football game
Due to the anticipated long lines at the gates for fans attending Friday night's Lugoff-Elgin at Camden football game, officials at Camden High School have placed advance tickets on sale at both schools in order to alleviate crowding problems at the entrance gates to Zemp Stadium.
New revelations from 'Camelot'
Nearly a half-century after the death of President John F. Kennedy, there remains a fascination with him and his family. The young Massachusetts senator won a narrow victory over Richard Nixon in 1960, and his brief administration has become known to many as "Camelot," a reference to the verve, idealism and sense of idyllic happiness that surrounded his time in office and the mood of the country at that time.
The year of school choice
We're used to hearing bad news from the education front -- poor test scores, falling literacy, slipping standards. But the new academic year brings a welcome change: school-choice programs have expanded significantly in recent months. Indeed, The Wall Street Journal has already dubbed 2011 "The Year of School Choice."
Legacy of hysteria
WASHINGTON -- The legacy of 9/11 can't be fully measured even now, but perhaps the most damaging aspect can be found in our national discourse.
'Did we learn that we are human?'
Sept. 11th marked a day of reflection for us as Americans, perhaps also a moment to ponder the lessons learned from that day and the many days that followed.
Scrapbook -- Sept. 14, 2011
Do you hate sharing the highway with trucks? I thought I did, too. The big 18-wheelers travel, loaded with tons of stuff. They creep up the hills so slowly that you try to get around them. But then they get to the top of the hill. They barrel down so fast you can't catch them.
Yesteryear -- Sept. 14, 2011
Photo cutline -- Lugoff Elementary School teachers Fran DiBiase and Carol Stokes and kindergarteners Michael Lewis, Brittany Hudon, Terrence Ruff and Jill Loury feel the texture of a dried rattlesnake skin that Mrs. Stokes skinned herself.
TSA JVs improve to 4-0 on season
Williamsburg Academy served as little more than a tune-up for Tuesday's match with rival Wilson Hall as the Thomas Sumter Academy junior varsity girls' tennis team rolled to a 9-0 victory last Thursday.
Golfweek Magazine honors Murphy after winning Joe Cheves Invitational
Kelli Murphy, a sophomore at Lugoff Elgin High School, won her second major junior tournament of the summer by capturing the Joe Cheves Junior Invitational at Mimosa Hills Country Club in Morganton, N.C., on Aug. 28.
Lewis Josey Sr.
Funeral services for Lewis Elvyn Josey Sr., 95, will be held Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Lugoff First Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Greg Sweet and the Rev. David Robinson will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial may be made to Lugoff First Baptist Church, 106 Longtown Road, Lugoff, S.C. 29078.
Annie Ruth Owens
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Annie Ruth "Rudy" Owens, 95, of Camden will be held Thursday September 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM at DeKalb Baptist Church,a family viewing will begin at 3:00 PM, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Keith Coates will officiate. Memorials may be made in Ms. Owens's memory to DeKalb Baptist Church, P. O. Box 2122, Camden SC 29020.
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Margie Horton
Funeral service for Margie Phyllis Flynn Horton, 78, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, Lancaster, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Ricki Phipps and the Rev. Danny Johnson will officiate. The family received friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made to KershawHealth Hospice.
Military Briefs: Army Pfc. McKenzie graduates from basic combat training
Army Pfc. Cameron J. McKenzie has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Yesteryear for March 5, 2014
Polo, barbecue will benefit Montessori Learning Center
Obama’s best hope for change
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's new outreach initiative to help at-risk boys of color -- "My Brother's Keeper" -- is cause for cheer.
Why are we abusing our children in South Carolina?
This is a simple question, and the answer is not simple, but there is something that we can all do to help, and we can do it right now -- today.
Reid’s hypocrisy
We aren't very keen on so-called super PACS, those political organizations which spend limitless money promoting one viewpoint or another. They buy huge blocks of television and radio time, along with newspaper ads, to launch attack ads against candidates, with much of the material in the ads questionable at best. Super PACS are a sad sign of what our political process has become.
Weekend festival celebrates all things outdoors
The inaugural Wateree Outdoor Life Festival (WOLF),a celebration of the outdoors in Kershaw County, will be held on the campus of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County on Saturday, March 8.
NC’s Gomez, L-E’s Jackson finish third in state
A pair of Kershaw County wrestlers recorded top three finishes while another came home in fourth from last weekend's South Carolina High School League state championships held at the Anderson Civic Center.
CHS holding father-son baseball camp; KCPRD hosts umpiring clinic
The Camden High School baseball coaching staff will host its annual Father-Son Baseball Camp on Saturday, March 8 at American Legion Park in Camden.
L-E strands dozen runners in 4-2 loss to Rebels
Randy Stokes was fine with the 11 hits which his Lugoff-Elgin baseball team piled up in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Mid-Carolina at River Bluff High School.
Camden Coin club to host Spring Coin Show
On Saturday, March 22, the Camden Coin club will hold its annual Spring Coin Show at the Camden Recreation Department on Hwy. #1 South in Camden.
LF-R chief gets prepared for disasters
Emergency managers from across South Carolina are meeting this week at the annual S.C. Emergency Management Association Conference in Myrtle Beach. Among those training for disaster preparedness is Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Chief Dennis Ray, who also serves as the public information officer for Kershaw County Emergency Mangement.
Christmas sentenced to 18 years for sexually assaulting girls
An Elgin man arrested twice for separate instances of sexually assaulting young girls will spent the next 18 years behind bars.
Friday to be regular KCSD school day
Due to recent inclement weather, Friday will be a regular school day for Kershaw County School District (KCSD) students. The 2013-14 KCSD calendar approved in December of 2012 originally indicated that Friday would be a professional development day for teachers unless needed as an inclement weather make up day.
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