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Bentley Stogsdill III
Graveside services to celebrate the life of Bentley Richard Stogsdill III, 62, of Camden, SC, will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 7, 2013 in Quaker Cemetery. Rev. James Barnhill will officiate. Memorials may be made in his memory to Camp Burnt Gin, Box 101106, Columbia, SC, 29211, attention Margie Horton, or the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 S. Fair Street, Camden, SC 29020.
Leonard Lee Price
The memorial service for Leonard Lee Price, 92, will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 1:00 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3909 Forest Drive, Columbia SC 29204. The Celebration of Life service will be conducted by The Reverend Doctor Herman R. Yoos III, Bishop of the South Carolina Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Senior Pastor Paul Wollner of Good Shepherd. After the service the family will greet friends at the Family Activities building.
Barbara Stone Walker
A Celebration of Life Service for Barbara Helen Stone Walker, 67, will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Eugene Rollings will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Walter M. Crowe Animal Shelter, 460 Fair St., Camden, SC 29020 or at Sister Care, 110 East DeKalb St., Camden, SC 29020.
Camden receives grant to advertise Beard Collection
The S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the city of Camden through the Tourism Advertising Grant program. The grant is being used to advertise the newly opened Ross E. Beard Jr. Collection at the Camden Archives and Museum. Camden is one of only 57 applicants receiving such grant money this year.
Post 17 officers
Camden American Legion Post 17 elected officers for the next year (July 2013 - June 2014) at its meeting Monday night. The officers include (first row, left to right) 4th Vice Commander John A. West, Chaplain Joseph C. Kliebert, Sergeant-at-Arms Perry McCoy, 3rd Vice Commander David L. Fuller, Historian L. Glen Inabinet, Commander James A. Rabon; (back row, left to right) Sergeant-at-Arms Butch Lilly, Finance Officer Jimmie Mayer, Member-at-Large Dennis Belue, Member-at-Large W. Ashby ...
Camden Military Academy Class of 2013
Seniors in the Camden Military Class of 2013 are as follows: Jamar A. Luciano Arrindell, Silverspring, MD; Brandon Shane Blackwell, Hartsville, SC; Javai Marquette Bolling, Upper Marlboro, MD; Frank J. Caputo, Brooklyn, NY; Caleb Malik Charles, Atlanta, GA; Timothy Darrel Coleman, Jr., Evanston, IL; Ryan Andrew Collins, Ft. Mill, SC; Jonathan Radcliffe Cooper, Benton, NC; Julian Carter Crabtree, Browns Summit, NC; John Burton Davy, Ft. Lauderdale, ...
Deputies need salary increases
When you compete in something and you hit the bull's-eye square in the middle, you feel on top of your game. Great achievements can happen then. The opposite feeling occurs when your arrow veers way off target and gets stuck in a rut or something. You then have a feeling of discouragement and failure. Failure is a very bad feeling.
The new F-word: Father
WASHINGTON -- News that women increasingly are the leading or sole breadwinner in the American family has resurrected the perennial question: Why do we need men?
Local musicians to hold concert
The Christian Musicians' Guild Inc., a nonprofit organization, will be in concert on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Abundant Life Fellowship Church at 804 Laurens St.
Lauren Leigh Branham & Thomas Allen Reeder united in marriage
Lauren Leigh Branham and Thomas Allen Reeder, both of Camden, were united in marriage at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Camden.
Happy 71 years!
Happy Anniversary to Colonel Hudson and Ruth Hurst! Seventy-one years together, from a small town in Nebraska, to countries all over the globe, to Sunnyhill in Camden!
June 5, 2013 -- For the Record
Real estate transactions The following real estate transfers were recently recorded in the Kershaw County Assessor's office: Transfers are listed in the following manner: seller, buyer, price paid or terms of transaction, number of acres or a lot(s), number of buildings and District. Entries are made based on the available information provided and may not include the full listing of parties involved in the transaction. Fred J., III and ...
To the victors belong the belt
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Googling ourselves to death
WASHINGTON -- At a party a few years ago, a young reporter bounded over to my cluster of social nodders and, with the breathlessness of a born tweeter, chirped: "What's the new hot thing?!"
New swimming facilities needed
I am concerned about the future of the recreation facilities in Kershaw County. Much has been said and many things have been proposed. The county and the city must work together for a better Kershaw County.
Statehouse ethics: just tell the truth
When I was a young boy growing up and my mother confronted me with something that I knew I had done wrong, I often stammered around, making excuses and trying to avoid fessing up. My mom's response was always the same: "Let's begin by just telling the truth."
What creature do you wish was real?
Lugoff Native named to UWG “30 Under 30” list
The University of West Georgia Alumni Association has announced the first top 30 Under 30 list for 2013. The nomination process for the 2013 list was completed on March 15.
Find Waldo!
Where's Waldo? In Camden, South Carolina, of course. The famous children's book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 25 different local businesses throughout the community this July.
Kershaw County Library to host musician Elska to celebrate summer reading
As part of its summer reading celebration, the Kershaw County Library will present children's musical performer Elska at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at the Camden Branch.
Noted and passed
** A new Gallup poll indicates that Americans rank the performance of Congress at the lowest level since polling on the subject began. Only 10 percent of citizens say they have confidence in Congress, with no discernible difference among those who call themselves Democrats and those who say they're Republicans. Congress rates last on a list of 16 institutions, with the American military ranking first. The Gallup organization has been asking opinions of Congress ...
Crisis of faith in government
WASHINGTON -- It is reassuring that in the midst of so much government dysfunction, the IRS has resolved the question of when and whether to tax tanning beds under the Affordable Care Act. Do not be concerned about that giddiness you feel. You are not having a nervous breakdown but are suffering a symptom commonly associated with recognition that the absurd has become the accepted norm -- and that you are, in fact, alone. ...
KCSD has had a one terrific school year
The end of the school is a veritable kaleidoscope of activities and excitement, with happiness and even a little relief thrown in for good measure. For me, it's also a time to reflect on the school district's many accomplishments over the past year. To say the least, it's been one terrific year! This month, I wanted to review just a few of the many highlights of 2012-13:
Fun at the Farm
Emily Elizabeth Aycock and Matthew Pace Hipp united in marriage
Emily Elizabeth Aycock and Matthew Pace Hipp, both of Columbia, S.C. were married Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in Islamorada, Fla.
Happy 50th Anniversary!
J.W. and Elizabeth Barrett celebrated their 50th anniversary at a drop-in hosted by their sons and daughter-in-law Johnny Barrett and Paul and Hope Barrett, on Sunday, May 19 at St. John United Methodist Church Fellowshipp Hall at Springhill in Lee County.
Woman concerned about husband’s faithfulness
Dear Annie: I have been married to the love of my life for several years.
Camden resident Tingen selected for fellowship
Dr. Martha S. Tingen , a native of Camden and Charles W. Linder Endowed Chair in Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, has been selected to participate in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia.
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