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Wellness matters
You might wonder how KershawHealth meets the health and wellness needs of our community. After all, creating a healthier community is an integral part of our mission. How do we provide the education, support and activities that will accomplish this worthy goal?
Yesteryear -- Nov. 9, 2011
Photo cutline -- Brownie Troop 424, which meets at Grace Episcopal Church, recently held Investiture Ceremony. The troop includes 13 new Brownies and 4 second-year Brownies. Troop Leaders are Cissy Lachicotte, Sandra Cooper and Rosalea Kovac.
Sheppard-trained Port Morsbey jumps its way to victory in Callaway feature
Augustin Stables' Port Morsbey surged to the lead at the next to last fence of the $75,000 AFLAC Supreme Hurdle on Saturday, and gained a hard-fought victory over All Together in the featured race of the Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga.
S.C.'s best triple threat
Jordan Marturano, the granddaughter of Rosalie Jordan Marturano of Camden, and a University of South Carolina freshman, finished the 2011 triathlon season as the number one female triathlete for her age group in South Carolina.
NC, CHS runners post top 20 finishes in state cross country championships
North Central's cross country teams both came home with top 15 finishes while the Camden boys' squad finished in the top 20 in their respective divisions at Saturday's South Carolina High School League state cross country championships.
Bethune Town Council election Tuesday
Bethune residents will cast their votes for two open Bethune Town Council seats Tuesday.
Daniels finishes basic training with U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Rodney M. Daniels Jr., son of Carmen M. Daniels of Elgin and Rodney M. Daniels of Owings Mills, Md., recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill, with honors and was promoted to his current rank.
Noted and passed -- Nov. 7, 2011
• We're glad to see that President Obama has finally kicked the cigarette habit. Obama, once a regular smoker, has been struggling with cigarettes for years, but his doctor said recently that the president is now tobacco-free. That's a good thing.
Herman Cain’s scandal pain
President candidate Herman Cain came to Washington to talk about his tax plans but ended up talking about sex. Welcome to the life of the top-tier candidate, Mr. Cain.
Hound Dog Blues at TenEleven Galleria to benefit W.M.C. Animal Shelter
The TenEleven Merchants Association will host The Hound Dog Blues Saturday, beginning at at 11 a.m. and lasting through-out the evening.
Railroad artifacts
Beginning in the 1830s and continuing to about 1980, the railroad was a very important component in the "warp and weave" of the nation's fabric. During this period the railroad was one of the chief transporters of passengers, mail, and goods used in America.
Flag crew
Members of the Doby's Mill Elementary School Flagship Club are responsible for putting up and taking down the flags each day. They work as a team to ensure that it is properly raised and lowered. Here, club members Damion Powell, Luke Williams and Riley Cleghon perform their duties. Bill Heil and several fellow members of American Legion Post 195 visited the school last year to teach third-, fourth- and fifth-graders who were participating in the club how to fold each flag, as well as the etiquette for raising and lowering the flags. These students check for any tears or ...
Miss Stokes, Mr. Webb set date
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Stokes of Camden announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Belinda Stokes of Camden, to Mr. Richard Allen Webb Jr. of Camden. He is the son of Mr. Richard Webb of Barnwell, South Carolina and Mrs. Linda Kelly Webb of Camden.
Paul T. Choate
Paul Theodore Choate, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, N.C. died November 4th. Born December 25, 1915 in Lawrence, MA., he was the son of the late Charles Henry and Pauline Culver Choate. A textile executive, he retired after 41 years of service with The Kendall Company in Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Massachusetts. From 1964 to 1967 he was manager of Kendall's Bethune, S.C. plant.
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Beulah Marsh Branham
Beulah Marsh Branham, 92, widow of William D. Branham, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at McCoy Nursing Home.
Sounds of jazz music to fill historic downtown Camden
The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County will present its 10th annual Jazz at the Center Music Festival, April 25-27, in historic downtown Camden. The featured concert this year takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday in Wood Auditorium, following a cocktail reception from 7 to 8 p.m. in the lobby. Maddy Winer and Vince Lewis and the Jazz All-Stars will provide entertainment from the Great American Songbook and modern jazz standards that are sure to please jazz lovers of all tastes. Their new CD "Crossroads" was hailed by Just Jazz Magazine as "first rate" and "…the musicianship ...
Boy Scouts of Wateree District Awards held
The Boy Scouts of Wateree District recently held their annual Awards Banquets, hosted by Lyttletton St. UMC. The district awards went to:
Palm Sunday Walk in Camden
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Christian Holy Week, leading up to the celebration of Easter. Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a donkey to celebrate Passover the week that he died. Kevin Shaw (portraying Jesus in photo) leads members of area churches down Mill St. in Camden.
Community giant, Buckley, passes away
Longtime Camden resident Reid Buckley died Monday night in a Columbia hospital, only days after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer.
Hospital Auxiliary scholarship helps student succeed
Allison Hill is a 21st century woman embarking on a promising future in nursing with an assist from women who were born in the nineteenth century.
Ten KC schools receive Palmetto Gold, Silver;North Central High School named ‘Superstar’
Ten Kershaw County schools were among 592 schools statewide recognized by the State Department of Education for academic achievement and closing achievement gaps in 2013.
Noted and passed - April 14, 2014
• The news that the city of Camden plans to install an elevator at Camden City Hall is quite welcome. It is especially so to the city's disabled citizens who have found it difficult to come to court or attend Camden City Council meetings, both of which take place on the second floor. Many years ago, the city installed a chair-lift system attached to a railing of the building's main stairwell. It hasn't always worked and some people find its appearance a bit daunting. Installing the elevator -- which will also allow employees and visitors to reach offices and ...
Focusing on finding the best healthcare outcomes
Recently, I attended the Congress on Healthcare Leadership presented by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and I was most impressed by one presentation: Building the New Healthcare Delivery System. In particular, I was struck by the fact that healthcare executives from across the country were focused almost exclusively on this new world of healthcare and its impact on how the organizations they lead are designed.
Beautiful in a different way
She was not a pretty woman in the days of her youth. Her lips were too thin, her forehead too high and her eyes so round that they seemed to bulge into the lens of the glasses she wore.
The road diet boon-doggle mistake
The road diet -- what a mistake. Even the mayor admits it could be a mistake. When the mayor was running for office he led me to believe that he was against the Broad Street diet. Two years later, he has flipped his opinion about the diet project. The mayor's vote, along with two of the previous council members, is what placed this mistake in motion. The urgency for the vote was to apply for a grant. A grant is federal tax dollars and not free money as some believe. This type of attitude is one of the reasons our ...
Elliott feature speaker at KC Gamecock Club celebration
The Kershaw County Gamecock Club will hold its annual "Great to be a Gamecock Gathering" on Tuesday, April 29 at the Old South Restaurant in Camden at 6:30 p.m.
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