Rec notes -- Dec. 30, 2011

Want to get in shape without all the running, jumping and bouncing? Try Tonetics -- a deep-muscle exercise class involving walking, stretching, bar usage and more.

With holidays over, teams prepare for games that matter

With the Christmas holiday break in their rear-view mirrors, Kershaw County basketball and wrestling teams are ready to dive into the games and matches that count.

For the Record -- Dec. 28, 2011

Real estate transactions

New Year’s resolutions for better government

Ah, a New Year.

Y good for young and older

From the time I was 6 to 12 years old, I was in Mother Mayfield Children's Home on Fair Street. We got to go to the Y and do things that we would not have gotten to do. We even got to do it when we got home from the children's home. It is a good cause for folks who do not have the income and kids who could not do it otherwise. I think it's a very good cause. I'm growing older and it would be a place for me to afford to go exercise.

Lavetta Munn Eubanks

Lavetta Munn Eubanks, of Jefferson, SC, passed away on December 26, 2011. Born on October 1, 1923 the daughter of the late Daniel Alexander and Effie Newman Munn. She was married to the late William Adam Eubanks for 63 years. She lived in Camden from 1957 until she retired to the family farm in Jefferson in 1982. Miss Vette was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and canning and freezing the fruits of their garden. She took great joy in caring for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of Fork Creek Methodist Church.

Michael J. Gaskins

Funeral service for Michael J. Gaskins, 49, of Cassat, were held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Cassatt Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery. The Rev. Gene Stokes officiated. The family received friends Monday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Couple questions fairness of rent agreement with roommate

Dear Annie: I recently moved in with my boyfriend, "Beau," and his roommate, "Scott." Scott is usually at his girlfriend's house, so Beau and I pretty much have the place to ourselves. Scott splits the bills with us while unofficially living with his girlfriend.

Demon duo earn positions on S.C. ODP soccer squad

Special to the C-I (Camden, S.C.)

Dorothy Melton Hall

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Dorothy Melton Hall, 90, of Camden will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel with burial to follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Bruce Hancock will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Antioch Baptist Church at 1875 Antioch Rd., Camden, SC 29020.

James Ira Saul

Retired CMsgt James Ira Saul, 82, husband of Betty Couch Saul, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville.

Sheryl White

Funeral service for Sheryl Cornelia White, 47, of Lugoff, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetary. The Rev. Charles Davis will be officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday 6-7:30 p.m.

McCaskill appointed to WCC

Gov. Nikki Haley announced Thursday the appointment of Gene McCaskill of Camden to the S.C. Workers' Compensation Commission.

Yesteryear -- Dec. 28, 2011

Photo cutline -- A shining example -- Elmer Wheeler adjusts a candle in front of his home in Cool Springs, where some 80 percent of the residents of the subdivision placed candles in sand-filled paper bags along the streets Sunday evening. The "luminaria" (a Spanish word meaning light) symbolized the bonfires the shepherds are said to have lit on their way to Bethlehem on the first Christmas. Dozens of carloads of visitors drove through the area to enjoy the Yuletide beauty.

GOP primaries

Less than four weeks remain before Kershaw County Republicans will join their counterparts across the state in casting their ballots to help determine which of the GOP candidates will advance to challenge President Obama in November. While national publicity concerning South Carolina too often centers on unpleasant things, the state takes center stage in the political circus that used to come once every four years but now seems to be with us nearly all the time.

Beautiful weather

Have you taken advantage of the milder weather this week?

Former county councilman joins Heritage bank board

Former Kershaw County Councilman Stephen Smoak is now a member of the Heritage Community Bank Board of Directors.

Wright is new partner at Savage, Royall & Sheheen

Savage, Royall & Sheheen LLP named Michael D. Wright a partner of the firm, effective January 1, 2015. With the addition of Wright, the firm now has seven attorneys serving the community, continuing its commitment of building long term relationships with clients while finding sensible solutions to complex issues.

Demonstrative runs away with Eclipse Award

As solid as Demonstrative was over the race course in 2014, the winner of the National Steeplechase Association's Lonesome Glory Award was even more dominant in the voting booth.

Lugoff-Elgin Middle School reports Honor Rolls

Sixth Grade

Ariail for Jan. 21, 2015

Editorial: Sen. Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Sen. John McCain of Arizona have been buddies for a long time, and they're cut out of the same cloth: moderate Republicans who are willing to cross the aisle to get legislation passed. The far-right wing of the GOP makes a lot of noise about whacking Graham down to size, but he keeps winning elections by sizeable margins. That suits us fine. We'll have to admit we thought it was pretty funny recently when McCain said he'd like to see his "illegitimate son, Lindsey Graham" make a run for the ...

Parker: When the pope talks...

WASHINGTON -- Forget E.F. Hutton. It's P.F. (Pope Francis) these days who, when he talks, people listen.

Reader: Diversification not needed at Clemson

I have been a member of IPTAY (Clemson University's athletic fundraising organization) for the last 26 years. Needless to say, I support and generally agree with the manner in which Clemson is operated. Recently, however, I am in disagreement with its president's call for more diversification. Generally, when someone makes such a call, they simply want more hyphenated Americans.

Bierbauer: Charlie Hebdo and free speech

Journalists did not need the atrocity of the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris to know ours is a risky business. But it has made the rest of the world aware of the price of exercising free speech.

Rev. Grahame Butler-Nixon

The Rev. Grahame Butler-Nixon, 82, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Agape Hospice House in Columbia, SC. A Requiem Eucharist will be celebrated at Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM with interment in the church's Memorial Garden following the service.

Beulah Monroe Bowen

Beulah Monroe Bowen, 91, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, January 17, 2015. Born on April 12, 1923 in Blaney, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Gillyard Percival and Pearl Goff Monroe. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of more than 72 years, Murdic Bowen. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to her family and is also survived by her three daughters, Beverly Nates (Larry), Glenda Morris (Mike, deceased), and Lynn Nelson (Mike); six grandchildren, Gina Nates Henderson, Kristin Nates McGee, Kim Morris Gaines, Lisa Morris Dutton, Seth Nelson, and ...

Noble: The moral test of government in S.C.

Gov. Nikki Haley was recently sworn in for her second four-year term and a new legislature convened in the State House. This seems like an appropriate time to look back on their record over the last four years.

Yesteryear for Jan. 21, 2015

All that Glitters is Miss Green and Gold

Anne Cushman Prettyman

Anne Cushman Prettyman passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on January 17, 2015 following a five-year illness. Services will be held for Anne on Wednesday, January 21 at 11:00AM at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church at 7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363. There will be a reception following the service at the church.