Kershaw County Library January calendar of events, programming

Camden Branch

Cheraw edges NC in MCCU title contest

After playing tourney host North Central to a 21-21 first half stalemate, Cheraw won the battle of the second half to win the Mid-Carolina Credit Union Basketball Classic boys' tournament played inside The Castle in Boonetown on Saturday night.

Thanks for the memories

WASHINGTON -- The year-end review required of all columnists inevitably brings us to the mailbag and a few clarifications.

LFD adopts a family

Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) personnel were able to grab Santa for a few moments to ride with them one more time this year on a fire truck as crews delivered clothes, presents and lots of food to a Lugoff family adopted by the department for Christmas.

Thomas Taylor

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Thomas Carlton Taylor, 59, of Dade City, FL, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 30, 2013 at DeKalb Baptist Church in Camden, SC. Rev. Freddie Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will speak with friends in the church following the service.

Polly Padgett Marsh

Polly Padget Marsh, 81, of Camden, died Saturday, December 28, 2013. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Kornegay Funeral Home.

Noted and passed - Dec. 30, 2013

• Yes, we know South Carolina is a strong second-amendment state, and we're surely aware that this is an election year. But Gov. Nikki Haley's posting on Facebook of her Christmas gift, a Beretta PX4 Storm pistol, took posturing to an extreme.

Exotic lands

Being married to my husband was never boring! During the past 30 years, he planned trips for us to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, France, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Mexico, Argentina, Greece and other usual tourist spots. Each of these had many fond and not-so-fond memories. Few, however, exceeded China, where I heard a young man tell me he had seen me in Playboy Magazine and want to show me to his mother at his home; Egypt, where a policeman insisted I give him my name so, when I disappeared, my family could hear of my loss, and one man insisted on ...

Anne Frank exhibit coming to L-EHS

Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) will serve as host for an international exhibit featuring noted World War II figure Anne Frank's life Jan. 7-Feb. 15.

Orangeburg Councilwoman to speak in Camden fr Martin Luther King Day service

Dr. L. Zimmerman Keitt will be the Martin Luther King Day speaker at Camden First United Methodist Church, 704 W. DeKalb St., in Camden, on Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. Keitt, a native of Camden and Orangeburg, is currently serving on Orangeburg's city council.

BCBS donates to Kershaw County Adult Education

Thanks to a $10,000 donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of South Carolina, Kershaw County Adult Education (KCAE) will be able to complete upgrades to the technology it uses to offer its services.

Ariail for Dec. 30, 2013

Resolutely carrying on

For those of you who are faithful to this column, you will, no doubt, recall that last year I made brand new resolutions. I tossed out the old ones that I had failed at repeatedly and trudged ahead to new ones, optimistically believing that success was mine for the taking.

Copy+Paste: SC Digital Learning and Georgia

There is a nifty computer function called "copy+paste." Virtually everyone who uses a computer has figured out how to use this function as it's very simple and very useful.

Article V gives power to the people

It's no secret that folks aren't happy with Washington, D.C., career politicians -- both Democrats and Republicans -- have ignored the best interests of our country, allowed the debt to spiral out of control, and stripped the states of their rightful power.

The Walking Veteran

Ray Edward Wiedemann

ELGIN – Graveside service for Ray Edward Wiedemann, 86, was held on Monday in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Tim Burelson officiated. In lieu of ...

William Kilgore Thompson

William Kilgore Thompson, Jr. (Bill), 94, went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2016, at Eden Terrace. His wife of 70 years ...

Kris Davis Robertson

Mrs. Kris Davis Robertson, 50, of 725 Calhoun Street in Camden died Monday, September 12, 2016. Plans will be announced by Collins Funeral Home of ...

John Milton Rankin

A memorial service celebrating the life of John Milton Rankin, Sr., 87, of Elgin, SC, was held Monday, September 12, 2016 at Our Lady of ...

Jan Puczowkski

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Peter King

Bethune – Funeral services for Peter King, 78, will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Hill Baptist Church, with burial to follow ...

CHS fall sports schedules

Volleyball

Lugoff-Elgin fall sports schedules

Volleyball

North Central fall sports schedules

North Central

CMA Cross Country schedule

Cross Country

Kershaw County Library Events -- September

Camden Branch