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Pet Talk for Jan. 5, 2011
Cold weather brings extra responsibilities for horse caregivers. Proper nutrition, access to water, adequate shelter, regular hoof care, and, depending on circumstances, dental attention, vaccinations, and parasite control are all winter concerns for the equine enthusiast.
Cancer detection
Despite the great medical advances of the past half-century, cancer has proved an elusive enemy; for many strains of the disease, survival rates are scarcely better now than they were decades ago. So every new discovery is met with enthusiasm, and that's certainly the case for a new blood test announced earlier this week by Boston scientists, who are teaming with Johnson & Johnson to market a test that will help doctors determine what ...
Springdale traffic area poses numerous hazards
In addition to Steve Parrott's letter of Dec. 22th I would like to add my concerns about the dangerous intersection at U.S. 1 and Springdale Drive and the numerous accidents there. I am also a resident of the Springdale area and see logging trucks as a big problem, but so are other vehicles. The 45-mph speed limit approaching the final curve at Wal-Mart needs to be lowered to 35 mph. Drivers go zooming in ...
School funds have specific uses
If people are going to criticize the school board and school district superintendent for how money is spent, researching first is in order. In South Carolina, facilities and personnel are separate "pots" of money and cannot be mixed. Spending money to build does not affect money for teachers.
A resolution for all times
NEW YORK -- It befalls the columnist this time of year to look back and recap; to assign blame and shame, while offering the obligatory mea culpa; and, of course, to resolve.
Yesteryear -- Jan. 5, 2011
35 YEARS AGO -- Jan. 2-7, 1976 Photo cutline -- Improving Reading Skills -- Gloria Kenney, a certified Laubach Literacy tutor, helps foreign – born Grace Truesdell improve her reading skills. A Laubach 10-hour workshop will be held at the Kershaw County Vocational Center on January 20, 22, 27, and 29. Photo cutline -- Giving Number 88 -- Nurse Linda Campbell prepares George Sheheen of Camden for the extraction of another ...
Pauline Futrell Drakeford
Pauline Futrell Drakeford, 68, of Gordon Street, Camden, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Janie Blackwell Hancock
Funeral services celebrating the life of Janie Blackwell Hancock, 68, of Camden, will be held at 11:30 AM Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Reverend Dr. William F. Summers will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at John Knox Hall. The family suggests that memorials may be made in Mrs. Hancock's memory to Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 502 DeKalb Street, Camden, SC, 29020 or the Hospital ...
Robert Langley
Funeral services for Robert Lee Langley, 90, of Kershaw, were held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Bethany Baptist Church, Westville. Rev. Craigan Blankenship officiated. Burial with Masonic Rites followed in the Kershaw City Cemetery.
Phyllis H. Medlin
Funeral service for Phyllis Honeycutt Medlin, 52, of Lugoff, will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Camden Ward. Interment will be held on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in Elliott Cemetery, Polkville, N.C. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, PO Box 650309, Dallas, ...
David Robinson
David Robinson, 88, of Camden, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Poetry Alive
Third- and fourth-grade students at Lugoff Elementary School recently had the opportunity to take part in Poetry Alive. Ken and Nadine Delano demonstrated how to take a simple poem and make it come alive. The fourth- grade students in Tonya Seay's class enjoyed getting to act out a poem in front of their peers. Poetry Alive was brought to Lugoff Elementary School through the Artist in Residency program of Kershaw County.
Sheheen releases 2011 legislative agenda
In his first major action since completing his recent campaign for governor, S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen has released a list of bills he has pre-filed for the 2011 legislative session.
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Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ward Baker wed
Pamela Collins Gibson of Columbia, S.C. and Kevin Ward Baker of Lugoff, S.C. were married May 18, 2013 at Lyttleton Street United Methodist Church in Camden, S.C. The 4 p.m. ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. James C. Adams. A reception immediately followed at Aberdeen.
Former Camdenite wins ‘Best In Show’
Former Camdenite Manda McKay's painting "Love You To Death" won "Best In Show" at Southworks 2013. The Oconee County Arts Foundation (OCAF) hosted the opening reception April 12 in Watkinsville, Georgia. McKay grew up in Camden and graduated from Camden High School.
Wife unsure of what to do about husband’s dementia
Dear Annie: I've been married to "Ned" for 25 years, and each year it seems to get worse. When we married, he told me I could do whatever I wanted with the house, but he never said I'd be the one paying.
Seniors reflect
I meet with a lot of groups and committees over the course of the year, and I think it's important for me to do so. One of my favorite groups is Student Cabinet, which is comprised of student government leaders from each of our high schools. We meet four times a year over lunch. What I love and value about students is that they don't hesitate to tell you what's ...
A matter of conscience:
In 1929, my family moved from Chesterfield County to a farm adjoining the farm of Donald Holland's parents in the Cassatt community. I was a year old at the time but before many years passed, Donald and I established a friendship lasting until Donald's passing in 2003.
The one that didn’t get away
Magistrate swearing in
Kershaw County community members celebrated as former Kershaw County Recreation Center Director James E. Davis Jr. was sworn in as a county magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon. Kershaw County Councilman Jimmy Jones, Fifth Circuit Assistant Solicitor Brett Perry and Rep. Laurie S. Funderburk spoke at the short ceremony at the Kershaw County Court House. Judge Roderick M. Todd Jr. called the ceremony to order; Clerk of Court Joyce McDonald administered the oath; Rev. Constance ...
Former Demon Tisdale earns coaching honor in Florida
Former Lugoff-Elgin and Winthrop University baseball standout Eddie Tisdale has been named as the District 4A-13 baseball coach of the year this week by Broward (Fla.) High School Baseball.
Jane Barron Henry
A memorial service for Jane Barron Henry, 88, of Camden, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 20, 2013 at Hammet Chapel at Bethesda Presbyterian Church with inurnment at Quaker Cemetery. Rev. Dr. William Summers will officiate. .
The Lugoff-Elgin “Blue Monster”
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