The Clarendon Sun: November 17 by Darren Price

Schools makes improvements

Volunteers collect, fill shoe boxes

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010

SPORTS: Clarendon Junior Chamber

Cornhole tourney concludes for the year

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Vets salute their own on Veterans Day BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com When Williams-Burgess American Legion Post No. 68 commander Jimmy Burress spoke at the group’s annual Veterans Day service Thursday, he called himself and fellow veterans “The Lucky Ones.” “No matter what branch, area, campaign or rank, we were,” he said. “Whether we were in combat or we were support at home, afloat or sitting behind a desk at headquarters, we were all ... willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for our country to preserve the freedoms we had at home. As we know, some of our brothers and sisters did give the ultimate sacrifice.” The post’s service was one of several held throughout Clarendon County last week to honor SEE VETERANS, PAGE 15

COMMUNITY: Operation Christmas Child

EDUCATION: St. Paul Elementary

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Amanda, a West Virginia native who married her husband in Charleston, S.C., shortly after moving to James Island, now lives in Florence after spending three months earlier this year at the Jordan Crossroads Ministry-Haven of Rest women’s shelter operated by Ann Driggers.

Women’s shelter houses, supports abuse survivors BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com When 26-year-old Amanda H. first came to Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center, a shelter for female victims of domestic violence and their children, she’d already done things her way. Born and raised in West Virginia, Amanda met her husband the day she moved to Charleston from Memphis, Tenn. Her mother and stepfather had SEE CENTER, PAGE 14

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A trucker looks at his wrecked rig about 2 p.m.Tuesday north of Summerton on SC 15. The truck flipped off the road after a tire popped. Logs were strewn about the road, and traffic was slowed while emergency workers cleaned up the accident site.

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Lucille, a collie mix, is about 2 and gets along with other dogs and people. She’s a great dog for anyone looking for a friend. Call or drop by the shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway, U.S. 301, at (803) 473-7075, or email adoptascc@ftc-i.net to inquire about adopting Lucille, or any of the shelter’s beautiful, friendly kittens, cats, puppies or dogs. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday for adopting animals. The shelter is having a special for October and November: $35 for cats/ kittens, or two cats/kittens for $50. They are also adopting black dogs for $50 each. A privately-run entity governed by a Board of Directors, the shelter has been open at its current location since January 2007, having adopted out more than 1,500 animals in three years.

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Ethan Mitchum shot his first deer, a four-pount buck, on Oct. 29 while hunting with his “peepaw,” Richard “Redman” Britt in Clarendon County. ROBERT J. BAKER

Lannes Prothro, left, and William Prothro, the owners of Porthro Chevrolet in Manning, stand with two plaques recently presented by GM. One of the plaques was presented solely to Lannes to recognize his 25 years as a Chevy dealer; the other was presented to the dealership itself and is the company’s “Mark of Excellence” award. Prothro Chevrolet has been open since 1926 and has had four generations of Prothros work there.

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The Clarendon County Fire Department spent a few hours Friday morning putting out a John Deere tractor that caught fire on a field on U.S. 15 South about one mile south of Paxville. Owner Buddy Lewis said he was driving the vehicle and tilling his farmland when he noticed a small fire near the tractor’s engine. He said he was able to get off the tractor before it was engulfed. 10

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LIONS CLUB INDUCTION LEFT: Brian P’Pool, far right, Lions Club district governor for District 32, inducted Wil McLeod, left, and Ikey Brunson, second from left, into the Manning Lions Club on Nov. 1. The men were sponsored by George Calloway, center. GAIL MATHIS

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RIGHT: Lions Club District 32 governor Brian P’Pool, right, contragulates Tracey Morris, left, and Bill Perry, center, for decades of service to the Manning Lions Club. Perry, who serves as the club’s secretary, has spent 35 years with the club, half of its 70-year history.

SHELTER from Page 2 have five grandchildren. They also own six animals, with four of those being rescues. He has served on the board for three years previously before being reappointed in 2009 to fill a vacancy. W. John Buchko, retired Born and raised in New Jersey, Buchko and his wife, Kathy, moved to South Carolina in 1994 to “follow the dream” of affordable retirement, he said. Their two grown children also live in South Carolina with their 10 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. The couple has three mixed-breed dogs ages 16, 5 and 2, all of which were strays previously. Buchko owned his own HVAC business in Ocean County, N.J., before retiring, and he and Kathy were both volunteer firefighters, with Buchko having the life rank of captain and previously serving as an

instructor and director of the Fire Academy. He was an instructor for the Red Cross in South Carolina for 10 years. He has donated his HVAC knowledge and services to the shelter many times. Ralph C. Sandifer, retired A self-proclaimed life-long animal lover, Sandifer retired from the Air Force in 1981. He and his wife joined the shelter before the current facility was built in 2007. He volunteers most often for the shelter’s transport for adoption and spaying and neutering services. While his wife has baked items for bake sales, he has participated in shelter events at the Striped Bass Festival. Ronnie Duncan, shelter employee/volunteer Having worked with the shelter as both an employee and volunteer for nearly four years, Duncan is well aware of the daily ins and outs of shel-

ter management. His responsibilities have ranged from kennel cleaning to anything else the shelter has required for proper operation, including handling overall operations in the absence of shelter managers and serving as a veterinary technician when the shelter has been in need of one. Most importantly, Duncan arranged for tons of gravel and concrete, along with labor, to be donated for the foundaition of the dog kennels at the shelter’s current facility on Alex Harvin Highway, including materials needed for the isolation building and the rock gravel used for the shelter’s entrance road. Two years ago, Duncan arranged with for Manning’s Walmart to give the shelter all damaged bags of dog and cat food, along with litter, for free. Robert J. “Bobby” Baker, senior staff writer and editor for The Item and Clarendon Sun, respectively Baker grew up in Manning,

Pinewood and Sumter, currently calling the outskirts of Sumter County home. He has worked at the Item’s Clarendon Bureau since April 2008, though he wrote part-time on Clarendon County issues in different capacities since 2004. Since the shelter opened in January 2007, he has written practically every story for The Item and Clarendon Sun that involve the shelter, but will hand over those responsibilities to another staff writer if elected to the board. He has adopted two cats from the shelter, Georgia and No-No, that sleep on opposite sides of the foot of his bed from one another and has another young cat who was a stray before Baker took him in. A self-proclaimed “cat person,” Baker says he likes animals more than he likes most people and that he believes in the shelter’s no-kill/low-kill policy and hopes to help keep the policy in force if elected to the board.

Theresa Terrell, retired Although Terrell admits she lacks some mobility, she has been active with the shelter for many years, including walking dogs in Striped Bass Festival parades and helping make the popular candy necklaces that earned the shelter more than $1,000 at that festival in 2010. She and her sister regularly visit the shelter to give cleaning supplies along with dog and cat food, treats, toys and blankets. She belongs to the Basset Rescue Crew of the Southeast and the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue, and she and her sister pull bassets from high-kill facilities. She worked for 34 years as a graphic artist and typesetter, employed by places like Charter Oil Company, Wausau Insurance Company, the New York Times and E.S. Bennings Steamship Company for her computer management and data-processing skills.

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GOVERNOR IN CLARENDON

RIDIN’ FOR RUTLEE

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Gov. Mark Sanford visited the Clarendon County Republican Party Thursday for dinner and a talk. Spending most of his time on the future of the conservative movement, Sanford said America is at an “Alamo Moment.” He said he plans to move back to his home in Charleston to sell real estate once his term is up.

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Seven Christian motorcycle rides were joined by even more Saturday at the Smokehouse Restaurant in Turbeville for a fundraising bike ride in honor of 8-month-old Rutlee Stegal. The infant son of Dee Stegal, Rutlee was born with biliary atresia, a rare liver condition in newborns causing either blockages in or the complete absence of the bile duct between the liver and small intestine. At 13 days old, Rutlee underwent a “Kasai procedure” — the clinical name is a hepatoportoenterostomy — which is a surgical treatment that attached part of the small intestine to the exposed liver surface itself, bypassing the duct system altogether. Christian Prayer Riders member Freddie Huth helped organize the ride, which the seven-member motorcycle “gang” put on to raise money for Rutlee’s family. Huth said the infant will most likely need a liver transplant, though doctors have not told mom Dee Stegal when that could be. The group’s first fundraising ride helped buy another boy a new wheelchair and ramp, so Huth is hopeful residents will come out to support the Stegals. The group gathered Saturday at the Smokehouse Restaurant on U.S. 378 in Turbeville, where they sold tickets for a chicken bog. Donations can be mailed to The Christian Prayer Riders, 1800 Puddin Swamp Road, Turbeville, SC 29162. For more information, call Huth at (843) 495-0741. PHOTOS PROVIDED

The Magniﬁcent Swans of Swan Lake

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David Osborne and his Trio made of a drummer and electric bass player performed Friday night at the Summerton Cultural Arts Center in downtown Summerton. Hosted by the Summerton Downtown Development Association, the concert was the second for Osborne, who also played in September 2009. Association President Laura Ardis said fans come from as far away as Charleston and Hartsville to see Osborne play.

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POLICE BLOTTER ASSAULT

Clarendon County dispatchers told Manning Police about 10:52 p.m. Nov. 1 that a 36-year-old woman was attacked by several other women outside a Holden Street nightclub.

came suspicious and found tire marks that were not present the day before. The man said a forklift was also taken from the property. The tractor and forklift were valued at about $13,000. DISORDERLY CONDUCT

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Bernie Montgomery, 26, of 2346 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, was 2:28 a.m. Nov. 6 arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after patrol officers found him walking in the road at West Huggins and Boundary streets. When Montgomery almost walked into the patrol car, officers tried to talk with him, but noticed he was intoxicated. Montgomery became loud and aggravated and was placed under arrest.

charged with shoplifting after he took a box of sushi from a 2010 Paxville Highway store. He told police he stole the food because he didn’t have any at home. Loss prevention staff at a 2000-block Paxville Highway store told police at 8:17 p.m. Nov. 2, a man broke into one of the store’s jewelry cases and stole four sets of earrings valued at $58 each. The man was caught on security tapes leaving in a four-door car.

A 23-year-old woman told police the 32-year-old father of her child broke into her house about 5:58 a.m. Nov. 3. The woman said early that morning, he had repeatedly LARCENY asked if he could come to her Police issued a warrant for house on the first block of a 27-year-old man who stole Reardon Street. When she deseveral car parts from a nied him five times, he came 42-year-old man’s 500-block over, and pushed her air conHuggins Street home about 2 ditioner through the window a.m. Nov. 6. The 27-year-old and entered her bedroom. took two transmissions, an She locked herself in another intake, bottle jack, two tail bedroom and called the poSHOPLIFTING pipes, clutch disk, rack and lice, and he left. She told poAntonio Pittman, 19, of 419 pinion arm and two drive lice she wasn’t afraid of the W. Boyce St., Manning, was shafts, and sold them to a man, and thinks he was only coming over to see if she was arrested 4:25 p.m. Oct. 31 and 200-block Memorial Street with another man. Still, she put him on trespass notice. He did likewise for his house on Keitt Street. A 64-year-old man told police about 8:40 a.m. Nov. 11 that he saw smoke coming out of a vacant house’s chimney on the 500 block of Sunset Drive. The man told police that another neighbor saw two men run out the back of the house. While clearing the house, police found copper wire casings and noted that copper from under the sink and behind the refrigerator were missing. The wires were worth $90. A 45-year-old farm worker told police about 9:36 a.m. Nov. 6 that someone had stoContact len a tractor and forklift from his employer’s property on Chris Collins, the 200 block of Dinkins Street. The man told police ArborOne FARM CREDIT that he came to work that Phone: 843.307.5917 morning and noticed one of the tractors missing and Email: ccollins@ArborOne.com chains closing the front gate Web Site: www.ArborOne.com broken. The man said he be-

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Amanda did stay periodically in a Salvation Army shelter. “You had to be in at 8 p.m. and out by 6 moved to nearby Florence for work, and a.m.,” she said. “During the day, I’d stay in Amanda was living in government-assistmy car. I’d try to find some place to stay ed housing with her 8-month-old daughmaybe. I used a lot of people to get things ter. like showers or food. I just wasn’t living “He and I got married not long after right.” that in 2004,” said Amanda, whose last Amanda’s path led eventually to a name is being withheld at her request. “I failed suicide attempt and a stay at a mendon’t know what it was about him. I tal facility in Columbia. think it was the situation. I think I was in “That’s when I met Pastor Mike McKROBERT J. BAKER this place where I didn’t really know enzie,” she said. anyone, and I had a baby, and it was sort Ann Driggers, director of the Jordan CrossPastor of Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiroads Ministry Center-Haven of Rest women’s ness Church in Kingstree, McKenzie knew of like I was looking for a family. So, I shelter, said she believes in the healing power Driggers and set up a meeting. By April made one.” of God and works from that perspective when 20, Amanda was living at the home. Six years later, Amanda now lives in trying to help women and children who have Florence and works at a store there. “But things weren’t so good at the “It wasn’t easy getting here, but I’m glad been abused verbally or physically. Driggers is start,” both women admitted almost siI’m finally here,” she said. “And I have God seeking both grant and private assistance for multaneously. help with the home, which is located in an and Ann (Driggers) to thank for that.” Indeed, Amanda had been prescribed Driggers is the director of Jordan Cross- undisclosed location in Clarendon County and several different mood stabilizers and has served 11 women since opening in 2008. roads Ministry Center-Haven of Rest, a medications for depression. For about shelter that has helped about 11 women three weeks, she led Driggers on a daily attempt new lives after the ravages of dotimes daily and would pop in between calls. trek to find a doctor who would refill her mestic violence. “On Valentine’s Day in 2008, he came prescriptions. Amanda is one of the 32 million to work and we got into an altercation,” “The medication had me all messed Americans who have been affected by she said. “He broke my nose and took off. up, and I wasn’t acting like myself, with domestic violence, according to the I was completely embarrassed, and the these outburst and loss of emotional selfCenters for Disease Control, who classi- manager said they felt bad for me, but control,” Amanda said. “But I was afraid to fies the phenomenon as a “preventable that they couldn’t have that there.” be off them, because I didn’t know what health crisis.” During the early parts of her marriage, to expect. I was in a decent place for the Noting again that she was lured in by Amanda had continued an estranged and first time in almost two years.” the comfort of a ready-made family, strained relationship with her mother and Driggers said she finally sat down with Amanda said she knew early on that her stepfather, and she wasn’t allowed to Amanda for a “heart-to-heart” discussion. husband — from whom she is now offibring her husband to family functions. “I just sort of outlined the problem, cially separated — was “aggressive.’ She continued trying to “work things out” told her that we just couldn’t do this any“He was aggressive verbally, that’s how for about six months, until right before more,” Driggers said. “Even my husband I’d describe it,” she said. “That’s how he Halloween that year. had commented on it. I told her that was at first. I look back on it now and “My grandmother and mom wanted to something had to change.” think he just needed a place to stay. He have Madison for a couple of days, and Amanda said she simply “turned it saw my government housing and went for they kept insisting on my bringing the over to God.” that through me. A few months into the Halloween costume, which I didn’t un“I started doing things His way, not relationship, we were into physical fights. derstand at the time because she’d be mine, and I’ve been medication free since Like other women in these same relaback with me by Halloween,” Amanda that day,” she said. tionships, Amanda said she “stayed and said. “They said they wanted to get picDriggers admits that her methods stayed.” tures, but they never brought her back. seem unconventional to most other pracShe and her husband were eventually They went through custody procedures, titioners seeking to help domestic viokicked out of the housing development and social services had stepped in as lence victims. She believes in the comafter police had been called for a third well.” plete and total healing power of God. She time. At this point, Amanda had only her believes that God heals inside and out. “They told me if I didn’t press charges, marriage, which “was falling apart.” She “I work from that perspective,” she then we’d be forced to leave,” she said. left Charleston and moved to Florence, said. “With these women, I talk with “That’s exactly what happened. From where she began sleeping in her car in a them, I pray with them, I minister to there, we bounced around Charleston.” neighborhood near Hemingway, which them.” Amanda’s husband worked sporadical- “wasn’t the best place in the world to Driggers had to wade through several ly in construction while she held down an spend your night.” locations before her long-forseen wom“amazing job at a hotel working in human “There were other people in that same en’s shelter was finally built and dedicated resources.” place, and people didn’t have electricity,” in 2008. One of the locations she looked “I was making great money for us by she said. “It was pretty bad, but I was at, an old property in the Jordan Crossthen,” she said. “But he would come to drinking and not really living my life the roads area of Clarendon County, led to work and we’d fight.” right way. I was just doing what I wanted the facility’s name. She said her husband called up to 15 to do, not really living for anything.” “Of course, we keep the exact location 14

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private, because we don’t want to risk the safety of our women,” she said. Since opening, Driggers and board members Joette Wielicki and Cindy Bradham have worked hard to provide women in abusive and other domestic violence situations a temporary shelter while the victims decide where to go and what to do. Driggers opened up about the shelter, its mission and her original calling for it, in October while calling attention to National Domestic Violence Month, which is held in October each year along with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, though the two have no direct correlation. Her mission, she said, is “to provide transitional housing up to 90 days for women who have an immediate domestic violence abuse crisis in their lives and need a place to escape from their aggressor and be safe and at peace.” Candidates typically contact Driggers through phone or other means, and she decides if they are right for the house. Those accepted must pass a drug test to stay at the house, she said. “The house is for women only and their children who need to come with them,” Driggers said. “We provided housing and ministerial counseling,” said Driggers, who has a lay minister’s license with the Alcolu Church of God of Prophecy. “(We assisted) them with finding jobs, permanent housing, medical and financial help.” Driggers said while the center has only been open for two years, the idea - sent from God - came to her in 2002. She remembers the exact date of March 23, 2002, in fact. “God called me into the ministry while standing around a fire at the end of a long day working with my six siblings and my numerous nieces and nephews, cleaning up at my mom’s estate,” she said. After a discussion about attending church, with some family for it and some firmly against it, Driggers said she saw her family as “my first harvest field.” “God gave me a vision for a Mission House, my mom’s house,” she said. “I began to pursue the purchase from my siblings, but they couldn’t agree with my purchasing and using the house and it was sold to an outsider.” Driggers searched in Summerton, feeling God was directing her to build a women’s center. She focused on a dilapidated, abandoned school in Summerton, but a proposal was rejected by Clarendon School District 1, who owned the property. Driggers looked at a property in Jor-

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VETERANS from Page 1 those brave souls lost in combat and those who made it home to enjoy the freedoms for which they so valiantly committed themselves. “We can never repay that sacrifice,” Burress said. “We can only honor them by keeping this country free and safe for everyone. We can only hope the men and women serving now have the same love for this country as we do and the future generations can carry that forward.” Veterans Day is a federal and state holiday that was first proclaimed as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, by President Woodrow Wilson. Congress later passed a concurrent resolution seven years later and made the day a legal holiday to honor World War I veterans 12 years after that. In 1953, Al King, a shoe store owner and a member of the World War II group “American War Dads,” had the idea to celebrate all veterans. He had the support of

U.S. Rep. Ed Reed from Kansas, who pushed a bill through Congress that was signed in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. “The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 marked the armistice, a cessation of World War 1’s hostilities,” Burress said Thursday. “Even though the ware officially ended seven months later with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, all countries involved in the horrific conflict hoped World War I would be the War to End All Wars.” Burress noted that along with Independence day on July 4th, Veterans Day is one of the few federal holidays that is always observed on its exact date, Nov. 11. He added that those serving during a time of peace are no less veterans than those serving in war, and noted that veterans don’t stop defending the nation when they leave the military. “We recognize service to our country does not end

with the termination of military service,” Burress said. “We continue our endeavors on behalf of an honorable peace with a feeling of profound gratitude to God and to the men and women who gave their lives as their part of the cost of this noblest of causes.” Services were also held at East Clarendon High School and Scott’s Branch High School. See more photos on pages 21 and 24

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Church collects items for Third World kids BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com The week before Thanksgiving in Clarendon County usually means one thing above all others — Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers will be collecting the shoe boxes filled and decorated for distribution throughout the Third World through Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, and Clarendon County co-coordinator Shiela Strack says she’s hoping for just one more box than the charity received in 2009. “We got 2,325, which was about 500 more than we were expecting,” said Strack, who coordinates the annual charity with husband Ed. “With the economy being as bad as it was then, that was more than we could have hoped for. We were very excited about it.” Strack and county residents are excited about this year as well. She said she and other volunteers have already used a generous gift from an anonymous donor to fill upward of 300 boxes by themselves. “We’ve got that many to begin with, so we’re definitely looking for more,” she said. The drop-off began Monday for Clarendon and surrounding counties for the charity that seeks to provide Christmas gifts to needy children in developing countries. “This is all about bringing joy to children throughout the world who might not otherwise have any,” said Sumter area coordinator Tom Garrett. The effort began in 1993 and is now headed through Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse. Volunteers pack simple shoe boxes with items for either a boy or a girl, identifying the age range, which includes from 2 to 4, 5 to 8 and 10 to 14. “They can include toiletries, school supplies, toys and hard candy,” Strack said, adding 16

DROP-OFF TIMES AND LOCATIONS While drop-offs began for Operation Christmas Child began in Clarendon and surrounding counties on Monday, donors still have six days, including today, to turn in boxes. Times for Clarendon and the surrounding area include: Friday; 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday; 1-4 p.m., CLARENDON COUNTY Sunday; 8:30-10 a.m., Monday. Emmanuel Baptist Church (803) 534-2960 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning Hours: 1-3 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., SUMTER COUNTY Thursday-Saturday; noon to 3 p.m., Sunday Northside Memorial Baptist Church (803) 435-8252 1004 Main St., Sumter (803) 478-2816 Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today; 4-6 p.m., FLORENCE COUNTY Thursday; 1-4 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., College Park Baptist Church Saturday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday; 9-11 a.m., Mon1501 3rd Loop Road, Florence day. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., today through (803) 775-1238 Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; 1-6 p.m., WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY Sunday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday. Kingstree First Baptist Church (843) 669-2148 400 N. Academy St., Kingstree

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novelty items like sunglasses, stickers and inexpensive bracelets and necklaces to the list. She said people can also include clothing items like socks and undergarments, hair brushes or combs and other similar accessories. “Things that can’t go in the boxes are liquids, war toys, real or play money (or) any food, except the hard candy,” Strack said. “Your hard candy items that you want to include, put them in a ziplock bag.” Breakable items are not allowed. “When you’re done packing, then put a rubber band

around the box to hold it all in place,” she said. Garrett recommends volunteers ask themselves what a child would want before packing a box. “The general things are toys, toilet articles, even shoes,” Garrett said. “They should ask themselves what a child would enjoy.” Other than gifts, volunteers are asked to send $7 for each box to cover shipping and handling fees. “One of the things that will always go in each box is the story of Jesus in the language of the country that the boxes are distributed in,” Strack said. Volunteers are also encour-

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ABOVE: Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church guest Amy Gibson checks in with Clarendon Baptist Church member Denise Jones at Friday’s Encounter, an event sponsored by Jones’ church for the past four years to provide a night for Christian women to get away and get closer to God and one another.

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Women’s ‘Encounter’ packs Alcolu church for fourth consecutive year BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com ALCOLU — Kelli Carlisle was so impressed with this year’s speaker for Clarendon Baptist Church’s fourth annual Encounter women’s event that she couldn’t immediately think of her name before the event Friday. “Wendy Blight,” she said. “Maybe I’m nervous for having to introduce her, but she’s by far been my favorite speaker we’ve ever had and her name just escaped me for a minute.” Blight spoke at the annual event both Thursday and Friday nights, said Carlisle, who is the wife of Pastor Kirk Carlisle. “We have it two nights because of the tremendous response,” Carlisle said. “The first two years, it was so successful that we had to turn women away unfortunately. Last year was our first year

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CHURCH NEWS Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road, Jordan, announces: * Saturday, Nov. 20 — Choir fundraiser in the park at 11:30 a.m. serving grilled chicken and more Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 8749 Old Highway Six, Santee, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 21 — The Lord’s Supper will be administered.

Greater St. Mark Church, 3197 Alderman Camp Road, Alcolu, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 21 — Church anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Bishop Jeffrey Johnson, pastor of Faith Temple and Community Temple of Mayesville, will speak. Newlight Missionary Baptist Church, 4390 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton, announces:

* Saturday, Nov. 20 — The eighth annual soloist program at 7 p.m. featuring soloists from around the country. * Sunday, Nov. 21 — Annual food drive/shoe size at 3 p.m. Minister Shaunette Lloyd of New Galilee Christian Church, Holly Hill, will speak. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 12 — The

adult choir will perform “The Promise of Christmas” musical at 6 p.m. Refreshments to follow. * Sunday, Dec. 19 — The adult choir will perform “The Promise of Christmas” musical at 11 a.m. The Children’s Choir Christmas program, “Legacy of Love,” will be performed at 7 p.m. Providence Christian Church, 1100 Dozier Mallett

Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 21 — Pastor’s anniversary celebration at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Roger Mullins and his congregation of Olden Chapel UME Church. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 2371 Frank Rhames Road, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 28 — Shoe Rally at 2:30 p.m. Sister Essie Coard is the president.

Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Manning, with the Rev. Chad Rickenbaker officiating. Burial followed in Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery in Alcolu. Memorials may be made to Lottie Moon Offering of First Baptist Church, 49 W. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102 or to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090. Online memorial messages may be left for the family at www.stephensfuneralhome.org. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179.

ton, Krissa (Frank) Young and Ted Ricks; and step-granddaughter, Brittany Ardis. Memorial services were held Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, in Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Kingstree. The family received friends immediately following the memorial service in the fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, 84 Mount Vernon Road, Greeleyville, S.C. 29056. Online memorial messages may be left for the family at www.stephensfuneralhome.org. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is assisting with the arrangements. (803) 435-2179.

(Steven) of Columbia, Donald Mahoney of Manning, Alica Adams (Jason) of Irmo, Lin Mahoney (Melissa) of Manning and Lee Mahoney of Florence; and six great-grandchildren, Drew Benenhaley, Jaelyn Benenhaley, Hawkins Powell, Byars Powell, McKenzie Mahoney and Breanna Brown. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning with the Rev. Raymond Barfield officiating. Burial followed in Clarendon Memorial Gardens in Manning. Grandsons served as pallbearers. The family received friends at the home. Memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 410, Sumter, SC 29150. Online memorial messages may be left for the family at www.stephensfuneralhome. org. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179.

corpsman 3rd class and later served in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He was a field electrician with Servidyne Inc. in Atlanta, Ga., and loved to play music. Surviving in addition to his wife and daughter are his father, James Morris Jr. and Dorothy McKnight; his mother, Wanda Curry Morris; two brothers, Clarence Adam Morris of Sumter and James Andrew Morris of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a brother-in-law, Michael Cobb and his wife, Alison Hughes Cobb, of Greer; maternal grandfather, Robert Curry of Manning; maternal grandmother, Jessie Curry of Sumter; father-in-law, Don Cobb of Sumter; and grandmother-in-law, Lila Cobb. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, James Morris Sr. and Pearl Morris. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Bordeaux and Chaplain Smith officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the USO, P.O. Box 96322, Washington, DC 96322 or online at www. uso.org/donate. The family’s guest book is located at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family chose Bullock Funeral Home for arrangements.

OBI T U AR I E S LOREA R. CAMPBELL

ALCOLU — Lorea Ridgeway Campbell, 86, widow of Albert Campbell, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at RoseCrest Retirement Community in Inman. Born Feb. 5, 1924, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Charles Nettles and Naomi Bryant Ridgeway. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Manning. She is survived by two daughters, Marian C. O’Shields and her husband, Michael L. “Mike,” of Landrum and Roberta “Bert” C. and her husband, Dr. William B. Rush “Billy,” of Newberry; five grandchildren, Mickey O’Shields (Lana) of Campobello, Betsi O’Shields of Charlotte, N.C., Rebecca Rush (Rod Elkins) of Prosperity, Sarah Rush and Albert Campbell Rush of Charleston; and two greatgrandchildren, Mackaylan O’Shields and Rory Elkins. She is survived also by three sisters, Willowese R. Campbell (Mrs. W.L.) of Kingstree, Esther R. Taylor (Mrs. H.L.) of Manning and Betty R. Spigner of Sumter. She was predeceased by one daughter, Gwendolyn Naomi Campbell; one grandson, William B. Rush III; three brothers, William E. Ridgeway, Charles T. Ridgeway and Albert Ridgeway; and two sisters, Oneida R. Montjoy and Oletheia Ridgeway. 18

JAMES D. LANE

James Dolphus “Tootsie” Lane, 80, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at Williamsburg Nursing Home in Kingstree. Born July 2, 1930, in Kingstree, he was the son of the late Homer and Mabell Young Lane. He was a self-employed roofer who always enjoyed life to the fullest. Surviving are a son, Steven L. (Chris) Lane of Greeleyville; two daughters, Thetis Lane (Ted) Ricks, and Karen (Larry) Osborne, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; a stepson, Marshall Ardis of Sumter; a sister, Virginia Way of Greeleyville; six grandchildren, Stephen Osborne, Jessica Osborne, Christy (Brian) Nexsen, Jamie (Holly) Lane, Candace (Herbie) Blan-

LINWOOD E. MAHONEY SR.

Linwood Ernest Mahoney Sr., 91, widower of Alice Rhodus Mahoney, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at his home. Born June 25, 1919, in Manning, he was a son of the late James Percy and Lula Davis Mahoney. He was a retired service station attendant. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are two sons, Linwood E. “Ernie” Mahoney Jr. and his wife, Betty, and Donald Wayne “Donnie” Mahoney and his wife, Neal, of Manning; a daughter, Diane Benenhaley and her husband, Jeff, of Manning; six grandchildren, Jeffery Benenhaley (Dawn) of Ohio, Marie Powell

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Robert Alan Morris, 26, beloved husband of Misty Cobb Morris and father of Emily Grace Morris, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. A son of James and Wanda Curry Morris Jr., he served in the U.S. Navy as hospital

ENCOUNTER from Page 17 180 women to attend Friday. “The women are just hungering for a time of escape where they can be fed God’s word,” she said. Encounter coordinator Denise Jones said that’s the point

— to give Christian women a chance to fellowship with each other and hear from Christian authors, comedians and motivational speakers. “It’s really just a fancy ladies’ night,” Jones said. “We

have women from around the community come.” She said ladies volunteer to decorate tables for Thursday or Friday and then invite their guests to share that table during the event. “We have a lady decorate each table, and then she brings her guests,” Jones said. “We also have our men from

our church here serving during the night.” Both Carlisle and Jones said Manning caterer Brenda Lee had the initial idea for Encounter, coming up with it during a women’s Bible study at Clarendon Baptist. “Brenda fixed dinner one night for the study group,” Carlisle said, “And she said, ‘We

should do this for more women than just us,’ and it blossomed from there.” Lee was unable to attend this year’s event herself. “She was unable to be here tonight, but she still did all the food and she gets nothing from it,” Carlisle said. “She’s doing it for the women and for God.”

the home; two daughters, Letosha Williams and Noleka Williams, both of Aventura, Fla.; two sons, Standford Williams of Miami and Richard Carter of the home; three stepdaughters, Sheanita Williams of Hollywood, Fla., Turkessa Williams of Miramar, Fla., and Shamika Ragin of Miami; four stepsons, Alphonza Gipson and Terrence Lawson, both of Summerton, and Jerrod Williams and Nakeema McDowell, both of Miami; four sisters, Deloris (Alfred) Holiday and Inez (Wayne) Newman, both of Baltimore, Md., Alma Ruth (Dennis) Mulls of Buffalo, N.Y., and Barbara McKnight of Davis Station; two brothers, John Edward McKnight and Willie Lee McKnight, both of Davis Station; three aunts, Annie Bell Carter, Dorothy Nelson and Hester McKnight; one

grandaunt, Mary A. Montgomery; one grandchild; and 18 step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Laurel Hill AME Church, 2032 M.W. Rickenbaker Road, Manning, with the Rev. Silas Spann, pastor, officiating. The family received friends at the home of her sister, Barbara McKnight, 1307 Cambridge Drive, Manning. Online memorials may be left at samuelsfuneralhome. com. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

Church cemetery. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late James Nathaniel Young and Retha Edna Driggers Young. Mr. Young was a member of Jefferson Road Free Will Baptist Church in Sumter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth Young and Bishop V. Young; a sister, Mary Young. Surviving are two sisters, Virginia Carolyn (Donald) Price and Margie O. (Cecil) Wilson, both of Summerton; and a brother, the Rev. Murrell (Stella) Young of Lake City. Memorials may be made to Freewill Baptist Home For Children, P.O. Box 229, Turbeville, SC 29162. Online information and condolences may be accessed at floydfuneral.com. Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta handled arrangements.

OBI T U AR IE S HARRY L . STEWART JR.

Harry Legrand Stewart Jr., 53, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born October 4, 1957, in Manning, he was the son of Diane Price Stewart of Manning and the late Harry Legrand Stewart Sr. He was a mechanic, retired from Prothro Chevrolet. Surviving, in addition to his mother of Manning, are a son, Harry Legrand Stewart III and his wife, Kaleena, of Manning; two grandchildren, Camara Marie Stewart and Harry Legrand Stewart IV; and a brother, Ronnie Stewart and his wife, Kay, of Sardinia. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ellie Stewart. Graveside services were held Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, in Price-Snyder Cemetery in Manning with the Rev. Nick Erickson officiating.

Online memorial messages may be left for the family at www.stephensfuneralhome.org. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements. (803) 435-2179. ALMA M. WILLIAMS

MIAMI, Fla. — Alma McKnight Williams, 54, widow of Stanley Williams, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2010, at St. Catherine Rehabilitation Center, Miami. Born Oct. 23, 1956, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Easter Virginia Stukes McKnight. She was a 1976 graduate of Scott’s Branch High School. At an early age, she accepted Christ and joined Laurel Hill AME Church. She later joined Jordan Grove Baptist Church. She was employed at Mt. Sinai Medical for 28 years. Survivors are a special friend, Morrington Carter of

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Dispatcher, emergency responders take top honors at state conference BY R. DARREN PRICE dprice@theitem.com When Clarendon County emergency responder Candice Elms answered a 911 call about 4:30 a.m. June 28, she didn’t know she was about to take the toughest call of her career. “It didn’t hit me until after I got off the phone,” she said. “It was one of the worst calls I’ve ever had to take.” Elms answered a call from now-retired Clerk to County Council Betty Pritchard, who was attacked sometime earlier that morning while cleaning out her office. Elms said she didn’t do much more than what she had been trained to do — she stayed on the line with the badly beaten 71 year old, she sent out responders to the scene and she told EMS

said. “I didn’t know what to say when they called my name.” Elms and two of her Clarendon County Emergency Services colleagues won awards at the conference — Dwayne Baldwin was a co-winner of the state’s Technician of the Year and Danny Floyd was awarded the organization’s Palmetto Award for leadership. PHOTO PROVIDED County emergency services Clarendon County emergency responder Candice Elms, center, won director Anthony Mack said he state Telecommunicator of the Year for the way she handled a call in was glad that his staff was recwhich a retiree was attacked last June. Danny Floyd and Dwayne Bald- ognized for their achievewin also won awards for their work with county emergency services. ments. “I’m very proud of all these where the collapsed woman nicator of the Year at the S.C. award winners,” Mack said. lay in the dark office. Association of Public CommuBaldwin received the award Elms said she didn’t do nications Officials/National for his role in creating better, anything out of the ordinary Emergency Number Associacomputer-based maps that during the call; but her calm tion conference in Myrtle emergency responders could handling of the situation netBeach on Oct. 27. use to find emergency located her the distinction of “I’m very flattered they tions faster. He said he started South Carolina’s Telecommuthought so much of me,” she to work on improving Claren-

don’s mapping systems after a friend wrecked his vehicle and died when responders couldn’t find the wreck. Baldwin said he was grateful for the recognition. “I’m very fortunate to be chosen,” he said. “It shows that hard work gets noticed.” Floyd won the award based on day-to-day leadership. He has worked in law enforcement for 28 years. “I don’t really think I was deserving of the award,” he said. “But I’m glad and humbled by the recognition.” Mack said he hoped that the awards will continue to motivate his staff to continue the good work. “Our goal is and always has been to provide the best 911 service possible to our citizens and anyone who needs assistance,” he said.

Seven candidates run for four shelter board seats BY R. DARREN PRICE dprice@theitem.com Back on track after making a deal with Clarendon County that will keep A Second Chance Animal Shelter from closing at the end of November as forecasted by director Jenny Connor, the shelter’s membership will meet 6 p.m. Thursday at Jordan United Methodist Church to choose four of the body’s six board

members. Board President John Belding encouraged all members to attend Thursday’s meeting for board election, Seven candidates vying for the four seats. The candidates range from a retired professor and barber to a retired Air Force veteran, graphic artist and news reporter. Belding said nominees must attend Thursday’s meeting, though he did not say

whether they would be available for questioning. The nominees, in order as presented to The Clarendon Sun, are: J.T. Myers, retired professor of anthropology from the University of South Carolina Sumter Myers and his wife, Linda, have been shelter members for about eight year. He was vice-president for the board for two years, participating in

many shelter activites, especially the transport of animals to Charleston for spaying/neutering services as well to other localities for adoptions. Myers also participates in animal rescue, housing rescued cats and dogs on their property. L.G. Mathis, owner of L.G.’s Cut and Style on North Brooks Street in Manning Born in Clarendon County, Mathis, 62, served in the Army for three years before attend-

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ing barber school in Columbia. He worked in West Columbia after graduating and moved back to Manning four years later. He worked for Ollie Stukes until opening his own shop in 1984. He is married to Ruth Mathis and is a member of Great Commission Ministries Church in Alcolu. He has three children from a previous marriage, and he and Ruth

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Alcolu Church of Prophecy Alderman Camp Rd. Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, Panola Antioch Baptist Church, Jordan Antioch RMUE Church Pinewood Apostolic Revival Center, Manning Bethleham Methodist Church Davis Station Bethleham Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton Biggers AME Church Hwy. 261 E., Manning Biggers Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton Christ Tabernacle FWG Ministry Summerton Church of God by Faith Davis Station The Church of God of Prophecy Home Branch Community Clarendon Baptist Church, Alcolu Clarendon Church of God, Manning Community Deliverance Temple Hwy. 301 North Congregation Temple Bethel Hwy. 261 E, Manning Cornerstone Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church 2116 Greeleyville Hwy., Manning Cross Roads Bible Fellowship 5546 Paxville Hwy., Manning Cypress Fork Freewill Baptist Church Cypress Forks Community Deep Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church 7965 Bloomville Hwy., Manning Deliverance Ministries, Summerton Ebenezer Baptist Church 105 Dinkins St., Manning Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Hwy. 301 S., Manning Emmanuel Baptist Church 1794 Old Georgetown Rd., Manning Family Worship Center Main Street, Turbeville First Assembly of God 3574 Hwy. 260/LakeRoad Fellowship of Praise, Santee, SC First Baptist Church Boyce Street, Manning Fourth Crossroads Baptist Church Off Highway 261 Friendship AME Church Silver Community - Summerton

Global Harvest Church Hwy. 521 North God Holy Tabernacle IOH Ministries, Inc. 11166 Bethel Hwy. 15, Paxville Good Shepherd Baptist Church 1891 Oak Grove Church Rd. Goodwill Freewill Baptist Church 1329 Goodwill Church Rd., Manning Grace Christian Fellowship Church Raccoon Rd., Manning Grace Gospel Church, Summerton Great Commission Ministries 1631 Trinity Church Rd., Alcolu Green Hill Baptist Church, Alcolu Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church Manning Hickory Grove Baptist Church Turbeville Holy Rock Holiness Church 5714 Liberty Ch., Rd., Manning Home Branch Baptist Church Manning Hope Lutheran Church, Manning Horse Branch Freewill Baptist Church, Turbeville House Of God, Manning Howard Chapel AME Church New Zion Israelite Holy Temple Outreach Ministry, Manning Jehovah Jireh Outreach, Manning Jordan Methodist Church, Jordan Lake Marion Baptist Church, Santee Laurell Hill AME Church Liberty Hill AME Church Summerton Liberty Free Will Baptist Church Manning Lighthill Baptist Church, Manning Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church, Manning Macedonia FBH Church, Silver Macedonia Church of God by Faith, Inc., Silver Manning Baptist Church, Manning Manning Baptist Temple 1375 AM Nash Rd., Manning Manning Church of Christ. Manning Manning Deliverance Temple, Manning Manning United Methodist Church Manning Maranatha Pentecostal Holiness Church, Turbeville

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skin with oil to prevent drying and to enhance the golden color. Put the bird in an oven preheated to 325 degrees. When the skin is a light golden color and the turkey is about two-thirds done, shield the breast loosely with a tent of lightweight foil to prevent overcooking. An eight- to 12-pound unstuffed turkey will take between 2.5 and 3 hours to cook. A bird weighing 20 to 24 pounds will take between 4.5 and 5 hours. Add about 30 minutes to the cooking time for the smaller bird if it’s stuffed and about 15 minutes to the time for the larger one. For more information on cooking times and proper preparation and handling of a turkey, call your local Clemson Extension office, Nancy S. Harrison, Food Safety and Nutrition Educator, (803) 874-2354 ext.113, (803) 435-8429 or (803) 534-6280.

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Eagles, Monarchs advance after playoff wins FROM STAFF REPORTS SUMMTERTON - Two Clarendon County football teams continue to rely on bruising run games in postseason victories Friday. Scotts Branch High School (10-2) continued their postseason run on the legs of running back Traven Parker, who had 164 yards and five touchdowns on 21 carries in a 42-6 win at home against Lake View High School Friday. Manning High School (9-3) pounded their way to a 34-12 victory against Silver Bluff High School, rushing for a total of 314 yards, passing just once. Scotts Branch coach Leonard Johnson said Parker is becoming a “go-to guy” in the playoffs. “We have Everett (Rendell) and Jerell (Adams) and Leon (Mathis) is coming along, but when Traven gets rolling, so do we,” he said. Scotts Branch will at 7:30 p.m. Friday face Hardeville at home. The winner determines the lower state champion in 1A Division II. The Monarch continues their run at Lake City next week in the third round of the Division AA playoffs. Both teams got out to quick starts; Parker finished off a seven-play drive to open the game 8-0. Silver Bluff scored first against Manning, but the tide turned after an errant snap went over a punters head in the first quarter. The Monarchs scored three plays later,

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and the tide turned from there. Ensuing possesions for both teams continued to prove fruitful; The Eagles went into the locker rooms at halftime holding a 21-0 lead, the Monarchs were ahead by a mark of 14-7. But the bruising continued after the half. Parker went on to rush for three more touchdowns after the half, and Manning running back Marcos

Pearson pounded two of his three after the start of the third quarter. Parker, who scored all but one of the Eagles’ six touchdowns, said he owes a lot of his success to his offensive line. “The offensive line provided the holes for me and I just hit the holes,” Parker said. “We practice and hit hard in practice every week, so that’s how we play on Fridays.”

Now, Johnson and Manning Coach Robbie Briggs will have to keep their teams humble as they face tests this week. Scotts Branch will for the third state year play for the lower state championship. If the Eagles win, it will be on to the State Championship game, where they last year lost to Williston Ecko. The Moncrchs, similarly will be returning to the state AA quarterfinals. Last

year, the Monarchs lost in the semifinals to Dillon. Johnson said there is still a lot of work to be done before he can have the team where he’d like them as they get closer to the championship game. “We did OK,” Johnson said. “There’re still some things I wasn’t too happy with. The intensity wasn’t where it needed to be and we missed some assignments.

too many keepers.” That’s because Department of Natural Resources regulations require any fish from now to May 1 be at least 26-inches long. Miller said the striped bass are biting, but he’s only seen fisher-

men catch two longer than the legal length. Still, he said, there are other fish to catch, and catfish and crappie are both biting. At Randolph’s Landing, they haven’t seen many striped bass come through — probably be-

cause they’re small, said Nick Lucas, who works at the marina. But the catfish, he said, are a sure bet. “They’re just biting anything down there,” Lucas said. Fishermen at Lakevue Land-

ing, they are seeing legal-length stripers come in, along with catfish and crappie. Those traveling to Packs Landing won’t see striped bass until the spring, but they are catching catfish and crappie.

FISHING REPORT Fishermen looking to catch mammoth striped bass may be out of luck this week on Lake Marion. “We’re seeing a lot of stripers,” said Joe Miller of Lane’s Shopping Center. “But there aren’t

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The Berkeley County Museum Antique Tractor and Engine Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Old Santee Canal Park. Entry fee is $7. For more information, call (843) 899-5101. CLARENDON CLEMSON EXTENSION EVENTS

The Four Seasons Lunch Series will continue at noon today at Turbeville Town Hall, with the topic for the month being “Horns of Plenty.” Information about vegetable gardening will be available for participants, and cornucopias will be decorated as well. For more information, call Pat Goodwin at (843) 659-2781 or Carrie Trebil at (803) 4358429. The Master Gardener Training Course is currently looking for students. The course is a 16week program covering everything about plants, including irrigation, turf grasses, vegetables and landscape design. The program selects, trains and utilizes knowledgeable volunteers to facilitate the educational work of Horticulture Agent Carrie Trebil by delivering research-based information to the citizens of South Carolina. The cost of the program is $300, though scholarships are available. For more information, call Trebil at (803) 435-8429.

new energy and economic options for landowners and farmers throughout the state. Panels will include speakers from the National Wildlife Federation, the State Coastal Conservation league, Carolina Pacific, Show Me Energy, Agri Tech, Clemson University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forestry Service. The keynote speaker will be Rep. Robert Q. Williams, D-Darlington. Admission is free and farmers are encouraged to attend. For more information, call (843) 407-4749, or visit www.wnaconsulting.com. GOAT ISLAND CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE

The Goat Island Boat Club’s annual Christmas Boat Parade will be held 7 p.m. Dec. 10, starting at Goat Island Restaurant, and 7 p.m. Dec. 11, starting at Potato Creek Landing. For more information, call Alfred Kelly at (803) 460-4422 or John Mathis at (803) 473-6205 or any other club member. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Road by 4 p.m. Dec. 4. The Manning Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held directly after the Christmas Parade on Dec. 4 on the Boyce Street side of the Clarendon County Courthouse. Santa Claus will be available to take Christmas lists from children. Main Street Manning will have two Snow Ball Drops after the lighting ceremony. One located on Mill Street directly in front of the Clarendon County Development Board will be for children ages 3 to 12. The second, for adults, will be on South Brooks Street in front of Edward Jones Investments. Food vendors will be set up as well. For more information on the parade, call Dee Evans at (803) 460-6470; for the lighting ceremony, call Daun Davis at (803) 435-8477, ext. 21; for the drop, call Carrie Trebil at (803) 4358429, ext. 112. MANNING JUNIOR AMBASSADORS HOLIDAY MARKET

Cozy Sheets has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to sell 600-thread count sheets in 12 colors and all sizes. Colors available include sky blue, chocolate, white, ivory, mint, lilac, gold, charcoal, platinum, rust, burgundy and khaki. Each set is $30. For more information, call Ericka Sexton at (803) 435-4405.

The 1st annual Holly-Daze Market, sponsored by the Junior Ambassadors, will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the lobby of the Weldon Auditorium, North Brooks Street, Manning. For more information, call Jennie Lee at (803) 435-4405.

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The Auxiliary is selling oneof-a-kind cookbooks containing more than 270 recipes culled from group members and family and friends for $12 each. Each book includes recipes for appetizers, main dishes, desserts and other delicacies. For more information, call Ann Thomas at (803) 473-7384.

The Junior Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the city of Manning to build a park on 3.23 acres off Gibbons Street, the site of the old baseball field. They have set a goal of having $50,000 in the next three years. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, contact the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce at (803) 435-4405 or Glenn Wells at (803) 435-8752.

The drop-off for Operation Christmas Child will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Old Georgetown Road. For more information, call Sheila Strack at (803) 478-2816.

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After a long wait, the Clarendon Museum will hold its Grand Opening 2 p.m. Sunday on South Brooks Street in Manning. FLORENCE

The Grass is Greener Conference will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Poynor Adult Community Center, 301 S. Dargan St., Florence, to discuss

MANNING EVENTS

The Manning Christmas Parade will be held 5 p.m. Dec. 4. The cost for entry is $10 and entry forms must be returned to the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce no later than 1 p.m. Nov. 24. Entries will need to line up on Old Georgetown

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The Pilot Club Potpourri Fall Bazaar and Barbecue will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at New Covenant Presybterian Church, Manning. For more information, call (803) 478-4820.

beville. The route will be on Main Street to Morris Street. All entries should be in place by 3:15 p.m. For more information, call Turbeville Administrator Pat Goodwin at (803) 659-2781. WELDON AUDITORIUM

The “Got” Weldon Going! Gala Grand Reopening will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 with the Overture Reception in the Grand Atrium Lobby of the newly refurbished Weldon Auditorium, North Brooks Street, Manning. Mac Frampton, Sam Hagan and Dawn Marie will present “An American Portrait” on the stage at 8:30 p.m. to be followed by the Finale Reception in the Breedin Garden Room, where desserts, champagne and flavored coffees will be served by candlelight. VIP tickets to the Gala Celebration are $50 per person, $80 per couple. The full ticket price entitles ticket holders to preferred seating for the concert as well as admission to the Finale Reception afterward. For those wishing to see only the Mac Frampton concert, tickets are $20 per person. The event will be black-tie optional, and the Art Corridor will host an exciting exhibit by world-renowned Summerton artist Tarleton Blackwell, who teaches at Scott’s Branch High School. Sam Levy and Sons Photography of Manning will be present to document the event and take portraits of participants.

The Community Celebration for the Grand Reopening Celebration Weekend will start at 1 p.m. Dec. 4, with refreshments provided by The Bank of Clarendon. The official ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in the Grand Atrium Lobby, and tours of the auditorium will be offered. Clarendon County Taste of Talent will showcase a diverse variety of local citizens performing on the Weldon Stage, including the Clarendon Back Porch Players, Rena Morrison, Brittany Odom, Robert J. Baker and various church groups. Summerton artist Tarleton Blackwell will be featured in the Art Corridor, and Silver Image Photography’s Larry Hewitt will be onhand to commemorate this special day. The auditorium’s website at www.weldonauditorium.org is up. Content includes videos, full schedules for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons and links to performers’ websites. For more information, email weldonauditorium@clarendoncountygov.org or call (803) 4733580. WYBOO GOLF CLUB

The 16th annual Cypress Golf Classic, hosted by Clarendon Health System and the Cypress Foundation, will be held Friday at the Wyboo Golf Club. Play will be captain’s choice with four-man teams. For more information, call (803) 4332005, ext. 7.

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Junior Chamber holds final Cornhole Tournament for season PHOTOS BY ROBERT J. BAKER

The Clarendon County Junior Chamber held its final Cornhole Tournament of the year Saturday at The Cypress Center in Manning, and Pro Prothro said while the tournament had a limited field, there was some stiff competition. Taking first place in the main tournament were Mike and Justin Shorter, with the second spot going to Robert and Coty Briggs. Prothro said the event was the last tournament for the group in 2010, but that the Junior Chamber may host another fundraiser later this year. The organization is specifically raising funds to renovate a park on Gibbons Street and have set a goal of $50,000 to accomplish that.

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Deadlines for display ads and calendar events in The Clarendon Sun are earlier than usual for last two weeks of November. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for display ads for the Nov. 24th edition of The Sun is 5 p.m. today; for the Dec. 1st edition, 5 p.m. Monday. Inline ads for Nov. 24th’s edition are due 5 p.m. Nov. 18; and 5 p.m. Nov. 23 for Dec. 1. For calendar items, submissions for the Nov. 24th edition should be emailed to bbaker@ theitem.com or faxed to (803) 435-8884 no later than noon Nov. 18; for the Dec. 1st edition, no later than noon Monday. Submissions for photos from the public should be sent by these deadlines for their respective editions as well. The Item’s Clarendon Bureau will be closed Nov. 25-26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Submissions may also be dropped by our office at 41 N. Mill St., Manning. For more information, call Gail Mathis or Robert J. Baker at (803) 435-8511. LONGLEAF PINE INITIATIVE AVAILABLE TO SOUTH CAROLINA LANDOWNERS

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s I was drinking my eggnog latte at Starbucks out of a festive holiday cup in Columbia this weekend, I couldn’t help but feel like I’d overslept by about a month. I was sitting in a shopping center complete with Christmas trees and sparkly, decorative gift boxes. My girlfriend was going on about what she was going to do for each family member for Christmas, and some Kenny G sound-a-like was tooting out a smooth jazz rendition of “We Three Kings” over the PA system. Darren “It must be December,” I PRICE think. See, I can sleep a lot. Once, in college, after a particularly hard week, I fell asleep on a Thursday and woke up just in time to head down to the South Carolina Fairgrounds before a Gamecocks game on Saturday. Oversleeping is something I do. But for some reason it feels like I went to bed the night of Halloween and slept all the way to Black Friday. What happened to Thanksgiving? Well, fortunately for my employers here at The Item, I did not hibernate

for a month: my phone told me it was just Nov. 13. So then, where are the Cornucopias, the Turkey gobbles? The commercials for post turkey coma quick diets? Well, it appears that Saint Nick and the American economy have this year assassinated the pilgrims and have done away with doing away with turkeys. What other explanation can there be? Look, I’m not trying to be a Grinch, and I know that store owners are trying really hard to attract consumers this holiday season. The economy is down and Main Street is crumbling. Most businesses rely on the holiday season to take yearly numbers from red to black. But, last I checked, Santa isn’t squeezing down the chimney any earlier this year. At least, I didn’t get his Facebook status update announcing it. Thanksgiving is an important holiday. We enjoy the fall harvests, enjoy the company of family, and show our gratitude for the small blessings we’ve received on the year. We celebrate a

wonderfully warped American history where good pilgrims came to Plymouth Rock and shared a great harvest meal with the local American Indian tribe. Kids bring home hand turkeys and everyone braces for the annual presidential Turkey pardon. We get to listen to our crazy uncle Andy’s stories about life on the road with a motorcycle gang he probably never belonged to and pretend to like some of Aunt May’s lumpy pumpkin pie. If nothing else, Thanksgiving is the calm before Christmas shopping’s category five hurricane. So, why is there this conspiracy to destroy Thanksgiving this year? And the worst part is, this has made it all the way to Manning. Stores spruced up their storefronts and the trees are already lit up. Yeah, it’s pretty and all, but I was really hoping to see some store-front cornucopias. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is a little taken aback by this year’s early onslaught of noel. I guess I’m just worried that if Christmas gets to eat Thanksgiving this year, what’s next? I really would rather not dress up as Buddy the Elf next year for Halloween.

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Farmers adds ‘Home’ to name, renovations to store BY R. DARREN PRICE dprice@theitem.com Though it’s been in business more than nine years, Farmers Home Furniture is hoping shoppers see a little something new when they step through its doors. First among those things is the word ‘Home.’ As part of a rebranding campaign, the Manning furniture store and 164 others across the southeast changed signage inside and outside the store recently. Stewart Smith, the owner of Manning’s lone location, said the name change should reflect the store’s emphasis on helping to furnish homes. The store also had a slew of reno-

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word “home.” “’Home’ means more to our customers and is more appealing than the old ‘Farmers name,” he said. But, Smith said customers should expect more than a new sign and a fresh coat of paint. The renovations were followed by a Clarendon R. DARREN PRICE County Chamber of ComThis bed is one of Farmers Home Furniture’s biggest sellers, according to merce ribbon cutting Oct. 14 owner Stewart Smith where dozens of customers came to get a look at the vations, replacing walls, carSmith said the biggest SEE FARMERS, PAGE 6 peting and the store’s office. change was the addition of the

Get your hair style, new pair of shoes all in one place Welch, who opened the doors to High Maintenance Nov. 3, said the decision to combine a When customers walk into shoe store and hair salon was High Maintenance on North an easy one. Mill Street to get their hair “I’ve been cutting hair for styled, it doesn’t look like five years and opening my own they’re walking into a hair salon has been my dream,” she salon. At first glance, it looks said. “And who doesn’t like more like a shoe store. shoes?” It is, in fact, a shoe store. Welch, a Manning native, Stylish boots and heels sit on has been cutting hair for five shelves by a mirror across from years at salons in the area. She the register in an open store said when she decided to open front. But hiding behind a wall her own salon, she didn’t have at the back of the store, there it a hard time building up a client is; a barber’s chair, mirror, and base. In fact, she said, a lot of all the accessories one would her clients followed her to High expect to see in a top-flight hair Maintenance. Some of those salon. Store owner Savanna same customers, she said, are BY R. DARREN PRICE dprice@theitem.com

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Savanna Welch opened High Maintenence two weeks ago. Her shoes all cost less than $50.

shopping for shoes, too. “I’ve had people come in for a hair appointment, and have left with shoes,” she said. Welch said she thinks the combination can be successful, especially considering the pric-

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ing. All the shoes she sells are under $50. “I wanted to provide something that the people of Manning could afford,” she said. Welch said changing from hair stylist to salon owner was

easy, and business has been steady since she opened the store. She said one of the best parts of her new store is that she gets to make the calls. “I like being my own boss,” she said.

L ET T ER T O T H E E D I T O R A wonderful event held on Saturday, Nov. 6, was sponsored and organized by Piggly Wiggly (of) Summerton as a fundraiser for our non-profit, no-kill Second Chance Animal Shelter. Mark Meline and Jan Sharpe solicited the donations from vendors and local merchants. Our shelter members, volunteers and employees cared enough about our cause to contribute their delicious baked goods and their time. As a result of all the hard work, time, effort and support for this first “Pig’s Animal Block Party,” $816.00 was raised, with all funds going directly to ASCAS! ASCAS, formerly known as the Animal Shelter of Clarendon County, has gone through some tough financial hurdles due to the poor economy, and was in danger of closing. This very commendable effort by our local Piggly Wiggly managers and employees demonstrates how communities sticking together

can help each other and make a big overall difference in the success or failure of the community. The funds raised from this event will help the shelter care for the community’s abandoned and lost dogs and cats, and offer low-cost spay/neuter programs and education. Everyone present that day made new friends and business relationships. We are SO thankful for, and will support everyone, who helped make this event a great success. Our sincere appreciation goes out to all the merchants who contributed to the success of this fundraiser. Those merchants include Piggly Wiggly of Summerton; Pepsi Cola Company; Frito-Lay; Franklin Bakery; Dollar General Store; Dog House Grooming; Puppy Love Mobile Grooming; L&S Farms; Sandwiche Castle; The French Hens; D&H Barbecue; The Summerton Diner; Ginger’s Flowers;

Wen-Lily’s; Baucom Hardware; Palmetto Outdoor of Florence; Anita Gosnell; and Dr. and Mrs. Robinson. And we must recognize our volunteers and bakers. Without you, this event would not have been a success! Those volunteers are: Shirley Cogdill; Shannon Allen; Thea Boucher; Megan Regnier; Amelia Cannon; Jan Sharpe; Kathy and John Buchko; Linda and J.T. Myers; Roy Norman; Shirley Gallagher; Loretta and Henry Pollard; Theresa Terrell; Joyce Swingle; Lon Moore; Norvelle Richardson; and Marion Koernig, “The Pig.” Thank you all again and we look forward to working together with local businesses in the future! Together we can help make our community prosper! JENNY CONNOR Director, A Second Chance Animal Shelter Manning

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Gackstatter retires from county recreation department BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com It’s fitting that Arlen Gackstatter’s last day at the Clarendon County Recreation Department was the one where the department’s annual Christmas Card Contest winners were chosen. Gackstatter’s last day as an administrative assistant with the department was Monday, and by Christmas, she hopes to be back in Arizona living near her daughters. “Dec. 18 is the day I fly out,” said Gackstatter, who moved to the area in the late 1990s to help with her elderly mother’s care. “At the time, I planned to stay a few years,” she said. “I didn’t think it would be more than 10.” Gackstatter has spent the last decade as a full-time county employee,

and was initially hired through a government program that sought to get citizens older than 55 into government jobs. “They hired you for a year and paid minimum wage,” Gackstatter said. “It didn’t cost the county anything for that first year. After that, the county hired me.” During her decade as a county employee, Gackstatter has assisted recreation department Director LeBon Joye in the day-to-day operations of the department. But her favorite activity has been the department’s Christmas Card Contest, which offers elementary students the chance to produce the actual Christmas card sent by the department each year. “I keep a drawer-full of the cards just to look at,” Gackstatter said. “I’m

FARMERS from Page 4 store’s new look, which now matches newer branches. Smith said the renovations reflect the company’s commitment to the community. “These renovations are one visible sign of our commitment to Manning,” he said. The first Farmers Furniture opened in 1949 in Soperton, Ga., and has grown to be a prominent home furniture chain in the southeast. Manning’s branch opened in 2001,

and replaced a Helig-Meyers at the same location. Smith said because the Manning store is part of a larger chain, shoppers can get a greater selection of furniture than if they went to a smaller store. “We bring a lot of things that a small community may not otherwise have access to,” he said. “When you buy for 165 stores, you get to have a little more variety.” Clarendon County Cham-

doing it earlier this year because I couldn’t stand not doing it. The children work so hard at that.” Though Gackstatter spent more time in Manning than she had planned, she has kept herself busy with several hobbies, along with the care of her mother, who passed earlier this year. “I learned from scratch how to make ceramic dolls,” she said. “But it got expensive, so I’m not doing that anymore. They were just beautiful.” She always watches TV, particularly “cooking shows and reality shows, like ‘Survivor.’” “I used to love detective shows, but they’ve gotten far too horrific for me,” she said. “I’m far too tender inside to take what they’ve started showing, like bodies and cut-ups.”

ber of Commerce Chairman Jay Buddin agrees. He said thanks to Farmers, Manning residents don’t have to go to Columbia or Charleston for furniture. “It looks like a big city store,” he said. “We don’t have to go very far to find top-quality furniture.” Smith, who has been working in the furniture industry since he graduated from the College of Charleston, said the best part about owning a furniture store is being able to

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She also reads just about everything and was recently given a Kindle, an electronic device sold by Amazon.com where the user can download books and read them without buying the hard copy. “I’ve always wanted one since they came out with them, so I was excited for a friend to get me one,” Gackstatter said. While she plans to continue her favorite activies during her retirement, Gackstatter said she will be helping her two daughters with their businesses. “Both my girls have businesses,” she said. “I’ll be doing some typing work off-and-on with them.” But, she insists, she will be fully retired. “I’m going to be retired,” she said. “It’s time.”

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by and see what the store continues to offer. “You’ll be surprised when you come in,” he said.

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horse’s blood system, crosses the blood brain barrier and infects the brain. The virus interferes with normal central nervous system (CNS) functioning and causes inflammation of the brain. While data suggest that most horses infected with West Nile virus recover, results of investigations by the Centers for Disease Control indicate that West Nile virus has caused deaths in horses throughout the country. WHAT IS A COGGINS TEST AND WHY DOES MY HORSE NEED IT? Coggins, Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), is also called “swamp fever,” and is a highly contagious viral disease for which there is no known cure or vaccination! Symptoms include fever, depression and loss of appetite. It is against the law to take your horse off your property without a Coggins Test. You must carry your Coggins paper with you whenever your horse leaves your property, even to go to your veterinarian’s office. If you plan to ride your horse somewhere other than your own property, you must have a current Coggins Test! Readers who are new to horse ownership, I want to mention that horses require their hooves to be trimmed by an experienced farrier every six to eight weeks. They also need their teeth “floated” every two to three years. If your horse is dropping foot out of his/her mouth, you probably need to get the teeth floated. It is important to remember that all animals kept by people are pets, and they need to be kept up to date on vaccinations just like our own children. It is cheaper by far to practice preventative measures than wait until our pets become sick before we seek medical care. Happy trails! Dr. Wayne Morris, DVM, owns Morris Animal Clinic located at 2093 Alex Harvin Highway in Manning. Every other week in The Clarendon Sun, he will be answering those questions his office most frequently receives. Dr. Morris has been a veterinarian for more than 30 years and is currently the only vet working in Clarendon County. He grew up in Pinewood, graduated from Clemson University and then from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in 1979. Dr. Morris moved to Manning and started his practice immediately after graduating from UGA. For more information, call Morris Animal Clinic at (803) 435-8001.

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St. Paul Elementary makes improvements in test scores BY R. DARREN PRICE dprice@theitem.com SUMMERTON — The students at Saint Paul Elementary School know what their principal expects of them. “Mrs. Dingle has high expectations,” said fifth-grader Khamesia Turbeville. “She really wants us to make our goals.” “High Expectations” has become something of a mantra for the school since principal Rosa Dingle, who was previously an assistant principal at Scott s Branch High School, took over. With those expectations came a slew of organizational and instructional changes. And if improvements shown this year in the school’s state Education Department report card are any indication, those changes have helped. “We’ve made some great improvement,” Dingle said. In 2009, the state gave St. Paul, which teaches thirdthrough fifth-graders, a “below 8

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A student works on language arts skills in a Saint Paul Elementary School computer lab Thursday. Fifth-graders at the school get netbooks to use for school.

average” absolute rating and an “At-Risk” grade for student growth. The two marks, which measure overall school performance and individual students’ year-to-year test performance, put the school in jeopardy of not meeting state progress standards. So when she got to the school, Dingle said she sat down with teachers to figure

out what to do. Those talks resulted in several changes at the school, which led to “average” ratings for both categories. The school has also seen student performance in the state-mandated Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) test improve in most subjects. SEE ST. PAUL, PAGE 9

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The most important of those changes, Dingle said, is what she calls “bell-to-bell” instruction. Before 2008, students went to different teachers for each of their core subjects. Now, students stay with homeroom teachers for math, English and language arts, social studies and science. Fourth-grade teacher Annabeth Crosby said the change allows students to connect more with their teachers while cutting down on wasted time. “Students this age need one person to connect with,” she said. “That way they don’t have to worry about different teachers’ rules and expectations.” In addition, the school has started “looping” certain classes, where teachers will keep the same class across two school years. Also, several classes are separated by gender. The idea, Dingle said, is to remove stressors like learning a new teacher’s rules and tendencies or teasing from a member of the opposite sex. Fourth-grader Letia Davis, 9, a student in Crosby’s girlsonly class, said she is more comfortable in the classroom without boys picking on her. “In single-gender class you’re more confident and comfortable,” she said. “I don’t have to worry about boys picking on me.” Crosby, whose class is also looping this year, said the change lets her focus on her students’ problem areas over a longer period. “The grades aren’t that different,” she said. “But when I went from third to fourth I knew what students needed help in different areas.” Having the same teacher two years in a row also has other benefits, said Scott s Branch Middle School sixthgrader Joseph Dingle. He said

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by his second year with his teacher, he could tell when she liked the work he was doing. “Whenever I did good, she would give me a look,” the 11 year old said. “My second year with her, I knew what that look was.” NEW WAYS TO LEARN

The changes don’t stop at different class groupings. Several educational programs are

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scripted language arts and math instruction. Third-grade teacher Kathy Plowden said the program gets students to think of the subject matter in new ways. “It really lets us target those skills first thing in the morning,” said Plowden. “And the students know that the morning is Edison Learning.” Teachers are also putting greater emphasis on reading each day. In every class, including physical education and art, students read independently. Plowden said the initiative, aimed at increasing literacy, is making its mark outside of class. “Some parents would come to me and say ‘Mrs. Plowden, don’t ask my student to read’,” she said. “Now, they’re reading for the sake of it.” Students are taking the habit home, too. Parent Veronica Ragin said she is seeing her fifth-grader read more and more. “It was a struggle, but he is getting into it,” she said. “Now he’s really picking out books

he likes.” SUSTAINING THE TREND

Dingle said it is hard for her or her teachers to point cite one specific change they would deem responsible for these improvements. Rather, she thinks they are all playing a role in higher scores. But, she said, the most important way the school can make sure to continue to see improvement is by keeping up the good work. “Right now, we all want to sustain what we are doing,” she said. “We have to work twice as hard to do that.” Ragin said it’s important that the school not rest on its advancements this year. She said she looks to her mentor, Clarendon School District 1 Superintendent Rose Wilder, for guidance. She said that if the superintendent can always push for progress and have high expectations, she can, too. “We have a lot of room for improvement,” she said. “Next year, I want to see ‘excellent’ and ‘excellent’.”

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