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FISHING REPORT Lake Murray: Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the bite is pretty good right now and fishing has been relatively consistent. The most reliable way to locate aggressive fish has been drifting with cut herring and shad and the most productive depth range has been 25-55 feet of water. Creek and river channel ledges are holding fish but do not overlook flats that have roaming catfish scattered across them. Anglers need to be prepared to adjust to different depth ranges almost daily as the baitfish and catfish are constantly changing areas and depths. Chris’s boat has been catching decent numbers of big channel catfish as well as a bonus big blue or three on most days.

Striped bass: Fair to good. Lake World reports that striper are scattered all over the lake, but the best action has come from the mid-lake up. That is not to say that fish cannot be caught as far down the lake as Jake’s and the dam, but the best numbers of fish are further up. As always in the cooler months look for birds to help locate fish, and particularly seagulls. The presence of loons is a less reliable indicator that striper may be feeding in the area, although loons are a good indicator that bait is present. On days when fish are schooling a variety of lures will catch them, but if schooling activity is not apparent then dragging free-lined live herring or dropping downlined herring down to 20 or 30 feet can be effective. Cut bait has also been very effective on the bottom in 4-20 feet of water, particularly up the rivers.

Crappie: Fair to good. Lake World reports that from the mid-lake on up crappie are biting pretty well. Anglers are having success slow trolling jigs tipped with minnows as well as working brush piles.

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Any owner, lien holder, or other interested party should contact: PROCAR Automotive 5923 Edmund Highway, Lexington, SC 29073 ph:803-834-7512 1987 Four Winns VIN# 4WNMM111E78712-25

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The below listed mobile home has been abandoned in Lexington County and are currently housed with the company listed below. Pursuant to appliacable South Carolina law, the owner and or lien holder has the right to claim the mobile home within thirty (30) days after the date of this notice upon payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from placing the mobile home in custody. The failure of the owner and or lien holder to exercise their right to reclaim the mobile home with the time provided it is deemed as a waiver by the owner and or the lien holder of all rights,title,interest,in the mobile home and consent to the sale of the mobile home at public auction. If not reclaimed within the time period outlined above the mobile home may be disposed of according to state law. Any owner,lien holder, or other interested party should contact: Sadler and Son 1845 Pine St Pelion,

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It’s a Dog’s Life

By Scoop Bellune

Golf Pointers Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.

When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.

If you are afraid a full shot might reach the green while the group ahead are still putting, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.

The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.

If it isn’t broke, try changing your grip.

Golfers who claim they don’t cheat also lie.

Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.

A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent’s luck.

It’s surprisingly easy to sink a 50 foot putt when you lie.

Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.

Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

It’s not a gimme putt if you’re still 3 inches away.

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the large tree.

There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces and bounces just the way you intended to play it.

You can hit a two-acre fairway 10% of the time and a 2-inch branch on a tree 90% of the time.

Every time a golfer makes a birdie he must subsequently make three triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.

If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods try to hit just short of a water hazard.

To calculate the speed of a player’s downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap.

Example, backswing 20 miles per hour, handicap, 15, downswing 300 m.p.h.

There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which hand is wearing the golf glove.

Hazards attract; Fairways repel.

You can put “draw” on the ball, you can put “fade” on the ball, but no

golfer can put “straight” on the ball.

A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.

If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker.

If both balls are in the sand, yours is in the footprint.

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Starting Things Off Right A wise schoolteacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school: “If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I’ll promise not to believe everything he says happens at home.

Asking for Directions A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost.

He reduced altitude and spotted a man below. He

descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The man below replied, “You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude and between 58 and 60 degrees west longitude.”

“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.

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“Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are or where you are going. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are exactly in the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”

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You make a new friend every day.

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Vets help pets, their owners at Christmas

By Jerry Bellune JerryBellune@yahoo.com

Local veterinarians are providing check-ups for pets adopted from the Lexington County Animal Shelter.

Dr. Mary Keisler of Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital in Lexington and Dr. Jenn Bonemma, the veterinarian at the shelter, helped spear head the program.

With families adopting pets during the holidays, this gets them off on the right foot of healthy own-

ership, said Kelly Davis, of Riggs Partners, a West Columbia advertising agency.

Clinics participating: • Batesburg-Leesville Animal Hospital.

• In Gilbert, Lake Murray Animal Hospital.

• In Irmo, Cornerstone Veterinary Care, Dutch Fork Animal Hospital and Well Pets Veterinary Clinic.

• In Lexington, Birchwood Veterinary Hospital, Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital, Crossroads Animal Hospital, Grace Animal Hospital & Pet Lodge, Lexington Animal Clinic, Millcreek Animal Hospital

and White Knoll Veterinary Hospital.

• In West Columbia, Van Crest Animal Hospital, PetVac Animal Hospital and Veterinary Care Center.

• Jackson Veterinary Services, a house call veterinary practice.

“We wanted to support our county shelter as it has to do more with less,” said Dr. Ginger Macaulay of Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital. “We wanted all the county vets involved to encourage owners to take their pets in for free exams.”

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Your weekly guide to area events events FIRST DAY HIKE: Join a park ranger for a 2-mile hike on Sesquicentennial State Park’s newly resurfaced hiking trail Jan. 1.

Paticipants will learn safety tips and ideas to make future hikes fun and interesting. Hike is free with park admission, adults $2, children 15 and under free, 65 and older $1.25. Adults must accompany children 15 and under. Preregistration required. Call 803788-2706 or email sesqui@scprt.com. Appropriate dress for outdoors/ Bring water, camera and binoculars. Park is on Two Notch Road in northeast Columbia and open daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m. columbia philatelic society: Winter Stamp & Postcard Show Jan. 10-11, 2015 at Spring Valley High School. Parking and admission is free and there will be food available both days.

10am-5pm Saturday and 10am-4pm Sunday. 120 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia. For more information contact Bob Wilson at buckeye1053@ gmail.com.

christmas Platt Springs United Methodist Church:THE INNKEEPER’S WIFE: A live nativity service with carols, candlelight and communion Dec. 24, 5:30 p.m., at ​Platt Springs United Methodist Church, 3215 Platt Springs Rd., West Columbia.

The nativity story from the point of view of the inkeeper’s wife. Bring nonperishable food items for God’s Helping Hands and Harvest Hope Food Bank.

Info: 803-794-3415, ext. 13.

Lights Before Christmas: Tickets now on sale at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden for Christmas light show running Nov. 21 through end of December. Nearly one million lights plus animated images, 20-foot musical tree, snow and Santa Claus 6-9 p.m.

Nightly through Dec. 23. Avoid

long lines. Order tickets at http://www.riverbanks.org/ events/lights-before-christmas. shtm WINTERFEST: The South Carolina State Museum officially kicks-off the holiday season with a month-long WinterFest celebration with great shopping events, holiday shows and movies and family-friendly events taking place throughout December. All holiday activities will be held at the State Museum, 301 Gervais St. in Columbia. Shop local this holiday season at the Cotton Mill Exchange. The store carries several great gifts that represent every corner of South Carolina, including jewelry, clothing, throws, tote bags, table linens and glassware. The store also carries South Carolinamade pottery, sweet grass baskets, candles and soaps and a variety of certified S.C. food products and candies. The museum is hosting two weekly holiday shopping events.

Events include Merry Mondays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with holiday music and free gourmet South Carolina-made food samplings, and Tasting Twosdays every Tuesday, 5-8 p.m. free South Carolina-made food samplings and tastings of Ginger Wine Ninja Pinot Noir, a new wine label created by three local Columbia wine experts. For info on daily events, visit scmuseum.org.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON THE RIVER: Through December 31, Saluda Shoals Park offers more than a million sparkling lights with over 400 themed, animated light displays on a two-mile loop of the Park! Enjoy the Dazzling Dancing Forest with it’s dancing, lighted trees synchronized to classical and whimsical holiday music. Experience a spectacularlaser light show while walking the wetland trail. Wetland Walking Trail: nightly 6-10 p.m.

Laser Light Show: nightly 6-10 p.m. Winter Wonder Ride / Santa’s Claus’et Gift Shop: Open Thurs.-Sun. nights (except Christmas) and nightly Dec. 12-23 6-10 p.m. Nights of Wonder: Dec. 12-23 6-10 p.m.

Cars: $15, 15-Passenger Vans: $25, Buses: $40. Info 772-3903 or visit www.icrc.net

Christian-based 13-week grief and loss support group meets Jan.5-April 12, 2015, 2-4 p.m., at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5503 Sunset Blvd., Lexington.

The video program features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Each session is self-contained. Meet other people that understand what you are going through. Info or to register by Dec. 30, call (803) 359-7770 ext 63.

HELP FOR COUNTY VETERANS: Veterans’ Affairs Officer Ed Lundeen meets Veterans, surviving spouses, dependents and beneficiaries at area Gaston Library first Thursday each month – 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Chapin Library, first Friday of each month – 9 a.m.-11 a.m.; and BatesburgLeesville Library, second Friday of each month – 10 a.m.-noon. The office provides education, advice and assistance in filing VA claims and infor-

mation regarding VA programs. Appointments encouraged, call 803-7858400 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

music SUNDAYS AT LOWMAN: Piano concert by Naomi Causby, nationally renowed piano virtuoso Jan. 4, 3 p.m., in the New Life Chapel located in the Wellness Center on the Heritage at Lowman campus and will be followed by a reception in the adjacent Hoefler Gallery. The concerts are free and open to the public. Info: (803) 451.7414.

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra: as we kick off the 2014-15 season with a concert celebrating the 200th anniversary of Norway’s independence. This special concert of musical selections by Norwegian composers includes: Halvorsen’s Entry March of the Boyars Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites Svendsen’s Symphony No. 1. Music sponsored by The Norwegian Embas-

sy and The International Festival of Columbia. Concert is Free! For more information LMSO.org or call 803-400-3540.

museums LEXINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM: Collection of antebellum buildings and artifacts. Tues.-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays. 231 Fox Street at U.S. 378 (Columbia Ave.) Adults $5, children $2. Info: 3598369.

SC ARCHIVES & HISTORY CENTER: Open MonFri, 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., at 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia.

COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART: Corner Main and Hampton, Columbia. Tu. Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 10

a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Adults $10, Students $5. Every Sunday is free. Info 799-2810.

Free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families.

EdVenture Children’s Museum: 211 Gervais St., Columbia.

Open Tues. - Sat. 9 a.m.

-5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 pm Adults $9.50 per person (discounts for military and seniors). The second Tuesday of each month is Family Night, 5-8pm with $1 per person admission. (803) 779-3100 or visit www. edventure.org.

S.C. STATE MUSEUM: 301 Gervais St., 8984921. Adults $7, seniors $6, children 3-12 $5, under 3 free, Military discount.

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