Lakeside June July 2017

LAKESIDE L I F E O U T D O O R S F R O M W AT E R E E T O S A N T E E

HORSE SENSE Large-animal vet isn't afraid to get down and dirty

LIZARD MAN MOVIE

Local producer to film this July

ARROWHEAD ENTHUSIASTS

love the history behind their finds

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about us EDITOR Rick Carpenter rick@theitem.com

COPY EDITORS Jessica Stephens jessica@theitem.com Melanie Smith melanie@theitem.com Ivy Moore ivy@theitem.com Rhonda Barrick rhonda@theitem.com COLUMNISTS Deana Anderson Dan Geddings CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Adrienne Sarvis adrienne@theitem.com Jim Hilley jim@theitem.com Bruce Mills bruce@theitem.com

Stacey Neal stacey@theitem.com Leigh Mitchell leigh@theitem.com Alex Burrows alex@theitem.com Rosie Peavy rosie@theitem.com

You might have seen a bright pink truck driving through the area with Ark Veterinary Services printed on the side of it.

It will certainly grab your eyes. That truck belongs to Dr. Sarah Blackwell, who covers a wide area of South Carolina and North Carolina.

In this edition, you’ll learn about this unique person with a most interesting career that keeps her on her toes 24/7. We saw her truck and decided we needed to know more about her and what she does.

We think you’ll be fascinated, if not blown away, by all that she does and the miles she covers.

From there, we share about an out-ofthis-world phenomenon that will likely happen where you are reading this article.

On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will come right across South Carolina and the Lakeside readership area for a 2-minute show that thousands of people are predicted to come to see.

We also tell you about a remarkable woman who applied for a grant to provide children with a trip to Congaree National Park. Through her stewardship, the grant allowed more than 400 low-income students a chance to visit the national park that is right in their backyard.

This edition covers the art of arrowhead hunting and features moon-lit guided canoe

on the cover

Jessica Stephens jessica@theitem.com

Dr. Sarah Blackwell examines Jackpot's teeth at a property in Dalzell.

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photo by Melanie Smith

Paige Macloskie paige@theitem.com Karen Cave karen@theitem.com

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Rick Carpenter EDITOR OF LAKESIDE

LAKESIDE L I F E O U T D O O R S F R O M W AT E R E E T O S A N T E E

HORSE SENSE Large-animal vet isn't afraid to get down and dirty

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and kayak trips on Lake Marion.

And we tell you about a new development that borders a national class golf course.

Prices at Deercreek at Wyboo are a steal right now but could explode once people discover the joy of a relaxed lifestyle without the hassle of driving to other areas of the state.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a summer edition if we didn’t remind you about sunburn precautions and how to keep pesky mosquitoes and ticks away. Our outdoor columnist Dan Geddings tells us about his fascination with alligators and the times he’s run into them.

So, lather up with sunscreen, add a layer of bug spray, and kick back to enjoy one of our most interesting editions.

also inside

LIZARD MAN MOVIE

6 Horse Sense

PUBLICATION DESIGNERS Cary Howard cary@theitem.com

Don’t let the pink truck fool you

Young veterinarian cares for large animals

Ivy Moore ivy@theitem.com

from the lake

Local producer to film this July

ARROWHEAD ENTHUSIASTS

love the history behind their finds

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4 Community Calendar Nearby events to attend

14 Full-moon kayak tours Sign up if you're a night owl

Opening the outdoors

Grant project allows children to spend a day at Congaree National Park

Enthusiasts love the history behind their finds

Small-town appeal with national class golf course

Deercreek at Wyboo

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Keep your skin from frying

Don't 'feel the burn'

Advice for how to keep those suckers away

Mosquitoes,ticks

Total solar eclipse

Arrowheads

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The lake is the perfect place to watch

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what’s inside

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Community Cale Kershaw County Rotate through 14 challenging sporting clay stations at a world-class shooting sports farm and support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia at the same time. The 11th-annual Sporting Clays Tournament, presented by McDonalds of Camden and supported by the Kids & Clays Foundation, will begin with first flight at 9 a.m. and second flight starting at noon at Hermitage Farms Shooting Sports, Camden, on June 3. Every shooter will receive 100 rounds of ammunition, a gift package, food and beverages for the day, door prizes and awards included with their registration. Participants will also be able to win door prizes, bid on silent auction items and enter local and national raffles.

Military and student discounts are available. Register at SportingClays2017.Eventbrite.com! For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Jessica at Jessica@rmhcofcolumbia.org or (803) 254-0118.

Make plans to attend the Bethune Chicken Strut, starting Aug. 24 in downtown Bethune, Kershaw County.

The South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association is holding the Foothills Camden Summer Classic at the South Carolina Equine Park beginning on Saturday, July 29, at 8 a.m. and ends Sunday, July 30, at 4 p.m.

The event will be held at South Carolina Equine Park. Contact Janet Black at threesprings@windstream.net or visit www.schja.org to learn more.

The popular Bethune Chicken Strut is back on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. to Sunday, Aug. 27. This festival

focuses on family fun with entertainment for all ages. There will be rides, vendors, street dances, live music, and equine events providing fun for “kids” of all ages.

All activities are held in downtown Bethune and the Kershaw County Recreation Department of Bethune.

One major highlight of the festival will be the beauty pageant, which will begin on Thursday evening with ages newborn through nine years old. On Friday evening, it will continue with ages 10 through 20.

The events on Saturday will kick off with the parade consisting of all pageant winners. Other events include a petting zoo, golf and softball tournaments, live music, street dancing, a 5K race, a poker run, a championship rodeo and an Antique Car Show. For more information, contact Stacy Cobb, President of the Bethune Chicken Strut at (843) 861-4211, or contact the Bethune Town Hall at (803) 334-6234.

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Paddlefest activities July 22, 8 a.m to 6 p.m., include kids' kayak races, Certified ACA Kayaking and Paddleboarding Workshops and Instructional Courses as well as tours into Sparkleberry Swamp, the Santee National Wildlife Refuge, Stumphole Swamp, Poplar Creek and Persanti Island. Ages 4 and up are welcome to paddle. Program

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Take a weekly paddle and explore beautiful Poplar Creek alongside Santee State Park to see wildlife at its best on Paddle and Catfish Fridays on June 1-Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m. on Fridays. On the way back, stop off at Poplar Creek Marina and enjoy fresh, local catfish and other entrees for dinner.

Price: $40/adult, $30/children, includes dinner and paddling program.

Boat launch at Santee State Park.

Bring shoes that can get wet, dress for the weather as it may get cool on the water as the sun goes down. All paddling and safety equipment will be provided.

Registration deadline is two days before the program.

Make your reservation online at www.PaddleSantee.com or call (803) 974-1262.

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Aug. 6, 7-9:15 p.m.

Sept. 5, 7- 9:15 p.m.

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Take a paddle canoe or kayak just offshore to see the moon rise over Santee. Photographers come from everywhere to capture the reflection and beauty. See migratory birds and other waterfowl fly through the moonbeams. This is a fully guided experience. $40/adults, $30/kids, $20 if you have your own kayak. Sign up online at www.PaddleSantee. com.

Registration deadline is two days prior to program. Boats launch from Santee State Park.

All safety and boating equipment provided unless you provide your own boat. Bring shoes/clothes that can get wet, insect repellent, water, and dress for the weather. It could be cool on the water after the sun sets.

Price: $40/adult, $30/child, $20 if you provide your own kayak.

Discounts: $20 if you bring your own boat/equipment. Contact Santee State Park at (800) 397-4126.

Don't miss out on this lifetime opportunity to see a total solar eclipse. Safely experience a total solar eclipse while sitting in a kayak at Santee State Park on Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the Solar Eclipse Paddle and Flotilla. Rent a kayak, canoe, or SUP (standup paddleboard) and watch the total eclipse from the water. We'll journey out onto the lake and anchor where we will make paddling flotillas to safely watch the eclipse.

Register and pay online at www.

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Lee County Join the Park Ranger at Lee to learn how to make a basket out of pine needles at the Pine Needle Basket Workshop on June 24 from

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Participants will first learn how to collect and clean pine needles. Participants will then begin making a basket in class and will be able to take supplies to continue working on their baskets at home. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. Fee includes project materials.

Class size is limited and preregistration is required. Call (803) 428-4988.

Join 4-H for a week of learning about water and wildlife during the 4-H2O Exploring Lee State Park camp. The camp is for all youth ages 9 to 13 and runs from June 12 to June 16. Children will go kayaking and fishing, learn about macro-invertebrates, tie-dye T-shirts, make paper and animal tracks and more.

Call (803) 484-5416 or stop by the Lee County Clemson Extension Office, 5 Courthouse Square, Bishopville, to register. This is limited to 20 campers on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $30 per camper and $5 extra for a night of camping. Register and pay by June 2. Contact Darlas Moore at darlam@ clemson.edu for more information.

If you require special accommodations because of a disability, please notify the office 10 days before the event.

The event is held on the corner of Liberty Street and Main Street, right beside Centennial Plaza. In addition to arts and crafts, fresh food and produce, we will have music, food demonstrations and more.

If you’re interested in becoming a vendor at the market, please contact Leigh Newman at lnewman@sumter-sc.com or (803) 436-2635.

Summer Movies at the Sumter Opera House will play the following movies at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the following Thursdays: • June 8 — “Finding Dory” • June 15 — “Moana” • June 22 — “Storks” • June 29 — “Pete’s Dragon” • July 6 — “The BFG” • July 13 — “Angry Birds” • July 20 — “The Jungle Book” • July 27 — “Nine Lives” • Aug. 3 — “The Lego Batman Movie” And these movies will play at 1 and 7 p.m. on the following Fridays: • June 16 — “Rogue One” • July 21 — “Ghostbusters” • Aug. 18 — “Sixteen Candles” Admission is $1, and popcorn and water are $1 each.

Sumter Opera House is at 21 N. Main St. Call (803) 436-2616 or visit www. sumteroperahouse.com.

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HORSE

Traveling veterinarian meets needs of rural animal owners

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n a recent cool morning north of Dalzell, Jackpot, a 13-year-old quarter horse, was eagerly grazing on some fresh green grass as Dr. Sarah Blackwell prepared to do some dental work on the chestnut gelding.

Blackwell went over the horse, checking his coat and listening to his heartbeat with a stethoscope, before administering a sedative so she could "float" the horse.

For city slickers who don't know, "floating" a horse means grinding down sharp points and extra growth on the horse's teeth. Even for horses whose teeth match up well top and bottom, the teeth must be occasionally ground down because they

grow continuously, much like a rodent's.

After the horse was sedated, Blackwell and the horse's owner, Chase Walston, removed the horse's bridle and put on a speculum to keep the horse's mouth open.

"Horses are not like small animals," Blackwell said.

“You have to take them off food before you sedate them.

With horses, it would be 24 hours before their gastrointestinal system would be empty."

First rinsing the horse's mouth of half-chewed grass, Blackwell examined the horse's mouth for problems.

"He's doing very well," she said. "He only has a few points that need to be flattened down."

Dr. Sarah Blackwell of Ark Veterinary Services flushes out Jackpot's teeth before floating them.

A horse's teeth will continue to grow, making the process necessary to avoid teeth overgrowth.

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Blackwell grinds Jackpot's teeth with a large dental drill. The largeanimal veterinarian serves parts of South Carolina and North Carolina.

Blackwell used a large dental drill to grind down the areas on the teeth that might cause a problem for Jackpot. The whole process was done in less than half an hour.

Blackwell said she has always wanted to be around animals.

"Ever since I could talk and walk,

everything has been all about animals," she said. "Most kids want to be rock stars or princesses; I wanted to be an animal doctor."

The young veterinarian is originally from Matthews, North Carolina, she said, right outside of Charlotte. She attended North Carolina A&T and

majored in animal science before going to veterinary school at Tuskegee University in Alabama. She did her large-animal internship at North Carolina State.

Now she can be seen driving her bright pink Ark Veterinary Services truck throughout the area.

"I started this business with an award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that allows vets who serve in underserved areas to be forgiven their student loans," she said.

The area she now practices in includes the area from Sumter east to the Atlantic Coast in South Carolina and Union and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina.

"That's a lot of area," she said. "Over 200,000 beef, many small ruminants in the area, but no full-time vets."

The bright pink truck is hard to miss, but it is more than an eye grabber, she said. It is practically a traveling veterinary clinic.

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"I am a full-service practice," Blackwell said. "Everything from surgery, maintenance, ultrasound, microscope — everything I need is on the truck."

She said that because she hasn't been in business for very long, a lot of her calls are "last resort" because they just found out about her.

"People haven't had the opportunity to call me for routine work," she said.

A lot of the commercial farms have their own veterinarians on contract, she said, so a lot of her work is on "backyard farms" with 30 or 40 animals.

Lori McKelvey, who lives in Darlington County near Lamar, said having a mobile veterinary service available is invaluable.

“When I lived in Pennsylvania, we had a mobile veterinary service for large animals,” she said, “but once I moved to South Carolina there wasn’t any available. When I saw Dr. Blackwell’s ad, I called her immediately, and I am glad I did.”

Horse owners have often had to load their animals on trucks and drive them to get such things as vaccinations, McKelvey said.

“Dr. Blackwell comes out to my property to give my new horse a checkup and some vaccinations,” she said. “I think she is great.”

Ashley Crowley, who said she has a “menagerie” of horses, goats and pigs near Alcolu, said she had Dr. Blackwell come out and float her horses' teeth.

“She has a great bedside manner. She shows up on time and is very knowledgeable,” Crowley said.

Among the most unusual calls were one for a camel and a couple of kangaroo calls.

"I do have experience with kangaroos," she said. "I worked

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in Australia for a while and at Kentucky Down Under in Kentucky."

What about snakes?

"I actually own a snake," Blackwell said. "I would see a snake in a heartbeat."

She said she thought she would become a zoo veterinarian but found practicing on livestock more appealing.

"A lot of wildlife stuff is very regulated," she said. "I stick with livestock."

When she was young, wanting to grow up to be a veterinarian, did she know she would be doing such things as sticking her arms inside of cows?

"I knew that was a possibility," she said, chuckling. "The cows appreciate this arm instead of a burly man's arm."

She said she travels hundreds of miles every day, usually accompanied by her dog, Maximus.

Blackwell has a lot of stories she can tell.

"Night and day, it always starts off with rainy, cold and dark," she said, laughing.

She said she likes to tell the stories that end well, such as that of a goat that was struggling to give birth.

"She went into labor that morning, and it was already evening," she said. "I wasn't too hopeful, but we got two goat

Blackwell's bright pink truck is a traveling veterinary clinic. kids out of it."

Blackwell said she finds the work very rewarding but not always easy.

"I pulled my fair share of sleeping in stalls with animals," she said.

For more information, call Ark Veterinary Services at (803) 403-7788, visit www.arkvetllc.com, or chase down the big pink truck with animal silhouettes on the side.

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Don’t ‘feel the burn’ story by ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

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sunburn is basically your skin getting fried by ultraviolet, or UV, rays, said Bobby Hingst, director of Sumter County Emergency Medical Services. It’s a form of radiation, he said.

Sunburns are just like normal burns, he said.

When most people get a sunburn, it is a first-degree burn where the outermost layers of the skin are burned, Hingst said. A second-degree sunburn will result in blisters and could leave scars after the skin heals, he said.

A first-degree sunburn does not last long, but it can be painful, he said.

Sunburns typically heal within seven to 10 days depending on the extent of the burn, he said.

UV index, or ultraviolet index, measures the strength of UV rays which can cause sunburns. The UV index is measured on a scale of 0 to 11 — the higher the number, the easier it is to get sunburned.

Bobby Hingst, director of Sumter County Emergency Medical SerHingst said people should vices, says sunblock with 30 SPF is good for limited exposure to apply sunblock if the heat direct sunlight but 60 SPF and higher is recommended to better index is more than 5. protect the skin.

You should also check the UV index on cloudy days because there is still a will also prevent sunburns as well as but there is sunblock made possibility to get a help keep you cool, he said. specifically for the face, he sunburn without direct The body’s response to heat is to said. It has moisturizing sunlight, he said. elements in it to keep the sweat, Hingst said. The long sleeves You can easily check skin from getting dry, he will protect the skin from direct the UV index on the When the said. sunlight, and the light color will help TV, online or on a If you’re going to tan, keep the skin cool, he said. weather app, he said. humidity is limit your time in the sun Long-term exposure to direct sunlight Hingst said the between 1 and 2 hours, could lead to skin cancer as a person high, make best methods to help Hingst said. And have ages, he said, especially if a person does prevent sunburns are access to some kind of sure to drink a not use a high SPF sunblock. limiting your time shelter, whether it be a When the temperature is 85 degrees outside and applying lot of water. building or umbrella, to Fahrenheit or higher, people should sunblock. reduce your exposure to watch the UV index and humidity, If you are going to Avoid sodas direct sunlight, he said.

Hingst said. be outside for a long If you get sunburned, and other time or are going to get There is a higher chance of becoming Hingst said aloe products in the water, you should dehydrated if there is more than 50 are probably the best sugary drinks reapply sunscreen every percent humidity because humidity things to apply to the 30 to 45 minutes, he said. pulls moisture from the skin, he said. because burned area because they Use a water-resistant The elderly, people with suppressed moisturize the skin and sunblock if you plan to the sugar immune systems and small children keep it cool. The best thing get in water, he said. are most likely to be affected by high to do if you get a sunburn Hingst said sunblock will cause humidity, he said. is to stay out of the sun, he with 30 SPF is good When the humidity is high, make said. the body to for limited exposure sure to drink a lot of water, Hingst said.

Hingst also recommends to direct sunlight, but Avoid sodas and other sugary drinks dehydrate wearing light-colored 60 SPF and higher is because the sugar will cause the body to clothing because lighter recommended to better faster. dehydrate faster, he said. colors do not conduct protect the skin.

People should also avoid drinking as much heat as darkSome people like to alcohol because it thins the blood colored clothing. skip applying sunblock and makes a person more likely to be Wearing a thin, lightto their face because it affected by the heat, Hingst said. colored long-sleeved shirt can dry out their skin, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 2017 | LAKESIDE 13

Producer to film Lizard Man movie

by RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com

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local independent movie producer plans to use the backdrop of Poinsett State Park to film a movie about the legendary Lizard Man. Mayesville High School graduate Reginald K. Fullwood, class of 1990, said he plans to film a movie at the park that may lend a "Bigfoot" folklore interest to the creature first reported in The Sumter Item in 1988, when Fullwood was in high school.

In that initial report, a young man from Bishopville swore to have had an

encounter with Lizard Man. Since that time, numerous sightings have encouraged the production of Lizard Man paraphernalia. The first sightings were reportedly near Scape Ore Swamp.

Now, Fullwood wants to capitalize on the creature, reported to stand 7 feet tall and be green and hairy. He said about 85 percent of the movie, "Creature of Scape Ore," will be shot in Poinsett State Park in July. Because of the heat and humidity during that summer month, he said he may have to add Computer-Generated Imagery to complete some scenes.

Fullwood, who said he got his start as an assistant to a

Warner Brothers producer, also said he helped produce Norbit and the second installment of the movie Transformers.

He's now opened his own production company called K.V.E. Productions in Los Angeles. He said his company will be hiring more than 50 makeup artists, photographers, extras and security personnel for the shoot.

"I want to show my compadres in L.A. that you can find talent in cities the size of Sumter," Fullwood said. "You don't have to film in Charleston or Columbia."

The plot of Creature of Scape Ore includes college students spending spring

Fullwood break at Scape Ore, where one of them gets killed and the others blame the Lizard Man. If you're interested in finding out more about K.V.E. Productions or applying for one of the positions, which will pay $50 to $75 a day for extras, go to www. kveproductions.com, and click on the COSO button to take you to the application process. Fullwood said he plans to return to interview candidates by sometime in June.

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Keep those blood suckers away Take precautions to combat mosquitoes, ticks

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hen it’s summertime, everyone wants to be outdoors, but that means dealing with insect pests such as mosquitoes and ticks that can carry diseases.

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'Great American Eclipse' can be seen across our state

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hey are calling it the “Great American Eclipse.” On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States starting in Oregon at 10:18 a.m. PDT and travel east at more than 1,700 mph before heading out into the Atlantic Ocean at Bulls Bay, just north of Charleston, at 2:49 p.m.

A large portion of South Carolina will get to see totality, when the moon comes between the sun and earth and blocks all direct sunlight, in some places for more than two minutes, 30 seconds.

The closer to the center of totality, the longer it will last.

Sumter, somewhat north of the center line, will get 1 minute and 40 seconds. The center line of totality will cross just south of Columbia and passes directly over lakes Marion and

Moultrie, giving viewers in those areas a longer view of the amazing celestial event.

Local astrophotographer and member of the Midlands Astronomy Club Hap Griffin says many people in the South Carolina Midlands will be seeing their second total eclipse in 47 years without leaving home.

“We are sort of special in Sumter because we had a totality come through in March 1970,” Griffin said. “I was 11 years old and very well remember that one.”

The average, for any point on the surface of the earth, it is about every 400 years between total eclipses, he said.

“For Sumter and Clarendon County, we've had two in 47 years, and that is pretty rare,” he said.

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South Carolina on an August afternoon may have a lot to do with what people get to see.

Griffin is not optimistic about having clear skies in the Palmetto State that day.

“The statistics for Sumter on August afternoons is not good,” he said. “It is usually pretty cloudy if not raining.”

Griffin said he is dead set to get good photographs, so he is going to Wyoming where there are better chances of clear skies.

“A lot of the astronomy community is going to be sort of gathering around Casper, Wyoming; that is sort of ‘ground zero,’ and I am going to be camping out at a lake just east of there,” he said.

If skies are clear, the eclipse can be viewed by anyone in its path, but Griffin said it is important for people to avoid

looking directly at the sun without protective gear.

“Before and after totality, they need to be looking though some sort of filter or indirectly through a pinhole camera or something like that because looking directly at the sun can blind you,” he said. “Everybody needs to be totally aware of that.”

A lot of the astronomy clubs and groups like that are going to be making available solar glasses, he said, or they can be bought for a few dollars a pair.

“During totality, it is safe to look with the naked eye, once the moon completely eclipses the sun,” Griffin said. “Then you can see something you don't get to see any other time, and that is the solar corona; that is the atmosphere of the sun.”

He said the corona extends

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out about one solar diameter on all sides of the sun. “(During totality) I would suggest people look at it with the naked eye and just take it in,” Griffin said.

Griffin also suggested that people just look around during the darkest period of the eclipse.

“What I remember from 1970 is the birds stopped chirping and the dogs started barking 'cause they knew something was wrong,” he said. “It is not supposed to be dark during the day.”

Another thing to look for is some of the brighter stars and planets.

“The sun will be in the constellation Leo at that time, and there are a number of bright stars, Regulus and the planets will become visible.”

He said it will not get totally dark, but it will be like well after sunset when you see the stars start to come out.

The sun is going to be pretty high in the sky during the eclipse as it passes through South Carolina, he said.

“Any place where you got a clear shot of the sky, slightly toward the south is going to be good,” Griffin said.

Griffin said there are several issues he wants to make people aware of.

“Aug. 21 is in many districts the first day of school, and in our part of the country, the totality starts at 2:43 p.m., which is about when they let out school,” he said.

That shouldn’t be a problem is Sumter, however, because the school district is letting students out at noon.

Another concern could be traffic, he said.

“It could be a big problem with people parking and pulling off the road,” he said.

Major eclipse websites have raised concerns about the

number of people who may travel to see the eclipse in the Palmetto State. The eclipse in 1970 traveled up the Atlantic Coast states, and most residents in the area did not need to travel far to see it. However, this year, South Carolina is the only state on the East Coast to see totality.

According to Michael Zeiler of www.greatamericaneclipse. com, South Carolina will be a significant destination for eclipse watchers.

“It will be the nearest spot within the path of totality for at least 100 million Americans in the Atlantic Seaboard and Florida,” he said on the website.

As for local events, Columbia, which is near the path of totality, has a web page

listing events in that area at www.totaleclipsecolumbiasc. com.

Sumter County Library will have Experiencing the Eclipse presentations at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 19, and from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21, to help people discover the science behind a solar eclipse and teaching people how to safely view the eclipse.

Manning City Administrator Scott Tanner said the Clarendon County town may have an event, but nothing has been planned yet. Clarendon County Administrator David Epperson said he is not aware of any events in the area but said a lot of people will be congregating at the old U.S. 301 bridge across Lake Marion, which spans directly across the center of the eclipse’s path.

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Prized treasures Arrowhead hunting enthusiasts love the history behind their finds

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t’s a connection with history, the outdoors and somewhat of a “mystery” — if you will — that drives many of the region’s residents to arrowhead hunting.

Dalzell resident Kevin Jarvis grew up on a farm in the area. His grandfather farmed the land and would discover arrowheads from time to time, and he passed them down to Kevin and his older brother. The two brothers took an interest and started hunting for them when Kevin was probably 7 or 8, he said.

His brother was the first to find one.

It took Kevin several years to find his first arrowhead, but he finally did when he was 12 in 1982.

“When I found my first one, I was hooked,” Jarvis said.

For the next 10 years, Jarvis was an avid hunter. Back then, he said farmers still plowed and disked their fields, and after every plowing, it was like a brand new field to find the treasures.

On a really good day back then, he

could collect 15 arrowhead points.

When he reached his early 20s, Jarvis said it was time to begin his career, and he stopped hunting. Also, about that time, farmers stopped plowing their fields on a regular basis, making hunting for the historic points more difficult.

About 2010, Jarvis got back into it again. He says he “just missed it.”

He called up an old family friend who formerly let him look on his private land for points when he was younger, and the friend said he could go again. Jarvis did.

“I went for a walk and spent several hours out there, and I found one tiny broken base of a point, but it didn’t matter because I had such a good time just being out in the middle of nowhere,” Jarvis said. “It was just me and the birds and the crickets, and I just loved it so much. It was so relaxing and sort of cathartic that I just decided to start getting back into it.”

Today, Jarvis has a 10-case

collection of arrowheads at his home and enough for probably two more cases. Technically, “arrowheads” are relatively small — about the size of a bullet — and date back only 1,500 to 2,000 years at the most because that was when the bow was invented, according to archeologists. Finds that are older from Native Americans’ campsites are mostly knives and atlatl (spear) points and are considerably bigger because they were used with more primitive weapons. Some of Jarvis’ knives and atlatl points are 4 to 5 inches long and date back 10,000 years, according to his research.

Nothing is none of those Native Americans because it predates interaction with Europeans and written documentation in the 1500 and 1600s.

The bow was a much more sophisticated weapon, Jarvis said, allowing for more distance and velocity, so arrowhead points could be much smaller. In layman’s terms,

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however, all the points are called “arrowheads.”

Best places for finds

According to Jarvis and other arrowhead hunters in the region, previous Native American campsites near creeks and rivers are the best places to find arrowheads. Jarvis said he sometimes looks on Google Maps or Google Earth for where two creeks come together because that was an ideal location for a Native American campsite.

Native Americans in the region would hunt deer, raccoons, geese, turkeys, fish and other animals.

“Campsites were near the water because that’s where their water and food supply were located, and the food supply for the animals’ own food,” said Clayton Geddings of Summerton. “The rivers were used as their road system and travel corridor."

Geddings has only been hunting for arrowheads for three or four years but like Jarvis is fascinated with the history involved with them.

He has one case of his own collection of arrowheads and about three other cases for points that he has bought from others off the Internet.

A lifelong Sumter County resident, Jarvis has mostly just hunted in Sumter. A native of Clarendon County, Geddings has mostly hunted there.

Finds are harder these days because farmers rarely plow any more, Jarvis said.

“If I can find three or four points in a day now, I’m thrilled to death,” he said.

Jarvis said back in the 1940s and ’50s when plowing was much more prevalent, collectors could find 75 to 100 points in a day. Some older collectors may have thousands of points in their personal collections.

Clayton Geddings of Summerton shows off his collection of arrowheads recently

Laws prohibiting hunting

Jarvis and Geddings said laws prohibit picking up arrowhead points on public land, such as at Manchester State Forest and Poinsett State Park.

Also, laws prevent collecting from Indian burial mounds, such as Santee Indian Mound in Summerton. Santee Indian Mound is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

A permit is required to collect

arrowhead points from lakes and public waterways, both men said. To collect on someone else’s private property, a hunter must have permission from the landowner.

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probably had a family and a life,” Jarvis said. “Then, he either lost it — or for whatever reason parted with it — and that thing sat there for thousands of years waiting on me. Everything that’s happened in recorded history happened while that point was waiting on me to be the next person to pick it up. It’s an overwhelming feeling. Throughout all of history, my parents’ life and my life, it was waiting for me.”

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set of red eyes at the water surface caught my attention.

“Pull over there” I told my friend, Monty Hicks. We were duck hunting in Pocalla Swamp near Sumter. It was Christmas Eve and unseasonably warm.

Monty had been granted permission to hunt this section of swamp by a friend of his, and we were doing a little scouting/hunting trip. It was dark now and we were headed back to the small

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private landing in Monty’s Jon boat.

I was holding the spotlight and Monty was running the motor. The set of eyes, just out of the main run, had caught my attention, and I wanted to take a better look.

“Was it a raccoon, an otter, or maybe even a beaver,” I wondered. Beavers were just beginning to appear in our part of the world then, and I really wanted to see one.

The critter had disappeared as we approached. Did it swim away? I was puzzled that it just seemed to vanish.

When we got to the spot where I had seen the eyes glowing on the water

surface, I signaled for Monty to stop, and he killed the motor. I shined the spotlight around looking for the creature among the cypress trees, button brush and cattails.

The water there was about 3-feet deep, almost perfectly clear, and moving along with a slow current.

But, I noticed a big area almost directly under the boat that was muddy. The current was slowly pulling the muddy water away.

We sat there in the boat directly over the muddy area watching the water clear up with the spotlight. Finally, I saw what appeared to be a large claw on the bottom – bigger than my hand.

Then a very large body began to appear through the clearing water. It was a gigantic alligator lying on the bottom directly under the boat!

“Get us off of this thing,” I screeched!

Monty took a paddle and pulled the boat about10-feet off to one side. The big gator did not move, and we could see him perfectly with the spotlight, through the now clear water. He seemed to be as long as Monty’s 14-foot boat. It was the first alligator I had ever seen in the wild, and probably the biggest one I have seen.

We sat and watched him for almost an hour. He did not move, but released a string of air bubbles from time to time.

I had no idea that they could hold their breath and stay under water for so long.

We finally left him and went on to the landing.

That incident occurred 30 years ago, when alligators were not so plentiful.

They have been protected and have made a remarkable recovery since then.

You would expect to see an alligator in a swamp, a river or on the lake. But they can show up in some unexpected places occasionally.

I was hunting a place in Bamberg County about 10 years ago, and rode down there one day in the summer to check on some food plots. It had been a hot, dry summer and my crops weren’t doing so well.

When I started home, I noticed a strange set of tracks and drag marks crossing a sandy road out in the middle of a large agricultural field. The field had been plowed recently. Looking

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across the field I saw a big alligator crawling toward the distant wood line. I took my camera out and walked across the hot sandy field toward the gator.

When he saw me approaching the gator just stopped and laid there in the plowed earth. I walked up within 10 feet, squatted down and took some pictures.

The gator was about 10-feet long. When I went a little closer he hissed and turned in my direction. I backed up and left him.

He was coming from a nearby wooded area that held a small woodland pond that had dried up, and was headed

toward Lemon Swamp, that was about a mile away across Hunter Chappell Road. Seeing one crawl across a 100-acre plowed field in the heat of the day was quite a surprise to me.

A little more surprising is one that I encountered more recently.

I usually get home earlier than my wife, Ginger, and she came in one day and told me that our neighbor Charlene had a critter in her garage. “Would you go take a look?” she asked. “Of course,” I answered, and walked over expecting to see a frog or a turtle. I was stunned to

see an alligator in her garage, curled up on the door step to her house!

Well, I’m no gator wrangler and needed to back up and think about this one. Charlene was standing out in the driveway beside her car, expecting some help here. Luckily, she had also called her husband, and he had called the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. An officer arrived within minutes, and I didn’t have to be the hero.

The officer explained that he had removed a gator from a house in the Meadowcroft Subdivision lately, and knew just what to do. He got a tool from his trunk that is used to pick up trash and pinned the small gator’s head to the floor. The alligator was only about 3-feet long, but was very strong.

We found an empty box in the garage, and I helped the officer tape the gator’s mouth shut. We slid him in the box, and put the box in his trunk. He assured everyone that he would release the gator in a safe place. Case closed.

Alligators are a part of our world now, and are very common on the Santee Cooper Lakes. They are wild animals and should be treated with respect. But, don’t be surprised to see one almost anywhere.

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he developers and sales team of a golf course development in Clarendon County are offering reasonably priced homes in a gated community surrounded by a world-class golf course. And there’s another golf course right across the street.

Deercreek at Wyboo developers John and Nena Bruffey bought the land surrounding the Tom Jackson-designed Wyboo Golf Club in the mid-2000s right before the economy went south beginning in 2008.

They banked on the area becoming a golf retreat destination with the adjoining Players Course at Wyboo literally across the street.

But the downed economy and a tragic

car wreck that took the life of the Players Course at Wyboo owner’s son caused Tommy Wallis to shutter the golf course.

New owners plan to reopen the course by the fall of 2017.

After waiting a decade for the economy to turn around and a new owner to take over the Players Course at Wyboo, the Bruffeys are launching a more aggressive building and sales campaign. That team includes former Summerton Mayor and Century 21 franchise owner Beth Hinson Phillips and former Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce executive Christina Darby.

Add to that the Litchfield Co. Real Estate Sales team, known more for selling golf course properties along the South Carolina

coastal area, and the Bruffeys appear to have found the sweet spot of a rebounding housing development.

Deercreek at Wyboo represents a planned community with affordable craftsman-style homes built by local builder Johnny James’ JMJ Homes Inc. starting in the $180,000 range. Current spec models under construction sport three bedrooms, at least two bathrooms, double-car garages and, of course, a golf-cart bay connected to the garage.

And while the current inventory hovers around the $200,000 price tag, Nena Bruffey said the KING company plans to let the market dictate future development. The homes under construction border the ninth fairway of Wyboo Golf Course. Two existing homes across the street line the 18th BRUFFEY fairway.

Those four homes are in the Gregory Pointe subdivision of the development. Developers have platted the first 15 lots, and with two homes already occupied and two under construction, that leaves 11 available.

Gregory Pointe subdivision will support as many as 50 homes.

Eventually, the entire Deerfield at Wyboo development will have as many as 400 homes, but John Bruffey says he’ll let the market drive the density, square footage and price ranges of the homes.

Because the development has at least four potential entrances, John Bruffey said he can open different sections that might have different acreage sizes and price ranges.

“If there’s a big market for more expensive homes, we may start in back with larger homes,” he said.

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And that could happen quickly if the marketing strategy works. Nena Bruffey said the group wants to market to young retirees in their early 50s and older who might be looking for second homes or downsizing to live in a community where they can enjoy golfing regularly at a respected golf course.

That’s where the Litchfield Co. comes in. Royce King, a partner in The Litchfield Co. Real Estate sales company, has marketed golf course properties along the South Carolina coast for more than 23 years. He grew

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The Summerton High School and The Citadel graduate said after having successfully marketed golf course properties from the company’s base in Pawley’s Island, he purchased a second home on Lake Marion in Clarendon County. About two years ago, he stopped by Deercreek at Wyboo to introduce himself to the Bruffeys.

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King signed The Litchfield Co. on as a sales and marketing firm.

He plans to mine information from prospects and customers at other properties to offer Deercreek at Wyboo as an alternative.

King said 77 million people visit the Carolinas each year. Of those, he said more than 300,000 will relocate to the Carolinas each year. “Our job is to introduce our share of those people to Deercreek at Wyboo and the Wyboo community.”

And with the Clarendon County Airport and Lake Marion within walking distance of the development, the area should sell itself, especially to those tired of long commutes and getting stuck in traffic.

A decade after the Bruffeys purchased the property, John said experts point to Deercreek at Wyboo and tell him, “Deercreek at Wyboo is a place whose time has come.”

be able to help them promote Clarendon County,” he said.

He said his company studies demographics extensively. He said the baby boom generation is just beginning to take hold, and many in the age group Nena Bruffey mentioned will be looking to downsize because of an empty nest or purchase a second home where they can spend part of the year.

King said Deercreek at Wyboo is positioned well for people wanting to relocate to a less-crowded area and enjoy small-town life.

“It’s a ‘natch,’” he said, using an acronym for “natural.”

He said new golf communities often start slowly but begin to catch on as the number of properties sold each year begins to double.

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f you’re looking for something different to do this summer and you are a bit of a night owl, sign up for a full-moon tour via kayak or canoe, offered by FishEagle Wildlife Tours in Santee.

The tours are great if you want to enjoy local wildlife and the lake atmosphere, said Kathie Livingston, owner of FishEagle Wildlife Tours.

The full-moon tours are offered between March and October, she said.

After witnessing the peaceful sites for themselves so many times, Livingston and her staff started offering the guided night tours to the public about a year ago.

The reflection of the moon on the water is incredible, Livingston said. You can also see birds that migrate at night, flying in the moonlight, she said.

The tours offer a safe, family friendly atmosphere, and the proceeds support the state park, she said.

Round-trip, the guided tours are about 3 miles, Livingston said. And guests will never be too far from the shoreline, she said.

Livingston said the tours usually consist of small groups but up to 20 people can participate at a time.

Paddlers will launch out onto Lake Marion and paddle to a sandy beach where they can take a break and watch the sun set, Livingston said.

She said that will also be a great opportunity to take photos.

University-educated biologists and naturalists will name the flora and fauna along the way as well as explain the lunar cycle of the moon, she said.

Livingston said listening to the wildlife also adds to the experience.

And the area is surrounded by about 2,000 acres of protected wildlife habitats so there are a variety of things to see anytime of the day, she said.

Kayak and canoe rentals with FishEagle Nature Adventures are $40 for adults and $30 for children and the cost is just $20 if you have your own kayak or canoe. Those interested can sign up online at www. paddlesantee.com.

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The catfish dinners are about $8, she said.

Canoe and kayak rentals are $25 for single crafts and $35 for tandem crafts.

Livingston is also owner of Nature Adventures Outfitters in Mount Pleasant where guests can rent canoes and kayaks to take salt water tours through Shem Creek, Crab Bank Island and Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.

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larendon County resident Carrie Sinkler-Parker realized over time that she just no longer saw children outside. She researched various statistics, which proved her belief true. One report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that children 8 to 18 spend about 7½ hours a day on an electronic device to include TV, cellphones and computers. That translates to about 53 hours per week in front of a screen.

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historic sites, she talked with the staff of nearby Congaree National Park in Richland County — the only federally designated national park in South Carolina.

During that conversation she became aware of a grant opportunity through the National Park Foundation that could provide free transportation for about 400 school-age children from the region to visit Congaree in Hopkins for a day as part of a school field trip. The grant was called the Every Kid in a Park Transportation Grant.

The 2016 grant was competitive and awarded only 120 applicants across the U.S., with a maximum award amount to any winner of $9,000.

But Sinkler-Parker envisioned the opportunity would be ideal for children in high-poverty level schools in Clarendon, Sumter and Williamsburg counties who might not otherwise have the ability to visit the park. So, with the help of Congaree National Park staff, she completed the grant application and submitted it.

“When I was growing up, I was always outside,” Sinkler-Parker said.

“Our children today are spending too much on electronic devices and overlooking the beauty and mind-

boggling activities that they can get involved in outside.”

A couple months later, she found out the National Park Foundation had awarded the grant to her and Congaree National Park. And they also would receive the maximum amount — $9,000.

Technically, she applied as part of a community-based organization — the National Council SINKLER-PARKER of Negro Women, which Sinkler-Parker is a life member.

The grant award is a partnership between the council, the National Park Foundation and Congaree National Park staff.

The theme of the project to get kids out to the park is fittingly, “Increase the green, decrease the screen.”

According to Sinkler-Parker, nine high-poverty, or Title I, schools are involved — three each from Clarendon, Sumter and Williamsburg counties — and from March through May all made field trips on their school buses to the park. Fourthgraders were identified as the best age group to attend and take in the vast

history of Congaree, its giant trees and array of wildlife. Fortunately, it worked out that all fourth-graders in the nine schools were able to attend — about 972 in total, which is more than double the amount of 400 students specified in the grant application.

“No school was required to specifically select certain fourthgraders who would go on the field trip,” Sinkler-Parker said. “They all got to go.”

She is quick to point out that the field trip is not a “fun day” for children, but an “educational day.”

Before going to the park, participating schools incorporated National Park Service curricula into their science and social studies’ lessons to the prepare students for their exposure to Congaree National Park. That included the topics of citizen science, environmental stewardship and exploring federal lands and waters. Also, each fourthgrader completed the 2016 Centennial Junior Ranger Activity Booklet covering the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

On the day of the field trips, students arrived at the park about 9:30 a.m. Once students assembled at the park’s visitor center, the park rangers took over.

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After a brief introduction detailing the history of Congaree, park rangers took the students on two trails for about 90 minutes. The more than 26,000-acre national park preserves the largest tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. The lush trees growing in the floodplain forest are some of the tallest and oldest in the eastern United States, according to Congaree Park Ranger Jon Manchester.

The park, which has the Congaree River flowing through it, features all kinds of wildlife — everything from alligators to woodpeckers. According to the park’s rangers, 21 types of snakes inhabit the park (most all stay away from people), 200 kinds of birds call the park home at different times of the year, and 1,000 types of moths — not even counting butterflies — reside in the forests.

At the end of each field trip, students’ junior ranger booklets are signed by a park ranger and they are sworn in during a special ceremony as junior rangers.

On April 27, 113 Kingsbury Elementary School fourthgraders from Sumter took in the park.

The children got to view the giant trees and see various animals while walking along the park’s wooden rails.

For fourth-grader London Frye, the experience was unforgettable.

“This place is pretty cool,” Frye said. “It shows the history of how the national park got made and all the trees out here.”

Xavier Singleton enjoyed the wildlife.

“What I like the most were the bugs,” Singleton said. “We got to touch one caterpillar while we were on the walking trail, and we got to see a snake.”

For Manchester, the park ranger, he enjoys sharing the unique experience with the kids.

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“With this program, we’re getting kids who have never been to a national park before — some who may have never been outside their county before — up here to see something very different from anything they’ve experienced,” Manchester said. “That’s been an awesome thing about this group. Ms. Parker got this whole thing together because she wanted to get kids in those rural counties out to this place since it’s special and unique.”

Sinkler-Parker gets the most satisfaction just by seeing the sense of wonder in the schoolchildren’s eyes by taking in the champion-size trees and wildlife, such as the owls, various birds and snakes.

“It’s amazing to see them walking the trail and looking alongside the rails to see what they were

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familiar with and what they weren’t familiar with,” Sinkler-Parker said.

Perhaps fourth-grader Lorenzo Morgan of Kingsbury summed up the trip best.

He enjoyed the snakes and moths and the fact that the wildlife is protected. He also enjoyed learning about the history of the park, including the Native Americans who once inhabited the area.

“If you have a family, you should come down here; it’s pretty good,”

Lorenzo said.

Through the support of the local chapter of the Society of American Foresters and some individual sponsors, on the return trip back to school all the kids got to stop for a lunch buffet at a Sumter-area restaurant.

Sinkler-Parker is unsure if the Every Kid in a Park initiative will be available for next school year. She said she will find out in late June or early July. She hopes if they can secure the grant — even if it be for less money — that other local sponsors can chip in to help pick up the tab.

Park ranger Jon Manchester swears in Kingsbury Elementary School students from Sumter as junior rangers at Congaree.

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