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about from the lake us PUBLISHER Vince Johnson EDITOR Kayla Robins COPY EDITORS Rhonda Barrick Melanie Smith WRITERS Shelbie Goulding Sharron Haley Bruce Mills Ivy Moore Kayla Robins J. Scott Sewell Melanie Smith COLUMNISTS Dan Geddings

Micah Green Cary Howard ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Karen Cave karen@theitem.com Mark Pekuri mark@theitem.com Xavier Platt xavier@theitem.com

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Frances Richbourg comforts one of her horses at her property in Clarendon County, something she is finding more time for in retirement. Photo by Micah Green

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The official Duckfest guide

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Frances Richbourg broke a lot of ceilings in her decades as a firefighter in Clarendon County, becoming the first female to take on multiple county and state roles in her career. She's fascinating, and we're honored to mark her retirement by looking back at her career and her legacy. Our other stories are just as interesting. We talk to an outdoor enthusiast who recently opened a boat brokerage company. We make our way to DNR's newest shooting range. The best part: It's free and open to the public. We tell the story of a father who grew up in a children's group home, where he learned work ethic and developed a love for family and old cars. We also tell the story of two other families who are joining forces to open a summer camp for children, teens and adults with disabilities, serious illnesses and other physical and mental health challenges. Try reading this magazine after cooking up some fall-themed recipes. They're stafftested. We're ready for seconds.

Find out what is going on for the fourth-annual festival celebrating Summerton, from Air Dogs to duck calling

PHOTOGRAPHY Micah Green

As I sat down to write this nor for this issue, there was an inviting breeze outside signaling a drop from a heat index of donot-go-outside to I-forgot-what-this-feelslike. Even better, while there has been no semblance of a drought with our frequent yellow-sky storms, one drought is finally over. Football is back. Three high school teams in the area have new coaches. Except they're not entirely new, though one is very young. We sat down with the new team leaders at Manning, Scott's Branch and Laurence Manning Academy, and what they had to say about their expectations and 2019 seasons has me expecting three rings. Fall means football, but for Summerton it also means Duckfest. We have your official guide to the fourth-annual rendition of the event, with details about the beauty pageant and the bass tournament and the duckcalling contest and the all-day Oct. 12 family fun festival celebrating Summerton's and Clarendon County's outdoor amenities. Already spanning football and an outdoor festival, I'm excited about the variety of stories we have for you in this fall issue. If you didn't recognize the woman on the cover, make sure you read her story.

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From farmer to fire chief

Frances Richbourg has newfound time in retirement

The new guys

Meet the new football coaches at Manning, Scott's Branch and Laurence Manning Academy

Two families, one dream

Sumterite turns love for boating, the outdoors into his own boat brokerage company

"It's a sweet gig."

Harold Hodge learned work ethic at John K. Crosswell Home For Children and has spent his life with family and cars

A father and a '55 Chevy

DNR's new shooting range is now open to the public, offering free recreation

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Camp Cole lets children and adults with disabilities and illnesses get the camp experience

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What to do & Where to go BERKELEY • CLARENDON KERSHAW ORANGEBURG • SUMTER

KERSHAW COUNTY

The 10th Annual Springdale 5K, benefiting the Health and Homeless initiatives in Kershaw County operated by the United Way, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7. Visit www.springdale5k. com. The South Carolina Hunter Jumper Association will hold its Camden Fall Classic Friday-Sunday, Sept. 13-15, at the South Carolina Equine Park, 443 Cleveland School Road, Camden. For details, contact Janet Black at (828) 606-0708 or email threesprings@windstream.net. Visit the website at www.schja. org. The Bethune Chicken Strut, featuring such events as a tractor pull, carnival, rodeo, live music and more, will be held Friday-Saturday, Sept. 13-14, 302 Norwood St. E, Bethune. Visit www.facebook.com/BethuneChickenStrut/. Artisans will display and sell their goods at the Fall Craft Fair 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Louise C. Proctor Hall, 2030 Lyttleton St., Camden. Event will also feature food trucks and costumed tours. Admission and parking free. Contact Rebecca Smilowska at (803) 226-7596 or proctorhall2030@ gmail.com. Visit www.proctorhall.com. The Timothy Lodge 7 Car, Truck and Bike Show will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Historic Camden, 222 Broad St., Camden. General admission fee is $5. Free admission for ages 0-6. Contact Quincy Pollard at (803) 6697305 or bushman1201@yahoo.com. Husband and wife duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County. Tickets are $25 or $35 for VIP seating. Call (803) 425-7676 or visit www.fineartscenter.org. Benefiting Historic Camden, the Revolutionary Run Half

Marathon and 5K will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Camden City Arena. Contact Halie Brazier at (803) 432-9841 or info@historiccamden.org. Visit www.revrunsc.com. The Carolina Anglers Team Trail’s Lake Wateree tournaments will be held at Clearwater Cover Marina as follows: Saturday, Sept. 28, Open 14; Saturday, Oct. 12, Open 15; and Saturday, Oct. 19, Open 16. Call or email Brett Collins, tournament director, at (803) 413-7521 or catttrail1@gmail. com. Visit www.cattteamtrail.com/divisions/catt-lake-watereeopens. The 23rd Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival will be held Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 3-5, in Camden. Cost: Thursday, $15; Friday and Saturday, $25; or three-day pass, $60. Call the Fine Arts Center at (803) 425-7676 or visit www. fineartscenter.org. A Cabela’s King Kat tournament will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Lake Wateree, Camden. Start time is 6:30 a.m. and stop time is 3 p.m. with weigh-in at 4 p.m. www.kingkatusa. com/tournament_trail.cfm. Four Beats for Pleasure, a Carolina Gaited Horse Association event, will hold its 2019 Fall Classic Friday-Sunday, Oct. 18-20, at the South Carolina Equine Park, 443 Cleveland School Road, Camden. Contact Shannon Gibbs at (919) 2550429 or shgibbs@gmail.com. Visit www.fourbeatsforpleasure. com/home.html. The South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Spooktacular will be held Friday-Sunday, Oct. 25-27, at the South Carolina Equine Park, 443 Cleveland School Road, Camden. Contact Billy Prather at (803) 669-1325 or bpquarterhorse@bellsouth.net. Visit www.scqhaonline.com. Visit Halloween Village at Historic Camden for a frightful From the nationally-acclaimed Sumter Item, OvertimeSC.com is a statewide platform for South Carolina High School Football. OvertimeSC.com combines the work of both professional and student sports journalists to provide the state’s most complete look inside the game. Position-specific and overall Players of the Week will be awarded.

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night of trick-or-treating, hayrides and more from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at 222 Broad St., Camden. Contact Margaret Buckelew at (803) 432-9841 or margaret@historiccamden.org. Visit www.facebook.com/events/872929713069555/.

SUMTER COUNTY

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group 4th-annual golf tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Crystal Lake Golf Course, 1305 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive. There will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Registration fee is $50 per person, limited to the first 40 teams. Contact Ted Godwin at (803) 528-8633 or badforg931@yahoo.com. “What’s Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience” featuring acclaimed singer Brian Owens will bring the best loved music of Marvin Gaye to the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. You do not want to miss out on Sumter’s Fall Feast on Thursday, Sept. 19, on the lawn at the USC Sumter Nettles Building, 200 Miller Road, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance or $45 at the event (if available). Visit www.sumtersc. gov/fallfeast to purchase tickets. Don’t miss the Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Association’s 13th Annual Art in the Park 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Memorial Park. There will be more than 100 vendors at this event as well as musical artist Will Jenkinson, food, beverages and free children’s arts and crafts activities. Visit hsnasumtersc.com. Sumter’s largest Main Street party, Oktoberfest, will be held 5-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. The Happy Musicians will play on Main Street until 9 p.m., and the True Soul Band will continue the party in La Piazza. Advance tickets are $10. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Visit www.facebook.com/ events/412448989629796/. An annual favorite, the Sumter American Legion Fair will be held Tuesday-Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at the Sumter County Fairgrounds, corner of Liberty Street and Artillery Drive. Visit www.sumterfair.com. One of Downtown Sumter’s most anticipated annual events, Porches of Sumter, will be held 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. Check-in will take place at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St.

This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Music will be provided by Tom Ross and friends. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door (if available). Contact Jillian Huckeba at jillian@sumterchamber.com. Fall for the Arts 2019, presented by the Sumter County Cultural Commission, will be held Oct. 8-12, and will feature an Open Mic Night Competition, Indian art exhibit, Salsa Night and more. For information, visit www.patriothallsc.org/ffta.html. The Sumter County Museum’s Carolina Backcountry Harvest will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, and at 122 N. Washington St. Travel back in time to the year 1800, you will see blacksmithing, spinning and weaving and more. Call (803) 775-0908 or visit www.sumtercountymuseum.org. The Head Turnerz Car & Truck Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Sumter VFW Post 3034, 1925 Gion St. $20 registration fee. Food and drinks will be available on site. Call David Dury at (803) 316-1052 or Lisa Davey at (803) 673-1428.

CLARENDON COUNTY

The Main Street Manning Annual Event will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 34 N. Brooks St., Manning. It will be a roaring good time as they celebrate 10 years. Flapper and gangster costumes encouraged. The 13th-annual Charity Golf Classic for Second Chance Animal Shelter will be held at the Player’s Course at Wyboo, 1560 Players Course Drive, Manning, on Saturday, Oct. 5. Cost: $35 per person for Players Course members; $50 per person for non-members. Call Mike Stegmoyer at (803) 460-0878. The Annual Summerton Duckfest, now in its fourth year, will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, and will feature a color run, duck calling contest, art contest and so much more. For complete details, visit www.facebook.com/SummertonDuckfest or summertonduckfest.godaddysites.com. The 17th Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium will be held Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at the FE DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, 3351 Sumter Highway, Manning. This event about the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War includes lectures, reception, discussions, displays and more. Visit www.francismarionsymposium.com.

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rom the first families making the annual pilgrimage from plantations to “The Summer Town” to escape the Santee River’s reigning mosquitoes to its chartering on 1889’s Christmas Eve to cypress swamps, timber trades and parish populace, the Town of Summerton has retained its original appeal for hunting and outdoor recreation. Summerton, the small town southwest of Manning in Clarendon County, has capitalized on its proximity to the Lake Marion shoreline and rural South Carolina’s Santee Cooper Lake Country amenities. “We’ve claimed our own title of Duck Capital of South Carolina,” said Christina Darby, Duckfest co-chair, of Summerton’s signature event. That title rounds around the top of the logo for the festival. It is now in its fourth year, and Mayor Mac Bagnal wanted to draw people – lifelong neighbors, Midlands residents and far-away tourists – to a festival celebrating the area’s vast outdoor appeal, from hunting to fishing to camping, hiking, biking, boating, golfing, you name it. Darby said people come from all over the country for Duckfest, highlighted by an official duck-calling competition that qualifies for the national level and a well-attended beauty pageant. About 6,000 came last year for the 60-sponsor, volunteer-run festival to the town of 1,000, according to Municipal Association of South Carolina population data. New this year is a show from the Ultimate Air Dogs, a firefighter training obstacle course challenge and expanded activities for kids. Attendees can come for a specific event, but Darby said she and festival organizers encourage people to stay all day. Picnic blankets, chairs, coolers and pets are all welcome. Between all the vendors selling outdoor-focused products, such as handmade duck calls, metal crafts and other local artists’ pieces, and all the mouth-watering food, the day could be a perfect one to relax with friends and family and soak in what has appealed about Summerton for generations.

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SchEDULE Sunday, Sept. 8

Saturday, Oct. 12

MISS DUCKFEST PAGEANT

DUCKFEST FESTIVAL

Summerton Cultural Arts Center 12 S. Church St. Registration 2-3 p.m. Competition starts at 3:30 p.m. Age categories • Wee Master: 0-23 months • Baby Miss: 0-18 months • Toddler Miss: 19-35 months • Master: 2-4 years • Tiny Miss: 3-4 years • Wee Mini Miss: 5-6 years • Little Miss: 7-9 years • Young Miss: 10-12 years • Young Miss Teen: 13-15 years • Teen Miss: 16-19 years • “Mrs.” Mallard: 18 years and up • Miss Pintail: 20 and up Pageant director: Michelle Hodge Emcee: Dixie Elliott

Saturday, Oct. 5 DUCKFEST FALL OPEN TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT Sponsored by McElveen of Summerville, TruCarts and Phantom Outdoors John C. Land Landing Entry fee: $150 plus $10 optional big fish; $25 late fee for registering after Friday, Sept. 27 $5,000 guaranteed prize for first place Tournament hours run from safe light to an agreed upon weigh-in time to be determined prior to blast off and subject to flights. Blast-off order will be determined by order of entry. Late penalty will be 1 pound per minute Tournament director: Derrick McLeod 10 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019 | LAKESIDE

Sponsored by FTC

DUCKFEST COLOR RUN 5K

7:30 a.m. Starts at Ginger’s Flower Shop and half of the proceeds from the race will go toward funding cancer research Awards Top three overall male and female finishers Top three male and female in each age group: 10 & Under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 3039, 40-49, 50-59, 60+ Fees Early registration $20, late registration and day of $25 Strollers are welcome Listening to music while you run is allowed Pets are allowed To register, go to www.simplytiming.com or call (803) 410-1067 with questions

SWAMP FOX REGIONAL DUCK CALLING CONTEST Sponsored by The Waterfowl Company 11 a.m. A sanctioned event Directed by: Jason Thynes and Ed Paul

DOG RETRIEVING DEMO

Downtown Run by: Dog trainer Ralph Ardis, owner of Will-Do Kennels

CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT Sponsored by Birdfest! 1 p.m. Town Hall parking lot Run by: Summerton Rotary Club

FUN DUCK RUN – "THE RUN FOR THE REST OF US" Sponsored by Summerton Public Works Starts at 9 a.m. Dress up in family fun outfits, “run” to doughnut stations, recliners Run director: Bucky Brailsford

INSTAGRAM SCAVENGER HUNT 2 p.m. Downtown Hunt director: Leslie Paul

DUCKFEST PARADE Time TBA Main Street, downtown

ULTIMATE AIR DOGS

Sponsored By Carolina Tree Care Saturday, Oct. 12 - 10 a.m. Started in 2005 by former Detroit Tigers pitcher Milt Wilcox and his son, Brian, Ultimate Air Dogs has soared to the top simply because of a down-to-earth attitude, grass-roots background and ability to make every competitor feel welcome. The philosophy of UAD is all about “family.” This is not a discipline sport in that two handlers are allowed on the dock at a time to help Fido stay in a “sit.” From the smallest jumper to the biggest Ultimate high flyer, all breeds (mix or purebred) any size (Yorkies to Great Danes) are encouraged ... as long as they can swim! Your dog doesn't have to jump 20 feet to get a ribbon. Ultimate Air Dogs created the Divisional Finals, where the top five dogs from each division are invited to compete in a Grand Finale. We put the dogs first by providing more open dock time than any other organization. Whenever possible, our dock is open for practice. If dogs are having difficulty learning, our crew of volunteers will often provide free help between activities. Every Ultimate Air Dog is equally special. All mixes and breeds are welcome. To register, go to www.ultimateairdogs.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION To participate in tournaments and events and apply to be a vendor: duckfestfun@email.com (803) 410-1067

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5:30 p.m. Cook up and enjoy food themed around the Lowcountry, from shrimp and grits to corn boil and plenty of duck, deer and chili. Rules • Cooks may start setting up at noon on Railroad Avenue in front of Town Hall. • Each server is responsible for his or her tent and cooking/serving utensils • A serving table, plates, bowls, napkins and eating utensils will be provided by Duckfest. • Cooks must provide 250 sample-size servings of each entry item. • Cooks will receive two passes as well as five taste/voting tickets. Awards • Grand Prize (selected by judges) – $400 cash and a hand-carved wooden item made by LA Robinson • People’s Choice (determined by public taste/voting tickets) – $50 Piggly Wiggly gift card, hand-carved wooden item made by LA Robinson

For more information, follow the festival on Facebook - @SummertonDuckfest www.duckfestfun.com

• Most Creative (selected by judges) – Hand-carved, wooden item made by LA Robinson Tickets sold on site for tastings. Each attendee gets five tickets with the option to purchase additional tickets. For more information, contact Shannon Allan at (803) 309-5131, Dawn Hodges at (803) 309-4238 or Parker Coulliette at (803) 309-0306

DUCKIEST FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE - Time TBA BLUEGRASS HOE DOWN VIOLIN CONCERT- Time TBA ALL DAY

• Vendors • Kids’ activities • Live music • Duckfest Children's & Adults' Art Contest winners on display at the High Cotton Tea Room, Lake Marion Art Gallery, Town Hall and 4 Main (all downtown) A PUBLICATION OF THE SUMTER ITEM 11

'It's a sweet gig' Story by Ivy Moore | Photograph by Micah Green

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umter native Richard Davis said he’s got a “really sweet gig. He gets to do full time what he loves. Not everybody can say that.” The 28-year-old started his business, Davis Marine Management, less than a year ago and feels he’s found his niche. He also works in the family business, Extreme Sports, run by his parents. While he was an avid motocross competitor from age 4 to 21, Davis also grew up around boats, often going out with his father, a boat enthusiast. Having grown up on the water, living at Lake Marion for a few years and being around boats for his entire life convinced him he didn’t want to do anything else. Over the years, he “learned a lot about boats.” So much, in fact, that he “… always had people calling me for advice.” He decided to turn his boat expertise and 10 years’ experience in the marine industry into a boat brokerage business, which he said is going very well. Davis Marine Management, he said, makes the process of buying and selling boats much easier for his clients. When he gets a call for a consultation, Davis said, “I will come out and get information, do market research to see what the boat is selling for, its value and just a lot about the boat.” Most of his sales are advertised and marketed on the internet, he said, “after we agree on a listing price and commission.” He cleans the boat, and his strong interest in photography allows him to take professional-grade photos. Davis stores the boat, shows it “anytime”

and will take it out for a sea trial or “test drive.” He consults the seller regarding any offers, and if one is accepted, Davis handles all the paperwork, which can be quite complicated. He also provides financing options. In addition, Davis also works with clients interested in buying a boat, again handling all the details and paperwork. “There is a great demand for people wanting me to sell their boats this year,” he said. “People don’t have time to meet with the buyer and haggle over the price, complete all the paperwork.” He specializes in center console boats and has sold bass boats, pontoons and other boats. In fact, Davis will sell almost any kind and size boat. He prefers saltwater boating and “gets down to the coast regularly for fishing.” Davis thinks he is one of very few boat brokers west of the coast, which is a great advantage of living in Sumter. “My goal is to do this full time,” he said. “Being in the center of the state gives me a hub to work out of. I can show boats and meet with people from all over. There is nobody else around doing this. Also, the paperwork can all be done electronically – you don’t even have to see me. “I take the headache out of buying and selling boats.” Contact Richard Davis 24 hours a day, at (803) 968-7878. For more information, visit the Davis Marine Management Facebook page.

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A father and a '55 Chevy Sumter mechanic and hot-rodder Harold Hodge credits John K. Crosswell for Children Home for instilling his work ethic. He has spent his life since with cars and family.

Story by Bruce Mills | Photographs by Micah Green

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n his youth in the 1950s, Harold Hodge thought it was the "worst place in the world," but now he looks back on John K. Crosswell Home for Children as charting the course for

his life. About two years after his father's death, his mother placed Harold, then 4 in 1952, and his older brother, Herbert, in Crosswell Home because of hardship. They would stay there for eight years before returning home to live with her and their stepfather. Hodge would grow up to become an ace mechanic in Sumter, a helper to many, '55 Chevy restorer, cruiser and hot-rodder, but his son, Glenn, remembers him as just "Dad" to him and his sister, Ellen. Father and son got together recently at the old family home in Sumter on Doby Street where Glenn still lives to talk about life. Harold and his first wife, Daisy, lived at 1249 Doby St. in the heart of town for more than 20 years. They raised Ellen and Glenn there. Harold is a third-generation mechanic –

“it's in my blood,” he said. He worked on all parts of cars but specialized in rebuilding engines. He started in the field right after graduating from Manning High School at 17 and continued at the trade for 50 years until retiring four years ago. That same year he started working – 1965 – he bought his first car, a '55 Chevrolet Bel Air, which he still has today. “It was just a regular car back then,” Hodge said. The car cost $150. It took him six weeks of $25 payments to purchase. Through the years, he worked at several area dealerships, including Santee Motor Co. in Manning, Goodwin Volkswagen, Jones Chevrolet and Boyle Motor Co., all on Sumter’s Broad Street. From 1969 to ‘80 while working at Jones, Hodge walked to work because the Doby Street home was only about 300 yards behind the dealership. The ‘55 Chevy served as the family's primary car for 23 years, Hodge said, because Daisy didn't work after having kids. After working his regular day job, he did

side work at night in his shop at home for an additional four to five hours after dinner. Hodge had his own clientele of at least 50 customers and also provided service for a used car dealer in town. He only charged some people a small amount for parts and no labor costs because they didn't have additional means to pay. “I just wanted to help people,” Hodge said. “People have to have a car. It's part of your livelihood. I made enough to get by and never missed a meal.” All that work added up to a focus on spending time with cars, but Glenn said his father always took time for him and his sister. "He and Mama were always good parents," Glenn said. "Everything that my sister and I did, he was involved in. As far as being a dad, he probably was one of the best anyone could ask for. He took time to do everything, whether it was sitting down to play games, going outside to play games. We were always a tight-knit family.” Hodge and the family stopped driving the car regularly in '87, he said. He decided

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to restore the vehicle, which had become a classic for its “shoebox” look. He took every nut, bolt, screw and piece out of it in the process, and the entire body was off the car’s frame. Then, after a friend's sudden death, he stopped working on it for a couple years. He got back at it about 1990 at the urging of Daisy and finished it in '93. “For like two or three years, I didn't touch it,” Hodge said. “My wife came out to the shop one day and said, ‘Don't you think you better start putting this car back together? Because if something happens to you, I will have to sell it for junk since nobody will be able to put it back together.’”

Dad credits time at Crosswell Home Hodge looks back now on those eight years in his youth at Crosswell as formative to his life. He said he learned three main things at the children's home: discipline in everything you do, how to treat people and learning how to work. Crosswell had about 50 kids at the time, and everybody had chores, he said. Everyone got up at 6 a.m. each day, and he remembers planting and picking potatoes, corn and cotton in the field, gardening and dishwashing to name a few tasks. “I tell people,” Hodge said, “’When we were in there, we felt like it was the worst place in the world at times because of the work and discipline you had to have.’ But, I tell people now, ‘I look back, and that was the best eight years of my life. Those years paved the way for the rest of my days. That's what I live by.’” There were about two dozen boys at the home at the time in the '50s, and everyone “made good, had good jobs, and none of them who I knew of got into any serious trouble. All their backgrounds were good.”

On to the shows After finishing the Chevy’s restoration in the 90s, it was time to hit the road for car shows. He's been going to shows ever since, in places such as Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Daytona Beach, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; and Detroit, Michigan. He has also dotted the map for shows throughout South Carolina, he said. In 27 years as a cruiser/hot-rodder, he’s earned dozens of trophies and plaques, including a few “Best in Show” awards. After Daisy died in '95, he went on the road a lot for the next couple years. In the meantime, he re-met Angie, a friend from high school. They married in '97. “She’s stuck by me through thick and thin,” Harold said. “She’s put up with a lot of time of me being out in the shop and working a lot on that car and another car that I'm working on now. We have been down a lot of long roads to shows in that car just traveling, and we've had a lot of good times with it. We do really well together, and she’s a super lady.” After high school, Glenn became a fourth-generation mechanic. He said his father instilled the value of hard work in him and his sister and other kids’ lives. "Being a mechanic, that's all I've ever known," Glenn said. Ellen’s son, Dylan, is currently enrolled at Central Carolina Technical College to become a fifth-generation mechanic. Glenn said his dad’s best qualities are that he’s humble and giving. “He will give you anything you need at any time,” he said. “As far as a caring person, you can't get any better than him. He never would say no to anybody about anything.” Harold said what he likes most about the car shows is meeting people. “That's the main reason I go,” Hodge said. “Some of the nicest people on the planet are into cars, and that's the truth.” Harold Hodge and his son Glenn in Glenn's home. 16 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019 | LAKESIDE

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On target

Story and Photographs by Bruce Mills

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here is a new free public range in the region for shooters to practice and hone their craft for self-protection purposes or their next hunt at Wateree Rifle and Pistol Range in

Eastover. Just two miles across the Sumter County line and over the Wateree River Bridge in Richland County, the range opened in late June and is operated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, according to Maj. Billy Downer with the state agency. The new shooting range is part of a larger 130-acre Wateree Range facility that includes a shotgun sports facility next door. DNR opened the shotgun facility 2.5 years ago in February 2017. There are separate entrances to the two ranges less than a quarter-mile apart on Garners Ferry Road (U.S. 378) to divide traffic up and lessen congestion, Downer said. The free public rifle and pistol range is one of only four manned ranges â&#x20AC;&#x201C; meaning a range officer is always on duty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; operated by DNR in the state. The other three are in Spartanburg County, Pickens County and the Twin Ponds Range in Charleston County near Mount Pleasant in the Town of Awendaw.

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The agency also operates two unmanned ranges -- one in Hampton County in the Lowcountry and another in Laurens County in the Upstate. The new public range at Wateree has 14 rifle stations with targets up to 100 yards and 12 pistol stations that allow gun enthusiasts to set targets up to 25 yards away or in. The range was previously the privately owned Indigo Shooting Club that DNR bought a few years ago. Downer said that’s been an advantage. “Since it was already an existing private range, when DNR purchased it we didn’t have to go through all the approval processes,” Downer said. “It also has all the amenities that we would like to offer.” The new rifle and pistol range was a complete renovation to the former property, he said, and brought the range up to NRA safety standards to include 20-foot back berms and 8-foot side berms for a safe shooting zone. DNR's ranges provide safe shooting opportunities and recreational free shooting for the public, Downer said. He said he thinks the Wateree Range will be a

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busy range in part due to its proximity to three nearby military installations — Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, McEntire Joint National Guard Base also in Eastover and Fort Jackson in Columbia. Downer and Range Officer Kyle Betterly stress that shooters muat bring their own paper targets and tape and arrive at the range with guns unloaded and cased. The entrance to the new range is off Hezekiah Road on U.S. 378, and the range is open five days per week, Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OTHER RANGES There are a total of 16 public ranges in the state, according to Downer. Six are the DNR ranges, and 10 others are either operated by the U.S. Forest Service or state Forestry Commission. Many of them are older and at times are only open on the weekends, he said. He emphasized that Wateree is up to date and that many consider it a first-class facility. "This is brand new," Downer said. "For the majority of folks, this range set-up will suit their pistol and rifle needs." Privately operated ranges often charge, especially the indoor ranges, he said.

TESTIMONIALS DOWN RANGE Friends and gun owners Chad Shiver of Irmo and Brandon Yopp of Columbia have visited Wateree a couple times and said they have enjoyed it. Shiver said he likes that Wateree Range has supervision on hand all the time to provide safety for everyone and that the new range provides bases for people's targets. Yopp said he likes that the rifle station stands are adjustable. "That's not typical," Yopp said. "This is the nicest free place to shoot you can find in the Midlands."

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he bare limbs of winter were glistening in the early morning dew, and a light mist was rising from the warm ground into the gray sky. The woods were silent, with a new day just awakening. I was standing alert with my shotgun ready, scanning the open piney woods to my front. Golden beams of sunlight were just now pushing through the scattered clouds to the east, illuminating little patches of wooded terrain around me. Straight out front but a good way off, I heard a pack of hounds open into a full cry. They must have bumped into a deer that was on the move, as there was no trailing. It was a good-sized pack, and they were running strong. Two shots were fired, but the dogs kept on going, out of hearing. Then over to my right front, I heard

a driver release his hounds and start to holler or shout encouragement to his dogs. Other dog men released packs at different locations out in the drive. Hounds were opening or barking on several trails – following the scent of our elusive quarry, the white-tailed deer. The chilled morning air seemed to be charged with excitement. Soon, several big packs of hounds were running, and one of those packs was headed my way! All my senses were strained, listening for the breaking brush of a deer in flight or the glint of antlers coming through the pines. My heart was beating, my pulse racing. Buck fever? I should be too old for that. I’ve hunted for more than 50 years, but the excitement was there. The thrill of the chase is in my blood. I hope it never wavers. Those dogs out front started to veer

off to my left. They couldn’t have been more than 150 yards away, but I didn’t see the dogs or the deer. I knew there weren’t any standers posted in that direction, so that deer was going to get out of the hunt and take a huge pack of hounds with him. By now, the big piney woods were ringing with the sounds of the hunt. Another pack was headed away – out to my right front. Those dogs went almost out of hearing, then they turned around and started back into the drive. They were drowning out the pack that had just passed to my left. This was a very big pack with a cornucopia of hounds. Walkers with a chop “tongue,” or bark, others squealy tongued or yappy. Redbones with a deep, heavy baying bark. Black and tans and beagles all mixed together. There must have been 20 or 30 dogs. They were rolling through

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the thickets, pushing a deer. It was hound music! I never saw a deer on that hunt, but it was a great day in the outdoors. I don’t need to shoot something every time I go 2019 Best of Sumter&Clarendon.qxp_Layout 1 7/8/19 3:01 PM Page 1 hunting. Just3:01 being qxp_Layout 1 7/8/19 PM there Page is 1 enough. Dog drives need plenty of room to operate, and our club has plenty of room. The club has thousands of acres of timber company land and some privately owned land. The dog drives on our club are conducted in the old-fashioned manner. a safety briefing by the 1 7/8/19 3:01 PM Page 1 2019 Best ofAfter Sumter&Clarendon.qxp_Layout hunt master, standers draw a numbered tag from a small box. That is their stand 2019 Best of Sumter&Clarendon.qxp_Layout 1 7/8/19 3:01 PM Page 1 number, and they load onto a pickup truck that will take them out to the drive BEST OF area and drop them off at their1 stand. 2019 Best of Sumter&Clarendon.qxp_Layout 7/8/19 3:01 PM Page 1 BEST OF Similar scenes are played out all over this part of the state every year. The methods will vary some, but the basic traditional hunts have been around for more than 200 years. Our forefathers rode horses to the hunt. BEST OF I grew up deer hunting with dogs, and I love the experience. Dog hunting for BEST OF deer gets harder to do every year, and BEST OF Dan Geddings shot this buck on a local deer drive. I hope we can keep it going for a long time for our children and grandchildren to enjoy. The thrill of the hunt, and the love of hounds, is still with us.

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The Fawcetts and Sawyers came together to make Camp Cole a reality for children and adults facing serious illness and other physical or mental health challenges. Story and Photographs by Shelbie Goulding 28 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019 | LAKESIDE

ff Garners Ferry Road in Eastover, there’s a white gate entrance leading to a paved driveway shadowed by an endless tree line planted on both sides. Reaching the end, there’s a white mansion surrounded by fenced-in land and horse stables that were built in the 1960s. It used to be known as Caughman Farms, an Arabian horse farm. Now, the stables are near empty, and the property won’t prioritize the land for breeding horses anymore. Behind the mansion is a large pond and 40 acres of flat, unused land that will soon be known as Camp Cole, a year-round retreat and campsite for children, teens and adults facing serious illnesses and other physical or mental health challenges. The property was purchased by a family known as the Fawcetts, Peter and Deans Fawcett. They saw this as an opportunity to partner with their dear friends, the Sawyers, Scott and Stacy, to make Camp Cole a dream come true. “The camp was named after my brother,” said Kelsey Sawyer-Carter, founder and executive director of Camp Cole. “When I was 13, he was 11 and diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He wasn’t able to attend school. Holidays were spent in the hospital, so we thought something like a summer camp would be at the same sacrifice. Fortunately, it wasn’t.” Cole Sawyer found a love for Camp KEMO and being around people that were in the same shoes as he was. “We just saw him really smile and enthusiastic and energetic at a time where you just didn’t feel that way,” Kelsey said. “We saw him happy for the first time in a really long time.” About four months after Cole got to experience Camp KEMO, he lost his battle to cancer. However, the Sawyers found his camp experience for Cole shined a light on a life-changing experience. The Sawyer family has attended Camp KEMO together for more than 15 years now. Kelsey was a head counselor for many years and still serves on many leadership capacities.

Kelsey’s mother, Stacy, was also the president of the board for Camp KEMO. Deans Fawcett serves as a board member of Camp KEMO programs and is long-time family best friend of Stacy and the Sawyer family. Stacy suffered a neurological stroke in 2016 and passed suddenly, but she had the chance to see the beginning of her dream coming true. A week before Stacy died, Deans told her there was property available that was close to the hospital. Stacy was able to see the site and and found that the property was perfect and just 15.6 miles from Prisma Health Hospital in Columbia, which is vital for the safety of the those attending. “When she believed in it, it was kind of like a 10-15 year project,” Kelsey says. When her mother

passed, they saw this as an opportunity to push her mother’s dream into a reality. “We’ve got the resources now, we’ve got the passion behind it, so let’s use this energy and momentum to not let her memories and her goals fade away with her and keep it alive. That was really the catalyst for starting Camp Cole.” Margaret Deans Fawcett, Camp Cole founder and director of development and marketing and Peter and Deans' daughter, had a best friend when she was young who passed away of cancer. This was what motivated her to work alongside Kelsey and help build this project from the ground up. The Fawcetts and Sawyers wanted to give organizations and groups like Camp KEMO a permanent home to not just children with cancer, but children, teens and adults with all types of

disabilities and illnesses. “What we found was that we have great organizations already in existence. They just don’t have a place,” Kelsey says. “Of the camp and retreat centers across the state of South Carolina, they’re built for able-body healthy children, so that’s where Camp Cole wants to be different. We want to give everyone an opportunity to experience camp.” Both families started establishing the research and fundamentals behind the making of Camp Cole, from learning the characteristics of each illness and disability to learning the needs of every child or adult in various organizations. Camp Cole eventually grew into a detailed project focusing on every nut and bolt to ensure the equality aspect so everyone can experience Camp Cole. “This would not be possible without the Fawcetts,” Kelsey said. “They have just been phenomenal throughout all of this. We are just two families who committed to really creating this grassroots organization that serves people who deserve it the most.” In May 2018, they received their 501(c)(3), stating that they were their own independent nonprofit organization. This kicked off the capital campaign to raise funding for the buildings and all the site work at Camp Cole. Since then, they raised $5.5 million with a $6 million set goal to start phase one of the building process. They plan to reach that goal by the end of the year. “With a $10 million capital campaign under way, Phase One of Camp Cole is scheduled to be completed in 24–36 months, hoping to officially open the doors to Camp Cole in 2021. We are only $500,000 away from being able to break ground on phase one of Camp Cole,” Kelsey said. Phase One includes building the Cozy Café and Kitchen; Cooperation Cottage, which houses the medical care facility; and six Courage Cabins accommodating 200 overnight guests. Additional spaces include conference rooms, staff offices and the Comfort Corner, which is a large indoor

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activity space. Phase One will also consist of creating a new paved entrance to Camp Cole off Crossing Creek Road to avoid the hectic traffic on Garners Ferry Road. Phase Two will focus on building the gymnasium, canteen, stage and Art Shack. Other important additions to follow Phase Two include a swimming pool, a playground, a pond, an outdoor amphitheater, a gazebo, an equestrian therapy program and countless pathways connecting people and places. Everything will be wheelchair accessible and for people with all types of disabilities and illnesses on the 40-acre property. “We will be building all new construction given the high degree of accessibility that we want to

provide because we are tackling children, teens and adults with illnesses and disabilities,” Kelsey said. “We really want to make sure that the land itself is flat and that all our buildings really serve that purpose to address those medically fragile populations.” “When we say fully accessible, purposefully the design so nobody gets left out on this property,” said Scott Sawyer, Kelsey’s father. “And each one of the cabins will hold 32 campers. It’s going to be divided into two different 16-space areas. We found out through research and design that kids with autism or something like that are susceptible to loud noises. We built it with that in mind, and we talked to different groups to make those designs in the cabins and the facilities to support those groups.”

Camp Cole plans to partner with organizations and groups all over South Carolina and parts of North Carolina, groups like Camp KEMO, Camp Wonder Hands, Rise Above and more. They also want to reach out to support groups, the military and veterans, sexual trauma groups and more. “We’re prioritizing a community of children, teens and adults with illnesses and disabilities and life challenges, so we want to shine a light on these missions, and we want to shine a light on awareness,” Kelsey said. “With providing all of these different opportunities for so many different people, we want to give them a place where they feel important, where they feel secure, where they feel comfortable enough to let down their barriers and really shine and let the truest pieces of themselves shine through for everyone.” Picture smooth pathways going through the woods, allowing those with wheelchairs to enjoy a nature stroll, like everyone else. Or even a gazebo stretching out into the pond so kids who can’t swim can fish and enjoy the water, like everyone else. Though there’s not a building in sight, the idea of children and adults with disabilities and other serious illnesses enjoying the outdoors life, where they feel like everyone else in a comfortable setting seems like a dream. Thanks to the Fawcetts and Sawyers, this will soon be a reality.

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The New Guys Manning, Scott's Branch and Laurence Manning Academy all hired new football coaches this offseason. While they may be new to their teams, each coach has a long, storied history playing and coaching football in Sumter and Clarendon Counties. Each coach also has the one thing that every high school player and coach strives for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a state championship ring. We sat down with Reggie Kennedy, Leonard Johnson and Austin Floyd to talk about their Sumter roots, new roles and upcoming high school football season. Story by J. Scott Sewell | Photographs by Micah Green

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The LEGEND Leonard Johnson, Scott’s Branch It’s been nine years since Leonard Johnson walked off the field as South Carolina Class A state champions with his Scott’s Branch Eagles football team. Johnson led the Eagles to three straight state championship games, winning the title in both 2008 and 2010. Now, after a six-year absence, he returns to Scott’s Branch to try to recapture those glory days. Johnson spent nearly a decade in Summerton running his vaunted "Hammer" offensive system and is working feverishly with his players and coaching staff to instill the system again. This will be the third new coach in three years for many of the Scott’s Branch players.

“You can’t worry about that,” Johnson said. “You just do what you do. Yeah, they’ve had some inconsistencies, but you can’t let them rest on that.” The pillars of Johnson’s coaching philosophy are: Academics, Behavior, Character. A-B-C. “Never lie to them, treat them all the same, and go to work,” Johnson said. “It’s just that simple. Every day we talk about (Academics, Behavior, Character). You take care of those three things, and you’ll be okay.” It’s a philosophy that has served him well in his previous stop at Scott’s Branch as well as in his 15 years of coaching high school football in Texas. All of Johnson’s family remains in Dallas, but he makes sure to stay in contact with

them. “My youngest son, Jermaine, is a special needs kid,” Johnson said. "He talks to the players every day. We make a telephone call with the players every day, and he gives them a pep talk and everything. We call him the assistant head football coach here. I’m very proud of him.” Family is a theme that runs throughout the Scott’s Branch program. Johnson understands coaching high school football means that sometimes you have to be a father figure to his players. “A lot of these kids don’t have daddies in the house,” Johnson said. "They don’t have anybody to talk to. As tough as we are on them, we all treat them like our sons.” It helps that Johnson probably coached their brothers, uncles and fathers at some point along the

way, too. “When they go complain to their momma and daddy and uncles, they say, “No, that’s just how he is. Do what he says to do and you’re gonna be fine,” Johnson said. “All I tell the parents is that I’m going to take care of your baby, I’m going to keep him out of trouble as best as I can, and I’m going to work his buns off.” As Johnson approaches 50 years in the coaching industry, he’s learned to take the long view in how he determines success. “I’m here to make you a better person, to think for yourself and make you self-motivated to do what you want to do,” Johnson said. “The championships are great, but to see the kids actually grow into men, that’s my burn.”

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Austin Floyd, Laurence Manning Austin Floyd knows the expectations are high, and he’s OK with that. Floyd, the new head coach of the Laurence Manning Academy football team, enters a situation where the players and community have come to expect nothing but success after two state title appearances and four state semi-final appearances over the past five years. Floyd comes to LMA after stops at Lower Richland and Class A powerhouse Lamar, where he won a state championship in 2017 and then lost in the state championship game in 2018 serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. “I’m very excited to be here,” Floyd said. “Laurence Manning Academy is awesome. A lot of coaches’ first-time head coaching jobs are at a program that isn’t competitive or that’s struggling. LMA is a situation where the community and the school expects to win. I’d much rather be somewhere that expects to win.” Last year, the Swampcats finished 6-5 before being defeated 40-14 in the first round of the SCISA 3A playoffs by Cardinal Newman. It proved to be an unceremonious ending to the Robbie Briggs era, an era that had previously seen nothing but success for LMA. In steps Floyd, who at 25 years old will be among the youngest head coaches in South Carolina high school football this season. However, Floyd’s age hides his vast and varied experiences as a football coach. He started as an undergraduate assistant at North Greenville after transferring from Mars Hill following his first and only year playing collegiate football. “I was a lineman, and when I was at Mars Hill the left tackle was 6'-7" and 310 pounds,” said Floyd, who had designs on coaching football since he was in middle school. “I realized pretty quickly I wasn’t going to the NFL. I guess I was just realistic with myself.” It’s that type of grounded decision-making that gives Floyd an aura of maturity that 34 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019 | LAKESIDE

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commands respect from his players despite his age. It’s a persona that he came by genuinely, first as the older brother who had to get his siblings ready for school while his parents were off to work and later as a 19-year-old coach who had to work to gain the respect of players who were several years older than him at North Greenville. “I had to have that presence where I demand respect and know my stuff and show I want to learn,”

Floyd said. “I think my experience at North Greenville pushed me along further in my coaching career than if I had played three more years at Mars Hill.” LMA represents an opportunity to prove his doubters wrong. “They’re (LMA) taking a chance, and that makes it even more personal to me,” Floyd said. “If you hire a 25-year-old, you’re going to catch criticism. So, my goal is to prove to them and everybody else that they hired the right guy.”

Floyd’s goal for his team this season is simply to get better every week. “Obviously we want to win every week,” Floyd said. “We want to go out and compete and be successful. I want to see the kids grow, and I want to see the kids handle adversity well and just continue to push through the season. Hopefully we’ll be healthy, and make a playoff run.”

Reggie Kennedy, Manning Reggie Kennedy doesn’t need to earn anyone’s respect – he already has it. The Clarendon County native arrives at Manning as a known commodity, having won a state title as player with East Clarendon in 1985 and leading Sumter to the Class 4A state title game as a head coach in 2013. “I had the opportunity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in this community,” Kennedy said. “I don’t have to go around and prove myself and earn people’s trust. I think my body of work and the reputation I have in this community is a plus for me.” Kennedy replaces Keith West, who took an assistant coaching job at Sumter back in March. He takes on the dual roles of athletic director and head football coach. He has more than 20 years of experience in both roles, but he knows that successfully juggling them both requires careful planning and the help of a lot of good people.

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“Preparation is the key. I’m a big routine guy,” Kennedy said. “You also have to surround yourself with assistant coaches that can keep things going if you have to step away to address something on the AD side. I’ve got a good staff in place, and feel really good that if I have to step away, I’m comfortable leaving it with my staff.” Kennedy saw Manning as an opportunity to come home to his roots after spending the past five years in Columbia. As a player at East Clarendon, Kennedy learned from Mickey Moss, a former member of the marine corps who brought a military mindset to the football field. “He was like a father to me,” Kennedy said. “He gave me my first coaching job, and he’s a big reason I’m doing what I’m doing today. I wanted to be like him, and I learned my work ethic and organization from him. I owe a whole lot to him for the successes I’ve had so far in my career.” Kennedy has instilled the kind hierarchy that might be found in the military into his own coaching program. “It starts with me first. I have to be the pace setter, and I have to bring energy and

organization to the program. The assistant coaches have to follow my lead, and the players have to follow the assistant coaches lead.” However, over the course of his 29 years of coaching, Kennedy has learned to make adjustments in order to motivate kids in new and different ways. “I never thought I’d be playing music at practice,” Kennedy said. “If you asked me 10 years ago, I’d tell you I’ll never play music at practice. You just gotta find different techniques and different ways to connect with kids now. Kids are still kids; it’s just different things that motivate them now.” Kennedy enters the 2019 season with 160 career wins as a head coach, but he’s still chasing that elusive state championship feeling he experienced back in '85. “We have one goal,” Kennedy said. “I told them on day one our goal is to win a state championship. I remind them every day of the big picture and the process. We talk about laying steps every day, laying a brick here, laying a brick there, eventually building steps to win the state championship.”

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From farmer to fire chief â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The career of Frances Richbourg Story by Sharon Haley | Photographs by Micah Green

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larendon County’s former fire chief may be small in stature but she was a giant in the field of firefighting. Frances Richbourg, who retired in May after serving the county for more than 18 years as its fire chief and longer than that as a volunteer and then career firefighter, left behind a legacy of professionalism, compassion and support of not only the residents of her county, but also the firefighters who work tirelessly who protect it. As a teenager, Richbourg began working with Summerton resident Billy Rowe on his farm, driving a tractor, planting and harvesting crops, tending the cows and horses and doing whatever farmers do to keep the farm running. In 1971, she graduated from Clarendon Hall in Summerton and enrolled at the University of Georgia. In 1975, Richbourg earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Her love for the farm drew her back to her roots, and she returned to Summerton to manage Rowe’s large farming operation. When then-Clarendon County

Fire Chief Carter Jones visited Rowe, a friend and volunteer firefighter, to discuss Jones’ vision for building the county’s volunteer fire department and establishing fire stations throughout the county, Rowe introduced Jones to Richbourg. A friendship ensued, and Jones became a mentor to Richbourg as she began climbing through the ranks at the Clarendon County Fire Department. “Carter came to visit Mr. Rowe to talk about fire protection in the county and the need for volunteer firefighters and stations throughout the county,” Richbourg remembered. “Mr. Rowe introduced me to Carter, and that’s how I began my love for firefighting.” “She had a tremendous interest in firefighting way back then,” Jones said. “I knew from the beginning that if she could handle working on a farm, that she could handle anything that firefighting threw at her. And, over the years, she has proven that she was perfect for the job.” In 1979, Rowe and Richbourg were assigned to Fire Station 8 in the Taw Caw community to help in the

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southern part of the county with fire protection. As Richbourg’s interest in firefighting grew so did her interest in the arson investigation side of firefighting. It wasn’t long before Richbourg’s investigative skills were noticed by the South Carolina fire marshal, who hired her as a fire investigator with the state’s Arson Control Team. Richbourg graduated from the Criminal Justice Academy and became the state’s first female fire investigator/law enforcement officer, being given the authority to investigate fires throughout South Carolina. “Fire departments and law enforcement agencies from all over the state were calling me night and day, holidays, any day,” Richbourg reminisced. “It didn’t make a difference.” Richbourg said she was frequently dispatched to Horry County and remembers one fire particularly. An old telephone warehouse where a lot of materials were kept caught on fire and Richbourg got a call from the Horry County Police Chief to investigate the nature of the fire. “I got a call about 1 a.m.,” Richbourg said. “When I got there it was around 2 p.m. and there was no one there. Here’s this humongous warehouse and not a soul around. I worked the investigation in the dark. It was a big building, and I spent the night working on it. They must have

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liked the way I worked because they kept calling me back.” Richbourg said that during her time working for the state fire Marshal that she met a lot of good people and made some really good friends, but in 1986, she was lured home to work as deputy chief with Jones. The job she said was too good to turn down. As a woman in a predominately male environment, Richbourg, though petite in stature, stood out as a giant in her chosen field. Oftentimes dwarfed by the dozens of both men and women firefighters who work alongside her on the fire grounds, Richbourg said she earned their respect because of her knowledge through extensive training, her willingness to lead through her actions on the fire grounds and her devout faith. She also credited her work on the farm for preparing her for rigors of working as a firefighter. “Lifting sacks of grain to pour into a planter helped build up my strength,” Richbourg added. “I give credit to the good Lord who prepared me for the path I was to take. I look back and see his hand in everything that I did.” “I’ve always said that when it comes to firefighting, she could embarrass the men in her department,” Jones said. “I’ve seen her go through three air bottles in just one fire without slowing down

or stopping.” Richbourg’s gentle spirit and devout faith also helped her earn the respect of everyone at the CCFD, Jones added. Richbourg’s rise through the ranks of the Clarendon County Fire Department also earned her the recognition as the first female career fire chief in South Carolina. In 1993, Richbourg completed a training program to become a handler for an accelerant detection canine and became the handler for the state’s first arson canine, Widget. Due to the diligent work of Richbourg and Widget, over the following years, the Clarendon County Fire Department held the highest arrest and conviction rate in the state for the crime of arson. Richbourg’s work with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms brought national recognition to Clarendon County and Deputy Chief Richbourg. Due to her work in arson investigations, as an arson canine handler and her work to help draft legislation that would allow arson canine and service dogs to stay in hotels and use public transportation while accompanied by their handlers, Richbourg became the first and only female president of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association in 1996.

Richbourg’s involvement at the state level continued when she was elected the president of the Pee Dee Firefighters’ Association and the state president of the International Association of Arson Investigators. In 2001, Richbourg was appointed to fire chief of the Clarendon County Fire Department and over the course of the next 18 years, the department’s staff grew from four to more than 40 employees and more than 110 volunteers. The department now has 16 fire stations throughout the county with more than 30 apparatus and additional support vehicles. As the first woman fire chief, Richbourg said she never had any problems with the men in her department. “They saw me as the chief and in charge,” she said. “They respected me and expected me to do my part. I knew what I was doing, and that’s all it boiled down to.” Jones who is now the special projects coordinator for the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, said that fire departments from all over the state talk about Richbourg’s excellent legacy. “I was recently in Columbia and Beaufort and people were calling her ‘a special lady,’” Jones added. “She has the respect of everyone. She’s a gentle, Christian lady who helped lead not only the Clarendon County ire Department but led at the state level as well. I am honored to have worked with her and to call her a friend.” Richbourg said she wants firefighters, volunteers and the public to remember her tenure at the CCFD as leading a department that was “prepared, the best trained, responded in a timely manner, cared about the residents of Clarendon County and served to protect them. We protected our residents with the best fire equipment and best training available.” Richbourg said that while most people think of firefighters as strictly individuals who put out fires, that that simply is not the case today. “The fire department is involved in vehicle and water extrications, fires of many different types, vehicle accidents, hazardous materials, the list goes on and on. The training has to be precise and varied so that the fire department can effectively protect its residents,” she said. “I can say that we strived hard and worked diligently to make sure we were the

best trained with the proper equipment to serve the county’s residents.” Though she’s retired, Richbourg can still be seen at fires in the Taw Caw community, but she’s not leading the charge. “I’m driving the engine now,” she said. “It’s a whole lot different, but if they need me, I won’t think twice about strapping on an air pack.” At home, Richbourg, a farmer at heart, can be found outside trimming shrubbery, cleaning and organizing her shop. “It’s a glorious time,” she said with a laugh. “It’s absolutely wonderful.” Richbourg can also be seen out on the farm or

in the pasture spending time visiting with her two mares, Sug, which is short for Tardy NutraSweet, and Dollar. Richbourg, who trained both horses, calls them her “big, friendly pets.” Richbourg said she’s very proud of the men who served with her at the CCFD, including the county’s new fire chief Michael Johnson and Jonathan Jones who is the state fire marshal. “Jonathan is doing wonderful as fire marshal,” she said. “I’m proud of his accomplishments.” Richbourg said it’s also great to see Johnson assume the duties as the county’s new fire chief. “He’ll do a great job,” she added. Richbourg said she would be remiss with

stressing that everything she’s done throughout her career could not have been done without her faith. “I could not have served without my Lord,” she said with emotion. “I could not have done it without Christ in my life. I counted on Him and still count on Him and trust Him with everything. Sometimes you start out in one direction and you hesitate for some reason or another and then you make your decision and more forward. There was a reason for that hesitation. He has been my strength and I continue to lean on Him.”

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Ingredients 3 tbsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp nutmeg 1-1/2 tsp ground allspice 1-1/2 tsp ground cloves In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves until wellcombined. Store in a small jar or container.

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our office, the apple pie cake seemed to get the best reviews, so it will definitely be back when it isn't 97 degrees outside. If you can't find pumpkin spice, we've included a quick recipe for that, too, using spices you probably already have. Happy baking this season. 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 egg 1 tbsp vanilla extract 2 tsp pumpkin spice 1 tsp salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup toffee bits In a mixer, cream together butter and the two sugars. Mix until fluffy and well-incorporated. Add egg, vanilla extract, salt and pumpkin spice. Mix until it is all well-incorporated. Add flour, mixing a cupful at a time, to the butter/sugar/egg mixture. After everything is well mixed, the dough should be non-greasy to the touch. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a little sticky, add a 1/4 cup of flour. Stir in the toffee bits. Roll to 1/4-inch thickness between two sheets of parchment or wax paper. After rolling, chill the dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

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By Lauren Allen of Tastes Better from Scratch Ingredients For the brownies: Prepared brownie batter for an 8" or 9" pan 12 Milano cookies Black decorating gel 12 candy pumpkins For the green buttercream frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup butter (salted or unsalted), softened 2 tsp milk Green food coloring Spray the pan with nonstick spray. Pour brownie batter into the prepared pan and smooth it into an even layer. Bake according to recipe instructions. Allow brownies to cool completely and transfer to a flat surface. Cut the brownies into 12 rectangles. Mix all of the frosting ingredients together in a bowl. Mix for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. (Add a little more powdered sugar to make the

mixture thicker, or another dash of milk to make it thinner, as needed.) Mix in a few drops of green food coloring. Set aside. Use the black (edible) gel pen to write the letters R-I-P on the top of each Milano cookie. I also cut the very bottom edge off of my cookies to make the "headstones" a little shorter, but you don't have to. Press each cookie into the top of the brownie, as if it were a grave headstone. Spoon a little green frosting onto the bottoms of the candy pumpkins and add them near the cookie.

Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties Recipe By Adelle Belnap of Get Away Today

they are combined. Set aside. Spread the pie crust onto a cutting board. Use a large canning jar lid or a circle cookie cutter to cut the dough into circles. You can combine the scraps, roll out the dough and get a few more circles out of it if you want. Spread melted butter along the top of the dough. Then, scoop a tablespoon of the pumpkin filling onto the center of the circle. Add a few butterscotch chips. Fold the dough in half. Press down and seal the open edges together with your fingers and then press a fork along the sealed edge to make a crinkle design. Make a slit in the dough with a sharp knife point to allow steam to release when baking. Brush the tops of your pumpkin pasties with butter. It makes the dough rich and flaky and allows it to brown nicely while cooking. Place the formed pumpkin pasties on a greased baking sheet. Allow them to bake for about 15 minutes.

Ingredients 1 cup pumpkin puree 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 2 eggs Butterscotch baking chips or toffee chips 1/4 cup butter 1 package refrigerated pie crust Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and eggs in a bowl. Stir them together until

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