March 22, 2015

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Put some spring in your step Take stroll around Swan Lake during nature walk Monday BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Spring’s arrival on Friday will sprout USC’s Sumter Nature Walk at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Monday. Sumter Communications and Tourism Director Shelley Kile said the nature walks, as they are known now, originated about three years ago after she saw USC Sumter environmental biology professor Austin Jenkins taking students on tours across Sumter. She said that one day after a tour at Swan Lake she spoke with Jenkins about opening the tours for everyone in the city. Kile said she has since been on numerous nature walks and said each time there is something different to see. During tours, Jenkins talks with groups about the different species of plants and animals that are found at Swan Lake. He explains how the different plants and animals can be identified. “It’s about how everything fits into the greater picture of the natural world,” Jenkins said. Kile said Jenkins also takes the time to debunk myths about local plants and animals. Kile said tours usually take place in the spring because flowers are in bloom and birds are nesting, although there have been a few tours held in the fall. Jenkins said one season is not better than the other because both the spring and fall have their own great finds. “Everything presents a neat surprise,” he said.

SEE NATURE WALKS, PAGE A11

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Harley Sandifer, 11, carefully places his car onto the track during the Pinewood Derby on Saturday. Sumter Cut Rate Drugs also held the 6th Annual Motorsports Car Show on Saturday.

Cub Scouts battle in Pinewood Derby BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com

As Pinewood Derby cars cross the finish line, each car’s finishing time and place is recorded. At the end of three heats, the times are averaged, and the fastest car wins.

Pinewood derby cars and motorsport racing cars were side by side Saturday as the Henry Shelor District of the Pee Dee Area Council of Boy Scouts of America teamed up with Sumter Cut Rate Drugs in Sumter to race cars of all sizes. Nine Cub Scout packs from Henry Shelor District came together to race homemade pinewood cars in the district’s championship races. Each pack held their races, and the winners advanced for the district races to determine winners in speed and style, according to Emil Wodicka, the Henry Shelor District program director. “We have 26 racers today,” Wodicka said. “There are nine packs represented.” In addition to the awards for first,

second and third place in overall speed, there were three trophies for best in show, most creative and best paint. Wodicka said the style awards and the fact that the district race is a collection of pack winners means there are no losers in the event. The boys make their own cars at Saturday workshops or at their weekly meetings at the “den level.” The Cub Scouts are given a block of pinewood, create a design, then sand the cars down and paint them. The weight requirement is a 5-ounce car for fairness in the races. Wodicka said the best part of the Cub Scout tradition is the hands-on working experience the Scouts receive. “The spirit of competition,” he added, “and the understanding that not everybody wins. These boys enjoy

SEE DERBY, PAGE A11

Millwood’s turkey tetrazzini funds scholarships in the school cafeteria. So popular is the school’s tetFans of Millwood Elementarazzini that for ry School’s turkey tetrazzini years, parents, will have their final opportunigrandparents, ty to enjoy the popular pasta aunts and uncles LEACH make sure their dish for dinner there on Monyoung relatives at the school day, March 30, when the remind them when it’s served. school hosts its annual Barry It’s a favorite dish for retired Leach Scholarship Fundraiser

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Millwood principal and current Sumter School District Board member Johnny Hilton, too. He’s also excited about the cinnamon rolls the Millwood cafeteria staff will be serving. “This year they’re going to be using the original, handmade cinnamon roll recipe everyone loves,” Hilton said. “Since it’s the last year, they’ll be making

them from scratch. These are the cinnamon rolls people used to order by the dozen. “They’ll be a little bigger and a little gooier this year.” Green beans will also be served, and Millwood Elementary students will perform karaoke to entertain those who choose to dine in. Hilton is also on the board

that oversees the Barry Leach Scholarship, which has awarded scholarships to former Millwood students as they are going off for their freshman year in college. “Barry was a special teacher who gave 23 years to teaching,” Hilton said. “We know of

SEE TETRAZZINI, PAGE A11

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