November 9, 2014

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VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES

Sumter plans meet and greet to thank vets New part of event will get word out about services BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com The Sumter community will honor veterans in a special way this Tuesday. After the annual Veterans Day Program put on by the Sumter County Veterans Association, 40 businesses and nonprofit organizations will hold a meet and greet to thank active military members as well as veterans for their service and share information with them about the services

they offer such men and women. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. in front of the old Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main St. The keynote speaker will be Col. Stephen Frost, commander of 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base. Afterward, community members are encouraged to visit the booths from noon until 1:30 p.m. on the Harvin Street side of the courthouse.

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Program salutes Montford Point Marine’s service BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Twins Taylor and Braylin Cullum prepare to dance in a tribal circle during a Native American demonstration in Sumter on Saturday. Visitors to Saturday’s event were able to see the petition and proclamation of state recognition of the Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians from August 2013.

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he Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians presented a Native

American demonstration Saturday at the Sumter County Museum in honor of Native American Heritage Month. The tribe received state recognition in 2013, making it South Caro-

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lina’s 8th State Recognized Tribe. Tammy Ray Stevens and Julie Watts organized the event titled Keeping Traditions Alive: Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians Meet and Greet.

The Lincoln High School Alumni Preservation Society will salute the late John Paul Wright during its Veterans Day program at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Trinity-Lincoln High School Building, 26 Council St. Wright was a member of the Montford Point Marines, the first black U.S. Marine unit. Organized during World War II, the Montford Point training facility was established by a presidential directive from Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. “The Marines weren’t ready to integrate like the other services,” said James Felder, a member of the LHS Alumni Preservation Society, one of the organizers and the speaker for Tuesday’s ceremony. Recruited from several states, the

Itaska Walker plays a flute during Saturday’s event. Walker also told traditional stories. Visitors saw demonstrations of Native American crafts and traditions, including regalia, pottery, walking sticks, smudging bowls, turtle bags and other objects used by tribe members.

The late John Paul Wright, a member of the Montford Point Marines who received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2012, will be honored at a special Veterans Day program. The public is invited to attend the event at the Trinity-Lincoln High School Building at 2 p.m. Tuesday. PHOTO PROVIDED

Wilson Hall welcomes world-renowned theologian for event BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Continuing its Mission Series, Wilson Hall will welcome world renowned speaker and theologian Ravi Zacharias, who is the founder and president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Zacharias has spoken all over the

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world for the past 42 years, including at Ivy League schools such as Harvard University and has addressed and spoken with dignitaries in various countries. ZACHARIAS Wilson Hall Headmaster Fred Moulton said the school made a speaker request and booked Zacharias for the Nov. 18 event

back in 2011, and during the past few weeks they have received calls from people from all over the country who plan to attend Tuesday’s event. “Dr. Ravi Zacharias is a brilliant man. I think he’s one of the most brilliant theologians of our time,” Moulton said. “He can say more with less words than any man I know. We’ve received calls from people around the country who plan to fly in

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or drive hundreds of miles to hear him speak. I think this will be a real treat for the Sumter community.” Moulton said the Mission Series at Wilson Hall started when a supporting family — who prefer to remain anonymous —wanted to donate money specifically for speakers to visit the school to talk to students and the

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