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Sumter Accessibility2007 is celebrating its 10th successive year with a theme that challenges residents to think about "sustainability." "Green Art — The Art of Reuse, Recycling, Repurposing and the Environment" comprises three discrete but …
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10/20/07 08:00 PM
The Sumter Art Association met Friday, Sept. 28, at the Alice Boyle Garden Center. President Troy Rogers presided. Guest speaker for the afternoon was Sumter High School history teacher, Sammy Way. He presented a talk on the Sumter veterans of World …
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10/20/07 08:00 PM
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – As a child, Ruth DeYoung Kohler loved taking family road trips across Wisconsin, her parents stopping wherever the mood struck.
"Sometimes, we would end up at a personal museum in somebody's home or looking at a community of …
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10/20/07 08:00 PM
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herbert Boulware Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Suzanne Curry Boulware of Columbia, to Joseph Derham Cole Jr. of Spartanburg, son of South Carolina 7th Circuit Court Judge and Mrs. Joseph Derham Cole of …
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10/20/07 08:00 PM
STATEBURG — Beth Ashley Hancock and Jeramy Shannon White were united in marriage at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at Sans Souci Plantation.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Dewey Hancock Jr., and the granddaughter of Dr. and …
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10/20/07 08:00 PM
50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius C. DuRant of Sumter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 11, 2007. A dinner was given in their honor by their son and his wife, Chris and Gwen DuRant of Florence.
The couple has two …
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10/18/07 08:00 PM
Neil and Crystal Masincupp of Colorado Springs, Colo., announce the birth of a son, Jackson Neil Masincupp, on May 31, 2007, at Penrose Community Hospital in Colorado Springs.
Jackson weighed 6 pounds and 10 ounces. He was 18.5 inches …
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10/18/07 08:00 PM
The VFW Post 10813 in Sumter officially launches its Jazz on the Avenue Series with "Keepin' Jazz Alive" on Sunday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at post headquarters, 610 Manning Ave..
The event provides an overview of the history and rich heritage of jazz …
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10/17/07 08:00 PM
Four grand pianos on the Patriot Hall stage at one time, played by four virtuoso pianists — that's got to be a first for the Sumter County Cultural Center. In fact, it's rare anywhere.
Piano4, the piano quartet formed in 2001, will open the …
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10/17/07 08:00 PM
The Sumter Little Theatre continues the comedy, "A Bad Year for Tomatoes." The play, directed by David Brown, begins at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday.
While it's too late to get involved in the current production, Katie …
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10/16/07 08:00 PM
There's a new clothing shop on Main Street. Not your ordinary retail shop, but one with garments, accessories and furnishings that are strikingly different from any other in town. And it's only open through Saturday.
The Green Revival Store …
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10/16/07 08:00 PM
"A Bad Year for Tomatoes" continues Wednesday night at the Sumter Little Theatre. The comedy by John Patrick and directed by David Brown can be seen at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The play tells of world-weary TV star …
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10/15/07 08:00 PM
Fridays at the Plaza closes out its season this week with classic jazz vocals from Celine Berman and Jazztrack. Berman draws her material primarily from the American Songbook, the canon of jazz literature that includes such composers as Cole Porter, …
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10/15/07 08:00 PM
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – A Virginia children's author looking to correct Colonial history and raise money to feed the needy is petitioning the president to pardon a pig this Thanksgiving.
Lisa Suhay wants to add pork to the White House Rose Garden …
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10/15/07 08:00 PM
District 2:
English I
"Bronx Masquerade"
"Sticks and Stones"
"Skin I'm In"
"Breaking Point"
"Stargirl"
"Staying Fat"
"Romeo and Juliet"
"Romiette and Julio"
"Son of the Mob"
"Scribbler of Dreams"
"If You Come …
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10/14/07 08:00 PM
Nearly everyone remembers reading "The Scarlet Letter" and "The Red Badge of Courage" in high school. But these days, though most kids are still reading those and other classics, they're also reading books like "Romiette and Julio" and "Stargirl." …
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10/14/07 08:00 PM
Most high schools, like those in Sumter, have been updating their summer reading lists and literary canon to include books that are focused on modern themes and written by a more diverse group of authors.
For the most part, the lists still rely …
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10/14/07 08:00 PM
Not all parents are happy when a school adds a new book to the reading list. Indeed, even some firmly entrenched classics are challenged each year in schools and public libraries.
Books are most often challenged because of their real or perceived …
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10/14/07 08:00 PM
JACKSON, Miss. – The Thelonious Monk tune carried a hard drum beat: tap, tap, ting, bang, and then a round of applause.
London Branch and Friends, a jazz trio, had come with a repertoire of favorites, including Monk's "We See" and Freddie …
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10/13/07 08:00 PM
Sumter's Contemporary Dance Series celebrates its eighth season Tuesday night as the Sumter Civic Dance Company presents "Sound Movement." Company director Andrea Freed-Levenson says the dancers and choreographers view opening the series as both a …
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10/13/07 08:00 PM
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