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Associated PressNEW YORK - Yoko Ono says she's thankful Paul McCartney appears to have gotten over his grudge against her.McCartney, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, said he's getting along fine with the widow of John Lennon, his old songwriting …
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BY DAVID BAUDER |
11/3/13 01:00 AM
"Walking is the first thing an infant wants to do and the last thing an old person wants to give up. Walking is the exercise that does not need a gym. It is the prescription without medicine, the weight control without diet, and the cosmetic that …
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By Catherine Blumberg
Sumter County Active Lifestyles |
11/3/13 01:00 AM
BISHOPVILLE - The Tuesday, Nov. 12 meeting of the Lee County Historical Society will feature local resident Nick West, as he relates his family stories about the Cleveland School fire of 1923.
This tragedy of considerable magnitude struck a …
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11/3/13 01:00 AM
If you've never seen SCETV's Making It Grow! live, you'll be in for a lot of fun at Saturday's live taping at the Sumter Opera House. You can learn a lot about plants, bugs, weather, South Carolina agriculture and specialty foods, and more, too. One …
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BY IVY MOORE
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11/3/13 01:00 AM
Halloween is my favorite holiday, at least among those I don't actually get to take off from work. Unfortunately, it's now among those holidays that aren't nearly as much fun for kids today as they were in the past.
It seems Halloween has been so …
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BY IVY MOORE
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10/30/13 02:00 AM
The Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association continues its 2013-14 season with a trio of sisters from the Pacific Northwest who can sing, dance and play a variety of instruments - and all very well. The Gothard Sisters, Greta, Willow and Solana, …
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BY IVY MOORE
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10/30/13 02:00 AM
CAMDEN - During the weekend of Nov. 2 and 3, around 400 British and Patriot re-enactors and living history interpreters will pitch tents on grounds occupied by the British in 1780 and present a glimpse of life during the war years.
The Historic …
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10/27/13 02:00 AM
Dorothy May Chandler Jacobs celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 20 at Windsor Methodist Church in Columbia. All of her children, Paul, John, Sarah (Sanchez), and David as well as her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and extended family were in …
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10/27/13 02:00 AM
Seventy-five years ago, families gathered around their radios after dinner to listen to news, drama and comedy, much as we gather in front of our TVs today. The difference is that without a picture, those 1930s families had to use their …
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BY IVY MOORE
ivym@theitem.com |
10/27/13 02:00 AM
When it rains it pours.
Among the plant identification requests we got recently here in the Herbarium, there were three separate questions about this very odd plant. I can't quite figure out if it is suddenly being noticed now, for some reason, …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
10/27/13 02:00 AM
STATEPOINT - There's nothing like spending time outdoors in the woods. With some simple steps, you can make your woodlands a paradise for flora and fauna by creating a space for wildlife to thrive.
"As most of America's forests are owned …
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10/27/13 02:00 AM
FROM STAFF REPORTS
On Nov. 9 and 10, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) will hold a class in bird biology, identification and habitat conservation at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge. This class is open to the public and will …
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10/27/13 02:00 AM
Honored by the Social Justice Consortium at its 5th Annual Women of Excellence Awards ceremony were Selena R. Smith, Dinah Shaw, Brenda Bryant, Carolyn Lawrence, Beverly Richbow, Dr. Denise Nixon, Lourena Nelson English, Jane K. Richardson, Alphene …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS |
10/27/13 02:00 AM
"Have you ever noticed there's something wrong with everyone in this family?," asks 15-year-old Jay in Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers."
As the play progresses, it's apparent the Kurnitzes could be one of the most dysfunctional families the famed …
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BY IVY MOORE
ivym@theitem.com |
10/23/13 02:00 AM
Do something special.
That's the message Jo Anne Morris hopes everyone will act on Saturday, as Sumter and the nation celebrate the 23rd Annual National Make a Difference Day.
Morris, the executive director of Sumter Volunteers Inc., noted …
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BY IVY MOORE
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10/23/13 02:00 AM
At first, "Decision Portraits," an exhibit by Susan Lenz at the University Gallery in the Anderson Library at USC Sumter, does not seem vintage Lenz. For the most part, it seems to lack her sense of dramatic color and exquisitely delicate …
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A REVIEW BY JANE G. COLLINS
Special to The Item |
10/20/13 02:00 AM
'Meet friends, walk around downtown at night, stop in at local businesses and enjoy wine, food and conversation."
That's how Don Teseniar, special projects manager for Sumter Senior Services, describes Sip and Stroll, set for Friday, Nov. 1 in …
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BY IVY MOORE
ivym@theitem.com |
10/20/13 02:00 AM
SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION
The association met Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Alice Boyle Garden Center. President Frances Betchman called the meeting to order and welcomed 52 members and two guests. Martha Greenway announced a number of Sumter's current …
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10/20/13 02:00 AM
COLUMBIA - In the 1930s rural Texas didn't offer much, especially for young black boys and girls. Cotton fields. Segregation. Jim Crow. It's the world that Alvin Ailey knew for the first 12 years of life. Ailey would recall these and other memories …
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10/20/13 02:00 AM
For the sixth year running, Art in the House brings local artists and crafters together for its annual Fall and Artists' Market. This season's event will be held from Thursday through Sunday at 418 W. Calhoun St., where the artists will offer …
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BY IVY MOORE
ivym@theitem.com |
10/16/13 02:00 AM
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