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Review Medicare plan during open enrollment
Each year, Medicare's Open Enrollment brings with it changes that can affect nearly 50 million people. The limited enrollment timeframe of just 54 days - Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2013 - gives all Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to change their … more
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BACKYARD JAMBOREE
It's the ninth year for Sumter Senior Services' Backyard Jamboree, one of the organization's biggest fundraisers for the needy elderly. The Sept. 27 event is also very popular, filling the grounds of the O'Donnell House with crowds of barbecue and … more
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Writers to sign book on S.C. places
Seven writers whose essays are included in the book, "State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love," will read from their reflections on favorite spots in the state at a special event on Thursday, Sept. 12. The reading and book … more
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Pull on your boots for Fall Feast
One of the area's most anticipated celebrations of summer's end will also help Sumterites get in the mood for autumn - with full stomachs. Sumter Green's annual Fall Feast will feature "just about anything you can think of" to eat and offer an … more
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Concert association announces season
The Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association has announced its 2013-14 season, and as it has for 66 years, the SSCCA board has booked a variety of musical performances. Beginning in October and continuing through April, audiences will be … more
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Living Canvas: Art and the Body
Everything you always wanted to know about tattoos and tattooing but were afraid to ask - that's exactly what Living Canvas: Art and the Body is all about. And on Friday, Sept. 13, curators Penny Boyes and Carmela Bryan encourage us to … more
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Living Canvas: Art and the BodyPatriot Hall hosts show, symposium
Many tattoo artists are trained artists in other media, Bryan and Boyes said. All of the tattoo artists featured in Friday's show at Patriot Hall also work in media such as watercolor and drawing. more
Living Canvas: Art and the BodyPatriot Hall hosts show, symposium
Tattoo art takes many forms. This watercolor on paper by Noah Boyes will be in the exhibit in Gallery 135/Patriot Hall that opens Friday. more
Gallery opens 2 important exhibitions
The Sumter County Gallery of Art presents two exhibitions that address challenging issues of contemporary life and society. Question Bridge: Black Males looks at challenges facing the African-American community, while Stacy Lynn Waddell: BLACK, … more
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Gill, Franklin bring back Bakersfield twang
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vince Gill, country music's modern ambassador, and Paul Franklin, Nashville's most sought after steel guitar player, are bringing the twang back to country with a new collection of songs from the Bakersfield era. The two … more
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Club Digest: Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013
PALMETTO SINGLES Since April 1990, with just a few exceptions, Betty Moore served as president of the Palmetto Singles. She kept the club afloat with many fundraisers, including yard sales, auctions, raffles and more, often advancing funds so the … more
My Community and Me in 18th year
They start with a song and some fun activities, but Sumter's fourth-graders acquire some pretty important information about the Sumter area when Sumter Volunteers' Jo Anne Morris brings a microcosm of the community to their schools. And she's been … more
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Staying active a 'gem' for Sumter woman
"I make myself walk," says Sumter resident Ruby Frink, who five months ago decided to finally take her doctor's advice seriously. Her doctor had been telling her for two years to lose weight and lower her cholesterol level, but she had not been … more
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1963 March on Washington a turning point
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood to speak to the thousands of people gathered at the Washington Monument on Aug. 28, 1963, he began with an assessment of the importance of the event. "I am happy to join with you today in what will … more
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Yoga for Seniors
More than 20 people gathered in a semicircle opened their mouths wide and stuck their tongues out at Scott Freiberg Friday morning. They were not commenting on their breakfasts - Freiberg is food service director at Morningside of Sumter - rather, … more
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PBS loves Honey Boo Boo; Public TV unique once again
NEW YORK - Honey Boo Boo, the management at PBS wants to thank you. You, too, real housewives. And naked castaways, Long Island princesses, breakaway Amish, storage warriors, pawn stars and pickers. People at public television may not want to … more
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Tams bring smooth sounds to town
The original Tams will play the Downtown Friday Nights Fourth Friday event on Sumter's Main Street this week. Started by the late Joe Pope, the Tams have been playing concert dates and recording hits since 1952 and have drawn big crowds during … more
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Vacation's over, arts seasons getting under way
The end of summer vacation is a good time, for several reasons. The only bad side I can think of is too petty to worry about: School's in, and for those of us who work downtown, it's time to recalculate our morning schedules and our routes to our … more
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ETV showcases Citadel's most decorated WWII vet
FROM STAFF REPORTS COLUMBIA - South Carolina World War II veteran Ted Bell's brutal three-day battle on Ishimi Ridge is the subject of a new ETV documentary, "Man and Moment: Ted Bell and the Ridge," which airs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 on … more
Seeking shutterbugs
Clubs bring together people of like interests who enjoy meeting and sharing ideas, insights and skills. The Sumter Digital Camera Club fits those criteria with one exception - members don't have meetings. What they do have, according to Dennis … more
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