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Estate Antiques, celebrating its 40th anniversary next month, could have easily been just an unfulfilled dream. Proprietor Shirley Tate, who started and has run the Broad Street business since 1971, said she always felt she'd make a go of it, if she …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/5/11 02:00 AM
No, it's not a holly, although it does look like one.
This is one of the most common woodland understory shrubs in eastern North America, occurring from Quebec and Ontario down to Texas. It is present in a wide array of habitats, on both low …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
6/5/11 02:00 AM
6/4/11 08:00 PM
The cotillion originated in mid-19th-century France as a dance form. It was a country dance, with the word cotillion itself meaning "petticoat." In the U.S., particularly in the South, a cotillion now refers to an annual event at which fathers …
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BY IVY MOORE
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6/1/11 02:00 AM
School is drawing to a close, but the Sumter County Gallery of Art offers a way to continue and enhance learning, all while having a great time, says Education Director Trevor Bauknight.
At Summer Art Camp, "We make sure the students have a good …
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BY IVY MOORE
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5/29/11 02:00 AM
SUMMER ART CAMP SCHEDULE
Week 1 - June13-17
9 a.m.-noon
- Blast Off to Space, ages 4-7, instructor Cortney Piper
- Fairies & Elves Tea Party, 4-7, Jennifer Martin
- Painting Extravaganza, 8-13, Holly Fister
1-4 p.m.
- Soft …
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5/29/11 02:00 AM
The Sumter Art Association
The May 17 meeting of association at the Alice Boyle Garden Center was called to order by President Betsy Acken, who welcomed guests and new members, Mary Dallery, Linda Hogon, Andrena Ray, Sue Towery and Susan Ward. As …
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5/29/11 02:00 AM
The Sumter Elks Lodge awarded scholarships to 20 tri-county area students at its annual scholarship awards banquet on May 14. The students attended with their families, Elks and invited guests.
Featured speaker was Denise Campbell, guidance and …
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5/29/11 02:00 AM
Sumterites planning to take in some of the many events at Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival, which begins Friday and continues through June 12, can see several performances by Sumter area groups and individuals. Representing the dance, visual …
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By IVY MOORE
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5/25/11 02:00 AM
As chairwoman of the Sumter Iris Festival over many years, Lynn Kennedy has watched the event evolve while keeping its mission to showcase the city's centerpiece, Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, intact. The gardens are expected to be in full bloom this …
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By IVY MOORE
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5/22/11 02:00 AM
Whatever humor this little plant might have must be truly tasteless. Well, its fruits are tasteless, anyway.
The fruits are gorgeous and brilliant red, and are dead ringers for the cultivated strawberry. Bite into it, though, and you'll get a …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
5/18/11 02:00 AM
It's spring, and music is in the air - and a lot of good tunes can be heard in downtown Sumter. The city of Sumter's Fridays at the Plaza Concert Series begins at 7 p.m. with Garcia and Scott - Dalia Garcia and Gary Scott - entertaining at Rotary …
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By IVY MOORE
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5/18/11 02:00 AM
The Sumter Master Gardeners will be out in force during the Iris Festival with plants from their own gardens and even some from the greenhouses at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens.
The idea, beyond enabling gardeners to purchase plants and flowers at a …
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By IVY MOORE
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5/18/11 02:00 AM
COLUMBIA - If you want to be a part of the pageantry and performances surrounding Spoleto Festival USA, but can't make it to Charleston, turn to ETV Radio.
When the curtain goes up for this year's festival, ETV Radio will also begin broadcasting …
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5/15/11 02:00 AM
Sumter's Home Chapter, NSDAR
The chapter met April 20, 2011, at Patriot Hall. Regent Linda Hawkins led the DAR rituals; acting Chaplain Pat Hobbs offered prayer and Kathy Barrett led the Patriotic Exercises.
Members and guest Katherine …
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5/15/11 02:00 AM
The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter and the Master Gardeners of Sumter present six unique home gardens on the annual Sumter's Spring Garden Tour on Saturday. Tickets for the 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. event are $10 each and can be purchased at any of the …
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By IVY MOORE
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5/15/11 02:00 AM
Remember Saint Patrick's Day? Here is a plant, now in full bloom, that might stir your memory.
Its leaves are compound, each one bearing three deep-green, valentine-shaped leaflets, and thus it appears to be a sort of shamrock. The problem is …
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BY JOHN NELSON
Curator, USC Herbarium |
5/15/11 02:00 AM
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