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Welcome to the Weekly & Associate Awards Luncheon!

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Hall of Fame

Robert Ashe Pierce1928 - 2007

South Carolina Press Association

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Hall of Fame

Peter Manigault1927 - 2004

South Carolina Press Association

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Hall of Fame

Benjamin F. Perry1805 - 1886

South Carolina Press Association

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Save the date for NNA’sAnnual Convention

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BEST NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONAssociate/Individual Division

THIRD PLACEMurrells I nlet M essenger

Murrells InletMessenger

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By Tim CallahanEditor/Publisher “Vampires” killed Chris Eggleston.

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was her son. It was – and it wasn’t.

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Son’s murder in NC leads to inlet and charityCourtesy of Waynes View Photography

By Tim Callahan

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generation.

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Ply ‘sees’ miracles every day in his local business

Blessing of the Inlet this monthth an-

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For more information and the event schedule, visit www.BlessingoftheInlet.com

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BEST NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONAssociate/Individual Division

SECOND PLACEThe Voice

October 27, 2011

PRESORTED STANDARD ECRWSS

U.S. POSTAGEBLYTHEWOOD, SC

PERMIT NO. 2POSTAL CUSTOMER

PostalCustomer

By Barbara Ball, editor

Blythewood rose is fairest of the fairTown Election

Information

Election DayTuesday, Jan. 10, 7 am-7 pm.

Seats to be filledMayor, two town council seats.

How candidates fileCandidates must file between 12 o’clock noon, Oct. 12, and 12 o’clock noon, Nov. 10 at the Blythewood Town Hall, 171 Langford Road (754-0501.) Town Hall is open M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fil-ing fees are $10 for mayoral candidates and $5 for town council candidates. Candi-dates must live within the town limits.

Terms of officeThe mayor’s office and coun-cil offices are for four year terms.

Who can vote?Only those residents who live within the town limits are eli-gible to vote in the municipal election. VOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE PRE-CINCT IN WHICH THEY LIVE (there are four precincts in Blythewood.) But everyone will vote at Blythewood Park (the Richland County Recre-ation Center on Boney Road, across from Bethel-Hanberry Elementary School.)

Voters must register byDec. 10

Where to register?Registration forms available:Blythewood Town Hall (171

Langford Rd., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 754-0501)

Richland County (2020 Hampton St, Columbia, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 576-2240)

PSC heard public testimony on SCE&G’s lines

Executive session to discuss community center cancelled

Delores Snellgrove is shown here with the rose (insert) named Queen of Roses at the State Fair this month. The rose came from Snellgrove’s Blythewood rose garden in Eagles Glen. The Pop Warner rose is white with a pink tinge in the center. Snellgrove also won the Prince of Show award for the best single Floribunda rose (named Johnny Becnel) and the Arthur Cottingham Trophy for the best boquet of yellow roses. Snellgrove also won many more blue, red and yellow ribbons. She is currently President of the South Carolina Rose Society.

Ridgeway Mayor Charlene Herring shows off two of the painted pigs that can be seen around downtown Ridgeway to remind folks of the upcoming Pig on the Ridge BBQ Festival, Nov. 4 & 5. For more de-tails about the festival, see News from Ridgeway column, page 4.

It’s time for Pig on the Ridge!

Rezoningrequest

withdrawn

When a number of Rimer Pond Road residents showed up at a Richland County Council public hearing on Monday night, Oct. 25, to protest the rezoning of 16.86 acres on the road from RURAL to RS-MD (Residential Single Family Medium Density) zoning, the developer, Landtec, withdrew his proposal.

Two weeks earlier, the County Planning Commission, voted 5-4 to recommend against rezoning the property.

The zoning proposed by Landtec would have allowed up to 86 homes to be built on the par-cel, or 5 homes per acre.

The property was formerly Rimer Pond Golf Center and Driv-ing Range and is located next to Round Top Elementary School.

The SC Public Service Com-mission held a public hearing on Oct. 20 concerning SCE&G’s ap-plication to construct new power lines for electricity generated by two new nuclear generating units to be built near the existing VC Summer Nuclear Station.

Two members of the public addressed the PSC in regard to the Blythewood-Killian segment of the line.

William Shives, who lives off Blythewood Road, expressed his hope that the new lines would not run through rural areas, where his

23+ acre property is located. After the meeting, Shives expressed that he would prefer the lines follow the SCE&G right of way as it currently exists through the Blythewood area.

Mr. Bill McDaniels, who owns the new McDaniels Acura facility on Killian Road, pointed out that SCE&G’s final route encircles the front portion of his $15 million Acura facility and appears to veer from the current right of way. He asked that the line take a different route than past his car dealership.

“There are many other areas for this line to go without de-stroying Killian Road,” McDan-iels told the commission.

On October 27 the PSC will take testimony from the Town of Blythewood and Richland Coun-ty regarding letters of interven-

tion both parties filed with the PSC asking that it intervene in the final route SCE&G has cho-sen for its lines.

Members of the public will also be allowed to address the PSC at that meeting since a no-tice in The State newspaper had misstated the dates that the pub-lic would be allowed to speak.

In its letter of intervention, the Town of Blythewood said it does not want SCE&G’s new power lines to follow the current right of way through Blythewood which borders the town to the north. John Perry has said the lines should run through the rural since running them along the current route would

affect the aesthetics, attractiveness and development of the Town.

Richland County has also filed a letter of intervention against SCE&G asking that the lines not be installed near a rec-reation facility it hopes to build in the future along Farrow Road.

The Town and County are both being represented by attor-ney Danny Crowe who is the ad-visor to two of the Town’s boards.

The Oct. 27 PSC hearing is open to the public and is set for 10:30 a.m., in the PSC hearing room, Synergy Business Park, 101 Executive Center Dr. For information, call the PSC at 803-896-5100.

More testimony to be heard Thurs., Oct. 27

By Barbara Ball, editor

By Barbara Ball, editor

An item on the agenda of the Oct. 24, Blythewood Town Council meeting was cancelled with no explanation.

The item was an executive ses-sion ‘discussion of negotiations of proposed contractual arrangements.’

Asked by The Voice newspa-per after the meeting if the nego-tiations were about a proposed contract for the sale of the com-munity center, town administrator John Perry confirmed that it was.

The council authorized a sales contract with The Knight Company on Feb. 28, 2011, to sell the center and the surrounding 5-acre property.

According to discussions by council at a meeting on Jan. 31, the sales contract calls for the town to pay Knight a guaranteed flat rate fee of $1,500 per month for not more than 18 months (nor less than 6 months whether or not he sells the property.

Perry told The Voice that Knight is not required to make regular reports to the town on the progress of the sale.

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BEST NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONAssociate/Individual Division

FIRST PLACESimpsonville S entinel

We’re Celebrating Our 1st Anniversary

From our Publisher Bob Gecy

Bob Gecy and Judy Johnson on the set of TV Program

“Focus On the Palmetto State”

Sentinel’s fi rst edition “Hot off the Press”

News rack at Howard’s

Pharmacy

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BEST MAGA ZINE OR BEST MAGA ZINE OR SPECIAL PUBLICATIONSPECIAL PUBLICATION

Associate/Individual Division

THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACES.C. Lawyers Weekly

Carolina Paralegal News

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BEST MAGA ZINE OR BEST MAGA ZINE OR SPECIAL PUBLICATIONSPECIAL PUBLICATION

Associate/Individual Division

SECOND PLACESECOND PLACES.C. Farm Bureau FederationS.C. Farmer

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BEST MAGA ZINE OR BEST MAGA ZINE OR SPECIAL PUBLICATIONSPECIAL PUBLICATION

Associate/Individual Division

FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACECarolinianUSC Creative Services

2011Fall

Déjà vu all over again

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BEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYBEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYAssociate/Individual Division

HONORABLE MENTIONHONORABLE MENTIONS.C. United Methodist AdvocateJessica Connor Pastor Ink

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BEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYBEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYAssociate/Individual Division

HONORABLE MENTIONHONORABLE MENTIONS.C. United Methodist AdvocateJessica Connor Spirit Singers

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BEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYAssociate/Individual Division

THIRD PLACEMurrells Inlet MessengerTim C allahan

10/Murrells Inlet Messenger/February 2011

By Tim Callahan Ten minutes on a basketball court saved Johnny DeLoache’s life – and his soul. DeLoache was a successful family business-man in Greenville who, in spite of his wealth and prestige, felt empty and lost. He had no meaning or purpose. He attended a men’s retreat in 1987 at the urg-ing of a friend. He went with an attitude that he described as being a horse’s rear end. He wasn’t even sure why he was there. Before the retreat started, he was shooting hoops by himself on the grounds. A tall, lanky guy with brown hair and a basketball approached him and asked him if it was OK if he shot some baskets. “I don’t own it,” DeLoache said, with sarcasm dripping from his tongue. The guy took two long hook shots from almost the top of the key and made them. “Hey,” DeLoache said. “I want you on my team. I’m Johnny DeLoache.” He stuck out his hand.The guy stuck out his big hand and said, “I’m Pete Maravich. Johnny, God loves you and has a plan and a purpose for you.” DeLoache was in shock. Not from the God stuff but because he was on the same basketball court with one of the best ballhandlers the NBA and world had ever known. Maravich had been an All-American at LSU who averaged 44 points a game and an All-Star in the NBA. He was his era’s Steve Nash. The world knew him as “Pistol Pete.” When reality hit, DeLoache felt ashamed. “God

wouldn’t want me,” he said. “I’ve done too many bad things.” Maravich then told DeLoache about playing basketball drunk out of his mind. He said a guy pulled a gun on him and he wished the guy had pulled the trigger. He also told him about the good news of the gospel in a way DeLoache said he had never heard in church. “I had always heard about the good news but nobody ever explained what it meant,” he said. “That I was a sinner, like everybody else, and that Christ came to earth and took my place on a cross and died so I could be forgiven for all my sins, the things I was so ashamed of. All I had to do was believe this and ask him to forgive me of my sins and to come into my heart to be my Lord and Savior.” His time with Pete was brought short as a bunch

meet and greet “Pistol Pete.” Johnny shook his hand again and said, “Thank you for talking to me. You’re somebody and I’m nobody.” Maravich looked him in the eye and said, “You would be somebody in His body.” Even after the chance meeting with greatness, Johnny said he still wanted to go home. But, for some reason, he stuck around. That night,

changed while he was coming in on the plane. The speaker said that message was that some people in the audience had been in church their whole life but had rejected Christ. He said that

Peter denied Christ three times. Christ not only forgave Peter, the speaker said, but asked him to lead the church so he can forgive you, too. That was Sept. 17, 1987, and that night De-Loache surrendered and gave his life to Christ. In one day, he had touched one of the greatest basketball gods on earth and the greatest man who ever walked the earth, who owned both earth and heaven. “It’s like yesterday,” DeLoache said. “I will never forget that day.” Johnny meant to write a letter to Marav-ich thanking him but never got a chance. Four months later, Pete Maravich had a heart attack and died on a basketball court while playing hoops with James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family. Since meeting Maravich, Johnny walked away from the family business, graduated from So. Baptist Theological Seminary, been a church planter, earned a master’s in counseling from

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He owns a private practice, the Christian Coun-seling Clinic in Pawleys Island, and is a part-

DeLoache moved here in 2005 to be closer to family. He moved to Nashville in 2007, where he had worked before, before he returned here in 2010. He opened his practice in May. Over the years, he has worked with teenagers,

Local man touches greatness on earth and in heaven

Continued on page 13

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BEST PUBLISHED FEATURE STORYAssociate/Individual Division

SECOND PLACEThe Catholic MiscellanyChristina Lee Knauss

BY CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSSTHE CATHOLIC MISCELLANY

arles Minges of Columbia spends of each day helping his wife of 52

s with her most basic needs. raldine, affectionately known as ry,” suffers from Parkinson’s dis-spinal stenosis and dementia. Min-resses her, helps her shower, feeds

gives her medication, helps her in out of a wheelchair, and drives her to or’s appointments. is a caregiver, part of a rapidly ing community of people around the try who provide full-time care for ses, parents, children and other rela-with serious illnesses or disabilities.

number of people caring for those Alzheimer’s disease or other forms mentia is growing the fastest. ecent study by the American Asso-on of Retired Persons estimated that

than 40 million people in the U.S. elping elderly or disabled loved ones, rming work that is worth more than billion a year. e study shows family members aver-0 hours a week, but for many, the

and on time, energy and emotion is h greater. Patients with dementia, for nce, usually require round-the-clock

rvision. mily members of these patients will

do whatever it takes to keep their d ones out of nursing homes, but a tage of home health aides and the

ncial burden of home care, much of it overed by Medicare, puts even more onsibility on the caregiver’s shoul-

baby boomers age and live longer, with federal and state budget cuts ing the number of programs avail-to assist caregivers, the challenges continue to grow. at’s why caregivers must learn about esponsibilities they face, and why

viduals and churches need to do hey can to reach out and help, said

ca Dodds. She and her husband Bill he Friends of St. John the Caregiver, holic spiritual resource group for

givers (www.FSJC.org). The couple writes a column, “Your Aging Par-for Catholic News Service. ople often don’t realize how much caregiving is when they start,” s said. “First you’re helping out with to the doctor, and then gradually

stress the idea that this is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. A person has to plan their care-giving journey as a marathon. If you go too gung ho and don’t get help for yourself and accept others’ support, pretty soon you’re going to burn out.”

The emotional toll

tions, ranging from fear to anger, or frustration and hopelessness when a loved one’s condition continues to decline, Dodds said.

They must also handle their loved one’s feelings, and the daily emotional roller coaster many patients go through as they learn to deal with an illness or disability.

“People will have a hard time under-

is refusing help,” she said. “There’s emo-tional stuff going on both sides, and that can make for some tough days.”

Some people who are caring for an aging parent might also feel resentment if sib-lings or other family members don’t come forward to offer support.

Those who care for patients with Al-zheimer’s or dementia must also face their

awareness. It’s particularly hard, Dodds said,

when a patient no longer recognizes their spouse or child.

“That person is gradually slipping away from you, even if physically they might last for a number of years and need significant care,” she said. “For many caregivers, their grieving process starts

alive, but they’re grieving the loss of the person they knew.”

Minges said the biggest challenge he faces with his wife’s dementia is the lack of communication as the condition progresses. Sometimes it’s hard to un-derstand what she is saying or what she needs.

“There’s the constant question of am I doing too much, or am I doing enough for her?” he said.

Information is key

People can better deal with the difficul-ties and rewards of caregiving if they go into the process armed with as much information as possible.

Dodds urges learning as much about their loved one’s condition as possible, and gathering information about area support groups, plus local, state and federal pro-grams that offer financial assistance and other resources for caregivers.

Minges said he did extensive research on his wife’s condition, and for a while took part in Internet discussion groups about Parkinson’s disease. Through re-search, he also learned about state pro-grams that offer small annual stipends to help with his wife’s care.

“Get all the help you can, ask all the questions you can,” he said. “There’s all kinds of help and information available out there once you start looking for it.”

The need for rest

The 24-7 demand of caregiving causes many people to deny their own needs. Some caregivers get so caught up in their duties that they don’t look after their personal health or well-being, and give up treasured hobbies and activities.

“One of the most important things they can do is start caring for themselves,” Dodds said. “For many who are in the thick of it, it’s hard to stop and ask ‘What should I be doing for myself?’, but it’s very important. There’s a real need to be able to step back. Sometimes it can be as simple as going out on the front porch to sit there for a few minutes. We all need time to be able to breathe. The challenge is finding the time.”

Learning to look out for her own needs was a big challenge for Doris, who attends Corpus Christi Church in Lexington and cares for her elderly mother at home. She

privacy reasons. “Caregiving is just a hard job, but it

fulfilling,” she said. “The main thing learned is you can’t do it all. A caregihas to think of themselves sometimesthat’s something I totally forgot to do the beginning. You can’t do this job uyou take care of yourself.”

On Thursday mornings, Doris bringher mother to a respite care program offered by Our Lady of the Hills Churin Columbia, one of two parishes in thMidlands that offer the service. St. JoChurch on Devine Street also runs a Thursday program.

At respite care, trained volunteers smeals and plan activities for clients sotheir caregivers have a few hours to rerrands, do housework, exercise or simrest.

“Those hours give me time to do whever, whether it’s something or nothinDoris said. “I can do housework or I cread a book. It’s my time.”Resources

A variety of resources are availablecaregivers.

Two parishes in the Diocese of Charton currently offer respite care:

Marydale Lane in Columbia has “Hel

a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Call Sister Ju

On the web:

is an international Catholic organizatthat offers spiritual and practical supfor caregivers, including prayer, (wwwfsjc.org). They also offer a free book, “Little Book of Caregiver Prayers.” Ca

individual caregivers can also be founwww.YourAgingParent.com.

by offering support groups, respite caand other programs can learn more awww.CatholicCaregivers.com.

Alzheimer’s disease visit: www.handshealth-sc.org and click on “Go Local-S

Caregivers: The challenges, rewards and help for those taking care of family membersHere’s how to reach out to care-givers in your own family, neigh-borhood or parish:

Offer to help with daily tasks such as grocery shopping or other errands, light housework or yard work.

Prepare a home-cooked meal or offer to bring one from their favor-ite restaurant.

If the caregiver would like some company, visit them at home. Just an hour of conversation over cof-fee can do a world of good. If visits aren’t possible, phone calls can be a source of support.

If the caregiver can get away for a few hours, take them to a movie, shopping, for a walk or beach out-ing.

If their loved one can go out, offer to drive them to Mass, a doctor’s appointment or other errand so the caregiver has a break.

Offer to sit with their loved one for a few hours so the caregiver can go out. This can be especially valuable on a Saturday or Sunday if they want to attend Mass.

Make sure caregivers and their loved ones have access to the Eucharist. Put them in contact with extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at their church.

Caregiving can be a strain on fam-ily finances. Gift cards for gas, gro-ceries or from stores like Walmart can be a huge help.

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FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACES.C. United Methodist AdvocateJessica Connor

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HONORABLE MENTIONThe VoiceBarbara B all

By Barbara Ball, editor

Federal RICO lawsuit

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Blythewood town councilwoman Kathleen (Katie) Cauthen in Illinois North-ern District Court under the fed-eral Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.

The lawsuit, filed on Septem-ber 17, 2010 by Shalon Jefferson, asks for damages it alleges were caused by a nationwide unauthor-ized insurance scheme and also names William Worthy of Isle of Palms, two other individuals and a corporation as defendants in the case. The lawsuit refers to the de-fendants as The Worthy Group.

On Oct. 29, the defendants filed a petition for the case to be dismissed. Judge Harry D. Leinen-weber is expected to rule on the motion to dismiss on Feb. 16.

The federal lawsuit alleges that Cauthen, who lives in Ash-ley Oaks in Blythewood, controls Viking Administrators, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability com-pany, as well as an entity called Worldwide Family Benefits As-sociation (WWFBA) which the lawsuit says is a front for bank accounts controlled by the Wor-

thy Group in Blythewood. The suit alleges that funds from vic-tims in Illinois are transmitted to bank accounts in Blythewood that are controlled by Cauthen.

The lawsuit accuses Cauthen and others in The Worthy Group of “perpetrating a U. S. nation-wide fraud that targets less afflu-ent consumers and younger con-sumers who do not have health insurance coverage.”

The lawsuit alleges that “Cauthen was responsible for cre-ating and controlling an adminis-tration front company, Viking, in the name of her father, the now deceased John C. Schultz.”

It further alleges that “Cau-then has established and created other shell companies in fur-therance of the fraud scheme,” and “also controls and/or man-ages bank accounts for the fraud scheme through multiple front shell companies with multiple names.”

Cauthen, Worthy and 16 other individuals and corpora-tions, were named in “a massive multi-state health insurance fraud scheme orchestrated in large part from South Carolina, in which limited benefit medical plans backed by nonexistent insurance were being sold to unsuspecting consumers through associations,” according to a cease and desist or-der issued by the South Carolina

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACES.C. Policy CouncilEric Ward

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SECOND PLACESECOND PLACES.C. United Methodist AdvocateJessica Connor

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FIRST PLACE (TIE) FIRST PLACE (TIE) S.C. Policy CouncilRick Brundrett

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FIRST PLACE (TIE) FIRST PLACE (TIE) S.C. Policy CouncilRick Brundrett

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BEST PUBLISHED EDITORIAL/OP-ED COLUMN

Associate/Individual Division

THIRD PLACEMurrells Inlet MessengerTim C allahan What is the Burgess Community?

12/Murrells Inlet Messenger/October 2011

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Know where you stand, at any time

By Tim CallahanEditor/PublisherThe sign is clearly visible on Route 707, just a

short ways after turning onto the road between the Food Lion shopping center and CVS.Horry County.But, right beneath the Horry County sign is an-

other one:Burgess Community.“What is the Burgess Community?”This was a question one man asked last week at

a public meeting held at St. James High School. He was joined by about 125 other residents who were there for a presentation by Horry County planners, who were getting feedback to draft an area plan.During the Q & A, several residents stepped up

to the microphone and asked questions. Almost

Editorial/opinion: what is the Burgess Community?to a person, they were questions about where they lived. Interestingly, they didn’t say “Bur-gess” or “Murrells Inlet,” but the name of their development.And therein lies the rub.It is tough to give a community a united voice

when they are not sure where they live.That is one of the reasons the Greater Burgess

Community Association is holding meetings, to educate residents that they live in a community called Burgess, mostly Murrells Inlet, Horry County, which is confusing enough as, for post

Inlet, Georgetown County, and Murrells Inlet, Horry County, are all in the same zip code.

new residents were assigned either Murrells In-let or Myrtle Beach zip codes.

is now well over 17,000, the GBCA stated. The county planners said it is now 25,000. It extends from the southern end of Horry County, west of Hwy. 17 Bypass, to the Waccamaw River, and encompasses 28 square miles.According to the GBCA, there are 30 develop-

ments in Burgess.A GBCA representative, Doug Maschin, said

the GBCA has no intention of trying to form a municipality.

“That means taxes. No thank you,” he said. “We want to have a voice to speak to government,” he said. “That’s all.”It will be interesting to watch the GBCA’s ef-

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undated over the years with requests by residents to lobby local and state government on behalf of their interests, but MI 2020 was not a govern-mental or lobbying body. It took several years of educating the public before they realized MI 2020 did not speak for the community, although

community.Now, GBCA is doing the opposite. They do

want to speak for the community, but, as with MI 2020’s adventures, residents are not sure what the GBCA is, and who does what.Heck, they aren’t sure where they live – other

than in a development.It’s a shame. These developments, gated or not,

tend to isolate and separate people – the opposite of community.My hat is off to the GBCA. They are trying to

do what this paper has tried to do from day one: give residents in an unincorporated, non-munic-ipal area a forum, a voice, a sense of community.I just hope that Murrells Inlet, Georgetown

County, is not left behind as some Horry County residents shift their thinking from “My develop-ment” or “Murrells Inlet” to “Burgess Commu-nity.”It’s been tried several times, the Murrells Inlet

Civic Association was the last casualty, but Mur-rells Inlet, Georgetown County, might want to think about creating their own voice. Or, using the one that has already been created: The Mur-rells Inlet Messenger.Publishing good news features seems to give

people the impression we don’t want letters to the editor. That is incorrect. What we said was that we wanted letters that offer possible solu-tions to the area’s problems, instead of letters bashing a particular party or person.Those bashing letters are entertaining. They

might even increase readership. But, they don’t lead to solutions.They don’t lead to community.

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Associate/Individual Division

SECOND PLACEThe VoiceBarbara B all

As you will recall from the last episode...Planning commissioner Mike Switzer

called for Mr. Bob Massa to be removed as chair of the Blythewood planning commission.

Mr. Massa is placing the item on the commission’s Feb. 7 agenda for a vote.

At best, Mr. Switzer’s complaints about Mr. Massa are frivolous, unfounded and reflect a lack of understanding of the Bly-thewood planning commission’s rules as well as state and local laws pertaining to zoning.

At worst, his complaints very nearly rise to the level of a public smear campaign against Mr. Massa.

Mr. Switzer’s various complaints don’t hold water. They are not referenced by any state or local rules, procedures or laws pertain-ing to any prescribed conduct for the chair of the Blythewood Planning commission.

They refer, instead, to concocted in-fractions, spun from what Mr. Switzer ‘believes’ happened, what ‘in my opinion’ should have happened, etc., etc.

The issue stems from a vote the plan-ning commission took at its Jan. 3 meeting concerning the zoning of water towers in the rural areas of Blythewood.

When Mr. Massa did not vote the way Mr. Switzer thought he (Mr. Massa) would vote, Mr. Switzer became missput and shot off an ‘open call’ email painting Mr. Massa as somehow deceptive and calculating, claim-ing that Mr. Massa’s vote was ‘a very disturb-ing experience’ for him (Mr. Switzer.)

If Mr. Switzer is so easily disturbed, then planning commission might not be a good fit for him.

Mr. Switzer also noted that The Country Chronicle was “the only newspaper to ask Mr. Massa why he voted the way he did...”

What Mr. Switzer failed to mention, however, is that he urged the editor of The Voice, in front of several witnesses, to ask that same question of Mr. Massa and to print his answer.

But there was no more reason to ques-tion Mr. Massa’s vote than there was to question any of the other 6 commissioners’ votes. Why Mr. Massa should have been singled out is still a head scratcher.

Mr. Switzer tried to justify his own

vote on the water tower issue by saying the town government had agreed to condition-al zoning for Columbia’s water tower in exchange for Blythewood getting to annex the property where the water tower sits.

Such an agreement would constitute contract zoning. While no case law ex-ists in South Carolina on contract zoning, it is presumed to be illegal. Contract zon-ing occurs when a local government and a landowner enter into a private agreement over how the zoning power is to be used. Zoning is to be used for the public ben-efit and not for the benefit of an individual property owner.

Next, Mr. Switzer opined that he felt Mr. Massa had not sufficiently explained his vote at the meeting, thus showing poor leadership.

First of all, Mr. Switzer and his cronies won the vote, so why does he whine?

Second, Mr. Switzer and others on the commission do not always address a spe-cific reason for their votes. And there is no requirement that they do so.

However, to Mr. Massa’s credit, he has on many occasions made his position known about the importance of the public having input on water towers and many other issues that have come before the planning commission from time to time.

Those who regularly attend the Bly-thewood planning commission meetings know that it is the hallmark of Mr. Massa’s service on the commission that he frequent-ly votes independent of Mr. Perry’s and town council’s plans and, instead, listens to the concerns of the citizens.

Planning commissioners are public ser-vants and should not band together to vote in lock-step with the town council and Mr. Perry. It is important that commissioners be fully informed on agenda items and be about nurturing and preserving a govern-ment of the people by the people and for the people.

It would be an oxymoron for Mr. Mas-sa to be removed from the chairmanship for being so bold as to vote for the rights of citizens to object if a water tower should be proposed next door to their rural resi-dential property.

Mr. Switzer is misinformed about role of planning commission chair

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FIRST PLACEThe VoiceBarbara B all

In a deliberate voice punctuated with frustration, town councilman Paul Moscati took to his bully pulpit at the June 27 town council meeting to vent his irritation with several newspaper articles that have recently reported on town coun-cil meetings.

With anger fairly spewing, Moscati la-mented, “It’s a disservice to this communi-ty to continue to allow this publication...!”

Uh...to what? ...to exist? ...to report on town council meetings?

He didn’t finish the sentence. I sat in the audience a little worried.

Was the town government going to shut down my paper? Would I be placed un-der house arrest? Was this Blythewood or China?

Moscati later enlisted the royal ‘we’ to rally his fellow council members and, per-haps, the community at large.

“We need to take a strong stand to refute some of these articles and this misinforma-tion!“ Moscati blustered, rattling his saber.

He was spitting nails. He was tak-ing off the gloves. He was going to make mincemeat out of The Voice for spilling the beans on town council’s shenanigans.

“I would like to publicly go on record that I take strong exception to an article that was published in a local publication recently,” Moscati said, “about council members all agreeing that we need to be raising taxes in town to pay for the Mas-ter Plan. That is absurd! That is untrue! It is inaccurate! It is misinformation to the community and a disservice to the com-munity. It seems like there are those in this town who have fixated on trying to attach taxes to this council!”

What? This council raise taxes on the property owners of Blythewood? How could anyone even think it?

Well, maybe because that’s exactly what happened! I mean, wasn’t it just last year that these same five town council members DID levy a millage on the residential and com-mercial properties in this town?

And wasn’t that millage levied specif-ically to pay back a portion of a bond that

had also been passed by this council to pay for--guess what--the town park which council members have frequently called the crown jewel of the Master Plan?

How much more closely attached could that millage be to this town council?

And that millage would be in force right now but for the townsfolk initiating a petition last September that forced town council to either rescind the millage ordi-

nance or hold a public referendum on it. While council didn’t exactly rescind

millage ordinance 10.023 outright, it did repeal ordinance 10.025 which it passed last July to provide for the issuance of gen-eral obligation indebtedness. By repealing ordinance 10.025, council eliminated the indebtedness that was required for council to levy the millage in the first place.

And Mr. Moscati wonders why folks would attach property taxes to this town council?

And if that weren’t enough, on May 21, at a budget workshop at the town hall, this council once again discussed in public and on the record, for at least 20 minutes, the myriad of reasons why they felt a millage should be visited on the town’s property owners, and specific ways to levy that millage.

Mr. Moscati now insists that they were just josh’n us, suggesting that they could have been talking about what some future council might do.

Ah...the spin was never better. As I re-listened to the May 21 budget

workshop recording, the context of the dis-cussion about levying a millage was clearly in the here, now and near future...I would suspect shortly after the January election if the vote favors the incumbents.

Councilman Moscati calls on community to take strong stand against The Voice

“It seems like there are those in this town who have fixated on trying to attach taxes to this council!” --Town Councilman Paul Moscati

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACEThe VoiceBarbara Ball

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SECOND PLACESECOND PLACEFocus Carolina

Kim Truett

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FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACEThe Catholic Miscellany

Deirdre Mays

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THIRD PLACES.C. Lawyers WeeklyMike Z ellmer

www.sclawyersweekly.com

INSIDE Civil Practice

Whether cash found in “closeproximity” to illegal drugs may beseized under S.C. CodeAnn. §44-53-520(a)(7) must be decidedon a case-by-case basis. Gowdyv. Gibson.Page 10

OpinionDigests start onPage10Criminal PracticeAdrunk driver is not relieved of criminal liability for anaccident victimʼs death when the paralyzed victimdeclines to go back on an artificial respirator. State v.Martin.Page 11

Focus: Litigation SupportWeb-based technology setting nextstage for trial preparation Page 8

News

BySYLVIAADCOCK, [email protected]

When Cris Windham arrived at Womble Carlyle25 years ago, he got involved in the firm’s tobaccolitigation and quickly began to see the need for in-house medical experts.

A litigation support team that included nursesand other experts to assist the firm’s attorneys indeveloping medical defenses was assembled. Overthe years, it grew. And grew.

Today, Womble Carlyle’s litigation support teamis not only an in-house function. It is a subsidiary ofthe law firm in the form of FirmLogic, with servicesavailable not only to Womble Carlyle but also toother lawyers and firms.

It’s an unusual set-up. Womble Carlyle, with of-fices in both Carolinas, is one of only a few largelaw firms in the nation that offers their own in-housesupport services to other lawyers.

“We tried to take the niche of large-scale litiga-tion support and specialize in it and provide it tolawyers all over the country,” said Windham, thepartner at Womble Carlyle who is charged with run-ning FirmLogic.

By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff [email protected]

A 2009 study detailing PalmettoState lawyers’ dissatisfaction with thelegal profession is not only getting at-tention within the State Bar but is alsodrawing kudos nationwide.

The study is becoming a model forother state bars that are doing their ownassessments of their members’ feelingsabout the legal profession, said BarbaraGeorge Barton, a Columbia lawyer whochairs the S.C. Bar’s Professional Po-tential Task Force.

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Policy reformationunnecessarydespiteuncertaintyoverwhocompletedform

By FRED HORLBECK,Senior Staff [email protected]

Witnesses couldn’t saywhether Vincent Wiegand orsomeone else checked off abox certifying refusal to buyUIM coverage in 1990, butthat didn’t mean a circuit courtcould reform Wiegand’s pol-icy to include the coverage.

So said the state Supreme Court in an opinionthat tested just how much such details really matterwhen policyholders fill out insurance forms offering

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S.C.Bar studyon lawyerdissatisfactiongarnersnationalattention,approvalAnd a nationally recognized expert on

lawyer retention said she is touting thestudy as an unusually effective instru-ment for measuring the depth of lawyerdissatisfaction.

“I can say that if I have my way itwill have an impact around the country.I have already mentioned it in a blog,”said Cynthia Calvert, senior advisor andco-founder of the San Francisco-basednonprofit Project for Attorney Reten-tion.

And when those measurements arecomplete, they can be an effective basisfor retailoring the legal profession to bet-

ter suit the needs of law firms as well asthe needs of their lawyers, she said.

With a 25 percent response ratio, the85-page study shocked Bar leaders as itdetailed a spectrum of professional woesrevealed in an online survey conductedin October 2008. More than 1,160lawyers identified a host of issues that es-tranged them from their profession.

Among the top turnoffs were stress,billable hours and lawyers’ ratio of debtto income. Other concerns included longhours, Rule 608 court appointments, lack

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SECOND PLACESimpsonville SentinelDebbie P erkins

Dave Larkin

864.979.4913e-mail: [email protected]

Licensed & Insured

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FIRST PLACEThe Catholic MiscellanyAnne Clark and Deirdre MaysThanking G od

8 THE CATHOLIC MISCELLANY NOVEMBER 25, 2010 9

The Catholic Miscellany invited a sampling of Catho-lic school students to tell us what they are grateful for in their lives. There were many recurring themes.

One was an abiding grati-tude for Jesus’ sacrifi ce, and for being able to receive the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Friends and family also topped the list.

Matthew M

cGuirt, Second Grade, St. Mary School, Greenville

Jessica Cumm

ings, Seventh Grade, St. Mary School, Greenville

Mary Bruns, Seventh Grade, St. Peter School, Beaufort

Carly Allred, Third Grade, St. Anne School, Sumter

Reegan Fiske, Third Grade, St. Anne School, Sumter

Harrison William

s, Fourth Grade, St. Peter School, Beaufort

Carly De Santis, Third Grade, St. Andrew School, Myrtle Beach

Jacob Barr, Third Grade, St. Andrew School, Myrtle Beach

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SECOND PLACESimpsonville S entinel

WANTEDCity Council & Mayoral Candidates

City of Simpsonville Municipal Election

November 8, 2011Mayor & 3 Council Seats: Wards 1, 3, & 5

Created on February 14th, 2008. Reproduction of this map is prohibited without permission of the City of Simpsonville. DISCLAIMER: The information contained herein is for reference purposes only. The City of Simpson-

ville makes no warranty, express or implied, nor any guarantee as to the information provided herein. The City of Simpsonville explicitly disclaims all representations and warranties. The City of Simpsonville assumes no

liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information provided herein.

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othermemberbenefitsAg in the Classroom (AITC) a non-profit {501(C)(3)} educational foundation helps teachers instill students with an appreciation of their food and fiber sources using grade-level specific lesson plans aligned with the SC curriculum standards. AITC sponsors staff development workshops for teachers at state, district, and individual levels.

Women's & Youth Leadership Programs coordinate agricultural, promotional, & educational activities.

The Young Farmer & Rancher Program provides leadershiptraining and opportunities for young adults ages 18-35.

SCFB Foundation provides scholarship assistance to persons pursuing a degree in agriculture or agriculture-related majors.

SC Farm Bureau Commodity Advisory Committees provideSouth Carolina farmers opportunities to discuss and recommend solutions to problems affecting their particular commodity or special interest.

South Carolina Farmer, a quarterly members' magazine, features colorful and informative articles about SC agriculture and rural lifestyles.

SC Farm Bureau Marketing Association provides marketingservices in Anderson and Williamsburg (Kingstree) counties.

Legislative Representation SC Farm Bureau is committed tostanding up for farmers in the legislative arena, serving as a strong,honest and proactive voice of the agricultural community at the local,county, state and national level.

Not a Member? Here Are 3 Easy

Ways to Join.1. Call your County Farm Bureau Office

2. Call 1-866-FB-Member

3. Go to www.SCFB.orgClick on “Join Farm Bureau Now.”

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merchandiseSC Farm Bureau Products Programwww.SCFBproducts.com or call (803) 822-8636 or (800) 849-3778

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Staples Business AdvantageSign up online. Go to www.scfb.org, click on Member Benefits, then Merchandise

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financialSC Farm Bureau Insurance ServicesCall your County Farm Bureau or (877) 723-2762

Farm Bureau Bankwww.farmbureaubank.com or call (800) 492-FARM (492-3276)

home & familyPet Partners Inc.www.fbphp.com or call (877) 738-7888

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QualSight Lasik Surgerywww.qualsight.com/-SCFB or call (866) 979-9212

ClearValue Hearing(888) 497-7447 or visit www.clearvaluehearing.com

LifeStation Medical Alert System(877) 288-4958 any time or visit www.membersmedicalalert.comUse code FB103

transportation & travelAviswww.avis.com or 1-800-331-1212 (savings code: A298840)

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Dodge Rebate ProgramAsk your Dodge dealer or call your County Farm Bureau

Members Automobile Buying Service (MABS)Call (800) 849-4811 or visit www.mabsamerica.com

Choice Hotels www.choicehotels.com Click on “Select Rate,” then click on “Special Rate/Corp ID,” and enter the SCFB account number 00800665. You must have a Choice Privileges© number to make reservations by phone. To obtain one,call 1-888-770-6800. For reservations, call 1-800-258-2847.

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACEThe Catholic Miscellany

Stephanie Stockton

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Stephanie Stockton

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FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACEMurrells Inlet MessengerTim Callahan Memories, Memoirs, andMiracles

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THIRD PLACEThe Gaff ney LedgerCody SossamonIt’s Not What They Did, It’s HOW They Did It

It’s not WHAT they did,it’s HOW they did it

I don’t have a problem with the school district set-tling a sexual harassment complaint with formerteacher Jenny Stroupe.

I’m not much one for settling any complaints or law-suits, but in this case — based on what I know — Idon’t think she got enough.

What I do have a problem with is the apparent viola-tion of the S.C. Freedom of Information Act by theschool board in agreeing to the settlement.

There are several rea-sons prescribed by law thatallow public bodies to havemeetings closed to the pub-lic. One of those reasons isthe receipt of legal adviceand to discuss settlement oflegal claims.

They can discuss amongthemselves any action theywish to take as a result ofthat advice. They cannotpoll members for a consen-sus. Any action taken as aresult of the closed-doormeeting must be voted onin public.

The law states: “Themembers of a public bodymay not commit the publicbody to a course of actionby a polling of the mem-bers in executive session.”

The school board and its attorneys have becomequite adept at doing end runs around the FOIA and I’m

lli h h d i i h li f

CODY SOSSAMON

CODY SOSSAMONPUBLISHER

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FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACEThe Herald-IndependentJames DentonThere Oughtta Be a Law

The S.C. Freedom ofInformation Act is nota cumbersome tome oflegal gibberish. Thisisn’t the Patriot Act orthe Obama health carebill. The entire law,along with helpful, plainly worded explanationsof each article, can be found in a light-weight14-page booklet, available, among other placesfrom the S.C. Press Association’s Web site(www.scpress.org). It should be the responsibil-ity of every member of any public body to fa-miliarize themselves with and adhere to thissimple code of laws.

Perhaps it was simply an oversight, or perhapsit is that business has been done this way for solong, no one even realizes the wrong in itWhat’s worse even much of the public whom

FromFromthe Editorthe Editor

JamesDenton,

Editor/GM

There OughttaBe A Law

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ONLINE COLUMN WRITINGONLINE COLUMN WRITINGOpen Division

THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACELake Wylie Pilot

John MarksOn Your Marks - Catfi ght Ends

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SECOND PLACESECOND PLACECarolina Gateway

Reece MurphyHow I learned to stop worrying and

love Christmas

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THIRD PLACEThe Dillon HeraldBetsy FinkleaNo More; No County Crews; Dillon City Council Trips

(104) Cartoon-Third Place-Betsy Finklea/The Dillon Herald

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACEThe Greer CitizenMandy FergusonTaking Flight

TAKING FLIGHT

Southwest lands at GSP

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THIRD PLACEFree TimesWilbert T. Fields

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FIRST PLACEFIRST PLACEMyrtle Beach HeraldChris Mowder

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACEMyrtle Beach HeraldChris Mowder

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HONORABLE MENTIONHONORABLE MENTIONThe SummervilleJournal ScenePaul ZoellerFamily Circle Cup

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SECOND PLACESECOND PLACEThe Summerville Journal ScenePaul ZoellerMud Run

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FIRST PLACEThe Summerville Journal S cene

By Karen Thompson

s the Adopt-A-Teacherprogram from the Chamberof Commerce got into highgear at SummervilleElementary this past fall, Iwas so in hopes that I couldparticipate with TheSummerville Journal Sceneonce again this year. But I

thought,”Could I be so lucky to work with themAGAIN? Was I being greedy? Did they wantME?” Well, thankfully, Chris Zoeller and hercrew did want to work with us again. Boy, was Ithrilled. Adopt-A-Teacher is a program wherebusinesses in the Summerville area adopt teach-

ers for the year to aid in many different ways.Since I teach English-Language Arts to fifthgraders, I wanted a business that would helpmake writing meaningful. I have a very strongreading and writing class this year and felt theywould benefit from publishing their own newspa-per.

This year’s paper exceeded my expectationsfrom last year. I was proud of my students fromlast year and all their efforts; our paper was mag-nanimous! This year, however, it was taken toanother level.

We started out the project with reporter LeslieCantu helping our students brainstorm writingtopics. Executive Editor Judy Watts and EditorFrank Johnson, along with reporters Roger Lee,Stefan Rogensmoser, and Jim Tatum, visited ourclass to help students write their articles. Thatone-on-one attention was invaluable. Thereporters really helped the students take their arti-cles to the next level. Also, how lucky were theyto have “real” reporters be their mentors!

Our next project was the photography compo-nent. Photographer, Paul Zoeller, along withHolly Harrison from the paper helped the stu-dents take pictures around the school. It was adrizzly, rainy day…a great opportunity for someunique pictures. We even had Chris Zoellerjumping in mud puddles! They learned how toedit and write cutlines.

The next week,Ashley Krejci-Shaw and LauraPatterson helpedthe students withadvertisementsfor THE TUR-TLE TIMES.They learned howto draw an ad in avery small orlarge space. Thestudents wereable to figure outthe appropriateprint style and art-work to maketheir ads pop!

There was just adeeper under-standing of whatTHE TURTLETIMES shouldbe about this year. Independence reignedsupreme in 5C! The students wrote articles with-out my prompting; interviewed students andteachers as needed; and wrote and edited theirown articles without my help. I want to thank allof the Journal Scene staff and Paul Zoeller fortheir extreme dedication to this project. Without

their help and guidance, the paper would not havebeen successful. I want to thank my colleagues,Michelle Kieber, Cornelia Castleman, and LynnRyall for being so flexible with schedule changes.I feel so blessed that my students could learn andgrow from this wonderful experience. My onlyregret is that our time together is over.

Newspaper Project Offers Hands-On Experience

Mission:• Broaden our students’ learning opportunities and experiences• Get the community involved in the lives of our studentsand their education• Share your skills with our teachers and our students• Build confidence in our students and provide an environment of hope for their future• Provide financial support for our educational endeavors

What is the purpose of the Adopt-A-Teacher Program?• To raise the level of involvement of local businesses,organizations, and community members in the classroom• Opportunity to relate to our students in a manner thatexplains the "why" they need to learn certain things and"how" those skills will be utilized• Provide an environment of creative learning where allstudents can be engaged • Erase some of the financial burden of teachers • Help students understand and become more knowledgeable about our community and our workforce

How to Adopt-A-Teacher at SES?Call Shannon Raglin at 873-2373

ABOUTADOPT-A-TEACHER

Turtle TimesThe

Summerville Elementary School • February 25, 2011

Photo by Faith Walker

Photo by Harper Lybrand

Photos by Chris Zoeller

For the last two months, the staff of the Journal Scene Staff has worked withthe students on writing stories, taking photographs and designing advertise-ments. Top left, reporter Stefan Rogenmoser works with students on theirstory. Top right, Ashley Krejci-Shaw and Laura Patterson teach the class aboutadvertising.

REFLECTIONS

Karen Thompson

If you want a definition of aleader, it’s Mrs. Thompson.Mrs. Thompson loves to spendtime with her family – Henry,husband, and her sonsHarrison and Dale. Some ofher favorite interests are tocook, walk and shop. Herfavorite books are amazingbiographies and truthful non-fiction. It’s no doubt that she isa sweet, knowledgeable andloving teacher.

Sponsored in part by

The Turtle Times staff was assigned weather-art by photographerPaul Zoeller. Students returned with fun and creative photos on acold, rainy day.

By CourtneyFox

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THIRD PLACETHIRD PLACEThe Clinton Chronicle Veterans Salute 2011

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SECOND PLACESECOND PLACEThe Press & Standard Colleton Magazine - Fall 2011

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FIRST PLACEClarendon C itizen Classic Clarendon: Citizens Remember

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