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As the Thanksgiving season approaches, I think it is important to reflect on the countless reasons we have to be thankful in our community. To be sure, there is work to be done, and we are doing that work. However, in a world where chaos and uncertainty often dominate the headlines, I wanted to take time to pause and appreciate the blessings that surround us. First and foremost, I am thankful for this community's character. Elgin and Lugoff are special places, and our residents have consistently come together to support one another. From school giveaways to food for the needy, our neighbors, businesses, and local organizations have shown an unwavering spirit of unity and compassion that defines who we are. The small businesses here deserve special thanks, and are the backbone of the character and vitality of our community. These businesses, run by our friends and neighbors, deserve our support and gratitude. Every purchase we make from local establishments helps to create jobs and keep our community strong. Please shop locally as you make your holiday purchases. I am grateful for the dedicated and hardworking public servants who contribute their time and effort to making West Wateree and all of Kershaw County a better place. Our locally elected leaders take time after busy day jobs to help shape and improve our community; our police officers, firefighters, and emergency responders tirelessly protect us; our public works teams maintain our infrastructure; and our dedicated teachers, administrators, and staff work tirelessly to ensure our children receive a top-notch education. This commitment to service keeps our community special. I also deeply appreciate our beautiful natural surroundings. Lugoff and Elgin are blessed natural landscapes, including parks and rivers. These natural treasures provide us with opportunities for outdoor recreation, fostering a sense of well-being and connection to the environment that is so vital in today's world. One of our greatest blessings is the sense of belonging and camaraderie that defines us. Upcoming events like the Elgin Catfish Stomp and the Lights of Lugoff Parade bring us together in celebration and connection. These traditions are a testament to our shared history and the bonds that unite us as neighbors and friends. What brings us together is so much stronger than the things that divide us. We are fortunate to call this community our home, and I am proud to serve you as a member of County Council. In the coming days, I encourage you to take a moment to express your gratitude to those around you and to give back to the community that has given us so much. Let us all work together to keep this area special. I wish you and your families a warm and joyful Thanksgiving. As always, if you have questions or concerns, please text or call me at 803-427-4929, email me at derek.shoemake@kershaw.sc.gov, or visit my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/councilmanshoemake (where I also share updates on County business).
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From The Chief 's Desk I hope everyone had a great Halloween! So glad for the cooler weather, I know I always say that, but I really enjoy the Fall. I want to let everyone know about an upcoming event in Elgin. On November 10th at 6pm, there is Family Movie Night at Potter Community Park (2427 Main St. Elgin, SC 29045). They are playing Hocus
Pocus 2, this event is sponsored by Woodmen Life. Please come out, bring the entire family, bring blankets and chairs. This is a free event, we look forward to seeing everyone on the 10th!
Chief Alan Anders
Elgin Police Department Incident Reports
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: On 10/18/2023, I, Sgt. Delong was patrolling Pine St. in the Town Limits of Elgin when I observed an Orange Hyundi displaying an expired temporary tag. I activated my blue lights and stopped the vehicle. I approached the vehicle and explained the reason for the stop. While talking with the driver, Subject, I could smell an odor I am familiar with through training and experience to be marijuana. At that time I asked the driver about the odor and he stated he did have 2-3 grams in the center console of his vehicle. I then asked the driver to step out of the vehicle and walk with me to the rear of the car and awaited the arrival of a back up unit so I could retrieve the marijuana. Once Sgt. Tate arrived I located a small foil bag containing 3 grams of a green plant like material believed to be marijuana. At that point, I issued Subject a warning for the expired tag and a citation for Possession of
Drug Paraphernalia. The marijuana was brought back to Elgin Police department and placed into the drug drop box. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: I was dispatched to a call at Food Lion in the Town Limits of Elgin in reference to a woman being the restroom for over an hour. I arrived on scene and EMS and Fire were already on scene. When we walked into the store and Fire started to walk in the bathroom the lady was walking out. I noticed the woman shaking violently and appeared very nervous, appearing to be on narcotics. I asked her for her ID and she stated she did not have it and gave me her name, Subject and date of birth. I then ran her through dispatch and they stated she was clear. I asked Subject if she had any illegal narcotics on her person and she said "no." I then noticed a chocolate milk in her purse and store employees stated she did not pay for the milk. We reviewed
the footage on camera and Subject did not pay for the milk. The store manager then stated he just wanted her trespassed from the store and I searched Subject's purse for any other concealed items belonging to the store. While searching her purse, I located two syringes in black in color Ford manual holder. I issued Subject a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia and a trespass noticed from Food Lion, Subject also then paid for the chocolate milk. When I returned to the police department the syringes were placed into the evidence sharps container.
Spokes of Hope Donation
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Tackling The Bucket List By: Liz Simon, Staff Writer
We all have dreams and goals that we hope to reach in our lifetime. I enjoy making all kinds of lists and high on my bucket list is travel. My husband Billy and I spent the first Sunday night in October in Charlotte, NC. Christian Tours picked us up the next morning to begin our adventures of a lifetime, along with 18 senior citizen couples. I had wondered how it would be to travel with a group that we did not know, but we quickly became friends thanks to our tour director who “helped bring us together.” The one place I had wanted to visit all my life was about to be checked off. As a young girl, I remembered hearing my parents giggling about the number one honeymoon destination in our country and sharing how they made memories there seventy-seven years ago. Our group spent the travel time listening to the music of John Denver and watching a movie as we crossed through the mountains of North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia until reaching our destination north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We stopped earlier for a rest break in West Virginia and visited the scenic New River Gorge National Park. I sat in a rocking chair overlooking the gorge with the white-water river (the oldest river on the North American continent) for about 30 minutes while Billy went down the 180 steps to view the site up close. The 70,000-acre park is known for rock climbing and kayaking. We were in “coal country,” and the pictures on the wall at the park’s visitors center reflected the history of West Virginia. Tuesday morning, we began our tour with a stop in New York state at the most beautiful rest area I have ever visited. Chautauqua Lake Rest Area at Bemus Point is one of the top tourist attractions on I-86 at Exit 11.
We reached Jamestown NY around 11:00 am, and spent several hours looking at the exhibits and sets of one of my favorite TV shows” I Love Lucy”. Billy and I stood in the yellow and cream kitchen; then we sat on the living room’s blue sofa in the museum dedicated to the life and career of Lucille Ball. There were murals all around town depicting Lucy in various acts from her TV show. I was not aware of all the TV shows she and her husband Desi produced. Some of my favorites were Star Trek, Andy Griffith, Gomer Pyle, My Three Sons, Mission Impossible,That Girl, and Wyatt Earp. Next, our group had a delicious catered meal in the recreated Tropicana Night Club set. Since we viewed the show on black and white TV, I was surprised at the colorful sets especially the brilliant green and gold of the Tropicana. I could almost imagine hearing Desi singing “Babalu” as he played the bongo drum. Then we were off to The National Comedy Center which offered interactive holograms, video clips of movies, TV and stage comedies, and exhibits. Of course, my favorite late night host Johnny Carson was the first star we watched. I enjoyed seeing the dress singer Bette Midler wore for her last “Tonight” show performance along with some of the outfits Betty White wore on “The Golden Girls.” As we stepped into the last room, there was the green Army jacket movie star Bob Hope wore from 1941-1991 when he traveled 57 tours to entertain the troops serving in war torn countries in a framed shadow box on the wall along with his special ID card and military pass. From WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and The Persian Gulf, Bob Hope was there, and his visits were always made into holiday specials. Our last stop in Jamestown was to visit the cemetery where the town’s most beloved citizen Lucille Ball was buried in her family’s plot. Little tiny red hearts with an “L” painted on the driveway marked the way to her grave. I don't know when I have ever smiled, laughed, and enjoyed such a happy day. It truly was one of the funniest days of my life. Bob Hope would always close his show with these lines “Thanks for the memories.” We made memories today! (To be continued at Niagara Falls next issue)
Literacy Night at Lugoff Elementary
Lugoff Elementary hosted a literacy night filled with all things reading! Families enjoyed reading on the school lawn, making bookmarks, listening to read alouds by guest readers, and applying for library cards.
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Stover Middle Breast Cancer Walk Honors Related Arts Teacher
Friday, October 27th students and staff participated in Stover's Third Annual Breast Cancer Walk for Life. The donations made by the students and staff and the sales from the concessions are donated to Prisma Health Breast Center. This year's walk was dedicated to Related Arts teacher Mrs. Matney, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer--the walk was her welcome back after surgery.
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LEHS Yearbook Wins Palmetto Award For 5th Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, the Lugoff-Elgin High School Kaleidoscope yearbook has received the Palmetto Award from the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association. The Palmetto Award, given to the best yearbook in each class as determined by population, signifies that LE’s yearbook continues to be one of the best among other high schools with a similar population and one of the top in the state. Several individuals also won awards: Shana Turner, senior, won first place for feature copy; Emily Joslin, Class of 2023, won first place for personality profile; Rylee Slaton, Class of 2023, won second place for clubs spread design; Claire Davis, senior, won second place for academic spread design; Ridge Tate, junior, won third place for sports action photo; and Lacie Smith, Class of 2023, won third place for sports reaction photo.
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Dress Like an Idiom at Doby's Mill
Fifth grade students at Doby's Mill Elementary celebrated completing their Figurative Language Unit of Study by having a DRESS LIKE AN IDIOM DAY on October 31st! A great time was held by all as we celebrated LITERACY at DME!
So - what is an "idiom" anyway? An idiom is a phrase that is common in a language or culture that means something different from how it literally sounds. For example, when someone says “It’s raining cats and dogs,” they mean it’s raining heavily.
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KC Public Library November Events
Weekly on Wednesdays 110:30 AM – 11 AM in Camden Get Set to Read Storytime: Join us for stories, songs and fun. For ages 3-5.
brary! We’ll feed a t-rex, compare our feet to dino prints, make our own dinosaur tracks/fossils, dino coloring and more! The older kids will also craft dino pets and do a fossil dig (ages 5-12, while supplies last). Weekly on Thursdays Monday, Nov. 13 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Camden 10:30 AM – 11 AM in Elgin Law Talk: Paternity, Custody, & Child Support: Get Set to Read Storytime: Join us for stories, Join local attorney Yulee Harrelson for a Law Talk songs and fun. For ages 3-5. outlining the basics of paternity, custody, and child 11:15 AM – 12 PM in Elgin support. To save your FREE spot, call 803-425Baby Storytime: A fun time of stories, songs 1508. and movement for the very young. For ages 0-2. The Law Talk will consist of a 30–40-minute lecture presentation, followed by an open question Events and answer session. Law talks are designed to Saturday, Nov. 4 | 9 -11 AM | Camden provide general legal information, not to provide Growing Readers Center Open House: Come guidance on your specific situation. The free clinics see what the Growing Readers Center (at the are sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Public Camden branch) offers for assistance with learn- Services Division. ing to read and building reading skills. Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 2 - 3 PM | Camden Saturday, Nov. 4 | 12 - 5 PM | KCRD Master Gardener: Succulents & Cacti: Join Roll Con: Join us at the Kershaw County Rec- Jackie Jordan, Master Gardener Coordinator for reation Department (at 1042 W. DeKalb St in Fairfield, Kershaw, and Richland Cooperative Camden) for our third annual Roll Con! We’ll Extension Offices, to learn about caring for suchave open game play tables, giant games for out- culents and cacti, oh my! Add a little fun to your side play, cosplay contests for kids/adults, one-shot garden. Come grow with us! RPG games, raffles, local vendors/food trucks, and Thursday, Nov. 16 | 10:30 -11:15 AM | Elgin so much more! This free event is fun for all ages. Tiny Taste: Join KCL Elgin for a FREE sensory Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 5:30-6:30 PM | Camden taste-testing experience for ages 3-5! SC SNAPGreeting Card DIY: Michele Bundt will be Ed’s Kia Muse is coming to teach kids about new showing us how to have fun designing our own foods and tastes with hands-on learning, songs, greeting cards. Please join us for this creative and dances. Kids will love getting to taste the treats event! Since space is limited, you can reserve your and will get their own “I Tried a New Food” badge free spot by calling 803-425-1508. For ages 18+ of honor. Parents/Caregivers will get a newsletter Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 4 -5 PM | Elgin to take home with fun facts, recipes, and resources. Bricks n’ Blocks: Join us in Elgin to build with If you haven’t attended a Tiny Taste before, email Legos, K’nex, Lincoln Logs, Duplo Legos, build- to sign up: laurend@kershawcountylibrary.org ing blocks, and more! For kids of all ages. Thursday, Nov. 16* | 6 - 7 PM | Camden Thursday, Nov. 9 | 10:30 -11:15 AM | Elgin Camden Book Club: We will be discussing Tiny Taste: Join KCL Elgin for a FREE sensory From Scratch by Tembe Locke. New members are taste-testing experience for ages 3-5! SC SNAPEd’s Kia Muse is coming to teach kids about new foods and tastes with hands-on learning, songs, and dances. Kids will love getting to taste the treats and will get their own “I Tried a New Food” badge of honor. Parents/Caregivers will get a newsletter to take home with fun facts, recipes, and resources. If you haven’t attended a Tiny Taste before, email to sign up: laurend@kershawcountylibrary.org Thursday, Nov. 9 | 4 -5:30 PM | Camden Chess Club: Come on in for a chess club for all! All ages and skill levels are welcome to join us for play. We also offer free lessons to beginners for ages 8 to adult. Saturday, Nov. 11 | 10 AM – 12 PM |Elgin SaturYAY: DINOvember: If your child loves dinosaurs, come to DINOvember at the Elgin liNovember 3, 2023
always welcome. You can pick up a copy of the book at the Camden branch. *Day shifted due to Thanksgiving holidays* Wednesday, Nov. 22 | 2:30 -6 PM | Elgin Relaxation Retreat: We know the holidays can be pretty stressful. We’re setting up a relaxation retreat to help counter the stress. Join us for relaxation activities for ages 10 to adult. Activities include coloring, puzzles, crafting, sensory bins (for teens/adults), and more. We’ll also have goodie bags to take home after your visit. Bags available while supplies last. Saturday, Nov. 25 | 10 AM – 2 PM | Elgin Strategy Saturday: Join us for board games at the Elgin library! We have board games for all ages, classics and indie games alike! From Jenga to Carcassonne, Connect-4 and Sorry, to Ticket to Ride… we’ve got what you’ll love. Play together, in a quiet area, or on our enclosed porch. All ages welcome. Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 6 -7 PM | Camden Grow A Reader: What is Dyslexia? Join Jennifer Neese, director of the Dyslexia Resource Center in Columbia, to learn about Dyslexia, a reading disorder. She will also open the floor to Q&A. While you’re here, check out our Growing Reader’s Center (GRC) to see what the library has to help improve reading skills. Thursday, Nov. 30 | 10:30 -11:15 AM | Elgin Tiny Taste: Join KCL Elgin for a FREE sensory taste-testing experience for ages 3-5! SC SNAPEd’s Kia Muse is coming to teach kids about new foods and tastes with hands-on learning, songs, and dances. Kids will love getting to taste the treats and will get their own “I Tried a New Food” badge of honor. Parents/Caregivers will get a newsletter to take home with fun facts, recipes, and resources. If you haven’t attended a Tiny Taste before, email to sign up: laurend@kershawcountylibrary.org
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Small Business Saturday Lugoff Fire-Rescue Offering
Saturday, November 25 is Small Business Saturday®, and the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and City of Camden Main Street program want you to celebrate with your favorite small businesses in Kershaw County. But this year, they want you out a day earlier, as well! Join Amy Kinard, director of the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and Kat Spadacenta, Main Street manager for the City of Camden, for their annual Shop Small tradition on “Plaid Friday” November 24 from 11 am to 1 pm, as they hand out Shop Small bags stuffed with goodies from local businesses to the first 150 people who arrive at Broad Street Park, at the corner of Broad and Rutledge Streets in Downtown Camden. “Plaid Friday” is an alternative to the commonly known “Black Friday”, where independent business advocacy groups encourage their communities to leave behind the long lines waiting overnight in front of the big box store, and make shopping for friends and family a pleasurable activity once again. It is celebrated throughout the nation as part of the “Shop Indie Local” campaign. “Join us Downtown on Friday and shop our local businesses throughout the holiday weekend,” Spadacenta said. “There might even be a special prize if we catch you wearing plaid!” As in years past, Kinard and Spadacenta are pledging to spend a significant amount of their gift giving budgets this holiday season at businesses within Kershaw County, and this year they are challenging the community to do the same. “Many of our small businesses rely heavily on holiday season spending here in Kershaw County, just like many small businesses across the nation,” Kinard said. “So we have pledged to spend our dollars locally whenever we can, and we want everyone to make the same pledge. There are so many businesses in Kershaw County that have gifts for everyone on your list.” A recent survey by Constant Contact found that 75% of small businesses rely on the holiday season to meet their annual revenue goals. For those small businesses in the retail sector, over half reported that more than a quarter of their annual sales take place in the last weeks of the year.
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FREE Car Seat Check
Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R), in partnership with Safe Kids Kershaw County, is hosting a free car seat check on Saturday November 11, 2023 from 10 am to 1pm at LF-R Headquarters (892 Highway 1 South, Lugoff, SC 29078). Area emergency services representatives, who are nationally certified child passenger safety technicians, will be available to check your car seats and provide recommended guidance to parents and caregivers of children. Vehicles are asked to enter in the rear entrance of the fire station behind McDonalds off Highway 34. Personnel will then direct vehicles through the station to the child safety seat inspection stations, located inside the building. All vehicles will exit onto Highway 1 South via the front entrance to LF-R headquarters. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motor vehicle crashes account for more child deaths than any other unintentional injury. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has the following best practices for child safety: • From birth, keep children in rear facing car seats as long as possible. • Use forward facing car seats when they outgrow rear-facing car seats through at least age 4. • Use belt-positioning booster seats when they outgrow forward-facing through at least age 8. • Use lap and shoulder belts for any children who outgrow booster seats. • All children younger than 13 years of age should ride in rear seats of vehicles. For more information or questions, contact Battalion Chief Chris Jones 803-438-2553 extension 4 or email cjones@lugofffire.com
Blaney Elem. Relay For Life
Blaney Elementary held their fall Relay for Life Walk on Oct. 27. The walk was dedicated to Blanketing Families' Annette Hammond as she battles breast cancer. She was sponsored by Fran Goodwin's 4th grade class. Other "teams" included Jon Hunt's 5th graders (Team Jean), Ms. Ward and Ms. Tate's 4K students (Team Jean Spinks), Ms. Palomba's 2nd graders (Team Ethan), and Ms. Ray's first graders (Team Nanny Ray). Parents and grandparents joined for the 30 minute walk in the sunshine. Because each child paid $5 to walk, Blaney was able to raise $1,815 for the American Cancer Society.
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Celebrating KCSO School Resource Officers
Your KCSO School Resource Officers (SRO) do more than most people think. Sure, their primary duty is to protect the school children, our most precious resources. All SROs are well trained and armed to defend our children from treats. No KCSO deputy is forced to be an SRO. They have to want to do the job, apply for it, and get chosen by an interview board that consists of senior deputies and a school district employee. We do not want a deputy in a school that doesn’t want to be there. It takes a special talent to be an SRO. I can’t help but to notice how students don’t feel uncomfortable when I walk through a school in my KCSO uniform. Thanks to our SROs, students are used to seeing law enforcement and even embrace us. This is good. No child should ever be scared of a law enforcement officer. They should feel safe and comfortable around us. It’s the things we don’t always see SROs do that really show the compas-
sion they have for our children. I talked with KCSD Superintendent Harrison Goodwin at a school event earlier this week. He shared with me an incident involving an off campus school bus accident. Two SROs raced to the scene and were able to comfort the students on the bus by name. I’m sure those scared children appreciated their SROs at that moment in their lives. Your SROs also volunteered for extra duty (off campus) Halloween events over the past week. As I made my rounds, I noticed them stealing the show everywhere they went. Our kids love them. I am very proud of all our SROs. They protect our children. They also create positive relationships with our children that I hope last into adulthood. Maybe we should change the names of School Resource Officers (SRO) to Super Resource Officers (SRO) since they don’t limit their service to just school property. Thank you, School Resource Officers!
Above, left to right: Misty Burroughs (Lugoff Elementary School), Comdell Campbell (Stover Middle School)
Above, left to right: Jacques Cook (Lugoof-Elgin Middle School), Kim Benenhaley (Doby’s Mill Elementary School), Misty Burroughs (Lugoff Elementary School)
American Legion Post 195 Update
November 3, 2023
Pictured at left, Andrea “Andie” Miller of the Gamecock Chapter 5 of the Disabled American Veterans of Sumter (right) accepts a check of $2500 from the Larry Jeffers American Legion Post 195. Presenting the check is Post 195 Commander Claude Turner, (far left). Also shown (center) is Post 195 Historian Jim Fitzgerald who is also a member of DAV Chapter 5. The American Legion Post 195 invites all military veterans who have served since December 7, 1941 to attend a meeting or function and consider joining. Post 195 is dedicated to the service of veterans and the residents of Kershaw County. For more information see the post's website or email ljpost195lugoff@gmail.com for more information.
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