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Full Life Festival Saturday at gym The Full Life Festival, a celebration of health and wellness in Florence will be held Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pearl Moore Gymnasium. Admission is free. Some 50 exhibitors from around the Florence community will have booths set up. There will be boiled peanuts hot from McCall Farms, recipe giveaways, fitness (yoga, tai chi, Zumba and fit & strong) demonstrations, outdoor equipment demonstrations, numerous health screenings, diabetes counseling, lifestyle coaching, healthy school lunches, spiritual and emotional health resources, and exhibitors promoting active living like Girls Scouts, Pee Dee Healthy Start and Phil’s Bicycle World. There will be numerous giveaways and door prizes. A complementary meal will be provided by Clean Eatz. The new City Center Farmer’s Market, located across the street from the gym, will be open. Customers will be able to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables, local, pasture-raised beef, pork, and chicken, milk, butter, cheese, handmade crafts, fresh breads. The market accepts the SNAP EBT cards and WIC and senior vouchers. The Pearl Moore Gymnasium is located at 500 Barnes St.
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McLeod Orthopaedics welcomes new surgeon McLeod Health recently welcomed Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Zachary DiPaolo to the medical staff of McLeod Regional Medical Center and to the practice of McLeod Orthopaedics. DiPaolo comes to McLeod after completion of his Fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the University of Missouri. He com-
pleted Medical School and his residency at Wright State University School of Medicine. He is active in various orthopedic societies including American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. For additional information on orthopedic services, visit www.McLeodHealth.org.
Deaths Larry McIver Andrews, age 75, passed away Sept. 20. Belk Funeral Home. Meredith Claire Ball, 14, passed away Sept. 15 . Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Heather Nicole Brown, 35, passed away Sept. 21. Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home Linda Bell Chapman, age 70, passed away Sept. 17. Belk Funeral Home. Cynthia Ann “Tinnie" Cooper, 64, passed away Sept. 13. Ideal Funeral Parlor. Helen Benton Crawford, 92, passed away Sept. 17. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Crystal “Christie” Dawn Happ, age 58, passed away Sept. 13. Belk Funeral Home. Gayle Earp Harris, 75, passed away Sept. 20. Layton-Anderson Funeral Home. Charles Frederick Hewitt Sr., 79, passed away Sept. 15. Waters-Powell Funeral Home. Robert Henry Kennedy, 82, passed away Sept. 16. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home.
AND THE WINNER IS ... The cover of the 1965 Miss Florence Pageant Program sponsored by the Florence Junior Chamber of Commerce. The event was held at McClenaghan High School on Friday, June 19, 1964. The theme was “Mirror, Mirror On the Wall.” Pictured on the cover is Miss America 1964, Donna Axum.
Central UMC women to hold fundraiser The United Methodist Women at Central United Methodist Church in downtown Florence will hold their 17th annual UMW BBQ Fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. You can dine in at the church, take out, or schedule a lunch delivery. Deliveries are available for orders of 10 or more plates. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (no deliveries during dinner). The fundraiser will be catered by Schoolhouse BBQ. Tickets can be purchased at the church office, 265 West Cheves Street or through any UMW member. Adults can purchase a ticket for $9 and the plate will include BBQ, rice and red gravy, sweet potatoes, slaw, bread, and cake. A hot dog plate is available only at dinner for children who are dining in for $3. All proceeds from the fundraiser go to local missions including Lighthouse Ministries, House of Hope of the Pee Dee, Epworth Children’s Home, Pee Dee Coalition, Rural Mission, SNAC, Killingsworth, The Wesley Foundation at Francis Marion University, Santahatchie Christmas
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William Benjamin “Billy” McClary, age 80, passed away Sept. 21. Belk Funeral Home. Bennie Edward Parker, 72, passed away Sept. 16. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Florence Byrd Pigatt, 95, passed away Sept. 14. Ideal Funeral Parlor. Master Sergeant Peyton Bass Northern Jr., 71, passed away Sept. 19. Waters-Powell Funeral Home. Joshua Shannon Oakley, 39, passed away Sept. 16. Waters-Powell Funeral Home. Kevin Timothy Skipper, 47, passed away Sept. 17. Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Teresa Lynn Streett, 55, passed away Sept. 15. Cain-Calcutt Funeral Home. Barbara Ruth Tressler, 68, passed away Sept. 17. Cain-Calcutt Funeral Home.
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The United Methodist Women at Central United Methodist Church will hold their 17th annual UMW BBQ Plate Sale Fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Lunch and dinner will be served. Plates are $9 each. Mission, B.E.D.S. Ministry, Columbia Bethlehem Community Center, and the Wallace Family Life Center. The United Methodist Women have five circles that meet at various times and welcome new members. Each circle is a supportive group of
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